Source Pages: A Reading Collective

"Mr. Sandman. Yes? Bring us a new Netflix Series!" We are travelling BACK to visit The Sandman, as Hayley and Brian are covering the 6-issue run of The Sandman Universe: Dead Boy Detectives in preparation of the 8-episode Netflix series, Dead Boy Detectives, dropping this week. It's sure to be a series... TO DIE FOR!  Comics covered: The Sandman Universe: Dead Boy Detectives (2022): #1 - 6 EMAIL:...

Source Pages Presents: The Sacred Jedi Texts returns! This time, Hayley, Todd, James and Brian discuss "Rule of Two" the 2nd book in Drew Karpyshyn's Darth Bane Trilogy. With Zannah in tow as Bane's first apprentice, we'll learn how the training is going, what the Jedi think about the extinction of the Sith after the Thought Bomb detonation on Ruusan, and just what exactly an Orbalisk is and how t...

The Who Crew is back with another installment of Timey Wimey Talk: A Doctor Who SPaRCast. This time, Hayley, Karen, Liz and Brian talk about the 2nd and 3rd of the 2023 60th Anniversary Specials: Wild Blue Yonder and The Giggle, which features the return of a long lost, and forgotten, adversary of The Doctor. It's time to "Spice Up Your Life" and join us for this wacky TARDIS ride. Episode(s) cove...

Well, the Song is over, but remains the same. Hayley and Brian finish up the X-Men '97 primers with the finale of the X-Men/ X-Factor/ X-Force crossover comic event, X-Cutioner's Song. How will Cable and the man with his face, Stryfe, settle the score? Will Scott and Jean be rescued? Will there be X-Men rollerblading? Listen and find out! Also, Hayley gives a brief recap of the first issue of the...

SNIKT! The primer coverage for X-Men '97 continues with Part 2 of X-Cutioner's Song, a massive 4-Series comic crossover event from the early '90s. This time, Hayley and Brian cover issues #6 - 10. Are Scott and Jean safe, and WHERE ON EARTH ARE THEY?!? Is Professor X going to survive the Techno-Virus that currently has him comatose? Are X-Force and X-Factor just cameo teams in their own comics? Tu...

The animated series that was never thought possible, the continuation of the original X-Men: The Animated Series, is here! Hayley and Brian are psyched and are here to discuss a major X-Men Comics Crossover event that happened around the time the original animated show aired: the 15-issue X-Cutioner's Song, covering comics from the Uncanny X-Men, X-Factor, X-Force and X-Men (Vol. 2) runs. Best to...

The E-Wing Escort Fighter is heading BACK to the GFFA, and the full SPaRC Jedi Coucil are on board. Hayley and Brian are joined by James Hewings and Todd "Suds" Sedlacek, and they are discussing the 2015 Christie Golden novel "Star Wars: Dark Disciple" based on scripts from an 8 episode unaired arc of The Clone Wars animated show. It features a beloved character from The Clone Wars, Asajj Ventress...

The Spice is flowing freely, or maybe it isn't and the Fremen Guerilla attacks are to blame! Hayley and BVK review Dune: Part 2, and compare it to the source material, most of the 2nd and 3rd Books of the 1965 Frank Herbert Sci-Fi masterpiece, "Dune". After they nitpick a little bit about the differences between some of the characters and storyline of the novel, they reap much-deserved praise upon...

We are going BACK to Spice Melange planet of Arrakis, in anticipation of Dune: Part Two, hitting theaters this week. Hayley and Brian cover Book II: Muad'dib, and Book III: The Prophet, of the 1965 novel by Frank Herbert, since that is what the movie will mostly adapt (the beginning of Book II was at the end of the first movie, Dune: Part One). So grab you Maker hooks, and try to stay on the sandw...

Well, as was Thanos, seeing Madame Web was inevitable. Hayley and Brian both saw it and are here to review it and compare it to the primer comics that were read...with the little hope of any content crossing over from the comics to the big screen. Also, they discuss the next couple months of content of what will be covered on SPaRC, and Brian geeks out about finally (hopefully) getting a good live...

Madame Web, the 4th movie set in Sony's Spider-Man Universe, is set to be released, and Hayley and Brian are here to discuss some comics, The Gathering of Five, that had Madame Web in them.... briefly... but crucial to the storyline! There aren't many comics that properly cover Madame Web :) They also chat about Hayley's team, the Kansas City Chiefs, winning back-to-back Super Bowls and some of th...

3/4 of the SPaRC Jedi Council convene to talk about Phase II of the multimedia event Star Wars: The High Republic. Hayley, James and Brian chat about this Phase, which takes place roughly 150 years prior to the Phase I. You'll get to know terms like "The Forever War" and "The Path of the Open Hand" and also how Phase II connects to Phase I and how it will impact the story moving forward. This is w...

The SPaRC train just keeps on a'chuggin! Hayley and Brian review the recently completed season of Marvel's Echo on Disney+ and compare it to the remarkably relevant comics that were discussed in the primer! Also, some Oscars talk and other musings... and by musings, I mean tangents, which is a staple of Source Pages! EMAIL: SPARCPODCAST@GMAIL.COM TWITTER: https://twitter.com/SourcePagesCast INSTAG...

