Ladies of Valhalla l Reviews and Previews (Best of 2019)

An American, a Canadian and a Brit walk into a bar. But this isn’t a bad joke, this is the Ladies of Valhalla…

This month they are taking a look at their best of 2019, and giving a sneak peek into their recommendations for 2020  

The Ladies of Valhalla podcast is hosted by Sarah Miles, Bronwyn Kelly-Seigh and Jessica Garris-Schaeffer, and is a monthly look at media from female-identifying creators, or featuring female-identifying characters.  You can find the hosts on Twitter (@ValhallaLadies) or Facebook (www.facebook.com/ValhallaLadies) or email them on info@ladiesofvalhalla.com

The Ladies of Valhalla logo was created by Jessica Garris-Schaeffer.

‘The Valhallan’, the theme music for Ladies of Valhalla, was created by SuperbadLarry

Best of 2019:

Books:

Terry Pratchett’s Discworld  

I’m absolutely fine : a manual for imperfect women  

Feminists don’t wear pink and other lies  

Why I’m no longer talking to white people about race  

Middlegame by Seanan McGuire

Rebecca Roanhorse, Trial of Lightning, Storm of Locusts  

The Institute by Steven King

Dig, AS King

Comics:

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me

Pretty Deadly

Wicked and Divine

For The Love of God Marie!

Die

Are You Listening?

Assassin Nation

Coda

Murder Falcon,

HoX PoX aka House of X, Powers of X aka Powers of Ten

Giant Days

Crowded

Skyward

Sabrina

b.b.free

Mister Miracle  

TV shows:

Sabrina

The Good Place

She-Ra: Princess of Power

Deadly Class

Mindhunter

Tuca and Bertie

The Mandalorian

Watchmen  

Umbrella Academy

Brooklyn 99

Jack Ryan season 2

Dark season 2  

Dr Who

Another Life

The Witcher

Movies:

Captain Marvel

Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse

Endgame

Alita Battle Angel

Ready or Not (older viewers)

US (older viewers)

Midsommar (older viewers)

John Wick 3

Pokemon Detective Pikachu

Aladdin (live action)

Toy Story 4

John Wick 3 – Parabellum

Knives Out

Booksmart

Crawl (older viewers)

The Farewell

Scary Stories to Tell In The Dark (older viewers)

Missing Link

Rocketman

Dolemite Is My Name

Serenity  

albums / songs / musicians:

Lizzo – Cuz I Love You

Taylor Swift – Lover

My Chemical Romance – Welcome to the Black Parade

Billie Eilish – Bad Guy

The Faint – Egowerk

Spotify playlist for working out

Purity Ring

Polica

LCD Soundsystem

Rituals of mine

Churches

Billie Eilish

Tom Waits

Twitter or Instagram accounts:

iWeigh

Jamela Jamil

BodiPosiPanda

The Supplement Review

Strom Sports Nutrition  

KellySue DeConnick

yesImhotinthis (insta)

eggandbee (insta)  

no_collective (insta)  

coachcuz (insta)

amanda deibert (twitter)

41strange (twitter)

magicrealismbot (twitter)

MrMeogi (twitter)

Gail Simone (twitter)

oddlypleasing (twitter)

jamiemckleive (t

chip zdarsky

ryan North

katie Cook

lucy nisely

kate beaton

cat staggs

warandpeass

theanimated life (inst)

cisperfrenchfrie  

katanacomics

highfructosemag

Juxtaposemag

Beautifulbizarremagazine

Jpahonen

Beezlebubsofficial

digitalmeddle

sketchshark

loisvb

Conventions:

Thought Bubble

NYCC

Portsmouth

True Believers

Food:

Cheese!

Steve’s bagels

Seven Bone

Hello Fresh!

Favourite episode from 2019?

Episode 12 – To all the boys I’ve loved before  

Kristen Gudsnuck interview

Kelly Thompson interview

Storykiller  

Anticipating in 2020:

Books:

Gideon the Ninth

Children of Virtue and Vengeance (children of blood and bone book 2) – Tomi Adeyemi

An Ember in the Ashes series by Saba Tahir (book 5)

Seanan McGuire : October Daye series book 14,  ghost roads series

The Bird King, G Willow Wilson

Seanan McGuire – Wayward Children / Every Heart A Doorway

Comics:

Eat, and Love Yourself (Sweeney Boo!)

The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott

The Killing Horizon

Finger Guns

Alienation

Amethyst

Die

b.b.free

anything Kelly Thompson

A Conspiracy of Ravens

Wicked Things, John Allison & Max Sarin (6 issue mini)  

TV shows:

The Old Guard

Dr Who

Umbrella Academy

Locke and Key

Sabrina – january 24th  

Dark season 3

Movies:

Wonder Woman 1984

The Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn

Mulan

Halloween Kills (older)

A Quiet Place part 2  

Onward & Soul (both Pixar)  

Antlers

Bill and Ted Face The Music  

Matrix sequel

John Wick 4

Marvel Eternals

Black Widow

The Kingsman

Conventions:

Thought Bubble

NYCC

Portsmouth

True Believers

Fan Expo Toronto

London (Ont)  

TCAF