Welcome back to Baxter Building, the podcast reading through the first 416 issues of the Fantastic Four! Show notes eagerly await you at waitwhatpodcast.com, we welcome your comments and questions at WaitWhatPodcast@gmail.com, and we invite you to look out for us on Twitter, Tumblr, and Patreon!
This is Episode Two Hundred and Four, with Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester discussing all of the recent Marvel announcements from A to Ri; as well as Midnighter; Marvel in the Eighties and DC in the Nineties; Transformers vs. GI Joe; Marvel Fanfare, Comixology Unlimited: Dark Night: A True Batman Story, and, believe me when I tell you, so very much more in this two and a half hour podstravaganza! Show notes are available at waitwhatpodcast.com, we welcome your comments and questions at WaitWhatP...
Here is Episode Two Hundred and Three, with Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester discussing Wonder Woman Earth One by Grant Morrison and Yanick Paquette; The Fix by Steve Lieber and Nick Spencer; The Brave and the Bold; Girl Over Paris; Jupiter's Legacy by Mark Millar and Frank Quitely; Jughead, Judge Dredd, Jeff's poor spending choices, and much, much more! Show notes are available at waitwhatpodcast.com, we welcome your comments and questions at WaitWhatPodcast@gmail.com, and we invite you to look ...
Welcome back to Baxter Building, the podcast reading through the first 416 issues of the Fantastic Four! Today, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester peer cautiously at issues 147-159 of the Fantastic Four, by Gerry Conway, Rich Buckler, Joe Sinnott, Len Wein, Roy Thomas, and others. The shocking conclusion of the Reed and Sue split! The stunning marriage of Crystal and Quicksilver! The terrifying world of Mahkizmo! The disturbing triumph of Doctor Doom! You will find all of these discussed, albeit wi...
Time for Episode Two Hundred and Two, wherein Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester spend a lengthy amount of time digressing from the subject of the films of Federico Fellini, before finally returning to the topic of comics forty minutes later. Funnybooks under discussion include Batman Rebirth, Superman #1, Detective Comics #1 and Batman and Robin Eternal, Jughead, Madwoman of the Sacred Heart, the Keith Giffen/John Rogers run of Blue Beetle, the graphic novels Something New and Rolling Blackouts, o...
Today, in our two hundred and first episode, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester answer questions submitted by listeners for episode two hundred, and also discuss the ending of Captain America: Steve Rogers #1. Other topics include our creative picks for DC's Rebirth titles, Marvel's Future Fight video game, comics for people who liked Batman vs. Superman, mutants vs. Inhumans, John Constantine vs. Thanos, the Legion of Superheroes, the Jack Kirby book we would not recommend and much more in this tw...
Welcome back to Baxter Building, the podcast reading through the first 416 issues of the Fantastic Four! Today, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester gaze at issues 134-146 of the Fantastic Four, by John Buscema, Joe Sinnott, Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway, Ross Andru, Rich Buckler, and Frank Giacoa. Unfortunately, those issues also gaze back! Gerry Conway brings the deep cuts to this run of issues and Jeff and Graeme work their hardest to staunch the bleeding! Villains famous and obscure return, marriages ...
Today, on their two hundredth episode, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester discuss Captain America: Civil War, pick our own teams of comic characters to represent #TeamGraeme and #TeamJeff, talk about the too-short life and powerful influence of the recently passed Darwyn Cooke, and take calls from our listeners in this two-plus hour podcast. Show notes of a bicentennial sort are available at waitwhatpodcast.com, we welcome your comments and questions at WaitWhatPodcast@gmail.com, and we invite you ...
Jeff and Graeme are getting ready to record Episode 200 of Wait, What? Do you want to be on the episode? Give us a call with your well-wishes or snarky disses at (415) 843-1836!
Today, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester sit down to talk about comic books we like, including Elektra Assassin by Frank Miller and Bill Sienkiewicz; Captain America by Nick Spencer and Daniel Acuna; The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl by Ryan North and Erica Henderson; Criminal by Ed Brubaker and Sean Philips; 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank; Panther by Brecht Evens; Sun Bakery by Corey Lewis, and much, much more. The quick, brown show notes jump over the slow lazy podcast at waitwhatpodcast.com, we welcome you...
