Adam returns to respond to Mike and Michael's criticism of the show during his absence, then dives into a Last Man Standing battle between Bizarro and Venom, reviews the JLA/Witchblade crossover and Killraven 2020, plus the criminal records of comic book writers, rare Golden Age DC Comics ashcans and more! Get an UNCUT version of the episode, PDF scan of the issue, bonus podcasts, exclusive videos and more when you become an official GEEK at Patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS for just $5 a month! Thanks ...
Jun 25, 2025•50 min•Ep. 111
Mike Schwartz and Michael Cannetti host this episode while Adam is on a family road trip, discussing "comic book convicts" writing in to the magazine, Joe Quesada becoming Editor In Chief of Marvel Comics, Mark Waid taking over JLA, Alex Ross' ideas for a Spider-Man movie costume and more. Get access to a PDF scan of this issue, UNCUT early release editions of the episodes, an exclusive comic book movie podcast and more by joining our Patreon at Patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS today! Thanks to our mon...
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 110
More fun to be had with issue 109 of Wizard as we discuss a Last Man Standing battle between Space Ghost and The Tick, Garth Ennis casts a The Punisher movie, explore the original 7 comics to get a 10.0 grade from the CGC and so much more! Expand your WIZARDS experience by becoming an official GEEK at Patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS where you'll get early access to UNCUT episodes of the show, PDF scans of the issues we discuss, an exclusive podcast and many more perks. Thanks to our monthly supporters...
Jun 11, 2025•49 min
The full trio of WIZARDS co-hosts explore the glitz and glamor of the "Celebrity Issue" of Wizard issue 109 that reveals the favorite characters and titles enjoyed by actors, athletes and musicians who read comics. Plus, Todd McFarlane sued for $24 million? Would Marvel Knights publish a Howard The Duck series? These questions answered and so much more! Expand your WIZARDS experience by becoming an official GEEK at Patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS where you'll get early access to UNCUT episodes of the ...
Jun 05, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 109
Adam flies solo to share an exclusive story about meeting Larry Hama, discuss a Last Man Standing battle between Doctor Fate and Doctor Strange, explore a Wizard interview with Joss Whedon about entering the world of comic book writing and more. You can get access to an extended, UNCUT version of this episode and many more perks by becoming an official GEEK at Patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS today for just $5 a month! Thanks to our monthly supporters Alex Wollenschlaeger Aaron Krieger Mark Syp Seth Jo...
May 29, 2025•1 hr 1 min
In this jam-packed episode, Adam and Mike Schwartz dive into the "Ultimate Collecting Issue" of Wizard. Enjoy this and all future episodes UNCUT and early by becoming a Patron at Patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS to get PDF scans of the issues, exclusive podcasts and more. Thanks to our monthly supporters Alex Wollenschlaeger Aaron Krieger Mark Syp Seth Johnson Dapper Dan Paladin Matthew Toliusis Phillip Sevy Robb Matt Frank Anderson Russell Sheath Bartley Blackmon Kevin Decent Damon Bjorn watson Ryot a...
May 22, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 108
UNLOCKED from the Patreon vault we bring you our Super Cinema discussion of The Punisher from 1989 starring Dolph Lundgren as Frank Castle. Of course we can't help but discuss the other cinematic adventures of Marvel's Mafia murdering madman as well. If you want to receive a monthly episode of Super Cinema, as well as many other perks that expand your WIZARDS experience, join our Patreon today at Patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS for just $5 a month. Don't "punish" yourself by missing out, become an off...
May 14, 2025•54 min
Former Wizard Managing Editor, Mel Caylo shares his stories of getting Wizard expense account credit cards revoked, being pranked by other Wizard editors, shenanigans with solicitations in the PREVIEWS catalog and more. Thanks to our monthly supporters Alex Wollenschlaeger Aaron Krieger Mark Syp Seth Johnson Dapper Dan Paladin Matthew Toliusis Phillip Sevy Robb Matt Frank Anderson Russell Sheath Bartley Blackmon Kevin Decent Damon Bjorn watson Ryot acovio Alex Giannini Jeremy Cathey Nate Clark W...
May 07, 2025•46 min
William Bruce West returns to continue the conversation about Wizard 107, including an X-Men sequel Casting Call, X-Men movie trivia, Mort of the Month, comic book reviews and so much more. For an extended cut of this episode, a PDF scan of the issue and more, join our Patreon at Patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS today to enjoy all the perks of becoming an official GEEK! Thanks to our monthly supporters Alex Wollenschlaeger Aaron Krieger Mark Syp Seth Johnson Dapper Dan Paladin Matthew Toliusis Phillip ...
May 01, 2025•1 hr 18 min
Adam and William Bruce West work their way through Wizard 107 to discuss Jim Lee drawing an X-Men themed Last Man Standing battle, top artists selling original art on eBay in the year 2000, whether comic book movies lead to new comic book readers and more fascinating discussions along the way. Get access to an UNCUT version of this episode, a PDF scan of the issue, exclusive podcasts and more when you subscribe at Patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS today! Thanks to our monthly supporters Alex Wollenschla...
