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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 b...

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 T...

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! Nex...

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 b...

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, bu...

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 W...

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...

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 lis...

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 th...

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...

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 Won...

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...

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 ha...

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. ...

The next big event from DC Comics is DC KO, which stands for King Omega, even though the battle bracket might suggest Knock Out. Who will advance to the finals? Why are there so few villains involved? And who will make it to the finals? John and Jerry give a wrap-up of their weekend in Oklahoma at OAF Con and Speeding Bullet Comics.  We have our weekly Pick 3 choices, sponsored by our friends at C...

Welcome to the third WCPE Book Club! This month, we are traveling back to 2018 with Volume 1 of The Terrifics! Written by Jeff Lemire with art by Ivan Reis, Joe Bennett, and Doc Shaner, The Terrifics brings together Mr. Terrific, Metamorpho, Phantom Girl, and Plastic Man in a loving homage to the Fantastic Four. Sitting in with us this month is friend-of-the-show Eddie Iiams , who offers up some g...

What do the Sandman TV show and last Sunday's GarageCon have in common? LIsten in and find out. We will be discussing The Terrifics Vol 1 for the WCPE Book Club next week. You have read it, correct? You still have a few days to catch up!. We have our weekly Pick 3 choices, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics. Plus an all-new trivia question!  Speaking of Clint's, they made an exciting annou...

We got everyone back in the studio this week. Cullen is here to look back on his time at Rose City Comic Con , the smash Drink and Draw event, and getting to hang out with our friends Phil Hester and Ande Parks . As reported last week, DC Comics released Red Hood #1 . And within hours of its release, DC had cancelled the book. Last week was a crazy week, and this book was caught up right in the mi...

Cullen is out this week, doing the Lord's work at the Hero Initiative table at Rose City Comic Con . So, you'll just get John and Jerry this week. Entertainment Weekly recently released their list of the Spider-Man movies ranked 1 to 10. We review the list and debate the merits of where the movies rank on it. No matter what, we still love you, Andrew Garfield. We have our weekly Pick 3 choices, sp...

Welcome to the second WCPE Book Club! This month, we are traveling back to 2016 with Cage! , the four-issue mini-series from creator Genndy Tartakovsky . Sweet Christmas, this was a fun series with all kinds of nods to the 1970s. Let us know what you think about this series!  We have our weekly Pick 3 choices, sponsored by our friends at Clint's Comics.  We would love to hear your comments on the...

We are just a week away from our next WCPE Book Club discussion talking about Cage . Have you read it yet? Join us in the conversation next week.  Cullen is preparing for Rose City Comic Con , which is approaching quickly. As always, you can find Cullen overseeing the Hero Initiative table, which will feature creator guests (and podcast friends) Ande Parks and Phil Hester .  Have you started watch...

We are down one podcaster this week, but never fear! You are still getting a complete podcast featuring 100% of the nerdy content you have come to love over the last decade with the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! Cullen is preparing for Rose City Comic Con , which is approaching quickly. As always, you can find Cullen overseeing the Hero Initiative table, which will feature creator guests (and podca...

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,...

Welcome to the first WCPE Book Club! This month, we are traveling back to 1995 with the first story arc from JLA , written   by Grant Morrison and illustrated by Howard Porter. Was it everything we remembered it to be? What did we learn this time that we missed reading years ago? We are joined on the show by WCPE listeners John Hildebrand and Cade Streeter . Also, listen in for next month's pick....

Someday, many years from now, we will be able to sit down and tell our grandchildren we were there when the first excellent Fantastic Four movie was released. Because that happened last weekend! Sit back and hear our thoughts about this love letter to Jack Kirby and Marvel's First Family. John's prayers to the Great Rao have been answered, or have they? We got a Legion of Super-Heroes sighting las...