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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
The Rest is GIANT ROBOTS
Hosted by Simon Furman & Andrew Wildman · EN
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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EP45: FURLOUGH
5d ago00:43:46Tap to summarizeWe look in on 2020, and you-know-what, as the world locks down but we keep on keeping on... if at somewhat reduced rates of output.It's a dark time for the world at large, but people still need comics and animated TV shows, right? That's what we hoped, and to a certain extent was borne out, but a lot of our time was filled pursuing our own creative endeavours. Though Battletoads, Kitti Katz, Little Baby Bum (really!), House of Dolmann and more also got a look in.Find out more about the podcast and the podcasters at wildfur.net
Transcribe →EP44: SUBLIME TO THE RIDICULOUS
3w ago00:44:26Tap to summarizeWe continue our retro workload round-up, circa 2018-19, including Transformers '84 and Shane the Chef, and some more... oddball one-offs.Reimaginations were all the rage, as Transformers '84 delved back into the earliest (Marvel) TRANSFORMERS stories and Titan's Robotech stirred another oldie-but-goodie in new and interesting ways. Meanwhile, our eclectic workload/output also included Horrid Henry, Magnificent Racehorses (no kidding) and a re-airing of Brute Force. When we shake these memory pots you - and we - just never know what's going to drop out.More at wildfur.net
Transcribe →EP43: SEMPER VIGILIS
Apr 1800:49:51Tap to summarizeEP43: SEMPER VIGILISThat means 'forever vigilant' by the way, which we both are and we discuss, by way of our joint/parallel careers and a large dash of nostalgia.We're back to our pro timelines this episode, circa 2018/2019, as we wax nostalgic about British comics of yore (and their reinvention as The Vigilant) and The Clangers (no kidding), plus Shane The Chef gets an airing and Marvel Comics hits 80 (allowing Death's Head out of his cupboard once again). Who knew there was so much going on in our careers back then - not us, that's for sure.Keep those questions coming in to wildfurproductions@gmail.comFor more content and the podcast as a video, visit WILDFUR.NET
Transcribe →EP42: WE SWEAR!
Apr 400:49:26Tap to summarizeActually, we don't. After all, this is a family-friendly podcast. But we do give our verdict on a bunch of movies and TV, including I Swear.We've packed in a few more big and small screen watchings since we last vented (um, critiqued). And we swear to tell the whole, if as spoiler-free as possible, truth, and nothing but the truth about... The Housemaid (reprise), Send Help, Sinners, I Swear, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, Wuthering Sh*te (as Andrew so quaintly re-named it) and more. We are running off at the mouth, speaking our mind, and generally letting it all out - uncensored!All correspondence to wildfurproductions@gmail.commore at wildfur.net
Transcribe →EP41: BEYOND OUR WILDEST IMAGINATIONS
Mar 2100:36:42Tap to summarizeWe check back in on Transformers (The Animated) Movie, in its 40th anniversary year, and we're still pretty darn impressed.It's a year of big anniversaries for TRANSFORMERS, and none bigger than the original animated movie. Does it still hold up? Does that 80s metal soundtrack still rock our world? The movie that spawned countless comic sequels is re-released this year, and we travel back in time to our respective first encounters, and how it shaped our craft thereafter. Out of it even came, the honest-to-gosh ORIGIN of The Transformers.Send us your questions for an upcoming Q&A to, wildfurproductions@gmail.com
Transcribe →EP40: THE DEFINITIVE ARTICLE
Mar 700:48:54Tap to summarizeAs our (joint and solo) career credits progress into 2016/2017 those robots in disguise still have a lot to say for themselves!We continue (after a gap) the chronological progression through our joint and respective careers with another couple of years' worth of storyboards, scripts and (editorial) stuff. There was a surprising amount going on in 2016, with screen credits galore (Poldark, Jericho, Shut In, Bear Grylls Young Adventurer) on the one side and TRANSFORMERS-related stuff (Definitive G1 Collection, Earth Wars) on the other. Plus, Kung Fu Panda, To The Death and even a novel!Want to ask a question? Simple, just ping us an email at wildfurproduction@gmail.com
Transcribe →EP39: ONE PODCAST AFTER ANOTHER
Feb 2100:52:34Tap to summarizeOnce again, we take a sideways step into the world of movies (and a little TV), to offer our humble opinions on the latest crop of cinematic offerings.We fight a duel with poisoned blades over Hamnet (well, not quite), dress down Downton Abbey The Grand Finale, dust off The Housemaid, blow hot and cold on House of Dynamite, mull over the Holdovers, endlessly dissect One Battle After Another, review Life of Chuck back to front, and sing the praises (?) of The Choral. The rest, as someone once wrote, is silence.correspondence to wildfurproductions@gmail.comMore fun at wildfur.net
Transcribe →EP38: NAME, RANK, SERIAL NUMBER...
Feb 1700:44:39Tap to summarizeWe turn our attention to our much-neglected mailbag, endeavouring to provide meaningful answers (fat chance!) to your burning questions.It's long overdue trawl through the feedback we rashly suggested you send in (we accept Patreon, social media or via our Wildfur email - wildfurproductions@gmail.com), shining bright, interrogative lights on otherwise dim corners of our minds and memories. We address Andrew's restless drumsticks, the voice of Death's Head, scripting density, the storyboard/comics dynamic and MORE!
Transcribe →EP37: (W)RING OUT THE OLD...
Jan 1000:39:56Tap to summarizeWe rehash– um, review 2025's high spots (and low blots) and look forward to what's coming up in 2026 for us both, maybe even a 'team-up'.It's been a year! 2025 gets a thorough shakedown as we consider Kickstarters, signings, live events, and even an award wedged in there somewhere, as well as our respective creative outputs - be it on page or screen. And we look forward to 2026 and what that might hold, not least several anniversaries, conventions and maybe even a new Furman/Wildman collaboration. One thing's for sure, come this time next year, neither of us will remember any of it!More shenanigans at WILDFUR.NET
Transcribe →EP36: TURNING AND TURNING...
Dec 1300:43:24Tap to summarizeWe continue our occasionally dizzying journey through our respective self-published works, and just about manage to keep things from falling apart.We go ever deeper into To The Death, Oxygen, Horizon and Five Points (and its' the in-the-works sequel, The Gyre), examining mistakes made and lessons learned along the way... like don't make your first go at creator-owned ten 48-page prestige-format print comics... but somehow we're still gung-ho to go to do something together with The Engine down the line. Some lessons, it seems, are never learned!As ever, we welcome your comments, questions and feedback. wildfur.netwildfurproduction@gmail.com
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