Worst Collection Ever

Batman Confidential #45 (2010)Batman and the vampire Dimeter are in the thick of it now as Doctor Combs has sinister designs involving the voodoo gods and corpse resurrection. Before it gets REALLY messy, Batman needs to check some emails and frequent some NOLA hotspots. We also finally meet our werewolf friend…who has yet to become a werewolf so just sit tight, I guess.Highlights include:Batman forgets about vampire biologya werewolf shares his thoughts on the war in Middle Eastthe decadent nature of eating human cheekthe Monchhichis are making a comebackSuperman becomes a Matrix agentEd and Lorraine Warren reorganize their trophy roomAlso, we chat about some of the recent comic book announcements out of NYCC including ABSOLUTE CATWOMAN!*** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:07:54 ***Promo: HOUSE OF FRANKLIN-STEIN (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-super-mates-podcast/id817576889)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the sho

Batman Confidential #44 (2010)Looks like we’re back in Batman town this Halloween season as we check out the BATMAN VS. THE UNDEAD story from BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL! Batman is down in New Orleans tracking down an escaped mad scientist only to find himself up to his neck in reanimated museum corpses and vampire allies.Highlights include:Bruce Wayne suffers an injury whilst congratulating himselfComing to FOX….it’s FAT CURATOR!Why doesn’t anyone talk about the 2013 NBC DRACULA show?Michael Jackson dangling his child over a railingCanada’s serial killer museumdisappointed zombiesAlso, Shawn expands his Underworld cross-over collection and Jen laments unnecessarily stuffed comic books.*** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:06:00 ***Promo: HOUSE OF FRANKLIN-STEIN (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-super-mates-podcast/id817576889)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.comAlso, get hip to all of our

Shawn has some business to tend to this week so it is just Jen solo as she shares some thoughts on current books she’s been reading:Topics include:Superman: The Kryptonite SpectrumBatman: Gargoyle of GothamAbsolute Green LanternBatman and RobinGotham City Sirens: Unfit for OrbitBatman: Dark Patternsand the most controversial comic book of the now!Promo: BAILEY’S BATMAN PODCAST (https://www.fortressofbaileytude.com/shows-on-the-network/baileys-batman-podcast/)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.comAlso, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstCollectionEverYTDownload the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your favorite shows. Please rate, review, subscribe and tell a friend!

X-Force #28 (1993)Let’s end this mutant mercenary madness as X-Force has their final showdown with the Mutant Liberation Front! We got team members swapping sides, exploding swords, a whole truckload of ethical debates and some weirdly placed squatting poses.Highlights include:Boomer gets possessed by the band DisturbedHenry Gyrich receives a punch in the faceStan Lee invented MILF?!?Bobby Flay was terrible at throwing downCable gently shoots his teammate in the back Feral’s mother is unavailableAlso, Jen talks about her new comic book collecting app while Shawn bemoans seller knowledge on WhatNot.*** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:15:29 ***Promo: 3RD DEGREE BYRNE (https://twotruefreaks.com/podcast/qt-series/3rd-degree-byrne/)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.comAlso, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstCollectionEverYTDownload the podca

X-Force #27 (1993)More mutant mercenary action awaits as the X-Force team clashes with the Mutant Liberation Front! But don’t discount the MLF as they got Dani Moonstar turning heel and rocking fools with her feel-bad arrows. Thankfully, X-Force is hopped up on gimmicks, looking REAL swole and ready to rescue some bureaucrats.Highlights include:90s pop star Hathaway becomes a cyborgMeet the newest X-Men, Tamale!Cable turns his head around like an owl!Cannonball has a bad tripNick Fury’s head is perfectly perpendicularWho’s responsible for the placement of these word balloons?Also, Jen and Shawn snap up some new books!*** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:16:01 ***Promo: 3RD DEGREE BYRNE (https://twotruefreaks.com/podcast/qt-series/3rd-degree-byrne/)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.comAlso, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstCollectionEverYTDow

