Indie Comics Spotlight/Femme On Crossover: Dreamover with Dani Diaz

Buckle up. Tony has some hot takes. Is Heath a QT supporter? Find out.

Find Tony online https://www.arfarina.com/Find Ria and the Femme on collective online at https://www.femmeon.show/Find Dani online at https://theartofmemoryfuel.com/Listen to the Dreamover Playlist Here!Dani Diaz is a transfeminine Filipino-Argentinian American comic artist born and raised in the Washington, D.C. area. They are obsessed with cats but severely allergic to them. Reach out if you want to challenge them to a game of Age of Empires 2. Dani previously spent a decade working in the environmental sector in various science and technology roles. Dani’s debut graphic novel, Dreamover, which follows a teenage couple magically escaping their lives through a shared lucid dream, received starred reviews from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and BookPage (5500+ copies sold).They are represented by Julie Stevenson at Massie McQuilkin & Altman Literary Agency. [email protected]@icloud.com

Is print dead? Maybe...Let's talk about it.

Will DC survive the hostile takeover of Warner Brothers? We sure don't know, but we have takes.

Pop Guerrillas are back with Dan B returning, joined by 3 new Guerrillas; Maff, Paul & Tony Holt Jr!  New episodes will be popping up very soon so keep your eyes (& ears out) for a whole new wave of Pop Guerrillas content coming your way, find them by searching on any podcast app or by clicking here: https://podfollow.com/popguerrillas Find Dan B on TikTok at: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@manlikedan84⁠ Find Maff on Letterboxd: ⁠https://letterboxd.com/maff78⁠ & Star Wars Chit-Chat: ⁠https://podfollow.com/starwarschitchat⁠ Find Paul at ⁠https://superdummy.co.uk/⁠ & subscribe to his weekly newsletter the Pop Culture Collective to keep up-to-date with all things Pop Culture: ⁠https://pccnewsletter.com/⁠ Find Tony at ⁠https://www.theproft.com/⁠ & his YouTube channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TheProfT⁠  If you want to support the show, please leave a rating/review on whatever podcatcher you're on, tell your friends and share on social media! Be sure to subscribe, as you never know when the Pop Guerrillas will strike next!

Season 4, Episode 7 October 11, 2025Today’s book: GoTell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin (1953)Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical ReadersDiscuss Prohibited ProseBanned books are works that have been removed from alibrary shelf or school curriculum. Over the course of Banned Books Week, thisseries covers seven different books, the reasons they were banned, and thevalue in reading them.  Guest Links: Ty Allan Jackson        Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ty_allan_jackson/Website: https://tyallanjackson.com/Books: https://tyallanjackson.com/shop/ Fly MessiasInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/flyinhd/ Previous collaborations:The Birth of a Nation(1915) W/ Co-host Spider-Dan and guests Fly & Tony Holt Jr.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL7gXeIBxD0 Banned BooksConversations (Season 3) - Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (1952) with guestsFly, Tony Holt Jr., and Spider-Danhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTdFuragMug Resources: https://www.ala.org/bbookshttps://bannedbooksweek.org/https://www.marshall.edu/library/bannedbooks/https://www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/https://www.booksnotbans.org/ Host: Tonya ToddVideo Producer: JP ButlerAudio Producer: Ria CarroganGraphics: Mike Burton Catch the video versionat https://youtu.be/ZVnzPMr-T24

