The Wizard Files: Deanna Destito

The Wizard Files: Deanna Destito

From WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics by Adam and Will on The Retro Network

May 6, 2026 · 45 min

About this episode

Deanna Destito shares her experiences as an intern at Wizard magazine and discusses the challenges and insights of being a young female in the comic book industry.

Managing Editor of Comics Beat and co-host of Comic Book School on YouTube, Deanna Destito joins us to talk about her early days as an intern for Wizard magazine. Hear stories about interviewing Stan Lee, Brian Pulido and other comic book creators. Plus, some real talk about what is was like being a young female in the Wizard bullpen, tips for successful collaboration in comic book creating and more. You can enjoy early, UNCUT releases of our episodes, exclusive ToyFares: The Podcast, unique video content and more when you join our Patreon community at Patreon.com/WIZARDSCOMICS today! Thanks to our monthly supporters Matthew Strange Hombre Richard Cocchi Shawn Robare Andrew Burt Brandon Whitmore Michael Johnson Eric Najjar Brock626 Tom Goodwin Matt and Lissy Poisso Lennon Patton Patrick McFadden Marvin Dupree Lunchlady Doris Aaron Krieger Mark Syp Seth Johnson Dapper Dan Paladin Phillip Sevy Robb Matt Frank Anderson Russell Sheath Kevin Decent Damon Bjorn watson David Ellis acovio Alex Giannini Nate Clark Mark Florio David Fink Brent Cranfill MarWe Bruno Cavalcante David M Dalibor Žujović Evin Bryant Gary Hutcherson Fernando Pinto Jeremy Dawe Greg Schueller MeltFaceKillah Brian…

People in this episode

Hosts: Adam, Will

Guest: Deanna Destito

Topics covered

  • comic book creation
  • female representation
  • interviews
  • Wizard magazine history
  • collaboration tips

Keywords

  • Deanna Destito
  • Wizard magazine
  • comic book creators
  • Stan Lee
  • interviews
  • female in comics
  • collaboration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Comics Beat, Wizard magazine, Comic Book School, Patreon

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