The Comic Source Podcast

Jace chats with writer Eliot Rahal about his new graphic novel form Z2 Comics, Cheech and Chong Chronicles: A Brief History of Weed. Eliot gets a chance to tell and epic stoner adventure story with the legendary comedy duo that explores many of the tropes about weed through the years. A must-read for fans of Cheech and Chong and anyone who loves a good toke!

Jace and Jay talk abut a few of the books they have a had a chance to read for the week of April 20, 2022. Particular favorites include wolverine #20, narrated by Deadpool and Arrowsmith: Behind Enemy Lines #4 which continues to be an incredible melding of war and fantasy comic with gorgeous artwork. Plus Jace gives a run down on some other books you might want to be on the lookout for.

Jace and Rocky talk about part VI of the Wonder Woman-centric event, Trial of the Amazons. Cassie Sandsmark reveals the results of her investigation and the killer may surprise you. The narrative structure is also a bit of a surprise and we are not sure how well it works.

Great week of DC Comics releasing for 4-19-2022, led by Catwoman Lonely City #3 and Nice House on the Lake #8. The guys also really liked Batman The Knight #4 and Catwoman #42. Check oout our in-depth reviews for these issues plus more.

Jace chats with Jamieson Alcorn about his current Zoop campaign for White Ravens. This medieval fantasy epic talks much of it's inspiration from the long running Dungeons and Randomness podcast. Fans of the podcast will recognize some of the places and names, but this is an all new story. For anyone who is not familiar with Dungeons and Randomness, that's ok! This story totally stands on it's on a...

Jace chats with writer Zack Kaplan and his just released title from Dark Horse, Break Out. From the real world relevance to the amazing line work and colors by Wilton Santos and Jason Wordie, respectively. The guys also discuss Metal Society, an upcoming title from Zack at Top Cow, with art by Guilherme Balbi, and colors by Marco Lesko. Finally they touch on the Vault series coming later this year...

Jace and Jay talk about some of the books they have read for the week of April 13, 2022, Nocterra and Break Out are particular favorites, plus we get the debut of a new horror title at Image, A town Called Terror and a new volume of Kaiju Score from AfterShock. Jace also gives a rundown of some other titles you might want to be on the lookout for.

Soild week of DC Comics as Rocky and Jace talk about the books hitting comic shops the week of April 12, 2022. Naomi faces family problems while the villain in Suicide Squad: Blaze faces down superman with no issue. Plus Green lantern comes to a close with a whole new role for John Stewart. All this plus deep dives into all the rest of the DC titles dropping this week.

Jace and Rocky talk about part V of the Wonder Woman-centric event, Trial of the Amazons. Just as the trial is about to start, disaster strikes and it seems as though the champions will not even get a chance to compete, but only time will tell.

Jace and Rocky breakdown the first issue of the sequel to the ground-breaking Flashpoint event. Flashpoint Beyond brings the dark reality back to life and stars Thomas Wayne trying to understand why the reality exists and why he is the only one who remembers how things should truly be.

Jace chats with composers John Murphy, Stephanie Economou and Kevin Kiner about their work and the similarities it has with colors n comics. Both set mood and emotion, plus they set you up for the story beats to come or bring you down after a big moment.   John Murphy British film composer John Murphy is a multi-instrumental musician. He gained recognition in the film industry while working on fil...

Jace chats with Cavan Scott about his discovery of American comics and passion for the characters from a young age. The guys dive deep into Cavan's creator-owned series at Vault, Shadow Service. There is also some Star wars: The High Republic talk and tons about the recently concluded Titans United series.

Jace and Jay talk about a few of the comics hitting shops the week of April 6, 2022, Black Widow comes to an end and breaks our heart that it is ending. We also get another fantastic debut from AfterShock with The Ocean Will Take Us and the third issue of She-Hulk is also very good.

Really great week of DC Comics as Rocky and Jace talk about the books hitting comic shops the week of April 5, 2022. The Second issue of Wonder Woman Historia makes the epic story more personal, a new Batman Beyond series get's started and the departure of Amanda Waller has thrown the Suicide Squad into disarray.

