621 TWGCBP | RIP, Greg

623 WGCBP | Sneaky Brooke

This week on The World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™! JC, Jocelyn, and Jeff assemble for the latest news and reviews! In Comics, original Iron Man artwork by Don Heck broke a sales record.  Stephanie Phillips teased something for Daredevil on TikTok. England is 1099 years old; what does that have to do with comics? We ask Bleeding Cool that same question. We read: Seven Wives #2, Wolverine #23, A Court of Silver Flames, and Dungeon Crawler Carl books 7 & 8! In Tinsel Town, we remember Bonnie Tyler, Randolph Mantooth, and Wai Ching Ho. We watched: World Cup, The Vampire Lestat, MacGyver, My Adventures with Superman, Little House on the Prairie, Heroes, Netflix Daredevil, X-Men 97, Super Size Me, Breakfast Club, and Celebrity Jeopardy! All that and Brooke Shields ambushed Matt and Trey! Face front, true believers! It’s The World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™! #623 World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™ [https://thecomicbookpodcast.com/h322pods/WGCBP_S9_EP623.mp3] [https://thecomicbookpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/623_WGCBP_600.jpg] iTunes [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/worlds-greatest-comic-book-podcast-hold-322-worlds/id474381400], SPOTIFY [https://open.spotify.com/show/3gF8EG2WRbSZAuMC1ZmF3i] (SORRY!) and YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@DefenMedia/videos], too! Patreon-Support-Button [http://theleftshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Patreon-Support-Button.png]https://www.patreon.com/DefenMedia SUPPORT OUR PODCAST BY BECOMING A PATREON MEMBER [https://www.patreon.com/defenmedia] PICKS OF THE FUTURE (SEPTEMBER) JC: IDW – STAR TREK #1 – https://tinyurl.com/kuhfhd8b [https://tinyurl.com/kuhfhd8b] JOCELYN: Marvel – THE MUPPETS TAKE THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #1 – https://tinyurl.com/5n95pwym [https://tinyurl.com/5n95pwym] JEFF: MAD CAVE – YOU ARE ON NATIVE LAND TP https://tinyurl.com/22nchkyw [https://tinyurl.com/22nchkyw] THIS WEEK ON PATREON 10 Genius-Level Supervillains in Marvel Comics That Make Even Tony Stark Look Dumb [https://comicbook.com/comics/list/10-genius-level-supervillains-in-marvel-comics-that-make-even-tony-stark-look-dumb/] WORLD’S FINEST LINKS COMIC BOOK NEWS Iron Man Original Artwork By Don Heck https://tinyurl.com/23prn35l [https://tinyurl.com/23prn35l] Stephanie Phillips Teases Something For Daredevil https://tinyurl.com/23j89u42 [https://tinyurl.com/23j89u42] England Is 1099 Years Old Today https://tinyurl.com/2d8q3qgf [https://tinyurl.com/2d8q3qgf] TINSEL TOWN NEWS Bonnie Tyler dies aged 75 https://tinyurl.com/24lumt5s [https://tinyurl.com/24lumt5s] Randolph Mantooth Dies at 80 https://tinyurl.com/29lzarg6 [https://tinyurl.com/29lzarg6] Wai Ching Ho Dies at 82 https://tinyurl.com/237hmow2 [https://tinyurl.com/237hmow2] Brooke Shields Used A Fake Name  https://tinyurl.com/2y2h8lm4 [https://tinyurl.com/2y2h8lm4]

