Whatever people may say Wizard magazine was the go to guide and news of the early 90’s. I remember being a big collector then and always bought at least 5 of there top ten. Now that I think about it the magazine did influence my consumer purchases back then as a young teen.
F Sarmiento Yeah, it seemed almost impossible to get your stuff published in Wizard. It took me about 5 attempts but eventually I snuck in with a competition entry centred around Mike Allred’s Madman. Such a coup! My art career has been in freefall ever since! Lol 😂😂😂
One of the best memories as a kid was to get a Wizard and just delve into the hot list and stories that were in there. Every month I had something to really look forward too. Wish they would bring it all back. Retro comic craze...lol. Great show fellas. As usual.
I used to buy them all the time. I liked when an artist would show you how to draw, different technique’s and stuff. I remember Greg Capullo show how to draw it was so cool
Great magazine! I loved the satire like Twisted Mego theatre and there was a photo story of the Silver Surfer(actually a guy covered in tin foil) warning the staff at Wizard of the coming of Galactus. They ignore the warning and rip off the tin foil revealing the Surfer is made of popcorn, which they all consume. Genius!!
Loving this video. Extra points because Russ has a Tec 31 t-shirt. Dope AF! I remember when the magazine first came out just like it was yesterday. Just goes to show that the comic community has always loved Top 10 Hot Comics Lists.
I think I remember my dad buying those and I also remember him buying the toy fair magazines when we used to go to atomic comics here in Arizona before they closed down. That was in the early 2000’s
I cannot "like" this article enough. The monthly Wizard was almost more highly anticipated by me than the comics. Wizard is a part of my personal collecting history. I was distraught when it was cancelled. I main regret...placing all of my issues in the blue recycle bin some years ago, to clean out my dude room...
Ah. Wizard magazine takes me back. Like the rotary phone, it's something people do not always remember. Thanks for the trips down memory lane and keep up the good work.
Great video. I really miss Wizard, I liked how they would print envelopes that people drew characters on and the 'who would be in this movie' was always a good discussion.
I still have that beast Stephen Platt one with Prophet on the cover with Chapel, Badrock and Troll!! And I got that Gen 13 cover signed by J Scott Campbell in like 93??
Thanks for the nostalgia giving me flashbacks to a 10 yr old me. I'd love to see more videos on Wizard and their Top 10 lists. A good reminder also that some books will stay hot and grow while some will not.
Please cover the trading card sets! I bought the magazine to see their prices as well as the hottest comics. For a lot of kids the cards were bigger than the comics at the time. Would be nice to see a retro look at their prices and evolution to now.
You know, it's kinda funny when I first found this channel I actually went into a book store, might have been Barnes and Noble and asked the person there if they carried Wizard magazine for comics and they looked at me like I was from the fucking Stone age. Lol You know, I know it's hard to gauge comic book values due to the market and what people are just willing to pay for something like on eBay, but it would be pretty damn dope to see Wizard magazine or something like it make a comeback.. even how DC has there monthly magazine, Overstreet should look into doing something like it, I bet they'd be surprised to see how good it would probably do.. as long as the article's in them are relevant and basically lay the groundwork for upcoming comics or first appearances I think the sky would be the limit for it.. but maybe this is just wish full thinking.. lol
Wizard was a super fun read. Their writers were actually funny and the reviews were great. They did a 100 best comics stories list and I tracked down all of them. I stopped reading when they stopped doing negative reviews. There was a letter from a reader that asked why they didn't do negative reviews any more and Wizard editorial actually said "we don't want to say bad things about a comic because it might be someones favorite comic." What?!? Not something you want to hear from a magazine giving "honest" opinions and reviews.
I had the whole price guide memorized from Wizard from combing through it every month. I could quote current prices to every comic guy that mentioned a book. loved Wizard.
