Marc Maron and Box Brown declare WTF IS A PODCAST

Z2 Comics has announced WTF is a Podcast, a graphic novel based on comedian Marc Maron‘s long-running podcast WTF. Created by Brian Box Brown in collaboration with Maron’s producer Brendan McDonald, the book will chronicle the entire history of WTF, from 2004 (when Maron began working for Air America Radio) to 2025. It will be available exclusively through Kickstarter, beginning Thursday, September 4.

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Maron, 61, states, “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. 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.”

Brown adds, “I remember listening to episode 1 of WTF, following Marc from Breakroom Live. WTF 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. I am excited and proud to be able to document the journey in the best way I know how: through comics. And hopefully I can shed some light on the magic of WTF with Marc Maron.”

Josh Bernstein, President of Z2, also says, “As a longtime fan of both Marc Maron and Brian Box Brown, getting to publish their graphic novel feels surreal. WTF is a Podcast is raw, funny, thoughtful, and so unmistakably them. I’m honored Z2 gets to publish this extraordinary collaboration and put this book into readers’ hands.”

The book’s announcement comes a couple of months after Maron revealed WTF would end sometime this fall, 15 years after it began on September 1, 2009, and over 1600 episodes. Z2 promises that “in addition to the standard edition book, there are also oversized deluxe editions, and a limited number of signed Platinum editions available, as well as special one-of-a-kind items, direct from Marc’s garage as he disassembles and says goodbye to the WTF studio once and for all.”