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ComicsPro, the comic shop retailer network, held its annual meeting last week in Los Angeles. Many of the publishers used the opportunity to showcase new projects and announcements. DC led the way with some absolute - or should we say ABSOLUTE - book news that has everyone ready for more.  Speaking of DC Comics, does the publisher have a flagship team book right now? It's an interesting debate, and the answer might be no. Give us a listen and let us know your thoughts.  WCPE Book Club is next week. Be sure to read Avengers vs. X-Men from 1987 before next week's show. Drop us a line if you would like to sit in on the recording this weekend.  Don't panic, but Planet Comicon is coming up soon. You'll find us on the show floor staffing the Hero Initiative table. Be sure to make plans to attend our panel on Saturday night.  We have our weekly Pick 3 choices, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics. We also have the Top 10 and a new trivia question.   We would love to hear your comments on the show. Let us kno

DC KO #4 came out last week, getting us to the champion to go up against Darkseid. So who won the tournament? And will they be able to defeat Darkseid? We got a trailer for the Spider-Noir series debuting in May on Amazon Prime. Be honest -- you need some more Nicolas Cage in your life, right? Don't panic, but Planet Comicon is coming up soon. You'll find us on the show floor staffing the Hero Initiative table. Be sure to make plans to attend our panel on Saturday night.  We have our weekly Pick 3 choices, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics. We also have the Top 10 and a new trivia question.   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, Instagram, or by 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, 815 N Noland Road in Independence, Missouri. Whether it is ne

After last week's Book Club discussion on Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, it's time to get back to talking about comics, TV shows, and the other nerdy topics our wives are tired of hearing us talk about. You're welcome! The new Wonder Man series dropped on Disney+ at the end of January. We have all watched it, mostly loved it, and have lots of thoughts to share on Simon and Trevor.  John got caught up on The Beauty over on FX/Hulu. People, you need to be watching this show. Heck, you can get your significant others to watch it, too. Just don't mention right away that it's based on a comic book from friends Jeremy Haun and Jason Hurley.  Kevin Maguire was in the news over at Bleeding Cool this past week. And then he was in the news again the next day. Listen in for the details! Don't panic, but Planet Comicon is coming up soon.  We have our weekly Pick 3 choices, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics.  We would love to hear your comments on the show. Let us know what you've been reading or watching this w

Every year, it feels like January is 45 days long - it just goes on and on and on, which means that you had plenty of time to read our selection for the WCPE Book Club. This month, we are looking at Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow from 2022. Writer Tom King, artist Bilquis Evely, and colorist Matheus Lopes craft an amazing journey for Supergirl and her newfound companion, Ruthie, who is looking to avenge her father's death. For this discussion, we are joined by Eddie Iiams, who sat in with us last fall when we discussedThe Terrifics.  Stick around to the very end to find out about next month's selection for WCPE Book Club. It's not exactly AvX, at least in terms of the number of issues, but you will get some fighting between the Avengers and the X-Men. We have our weekly Pick 3 choices, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics.  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, Instagram, or by email. We want to h

Cullen is back in the studio this week after hosting all of the panels at Fan Expo Portland last weekend. He got to spend a lot of time with a lot of great talent, and he has some stories to share.   Some new TV shows are catching our attention right now, with Star Trek: Starfleet Academy on Paramount and The Beauty on FX. Which ones are you watching? And don't forget that Wonder Man debuts this week on Disney+. Have you started reading Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow yet? The next book club meeting is approaching soon.  We have our weekly Pick 3 choices, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics. Plus a look at last week's Top 10 and a new trivia question. 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, Instagram, or by 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,

Cullen had to sit out on this week's podcast, as he received a last-minute invite to moderate some comic book panels at Fan Expo Portland. He'll be back next week with all kinds of stories to share about who he met over the long weekend.  Meanwhile, back in Kansas, John and Jerry are knocking out the podcast this week. We've got a lot of small items to discuss, but nothing that will dominate the entire episode. Call it our bullet points podcast. DC KO #3 came out last week, with some odd team-ups and power swaps. What did we like, what did we not like, and what the heck is going to happen next issue? Have you started reading Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow yet? The next book club meeting is approaching soon.  We have our weekly Pick 3 choices, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics.  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, Instagram, or by email. We want to hear from you! As always, we are the Worst. C

Due to the timing of our book club last week, we held off looking at some end-of-the-year sales charts for 2025. What were the best-selling individual issues and titles for the past year? If you want to be on top, you'd best have the words "Absolute" and/or "Batman" in your title.  Jerry has an interesting story to share about shopping for a Shazam book last weekend.  There are two new comic book Humble Bundle offerings that we think you should look at. One of them benefits the Hero Initiative.  Have you started reading Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow yet? The next book club meeting is approaching soon.  We have our weekly Pick 3 choices, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics, plus a look at last week's Top 10 books and a new trivia question.  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, Instagram, or by email. We want to hear from you! As always, we are the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! and we hope you enj

