The World's Greatest Comic Book Podcast

602 WGCBP | Jack Kirby Way

This week on The World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™, JC, Jocelyn, and Jeff assemble to bring you the comic book news and reviews you’ve been waiting for! In Tinsel Town, we remember Perry Bamonte and Brigitte Bardot. What is Barry Manilow’s good and bad news? Who will play Sulu and Bones in Strange New Worlds? Who has the rights to Peanuts? We watched: Doctor Who, The Muppet Christmas Carol, and Stranger Things. In Comics, should you get the blind-bagged Ultimate Endgame? Did DC change a villain’s name after solicitation? We read: Absolute Martian Manhunter #7, Green Arrow #31, The Marvel Winter Break Special, Wonder Woman #28, Daredevil/Punisher #2, Assorted Crisis Events #7, and Shaolin Nun #5! All that and Jack Kirby gets a street! Face front, true believers! It’s The World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™! #602 World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™ iTunes, SPOTIFY (SORRY!) and Google Play, too! SUPPORT OUR PODCAST BY BECOMING A PATREON MEMBER THIS WEEK ON PATREON NYPL’s Top Ten Comics and Graphic Novels of 2025 and Stranger Things Spoilers! WORLD’S FINEST LINKS TINSEL TOWN NEWS Perry Bamonte Dead at 65 https://tinyurl.com/24a2cfz6 Brigitte Bardot, French screen icon, dead aged 91 http://bit.ly/4paJ3kT Barry Manilow Shares ‘Good’ And ‘Bad News’ https://tinyurl.com/25fbt2lg Strange New Worlds’ Casts Sulu and Bones https://tinyurl.com/23r7smvd Sony acquires majority control of PEANUTS rights https://tinyurl.com/22zsl2cg NYC Council approves JACK KIRBY WAY street https://tinyurl.com/25bzwltf COMIC BOOK NEWS Massive Damages To Blind-Bagged Ultimate Endgame #1? https://tinyurl.com/24zfbhke DC Changes Name Of New Batman #5 Villain https://tinyurl.com/2774dhxj

601 WGCBP | Great Losses

This week on The World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™: JC, Jocelyn, and Jeff assemble to bring you the latest from the world of comic books and their adjacent media! In Tinsel Town, We remember Gil Gerard and Rob Reiner. Are the Oscars leaving ABC? Who will play Brainiac? What mind-blowing movie premiered 40 years ago? In Comics, has Green Arrow been cancelled? Why did James Tynion have to option his own comics? We read: Space Ghost #6, The Last Starship #3, The Bat-Man: Second Knight #2, and Zdarsky Comic News #18! All that and Point Break, the television series! Face front, true believers! It’s The World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™! #601 World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™ iTunes, SPOTIFY (SORRY!) and Google Play, too! SUPPORT OUR PODCAST BY BECOMING A PATREON MEMBER THIS WEEK ON PATREON The Seven Best New DC Supervillains of the Past Five Years TINSEL TOWN NEWS Gil Gerard Dies at 82 https://tinyurl.com/229zb5tp Rob Reiner Found Dead in His Home https://tinyurl.com/25doxcqj Point Break Returns as a TV Series at AMC https://tinyurl.com/28wtk253 The Oscars Officially Reveal the End of an Era https://tinyurl.com/2897socb James Gunn Brainiac Casting https://tinyurl.com/26bsape5 40 Years Ago Today https://tinyurl.com/2yslt9pz COMIC BOOK NEWS ‘Green Arrow’ Canceled By DC Comics https://tinyurl.com/27fhb3a4 Tynion IV Has To Option His Own Comic https://tinyurl.com/2cca96ms

600 WGCBP | So glad we made it!

This week on The World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™, JC Carter, Jocelyn Christensen, Robert Defendi, and Jeff Bell assemble to celebrate a milestone! In Tinsel Town, we remember Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Jim Ward, and Peter Greene. What’s Ron Perlman’s latest venture? Why is Liam Neeson in trouble? Is the Netflix purchase of Warner Bros. a done deal? We watched: Shifting Gears, Crimson Peak, The Shuffle, Star Trek, Cirque du Soleil, Chief of War, The Book of Life, Fire Country, Sheriff Country, and Pluribus! In Comics, what happened to Humanoids? Is there another comic book distributor? Will there be a Free Comic Book Day in 2026? We read: Gotham by Gaslight: A League for Justice, Ultimate Spider-Man #23, Doctor Strange #1, Batman/Deadpool #1, Captain America #3-4, and Lyorn by Stephen Brust! All that and Jimmy Kimmel’s fate is sealed! Face front, true believers! It’s The World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™! #600 World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™ iTunes, SPOTIFY (SORRY!) and Google Play, too! SUPPORT OUR PODCAST BY BECOMING A PATREON MEMBER THIS WEEK ON PATREON All Five DCU and MCU Movies Releasing in 2026 and the Future of This Show! WORLD’S FINEST LINKS TINSEL TOWN NEWS Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Dies https://tinyurl.com/282m2cky Jim Ward Has Died Aged 66 https://tinyurl.com/2ywf8kf8 Peter Green, actor known for ‘Pulp Fiction’ and ‘The Mask,’ dead at 60 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/peter-greene-actor-known-pulp-fiction-mask-dead-60-rcna248976 Jimmy Kimmel’s Fate Sealed https://tinyurl.com/2bz7rw7t Ron Perlman Launches Asylm Studios https://tinyurl.com/23chkg3s Liam Neeson Faces Intense Scrutiny https://tinyurl.com/22aszsev Paramount Makes $108.4 Billion Hostile Bid https://tinyurl.com/29un7wjb COMIC BOOK NEWS So what happened to Humanoids, anyway? https://tinyurl.com/26b7c3hb CRWN Studios launches distribution arm https://tinyurl.com/2do7loxa May 2nd, 2026 will see Free Comic Book Day  https://tinyurl.com/2a3xa8pb

