105 episodes
Spec Tales: A Comic Book Podcast Glasses & The Beard
-
- Arts
-
-
5.0 • 34 Ratings
-
Spec Tales asks collectors and creators: What's your grail tale? Join Jake and Jesús each week as they explore new stories about the comic book grails we all love — the epic journies behind how they were obtained or how they inspired new creativity. You can share your grail tale by emailing the guys at spectalespodcast@gmail.com Or by reaching out on Twitter and Instagram.
-
One True Nerd King Phil Taylor Blows Our Collector & Speculator Minds
You've heard of the one true king of the North, but have you heard of the One True Nerd King? Of course you have, his nerdtastic social posts have garnered millions of views and laughs. His comic-culture brain is on full display in this week's episode as he schools us in every segment. He even drops some never-before-considered speculation knowledge. Do not miss this Giant-Size episode of Spec Tales.
SUPPORT THE SHOW! Subscribe to our Patreon to help Spec Tales grow and gain access to bonus content including our Patreon exclusive monthly series FLOPPIES.
REACH OUT TO US! Share a grail tale of your own, give us some feedback, or tell us a topic you want us to discuss. Check out SpecTalesPodcast.com or find us on Twitter and on Instagram. You can also shoot us a message anytime at spectalespodcast@gmail.com
As always — thank you for listening.
Spec Tales Artwork Created by Bartels Creative Co -
THE Comic Book Presser Chris Myers Grade Bumps Spec Tales
Pressing and cleaning comic books isn't witchcraft or magical restoration — but for Chris Myers The Comic Book Presser, it's an art. This week, Chris and the guys deep dive into some of the intricacies of how pressing and cleaning can help the hobby pay for itself. However, Chris isn't just a presser, he's also a lifelong collector with an incredibly impressive Amazing Spider-Man and X-Men collection that he flaunts mercilessly during a heavy-hitting grail tale.
SUPPORT THE SHOW! Subscribe to our Patreon to help Spec Tales grow and gain access to bonus content including our Patreon exclusive monthly series FLOPPIES.
REACH OUT TO US! Share a grail tale of your own, give us some feedback, or tell us a topic you want us to discuss. Check out SpecTalesPodcast.com or find us on Twitter and on Instagram. You can also shoot us a message anytime at spectalespodcast@gmail.com
As always — thank you for listening.
Spec Tales Artwork Created by Bartels Creative Co -
Jake & Jesús and The Golden-Age Batman Tape Pull of Destiny
It's Thanksgiving for us and we're here to say thank you to all the listeners out there for take the time to join us every week for Spec Tales. This week's episode is filled with many listener themed segments, including the ever-popular listener-submitted grail tale.
Does Jesús win two consecutive weeks in a row for recent pickup tots? Will Jake ever stop talking about original comic book art? You'll have to listen to find out.
SUPPORT THE SHOW! Subscribe to our Patreon to help Spec Tales grow and gain access to bonus content including our Patreon exclusive monthly series FLOPPIES.
REACH OUT TO US! Share a grail tale of your own, give us some feedback, or tell us a topic you want us to discuss. Check out SpecTalesPodcast.com or find us on Twitter and on Instagram. You can also shoot us a message anytime at spectalespodcast@gmail.com
As always — thank you for listening.
Spec Tales Artwork Created by Bartels Creative Co -
Acclaimed Comic Artist Nick Pitarra Chats Axe-Wielder Jon and His Original Comic Art Addiction
Eisner-nominated comic artist Nick Pitarra jumps on the show to chat all about his creator-owned comic Axe-Wielder Jon. From its heartwarming origins to its massively successful crowdfunding campaign — Nick takes us through bringing Jon to life on the page. We also get into Nick's impressive original comic art collection and how new collectors can ease into the original art hobby.
SUPPORT THE SHOW! Subscribe to our Patreon to help Spec Tales grow and gain access to bonus content including our Patreon exclusive monthly series FLOPPIES.
REACH OUT TO US! Share a grail tale of your own, give us some feedback, or tell us a topic you want us to discuss. Check out SpecTalesPodcast.com or find us on Twitter and on Instagram. You can also shoot us a message anytime at spectalespodcast@gmail.com
As always — thank you for listening.
Spec Tales Artwork Created by Bartels Creative Co -
Brad & Lisa Gullickson of Comic Book Couples Counseling Bag and Board Spec Tales
GIANT-SIZE EPISODE ALERT! This conversation was too good to cut short. Brad and Lisa Gullickson of the Comic Book Couples Counseling podcast join us to chat all about their unbelievable comic grail tales. Traversing through our classic three segments, we learn all about Brad and Lisa's collecting habits, the secrets to their incredible on-mic chemistry, and we even manage to finagle some speculation out of them.
SUPPORT THE SHOW! Subscribe to our Patreon to help Spec Tales grow and gain access to bonus content including our Patreon exclusive monthly series FLOPPIES.
REACH OUT TO US! Share a grail tale of your own, give us some feedback, or tell us a topic you want us to discuss. Check out SpecTalesPodcast.com or find us on Twitter and on Instagram. You can also shoot us a message anytime at spectalespodcast@gmail.com
As always — thank you for listening.
Spec Tales Artwork Created by Bartels Creative Co -
Scärce Whales That Could Be Your Next Grail — The Return of Whale Tales
Have you ever seen a CATMAN comic from the 1940's? How about a CHAMBER OF CHILLS pre-code horror comic? We dive into some of the biggest white whales of these iconic runs and what makes them true grails. An episode of Spec Tales wouldn't be complete without a mystery bag of recent pickups and some horrifyingly good speculation.
SUPPORT THE SHOW! Subscribe to our Patreon to help Spec Tales grow and gain access to bonus content including our Patreon exclusive monthly series FLOPPIES.
REACH OUT TO US! Share a grail tale of your own, give us some feedback, or tell us a topic you want us to discuss. Check out SpecTalesPodcast.com or find us on Twitter and on Instagram. You can also shoot us a message anytime at spectalespodcast@gmail.com
As always — thank you for listening.
Spec Tales Artwork Created by Bartels Creative Co
Customer Reviews
Great comics podcast
As a former guest on the show, I can say with authority that Jake and Jesus produce a fun format to nerd out about comics. The Grail Tale is completely unique in the ecosystem. Give it a listen, you won’t regret it.
I’m Back thanks for the help
Just got back into collecting after about 30 years! Love this podcast that is informative and at the same time entertaining! Thanks for all the info you guys share!
No Need to Speculate on Subscribing
This is a must subscribe for any comic reader. The host run down recent pick ups, speculate on what issue will be hot to help you make some cash and then discuss grail tales for the hard core collector. Best of all, when they have a guest from the industry they join in the three topics that shows listens a different side of the creator instead of the typical interview.
- JVD