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.

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• Phillip Sevy
• Robb
• Matt
• Frank Anderson
• Dr. Balls
• Russell Sheath
• Bartley Blackmon
• Kevin Decent
• Damon
• 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 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!

• Phillip Sevy
• Robb
• Matt
• Frank Anderson
• Dr. Balls
• Russell Sheath
• Bartley Blackmon
• Kevin Decent
• Damon
• 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 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 a new leader in the Jim and Todd Hype Machine tally and so much more.

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• Phillip Sevy
• Robb
• Matt
• Frank Anderson
• Dr. Balls
• Russell Sheath
• Bartley Blackmon
• Kevin Decent
• Damon
• 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

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.

• Phillip Sevy
• Robb
• Matt
• Frank Anderson
• Dr. Balls
• Russell Sheath
• Bartley Blackmon
• Kevin Decent
• Damon
• 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

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!

• Phillip Sevy
• Robb
• Matt
• Frank Anderson
• Dr. Balls
• Russell Sheath
• Bartley Blackmon
• Kevin Decent
• Damon
• 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 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!

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• Phillip Sevy
• Robb
• Matt
• Frank Anderson
• Dr. Balls
• Russell Sheath
• Bartley Blackmon
• Kevin Decent
• Damon
• 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'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.

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• Phillip Sevy
• Robb
• Matt
• Frank Anderson
• Dr. Balls
• Russell Sheath
• Bartley Blackmon
• Kevin Decent
• Damon
• 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

• Phillip Sevy
• Robb
• Matt
• Frank Anderson
• Dr. Balls
• Russell Sheath
• Bartley Blackmon
• Kevin Decent
• Damon
• 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