Apr 23, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 107
In this amazing interview with former Wizard Staff Writer, Christopher Lawrence we learn about his involvement in the fictional origin of The Sentry from Marvel Comics, his time spent on the set of the X-Men movie in 2000, traveling to Ireland to interview Garth Ennis, modeling for Alex Ross and so much more. These stories are not to be missed, so listen now, Geeks! You can enjoy an extended version of this conversation with even more unbelievable behind the scenes comic book industry stories by...
Apr 16, 2025•52 min
Adam and Mike Schwartz dive into a Last Man Standing battle between Lara Croft and Indiana Jones, discuss the career of Peter David, including a review of his book SpyBoy for Dark Horse and discuss E.V.E. Protomecha by Liquid! Graphics. Plus a Mort of the Month quiz, Top 10 HOT Comics and more. Get access to an extended, UNCUT version of this episode by subscribing to Patreon.com/WIZARDCOMICS today for just $5 a month and receive PDF scans of Wizard magazines, exclusive comic book movie podcasts...
Apr 09, 2025•48 min
In this Patreon Preview, our episode of the Patreon exclusive Super Cinema podcast about the X-Men movie from 2000 has been UNLOCKED! Join Adam and Michael Cannetti as they pop their claws to discuss the film that kicked off a HUGE franchise of Marvel movies. If you want to enjoy more exclusive comic book movie discussions like this one and get many more perks, you can access all the episodes of Super Cinema when you subscribe to Patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS today for just $5 a month. Thanks to our...
Apr 02, 2025•55 min
Adam and Michael Cannetti talk Stan Lee reimagining the DC Comics universe, the rise of CGC grading and online auction sites changing the comic collectors market forever, The Witchblade TV series and more X-Men movie hype than you can handle. All this and more comic book nostalgia from the year 2000! Receive early access to every one of our episodes in this UNCUT format, plus PDF scans of the issues, exclusive bonus podcasts and more by joining our Patreon today at patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS for ...
Mar 27, 2025•54 min•Ep. 106
Mark McNabb was an essential contributor to Wizard magazine from the beginning, providing color and design work to the covers, cards, posters and more amazing art associated with The Guide To Comics. In this interview, you'll hear a behind the scenes stories of how the most iconic Wizard covers were produced and so much more. Get access to an unedited version of this interview, exclusive podcasts, PDF scans of Wizard magazine issues and so much more by subscribing to patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS to...
Mar 19, 2025•49 min
Adam and Mike Schwartz get into more fun from "The Greatest Issue Ever" discussing Wizard's list of the 10 Characters That Make Comics Great, a Last Team Standing Battle between the JLA and Avengers, Casting Call for a Batman: Dark Victory movie and so much more! Get access to an UNCUT version of this episode, plus issue scans, bonus podcasts and more at patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS when you join out Patreon community for just $5 a month. Thanks to our monthly supporters Alex Wollenschlaeger Aaron ...
Mar 12, 2025•1 hr 7 min
In this special, UNCUT podcast presentation, Dalibor, The Indie Hype Man returns to the podcast to discuss what Wizard declared to be "The Greatest Issue Ever". We discuss why 1986 was the greatest year in comics history, the 10 Biggest Creators in comics, the short-lived Gorilla Comics imprint, tangents about Chris Claremont and The Lawrence Brothers (HUH?!). It's wild, it's geeky, it's unedited! If you enjoyed this style of podcast, you can receive early access every one of our episodes in thi...
Mar 05, 2025•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 105
Mike Schwartz is back and so are the laughs as we dive deeper in issue 104 to find the "hidden" gags and April Fool's comedy from Wizard. Plus we talk about Toy Fair 2000, the legacy of Gil Kane, X-Men movie merchandise and more! Thanks to our monthly supporters Alex Wollenschlaeger Aaron Krieger Mark Syp Seth Johnson Dapper Dan Paladin Matthew Toliusis Phillip Sevy Robb Matt Frank Anderson Russell Sheath Bartley Blackmon Kevin Decent Damon Bjorn watson Ryot acovio Alex Giannini Jeremy Cathey Na...
Feb 26, 2025•45 min
Michael Cannetti is back to laugh along with the Wizard April Fool's Day issue from 2000 that's full of fake-outs and geeky gags. Plus the hosts review Batman: Dark Victory by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, X-plore a ton of behind the scenes X-Men movie news and so much more. No foolin', you can get access to early release, UNCUT episodes, PDF scans of Wizard magazine, bonus podcasts and more by joining our Patreon at Patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS of just $5 a month today. So get on it, Geeks! Thanks to ou...
Feb 19, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 104
We discuss a Last Man Standing battle between Batman Beyond and Spider-Girl, a JLA movie Casting Call, Review the Marvel Knights team-up book, enjoy an interview with Stan Lee, find out George Perez's favorite comic book and so much more. Listen now, Geeks! Thanks to our monthly supporters Alex Wollenschlaeger Aaron Krieger Mark Syp Seth Johnson Dapper Dan Paladin Matthew Toliusis Phillip Sevy Robb Matt Frank Anderson Russell Sheath Bartley Blackmon Kevin Decent Damon Bjorn watson Ryot acovio Al...
