Worst. Comic. Podcast. Ever!

Welcome to Marvel Saga, a new monthly podcast from the creative minds behind Comic Reflections and the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! Comic Reflections, hosted by Nicholas Prom, looks at comics from the Silver and Bronze Ages. The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!, co-hosted by Jerry McMullen, is a weekly show looking at comics, movies, and TV shows with reviews, previews, and interviews. In this issue, Spider-Man applies for a fantastic job, Iron Man strikes gold, Thor loses his hammer, and circuses remain the most dangerous places in America. Plus we celebrate the Jack Kirby Centennial. 

Another week, another podcast because the guys from the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! love you. Ohhh Yeahhh! The week started out with the various publishers releasing their solicits for November 2017. We scanned the listings and picked out some of the books that intrigued us. As always, if there is an upcoming book that you really want to get, make sure you let your local comic shop know that so they can order one for you.  Jerry and John both got the chance to watch the new Defenders series on Netflix over the weekend. We discuss the highlights and the lowlights (i.e., Iron Fist) of the new eight-episode series.  We wrap things up with some listener feedback and some quick recaps of what we have been reading lately. We also are getting ready for the Rose City Comic Con starting two weeks from today in Portland, OR.  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 by email. We want to hear

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. We're so glad you could attend. Come inside, come inside... We are back in the recording studios with a big stack of brand new comics to talk about. On top of the pile is the new Mister Miracle book from DC Comics. Creators Tom King and Mitch Gerads (The Sheriff of Babylon) are back giving their spin on a classic Kirby creation. This book is beautiful and amazing and disturbing, sometimes all on the same page. Do yourself a favor and buy this book! We also take a look at the 100 Kirbys project occurring next weekend in Omaha, NE. Brought to you by OmahaBound and Krypton Comics, artist Phil Hester will be drawing 100 Jack Kirby characters as a fundraiser for the Hero Initiative. You can get in on the action beginning on Monday via heroinitiative.org.  Jerry discusses finally seeing Valerian and reading the first comic that served as the basis for the movie. John reviews Dept. H from Matt and Sharlene Kindt. Cullen shares his plans for the Great American Ecli

Another busy week for the guys of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!, and the schools haven't even started yet! Get comfortable as this is going to be a fun, but busy show. We start out with an interview with writer/artist Bruce McCorkindale, whose brand new version of The Falling Man is now available on Comixology. This is a project that has bounced around over the last two decades, but now it is fully finished in color and available in the digital format. We discuss the history of The Falling Man, working with Phil Hester, and Bruce's cover re-creations. Next, the guys FINALLY wrap up their summer reading program with the final installment of AvX. It took us 77 issues over eight weeks time but we have reached the end. At this point, it's not a matter of who won or who lost, it's that we finished the story.  We sprinkle in some discussion of Mark Millar's deal with Netflix and what titles we would like to see developed into TV shows, as well as discuss the new costume identity for Batman's new partner Duke.  W

While Cullen was slowly melting away in Hot Portland, John and Jerry were chilling with milkshakes in Comfortable Kansas City at our weekly recording of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! We lead off the show talking about the #MakeMineMilkshakes story from over the weekend. People, apparently some of you need a reminder. You must use Twitter and Facebook and other social media for good things. Don't be a troll. Don't harass people. (Unless it is Nicholas Cage, in which we would like to remind him that the open invite to our podcast is still good.) Next up is a look at two recent reads from John's pile of new books. We start with CalExit from Black Mask Studios, which imagines a world where the major cities in California split from the state following an unpopular election. So ask yourself, is this real or fiction? Next is Dark Days: The Casting from DC Comics, which brings us one step closer to the Metal event this fall.  Finally, we reach the penultimate point of our AvX summer reading. Characters die, relat

Welcome to Marvel Saga, a new monthly podcast from the creative minds behind Comic Reflections and the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! Comic Reflections, hosted by Nicholas Prom, looks at comics from the Silver and Bronze Ages. The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!, co-hosted by Jerry McMullen, is a weekly show looking at comics, movies, and TV shows with reviews, previews, and interviews. In this issue, Iron Man finds his heart in Southeast Asia, the Hulk reads Flowers for Algernon, and Spider-Man shoots for the stars. Plus we say a fond farewell to Fabulous Flo Steinberg and Joan Lee. 

Did you miss us last week? Because we missed you! Hopefully, you enjoyed both episodes last week while we took some much-needed time away from the WCPE Recording Studios.  So this week we are back together to talk a lot of AvX comics! We have two weeks worth of reading to catch up on, looking for meanings and messages hidden between the fight scenes.  We also take a look at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con. Of course, there was so much that came out of that con that we could spend episodes discussing, so we try to narrow our talk to the items that interested us the most, whether that was movie trailers or comic news.  As always, the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! is sponsored by Clint's Comics, 3941 Main Street, Kansas City, MO. Please stop by one of the oldest comic book stores in America, and let them know that we sent you!

