WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics
Adam & Will re-examine comic book history through the pages of Wizard magazine.
Episodes
Top Cow superfan, Robb returns to talk about a weird period of Top Cow history where Silvestri and crew really had nothing new to promote besides, Inferno: Hellbound, but Wizard put a magazine together anyway. Tomb Raider, Universe by Paul Jenkins and several projects that were delayed or never saw the light of day get the spotlight. Meanwhile stalwarts like Witchblade, The Darkness and Michael Turner's Fathom take a back ...
Original WIZARDS co-host, Michael Cannetti joins Adam to discuss a Last Man Standing battle between Spawn and Hellboy, a crazy day in the life of Marvel head honcho, Joe Quesada, reviewing Batgirl starring Cassandra Cain, the Joker: Last Laugh crossover and so much more!
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We're talking with former and final ToyFare Editor, Justin Aclin about his early days at Wizard in 2001, his rise through the editorial ranks at ToyFare to join "Team Comedy" and write Twisted ToyFare Theatre. Plus, his experience watching the Wizard publishing empire fall in real time and the failed transition to a digital magazine. All this and so much more, so listen now!
Adam is joined by Phillip Sevy to discuss Michael Turner's return to comics, the wonders of Planetary, a lost Kevin Smith comic book project and more geeky fun.
Our friend and co-host, William Bruce West is in the hospital dealing with the effects of a stroke, you can help his family to handle the medical bills and daily needs while he gets treatment by donating here https://gofund.me/a06b50891
Thanks to our monthly support...Will and Adam dive into the bonus CrossGen Primer packed in with the issue to uncover the secrets of the Sigil, discuss a Last Woman Standing Battle between Elektra and Batgirl, explore the popularity of the Allred/Milligan X-Force, enjoy additional 'Toon talk and plenty of hilarious, geeky conversation.
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In this special Patreon Preview edition of WIZARDS you will experience the UNCUT discussion of Wizard issue 121, featuring 30 minutes of bonus conversation, usually available only to our Patrons! Join Adam and Will as they get Geeky about death in comic books, Hollywood writers getting into comics, Wizard's rankings of the 100 Best Cartoons and more Rob Liefeld references than you would expect in 2001.
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Will and Adam are joined by Kevin Smith mega fans, Lee Eberhart and Kevin Decent to discuss the Wizard Kevin Smith Spectacular from 2001, exploring the View Askew cinematic universe. Hear their personal stories of meeting Kevin Smith, visiting the filming locations and more.
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Will and Adam discuss a Last Man Standing battle between Daredevil and Doctor Mid-Nite, Wizard's rankings of the best non-superhero comics, the rise of artist Greg Horn, explore the most popular collectibles at cons in 2001, laugh at the Mort of the Month and so much more.
You can get access to an UNCUT version of this episode with 20 minutes of extra conversation, plus a PDF scan of the issue, our ToyFares podcast and more...
YOU are the fill-in WIZARDS co-host joining Adam as he flies solo on this episode of the podcast (Don't worry, William Bruce West will be back for the 1/2 episode!). Explore the crazy path to revealing Wolverine's Origin, examine the work of Joseph Michael Linsner, go behind the scenes of Alex Ross's creative process, debate whether comic book fans had a right to complain about Marvel's big changes and more. Plus, stay 'ti...
It's X-Men for X-Mas as Adam and Will celebrate the holidays with longtime WIZARDS listener, Lee Eberhart. It's a deep dive into Marvel Comics' revamp of their entire X-Men line from Morrison's New to Casey's Uncanny to Claremont's X-Treme revamps. They also X-plore the spin-offs like Exiles, The Brotherhood, Millgan and Allred's X-Force, Cable and Wolverine. Plus, Alex Ross redesigns the X-Men! It's a wild sleigh ride wit...
Adam and Will explore a Last Man Standing battle between Wonder Woman and Wonder Man, discuss the evolution of trade paperbacks, run through the Image Comics timeline, discuss the appeal of the Robin ongoing series and so much more.
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Adam and Will discuss the launch of Marvel's MAX mature readers line, debate 90s Image Comics vs 21st century Image, review a full 22-page Elektra comic inserted into the issue and so much more in this episode that's crammed full of geeky goodness.
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We’re celebrating Turkey Day this year by unlocking an exclusive Super Cinema podcast from the vault for those of you have yet to take the Patreon plunge. We decided to let our opinions FLY about an awesome bird based film, The Crow from 1994 starring the late Brandon Lee and the result is a delicious discussion about this iconic 90s comic book movie.
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Rob Graham from the AfterLunch podcast joins Will and Adam to DIVE DEEP into the world of Michael Turner's Fathom and whether the concept HOLDS WATER. It's a fun time wading through the waves of fandom. Listen now, Geeks!
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Will and Adam get into a Last TEAM Standing battle between JLA: Year One and the Original Avengers, plus a Casting Call for a Birds of Prey movie, Hot 10 Comics, Mort of the Month and so much more.
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Adam and Will explore the hype as Wizard pits Marvel Knights, Ultimate Marvel and Marvel Classic against each other, Geoff Johns' reinvents Hawkman for the 21st century, CrossGen previews Sojourn, TONS of comic book movie rumors and so much more.
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Will and Adam dive deeper into Wizard issue 117 to discuss a Last Man Standing Battle between Darth Vader and Doctor Doom, compare Wildstorm's Ninja Boy to Top Cow's No Honor, explore Geoff Johns on The Flash and more!
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What was TRITON magazine and how did it try to give Wizard a run for its money in 1994? Did Wizard "steal" their price guide listings from Comic Values Monthly? What was it like to hang out with John Romita Jr in the 90s? Brian Kelly, founder and Editor-In-Chief of TRITON answers all these questions and more in this fascinating interview about a magazine you never knew existed.
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In this milestone episode we welcome William Bruce West as the NEW co-host of WIZARDS! Join Adam and Will as they discuss the NEW X-Men uniforms of 2001, a NEW direction for CHAOS! comics, NEW imaginary stories from the Star Wars universe and so much more in this historic episode.
You can get access to an UNCUT version of this episode with 10 minutes of bonus conversation, a PDF scan of the issue, our exclusive Super Cinema...
We're joined by Ray Stakenas and Robert Clarke-Chan of Knowing Is Half The Podcast for an outrageous discussion of the G.I. Joe movie Casting Call from Wizard issue 117. Wild tangents abound as we talk Dolph Lundgren's filmography, encounters with Destro voice actor Arthur Burghardt and so much more.
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