Welcome back to Baxter Building, the podcast reading through the first 416 issues of the Fantastic Four! Today, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester ponder issues 126-133 of the Fantastic Four, by John Buscema, Joe Sinnott, Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway, Ross Andru, and Ramona Fradon. Roy Thomas brings us three mini-epics featuring the Inhumans, the Frightful Four, and just about anyone with an underground kingdom, as well as the terrors of his post-marital psyche with the split between Reed and Sue, John...
Today, we have a very special episode of the podcast for you—an unscheduled minisode preempting Baxter Building Episode 16 so that Graeme and Jeff can talk about the firing of Shelly Bond from Vertigo and the reaction on the Internet including the identity of a serial sexual harasser at DC. It is a mostly serious discussion from two traditionally non-serious dudes so we hope that we do not make a hash of it, and that you join us for this hour long conversation. Baxter Building 16 is postponed fo...
Welcome back to Baxter Building, the podcast reading through the first 416 issues of the Fantastic Four! Today, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester mourn the lost podcast that was supposed cover issues 126 through 133! Yes, the dreaded TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES wiped out a two-plus hour podcast. But in its wake, we offer this quick apology that offers you part of a dramatic reading of issue 126, The Way It Began, by Roy Thomas, John Buscema, and Joe Sinnott. We hope it will tide you over while we re-re...
Today, it is Graeme McMillan versus Jeff Lester versus Batman versus Superman versus I Hate the Internet by Jarett Kobek! Yes, in this two hour-plus spoiler rich episode, we discuss all the ins and outs of BvS:DoJ, the DC Rebirth announcements, the rumors of Suicide Squad reshoots and the amazing new book, I Hate The Internet, by friend of the podcast, Jarett Kobek! Tough but fair show notes are available at waitwhatpodcast.com, we welcome your comments and questions at WaitWhatPodcast@gmail.com...
Today, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester curl up in your ear to discuss Patience by Daniel Clowes, Dept. H by Matt Kindt, Harley Quinn by Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palimiotti, and Chad Hardin, This One Summer by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki, the Secret Wars related miniseries now hitting Marvel Unlimited, Neil Gaiman, internet outrage and more! Fast but efficient show notes are available at waitwhatpodcast.com, we welcome your comments and questions at WaitWhatPodcast@gmail.com, and we invite you t...
Welcome back to Baxter Building, the podcast reading through the first 416 issues of the Fantastic Four! Today, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester ponder issues 119-125 of the Fantastic Four, by John Buscema, Joe Sinnott, Roy Thomas, and the series co-creator Stan Lee. Whether you want to see Ben Grimm and Johnny Storm battle apartheid, or The FF battle the mysterious Gabriel, the equally-mysterious Monster from the Lost Lagoon, or the not-quite-so-mysterious-anymore Galactus, these issues of the F...
Today, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester return to be neurotic about erotic comics, adamant about Superman: The Coming of the Supermen by Neal Adams, steely about Man of Steel directed by Zack Snyder, mulish about the Dark Knight of Frank Miller series, and just kinda bitchy about Superman Unchained by Scott Snyder and Jim Lee. Speedy show notes are available at waitwhatpodcast.com, we welcome your comments and questions at WaitWhatPodcast@gmail.com, and we invite you to look out for us on Twitter...
Today, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester are back with a podcast recorded on the day of the ComicsPro DC Rebirth announcements. Perhaps understandably, for the bulk of this two-plus hour podcast, we will be discussing information as it is announced, speculating about what kind of sales might come along, and looking at the current sales of All-New All-Different Marvel. Also, we talk about the first issue of Power Man and Iron Fist by David Walker and Sanford Greene, Sex Criminals 14 by Matt Fractio...
Welcome back to Baxter Building, the podcast reading through the first 416 issues of the Fantastic Four! Today, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester come from the Blue Area of the Moon to behold Stan Lee, John Buscema, Joe Sinnott, and Archie Goodwin find a direction with issues 111-118 of the Fantastic Four, post-Jack Kirby. Join us for a jumbo sized episode as we mind the Overmind, referee The Thing and the Hulk battle it out on the streets of New York, and also kibitz Fantastic Four: The Lost Adve...
Today, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester bring you two-plus hours to discuss the rumors of a June DC Relaunch. Graeme is here to give us a lot of history and context, and Jeff is here to give us a lot of unsubstantiated theorizing. We also talk about the near-total failure of the DCYou; the likely failure of All-New Different Marvel; Scooby Apocalypse and the Hanna-Barbera reboot comics; the achievements of Tom King; that one page in Enigma; Black Magick by Greg Rucka and Nickola Scott; and a What...
