Your Watchers, Guido & Rob

Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast

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Dear Watchers is a comic book podcast taking you through the omniverse where your Watchers Guido and Rob explore a different multiverse each episode, from Marvel’s What If to DC’s Elseworlds and far beyond. Join as we discuss the stories that were inspired by and take inspiration from each episode's alternate universe. Includes special episodes with guest creators, scholars and fellow podcasters to share their favorite trips to the multiverse and help ponder the possibilities of what lies ahead for comics and storytelling. For bonus episodes: www.ko-fi.com/DearWatchers

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Your Watchers, Guido & Rob

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What If (Spider-Man's) Aunt May Had Been Bitten By A Radioactive Spider? With Special Guests Multiverse of Badness podcast (from What If Vol. 1 #23) 08.08.2022 51:44

Ep. 57 What If (Spider-Man's) Aunt May Had Been Bitten By A Radioactive Spider? Special Guests Mike & Zach from Multiverse of Badness podcast What If Vol. 1 #23 Earth 3123 (Marvel) Reading list: Strange Tales #97 (1962 Marvel Comics) What If #23 (1980 Marvel Comics) Spider-Verse #2 (2020 Marvel Comics) Learn more about Dear Watchers: Visit DearWatchers.com Twitter @DearWatchers Email Podcast@D...

What if the X-Men Animated Series universe was in a comic book universe, kind of / sort of? (From Marvel Comics: Secret Wars - X-Men '92) 01.08.2022 1:01:22

Ep. 56 What if the X-Men Animated Series universe was in a comic book universe, kind of / sort of? X-Men '92 Volume 1 Earth 15513 (kind of 92131) Reading list: X-Men the Animated Series (Episodes 1 & 76 from 1992 & 1997) New X-Men #114, 121 (Marvel from 2001 & 2002) X-Men '92 #1-8 (Marvel from 2015) X-Men '97 News & Announcements from San Diego Comic Con 2022 Learn more about Dear...

What if Ghost Rider, the Flash (both Jay Garrick and Barry Allen), Johnny Blaze, and Etrigan the Demon amalgamated into one character? With Special Guest Ethan of MakeMineAmalgam (from Speed Demon #1, Amalgam Comics) 25.07.2022 1:12:21

Ep. 55 What if Ghost Rider, the Flash (both Jay Garrick and Barry Allen), Johnny Blaze, and Etrigan the Demon amalgamated into one character? Special Guest Ethan from @MakeMineAmalgam Speed Demon #1 Earth 9602 (Amalgam Comics from Marvel & DC) Reading list: Showcase #4 (DC Comics 1956) Marvel Spotlight #5 (Marvel Comics 1972) The Demon #1 (DC Comics 1972) Speed Demon #1 (Amalgam Comics 1996) Q...

ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: What if we had guests, games, & giveaways? (with Brad & Lisa - Comic Book Couples Counseling, Carrie Harris, ElliotComicArt, Mike - Ten Cent Takes, Jake & Jesús - Spec Tales) 18.07.2022 1:04:25

What if we had guests, games, & giveaways? Our 1 year anniversary special! Join special guests for games across the multiverse (play-along with trivia and more while listening), and instructions for how you can participate in our biggest giveaway ever! With special guests (click names for links): Brad & Lisa - Comic Book Couples Counseling Carrie Harris , ElliotComicArt , Mike - Ten Cent T...

What if Jane Foster had found the hammer of Thor? Super-Sized With Special Guest Elliot of @ElliotComicArt (from What If #10, a Marvel comics alternate universe) 11.07.2022 1:30:34

Ep. 53 What if Jane Foster had found the hammer of Thor? Special Guest Elliot from @ElliotComicArt What If #10 Earth 788 (Marvel Comics) Reading list: Thor #136 (1967) What If #10 (1978) Thor #s 1, 4, 6, 8 (2014-15) Mighty Thor #s 702, 703, 704, 705, 706 (2018) Thor: Love & Thunder (2022 film) Learn more about Dear Watchers: Visit DearWatchers.com Twitter @DearWatchers Email Podcast@DearWatche...

