Flame On!

It's another Flame ON! Friday, and this week, Bryan sits down with Dave Ebersole, the writer of the noir comic Dash for Northwest Press (www.teamdashcomic.com). Bryan talks to Daved about his work as a playwright, his formidable years at a religious school, and how those experiences have shaped his artistic work. They also get into their respective views on Christianity, how much their parochial schooling affected their current lives, and how frustrating it can be as gay Christians to deal with other parts of the Christian community. Oh, and there's lots of talk about comics, what Dave would love to write for the major publishers, and the future of the Dash series. Also, be sure to check out both Flame ON! and Northwest Press during New York Comic Con and Super Week in NYC this October! Bryan and Pat will be joining up with the members of Comic Book Bears at Rock Bar on Tuesday, October 6th, and Northwest Press along with Dave Ebersole will be at the New York Comic Con that weekend!Learn more about your a

While Bryan is away the boys of Flame ON! will play! Join Pat the talking Bear Skin Rug along with Jarrod, Oral, BJ and long time listener Humberto as they tackle the world of pop culture from a gay and geeky perspective! You’ll get to hear about the less than stellar reboot of the Fantastic 4 and how it rained on Jarrod’s date night, our take on the news coming out of D23, the upcoming Marvel movies, a small Fall TV preview, and what’s great (and what’s not so great) in the world of comics! Tune in and Flame ON! http://nerdyshow.com/2015/08/flame-on-episode-92-the-even-more-fantastic-fiveLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Do you like to ride Chocobos? Are you the kind of gamer that enjoys a healthy does of sex chat among your fellow LGBTQ guild mates? Or do you just prefer to create a hot toon and solo your way around a virtual world? Well, no matter what your style of online gaming, Final Fantasy XIV can do it all! Join Bryan, special guest hosts Erik and Jacob (the former straight boy on the floor), and guest interviews with Vain and Hawke, two of the guild leaders behind the FFXIV LGBTQ Guild TAINT, to discuss why FFIXV is so special among MMORPGs and how it continues to lead the way in creating safe online spaces for LGBTQ gaymers to quest, to cavort, and even to get into bondage (er, bonding). All this and the usual gay and geeky excitement you've come to expect on this episode of Flame ON!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Fresh from seeing Marvel's Ant Man, the boys convene to review the movie, discuss all of the exciting trailers and announcements from San Diego Comic Con, and review the latest in TV, gaming, and comic books. Special guests Erik and Melody join Bryan, Pat, and Oral for all this and the usual gay and geeky excitement on this episode of Flame ON! http://nerdyshow.com/2015/07/flame-on-episode-90-honey-i-shrunk-the-ant-manLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bryan, Oral and Pat are back with a brand new episode of Flame ON! and they're here to dish about all the goings on in the comic world! From Marvel's line altering Secret Wars and all of the tie-ins to DC's post-Convergence fallout to the indie titles that are rocking our world, we've got you covered! We'll let you know which books are hitting a home run and which of them have turned out to be duds! Plus you'll get to hear their thoughts on the thoughts on the future of the big 2 publishers! The boys also take a long hard look at the controversy surrounding James Robinson's Airboy #2. They look at the Trans community, how it's represented, and how even well meaning allies can make mistakes in representing the community - on this episode of the gay geek podcast that you know and love, Flame ON!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After a hot summer of blockbusters like the Avengers and Jurassic World, the boys of Flame ON! still found time to sit down and review the latest bubbles in pop culture for you, dear listener. Our substitute Flamers BJ and Adam help review Pixar's new movie Inside Out and HeroesCon 2015, along with a "choose-your-own adventure" style reaction to the impending Supreme Court decision on gay marriage. All that, along with the latest recommendations on comic books and our sad news about our favorite TV show Hannibal, on this episode of the gay geek podcast that you know and love, Flame ON! http://nerdyshow.com/2015/06/flame-on-episode-88-raptors-gone-wildLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Every now and then, we love to feature Kickstarter projects with LGBT themes and interview the creators behind them. This episode, we have Jase Peeples, the author of Square Zair Pair, and Anthony Ford, the lead designer of Post Replica Square Zair Pair is an LGBT children's book about celebrating diversity and finding acceptance, and Post Replica is a futuristic "tablet-top" RPG about androids with strong LGBT themes. Bryan and Adam sit down with Jase and Anthony to discuss each project's origins and long-term goals. You can find links to each project's Kickstarter at the episode link below. http://nerdyshow.com/2015/06/flame-on-episode-87-lgbt-kickstarterLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Do you like movies with shirtless men driving tricked out cars and trucks? What about post-Apocalyptic epics with bad-ass women warriors on bikes trying to save civilization? Well, the big-budget, brash return of the Mad Max saga is BACK, and we've got our Flame ON! crew to cover the carnage. Oral, Jarrod, and Bryan convene to discuss what they loved about Fury Road, why the comic book prequels might not be for you, and how the strong women characters in the movie were just what the box-office needed! http://nerdyshow.com/2015/05/flame-on-episode-86-mad-maxLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Flame ON! Assemble! Having just seen the new Avengers movie, the boys and our very own Scarlet Bitch Oral brings their own brand of chaos magic to share what they liked and didn't like so much. They also get into trouble spilling some sweet T all over Ru Paul's Drag Race, dish about their favorite moments for Agents of SHIELD and Flash, and hear a taste of why Gotham is the worst comic-book show on television. After a brief journey through some gayming, Oral and Bryan collide in their discussion of DC's Convergence and Marvel's Secret Wars, along with a few of the indie comic books their excited about. http://nerdyshow.com/2015/05/flame-on-episode-85-avengers-age-of-wandaLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After a weekend (or two) of binge watching, the boys are back to expose their legal briefs on the hot new Marvel Netflix series Daredevil. From the ultraviolence of street brawls to the legal proceedings of the courtroom to the personal dating life of Wilson Fisk (really?), there's a lot to take in over the 13 hours of the series! Listen in to hear what the boys of Flame ON! think of it all, and let us know what you thought of the series. http://nerdyshow.com/2015/05/flame-on-episode-84-daredevil/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

