Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast

About Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast

Dear Watchers is a comic book podcast taking you through the omniverse where your Watchers Guido and Rob explore a different multiverse each episode, from Marvel’s What If to DC’s Elseworlds and far beyond. Join as we discuss the stories that were inspired by and take inspiration from each episode's alternate universe. Includes special episodes with guest creators, scholars and fellow podcasters to share their favorite trips to the multiverse and help ponder the possibilities of what lies ahead for comics and storytelling. For bonus episodes: www.ko-fi.com/DearWatchers

Publisher

Your Watchers, Guido & Rob

Category

arts · leisure

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Jul 2021

Latest episode

24 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

5 of 186 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   24 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   What if Storm had the power of Phoenix? From Marvel Comics' What If Vol. 2 #79

   Hosts [Host Name] and [Guest Name] explore a Marvel comic where Storm wields the Phoenix Force, examining a benevolent dictator's reign and the mutant's iconic status.

2. 

   31 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   What If You Became the 1,000th Happy Haunt of Disney's Haunted Mansion? From Marvel's Disney Kingdom: Haunted Mansion

   Hosts [Host Name] and [Guest Name] explore how Marvel's "Haunted Mansion" comic reimagines the iconic attraction, revealing the story of a boy becoming the 1,000th happy haunt.

3. 

   6 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   What if the wrestlers of AEW teamed up with DC heroes for the ultimate championship brawl? From DC X AEW #1-2 (DC Comics)

   🎙 The Forbidden Door Is Open — and Nobody's Ready Ep. 178 What If the Wrestlers of AEW Teamed Up with DC Heroes for the Ultimate Championship Brawl? from AEW Origins: Special Edition #1 (DC Comics, January 2025) & DC x AEW #1–2: "The Forbidden Door Saga" (DC Comics, April–May 2026) Find us at https://linktr.ee/dearwatchers (https://linktr.ee/dearwatchers) The championship belt is broken. Element X is scattered across the universe. And the only ones who can recover it? A Justice League of DC heroes — and the All Elite. In our first-ever wrestling episode, Guido and Rob share their origin stories as brand-new AEW converts — 44 combined years of indifference, undone in a matter of months — and unpack why pro wrestling is the ultimate genre crossover: drag queens plus comic books plus soap opera. From Hulk Hogan to NWO to finally falling for AEW in 2025, they trace the path that brought them to this Forbidden Door. We kick off with AEW Origins: Special Edition #1, writer Steve Orlando's promo-style introduction to the AEW roster for DC readers. Timeless Toni Storm, Orange Cassidy, Darby Allin, Will Ospreay, Swerve Strickland, Dr. Britt Baker DMD, and more get their two-page origin moments — with the economy and absurdist charm that only a true wrestling fanatic writing comics could deliver. (Orange Cassidy's "origin": he found a pair of aviator sunglasses. Perfect.) Then we step through the door into DC x AEW #1–2, where Orlando and artist Travis Mercer throw everything at the wall — and most of it sticks. Nightwing and Will Ospreay take on the League of Assassins. Guy Gardner and Jon Moxley clean up the Mutant Gang. Hawkgirl and Hangman Adam Page battle evil Puritans from Limbo (the skeptical cowboy very much not buying Hawkgirl's past lives story). Orange Cassidy and Harley Quinn trade deadpan one-liners while dismantling the Royal Flush Gang. Zatanna and Timeless Toni Storm face Johnny Sorrow — with Toni absolutely unable to stop flirting with Zatanna. Batman and Darby Allin confront the Joker, with Sting stepping out of the shadows to lend a hand. And in the climax, Kenny Omega becomes the God of Wrestling through the power of a Mother Box — before giving it all up to restore the universe. Oh, and Mercedes Moné turns heel and sides with Lex Luthor. Because of course she does. They wrap by pondering what comes next for the DC x AEW universe: more heels, a Don Callis and Lex Luthor team-up, a potential Lobo/Supergirl promotional tie-in, and whether Jason Momoa was always destined to step through the ropes. Reading / Watch List: AEW Origins: Special Edition #1 (DC Comics, January 2025) DC x AEW #1 — "The Forbidden Door Saga, Part One" (DC Comics, April 2026) DC x AEW #2 — "The Forbidden Door Saga, Part Two" (DC Comics, May 2026) Mentioned / Related Episodes: Ep. 173 — What happens when the Bat meets the Merc in the most meta multiverse ever? From Batman / Deadpool #1 Ep. 175 — What if Spider-Man fought Superman for a moment before teaming up? Ep. 177 — What if the Joker hired Lobo to kill Batman (his own brother)? Email: Podcast@DearWatchers.com (mailto:Podcast@DearWatchers.com) Find us & support us at https://linktr.ee/dearwatchers (https://linktr.ee/dearwatchers) Theme music is Space Heroes by MaxKoMusic (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0) ★ Support this podcast ★ ★ Support this podcast ★ (https://ko-fi.com/dearwatchers)

Inside a recent episode

What if Storm had the power of Phoenix? From Marvel Comics' What If Vol. 2 #79

Published 24 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And yeah, I think it makes sense with who Storm is. Again, I don't think it's always front and center in her character's motivation. I think that also probably ties in very much 1995. We covered the x-men issue uh wolverine global jeopardy oh for sure with the worldwide yeah it might just be also this moment i mean i remember very fondly going to all the giant earth day there's a park captain planet festivals that would happen captain planet here as well big era of greenwashing uh that was happening all around us But interesting, though, because you're taking this greenwashing, but actually putting a very interesting moral question on top of it, which is like the only way we can actually and actually something we're actually hearing a lot about right now, again, in 2026 is like the only way we can survive in some ways is to take away the creature comforts that we have been used to. […]

Who has been a guest on Dear Watchers: an omniversal comic book podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• [Guest Name]
• Ethan
• Jimmy Olsen
• Mr. Mxyzptlk
• Skyler Gisondo

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

11,251

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

42 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

19 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 72 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

85

Social presence

0

YouTube

72

Engagement

77

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