Pop culture news, as it arrives.
Animation writers: enter the AuSPEC AWARDS from The Autism Scene. Submit an 11-minute episode of a current kids series featuring meaningful interaction with an explicitly autistic character. Submit Dec 1–Jan 31. Winners meet showrunners; Grand Prize $5,000; ceremony Apr 2, 2026 (LA).
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Second City launches a six-episode podcast where Allison Reese and Scott Barry Kaufman use improv’s “Yes, And” to bridge divides. Premieres Nov 17 with Amanda Knox, plus guests like Loretta Ross, Aaron Parnas, and Kurt Gray.
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Inferno Girl Red Book Two ignites the Massive-Verse next month. Erica D’urso & Mat Groom return as Cássia Costa faces the enigmatic Twins and a revelation that reshapes her power, city, and self. Issue #1 lands Dec 3 with variant covers by D’urso, Luana Vecchio, Tom Whalen, and more.