The Comic Literate Podcast

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie discuss the "The Room" of superhero comics, Spider-Man: Reign. Not as many tangents this episode but plenty of plot holes, weird character motivations and very baffling art choices.  Comic talk starts 07.18 YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_2GA9q40JoBmnbOrkjGuJg  Apple Podcasts- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-comic-literate-podcast/id16706...

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie discuss the 2023 ongoing series, Immortal Thor, written by Al Ewing, pencil by Martin Coccolo and colors by Matthew Wilson.  They also go on tangents about Alex Ross' cover art, how Thatcher ruined the British 80's, and Jamie's reading of a NSFW poem by Robert Burns. Apple Podcasts- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-comic-literate-podcast/id1670647884 ...

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie discuss the 1990 Japanese sports manga series, Slam Dunk, written and illustrated by Takehiko Inoue. They also go on tangents about the Shaq Fu video game, racism in Japan and how a mountain would wear a mustache.  

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie discuss the 2023 limited series comic book, Predator Vs. Wolverine, written by Ben Percy and drawn by Greg Land (issue 1), Andrea Di Vito (issue 2), and Ken Lashley (issues 3–4).  They also go on tangents about how Ryan Gosling was a scary kid, the unintentional genius of The Room, and why Topher Grace is back in favor now.

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie discuss the 2023 graphic novel, Where The Body Was, by the critically acclaimed, award winning, writer and artist team of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. They also go on tangents about the dystopian future of supermarket cheese, why Catcher in the Rye sucks and the similarities between trade paperback comics and single player video games. YouTube- https://www.y...

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie discuss the 2022 ongoing comic book series, Poison Ivy, written by G. Willow Wilson and art by Marcio Takara.  They also discuss antihero characters, the Bat family, and the historical correspondent for the podcast.  TW: There is also a 5 minute section towards the end of the episode in which they talk about themes of sexual assault in fiction which goes from...

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie discuss the 2003, limited series comic book, Marvel 1602, written by Neil Gaiman, penciled by Andy Kubert, and digitally painted by Richard Isanove.  They also go over some of the surprising historical accuracy of the title, as well as a tangent about actors being posthumously added in to movies which starts at 01.06.54.

In the last episode of the year (technically the first of the new year), Ryan and Jamie go over all of the comics they read over 2023, pick their best and worst over a range of categories and assign rankings (with the help of some gen-z parlance).  If you're looking for comics to check out from the past year, then this episode will certainly give you some great suggestions.

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie discuss the the first Marvel Holiday Special from 1991. This is an anthology of Christmas themed stories about some of Marvel's most festive characters including Ghost Rider, The Punisher, Captain Ultra (you don't know Captain Ultra?) and an Omega level powered mutant named Kris Kringle.  YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_2GA9q40JoBmnbOrkjGuJg  Apple...

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie do a retrospective on the first appearances of Batman & Superman and compare them to their modern day counterparts to see how the characters have changed over the decades.  08.48- Comic talks starts 15.03- Action Comics issue 1 56.30- Detective Comics 27 1.12.45- Modern Comics YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_2GA9q40JoBmnbOrkjGuJg  Apple Podcast...

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie discuss the 2023 one-shot comic book, Doctor Who: Once upon a Time Lord, written by Dan Slott and art by Christopher Jones and Matthew Dow Smith.  They also go on tangents about Robert Pattinson's acting, Roald Dahl's military flying and James Bond's films (because they're all also British or something)

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie discuss the Image 2023 graphic novel, Cosmic Detective, written by Jeff Lemire and Matt Kindt and art by David Rubin. They also go on tangents about the work of Flatters in comic books, Batman's wardrobe malfunction and the origin of Forrest Gump's accent.

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie mix things up by discussing the 2008 Eisner award winning graphic novel that is part memoir, part collage and part workbook, What It Is, written and illustrated by Lynda Barry.  They also go on a tangent spree towards the end of the episode which the time codes for are below.  01.03.53- The never-ending book club 01.11.13- Ryan talks Talk To Me and Jamie talks...

