WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics

Eisner Award nominated comic book creator, Dave Baker joins us to explore an interview with Alan Moore, the announcement of Wildstorm publishing ThunderCats, 3 comic book previews, Marvel movie news of the early 2000s and more from issue 130 of Wizard! Get access to an UNCUT version of the episode with 20 minutes of excellent bonus conversation, plus a PDF scan of the issue, our exclusive ToyFares...

Former Ultimate Marvel department intern and current comic book writer, Todd Matthy joins us to discuss big revelations from Bendis and Millar, behind the scenes stories of creating the new Marvel universe for the 21st century, which characters were promised to NEVER appear in Ultimate comics and more! Get access to an extended, UNCUT edition of this episode featuring 20 minutes of extra conversat...

With the new Supergirl film in theaters, we decided to release our Patreon exclusive Super Cinema review of the 1984 Supergirl movie to the public on our Patreon feed. Join Mike Schwartz, Michael Cannetti and Adam as they have a blast exploring this goofy, fantasy adventure. If you like what you hear, become a subscriber for $5 a month at Patreon.com/WIZARDCOMICS to get access to more Super Cinema...

Michael Cannetti and Adam explore a Last Man Standing battle between Batman and Snake Eyes from G.I. Joe, take peek at Kirsten Dunst's diary from the set of Spider-Man, try to uncover the mystery of Marvel's 1602 and more. Plus, Michael takes the WizCAT comic book trivia quiz created by Wizard to separate the Geeks from the posers. Get access to UNCUT, early release episodes, the exclusive ToyFare...

We're joined by Matt Moylan, formerly of Dreamwave Productions to talk about the 80s cartoon comics revival of the early 2000s, Jim Lee returning to monthly comics on Batman with Jeph Loeb, Morrison and Quitely on X-Men and more as reported on in Wizard issue 129. Plus, Matt takes us behind the scenes at Dreamwave during their highest highs of producing Transformers comics to their controversial f...

More fun from Wizard 128 with returning guest, Phillip Sevy discussing Wizard's picks for the Top 10 Most Influential Comic Book Artists of All Time, exploring the many comic book references on The Simpsons, a look at the new Cable/Soldier X creative team, a goofy Last Team Standing battle pitting the Avengers against the Justice Friends and more! Check out Phil's creator owned, NSFW comic book Ki...

Special guest, Chris Denmead from The Spidey Dude Radio Network joins us to dive into the Spider-Hype of the comic book world during the release of the first Sam Raimi Spider-Man film as featured in the Wizard Spider-Man Special from 2002. Jenkins/Ramos, Straczynski/Romita Jr and more! Plus learn all about his Bernie Wrightson documentary being shown at Comic Con International in San Diego this ye...

Adam and Mike Schwartz explore issue 128 of Wizard, discussing the excitement of the Geoff Johns/Scott Kolins The Flash series, the origins of Free Comic Book Day, Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker in Spider-Man and more. Plus, the announcement of the two comic creators who won the online poll to become the new competitors in our long-running Hype Machine segment. Get access to PDF scans of Wizard mag...

Michael and Adam are so excited about the 2026 Summer movie season that they just had to get together to talk about their anticipation for films like Mortal Kombat II, The Mandalorian and Grogu, Masters of the Universe, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Supergirl and more. Which do they think will be blockbusters and which had them scratching their heads? Listen now and find out, Geeks! Thanks to our mon...

Mike Schwartz joins Adam to dive deeper into the 10th anniversary issue of Wizard magazine. Join these reunited co-hosts as they discuss a Last Team Standing battle between the rogues galleries of Spider-Man and The Flash, explore the 10 Greatest comic book stories of the decade, Top 100 Covers of All Time, an interview with Willem Dafoe about playing Green Goblin in Spider-Man and an interview wi...

We celebrate the 10th anniversary of Wizard magazine with returning WIZARDS co-hosts, Steven Tsapelas and Michael Cannetti, exploring the 25 biggest events that rocked the comics world from 1991-2001, behind the scenes stories from Wizard history, announcing the winner of the Jim & Todd's Hype Machine competition and more! Missing Mike Schwartz? Don't worry, he's joining the celebration as the...

Managing Editor of Comics Beat and co-host of Comic Book School on YouTube, Deanna Destito joins us to talk about her early days as an intern for Wizard magazine. Hear stories about interviewing Stan Lee, Brian Pulido and other comic book creators. Plus, some real talk about what is was like being a young female in the Wizard bullpen, tips for successful collaboration in comic book creating and mo...

