Podcast appearances and mentions of rachel dukes

Michael Lopez is a graphic designer whose work can be found at www.postlopez.com. Originally from San Diego, now living in Los Angeles with their cartoonist spouse Rachel Dukes and 2 cats. They are Chicanx and non-binary. Michael Lopez also shared the below post on LinkedIn and it went viral. This is his first and only interview about the situation and we are proud that he decided to share his story on our platform. I'm a queer brown person and I was fired during Pride month for speaking up in defense of abortion rights at Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) (a subsidiary of Universal Music Group). Last Friday, like countless other folks, I was devastated by the news of the supreme court's attack on abortion rights. Paired with the flood of anti-queer and anti-trans legislation, it's been hard to process how company's expect us to be productive while our rights are being stripped away. Especially when our company has been donating to several of these politicians (link in comments). Every Friday, one of my tasks was to process reports for upcoming releases. This is an email list that goes out to 275 people. I don't know who's on it, I just knew it was the email list with the most people that I had access to. So I sent the following message: Subject line: UMe Schedules Message: I didn't do them today. I'm in mourning due to the attack on people with uteruses in the US. Federally guaranteed access to abortion is gone. Vivendi and Universal Music Group must stop donating to anti-abortion, anti-queer and anti-trans politicians. Politicians like Marsha Blackburn, Ken Buck, Victoria Spartz, etc. Or expect more unproductive days. Yours in fury, -Michael Lopez The immediate aftermath was several supportive emails from other co-workers and a manager calling to tell me to take the rest of the day off. I appreciate the love from my coworkers, and I figured, based on management's response, there was a good possibility I might be fired as a result. But I was proud of letting allies know that our company has been donating to these politicians. Around 9:30-ish today, I got a surprise Zoom video chat with HR. I was being let go for (paraphrasing) "Not doing your job, disrupting the day of 275 people and poor judgement." I was told to log out and that a courier would be there to pick up my laptop from my apartment within the hour. Anticipating that I'd get shut out of my computer very soon, I sent a follow up to the email list: Hey ya'll, Just got fired for this email from Friday, so they're letting you know where they stand on employees speaking out on politicians that support marginalization for folks like me. A brown queer person terminated during Pride month speaking in support of abortion rights. Seems like that's exactly what America is all about right now. Peace out, -Michael Lopez I don't speak for my former company. I speak for myself and employees that will suffer under these discriminatory laws. Their actions today, their silence on Friday are indicative of their motivations. Profit at all costs. Solidarity, only if it's profitable. And above all of that is maintaining the status quo and saying fuck you to the working class. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/quientueres/support

Belts, uncinched. Leftovers, in the fridge. Family and friends, far the hell away from me. The Gutter Gang is back from turkey day with a brand spankin' new episode. We're joined by Rachel Dukes and Michael Sweater to discuss their new book The Wizard and Dukes' collected webcomic Frankie Comics, which available now on Oni Press. Before the interview, the boys go over recent comics news and add some names to the shit list. You can follow Rachel and Michael on Instagram and Twitter @mixtapecomics & @michael_sweater or check out their websites at mixtapescomics.com and michaelsweater.com. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode. In the meantime, give Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter @gutterboyspod. And of course, please like, share, review, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and help grow the Gutter Gang Nation! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gutterboys/support

On episode TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE of The Purrrcast, Sara and Steven welcome back returning guest, comic artist Rachel Dukes (Frankie Comics), and first-time guest, comic artist Michael Sweater (Rather Be Dead, The Wizerd), to chat with us all about their cats, their new books, and more! The Purrrcast, talking to cat people because we can't talk to their cats. The Purrrcast is the cat podcast for you and your feline friends. Based in Los Angeles, hosts Sara Iyer and Steven Ray Morris chat with fellow cat enthusiasts about the furry little creatures they love. Not sure how the cats feel about it though. New episodes every Wednesday! Please rate and subscribe in iTunes: www.exactlyrightmedia.com/the-purrrcast   Email us! thepurrrcast@gmail.com   Consider donating to Black Lives Matter: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019   - COVID-19 FAQs - https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/faq.html Purchase The Wizerd: https://bookshop.org/a/13751/9781620107775 Purchase Frankie Comics: https://bookshop.org/a/13751/9781549306884 Rachel's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mixtapecomics/ Michael's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michaelsweater/ Michael's Website: https://michaelsweater.com/ Rachel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/mixtapecomics Rachel's Website: http://mixtapecomics.com/ Elijah McClain details and links to help: Donate to the family's GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/elijah-mcclain Sign the Petition: https://www.change.org/p/adams-county-district-attorney-justice-for-elijah-mcclain-88600e12-fb72-41e4-9137-030a1dcaf695    Call city and state officials to demand justice: https://justiceforelijahmcclain.yolasite.com/  Follow Justice For Elijah McClain for updates: https://www.instagram.com/justiceforelijahmcclain/    Latest update to McClain's case: https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/aurora-city-council-approves-resolution-for-independent-investigation-into-elijah-mcclains-death?fbclid=IwAR1ok5qTJiKbQbcFDhkoFWzBsOUGb5nZt_ujlWjXK6ClxErv1LXYtquAYmo “Colorado's Health Department Opens Ketamine Investigation After Elijah McClain Death” - https://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/07/28/colorado-health-department-opens-ketamine-investigation-after-elijah-mcclain-death/   Follow The Purrrcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThePurrrcast on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thepurrrcast/ Please like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePurrrcast Follow Sara Iyer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/saraanjuliiyer Follow Sara Iyer on Instagram: https://instagram.com/saraiyer/ Check out Sara Iyer on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/saraiyer Listen to Sara's Weezer podcast: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/weezer-has-turned-and-left-us-here Listen to Sara's Don Bluth podcast: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-bluth-the-whole-bluth-and-nothing-but-the-bluth Follow Steven Ray Morris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StevenRayMorris Check out Steven's new podcast, See Jurassic Right: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/see-jurassic-right/id1239538917?mt=2 Theme song by Anabot (Analise Nelson) and Dax Schaffer: https://thesaxelnaiad.bandcamp.com/ Artwork by Jillian Yoffe: flatratstudio.com Part of the Exactly Right podcast network See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nicole and Matthew talk about the opportunistic and demanding world of self-publishing and why some self-published authors say that traditional publishing was never an option. Joining is special guest Suhani Parikh, author of Shreya’s Very Own Style and the founder of Modern Marigold Books.  This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s mystery thriller podcast, Read or Dead, Maya and the Rising Dark by Rena Barron, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Frankie Comics by Rachel Dukes from Oni Lion Forge Publishing Group. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! Relevant Links: “What’s LOVE got to do with it?” Self-publishing as a Black feminist act of radical self-care (Zeta Elliott, Huffpost) Becoming an Author (Bethany Stahls, YouTube) Centering Black Creators (The Authors Guild Foundation) Modern Marigold Books (Suhani Parikh) Shreya’s Very Own Style by Suhani Parkh BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Suhani’s Book Recommendations Hair Like Mine (Kids Like Mine series #1) by Latashia M. Perry Skin Like Mine (Kids Like Mine series #2) by Latashia M. Perry Imagination Like Mine (Kids Like Mine series #3) by Latashia M. Perry Dreams Like Mine (Kids Like Mine series #4) by Latashia M. Perry Priya Dreams of Marigolds & Masala by Meenal Patel The Friend I Need: Being Kind & Caring to Myself by Gabi Garcia; illustrated by Miranda Rivadeneira Find Your Calm: A Mindful Approach To Relieve Anxiety And Grow Your Bravery by Gabi Garcia; illustrated by Marta Pineda Listening to My Body by Gabi Garcia; illustrated by Ying Hui Tan Picture Books Beads and Braids by Aryn Taylor Diggs and Marissa J Jacobs; illustrated by Justice Paige Witsell The Cats Who Live On Clarence Street by Ashleigh Lernout (available ebook only) Rhythm Rescue by Vicky Weber; illustrated by Geneviève Viel-Taschereau  Mighty May Won’t Cry Today by Kendra Ocampo and Claire-Voe Ocampo; illustrated by Erica De Chavez Don’t Touch My Hair!By Sharee Miller  Princess Hair By Sharee Miller  I Can Do Hard Things: Mindful Affirmations by Gabi Garcia; illustrated by Charity Russell Ezra’s BIG Shabbat Question by Aviva Brown; illustrated by Anastasia Kanavaliuk  Kutu the Tiny Inca Princess / La Ñusta Diminuta by Mariana Llanos illustrated by Uldarico Sarmiento Under Our Roof by Rebecca Stanton; illustrated by Kristy Gaunt  Petro and the Flea King by Kenneth Lamug A Kids Book About series by Jelani Memory and various authors Nonfiction Asian-Americans Who Inspire Us by Analiza Quiroz Wolf and Michael Franco; illustrated by Tire Siiroinen Closing Note: Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rachel Dukes and Mike Sweater join us to talk about their new books Frankie Comics and The Wizerd, coming out in October from Oni PressWe talk about a lot of other stuff, too.Links:Rachel DukesMichael SweaterThe Wizerd Frankie Comics

