WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics

In this special bonus edition of The Wizard Files we talk to former Marvel Comics editor, Jason Liebig about the creation and launch of the Counter X line of books in 2000, which included new directions for X-Man, Generation X and X-Force imagined by Warren Ellis. Learn about Jason's attempts to get Mike Allred and Frank Cho to work on Marvel comics, plus what does Rob Liefeld have to do with the origins of Counter X? Listen now and find out, geeks! Thanks to our monthly supporters Dr. Balls Russell Sheath Bartley Blackmon Kevin Decent Gabe Sylvan 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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Adam is joined by returning guest and comic book artist, Phillip Sevy to talk about Wizard's Best of the Best awards for 1999, the 10 Overused Comics Book Plot Lines and a Last Man Standing battle between Darth Vader and Darth Maul. Plus, a Marvel Knights Daredevil movie Casting Call and more! Hear this episode UNCUT, plus get a PDF scan of the issue, our Patreon exclusive 90's Super Cinema podcast and so much more by subscribing to patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS for just $5 a month! Thanks to our monthly supporters Dr. Balls Russell Sheath Bartley Blackmon Kevin Decent Gabe Sylvan 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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It's our 5th anniversary, our 300th episode and issue 100 of Wizard magazine! All four WIZARDS hosts Adam, Mike, Michael and Steven reunite to discuss the best comics of the 20th century (according to the Wizard staff), the best comics publisher going into the year 2000, the first announcement of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine and so much more. It's a celebration, Geeks and we thank you for joining us on this journey for five awesome years!What better way to celebrate than by taking your WIZARDS experience to the next level and joining us over at Patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS where for just $5/mo you'll get access to UNCUT early release episodes, PDF scans of the issues, our Patreon exclusive, 90's Super Cinema podcast and so much more. Visit Patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS to get access now! Thanks to our monthly supporters Dr. Balls Russell Sheath Bartley Blackmon Kevin Decent Gabe Sylvan 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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Doom returns to pester Adam as he explores a Last Woman Standing battle between Vampirella and Buffy The Vampire Slayer, a Spawn movie sequel Casting Call, Top 10 Comics and more.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! Thanks to our monthly supporters Dr. Balls Russell Sheath Bartley Blackmon Kevin Decent Gabe Sylvan 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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Adam and Mike are joined by Anthony from the Comics & Chronic podcast (and creator of the new comic SuperGuy) to tear through the Wizard Wolverine Special Edition magazine from 1999. Topics include how Wolverine would fare while battling superheroes from throughout comicdom, how the Ol' Canucklehead would defeat his X-Men team members, the best and weirdest Wolverine stories and so much more. Lots of laughs with Logan in this episode!This episode is sponsored by halloweencostumes.com where you can get 20% off one item by visiting their website using this link today https://www.halloweencostumes.com/?usource=lc&utm_medium=affiliate&network=LinkConnector&utm_source=lc&lctid=Cj0KCQjw3vO3BhCqARIsAEWblcDh3ScNqIr8VuxF5fSFAmK6vwyq8MP6ruD4Vp79kDpXvHvRxTXF2esaAt1EEALw_wcB&lc_aid=8635&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAA-PvbCB8-MBTddA55-nhNljAap31y&gclid=Cj0KCQjw3vO3BhCqARIsAEWblcDh3ScNqIr8VuxF5fSFAmK6vwyq8MP6ruD4Vp79kDpXvHvRxTXF2esaAt1EEALw_wcB Thanks to our monthly supporters Dr. Balls Russell Sheath Bartley Blackmon Kevin Decent Gabe Sylvan 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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This episode belongs to DOOM! That's right, Doctor Doom himself attempts to conquer the WIZARDS podcast by sitting in with Mike Schwartz to discuss the comic book news of 1999 including a First Look at Stephen Platt's Soul Saga, the plans of comic book bad guys in the year 2000, an interview with Darth Maul aka Ray Park and more DOOM than than you can shake an armored fist at.Want to SEE Doom in costume recording an UNCUT version of this episode, plus get a PDF scan of the issue and more? Join our Patreon today for just $5 a month at Patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS today!This episode is sponsored by halloweencostumes.com where you can get 20% off one item by visiting their website using this link today https://www.halloweencostumes.com/?usource=lc&utm_medium=affiliate&network=LinkConnector&utm_source=lc&lctid=Cj0KCQjw3vO3BhCqARIsAEWblcDh3ScNqIr8VuxF5fSFAmK6vwyq8MP6ruD4Vp79kDpXvHvRxTXF2esaAt1EEALw_wcB&lc_aid=8635&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAA-PvbCB8-MBTddA55-nhNljAap31y&gclid=Cj0KCQjw3vO3BhCqARIsAEWblcDh3ScNqIr8VuxF5fSFAmK6vwyq8MP6ruD4Vp79kDpXvHvRxTXF2esaAt1EEALw_wcB Thanks to our monthly supporters Dr. Balls Russell Sheath Bartley Blackmon Kevin Decent Gabe Sylvan 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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Adam and Mike explore an MC2 movie Casting Call, Last Man Standing battle between Ultron and Metallo, Mort of the Month, plus lots of fun late 90's comic book history.This episode is sponsored by halloweencostumes.com where you can get 20% off one item by visiting their website using this link today https://www.halloweencostumes.com/?usource=lc&utm_medium=affiliate&network=LinkConnector&utm_source=lc&lctid=Cj0KCQjw3vO3BhCqARIsAEWblcDh3ScNqIr8VuxF5fSFAmK6vwyq8MP6ruD4Vp79kDpXvHvRxTXF2esaAt1EEALw_wcB&lc_aid=8635&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAA-PvbCB8-MBTddA55-nhNljAap31y&gclid=Cj0KCQjw3vO3BhCqARIsAEWblcDh3ScNqIr8VuxF5fSFAmK6vwyq8MP6ruD4Vp79kDpXvHvRxTXF2esaAt1EEALw_wcB Thanks to our monthly supporters Dr. Balls Russell Sheath Bartley Blackmon Kevin Decent Gabe Sylvan 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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

