Episode 6: Champions #5 & The Importance of Amadeus Cho
In celebration of AAPI heritage month, Lhamo opens up about the history of Amadeus Cho a.k.a. Brawn and the impact that his creators (Greg Pak and Takeshi Miyazawa) have made on Asian representation within the Marvel Universe! Then we get into the smashing finale of Eve Ewing's Champions run, the school-to-prison pipeline, and what lies ahead for the team when Lore & Vecchio take over.
song used: "Buckeye Bonzai" by Vans in Japan
20 Mar 2021
Episode 5: Champions #4 & final thoughts on Magnificent Ms. Marvel
A continuation of our conversation from Episode 4! Fatima and Lhamo rave about Champions, discuss the new creative team announcement, and air their final grievances on Magnificent... for the last time, okay?
Twitter: @champs_chai
Fatima and Lhamo are back! They discuss Ms. Marvel's finale, the King in Black event and the epic highs and lows of Saladin Ahmed's teen superhero writing.
The interview with Ahmed is from Michigan Radio and can be found here: https://www.michiganradio.org/post/writer-and-dearborn-native-saladin-ahmed-creating-marvel-s-first-arab-american-superhero
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21 Dec 2020
Episode 3: The #FixMsMarvel Special
What happens when a Pakistani, a Tibetan, and a Somali walk into a bar after Disney Investor's Day, 2020? They record a podcast (inside of their homes because there's a pandemic)! In this special episode, Fatima and Lhamo invite their friend, Sarah, to talk about the ups and downs of the castings of MCU Ms. Marvel supporting characters.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
2:15 Good Casting
6:11 Why It Matters
8:52 Nakia
16:24 Lightskin / Passing Privilege
19:12 Casting Tea
22:30 Kareem
42:22 More Casting Tea
49:06 Mr. & Mrs. Khan
55:26 C*m*csg*te Backlash & what sets Kamala apart from other Muslim comic book characters
1:01:49 Matt Lintz Roast
1:05:27 Final Thoughts
18 Nov 2020
Episode 2: Champions #2 and Magnificent Ms. Marvel #16
Enjoy Lhamo and Fatima's discussion of recent Ms. Marvel news in comics and beyond, the Outlawed event, and more.
Timestamps (but why would you want to skip anything):
1:25 - Magnificent Ms. Marvel is ending
5:45 - Magnificent Ms. Marvel #16 review (writer: Saladin Ahmed, artist: Minkyu Jung, color artist: Ian Herring, letterer: VC's Joe Caramanga, cover artist: Eduardo Petrovich)
25:30 - Champions #2 review (writer: Eve Ewing, artists: Simone di Meo & Bob Quinn, color artist: Federico Blee, letterer: VC's Clayton Cowles, cover artist: Toni Infante)
58:03 - MCU Ms. Marvel discussion
1:00:16 - Sam Alexander discussion
1:02:57 - Lhamo's comic recs
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29 Oct 2020
Episode 1: Champions #1, Magnificent Ms. Marvel #15, and The Follies of Mark Waid
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Champs & Chai! Listen to Lhamo and Fatima attempt to seriously discuss Outlawed, the shortcomings of past Champions runs, and why we hope this is longer than a five-issue mini. Article referenced: https://www.xavierfiles.com/2020/07/14/how-marvels-pandemic-publishing-plan-disproportionately-punished-minority-writers/. Our Twitter: @champs_chai
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