The Comic Source Podcast

Jace and Rocky from Comic Boom! chat about the DC Comics titles for the week of May 9, 2023. We get a fantastic first issue of Green Lantern, that feels both fresh and classic. Stargirl and the Lost Children ends on a satisfying note and teases more to come from the lost sidekicks at some point. Also Superman Lost and Batman: White Knight Generation Joker had the guys excited. Listen in for all th...

Jace welcomes the crew from Bad idea back to the show to chat about the incredible first 12 hours of the Kickstarter campaign for Megalith. This is an epic story from writer Matt Kindt with what may be the best art of superstar Lewis LaRosa's career. A sci-fi tale filled with amazing images of giant robots going to battle, grounded with emotional characterization and plenty of plot twists. You DO...

Jace and Rocky from Comic Boom! chat about this week's DC Comics. We get the ending of Marc Silvestri's epic Batman story. Also the debut of the new Peacemaker and Shazam titles. Joker's continuity is more convoluted than ever, but Jace gives a prediction on how the character might go from one his most reviled to one of his favorite.   

Jace is joined by CEO, Publisher and Co-Founder of Rocketship Entertainment, Tom Akel. Tom is back to talk about the latest offerings from Rocketship and tease some projects coming soon!

Jace and Rocky from the Comic Boom! YouTube Channel review the DC Comics titles for the week of April 25, 2023. We get a fantastic ending to Blue Beetle: Graduation Day, bringing all the more meaning to the subtitle of the series. Action comics continues to celebrate some great era's of the character and his family. Also Doom Patrol and Green Arrow are off to good starts. Listen in for out thought...

Jace chats with Dan Didio about his recently released YA novel Hide or Seek. After steering the DC line for nearly two decades, we can confidently say that Dan knows superhero stories. During his time at DC Dan wrote a number of series including Phantom Stranger, OMAC and Sideways and now he is bringing that writing talent to the YA space with an engrossing novel about a young man who discovers hi...

Jace and Rocky from the Comic boom! YouTube channel break down the DC Comics titles for the week of April 18, 2023. We get a fantastic start in the first issue of Superboy The Man Of Tomorrow, Superman must find a way to defeat Parasite in the pages of his book, while The Flash has the return of a beloved DC duo. Also we get a plethora of Silent Tales that captures the fun of DC perfectly. The Boo...

Jace and Rocky from the Comic Boom! YouTube channel chat about the DC Comics titles for the week of April 11, 2023. They particularly loved the wild shenanigans going down in Danger Street and Jace also gave a lot of love to Superman Lost #2. Join in the fun and listen to details about these books, plus the other issues dropping this week.

Jace and Rocky from the Comic Boom! YouTube channel talk about the DC titles for the week of April 4, 2023. The One-Minute War in Flash concludes in epic fashion, with action, emotion and plenty of Flash Family moments. Meanwhile, Batman Joker Deadly Duo continues to show it will be a timeless story and Adventures of Superman Jon Kent takes an unexpected turn with a huge, impactful moment. Join us...

Jace and Rocky from Comic Boom! chat about the DC titles for the week of March 28, 2023. The debut of Doom Patrol is a ton of fun with great art, Action Comics continues it's excellent new era and Stargirl continues to shine. Meanwhile, Gotham City Year One concludes as the best issue of the week and one of the best titles of the year. Join us for our thoughts on these books and more.

Jace and Rocky chat about the DC comics titles for the week of March 21, 2023. Superman is soaring to new heights, Batman has his final Bad Day with Ra's Al Ghul and the GCPD Blue Wall comes to an end. Join us for our thoughts on these books and more!

Jace is on the road again, but he is joined by Rocky from Comic Boom! to chat about the DC titles for the week of March 14, 2023. We get a great debut issue of Superman Lost, the guys lament the slow place of Justice Society and could it be that they agree on the best book of the week? Danger Street is amazing! Join us for all this and more!

