Black Comic Book Festival discussion @ afronerd radio-1.27.19 *Apologies for the preempted shows, folks! We're b(L)ack, live and direct and let's just get to the information. It's another action packed Afronerd Radio/Grindhouse podcast airing this Sunday at 6pm eastern. The topics are: our impressions of last weekend's 7th annual Black Comic Book Festival held at the world renowned Schomburg Center in Harlem, NYC; Afronerd's "sanctum sanctorum" checked out M Night Shyamalan's Glass at Dburt's favorite spot, Brooklyn's Alamo Drafthouse; Punisher S2 premiered last week courtesy of Netflix (for the moment..shhh); comedian, Bill Maher doubles down on comic book culture during his Real Time show; DC Universe's Young Justice: Outsiders"first half" of the third season concludes scheduled to return in June; more on Black Panther's Oscar nomination and what are it's chances?; Star Trek: Discovery and The Orville second seasons are in full swing (at the same time?) and lastly, our thoughts about Sen. Kamala Harris announcing that she is formally running for president in '20. Call LIVE at 646-915-9620. Afronerd Radio's first Impressions: Glass
Ok people, let's just jump into the fray, shall we? Listen to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review (MWIR) airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern. Your resident AFROnerdist podcasts will be tackling the following issues: cleaning up topics that we didn't get to from the last show; an event honoring iconic educator/activist, Dr. Angela Davis is abruptly canceled due to Davis' alleged past pro Palestinian comments; more discussions that Black Villains do Matter in fiction as Superman (under the direction of Brian Michael Bendis) may have met his match in Robinson Goode; a third Captain Marvel trailer is released apparently defining the premise of the movie more clearly but will the film push the needle for female superheroes beyond DC's Wonder Woman?; perhaps we will address Pres. Trump's Oval Office address (ponderous!); more on upcoming movies for 2019; Star Trek 4 is shelved after director exits; it appears that investigations are afoot after the Surviving R. Kelly doc (that's all it takes after 25 years?) And lastly, Marvel president, Kevin Feige (while interviewed at Sunday's Golden Globes) gets a bit more candid about the Fox/Disney merger and the expected usage of more characters. Call LIVE at 646-915-9620.
It's hard to believe that 2019 really is in full swing, people. Nevertheless, our infamous Grindhouse podcast continues to persevere. Listen to your favorite AFROnerdist crew wax about the following subject matter: After much speculation and waiting, Young Justice S3 premiered this past weekend on the DC Universe streaming platform; noted actor, Idris Elba returns for the fifth season of his detective series, Luther; South Korea's foray into zombies and samurai are explored per the latest trailer from Netflix, Kingdom; after comedian Kevin Hart declined to host the Oscars once past anti LGBTQ comments resurfaced, fellow comedienne/talk show host, Ellen Degeneres is campaigning for his return to the gig; our impressions of the social media and/or black community fallout over the Surviving R. Kelly TV special (and is Drake next on that hit list?); Vulture magazine highlight 71 TV showsslated to be released in '19; a 180° twist has developed from the tragic killing of 7 year old Jazmine Barnes; hat tip to supporter, Qstorm, for this judge story and his critique on Black on Black killings; the late iconic underground comic creator, Harvey Pikar's final graphic novel series, Tales of the Music Makers might be the print version of Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus. Lastly, what's up with the '19 Coachella Lineup? LIVE call in at 646-915-9620.
Happy New Year to our loyal Afronerd Radio supporters! Let's just dig in, shall we? Check out our first Mid Week in Review (MWIR) installment for '19 and listen to our podcast crew muse about the following topics: the team rolls out their predictions for the new year in cinema, TV, streaming services as well as politics (Senator Elizabeth Warren's POTUS dreams); Netflix' S2 Punisher teaser trailer hits the net; and in more Netflix products, our impressions of Bird Box and Bandersnatch films; comedian, Louis CK in an attempt to salvage his career in the wake of the #metoo movement finds himself in yet more PC hot water; and another comedian, Tiffany Haddish has a failed performance that somehow trended on social media; Bleeding Cool highlights Marvel Comics' writer, Donny Cates as being popular among many in the alt-right/anti-PC culture #Comicsgate community; The Orville S2 returns with an homage to Star Trek: TOS' "Amok Time" episode (pon farr, anyone?); and what about that Vader fan film, huh? Is Google to be believed about Hugh Jackman and Endgame?; Lastly, our thoughts about the David Walker/Brian Michael Bendis Superman-verse Naomi comic slated for release in a few weeks. LIVE call in at 646-915-9620. And here's that infamous Vader fan film, btw:
