Episode #218: Wendy Xu & Suzanne Walker – IN THIS EPISODE:
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The guests for this episode is the team behind the Hugo Award nominated graphic novel Mooncakes, author Suzanne Walker and illustrator Wendy Xu, available now via ONI Press. With an LGBTQ+ and disabled cast, Mooncakes follows a young witch, as she works to help her grandmothers out with their store and their duties of protecting the town, only to find out that the white wolf being reported in their area is his childhood crush. During our chat, we talk about many of the themes within this story like sexuality, family, generational wisdom, and much more.
Purchase Mooncakes: lionforge.com/mooncakes
Follow Wendy Xu:
Web: artofwendyxu.com
Instagram: instagram.com/artofwendyxu
Twitter: twitter.com/angrygirLcomics
Follow Suzanne Walker:
Web: suzannewakeenwalker.com
Twitter: twitter.com/suzusaur
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