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On this week's episode of The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: Marvel had a pair of announcements last week that broke the Internet within the comic book community. Marvel will be reprinting their classic runs of ROM and Micronauts as Omnibus editions (so far!) in early 2024. Facsimile editions of the first issues of each title will be released this fall. We discuss the news and what this might mean...

On this week's episode of The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: The nominations for this year's Eisner Awards were released last week. We take a look at the various categories to see who was nominated and who wasn't and offer some way-too-early and most likely-wrong predictions for what will transpire in July at Comic-Con International when the winners are announced.  Another week, another Humble Bund...

On this week's episode of The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: All three of the guys have had the chance to watch Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 finally, and we are here to share our spoiler-filled thoughts on the movie. We save our movie talk for the end, so if you haven't watched it yet, you can listen to the first half of the podcast without fear of spoilers.  John checked out a lot of books from t...

On this week's episode of The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: So what did you pick up last Saturday at Free Comic Book Day? Jerry and John spent part of the day down at Clint's Comics. Cullen led a group of friends to a variety of comic stores around Portland and got to meet writer Joshua Williamson. We are going to dive deep into FCBD, discussing who we saw, what we bought, and what we read.  There...

On this week's episode of The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: Welcome to May! As you well know, the first week of May is a comic nerd's dream come true week. May the Fourth for the Star Wars fans. New Marvel movie the first Friday of May. And most importantly, the first Saturday of May gives us Free Comic Book Day! Jerry and John will be down at Clint's Comics to celebrate the awesomeness that is co...

On this week's episode of The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: The Mandalorian wrapped up Season 3 in grand fashion. Plot lines were neatly tied up, hints were dropped for upcoming seasons, and now Mando and Grogu will spend their summer break hanging out at the ranch on Navarro.  John found an interesting article on CBR looking at Marvel's Book of the Dead from the early 1980s, and we have fun revie...

On this week's episode of The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: We no sooner got done recording last week's trailer-filled podcast when Marvel Studios blessed us with a new trailer for The Marvels . This looks like so much fun. November can't get here soon enough.  Looks like The Mandalorian made things right after last week's episode. How soon until we get the Grogu & IG-12 action figures? We'll take...

On this week's episode of The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: So last week saw a literal plethora of trailers get released for upcoming projects. Some have us giddy as school girls, while others leave us optimistic. And we haven't even started talking about the Barbie trailer!  Did The Mandalorian jump the shark this past week? Lots of celebrity guest stars with not much advancement in the main stor...

On this week's episode of The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: Marvel released an animated trailer for Jonathan Hickman 's next big project at Marvel, G.O.D.S. Did we learn much from the trailer? NOPE! Are we going to read this series? YEP! Look for more details to be released with the Free Comic Book Day book from Marvel in early May.  With the wave of corporate job cuts at Disney last week, one of...

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: We are back in the studio this week, having successfully navigated yet another edition of Planet Comicon. We share some stories from life on the con floor, the after-hours party on Friday, and our panel on Saturday. Plus find out how much we raised for the Hero Initiative ! Our friends at I Like Comics in Vancouver, WA, did a great fundra...

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: We are coming to you live from the show floor at Planet Comicon on Sunday afternoon. Hear our thoughts on our fund-raising efforts for the Hero Initiative , the success of the panel, and what we saw and bought during our three-day nerdy rumspringa.   As always, we have our Pick 3 choices sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics.  We wou...

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: Did you watch the Academy Awards on Sunday? Ever wish our favorite comic book movies got the same consideration as the artsy-fartsy movies do? Jerry and John give out their Academy Awards to the movies, directors, and stars of comic book movies, which cover a range of movies from 45 years ago to 4 months ago.  So if Planet Comicon starts...

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: The Mandalorian returned to Disney+ with the start of season three this past week. It feels like homecoming week, as Mando and Grogu check in with a lot of familiar faces from prior seasons and set up the path for this season. Because, you know, this is the way.  Marvel announced a new imprint line for their Fox movie adaptions, such as A...

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: Seems like every weekend of late, there has been some kind of comic or toy show going on in the Kansas City area. Heck, It probably applies to all areas these days. We take a look this week at the business of starting up a con - how many cons are too many, and what happens if the market dries up. Trust us, we are not complaining about hav...

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: The new Ant-Man and the Wasp movie opened last weekend, and Jerry & John each took in a showing at their local theaters. What did we think of it? More importantly, what did you think of it? Let us know in the comments. Is it OK for us to be excited about the new Flash trailer coming later this summer? Can we dislike the lead actor but sti...

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: We got on the subject of multi-part stories with our pre-show discussion and decided to bring it to the show for you to listen in on a story. When is a story too long? Too many issues in a story arc? Too many years on a title by the same writer building to a conclusion that doesn't deliver? No right or wrong answers here, but it makes for...

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: It's been a bit since we last heard from James Gunn , co-head of DC Studios. Think he might have some announcements? Try 10 of them, which he dropped on the nerd community last week. We run down the list of new movie and tv projects and share our thoughts about what we will see or not see in Phase 1.  A previous guest on the show and one...

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: We got a new trailer for the second Shazam movie coming up in March. We break down what we saw, and what we think we know, and we wonder just how will they give all of the cast enough screen time. Plus, you know, Helen Mirren! The news from Comixology last week have you down? Head over to Humble Bundle a get a bunch of digital Image books...

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: Amazon announced some layoffs this past week, which included 50-75% of the staff supporting Comixology. What does that mean for the digital readers and are there any other options? Seeing that this podcast publishes on Wednesdays, it seemed only natural that the guys watch Wednesday on Netflix. Have you watched it yet? Planet Comicon is c...

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: We sit down with comic collector/vendor Denny Cox to talk about having comics graded and slabbed. Whether it's CGC or CBCS, Denny gives us the inside scoop on getting the best return on your investment.  Denny is also the organizer of the GarageCon , normally found on his driveway during the spring and autumn months. But next weekend, Gar...

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: Have you read Batman #130 yet? John has, and you better sit back and enjoy the science lesson that you get for free by listening to this podcast.  Should James Gunn be the public voice of the DC Cinematic Universe on social media? Lately, he's been responding to a lot of tweets, and the case could be made that he has more pressing issues...

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: Welcome to 2023! Time to get some resolutions in place, but not for us specifically. Instead, we offer up some suggestions for our favorite comic book characters. There appear to be some changes to the Marvel TV release schedule on Disney+. How does this impact the theatrical release schedule?  As always, we have our Pick 3 choices sponso...

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: Without trying to jinx anyone with nearly four full days left in December, but it looks like we survived another year. So that's a good reason to look back at the last year as to what we have read that stood out, and what our favorite books of the year were for 2022.  As always, we have our Pick 3 choices sponsored by our friends at Clint...

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: We got the chance to visit with artist Megan Levens , who is doing the art on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds #1 out today from IDW . Megan is a die-hard Trek fan and getting the opportunity to illustrate Captain Pike (and his hair!), Number One, Spock, and the rest of the crew is a dream come true. We discuss her previous Star Trek work fo...

On this week's episode of the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: There were a lot of news items coming out of the DC Cinematic Universe offices last week. Is Patty Jenkins off of Wonder Woman 3 ? Is Jason Mamoa giving up his undersea gig? Did the Rock really compare Black Adam to Captain America: The First Avenger ? We run down what we know and don't know. The Hollywood Reporter recently compiled a lis...