On this episode of Source Pages Presents: The Sacred Jedi Texts, we learn about the origins of the Sith's "Rule of Two." Hayley and Brian are once again joined by the remaining members of the SPaRC Jedi Council, James Hewings and Todd Sedlacek, to cover Darth Bane: Path of Destruction by Drew Karpyshyn, the first in the Darth Bane Trilogy of books. From his beginnings as a Cortosis miner, to his r...

It's the very first episode of Timey Wimey Talk, A Doctor Who SPaRCast. Get to know why Karen Thomas and Liz decided to jump on this crazy Gallifreyan train with Hayley (who will be on future episodes) & BVK to discuss The Doctor and their exploits! After introductions, the discussion turns to the first of the 60th Anniversary Specials, The Star Beast, that reunites a mysteriously regenerated...

What If.... Source Pages turned into a cooking and baking podcast?!? That won't be happening, but Hayley and Brian are here to review What If...?!? Season Two, that aired on Disney+, and compare it to the comics that were covered in the primer. I would like to think that 1602 Happy "Hulk" Hogan would approve! EMAIL: SPARCPODCAST@GMAIL.COM TWITTER: https://twitter.com/SourcePagesCast INSTAGRAM: htt...

WE'RE BACK! It's 2024, the little Holiday Siesta is over, and Hayley and Brian are pumped for Echo, the MCU show that is coming to Disney+ and Hulu. They talk about the 2021 Phoenix Song: Echo limited comic series as a primer, and see a unique side to Maya/ Echo... and to Phoenix. Also, an announcement of a new SPaRCast, of "Timey-Wimey" variety, coming to the Source Pages feed. Allons-y!! Comics...

Season 2 of the Disney+ Animated Marvel Series "What If...?" is set to debut at the end of the month, and Hayley and Brian are here to discuss the 2008 comic run of the series, to whet the appetite until the first episode is launched on December 22nd. Happy Holidays everybody!! Comics covered: What If...? (2008): #1 - 5 EMAIL: SPARCPODCAST@GMAIL.COM TWITTER: https://twitter.com/SourcePagesCast INS...

Welcome to the first episode of Source Pages Presents: The Sacred Jedi Texts! This show will cover Star Wars novels and comics, both Canon and The Expanded Universe (now known as "Legends"), that normally wouldn't fit into the regular SPaRC format. Hayley and Brian are once again joined by the remaining members of the SPaRC Jedi Council, James Hewings and Todd Sedlacek, to cover the fantastic nove...

We came. We saw. We went higher-er, further-er and faster-er! Hayley and Brian saw the highly entertaining The Marvels, featuring an outstanding teamup of Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers), Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan) and Professor Marvel/ Photon?? (Monica Rambeau) and are here to review it and compare it to the content from the comics primers! Just be ready for the Flerkin Evacuation Protocol! EMAIL: S...

Wow! What a Glorious Purpose Loki ended up being burdened with!! Hayley and BVK review the amazing Season 2 of Loki on Disney+, and try to compare it to the comics that were read for the primer. The TVA and the "Temporal Loom" are in good hands... EMAIL: SPARCPODCAST@GMAIL.COM TWITTER: https://twitter.com/SourcePagesCast INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thesourcepagespodcast/ FACEBOOK: https:/...

It's "The Marvels" week and Source Pages is continuing the primers! This week, Hayley and Brian look deep into the troubled "Life of Captain Marvel" and discuss this alternate origin story. Come and check it out, it's a "wicked pissah!" IYKYK :) Comics covered: The Life of Captain Marvel (2018) #1 - 5 EMAIL: SPARCPODCAST@GMAIL.COM TWITTER: https://twitter.com/SourcePagesCast INSTAGRAM: https://www...

The Marvels is set to be released next week and there is a positive energetic vibe all around! But that may just be Photon aka Monica Rambeau, the Queen of Energy! We all met her in WandaVision, but she is set to make her big screen debut in The Marvels, so Hayley and Brian decided to dig a little deeper into just who Photon is. The "buzz" is sure to be giant for this one! Comics covered: Monica R...

So much goodness to cover in the Ahsoka show, we couldn't fit it into one episode! Hayley and Brian are back to cover some more of the series, with a focus on some of the topics not covered in Part 1. 1/2 of the remainder of the Jedi Council join in on the fun, with James from the Star Wars YOU-niverse podcast joining in. Unfortunately, Todd couldn't make it, but he did leave a little note for the...

We've assembled the full SPaRC Jedi Council to give our reviews of the recently completed Ahsoka show on Disney+. Once again joined by James "Yodahew" Hewings and Todd "Suds" Sedlacek, the group gushes over this show, from the lore, to the music, to the "OMG!!!" moments, it's all covered. But is sometimes the case, there wasn't enough time to cover everything, so Part 2 will come next week. Also,...