Worst Collection Ever

WORST COLLECTION EVER is a comic book podcast where Jen and Shawn poke fun at their own collection of random comic books with loads of crass sincerity and scattershot nostalgia. None of the books in the collection offer anything close to quality or financial worth but our love for all of it is as real as it gets. If you want to follow along, we like to read the books in sequential order as to track the lunacy in real time! Email the podcast and talk to the hosts at worstcollectionever@gmail.com!

Worst Collection Ever is a arts podcast hosted by Shawn Marek & Jen Stansfield, with 488 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Shawn Marek & Jen Stansfield hosts Worst Collection Ever, a arts show with 488 episodes published.

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  Episode #496

  Spawn's Flesh Could Save Us ALL!

  Sep 25, 202637 min

  Spawn #41 (1996)  Continuing on with our mid-90s SPAWN coverage, we pick up with the Spawn man about to be dissected by the goatee-having villain Curse up his precariously balanced castle. Curse, you see, wants to be come “Satan Two” and believes he can use Spawn’s necroplasm to get there. Sure, why not. Highlights include: Hell had some solid prospects back in 1996 Cy-Gor snuffs out some potential SA Stephen Hawking gets a package on that damned island Spawn’s hand goes full ADDAMS FAMILY Curse opts to do some paperwork A breakdown of the oft-overlooked SPAWN: THE MOVIE soundtrack Also, Jen and Shawn check in briefly with LANTERNS at its mid-season point. Turns out it is a pretty great show. Promo: BEST ISSUE EVER ( https://bestissueever.podbean.com/ ) Continue the conversation with Shawn (@AngryHeroShawn) and Jen (@JenStansfield) on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.com   Also, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstCollectionEverYT Download the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your favorite shows. Please rate, review, subscribe and tell a friend!

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  Episode #495

  Spawn Endures a Cheap Wine Hangover

  Sep 18, 202645 min

  Spawn #40 (1996)  Hey check this out — we are covering a Spawn book (quite possibly) for the first time! It has been a big year of first for us over here at WCE. We’re jumping in here with Spawn being abducted and dissected by Curse, a tech savvy religious zealot. We also have Cy-Gor the cybernetic gorilla running rampant somewhere in upstate New York. Highlights include: Spawn’s Bone Throne Christopher Meloni for the Fat Clown in the SPAWN reboot The Lurkers from PHANTASM set a booby trap Reading books in the nude Fishing classes in grade schools Invisible Gorilla Delivery Service (IGDS) Also, Jen and Shawn pay tribute to the recently passed Andy Williams, guitarist of EVERY TIME I DIE and “The Butcher” in AEW. Andy was a one of kind talent and an incredible soul. We will miss him immensely. Rest in Power Andy. Promo: BEST ISSUE EVER ( https://bestissueever.podbean.com/ ) Continue the conversation with Shawn (@AngryHeroShawn) and Jen (@JenStansfield) on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.com Also, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstCollectionEverYT Download the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your favorite shows. Please rate, review, subscribe and tell a friend! https://bit.ly/WCEpod

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  Episode #494

  The Justice League...But As Famous Musicians!

  Sep 11, 202641 min

  Elseworlds 80-Page Giant #1 (1999) Something slightly different this week as we chat about a specific story from an Elseworlds anthology called “Rockumentary.” This is a silly take on BEHIND THE MUSIC with Lex Luthor as a bigger-than-life record company executive. It’s a fun trip so let’s check it out! Highlights include: Martian Manhunter…with hair! Darkseid wears a nice suit Tie me down, tell the truth Bruce Wayne saves Ian Curtis’s life Guy Gardner would’ve made a great Eminem Color Me Badd but with superheroes Also, Jen and Shawn chat about the new KNIGHTFALL animated feature and Shawn tries to figure out how to read an omnibus like he’s in the NEVER ENDING STORY. *** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:10:15 *** Promo: WHAT ABOUT BILL? ( https://open.spotify.com/show/6v6QCWVQwlm9SIQ6OsrGbK?si=36e81cff3e7c463f )  Continue the conversation with Shawn (@AngryHeroShawn) and Jen (@JenStansfield) on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.com  Also, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstCollectionEverYT Download the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your favorite shows. Please rate, review, subscribe and tell a friend! https://bit.ly/WCEpod

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  Episode #493

  Shot Thru the Heart (and Ghost Rider's to Blame)

  Sep 4, 202650 min

  Ghost Rider [vol 3] #35 (1993) One more ride with Ghost Rider before we move on! Here, GR is not only contending with a Death Ninja, but also the super-armored Heart Attack, the death-obsessed Suicide and the always furious Lt. Badilino aka the future Vengeance. Highlights include: An extended conversation about Bon Jovi Tom Cruise’s apartment from WAR OF THE WORLDS What is Vengeance reading? Stupid acronyms Tactical fanny packs for superheroes Dissecting Ghost Rider’s still-flaming corpse Also, Jen and Shawn offer up some early thoughts on LANTERNS and look forward to selling more comics this weekend at the All C’s Collector’s Showcase in Aurora, CO. *** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:08:06*** Promo: INNER DEMONS - A GHOST RIDER PODCAST ( https://open.spotify.com/show/3rM4xSDlhk8OBXrkxV9wGp?si=8b6cd966c8d04c8a )  Continue the conversation with Shawn (@AngryHeroShawn) and Jen (@JenStansfield) on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.com  Also, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstCollectionEverYT Download the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your favorite shows. Please rate, review, subscribe and tell a friend! https://bit.ly/WCEpod

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  Episode #492

  Ghost Rider Skips Breakfast

  Aug 28, 202641 min

  Ghost Rider [vol 3] #34 (1993)  It has been too long since we’ve talked about Ghost Rider and with the latest Ryan Gosling news, now is a great time to revisit our favorite Spirit of Vengeance. This time out, a Death Ninja seeks finality and must hunt GR down in order to achieve it. Highlights include: Ghost Rider actually HELPS a victim receive medical care! Corpses on the news in the 1990s Questionable motivations for graveyard vandalism All of Brooklyn is a cemetery Shawn considers taking up grave-digging The Caretaker mainlines cancer Also, Jen and Shawn discuss the latest in Bruce Wayne’s cultural insensitivity. *** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:05:54*** Promo: INNER DEMONS - A GHOST RIDER PODCAST ( https://open.spotify.com/show/3rM4xSDlhk8OBXrkxV9wGp?si=8b6cd966c8d04c8a )  Continue the conversation with Shawn (@AngryHeroShawn) and Jen (@JenStansfield) on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.com  Also, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstCollectionEverYT Download the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your favorite shows. Please rate, review, subscribe and tell a friend! https://bit.ly/WCEpod

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