Wizards Podcast Archives : The Retro Network

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Bonus: Avengers Special ’99

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

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Bonus: X-Men Special ’99

Adam Pope

We’re joined by Brad Gullickson from the Comic Book Couples Counseling podcast for a very fun discussion about the Wizard X-Men Special issue from 1999 including the outrageous creation of your favorite mutants, the 10

The WIZARD Files | Episode 43: Francis Manapul

Adam Pope

We’re talking to Francis Manapul of Ghost Machine about his current project The Rocketfellers, plus diving deep into his history working with Top Cow on Witchblade, DC Comics The Flash for the New 52 and

The WIZARDS Files | Ep 42: Darren Sanchez

Adam Pope

In this fascinating interview with former Wizard Production Manager, Darren Sanchez, this comics industry veteran reveals how he went from an art student referred by Carmine Infantino to intern at Valiant who graduated to overseeing

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Bonus: Spider-Man Special ’98

Adam Pope

Mike and Adam swing into action to talk about the AMAZING Wizard Spider-Man Special from 1998 with a SPECTACULAR guest, Mike’s Dad! Joe Schwartz has been reading and collecting Spider-Man comics since the 1960’s and

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | UNLOCKED! 90’s Super Cinema: Batman and Robin

Adam Pope

An episode of our Patreon Exclusive 90’s Super Cinema podcast has been UNLOCKED! This was a historic event, as it was the first time all 4 WIZARDS co-hosts (past and present) ever recorded a show

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 89.5

Adam Pope

We continue our coverage of the massive year-end Wizard issue as William Bruce West returns to discuss Batman: No Man’s Land and we discuss a Battle Chasers Casting Call with past guest, Dalibor. Plus Wizard

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Bonus: Superman Special ’98

Adam Pope

Look, up in the sky! It’s Adam, it’s Mike, it’s Joe Marcello from the Dollar Bin Bandits! We’re celebrating the Man of Steel by discussing the Wizard Superman Special issue from 1998 and the conversation

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 88.5

Adam Pope

Adam & Mike review Legion of Super Heroes, The Savage Dragon and Marvel’s Heroes Return Thor. Plus, we offer a counterpoint to a recent rant against Wizard magazine on the Robservations podcast, discuss a Thor

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Bonus: Dark Book ’98

Adam Pope

We’re getting down with our BAD selves and bad guys, as we celebrate the villains of comic books through our examination of the Dark Book ’98 Wizard special publication. We explore the Top 10 Coolest

The WIZARD Files | Episode 41: Erik Larsen

Adam Pope

We welcome founding Image Comics partner, Erik Larsen to the podcast to talk about his childhood comic book creations, his experience in forming Image, the legacy of The Savage Dragon, how he came to publish

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 87.5

Adam Pope

The creepy comics fun continues as we review Marvel’s Dracula: Lord of the Undead and Vertigo’s The Girl Who Would Be Death, plus duke it out in this issue’s Last Man Standing battle, count down

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 86.5

Adam Pope

We address the recent kerfuffle with Rob Liefeld on social media, calling out Gareb Shamus for spreading nonsense in his recent interview with us. Plus we review Superman For All Seasons, call shenanigans on this

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 85.5

Adam Pope

Wizard reviews Kurt Busiek’s Iron Man, Gen13 and Nightwing, rates the Top 10 Funniest Moments In Comics and gets more quotes from Chris Claremont. Plus a reader roasts Wizard staffer, Greg Orlando and we get

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 85

Adam Pope

A monumental episode of WIZARDS is upon us as Michael Cannetti makes his departure from the main episodes of the podcast and reveal the identity of our new co-host. But before the passing of the

The WIZARD Files | Episode 40: Hank Kanalz

Adam Pope

We’re joined by comic book veteran, Hank Kanalz to explore an amazing career that has taken him from launch of Image Comics to the Malibu Ultraverse, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Wildstorm, Vertigo and riding superhero

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 84.5

Adam Pope

We review Marvel’s Mutant X series of alternate reality X-Men stories, plus examine the Top 10 Heroes and Villains rankings, the Top 10 hottest comics, explore Wizard’s reviews of Uncanny X-Men, Mage and The Flash