#164 – The Cystic Fibrosis Superhero: Discussing Chronic Illnesses & Creating Heroes For Causes With Jeremiah Stemple

Jeremiah Stemple & the charity he co-created; Heroes For Causes, are the focus of this week’s episode; Mike talks with Jeremiah about his chronic illness Cystic Fibrosis, how and why Heroes For Causes was created, inspiration for the characters, how the superhero comics they create help those who desperately need it and more.

In more detail, Jeremiah starts by explaining how Heroes For Causes first came into being and what caused him to jumpstart this charitable organisation. Jeremiah also talks about the characters of Heroes For Causes, what the symptoms are for Cystic Fibrosis, the community around these chronic illnesses and the importance of representation for chronically ill children. Jeremiah also details how long it takes to create a Heroes For Causes comic, how many hours a day he spends treating his illness and how COVID affected those with chronic illnesses. Jeremiah also talks about his tattoos, a shared comic universe and much more!

Find out more information about the comics, how to donate and more here: https://heroesforcauses.com/

Reach out to Jeremiah via Twitter: @JeremiahStemple (https://twitter.com/jeremiahstemple)

Green Lantern: Dragon Lord is the 3-part comic series Jeremiah mentioned in this conversation.

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In the last episode of GCC, number 163, brought forward another addition of Disney Discussions where Mike, Megan, Ria Carrogan & Spider-Dan discuss direct-to-video sequels that no one asked for. The four movies discussed are Lion King II: Simba’s Pride, Bambi II, Aladdin II: Return Of Jafar and Mulan II – our four hosts question why these were made, how the characters change and most importantly; are they even worth watching?

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For any Star Wars fars; make sure you tune into the Obi-Wan Kenobi discussion show where Mike & various guests discussed each episode of the new series (Megan & Ria have both appeared), you can listen on Mike’s YouTube channel, or on the feed of Comics In Motion!

Find Mike’s other show; Star Wars: Comics In Canon on Spotify & the other podcast apps on the feed of Comics In Motion & on GCC's YouTube. Episodes are out every Saturday; episodes 0-99 are out now, in eps 98 & 99 Mike delved into two volumes of the first original canon Star Wars manga; The Edge Of Balance (set during the High Republic), in ep 97 Mike started on the Crimson Reign crossover event and in ep 96, Mike tackled the High Republic investigation mini-series Trail Of Shadows! Previous episodes include the War Of The Bounty Hunters crossover (all 34 tie-in issues), every other canon Star Wars comic by Marvel, the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi, full High Republic coverage (book reviews & comics) & much more - https://podfollow.com/comicsinmotion

Outro read by BZ The Voice: http://www.bzthevoice.com/

Mike's guest spots:
Mike appeared on Indie Comics Spotlight, discussing Cavan Scott’s Shadow Service with Tony, listen on the feed of Comics In Motion! https://pod.fo/e/1259e4  
Mike returned to Star Wars Timeline to talk about Villains in each of the SW trilogies here: https://youtu.be/V7382WWkSP0 - they also discuss accents in the Star Wars universe; the original trilogy here: https://youtu.be/1X0PyXkQZGg & the prequel trilogy here: https://youtu.be/3L4qWeYOzhw  

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