622 WGCBP | What Makes a Comic Book Valuable?

This week on The World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™: JC, Jocelyn, and Jeff assemble to bring you the latest in the world of comic books! This week, Ink Alliance stores will get a special, limited-edition cover for New Titans #38, Kelly Thompson and Mattia De Iulis are bringing the Bride of Frankenstein to life! A 1980s Justice League page is up for auction. We read: Blood of the Wolfman #1, Batman #11, Iron Man #7, The Mortal Thor, Daredevil, FML #8, and Dungeon Crawler Carl! In Tinsel Town: We remember Michael Byrne, Danny Glover opens up about living with Alzheimer’s disease, Batman has been cast for the James Gunn DCU! We watched World Cup, The Vampire Lestat, My Adventures with Superman, Ted Lasso, Wrexham, Jessica Jones, Sugar, x, x, and Supergirl! All that and the return of Team America! Face front, true believers! It’s The World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™! #622 World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™ [https://thecomicbookpodcast.com/h322pods/WGCBP_S9_EP622.mp3] [https://thecomicbookpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/622_WGCBP_600.jpg] iTunes [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/worlds-greatest-comic-book-podcast-hold-322-worlds/id474381400], SPOTIFY [https://open.spotify.com/show/3gF8EG2WRbSZAuMC1ZmF3i] (SORRY!) and YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@DefenMedia/videos], too! Patreon-Support-Button [http://theleftshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Patreon-Support-Button.png]https://www.patreon.com/DefenMedia SUPPORT OUR PODCAST BY BECOMING A PATREON MEMBER [https://www.patreon.com/defenmedia] PICKS OF THE FUTURE (SEPTEMBER) JC: MARVEL – AVENGERS #1 – https://tinyurl.com/5n95pwym [https://tinyurl.com/5n95pwym] JOCELYN: DC – BATMAN / SUPERMAN / WEIRD AL: WORLD’S WEIRDEST #1 – https://tinyurl.com/5bzn5uha [https://tinyurl.com/5bzn5uha] JEFF: VAULT – DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL TP VOL 02 – https://tinyurl.com/25nch24c [https://tinyurl.com/25nch24c]   This Week on Patreon Supergirl: Comparing the movie with the book. WORLD’S FINEST LINKS COMIC BOOK NEWS Black-owned comic shop collective https://tinyurl.com/2xoxzykc [https://tinyurl.com/2xoxzykc] THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN LIVES https://tinyurl.com/2y6xmr8b [https://tinyurl.com/2y6xmr8b] owner revives 1980s comics series https://tinyurl.com/24vtx3mz [https://tinyurl.com/24vtx3mz] ’80s Justice League Original Artwork Page https://tinyurl.com/28kwhevh [https://tinyurl.com/28kwhevh] TINSEL TOWN NEWS Michael Byrne dies at 82 https://tinyurl.com/22nppss8 [https://tinyurl.com/22nppss8] Danny Glover Opens Up Alzheimer’s Disease https://tinyurl.com/2dyr9y8g [https://tinyurl.com/2dyr9y8g] DCU Batman Has Been Cast https://tinyurl.com/22kwrbc3 [https://tinyurl.com/22kwrbc3]

621 TWGCBP | RIP, Greg

This week on The World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™, JC Carter and JM Bell assemble to bring you the latest and greatest* news from the world of comic books! The John Romita Jr cover for Spider-Man 1000 has been pulled. The Star Trek 60th Anniversary issue will be massive. The new Dark Horse workers’ union has complicated layoffs. We review: Tarzan Beyond #1, Skate Ali #1, Wolverine #21, Avengers Armageddon #1, and Dungeon Crawler Carl! In Tinsel Town, we watched: World Cup matches, Welcome to Wrexham, Ted Lasso, The Vampire Lestat, and Daredevil! We remember James Burrows; Seth MacFarlane is taking on Dungeon Crawler Carl; Netflix won Sesame Street movie rights. All that and three new series from DC Comics ! Face front, true believers! It’s The World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™! #621 World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™ [https://thecomicbookpodcast.com/h322pods/WGCBP_S9_EP621.mp3] [https://thecomicbookpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/621_WGCBP_600.jpg] iTunes [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/worlds-greatest-comic-book-podcast-hold-322-worlds/id474381400], SPOTIFY [https://open.spotify.com/show/3gF8EG2WRbSZAuMC1ZmF3i] (SORRY!) and YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@DefenMedia/videos], too! Patreon-Support-Button [http://theleftshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Patreon-Support-Button.png]https://www.patreon.com/DefenMedia SUPPORT OUR PODCAST BY BECOMING A PATREON MEMBER [https://www.patreon.com/defenmedia] PICKS OF THE FUTURE: JC: DC/Vertigo – BLACK TOWER: THE RAVEN CONSPIRACY #1 – https://tinyurl.com/2s37yvh5 [https://tinyurl.com/2s37yvh5] JM: VAULT – EXCOMMUNICATED – https://tinyurl.com/25z6hmno [https://tinyurl.com/25z6hmno] THIS WEEK ON PATREON Fun Facts about Highlander and more Comic Book News! WORLD’S FINEST LINKS COMIC BOOK NEWS Marvel Pulls Amazing Spider-Man #1000 https://tinyurl.com/2bdopch5 [https://tinyurl.com/2bdopch5] Star Trek Announces Special 60th Anniversary Release https://tinyurl.com/2d5rmlns [https://tinyurl.com/2d5rmlns] Firefly Is Officially Back With First Look https://tinyurl.com/27odq59n [https://tinyurl.com/27odq59n] DC announces new Legion of Super-Heroes https://tinyurl.com/2dxl53yw [https://tinyurl.com/2dxl53yw] Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees https://tinyurl.com/297dxnsr [https://tinyurl.com/297dxnsr] Layoffs begin at Dark Horse https://tinyurl.com/27gu54ev [https://tinyurl.com/27gu54ev] Muppets Take the Marvel Universe https://tinyurl.com/2xrntuxu [https://tinyurl.com/2xrntuxu] USA TODAY launches weekly SPIDER-MAN TODAY series https://tinyurl.com/2bptomfd [https://tinyurl.com/2bptomfd] TINSEL TOWN NEWS James Burrows Dies at 85 https://tinyurl.com/22tcuart [https://tinyurl.com/22tcuart] ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ TV Series https://tinyurl.com/24xlr7d3 [https://tinyurl.com/24xlr7d3] Netflix Wins ‘Sesame Street’ Movie Rights https://tinyurl.com/26p75thz [https://tinyurl.com/26p75thz] PATREON Archie Comics is having a lot of legal woes https://tinyurl.com/2bkywrmq [https://tinyurl.com/2bkywrmq] Stephanie Williams Just Made Comic Book History https://tinyurl.com/26js37dv [https://tinyurl.com/26js37dv] DC announces Spring ’27 lines for kids https://tinyurl.com/23o8vl6e [https://tinyurl.com/23o8vl6e]

