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Welcome to the Jungle! As in the Checkerboard Jungle! We've got a special show lined up this week, as John and Jerry sit down to talk with comic creator Mark McKenna about his new Kickstarter project, Banana Tail and the Checkerboard Jungle . If you came of age reading comics in the 1980s or 1990s, the odds are extremely high that you read a book that McKenna worked on. Marvel, DC, Dark Horse and...

We must say - this was a good week to be in the business of talking comics. Last Wednesday saw the release of Batman #89, which skyrocketed in price before it could even go on sale in some stores. That was followed on Friday by DC letting Dan DIDio go in a surprising but not unexpected move. Just like that, we have a full episode worth of topics to discuss. Throw in our Pick 3 choices for the week...

It was a busy Sunday evening for the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! John and Jerry took in a showing of Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey before heading to the studio to record the show. So we are chockful of opinions and suggestions on the latest entry to the DC Cinematic Universe. We discuss the launch of Bad Idea , a new publishing venture that will put their comics in a limited number of stores to sta...

So we got some bad news and good news for you this week. Let's start with the bad news first - there will be no new WCPE podcast this Friday. We know, we know, we're all creatures of habit, and not having that show on Friday morning is going to leave a gap in our listening schedule going into the weekend. But here is the good news - THE PODCAST IS NOW COMING OUT ON WEDNESDAYS! Seriously, here is i...

Planet Comicon is coming up in just a matter of weeks! Holy cow, we got to get busy and get ready for hosting panels and promoting the Hero Initiative and hanging out with our tribe in downtown Kansas City. Are we going to see you there? To get us caught up on all things Planet Comicon, we have brought into the studio this week Chris Jackson . Over 20 years ago, Chris started up Planet Comicon. Si...

Hold on, people! We have a jam-packed show queued up for you today! Do whatever you need to do to get ready, then put in the earbuds and take this show in. And keep pen and paper handy - we offer up so much info, you are going to want to take notes. For in this episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! , we are going to cover: Our Pick 3 selections, sponsored by the Clint's Comics in downtown Ka...

While Cullen was getting things ready this week for Wizard World Portland, John and Jerry decided to talk Star Trek . Sure, we could have discussed it ourselves and put out a decent podcast, but what if we talk to some guys who know Star Trek ? Like really know the shows and the characters and the merchandising inside and out? So sit back and enjoy our conversation with Kansas City-based authors D...

We find ourselves halfway through January now and assume that the new year's resolutions you made may have fallen by the wayside. Never fear though, for the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! has a new set of resolutions that we can all get behind. Comic Book Resolutions! This list was put together by Peter Rios for his Daily Rios podcast two weeks ago. Peter offered up 10 resolutions for the comic book...

Welcome back to the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! Two Fridays in 2020, two podcasts released. Dang, we finally got this podcast thing figured out. This week, we spend the majority of the show discussing a list published by Bleeding Cool on December 31. You can find that list here . Each year, Bleeding Cool puts together a list of the Top 100 Power List of Comics . This list ranks everyone that is s...

Welcome to 2020! The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! guys are back from the Star Wars holiday with a lot of catching up to do. And you get to sit back and take it all in. Obviously, the big discussion is with Star Wars Episode Nine: The Rise of Skywalker. This movie brought to a conclusion the story that has been 42 years in the making. We laughed, we cried, and (because I can finally make a joke tha...

So what's everyone doing this weekend? Going to see a movie? If we could make a suggestion for you, we think that the Star Wars Episode Nine: The Rise of Skywalker  movie opening today might be a big hit. Of course, it's going to be a huge hit. Probably the largest film of 2019, and that's saying a lot considering it only has 11 days to work with to top Avengers: Endgame . We know many of you will...

What a week! Jerry is out so John and Cullen are left to plow through a metric ton of nerd content. Comics? Check. Movies? Check. Television? Check. Here is a breakdown of the topics we cover on the show; Clint's Pick 3 Far Sector #2 and Superman #18  Wonder Woman trailer (WW84) Episode 2 of Harley Quinn The first three episodes of Crisis On Infinite Earths Watchmen News regarding Marvel Televisio...

