Source Pages: A Reading Collective

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,...

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...