The Comic Source Podcast

Kevin Shinick — the host and time-traveling detective of the Emmy-winning series Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego?, Emmy-winning writer behind Robot Chicken, and celebrated author — is writing and starring in HOST MORTEM. Shinick is joined by artist Damien Torres (Marvel Crisis Protocol), colorist Pippa Bowland (Judge Dredd, Project Cryptid), and letterer Taylor Esposito (Red Hood and The Outlaws)...

Jace and Rocky chat about the DC Comics for the week of April 30, 2025. It's a fifth week of the month so we get some annuals and specials. In Detective Comics, it's a locked room murder for Batman to solve with the victim begging Batman not to solve his murder at all. Also the latest chapter of We Are Yesterday is in World's Finest Annual with an incredible John Stewart origin story as a co-featu...

Jace is joined by author Damian Duffy to talk about his recently released graphic novel adaption of Octavia E. Butler's classic science fiction novel, Parable of the Talents. Butler is incredible prescient in her ability to predict the current cultural and political state of the world in 2025, even though her novel was published in 1998. It deals of concepts of personal, religious and economic fre...

Jace is joined by author Damian Duffy to talk about his recently released graphic novel adaption of Octavia E. Butler's classic science fiction novel, Parable of the Talents. Butler is incredible prescient in her ability to predict the current cultural and political state of the world in 2025, even though her novel was published in 1998. It deals of concepts of personal, religious and economic fre...

Jace is joined by author Damian Duffy to talk about his recently released graphic novel adaption of Octavia E. Butler's classic science fiction novel, Parable of the Talents. Butler is incredible prescient in her ability to predict the current cultural and political state of the world in 2025, even though her novel was published in 1998. It deals of concepts of personal, religious and economic fre...

Jace is joined by Al Ewing to chat about Detective Comics 2025 Annual. Al has a locked room murder mystery for Batman to solve in three acts. He talks about collaborating with three different artists, one for each of the chapters. Plus he gets to bring Batman across the pond to his own stompling grounds. The guys also chat about what makes Batman such a versatile character and the incredible roste...

Jace and Rocky break down a big week of DC Comics for April 23, 2025. We get the second chapter of Hush 2, Power Girl comes to an end and a new arc starts for The Flash. We have two wildly different Green Lantern stories with one full of surprises and action packed and the other trying to find it's footing. Green Arrow continues to be an excellent mix of crime noir and relevant social issues which...

Jace is joined by Ray Chou to chat about the campaign for the latest issue of Glow. A mix of high fantasy, adeventure and magic it follows a group of young survivors in a post-apocalyptic world as they try to unlock the secrets, power and mystery of Glow. Ancient aritfacts left over from a forgotten age which may hold the key to rescuing the home they fled which has been captured by the evil Stone...

Jace and Rocky chat about the DC Comics releases for the week of April 16, 2025. We have the end of Challengers of the Unknown as some questions are answered and more are raised. Similarly, Detective Comics reaches the end of its first arc for this era in a very satisfying ending that shows that even in the face of great temptation, Batman has lines he will not cross. Nightwing starts a new arc th...

Live from WonderCon, it's Mark Waid and Dan Slott in conversation about the Summer of Superman. It all kicks off with the Summer of Superman One-Shot on April 16th, so what can be expected in that story? What's coming in Action Comics? How will the new Superman Unlimited titles fit in with the other Superman books and how is it going to change the nature of Kryptonite and the Daily Planet? All tha...

Richard Ashley Hamiltion returns to the show to chat about Scoop Vol 3. Sophie and her mother take a vacation in Cuba to try and get away from the recent chaos in Miami, but as Sophie begins to exhibits powers linked to time travel it's not quite the getaway they'd hoped. Returning home to save a friend she believes is in danger puts Sophie in the middle of the action again. This book is the third...

Daniel Henriques and Jonathan Glapion join the show to chat about their upcoming Spawn Universe title The Curse of Sherlee Johnson. Going all the way back to the earliest days of Spawn this series uses the events from issue #5 to examine what happened to one of the victims of the evil and reviled Billy Kincaid, namely Sherlee Johnson. A young girl, kidnapped by the serial killer who thought she wa...

