Check out this update on the first Sam Raimi #spiderman movie from Wizard 118 with on-set photos and an interesting description of Spidey and MJ's infamous kiss in the rain.

Did you read the Brian Azzarello #HULK mini-series “Banner” in 2001?

Check out the 2001 comic book movie news and rumors from Wizard 118 including updates on #marvelcomics movies like Blade 2, #HULK and #FantasticFour , 2 never produced #Batman films, an in-development Michael Turner Fathom animated movie and more!

Here's the Wizard 118 summer preview for Marvel Knights #ThePunisher series, which promised more of the over the top violence and mayhem of the previous Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon collaboration on the character.

As discussed on the podcast here's the first explanation by Joe Quesada about why #marvelcomics was ready to finally reveal the definitive origin of #wolverine in 2001.

Here's a laugh to take you into the weekend😄

Check out these ads for the new home of Vampi by Kevin Lau (Anarchy Studios) and The Agency at Top Cow.

An ad for #dccomics Our Worlds At War event and Top Cow's new Universe book, meant to help create a larger sense of continuity throughout their line.

Check out the 2-page art preview from Wizard 118 of the new Elektra series from #marvelcomics by Brian Michael Bendis and Chuck Austen, with covers by Greg Horn.

The “CrossGen Express” was still chugging along in Summer 2001. Did YOU buy a ticket?

Wizard was all in on #marvelcomics Elektra series. This is the second double-page spread featured in issue 118 of the magazine!

Wizard 118 featured a 5 page preview of the Sojourn Prequel comic by CrossGen. Despite having the main character of the book, Arwyn on the cover of the issue, she's not even featured in this story!

Fan favorite artist, Pat Lee provided the Basic Training tutorial on How To Draw #Mecha in Wizard 118 featuring sketches of #Transformers, #Voltron and more.

Wizard was building the hype for the new KevinSmith film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back in Wizard 118, which featured cameos from comics fan favorites like Paul Dini and Joe Quesada.

The KevinSmith hype continued in Wizard 118 with a piece about the excitement over his monumental Quiver storyline in Green Arrow for #dccomics , that was also a GIGANTIC sales success.

Wizard highlighted the Brian Azzarello run of Hellblazer as their Book of the Month in issue 118.

Check out the hype for the comic books of summer ‘01 from #dccomics , #marvelcomics , CrossGen and more! Which of these books were YOU most excited for?

More summer 2001 comic book hype, including a fun chart showing how many books the writers of the time were responsible for which resulted in a 3-way tie!

Here's a fun exercise, take a look at these Summer Previews from Wizard 118 and tell us which of these books you forgot about or didn't even know existed.