What's Your Grail Tale?

Episodes

Nov. 24, 2021

André Lima Araújo on A Righteous Thirst for Vengeance and Architecture in His Comic Books

Architect, writer, and artist André Lima Araújo joins Jake and Jesús to discuss his latest collaboration with Rick Remender, A Righteous Thirst for Vengeance. The guys also dive deep into André's sci-fi grail tale — and…
Nov. 17, 2021

Tony Fleecs Talks Stray Dogs, Gen 13, Witch Hat Atelier and Other Grails He Holds Dear

Jake & Jesús are joined this week by Tony Fleecs, the writer and co-creator of the 2021 smash hit Stray Dogs. Tony discusses obtaining his childhood comic book grail, his obsession with Star Wars, and even why working with J…
Nov. 10, 2021

Journey Into a Silver-Age Comic Book Grail Tale Deep Fried in Speculation

Jake & Jesús journey into a mysterious user-submitted grail tale that was inspired by Jake's hulk-sized trade from episode 3. In addition, Jake finally picks up his first pre-code horror book, and Jesús brings some bron…
Nov. 3, 2021

Regie Collects Drops The Mother of All Spider-Man Grail Tales

One of the swolest collectors on the internets, Regie Collects joins Jake and Jesús to discuss how he collected the entire Amazing Spider-Man run AND Amazing Fantasy 15. This episode of Spec Tales has it all: epic grail tale…
Oct. 27, 2021

The Pre-Code Horror Comic Book Grail Tale You've Been Melting For

October goes out with a BOO! Jake & Jesús tell a listener-submitted, pre-code horror comic grail tale to celebrate the end of the Halloween season. The guys also share a short PSA on why scotch tape is an absolute nightmare …
Oct. 20, 2021

Martín Morazzo Talks Ice Cream Man and His Family’s Comic Heirloom

The guys sit down with Martín Morazzo, co-creator, and artist of the acclaimed Ice Cream Man series. Martín talks about his working history with W. Maxwell Prince and throws down an epic grail tale about a priceless family h…
Oct. 13, 2021

It's A Horror Comic Book Speculation Bananza

Episode 13 dropping on October 13th? It must be a Halloween miracle. In this episode, Jake and Jesús discuss some horrifyingly good specs on Freddy, Micheal Myers, and even some DC horror...The guys also discuss "wish lists"…
Oct. 6, 2021

The Guys Geek Out with Jess From Geeked Out Collecting

Comic books and Fortnite cards and Pokémon cards — oh my! Jake and Jesús invite Jessica from Geeked Out Collecting Podcast on the show to discuss what's going on in the world of card collecting. Don't worry comic fans, the t…
Sept. 29, 2021

The Guys Get Creepy with a Comic Con Grail Tale

Jake and Jesús jump on the mics to discuss Jesús' trip to one of Texas' largest comic conventions and a hobbit-like vendor with the biggest grail booth Jesús had ever seen. The guys also dish out some drastically undervalued…
Sept. 22, 2021

Talkin' Shop with Cookie From Just A Little Podcast

Cookie from the hit pop-culture podcast Just A Little Podcast joins Jake and Jesús to discuss winning two absolute grails in the same month from raffles! The guys also toss out some Star Wars speculation and Jesús says why h…
Sept. 15, 2021

The Guys Address The DC Elephant In The Room

Jake and Jesús are back with their first-ever listener-submitted grail tale and it's a good one. The guys also decide to discuss the DC-sized elephant in the room. Don't miss this one, loads of good stories and good speculat…
Sept. 8, 2021

Newbie Comics Vetoes Namor the Speedo-Clad Hero

The guys are joined by notorious comic collector and YouTube personality, Newbie Comics. Jake discusses a small collection he recently purchased, Jesús drops some great spec knowledge and Newbie breaks our hearts with a Sub-…
Sept. 1, 2021

The Guys Settle The Man-Thing Debate

Jake and Jesús come to a conclusion on which Man-Thing book is their pick to grab, Jesús shares an infamous tale from the internet and the guys announce a new adventure for the podcast. REACH OUT TO US! Share a grail tale of…
Aug. 25, 2021

The Guys Get Certified: Jason from Certified Comics Joins the Show

This week, Jason from Certified Comic Shop joins Jake and Jesús to share a flat-out hilarious grail tale from his childhood about a copy of Journey Into Mystery 83 found under a mattress. And as always, we talk about lots of…
Aug. 18, 2021

Trading For a Hulk 181 in Less Than One Week

After talking trades and Hulk 181 last week, one of the guys just couldn't hold back anymore. Listen in to see who traded up to get a comic collector's holy grail, more juicy spec based on Marvel casting news, and a new segm…
Aug. 11, 2021

Ryan from Automatic Comics Shares A Grail Tale with Jake & Jesús

Ryan from Automatic Comics joins Jake & Jesús to share a grail tale and some serious knowledge on how to play the market and selling like a pro. Don't miss all this and why Ryan bought a Mystery Men comic that the 1997 Ben S…
Aug. 4, 2021

Every Spec Has It's Thorns — And This Comic Came with Restoration

A recent CGC delivery has Jake singing the blues this week...or should we say, the non-blue label blues. Listen in for a new heartwrenching grail tale and some intriguing spec goodness that leaves us wondering which spec to …
July 28, 2021

The Guys Chat with Chris Vancouver Comic Junkie

Chris the Vancouver Comic Junkie joins Jake & Jesús for a giant size episode of Spec Tales. We cover loads of great comic book specs, the great Iron Sub vs Man Mariner debate heats up, and the group discusses what role Henry…
July 23, 2021

Spec Tales: Every Comic Book Has A Story

This is it. The first episode of Spec Tales. Jesùs tells us a "Fantastic" comic tale and we share a juicy comic book conspiracy theory. REACH OUT TO US! Share a grail tale of your own, give us some feedback, or tell us what …