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no9kZsjcw3k&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Rachel Dukes is living in Los Angeles, CA. She attended Alternative Press Expo to promote her latest comics, Frankie Comics, http://shop.mixtapecomics.com/product/frankie-comics, about her cat. She has worked on many comics in the past decade including Adventure Time with Fionna and Cake (Alt. Cover), Garfield #23, Stay With Me, Coffee Cats, Luminosity, and Analysis of Multiclassing. Her comics, original art, vinyls, and stickers can be purchased from her website, http://mixtapecomics.com.??She will be attending Comic Arts Los Angeles (Dec. 6, 2014) and STAPLE (Austin, TX -- Mar. 7-8, 2015). ??This independent comics interview was conducted by Joseph Coco on behalf of Becca Hillburn's art process blog Keep on Truckin', Nattosoup (http://nattosoup.blogspot.com). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/up-and-coning-artists/message

On episode ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO of The Purrrcast, Sara and Steven welcome the creator of Frankie Comics, artist Rachel Dukes. We learn about Frankie's origin story (the cat and the comic), and we talk about earthquakes, early YouTube, firework season, and more! The Purrrcast, talking to cat people because we can't talk to their cats. The Purrrcast is the cat podcast for you and your feline friends. Based in Los Angeles, hosts Sara Iyer and Steven Ray Morris chat with fellow cat enthusiasts about the furry little creatures they love. Not sure how the cats feel about it though. New episodes every Wednesday! Please rate and subscribe in iTunes: thepurrrcast.com Email us! thepurrrcast@gmail.com If you shop on Amazon be sure to click this link and we'll get a small kickback. Thanks for the support: http://www.amazon.com?_encoding=UTF8&tag=thepurr-20 Willow's Emergency Care Fund: https://www.gofundme.com/willow039s-emergency-care-fund?u=19162506 Mixtape Comics: http://mixtapecomics.com/    Frankie Comics: http://frankiecomics.com/ Rachel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/mixtapecomics    Rachel's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mixtapecomics/ Mixtape Comics Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mixtapecomics Links Of Interest: Catastrophic Creations - https://www.catastrophicreations.com/ Shadowstone Park: Episode One - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VOe80LGwdc Llamas with Hats - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJOwdrTA8Gw Jalousie windows - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalousie_window Follow The Purrrcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThePurrrcast on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thepurrrcast/ Please like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThePurrrcast Follow Sara Iyer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/saraanjuliiyer Follow Sara Iyer on Instagram: https://instagram.com/saraiyer/ Check out Sara Iyer on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/saraiyer Follow Steven Ray Morris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StevenRayMorris Check out Steven's new podcast, See Jurassic Right: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/see-jurassic-right/id1239538917?mt=2 Theme song by Anabot (Analise Nelson) and Dax Schaffer: https://thesaxelnaiad.bandcamp.com/ Artwork by Jillian Yoffe: flatratstudio.com Part of the #HelloLionFace podcast network See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dave is joined by Rachel Dukes (Frankie Comics, Steven Universe: Too Cool for School)

In this episode we have a chat with comics artist Rachel Dukes, who lives in Los Angeles, over skype, and boy what a fruitful chat it was! Rachel shares with us how she deals the with solitude of being an artist, working from home (and in the dead of night), how she stays productive, some lessons from a successful Kickstarter campaign, and oh so much more! A special thanks to The Lodge Management group and Wingfest.net for sponsoring this episode, as well as The Chicago Podcast Coop! We’d also like to give a shout out to Open Ended FM, a weekly podcast exploring digital humanity from the black perspective, which is hosted by our friend James T. Green and Cher Vincent. Cher and James cover a multitude of topics each week, but each topic they discuss is done in a very genuine and open way — they speak real, talking about the things we don’t always think are okay to talk about. Rachel on the web: MixtapeComics.com @MixtapeComics FrankieComics.com The Ink Pit! podcast Show Notes: Boom! Studios Image + Text Podcast Spiral King Comics Guy Thomas Liz Prince Go Comics Silver Sprocket Bicycle Club Beyond Anthology Nerd Con San Diego SF Zine Fest Long Beach Comic Con SPX

