WCPEver Episode 579 - Fantastic Four: First Steps Movie Review and a Legion Sighting
Release Date: 07/30/2025
WCPEver Episode 583 - Opening Trigger Warning
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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 watching Peacemaker yet? You should, but only after the young listeners in our audience have gone to bed. Looking for something different to read? Check out the multiple comic book offerings...
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WCPEver Episode 582 - Esquire's Top 25 Superhero Movies
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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 podcast friends) Ande Parks and Phil Hester. Last month, Esquire magazine published its list of the 25 greatest superhero movies. While they generally get things right, there were a couple that had...
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WCPEver Episode 581 - Gonna Get The Bat-Boost
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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, Missouri, and is open Monday through Saturday. Whether it is new comics, trade paperbacks, action figures, statues, posters, or T-shirts, the friendly and knowledgeable staff can help you find...
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WCPEver Episode 580 - JLA Book Club and Vacation Shopping
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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. Sweet Christmas, you're going to love this one! Jerry is back from vacation and made it a point to find some local comic stores in Missouri, Alabama, and Tennessee. Take notes, people, because you...
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WCPEver Episode 579 - Fantastic Four: First Steps Movie Review and a Legion Sighting
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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 last week, but is it the right Legion? Just one more week to get your homework done for the WCPE Book Club. Travel with us back to the 1990s with the launch of JLA. We have our weekly Pick 3...
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WCPEver Episode 578 - Humble Bundles, Eisner Picks and San Diego
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Welcome to the high holidays of comic book fandom! We have reached San Diego Comic Con Eve, with the show officially starting tomorrow. Expect lots of announcements of new books, new creator teams, and new publishing ventures. Of course, with SDCC comes the yearly presentation of the Eisner Awards. Cullen and Jerry run through a high-level list of the categories and make our picks based on our readings of the last year. Looking for something to read? Check out JLA #1-4 from the 1990s for our WCPE Book Club. We will be discussing this in two weeks. Looking for even more...
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WCPEver Episode 577 - Superman Movie Review
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Look Up! We have the start of the all-new, all-different cinematic DC Universe with the release last week of Superman. Did we like the movie? Like you have to ask. We knew we were going to love this film as soon as we saw Krypto in the first trailer last year. The guys were busy last Saturday. John and Jerry had a table at the inaugural KC Nerd Fest. At the same time, Cullen helped coordinate nearly a dozen creators signing Superman 100 Cover books for the Hero Initiative at I Like Comics in Vancouver. We've got an announcement for our first choice in the WCPE Book Club. Travel with us...
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WCPEver Episode 576 - Remembering Jim Shooter
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Shortly after we finished last week's podcast, word started circulating about the passing of Jim Shooter, longtime writer and editor with ties to Marvel, DC, Valiant, and Defiant Comics. We had the opportunity to host a panel with him ten years ago, which led to an incredible night at the bar following. Listen to our memories of Jim Shooter, and share your memories with us. For those in the Kansas City area on Saturday, look for John and Jerry at Nerd Fest, sponsored by our friends at KC Book Beat. Season one of Ironheart on Disney+ has finished. Finally, we get Mephisto!. We read the...
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WCPEver Episode 575 - Looking Ahead to Nerd Fest
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Sure, we have a holiday weekend coming up in two days, but we're looking ahead to next weekend. We are just 10 days away from Nerd Fest, sponsored by our friends at KC Book Beat. Nerd Fest will take place on July 12 at the Co-Op at Shoal Creek. To get the additional details, listen to our interview with Trisha Otis and take a look at . We watched the first half of Ironheart on Disney+. And yes, the second half has already dropped, and some of you may already know how it finishes before this podcast posts. So no spoilers!! Should we start a WCPE Book Club? Listen in and chime...
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WCPEver Episode 574 - Sniff of the Creeper
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We should have named this episode after the Seinfeld TV show, cause we just made up an entire show out of nothing. Is Marvel looking to end the Ultimate universe? Only according to one writer of Ultimate X-Men. But seeing how fast he deleted his tweets, the only thing ending may be the writer's tenure at Marvel. Dynamite Comics has found a new home. And where will you be getting your DC Comics in the future? We have our weekly Pick 3 choices sponsored by Clint's Comics, 3941 Main Street in the heart of Kansas City. We would love to hear your comments on the show. Let us know what...
info_outline- 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 last week, but is it the right Legion?
- Just one more week to get your homework done for the WCPE Book Club. Travel with us back to the 1990s with the launch of JLA.
- We have our weekly Pick 3 choices, plus trivia and last week's Top 10 sales.
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, Twitter, 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, Missouri, and is open Monday through Saturday. Whether it is new comics, trade paperbacks, action figures, statues, posters, or T-shirts, the friendly and knowledgeable staff can help you find whatever it is that you need. You should also know that Clint’s Comics has the most extensive collection of back issues in the metro area. If you need to find a particular book to finish the run of a title, head on down to Clint’s or check out their website at clintscomics.com. Tell them that the Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER! sent you.