We posted about this well over a month ago but were compiling the best way to DO these videos. It's great that someone had the same idea but no, we did not "jack this idea"
Wizard was what really turned me into a comic fanatic. Never liked the way they pushed Valiant so hard. Remember when Master Darque was ranked #4 on their greatest villians of all time? SMH
I remember Wizard Magazine well we always seemed to get it late where I lived in the UK at the time but it was a good read, keep up the wonderful work chaps!.
Hi Guys, I watch your video's all the time and have never committed, this has to be one of the best video's I have watch on youtube this year!!!!! This took back to being 17-18yrs, I grow up in the UK and my nearest comic shop was in London so I went once a month and Wizard was alway my number one buy. Thank you for letting me remember Cheers Ian #bringbackwizard
Wizard was an exceptional comic magazine. I believe it did fuel the speculation market and possibly got paid additional funds for covertly pushing image and valiant comics to speculators and comic book fans. Don’t get me wrong I still own almost every single issue of wizard and thought they were great but I can also see that they were doing some shady things too.
I loved wizard magazine. I got these every month. The artwork on the covers were OUTSTANDING. The interviews were good, loved the hot 10 list. I always wanted to see if I had all the books and what were the new hotness. I missed this magazine so much. Please keep doing these videos covering wizard. Love the trips down memory lane.
When I was younger I really didn't have a lot of money to spend on comics and getting to those stores wasn't something I could do on a regular basis but whenever I could I got Wizard Magazines so I could stay up to date on what was happening and learning about stories and artists. To this day I really love Wizard Magazine for what it was and to this day I still have some and just recently bought a couple more.
So glad you guys are making this series! I used to have about 5 or 6 of them in the early 90s but they were lost in multiple moves. I should pull out my 1/2 Wizard issues though.
One thing about Wizard that always stuck out to me was the covers and the super high quality glossy paper they used. I read every one of those mags cover to cover in the 90s!
Ah, the days of the Wizard Magazine coupon send in to get the special limited edition comic book editions. All those Randy Queen books. Lovely art, glossy prints & glorious 1/2 editions. All still in mint condition collected in boxes, but pretty much worth as much as the day received. Whatever happened to Randy Queen ?
I believe i commented in one of the past videos, Bring Wizard Back! Month to month might work or maybe release it quarterly. Either way I think true comic book fans would support it!
Also worth mentioning x-force #1 had a reverse negative of upc 30 years of captain America where the background white and the out line is black is very cool
I remember Wizard use to do these--who they would cast as Marvel characters for movies. 1 i remember was Kurt Russell as Wolverine...which i thought at THAT time was a great pick
We didn't have a place that sold comics or wizard anywhere near me, so you can imagine my delight when I saw, at the book store my mom would drag me into, a magazine dedicated to something I thought I was weird for collecting. So every month or so she would bring me a new wizard and the newest thrasher mag and and I would devour them. Good times!
Great video! I have been collecting since the 80's and I still have Wizards! In fact I just went through a few long boxes I have and found the giveaway Christmas tags from an older Wizard! I also found my copy of X-force #1 and X-Factor #24. I actually collected a lot of the first appearances of X-men and have a lot of Uncanny X-men and X-men first appearances. Seriously when I found this channel through Comics With Bueller I was thinking of Wizard Magazine and those original top ten lists! Look forward to more in-depth podcast about it. Also one question are you doing another video for this years top 10 for November?
Why did Jim Lee issues of Uncanny not hold their value like McFarlane issues of Amazing or even Liefeld New Mutants? My first issue of Wizard was no 14 with X-Men chicks on the cover by Art Thibert.
The earlier Jim Lee stuff are always back issue grabs for me too. The Silvestri run on Uncanny as well, and any of those -at the time- legendary Jim Lee issues from Punisher, Wolverine, etc.
@@imj3688 It interesting that books can significantly drop in Value. Uncanny 248 and 268 were like $20-40 books at one point and now you can get them for like 5 bucks each. It will be interesting to see what happens to New Muntants 98 once deadpool mania winds down some. I think ASM 300 will always stay pretty high though.
