Original WIZARDS co-host, Michael Cannetti joins Adam to discuss a Last Man Standing battle between Spawn and Hellboy, a crazy day in the life of Marvel head honcho, Joe Quesada, reviewing Batgirl starring Cassandra Cain, the Joker: Last Laugh crossover and so much more!

We're talking with former and final ToyFare Editor, Justin Aclin about his early days at Wizard in 2001, his rise through the editorial ranks at ToyFare to join "Team Comedy" and write Twisted ToyFare Theatre. Plus, his experience watching the Wizard publishing empire fall in real time and the failed transition to a digital magazine. All this and so much more, so listen now!

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Adam is joined by Phillip Sevy to discuss Michael Turner's return to comics, the wonders of Planetary, a lost Kevin Smith comic book project and more geeky fun.

Our friend and co-host, William Bruce West is in the hospital dealing with the effects of a stroke, you can help his family to handle the medical bills and daily needs while he gets treatment by donating here https://gofund.me/a06b50891

Will and Adam dive into the bonus CrossGen Primer packed in with the issue to uncover the secrets of the Sigil, discuss a Last Woman Standing Battle between Elektra and Batgirl, explore the popularity of the Allred/Milligan X-Force, enjoy additional 'Toon talk and plenty of hilarious, geeky conversation. 

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In this special Patreon Preview edition of WIZARDS you will experience the UNCUT discussion of Wizard issue 121, featuring 30 minutes of bonus conversation, usually available only to our Patrons! Join Adam and Will as they get Geeky about death in comic books, Hollywood writers getting into comics, Wizard's rankings of the 100 Best Cartoons and more Rob Liefeld references than you would expect in 2001.

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Will and Adam are joined by Kevin Smith mega fans, Lee Eberhart and Kevin Decent to discuss the Wizard Kevin Smith Spectacular from 2001, exploring the View Askew cinematic universe. Hear their personal stories of meeting Kevin Smith, visiting the filming locations and more.

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Will and Adam discuss a Last Man Standing battle between Daredevil and Doctor Mid-Nite, Wizard's rankings of the best non-superhero comics, the rise of artist Greg Horn, explore the most popular collectibles at cons in 2001, laugh at the Mort of the Month and so much more.

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YOU are the fill-in WIZARDS co-host joining Adam as he flies solo on this episode of the podcast (Don't worry, William Bruce West will be back for the 1/2 episode!). Explore the crazy path to revealing Wolverine's Origin, examine the work of Joseph Michael Linsner, go behind the scenes of Alex Ross's creative process, debate whether comic book fans had a right to complain about Marvel's big changes and more. Plus, stay 'til the end for a bonus review of Rob Liefeld's new Youngblood revival comic. 

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It's X-Men for X-Mas as Adam and Will celebrate the holidays with longtime WIZARDS listener, Lee Eberhart. It's a deep dive into Marvel Comics' revamp of their entire X-Men line from Morrison's New to Casey's Uncanny to Claremont's X-Treme revamps. They also X-plore the spin-offs like Exiles, The Brotherhood, Millgan and Allred's X-Force, Cable and Wolverine. Plus, Alex Ross redesigns the X-Men! It's a wild sleigh ride with Mavel's Merry Mutants, so come celebrate with us, Geeks!

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Adam and Will explore a Last Man Standing battle between Wonder Woman and Wonder Man, discuss the evolution of trade paperbacks, run through the Image Comics timeline, discuss the appeal of the Robin ongoing series and so much more.

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