Spiderverse, Alita Trailers; Marvel Rising; POC Hogwarts?-The Grind @6pm ET

Deck the Halls for our Afronerd Radio multiverse listenership!  Stay tuned for the next Grindhouse podcast episode airing this Sunday at 6pm ET. Join your favorite podcast Earth-X Freedom Fighters (Claire Lanay, Capt. Kirk, Daryll B. & Dburt) as they ventilate on the following pulp topics: our impressions of new trailer releases on the web (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse; Jessica Jones S2, Alita: Battle Angel, Altered Carbon and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom); Marvel "doubles down" on their diversity initiatives with a new animated franchise entitled, Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors (to the chagrin of many fanboys who are loyal to the traditional IPs); a federal jury ruled in San Diego Comic Con's favor against Salt Lake Comic Con for their usage of the term "comic con." What does that mean for the countless pulp events using that nomenclature globally?; now that auteur director Quentin Tarantino has been tapped to helm a new Star Trek film, not only could it be rated R but Capt. Picard (when he's not Professor X) himself, Patrick Stewart stated that he would be down to be in it (as Picard? is this the Kelvin Universe?); after a delayed viewing (a year!), Dburt finally watched Fantastic Beasts....what's the deal with Johnny Depp's casting for the sequel and with the Black Panther's success lurking in '18, can we see a POC Potterverse? ; there's a shake up at the WB over the poor performance of last month's Justice League at the box office;  X-Men Dark Phoenix pics hit the net. And lastly Lion Forge's Puerto Rico Strong anthology comes in March '18 showcasing Puerto Rican creators as well as lending aid to the storm struck island.  Call LIVE at 646-915-9620.