WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics

A trio of #marvelcomics gift ideas for fans of #spiderman and the Marvel universe in general, as suggested in the holiday gift guide from Wizard magazine issue 123.

A trio of #daredevil related items highlighted in the Wizard holiday buyer's guide from 2001.

A trio of #dccomics items for the comic book fan in your life circa 2001. Gotta love the excitement over a special edition DVD, when that format was the newest thing on the market.

Statues were all the rage in 2001, so Wizard's holiday gift guide suggested a #HarleyQuinn snow globe, a Days of Future Past #wolverine and the Wizard exclusive Just a Pilgrim mini-bust as good options to delight your geeky friends and family.

More gift ideas for the 2001 holiday season as presented in Wizard 123 including @alexrossart.bsky.social illustration in the Unbreakable DVD set, #Hellboy figurines and the remastered Akira DVD for your resident #anime fan.

Can’t wait for everyone to see what Matt Therrien is painting for Till Death! This is only a small piece of his painting.

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Wizard included a Holiday Gift Guide in issue 123 to help readers shop for fans of all kinds of properties like #transformers , #StarWars and Samurai lovers who couldn't get enough Lone Wolf & Cub.

Check out the Mort of the Month for Wizard issue 123, #MarvelComics mechanical mafioso, Silvermane!

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As discussed on our recent mini-episode, here's the article from Wizard 123 about the "Return of the Monster" #hulk revamp headed up by editor, Axel Alonso with Bruce Jones on writing duties and John Romita Jr providing the art. Did you read this run?

Wizard had some “great” ideas for #xmen spin-off mini-series in issue 123 😄

Exiles by @juddwinick.bsky.social and @mckone.bsky.social was named Book of the Month in Wizard 123. Were you a fan of this reality hopping #marvelcomics series?

As discussed during our recent mini-episode, here's the report about a new group of Millennial Visions one-shots from #MarvelComics , plus a new #xmen spin-off "Morlocks" being written by Geoff Johns. Did you read any of these books?

Check out the Last Man Standing battle from Wizard 123 featuring a throw down between Cobra Commander from #GIJoe and Nick Fury.

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Rounding out the Fab 5 indie comics creators profiled in Wizard 123 were Tony Millionaire who had recently worked on a Batman story after success with Maakies/Sock Monkey and Andi Watson, who created Skeleton Key among other series.

Next up on the indie spotlight from Wizard 123 were @kochalka.bsky.social and Jim Mahfood, who each definitely had their own unique style that got them noticed by comic book fans and the big two.

Issue 123 of Wizard gave the spotlight to 5 indie comics creators, kicking off the article with a look at the work of @neilgooge.bsky.social who had hit the scene with "Bazooka Jules" and soon went on to do a lot of work for Wildstorm.

For anyone that missed the news from @aiptcomics.com, here’s a look at the cover art for TILL DEATH by @tulalotay.bsky.social! So excited to finally share this book with everyone. Can’t wait for you all to see what @cloverpress.bsky.social has planned for the physical version of the book.

MINI-EPISODE! @indiehypeman.bsky.social joins us to talk indie comics creators of 2001, the Hulk revamp by Bruce Jones and John Romita Jr., a Last Man Standing battle between Nick Fury and Cobra Commander, plus review Morlocks, Exiles and more. Listen now www.wizardscomics.com/episodes/wiz...

Were you excited for Sam Kieth’s return to #marvelcomics to write and draw a Hulk/Wolverine crossover in 2001?

Here they are, the Hot 10 Comics and Top 10 Creators from Wizard 123 at the end of 2001.

Comic book artist On The Rise, Kaare Andrew’s was profiled in Wizard 123 for the work he has been doing for #MarvelComics , a partnership that continues to this day.

Wizard 123 spotlighted an indie crime noir thriller Pistolwhip and its sequel. Anybody out there read these stories by Jason Hall who went on to work for DC and Dark Horse and @mattkindt.bsky.social , who wrote books for Valiant, Marvel and collaborated with Keanu Reeves on BRZRKR?

NEW VIDEO! We received a stack of vintage Wizard magazine exclusive #tradingcards from a listener and we're reliving the chromium, embossed, oh-so-shiny fun in all it's 90s glory. Watch the video now youtu.be/X7Qq7S_TL0E

As revealed in Wizard 123, CHAOS! Comics was introducing their "violent content" Black Label imprint concept in 2002, almost 20 years before DC Comics would introduce their own imprint of the same name.

Wizard 123 featured a checklist of @adamkubert.bsky.social and Andy Kubert's many notable comic book projects over the years. Which is your favorite?

Here are the two reports from Wizard 123 about Chuck Dixon leaving his long-running gigs writing Robin, Nightwing and Birds of Prey for #dccomics to work at CrossGen and hopefully write books about "westerns, pirates, war and romance".

Here's one for the late night crowd from Wizard 123, about 70,000 copies of Elektra issue 3 being shredded by #MarvelComics due to panels of nudity that slipped past the editorial staff, turning the 2,000-3,000 copies of originals that made it to stores into collectibles.