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On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: Our month-long fundraiser for the Hero Initiative came to a conclusion on Sunday. Did we reach our $1,000 goal? YES WE DID! Did we outperform our friends at the Technically Drinking podcast? YES WE DID! Thank you to everyone that participated, whether with a monetary donation to our goal, a share of our campaign, or a gift that we could use as a giveaway.  The Eternals launches in theaters this weekend. We look ahead and offer our early thoughts on the potential for this movie.  We look at 52 #9, where John Henry Irons goes full steel ahead against Luthor, the Lost in Space crew find a way off planet, and Renee has questions for the Question. We have our Pick 3 selections, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics in Kansas City.  We would love to hear your comments on the show. Let us know what you’ve been reading or watching this week. Contact us on our website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or email. We want to hear from you! As always, we are

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: Image Comics announced they will be suspending second printings due to a supply shortage. How does that impact comics, stores, and you? Dune hit the big screens and HBO MAX over the weekend, and some of us have been partaking of the spice. Is this a watch or a pass? We look at 52 #8, where John Henry Irons is facing a stainless steel future, and Booster is not happy about the new hero trying to steal his press. We have our ongoing Hero Initiative fundraiser over on our Facebook page. We have a lot of incredible gifts to share with you with your donation of $25, $50 or $100. But please don't let those targets keep you from giving. Listen in to find out all that we have going on this month. We have our Pick 3 selections, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics in Kansas City.  We would love to hear your comments on the show. Let us know what you’ve been reading or watching this week. Contact us on our website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or emai

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: DC Fandome gave us so many trailers, teases, and thoughts to all things DC movies, TV shows, and video games to come for the next year. Seriously, you saw The Batman trailer, right? We break down what was shared and what else we want to see.  DC also made an announcement regarding Superman's son. Some day, this will not be a news event. But since it is, we offer our thoughts.  We look at 52 #7, where Renee meets Kate, Ralph outs Booster, and Starfire finds a thingamajig.  We have our ongoing Hero Initiative fundraiser over on our Facebook page. We have a lot of incredible gifts to share with you with your donation of $25, $50, or $100. But please don't let those targets keep you from giving. Listen in to find out all that we have going on this month. We have our Pick 3 selections, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics in Kansas City.  We would love to hear your comments on the show. Let us know what you’ve been reading or watching this week. C

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: The Season 1 finale of What If dropped on Wednesday, which left a lot of questions in the minds of the guys.  Jerry received his monthly mailing from DCBS, so let's play WHAT'S IN THE BOX? Marvel recently "updated" the Unlimited app, to less than stellar reviews. Tune in to see what we think of the changes.  We have our ongoing Hero Initiative fundraiser over on our Facebook page. We have a lot of incredible gifts to share with you with your donation of $25, $50 or $100. But please don't let those targets keep you from giving. Listen in to find out all that we have going on this month. We continue with our read of 52 from DC Comics. This week is issue #6, which finds the Green Lanterns meeting the Great Ten in the skies above China.  We have our Pick 3 selections, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics in Kansas City.  We would love to hear your comments on the show. Let us know what you’ve been reading or watching this week. Contact us on our

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: We launched our Hero Initiative fundraiser over on our Facebook page. We have a lot of incredible gifts to share with you with your donation of $25, $50 or $100. But please don't let those targets keep you from giving. Listen in to find out all that we have going on this month.  Did you watch the recent episode of What If on Disney+? This series continues to amaze us. We continue with our read of 52 from DC Comics. This week is issue #5, which finds Animal Man, Starfire and Adam Strange stranded in paradise.  We have our Pick 3 selections, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics in Kansas City.  We would love to hear your comments on the show. Let us know what you’ve been reading or watching this week. Contact us on our website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or email. We want to hear from you! As always, we are the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! and we hope you enjoy the show. The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! is proudly sponsored by Clint’s Comics