Feb 12, 2025•52 min
We cover "The Internet Issue" with Wizard superfan and Patreon subscriber, Mark Florio who earned a guest spot on the podcast by backing our ARMORED 1/2 comic book campaign. We have a fun conversation about a Wizard challenge to buy comics on eBay in the year 2000, discuss the status of comic book websites at the turn of the century, plus we crown a new leader in the Jim and Todd Hype Machine tally and so much more. Get access to an UNCUT edition of this episode, plus a video version, a PDF scan...
Feb 05, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 103
In this heartfelt interview, former Wizard magazine staffer, Sean T. Collins shares fascinating stories about his time in the Congers, NY offices from 2004-2007 forging friendships with fellow comic book lovers and taking on many roles behind the scenes. Thanks to our monthly supporters Alex Wollenschlaeger Aaron Krieger Mark Syp Seth Johnson Dapper Dan Paladin Matthew Toliusis Phillip Sevy Robb Matt Frank Anderson Russell Sheath Bartley Blackmon Kevin Decent Damon Bjorn watson Ryot acovio Alex ...
Jan 29, 2025•38 min
A Last Man Standing battle between Boba Fett and Deadpool, Michael Turner does a Fathom movie Casting Call, Top 10 Worst Comic Merchandise list, a review of ShockRockets from Gorilla Comics and more. Enjoy it, Geeks! Thanks to our monthly supporters Alex Wollenschlaeger Aaron Krieger Mark Syp Seth Johnson Dapper Dan Paladin Matthew Toliusis Phillip Sevy Robb Matt Frank Anderson Russell Sheath Bartley Blackmon Kevin Decent Damon Bjorn watson Ryot acovio Alex Giannini Jeremy Cathey Nate Clark Will...
Jan 22, 2025•47 min
We discuss all the drama behind the Superman revamp at DC Comics, the launch of CrossGen, Joe Simon suing Marvel for the rights to Captain America, Rob Liefeld and so much more. Issue 102 of Wizard was crammed full of fascinating stories from the year 2000, so listen now! You could be listening to this episode in a longer, UNCUT format a week early, receive a PDF scan of the issue, have access to an exclusive podcast and so much more by joining our Patreon for just $5/mo at patreon.com/WIZARDSCO...
Jan 15, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 102
We're joined by Mike Farah from the Dollar Bin Bandits podcast to discuss the Wizard Alex Ross Millennium Edition Special from 1999 and 2003 to explore the career and opinions of the legendary artist whose painted style has amazed comic book fans for decades. Get access to an unedited edition of this episode with extra conversation featuring WIZARDS co-host, Michael Schwartz, plus a scan of the issue plus an exclusive video version of the conversation and so much more for just $5/mo at patreon.c...
Jan 08, 2025•56 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/1r8QnijPk79X1Vvzj...
Jan 01, 2025•39 min
Adam reviews Kurt Busiek's Superstar As Seen On TV from Gorilla Comics, Chris Claremont's Fantastic Four issues 26-28, explores The Top 10 Times The Watcher Interfered, ridiculous predictions for the comic book industry in the year 2000, a Last Man Standing battle and so much more. Thanks to our monthly supporters Alex Wollenschlaeger Aaron Krieger Mark Syp Seth Johnson Dapper Dan Paladin Matthew Toliusis Phillip Sevy Robb Matt Frank Anderson Russell Sheath Bartley Blackmon Kevin Decent Damon Bj...
Dec 23, 2024•57 min
The 2000's are in full effect as Adam and Mike explore issue 101 of Wizard to discuss video game comics outselling classic superhero books, the search for Joe Madureira, the madness of Garth Ennis and more. The ARMORED 1/2 Kickstarter is ending soon, so follow this link http://kck.st/3Zmr7Ju to get your copy of this exclusive homage to Wizard 1/2 issue comics now! Thanks to our monthly supporters Alex Wollenschlaeger Aaron Krieger Mark Syp Seth Johnson Dapper Dan Paladin Matthew Toliusis Phillip...
Dec 18, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 101
We talk to prolific Wizard magazine cover artist and Brutes & Babes drawing tutorial creator, Bart Sears about his career in comics from the 80's to the modern day, his many unpublished Wizard covers, launching his own comic book company and so much more. If you're a fan of Brutes & Babes, you can now get 2 volumes of How To Draw Powerful Heroes containing those lessons through Bart's Kickstarter campaign here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sen-ko/drawing-powerful-heroes-volumes-1-...
Dec 11, 2024•36 min
SO MUCH fun as we continue our exploration of Wizard 2000! Adam gives his review of the Garth Ennis Punisher series, the madness of a crazy superhero mash-up character, the Top 10 Most Desolate Comic Book Futures, a profile on Wizard Editor In Chief, Pat McCallum and so much more. Plus we share more details about our ARMORED 1/2 Kickstarter campaign. See it for yourself at this link https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wizardspodcast/armored-1-2-wizards-the-podcast-guide-to-comics?ref=3ij6ts Tha...
Dec 04, 2024•48 min
