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 offi…

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 Aaron Krieger Mark Syp Seth Johnson Colton Wolcott …

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 y…

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 Aaron Krieger Mark Syp Seth Johnson Colton Wolcott Dapper Dan Paladin Matthew Toliusis Phillip Se…

Chris and Curt bring back their magazine-style format, where they delve into various topics related to escape rooms. They discuss marketing strategies for escape rooms through city quests, and creating an engaging social media presence. They share ideas for events that align with escape room themes, tools like the RFID whiz, staff incentives, and w…

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…

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 s…

Curt and Chris kick off a new format called the 'Magazine Edition,' where they cover diverse topics related to escape rooms, marketing, and more. The episode highlights include an interesting marketing idea, creative ideas for themed escape room parties, the use of plotters and vinyl cutters, and tips on engaging staff. They also share unique tools…

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 …

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 episo…

Curt and Chris sit down with guests Matt and Jessi, the owners of Oh! Key Escape Games in Idaho. They delve into the couple’s journey from teachers to escape room entrepreneurs. Matt and Jessi detail their passion for escape rooms, sparked by a surprise Father's Day adventure, leading them to create their own themed escape rooms like the unique 'Po…

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 man…

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 episode…

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 unedi…

In this episode, Curt goes solo as Chris is still out sick, and welcomes guest Matthew Stein, a multifaceted puzzle designer, violinist, and adventurer. They discuss Matthew's unconventional career path, the intricacies of puzzle design, and the magic of music. Matthew shares his profound experiences with letterboxing, escape rooms, and puzzle hunt…

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 m…

Curt interviews Tanner Goldman, an escape room owner, general manager, and designer. Tanner shares insights on running multiple escape room locations across different states and discusses his creative process for designing escape rooms and special events. They delve into Tanner's background in community theater, his passion for escape rooms, and an…

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 Broth…

Curt and Chris are joined by Kristina, the owner of One Way Out, an escape room business in Lynchburg, Virginia. They discuss her journey from a part-time employee at 16 to owning the business, the challenges she faced, and her plans for the future. Kristina shares insights about her various escape rooms, marketing strategies, merchandise offerings…

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 Aaron Krieger Mark Syp Seth Johnson Colton Wolcott Dapper Dan Paladin Matthew Toliusis …

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Chris and Curt explain their long absence. They dive deep into the complexities of managing and operating an escape room business. They discuss Curt and Tina's experiences with purchasing an existing escape room, updating games, marketing strategies, and the importance of customer feedback. They also touch upon Chris' creative initiatives like mobi…

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 Wi…

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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 Aaron Krieger Mark Syp Seth Johnson Colton Wolcott Dapper D…

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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 …

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 Aaron Krieger Mark Syp Seth Johnson Colton Wolcott Dapper Dan …

Send us a text Andrew Woodbury is an EAP instructor and entrepreneur from Toronto, Canada. He’s the co-founder of Learn YOUR English (LYE), helping teachers escape precarity by growing their own business. He also produces LYE’s podcast, Teacher Talking Time, which offers long-form interviews with scholars and researchers on second language acquisit…

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 Aaron Krieger Mark Syp Seth Johnson Colton Wolcott Dapper Dan Paladin Matthew Toliusis Phillip Sevy …

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…

Send us a text Today's EFL Magazine podcast is an introduction to The English Educators' Extravaganza events happening in Tokyo on the 19th of January and Osaka 16th of February. The guests are Katie Kato, Eric Kane, and Brian Shepherd. Katie is an English teacher, English school owner and independent publisher who has been in Japan for 15 years. S…

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 WIZARD…

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 legac…

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 Aaron Krieger Mark Syp Seth Johnso…

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 i…

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 co…

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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 campaig…

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 ri…

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 S…

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 comic…

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 iss…

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 c…

In this episode, Chris interviews Curt. Why? Because Curt and Tina are now escape room owners. The episode covers Curt's transition from a camp director to an escape room enthusiast and owner, his experiences and challenges with owning Lock and Clue Escape Rooms in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and insights from traveling and playing numerous escape roo…

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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 a…

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…

Curt and Chris explore escape rooms with enthusiasts Will and Hunter Voelker. They share quirky project updates, including hamburger-themed escape bags, and dive into the Voelkers' history with escape rooms. From their beginnings in Omaha after their marriage, to participating in national championships, and celebrating their soon-to-be 500th room, …

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