I'm dragging Graeme's name in there because he's a draw, but really it's all my fault. We recorded all of Episode 5 way back in the early days of September. I mixed and uploaded the first installment, then we felt compelled to talk about the Disney/Marvel thing, I mixed and uploaded that, and then I just really behind the curve.

I won't bore you with details--and anyway, apologizing for not posting on your blog is so 2002, isn't it?--but for those of you who still enjoy this sort of thing, here's:

Wait, What? Episode 5.2: In which Graeme and I talk about Brian Wood and Dave Cockrum (among other things);

Wait, What? Episode 5.3: In which Graeme and I talk about 20th Century Boys and Dazzler: The Movie: The Graphic Novel, and announce a contest; and

Wait, What? The Britpop Edition: In which Graeme tries to educate me on Britpop and especially the career of Oasis, much to my bafflement and delight.

Believe it or not, thanks to covering manga, trade collections, and specific careers, these episodes, although a month in the can, don't seem especially dated. I was surprised, when I finally got the time to sit down and edit them, that they did not stink up the joint with their ancientness.

As for that contest, we should give you actual rules, but we're too disorganized to figure any out. Just listen to the podcast, and submit your entry in the comments section for this entry and after a week or so, Graeme will select the winner!

Thanks for your patience, and we hope you enjoy this abundance of comix conversation!

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Like a time traveler arriving to warn us all from the long-forgotten bygone era of Sunday, Giant-Sized Wait, What? #1 is available for your listening pleasure. In it, Graeme and I talk, approximately a week late at the time, about the announced purchase of Marvel by Disney.

(Sure. See if we do that shit again. We emailed each other just yesterday about discussing the recent DC restructuring, but decided to do so would only invite further seismic activity along Ye Olde Direct Marketplace Fault Line.)

Seriously, though, you may find some enjoyment in this--it's like, um, steampunk comic market analysis! Or...something.

It's also long (hence the name, but also to distinguish it from the other episode of Wait, What? we recorded that's still being sonically sliced, diced and pureed for eventual consumption)--like 90+ minutes long, so it's good for commutes, and mindless wage-earning drone work, and digging a deep, deep grave in which you can finally dispose of that hateful corpse that's been silently nagging you for so long...

Some notes:

1) The Hibbs open letter to Disney we mention is here.

2) Laura Hudson's article is, uh, here? Or maybe, uh, here?

3)For me, anyway, the key to understanding why Disney was hot for Marvel, even with movie deals in place, is what Heidi mentions here in her first bullet/section point.

Hope you enjoy!

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Just in time for the long weekend, Graeme and I roll out the first installment of Wait, What? Episode 5.1. While we'll probably record something to thrash out the whole Disney/Marvel situation, Episode 5 of Wait, What? was recorded the day before, so you're free from idle speculation about the state of Howard The Duck's pants (for now).

Instead, Graeme and I talk about Blackest Night #2, what the hell is up with the Spectre, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1, Ultimate Avengers #1 (or whatever the hell it's called), that weirdo John Byrne Millennium crossover issue and much, much more.

Thanks for listening!

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Our final installment of the week's podcast is almost an hour long and has it all: Tyrese Gibson's Mayhem!, Captain America Reborn #2, Cracker, Godzilla, Aquaman...then just as it seems we're winding down, a dose of meta and Graeme breaking out the old-school knowledge and talking Chris Claremont's original run of X-Men.

Oh, and Julie & Julia, of course.

Oh, and if you get a chance, please take a moment to tell Graeme in the comments he's a dreamboat--it'll make my mancrush seems a little less unseemly...(or will it?)

Again, our thanks to everyone who's chimed in with comments and suggestions, and thanks to Trent Reznor, whose Creative Commons license allows us to use the most excellent Track 18 from his ambient album Ghosts I-IV as our intro and outro music. Thanks for listening!

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Yep, the very next installment, right here already. We talk about Blackest Night, Superboy Prime, Amazing Spider-Man, and I think I finally end up making a point somehow. Long-time listeners (since, say, Wednesday) will feel rewarded.

Also, extra-special this time around: annotations! You can find Laura Hudson's terrific interview with Johns about Blackest Night at Comics Alliance here, and my 2005 FBR riff on DC crossover events here on our site. (Some of it reads almost prescient, in an ultra-smartass kind of way).

Ep. 4.4 is right around the corner! (By which I mean, probably first thing Monday?) Until then, have a great weekend and enjoy the 'cast!

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I think our only regret about this installment of Wait, What is that we didn't get to answer everyone's questions--but we did our scattershot best.

If you ask me, this one's worth a listen just to hear us respond to the "Crying Superheroes--Threat or Menace?" question.

Hope you enjoy! 4.3 will go up tomorrow (barring catastrophe) and will talk about Blackest Night. Oh, yes.

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We spent a long time gabbing this week, meaning you get, um, 5 podcasts? (Maybe--I'm not done editing them yet, and I can't guarantee by the end we're not just giggling and making dolphin noises.) As you'll see (well, hear), it's as much your fault as ours (and by 'yours,' I mean those wonderful souls who contributed questions, suggestions and comments in a previous thread.)