What if Captain America were revived today? (from What If #44, a Marvel comics alternate universe) 04.07.2022 1:07:04

Ep. 52 What if Captain America were revived today? (aka What if Captain America were not revived until today?) What If #44 Earth 8-4444 (Marvel Comics) Reading list: Avengers #4 (1964) Captain America #155-156 (1972) What If #44 (1984) Captain America #38 (2008) Captain America #602 (2010) Learn more about Dear Watchers: Visit DearWatchers.com Twitter @DearWatchers Email Podcast@DearWatchers.com T...

What if Clark Kent and Lois Lane had gone to see Superman, Cartoon Hero? (from Superman #183, a DC Comics Imaginary Tale) 27.06.2022 1:02:42

Ep. 51 What if Clark Kent and Lois Lane had gone to see Superman, Cartoon Hero? Superman #183 (an Imaginary Tale), originally from Superman #19 Earth of an unknown designation (DC Comics) Reading list: Action Comics #1 (1938) Superman (Fleischer Cartoon Serial, Episodes 1 & 2: Mad Scientist & The Mechanical Monsters, 1941) Superman #183 (1966) Action Comics #662 (1991) Superman #18 (2020)...

PRIDE Month Special: What if our favorite queer characters traveled through the multiverse? (with SO MANY GUESTS!) 20.06.2022 1:03:49

Pride Month 50th Episode Mega-Crossover Special! Countdown with us as we explore: What if our favorite queer characters traveled through the multiverse? Featuring special guests: Art from Alphabet Flight podcast , author Carrie Harris , activist Christian Fuscarino , artist Miguel Morales , Mike & Jessika from Ten Cent Takes podcast , and Liam James from They're Queer podcast ! Featuring trip...

What if Robin fought aliens in the year 3000 (and was blonde)? With Special Guests Jessika & Mike from Ten Cent Takes (DC Elseworlds: Robin 3000 #1-2) 13.06.2022 1:38:39

Ep. 49 What if Robin fought aliens in the year 3000 (and was blonde)? With Special Guests Jessika & Mike from the Ten Cent Takes podcast Robin 3000 #1-2 (Elseworlds) Earth of an unknown designation (DC Comics) Reading list: Robin #1 (1991) Robin 3000 #1-2 (1993) Future State: Robin Eternal #1-2 (2021) Don't watch, but related (& discussed): Tom Swift (CW TV show 2022) Learn more about Dear...

CREATOR INTERVIEW with Randall Lotowycz (The DC Book of Lists, DC Comics Superheroes & Villains Fandex, Superhero Playbook) 06.06.2022 56:57

Author, writer, editor, publishing expert, cult films aficionado, and comic book taxonomist Randall Lotowycz (The DC Book of Lists, DC Comics Superheroes & Villains Fandex, Superhero Playbook, Convergence backmatter pages, and much more) joins the Watchers Council to dive into how to begin to catalogue the vast DC universe, why DC has such an extensive multiverse, what lessons people should le...

What if Mister Sinister formed the X-Men? (From What If Vol. 2 #74) 30.05.2022 58:08

Ep. 47 What if Mister Sinister formed the X-Men? What If Volume 2 Issue 74 Earth-956 (Marvel) Reading list: Classic X-Men #41-42 (Marvel, 1989) X-Factor #39 (Marvel, 1989) What If #74 (Marvel, 1995) Hellions #1 (Marvel, 2020) Immortal X-Men #1 (Marvel, 2022) Learn more about Dear Watchers: Visit DearWatchers.com Twitter @DearWatchers Email Podcast@DearWatchers.com Theme music is Space Heroes by M...

CREATOR INTERVIEW (eXtra-sized!) with David Avallone (Elvira in Horrorland, Bettie Page Unbound, Twilight Zone / Shadow & more) 23.05.2022 2:17:17

Writer, activist, story expert, and world-builder David Avallone (Elvira Mistress of the Dark, Shape of Elvira, Elvira in Horrorland, Bettie Page Unbound, The Twilight Zone & The Shadow, Drawing Blood with Kevin Eastman & much more including host of the podcast "Pulp Today") joins the Watchers Council to dive into how stories get embedded in us, the function meta narratives serve in our co...

