Spec Tales: A Comic Book Podcast

The final installment of the Spec Tales Secret Invasion is here! Chris Hacker from the Oblivion Bar Podcast and Badr Milligan from the Short Box podcast join forces to rock the mics with multi-Eisner-winning comic creator Christian Ward! Jake and Jesús better be careful or these Skrulls might take their seats for good. Trust us, you can't miss this episode. SUPPORT THE SHOW! S ubscribe to our...

The Skrulls continue their takeover of Spec Tales while Jake and Jesús are out. This week, former guests and good friends of the show, Chris Donaldson and Joel from Newbie Comics on YouTube take on hosting duties. Joining the Skrulls this week is Greg from Rocksteady Comics from Instagram and Youtube to tell his grail tale about a hulk-sized collection that made his year. SUPPORT THE SHOW! Subscri...

The Skrulls are taking over Spec Tales while Jake and Jesús are out of pocket. Friends of the show, Guido Sanchez from the Dear Watchers podcast and Lisa Gullickson from the Comic Book Couples Counceling podcast, team up to host this week's episode. Plus, writer, editor and all-around comic lover Randall Lotowycz joins the show to share his grail tale! SUPPORT THE SHOW! Subscribe to our Patre...

Jake and Jesús fly solo this week to discuss Free Comic Book Day, the calm between the storms, and a chilling listener-submitted grail tale. SUPPORT THE SHOW! Subscribe to our Patreon to gain exclusive bonus content, join our private discord conversations and, of course, help Spec Tales grow. REACH OUT TO US! Share a grail tale of your own, give us some feedback, or tell us a topic you want us to...

This week, we welcome friend and talented artist Elliot of Elliot Comic Art. Elliot delivers his grail tale in addition to talking about all the new versions of JJ the Spec Tater Tot running around the multiverse he's been instrumental in creating. GOLD KEY KICKSTARTER — Back the Gold Key Boris Karloff Kickstarter to receive a JJ Karloff sticker. There are also 25 limited edition JJ Karloff t...

This week, Jesús tells all about his experience representing Spec Tales at a local comic book convention in Houston, including a grail tale that unfolded right before his eyes. And back by popular demand, another listener-submitted grail tale and THING is of Hulk-size proportions...and you may want to bring some tissues too. SUPPORT THE SHOW! Subscribe to our Patreon to gain exclusive bonus conten...

One of the most epic grail talers from 2022 is back to deliver even more comic excellence. Yes, Lance Linderman the co-owner of Gold Key Comics is back for another round, and this time he's brought a special guest. Writer and epic comic creator Michael Conrad (Wonder Woman, Batgirls) also gets in on the breaking news. Check out the Gold Key Kickstarter Campaign! SUPPORT THE SHOW! Subscribe to...

Jesús and Jake take on another episode flying solo. With a veritable smorgasbord of recent pickups and speculation comics to talk about, there's definitely something for all collectors. The real news is the announcement of an event Spec Tales will be making an appearance at very soon! But we can't give it all away in the descriptions, listen to hear all the juicy details. SUPPORT THE SHO...

The man, the myth, the Canadian Joel — AKA Newbie Comics — is back in the studio to chat about his suspenseful grail tale and what comes after acquiring your mountain-top grail. Newbie also happens to be one of the best comic speculators in the business and proves it several times over. Don't miss this extra long episode. SUPPORT THE SHOW! Subscribe to our Patreon to gain exclusive bonus cont...

Prepare for the takeover because the break is over! After nearly a 2 month hiatus from the show, Jake and Jesús return to the mics to chat about how they spent their time away and what 2023 has in store. The guys also discuss buying a collection, a listener-submitted grail tale, AND a quick glance at how DC is shaking up the speculation game. SUPPORT THE SHOW! Subscribe to our Patreon to gain excl...

To close out 2022, we're flying solo without a guest and bringing the heat with one more listener-submitted grail tale for the road. It's a hoarder's paradise of a story about a listener who obtained a storage locker full of collectibles all for a hard day's work. We also discuss some of our favorite comics from the last year. Happy holidays to all! We'll be back at it aga...

Acclaimed comic writer W. Maxwell Prince joins the show to discuss the upcoming re-release of his and Martín Morazzo's series Art Brut. Prince also chats with us about the duos highly successful horror series Ice Cream Man and his unconventional grail tale. SUPPORT THE SHOW! Subscribe to our Patreon to gain exclusive bonus content, join our private discord conversations and, of course, help S...

