About this podcast
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
Episodes
The newest 20 of 57 episodes
- EP57: WE TALK TV · 57 min · Episode 57The small screen demands our attention, as we assess the crop of televisual treats (or otherwise) we've rounded up for review. Did Lanterns light our darkest hour? Did Silo…
- EP 56: ANSWERING BACK · 46 min · Episode 56Another intermittent delve into our virtual Wildfur mailbag yields some corking questions that really do deserve some answers. You, our loyal listeners, put us well and truly on…
- EP 55: CAREER ARCHAEOLOGY · 48 min · Episode 55We delve (not far) back into our respective workloads again, only a handful of years in fact. But our memories still need a jog! It's circa 2023 (careers-wise), and there's a…
- EP53: LIVE! at TF Nation, Birmingham, UK · 49 min · Episode 10We're LIVE from TFNation 2026 - complete with audience participation! It's raw, it's wild, it's unscripted... so business as usual really. Join us as we present RIGR from this…
- EP 54: TRANSFORM... AND ROLL OUT · 44 min · Episode 54We pay tribute to the late, great Peter Cullen, the voice of Optimus Prime, who sadly passed away last month. This special edition of The Rest is Giant Robots takes a look back…
- EP 52: BLOCKBUSTER BUSTERS · 53 min · Episode 52It's a movie special, as we round-up a herd of long, hot summer (emphasis on the 'long') blockbusters and put 'em out to pasture. We spill the beans on Disclosure Day, bring it…
- EP 51: THE MORNING AFTER THE LOCKDOWN BEFORE · 45 min · Episode 51The vaguely chronological recap of our careers enters 2021, and that strange finding-your-feet period after furloughs and social distancing. With no Sunak schemes to support us…
- EP50: LAST STAND OF THE FECKERS · 1 h 12 minWe're 50! Another millstone... sorry, milestone is reached, with two top-notch TRANSFORMERS guests to boot. And they said it wouldn't last. We're joined by writer extraordinaire…
- EP49: INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH · 45 min · Episode 49Our reboot of Wildfur's The Engine: Industrial Strength is back on the table, and we show our hands (a bit) with some teaser chat about the project. Wildman and Furman - back…
- EP48: THE MOVIES THAT MADE US · 1 h 1 min · Episode 48Another wander down movie memory land as we dissect a bunch of movies (all pre-1986) that made a BIG impression on us way back when. Not for the first time, we examine movies…
- EP47: HOW TO DRAW COMICS THE WILDMAN WAY · 45 min · Episode 44We lean into the art side of the process this podcast, and turn the clock back to days of yore when pen, pencil and paper were king, Bristol Board, Sable brushes, Dip pens…
- EP46: THE ART OF LEAVING OUT · 38 min · Episode 46We talks scripts... what goes into 'em, an' what doesn't... and delve into the craft of comic books in depth, both individually and collaboratively. We're going into the…
- EP45: FURLOUGH · 44 min · Episode 45We 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…
- EP44: SUBLIME TO THE RIDICULOUS · 44 min · Episode 44We 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…
- EP43: SEMPER VIGILIS · 50 min · Season 40EP43: SEMPER VIGILIS That 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…
- EP42: WE SWEAR! · 49 min · Episode 42Actually, 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…
- EP41: BEYOND OUR WILDEST IMAGINATIONS · 37 min · Episode 41We 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…
- EP40: THE DEFINITIVE ARTICLE · 49 min · Episode 40As 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…
- EP39: ONE PODCAST AFTER ANOTHER · 53 min · Episode 36Once 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…
- EP38: NAME, RANK, SERIAL NUMBER... · 45 min · Episode 47We 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…
