The Comic Source Podcast

Jace and Rocky from Comic Boom! break down all 14 titles from DC Comics for the week of January 24, 2023. Their favorites of the week are Action Comics #1051 and Justice Society #2. Human Target, Punchline and both Catwoman titles are excellent as well. Join us to hear all about these titles and more!

Jace welcomed writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson back to the show. They discuss Phillips continuing run on Superman, touching on the recent WarWorld Saga and the fallout for the Superman Family. Then the guys dive deep into the current arc, discussing Superman's enhanced power levels, they relationships between family members, body-horror Metallo, Lex and a whole lot more. It's a fantastic wide rangin...

Jace chats with writer/artist Kraig Rasmussen about his Zoop campaign for Odds & Ends. A Sci-Fi anthology with incredible art and varied Sci-Fi stories exploring all manner of fantastical worlds. Listen in to the episode to hear all about some of these stories, details on the campaign and some of Kraig's thoughts on storytelling overall.

Jace and Rocky from Comic Boom! Break down the DC comics for the week of January 17, 2023. Stargirl: The Lost Children continues to get better and better with every issue. The second part of the One-Minute War in Flash is superb as the tension ramps up. Also Monkey Prince shows how important he'll be during Lazarus Planet, Nightwing makes a big decision and the end of Batman Fortress is not what w...

Jace chats with writer Paul Allor about the first issue of his self-published anthology series, Pink Midnight: The Butterfly House. A silent issue full of weirdness and emotion, this horror story is beautifully illustrated in black and white by Juan Romera.

Jace chats with Trevor Fernandes-Lenkiewicz about the final issue of his self-published title Are 51: The Helix Project #6. The guys discuss the 5 previous successful Kickstarter campaigns and the convention circuit Trevor has been traveling. They also discuss the creative team and the challenges of self-publishing, as well as, story structure. Plus discussion about the emotionality & layered comp...

Jace and Rocky from Comic Boom! give their thoughts about the DC titles for the week of January 10, 2023. We get the start of the Lazarus Island event, the end of the Batman Urban Legends title and an emotionally charged issue of I Am Batman. Plus the latest issue of Batman Joker The Deadly Duo is perfect. 

Jace chats with creators Kelly Thompson and Meredith McClaren about their Image series Black Cloak. Set in a world of Sci-Fi and fantasy, the story starts out as a murder mystery, but has the potential to be so much more. The fully-realized world of Kyros is rendered beautifully by Meredith while Kelly's trademark humor brings a sense of realism to these characters. An absolute must-read.

Jace and Rocky from Comic Boom! kick off the new year with a look at the DC Titles for the week of January 3, 2023. The end of the Sword of Azrael series and the latest chapter of Gotham City Year One are particular favorites.

Jace and Rocky from Comic Boom! have their final DC Spotlight of the year and it's a big one. We have a few series and storylines coming to an end, the latest Wonder Woman Historia volume, a new direction for Superman and a whole lot more! Plus the guys get a little heated talking about Tim Drake and Punchline may elicit some strong reactions as well.

Merry Christmas! Christopher Cantwell join Jace to dive deep into his recent Iron Man Run. They also talk about the current series Gold Goblin and Namor Conquered Shores. A little bit of Star Wars talk as well as thoughts on the ending of Blue Flame and the start of Briar, Christopher's recent independent work.

Jace chats with writer Cody Ziglar about his new run on Miles Morales: Spider-Man. Cody talks about discovering Miles and how much the character means to him, they guys also discuss getting Miles back to basics and what we can expect in terms of villains on the book. Plus some talk about Federico Vicentini's incredible art on the title.

Jace welcomes Jeremy Adams back to the show for a ton of talk about Flash. Jeremy gives a tease of what's to come in One Minute War, plus some Flashpoint Beyond talk.

Jace is joined by writer Matt Kindt to talk about a wide variety of titles. From the mysterious Hero Trade to the recently released They're All Terrible, the guys touch on Eniac and dive deep into BRZRKR while teasing what's to come with Hairball and Spy Superb.

Jace welcomes Tom King back to the show to talk about a ton of his projects. Kicking it off with Love Everlasting and how it subverts expectations to Jace calling Tom out for giving us flashbacks in Batman Killing Time. The guys also talk some Danger Street with Tom giving an overview of the series. We learn the origins of Tom's Gotham Year One story and how Human Target compares to the love story...

Jace and Rocky from Comic Boom! talk about the DC comics for the week of December 20, 2022. it's a relatively big week with the end of Dark Crisis. We also get the penultimate issue of Batman vs Robin leading into Lazarus Island, a big reveal in World's Finest, while Stargirl reaches the island that may contain the key to the mystery of the missing sidekicks. Also Nightwing has the perfect blend o...

Jace welcomes the writing duo of Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly back to the show. This time, not only do they chat about Star Trek and the crew of the USS Thesius, designed by the one and only Montgomery Scott, they guys also talk Batman Beyond, Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty and whiskey!

Jace is joined by mobile game veterans Hatemael and Loot from the WROL Broadcast, known for their experience with DC Legends. They guys get together to discuss the hot new mobile game Marvel Snap. What strategies are the guys employing? How do they feel about the game overall and what cards are perhaps too powerful? All this and more so listen in for all the fun.

Jace chats with Marvel exclusive artist, Joshua Cassara. They talk about Josh's dedicated to sequential storytelling his process for interiors and how it differs from his cover work. There's tons of process information in this one, so listen in!

Jace welcomes Todd Nauck back to the show. They chat about his collaborator and legendary comic writer Peter David. Todd's current ongoing with Geoff Johns, Stargirl: The Lost Children which follows up on the Star Girl Spring Break Special. Also Todd gives some insight into character design and composition for covers versus sequential interiors.

Jace welcomes Stephanie Phillips back to the show to talk about her recent work on Harley Quinn. They also discuss her creator-owned title from Boom, Grim and her upcoming Marvel series, Cosmic Ghost Rider.

Jace chats with writer Tom Taylor about the end of his Superman: Son of Kal-El title. Tom also teases what's to come in the upcoming Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent series and beyond. Plus just who is Red Sin and what do he and Jon have in common.

Jace chats with Jim from the Bronzeville Comics YouTube channel about how he got started creating content. The guys also discuss comic book speculation, the boom and bust created by the pandemic and how to have the hobby fund itself.

Jace chats about a few of the new comics he has had a chance to read already for the week of December 14, 2022. Highlights include the second issue of Hell to Pay, the debut of Monica Rambeau and the final issue of StarHenge Book 1. Dark Ride #3 also is a must-read. All this and more, plus Jace gives a rundown on some other titles you might want to be on the lookout for.

Jace and Rocky break down the DC titles for the week of December 13, 2022. Spawn Batman brings a sense of the familiar. The new state of the DC multiverse is explored  in Big Bang and several titles have their best issues of the entire run.