618 WGCBP | They won’t get my vote

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]

619 WGCBP | What the f**k did I just read?

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]

618 WGCBP | They won’t get my vote

This week on The World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™, JC, Jocelyn, and JM assemble to bring you this week’s news and reviews! In Comics, we remember Gerry Conway. The new Batman Animated film will tell the Knightfall storyline. Kickstarter is banning adult comic books. We read: Barbara Gordon: Breakout #1, Wolverine #20, Iron Man #5, Wonder Woman #30-31, and the Matt Fraction Thor Omnibus! From Tinsel Town, we watched: Margo’s Got Money Problems, Welcome to Wrexham, Superman, X-Men Dark Phoenix, Young Guns, Monte Cristo, The Devil Wears Prada 2, and The Punisher: One More Kill. All that and AI at the Eisners! Face front, true believers! It’s The World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™! #618 World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™ [https://thecomicbookpodcast.com/h322pods/WGCBP_S9_EP618.mp3] [https://thecomicbookpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/618_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] FINAL ORDER CUT-OFF FOR SHAOLIN NUN: THE COMPLETE FIRST SERIES [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jccarter/the-shaolin-nun-the-complete-first-series] THIS WEEK ON PATREON 7 Marvel Comics That Ruined Their Main Character [https://comicbook.com/comics/list/7-marvel-comics-that-ruined-their-main-character/] PICKS OF THE FUTURE (JULY) JC: DC – DC’S HAWKGIRL SUMMER #1 – https://tinyurl.com/6fsfv3j9 [https://tinyurl.com/6fsfv3j9] JOCE: MAD CAVE: FLORIDA HIPPOPOTAMUS COCAINE MASSACRE TP (MR) – https://tinyurl.com/5ancbany [https://tinyurl.com/5ancbany] JEFF:  TITAN – BLACK STAR #1 – https://tinyurl.com/2af68vdw [https://tinyurl.com/2af68vdw] WORLD’S FINEST LINKS COMIC BOOK NEWS Gerry Conway dies at 73 https://tinyurl.com/28e8hr63 [https://tinyurl.com/28e8hr63] New Batman Movie https://tinyurl.com/2yk2ptbr [https://tinyurl.com/2yk2ptbr] The Largest Collection of British Comics https://tinyurl.com/25fy22dd [https://tinyurl.com/25fy22dd] The 2026 Eisner Nominations https://tinyurl.com/24ugbvl2 [https://tinyurl.com/24ugbvl2] Kickstarter’s new adult content ban https://tinyurl.com/22hfeuv6 [https://tinyurl.com/22hfeuv6] TINSEL TOWN NEWS David Boreanaz’s ‘The Rockford Files’ https://tinyurl.com/2dl96drq [https://tinyurl.com/2dl96drq] Paramount seeks to calm California’s creatives https://tinyurl.com/236pafj5 [https://tinyurl.com/236pafj5] Go Dark During Stephen Colbert’s Final ‘Late Show’ https://tinyurl.com/2yfsay2q [https://tinyurl.com/2yfsay2q]

617 WGCPB | YOU ARE ON STOLEN LAND!

This week on The World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™! JC, Jocelyn, and Jeff assemble to bring you the latest from comic books and comic book-adjacent media! In Comics, Mortal Thor will mark the 800th issue of Thor comics. Marvel has a Midnight Universe. Mad Cave is publishing a charity comic for indigenous rights. We read: Dog Tag #1, Batman #9, Daredevil #2, Daredevil & Punisher #4 & 5, Absolute Wonder Woman #17 & 18, and the Matt Fraction Thor Omnibus! In Tinsel Town, we watched The Boys, Margo’s Got Money Problems, For All Mankind, Funny AF, First Blood, Transformers 2007, Jack Ryan, Rogue One, New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, The Count of Monte Cristo, and Daredevil! We remember Ted Turner. Imogen Poots and John Reynolds will headline Sex Criminals. All that and Miami Vice! Face front, true believers! It’s The World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™! #617 World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™ [https://thecomicbookpodcast.com/h322pods/WGCBP_S9_EP617.mp3] [https://thecomicbookpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/617_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 Google Play [https://play.google.com/music/m/Isgfiv4s32n2sceclouoc3ubwny?t=The_Worlds_Greatest_Comic_Book_Podcast_Hold_322__Hold_322], 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] SUPPORT THE SHAOLIN NUN ON KICKSTARTER! [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jccarter/the-shaolin-nun-the-complete-first-series] PICKS OF THE FUTURE (JULY) – ORDER TODAY! JC: Dynamite: Buffy The Vampire Slayer #1 – https://tinyurl.com/2kbkd5dd [https://tinyurl.com/2kbkd5dd] JOCE: Dark Horse: The Smart Division #1 – https://tinyurl.com/3c7m9rvr [https://tinyurl.com/3c7m9rvr] JEFF: Mad Cave: MOMO HC – https://tinyurl.com/2dc6hwnc [https://tinyurl.com/2dc6hwnc] THIS WEEK ON PATREON The Seven Best Marvel Supervillain Philosophies [https://comicbook.com/comics/list/7-best-marvel-supervillain-philosophies/] WORLD’S FINEST LINKS MORTAL THOR #14 to mark 800 issues https://tinyurl.com/2atq3555 [https://tinyurl.com/2atq3555] Marvel teases its Midnight Universe https://tinyurl.com/224c3hzr [https://tinyurl.com/224c3hzr] Mad Cave Studios to publish YOU ARE ON NATIVE LAND https://tinyurl.com/25j587mh [https://tinyurl.com/25j587mh] Nicholas Brendon’s Cause of Death Revealed https://tinyurl.com/2bkk4z73 [https://tinyurl.com/2bkk4z73] TINSEL TOWN NEWS Ted Turner, a pioneer of cable TV news, dies at 87 https://tinyurl.com/2yfva74f [https://tinyurl.com/2yfva74f] Imogen Poots & John Reynolds To Headline ‘Sex Criminals’ https://tinyurl.com/2ap9z7c2 [https://tinyurl.com/2ap9z7c2] Miami Vice ’85 https://tinyurl.com/2a66464f [https://tinyurl.com/2a66464f] Branagh “Would Love” To Direct Another ‘Thor’ Film https://tinyurl.com/23jtc6nn [https://tinyurl.com/23jtc6nn]