{"podcast":{"title":"The Comic Source Podcast","slug":"the-comic-source-podcast-1095765","podcast_index_feed_id":1095765,"rss_url":"https://topcowchronologyproject.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://lrmonline.com/news/category/the-comic-source-podcast/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/8/c/1/f8c17d483f4c0ab127a2322813b393ee/CS_SQUARE-min.jpg","author":"Jace Milam","episode_count":2188,"summary":"The Comic Source is the title of a group of podcasts focusing on comic books. It includes The Comic Source Podcast, The Top Cow Chronology Project, Creator Interviews, Convention Coverage and so much more. Grab your headphones and join us today!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T16:19:04.180943+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-comic-source-podcast-1095765"},"episode":{"title":"Is This the Crime Comic of the Year? | Royals #1-2 Interview","slug":"is-this-the-crime-comic-of-the-year-royals-1-2-interview","published_at":"2026-05-07T05:53:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-comic-source-podcast-1095765/is-this-the-crime-comic-of-the-year-royals-1-2-interview","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-comic-source-podcast-1095765","url":"https://topcowchronologyproject.libsyn.com/is-this-the-crime-comic-of-the-year-royals-1-2-interview","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/topcowchronologyproject/The_MOST_Underrated_Crime_Comic_of_2026__Royals_1-2_Interview.mp3?dest-id=1850237","summary":"Derek Kirk Kim and Jacob Perez join Jace to talk about Royals #1-2 from Image Comics. The conversation covers the series' crime noir setup, the telepathic connection between twin brothers Paul and Castor, the poker tension that kicks the story into motion, and how the book quickly escalates beyond its opening premise. Derek and Jacob also discuss how the series came together, Jacob's transition into sequential comics, the visual energy of the book, the Seoul setting, lettering, thought balloons, color choices, the response to issue #1 selling out, the second printing, and why Royals feels so cinematic on the page. Follow The Comic Source on all social media with our Linktree - https://linktr.ee/thecomicsource","meta_description":"Derek Kirk Kim and Jacob Perez join Jace to talk about Royals #1-2 from Image Comics. The conversation covers the series' crime noir setup, the telepathic…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2978,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-comic-source-podcast-1095765/episodes/is-this-the-crime-comic-of-the-year-royals-1-2-interview/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-comic-source-podcast-1095765/is-this-the-crime-comic-of-the-year-royals-1-2-interview.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}