Welcome to our summer of 2017 clips show. Unlike other shows, we are giving you fresh clips vs. recycling old clips from past shows.   First up has John visiting the Illustration Academy in Kansas City two weeks ago. After sitting in on some classes, John interviewed artist Vanesa del Rey and concept artist Wesley Burt.  Next, Jerry sat down with some comic book artists back at Smallville Comic Con. To start, X-Men: Gold artist Ken Lashley talks about his time in Smallville and the hubbub around his current assignment. Jerry moved across the aisle to speak to artist Kevin Nowlan, who has done a little bit of everything over his 35-year career in comics.   Finally, we did speak to some of our friends at Free Comic Book Day back in May at Clint's Comics. John starts by speaking to Mikayla Carson, Miss City of Fountains in the Miss Missouri program. Mikayla is a comic fan as well as an outstanding ambassador for Kansas City. John then speaks to artist Steve Daniels, a KC artist who is also a regular behind the c

Welcome to the first of two podcasts this week. We take a week off, and you get more content. How does that math work out? First up is John's interview with actress Allison Arngrim from O Comic Con. Alison is most well known for playing Nellie on Little House on the Prairie. John hosted one of her panels at OCC and sat down with her later to chat one-on-one. Next is Jerry's interview with actor Erick Avari from Smallville Comic Con. Erick has been in dozens of movies and TV shows, from Seinfeld to The West Wing and from Independence Day to Stargate. Like all good actors, he longs for the opportunity to play King Lear on stage. Jerry sits down to discuss his career, driving the country, and Ben's Bells. Finally, John interviews actor Alain Chanoine from the Smallville Comic Con. Alain was most recently seen as the Incubus in Suicide Squad. John and Alain sit down to discuss the path he took to reach the big screen.  Allison Arngrim - 1:50 - 19:40 Erick Avari - 19:40 - 29:20 Alain Chanoine - 29:20 - 40:45

"Can't you just be a friendly neighborhood Spider-Man?" It's been a busy week for the WCPE guys. We all got out to see Spider-Man: Homecoming on its opening weekend. LOVED IT! John & Jerry appeared at O Comic Con, hosting panels left and right. NAILED IT! We also read 10 more issues of the AvX event. DISCUSSED IT! Next week, you get not one, but two new episodes as we take the week off. Enjoy some of our recent interviews from Free Comic Book Day, Smallville Comic Con and O Comic Con. 

If you are listening to this, then we have successfully made the transition of our podcast hosting services to Libsyn. We finally outgrew WordPress, and they wanted us to upgrade to a Business Plan. We're smart enough to realize we have no business being a business! So Libsyn it is! Truth be told, Libsyn will be a great bonus for you, our listeners. You will be able to find us on more platforms, such as Stitcher and Google Play. You can still access us through iTunes, or via our WordPress site. You can even reach us on our Podcast Page, http://worstcomicpodcastever.libsyn.com/. We have brought over the last two years worth of podcasts, and we have plans to bring over the rest of our catalog. If there is something we have missed, please let us know and we will work on getting it added. So besides our Libsyn news, the guys spend some time talking about AvX, the big storyline from five years ago. We do like to stay topical with our show. We also talk about Jerry & John's trip to Omaha for the third O Comic C

We’ve reached the halfway point of the calendar year, and the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! remains as the longest running, lowest rated show in our demographics. We’re quite proud of that record, by the way! On our show this week,... Read More ›

Welcome to Marvel Saga, a new monthly podcast from the creative minds behind Comic Reflections and the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! Comic Reflections, hosted by Nicholas Prom, looks at comics from the Silver and Bronze Ages. The Worst. Comic. Podcast.... Read More ›

The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! trinity is traveling this weekend. No, we’re not talking about Jerry and John going to the Smallville Comic-Con over the weekend. Instead, we’re making time-travel references to our reading lists – the past, the present,... Read More ›

It’s a hodge-podge week of various topics with the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! Stick around and you’ll probably hear something that interests you. To get things started last weekend, the guys stopped an old man along the way, hoping to... Read More ›

“It’s about what you believe. And I believe in love. Only love will truly save the world.” Let’s be honest here… it’s not often that a movie lives up to the hype preceding it. Most movies fall short. But not... Read More ›

Today’s the day, Super Friends! The day that many of us never thought would happen. We are finally – FINALLY! – getting a Wonder Woman movie! Early reviews have Diana Prince and her companions ready to start a long run... Read More ›

This week we sit down together thanks to the interwebs and discuss the passing of creator Rich Buckler and walk through his amazingly long list of credits. The guy was a workhorse for Marvel and DC and will probably be best... Read More ›

It’s only been seven days since we last got together, but it really feels like a lifetime. As you should know by now, Clint’s Comics owner Jim Cavanaugh died in an altercation with a shoplifter last week. Jim and his... Read More ›

Kansas City lost a superhero on Friday. We lost a great friend. As you probably know by now, our sponsor Jim Cavanaugh died in an altercation with a shoplifter on May 12, 2017. Jim was defending his store, defending his... Read More ›