WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics

We examine a Sin City movie Casting Call from 1997, discover an exclusive Heroes Return variant cover, get to know Randy Queen of Darkchylde fame. Plus comic reviews in The Skinny, contest giveaways, top 10 comics and more. Listen now! This episode of WIZARDS 1/2 is brought to you by our sponsor Manscaped. Get 20% off your entire order, plus free shipping when you use the code WIZARDS20 at manscap...

Adam is joined by Dalibor Žujović aka #IndieHypeMan of Catalyst magazine to get into many discussions about the talented (and not so talented) writers and artists of 90's comics found in Wizard 76. We talk George Perez, Superman Red and Blue, DC Comics Dream Teams, obscure small press comics, way too much Gen13 and so much more. This episode is brought to you by our sponsor, MANSCAPED. Get 20% OFF...

We're joined by Peter Melnick from The Marvelists podcast to explore Marvel's Heroes Return Wizard Special Publication from 1997. In the best kind of geeky discussion, we debate who would win in a battle between The Avengers, what went wrong with Kurt Busiek's Iron Man, the best Marvel villain of all time and drop plenty of hot takes. This episode is brought to you by our sponsor, MANSCAPED. Get 2...

We examine a Lady Death movie Casting Call, learn about Spider-Man The Manga and laugh at The Top 10 Heroes and Villains that are DEAD! Plus comic reviews in The Skinny, contest giveaways and the weird list of items requested in the annual Wizard Scavenger Hunt. Listen now! Want more from the WIZARDS experience? Join WIZARDS The Patreon Guide To Comics today at Patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS for uncut...

Robert Brockway from 1900hotdog.com and the Dogg Zone 9000 podcast joins us to break down the madness of 90's comics machismo, Rob Liefeld weaponizing his anger in the aftermath of the Fighting American lawsuit, Brockway's personal connection to the creator of Shaman's Tears and so much more. This episode is not to be missed! Get a full scan of the issue, plus listen to this episode UNCUT with ext...

Adam and Michael review Resurrection Man from DC Comics, explore the Top 10 Heroes and Villains list, Mort of the Month and more! Want more from the WIZARDS experience? Join WIZARDS The Patreon Guide To Comics today at Patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS for uncut episodes, issue scans and many more perks. Thanks to our monthly supporters Steve Bada Matthew Strange Hombre Richard Cocchi Andrew Burt Brandon...

Michael returns to the podcast for a fantastic discussion about Marvel's Heroes Return event, a Batman movie Casting Call, Wizard staff hijinks from the Chicago ComicCon '97 and more! Get a full scan of the issue, plus listen to this episode UNCUT with extra content by joining WIZARDS The Patreon Guide To Comics at Patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS today! Thanks to our monthly supporters Steve Bada Matthe...

Adam reviews Jim Lee's Divine Right and indie comic Box Office Poison, explores the Wizard Casting Call for an Astro City movie, the Top 10 Heroes and Villains list and more! Thanks to our monthly supporters Steve Bada Matthew Strange Hombre Richard Cocchi Andrew Burt Brandon Whitmore Michael Johnson Brock626 Tom Goodwin Matt and Lissy Poisso Lennon Patton Patrick McFadden Marvin Dupree Lunchlady...

Ray Stakenas from Knowing Is Half The Podcast and Who Would Win? joins us to discuss the 10 best and worst superhero costumes as ranked by Wizard magazine, the appeal of Frank Miller's Sin City, David Hasselhoff as Nick Fury and more! Get a full scan of the issue, plus listen to this episode UNCUT with extra content by joining WIZARDS The Patreon Guide To Comics at Patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS today!...

In 1997, the live action Spawn movie was released in a blaze of hype and marketing. For this special episode we're joined by two hardcore Spawn collectors, Ty aka #spawnhunter and Sterling from Spawn Archive to discuss all the toys, soundtracks, rare promotional items and even props from the film that brought Todd McFarlane's creation to the big screen!  Be sure to check out the video release of t...

We're joined by 2 Top Cow superfans, Robb and Gabe to discuss all the hype for Witchblade, The Darkness, Cyber Force and more pretty comics characters in the 90's as featured in the Wizard Special Publication Spotlighting The Top Cow Universe issue. The Michael Turner, David Finch and Marc Silvestri art was beautiful, but are any of the books worth reading? Why was the company called Top Cow? List...

William Bruce West joins Adam for a very fun review of Quantum & Woody from Acclaim Comics. Plus Wizard contests, Mort of the Month, Top 10 Comics and more! Thanks to our monthly supporters Steve Bada Matthew Strange Hombre Richard Cocchi Andrew Burt Brandon Whitmore Michael Johnson Brock626 Tom Goodwin Matt and Lissy Poisso Lennon Patton Patrick McFadden Marvin Dupree Lunchlady Doris Mark Syp...