I bought Wizard religiously every month back in like '95-'97. The casting calls, which you mentioned were always fun and in hindsight are probably hilarious. I did collect some of them and have about 10 copies still I think in the attic. And obviously I collected a few of their 1/2 issues due to the artwork on some of these gems. Great memories.
Love Wizard and the fact that I knew Shamus back then since we were both raised in Rockland County where even today the Toy Wiz is still my LCS . I was able to get so many autographs from Mc Farlane back in the day.
@ L Smith. I remember those great mail-aways. Of course I got into them later, but I too ordered and received a few like Ultimate Spider-Man and X-Men, Rising Stars, Fathom, Ghost Rider and the long lost Violent Messiah. Heh. Have a great day.
Now you got something that I agree with. Wizard was an AWESOME price guide. They covered everything. Glad to hear they're back. You guys remember Santa the Barbarian card?
Wizard gave me my wish list of JLA and Avengers teaming up drawn by George Perez and the ending to John Byrne's Last Galactus story thanks to a interview with him.
So this comment is 29 years in the making. I grabbed my brothers collection from my parents home earlier in the year since I collect now and submit to CGC. In it are some of the comics mentioned in Wizard 1, and the Wizard 1 magazine itself in Fine to VF condition :). I also learned from this video that the three X-Force 1 comics he has are still poly bagged and error variants. My brother will get some of his comics back, signed and graded as gifts.
I know that early blurb of McFarlane's about Spider-Man just being a job sounds odd, and may even annoy a few fans. But, that was ALWAYS Ditko's attitude. He was ALWAYS thinking about "what's next", and didn't have a fan outlook on things.
I miss the great ads from Wizard and of course Last Man Standing. I think it'd be interesting to see what actors would've been superheroes "back then." I used to have a subscription so I could know what was coming out, before smart phones of course.
I started collecting in early 1992 and can remember those Wizard mags/I still have many of them in my filing cabinet. Mostly I remember sending 2 bucks to Wizard for the Wizard 1/2 available for that month. I must have forty of those 1/2's in my collection. They would arrive unboarded, but in a cool Wizard milar bag with COA inside a Rigi bag. I think a podcast discussing the 1/2's and which ones are hot would make an excellent show.
I definitely collected these books when I was a kid. I still have issue #2 and 5 for some odd reason. I found them when I did a huge resorting of my collection. My favourite articles to read were the “who would win”. I didn’t always agree but most times, the outcome made sense. Thanks for the video. Excellent topic.
I too 1st saw Wizard on the shelf of my LCS, back in September of 1991. That cover and the articles had me hooked. I have every issue except for about 8. But I have to say the monthly price guide I loved the most back then and actually around for five years before that in 1986 was Comic Values Monthly, or CVM as it was more commonly known. The value increases and decreases were better, more accurate and moved more month to month in this magazine. It was awesome. Later on it included more articles and market reports.
The main reason I bought and read Wizard, during the time he was a contributing writer, was the wit and humor of Jim McLaughlin. The letters to the editor column he authored was a must read if you wanted a good laugh. In addition he wrote two to three articles an issue. He’s the one component of the magazine I miss the most. It quickly went downhill after he left.
Whatever people may say Wizard magazine was the go to guide and news of the early 90’s. I remember being a big collector then and always bought at least 5 of there top ten. Now that I think about it the magazine did influence my consumer purchases back then as a young teen.
My favorite part of wizard was when they would choose which actors and actresses would be dope to play hero's and villains!
The how to draw articles later in Wizard were awesome.
I love wizard magazine I still have a lot of my books so please keep doing these videos
I got a drawing published in Wizard #42. 25 years later, it’s still my greatest achievement (sigh...) 🤣
Thats one great feature of wizard
F Sarmiento Yeah, it seemed almost impossible to get your stuff published in Wizard. It took me about 5 attempts but eventually I snuck in with a competition entry centred around Mike Allred’s Madman. Such a coup! My art career has been in freefall ever since! Lol 😂😂😂
That is so cool. What a great story
Which one is yours? I still own that issue.
