Today we're joined by an award winning novelist and podcaster, and a newcomer to the world of writing comics, Charlie Jane Anders!

She's the writer of Marvel's most recent New Mutants run, and the co-creator of Escapade, a transgender superhero! Charlie Jane is most well known for her sci-fi novels like All the Birds in the Sky, Even Greater Mistakes, and The Unstoppable Trilogy. Podcast fans may know her from her Hugo Award winning show, Our Opinions Are Correct!

In this episode, we get into the difficulties of switching writing mediums between novels, TV, and comics, and the challenges of joining an ongoing series in the middle of a run. We also discuss the origins of one of Marvel's most prominent new transgender heroes, and what makes her stand out among other trans characters.