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!, Cullen and Jerry sit down with comic creator Ed Lavallee to talk about Pop Star Assassin coming out next month from Behemoth Comics. For longtime fans in the Kansas City area, Ed is a familiar face in the local comic scene. Ed has been working on Pop Star Assassin for a few years, self-publishing the book through his own publishing line Crash Comix.  But earlier this year, his work caught the eye of Behemoth Comics, and a deal was made. Pop Star Assassin will be hitting the comic stores on October 20, with all kinds of great variant covers.  Now, if you listen closely, you will have an opportunity to win a set of Pop Star Assassin #1-8 from Crash Comix. Listen for the trivia question, and just know that we reveal the answer within the episode.  As if this wasn't enough comic goodness for one podcast, we have a huge announcement. We have been challenged by the Technically Drinking podcast to raise funds for The Hero Initiative during the month of Octo

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: With the start of fall comes all kinds of new TV programs. So let's start the show with some TV talk, as we discuss the start of Y: The Last Man on FX, latest episode of What If on Disney+, and the release of the Hawkeye trailer for the upcoming season also on Disney+. We continue with our read of 52 from DC Comics. This week is issue #3, which focuses primarily on Black Adam. Do not make this guy angry! We have our Pick 3 selections, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics in Kansas City.    We would love to hear your comments on the show. Let us know what you’ve been reading or watching this week. Contact us on our website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or email. We want to hear from you! As always, we are the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! and we hope you enjoy the show. The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! is proudly sponsored by Clint’s Comics. Clint’s is located at 3941 Main in Kansas City, Missouri, and is open Monday through Saturday. Whether

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: Cullen provides a mid-show update from Rose City Comic Con in Portland, where he is covering the Hero Initiative table in Artists Alley. Find out what Cullen is seeing and who he is talking to throughout the weekend. We continue with our read of 52 from DC Comics. This week is issue #2, where the mystery thickens around Elongated Man, Renee Montoya, and T.O. Morrow. We have our Pick 3 selections, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics in Kansas City.  We would love to hear your comments on the show. Let us know what you’ve been reading or watching this week. Contact us on our website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or email. We want to hear from you! As always, we are the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! and we hope you enjoy the show. The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! is proudly sponsored by Clint’s Comics. Clint’s is located at 3941 Main in Kansas City, Missouri, and is open Monday through Saturday. Whether it is new comics, trade paperbacks, actio

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: Jerry saw Shang-Chi over the weekend and shares his non-spoiler thoughts about the 25th entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. John turned 52 yesterday, so we are kicking off a year-long read of 52 from DC Comics.  We have our Pick 3 selections, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics in Kansas City, plus a last-minute trivia question for a Captain America prize-pack.  We would love to hear your comments on the show. Let us know what you’ve been reading or watching this week. Contact us on our website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or email. We want to hear from you! As always, we are the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! and we hope you enjoy the show. The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! is proudly sponsored by Clint’s Comics. Clint’s is located at 3941 Main in Kansas City, Missouri, and is open Monday through Saturday. Whether it is new comics, trade paperbacks, action figures, statues, posters, or T-shirts, the friendly and knowledgeable staff can

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: The 2021 Planet Comicon is in the books, and Jerry came out of it Covid-free. Hear his recap of the show, some of the people he saw, items he got, and more. Cullen has a conversation with Cory Strode and Adam Watson looking at the comic book distribution model - what works and what doesn't. We have our Pick 3 selections, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics in Kansas City.  We would love to hear your comments on the show. Let us know what you’ve been reading or watching this week. Contact us on our website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or email. We want to hear from you! As always, we are the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! and we hope you enjoy the show. The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! is proudly sponsored by Clint’s Comics. Clint’s is located at 3941 Main in Kansas City, Missouri, and is open Monday through Saturday. Whether it is new comics, trade paperbacks, action figures, statues, posters, or T-shirts, the friendly and knowledgeable staf