It's the start of the new month, which means it's time for the WCPE Book Club. This month, we are looking at Fantastic Four: Unstable Molecules from 2003. Writer James Strum and artist Guy Davis pay homage to the Lee-Kirby issues of Fantastic Four, while adding on a new layer that makes it feel like the next great American novel. For this discussion, we are joined by loyal friend of the podcast Terry LaCaze.  Stick around to the very end to find out about next month's selection for WCPE Book Club. It's a super pick, and a new collection of it is now on sale this week.  We have our weekly Pick 3 choices, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics, plus a look at last week's Top 9 books.  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, Instagram, or by 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 spo

With apologies to REM, it's the end of the year as we know it! We have reached the last day of 2025, which presents a good opportunity to reflect on the past year in comics and movies. What did we like, what did we not like, and what needs to change in 2026?  We take a closer look at last week's DC KO issue between the Joker and the Red Hood. Help us figure out who won the matches in this one! Next week, we will be reviewing Fantastic Four: Unstable Molecules! Give this a read now before we spoil it in seven days at our WCPE Book Club.  We have our weekly Pick 3 choices, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics, plus a new trivia question and a look at last week's Top 10 books.  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, Instagram, or by 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

So, here you go, episode #600! We could have lined up a super-star guest. But we are the worst. We could have put together a greatest hits clips show. But we are the worst. Nope, for episode #600, it's just another week in the studio for the guys.  This episode is going up on Christmas Eve, and there are all kinds of great books being released today at your LCS. Get to the store today to get the books, because there is no guarantee that the Big Guy in Red will bring them to you tomorrow.  DC is pushing all of their books out this week, and will be taking next week off. But what will be the top-selling book this week? We make our guesses. Have you read Unstable Molecules yet? We are just two weeks away from the next WCPE Book Club.  We have our weekly Pick 3 choices, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics, plus a new trivia question.  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, Instagram, or by email. We

The guys got to fulfill a handful of dreams last weekend, as we all gathered at Clint's Comics to help get the store set up following the move to Independence. Cullen flew in from Portland to join Jerry and John (along with our friend Mark Willis!) to move the back issue boxes into order and stock the shelves with hardcovers and trade paperbacks. There is still some work that needs to be done, but it is looking like a comic book store for sure! We are just a few weeks away from our next WCPE Book Club read-along, which will be Fantastic Four: Unstable Molecules. Look for it in the app or find it in the dollar bins at your local comic shop. We have our weekly Pick 3 choices, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics, plus a new trivia question.  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, Instagram, or by email. We want to hear from you! As always, we are the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! and we hope you enj

Jerry and John made a trip to Independence, Missouri, on Saturday to stop in at the new home for Clint's Comics. Located at 815 N. Noland Rd, it is just four miles north of I-70, which makes it easy to get to. Sharon is still getting the new store in order, so give her another week or two before you rush in to welcome her to the neighborhood. Netflix made like The Godfather and made an offer on Warner Brothers / Discovery that they could not refuse. Of course, we make mention of this because DC Comics has long been a part of Warner Bros. What does it mean to us? Will we be able to read comics on the same app that we are watching Stranger Things on? Will the next James Gunn Superman movie premiere first on streaming? Things are way too early in the process, so we can only speculate at this point. But trust us, to get nearly 600 episodes in the can, we must have been doing a lot of speculating along the way. We are just a few weeks away from our next WCPE Book Club read-along, which will be Fantastic Four: Uns

We are back with another WCPE Book Club selection this week with a newer mini-series from DC Comics. Join us as we discuss Robin: The Boy Wonder, written and drawn by creator Juni Ba. This 2023 series takes a closer look at Damien Wayne. It's hard enough to live in the shadow of Batman, but you are also in the shadows of Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, and Tim Drake. How does the newest Robin find his place in the Bat-Family? If you've given this series a read, leave us a comment with your thoughts.  Stick around for the end of the discussion so you can get the details for next month's Book Club selection, which is a Fantastic suggestion by Jerry.  We have our weekly Pick 3 choices, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics, plus a look at last week's top ten books sold, plus a book not listed that probably should have been.  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, Instagram, or by email. We want to hear fro

