The Comic Source Podcast

Jace and Rocky take a look at some of the DC titles hitting comic shops the week of March 8, 2022. There is a separate spotlight for the Trial of the Amazons, but the guys do talk about a fantastic week of great titles highlighted by The Joker #13 and Superman Son of Kal-El #9

Jace chats with co-creator, co-writer & artist of Echolands, J.H. Williams. J.H. breaks down the unique format of the book and the challenges it presents. The also take extensively about rendering & color for the book and how it informs mood and diversity in the sprawling world of Echolands. Plus Jace gives a rundown of some of the influences he sees and J.H. talks about how each of those influenc...

Spawn #61 - Story - Todd McFarlane, Pencils - Greg Capullo, Inks - Todd McFarlane & Chance Wolf, Letters - Tom Orzechowski, Colors - Brian Haberlin & Dan Kemp As Cyan is joyfully reunited with her parents, Jason Wynn begins to once again plot to eliminate Terry Fitzgerald. Meanwhile, Spawn continues to struggle with the harm he brings to those around him. This ruminations leads to an unexpected me...

In this episode we discuss; Best Comics of 2021 | The Comic Source Awards Part 1   Jace along with Rocky from the COMIC BOOM! YouTube channel give their picks for the Best Comics of 2021. From their favorite new series, ongoing titles, mini-series, graphic novels and more! There are so many great books discussed, did any of your favorites make the list? They also talk about some of their favorite...

Spawn #60 - Story - Todd McFarlane, Pencils - Greg Capullo, Inks - Todd McFarlane & Chance Wolf, Letters - Tom Orzechowski, Colors - Brian Haberlin & Dan Kemp Spawn finds out who has taking Cyan and moves quickly to rescue her. In the final confrontation with the Clown, Spawn does not hold back, even though it costs him much of his remaining energy. Meanwhile, Jason Winn makes his own moves agains...

Spawn #59 - Story - Todd McFarlane, Pencils - Greg Capullo, Inks - Todd McFarlane & Chance Wolf, Letters - Tom Orzechowski, Colors - Brian Haberlin & Dan Kemp Spawn finds out who has taking Cyan and moves quickly to rescue her. In the final confrontation with the Clown, Spawn does not hold back, even though it costs him much of his remaining energy. Meanwhile, Jason Winn makes his own moves agains...

Spawn #58 - Story - Todd McFarlane, Pencils - Greg Capullo, Inks - Todd McFarlane, Danny Miki, & Chance Wolf, Letters - Tom Orzechowski, Colors - Brian Haberlin & Dan Kemp The return of two characters we didn't expect to see again. Brothers Eddie and Andy, whose father abused them, and the argument could be made that Spawn did not do enough to protect, have arrived in NYC. Spawn is not there to pr...

Spawn #57 - Story - Todd McFarlane, Pencils - Greg Capullo, Inks - Todd McFarlane, Danny Miki, Jason Gorder & Chance Wolf, Letters - Tom Orzechowski, Colors - Brian Haberlin, Dan Kemp & Jason Gorder The battle is finally here, Spawn takes on Cy-Gor and we learn the identity of the brain inside the beast. Plus we learn of a connection between the cyborg gorilla and Major Forsberg who in turn links...

In this episode we discuss; New Comic Wednesday March 2, 2022 The Comic Source Podcast   Jace and Jay talk about some of the books they have read for the week of March 2. 2022. So many great books that Jace had to call out three best Books of the Week, Crossover #12, Nocterra #8 & Rogue Sun #1. Meanwhile Jay chose Spider-Woman #20 as his book of the Week.

Spawn #56 - Story - Todd McFarlane, Pencils - Greg Capullo, Inks - Todd McFarlane & Danny Miki, Letters - Tom Orzechowski, Colors - Brian Haberlin, Dan Kemp & Jason Gorder Absolutely exquisite line & color work in this issue. The subtle shift works so well as the narrative changes slightly. The issue is narrated by a former ally of Jason Winn, who much like Al Simmons has suffered tremendously aft...

Jace and Rocky from Comic Boom! break down the first two part of the War for Earth-3 event. The War for Earth-3 begins with Amanda Waller and her carefully chosen Suicide Squad invade Earth-3 with an offer for UltraMan that he can't refuse! What is up with the relationship between Superwoman Donna troy and Owlman? Why is Ultraman so upset with it? You have heard of the breaking of the Batman, righ...

Jace and Rocky take a look at some of the DC titles hitting comic shops the week of March 1, 2022. There is a seperate spotlight for the War for Earth=3, but he guys do talk about the return of Nice House on the Lake, a surprising twist in Dark Knights of Steel and the start of the Tom King Batman Heist story, Killing Time.