@@TearsoftheAeon I did a chunky, orange robot being driven by Mike Allred’s Madman. I still have the signed prizes I won from that competition!🤓😎
One of the best memories as a kid was to get a Wizard and just delve into the hot list and stories that were in there. Every month I had something to really look forward too. Wish they would bring it all back. Retro comic craze...lol. Great show fellas. As usual.
I have a long box full of Wizards, I used to LOVE that Casting Call bit they always did
I can still remember my Wizard Magazine with Bart Simpson on the cover. Bartman!
Yes sir, I remember when Wizard was the go to back in the day. I still have a stack of them. Great video. Thanks for sharing
I just took a trip down memory lane when I was 8 years old and looking at the wizard comic everywhere. I appreciate the video.
I used to get these Wizard mags. That first cover was so f***ing cool at the time. It still evokes nostalgia.
Great video once again, never a let down, you guys need to do a video on the highly collectible Wizard magazines that are HTF and highly sought after.
A piece of comic fandom and culture I missed by being born in 1996 haha. That wizard no.1 cover is so awesome though
I used to buy them all the time. I liked when an artist would show you how to draw, different technique’s and stuff. I remember Greg Capullo show how to draw it was so cool
This video is amazing!I loved wizard magazine as a kid.in many ways your channel is like wizard magazine now in internet form in some ways
Great magazine! I loved the satire like Twisted Mego theatre and there was a photo story of the Silver Surfer(actually a guy covered in tin foil) warning the staff at Wizard of the coming of Galactus. They ignore the warning and rip off the tin foil revealing the Surfer is made of popcorn, which they all consume. Genius!!
i have these somewhere... @comictom i smell another video!
Loving this video. Extra points because Russ has a Tec 31 t-shirt. Dope AF! I remember when the magazine first came out just like it was yesterday. Just goes to show that the comic community has always loved Top 10 Hot Comics Lists.
I think I remember my dad buying those and I also remember him buying the toy fair magazines when we used to go to atomic comics here in Arizona before they closed down. That was in the early 2000’s
So miss having this magizine. Don't own any of them any more but I would have sent them off to you guys to more great content.
That spidey cover is amazing. Wizard was done in magazine form because magazines were the RUclips of the day.
Love this show, weekly review of each issue will be great
I cannot "like" this article enough. The monthly Wizard was almost more highly anticipated by me than the comics. Wizard is a part of my personal collecting history. I was distraught when it was cancelled. I main regret...placing all of my issues in the blue recycle bin some years ago, to clean out my dude room...
Russ that shirt man. That’s fantastic. One of my favorite Batman images
I miss wizard.....looked forward to that every issue.
ironmonkeyfist74 I miss it too. Remember the "Good & Cheap" column?
@@torritaite2880 oh yes..so many great sections and articles and loved the 1/2 titles you could get through them.
Wow that magazine brings back so much nostalgia. Good stuff 🔥🔥
Ah. Wizard magazine takes me back. Like the rotary phone, it's something people do not always remember. Thanks for the trips down memory lane and keep up the good work.
Great video. I really miss Wizard, I liked how they would print envelopes that people drew characters on and the 'who would be in this movie' was always a good discussion.
I still have my no 1 issue of Wizard. Loved getting it every month.
What a great freaking idea for a series. Please continue.
Awesome video Tom, and Russ...Wizards top ten list from back in the day is very Cool enjoy hearing what was Hot then 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Loved Wizard Mag thanks for bringing it back, you guys are the best.
Good ol' wizard! I remember constantly checking Spawn #1 for price jumps as well as first appearance of Carnage!
I still have that beast Stephen Platt one with Prophet on the cover with Chapel, Badrock and Troll!! And I got that Gen 13 cover signed by J Scott Campbell in like 93??
Thanks for the nostalgia giving me flashbacks to a 10 yr old me. I'd love to see more videos on Wizard and their Top 10 lists. A good reminder also that some books will stay hot and grow while some will not.
I WISH Wizard would come back in news print form!
