Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

It's the most wonderful time of the year...New York Comic Con! Guido & Rob are joined by Elliot from ElliotComicArt to discuss some of their amazing experiences, pick ups and memories from NYCC 2024. The gang discuss meeting leading figures in comics like James Tynion IV and Pepe Larraz, hearing about upcoming projects from directors James Gunn & Mike Flanagan, revisiting NYCC traditions, meeting up with fellow podcasters and so much more. Relive the con with us! 

Ep. 145 What if we brought you a rundown of New York Comic Con 2024?

from New York Comic Con 2024, October 2024 - New York City
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Guido, Rob and returning guest Elliot from ElliotComicArt walk you through their 2024 New York Comic Con experience. The gang discusses meeting comics pros James Tynion IV, Scott McCloud, Pepe Larraz, Clayton Henry, Greg Capullo and writer/director Ti West plus panels with DC head honcho James Gunn and horror master Mike Flanagan. All this plus what we are looking forward to at future cons.

Reading / Watch List:

• Nothing!

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Are you ready for the ULTIMATE episode? Marvel's Ultimate Universe that is! We take our first trip to this polarizing run tackling yet another witchy episode with Agatha Harkness and the Salem Seven! We kick off with the Seven's first appearance in the 616 back in 1977 (appropriately enough) before seeing their reboot in 2008. We wrap up by talking the Salem Seven on Agatha All Along and the legacy of the Ultimate universe on the MCU. 

Ep. 144 What if Salem’s Seven and Agatha Harkness were one being?

from Ultimate Fantastic Four #54-57 (from Marvel Comics)
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It may feel like our seventh witchy episode in a row but it's only our third as we tackle the Salem Seven and, of course, Agatha Harkness. We talk the Seven's premiere in Fantastic Four back in 1977 from the legendary team of Len Wein, George Perez and Joe Sinnott - from snake lady to robot man. Then we see their rebirth in 2008 from Mike Carey and Tyler Kirkham in our first look at the Marvel Ultimate Universe. We wrap up by talking about Okwui Okpokwasili and company's appearance on Agatha All Along and how in many ways the Marvel's Ultimate Universe (MUU?) paved the way for the MCU.

Reading / Watch List:

• Fantastic Four, Vol. 1 #186 (Marvel Comics, 1977)
• Ultimate Fantastic Four, #54-57 (Marvel Comics, 2008)
• Agatha All Along, Episode 2 (Disney+/Marvel Television, 2024)

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Happy Pride Month, Bub! After many X-Men episodes we are finally focusing on the most famous X-Man of all: Wolverine! We romp through many multiverses and meet Howlett, a gay version of Wolverine who is in a relationship with Hercules. We start by covering Wolverine's legendary first appearance in The Incredible Hulk before tackling Howlett's debut across multiple Greg Pak scripted books that see him team up with Cyclops, Dazzler, a teenage Nightcrawler battling many evil Xaviers. Plus we talk if we will see a gay Wolverine in the upcoming Deadpool & Wolverine movie and why we have never seen Howlett again. 

Ep. 135 What if Wolverine was gay?

from Astonishing X-Men #44+ and X-Treme X-Men #1+ (2011 Marvel Comics)
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The claws are out as we finally cover the legendary Wolverine and specifically, his gay multiversal counterpart. We give a history of Wolverine on the page and behind the scenes and talk his first appearance opposite The Hulk. Then we jump into a nearly 20 issue run from the mind of Greg Pak and others that sees Howlett, the gay Wolverine, reunite with his partner Hercules, partner with the 616 Cyclops and Dazzler and battle countless evil Xaviers across the old west, steampunk gods, dinosaurs and more. Plus we talk why we want Wolverine to be more of a Spike then an Angel, why Howlett has never returned and what we might expect from Hugh Jackman's last (?) appearance. 

Reading / Watch List:

• The Incredible Hulk #180-181 (1974 Marvel Comics)
• Astonishing X-Men #44-47 (2011 Marvel Comics)
• X-Treme X-Men #1-13 (2011-2013 Marvel Comics)
• X-Termination #1-2 (2013 Marvel Comics)
• Astonishing X-Men #60-61 (2013 Marvel Comics)
• Age of Apocalypse #14 (2013 Marvel Comics)

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Author, writer, editor, publishing expert, cult films aficionado, and comic book taxonomist Randall Lotowycz (The DC Book of Lists, DC Comics Superheroes & Villains Fandex, Superhero Playbook, Convergence backmatter pages, and much more) joins the Watchers Council to dive into how to begin to catalogue the vast DC universe, why DC has such an extensive multiverse, what lessons people should learn from the superheroes they love, plus much, much, much more!

