The Geeks OUT Blog
Enjoy our extensive catalogue of geeky media coverage with an eye towards the LGBTQ+ community. Our editors strive to provide a diverse range of topics, genres, figures, and perspectives just for you.
Interview with Tamika Thompson, Author of The Curse of Hester Gardens
Tamika Thompson is author of The Curse at Hester Gardens. A former journalist and producer, she is also author of Unshod, Cackling, and Naked, which is the 2024 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Winner for Horror, as well as author of Salamander Justice. Her work has...
Interview with Makana Yamamoto, Author of Hammajang Luck
Makana Yamamoto, author of Hammajang Luck,was born on the island of Maui. Splitting their time between the Mainland and Hawai’i, Makana grew up on beaches and in snowbanks. Always a scientist at heart, Makana fell in love with sci-fi as a teen—they even led the...
Interview with Comics Creator Wendy Martin
Wendy Martin was born in the Midwest and grew up in Iowa. She spent her childhood raising animals, but she spent even more time drawing them. As she grew older, she dedicated more time to the arts and creating fantasy comics and stories, particularly ones...
DC Announces Justice League: Dream Girls – A DC Pride Event
For Immediate Release: DC Goes All In on Its DC Pride 2026 Publishing Lineup, Featuring Galaxy, Dreamer, and a New Four-Issue Justice League Event Series DC’s Pride initiative connects DC’s All In and Next Level comics with new stories across Pride Month and beyond...
Interview with S. L. Huang, Author of The Language of Liars
S. L. Huang is a Hollywood stunt performer, firearms expert, and Hugo Award winner who has been a finalist for a Nebula, Locus, and BSFA Award as well as the ALA Carnegie Medal. Huang has a math degree from MIT and credits in productions like Battlestar...
Interview with Comics Creator Mira Ong Chua
Mira Ong Chua (they/them) is a storyboard artist and independent comics creator based in Los Angeles. Their queer romance stories focus on vibrant, genre-defying, gender-non-conforming characters, inspired by cartoons and anime. You might know them for their work on...
Interview with Marieke Nijkamp and Sylvia Bi, Creators of Ink Girls and Clock Hands
Marieke Nijkamp was born and raised in the Netherlands. A lifelong student of stories, language, and ideas, she spends as much time in fictional worlds as she does the real world. She loves to travel, garden, roll dice, and daydream. Sylvia Bi is a senior designer at...
Interview with Kiersten White, Author of The House of Quiet
Kiersten White is the #1 New York Times bestselling, Bram Stoker Award-winning, and critically acclaimed author of many books for readers of all ages, including the And I Darken trilogy, the Sinister Summer series, the Camelot Rising trilogy, Star Wars:...
Interview with Illustrator Adeline Kon
Adeline Kon is a freelance illustrator and designer from Miami who graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in illustration. Just Between Us is their debut graphic novel. I had the opportunity to interview Adeline, which you can read below. First of all, welcome...
Interview with Michelle Wong, Author of House of the Beast
First of all, welcome to Geeks OUT! Could you tell us a little about yourself? Hello and thank you for having me! I’m Michelle Wong, a writer and artist from Hong Kong who worked on the Legend of Korra and Goosebumps graphic novels. What can you tell us about your...