Season 4, Episode 6 October 10, 2025Today’s book: TheHouse on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (1984)Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical ReadersDiscuss Prohibited ProseBanned books are works that have been removed from alibrary shelf or school curriculum. Over the course of Banned Books Week, thisseries covers seven different books, the reasons they were banned, and thevalue in reading them.  Guest Links: Laurie Dennison         CA Literary Agency: https://cmalit.com/laurie-dennison/https://cmalit.com/submit/Website: https://ladennison.com/Tony (AR) FarinaWebsite: https://www.arfarina.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/a.r.farinaThe Austen Chronicles: https://4horsemenpublications.com/product-category/authors/a-r-farina/Comics Lit: https://books2read.com/u/meGdB9 Becka Robbins            Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/booksnotbans/Website: https://www.booksnotbans.org/Donations: https://donate.mazloweb.com/donate/T2LC6KjnHjUbN1NQqvu5T1 Previous collaborations: Time With Love: JulyCelebration with guest AR Farinahttps://www.youtube.com/live/Qw-L6HREAvk?si=JfPEeUC1Qj2X5MfQ Banned BooksConversations (Season 1) - 1984 by George Orwell with guests AR Farina and JAChttps://youtu.be/fLmt_7kt19Q?si=XwfNTB3LBCVQ-WhY Banned BooksConversations (Season 2) - This One Summer by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki withguests AR Farina, Brenna Thummler, and Veronica Klashhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUa_k3KQiz8 Resources: https://www.ala.org/bbookshttps://bannedbooksweek.org/https://www.marshall.edu/library/bannedbooks/https://www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/https://www.booksnotbans.org/ Host: Tonya ToddVideo Producer: JP ButlerAudio Producer: Ria CarroganGraphics: Mike Burton Catch the video versionat https://youtu.be/U2lmNV-a5gQ

Season 4, Episode 5 October 9, 2025Today’s book: TheHandmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (1985)Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical ReadersDiscuss Prohibited ProseBanned books are works that have been removed from alibrary shelf or school curriculum. Over the course of Banned Books Week, thisseries covers seven different books, the reasons they were banned, and thevalue in reading them.  Guest Links: Wendy Wimmer         Entry Level - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60557291-entry-levelWebsite: http://www.wendywimmer.com/Threads: https://www.threads.com/@wendy_wimmerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wendy_wimmer/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wmwimmer Katherine Cunningham          Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asiankittkat/Critical Care Comics: https://www.criticalcarecomics.org/ Spider-DanSpider-Dan And The Secret Bores:https://pod.link/danboreshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJaU3qUYU3SidyaywcPE4Zg Previous collaborations: Banned Movies withSpider-Dan:Slender Manhttps://youtu.be/WyUW3fyxEkQ?si=xkxPG8ybq4adHOt9Birth Of A Nationhttps://youtu.be/yL7gXeIBxD0?si=gGkoLTIgbY7--XxGBarbiehttps://youtu.be/cgbJpFWblZw?si=_UwqoazZqHwRlcXlNosferatuhttps://youtu.be/LQBOPhNCx1s?si=WWXE541bAuJqNaW1 Banned BooksConversations (Season 2) - Charlotte's Web by E.B. White with guests WendyWimmer, Spider-Dan, and Ada McCartneyhttps://youtu.be/N65AMQ-89cE?si=oS-T3KaSG6xHHzrB Banned BooksConversations (Season 3) - Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (2005) with guestsWendy Wimmer, Brandon Mead, and Kat Fielerhttps://youtu.be/6P_Xlm4Iyzw?si=LykdWVmzlR6oBff9 Banned BooksConversations (Season 3) - Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (1952) with guestsSpider-Dan, Tony Holt Jr., Fly, and Tony Holt Jr.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTdFuragMug The 52 Love Podcast withTonya Todd - Episode 3 (Hold hands with your partner)https://youtu.be/YrlLXAzZN4Y?si=qqi5xHVIuS9kqwc0 The Batmanhttps://pod.link/danbores/episode/M2NjNDFhNzAtOGMwOC00ZTQ0LTk2MDQtNTY0YWEyMmY4NzhjDeadly Friendhttps://pod.link/danbores/episode/M2NjNDFhNzAtOGMwOC00ZTQ0LTk2MDQtNTY0YWEyMmY4NzhjByzantium V Only LoversLeft Alivehttps://pod.link/danbores/episode/NTQ0NWVkOTAtMDZiYy00MzNjLWI2ODktZTEzMmJmMDFlZjIzBatman Returnshttps://pod.link/danbores/episode/MWZjMDMyZjMtZmI4NS00YzVhLWJmN2YtNDdlODhmYTMxYzZkThe Crowhttps://pod.link/danbores/episode/ZTEyZGRhYTMtODU0NC00NzcwLTg0MmQtMzJmODFiYzU1MzQ2Coffy V Foxy Brownhttps://pod.link/danbores/episode/YzljNmUxMzEtMGE0NS00OGYxLThlNTUtYzRiNmMzYWQzYzg  Resources: https://www.ala.org/bbookshttps://bannedbooksweek.org/https://www.marshall.edu/library/bannedbooks/https://www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/https://www.booksnotbans.org/ Host: Tonya ToddVideo Producer: JP ButlerAudio Producer: Ria CarroganGraphics: Mike Burton Catch the video versionat https://youtu.be/BbZ5qkp1PTw

