Hollywood movie and television producer Adi Shankar joins this episode to discuss how comic books and pop culture from his youth have shaped his career in the entertainment industry. This one truly is a deep dive into the mi…
Aaron from Double A Comics on Instagram and YouTube joins this week's episode of Spec Tales to defend DC Comics and show off his silver-age DC grail tale! Jake and Jesús also hash out just who is deserving of a sternly …
This week, we're joined by Image Comics co-founder and legendary comic creator Erik Larsen! Erik shares rebuilding his childhood comic collection after a tragic house fire in the 90's, and he even discusses not one…
YouTuber and Instagram collector Adriana joins Spec Tales this week to deliver a jackpot grail tale that'll have you reconsidering the amount of time you're spending in church basements. We've also got plenty …
The Spec Tales Patreon page is live! Here's your sneak preview of our Patreon exclusive series Floppies.To learn more about the Spec Tales Patreon or to subscribe, click HERE or head over to Patreon.com and search for S…
By the power of Grayskull! The incredibly talented Tim Seeley joins this episode of Spec Tales to discus his He-Man sized comic book grail. We also discuss the absolute PILE of books that he's churning out, like West of…
YouTuber and avid comic collector Actual Dracula joins Jake and Jesús this week to deliver one of the stranger grail tales we've ever heard. Plenty of laughs to go around in this one and Michael Caine makes a surprise c…
This week, Jake and Jesús are joined by Lance Linderman, one of the proud new owners of Gold Key Comics. Lance weaves multiple grail-tale level stories that are sure to leave your jaw on the floor. Including, the story of ho…
YouTuber Chris Piers from Comic Tropes joins Jake and Jesús to discuss his "great white" whale of a grail tale, a little too much Jim Shooter history, and even some comic speculation (of course). We also do our very first Sc…
This week, Mark "Man of Steel" Waid joins the show to discuss taking on Batman and Superman in World's Finest, what's new over at Humanoids, and he even drops a crazy good grail tale. Perhaps the most interesting t…
Spec Tales is launching a Patreon and here's your sneak preview of our Patreon exclusive series Floppies. To learn more about the Spec Tales Patreon or to subscribe, click HERE or head over to Patreon.com and search for…
Chris Donaldson (aka Vancouver Comic Junkie) is back again to finally share what can only be described as the funniest, most head-turning, nail-biting, and valuable grail tale we've ever collected. You're going to …
For the first time ever, another comic podcast crosses over into the Spec Tales universe. Mike and Jessika from Ten Cent Takes join Jake and Jesús to discuss their strange and fascinating recent pickups, two distinctly uniqu…
For the 30th episode, Jake and Jesús bust out a blockbuster-level, listener-submitted grail tale involving mega key comics from the silver age through the modern age. The guys also break down a recently hot NCBD issue that s…
The time has finally arrived, the long-awaited Journey Into Mystery Annual #1 tale is here. With the help of their faithful friend and presser Taco, the guys describe their speculation journey from identifying what books to …
Co-Creator of American Vampire and comic artist/creator of so many other titles, Rafael Albuquerque joins Jake and Jesús to discuss some of his most notable works, the artists that inspire him, and what he's got coming …
Jake & Jesús are joined by comic book cover artist David Sanchez to discuss the plethora of ridiculously awesome variant covers he's created during his first few years in the industry. David also drops a spiderific silv…
Jake & Jesús are joined by YouTube comic collector Swagglehaus Comics to discuss the silver-age grail he journeyed all the way to Sacramento to obtain. Swagg and the guys also discuss multiple undervalued silver-age comics t…
Happy New Year! Thank you to all our listeners for a wonderful 2021, we are looking forward to a very eventful 2022. This week, to celebrate the new year, we have 6 guests on the show to discuss their 2022 comic grail goals.…
Jake & Jesús discuss their holiday haul from the previous week and also what their comic book goals are for 2022. Have you decided on your 2022 comic goals, yet? The guys also give you all the dirty details about the Giant-S…
Jake & Jesús are back this week with their first solo show in over a month. The guys take this opportunity to count down their favorite comic book collecting and speculation-related moments from 2021. Don't worry, they …
Resident mutant collector and Instagram seller Rage Theo joins Jake & Jesús to discuss why X-Men are his favorite books to collect...and sell. The guys also dig into what grail Rage bought with a large ziplock bag full of ca…
The ridiculously lovable duo, Sammy and Tony of Skeleton Key Comics join Jake & Jesús to chat about their wildly different collecting habits as married collectors. With two times the guests, this episode offers double the r…
The guys sit down with Alex Child, co-writer, and creator of BOOM! Studios 1970's monster comic series, Proctor Valley Road. Alex discusses his experience collaborating with Grant Morrison, and he breaks some news on w…
