In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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374: Poison Ivy with Patrick Schumacker
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The thorniest villain in Batman's rogue's gallery, Poison Ivy is a biochemist who can control all plant life. So let's dive deep into the DC Comics history of Pamela Isley! Plus, Patrick Schumacker (Co-creator and producer of HBO MAX's Harley Quinn series) joins us for a fantastic discussion about Poison Ivy and Harley's relationship and adapting the character for an animated series! Follow Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PMSchumacker Don't forget to check out our new comic: JUPITER JET & THE FORGOTTEN RADIO! Buy a copy: https://bookshop.org/books/jupiter-jet-and-the-forgotten-radio/9781632295828 Review it on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54960853-jupiter-jet-and-the-forgotten-radio Review it on Amazon: https://t.co/16WDKTUQvY?amp=1 GET OUR RECOMMENDED READING from this episode here: http://geekhistorylesson.com/recommendedreading Follow the show on TWITTER - https://twitter.com/GHLPodcast Make sure to visit our Facebook fan page: http://www.facebook.com/geekhistorylesson You can find Ashley at https://twitter.com/AshleyVRobinson and Jason at https://twitter.comJawiin. Thanks for showing up to class today. Class is dismissed!
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The thorniest villain in Batman's rogue's gallery, Poison Ivy is a biochemist who can control all plant life. So let's dive deep into the DC Comics history of Pamela Isley! Plus, Patrick Schumacker (Co-creator and producer of HBO MAX's Harley Quinn series) joins us for a fantastic discussion about Poison Ivy and Harley's relationship and adapting the character for an animated series! Follow Patrick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PMSchumacker Don't forget to check out our new comic: JUPITER JET & THE FORGOTTEN RADIO! Buy a copy: https://bookshop.org/books/jupiter-jet-and-the-forgotten-radio/9781632295828 Review it on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54960853-jupiter-jet-and-the-forgotten-radio Review it on Amazon: https://t.co/16WDKTUQvY?amp=1 GET OUR RECOMMENDED READING from this episode here: http://geekhistorylesson.com/recommendedreading Follow the show on TWITTER - https://twitter.com/GHLPodcast Make sure to visit our Facebook fan page: http://www.facebook.com/geekhistorylesson You can find Ashley at https://twitter.com/AshleyVRobinson and Jason at https://twitter.comJawiin. Thanks for showing up to class today. Class is dismissed!
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