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WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics

Adam and Michael on The Retro Network

Adam & Michael re-examine the 90's comic book boom through the pages of Wizard magazine.
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WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics - WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | X-Men Special '98
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12/13/23 • 87 min

This holiday season we're joined by Dalibor aka #indiehypeman from Catalyst Magazine and Gerry D from the Totally Rad Christmas podcast to explore the 35th anniversary celebration of Marvel Comics merry mutants in the Wizard X-Men Special from 1998. We debate who would win a Celebrity Deathmatch style battle in the X-Mansion, review the Children of the Atom/The Hunt For Xavier storylines, determine who is the best X-Men villain and more!

Get a full scan of the issue, plus listen to this episode UNCUT with extra content and more perks by joining WIZARDS The Patreon Guide To Comics at Patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS today!

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WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics - The Wizard Files: The Wizard Research Project

The Wizard Files: The Wizard Research Project

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01/01/25 • 38 min

Adam interviews Kalervo Sinervo and Anna Peppard, two PhDs who teach university courses on comic book history, to get the details on their academic research project exploring the cultural impact of Wizard magazine on fandom in the 20th century and beyond. It's a fascinating discussion that opens up a world of possibilities and ideas about the legacy of The Guide To Comics.

You can access a PDF copy of the Wizard homage fanzine they produced here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r8QnijPk79X1Vvzjf0qtuZQzT1OIgzJc/view?usp=sharing

If you have academic institutional access and would like to have a look at their recent academic article "How to be a fanboy: Wizard magazine and the pedagogy of comic book fandom" follow this link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15405702.2024.2414120

For a full version of the article in PDF form you can contact Kalervo directly here: [email protected]

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  • Ryot
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  • Alex Giannini
  • Nate Clark
  • William Bruce West
  • Mark Florio
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  • David M
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  • Evin Bryant
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  • Fernando Pinto
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WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics - WIZARDS | 30th Reunion Roundtable!

WIZARDS | 30th Reunion Roundtable!

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08/19/21 • 94 min

Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Wizard magazine with a panel of former staff members from The Guide To Comics, ToyFare and Anime Insider for the WIZARDS 30th Reunion Roundtable. Listen in as the Wizard Press alumni go hilariously off-track with wild behind the scenes stories while attempting to pitch an imaginary retrospective issue of the magazine.
WARNING: This podcast contains salty language, bathroom humor and utter nonsense, but if you ever read these publications in their prime you wouldn't expect anything less!

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WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics - WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 31 - Cannetti's Revenge!
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03/24/21 • 95 min

What exactly is Cannetti’s Revenge? With Adam returning next episode, he gave Michael free reign to do whatever he wanted for the coverage of issue 31. The Result? This is the most OUT OF CONTROL edition of WIZARDS ever! Michael is cussing up a storm while hopped up on Caffeinated Booze and ends up more lost than usual as Steven tries to get him to talk about John Byrne and the crew launching LEGEND, Erik Larsen’s Savage Dragon, the legacy of ElfQuest and more 90’s comic book news. It’s raucous, it’s rowdy, it’s ridiculous...it’s Cannetti’s Revenge!

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  • MarWe
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WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics - WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Bonus: FANTASTIC FOUR Part 1
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11/27/20 • 75 min

Once in a generation there is a film so notorious, so legendary, that it’s only heard about in whispers in the back of a comic book shop. For 90’s comics fans, that movie was Roger Corman’s Fantastic Four. Rumored to be so bad Marvel wouldn’t allow it to be released, the film lived in infamy as a bootleg video and remains unreleased to this day. But WIZARDS had to know the truth, so Michael and superfan, Steven Tsapelas are taking you on a deep dive through a 4 part podcast series revealing all the details of the film’s troubled production and one fan’s decade long journey to find a copy of the movie. So push play on Episode 1 and watch out for cosmic rays as the adventure begins! This bonus series also debuts simultaneously on the WIZARDS YouTube channel, so you can see the full video conversation at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqD0b15mU00mx3qceGvFTmw