What if Elvira Mistress of the Dark entered a multiverse of horror movie worlds? (From Elvira Meets Vincent Price #5 / Elvira In Horrorland #1) 16.05.2022 1:02:59

Ep. 45 What if Elvira Mistress of the Dark entered a multiverse of horror movie worlds? Elvira Meets Vincent Price #5 / Elvira In Horrorland #1 Earth of an unknown designation Reading list: Elvira's House of Mystery #1 (DC Comics, 1986) Elvira Mistress of the Dark #1 (Claypool Comics, 1993) Elvira Mistress of the Dark #1 (Dynamite Comics, 2018) Elvira Meets Vincent Price #5 (Dynamite Comics, 2022)...

What if Charles Xavier became Doctor Strange with the helmet/power of Doctor Fate? (Amalgam Marvel + DC Universe) 09.05.2022 1:04:58

Ep. 44 What if Charles Xavier became Doctor Strange with the helmet/power of Doctor Fate? Doctor Strangefate #1 Earth-9602 Reading list: More Fun Comics 67 (DC Comics 1941) Strange Tales 115 (Marvel Comics 1963) X-Men 12 (Maravel Comics 1965) Doctor Strangefate 1 (Amalgam Comics 1996) DC Vs Marvel: All Access 3-4 (Marvel & DC Comics 1997) Email Podcast@DearWatchers.com Twitter @DearWatchers Th...

BONUS: 15 things about Doctor Strange Multiverse of Madness (MCU Marvel film) with Special Guest ElliotComicArt 07.05.2022 41:39

BONUS Episode: 15 things (predictions, loves, & questions) about Doctor Strange Multiverse of Madness, the 2022 Marvel MCU Studios film by Sam Raimi, featuring special guest @ElliotComicArt . About the film: In Marvel Studios' "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness," the MCU unlocks the Multiverse and pushes its boundaries further than ever before. Journey into the unknown with Doctor St...

CREATOR INTERVIEW with Carrie Harris (Shadow Avengers, Xavier Institute: Liberty & Justice For All, Marvel Untold: Witches Unleashed & more) 02.05.2022 57:24

Creator, writer, game designer, world-builder Carrie Harris (Shadow Avengers, Xavier Institute: Liberty & Justice For All, Marvel Untold: Witches Unleashed, Elder God Dance Squad, The Supernaturals of Las Vegas series & more) joins the Watchers Council to dive into how writing and game design are related, telling stories adjacent to an existing universe, sharing a sandbox, multiverses, div...

What if... Starring Ka-Zar (aka What If New York Remained The Savage Land Forever) 25.04.2022 1:03:49

Ep. 42 What if... Starring Ka-Zar (aka What If New York remained the Savage Land Forever)? What If Vol. 2 Issue 112 Earth-989112 Reading list: X-Men 10 (1965) Ka-Zar 8-11 (1997-1998) What If 112 (1998) Ka-Zar Lord of the Savage Land 1 (2021) Email Podcast@DearWatchers.com Twitter @DearWatchers Theme music is Space Heroes by MaxKoMusic Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported ★ Support...

CREATOR INTERVIEW with Joe Glass (The Pride, The Miracles, Young Men In Love, & more) 18.04.2022 57:48

Creator, writer, editor, world-builder Joe Glass (The Pride, The Miracles, Glitter Vipers, Acceptable Losses, Young Men In Love) joins the Watchers Council to dive into comic book writing, the influence of X-Men, Grant Morrison, multiverses, queer stories, identity, story-telling, and what meta-narratives may mean in our omniverse. Visit Joe Glass' website to learn more about his work https://www....

