Worst Collection Ever

Saga of the Swamp Thing #6 (1982) The SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING comes to an end as we finally make it to the Plague Ship, where Swampy encounters a frilly tentacle alien. It gets even wilder when a masquerade ball turns into a cyclops gathering at the stroke of midnight. This is a transitional book of sorts but lots to unpack such as Swamp Thing’s traversing half of the Eastern coastline on foot in...

Saga of the Swamp Thing #5 (1982) We keep rolling with our friend Swamp Thing as he takes on a bit of convalescence in a unaccredited hospital that stores a bunch of pink clones in the basement. It might very well be a sequel (or prequel) to BARBARIAN that Swampy has found himself wrapped up in. Regardless, it is a wild time with chokeslams, Swamp Thing back-body dropping security guards and an ev...

Saga of the Swamp Thing #4 (1982) Happy Halloween Month! In honor of the spooky season, we start a run on some pre-Alan Moore SWAMP THING because nothing is more frightening than a moist, musty man covered in moss. Here, Swamp Thing finds himself in the back of a watermelon transport and is dumped in the path of a child-murdering demon. We also get a large helping of media accountability, DEATH TO...

It is time to return to our rewatch of SUPERMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES!! This time out, we are covering: FUN AND GAMES (Airdate: 9/7/96) A LITTLE PIECE OF HOME (Airdate: 9/14/96) Join us as we discuss topics such as: Bruno Mannheim’s dump truck ass The dawn of the “fused-hand” fetish Eliot Stabler squares off against a giant duck Lois Lane’s need for a modest action skirt The proper way to run a new...

Silver Surfer #3 (1968) It’s the debut of Marvel’s [kind of] Satan, Mephisto, as we close out our Silver Surfer run. Surfer saves the Earth girl from last episode but Earth is ungrateful and calls him a “rotten killer.” In response, Silver Surfer disables the planet with an EMP for about ten minutes, probably killing millions in the process. Meanwhile, Mephisto gets hot over Surfer giving humanity...

Silver Surfer #2 (1968) We’re back on track with the Silver Surfer’s earth-bound adventures as the Sentinel of the Spaceways attempts to figure out his place on this infernal planet. He starts out in Transylvania but Teddy Roosevelt runs him out of town. Then it is off to NYC (?) but since Surfer is practically nude, all they want to do is throw him in jail. Maybe warning the planet about the inva...

It’s the RETURN of the [RANDOM] OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE segment as Shawn goes it solo to explain the history and general existence of an arbitrary Marvel Comics character (circa 1986). Join as Shawn earnestly stumbles his way through the tale of Turner D. Century, the anachronistic Spider-Woman villain who rode a flying bicycle and had a flamethrower umbrella. This dude was raised...

Silver Surfer #1 (1968) So, ok, this is a REALLY GOOD comic book and not the worst of our collection BUT there is a lot to pick apart and make fun of because, my goodness, is Silver Surfer a dramatic boy! Join us as we talk about the Surfer’s first ongoing book where we learn about how extra he was as young Norrin Radd on Zenn-La. Dude was SO BORED on a planet full of peace and art and prosperity....

We are trying something very different out this week as we kick what will be an ongoing (most likely monthly) retrospective of SUPERMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES!! Be here this week for coverage on the first THREE (!) episodes of the series: THE LAST SON OF KRYPTON - Part 1 (Airdate: 9/6/96) THE LAST SON OF KRYPTON - Part 2 (Airdate: 9/6/96) THE LAST SON OF KRYPTON - Part 3 (Airdate: 9/6/96) Join us as...

Shadowpact #3 (2006) We’re almost there but Shadowpact is SUPER close to figuring out this Pentacle Plot and saving Wyoming. If only they can escape from their blood prisons with the help of David Lynch and his high standards for villainy. All this plus Detective Chimp getting his revenge, Blue Devil as Drew McIntyre and the Murder Hole in action! Promo: REQUIRED READING ( https://requiredreadingw...

Shadowpact #2 (2006) Shadowpact is still stuck inside the blood bubble, running out of time as the Pentacle enacts its plans to throw innocent people into the MURDER HOLE. Can they save the town or will a psychotic child (?) in a Boy Scout uniform prove victorious? All this plus super-beings outfit-shaming each other, a sword that makes you sleepy and why the Mandalorian is such a dim fellow. ***...

Shadowpact #1 (2006) Shadowpact is a group of paranormal-flavored heroes investigating paranormal-flavored villains and calamities. I was going to make a sly comment and say they are “Justice League Dark with a recovering alcoholic monkey” but Detective Chimp kicks it both groups so I’ll just go kick rocks. Join us as a dome of blood envelopes a Wyoming town like a Stephen King novel. Phantom Stra...

