Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast

Ep. 80 What if The Punisher's family hadn't been killed?
Earth-90200 (Marvel Comics), as seen in What If Vol. 2 #10

Reading List:

• Amazing Spider-Man #129 (1974 Marvel Comics)
• Marvel Preview #2 (1975 Marvel Comics)
• What If #10 (1990 Marvel Comics)
• Punisher #1 (2022 Marvel Comics)

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Ep. 79 What if Stan Lee created Wonder Woman for DC Comics?
Earth-6 (DC Comics), as seen in DC Comics Just Imagine... Wonder Woman #1

Reading List:

• All-Star Comics #8 (1942 DC Comics)
• Just Imagine Stan Lee's Wonder Woman #1 (2002 DC Comics)
• Tales From Earth-6: A Celebration of Stan Lee #1 (2023 DC Comics)
• Plus: Future State Wonder Woman (2020) & Wonder Girl (2021)

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Ep. 78 What if Stan Lee created Batman for DC Comics?
Earth-6 (DC Comics), as seen in DC Comics Just Imagine... Batman #1

Reading List:

• Detective Comics #33 (1939 DC Comics)
• Just Imagine Stan Lee's Batman #1 (2001 DC Comics)
• Tales From Earth-6: A Celebration of Stan Lee #1 (2023 DC Comics)
• Plus: Future State The Next Batman (2020) & I Am Batman (2021)

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Ep. 77 SPECIAL: Countdown Our Top 10 Episodes Of 2022 & Our Gift To You... the premiere episode of Omniversity (our patron-exclusive spin-off podcast)

We wrap up the year with a countdown of our top 10 most listened to episodes of 2022 including episodes on Namor, Hulk, The Fantastic Four and interviews with creators. We also share the premiere episode of "Omniversity", our Patreon only spin-off series. On this first episode of Omniversity, we discuss Promethea by Alan Moore and JH Williams III as part of our first series. 

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Ep. 76 What if we applied the "Christmas Carol Multiversal Saga" formula to a 2022 year-in-review episode?
Visit the Past, Present, and Future of our fandoms on our double date with ElliotComicArt and NancyIDon'tLikeComicArt!

Featuring special guests ElliotComicArt & Nancy for a double date where we look back at 2022 and look ahead to 2023 with the ghosts of the past, present, and future. Incorporating all media formats, we go into: what we re-read; what we re-watched; music and podcasts we listen to;  and our fandom predictions for 2023 ranked from most likely to most improbable!
Find out who had the MOST likely, but improbable pick!

Some past, present and future topics we ponder include the X-Men in the MCU, The Squadron Supreme in comics and on screen, queer characters in Marvel (and horror), what's next for Superman on screen, the return of Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street, the rewatchability of Bridgerton, the joys of the tv show Taskmaster, where Kate Bishop will show up, the future of Henry Cavill, and much more. 

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Ep. 75 What if the DC female heroes were all fighting in World War II as a team called the Bombshells? Special Guest Author Tim Hanley (Not All Supermen: Sexism, Toxic Masculinity, and the Complex History of Superheroes)
Bombshells Earth (DC Comics)
As seen in DC Comics Bombshells Vol 1

Featuring special guest Tim Hanley (Author of Not All Supermen: Sexism, Toxic Masculinity, and the Complex History of Superheroes, The Many Lives of Catwoman, Investigating Lois Lane, Wonder Woman Unbound and more!)
Follow Tim on Twitter @TimHanley01 or at https://thanley.wordpress.com/
Order Tim's book "Not All Supermen" here.

Reading List:

• Wonder Woman Volume 1 #291-293 (1982 DC Comics)
• Bombshells Vol 1 #1-6 (printed) or #1-18 (digital) (2015 DC Comics)

Listen to a past episode with Tim Hanley: 

• INTERVIEW: Conversation with Tim Hanley (comic book scholar, author of Not All Supermen: Sexism, Toxic Masculinity, and the Complex History of Superheroes, & much more)
  
  

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We are excited to be joined for this special creator interview by Meghan Fitzmartin! As a comic creator, Meghan's work includes writing the current run of Tim Drake: Robin. Meghan's additional work spans film, television and podcasts including writing the recent DC animated film Justice Society World War II and a stint on the beloved television show Supernatural. On this episode, Meghan shares the formative stories that made her want to become a creator, how she broke into comics, secrets for writing for different mediums, the moving impact of inclusion in comics and goes deeper into the process of having Tim Drake come out as LGBTQ+/queer. 

Meghan's additional writing credits include Batman: Urban Legends, Robin Eternal, Young Justice, Detective Comics, Supernatural Academy (currently streaming on Peacock), Monkey Kid: Shadow Play, and the scripted podcasts Red Rhino, Passenger List, The AM Archives, The Bright Sessions and The College Tapes. 

