Best Issue Ever Podcast

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Episode 11: Omac #3 Starring Vannotes Jul 29, 2024

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Welcome to the eleventh episode of Best Issue Ever! This episode's issue is Omac #3, created by Jack Kirby and D. Bruce Berry. The subject was chosen by the comic creator Vannotes!

Vannotes works on a whole lot of things, so I recommend you follow them @VannotesBooks on all the platforms. Meanwhile, I can tell you about their pop culture podcast Your Trash Pals, which is a fun look at bad art alongside more salient observations about, you know, life. I also really enjoy their zine, Seasonal Produce.

This podcast is recorded in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is edited by Sara Century. The theme music is provided by Earth Control Pill, whose work is on Bandcamp.

I do not want to deal with ads AT ALL, so if you also don’t want to deal with ads, please consider supporting the podcast by rating and reviewing and/or signing up at the Ko-fi, ko-fi.com/saracenturypodcasts.

Finally, you could support my other ventures, including the narrative horror podcast Medusa Mask, as well as my work through QueerSpec, including the Bitches On Comics Podcast and the Decoded Horror Channel. Visit my website to sign up for my newsletter for updates. Oh, and I’m a horror writer, so pick up my short story anthology, A Small Light and Other Stories, through Weirdpunk Books, or pretty much wherever else you get books.

Episode 10: Birds of Prey #57 Starring AJ Wright Jul 16, 2024

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Welcome to the tenth episode of Best Issue Ever! This episode's issue is Birds of Prey #57 by Gail Simone, Ed Benes, Alex Lei, Hi-Fi Design, and John Workman. Lysa Hawkins edits it. This episode's issue was chosen by AJ Wright!

AJ's podcast network is the Wright On Network, where you can find podcasts like Feathers and Foes, Straight Out of Gallifrey, The Huntress Podcast, and so many more. I most recently guested on a 10-part breakdown of the 2nd Doctor Who's final arc, "The War Games," but I've guested on Wright On shows many times so scroll through!

This podcast is recorded in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is edited by Sara Century. The theme music is provided by Earth Control Pill, whose work is on Bandcamp.

Episode 9: Excalibur #71 Starring D'Manda Martini Jul 09, 2024

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Welcome to the ninth episode of Best Issue Ever! This episode's issue is Excalibur #71, which has an enormous list of creators working on it, so tune in to hear the whole shebang. This was chosen by D'Manda Martini!

D'Manda is a drag queen cosplayer with a penchant for z-list superheroes, which makes her a perfect guest for this show specifically. You can follow her @dmandamartini across social media platforms, and I recommend it! She appears at many conventions every year, so give her a follow to find out where she'll be next. Check out her linktree!

D'Manda references an article written by Chris Vazquez about the Scarlet Witch's queer fans in this post. It appeared on the Washington Post in 2022 and is linked to here.

This podcast is recorded in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is edited by Sara Century. The theme music is provided by Earth Control Pill, whose work is on Bandcamp.

Episode 8: The Love Bunglers Starring Alex Segura Jul 01, 2024

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Welcome to the eighth episode of Best Issue Ever! This episode's issue is Love & Rockets: The Love Bunglers by Jaime Hernandez, chosen by Alex Segura!

Alex has written so many things! It's honestly so wild, so I'm going to link you to his website and encourage you to pick up, well, everything. Perhaps most notably atm, he wrote the novel Secret Identity, with the follow-up Alter Ego releasing in December 2024. Check those out! They are so fun.

This podcast is recorded in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is edited by Sara Century. The theme music is provided by Earth Control Pill, whose work is on Bandcamp.

Episode 7: Chainsaw Man Vol. 9 Starring Briana Lawrence Jun 25, 2024

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Welcome to the seventh episode of Best Issue Ever! This episode's issue is the rare complete collection, we've got Chainsaw Man Vol. 9 featuring Briana Lawrence!

Briana recently authored The Essential Manga Guide, which I highly recommend - it's super well-written, and the love Briana has for manga will fill your heart with joy. Besides that, she's an editor at Crunchyroll, and has written a LOT of articles, some of which are linked to here. As I mentioned during the call, that's really just scratching the surface with her work, so give her a follow. You can keep tabs on her many projects through her website.

This podcast is recorded in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is edited by Sara Century. The theme music is provided by Earth Control Pill, whose work is on Bandcamp.

Episode 6: DC Vs. Vampires #6 Starring Preeti Chhibber Jun 17, 2024

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Welcome to the sixth episode of Best Issue Ever! This episode's issue is DC Vs. Vampires #6 chosen by Preeti Chhibber!

Preeti has written a ton of stuff! I first met her via her work at SYFY, where I also worked. She has written lots of comics and comic book tie-ins, so I'll direct you to her handy website where you can learn more. She has a YA novel currently up for pre-order, Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot. And, if you want to hear more of us chatting, she guested on an episode of Bitches On Comics a while back!

This podcast is recorded in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is edited by Sara Century. The theme music is provided by Earth Control Pill, whose work is on Bandcamp.

Episode 5: Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #72 Starring Nathaniel Hubbard Jun 09, 2024

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Welcome to the fifth episode of Best Issue Ever! This episode's issue is Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #72, and it was chosen by my guest, Nathaniel Hubbard!

Hub is the host of the podcast/s Titan Up the Defense and Champions of Digression alongside his brother Cory, as well as a few other pods via the channel's Patreon. He's one of the writers and voice actors for Garden Plots With Skeletor, which I LOVE. Also, because we bring it up in the episode, he's also the creator of Tales From the Haunted Disco Barn, which is another podcast from Hub that I love.

This podcast is recorded in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is edited by Sara Century. The theme music is provided by Earth Control Pill, whose work is on Bandcamp.

Episode 4: Fruits Basket #51 Starring K-Ming Chang Jun 03, 2024

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Welcome to this week's episode of Best Issue Ever! This one features K-Ming Chang, writer of Bestiary, Organ Meats, and, most recently, Cecilia through Coffeehouse Press. We're talking about Fruits Basket, a series that is totally new to me!

K-Ming was also a guest on Bitches on Comics last year for the epic "Vampire Season" episode, so head on over and check that out as well.

This podcast is recorded in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is edited by Sara Century. The theme music is provided by Earth Control Pill, whose work is on Bandcamp.

Episode 3: Spider-Woman #10 Starring Priya Saxena Apr 26, 2024

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Welcome to the third episode of Best Issue Ever! This episode's issue is Spider-Woman Vol. 1 #10, and it was chosen by my guest, Priya Saxena!

Priya and Sara also do an X-Men podcast at the Bitches on Comics Patreon, so sign up for that if you like the X-Men or if you just want to know why we do. You can get a copy of the Color of Always anthology pretty much wherever you get books.

This podcast is recorded in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is edited by Sara Century. The theme music is provided by Earth Control Pill, whose work is on Bandcamp.

Episode 2: Squirrel Girl #8 Starring Chad Anderson Apr 26, 2024

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Welcome to the second episode of Best Issue Ever! This episode's issue is The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #8 and was chosen by Chad Anderson of the Graymalkin Lane podcast!

This podcast is recorded in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is edited by Sara Century. The theme music is provided by Earth Control Pill, whose work is on Bandcamp.

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