Writer Christof Bogacs and writer/artist Marie Enger join the show to discuss their nostalgia-inducing YA graphic novel UNDER KINGDOM. The conversation bounces from 80's cult classic films to Nickelodeon cartoons — and there are TWO incredibly insightful grail tales, too! SUPPORT THE SHOW! Subscribe to our Patreon to gain exclusive bonus content, join our private discord conversations and, of...

Comic writer Josh Trujillo joins the show to talk all about the new DC series Blue Beetle: Graduation Day and what it means to him to bring his favorite character back to the comic forefront. Josh also breaks out an epic grail tale with some solid comic speculation, too. SUPPORT THE SHOW! Subscribe to our Patreon to gain exclusive bonus content, join our private discord conversations and, of cours...

Truly, the horror season isn't over yet. Writer and film programmer for Alamo Drafthouse Rob Saucedo joins us to talk about his horror-comedy comic Where Wolf. Rob tells all about how his first comic became the first ever digitally released comic from Fangoria.com. Even Rob's grail tale is centered around the horror genre. SUPPORT THE SHOW! Subscribe to our Patreon to gain exclusive bonu...

Long-time Marvel editor and walking encyclopedia of pure Marvel knowledge Tom Brevoort joins the show to tell his grail tale of trading from dollar bin books all the way up to a Fantastic Four #1 for charity. Tom also answers some burning Marvel questions we have, like, why wasn't the Ultimate Nullifier ever used to stop Galactus? SUPPORT THE SHOW! Subscribe to our Patreon to help Spec Tales...

This Spec Tales Special Edition episode brings Jake and Jesús face-to-face with Humanoids executive editor Jake Thomas to discuss the newly released The Incal: Psychoverse. Perfect for first-time Incal readers and long-time fans of the title, Psychoverse acts as a prequel to the very first book by Mœbius and Jodorowsky. This mostly spoiler-free discussion dives deep into the creation and backgroun...

Comic book writer and the editor of Scout Comic's slasher series Killchella, James Ferguson joins the show to break down how his son was almost named Egon Raphael and how he's broken into comic book creation. SUPPORT THE SHOW! Subscribe to our Patreon to gain exclusive bonus content, join our private discord conversations and, of course, help Spec Tales grow. www.patreon.com/spectales RE...

This week, Byron O'Neal from the comic review site ComicBookYeti.com joins the show. Together we discuss some of his favorite comic reads, a dream sequence comic con scenario grail tale, and of course comic book speculation. SUPPORT THE SHOW! Subscribe to our Patreon to gain exclusive bonus content, join our private discord conversations and, of course, help Spec Tales grow. www.patreon.com/s...

Happy Halloween from us at Spec Tales. Since we love this time of year so much, we decided to do a very special edition episode. We are joined by our good friends Rob and Guido from the Dear Watchers podcast and Mario Candelaria, the incredible writer and creator of Scout Comics Killchella. Together we all talk about some horror movie homework we assigned to one another. SUPPORT THE SHOW! Subscrib...

Extraordinary comic book creator Cliff Chiang joins the show to discuss the epic conclusion to his 4-part mini-series Catwoman Lonely City. Cliff also shares a kick-ass grail tale about his one-of-a-kind comic grail. SUPPORT THE SHOW! Subscribe to our Patreon to gain exclusive bonus content, join our private discord conversations and, of course, help Spec Tales grow. www.patreon.com/spectales REAC...

Marvel Cinematic Universe writer Ryan Little (I am Groot, What If...season 2) joins the show to discuss how he came up in the entertainment industry and how he moonlights as a comic writer. We jump head first into Make Believe, Ryan's latest comic creation, and the project's Kickstarter campaign. Of course, we could let Ryan leave before he dropped some extra juicy comic book speculation...

Instagram and Whatnot comic collector Ben from Cheese & Key Comics joins the show to discuss a recent 11,000 book collection he recently acquired and a pre-code horror grail tale journey he embarked on at the beginning of 2022. SUPPORT THE SHOW! Subscribe to our Patreon to gain exclusive bonus content, join our private discord conversations and, of course, help Spec Tales grow. www.patreon.com...

Floppies is a "shape-shifting" show that we share every month with our dedicated patrons. This special preview gives you a listen into some of the crazy things we have going on over on Patreon. SUPPORT THE SHOW! Subscribe to our Patreon to gain exclusive bonus content, join our private discord conversations and, of course, help Spec Tales grow. www.patreon.com/spectales REACH OUT TO US!...

Comic writer and all-around nerd Mario Candelaria joins us this week to discuss his new Scout Comics horror series Killchella. We're also joined by special guest and Killchella editor James Ferguson. Together, we dive into the depths of their slasher delight series that drops October 5th. SUPPORT THE SHOW! Subscribe to our Patreon to gain exclusive bonus content, join our private discord conv...