X-Force #26 (1993)It’s been too long but let’s get back into some X-books as we discuss some prime 90s X-FORCE! We got Cable recovering from the events of “Fatal Attractions,” the OG New Mutants mourning the loss of Illyana Rasputin and the formation of a new Mutant Liberation Front.Highlights include:Dazzler sings “One Night in Madripoor”The proper spelling of Forearm’s nameTime to start selling merch at superhero battlesReignfire is Absolute Little RichardCable fixes the television remoteRictor watches the Batman channelAlso, Jen and Shawn cover some recent comic book purchases and Jen buys some signed art!*** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:15:15 ***Promo: 3RD DEGREE BYRNE (https://twotruefreaks.com/podcast/qt-series/3rd-degree-byrne/)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.comAlso, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstCollectionEverYTDownload the

Catwoman [vol 2] #40 (1996)Let’s wrap up this CATWOMAN: YEAR TWO arc with some diamond caper nonsense as Catwoman and Batman round up the rest of Dark Knight’s rogues.Topics include:Batman and Catwoman star in UNCUT GEMSTwo-Face takes a shotgun to the face…and lives!Which Falcone is this supposed to be?Jimmy Olsen’s foreign cousin StefanPenguin gets used as a pummel horseAlso, Jen and Shawn discuss the RISE AND FALL OF CAPTAIN ATOM and the official roster of DC KO.*** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:14:42 ***Promo: BATMAN KNIGHTCAST (https://fireandwaterpodcast.com/show/batman-knightcast-2/)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.comAlso, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstCollectionEverYTDownload the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your favorite shows. Please rate, review, subscribe and tell a friend!

Catwoman [vol 2] #39 (1996)Catwoman is a busy lady this issue, between the planned theft of an Egyptian dollhouse and fending off Two-Face’s crew of Bob Seger fanatics. Even Batman has his hands full with the Joker laugh-gassing the GCPD and expertly defacing the Bat-Signal. Will these two ever know a moment of peace?!?Topics include:Catwoman sleeps in the nudeBatman pilfers office suppliesMike from AMERICAN MOVIE takes a mercenary gigPenguin makes a sensible decisionAlfred’s breakfast for nocturnal crusaderslame security guard humorAlso, Jen and Shawn read some of YOUR podcast reviews and reflect on a recent trip to Casa Bonita.*** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:13:59 ***Promo: BATMAN KNIGHTCAST (https://fireandwaterpodcast.com/show/batman-knightcast-2/)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.comAlso, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstCollection

Catwoman [vol 2] #38 (1996)Hey now! Let’s catch up with our friend Catwoman and see what she was up to in her second year of burglary and flirtations with millionaire vigilantes. She’s even got a pretty sweet plan to distract the Bat with big-time jailbreak. But will the prisoners be happy about it? You’d think so….Topic include:Jim Balent — the greatest artist of the 90sCatwoman takes fashion cues from the JokerBruce Wayne takes an early evening showerTwo-Face biffs hard in courtBatman debuts the Glow Stick Batarangand one of the most brutal BatCat brawls you’ll ever see!Also, Jen and Shawn talk about some recent comic book purchases as well as possibilities for DC’s KO crossover.*** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:17:52 ***Promo: BATMAN KNIGHTCAST (https://fireandwaterpodcast.com/show/batman-knightcast-2/)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.comAlso, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTub

Cobra Commander #2 (2024)Cobra Commander has finally made it to Florida and now he has to brave gator-crazy tourists on the hunt for Energon. But will the Dreadnoks and their donuts stand in his way. Absolutely, yes they will.Topic include:Cobra Commander attempts a Force choke on a fat kidNemesis Enforcer will not tolerate park rangersJigsaw from SAW enters the Energon UniverseA man eats a dozen donuts…and dies!Biker Stockholm SyndromeAlso, Jen and Shawn spend the first 30 minutes of the show talking about G.I. JOE: THE MOVIE and how wet it is.*** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:25:03 ***Promo: G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HEADCAST (https://open.spotify.com/show/1gI5QVffR0z0Z6xpD3CDwS?si=ecc082c949004737)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.comAlso, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstCollectionEverYTDownload the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts

So instead of doing another [R]OHOTMU and wonder if the casual or new listeners know what the acronym stands for, we’re going to make it easier on you and ourselves by just calling these random one-off character bio episodes “HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT….” Hopefully it catches on.This time out, since we are in the midst of the COBRA COMMANDER book, Shawn gives you as much of the low-down as possible on Cobra-La, the technologically advanced but not really technologically advanced hometown of Cobra Commander and a few other crusty denizens. We will learn about their purpose on Earth, the deal they made with Unicron and maybe even a little bit of the plot to G.I. JOE: THE MOVIE. There’s not a ton out there about this place so we’re doing out best. See you next week for more COBRA COMMANDER!Promo: G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HEADCAST (https://open.spotify.com/show/1gI5QVffR0z0Z6xpD3CDwS?si=ecc082c949004737)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / BlueSky / Threads via @angryheroshawn and @JenStansfield a