We have made it to the last Wednesday of November. For many of us, we have a chance to slow down for a few days, rest, watch football, and as always read comic books. For the rest of us, we are beginning the last big retail season of the calendar year. Keep your head above water, stay patient, and make time to read comics. Regardless of what your week looks like, be thankful that today you are listening to the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! Speaking of reading comics, there are a lot of books out this week. Stop into your local comic book store today to pick up some new books. Hey, who wants to read some newer comics for nearly free? There is a brand new Humble Bundle offering for Dynamite Comics. For just $1, you can get ten #1 issues from recent titles over the last three years. There's a new book coming from Boom Studios that will benefit the Hero Initiative! Get the details here and pick up a copy in February.  We have our weekly Pick 3 choices, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics, plus a new trivia

Remember the classic holiday film Miracle on 34th Street? There's a point in the movie, after a suggestion by Kris Kringle, where the Macy's employees start instructing customers to go across the street to Gimbel's to purchase gifts at a better price. At first, management is flabbergasted by the suggestion, but then they realize the goodwill they are building with their customers. We reference this movie because last week, Marvel Unlimited sent out emails to its subscribers promoting DC Universe Infinite. At the same time, DC Universe Infinite sent out emails to its subscribers promoting Marvel Unlimited. What is going on here?  We have our weekly Pick 3 choices, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics, plus a new trivia question and a look at last week's top ten books sold.  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, Instagram, or by email. We want to hear from you! As always, we are the Worst. Comic.

What have the guys been doing in the past week? Well, Cullen set up at the Capitol City Comics Swap. Jerry hit a pair of local comic shops. John got to watch Fantastic Four: First Steps. Sounds like a good time was had by all. John has a look at last week's Top Ten books sold. Jerry highlights some comic offerings over at Humble Bundle. Cullen is back with a new trivia question. We have our weekly Pick 3 choices, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics.  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, Instagram, or by 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 knowl

Welcome to the fourth WCPE Book Club! Where were you in the summer of 1984, when the Avengers packed their bags and headed out west? This month, we are traveling back to California with Volume 1 of West Coast Avengers! Written by Roger Stern with art by Bob Hall, West Coast Avengers has Hawkeye opening up a new branch of the team in Los Angeles, and recruiting Mockingbird, Iron Man, Tigra, and Wonder Man to join him at the Avengers estate along the coast. We are also introduced to the Blank (No worries if you don't remember him!), and we wrap it up with a battle against long-time Avengers foe, Graviton. Sitting in with us this month is friend-of-the-show Cade Streeter, who is slightly younger than the West Coast Avengers franchise.  We have our weekly Pick 3 choices, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics.  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, Instagram, or by email. We want to hear from you! As

It's a fun week for our Pick 3 choices, as one of the books is hitting close to home this week. Or maybe stomping close to home. Be on the lookout today as Godzilla rolls into Kansas City looking to make his own burnt ends. Friendly reminder that we have our WCPE Book Club coming up next week! This month's selection is Volume 1 of West Coast Avengers from 1984. If you would like to join us on the show to discuss the early days of Hawkeye, Mockingbird, and the rest of the team.  Following the announcement of the return of Vertigo to DC Comics, the publisher clarified the differences between Vertigo and Black Label going forward. In a nutshell, one has Batman and one has Bateman.  We've got a new trivia question and a look at last week's top 10 books.  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, Instagram, or by email. We want to hear from you! As always, we are the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! and we hope yo

Cullen and Jerry each went to a local comic show this last weekend. In Portland, Cullen went to the Frankenstein Comic Swap in Portland on Saturday afternoon. (He was the Portlander cosplaying as a Frog!) Meanwhile, Jerry ventured into mid-Missouri for the COMO Comic Book Show in Columbia. Then on the way back to Kansas, he made a stop at A to Z Comics in Blue Springs. Friendly reminder that we have our WCPE Book Club coming up in just 10 days. This month's selection is Volume 1 of West Coast Avengers from 1984. If you would like to join us on the show to discuss the early days of Hawkeye, Mockingbird, and the rest of the team.  We have our weekly Pick 3 choices, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics. Plus a new trivia question and a look at last week's top 10 books.  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, Instagram, or by email. We want to hear from you! As always, we are the Worst. Comic. Podcas

As we recorded the episode this week, New York Comic Con was entering its final day, filled with all kinds of big reveals. Most surprising had to have been the sheer number of announcements coming from DC Comics, which in past years has used San Diego Comic Con as their "home" show to share their upcoming projects. In fact, Marvel Comics seemed to be quiet, but Marvel Studios had a lot to share.  Jerry was travelling this week and was dependent upon the hotel Wi-Fi. So apologies in advance for the quality of the show this week. Then again, we are the Worst.  We have our weekly Pick 3 choices, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics. Plus a new trivia question and a look at last week's top 10 books.  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, Instagram, or by 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