Follow Meghan Fitzmartin on Twitter and Instagram or at https://www.meghanfitzmartin.com/
Purchase her comics wherever comics are sold!

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Ep. 73 What If Kevin Conroy, the best Batman there is, was amalgamated with Wolverine in an Animated Series? Featuring Ethan from MakeMineAmalgam
Earth 9602 (Amalgam Comics)
As seen in Dark Claw Adventures #1

Featuring special guest Ethan of MakeMineAmalgam
Follow Ethan on Twitter @MakeMineAmalgam or on Instagram at Make_Mine_Amalgam

Reading List:

• Batman: The Animated Series - Episode: Off Balance (1992 Warner Bros. Animation)
• Batman Adventures #29 (1995 DC Comics)
• Dark Claw Adventures #1 (1997 DC Comics)
• DC Pride 2022 #1 (2022 DC Comics)

Listen to past episodes with Ethan and/or on Amalgam:

• 19: What If Dr. Doom Had Become A Hero
• 25: What If The Fantastic Four Had Different Superpowers
• 32: What If Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos Had Fought World War II in Outer Space? 
• 36: What If Spider-Man and Superboy became amalgamated
• 44: What if Charles Xavier became Doctor Strange with the helmet/power of Doctor Fate?
• 55: What if Ghost Rider, the Flash (both Jay Garrick and Barry Allen), Johnny Blaze, and Etrigan the Demon amalgamated into one character?
• 63: What if starring Hulk “the man, the monster” aka What If Bruce Banner was the monster and Hulk was a peaceful being made of star energy? 

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Ep. 72 EXTRA SPECIAL INTERVIEW: Marvel Writer / Editor Mark Gruenwald Tribute + Catherine Schuller Gruenwald on his legacy (plus the Marvel Bullpen, how to be an editor, comics continuity rules, and more)
This is the ABRIDGED version...
To get the FULL, UNABRIDGED conversation plus an overview of Mark's work (with 45 additional minutes), become a patron now!

This is the episode we have been waiting for! For this episode of Dear Watchers, an omniverse comic book podcast, we are joined by Catherine Schuller Gruenwald, the late wife and legacy advocate of legendary Marvel Comics writer and editor Mark Gruenwald who coined the term “omniverse”. Follow Catherine Schuller Gruenwald’s work on Instagram, Facebook or at cosplayrunway.com. 

Cat shares Mark’s journey from fan to creator to Editor-In-Chief, how his approach to comics was “Monty Python meets Joseph Campbell”, the ways that Mark anticipated Marvel’s transition to film and how Mark’s Bronze Age Marvel Comics bullpen was the zaniest, silliest place you can imagine. Cat also discusses her own work bringing cosplay to the runway and how she is keeping Mark’s memory alive through her new creepy, cool, collectible and controversial “ashograph” series. 

Listen to an edited interview with Cat wherever you get your podcasts. For the full, unedited interview with Cat plus an overview of Mark’s seminal works (45 minutes of bonus material!), become a subscriber for as little as $3 at DearWatchers.com and on our OMNIVERSITY bonus podcast feed.

Mark Gruenwald was a comic book writer, editor, manager, teacher, academic, researcher, sometime penciller, comedian, creator, and all around legendary human being with us until his death in 1996. Marvel series that Mark edited included The Avengers, The Incredible Hulk, Captain America, The Mighty Thor, Spider-Woman and seminal issues of What If. He was the co-creator of both The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe and Marvel’s first limited series, Contest of Champions. Mark is also known for his lengthy tenure writing Captain America (introducing such characters as US Agent and Crossbones) and his seminal 12-issue run on Squadron Supreme. 

Catherine Schuller Gruenwald is a producer, fashion designer, artist, teacher, comedian, and former plus-size model, dedicated to fostering greater diversity and inclusion on the runway and in fashion as the founder of COSMODA: The Cosplay Runway, an event showcasing a signature brand of “Cosplay Couture” at events such as New York Fashion Week. Following Mark’s untimely passing, Cat has become his legacy advocate, contributing to multiple articles about his work, adding to collected editions, organizing panels at multiple events and presenting yearly celebrations titled Mark Gruenwald Day in his native Oshkosh, WI. 

Follow Catherine Schuller Gruenwald’s work on Instagram, Facebook or at cosplayrunway.com.
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Ep. 71 What If Prince Namor (the Sub-Mariner aka K'uk'ulkan) of Atlantis (aka Talokan) grew up on land?
Earth-717 (Marvel Comics)
As seen in What If? Sub-Mariner #1

Featuring special guest Badr Milligan of The Short Box: A Comic Book Talk Show.
Listen to The Short Box wherever you podcast.
Find Badr & his show at these links!

Reading list:

• Marvel Comics #1 (1939 Timely Comics)
• What If? Sub-Mariner #1 (2006 Marvel Comics)
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022 Marvel Studios film)

Learn more about Dear Watchers:
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