We're joined by former Wizard Promotions Manager, Ben Plavin to discuss the creation of Wizard exclusive action figures, 1/2 issues, trading cards and more from the 90's run of the magazine. Plus, we go behind the scenes in explaining process of how Wizard contests were created and more. Thanks to our monthly supporters Steve Bada Matthew Strange Hombre Richard Cocchi Andrew Burt Brandon Whitmore...

Former X-Men assistant editor, Jason Liebig from collectingcandy.com returns to the podcast to reveal the secret origin of the Marvel Flashback Month -1 issues, the state of the Marvel Comics bullpen after Heroes Reborn and more behind the scenes stories. Plus, more Scott Lobdell and Jim Lee news than you ever thought possible! Get a full scan of the issue, plus listen to this episode UNCUT and ad...

In 1997, Wizard launched a new spin-off magazine, hoping for the same success enjoyed by ToyFare and InQuest, that publication was SciFi Invasion! In this bonus episode we're joined by the mind behind the magazine, Doug Goldstein to discuss the 5 issue journey that encompassed everything from Star Wars to Star Trek to The X-Files and beyond. Plus hear a convention story about pro wrestling legend,...

We discuss the Wizard Casting Call for an Iron Man movie with past guest, Ritchie Filippi, explore reviews of Darkchylde, DV8, Batman: The Long Halloween and Jinx by Brian Michael Bendis. Plus, contests, Top 10 lists and more 90's comics fun! Want more from the WIZARDS experience? Join WIZARDS The Patreon Guide To Comics today at Patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS for uncut episodes, issue scans and many m...

For this episode Adam invites his non-comic book fan wife, "Dr. Kristin" to join him in exploring the world of Preacher, Batman: The Long Halloween, DC's Tangent Universe and the Wizard staff's own original Amalgam characters drawn by hot 90's artists. Will this exposure to the world of comics convince Dr. Kristin to read her first comic book ever? Listen now! This episode is sponsored by Manscape...

Former Wizard Staffer, Ben Morse join Adam to discuss an X-Men Age of Apocalypse Casting Call in this mini-episode. Plus, Wizard contests, Top 10 Heroes and Villains, reviews of Uncanny X-Men, Astro City and more 90's comics. Want more from the WIZARDS experience? Join WIZARDS The Patreon Guide To Comics today at Patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS for uncut episodes, issue scans and many more perks. Thanks...

We're joined by former Wizard Staffer, Greg Orlando who started at the magazine with this issue and shares his memories of the excitement behind the scenes as we discuss Wizard buying the Chicago ComicCon, Liefeld being "terminated" from Heroes Reborn, the toughest superheroes of the 90's, Marvel's Flashback Month event and more! Greg shared some amazing pieces of memorabilia in the video version...

We explore the Wizard Casting Call for a live action Witchblade movie, get into the Top 10 Heroes and Villains list, examine Wizard reviews of Jim Lee's Fantastic Four, Sensational Spider-Man and more! Want more from the WIZARDS experience? Join WIZARDS The Patreon Guide To Comics today at Patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS for uncut episodes, issue scans and many more perks. Thanks to our monthly supporte...

WARNING: This episode contains a DANGEROUS amount of laughter. Adam is joined by returning guest geeks, William Bruce West and Kevin Decent for a discussion about the second wave of Amalgam, an Alex Ross vanity project, the end of Heroes Reborn, why no one was excited about Ka-Zar and so much more! Get UNCUT audio and video versions of this episode, plus a scan of the issue by joining our Patreon...

In this mini-episode we catch up with the Jim & Todd Hype Machine tally that was omitted from the main episode. Plus, Wizard contests, Top 10 lists, reviews of X-Man, Savage Dragon and more! Want more from the WIZARDS experience? Join WIZARDS The Patreon Guide To Comics today at Patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS for uncut episodes, issue scans and many more perks. Thanks to our monthly supporters Stev...

Joe and Mike from the Dollar Bin Bandits podcast join your WIZARDS hosts to talk Grant Morrison and Howard Porter's version of DC Comics Justice League of America in the Wizard JLA Special from 1997. Are super teams effective? Is Howard Porter's art good or bad? Is there a member of the team lamer than Aquaman? All this and more are debated, so listen now! Join WIZARDS The Patreon Guide To Comics...

We're joined by Gabe from GabeLoves90sComics to talk Erik Larsen's outrageous Savage Dragon, superhero revamps, X-Man aka Nate Grey, The Darkness, Witchblade and more! Subscribe to our Patreon for exclusive behind the scenes content https://www.patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS This episode is sponsored by Manscaped. Get 20% OFF + Free Shipping with promo code WIZARDS20 at manscaped.com! Thanks to our mon...

In 1996, Wizard published the Jim Lee Tribute Edition Special magazine, celebrating the highest selling and most influential artist in comics of the 90's. We assembled a group of fans to explore the issue and analyze the man, the myth, the legend during a Zoom event that produced a fantastic discussion. Listen now! Subscribe to our Patreon for exclusive behind the scenes content and UNCUT episodes...