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  • Ryot
  • Christoffer
  • acovio
  • Alex Giannini
  • Nate Clark
  • William Bruce West
  • Mark Florio
  • David Fink
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  • MarWe
  • Bruno Cavalcante
  • David M
  • Dalibor Žujović
  • Evin Bryant
  • Gary Hutcherson
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WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics - The WIZARD Files | Episode 3: Chris Ward

The WIZARD Files | Episode 3: Chris Ward

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08/31/20 • 47 min

The 3rd episode of our behind the scenes interview series with former Wizard magazine staff members has 3 times the hilarity as we laugh along with the stories from infamous Magic Words editor, Chris Ward aka "Loose Cannon" who tells us tales of angry voice mails from irate readers, a wild car ride with Harvey Pekar, drunken convention shenanigans and writing an entire concept album dedicated to "The Big Cheese" Gareb Shamus. This episode of The Wizard Files is packed with fun, but also more explicit language than our normal content, so be warned. When the "Loose Cannon" comes to town, no one can tone him down!

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  • Mark Florio
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  • David M
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WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics - WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 66

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 66

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11/23/22 • 75 min

Superman turns electric blue! Wizard finds out who really should have won in DC versus Marvel! Peter David mocks Marvel! Gen 13 is the most 90s book ever! Plus, find out about the return of WIZARDS The Patreon Guide To Comics and more!

Subscribe to our Patreon for exclusive behind the scenes content https://www.patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS

Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code WIZARDS20 at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod

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WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics - WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 93

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 93

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06/05/24 • 89 min

Laugh (and groan) as we explore the Wizard April Fool's Day issue from 1999 with special guest and comic book artist, Phillip Sevy. Phil shares some amazing stories about meeting Jim Lee and Michael Turner at San Diego ComicCon as a kid, having dinner with Todd McFarlane and Marc Silvestri, plus we test his comic book knowledge in our CBIQ segment. This episode features the highest ratio of "Damage Control" sirens ever, so be warned...attempted 90's comedy ahead!

Want MORE out of your WIZARDS experience, like scans of the issues, UNCUT early release episodes and exclusive bonus podcasts? Then head on over to pattern.com/WIZARDSCOMICS to see all the perks you get for supporting the show and becoming an official GEEK!

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WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics - WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 97.5

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 97.5

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09/04/24 • 71 min

Wild Card madness continues as we dive into even more randomness found in Wizard issue 97, discussing pro wrestlers who deserved their own comic book, previously unexplained details about Kevin Smith selling off his comic book collection to finance Clerks and Lasek eye surgery at the Wildstorm offices? All this, plus an in-depth chat with Kevin Hellions about the Wizard Q+A with Harlan Ellison!

Want to take your WIZARDS experience to the next level? Get PDF scans of Wizard magazine, UNCUT early release episodes, our exclusive 90's Super Cinema podcast and more at Patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS for just $5 a month!

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WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics - The WIZARD Files | Episode 30: Jerry "Spider-Man" Colpitts
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01/25/22 • 42 min

For the AMAZING 30th interview of The Wizard Files, Adam & Steven are swinging back in time to get some SPECTACULAR stories from Jerry Colpitts, the official costumed Spider-Man for Marvel Comics from 1978-2001! Learn how Jerry spun a WEB of joy across the world for 23 years with Stan Lee and many others in this heartwarming interview.

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How many episodes does WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics have?

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics currently has 320 episodes available.

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The podcast is about Leisure, Hobbies, 90S, Comics, Comic Books, Podcasts, Books and Arts.

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The episode title 'WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 52' is the most popular.

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The average episode length on WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics is 67 minutes.

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Episodes of WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics are typically released every 6 days, 23 hours.

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The first episode of WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics was released on Dec 11, 2019.

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