On this 1/2 episode we're reviewing the Image Comics 10th anniversary hardcover, a Tigra mini-series by Christina Z. and Mike Deodato Jr. from 2002, plus Hulk: The End by Peter David and Dale Keown. Also, an interview with Chuck Dixon about jumping ship to CrossGen in 2002, a Casting Call for an Image Comics movie, Mort of the Month and more! Get access to early, UNCUT episodes, PDF scans of the i...

Longtime podcaster and comic book fan, Michael DiGiovanni joins us to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Image Comics as presented in Wizard issue 126. Plus, Wizard tackles the biggest mysteries of comic books, Frank Miller's $1 million paycheck for The Dark Knight Strikes Again and more. Get access to an UNCUT, early release version of this episode and all our previous podcast releases, plus PDF s...

We say farewell to our friend and co-host, William Bruce West on this episode, then explore the rest of issue 125 of Wizard magazine. You can contribute to helping Will's family pay the medical bills from his hospital treatment and further expenses by contributing to the GoFundMe that was set up for them here: https://gofund.me/76d720c33 Thanks to our monthly supporters Steve Bada Matthew Strange...

UNLOCKED from the WIZARDS Patreon vault comes the Patreon exclusive Super Cinema review of Daredevil (2003) starring Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell and Michael Clarke-Duncan recorded in 2024. Join Adam, Michael, Mike and Pete as they share their takes on this early Marvel Comics film adaptation in both its theatrical and Director's Cut. Is love blind or will they give the Devil his du...

We're diving into Wizard issue 125 with Kalervo Sinervo, PhD from The Wizard Research Project to discuss Wizard's selections for the Top 10 comic book heroines of all time, go behind the scenes with Sam Raimi on Spider-Man, discuss the hype for the new comics projects of 2002 and so much more. Get geeky with us and listen now! Get an uncut version of this episode, plus a PDF scan of the issue, acc...

Celebrated writer, Paul Jenkins joins us to talk about his return to The Sentry for Marvel Comics in 2026, while sharing fantastic stories about his work in launching the character through Wizard magazine in 1999, developing the long awaited ORIGIN of Wolverine, working two unite the Top Cow universe and more behind the scenes stories from the comic book industry of the late 90s and early 2000s. F...

It's a WIZARDS All-Star Anthology edition of the 1/2 as we invited several past guests from the podcast to record solo segments discussing sections of the magazine that resulted in a lot of fun insights. Join Adam for a look at the best comics of 2001, a Last Team Standing battle between Justice League Unlimited and the Legion of Super-Heroes presented by Michael Cannetti, a breakdown of Greg Land...

Jim and Justin from The Iron Age of Comics Podcast join Adam for a fantastic discussion about Joe Quesada's industry changing moves at Marvel in 2001, the mystery of Steve Ditko, debate whether continuity matters in 21st century comics and so much more. Get  an UNCUT version of this podcast with bonus conversation, plus a PDF scan of the issue, access to our exclusive ToyFares: The Podcast and mor...

What happens when the greatest heroes from Marvel and DC collide in a March Madness–style tournament? In this special episode of Wizards: The Podcast Guide to Comics , Michael and Adam create the ultimate comic book debate bracket. 68 legendary heroes enter — from Spider-Man and Wolverine to Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman — but only ONE can become the greatest superhero of all time. Who wins i...

COMICS! The Magazine is an all new print publication celebrating the joy of comic books that hits comic book stores on March 11th, 2026 and we're talking to the visionary team of Atom! Freeman, Joe Keatinge and Gabe Yocum who are spearheading the fun of this monthly magazine that has already sold 100,000 copies before launch. Is COMICS! The Magazine the second coming of Wizard The Guide To Comics...

Adam is joined by Dalibor, The Indie Hype Man to discuss 5 Independent Comic Book creators spotlighted by Wizard in issue 123, examine The Incredible Hulk revamp by Bruce Jones and John Romita Jr., plus review Morlocks, Exiles and more in this jam-packed edition of WIZARDS 1/2. Our friend and co-host, William Bruce West is still in the hospital dealing with the debilitating effects of a stroke, yo...

We explore how Wizard and the comic book industry dealt with the events of September 11th, explore major Damage Control with Alex Ross painting a sexy Wonder Woman, discover how making fan films led Zeb Wells to get a gig writing for Marvel Comics and so much more. Get access to an UNCUT version of this episode with 30 minutes of bonus conversation, plus a PDF scan of the issue, our exclusive ToyF...

Have you been waiting for Wizard magazine to be published again? Well now you can hold an essential part of it in your hands and relive the magic, as The Complete Palmer's Picks is being published in new volumes with updated content. We interview Tom Palmer, Jr., who contributed the indie focused Palmer's Picks articles to Wizard magazine for years about this exciting new print project! You can or...