But the first episode of the lot starts on a focused note: I respond to Graeme's lovely recent piece about Wednesday Comics, Graeme responds, I respond to his response, etc., etc., dolphin giggles, and...scene.

So hear us talking about Wednesday on a Wednesday, then come back on Thursday to hear us talk about...something else.

And, as always, thanks for listening!

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It's almost that time again; Jeff and I are about to do another Wait, What? podcast, and this time, we want to know what you want us to talk about. Bear in mind that there's every chance that we haven't read what you want us to talk about (*coughAsterios Polypcough*), but any and all requests/questions you want us to answer/whatever will be read and considered and/or nervously laughed about. Honest. You can leave suggestions in the comments here, or email us at waitwhatpodcast at gmail dot com. Do it before tomorrow at 4 PST and you too could stand a chance of having your internetscreenhandle mangled by myself or Mr. Lester on an audio podcast of your very own. Call now. Operators standing by.

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Con reports age faster than wizards in Conan stories after you remove their special amulets, so this did not have a terribly long editing period: it runs just under an hour because we didn't know where to split it and Skype's new settings mixed me a bit lower and Graeme a bit louder.

But! We talk about the differences between this year's SDCC and last year's, each recommend a book we picked up from SDCC, and you get a bit of the "Prince & The Pauper" thing going on since Graeme was covering the show for io9, and I was chasing work.

We've got plans to do a more solid reviewy podcast in the near future, and I want to actually write some reviews (if I can make the time in all my manuscript wrangling) so if you don't dig this, stick around! There's more coming down the pike.

We hope you enjoy.

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Yes, Friday has arrived and, with it, our final installment of our second podcast. In Wait, What 2.3, Graeme and I discuss PHONOGRAM, DETECTIVE COMICS #854, GREEK STREET #1 and (failed) TV shows KINGS and VIRTUALITY. We hope you enjoy.

Now if you excuse me, I have to go back to monitoring the comments and seeing how things are going with Mr. Hibbs and the signing countdown...

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I'll try and get this posted quickly so I don't cockblock Hibbs' important upcoming post. A new episode of Wait, What is up for your listening pleasure, provide your definition of pleasure hews more closely to 'random bullshitting around the comics counter': Graeme and I talk about the proper name for Portland, Greg Rucka, quickly develop a hideous pitch for Angel & The Ape, and cover other geekly topics.

For those of you who prefer, y'know, actual reviews? You should wait for the next two installments, but if two grown men agog over the career of a Transformers comic book writer is your idea of a good time, this should do you just fine.

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Mr. McMillan also posted Wait, What 1.3 as an mp3 for those of you who requested it. So that's finally sorted out.

But do also check out our minicast--an episode I like to call "Graeme, Interrupted"--which, although cut short by Internet problems...



...has us both on one channel, improvements on the volume settings, and Graeme doing a really great squeaky voice there at the end.

And, of course, if you'd like to take a second and let us know what you think after you do, we'd appreciate it.

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Don't think we resolved the stereophonic boondoggle, but the third part of our initial podcast is now available for your auditory delectation.

I'd like to have a follow-up review of LOEG: Century #1 to embellish some of the points made herein, but considering I've spent almost two full hours trying to catch up on overdue emails, it may come later rather than sooner.

Regardless, thanks for listening and let us know what you think!

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It's been a busy weekend. Plus, we're trying to work on the audio quality a bit.

Plus, we did just enough trash-talking of Alan Moore, we're trying to figure out if we can post this without bursting into flames.

(Plus, Robert made us cry.)

But we're planning on having this posted--today, in fact--and I'll update accordingly when we do.

Thanks for your patience!

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Thanks for those of you who took the time to comment on our first installment. Although this installment will have a little more of that angel/devil-on-the-shoulder stereo mix, we have dutiful drones hard at work to clear that up for our third installment, which we'll be posting Monday.

But, today: Graeme and I talk about the recent works of a certain Grant Morrison as well as how other critics affect our reading. (In fact, Graeme's analysis helps tiny-brained me think about some of the work at hand as we speak! You can all but hear the rice-krispyish popping of my befuddled synapses...)

Hope you enjoy it, and thanks for listening!

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Okay, so I'm not particularly on top of the new-fangled technology, otherwise this would've gotten to you sooner and better, but Graeme and I spent a few hours last week talking about comics and put it into convenient podcast form for you. We hope you give it a listen and let us know what you think...

Some notes:

(1) the opening music is Track 18 from Nine Inch Nails' excellent ambient album Ghosts I-IV, because Trent Reznor, bless him, actually has a creative commons license for the work that allows us to use it.

(2) I think I sound like a bozo for the first two minutes or so. Just hold out until you hear Graeme get going--it's more than worth it.

(3) I'll be uploading Part 2 of the conversation tomorrow on Saturday and we should have Part 3 for you by Monday. Who says this isn't the Savage Critic age of Sonic Gratification?



And here is the rest of it.

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