Cobra Commander #1 (2024)As it turns out, Image and Robert Kirkman have been cooking hard on the G.I. Joe/Transformers comics with their Energon Universe! This one is focused on the Cobra patriarch Cobra Commander as he departs the hidden organic society of Cobra-La and enters the real world, starting with the bar that Superman used to work at in MAN OF STEEL.Topic include:the great actors of Cobra-LaJen sees the Golobulus action figure for the first time1991 Cobra Commander v4 LIVES!walking out on a $3 bar tab scientists not knowing how to throw grenadesBruce Wayne visits Shawn’s Cobra-La themed restaurant…AND BUYS IT!*** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:16:35 ***Also, Jen and Shawn review FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS!Promo: G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HEADCAST (https://open.spotify.com/show/1gI5QVffR0z0Z6xpD3CDwS?si=ecc082c949004737)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.comAlso, get hip to all o

Fantastic Four #165 (1975)Will today be the day that we get a Fantastic Four movie that we can be proud of? I guess it’s time to find out. In the meantime, we wrap our FF coverage of their battle with Crusader which doesn’t end well for anyone.Topic include:the EVENT HORIZON-inspired Fantasti-CarSue’s Namor calendarBen Grimm remembers hot dogsHuman Torch’s love life is in shamblesThe Thing Scrooge McDucks a bank managerand….Crusader funds his Uranus supply run via the first NFTs!*** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:15:12 ***Also, Jen and Shawn spend way too much time talking about the 2015 FANTASTIC FOUR movie and how joyless it was (spoilers) and even toss in some thoughts about the most recent Cronbergian nightmare that is ABSOLUTE BATMAN (also slight spoilers)Promo: THE FANTASTIC POUR (https://fireandwaterpodcast.com/show/the-fantastic-pour/)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.comAlso, get

Fantastic Four #164 (1975)There’s a new Fantastic Four movie about to show up in a few weeks so let’s catch back up with Marvel’s first family as we check out the debut (return?) of the Crusader! Crusader is back from space and he’s SHAKING WITH ANGER to the point that he’s flinging middle-aged men across Washington Square. Also, Johnny Storm’s first date with a debuting Frankie Raye gets ruined and NOT because of his terrible outfit. Plus, we got flaky skin, Sue about to get spanked, Mel Brooks and the Fantastic Four takes on…Scientology?!?*** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:13:30 ***Plus, Jen and Shawn share their thoughts on the SUPERMAN movie. Please be aware that there will be MINOR SPOILERS so feel free to jump ahead to the comic conversation if you haven’t seen the film yet.Promo: THE FANTASTIC POUR (https://fireandwaterpodcast.com/show/the-fantastic-pour/)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollecti

Superman #342 (1979)Happy Superman Movie Day everyone! Let’s keep the super-vibes flowing as we stick around in 1979 as Superman quarantines himself in a Willy Wonka elevator. S.T.A.R. Labs screwed up and beset a noxious black cloud over a city somewhere. Of course, Superman has to fix things but he forgot that Chemo was dispersed in the atmosphere so now Supes is afflicted with bestial urges and hair where there wasn’t any before!We also got supreme Super-dickery, Michael Bolton and Sir Mix-A-Lot bonding over comic books, glass toilets, sleazy neon signs and Superman somehow directing ground vibrations to defeat crooks clear across town. There’s just way too much dumb stuff going on here in this book.Plus, Jen and Shawn talk about some recent comic book purchases and the time Superman ate a burrito while flying!*** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:11:17 ***Promo: MOVING KRYPTONIAN IMAGES (https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/it-all-comes-back-to-superman-series-two/id1720158262)Continue the convers