There is nothing easy about making comics, whether it's the art or the storytelling. Just flipping through the first few pages of your favorite story can be enough to intimidate even the hardiest of the artists out there. It really does take a fair amount of chutzpah to want to make comics. But fear not, for there are things out there that may not make it easy for you but can, if nothing else, make it easier. And that's why we at Making Comics were excited to have assembled this group of people ranging from artists to editors, if not both, for the live Gutter Talk panel at this year's Comic Con in San Diego, because we just had a feeling that they would be the ones to provide both inspiration and very useful knowledge. Moderated by the Gutter Talk podcast host Adam Greenfield, the panel consisted of Mark Waid, writer of Daredevil and most recently the Archie comics, Christy Blanch, an educator and also writer for The Damnation of Charlie Wormwood, Chris Miskiewicz, the writer for Thomas Alsop, Rachel Dukes, creator of Frankie Comics, and Calista Brill, a senior editor with First Second Books. See what we mean? This panel was destined to be amazing and it certainly lived up to the billing. Download or stream the show and you'll see what we're talking about. Please also be sure to head over to iTunes and give us a rating and review. What you gain from doing this is tenfold compared to what we get out of it, and this is why we are doing what we are doing. From the new site to the future plans we have in store for everyone, it all becomes more viable when we become more visible. Music: "RetroFuture Clean" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

**tap tap tap** Is this thing on? Yeah? You can hear me? Ok, good. Hi, everyone. Adam here. Yes, your host. I know it's been a few weeks but if you couldn't tell, I've been a little busy. Also, usually this post is written in 3rd person but this is a bit of a special post so I'm going to do that thing in 1st person, if you all don't mind. Who knows? Maybe this will become a trend. Unless you've been under a rock or are new to us, I say either glad to see you're free or welcome to the site, whichever suits your situation. Either way, you probably know by now that we had a live Gutter Talk panel at this year's San Diego Comic Con and from what I remember, it was pretty great. It's weird once you get up there and get on a roll. You sort of black out and the next thing you know a Comic Con employee is holding up a STOP sign. Where the heck did that 50 minutes go?! From what I do remember, though, it was a pretty great panel. Just to be sure my memories were right, tonight I went back and listened. I stand corrected; it was an amazing panel. Everyone on there had great answers to the questions and made the panel a lot of fun. It was extremely inspirational and so far the highlight of my year. What I want to share with you here is just a quick thing I pieced together, partly to dust off the microphones because it's been a little while, but really because before I release the full panel in a couple weeks I want to give you a brief idea of some of the fun you'll get to hear soon. l. to r. Mark Waid, Adam Greenfield, Christina Blanch, Chris Miskiewicz, Rachel Dukes, Calista Brill Music: "RetroFuture Clean" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Rachel Dukes of www.mixtapecomics.com honors our questions regarding a series of comics about her cat.

In 1988, a wildly talented musician named Bobby McFerrin released a song titled "Don't Worry, Be Happy." For those of us who remember this song, it was certainly catchy enough to often catch yourself whistling while walking to the bus stop. And yet who knew in the end just how useful those words would be if only we had really taken them to heart? Of course, easier said than done, but it sure would've been nice to not worry. That said, we're artists. Who are we kidding? And that's what makes this Gutter Talk episode with Rachel Dukes, artist and creator of Frankie Comics, so great. It's further confirmation that worrying as a young, budding artist just trying to get their bearing in this ocean of art, let alone in the lake of comics, is actually normal. It's even proof that yes, you can outgrow the worst of it. Now if only we had time machines.... Download the podcast and listen in as Adam and Rachel discuss why see-through rulers are better than rulers you can't see through, her Kickstarter project for Frankie Comics, and some of the hurtles she encountered as a kid when opportunities presented themselves. Also, be sure you are heading over to iTunes to give us a review and a rating. It'll be the easiest thing you do all day today. We promise. Then tell your friends to give the podcast a review and a rating. Then tell them to tell their friends to- well, you see where we're going with this. Rachel's Links: Rachel's site (@MixtapeComics) Frankie Comics Kickstarter for Frankie Comics Our Links: Intro & Outro Song: "RetroFuture Clean" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro Song Behind Vocals: "Backed Vibes (clean)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Transitions: InceptionBrassHitMedium.wav: Herbert Boland / www.freesound.org Old Fashion Radio Jingle 2.wav: club sound / www.freesound.org

Andy W. heads to this year's Small Press Expo, and there he talks with fifteen different creators about their work, their upcoming projects, and their experiences at the expo. In this special episode, you'll hear brief interviews with James Kochalka, Box Brown, Ellen Linder, Michael DeForge, Renee French, Ed Piskor, Jason Shiga, Nate Powell, Gregory Robison, Evan Dahm, Rachel Dukes, Luke Howard, B. M. Prager, Lucy Bellwood, Noah Van Sciver. There are a lot of fun nuggets packed into this show, so enjoy SPX vicariously through the interview prowess of Andy.