Source Pages: A Reading Collective

Loki Season 2 on Disney+ is almost here, so let's talk about some comics featuring the God of Mischief. Hayley and Brian invited back their good friend Ryan Does, from the Across the Bifrost: The Mighty Thor Podcast, to chat about the 2010 4-issue limited series of Loki. No one knows what to really expect from Season 2, but this run gives a pretty solid look at how nefarious Loki can be. Comics co...

Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting!! We travel to the Battleworld land of K'un-Lun to see what Shang Chi and the other Masters are up to, in another episode covering the 2015 Secret Wars Comic event. See what happens when Shang Chi takes on his father, the evil Emperor Zheng Zu, in the 13 Chambers! Comics covered: Master of Kung Fu (2015): #1 - 4 EMAIL: SPARCPODCAST@GMAIL.COM TWITTER: https://twitter....

FINALLY! Something important has happened in the 2015 Secret Wars event read-through. Who is actually responsible for the the creation of Battleworld? Hayley and Brian continue their discussion, which covers some bad-assery from the one-and-only Elsa Bloodstone in the Zombies run. The stakes are even higher now, so listen and find out just what is going on in BATTLEWORLD! Comics covered: Secret Wa...

"I feel I never told you, the story of The Ghost"... Still in the GFFA, this time excitedly chatting about Star Wars: Rebels, the animated show that ran from 2014-2018, with another special guest and member of the SPaRC Jedi Council, James Hewings from the Rantermeisters and the newly launched Star Wars YOU-niverse podcasts. With "Ahsoka" basically being Rebels Season 5, it just felt right to chat...

We are travelling BACK to the GFFA (Galaxy Far, Far Away), and this time, we have a companion! Hayley, Brian and returning special guest Todd Sedlacek, are discussing the Ahsoka novel as the first of 2 primers for the recently released AHSOKA show on Disney+. Learn what Ahsoka was up to the year after Order 66, in a Galaxy where Lightside Force users were labeled as traitors to the Empire and hunt...

Hayley and Brian went and saw DC's Blue Beetle, loved it, and are here to discuss their thoughts about it, compare it to the comic run that was covered covered in the primer, Graduation Day, and just generally muse about the state of the DCU, and how Blue Beetle fits into it. If you haven't yet... GO SEE THIS MOVIE!! :) EMAIL: SPARCPODCAST@GMAIL.COM TWITTER: https://twitter.com/SourcePagesCast INS...

DC is at it again. This time with the first character in the new DCU (but not the first DCU movie): Blue Beetle! Hayley and Brian cover the 2022 Graduation Day limited run to familiarize themselves with Jaime Reyes and his version of the Blue Beetle, in preparation for the movie that releases this week! It was a fun read and looks to be a fun movie! Comics covered: Blue Beetle: Graduation Day (202...

Well, it was bound to happen... and it did! Hayley and Brian recorded the 100th episode of Source Pages! They are joined by Ian Savage of "Dan and Ian Have Questions", Ryan Does of "Across the Bifrost: The Mighty Thor Podcast" and Brandon Bloxdorf of Apollo City Comics! A whole bunch of reminiscing about what has gone on in geek culture since SPaRC has been around occurred, along with some shenani...

Well, the Secret Invasion has ended, and Hayley & Brian are here to to discuss the Disney+ series and compare it to what was in the comics read for the primer episodes, if there is anything to compare. It may all be Skrull trickery at work..... EMAIL: SPARCPODCAST@GMAIL.COM TWITTER: https://twitter.com/SourcePagesCast INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thesourcepagespodcast/ FACEBOOK: https:...

The journey through Battleworld continues, as Hayley and Brian discuss some more comics from the 2015 SECRET WARS Event. Plus, there is a double-dose of Old Man Logan coverage, because Brian read the 2016 Old Man Logan #1, which seemingly deals with what happens AFTER Battleworld has ended. But Hayley read the correct one, the 2015 #1 comic, which has the SECRET WARS logo on the cover. Will Brian...

Some call it Latverion.... some call it God's Kingdom... but most call it BATTLEWORLD!! Hayley and Brian jump back into the 2015 Secret Wars Comic Event with the beginning of Chapter 2: Welcome To Battleworld. Listen to find out was is going on now that the Incursion Event has completed and all that is left is Battleworld! Comics covered: Secret Wars (2015): #2 Secret Wars Journal: #1 - 5 EMAIL: S...

The primers for Secret Invasion continue (and conclude) with the coverage of the 2022 Secret Invasion 5-issue comic event. This time, Hayley and Brian are joined by super cosplayer Christopher Fazio, aka Fazgardian (https://www.instagram.com/fazgardian/), to help out with the discussion of this gritty comic run, that acts as a sequel to the original 2008 Secret Invasion comic event. Mistrust is ra...

