Best Issue Ever Podcast

Welcome welcome, it's the show notes for our third minisode. I am your host Sara Century and these minisodes are cohosted by Alex Segura. Minisode is a bit of a misnomer this episode but you get my meaning.  We actually have wrapped our Kickstarter but follow us at patreon.com/theforgottenfive for updates because we've got many announcements to come.

Hey, it's the 41st episode of Best Issue Ever, starring Eduardo Baccarani ! Eduardo is THE BIGGEST DONNA TROY FAN I KNOWWW, and has written some great stuff. One thing that definitely applies to this issue is the piece What Does It Mean To Be Donna Troy? Also, you can read Eduardo's Boku No Natsuyasumi fanzine at this link . We're chatting about Girlfrenzy: Donna Troy! This is written and pencille...

Hey, it's the 40th episode of Best Issue Ever, starring Riley Silverman ! I have known Riley since the ole SYFY Fangrrls days, and she was just as smart and funny then as she is now. Riley is currently promoting two podcasts, one is the biweekly actual-play RPG podcast Good Chaotic and the other is International Waters , which is currently doing its annual MaxFunDrive that funds the show. We're ch...

Welcome welcome, it's the show notes for our third minisode. I am your host Sara Century and these minisodes are cohosted by Alex Segura. Minisode is a bit of a misnomer this episode but you get my meaning. Today we are joined by Jay McKiernan and James Fetters of the Long Live The Legion Podcast !  Consider supporting The Forgotten Five on Patreon !

Hey, it's the 39th episode starring Connor Goldsmith! We've been trying to record an episode for a while so I'm thrilled it finally happened, Connor's coming back in a few months too so yaaaaaaay! You might know Connor from Cerebro , where we have talked for many, many hours about X-Men comics. Pick up Connor's new comic, Did You Hear About Mimi Green? I am hype for it. We're chatting about Seven...

Hey, it's the 38th episode starring Jadzia Axelrod ! Jadzia is very cool and wrote an awesome Hawkgirl series, as well as creating the superhero Galaxy  w/ Vash Taylor. Welcome to BIE, Jadzia! We're chatting about Doom Patrol #70, written by Rachel Pollack. The art team is Scot Eaton, Tom Sutton, and Tom Ziuko with John Workman on letters, and a few editors, Tom Peyer, Lou Stathis, and Julie Rotte...

Alex Segura  and I are recording semi-monthly minisodes to promote our comic The Forgotten Five. We both love a lot of comics, so these are just little windows into our nerdom. If you also like the comics we discuss, perhaps you'll like  The Forgotten Five ! Get episodes early at patreon.com/theforgottenfive. This episode's guests are Thomas Flynn and Chris Baker of Why Not?! an Alpha Flight podca...

Hey, it's the 37th episode with Ben Kahn! Ben is really cool and they also write great comics, I'm going to suggest Renegade Rule and Renegade Royale , both of which are absolutely incredible. Ben is also one of the co-hosts of Progressively Horrified, which I've guested on quite a bit! Lots of great horror conversations on there so dig through the archives. We're chatting about Daredevil Vol. 3 #...

Alex Segura and I are recording semi-monthly minisodes to promote our comic The Forgotten Five. We both love a lot of comics, so these are just little windows into our nerdom. If you also like the comics we discuss, perhaps you'll like The Forgotten Five ! This episode was edited by Thomas Flynn of Why Not?! an Alpha Flight podcast as well as the marketing company Paratext.   Please consider suppo...

Welcome to Episode 36 of Best Issue Ever! This round, we're chatting with Trung Le Nguyen , who is - the best! One of my favorite artists working today, and the creator of the great graphic novel, The Magic Fish, which can be found basically everywhere. I interviewed Trung a while back with S.E. on Bitches on Comics, which you can listen to  here . He's recently released Angelica and The Bear Prin...

Hey, it's the 35th episode with Wi-Moto Nyoka! Wi-Moto is one of the coolest people I've ever talked to, so I hope you will follow her Patreon or check out her Linktree or just binge Black Women Are Scary , my favorite horror podcast. We're chatting about Ice Witch #1 by Regine Sawyer with art by Crespo. You can find it at Lockett Down Productions . This podcast is recorded in the Upper Peninsula...

Welcome, welcome, it's a very sword and sorcery episode of BIE! Today's issue is Savage Sword of Conan (2024) #1, intro by Roy Thomas with story and art by Jim Zub, John Arcudi, Max Von Fafner, Patch Zircher & Jeffrey Shanks, among others. This episode was chosen by Oliver Brackenbury of Brackenbury Books. You can follow Oliver's work via his website , or check out New Edge Sword & Sorcery...