Please cover the trading card sets! I bought the magazine to see their prices as well as the hottest comics. For a lot of kids the cards were bigger than the comics at the time. Would be nice to see a retro look at their prices and evolution to now.
You know, it's kinda funny when I first found this channel I actually went into a book store, might have been Barnes and Noble and asked the person there if they carried Wizard magazine for comics and they looked at me like I was from the fucking Stone age. Lol
You know, I know it's hard to gauge comic book values due to the market and what people are just willing to pay for something like on eBay, but it would be pretty damn dope to see Wizard magazine or something like it make a comeback.. even how DC has there monthly magazine, Overstreet should look into doing something like it, I bet they'd be surprised to see how good it would probably do.. as long as the article's in them are relevant and basically lay the groundwork for upcoming comics or first appearances I think the sky would be the limit for it.. but maybe this is just wish full thinking.. lol
This is a great idea. I still have a hand full of my wizards. Looking forward to more vids.
Wizard was a super fun read. Their writers were actually funny and the reviews were great. They did a 100 best comics stories list and I tracked down all of them. I stopped reading when they stopped doing negative reviews. There was a letter from a reader that asked why they didn't do negative reviews any more and Wizard editorial actually said "we don't want to say bad things about a comic because it might be someones favorite comic." What?!? Not something you want to hear from a magazine giving "honest" opinions and reviews.
I had the whole price guide memorized from Wizard from combing through it every month. I could quote current prices to every comic guy that mentioned a book. loved Wizard.
There is a RUclips a few weeks ahead of you, that are deep diving Wizard. You basically jacked this idea.
We posted about this well over a month ago but were compiling the best way to DO these videos. It's great that someone had the same idea but no, we did not "jack this idea"
Wizard is definitely an important part of our cultures history!love it!
Tom I got some Wizard magazines for you
Wizard was what really turned me into a comic fanatic. Never liked the way they pushed Valiant so hard. Remember when Master Darque was ranked #4 on their greatest villians of all time? SMH
I remember Wizard Magazine well we always seemed to get it late where I lived in the UK at the time but it was a good read, keep up the wonderful work chaps!.
I would loose my freaking mind. I would absolutely buy a subscription
I used to pick up the Wizard along with the Beckett so I could see if any of my comics/cards were worth something. Good old days!
I still have all the ones I bought. I know people who threw all of theirs out. Oh well.. I guess I’m sentimental.
Hi Guys, I watch your video's all the time and have never committed, this has to be one of the best video's I have watch on youtube this year!!!!! This took back to being 17-18yrs, I grow up in the UK and my nearest comic shop was in London so I went once a month and Wizard was alway my number one buy. Thank you for letting me remember Cheers Ian #bringbackwizard
I looked forward to filling out the card to send in and receive the Wizard 1/2 issue comic. I thought that was unique at that particular time.
Wizard was an exceptional comic magazine. I believe it did fuel the speculation market and possibly got paid additional funds for covertly pushing image and valiant comics to speculators and comic book fans. Don’t get me wrong I still own almost every single issue of wizard and thought they were great but I can also see that they were doing some shady things too.
I have a bunch of those 1/2 Wizard books. Really cool!
That's one of the weirder things I collect are those wizard 1/2 books and the 8x10prints they put out.
@@kachoong any interest in selling any
I loved wizard magazine. I got these every month. The artwork on the covers were OUTSTANDING. The interviews were good, loved the hot 10 list. I always wanted to see if I had all the books and what were the new hotness. I missed this magazine so much. Please keep doing these videos covering wizard. Love the trips down memory lane.
I had the wizard magazine for the first 15 issues. Most of the hot books are still hot today, so thanks guy's.
I likey! Do cover the price guide and check the value of some key issues back then so we can weep why we didnt get those back then
I recently got one. It had Amazing Spiderman #1 NM at $8000. Good times
Didn't miss a single issue the first 2 years.
When I was younger I really didn't have a lot of money to spend on comics and getting to those stores wasn't something I could do on a regular basis but whenever I could I got Wizard Magazines so I could stay up to date on what was happening and learning about stories and artists. To this day I really love Wizard Magazine for what it was and to this day I still have some and just recently bought a couple more.