620 WGCBP | End of Watch

This week on The World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™, JC and JM assemble for all the news and reviews of the week in comics! Dark Horse Comics decided to voluntarily recognize their employees’ union. DC gave us a new Batsignal. The Spider-Man newspaper comics by Stan Lee has a new omnibus available on Kickstarter. We read: Deadman #1, FML #8, and the Matt Fraction Thor Omnibus! In Tinsel Town, we watched Welcome to Wrexam, Interview with a Vampire: The Vampire Lestat, Tomb Raider, Pitch Black, Chronicles of Riddick, and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off! We remember Anthony Stewart Head and James Handy. All that and That Texas Blood! Face front, true believers! It’s The World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™! #620 World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™ [https://thecomicbookpodcast.com/h322pods/WGCBP_S9_EP620.mp3] [https://thecomicbookpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/620_WGCBP_600.jpg] iTunes [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/worlds-greatest-comic-book-podcast-hold-322-worlds/id474381400], SPOTIFY [https://open.spotify.com/show/3gF8EG2WRbSZAuMC1ZmF3i] (SORRY!) and YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@DefenMedia/videos], too! Patreon-Support-Button [http://theleftshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Patreon-Support-Button.png]https://www.patreon.com/DefenMedia SUPPORT OUR PODCAST BY BECOMING A PATREON MEMBER [https://www.patreon.com/defenmedia] PICKS OF THE FUTURE (AUGUST) JC: MARVEL – MIDNIGHT X-MEN #1 – https://tinyurl.com/kxdn686y [https://tinyurl.com/kxdn686y] JM: MAD CAVE – DENVER #1- https://tinyurl.com/2673h6tf [https://tinyurl.com/2673h6tf] THIS WEEK ON PATREON Will the Batgirl movie be revived [https://screenrant.com/lego-batman-dc-revives-canceled-batgirl-film-leslie-grace-and-brendan-fraser/] and the 10 “best” Alan Moore comic book stories [https://comicbook.com/comics/list/10-best-alan-moore-stories-in-comic-book-history-ranked/] WORLD’S FINEST LINKS COMIC BOOK NEWS Dark Horse Comics Decides To Voluntarily Recognize Employee Union https://tinyurl.com/26jbgtld [https://tinyurl.com/26jbgtld] Image’s Fan-Favorite Western Comic https://tinyurl.com/25ugtmmn [https://tinyurl.com/25ugtmmn] DC Just Radically Changed Batman https://tinyurl.com/27pufyw5 [https://tinyurl.com/27pufyw5] Spider-Man newspaper comics hit Kickstarter https://tinyurl.com/26wuq7lp [https://tinyurl.com/26wuq7lp] #DCBlackout boycott suspended but advocacy continues https://tinyurl.com/289a4gu6 [https://tinyurl.com/289a4gu6] TINSEL TOWN NEWS James Handy stabbed to death in L.A https://tinyurl.com/232alfez [https://tinyurl.com/232alfez] Anthony Head Dies https://tinyurl.com/2aph8sha [https://tinyurl.com/2aph8sha] Nichols Family Awarded $13M https://tinyurl.com/2b7p6und [https://tinyurl.com/2b7p6und] ‘Stargate’ TV Series From Martin Gero Not Moving Forward https://tinyurl.com/2ccn2a5j [https://tinyurl.com/2ccn2a5j] The future of Alan Ritchson’s War Machine https://tinyurl.com/2cyxsnvk [https://tinyurl.com/2cyxsnvk]

