The Comic Source Podcast

Jace and Jay, who is back after a bought with Covid, are here to chat about some of the books they have already had the chance to check out for the week of August 25, 2021. All reviews are spoiler-free so take a listen for all the fun. Also Jace gives a rundown on some other titles you might want to be on the lookout for.

Jace and Rocky from Comic Boom are back with another week of DC Comics. It's a pretty solid wee , but with so many books, the guys are dividing it up into two episodes and here is the part 2!   Detective Comics #1042 -  We've reached the end of the Hue Vile saga as that villain meets his ultimate fate, but like anything in Gotham, we aren't sure we've seen the last of him. Also while this is a sat...

Jace and Rocky from Comic Boom are back with another week of DC Comics. It's a pretty solid wee , but with so many books, the guys are dividing it up into two episodes and here is the first!   Superman '78 #1 -  This six issue series gets off to a great start as we are introduced to Braniac. A classic Superman villain that would have been the antogonist of the story Richard Donner would have broug...

Jace chats with veteran comic illustrator & writer Ray-Anthony Height & co-writer & editor Chris Robinson about their current Campaign for Cornerman. Jason "Drex" Drexler has always been the "guy behind the guy", a martial artist instructor & mentor to many of the super powered individuals in the world he lives in. He's never wanted to be out there on the frontlines fighting and instead has mentor...

Jace chats with writer Stephen Kok about his current campaign for Terralympus. A sprawling Sci-Fi epic about the fight for survival as humanity has left earth behind and is desperately searching the stars for a new home. In this hard science fiction story so much is dependent on engineers like Mia to keep the station working, but that may not be everyone's goal. The stakes have never been higher a...

Jace chats with the creative team behind Top Cow's latest hit, Syphon. They talk about the origins of the series and how Mohsen brought Patrick aboard with Jeffrey joining a bit later. Also the themes and BIG ideas of the book are talked about, including the idea that helping others isn't always as altruistic or noble as it first may seem. There is tons of talk about the setting & the grittiness o...

In this episode we discuss; Man-Child #1 Kickstarter Spotlight The Comic Source Podcast   Go PLEDGE and become part of the Man-Child #1 campaign Follow Nandor on Twitter Follow Nandor on Instagram Check out Foxhole Comics on YouTube Check out Seasons on WebToon   Jace chats with writer Nandor Fox Shaffer about his current Kickstarter campaign Man-Child #1. It is a throwback comic story inspired by...

Jace talks about a TON of books he has read this week already. Spoiler free reviews for books form Marvel, Image AfterShock & more!

Jace and Rocky from Comic Boom! take a close look at the DC Comics titles for the week of August 17, 2021. Jace felt it was a bit of a down week, but Rocky was pretty pleased overall.    Superman And The Authority #2 -  Manchester Black starts recruiting and this is certainly a version of The Authority we never thought we'd see. Will they be strong enough to do what needs to be done? Writer - Gran...

Jace talks with writer Trevor Fernandes-Lenkiewicz about his current Kickstarter Campaign  Area 51: The Helix Project #3. After fully funding and successfully fulfilling the campaign for the first two issues of Ares 51: The Helix Project, Trevor is back with issue #3. Jace chats with him about what to expect in the third issue and how he increased the pace of the story in the second issue and if w...

Jace chats with one of our favorite creators & people, Jimmy Palmiotti. They discuss Jimmy's latest Kickstarter campaign Rage, an emotional story about a father and daughter trying to reunite in a world that has gone mad in the course of only one night. Jimmy talks about getting back together to collaborate with Scott Hampton, the artist on the series, to tell a story that is a little more emotion...

Jace chats spoiler-free about a few of the titles from the week of august 11, 2021 that he has had a chance to read already. Plus a rundown of other titles you may want to be on the lookout for.

Jace is back home and joined by Rocky from Comic Boom! to go over this week's DC comic titles. Tons of great books plus some free comic book day offerings as well. Which books did they particularly enjoy? You'll have to listen to find out!

