What's up PoYiF family?! It's Wilson and Lu coming at you with a special What's Up Wednesday. We're talking with long time friend of the show Joe Illidge about a collaborative kickstarter project called "The Access Guide to the Black Comic Book Community". Support the kickstarter here. Learn more about the access guide here. Follow Joe on Twitter a…

What it do PoYiF family! Wilson and Lu are back it with another What's Up Wednesday featuring another awesome friend of the show. This time their guest is none other than the greatest big sister they could ever wish for -- LaKase Cousino! You see, LaKase has written an entire novel; her debut in fact! Titled Across The Broken Tide. And your favorit…

What's up PoYiF fans?! It's Wilson and Lu coming at you with another What's Up Wednesday. This time we're doing a 3 part profile on Geoffrey Thorne the new writer for DC's Green Lantern and he's got some big plans!!! Hopefully we've convinced that Goeff was right for this book, because this is the part where we get to talk about the book! We think …

What's up PoYiF fans?! It's Wilson and Lu coming at you with another What's Up Wednesday. This time we're doing a 3 part profile on Geoffrey Thorne the new writer for DC's Green Lantern and he's got some big plans!!! In Part II or as Lu likes to call it, Part I remix, we discuss all the things we discussed in part 1, but through the lens of Geoffre…

What's up PoYiF fans?! It's Wilson and Lu coming at you with another What's Up Wednesday. This time we're doing a 3 part profile on Geoffrey Thorne the new writer for DC's Green Lantern and he's got some big plans!!! In Part I, we discuss Geoff's love of sci-fi, his journey to becoming a writer, his storytelling style through his work on Marvel's M…

Part 3 of 3 -- The finale of the crew's discussion with Sophie Campbell.By POYIF Productions

Part 2 of 3 - The second leg of the crew's dope conversation with Sophie Campbell about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and her continued growth as a creator.By POYIF Productions

To commemorate Women's History Month 2021, the crew was blessed with the opportunity to interview Sophie Campbell -- writer/artist/creator extraordinaire. They talk her origin story, her love for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and her journey from writing "Turtles" fanfic to handling the scripts and artwork for the current run of IDW's TMNT. This is…

Wilson and Lu share some fun stories and great conversation with friend of the show Anne Bean as they celebrate her comic book distribution company's three year anniversary! Pop some champers for Anne and Emerald Comics Distro, yay! You can find more about Emerald Comics Distro and most of the creative properties mentioned using the hyperlinks belo…

Enjoy the full length Taino Creation Myth read by Alexandra Román en Español.By POYIF Productions

Some Rico en Sueños bonus content for you all. Wilson sat down with José Gutiérrez Rivera, artist and contributor to the Ricanstruction anthology. The conversation was wide ranging, so this is just an excerpt of that conversation. Follow José on instagram @ jagr10. Enjoy!By POYIF Productions

Hey podcast family! It's the sixth and final episode of the team's Rico en Sueños season! Wilson and Lu wrap up the season highlighting how art and activism intersect, and the ways Puerto Ricans have used their art to engage politically and push for actionable changes. The guys will also reflect on what they've learned while working on this project…

For our third minisode of the season, Lu taps back in to tell the tale of a war that's not really a war. It's a tale of contradictions, hypocrisy, and resistance. Enjoy!By POYIF Production

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In between the #RicoEnSuenos season Wilson and Lu took some time chat it up with Jerome Walford of @forwardcomix about Gwan Anthology Vol. 2! Support the Kickstarter here Purchase Gwan Volume 1 hereBy POYIF Productions

We're back with our second 'minisode'. This time Wilson takes the helm to guide us through the word "Jibaro". Enjoy! Credits Intro clip taken from Dead Poets Society (1989, Touchstone Pictures, Silver Screen Partners IV) Outro music - Errante by Jose Luis Rodriguez and Maso RiveriaBy POYIF Productions

Welcome back to Rico en Sueños all! Lu and Wilson hope episode one was equal parts entertaining and enlightening because they're here to bring you the second submission of the season; and what a submission is it! They've got three fabulous and phenomenal guests for this episode -- Esmeralda Santiago, Isabel Dieppa, and Venessa Vida-Kelley -- who re…

Wilson and Lu have got some extra content for y'all. As Lu so graciously explains, these 'minisodes' will serve as a bridge between our main Rico en Sueños episodes for this season. This first minisode features some of our favorite guests dropping some knowledge nuggets left and right. Enjoy!By POYIF Productions

And. We. Are. Back! For another good and (hopefully) long time. Welcome to Rico en Sueños, the inaugural season of the Power of You in Fiction Podcast. For episode one, titled Soy Taino: El Sol y El Coquí, Wilson and Lu journey back into time to look at how the Taino people have influenced creators of Puerto Rican heritage, the island itself, and t…

The island of Puerto Rico has been in the news a lot for the past few years. However, many of us still don't know much about its people and their history, and the little we have learned rarely comes from Puerto Rican voices. With that in mind, this season on the Power of You in Fiction, we present "Rico en Sueños". We'll talk to Puerto Rican creato…

For our long time listeners - it's a new format, new mission, same dope team, and same dope content. For our first timers - Welcome! Fpr everyone, we hope you're as excited as Wilson and Lu (and LasKase too) to embark on a journey of discovering the superpowers within us all. This is...The Power of You in Fiction -- the non-fiction podcast about fi…

Rolling in and closing out our #POYIF series is the final installment of episode five "Trying to be Like You". Lu and Wilson discuss the final stages of the critical thinking model and the life changing ways aspirational figures can influence us and our choices. To everyone involved in the making of the Power of You in Fiction special, thank you fo…