Friends, you need to prepare yourself because we have a lot to go over this week. Heck, we could have broken today's topics up over nine or ten episodes, but we're going to get it done in one. Don't believe us? Then sit back and listen in! The DC shows on the CW network kick off their Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover this Sunday night. Will worlds live? Will worlds die? Will [REDACTED] be kille...

Did you get enough food, family & football on your Thanksgiving holiday? Good, because it's time for the turkeys of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! to start talking comics.  We have a lot of comics to go over this week. Specifically, the new books coming out in January and February of 2020. We run through the highlights of the major publishers. Also, we look at some of the smaller publishers in t...

Have we got a secret to share with you this week! Remember, you heard it here first, from the top-notch investigative reporters of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! Brace yourselves... this will shock your world. We have confirmed that Daily Planet reporter Clark Kent is secretly Superman. In December, DC Comics will be making Superman's secret identity in Superman #18. This is a story that writer...

With apologies to old Ben Kenobi, "I feel a great disturbance in the Force. As if millions of voices suddenly cried out in glee, and were suddenly enchanted. I fear something wonderful has happened." So begins the new world order with the rollout of the Disney + streaming service this week. To get things started, one of the first original programmings shows on Disney + is The Mandalorian , which f...

So we got so caught up looking at the monsters last month, that we missed out on discussing a very important book that came out last month. Let's make up for that by focusing our new episode on Superman Smashes the Klan #1 from DC Comics. Written by Gene Luen Yang and art by Gurihiru , the book is a cross between the Max Fleischer Superman cartoons of the 1940s and current anime styles from Japan....

The calendar may say November 1, but we still have monsters to talk about. Specifically, everyone else! From zombies to Swamp Thing to Fing Fang Foom, the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! guys are back for one final week of creature conversation. In addition, we have our Pick 3 selections for books coming out next week at comic shops near you! John and Jerry try to guess Cullen's pick. We name a lot o...

Get out the garlic and the holy water! The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! guys are back with another week of monster talk. This week we are looking at the vampires, but not in a mirror. From Count Dracula to Vamperonica to Morbius and more, we are anxious to bite into this topic, one that will be sure to be a bloody good discussion. And if the only thing we talked about this were were the vampires,...

People, you cannot get this show started quick enough. This has to be one of our favorite interviews to date, and we've done a lot of them over the last five years. We got to sit down with actor David Dastmalchian to discuss his brand new comic Count Crowley from Dark Horse Comics . If you're not familiar with David's name, you probably recognize his film. From The Dark Knight to Ant-Man/Ant-Man a...

Another week in October? Time for more monster talk! Because everyone loves a good theme. For this month, the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! will be looking at the legendary monsters of comic books (as well as movies, television shows and classic novels). For week 2, we look at the troubled individuals who find themselves transforming into a wolf under the light of a full moon. But it's not just lim...

Without trying to jinx ourselves, we hopefully have seen the last days of summer and can now fully embrace the fall season, specifically October. Some people are here for the pumpkin spice, but the guys from the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! are here for the monsters. Over the next four weeks, we are going to be looking at the legendary monsters of comic books (as well as movies, television shows a...

"Some people call me the space cowboy yeah... Some call me the gangster of love... Some people call me Maurice... 'Cause I speak of the pompitous of love..." Finally, the guys from the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! sit down to discuss the Steve Miller Band's hit from 1973, The Joker ! See, we can make a joke. We're funny guys, right? Why so serious? With his first solo movie just a week away, the g...

Cullen is back! Fresh off his appearance at Rose City Comic Con last weekend, Cullen has stories of people he saw, comics he bought and the incredible people he encountered at the convention.  John is back! Giving the new season of Titans another look, John was very impressed with the second episode and feels that the second year show is back on the way up.  Jerry is back! After a trip downtown to...

While Cullen is taking care of things in Portland for Rose City Comic Con, John and Jerry sit down for our weekly comic chat. And this week, we talk about it all. New books, old books, print books, digital books. Plus some TV and Con talk. We have two Kickstarters going on by friends of the show, and we would love you to take a look and consider supporting the projects: Cat & Mouse #2 from Silverl...