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Wolverine

Article

X-Men: It’s all in the Cards

David Inguagiato

The X-Men Series One Trading Card Set Is Instant Nostalgia in Every Pack If you grew up in the 80s or 90s chances are at some point in your childhood you owned trading cards. In CONTINUE READING…

Podcast

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Super Cinema UNLOCKED! X-Men (2000)

Adam Pope

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 CONTINUE READING…

Article

Rediscovering Comics: Terror & Fury (2025)

Pitfall Gary

When I was reading and collecting comics Marvel and DC were the two powerhouse publishing companies and for the most part they still are. So called ‘Indie’ publishers have been around for as long as CONTINUE READING…

Article

Rediscovering Comics: Wolverine Vol 8 (2024)

Pitfall Gary

Last edition I looked at a DC comic, Batgirl, so I though I’d jump over to Marvel and one of my all time favorite mutants, Wolverine. I’ve been a fan of Wolverine since I first CONTINUE READING…

Podcast

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 CONTINUE READING…

Podcast

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 CONTINUE READING…

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WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 73

Adam Pope

Ray Stakenas from Knowing Is Half The Podcast and Who Would Win? joins us to discuss the 10 best and worst superhero costumes as ranked by Wizard magazine, the appeal of Frank Miller’s Sin City, CONTINUE READING…

Podcast

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 69

Adam Pope

WARNING: This episode contains a DANGEROUS amount of laughter. Adam is joined by returning guest geeks, William Bruce West and Kevin Decent for a discussion about the second wave of Amalgam, an Alex Ross vanity CONTINUE READING…

Podcast

WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 65

Adam Pope

For the 1996 Year-Ender we’re joined by Dean Compton from The Unspoken Decade blog to tackle the tough geek questions: Was Hero Illustrated better than Wizard? Was DC better than Marvel in the 90’s? Did CONTINUE READING…

Video

Wax Pack Flashback: Wolverine (1992)

The Retro Network

In this episode of Wax Pack Flashback, Adam opens a pack of Wolverine From Then ‘Til Now II trading cards from 1992. This 90-card set by Comic Images featured 10 cards in each pack with CONTINUE READING…

Podcast

WIZARDS BONUS: Wolverine Tribute Zoom Event

Adam Pope

Adam & Michael are joined by WIZARDS listeners Josh, Lee and Neil for a very special Zoom event to talk about their varying degrees of fandom for Wolverine in comic books, alternate casting for the CONTINUE READING…

Article

Check Out Those Ads! – Marvel Holiday Special #1

Pitfall Gary

The Marvel Holiday Special kicks of the final month of our 30th Anniversary year for comic book ads. The Marvel Holiday Special is an anthology of sorts. Eight different stories each with a different hero CONTINUE READING…

Article

Check Out Those Ads! – What If… #24

Pitfall Gary

What If… is a comic book anthology series published by Marvel starting in 1977. The series ran on and off for over 40 years. What If… explored stories in the Marvel universe if key events CONTINUE READING…

Article

Check Out Those Ads! – Lobo #1

Pitfall Gary

Lobo hit the scene in 1990 with a bang! He is a brash talkin’ foul mouthed killing machine! To be fair, Lobo made his first appearance in 1983 in the Omega Man comic. Lobo started CONTINUE READING…

Article

Check Out Those Ads! – Ghost Rider #15

Pitfall Gary

Over on the Wizards Podcast, Adam and Michael will occasionally extoll the virtues of comics with gimmick covers from the 90’s. I thought I’d dig out one such comic and see what the ads looked CONTINUE READING…

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