The Comic Source Podcast

The All In era for DC Comics continues into its second week. We get the first series set in the Absolute Universe with the debut of Absolute Batman offering a new and interesting take on the Dark Knight. Action Comics begins it's Mark Waid era with the first of 12 weekly installements focusing on a Phantom Zone story with incredible Clayton Henry art. Meanwhile over in Green Lantern Civil Corp, we may be seeing the beginning of the end for Lord Premier Thaaros, but he isn't going down without trying to bring everyone else down with him. Gotham By Gaslight continues to expand it's universe and is an absolute blast while we get what might be the best issue of DC VS Vampires yet. Every DC title this week is entertaining and the All In Era is off to an excellent start.

Jace is joined by writer Jeff Lemire to talk about his plans for th eupcoming JSA title. The most recent JSA series nonwithstanding, as it was plagued by delays, this will be the first time since pre-New 52 that the JSA takes a prominent role in the DCU. Hear what Jeff has to say about making sure the JSA feels like an important part of the new All In Era. Also find out which character surpised Jeff and has taken a more prominent role. Plus Jeff explains why he chose the Injustice Society as the first villains for the venerable team to take on. All this plus a whole lot more!

Jace is joined by father and son co-writers Andrea Molinari and roberto Molinari to talk about The Shepherd. An intensely personal story about family and the lengths one will go to in order to stay connected to those we love. They have built an incredibley immersive world that lends itself to an incredible amount of potential for stories. Beyond the theme of family, there is are many other intersting aspects to the stories such as self-identity, history and dealig with trauma. Join us to learn all bout it and be sure to check out the Kickstarter.

Jace is joined by Rocky from Comic Boom! to chat about some of their favorite independent comics for the week of October 2, 2024. They cover titles from Image, Boom and Oni while discussing the overall excitement that the stories in independent titles are generating which seems to be out pacing the books from the big two.

The DC All In era is finally upon us and Jace and Rocky each pick their top five titles for the week to take a deep dive into. They also mention the other titles dropping this week. The one book they don't talk about is actually the most important book of the week, the DC All In Special, but you can cath a giant-sized episode on The Comic Source YouTube channel with a page by page breakdown of the book and what it means for DC going forward. For the new story arcs startign up this week, they show lots of promice but the All In age of DC has only just begun!

Jace and Rocky from the Comic Boom! YouTube Channel take a deep dive into the DC All In Special #1. This is a monumental book full of action and long term consequences for the enitre DC Universe. Find out how the Absoilute Universe is formed! Discover Darkseid's new powers! Find out which hero may be lost in a new unvirse! Who are Darkseid's new army? We have all the answers, plus tons of speculation for the future.

Jace is joined by Rocky from the Comic Boom! YouTube channel to talk about some of the previous DC titles, events and storylines that help to inform the DC All In Special and what's to come for the venerable superhero universe. The guys also talk about some concepts and characters that will be emphasied in the DC Universe going forward, plus a little bit about the concepts you will see in the special itself and how and why they happen. The All In Era of DC is upon us and so much of what DVC has planned is amazing, fidn out what you need to know to be up to speed on this storyline as weill as future events and developments for your favorite DC characters. Plus, the guys even speculate on what they expect to see.

Jace welcomes CEO and Chief Creative Officer of Mad Cave Studios, Mark London to the show. Mark founded Mad Cave ten years ago with several titles he himself was writing. Battlecats was one of them and to help celebrate the 10th anniversary, there is currently a Kickstarter for the Battlecats Omnibus, so be sure to check that out! Mark also talks about the challenges of his expanded role as he has gone from creator to executive as Mad Cave has grown. When you hear Mark talk about comics and story, you know that his heart is still in the creative side though. Which makes the growth and business acumen Mad Cave has displayed in recent years only more impressive. They are growing on several fronts and Mark tells us all about the exciting things to come. There's plenty of talk about the origins of Battlecats also and what you can expect in the Kickstarter as well as a rundown of the publishing history for this incredible, medieval, Arthurian-inspired, action-packed world Mark, series artist Michael Camelo and his other collaborators have crafted.

Jace and Rocky talk about the DC Comics titles for the week of September 25, 2024. It's the final week before the All In initiative starts and the feeling of lame duck stories continues as several titles limp to the end of the current story arcs. Some other titles surprise though and there is a ton of talk in this episode about the current philosphy of comic book covers, Amanda Waller and Christopher Reeve's Superman. Join us for a giant-sized episode.

Jace welcomes writer Josepn Sieracki to the show to talk about the Zoop campaign for the collected edition of The Life and Death of the Brave Captain Suave. Inspired by the classic novel Don Quixote, this story focuses on a homeless man who exhibits relentless hope despite mental health challenges that impact they way he percieves reality. The story is set in Cleveland which becomes a character unto itself and adds to the interesting roster of supporting characters in the story.