Wait, What?

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Wait, What? episodes

April 13, 2015 Baxter Building, Episode 4
Welcome back to Baxter Building, the podcast reading through the first 416 issues of the Fantastic Four!
Today, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester talk about issues 36-48 (well, up to page 7 of issue 48) of the Fantastic Four, all by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee! Join us for a quantum leap in comic book craft as we debate
the effectiveness of the Frightful Four, outline the betrayal of Ben Grimm, greet the arrival of The Inhumans, and debate the brilliance of F.F. Annual #3!
Show notes eagerly await you at waitwhatpodcast.com, we welcome your comments and questions at [email protected], and we invite you to look out for us on Twitter, Tumblr, and Patreon!
2 hr 52 min
March 23, 2015 Wait, What? Episode 172
Today, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester turn on the hot and cold enthusiasm taps for the state of the current industry, with discussion of current comics blogosphere controversies,
the upcoming all-in events from Marvel and DC; and suppositions about the state of scheduling at same.
We also discuss Howard The Duck #1, Southern Cross; Bad Houses by Sara Ryan and Carla Speed McNeil; The Black Hood #1, Giant Days, Zero, IRL and more in this two point five hour podcast!
Show notes that show instead of tell, and note instead of not, await you at waitwhatpodcast.com, we welcome your comments and questions at [email protected], and we invite you to look out for us on Twitter, Tumblr, and Patreon!
2 hr 6 min
March 23, 2015 Wait, What? Episode 173
Today, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester are here to answer 24 questions in 230 minutes.
Yes, it is time for the patrons of Patreon to ask us anything their hearts desire! Questions are asked about topics like waffles, Jim Starlin, King City,
what books to read for the upcoming Daredevil series, why doomsayers about comics are always wrong, who is the Amanda Palmer of comics, and much, much more.
Peppy show notes with all of the quetsions await you at waitwhatpodcast.com, we welcome your comments and questions at [email protected], and we invite you to look out for us on Twitter, Tumblr, and Patreon!
2 hr 33 min
March 16, 2015 Baxter Building, Episode 3
Welcome back to Baxter Building, the podcast reading through the first 416 issues of the Fantastic Four!
Today, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester talk about issues 25-33 of the Fantastic Four, all by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee, with much discussion of Diablo and Dragon Man, The Thing in a motorboat vs. The Hulk operating a subway car,
a fresh new take on The Mad Thinker, the father issues of Sue Storm, the middle initial of George R.R. Martin, and much, much more!
Show notes eagerly await you at waitwhatpodcast.com, we welcome your comments and questions at [email protected], and we invite you to look out for us on Twitter, Tumblr, and Patreon!
2 hr 6 min
March 09, 2015 Wait, What? Episode 171
Today, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester finally announce the winners of our Rogue Trooper: Last Man Standing contest, consider the blight that is Forever Evil: Blight,
unveil the secret muse of Marvel Comics, look askance at the history of universe-wide events, and also discuss Zenith: Phase One by Grant Morrison and Steve Yeowell, as well as much, much more.
Show notes of note await you at waitwhatpodcast.com, we welcome your comments and questions at [email protected], and we invite you to look out for us on Twitter, Tumblr, and Patreon!
2 hr 6 min
March 02, 2015 Wait, What? Episode 170
Today, in a near hourlong discussion, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester dig deep into the first six issues of the Legion of Superheroes Five Years Later
from 1989 and 1990 by Keith Giffen, Tom and Mary Biernbaum, and Al Gordon.
We also scrape the surface of the mysteries of bingewatching, the lurching charm of Fuuka by Kouji Seo; the secret philosophy of Paul Levitz, Multiversity Mastermen by Grant Morrison and Jim Lee, and much, much more.
Vigorous, virtuous show notes await you at waitwhatpodcast.com, we welcome your comments and questions at [email protected], and we invite you to look out for us on Twitter, Tumblr, and Patreon!
2 hr 18 min
February 23, 2015 Baxter Building, Episode 2
Welcome back to Baxter Building, the podcast reading through the first 416 issues of the Fantastic Four!
Today, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester talk about the issues 13-24 plus the first Fantastic Four Annual, all by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee, with much discussion of The Sub-Mariner as anti-hero, the perfection that is the Red Ghost and his Super-Apes, and much more.
Show notes eagerly await you at waitwhatpodcast.com, we welcome your comments and questions at [email protected], and we invite you to look out for us on Twitter, Tumblr, and Patreon!
2 hr 33 min
February 08, 2015 Wait, What? Episode 169
Today, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester fight against illness, imagined illness, and the fickle finger of good timing to discuss the first issue of Nameless by Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham;
Superman #38 by Geoff Johns and John Romita, Jr.; the Multiversity Guidebook by Grant Morrison and many hands but especially Marcus To and Paulo Siqueira;
Batman Eternal, Earth 2 World's End and Futures End by many more people; and The Sculptor by just one people, Mr. Scott McCloud.
Speedy but sensible show notes await you at waitwhatpodcast.com, we welcome your comments and questions at [email protected], and we invite you to look out for us on Twitter, Tumblr, and Patreon!
2 hr 10 min
January 26, 2015 Wait, What? Episode 168
Today, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester tackle the mega-meme that is Four Comics, the jorts of Superman's deadliest foe;
the final issue of Flash Gordon by Jeff Parker and Evan Doc Shaner; the first issue of Star Wars by Jason Aaron and John Cassaday;
The upcoming Secret Wars event from Marvel; Batman and Robin; Kyle Baker; and much, much more!
Image rich sshow notes await you at waitwhatpodcast.com, we welcome your comments and questions at [email protected], and we invite you to look out for us on Twitter, Tumblr, and Patreon!
2 hr 14 min
January 19, 2015 Baxter Building, Episode 1
Today, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester welcome you to Baxter Building, the first installment of our Fantastic Four podcast!
Today, we talk about the first dozen issues of the Fantastic Four by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee and what an odd little bunch of comics they are, a mixture of horror comics, science-fiction comics, adventure comics:
nearly everything but superhero comics. Discussed: the first appearance of Dr. Doom, the return of the Sub-Mariner, a very high giant monster count, the 4Chan of 1963, the secret curse of the Fantastic Four, and more.
Show notes eagerly await you at waitwhatpodcast.com, we welcome your comments and questions at [email protected], and we invite you to look out for us on Twitter, Tumblr, and Patreon!
2 hr 41 min