The Rest is GIANT ROBOTS

Simon Furman & Andrew Wildman
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The Rest is GIANT ROBOTS

THE REST IS GIANT ROBOTS - A PODCAST THAT'S MORE THAN MEETS THE EAR. Writer Simon Furman and artist Andrew Wildman go back to the beginning... Charting a 40-year stint in comics, TV animation, games and more, including - of course - a healthy discourse on the rise and fall and rise again of TRANSFORMERS, also now 40 years old.  In a series of roughly chronological, informal chats, Furman and Wildman relive the ups and downs and highs of lows of the creative life, spotlighting key moments in their respective, and joint, careers - many of which, naturally, involve giant, transforming robots.  Nothing is off-limits, as Furman and Wildman delve deep into their (unreliable) memories, presenting a humorous but warts and all story of life inside the comics biz that is still... TO BE CONTINUED. For Q&A, additional content and bonus episodes, take a trip to wildfur.net

  1. EP14: THERE ARE MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS

    8 FEB

    EP14: THERE ARE MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS

    As we begin our second half-year of The Rest is Giant Robots, we delve into the virtual mailbag to answer 'some' of your burning questions. There's been a huge response from our loyal listenership to our open door policy on asking us, well, anything (though whether we answer absolutely everythingis another matter). And here we lay back on the digital couch and, prompted by your enquires, lay bare the innermost mechanics of our working minds... Which accounts for 2 mins at least! Then we get on with who our favourite TRANSFORMER is! More for grabs at WILDFUR.NET. See you there :-)

    46 min

  2. 25 JAN

    EP13 - FALL OF DREAMWAVE

    All good things come to an end, just some sooner rather than later. The catastrophic crash of Dreamwave and MORE! The up and down, ins and out, topsy-turvy nature of the comics biz is best highlighted by the meteoric rise and subsequent nosedive of Image offshoot (and TRANSFORMERS comics publisher) Dreamwave, who dreamed big, bought Porsches, then crashed and burned. But what happened after? Now it can be told (a bona fide Rest is Giant Robots exclusive!) For exclusives and more check out WILDFUR.NET

    47 min
  3. EP12 - RISE OF DREAMWAVE

    10 JAN

    EP12 - RISE OF DREAMWAVE

    A new year for the Rest is Giant Robots and a new dig into the archives, excavating the bones of a past publisher of TRANSFORMERS comics. We enter the Dreamwave era of Transformers, circa 2002, as an offshoot of Image Comics grabs the hottest license going - before anyone even knew it was hot! We, of course, are dragged into this new flurry of TF comics storytelling, but the road ahead is bumpy to say the least. Part 1 of 2, with a BIG revelation to come in that second instalment!!! For News and all the extras and the podcast as a video cast, visit wildfur.net

    50 min

  4. 23/12/2024

    EP011 - THE GREATEST GIFT

    Festive fun! Santa hats are donned as we explore the tinsel-clad covers of Transformers comics past. A frivolous, festively-themed diversion sees (or hears) us go in-deep (as much as we ever go in-deep) on the subject of a British comics institution - the Xmas-themed cover and story, and the ones we've contributed to in Christmases past. Plus we wrestle with the greatest ever seasonal conundrum - is Die Hard a Christmas movie??? S&A To become a PRIME member for added bonus material and to see the pod as a videocast, visit wildfur.net

    37 min

  5. 14/12/2024

    EP10 - RISE OF THE BEASTS

    We get animated (finally!) as the Beast Wars era dawns Join us on a journey into the world of TV animation, as Beast Wars: Transformers and a meeting of minds at Botcon’97 opens doors for us both… eventually… after a few twists and turns! There’s connective tissue galore as our parallel courses converge. Screen credits ahoy! for more and extra etc visit wildfur.net

    45 min

  6. 30/11/2024

    EP009 - Wild + Fur = Wildfur! Lot of thinking went into our first foray into self-publishing!

    Circa 1999. With the bottom well and truly fallen out of the comic book industry we go headlong into IP development and self-publishing, and WildFur is born... somewhat out of desperation. We explore the steampunk world of The Engine: Industrial Strength, the imagination of Monster-Maker and a Geoff Senior project that never was - Ms. Matador. Plus a whole bunch of other stuff... Some of which went nowhere, some of which is still around today! S&A To become a PRIME member for added bonus material and to see the pod as a videocast, visit wildfur.net

    47 min

  7. 16/11/2024

    EP008 - Marvel crashes, Fish Fingers, and the £5M scandal!

    A comic creator's survival guide: The mid-90s saw the comic industry crash, and our work from Marvel US dry up. How did we endure? What's Captain Birdseye got to do with it all? And what's the deal with this thing called Beast Wars? Witness the highs and lows (mostly the latter) of being a comic book creator and how, from lean times, we emerged into a brave new world of... fandom? Simon and Andrew If you would like to have your episodes as a Videocast with extra content, visit us at wildfur.net to find out how to become a PRIME MEMBER :-)

    56 min

  8. 02/11/2024

    Episode 007 - Movies old a new

    In this episode we decided on something a little different. We are talking about movies that we have recently seen, our thoughts about them and where we see the industry at the moment. We also took a look back at some of the movies from out past that have insiped us as creatives. Some you will like, others you may not but rest assured, we have plenty to say about them :-) For more information about the podcast and to become a PRIME member with access to additional content and the Videocast, visit WILDFUR.NET

    56 min
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THE REST IS GIANT ROBOTS - A PODCAST THAT'S MORE THAN MEETS THE EAR. Writer Simon Furman and artist Andrew Wildman go back to the beginning... Charting a 40-year stint in comics, TV animation, games and more, including - of course - a healthy discourse on the rise and fall and rise again of TRANSFORMERS, also now 40 years old.  In a series of roughly chronological, informal chats, Furman and Wildman relive the ups and downs and highs of lows of the creative life, spotlighting key moments in their respective, and joint, careers - many of which, naturally, involve giant, transforming robots.  Nothing is off-limits, as Furman and Wildman delve deep into their (unreliable) memories, presenting a humorous but warts and all story of life inside the comics biz that is still... TO BE CONTINUED. For Q&A, additional content and bonus episodes, take a trip to wildfur.net

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  • Creator
    Simon Furman & Andrew Wildman
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    All material ©wildfur productions
  • Show Website
    The Rest is GIANT ROBOTS

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