Have you ever wondered why Super Villains never seem to die or grow old? How do they keep coming back time and time again? Well Matt D. Wilson wondered the same things and he is giving us a glimpse behind the curtain of Super-Villainy where they answers are. Be sure to listen to Matt tell us about his Zoop campaign for The Imposter Syndicate and head over the the Zoop website to pledge.

Jace welcomes Jessi Sheron to the show to talk about her Zoop campaign for The Other Happy Place. Described as an otherworldly cosmic horror story, Jessi shares her thoughts about the juxtaposition of horrific images and gorgeous butterflies. Also lots of discussion on the multi-faceted themes of horror and how we relate to it. Plenty to unpack from this chat.   From Zoop: The story concerns Vinni...

Jace is back from a work trip and he chats with Rocky from Comic Boom about the DC Comics titles for the week of March 7, 2023. We get an impressive debut in The Adventures of Superman Jon Kent #1, Monkey Prince comes to a satisfying conclusion and Batman Joker Deadly Duo has what might be it's best issue so far! Listen in for our thoughts on these books and more. 

Jace and Rocky from Comic Boom! break down the DC comics for the week of February 28, 2023. It's a fairly large week with a couple of really stand out issues. The conclusion of The Human Target is perfection and it epitomizes the incredible quality the series has exhibited throughout it's run. Also Stargirl The Lost Children continues with a tone that feels classically DC in both art and narrative...

Jace welcomes comic creator Benjamin Morse back to the show. They catch up on the world of We Are Scarlet Twilight. The guys talk about the tone of the series and how Benjamin strikes a balance between the classic golden age era of comics and old pulp stories while bringing some modern complexity of character to keep things fresh. There's a rundown of the tiers and rewards that are available and p...

Jace welcomes comic creator Benjamin Morse back to the show. They catch up on the world of We Are Scarlet Twilight. The guys talk about the tone of the series and how Benjamin strikes a balance between the classic golden age era of comics and old pulp stories while bringing some modern complexity of character to keep things fresh. There's a rundown of the tiers and rewards that are available and p...

Jace and Rocky from Comic Boom! chat about the DC Comics titles for the week of February 21, 2023. It's a very strong week with an incredible issue of GCPD that dives into many complex societal issue for which there are no easy answers. Batman One Bad Day Clayface is similarly filled with all to real challenges faced by creatives and DCeased War of the Undead Gods gives us, what may be, the best m...

Jace chats with writer/artist Claire Napier about her current campaign for The Magic Necklace. An adult themed horror-romance, the story explores the risks and fear that come with relationships and allowing yourself to be vulnerable, but in this story those things are dialed up to 11. With Claire's unique line and color work bringing this story to life, it's a relatable story that anyone who has b...

Jace and Rocky celebrate Valentine's Day 2023 by breaking down the DC comics that come out that day. We get the conclusion of the I Am Batman series, as well as Batman Beyond the White Knight. Plus Swamp Thing Green Hell returns and Danger Street continues to intrigue.

Jace and Rocky from Comic Boom! break down the DC titles for the week of February 7, 2023. We get the return of Static in a fantastic Season Two first issue while the penultimate issue of Monkey Prince gives us tons of story potential. Gotham City Year One exposes a ton of skeletons in the closet for the Wayne family and Batman stories in other parts of the DC multiverse are building to interestin...

Jace chats with creator Jeff Messer about the current Zoop campaign for Sex, Spies & Rock 'Roll Vol 3.Bringing together all the over the top action of the 1980's with fun stories and an international team of creators. This is one campaign you do NOT want to miss.

Jace chats with writer Cam Kerkau about his Zoop campaign for the second issue of Gilgamesh Eternal. Drawing inspiration from the ancient tale of Gilgamesh, Cam brings a modern sensibility and relatable character interactions to the story. The art is richly detailed and tone perfect for the story. If you missed the first issue, don't worry you can grab it in this campaign. 

It's a week of anthologies and specials from DC Comics for January 31, 2023. Jace and Rocky break them all down and let you know what they liked and what they think you can skip. As always, they don't agree on which books those are though.