The Comic Source Podcast

Jace is joined by writer Sean Wood to chat about his campaign for The Fog Within #3. It's Sean's first comic work and he chats about the impetus of the story and they inspiration for the story. The guys also talk a bit about the theme of family that runs throughout the title.

Jace and Rocky discuss the DC solicitations for November 2024. It starts off with the nature of solicitations themselves and how they are a double edge sword and a bit of a necessary evil. With the All In initiative, there are several new series that have been revealed along with their creative teams. From the return of the Justice League in Justice League Unlimited to solo series for several well known DC characters. The new series for solo characters include, Black Canary, Cassandra Cain Batgirl, Renee Montoya Question, Black Lightning. Plus DC is bringing back a weekly Holiday series leading up to Christmas with Batman - Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns. However, the BIGGEST surprise in the solicitations may be the reveal of the death or a major DC villain. Listen in to find out who it is and hear what the guys have to say about all these series plus a whole lot more.

Jace chats with writer/producer/director Steven S. DeKnight about his Comixology Original Graphic Novel, Beneath. Steven is a very talented story teller who has worked on genre defining shows such as Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel and Smallville. He is the creator of the Starz show Spartacus, where he also served as showrunner. His experience working with superheroes also extends to serving as showrunner for Daredevil. He has written several comics before such as Buffy and Conan as well as Wolverine, but this is the first time he is venturing into an original story. The result, with incredible art from Michael Gaydos, is a compelling page turner that has multiple layers of action and character. It gets our highest recommendation. So join us to hear about how the project came to life for Steven over a number of years and what he loves about the freedom of storytelling in comics.

Jace chats with the super talented Bill Morrison about his Zoop campaign for The Complete Adventures of Roswell, Little Green Man. You may know Bill's work from the longest running TV series of all-time, The Simpsons. He also had a hand in the creation and production of Futurama, and served as creative director for Bongo comics. It was during his time at Bongo that he created the series Roswell. A timeless series about the original Roswell alien who survived the crash, it is a humorous fish-out-of-water title with wacky supporting characters and classic art from Bill himself. For the first time ever, all the previous Roswell issues are being collected in one volume with some never before seen art from Bill and other artists. There are also some very rare Roswell and Futurama items available. So listen in to learn more about the campaign and go pledge to get your copy!

Recently announced by DC Comics, Tom King is teaming up with superstar artist Ryan Sook on a six-issue mini series focused on Black Canary to determine who is the best hand to hand fighter in the DC Universe. From the press release below we can see that her primary foe will be Lady Shiva. It comes as no surprise that Shiva will be the antagonist as she has long been regarded as one of the best fighters in the entirety of the DC Universe. Black Canary on the other hand, is not generally in the top five most formidable fighters if you ask most DC fans. Perhaps if you are only talking about females, her name might be mentioned. I think most DC fans familiar with these characters are much more likely to mention Cassandra Cain or the aforementioned Lady Shiva. The question does remain however, if the assertion of Canary as one of the best hand to hand fighters generates controversy, this series may not be as well-received as some of King's previous out of continuity work. As the saying goes, there is no such thing as bad press, so it is entirely possible that any online discourse about presenting Canary as possible the most formidable fight in the DCU rivaling Lady Shiva, will only have a positive effect on sales. There may be people that pick up the series just to see how the claim that Canary could best Shiva could possible me true. Only time will tell and you can decide for yourself starting on November 27th, when issue #1 hits comic shops.

Jace and Rocky talk about the DC titles for the week of August 13, 2024 Action Comics lives up to the action with an all out action-packed issue, while Hal uses every weapon in the book except his ring as he tries to escape from Amanda Waller. Will the weapons he escapes with allow the heroes to fight back effectively against Waller? The Gotham By Gaslight: The Kryptonian Age series is turning out to be a much bigger story thant you might expect, but the world building that is being done is top notch. We also have the return of DC vs Vampires, Damian Wayne vs Bane and Outsiders is setting up for a big finale. Join us for our thoughts on these books and more!

Jace and Rocky talk about the DC titles for the week of August 13, 2024 Action Comics lives up to the action with an all out action-packed issue, while Hal uses every weapon in the book except his ring as he tries to escape from Amanda Waller. Will the weapons he escapes with allow the heroes to fight back effectively against Waller? The Gotham By Gaslight: The Kryptonian Age series is turning out to be a much bigger story thant you might expect, but the world building that is being done is top notch. We also have the return of DC vs Vampires, Damian Wayne vs Bane and Outsiders is setting up for a big finale. Join us for our thoughts on these books and more!

Jace chats with the co-writers and co-creators of Ramgod from Massive Publishing. Brothers Morgan Rosenblum and Owen Rosenblum give us an overview of the world of Ramgod. The titular sport in the title is, in fact, the world's most dangerous sport and a second chance at athletic stardom for cop, Clint Bowler. it is also a way to finally connect with his estranges son, Malcolm. However, all is not as it seems in the world of Ramgod as conspiracies abound and some teams may be doing more than just competing against the other teams. There's tons of action and layered storytelling in this series so don't miss it!

Jace is joined by writer Matthew Rosenberg for a chat about DC vs Vampires: World War V. The big battle has been fought ... and the world lost. Now in the midst of a cold war with an uneasy truce, where does the conflict go from here? With Damian Wayne making his own plans and seeming to want to be on neither side, the stage is set for the end of the human race. Can the remaining DC Superheroes somehow bring humanity back from the brink?

Jace chats with writer Tom Taylor about his upcoming Detective Comics run this October for DC All In. We learn that there is something "integral" about Batman that ties into his origin that Tom will explore. It's always a challenge to go back and add to an origin so many years later, but Taylor seems confident that he has found something additive to bring to the story that will also tie into the present day story of who is killing young criminals in Gotham City. When it comes to writing Batman, Taylor explains how every story that has Batman in it, tends to gravitate towards the character, which is interesting as he is one of the few characters that seems to have his own "storytelling gravity." Do you agree? Listen in and give us your thoughts!