Thanks to some really cool tech gadgets, Hayley and Brian both know that neither one is a Skrull! That's great, so they were able to discuss the back half of the 2008 Secret Invasion comic series without as much tension and mistrust as last week :) . Also, some discussion of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny takes place at the beginning of the episode. A whole lotta adventure await! Comics cov...

Hayley is starting to think that BVK is a Skrull, and vice versa. The tension, mistrust and confusion is high (as well as the number of Avengers teams) in Secret Invasion, the 2008 Marvel Comics Event. The crew discuss the first half of this run as a primer for the already-started Disney+ show of the same name. Is there anyone out there that can truly be trusted?!? Comics covered: Secret Invasion...

Hayley and BVK are back from their time-traveling escapades through the Speed Force. They both saw The Flash, and are here to review and compare it with any elements used from the Flashpoint comics run they covered in their primer episode. Blink and you'll miss it! EMAIL: SPARCPODCAST@GMAIL.COM TWITTER: https://twitter.com/SourcePagesCast INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thesourcepagespodcast/...

It's time, once again, for some SPaRC coverage of the Distinguished Competition. The Flash, the latest movie in the DCEU is coming out, and Hayley and Brian are joined by their go-to guy for everything DC, Andrew Rogers, from our sister podcast Animation Deliberation , to discuss the 2011 Geoff Johns' run of Flashpoint. Is it a Multiverse? A Paradoxical parallel universe? A result of The Butterfly...

Buckle up kiddos! Hayley and BVK are going for a trip... Across the Spider-Verse, and everyone is invited!. They review the Sony animated movie, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and compare it to what elements from the primers that they covered made it into the movie. Get ready to swing into action with this.. OK enough puns! Hope you enjoy this episode as much as they did recording it. EMAIL:...

Hayley and Brian traveled the treacherous spacelanes of the Spider-Verse and are here to report back about it! As they are getting prepared for the upcoming animated Marvel movie "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse", they read some comics, and chat about them, to get everybody a little more up to speed as to what the Spider-Verse is. But if you haven't seen the original "Spider-Man: Into the Spid...

Hayley and Brian FINALLY got around to talking about Brian's "wheelhouse": Star Wars, specifically The Mandalorian Season Three, with some discussion about the upcoming Ahsoka series, the wonderful Andor, and most things Filoni and Favreau. This IS the way! EMAIL: SPARCPODCAST@GMAIL.COM TWITTER: https://twitter.com/SourcePagesCast INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thesourcepagespodcast/ FACEBOO...

What a long, strange trip it has been! Hayley and Brian both saw Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol.3 and are here to discuss the movie and compare it to what was covered in the multiple primer episodes leading up to its release. There were tears, laughs and much, much more. To quote the great "In the Meantime" by Spacehog, which was perfectly used in this movie BTW, we can only imagine what the sentime...

As the lead-up to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 comes to an end, Hayley and Brian gather one final time to talk all things GOTG in the MCU, as they look back and chat about Guardians of the Galaxy and GOTG Vol. 2. We really all are GROOT! EMAIL: SPARCPODCAST@GMAIL.COM TWITTER: https://twitter.com/SourcePagesCast INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thesourcepagespodcast/ FACEBOOK: https://www.fac...

Counter-Earth? Check. Ani-Men? Check. Squabbling Superheroes? Check. It's all here in the second primer for Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3. Hayley and Brian read some comics with The High Evolutionary in them, and are here to discuss them to get you up to speed as to just who he is and what he is capable of. Needless to say, the guy is a "bit" deranged. Check out what happens when WORLDS COLLIDE!...

It's time for some intragalactic fun, with our favorite ragtag group of Guardians! Hayley and Brian are getting ready for Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3, and are here to talk about some Adam Warlock, a character that is FINALLY making his MCU debut in this film (this makes Brian a very happy boy!) How will he fit in with Peter, Rocket, Gamora and the gang? Listen and find out. Comrade Cosmo deman...

Well that was a fun ride! The end of the Incursion Event in Chapter One: Last Days, is here and Hayley and BVK are here to talk about it! What happens when 2 otherworldly beings, the Silver Surfer and Loki, are experiencing the Incursion? Find out here! It has some long-lasting ramifications. Next time, in the Secret Wars read-along: PART 2: Welcome To Battleworld! Comics covered: Silver Surfer (2...

The Incursion Event is almost over, and Hayley and BVK are here to give the lowdown on all 100+ issues of the Secret Wars (2015) event and tie-in comics. This time in the LAST DAYS Chapter, it's the penultimate part, and Frank Castle's The Punisher, Scott Lang's Ant-Man and Cindy Moon's Silk take center stage! Only 1 part left to cover, until what happens after The Incursion Event is revealed! Com...