The Comic Source Podcast

Jace chats with creator Joanna Starer about the upcoming DC Comics title Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville. We hear how the female heroes have been "exlied" to Smallville by Superman and talk about the tone of the series overall. Joanne also mentions her love of the classic Bwa-ha-ha era that really solidified the relationship between these two lesser known characters. Plus plenty more teases of what to expect in the series.

Jace sat down with Khary Randolph and Joanne Starer about their recently launched title from Boom Studios, Sirens of the City. Randolph is bringing a very distinctive and intentional art style with lots of blacks and splashes of color while Joanne draws on her lifetime of living in NYC to imbue the story with a very grungy 80's New York feel. The first issue is out already and Book just released a preview of issue #2 that you can see below.

Jace and Rocky from the Comic Boom! YouTube channel are here to chat about the DC Comics titles for the week of August 1. 2023. We get the final issue of the first set of Knight Terrors titles, the conclusion of Jon Kent's foray into the Injustice Universe and Peacemaker continues to try really, really hard! Plus a fantastic Thessaly One-shot that not only gives a good overview of the character for new readers, but ties into the current Sandman Universe titles very, very well.

Jace chats with Tom Akel and Ryan Benjamin about the upcoming campaign for a new board game based on the legendary Stan Lee. Hear all about the details of the game and how you can build your own characters and universe from a pool of 200 characters. Plus Ryan Benjamin takes about his Comic Pro Boot Camp and a new opportunity for aspiring creators to learn the ins and outs of the industry.

Announced about a week before San Diego Comic Con 2023, Rafael Grampa has a Black Label Batman title coming called, Batman: The Gargoyle of Gotham. It's a bucket list item for the talented creator who most fans know only as an artist. Albeit, an artist with a very distinctive style who looks wholly unique. During the Gotham panel and the convention, DC Comics and Rafael gave some sneak peeks about the art and story. We were fortunate enough to sit down with Rafael after the panel and discuss the project in a little more detail.

Jace catches up with writer Dennis Culver at San Diego Comic Con 2023 to take about the unique paring of Zatanna and Robotman in Knight Terrors and the joy of writing Doom Patrol. The guys discuss the pacing of Knight Terrors Zatanna and the common ground Zee and Cliff find only to find the tables completely turned on them in the end. Also, Dennis talks about being intentional with integrating all the eras of the Doom Patrol, from Grant Morrison to Rachel Pollack to Gerard Way.

LIVE from SDCC '23 with Ram V & The Vigil

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Jace sat down with Ram V at San Diego Comic Con to chat about the BEST comic DC is currently publishing. Ram has a special connection to The Vigil with it's setting in his home country of India and the guys talk about the interesting dichotomies of Ram's homeland and how it makes such a rich backdrop for dramatic story. Also some character development talk and a tease for what's to come.

Eisner-award winning cartoonist Jeffrey Brown had a big hit when he entered the storied halls of DC Comics to work on what is arguably their most important character, Batman. His Batman, Robin and Howard YA graphic novel was well-received and despite having no plans for a sequel originally, DC announced on it's YA Panel that a 3 part sequel is in its way. Jace sat down with Jeffrey at the convention to chat about what led to his decision to return to these characters, the challenge of not taking Batman too seriously and what experiences he pulls from his own life for the story.

There was an equal mix of nostalgia and excitement during the Skybound Energon panel at San Diego Comic Con on Saturday afternoon. Onstage you had the writers of G.I.Joe and Transformers, Joshua Williamson and Daniel Warren Johnson (who is also handling art duties), respectively. Alongside these creators were Skybound's Editor in Chief Sean Mackiewicz and founder Robert Kirkman rounding out a line-up of creative minds who have deep connections to these properties that they loved as children.

Announced at the Worlds of Metropolis panel, which focuses on all things Superman for San Diego Comic Con 2023 attendees, Joe Casey is coming back to DC and back the the Superman family of books. This time, along with artist Dan McDaid, he is taking on the iconic villain, Zod. The history between the House of El and the House of Zod has varied in degrees of antagonism depending on the version of Superman and Kryptonian history at any given time. For a casual fan or someone who only knows of Zod through film, he is the antithesis of Superman and a formidable foe, As Casey put it in the audio interview available below, ALL of Superman's power with none of his morality.