So glad you guys are making this series! I used to have about 5 or 6 of them in the early 90s but they were lost in multiple moves. I should pull out my 1/2 Wizard issues though.
One thing about Wizard that always stuck out to me was the covers and the super high quality glossy paper they used. I read every one of those mags cover to cover in the 90s!
Ah, the days of the Wizard Magazine coupon send in to get the special limited edition comic book editions. All those Randy Queen books. Lovely art, glossy prints & glorious 1/2 editions. All still in mint condition collected in boxes, but pretty much worth as much as the day received. Whatever happened to Randy Queen ?
Loved Wizard especially for the freebies! I also used to love ToyFayre magazine which I believe was the same publisher ? Great video as per guys 👌🏻
I believe i commented in one of the past videos, Bring Wizard Back! Month to month might work or maybe release it quarterly. Either way I think true comic book fans would support it!
I remember in one Wizard issue, they said the lead singer of Danzig for Wolverine, and Ivan Draggo for Colossus! Love it.
The title got me excited for a minute. I thought Wizard was actually coming back.
I used to love ordering the exclusive comics... The 1/2 issues, I even bought an exclusive Hush series Jason Todd figure. Good times!
Also worth mentioning x-force #1 had a reverse negative of upc 30 years of captain America where the background white and the out line is black is very cool
I loved reading Wizard as a kid, even submitted artwork for their create a cover feature
I remember Wizard use to do these--who they would cast as Marvel characters for movies.
1 i remember was Kurt Russell as Wolverine...which i thought at THAT time was a great pick
We didn't have a place that sold comics or wizard anywhere near me, so you can imagine my delight when I saw, at the book store my mom would drag me into, a magazine dedicated to something I thought I was weird for collecting. So every month or so she would bring me a new wizard and the newest thrasher mag and and I would devour them. Good times!
I loved their Mail section when people sent in Original Artwork Envelopes!
Loved Wizard! Wish I kept my books... I do still have issue #1 CGC SS, Mcfarlane, 9.4😀
Great video! I have been collecting since the 80's and I still have Wizards! In fact I just went through a few long boxes I have and found the giveaway Christmas tags from an older Wizard! I also found my copy of X-force #1 and X-Factor #24. I actually collected a lot of the first appearances of X-men and have a lot of Uncanny X-men and X-men first appearances. Seriously when I found this channel through Comics With Bueller I was thinking of Wizard Magazine and those original top ten lists! Look forward to more in-depth podcast about it. Also one question are you doing another video for this years top 10 for November?
Why did Jim Lee issues of Uncanny not hold their value like McFarlane issues of Amazing or even Liefeld New Mutants? My first issue of Wizard was no 14 with X-Men chicks on the cover by Art Thibert.
doomed huh Uncanny X-Men #248 should have been worth $300 mid-grade!
The earlier Jim Lee stuff are always back issue grabs for me too. The Silvestri run on Uncanny as well, and any of those -at the time- legendary Jim Lee issues from Punisher, Wolverine, etc.
@@imj3688 It interesting that books can significantly drop in Value. Uncanny 248 and 268 were like $20-40 books at one point and now you can get them for like 5 bucks each. It will be interesting to see what happens to New Muntants 98 once deadpool mania winds down some. I think ASM 300 will always stay pretty high though.
I bought Wizard religiously every month back in like '95-'97. The casting calls, which you mentioned were always fun and in hindsight are probably hilarious. I did collect some of them and have about 10 copies still I think in the attic. And obviously I collected a few of their 1/2 issues due to the artwork on some of these gems. Great memories.
Love Wizard and the fact that I knew Shamus back then since we were both raised in Rockland County where even today the Toy Wiz is still my LCS . I was able to get so many autographs from Mc Farlane back in the day.
Enjoyed the throwback top 10 list. Keep up the good work.
I loved the how to draw in wizard! I miss em!
