After almost 16 years and more than 1,600 episodes, Marc Maron‘s WTF podcast will end this fall, but its history and behind-the-scenes drama will be preserved in an unlikely way.
On Sept. 4, the sad, anxious clown of comedy and publisher Z2 will launch the graphic novel WTF Is a Podcast on Kickstarter. Already fully funded with a list of almost 900 fans waiting to be notified upon its release, the project is the work of Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Brian “Box” Brown and the longtime producer of Maron’s podcast, Brendan McDonald, who adapted WTF‘s history for the graphic novel. More information can be found on its Kickstarter page.
WTF, a forerunner of the current podcast craze, is acclaimed for Maron’s cerebral and confessional interview style, which resulted in revealing and compelling chats with celebrities and public figures such as President Barack Obama, Robin Williams, Ariana Grande, Bruce Springsteen, Carrie Coon and Demi Moore.
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In addition to the standard edition of the book, Maron’s Kickstarter page will offer oversized deluxe editions of WTF Is a Podcast, a limited number of signed Platinum editions and one-of-a-kind memorabilia from the comedian’s garage, the makeshift studio where he produced the podcast.
“The success of WTF still seems unreal to me, so it makes sense for the definitive story to be told by a great cartoonist and ‘Box’ Brown is the perfect guy to do it,” Maron said in an announcement. “This is a fantastic way for fans to relive the entire run of the podcast without needing to listen to thousands of hours of material again.”
“Box” Brown, the creator of André The Giant: Life and Legend, which spent three weeks on The New York Times‘ graphic novel bestseller list, said, “I remember listening to episode one of WTF. [The podcast] got me through drawing thousands of pages of comics as I tread through my career. Maron’s resiliency and self-reflection resonated with me deeply, [and] I am excited and proud to be able to document the journey in the best way I know how: through comics.”
Z2, which is distributed by Simon & Schuster, publishes graphic novels created in partnership with musicians, artists and pop-culture figures. Subjects include Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Gorillaz, Iron Maiden, The Grateful Dead, Cypress Hill, RZA, Beethoven and John Lee Hooker.
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