Welcome to episode 33 of the Best Issue Ever podcast! This week we have returning champion Nathanial Hubbard ! Hub hosted a ton of episodes of the podcast that was once Teen Titans Wasteland which became Titan Up the Defense and is now occasionally updated as Champions of Digression. His last episode was about Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane, and it's great! In classic Hub fashion, he brings us a...

Welcome to episode 32 of Best Issue Ever! This week's guest is Matthew Jackson of the The Scares That Shaped Us podcast. He talks to a lot of incredible writers over there in a format vaguely similar to BIE but with horror as its subject, so go give it a listen! Anthony brings us Uncanny X-Men #303, which was written by Scott Lobdell, with art by Richard Bennett, Dan Green, and Joe Rosas, and lett...

Welcome to episode 31 of Best Issue Ever! This week's guest is Anthony Oliveira, who is the writer of Marvel Unlimited's very popular Avengers Academy series. Also! He wrote a book called Dayspring that was great, he hosts his own podcast, and he hosts a film screening series that you can learn more about here . Anthony brings us Uncanny X-Men #303, which was written by Scott Lobdell, with art by...

Welcome to episode 30 of Best Issue Ever! Today's guest is Harum-Scarum Cosplay , who has brought us an issue from "smack dab in the middle of the Clone Saga." They are big ole Spider-Man fan so it was great to chat with them about Peter Parker and his messy, messy relationships. This is Spider-Man #61, written by Howard Mackie, with art by Tom Lyle, Chris Ivy, and Kevin Tinsley, with letters by R...

Welcome to episode 29 of Best Issue Ever! In this triple-sized episode, we are talking about none other than Superman. This issue was brought to us by Nat Yonce of the Collective Action Comics podcast, which I love a lot and highly recommend. This is Superman #416, written by Elliot S! Maggin, with art by Curt Swan, Al Williamson, and Gene D’Angelo, with lettering by Ed King This podcast is record...

Welcome to Episode 28 of Best Issue Ever! This round, we're chatting with returning champion Daryl Lawrence. He's here in support of his new book, True North, which is all about Alpha Flight. You can pick it up at Barnes & Nobles . Daryl has brought us the absolutely bananas Alpha Flight #21, written and drawn by John Byrne with inks by Bob Wiacek, colors by Andy Yanchus, and letters by Rick P...

Welcome to Episode 27 of Best Issue Ever! This round, we're chatting with returning champion K-Ming Chang. I love K-Ming's books! They're really incredible, and I highly recommend you check them out. I think Organ Meats is my favorite, but you really can't go wrong. Also, she has a very informative website where you can follow her work. K-Ming has brought us Wonder Woman Historia, a conversation f...

Welcome to Episode 26 of Best Issue Ever! This round, we're chatting with Trung Le Nguyen , who is - the best! One of my favorite artists working today, and the creator of the great graphic novel, The Magic Fish, which can be found basically everywhere. I interviewed Trung a while back with S.E. on Bitches on Comics, which you can listen to here . Trung has brought us Oh My Goddess!, Volume 6, Cha...

Welcome to the twenty-fifth episode of Best Issue Ever! This week we're talking to Phillip Sevy, who does the art for the Astonishing X-Men and has worked on a lot of the Infinity Comics for Marvel Unlimited. You can also check out their new book, Don't Forget Your Briefcase, available through the great Mad Cave Studios. Phillip has brought us Midnight Nation #4, which was written by J. Michael St...

You may or may not know that these two nerds Alex Segura and Sara Century have teamed up with Archie comics legend Pat Kennedy to create a new Patreon comic, The Forgotten Five! We've done a couple interviews about the project and I'll share some links below, but this chat was all about listing some of the major influences that went into the book. The Forgotten Five is a new webcomic, so you know...

Welcome to the twenty-third episode of Best Issue Ever! This week we're talking to Corinne Halbert, who rocks! She's best-known for the collection ACID NUN, and is currently releasing a follow-up titled Scorpio Venus Rising. She has a great shop on her page with a ton of prints and enamel pins, so check it out! Corinne brings us Precious Metal #1, which is written by Darcy Van Poelgeest, with art...

Welcome to the twenty-second episode of Best Issue Ever! Today's guest is Karen Charm, who will be well-known to many X-fans for their great X-Men fan art, prints , and zines . They also do a good amount of pro work for publishers like Scholastic, so follow them pretty much across social media @charmgardens. Okay, you love them and I love them so we're back to the X-Men, baby! We're talking about...

Welcome to the twenty-first episode of Best Issue Ever! Today's guest is Scott Free , who does very great cosplays and is starting a podcast about the Spider-Clone Saga called Clone Conspiracy . Check it out! Okay, it's Batman time! We're discussing Batman #641, written by Judd Winnick, with art by Doug Mahnke, Tom Nguyen, and Alex Sinclair, with letters by Nick Napalitano and edited by Brandon Mo...