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THE HANGOUT featuring Jeremy Holt: February 2, 2015

THE HANGOUT featuring Jeremy Holt: February 2, 2015

Jeremy Holt joins Alison, Jessica, and Karen for a second time on The Hangout.  We discuss Southern Dog (Vol. 1 released 02/04/15), racism, identity, and music tastes (80’s hip hop vs. 90’s grunge). We also play Rate the Genre (erotica, road trip, Christmas horror), share our comic picks from this past week, and what we’re looking forward

THE HANGOUT: January 26, 2015

Jessica, Alison, and Karen spend the night talking about the comics they loved from this past week.  Discussions include The Wicked + The Divine, October Faction, Goners, and Loki: Agents of Asgard.  They also give a special sneak peak of Gotham Academy #4! Follow The Hangout on Twitter: @TheComicHangout Follow Jessica: @charmingred Follow Alison: @VaGentlenerd Follow Karen: @karend_

THE HANGOUT featuring Brian Visaggio: January 19, 2015

The creator of Stronghold and Andrew Jackson in Space joins the girls of The Hangout to talk about his latest Kickstarter, alternative presidential history and of course Star Trek! Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1278153563/andrew-jackson-in-space Follow Brian on Twitter: @BrianVisaggio Follow The Hangout: @TheComicHangout Follow Jessica: @charmingred Follow Alison: @VaGentlenerd Follow Karen: @karend_

THE HANGOUT featuring Kurtis Wiebe: January 12, 2015

Jessica, Alison, and Karen start off the new year with Kurtis Wiebe, writer of Rat Queens and Peter Panzerfaust.  Kurtis discusses the Rat Queens Braga Special, gives some teasers for his new book coming out later this year, and answers questions from viewers. And as always, we play Rate the Genre and share our Picks of the Week.

THE HANGOUT: December 22, 2014

Alison, Jessica, and Karen answer questions submitted from Twitter.  Topics range from how our reading habits have changed over the year, which books surprised us, who we want in solo series, which Parks & Rec characters would read which books, and so many more.  Really, we answer a lot of questions. Follow The Hangout on

THE HANGOUT featuring Kelly Sue DeConnick: December 8, 2014

KELLY SUE DECONNICK IS BACK! KSD sits down with Alison, Jessica, and Karen to talk about her latest creator-owned book, BITCH PLANET, out December 10 from Image comics. Throw up your middle finger and get non-compliant! Also on the docket: Captain Marvel! Race in America’s prisons! A hypothetical story involving Groot and Spider-Woman! Pretty Deadly

THE HANGOUT featuring Sean Murphy: November 30, 2014

Alison and Karen are joined tonight with Eisner-winning artist and writer Sean Murphy to discuss his new projects with Christopher Nolan and Mark Millar.  He also talks about his Kickstarter and new book Cafe Racer, has a long chat about erotica during Rate the Genre, and shares his opinions on horses. Check out Cafe Racer and original

THE HANGOUT: November 24, 2014

Alison, Jessica, and Karen go back to their roots on tonight’s show.  They share the comics they’re thankful for, the comics they deserve, and their picks from the past two weeks. Topics discussed tonight include trades vs. monthlies, digital sale listings, limited vs. ongoing runs, and the need for more female voices. Follow The Hangout on Twitter:

THE HANGOUT featuring Steve Orlando: November 10, 2014

Jessica, Alison, and Karen share a ton of laughs tonight with Steve Orlando, writer of Undertow and The Vision of Sita in Vertigo Quarterly: CMYK #3: Yellow. And as always, we play Rate the Genre and share our picks of the week. Follow Steve Orlando: @thesteveorlando Follow The Hangout: @TheComicHangout

THE HANGOUT featuring Jeremy Haun: November 3, 2014

Alison, Jessica, and Karen are joined this week by Jeremy Haun, artist of Constantine, Batwoman, and the upcoming Vertigo comic Wolf Moon.  We discuss his wide breadth of work on DC, Image, Top Cow, ONI Press, IDW, and Marvel. And as always, we play Rate the Genre and share our picks of the week. Follow Jeremy Haun: @jerhaun Follow The

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