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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 favorite story consumers got the chance to dive into an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) and ask her some fun & illuminating questions.  So! Sit back and enjoy this conversation amongst friends and fans of great storytelling.   Follow LaKase on IG and Twitter: @LaKaseCousino Pick up Across The Broken Tide wherever great books are sold OR more preferably get it HERE. Follow Ivy Snark on IG and Twitter: @ivysnark Follow us on IG and Twitter: @poyifpod

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 if Geoff gets his run we're going to look back at this issue and see all the groundwork being laid. There's a lot going on and a lot of questions to answer. Is this united planets thing really going to work? Green Lantern rings don't work on magic? What's a crux world and why is it so important? Where does Teen Lanterns Gauntlet come from? This book definitely has some far reaching consequences. There's a lot of details in this 40 page giant and I think as this run goes on we'll be checking back in for a while. Pick up Green Lantern #1 as soon as you can! Follow Geoff on Twitter: @GeoffThorne You can follow us  @Poyifpod

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 Geoffrey Thorne's Blackness. It's a story you've heard JUST NOT LIKE THIS.  Did we mention that John Stewart is the center of his Green Lantern run? We think his Blackness is pretty important in that context. So its Geoff as a Black sci-fi fan,overcoming some struggles as a Black writer, and the intersection of the Thorne identity and his work. Hopefully by the end of this episode why we think that Geoff is the right writer for Green Lantern at this time. Pick up Green Lantern #1 as soon as you can!!! Follow Geoff on Twitter: @GeoffThorne You can follow us  @Poyifpod

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 Mosaic and how he ended up taking on the DC Cosmos as the writer of Green Lantern. Hopefully by the end of this episode why we think that Geoff is the right writer for Green Lantern at this time. Pick up Green Lantern #1 as soon as you can! Follow Geoff on Twitter: @GeoffThorne and you can follow us  @Poyifpod

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

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.

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 part one of a three part special.

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 below. Emerald Comics Distro main website Lucy Bellwood's The Right Number Project Kat Vellos "We Should Get Together" / Connection Club Jen Vaughn Very Very Spaceship An explanation of Ki-Sho-Ten-Ketsu The Tea Dragon Series by Katie O'Neill Cultural Universals and Particulars by Kwasi Wiredu (try to find it via your local bookstore and/or library -- please support small businesses!) You can download the Libby App for Android and/or iOS. You can read/pick up "Delicious in Dungeon" and "Bataque" wherever you get your favorite mangas. "We Bare Bears" is available on Hulu and HBO Max. Also available on HBO Max is "Craig of the Creek". Bolivar, Trinkets, Atypical, Sex Education, and Kipo are all available on Netflix.

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

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!

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 and how those lessons have shaped them.   More information on Edgardo's "The Color of Power" curation can be found here and you can purchase the Resilient Art Zine feature Rosa Colon here.   Follow Desi, Marco, and Derek on Twitter. They're all great follows!   You can stay hip with all the ill work Ronnie is doing here.   For more Tintero news check out www.tintero.pr and follow Rosa!   Many thanks to our supporters, you can join them by subscribing to our patreon.   Credits: Vanessa Flores, Audio Engineer Deviant Sounds, Composer Vanessa Flores, Cover Art

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!  

What's up podcast family! The fifth episode entry of the team's Rico en Sueños series focuses on the community, the perseverance, and willingness to give and share that's at the center of Puerto Rican culture. In the face of tragedy and traumatic events these qualities continually shine through. Tag along with the fellas as they learn themselves some dopeness.   Edgardo is consistently doing amazing things. You can stay up to date with him and his passions via his Twitter and IG.   The Kickstarter that features Rosa Colon can be found here and of course you can find her other works on her website and connect with her on Twitter and IG.   Big thanks again to Yasmin, Esmeralda, and Isabel. Their stories, in the Ricanstruction anthology and on mic, were just so powerful and revealing -- we're forever grateful.   Many thanks to our supporters, you can join them by subscribing to our patreon.   Credits: Vanessa Flores, Audio Engineer Deviant Sounds, Composer Vanessa Flores, Cover Art

The bonus piece Navani and Wilson mentioned in episode four focused on the debate that surrounded Madison Anderson being crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019. Enjoy!

Welcome back podcast fam! The PoYiF team is excited to get back into groove after their mid-season break and finish off their journey of exploring the reciprocal impact and influence art and identity have had on the island of Puerto Rico and its people. This episode will tackle the tension many members of the Puerto Rican diaspora experience with being a person of two identities or "bi-cultural" as guest host Navani Otero puts in. So join Wilson and Navani as they try to grapple with what it means to be "Puerto Rican Enough".   As mentioned by Lu in our ad, our composer Deviant Sounds sustained some major injuries via a car accident. If you are willing and able, any contribution to his gofundme (linked below) is truly appreciated.   Deviant Sounds gofundme.   As mentioned in our other ad, linked below are the websites you can visit that will help you with your donation efforts focused on Puerto Rican disaster relief.   https://www.charitywatch.org/charity-donating-articles/puerto-rico-earthquake-relief   https://www.bustle.com/p/how-to-help-puerto-rico-after-a-64-magnitude-earthquake-struck-the-island-19773447   You can find more of Sabrina Cintron's work on her IG and Twitter.   Rosa Colon's work can be found on her website.   Be sure to connect with our returning voices on Twitter: Esmeralda Santiago, Ronnie Garcia, and Venessa Vida-Kelley.   Many thanks to our supporters, you can join them by subscribing to our patreon.   Credits: Vanessa Flores, Audio Dialogue Editor Deviant Sounds, Composer Vanessa Flores, Cover Art

A creation story to start off the new year! Enjoy the full length Taino Creation Myth read by Navani Otero.

For episode three of Rico en Sueños Wilson and Lu continue their journey through identity focusing on the all important and impactful concept of language. You'll learn some history and discover how language has played a large role in the creative process of the fellas' primary guests for this episode -- Yasmin Flores Montanez and Sara Ramos Sepúlveda.   For Sara's Nightless webcomic check out the website and for a ton of her other works take a gander throughout her Twitter - @5toMARTES and IG.   Check out Yasmin's work on Twitter - @yasfmart and via her website.   Pick up the Ricanstruction anthology to read Yasmin and Sara's respective entries at your local comic book shop or online.   Many thanks to our supporters, you can join them by subscribing to our patreon.   Credits: Vanessa Flores, Audio Engineer Deviant Sounds, Composer Vanessa Flores, Cover Art

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 here

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 Riveria

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 reflect and share their thoughts about the prominent cultural influence the people of Africa brought to the island of Puerto Rico during their enslavement, and how the blending of African, Taino, and Spanish traditions helped to shape Puerto Rico in the country it is today.   You can find all of Esmeralda's works via her website and follow her on Twitter - @Esmo.   For all things Isabel check out her website and her Twitter - @IsabelSDieppa.   For more of Manu and Venessa's works visit here and here, and also follow her on Twitter - @VScrivanoKelley (she's a big Wayward Son fan!)   If you're interested in the "War Against All Puerto Ricans" recommendation, consider purchasing it from your local bookstore OR picking it up at your local library. You can locate a local bookstore via Indiebound.org and you can locate your neighborhood library via Worldcat.org.   Many thanks to our supporters, you can join them by subscribing to our patreon.   Credits: Vanessa Flores, Audio Engineer Deviant Sounds, Composer Vanessa Flores, Cover Art