We know we're off season but we are coming at you with an episode featuring Shawna Mills!!! Check them out the Boom Tag X kickstarter which ends 7/13/19!!! Website: boomtagx.com Kickstarter: kck.st/2JI0ER5 Shawna Mills is an animator whose work has appeared on nearly every network you can think of that produces cartoons. She's done work for Cartoon…

It's here! It is finally here! Part 2 of #POYIF episode five "Trying to be Like You". Lu and Wilson are continuing to weave the tale of fictional aspirational figures and how they can impact our real life desires and goals. Enjoy and come back for part 3 and then our series finale! ~TH-001 Wanna connect with the Crew??? Follow us on twitter and ins…

LaKase and Wilson got a chance to interview another amazing creator, Tiffney Laing of Bevy and Dave. Tiffney is powerful, positive, and poised for immense success within the toy-making industry with an innovative and inspiring toy called the History Makers Puzzle Block Set that teaches children about the alphabet, Black history, and various leaders…

A few thank you's from Wilson and LaKase, and a couple updates from Lu! Wanna connect with the Crew??? Follow us on twitter and instagram: @POYIFpod Follow Wilson, LaKase, and Lu on twitter/IG: @word2wilson, @LaKasePerry (@lakaseface on IG) and @shenz_da_griot Send letters: podcast@comicidal.net Check out our website Donate/support us on Patreon fo…

It's the final episode of "On Their Own Terms: The Unbreakable Women of Media" hosted by LaKase and Wilson. They're covering Matilda and Morgan le Fay, their dope mythos and influence within our stories and fandom. Hope y'all enjoy this episode and have enjoyed the special. Huzzah! (Tobias gif) ~TH-001 Below are the Raold Dahl books LaKase recommen…

It's episode three of four of our Women's History Month series, "On Their Own Terms: The Unbreakable Women of Media", hosted by LaKase and Wilson. Today they've got an interview with artist/illustrator Celia Krampien. Celia is just pure pleasantness and good vibes, and super talented. Enjoy! ~TH-001 You can connect with Celia via her website, on tw…

Welcome back dear listener! It's the second episode of our 2019 Women's History Month special, hosted by LaKase and Wilson, titled "On Their Own Terms: The Unbreakable Women of Media". They're giving you a quick up to speed on two dope characters that are beloved by many but aren't greatly highlighted within the mainstream -- Amanda McKee (Livewire…

Hey dear listener! Welcome to the first episode of our 2019 Women's History month special, hosted by LaKase and Wilson, titled "On Their Own Terms: The Unbreakable Women of Media". Our lovely hosts will be providing you with an analysis of the ways women have redefined and defied society's expectations. They're starting the series off by interviewi…

What's up podcast fans! Wilson and Lu are back with another Power of You in Fiction #POYIF story, which is their penultimate story within their first series! They're taking us to the future and will be weaving a tale of aspirational figures -- those characters that motivate and inspire us to do better, try harder, and fight longer. I hope you all e…

Hey esteemed listeners and fans! Wilson and Lu are two-thirds of the way through their first full fledged special -- Power of You in Fiction -- and they're here to bring you a story that's a bit more close to home. A story of character identification, and the impact felt when we're able to see a direct reflection of ourselves within a fictional cha…

What's up podcast fans! While working through their #POYIF special, Wilson and Lu carved out some time to catch up with friend of the show -- Anne Bean of Emerald Comics Distribution (ECD). They talked ECD's first full year of operation, lessons learned, cosplaying dogs (seriously!), Steven Universe, and much much more! You can connect with Anne an…

Hey esteemed listeners and fans, Wilson and Lu are back with part two of their third installment of their Power of You in Fiction #POYIF special -- titled To Overcome and Then Some. This episode rounds out their story study on loss and trauma, and the ways fiction can assist us in reconciling the feelings experienced because of said loss and trauma…

Hey esteemed listeners and fans, here is Wilson and Lu's third installment of their Power of You in Fiction #POYIF special -- titled To Overcome and Then Some. This episode focuses on loss and trauma, and the ways fiction can assist us in reconciling the feelings experienced because of said loss and trauma. Note: This is part one of a two-parter, s…

In the midst of their #POYIF work Wilson and Lu sat down to chat with Alverne Ball a few weeks ago for a dope What's Up Wednesday. Alverne's working on some great projects, currently and upcoming, and the conversation with him was stupendous! You can find Kid Carvers, the comic book Alverne is doing with Jason Reeves, here. You can find many of Alv…

Hey esteemed listeners! It's part two of Wilson and Lu's second #POYIF episode titled Like No Other. This part still focuses on the othering experience, but with a twist... What happens when you find that potential space environment to express your quirks but you still aren't allowed or accepted? What happens when you internalize the idea "who you …

Hey esteemed listeners and fan, here is Wilson and Lu's second Power of You in Fiction #POYIF episode titled Like No Other. This episode focuses on the experience of othering that can be felt by people of color, and how fiction can assist them in coping with said feelings. Note: This is a part one of two, so stay tuned for the follow-up episode! Pe…

The day is finally here! It's the first episode of Wilson and Lu's first full fledged special series -- the Power of You in Fiction #POYIF. This episode covers what Lu has affectionately dubbed The Great Story Experiment, and it's all about Why We Tell Stories. Our young hosts were joined by the fantastic Dr. Raymond Mar - Prof of Psychology at Yor…

It's here! Well, almost here... This is the preview episode for Wilson and Lu's first series special titled "The Power of You in Fiction". Our wonderful young co-hosts are excited to share all they've unearthed and learn about fiction's power and impact in our lives! I hope you enjoy it. Peace and love (in comics)! ~TH-001 Wanna connect with the Cr…