599 WGCBP | The Penultimates

This week on the 599th episode of The World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™, JC, Jocelyn, and Jeff assemble for more news and reviews of comic books and comic book-adjacent media! In Tinsel Town this week, We remember Tom Stoppard. What does Jonathan Frakes think about Starfleet Academy? Who played the elementary school teacher in this season of Stranger Things? Is Netflix making a bid for Warner Bros/Discovery? We watched: Camp Snoopy, Goonies, Batman Begins, Battlestar Galactica, She-Hulk, and Stranger Things! In Comics, what is Dynamite’s Valentines Day offering? Has Dynamite found a new distributor? We review The Invisible Man, BRZRKR: The Bleeding Tide, Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia #1, Assorted Crisis Events #6, Mortal Thor #4, Daredevil & Punisher #1, and Deadpool Batman #1. All that and the Kickstarter strike has ended! Face front, true believers! It’s The World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™! #599 World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™ iTunes, SPOTIFY (SORRY!) and Google Play, too! SUPPORT OUR PODCAST BY BECOMING A PATREON MEMBER THIS WEEK ON PATREON The 5 Weirdest Avengers Villains WORLD’S FINEST LINKS TINSEL TOWN NEWS Tom Stoppard dies at 88 https://tinyurl.com/2alflkue Kickstarter staff strike ends https://tinyurl.com/26zoezqp Jonathan Frakes’ Promise About Star Trek https://tinyurl.com/23wzcsgm To Cast High School Drama Teacher https://tinyurl.com/26atccyt DC Studios’ Theatrical Future Under Netflix Revealed https://tinyurl.com/2cstfghe COMIC BOOK NEWS Supernatural To Get a Surprise https://tinyurl.com/2cjtjumx Dynamite signs with Universal https://tinyurl.com/277obsyl

598 WGCBP | We Have Notes

This week on The World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™ JC, Jocelyn, and Jeff assemble for more news and reviews, curated just for you! In Tinsel Town, We remember: Rebecca Heineman, Tatsuya Nagamine, Dan McGrath, and Duane Roberts. When will we get to watch Lanterns? What’s the status on The Last Ronin movie? Will there be a new Star Trek film? We watched Dark Winds, The Human Target, Borderlands, Frankenstein, Stranger Things, Top Gun Maverick, The Devil Wears Prada, Julie and Julia, a Man Called Otto, and Cap America: Civil War! In Comics, why is 22 an important number in Watchmen? Will the Turtles take on Godzilla? And what’s the status of The Last Ronin game? We read: Grimm Space: The Ballad of Captain Huuk, The Last Starship #2, Batman/Deadpool #1, Captain America #5, One World Under Doom #9, and The People’s History of the United States! All that and a new Stargate television series! Face front, true believers! It’s The World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™! #598 World’s Greatest Comic Book Podcast™ iTunes, SPOTIFY (SORRY!) and Google Play, too! SUPPORT OUR PODCAST BY BECOMING A PATREON MEMBER THIS WEEK ON PATREON The 10 best Batman Comics of the 21st Century WORLD’S FINEST LINKS TINSEL TOWN NEWS Game designer behind Fallout, Wasteland dies at 62 https://tinyurl.com/29b83am4 Director Tatsuya Nagamine Passes Away at 53 https://tinyurl.com/22z95w6r Dan McGrath Dies https://tinyurl.com/29uvl5dm Duane Roberts dies at 88 https://tinyurl.com/2ag5b2qt Dcu’s ‘Lanterns’ Pushed Back to Late Summer 2026 https://tinyurl.com/27y2qc3g Paramount scraps Last Ronin TMNT movie https://tinyurl.com/29hnks3v Amazon Announces New Stargate Series https://tinyurl.com/2a6299yu Star Trek Officially Confirms New Film https://tinyurl.com/2aytd2xc New ‘Reacher’ Season 4 Update https://tinyurl.com/2a3qk9uy COMIC BOOK NEWS Today Is A Major Day for Watchmen Fans https://tinyurl.com/248krvva TMNT X Godzilla Teases Epic Battle https://tinyurl.com/24ocoo74 TMNT Update Is Bad News https://tinyurl.com/24h9eh33