If you're not subscribed to our YouTube channel, you've been missing out on our new comic book reviews called the WIZARDS Wednesday Rewind. Each week we buy new comics voted on by our social media followers and give our reviews in all new videos. Most recently we discussed the DC All In special from DC Comics and Hyde Street from Ghost Machine. Could this be the LAST ever WIZARDS Wednesday Rewind? It's up to you, Geeks! Listen now and find out how you can save the day!You can also watch this video here to see images from the comics discussed https://youtu.be/vbHcW9R5cBc Thanks to our monthly supporters Dr. Balls Russell Sheath Bartley Blackmon Kevin Decent Gabe Sylvan 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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Adam and Mike are getting geeky talking about the the Batman-Books in the year 2000, Jeph Loeb and Joe Kelly on Superman, Marvel Knights Year 2, reviewing Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's JLA: Earth II and so much more!This episode is sponsored by halloweencostumes.com where you can get 20% off one item by visiting their website using this link today https://www.halloweencostumes.com/?usource=lc&utm_medium=affiliate&network=LinkConnector&utm_source=lc&lctid=Cj0KCQjw3vO3BhCqARIsAEWblcDh3ScNqIr8VuxF5fSFAmK6vwyq8MP6ruD4Vp79kDpXvHvRxTXF2esaAt1EEALw_wcB&lc_aid=8635&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAA-PvbCB8-MBTddA55-nhNljAap31y&gclid=Cj0KCQjw3vO3BhCqARIsAEWblcDh3ScNqIr8VuxF5fSFAmK6vwyq8MP6ruD4Vp79kDpXvHvRxTXF2esaAt1EEALw_wcB Thanks to our monthly supporters Dr. Balls Russell Sheath Bartley Blackmon Kevin Decent Gabe Sylvan 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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We're joined by Michael Sherrin and Zach Harrison, two friends of 20 years who met as interns at Wizard magazine in 2004 and found themselves interviewing comic book pros like Mark Waid, Dan Slott and even Rob Liefeld during their time with the magazine! They share behind the scenes stories of getting the inside scoop on DC Comics' Infinite Crisis, spending quality time with Gareb Shamus and more. Thanks to our monthly supporters Dr. Balls Russell Sheath Bartley Blackmon Kevin Decent Gabe Sylvan 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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

