I haven't read Wizard for quite a while now...in fact I thought they stopped publishing the magazine because all of the stories were already old news when the ink dried, compared to what's out on the web....
The Packaging King
I haven't read Wizard for quite a while now...in fact I thought they stopped publishing the magazine because all of the stories were already old news when the ink dried, compared to what's out on the web....
I picked it up regularly the first couple years but have not read it in over a decade
'Hype Machine' is probably the best interpretation I've heard when describing 'Wizard'.Originally Posted by Blue Meanie
I wonder if this means the end of Wizard World too...? ...are they related...?
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I remember liking Hero Illustrated better back in the day. I think they had a slightly more diversity of material in their coverage.
Last edited by samurainoir; Jan 24, '11 at 6:17 PM.
I always thought they were a bunch of hypocrites there. Telling people to read their comics while at the same time boasting about having your comics graded.
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I always thought their price guides were questionable, anyway. Shamus owns a chain of comic stores, then tells people what the values are? A conflict of interest like that shows just how far removed they are from any sort of real journalism. On a related note, ToyFare would have figures listed with crazy prices as being rare when they hadn't even hit retail yet. This was standard operating procedure, not any sort of one-off.
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I like Toyfare .
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WANTED !!! Mego Ironman } Gloves , Belt Trading for SideShow Joes , Neca Predators Series 3-5 & Scout , and Monster High Holt Hyde.
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ding Dong that Crap is Gone!!!.......
I liked Amazing Heros Back in the day.........
The Packaging King
^ I wish I had kept all of my issues of Amazing Heroes....
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yes, Amazing Heroes was great. it always had great covers and didn't ignore comics history. It had feature stories not just transcribed Q&A's. While I'm going on memory, many of the articles weren't as self-indulgent as most of the columns in the Comics Buyer's Guide.
There were a lot of things not to like about Wizard, but it was slick and colorful and at times attractively designed.
There's no doubt that Twisted Mego Theater helped remind at least some of us of the fun we had playing with Megoes. If that's all it and Toy Fare did, then I can forgive the rest.
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