The Comic Literate Podcast

In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 2007 limited series, The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite. Written by Gerard Way, art by Gabriel Bá, and colours by Dave Stewart.  They also go on tangents about comparing it to it's television adaptation, Jamie attempts to explain Jungian Psychology, and their brief experiences with My Chemical Romance.  Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 02:02 - Comic Cred...

In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read 2024's John Constantine: Hellblazer: Dead In America. Written by Si Spurrier, art by Aaron Campbell and colour by Jordie Bellaire.  They also go over some of the Eisner Award 2024 winners from SDCC as well as an in depth discussion on the Robert Downey Jr. casting and future of the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe.  Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 03:33 - Comic...

In this week's episode, Ryan and Jamie cap off Merc with a Mouth Month with both a comic and film review. The comic is this year's Deadpool series, written by Cody Ziglar, art by Roge Antonio, and colours by Guru-eFX.  They also go on tangents on the meme rise of fame for Deadpool, how meta humour is like MSG, a game of "Name the Marvel Character",and of course a full spoiler review of Deadpool an...

In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read issues 15-19 of his favourite Deadpool comic run from 2012. Written by Gerry Duggan & Brian Posehn, art by Declan Shalvey, and colour by Jordie Bellaire.  They also go on brief tangents about Deadpool's sexual orientation, Jamie attempting to recall Wolverine and Captain America's origins, how Hugh Jackman could fit into the future MCU, why superher...

In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 2004 comic series, Cable and Deadpool. Written by Fabian Nicieza and art by Mark Brooks and Patrick Zircher.  They also go on tangents like Jamie briefly explains Deadpool's origin, Ryan badly explains the history and origin of Cable, why Arrested Development was so good, and which heroes have the more traumatic origins? Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 05:0...

In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read Deadpool's first ongoing series from 1997. Written by Joe Kelly, pencils by Ed McGuinness and inks by Nathan Massengill.  They also go on tangents about MCU fantasy booking, Jamie's comparison of Deadpool to Shakespeare, Jamie's disdain for this specific portrayal of the Irish accent, and an attempt at a nuanced discussion about political correctness in...

In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 2023 ongoing series, Shazam!. By storytellers Mark Waid and Dan Mora with colours by Alejandro Sánchez.  They also go on tangents about why heatwaves feel worse in England, why they still claim to not be Star Wars fans, how all gods are real...sort of, and their favorite kids TV shows.  Timecodes  00:00 - Intro 05:30 - Answering a fan question  08:3...

In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 2023 comic book series, Phantom Road. Written by Jeff Lemire, art by Gabriel H. Walta and colour by Jordie Bellaire.  They also go on tangents about Mystery Box style fiction, how the original mystery box series was The Twilight Zone, Jamie explains MKUltra and also goes on a rant about Harry Potter Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 07:00 - Tribute to Comicst...

In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 2023 ongoing, Eisner Award nominated series, Birds of Prey. Written by Kelly Thompson, art by Leonardo Romero and Arist Deyn, and colours by Jordie Bellaire.  They also go on tangents about how great Margot Robbie is, how great The Big Short is, debating the semantics of a plot hole, and Ryan badly explains John Constantine.  00:00 - Intro 06:27 - C...

In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the currently on going series, Ultimate Spider-Man. Written by Jonathan Hickman and art by Marco Checchetto and David Messina.  Ryan also badly explains the history of the Marvel Ultimate Universe, decides who would win between Captain America and Batman, and Jamie gets exposed for never reading prologues or epilogues.  Timecodes 0:00 - Intro 8:00 - Rya...

In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the currently ongoing and currently Eisner Award nominated comic book series, Transformers. Written and drawn by Daniel Warren Johnson with colour by Mike Spicer.  You'll also hear about Ryan's dumb idea for a comic book, Ryan explaining some of the wrestling moves that the Transformers do to each other, and Jamie explains, in painstaking detail, the mu...

In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read issues 105-110 of the currently ongoing, Eisner Award nominated series Nightwing. Written by Tom Taylor and art by Bruno Redono, Stephen Byrne and Sami Basri.  They also talk about how the unique perspective of issue 105 has earned it's own award nomination, some quick back stories for Dick Grayson and Damien Wayne, how price gouging pharmaceutical comp...

