What's Your Grail Tale?

Season 2

July 26, 2023

Secret Invasion! Chris Hacker and Badr Milligan with Guest Christian Ward

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 Ch…
July 12, 2023

Secret Invasion! Chris Donaldson and Newbie Take Over with Guest Rocksteady Comics

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 th…
June 28, 2023

Spec Tales Secret Invasion! Guido Sanchez and Lisa Gullickson Take Over with Guest Randall Lotowycz

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 …
May 4, 2023

A Grail Tale That'll Capture You In A Chamber of Chills

Jake and Jesús fly solo this week to discuss Free Comic Book Day, the calm between the storms, and a chilling listener-submitted grail tale. SUPPORT THE SHOW! Subscribe to ourhttps://www.patreon.com/spectales to gain exclu…
April 5, 2023

Spec Tales First Comic Con Appearance and A Listener Submitted Grail Tale

This week, Jesús tells all about his experience representing Spec Tales at a local comic book convention in Houston, including a grail tale that unfolded right before his eyes. And back by popular demand, another listener-su…
March 22, 2023

Welcome to the Resurrection: Gold Key Launches into the Modern Age

One of the most epic grail talers from 2022 is back to deliver even more comic excellence. Yes, Lance Linderman the co-owner of Gold Key Comics is back for another round, and this time he's brought a special guest. Writer an…
March 8, 2023

All Grails No Tales — Jake and Jesús Fly Solo Again

Jesús and Jake take on another episode flying solo. With a veritable smorgasbord of recent pickups and speculation comics to talk about, there's definitely something for all collectors. The real news is the announcement of a…
Feb. 22, 2023

The Return of Newbie Comics and the Most Suspenseful Grail Tale

The man, the myth, the Canadian Joel — AKA Newbie Comics — is back in the studio to chat about his suspenseful grail tale and what comes after acquiring your mountain-top grail. Newbie also happens to be one of the best comi…
Feb. 8, 2023

Welcome to 2023 and the Hiatus Sandwich

Prepare for the takeover because the break is over! After nearly a 2 month hiatus from the show, Jake and Jesús return to the mics to chat about how they spent their time away and what 2023 has in store. The guys also discus…
Dec. 21, 2022

2022 Finale — Hoarders Paradise Listener-Submitted Grail Tale

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

W. Maxwell Prince and the Spec Tales Grail Tale of Destiny

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

Christof Bogacs and Marie Enger Overdeliver with Under Kingdom

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

Josh Trujillo Breaks New Ground with Blue Beetle: Graduation Day

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

Writer Rob Saucedo Talks Where Wolf and Programming for Alamo Drafthouse

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

Marvel Editor King Tom Brevoort Talks Trading From Dollar Bin to Fantastic Four #1

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

Special Edition — Jake Thomas Discusses The Incal: Psychoverse

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

Ghost Bustin' Us a Grail Tale with Comic Creator James Ferguson

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

Byron O'Neal of Comic Book Yeti on the Comic Con That Changed His Life

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

Special Edition Halloween Special — Horror Movie Homework

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

Cliff Chiang Does It All On Catwoman Lonely City

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

MCU Writer Ryan Little Discusses His New Fantasy Comic Make Believe

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

The Comic Collector Who Only Brought Cheese & Keys to the Table

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

Killchella Creator Mario Candelaria with Special Guest James Ferguson

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

Invasion of The Oblivion Bar Body Snatchers — A Podcast Crossover Event

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'…