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.com/WIZARDSCOMICS today!

• Robb
• Matt
• Frank Anderson
• Dr. Balls
• Russell Sheath
• Bartley Blackmon
• Kevin Decent
• Damon
• Bjorn watson
• Filip V
• Ryot
• Christoffer
• David Ellis
• acovio
• Alex Giannini
• Nate Clark
• William Bruce West
• Mark Florio
• David Fink
• Brent Cranfill
• MarWe
• Bruno Cavalcante
• David M
• Dalibor Žujović
• Evin Bryant
• Gary Hutcherson
• Fernando Pinto
• Jeremy Dawe
• Brian Acosta
• Joe Marcello
• DenimJedi
• Miitchell Hall
• Lee Markowitz
• Stephen Forshaw
• Mark McDonald

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: kalervo.sinervo@gmail.com

• Frank Anderson
• Dr. Balls
• Russell Sheath
• Bartley Blackmon
• Kevin Decent
• Damon
• Bjorn watson
• Filip V
• Ryot
• Christoffer
• David Ellis
• acovio
• Alex Giannini
• Nate Clark
• William Bruce West
• Mark Florio
• David Fink
• Brent Cranfill
• MarWe
• Bruno Cavalcante
• David M
• Dalibor Žujović
• Evin Bryant
• Gary Hutcherson
• Fernando Pinto
• Jeremy Dawe
• Brian Acosta
• Joe Marcello
• DenimJedi
• Miitchell Hall
• Lee Markowitz
• Stephen Forshaw
• Mark McDonald

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.

• Robb
• Matt
• Frank Anderson
• Dr. Balls
• Russell Sheath
• Bartley Blackmon
• Kevin Decent
• Damon
• Bjorn watson
• Filip V
• Ryot
• Christoffer
• David Ellis
• acovio
• Alex Giannini
• Nate Clark
• William Bruce West
• Mark Florio
• David Fink
• Brent Cranfill
• MarWe
• Bruno Cavalcante
• David M
• Dalibor Žujović
• Evin Bryant
• Gary Hutcherson
• Fernando Pinto
• Jeremy Dawe
• Brian Acosta
• Joe Marcello
• DenimJedi
• Miitchell Hall
• Lee Markowitz
• Stephen Forshaw
• Mark McDonald

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!

• Robb
• Matt
• Frank Anderson
• Dr. Balls
• Russell Sheath
• Bartley Blackmon
• Kevin Decent
• Damon
• Bjorn watson
• Filip V
• Ryot
• Christoffer
• David Ellis
• acovio
• Alex Giannini
• Nate Clark
• William Bruce West
• Mark Florio
• David Fink
• Brent Cranfill
• MarWe
• Bruno Cavalcante
• David M
• Dalibor Žujović
• Evin Bryant
• Gary Hutcherson
• Fernando Pinto
• Jeremy Dawe
• Brian Acosta
• Joe Marcello
• DenimJedi
• Miitchell Hall
• Lee Markowitz
• Stephen Forshaw
• Mark McDonald

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-and-2-softcover-editions?ref=75mhjj

We have Kickstarter too! Yes, WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics is publishing ARMORED 1/2, a comic book in the style of Wizard magazine 1/2 issues, plus an homage to Wizard magazine itself featuring original art, articles and more. See it for yourself here http://kck.st/3Zmr7Ju

• Robb
• Matt
• Frank Anderson
• Dr. Balls
• Russell Sheath
• Bartley Blackmon
• Kevin Decent
• Damon
• Bjorn watson
• Filip V
• Ryot
• Christoffer
• David Ellis
• acovio
• Alex Giannini
• Nate Clark
• William Bruce West
• Mark Florio
• David Fink
• Brent Cranfill
• MarWe
• Bruno Cavalcante
• David M
• Dalibor Žujović
• Evin Bryant
• Gary Hutcherson
• Fernando Pinto
• Jeremy Dawe
• Brian Acosta
• Joe Marcello
• DenimJedi
• Miitchell Hall
• Lee Markowitz
• Stephen Forshaw
• Mark McDonald

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

• Robb
• Matt
• Frank Anderson
• Dr. Balls
• Russell Sheath
• Bartley Blackmon
• Kevin Decent
• Damon
• Bjorn watson
• Filip V
• Ryot
• Christoffer
• David Ellis
• acovio
• Alex Giannini
• Nate Clark
• William Bruce West
• Mark Florio
• David Fink
• Brent Cranfill
• MarWe
• Bruno Cavalcante
• David M
• Dalibor Žujović
• Evin Bryant
• Gary Hutcherson
• Fernando Pinto
• Jeremy Dawe
• Brian Acosta
• Joe Marcello
• DenimJedi
• Miitchell Hall
• Lee Markowitz
• Stephen Forshaw
• Mark McDonald

Mike and Adam look to the comic book world of the 21st century as they explore the Wizard 2000 issue in the WILD CARD format. Topics include fanboy dream projects, prediction about the future by comic book pros, industry reactions to Gareb Shamus launching his Black Bull line of comics and so much more!

WIZARDS is publishing a comic book! That's right, our Kickstarter campaign for ARMORED 1/2 is launching soon to bring you an exclusive 24 page comic filled with Wizard magazine style features that will give you a hit of nostalgic fun. Follow the campaign today to be notified of all the details when the campaign officially goes live here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wizardspodcast/armored-1-2-wizards-the-podcast-guide-to-comics?ref=3ij6ts

• Matt
• Frank Anderson
• Dr. Balls
• Russell Sheath
• Bartley Blackmon
• Kevin Decent
• Damon
• Bjorn watson
• Filip V
• Ryot
• Christoffer
• David Ellis
• acovio
• Alex Giannini
• Nate Clark
• William Bruce West
• Mark Florio
• David Fink
• Brent Cranfill
• MarWe
• Bruno Cavalcante
• David M
• Dalibor Žujović
• Evin Bryant
• Gary Hutcherson
• Fernando Pinto
• Jeremy Dawe
• Brian Acosta
• Joe Marcello
• DenimJedi
• Miitchell Hall
• Lee Markowitz
• Stephen Forshaw
• Mark McDonald

Our ARMORED 1/2 Kickstarter campaign is getting ready to launch. Follow the campaign at this link to be notified when it goes live. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wizardspodcast/armored-1-2-wizards-the-podcast-guide-to-comics?ref=3ij6ts

As part of that project, we've been interviewing Wizard staffers and even "The Big Cheese" himself, Gareb Shamus, for an exclusive article in the book. In this Bonus interview, we share a clip of Gareb talking about the origins of 1/2 issue comics, but also his new StarPics autographed and graded collectible trading cards. Check it out!

• Robb
• Matt
• Frank Anderson
• Dr. Balls
• Russell Sheath
• Bartley Blackmon
• Kevin Decent
• Damon
• Bjorn watson
• Filip V
• Ryot
• Christoffer
• David Ellis
• acovio
• Alex Giannini
• Nate Clark
• William Bruce West
• Mark Florio
• David Fink
• Brent Cranfill
• MarWe
• Bruno Cavalcante
• David M
• Dalibor Žujović
• Evin Bryant
• Gary Hutcherson
• Fernando Pinto
• Jeremy Dawe
• Brian Acosta
• Joe Marcello
• DenimJedi
• Miitchell Hall
• Lee Markowitz
• Stephen Forshaw
• Mark McDonald