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The Rest is GIANT ROBOTS

Simon Furman & Andrew Wildman

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.

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#54
Saturday · 43 min
EP 54: TRANSFORM... AND ROLL OUT
We 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 at the stellar career of Peter Cullen, assessing the simply massive...
#52
August 22 · 52 min
EP 52: BLOCKBUSTER BUSTERS
It'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 home on The Odyssey, and feel all morning-after-ish coming out of...
#51
August 8 · 44 min
EP 51: THE MORNING AFTER THE LOCKDOWN BEFORE
The 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, it was back to working for a living (not that we actually stopped) for...
July 25 · 1 hr 12 min
EP50: LAST STAND OF THE FECKERS
We'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 James Roberts (More Than Meets The Eye, Lost Light) and writer/artist...
#49
July 11 · 45 min
EP49: INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH
Our 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 together! (Were we ever apart?) Our co-created motion comic is getting a...
#48
June 27 · 1 hr 1 min
EP48: THE MOVIES THAT MADE US
Another 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 that - we like to think - made us the creators we are today, often (very)...
#44
June 13 · 45 min
EP47: HOW TO DRAW COMICS THE WILDMAN WAY
We 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, Indian Ink, and HB pencils come under scrutiny as, from the dawn of time it...
#46
May 30 · 37 min
EP46: THE ART OF LEAVING OUT
We 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 deepest, darkest, most arcane corners of what makes a comic book this podcast,...
#45
May 16 · 43 min
EP45: FURLOUGH
We 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 people still need comics and animated TV shows, right? That's what we...
#44
May 2 · 44 min
EP44: SUBLIME TO THE RIDICULOUS
We 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 Transformers '84 delved back into the earliest (Marvel) TRANSFORMERS...
April 18 · 49 min
EP43: SEMPER VIGILIS
EP43: 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 to our pro timelines this episode, circa 2018/2019, as we wax nostalgic...
#42
April 4 · 49 min
EP42: WE SWEAR!
Actually, 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 small screen watchings since we last vented (um, critiqued). And we swear...
#41
March 21 · 36 min
EP41: BEYOND OUR WILDEST IMAGINATIONS
We 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, and none bigger than the original animated movie. Does it still hold up?...
#40
March 7 · 48 min
EP40: THE DEFINITIVE ARTICLE
As 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 progression through our joint and respective careers with another couple of...
#36
February 21 · 52 min
EP39: ONE PODCAST AFTER ANOTHER
Once 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 poisoned blades over Hamnet (well, not quite), dress down Downton Abbey The...
#47
February 17 · 44 min
EP38: NAME, RANK, SERIAL NUMBER...
We 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 feedback we rashly suggested you send in (we accept Patreon, social media or...
#37
January 10 · 39 min
EP37: (W)RING OUT THE OLD...
We rehash– um, review 2025's high spots (and low blots) and look forward to what's coming up in 2026 for us both, maybe even a 'team-up'. It's been a year! 2025 gets a thorough shakedown as we consider Kickstarters, signings, live events, and even an...
#36
Dec 13, 2025 · 43 min
EP36: TURNING AND TURNING...
We continue our occasionally dizzying journey through our respective self-published works, and just about manage to keep things from falling apart. We go ever deeper into To The Death, Oxygen, Horizon and Five Points (and its' the in-the-works...
#31
Nov 29, 2025 · 44 min
EP35: SELF(PUBLISHING)-ANALYSIS
The perils, pitfalls and perks of self-publishing come under scrutiny, as we delve into our respective creator-owned projects. We go in deep on To The Death, Oxygen, Horizon and Five Points (not to mention the in-the-works sequel to Five Points, The...
#34
Nov 15, 2025 · 33 min
EP 34: REQUIEM FOR A DREAM
Another abrupt U-turn sees us back at the tail end of 2004, as the Dreamwave era of TRANSFORMERS implodes. But... it never ends! As TFNation continues to unearth and reconstitute buried (unpublished) treasures from the dying days of Dreamwave, we take...

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