In this very special episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by the "Cosplay Queen of NYC" and the lip sync assassin assassin of Rupaul's Drag Race season 16, who will also be a special guest at this year's Flame Con, and the host of the afterparty The Fireball, Megami (@MegamiNYC)! They catch up on life on tour, what fans can expect to see from Megami at this year's Drag Con, and share our thoughts on X-Men '97, the trailer for Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, and find out what we're getting Down & Nerdy with in pop culture right now.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Marvel & DC Pride

• MEGAMI: X-Men '97 finale

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Bridgerton, Dark Matter, Sugar

• MEGAMI: X-Men '97, Madam Web, Gameboy Advance games via emulators

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: New-ish trailer for Wicked

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Nintendo reveals new Paper Mario remake includes a trans character

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

SHILF

• KEVIN: Wolverine

• MEGAMI: Morph

In this episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by GLAAD Media Award winning artist D.J. Kirkland (@ohheydj) as they discuss drag queen vampire slayers in the trailer for Slay, breakdown the reaction to the X-Men's post-Krakoan Age reboot, celebrate the DC Pride announcements, and catch up on what they're getting Down & Nerdy with in pop culture.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: The first reveal has been made for the next era in X-Men comics

• D.J.: Nintendo announces a new movie set in Super Mario Bros. world is coming

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Damsel, Shogun, Hannah Gadsby's Gender Agenda, Suicide Squad: Dream Team, Washington's Gay General

• D.J.: Drag Race S16, Survivor 46, Traitors S2, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Rewatching Avatar: The Last Airbender
  

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Neve Campbell to star in Scream 7 directed by Kevin Williamson

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: A Rachel Pollack tribute and more planned for this year's DC Pride launch

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for drag queens vs. vampires movie Slay

SHILF

• KEVIN: Apollo & Midnighter

• D.J.: Nightwing

*Art by Ryan Stegman

In the return of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Ian Carlos Crawford (@ianxcarlos) as they discuss the newly announced cast of Marvel's Fantastic Four, the trailers for Deadpool & Wolverine and X-Men '97, realize we're part of the 1-in-5 gamers who are queer, and catch up on what they're getting Down & Nerdy with in pop culture.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Marvel reveals cast for new Fantastic Four

• IAN: New trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine & New trailer for X-Men '97

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Argylle, Brothers Sun, Death & Other Details, Ted, Percy Jackson, The Deviant

• IAN: Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Blood Debts

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: New trailer for Love Lies Bleeding

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: According to a new study, 1 in 5 gamers identifies as LGBTQ+

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Femme

SHILF:

• KEVIN: Pedro Pascal as Mister Fantastic

• IAN: Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm

**art by Wesley Burt @wes_burt