Season 4, Episode 4 October 8, 2025Today’s book: Flamerby Mike Curato (2020)Banned Books Conversations: Where Radical ReadersDiscuss Prohibited ProseBanned books are works that have been removed from alibrary shelf or school curriculum. Over the course of Banned Books Week, thisseries covers seven different books, the reasons they were banned, and thevalue in reading them.  Guest Links: Dominic Lim  Website: https://dominiclim.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jdominiclim/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jdominiclim Cheryl SchmidtBlackbird Comicshttps://www.ebay.com/usr/blackbird_comics_lvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackbird_comics Alyson Shelton           Website: https://alysonshelton.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/byalysonshelton/Where I'm From: https://www.alysonshelton.com/where-im-from.html#/https://whereimfrom.substack.com/Reburn: https://www.reburncomic.com/The Loss of a Lifetime: https://www.alysonshelton.com/the-loss-of-a-lifetime.html#/ Previous collaborations:Barbie (2023) W/ Co-hostSpider-Dan and guests Alyson Shelton & B. Danielle Watkins - Banned MovieMonthhttps://youtu.be/cgbJpFWblZw?si=gWZszm9IT_LP4d7P Femme on Film: Pride andPrejudice (2005)https://www.femmeon.show/53 Femme on TV: Wednesdayhttps://www.femmeon.show/10 Banned BooksConversations (Season 1) - Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by JasonReynolds & Ibram Kendi with guests Alyson Shelton, Lisa Rayne, and DaveHorrockshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj3ZcXrSrRI Banned BooksConversations (Season 2) - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas with guests AlysonShelton, Steven Skenadore, and Ron Smithhttps://youtu.be/NiCSJRHROpM?si=LCGfRM5mXuqhhz4M Banned BooksConversations (Season 3) - Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (2020) withguests Alyson Shelton and Lisa Raynehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eilP2raNaXc The 52 Love Podcast withHost Tonya Todd - Episode 11 (Say thanks for the little things)https://youtu.be/8nCxcN9_tE8?si=dyDKzV5E0ojy-P7O Resources: https://www.ala.org/bbookshttps://bannedbooksweek.org/https://www.marshall.edu/library/bannedbooks/https://www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/https://www.booksnotbans.org/ Host: Tonya ToddVideo Producer: JP ButlerAudio Producer: Ria CarroganGraphics: Mike Burton Catch the video versionat https://youtu.be/e8ai7Sd1GNM

Ria and Tony are back with book 3 of Misako Rocks' amazing book series Bounce Back.Find Misako online at https://www.misakorocks.com/Find Ria online at https://www.femmeon.show/SEW TOTALLY NALARelease Date: Oct 7th 2025Written and illustrated by Misako Rocks!Ages 9 – 13; graphic novelOrder from your favorite bookseller!Nala loves fashion – especially kawaii fashion, inspired by Japanese streetwear. And Nala is about to have the best summer ever, as she attends a special fashion camp in the city.Fashion camp is challenging, and there are other kids attending who are really talented. Nala wants to stay true to her designs, but wonders if they will measure up. As her self-doubt grows, she is visited by a squirrel named Timothy, who claims he can help her. But what does a squirrel know about fashion?Timothy may prefer peanuts to kawaii outfits, but he knows for sure that Nala totally needs to build her confidence. Together, Nala and Timothy rise to a fun summer challenge that will remind readers how good it feels to believe in themselves.