For the first time in recorded history, The Comic Literate podcast re-visit a previously examined series. Ryan and Jamie discuss the 4th and 5th volumes of Scott Pilgrim, written and drawn by Bryan Lee O'Malley.  They also go on wild tangents about who was surprised by the 2016 US election, the length of modern pop songs, Ryan and Jamie's pick for best comedy sketch ever, and from 1.17.03, Jamie t...

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie discuss the 2014 series and comic book origin of Ms. Marvel, written by G. Willow Wilson and art by Adrian Alphona as well as this series' representation of Muslim characters.  They also go on wild tangents about the foot community(listen to find out what this means) and the Simpsons.

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie discuss the long running comic book series, Invincible, written by Robert Kirkman and illustrated by Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley.  They also discuss the lack of platonic relationships in modern media, the actor Gillian Anderson, the medical benefits of Guinness and why anime faces are drawn the way they are.

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie dip their metaphorical toes in to the metaphorical lake which is the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise. The specific title is a comic book adaptation of the New York Times best seller, The Silver Eyes, written by Scott Cawthon and Kira Breed-Wrisley with Illustrations by Claudia Schroder.  They also go on tangents on how the New York Times best seller list wor...

In the 4th week of this years Spooky Season, Ryan and Jamie discuss a comic that was so widely panned by fans and critics, it could be considered scary. Spider-Man: One More Day from 2007 is a four-part comic book crossover story line, written by J. Michael Straczynski and Joe Quesada, with art also by Quesada.  They also discuss the origin of the Faustian trope, the Shakespeare conspiracy and whi...

In the 3rd week of the first ever Spooky Season (of the podcast, obviously spooky season is eternal), Ryan and Jamie actually discuss two titles this week. First is the 2015 comic tie-in to Rick and Morty. First volume written by  Zac Gorman and illustrated by Marc Ellerby.  The second title is the four-issue horror series, Harrower, written by Justin Jordan and illustrated by Brahm Revel. They al...

In the second installment of the first Spooky Season of the podcast, Ryan and Jamie discuss the 2023 limited series, The Neighbors, written by Jude Ellison S. Doyle, art by Letizia Cadonici, and color by Alessandro Santoro.  They also stop talking about the comic about 55.41 and go on to tangents about Alan Moore's opinion of Stan Lee, Jonathan Hickman's re-boot of the X-men and the possible re-bo...

Kicking off the first Spooky Season of the podcast, this weeks episode covers the first volume of the on-going series, Maniac of New York, written by Elliott Kalan and art by Andrea Mutti.  Ryan and Jamie also discuss modern societies reactions to tragedies, as well as less pretentious topics like the slasher genre, true crime podcasts and the Chupacabra. YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/U...

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie discuss the 2006 comic book series, The Boys, written by Garth Ennis and co-created, designed, and illustrated by Darick Robertson.  They discuss some of the aspects of the comic that may be not be as well received by the modern audience, as well as tangents on Paris Syndrome, suits, and the 2008 UK Christmas No.1 song.  TW- This episode does contain discussio...

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie discuss the 2022 Eisner Award nominated limited series, Human Target, written by Tom King and art by Greg Smallwood.  They didn't go on as many tangents as usual so listen to the episode to find out why (though they did go on about Jason Statham towards the end for some reason).  YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_2GA9q40JoBmnbOrkjGuJg  Apple Podcasts...

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie discuss the 2020 graphic novel adaptation of Yuval Noah Harari’s Bestselling book, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. The adaptation was co-written by David Vandermeulen and illustrated by Daniel Casanave.  They also go on a string of tangents after the 54.00 mark that range from magnets and Morrissey to flags, chess and The Wire. Then they return to the c...

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie discuss the best selling Manga series of all time, One Piece,  written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. They also discuss the wider pirate genre, making pirates suitable for children, Manga tropes and director's cuts. YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_2GA9q40JoBmnbOrkjGuJg   Apple Podcasts- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-comic-literate-pod...