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!, we finished our summer reading program with Batman: Creature of the Night from Kurt Busiek and the late John Paul Leon.   Beginning in late 2017, Busiek returns with his take on Batman, using the same concept that he used a decade earlier with Superman: Secret Identity. Beginning in the 1960s, we follow the story of Bruce Wainwright who happens to be a fan of Batman. His life starts to follow a similar path like that of Bruce Wayne, surrounded by Alfred, Robin and Detective Gordon.  We are joined in the studio by friend-of-the-show Jeff Smith who suggested the Batman mini-series to us.  We would love to hear your comments on the show. Let us know what you’ve been reading or watching this week. Contact us on our website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or email. We want to hear from you! As always, we are the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! and we hope you enjoy the show. The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! is proudly sponsored by Clint’s Comics. Clint’s is l

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: We saw the return of Stargirl to the CW this past week. For a first episode back, there was a lot of storylines introduced, as well as some new characters and a few that are returning. In addition, over on Disney+, we got the first episode of Marvel's What If? series, which revisited the events of Captain America: The First Avenger. In traditional What If fashion, this initial episode dealt with Steve Rogers not receiving the super-soldier serum; instead it went to our favorite British agent, Peggy Carter. Tell me you wouldn't want to see a movie featuring Captain Carter? A lot of well-known creators announced that they will be setting up shop over at Substack. We discuss how this may impact creators, publishers and the industry. Of course, we have our Pick 3 selections, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics in Kansas City.  We would love to hear your comments on the show. Let us know what you’ve been reading or watching this week. Contact us

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: We all got the chance to watch The Suicide Squad over the weekend, so we sat down to discuss the good (Like 99.999999%) and the bad (How come Bloodsport wasn't able to shoot a giant starfish in the eye???) of the movie. Free Comic Book Day is this Saturday, and you can find John and Jerry down at Clint's Comics. Bring your mask & gloves, and come hang out with us in Midtown.  DC and Marvel are trying to get into the NFTs market. A friendly word of advice from us - stick to your day jobs. Of course, we have our Pick 3 selections, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics in Kansas City. While not intentional, we all went with a DC book this week, perhaps to make up for Marvel's clean sweep last week.  We would love to hear your comments on the show. Let us know what you’ve been reading or watching this week. Contact us on our website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or email. We want to hear from you! As always, we are the Worst. Comic. Podcast.

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: The guys revisit their Eisner picks from a few weeks ago. And while in this life all three of us are the winners when we are together, there was a clear-cut winner in this competition. Tune in to find out who is most in tune with the Eisner voting collective. Scarlett Johansson has filed suit against Disney, alleging that by placing Black Widow on Disney+, Disney has broken the terms of her contract. Naturally, Disney did not agree with that. We weigh in on what we know, as none of us are contract law experts, but the short answer is we are all in favor of creators getting paid. DC is once again putting a Batman comic book back in Wal-Mart. Hear the details and why this really isn't that big of a deal. Of course, we have our Pick 3 selections, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics in Kansas City. This week, the guys voted to Make Ours Marvel, so find out what books you should be looking for today when you visit your local comic shop. We would

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!, the guys sit down to chat with Chris Jackson about Planet Comicon returning to downtown Kansas City in just three weeks. Planet Comicon will be August 20-22 at the Kansas City Convention Center, a.k.a. Bartle Hall. Tickets are still available, and will be on sale up until the final day of the show. After being put on hold for 2020, Chris and his all-star crew are excited to bring back one of the Midwest's premiere conventions. With a full line-up of celebrity, creator, voice actors, cosplayers, and wrestlers, there is something here for everyone in the family.  Make sure you are following Planet Comicon on social media to get the latest updates on guests, activities and recommendations for attending the show. Also check out the Planet Comicon website to find a wealth of information on photo ops, panels, parking and more.   We would love to hear your comments on the show. Let us know what you’ve been reading or watching this week. Contact us on our we