Jace and Rocky breakdown the DC Comics titles for the week of April 9, 2025. Aquaman breaks free of his bonds and looks to face the beign resposible for his imprisonment and rescure Atlantis. Meanwhile, from the wreckage of the planet Thanager a god emereges but will he be a savior to the Thanagarians or spell ddom for the remnants of the Red Lantern Corps. Fire and Ice have switched powers, but t...

Ron Marz is back on the show to chat about his current Zoop project for Shinku. A wild story with roots going back to the earliest days of the samurai in Japan. They are battling an evil even older than they are, vampires. Fantastic art by the late Lee Moder showcases a dynamism and strong sense of storytelling that are hallmarks of his style. Included in the collection will be never before seen S...

Jace is joined by two of the creative minds behind Alienated, the latest original series to come to Comixology. Taki Soma, the writer and Michael Avon Oeming, the cover artist, talk about how the genre of science fiction is a great medium to tell stories that examine wild and outrageous ideas, but in reality are self-reflections of humanity examing itself. In the case of Alienated, what if first c...

Jace welcomes Keith Arem and Chris Yates from PCB Productions to the show to chat about the Kickstarter campaign for Front Road. Drawing inspirations from classic video games like The Last of Us, Silent Hill and BioShock, Frost Road is a survival story set in the town of Front Road as the protagonist wakes up from a car crash not knowing where he is or what has happened. The guys chat about the cr...

Jace and Rocky chat about the DC Comics titles for the week of April 2, 2025. The debut of Absolute green Lantern is a perfect mix of the familiar with new twists and just a dash of horror. Absolute Superman continues its incredible run with gorgeous art and so much feeling that it continues to be the emotional core of the Absolute Universe. The Poison Ivy and Two-Face series are elevating their r...

Jace and Rocky break down some of the indie titles for the week of March 26, 2025 that they have had a chance to read. Radiant Black continues to deal with the fall out of the Catalyst War. A supervillain;'s daughter begins to her father'strue nature but before she can even decide how she feels about this revealation he is assassinated. Now her choice is to take revenge, if she can or finally live...

Jace talks about a few of the Indie books he got a chance to check out for the week of March 19, 2025. Power Fantasy continues to be one of the best comics out currently and it's latest issue introduces us to the final Superpower we haven't seen before, Eliza Hellhound. The debut of The Last Boy extrapolates the idea of Peter Pan as the boy who never wants to grow up to the extreme as it examines...

Jace and Rocky chat about the DC Comics titles for the week of March 26, 2025. It's a big week with the debut of Absolute Martian Manhunter, a guest artist on Absolute Wonder Woman gives the book a very different feel from precious episodes and the James Gunn version of Peacemaker returns also. We also get two issues Harley Quinn, one from her regular series and also a one-shot special. Green Arro...

Jace chats with Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta about the finale of the first arc of Absolute Batman. The smash hit that kicked off DC's Absolute line has been action-packed from the start and fans have been showing up in droves to experience this new version of one of DC's most iconic characters. The creative team talks about specific choices for some iconic scenes in this issue, plus some discuss...

Jace and Rocky chat about the DC comics for the week of March 19, 2025. We get the debut of Absolute Flash with a new version of Wally West, a new look for the rogues and a story kicking off with lots of mystery. The second issue of The Last Days of Lex Luthor continues the instantly classic feel of the relationship between Superman and Lex. Nightwing is absolutely action-packed as are New Gods, C...

Jace and Rocky talk about a few of the indie titles they have had the chance to read for the week of March 12, 2025. We get a multilayered story filled with incredible depth in Assorted Crisis Events. Rogue Sun starts a brand new chapter with the perfect jumping on point, while String builds to an exciting finale in the penultimate issue. Void Rivals gives us the origin of the Sacred Ring in a ver...

Jace and Rocky chat about the DC Comics titles for the week of March 12, 2025. It's a fantastic week with DC Vs Vampires going to war with Darkseid while Black Lightning looks to transition into a new role in the Power Company in the final issue of his mini-series. Aquaman runs into an old acquaintance but is she friend or foe? The mystery of Memento continues in Batman and Robin while a new versi...

Jace welcomes Paul Eza back to the show to talk about his Kickstarter campaign for The Olympian. When an ancient medallion hidden in his grandparents attic unleashes super powers on an unsuspecting young man, how will he cope with his newfound abilites? Against the backdrop of a small town, a close-knit family and even closer friends, will this new hero find a way to navigate this new life in secr...