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie discuss the 2023 limited series, Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees, with story and art by Patrick Horvath  and letters by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou.  They also discuss it's similarities to Dexter, it's themes of natural vs unnatural violence, whether it's pretentious to be called Jesus, and swear words are magic.  YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_2GA9...

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie discuss the 2023 limited series, The Cull, which is written by Kelly Thompson, art by Mattia De Iulis and lettering by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou.  They also go on tangents about their love of American diners, the similarities between TMNT and Sex in the City, the underrated TV show Misfits and the ChatGPT robot that will inevitably take over the world.  YouTube- h...

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie celebrate May the 4th by going through some of the current, ongoing Star Wars comic titles from Marvel. Specifically, Mace Windu, Jango Fett, and Darth Maul - Black, White & Red.  They also go on tangents about the difference between American trucks and British lorries, Jamie's child trauma from Disneyland, and how the sequel films screwed John Boyega.  Co...

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie discuss the 2023, ongoing series from Image Comics, Void Rivals, written by Robert Kirkman, drawn by Lorenzo De Felici and colored by Matheus Lopes. They also go on some long tangents about the British version of G.I. Joe, the upcoming Community movie, and how Marlon Brando was a difficult actor. So there's some time codes below if needed.  16.23- Back to talk...

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie discuss the 2023 ongoing series, Sensational She-Hulk, written by Rainbow Rowell and art by Andrés Genolet and Dee Cunniffe.  Not so many tangents this week as Jamie was recovering from illness and Ryan was just tired.  YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_2GA9q40JoBmnbOrkjGuJg  Apple Podcasts- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-comic-literate-po...

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie discuss the only Fallout related comic book that Bethesda have ever allowed to be produced for some reason. Fallout: New Vegas- All Roads is a prequel to the video game and was written by Chris Avellone, pencils by Jean Diaz and Wellinton Alves, and inks by Belardino Brabo and Nelson Pereira They also fill time with tangents about the Fallout series' moral bas...

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie discuss the 2021 ongoing series, Newburn, written by Chip Zdarsky and art by Jacob Phillips.  They also go on tangents about cromulent T-shirts, the best John Wick films,  and the superior modern adaptation of Sherlock Holmes.  From 54.30, they also give their recommendations for The Bad Batch season 3, X-Men 97 and trees. YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/chan...

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie discuss the currently releasing, limited series, Justice League Vs Godzilla Vs Kong. Written by Brian Buccellato, art by Christian Duce, and colour by Luis Guerrero.  They also go on tangents about how Mike Tyson fixed Steve-o's nose, why Johnny Depp is weird, the insurance premiums of DC comics cities, and the mysterious, lost episode of the podcast.

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie discuss the 1981 released story line, Days of Future Past, from issues #141–142 of The Uncanny X-Men. Created by the writer/artist team of Chris Claremont, John Byrne and Terry Austin. They also go on tangents about the friendship between Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds, the highlights of Daniel Radcliffe's career, the problems with the Now You See Me films, an...

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie discuss the 2023 ongoing series, Wonder Woman, written by Tom King and art by Danial Sampere.  They also talk a bit about the passing of Akira Toriyama, the modern representation of female superheroes, and Jamie attempts to explain what the 80/20 principle is.  YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_2GA9q40JoBmnbOrkjGuJg  Apple Podcasts- https://podcasts....

In this week's episode, Ryan and Jamie discuss the 2005 anthology series, Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Lost Adventures, produced by the animation's original creators, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. They also go on tangents about why Ryan assumed Jamie had already seen the original animation, how different parts of the world progressed faster than others, and what elements they wo...

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie discuss the graphic novel adaptation of the 1965 epic science fiction novel, Dune, by American author Frank Herbert. Adapted by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson with illustration by Raúl Allén and Patricia Martín.  They also go on tangents about Norfolk's love of Alan Partridge, would you trust yourself with a lightsaber, who's related to Gene Wilder, and a...

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie discuss the 2023, currently ongoing series, W0rldtr33, written by Eisner Award-winning writer James Tynion IV and art by Fernando Blanco. They also go on tangents about the differences between sex and violence in modern culture, the acting ranges of Colin Farrell and Colin Firth, and what would happen if the internet suddenly turned off? YouTube- https://www.y...