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Longtime podcaster and comic book fan, Michael DiGiovanni joins us to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Image Comics as presented in Wizard issue 126. Plus, Wizard tackles the biggest mysteries of comic books, Frank Miller's $1 million paycheck for The Dark Knight Strikes Again and more. Get access to an UNCUT, early release version of this episode and all our previous podcast releases, plus PDF scans of the magazines we cover, our monthly Patreon exclusive ToyFares: The Podcast, exclusive videos and more when you subscribe today at PATREON.com/WIZARDSCOMICS
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