Secret Defenders #17 (1994) We wrap our short duology of Deadpool stories as we cover the conclusion of his team-up with Doctor Druid, Luke Cage, Shadowoman and the hip new hero Cadaver. The Secret crew seeks to stop the maniacal Malachi from whizzing all over the time-stream just to resurrect her ambivalent lover. All this at the cost of turning kindergarteners into early on-set Adam Sandlers and...

Secret Defenders #16 (1994) It’s a new run of books as we prep for DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE with some early Deadpool content. Here, our favorite Merc with a Mouth joins up with the Secret Defenders - Doctor Strange’s (and eventually Doctor Druid’s) crew of randomly aligned heroes. In this case, it is Luke Cage (neat), Shadowoman (who?) and Doctor Druid (bleh) Check us out as we chat about Seattle...

Daredevil #164 (1980) We’ve reached the end of this Daredevil “Marked For Death” storyline and it doesn’t appear that we’ve gotten anywhere. All we get here is a DD origin story - which is nice - but what does it have to do with him being targeted? Anyway, Daredevil shares his life story including tales about his school bully John Cena, how he became a pretzel snob and the time he watched his dad...

Daredevil #163 (1979) The Hulk rolls into town as we carry on with Daredevil not being so much “marked for death” as he is “marked for some really bad publicity” as Ben Urich closes in on his identity. Not only that, but DD has to deal with Bruce Banner spiking his fine china like a football, Foggy telling dirty jokes to priests and disco dudes sweeping up his ex-girlfriends. It will all be well i...

Daredevil #161 (1979) Daredevil is STILL marked for death and but now he’s gonna do something about it. Bullseye has captured Black Widow and put a Real Doll of her on a rollercoaster track. DD has to avoid a descending restaurant, a knife-throwing Beyonder and a barrage of baseballs to get her back. All this plus we discuss brown food in North Hollywood, wallet chains and Donald Pleasance eating...

Daredevil #160 (1979) We continue on with Daredevil and his “marked for death”-ness as now Black Widow enters the equation. Natasha and her Lionel Richie Daredevil bust are besieged by Bullseye and his hairbrush throwing skills. To get her back, Matt has to hit the streets, grab a towel from the Daily Bugle and do some ballet in a seedy establishment. All this plus awkward cemetery etiquette! All...

Daredevil #159 (1979) It’s been a minute since we’ve tackled Ol’ Hornhead so let’s check out the DAREDEVIL: MARKED FOR DEATH trade paperback! It is not a “proper” or “official” Daredevil storyline but it does share the same name as a pretty good Steven Segal movie, so that’s cool. Join us as we discuss Daredevil hitting some sick tricks with his billy club, vengeful city judges, Frank Miller art a...

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #20 (1991) We have finally reached the end of the “Venom” storyline and it ends with a…meh? Join us as we discuss how Batman escapes a watery grave with a twin-size bed, a weight set and 80lbs of Cliff Bars. Also, we talk about Alfred’s sadly unrealized career as a voice-over artist and cast the DC Comics version of Stephen King’s THE SHINING. All this plus we di...

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #19 (1991) Batman has finally kicked the horse meat and is ready to take on the Professor and the General in Santa Prisca! It’s going to be wild though because juiced-up men in jumpsuits (Nailz?) are under hypnosis to murder the island inhabitants, pop their heads and disintegrate their necks. Batman and Alfred seek to intervene Alfred get abducted, dangled from...

Schedule’s a little FUBAR this week but do not fear as we bring you some sweet, sweet content in the form of our thoughts on X-Men ’97 on Disney+ — HEAVY SPOILERS ON X-MEN ’97 JUST IN CASE YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED IT YET —  It’s primarily praise but we do try to hash out what Morph’s deal is this time around and how they are able to turn into superheroes AND retain their powers. Plus, Magneto’s ba...

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #18 (1991) Batman has been tasked with compromising Det. Gordon to a permanent end in order to get his next fix of Venom. He can’t do it though and decides to push a different older man to the ground instead. Concluding its time to get clean, Bats locks himself in the Batcave for a full month with no toiletries and possibly no toilet. Over in Santa Prisca, the do...

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #17 (1991) Let’s keep going with the “Venom” storyline here as Batman spirals deeper and deeper into the acrimonious abyss of substance abuse and addiction. Bats is out in the streets — dressed like The Question for some reason — pummeling thugs for intel so hard he (and we) forget why he’s doing it. We also bear witness to Batman expertly throwing a refrigerator...

Sorry for the delay but we were doing some house project and other fun things so we had to take an L this week. Next week we will be back with a new episode continuing BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT and the Venom storyline. See you then! Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter (X) @angryheroshawn and @JenStansfield and email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.com Also, get h...