Action Comics #497 (1979)Since he’s got a big movie coming out, let’s keep it going with the Man of Steel here on WCE with a Bronze Age tale of Superman finding himself at the whims of three kids and an inter-dimensional imp convening in a modest shack in Kansas.You see, one of these kids needs life-changing surgery so the imp is letting these youngsters conjure up all sorts of perilous tasks like flaming meteors filled with Kryptonite and forced alien dissections. There has to be an easier way to do this but why bother when you can put countless living being in some sort of peril.We also got Scottish pirates, that one kid from STRANGER THINGS, tactless hotel doormen and a nearly tragic birthday surprise for Clark.Plus, Jen and Shawn discuss Metallica at Mile High Stadium and the shocking appearance of really good Mister Miracle cosplay in a random 80’s horror flick.*** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:20:39 ***Promo: MOVING KRYPTONIAN IMAGES (https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/it-all-comes-back-t

Absolute Superman #1 (2025)We have reached the end of DC Absolute Universe Month as we talk about ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN!Absolute Superman dives mightily into the Kryptonian class structure and what it would be like to have brunch on Krypton. Kal’s parents are working-class citizens with interesting backstories, fixing space farming equipment and rightfully pointing out hazardous mining conditions. And somehow, in this first book we don’t see Krypton explode, only leak toxic gas that turns middle managers into Jonah Hex.Superman (Kal) is presently on Earth in Brazil, throwing diamond mining operations into disarray and fighting a horde of John Cenas. Also, his suit is ALIVE and it looks awesome and then Lois Lane arrests him.Also, Jen and Shawn discuss the latest WORLD’S FINEST book and how kids today are discovering older comics. Eclipso, anyone?*** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:12:33 ***Promo: RESURRECTIONS: AN ADAM WARLOCK AND THANOS PODCAST (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/resurrections-an-ad

Absolute Green Lantern #1 (2025)It is yet another entry in our DC Absolute Universe Month as we cover the horror-tinged — and possibly AMERICAN PIE-tinged — ABSOLUTE GREEN LANTERN.Green Lantern this time around is the Far Sector’s Jo Mullein and much like Absolute Batman, she is friends with her contemporaries such as toy collector slash architect Hal Jordan, local police chief Guy Gardner and the salad-loving John Stewart. However, friendship takes a backseat to a HUGE GL symbol-shaped Jello mold materializing in the middle of their quaint Nevada town. Traveling bikers are liquefied, weird sinister powers are bestowed and the illegitimate son of Metamorpho, Majin Buu and Goro is making life difficult for everyone.Also, Jen and Shawn chat about new Superman toys, bad X-Files episodes written by famous scribes and the time Baby Jessica fell down the well.*** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:12:42 ***Promo: CAPES AND LUNATICS (https://open.spotify.com/show/6gcVNuoX3Si4I9FoFYTeC2?si=6b4d2b7e8d0b4ca

Absolute Wonder Woman #1 (2025)Absolute Month from DC Comics rolls along as we check out the immensely awesome ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN! There’s a lot to dig here because it’s basically Wonder Woman rubbing monster blood across her eyes and slaughtering assorted Hell demons and monsters that fly out of an upside down pyramid in the sky. If that’s not wild enough, Absolute WW was RAISED AS A CHILD in Hell by Circe and it looks downright cozy! We also need to stress that “Hell” is just an island somewhere that the Greek gods occasionally visit to foist babies onto reluctant witches. All this plus Mike Wazowski from MONSTERS INC visits the stygian abyss!Also, Jen and Shawn talk about the Ministry concert, recent comic book purchases and castles in the Adirondacks.*** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:20:25 ***Promos: PEACE BOUND AND DOWN - A WONDER WOMAN PODCAST (https://fireandwaterpodcast.com/show/wonderwoman/)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Blues

Absolute Batman #1 (2024)It is all about the Absolute this month as we check out some of the premiere issues of the Absolute Universe from DC Comics!We start off with the meaty thighs of ABSOLUTE BATMAN and his blue-collar origin story where Bruce is almost seven feet tall, Alfred is not his friend (yet) and Martha Wayne is STILL ALIVE! We also got possible squid people, Alfred with Paulie Walnuts hair, ears that turn into knives and baby tailors turned Doonesbury characters. All joking aside, this is a pretty sweet book and well worth your time.All this plus we share some gripes about how to read digital comics. Why does Amazon have to make it so difficult?*** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:13:47 ***Promos: EARTH-2 PODCAST (https://theearth2podcast.podbean.com/)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.comAlso, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/Wo