She took the internet by storm after she was wrongfully sent home from Ru Paul's Drag Race, and now Trixie Mattel is sitting down with the boys of Flame ON! to set the record straight...well, as much as she is contractually allowed to anyway. Find out Trixie's favorite games to play when she's out of drag, her true feelings on the other Season 7 queens, and who she thinks is coming back to rejoin the cast. http://nerdyshow.com/2015/04/flame-on-drag-is-the-new-spandex-trixie-mattelLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With Oral and Eric away on secret missions, the Unbreakable Adam joins Pat, Bryan, Jeff, and Jarrod to dish about the summer movies they're most excited about, which TV shows have got them hooked, and all of the latest updates in the world of comic books. http://nerdyshow.com/2015/04/flame-on-episode-82-unbreakableLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What does technology do to us as individuals and as a society? Also, just how hot would it be if Wolverine and Namor kissed? Dean Haspiel, award-winning cartoonist, joined Bryan and special guest Billy Z from The Comic Book Bears podcast to discuss these questions, Dean's smoking hot Billy Dogma stories, and his work with Mark Waid and others on the Archie Comic's The Fox series. http://nerdyshow.com/2015/04/flame-on-episode-81-dean-haspielLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The boys are back with another exciting episode of Drag is the New Spandex! That’s right, the boys are on a roll and ready to give you a glimpse into the life and career of one of our favorite RuPaul’s Drag Race season 5 queens, Detox! Taking some time out from her hectic schedule, Detox sat down with Oral and Pat after her last performance at the Parliament House to talk about her beginnings in Orlando, her move to L.A., to her life changing run on Drag Race and being a member of DWV. If that wasn’t enough, she also shares some upcoming tour plans and promises a special treat to those who attend the RPDR Battle of the Seasons show on April 1, 2015 here in Orlando! So sit back, kick off your pumps and grab yourself a drink because it’s time for Detox! http://nerdyshow.com/2015/03/flame-on-drag-is-the-new-spandex-detoxLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pat and Bryan return from the Texas Bear Round Up with stories of hot and geeky bears and join the rest of the gang to discuss the hilarious spy movie Kingsman, their favorite geeky shows like Gotham, Agents of SHIELD, Agent Carter, the Flash, Justified, Helix, and much more. Stay tuned to the end for our monthly review of our favorite comics from Marvel, DC, Image, and other comics publishers. http://nerdyshow.com/2015/03/flame-on-episode-79-round-upLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We've got the one and only Code Monkey himself, Jonathan Coulton, who sat down just recently with Pat and Bryan to talk about his career, all of the projects that have led him to become the singer/songwriter/NPR-host that he is today. Find out how his podcast/albums Thing a Week helped him break out into the wide-world of full-time musician, why Artificial Heart is his best album yet, and what he brings to co-hosting the NPR quiz show Ask Me Another. http://nerdyshow.com/2015/03/flame-on-episode-78-jonathan-coultonLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Drag is the New Spandex, Flame On!'s spotlight on the nerdy queens of the drag circuit, is back and boy do we have a show for you!. To celebrate the premiere of season 7 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Oral and Pat sat down and dished the dirt and spilled the T with one of this season’s queens, Ginger Minj! Find out all about our newest local television star and where she came from, how the Drag Race has changed her everyday life, and what lies ahead! We tried to get her to dish all the dirt, but we didn’t want World of Wonder to come knocking down our door! So enjoy our interview with Ms. Minj and get ready to start your engines for RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 7! http://nerdyshow.com/2015/03/flame-on-drag-is-the-new-spandex-ginger-minjLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The stars have finally aligned with all SIX regular members of Flame ON! merging into a F.I.R.E.S.T.O.R.M. (so many words in that abbreviation) like entity in to discuss their collective reviews of TV, video games, and comic books for the past month. Bryan, Pat, Jarrod, Jeff, Eric, and Oral all sit down to discuss the decidedly mixed finale to American Horror Story: Freak Show; the fantastic era of comic book-based TV found among Gotham, Agent Carter, Constantine, Flash, and Arrow; the quirky cable shows like Justified and Helix; and of course all the latest in video games and comic books! After Eric's adventures at the DC Road Show, he's got the skinny on all the craziness coming out of DC's multiverse smashing event Convergence, and how it's totally different from Marvel's multiverse smashing event Secret Wars (it's really not). There's even time for a listener question about finding some experienced companionship, though the boys' advice may surprise you. Make sure you also take part in our contest with

Boys love their wands, and the Flame On! crew is no exception. In this episode, Bryan and Oral sit down to talk about wizards and muggles and horcruxes with Harry Potter superfans Adam and Erik. Find out who's gay in the Potterverse, what this series of books and movies meant growing up, and why this children's series is still relevant years later. http://nerdyshow.com/2015/02/flame-on-e…de-74-harry-potterLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's January, and that means only one thing - Puppy Play! Well, that, Oscar nominations, gay marriage in Florida, and our usual reviews of movies, TV, video games, and more! http://nerdyshow.com/2015/01/flame-on-episode-74-tails-are-waggingLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.