Bringing back memories. I still have a few 1/2 issues from Wizard. Lady Death 1/2, X-O Manowar 1/2, Ultraverse Prime 1/2, and Doom's IV 1/2.
@ L Smith. I remember those great mail-aways. Of course I got into them later, but I too ordered and received a few like Ultimate Spider-Man and X-Men, Rising Stars, Fathom, Ghost Rider and the long lost Violent Messiah. Heh. Have a great day.
Great vid. I remember always having to check that price guide and make a whole $2. Look out man here come Big Will $2 richer 💰
Still have all my old Wizard mags!! Loved the readers art on the envelopes section. And the I.Q test!
Hey congrats on 7k subs
Thank you for making this episode it really meant a lot to me
Now you got something that I agree with. Wizard was an AWESOME price guide. They covered everything. Glad to hear they're back. You guys remember Santa the Barbarian card?
Started reading wizard with issue 11. Love going through the old top 10s and casting calls
That was mcfarlane? He looked like ac slater haha.
Wizard gave me my wish list of JLA and Avengers teaming up drawn by George Perez and the ending to John Byrne's Last Galactus story thanks to a interview with him.
So this comment is 29 years in the making. I grabbed my brothers collection from my parents home earlier in the year since I collect now and submit to CGC. In it are some of the comics mentioned in Wizard 1, and the Wizard 1 magazine itself in Fine to VF condition :). I also learned from this video that the three X-Force 1 comics he has are still poly bagged and error variants. My brother will get some of his comics back, signed and graded as gifts.
Loved Casting Call and the EGO (Everybody's Got Opinions) columns
I know that early blurb of McFarlane's about Spider-Man just being a job sounds odd, and may even annoy a few fans. But, that was ALWAYS Ditko's attitude. He was ALWAYS thinking about "what's next", and didn't have a fan outlook on things.
Greatness video Tom and Russ! I have some Wizard magazines and have a sealed Obama issue! Thanks for all the videos you do Tom!!
Loved Wizard. I still miss it.
I love X-Factor #24. I got like 20 of them.
I miss the great ads from Wizard and of course Last Man Standing. I think it'd be interesting to see what actors would've been superheroes "back then." I used to have a subscription so I could know what was coming out, before smart phones of course.
I started collecting in early 1992 and can remember those Wizard mags/I still have many of them in my filing cabinet. Mostly I remember sending 2 bucks to Wizard for the Wizard 1/2 available for that month. I must have forty of those 1/2's in my collection. They would arrive unboarded, but in a cool Wizard milar bag with COA inside a Rigi bag. I think a podcast discussing the 1/2's and which ones are hot would make an excellent show.
Wizard magazine was awesome. Hated to see it go. Never found another magazine that came close to it. Frank from CT
I definitely collected these books when I was a kid. I still have issue #2 and 5 for some odd reason. I found them when I did a huge resorting of my collection. My favourite articles to read were the “who would win”. I didn’t always agree but most times, the outcome made sense. Thanks for the video. Excellent topic.
I too 1st saw Wizard on the shelf of my LCS, back in September of 1991. That cover and the articles had me hooked. I have every issue except for about 8.
But I have to say the monthly price guide I loved the most back then and actually around for five years before that in 1986 was Comic Values Monthly, or CVM as it was more commonly known. The value increases and decreases were better, more accurate and moved more month to month in this magazine. It was awesome. Later on it included more articles and market reports.
have the commmertive death of superman still sealed with trading card wizard not too mention the 0 thunderbolts and then the 1/2 issues
I loved when they would cast superhero movies.
Totally agree.. Bring Wizard back.. A lotta fans here in Malaysia and Singapore
The main reason I bought and read Wizard, during the time he was a contributing writer, was the wit and humor of Jim McLaughlin. The letters to the editor column he authored was a must read if you wanted a good laugh. In addition he wrote two to three articles an issue. He’s the one component of the magazine I miss the most. It quickly went downhill after he left.
I still have my Justice League membership card, but I doubt I have the issue it came. Should have kept them all!