TG Geeks Webcast Episode 322

The Two Gay Geeks have a chat with Kara and Mads of Firesphere Media, where they create several series of graphic novels and support other independent creators by delivering graphic design services at a reasonable price. We chat with them about what they are creating and their involvement with the LGBTQ+ Summit coming up from Pride and Joy Foundation. Have a listen and we hope you enjoy this as much as we did.<br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />About Kara and Mads<br /><br />Kara Ballenger is a graphic designer and illustrator who puts a special emphasis on depicting characters from marginalized groups. Kara has chosen to predominantly work as a freelance artist and at a lower rate of pay than most of her competition, because she believes that everyone deserves a chance to advance their careers, and if she is able to assist them with her art, she is more than happy to do so.<br />Kara’s main goal in her creative work is to ultimately turn her artistic endeavors into a full-time job, so that she can publish books quickly and to a wider audience, as well as employing people from disenfranchised groups as illustrators, writers, and other creators.<br /><br />Mads Cherluck is a writer and colorist who helps to bring Kara’s work to life in a dynamic and unique way. When they are not pairing up with Kara to create new graphic novels, Mads can usually be found writing ideas for future stories or painting commissions for people. They majored in Creative Writing in college and took private courses from Lori DeBoer in Boulder, CO. Mads enjoys using their art to spread the word about the ways that society engages in ableism and anti LGBTQIA rhetoric, as well as learning to insert the way other white people engage in micro-aggressions and systemic oppression against black Americans and other minority groups.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />About Firesphere Media<br /><br /><br /><br />☀☀☀<br /><br /><br />At Fire Sphere Media, we believe that although the world has progressed fu