WIZARDS! The Podcast Guide To Comics

MINI-EPISODE! It's an All-Star Anthology edition as we invite several past guests from the podcast to record solo segments discussing sections of the magazine that resulted in a lot of fun insights, while we take a look at the best comics of 2001 and more! wizardscomics.com/episodes/wizar…

Seeing as it made the cover of issue 124 and was mentioned all throughout, it's no surprise that Wizard named New #xmen their Book of the Month.

Closing out Wizard's best of 2001 was Phil Hester's The Coffin being named Best New Hero and Greg Land as Best Breakout Talent of the year. Plus some other "interesting" categories in the sidebars.

Best Single Issue comic of 2001 went to the Joe Kelly written Action Comics 775 where #superman faces off against the Elite, while Best Mini-Series went to Startling Stories: Banner by @brianazzarello and Richard Corben. Azzarello's 3rd appearance on Wizard's Best of 2001 list.

Best Artist of 2001 went to Frank Quitely in Wizard issue 124, while Best Moment was awarded to a tough choice in the Legion Lost storyline that had Live Wire quitting the Legion for heroic reasons.

Continuing with the best of 2001 selections from Wizard 124, Cassandra Nova terrorizing the New #xmen won her Best Villain, while masterfully writing about scumbags and criminals found @brianazzarello earning the title of Best Writer.

Wizard named #dccomics JSA the Best Comic of 2001 for it's classic superhero storytelling and satisfying plot twists. The return of Hawkman as orchestrated by Geoff Johns, David Goyer and the rest of the creative team surely had a lot to do with their choice.

Issue 124 announced the Wizard staff's picks for the best 0f 2001, starting off with the Best (Anti)hero John Constantine: Hellblazer. Keep watching our feed throughout the day for the rest of the Best!

Wizard 124 gave the spotlight to spy thriller Queen & Country by Greg Rucka, as reviewed by special guest, Rob Graham from the AfterLunch podcast on our recent WIZARDS 1/2 episode. Were you a fan of this series?

@DaveJCummings Thanks for the heads up. We know Pitarra because he did the main cover for ARMORED number 1 by @TheMikeSchwartz , but we’ll have to take a look at the rest.

@WizardsComics In this episode, you were wondering if there were any artists who were influenced by Frank Quitely. There’s quite a few. Chris Burnham, Ramon Villalobos, Riley Rossmo, Aaron Kuder, and Nick Pitarra are all artists who are influenced by him

MINI-EPISODE! It's an All-Star Anthology edition as we invite several past guests from the podcast to record solo segments discussing sections of the magazine that resulted in a lot of fun insights, while we take a look at the best comics of 2001 and more! wizardscomics.com/episodes/wizar…

Check out the Last Team Standing battle from Wizard 124 between Justice League Unlimited from #BatmanBeyond and the Legion of Super-Heroes.

It took 124 issues, but at the end of 2001 Wizard magazine finally named #marvelcomics NFL SuperPro as Mort of the Month in their magazine, where he maxed out the Mort-o-Meter.

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Here's the sidebar from Wizard 124 where the staff tried to predict who would take over for @ThatKevinSmith when he finished up his run on #GreenArrow at #dccomics in 2002.

As discussed on our recent mini-episode, here's the reports about mainstream coverage of comics by Entertainment Weekly and Howard Stern leading to more interest in comic shops. Plus, the hottest back issue and CGC book of 2001.

Here they are, the Hot 10 Comics and Top 10 Creators rankings from Wizard 124.

Check out the books that caught the attention of the Wizard staff at the end of 2001 and made the Heat Index.

Happy Birthday to @Todd_McFarlane who continues to lead our Jim and Todd's Hype Machine tally every episode, with 669 mentions in the pages of Wizard magazine since the beginning of that publication in 1991 through 2001. Will the next decade of issues be cause for celebration?

This #stpatricksday keep it green like a #hulk on the cover of Wizard magazine. We're LUCKY to have you all on this wild, nostalgic ride with us. Thanks, Geeks!

The #Marvel vs #dccomics battles continue today with all-new matchups on our IG stories. Visit the page now, click our logo and cast your vote here instagram.com/wizards_comics/