Spec Tales: A Comic Book Podcast

Jordan Alsaqa, author of the Apex Legends Official Cookbook and IDW's young adult fantasy graphic novel Cooking with Monsters, joins Jake and Jesús on this episode of Spec Tales. Jordan shares a couple of white whales he'd loved to obtain, both as a collector and a creator. The trio also dives deep into some juicy speculation as well. 

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Acclaimed comic book writer Kieron Gillen joins Jake & Jesús to discuss his career and creative process. From his background in games journalism to his transition to comic book writing, the guys talk all about Kieron and his work on titles like Die and Once & Future. You'll also be thrilled to know, Kieron's grail tale is as epic as the narratives in his books. And the guys weren't going to let him get away without discussing Dr. Aphra, and what Kieron's working on next.

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Jake & Jesús welcome former guest host Badr Milligan of the Short Box comic podcast back to Spec Tales to finally give his grail tale. Not just one but TWO heartstring-pulling tales that'll hit you right in the feels. The trio tackles everything from the scarcity of original manga art, to Heritage Auctions, and Warren Publishing. You'll also learn about our Grail Tale poster giveaway and next week's BIG guest.

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Jake and Jesús are very proud to introduce something new on this week's episode with the first-ever Whale Tale segment. What's a whale tale you ask? You'll just have to listen to the episode to find out! Also in this episode is a completely eerie AOK and a reading stack as tall as Jesús' beard.

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We're back! To kick off season three in style, we're joined by WWE referee and notorious comic book collector Jason Ayers who discusses the monumental "X" comic book grail tale he's currently embarking on.

Jake also reviews the recent Humanoids release All Tomorrow's Parties: The Velvet Underground Story by Koren Shadmi. Lots to love in this premiere episode. Hurry and listen now!

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The final installment of the Spec Tales Secret Invasion is here! Chris Hacker from the Oblivion Bar Podcast and Badr Milligan from the Short Box podcast join forces to rock the mics with multi-Eisner-winning comic creator Christian Ward! Jake and Jesús better be careful or these Skrulls might take their seats for good. Trust us, you can't miss this episode.

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The Skrulls continue their takeover of Spec Tales while Jake and Jesús are out. This week, former guests and good friends of the show, Chris Donaldson and Joel from Newbie Comics on YouTube take on hosting duties. Joining the Skrulls this week is Greg from Rocksteady Comics from Instagram and Youtube to tell his grail tale about a hulk-sized collection that made his year.

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The Skrulls are taking over Spec Tales while Jake and Jesús are out of pocket. Friends of the show, Guido Sanchez from the Dear Watchers podcast and Lisa Gullickson from the Comic Book Couples Counceling podcast, team up to host this week's episode. Plus, writer, editor and all-around comic lover Randall Lotowycz joins the show to share his grail tale!

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This week, we welcome friend and talented artist Elliot of Elliot Comic Art. Elliot delivers his grail tale in addition to talking about all the new versions of JJ the Spec Tater Tot running around the multiverse he's been instrumental in creating.

GOLD KEY KICKSTARTER — Back the Gold Key Boris Karloff Kickstarter to receive a JJ Karloff sticker. There are also 25 limited edition JJ Karloff t-shirts available to the first 25 new backers to select the shirt as an add-on.

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