Join Joshua and guest co-host Leslie Light (https://twitter.com/LEHLight) of Black Nerd Problems (http://www.blacknerdproblems.com) as they discuss diversity in fiction in general and the Marvel NOW! 2016 lineup in particular.

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Marvel NOW! 2016 Confirmed Lineup: http://comicsalliance.com/marvel-now-2016-line-up/

Ava Duvernay (Writer, Producer, Director, Thinker): http://www.avaduvernay.com/

The Magical Negro TV Trope (mentioned by Leslie): http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MagicalNegro

The Mighty White TV Trope (not specifically mentioned, but Iron Fist, Avatar, The Last Samurai, etc.): http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MightyWhitey

Worlds of Wakanda (as reported by the New York Times): http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/23/books/black-panther-marvel-comics-roxane-gay-ta-nehisi-coates-wakanda.html

Writing the Other Workshop on the web (https://t.co/2LHZqN7nGs) and Twitter (http://@writingtheother)

Black Nerd Problems on Twitter (https://twitter.com/BlkNrdProblems)

Facing Nerd Problems: Is Representation for Representation's Sake the New Danger? (BNP article): http://blacknerdproblems.com/facing-nerd-problems-is-representation-for-representations-sake-the-new-danger/

Webster's Can't Bang with the Black Nerd Problems Glossary (BNP article and a favorite of Josh's): http://blacknerdproblems.com/websters-dictionary-cant-bang-with-the-black-nerd-problems-glossary/

Leslie's novel, Queen of Hunger: https://www.amazon.com/Queen-Hunger-Tales-Assembled-Book-ebook/dp/B00CLWGBK8/

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Girlsplained 22 - Diversity in Fiction and Marvel NOW 2016

Join Joshua and guest co-host Gillian Kratzer as they discuss the messages of Noir fiction by comparing and contrasting Chinatown and Zootopia.

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Chinatown, the 1974 Film Noir classic directed by Roman Pulansky and starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway: https://www.amazon.com/Chinatown-Blu-ray-Various/dp/B00AEFXN46/

Zootopia, the 2016 Disney animated Film Noir(?) starring Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman: https://www.amazon.com/Zootopia-Blu-ray-Ginnifer-Goodwin/dp/B01B2CX0LU/

Devil in a Blue Dress, the Denzel Washington film (https://www.amazon.com/Devil-Blue-Dress-Jennifer-Beals/dp/0767818075/) and Walter Moseley novel (https://www.amazon.com/Devil-Blue-Dress-Walter-Mosley/dp/0393028542/)

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