Dec. 21, 2022
To close out 2022, we're flying solo without a guest and bringing the heat with one more listener-submitted grail tale for the road. It's a hoarder's paradise of a story about a listener who obtained a storage locker full of…
Dec. 14, 2022
Acclaimed comic writer W. Maxwell Prince joins the show to discuss the upcoming re-release of his and Martín Morazzo's series Art Brut. Prince also chats with us about the duos highly successful horror series Ice Cream Man a…
Dec. 7, 2022
Writer Christof Bogacs and writer/artist Marie Enger join the show to discuss their nostalgia-inducing YA graphic novel UNDER KINGDOM. The conversation bounces from 80's cult classic films to Nickelodeon cartoons — and there…
Nov. 30, 2022
Comic writer Josh Trujillo joins the show to talk all about the new DC series Blue Beetle: Graduation Day and what it means to him to bring his favorite character back to the comic forefront. Josh also breaks out an epic gra…
Nov. 23, 2022
Truly, the horror season isn't over yet. Writer and film programmer for Alamo Drafthouse Rob Saucedo joins us to talk about his horror-comedy comic Where Wolf. Rob tells all about how his first comic became the first ever di…
Nov. 17, 2022
Long-time Marvel editor and walking encyclopedia of pure Marvel knowledge Tom Brevoort joins the show to tell his grail tale of trading from dollar bin books all the way up to a Fantastic Four #1 for charity. Tom also answer…
Nov. 15, 2022
This Spec Tales Special Edition episode brings Jake and Jesús face-to-face with Humanoids executive editor Jake Thomas to discuss the newly released The Incal: Psychoverse. Perfect for first-time Incal readers and long-t…
Nov. 9, 2022
Comic book writer and the editor of Scout Comic's slasher series Killchella, James Ferguson joins the show to break down how his son was almost named Egon Raphael and how he's broken into comic book creation. SUPPORT THE…
Nov. 2, 2022
This week, Byron O'Neal from the comic review site ComicBookYeti.com joins the show. Together we discuss some of his favorite comic reads, a dream sequence comic con scenario grail tale, and of course comic book speculation.…
Oct. 31, 2022
Happy Halloween from us at Spec Tales. Since we love this time of year so much, we decided to do a very special edition episode. We are joined by our good friends Rob and Guido from the Dear Watchers podcast and Mario Candel…
Oct. 26, 2022
Extraordinary comic book creator Cliff Chiang joins the show to discuss the epic conclusion to his 4-part mini-series Catwoman Lonely City. Cliff also shares a kick-ass grail tale about his one-of-a-kind comic grail. SUP…
Oct. 19, 2022
Marvel Cinematic Universe writer Ryan Little (I am Groot, What If...season 2) joins the show to discuss how he came up in the entertainment industry and how he moonlights as a comic writer. We jump head first into Make Belie…
Oct. 12, 2022
Instagram and Whatnot comic collector Ben from Cheese & Key Comics joins the show to discuss a recent 11,000 book collection he recently acquired and a pre-code horror grail tale journey he embarked on at the beginning of 20…
Sept. 28, 2022
Comic writer and all-around nerd Mario Candelaria joins us this week to discuss his new Scout Comics horror series Killchella. We're also joined by special guest and Killchella editor James Ferguson. Together, we dive into t…
Sept. 21, 2022
This week, Chris Hacker and Aaron Knowles from the Oblivion Bar podcast join the show to throw down an epic competition of who can outdo who for recent pickups, speculation, and even a grail tale vs grail tale showdown. Don'…
Sept. 14, 2022
This week, Jake and Jesús do their first "old school" episode of season two. The guys go solo with listener-submitted recent pickups and grail tales! Oh yeah, and there are a couple of very deep-cut spec books too. SHIRT…
Sept. 7, 2022
This week, Nathalie Chavez the Comix Queen joins us to talk about her experience speaking on a panel at San Diego Comic-Con and why her grail tale has everybody green with envy. SHIRTS! Follow this link to grab a Spec Ta…
Aug. 31, 2022
Friend of the show, Eisner winner and Creepy Magazine owner Dan Braun joins Jake and Jesús to offer up several knockout grail tales and speculation books. Don't miss out on listening to one of the most interesting men in com…
Aug. 24, 2022
Rob and Guido from the incredibly entertaining comic omniverse podcast Dear Watchers join the show to discuss their late-night epic grail tales and a comic collection of over 22K books! Oh, and Guido is locked in with anothe…
Aug. 17, 2022
Comic writer Deniz Camp joins the show to discuss his latest works 20th Century Men and Agent of W.0.R.L.D.E. — along with one of the most Alan Moore grail tale stories there could be. You'll also learn all about the art of …
Aug. 10, 2022
To kick off season two of Spec Tales, Jake and Jesús invite Michael Moreci to discuss the monumental success of his Vault Comics series Barbaric and the recent release of his first film, the Shudder original Revealer. SU…