617 WGCPB 619 WGwon616 WGCBP 616 WGCBP |’|They won| YOU ARE ON STOLEN LAND! YOU ARE O |

This week on The World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™, JC, Jocelyn, and JM assemble to bring you the news and reviews of the week! In Comics, Star Trek’s 60th Anniversary Special is it’s biggest release, yet! Kiki and the New Magic is being released in English! Dark Horse workers are unionizing!  We read: Wonder Woman #32 & #33, The Mortal Thor #6-10, Daredevil #2, Odin #1,  BRZRKR: Light Draws Breath (one shot), Star Trek Celebrations (one shot), Phantom of the Opera, the Matt Fraction Thor Omnibus, and Seven Wives #1. In Tinsel Town: We watched: Remarkably Bright Creatures, Battlestar Galactica, The Boys, Sinners, Spider Noir, Jack Ryan, Pele, Spider-Man, Silverado, and The Mandalorian and Grogu! All that and J.P. Morgan vs 8.2 Million comics! Face front, true believers! It’s The World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™! #619 World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™ [https://thecomicbookpodcast.com/h322pods/WGCBP_S9_EP619.mp3] [https://thecomicbookpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/619_WGCBP_600.jpg] iTunes [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/worlds-greatest-comic-book-podcast-hold-322-worlds/id474381400], SPOTIFY [https://open.spotify.com/show/3gF8EG2WRbSZAuMC1ZmF3i] (SORRY!) and YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@DefenMedia/videos], too! Patreon-Support-Button [http://theleftshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Patreon-Support-Button.png]https://www.patreon.com/DefenMedia SUPPORT OUR PODCAST BY BECOMING A PATREON MEMBER [https://www.patreon.com/defenmedia] PICKS OF THE FUTURE (AUGUST) JC: IMAGE – YUMI 00EX #1 – https://tinyurl.com/3858kbau [https://tinyurl.com/3858kbau] JOCE: Dark Horse – The Big Shakedown #1 – https://tinyurl.com/23etvpprtinyurl [https://tinyurl.com/23etvppr] JEFF: VAULT – LONG LOST THE COMPLETE EDITION TP – https://tinyurl.com/25z6hmno [https://tinyurl.com/25z6hmno] THIS WEEK ON PATREON We need to keep gatekeeping out of comics! Article: https://tinyurl.com/26hvb495 [https://tinyurl.com/26hvb495] WORLD’S FINEST LINKS COMIC BOOK NEWS Star Trek’s 60th Anniversary Special Is Its Biggest Release Yet KIKI AND THE NEW MAGIC to be published in English for the first time https://tinyurl.com/2atnxxto [https://tinyurl.com/2atnxxto] Patton Oswalt returns for MONEY SHOT: THE F* OFFS https://tinyurl.com/27ymvg33 [https://tinyurl.com/27ymvg33] Dark Horse Comics workers are unionizing https://tinyurl.com/22sgafzq [https://tinyurl.com/22sgafzq] Tell Dark Horse leadership to voluntarily recognize its union! https://tinyurl.com/2b9h2pro [https://tinyurl.com/2b9h2pro] Dark Horse to close retail stores https://tinyurl.com/253xhcfv [https://tinyurl.com/253xhcfv] Publisher Michael Kelly to leave Boom https://tinyurl.com/2ctzaw77 [https://tinyurl.com/2ctzaw77] JPMorgan Battles Over 8.2 Million Comics https://tinyurl.com/22m89vjo [https://tinyurl.com/22m89vjo]TINSEL TOWN NEWS Marcia Lucas, Oscar-Winning ‘Star Wars’ Editor, Dies at 80 https://tinyurl.com/22da9hlb [https://tinyurl.com/22da9hlb] Stan Lee ‘Returns’ Under AI Pact https://tinyurl.com/22z6fdzb [https://tinyurl.com/22z6fdzb] STAN LEE: THE FINAL YEARS lands distributor https://tinyurl.com/2ys3kffy [https://tinyurl.com/2ys3kffy] New Extended ‘X-Files’ Release on June 11 https://tinyurl.com/2yo6hfxk [https://tinyurl.com/2yo6hfxk]