Visit Randall Lotowycz's website to learn more about his work: https://www.randalljl.com
Follow Randall on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RandallLotowycz
Read, review, & order Randall's books wherever you can!
The DC Book of Lists from Running Press: https://www.runningpress.com/titles/randall-lotowycz/the-dc-book-of-lists/9780762472857/
Superhero Playbook from duo press: https://www.randalljl.com/superhero-playbook

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Ep. 47 What if Mister Sinister  formed the X-Men?
What If Volume 2 Issue 74
Earth-956 (Marvel)

Reading list:

• Classic X-Men #41-42 (Marvel, 1989)
• X-Factor #39 (Marvel, 1989)
• What If #74 (Marvel, 1995)
• Hellions #1 (Marvel, 2020)
• Immortal X-Men #1 (Marvel, 2022)

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Writer, activist, story expert, and world-builder David Avallone (Elvira Mistress of the Dark, Shape of Elvira, Elvira in Horrorland, Bettie Page Unbound, The Twilight Zone & The Shadow, Drawing Blood with Kevin Eastman & much more including host of the podcast "Pulp Today") joins the Watchers Council to dive into how stories get embedded in us, the function meta narratives serve in our collective psyche, activism as storytelling, bad stories not ruining your childhood, and how to remix and rebuild but not be derivative, plus much, much, much more!

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Find David's podcast "Pulp Today" wherever you listen to podcasts. 
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Ep. 45 What if Elvira Mistress of the Dark entered a multiverse of horror movie worlds?

Elvira Meets Vincent Price #5 / Elvira In Horrorland #1

Earth of an unknown designation

Reading list:

• Elvira's House of Mystery #1 (DC Comics, 1986)
• Elvira Mistress of the Dark #1 (Claypool Comics, 1993)
• Elvira Mistress of the Dark #1 (Dynamite Comics, 2018)
• Elvira Meets Vincent Price #5 (Dynamite Comics, 2022)
• Elvira In Horrorland #1 (Dynamite Comics, 2022)

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Ep. 44 What if Charles Xavier became Doctor Strange with the helmet/power of Doctor Fate?

Doctor Strangefate #1

Earth-9602

Reading list:

• More Fun Comics 67 (DC Comics 1941)
• Strange Tales 115 (Marvel Comics 1963)
• X-Men 12 (Maravel Comics 1965)
• Doctor Strangefate 1 (Amalgam Comics 1996)
• DC Vs Marvel: All Access 3-4 (Marvel & DC Comics 1997)

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BONUS Episode: 15 things (predictions, loves, & questions) about Doctor Strange Multiverse of Madness, the 2022 Marvel MCU Studios film by Sam Raimi, featuring special guest @ElliotComicArt.

About the film:
In Marvel Studios' "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness," the MCU unlocks the Multiverse and pushes its boundaries further than ever before. Journey into the unknown with Doctor Strange, who, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.

• Rating: PG-13 (Frightening Images|Action|Intense Sequences of Violence|Some Language)
• Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Action
• Original Language: English
• Director: Sam Raimi
• Producer: Kevin Feige
• Writer:Michael Waldron
• Release Date (Theaters): May 6, 2022  Wide
• Runtime: 2h 6m
• Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
• Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, DTS, Dolby Digital
• Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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Creator, writer, game designer, world-builder Carrie Harris (Shadow Avengers, Xavier Institute: Liberty & Justice For All, Marvel Untold: Witches Unleashed, Elder God Dance Squad, The Supernaturals of Las Vegas series & more) joins the Watchers Council to dive into how writing and game design are related, telling stories adjacent to an existing universe, sharing a sandbox, multiverses, diversity, and who gets to be a hero.

Visit Carrie Harris' website to learn more about her work http://carrieharrisbooks.com.
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Check out Carrie's books in the Marvel Universe from Aconyte Press https://aconytebooks.com/?worlds=marvel.
Review Carrie's books wherever you can!

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