Jace recounts his weekend traveling to and from Terrificon and it has to be heard to be believed. Delayed flights, canceled flights, rain storms, tornados, rental cars that aren't there, how much can one man take? Oh yeah he talks about the Terrificon convention too! The creators he talked to, books he bought, some art commissioned, an amazing celebrity encounter and of course the charity auction...

Jace chats with writer Shane Berryhill, creator of Jacin and the Olympians. They chat about myths inspiring modern stories and how family relationships and legacy can mean so much.   The Story  In the near future, the titans of myth return, revealing the dark, alien truth behind their legend. The remnants of humanity escape aboard the Olympia, a spacefaring ark. Now, teen prodigy Jacin Mukai and h...

Jace talks about just a few of the new titles hitting stands the week of August 4, 2021. Plus he gives a rundown of some of the other titles he hasn't read that you might want to be on the lookout for.

Jace is stuck in a Planes, Trains & Automobile nightmare you will have to see to believe. Rocky spotlights 9 of the 13 DC books for the week. Jace is there to kick it off and although he drops out in the middle, he comes back in just in time to finish it off.

Jace chats with writer Tom Pinchuk about his current Zoop campaign for Remember Andy Xenon. A modern story that calls back to older comic stories with a sense of nostalgia, Remember Andy Xenon gets very meta at times. Tom has a lot of fun exploring who Andy is and how gaining powers at such a young age has impacted him. We've all dreamt of what we would do with super powers, but have you ever thou...

Jace and Jay run down some of the titles they have read for the week of July 28, 2021. All of the reviews are spoiler-free. There are a ton of great books this week and Jace shouts out a few more titles you might want to be on the lookout for.   Amazing Fantasy #1 -  A fantastical fantasy world that several Marvel heroes are transported to. We expect they will find each other and team up at some p...

Jace and Rocky from Comic Boom! talk about 9 of the 18 titles DC is putting out for the week of July 27, 2021. That's right 18 titles! So many books they had to break this week up into two episodes. This is part two, so if you want the whole week's worth of books start with part 1!   Icon and Rocket Season One #1 - We get an updated origin for Icon and Rocket but they stay very faithful to the ori...

Jace and Rocky from Comic Boom! talk about 9 of the 18 titles DC is putting out for the week of July 27, 2021. That's right 18 titles! So many books they had to break this week up into two episodes.   Action Comics #1033 -  Superman gets more political than we have seen him in a long time as he tries to stop Atlantis and the surface world from going to war. Also there may be much more to Thao-la t...

Jace chats with John Luzar & Jason Fleece about their Current Kickstarter campaign, Marguerite vs. The Occupation.    The Story Marguerite  grew up in a house on the highest hill in the valley; she loved watching the world go by her window. She could see  everything .  Four years after her family fled the invading Nazi army, France is on the brink of liberation, and 17-year-old Marguerite darts st...

Time Before Time #3   - In this issue the time-travel aspect of the story starts to take a bit of a backseat to the crime noir feel of the story with the politics of the rivalry between the Union and the Syndicate showing up big time. Tons of action & characterization makes this feel like a big chunk of story that helps to flesh out the events from previous issues. Also the art from Joe Palmer is...

Jace and Rocky From Comic Boom! spotlight the DC titles for the week of July 20, 2021. We get the origin of Melinda Zucco in the pages of Nightwing #82 and talks about the problem with ret-cons. Rocky seems to really like the idea of Dick Grayson having a sister though especially because there seems to be more to her than we know. Blue & Gold #1 is a real highlight with the whole creative team giv...

Jace and Jay talk spoiler-free about some of the comics hitting shops the week of July 14, 2021. Bunny Mask #2 is the first book Jay read and it gives us plenty of momentum for the story as Bunny Mask shows up to haunt some people form her past, but those people have no answers to what or who Bunny mask is. We the readers are in the dark as well, plenty of events and character interaction, but wha...