Today, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester load up their A-Wing and set their navigation computer for the Kasdan subsystem with a two-plus hour podcast featuring a very long discussion about the first six Star Wars movies and the obsessions of George Lucas. But we also cover a lot of other topics too, including Superheavy, the current arc of Batman by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, Nameless by Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham, the first few issues of Huck by Mark Millar and Rafael Albuquerque, as we...
Welcome back to Baxter Building, the podcast reading through the first 416 issues of the Fantastic Four! Today, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester are there to watch Stan Lee, John Romita, John Verpooten, John Buscema and Joe Sinnott pick up the pieces with issues 103-110 of the Fantastic Four, post-Jack Kirby. Join us to see the delirious aftermath as Magneto and Sub-Mariner invade, we see the less than impressive debut of Larry The Monster, the wonderment of Janus the Leftover Man, and much more....
Today, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester ride their bicycle into a pole with a new two hour episode, featuring a very long discussion about The Teen Titans, both New and Not-As-New, the launch of All-New, All-Different Marvel, a bit about The Force Awakens as its relates to the current crop of Marvel Star Wars books, a little bit about High School Debut by Kazune Kawahara, and a bumper crop of non-comic book related personal anecdotes! Show notes are available at waitwhatpodcast.com, we welcome yo...
Today, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester try to spread a little holiday cheer by talking about the Legion of Superheroes for half an hour. No, really. That is pretty much it. We talk about the Legion for half an hour. Show notes are available at waitwhatpodcast.com, we welcome your comments and questions at WaitWhatPodcast@gmail.com, and we invite you to look out for us on Twitter, Tumblr, and Patreon!
Today, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester find themselves on the precipice of the last official podcast of the year, on the eve of the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Topics discussed today include good old Star Wars, The Horror of Loon Lake Anthology, the first eleven issues of Batman and Robin Eternal, Robin War, and our Best of 2015 lists including titles like Nimona, Giant Days, Omega Men, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, And Yet The Town Moves, The Wicked and Divine, and much, much, much...
Welcome back to Baxter Building, the podcast reading through the first 416 issues of the Fantastic Four! Today, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester are there when the legend ends, covering issues 95-102 of the Fantastic Four, the last by the mighty Jack Kirby. Join us to see how it all ends with guest appearances by The Monocle, World War III, The Monster from the Lost Lagoon, Neil Armstrong, The Mad Thinker, The Inhumans, a bunch of guys with pumpkin masks, Magneto, Sub-Mariner, so much more and ye...
Today, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester ring in the holidays with a two-plus hour discussion of the new trailers for Captain America: Civil War and Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, the Marvel TV show Jessica Jones, the first issue of The Sheriff of Babylon and the second issue of The Vision, both written by Tom King; the second volume of Earth 2: Worlds End; Batman and Robin Eternal; Spidey #1 by Robbie Thompson and Nick Bradshaw; and much, much more! Show notes are available at waitwhatpodc...
Welcome back to Baxter Building, the podcast reading through the first 416 issues of the Fantastic Four! Today, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester house hunt with the Mole Man, arm wrestle Torgo, and nanny cam Agatha Harkness, as they discuss issues 88-94 of the Fantastic Four, all by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee. With guest appearances by The Skrulls! The Frightful Four! And at least one classic episode of original series Star Trek! Show notes eagerly await you at waitwhatpodcast.com, we welcome your c...
Today, Graeme McMillan is whisked away by The Beyonder and replaced by Chico Leo of Fan Bros, Gary Lactus of Silence, and Paul O'Brien of House To Astonish to discuss As The Worm Turns: Characters, Creators and Comics We Used To Hate But Now We Love And/Or Vice-Versa. Show notes are available at waitwhatpodcast.com, we welcome your comments and questions at WaitWhatPodcast@gmail.com, and we invite you to look out for us on Twitter, Tumblr, and Patreon!
Today, after a long-seeming hiatus Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester more or less remember who each other are enough to strike up a two-plus hour conversation about the scary world of sales figures, the first issues of Platinum End, Vision, Monstress, James Bond: Vargr, Klaus and Unfollow, the second issues of Paper Girls and Survivors Club, the Darkseid War, Al Ewing books on Marvel Unlimited, jumping off points, and much, much more! Show notes are available at waitwhatpodcast.com, we welcome you...