Jace chats with Eisner- Award winning writer David F. Walker about his current Zoop campaign for Imposter Syndrome. It's a collection of short stories with various artist wherein David explores different ideas and themes through stories as personal as dealing with bullies as a kid to zombies. Some quick talk about Bitter Root & Naomi also.

Spawn #68 - Story - Todd McFarlane, Pencils - Greg Capullo, Inks - Todd McFarlane & Chance Wolf, Letters - Tom Orzechowski, Colors - Brian Haberlin & Dan Kemp The unthinkable has happened, we say at the end of last issue that Spawn has seemingly been killed. Cog recruits Sam and Twitch to go retrieve Spawn's body, as the criminals who murdered Al report into their boss. Just who is the mysterious...

Spawn #67 - Story - Todd McFarlane, Pencils - Greg Capullo, Inks - Todd McFarlane & Chance Wolf, Letters - Tom Orzechowski, Colors - Brian Haberlin & Dan Kemp After the dealing with the impact of his face reverting to the scarred ruin he returned to earth with Spawn is finding himself a bit adrift. He comes across many of his friends in Rat City having a discussion on the nature of good and evil,...

Jace and Jay talk about a few of the books hitting comic shops March 30, 2022. The final issue of Spider-Woman is bittersweet as it has been so much fun and the last installment is no exception. Also the second issue of Ghost Rider & Rogue Sun both have plenty of drama and intrigue while the debut of Immortal X-Men feels very grand in scope. Two more ending as we get the final Beyond issue of Amaz...

Jace and Rocky break down the final part of War for Earth 3 as the Titans arrive on Earth -3 and the battles are fast and furious. Rick Flag's paranoia gets the best of him and his attempts to foil Amanda Waller's plan may have doomed them all. Tons of action in this finale, but there seems like more to come from these events in the upcoming Dark Crisis.

Jace and Rocky talk about the DC Comics books released for the week of March 28, 2022.  We get the start of the Shadow War pitting the Bat Family against Deathstroke, as well as the debut of the latest series to take place in the Sean Murphy-verse. Plus the return of Ram V's Swamp Thing. Join us for an in-depth look at these titles in adding to all the pother DC books dropping this week.

Jace chatted with Jennifer Stevens-Bawcum, sister of the late Dave Stevens. Dave was an incredibly talented and influential artist whose timeless pulp inspired style captured the imagination of many comics fans throughout the 80's and 90's. Many more fans discovered Dave's creation, the Rocketeer when it became a hit film in 1991. The current Zoop campaign honors both Dave and the Rocketeer by bri...

Jace talks with writer J.M. DeMatteis about returning to the character of Ben Reilly. The talk some Clone Saga on general and of course touch on Kraven's Last Hunt, but the majority of the conversation revolves around the themes J.M. likes to explore in terms of duality, identity & the overall complexity of the human spirit. Plenty of talk about classic literary influences on J.M.'s work also, suc...

Spawn: Blood and Salvation - Writer - Alan McElroy, Artist - Ashley Wood, Letterers - Richard Starkings & Oscar Gongora Blake and Jace breakdown Spawn - Blood and Salvation as we complete the story of the future Spawn Daniel Llanso. Plenty of action in this one, especially when it comes to the ultimate villain who is definitely a surprise.

Blood-Stained Teeth -  Writer - Christian Ward, Artist - Patric Reynolds, Color Artist - Heather Moore, Letterer - Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou Jace chats with the creative team for the upcoming horror title at Image Comics, Blood-Stained Teeth. Drawing from relevant ideas of the have's and have-not's, the world of Blood-Stained Teeth is one where vampires feed not only on the blood of society but it's w...

Curse of Spawn #1-4 - Story - Alan McElroy, Pencils - Dwayne Turner, Inks - Danny Miki, Letters - Tom Orzechowski, Colors - Todd Broeker & Mark Nicholas We get a look at a possible future where demonic machines from hell have just about won their war with heaven. With just a few human survivors left, a new hellspawn arises, but he may not be on the side you think. We're feeling heavy Terminator in...