What if Doctor Strange had been a disciple of Dormammu? 11.04.2022 1:00:27

Ep. 40 What if Doctor Strange had been a disciple of Dormammu? What If Vol. 1 Issue 18 Earth-791218 Reading list: Strange Tales 110 (1963) Strange Tales 115 (1963) Strange Tales 126 (1964) What If 18 (1979) Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme 1 (1988) What If Episode 4 (2021 TV show) Email Podcast@DearWatchers.com Twitter @DearWatchers Theme music is Space Heroes by MaxKoMusic Creative Commons Attrib...

BONUS: Everything Everywhere All At Once (A24 Film by The Daniels) 10.04.2022 28:49

BONUS Episode: 10 things we love & 2 questions we have about Everything Everywhere All At Once, the multiversal 2022 A24 Studio film by The Daniels. About the film: When an interdimensional rupture unravels reality, an unlikely hero must channel her newfound powers to fight bizarre and bewildering dangers from the multiverse as the fate of the world hangs in the balance. Rating:R (Some Violenc...

What if Two-Face was the Phantom of the Opera? (Batman: Masque) 04.04.2022 1:03:12

Ep. 39 What if Two-Face (Harvey Dent) was the Phantom of the Opera? Batman: Masque Earth Unknown Reading list: Phantom of the Opera (1925 film) Detective Comics 33 (1939) Detective Comics 66 (1942) Batman: Masque (1997) Gotham Central 10 (2003) Email Podcast@DearWatchers.com Twitter @DearWatchers Theme music is Space Heroes by MaxKoMusic Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported ★ Sup...

What if all men in the DC Universe died except Superman & Lex Luthor? (JLA: Created Equal) 28.03.2022 1:00:33

Ep. 38 What if all men in the DC Universe died except Superman & Lex Luthor? JLA: Created Equal 1-2 Earth-992 Reading list: JLA 1 (1997) JLA: Created Equal 1-2 (2000) Y: The Last Man 1 (2002) Superman / Batman 24 (2006) Email Podcast@DearWatchers.com Twitter @DearWatchers Theme music is Space Heroes by MaxKoMusic Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported ★ Support this podcast ★

What If The Avengers Were Formed During The 1950s (Pre-Marvel Golden Age Atlas Heroes) 21.03.2022 1:18:09

Ep. 37 What If The Avengers Were Formed During The 1950s? What If Vol 1 Issue 9 Earth-9904 (or 616) Reading list: Marvel Mystery Comics 82 (1947) Venus 1 (1948) Marvel Boy 1 (1950) Men's Adventures 26 (1954) Menace 11 (1954) Yellow Claw 1 (1956) Marvel Premiere 35 (1977) What If 9 (1978) Avengers Forever 5 (1999) Agents of Atlas 1 (2006) Agents of Atlas 1 (2019) Email Podcast@DearWatchers.com Twit...

What If Spider-Man and Superboy became amalgamated (with Ethan of MakeMineAmalgam) 14.03.2022 1:13:12

Ep. 36 What If Spider-Man and Superboy became amalgamated? Spider-Boy 1 Earth-9602 Featuring special guest Ethan of @MakeMineAmalgam Reading list: Amazing Fantasy 15 (1962) Amazing Spider-Man 361 (1992) Superboy 1 (1994) Legion of Super-Heroes 82 (1996) Spider-Boy 1 (1996) Spider Boy Team-Up 1 (1997) Email Podcast@DearWatchers.com Twitter @DearWatchers Theme music is Space Heroes by MaxKoMusic Cr...

What If... Starring Juggernaut (aka What If Cain Marko Killed Charles Xavier) 07.03.2022 58:16

Ep. 35 What If Juggernaut Killed Xavier (Starring Juggernaut... The Kingdom of Cain aka Wandering) What If Volume 2 Issue 94 Earth-9796 Reading list: X-Men 12-13 (1965) Uncanny X-Men 183 (1984) What If 94 (1997) X-Men Unlimited Infinity 13, 20 (2022) Email Podcast@DearWatchers.com Twitter @DearWatchers Amazing logo is original art by @ElliotComicArt Theme music is Space Heroes by MaxKoMusic Music...