WCPEver Episode 519 - Publishers Using Kickstarter to Fund Projects

On this week's episode of The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: We discuss the two most recent episodes of The Acolyte over on Disney+. However, after episode 3, we don't know that there are any characters we should be rooting for in this series. Thankfully, things got more interesting by the end of episode 4.  Some possible creator announcements regarding the launch of DC's Absolute Universe in October have been leaked. Who will oversee Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman in this new universe? Cullen made a quick trip to Washington State Summer Con last weekend. Spending time talking comics with Jim Shooter never gets old.  We have our Pick 3 choices sponsored by Clint's Comics.  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.

On this week's episode of The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: Jerry was under the weather Sunday morning, which means you get 50% more John and 50% more Cullen discussion on the show this week.  Cullen attended the Books With Pictures Con over the weekend, hearing from G. Willow Wilson and Kelly Sue DeConnick.  John started watching the new season of The Boys. And the guys are holding off talk about The Acolyte until next week.  We have our Pick 3 choices sponsored by Clint's Comics.  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.

On this week's episode of The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: Disney+ gave us the first two episodes of The Acolyte last week. Taking place 100 years before Episode 1, there are no signs (so far) that the Skywalker family will be showing up. What was our take on a fresh set of characters in the Star Wars universe? We do spoil some things, but our discussion is at the end of the podcast. George Perez was honored this past week, and images of him have been added to the National Portrait Gallery.  We have our Pick 3 choices sponsored by Clint's Comics. 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 are

On this week's episode of The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: Publishers such as Image and AWA are turning to Kickstarter to fund hardcover collections of different series. Is this fair or foul for the publishers to use crowd-sourcing like this? We have our Pick 3 choices sponsored by Clint's Comics. It's a good week to be a fan of writer Kelly Thompson.  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.

On this week's episode of The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: It's one of the most-watched movies on Netflix right now, so does that mean that Madame Web is a better film than initially reported? That would be an emphatic No! Another week, and another Humble Bundle offering benefiting the Hero Initiative. Read some comics on the cheap and support our favorite charity.  We have our Pick 3 choices sponsored by Clint's Comics. 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.

On this week's episode of The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: The nominees were announced for the 2024 Eisner Awards, which will be presented at San Diego Comic-Con in July. We ran down the major categories and discussed who we would like to see win and who we were surprised not to see nominated. The full list can be found here.  Cullen had a business trip last week, allowing him to drop in at Mile High Comics. How did his wallet survive that visit?  The guys got some great mail calls this week, including the Hero Initiative print from C2E2 signed by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez - PRAISE BE HIS NAME! Speaking of Hero Initiative, a new offering launched on Humble Bundle with the Mike Mignola Hellboy universe from Dark Horse Comics. Give this a look and dive into an incredible deal on digital comics.  We have our Pick 3 choices sponsored by Clint's Comics. 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.

On this week's episode of The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: A teaser image for the 2025 James Gunn-directed Superman movie was released last week, and a lot of people had a lot of thoughts about it. Including the three of us. We will offer up our thoughts on the still image.  Jerry missed out on FCBD wrap-up last week, so he offers his thoughts on the books that came home with him. Some of the previews were a snooze, and some of the previews will be getting him to buy more comics later this year.  We have our Pick 3 choices sponsored by Clint's Comics. 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.

On this week's episode of The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: With the start of the new series just hours away, it's time to get caught up on Doctor Who. To help us break down the new Doctor and the Companion, we brought in friends of the show Brent Kincade and Kymmie Beiger to give us the low down on the wibbly-wobbly TARDIS-travelling, sonic screwdriver-carrying Time Lord that will debut on Disney+ on May 10. You did make it out to Free Comic Book Day last Saturday, correct? There are no excuses why you didn't come home with a nice stack of new comics.  We have our Pick 3 choices sponsored by Clint's Comics. 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.

On this week's episode of The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: We are just days away from the 2024 Free Comic Book Day, held at participating local comic shops around the country. We review the books you can look for, from mainstream books from Marvel and DC to a manga-inspired take on Popeye.  If your FCBD travels take you to downtown Kansas City, stop by and see John and Jerry at Clint's Comics from 11 AM to 2 PM.  Saturday also coincides on the calendar with May 4, so expect all of the Star Wars sales and jokes and specials. As always, May the Fourth Be With You!  We have our Pick 3 choices sponsored by Clint's Comics. 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.

On this week's episode of The Worst. Comic. Podcast. EVER!: The nominees for this year's Eisner Hall of Fame were announced last week, with the results to be announced at San Diego Comic-Con. We review the candidates and make arguments for or against their inclusion. DC Comics announced a new line of books to hit shelves in July. DC Absolute appears to be their take on the Marvel Comics Ultimate line. This will all be preceded by the Absolute Power storyline that kicks off with Free Comic Book Day next month.  Speaking of Free Comic Book Day next month, John and Jerry will be at Clint's Comics on May 4 to celebrate all things comics AND Star Wars.  We have our Pick 3 choices sponsored by Clint's Comics. 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.