PATREON PREVIEW, means you get all the perks of being an official Geek! In this UNCUT episode, Adam is joined by Chris from worldofwildstorm.com and comic book artist, Philip Sevy to discuss the hype for the house that Jim Lee built in the Wizard Wildstorm special from 1999. It's Cliffhanger!, Homage Studios, ABC and more as we explore the post DC buyout era of this imprint and the wide variety of books being published at the turn of the century.You can NOW access the PDF scan of the issue, a video version of the conversation and stream the UNCUT version of the podcast on Patreon at this link: https://www.patreon.com/posts/wizards-special-112241894?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkIf you enjoy this taste of Patreon, why not subscribe for just $5/mo and get access to ALL that our Patreon archive has to offer like exclusive videos, our bonus 90's Super Cinema podcast and so much more. Thanks to our monthly supporters Dr. Balls Russell Sheath Bartley Blackmon Kevin Decent Gabe Sylvan 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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

For years, Wizard magazine reported on the promise of a Gen13 animated film based on the Wildstorm comic drawn by J. Scott Campbell and written by Brandon Choi. The director came from Batman The Animated Series, the cast included Mark Hamill and Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers, plus there was plenty of titilating imagery to be had. But although completed, the film was never released and was only seen via convention sold bootlegs. Well now, we are reviewing this lost film and delving deep into the comic book history of Gen13 with special guest, William Bruce West! Thanks to our monthly supporters Dr. Balls Russell Sheath Bartley Blackmon Kevin Decent Gabe Sylvan 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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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! Thanks to our monthly supporters Dr. Balls Russell Sheath Bartley Blackmon Kevin Decent Gabe Sylvan 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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

This WIZARDS WILD CARD episode finds the hosts discussing pro wrestling crossing over into comics of the late 90's, Marvel's MC2 universe, Batgirl through the years and so much more!Get access to the ultimate WIZARDS experience including 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! Thanks to our monthly supporters Dr. Balls Russell Sheath Bartley Blackmon Kevin Decent Gabe Sylvan 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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We interview veteran comic book inker, John Livesay about his career working for Top Cow, Extreme Studios, Marvel, DC Comics and more all throughout the 90's and beyond. Plus, we learn about his lifelong comic book collecting hobby and personal experience trying to get recognized in Wizard magazine, among many other amazing stories. Want to take your WIZARDS experience to the next level? Get an UNCUT early release version of this episode, our exclusive 90's Super Cinema podcast and more at Patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS for just $5 a month! Thanks to our monthly supporters Dr. Balls Russell Sheath Bartley Blackmon Kevin Decent Gabe Sylvan 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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Mike Schwartz returns to report on his visit to San Diego ComicCon 2024, then the hosts discuss a Last Man Standing battle between Iron Man and Kyle Rayner/Green Lantern, a Casting Call for Young Justice, the Top 10 Comics and more. Plus, a special segment where Adam interview Paxton Holley about attending the first Star Wars Celebration event in 1999.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! Thanks to our monthly supporters Dr. Balls Russell Sheath Bartley Blackmon Kevin Decent Gabe Sylvan 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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Adam is joined by super 90's comics collector, Robb Holmes (@rholmes0520) to review Rising Stars by J. Michael Straczynski, get into the sillier side of X-Men comics, explore Wizard's summer travel guide to superhero theme park rides, dive deep into comic book movie rumors of 1999 and so much more!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! Thanks to our monthly supporters Dr. Balls Russell Sheath Bartley Blackmon Kevin Decent Gabe Sylvan 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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Adam is joined by lifelong Avengers fan, Kevin Hellions to discuss the Wizard Avengers Special from 1999 that explores the decades long history of Earth's Mightiest Heroes. The Wizard research staff went above and beyond in finding trivia, so join the hosts as they explore so many sidebars delving deep into the lore of Marvel's premiere superteam. Thanks to our monthly supporters Dr. Balls Russell Sheath Bartley Blackmon Kevin Decent Gabe Sylvan 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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Original WIZARDS co-host, Michael Cannetti returns to announce his new So You Want To Be A Geek show on Geekster, joining Adam to discuss hilarious Pokemon/Superhero Amalgams, a Mutant X Casting Call, groan his way through a Wizard Top 10 list and so much more! Thanks to our monthly supporters Dr. Balls Russell Sheath Bartley Blackmon Kevin Decent Gabe Sylvan 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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We explore the world of Alan Moore's America's Best Comics line, check out Wizard previews of The New Warriors relaunch, Batman: Dark Victory, Speed Racer, Batman: War On Crime, the mystery of "Dark Flash", X-amine the casting rumors for the X-Men movie, rant against South Park making the cover of this issue and so much more.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! Thanks to our monthly supporters Dr. Balls Russell Sheath Bartley Blackmon Kevin Decent Gabe Sylvan 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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★