Dead Dreams: The Lucid Chronicles #1 -  Writer - Brittany Matter, Artist - Dailen Ogden   Looking to live out her dreams of becoming an actress, timid Piña Axletree takes a tonic and wakes up in a parallel world, leading a drug syndicate. Will she run back to the familiar doldrums of her reality or become a more ruthless version of herself to achieve her dreams? In the vein of ORPHAN BLACK and FRI...

Spawn #55 - Story - Todd McFarlane, Pencils - Greg Capullo, Inks - Todd McFarlane & Danny Miki, Letters - Tom Orzechowski, Colors - Brian Haberlin & Dan Kemp Spawn and Terry have teamed up, now what? Well it's up to Al to use the skills he has long before he became a hellspawn and infiltrate some enemy territory to gather evidence of Jason Winn's dirty dealing when it comes to weapons. The problem...

Spawn #54 - Story - Todd McFarlane, Pencils - Greg Capullo, Inks - Todd McFarlane & Danny Miki, Letters - Tom Orzechowski, Colors - Brian Haberlin & Dan Kemp Spawn has returned from hell and Terry Fitzgerald is seeking him out. The truth has finally been accepted by Al's best friend and does this signal Spawn no longer having to face these challenges alone? Only if Spawn can find accept the truth...

Spawn #53 - Story - Todd McFarlane, Pencils - Greg Capullo, Inks - Todd McFarlane & Danny Miki, Letters - Tom Orzechowski, Colors - Brian Haberlin & Dan Kemp Spawn finishes his journey through hell by confronting his tormentor, Malebolgia. Does the demon have as much control over Spawn as he purports to? Does Al have anything left to bargain with in order to force Malebolgia to leave Wanda alone?...

Jace and Jay give a run down on some of the books they have read already for the week of February 23. 20022. Supermassive live sup to the hype in a big way. It's the perfect blending of these heroes & their aesthetics. My Date with Monsters also continues to impress from AfterShock and is recommended. Tons of great Marvel titles as well, so listen in to hear what's hitting comic shops, plus the gu...

Spawn #51 - Story - Todd McFarlane, Pencils - Greg Capullo, Inks - Todd McFarlane & Danny Miki, Letters - Tom Orzechowski, Colors - Brian Haberlin, Dan Kemp & Matt Milla The battle you have been waiting for! Spawn vs Savage Dragon as Spawn continues his travels through hell!

Jace and Rocky take a close look at the DC Comics titles hitting comic shops for the week of February 22, 2022. We get the first issue of the highly anticipated Aquamen series, the best issue of Hardware yet and the guys can't agree on Action Comics. Robin, Deathstroke and Catwoman are filled with story and Task Force Z is wall to wall action just like DC vs Vampires.

Spawn: Blood Feud #'s 1-4 - Story - Alan Moore, Art - Tony Daniel & Kevin Conrad, Letters - Tom Orzechowski, Colors - Todd Broeker A monster hunter comes to NYC searching for Spawn. He has Al believing that his costume is a killer and that Spawn himself may be a vampire. When the dust clears, Spawn is more at peace with himself and the monster hunter stands revealed as something must more diabolic...

Spawn #30 - Story - Todd McFarlane, Pencils - Greg Capullo, Inks - Todd McFarlane & Danny Miki, Letters - Tom Orzechowski, Colors - Brian Haberlin & Dan Kemp Jace is joined once again by Blake Whitlow as the guys take a close look at Spawn continuing his travels through hell. Now traversing the fourth level, Al Simmons is tortured psychologically and forced to confront the idea that what he profes...

Spawn #50 - Story - Todd McFarlane, Pencils - Greg Capullo & Todd McFarlane, Inks - Todd McFarlane & Danny Miki, Letters - Tom Orzechowski, Colors - Brian Haberlin, Dan Kemp & Todd Broeker Jace is joined by Blake Whitlow, creator of the Spawn Reading order we are using for Spawn Daily. They guys break done the HUGE issue #50 with many important plot points going forward the greatly impact the stor...

Jace chats with writer Jim Zub about his upcoming Thunderbolts title with artist Sean Izaakse. They chat about the history and legacy of the team and how they represent the idea of the Marvel Age as much or more than any other ream in the Marvel Universe. Plus we hear about how the choices for who would be on the team were made.

Angela #1-3 - Story - Neil Gaiman, Pencils - Greg Capullo, Inks - Mark Pennington, Letters - Tom Orzechowski, Colors - Tod Broeker   Jace talks about the Angela mini-series from writer Neil Gaiman as we find out how Angela was backed into a corner and forced to team up with Spawn. Also the series leads into Spawn's arrival in the American south and why he arrived there so weakened.

Jace and Jay talk about the new comics hitting shops for the week of February 16, 2022. Maniac of New York is Jay's Book of the Week as Maniac Harry visits one of the most iconic places in NYC. The excellent series Deep Beyond comes to a close in a very satisfying way, while the Reckoning War ramps up in Fantastic Four & Queen Goblin & Doctor Octopus continues their villainous ways in Amazing Spid...