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!, we are wrapping up our Loki discussion, breaking down episodes 4, 5, and 6. Wow, I don't think we saw that coming in Episode 6, did we? Plus we had Alligator Loki and the Thanos Copter and so much more. We may have to create some variants of ourselves to have enough time to unpack everything we witnessed in the final episodes of the season.  We also check in on what we have been reading lately, which turns out to be a lot of indy books and Kickstarter projects. We also have our Pick 3, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics. Two of our picks were available yesterday, but the third hits shelves today. As always, be sure to support your local comic shop and pick up your holds each week. Jerry and John will be attending a Drink & Draw to benefit the Hero Initiative. Check out the Fountain City Mini Con Facebook page for all of the details.  We would love to hear your comments on the show. Let us know what you’ve been reading or watching this wee

The balcony is open once again. The guys from the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! took in the new Black Widow movie over the weekend, bringing the MCU back to the big screen for the first time since 2019. Set between Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War, we find out what Natasha has been up to behind the scenes. Turns out to be a family reunion of sorts, as we meet her parents and sister. And along the way, she encounters the Taskmaster. Seriously, why are we even putting anything here. We've seen the movie, we know you have seen the movie. Let's just discuss it and have a good time.) But do listen close because we have another trivia question related to Natasha! Jerry is back from a family vacation to Texas, which included some stops at a few comic books stores, PLUS he visited the fabled Ollie's discount chain for some great deals on comic collections.  We would love to hear your comments on the show. Let us know what you’ve been reading or watching this week. Contact us on our website, Facebo

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!, we continue our summer reading program with the original Astro City mini-series from 1995. This started a new universe that has spawned countless homages over its 100+ issue run.  Written by Kurt Busiek, interior art by Brent Anderson, and cover art by Alex Ross, Astro City introduces us to multiple characters, situations, and one-of-a-kind moments that can only occur in a big city, albeit one filled with super-heroes.  We are joined in the studio by friend-of-the-show Bill Schmidt who suggested the Astro City series to us.  We would love to hear your comments on the show. Let us know what you’ve been reading or watching this week. Contact us on our website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or email. We want to hear from you! As always, we are the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! and we hope you enjoy the show. The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! is proudly sponsored by Clint’s Comics. Clint’s is located at 3941 Main in Kansas City, Missouri, and is open Monda

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!, we need to catch up on our Loki discussion, so Cullen and Jerry are here to break down episodes 2 and 3. We have Loki chasing Loki across time and space, with stops in Alabama and deep space. Plus, Loki sings! There is a Kickstarter ongoing for HELP to benefit the Hero Initiative, so you know we are going to talk about it and encourage you to sign up for it! Warren Ellis was in the news the past week, but not for a good reason. Cullen gives us the breakdown of what's going on there. As we do each and every week, we also have our Pick 3 choices for the week as well as a trivia question with mischievous prize. We would love to hear your comments on the show. Let us know what you’ve been reading or watching this week. Contact us on our website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or email. We want to hear from you! As always, we are the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! and we hope you enjoy the show. The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! is proudly sponsored by Clint’

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!, we begin our summer reading program with the Wolverine mini-series from 1982. This is one of Marvel's earliest mini-series, and has stayed in print in some form or fashion over the last four decades.  Written by Chris Claremont with art by Frank Miller, Wolverine has Logan traveling to Japan to try to win back Mariko but those plans quickly go off of the high-speed train rails. This series showcases both creators' strengths, making for a memorable story that stands the test of time.  We are joined in the studio by friend-of-the-show Rick Zinn who suggested the Wolverine series to us.  Cullen got to attend the Washington State Summer Con last weekend, and he put together a fine collection of autographs and sketches that he is auctioning off on eBay. The proceeds from the auction will benefit the Hero Initiative, so please consider placing a bid on either piece he assembled.  We would love to hear your comments on the show. Let us know what you’ve been