In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 1982 graphic novel, X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills. Written by Chris Claremont and art by Brent Eric Anderson. 

They also discuss how this story, and the X-Men in general, are used as a racism allegory, how Magneto's helmet was changed by the movies, and how this comic is so relevant to today's politics. 

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
01:49 - Comic Talk Starts with General Thoughts
10:28 - Starting with the Arting
20:58 - The Racism Allegory
29:17 - Story (minor spoilers)
34:55 - Political Tangent 
39:57 - Back to the Comic
1:06:22 - The End of the Comic
1:19:49 - Comment Corner

YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_2GA9q40JoBmnbOrkjGuJg 

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In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie watch and review the 2026 DCU film, Supergirl. 

They also discuss how it compares to the comic it's based on, Supergirl: Woman Of Tomorrow, how it fits in to the larger DC Cinematic Universe, and whether going up against Toy Story 5 was a good idea or not. 

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
02:41 - Movie Talk Starts
03:37 - General Thoughts (non spoiler)
06:56 - Possible Spoilers From Here On
36:25 - Ending with the Cinematography
47:47 - To Summarize
51:22 - Comment Corner

Woman of Tomorrow Episode- https://open.spotify.com/episode/38PBIoEQHN2Z06qsecSWbR?si=f64b93f1fa404298

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In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie read issues 121-122 of the 1963 comic series, The Amazing Spider-Man. Also known as The Night Gwen Stacy Died. Written by Gerry Conway, Art by Gil Kane, and Inking by John Romita (Sr) and Tony Mortellaro. 

They also discuss how exactly Gwen Stacy died, how her death signified the beginning of the Bronze Age of Comics, and a lively debate on comparing the writing of 60's/70's comics to the modern day. 

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro & Credits
02:46 - What Is It?
08:38 - General Thoughts
19:54 - Starting with the Arting
29:44 - Story
1:10:14 - How Did Gwen Stacy Die?
1:23:48 - Comment Corner

YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_2GA9q40JoBmnbOrkjGuJg 

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In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 2002 limited series, Spider-Man: Blue. Written by Jeff Loeb and art by Tim Sale. 

They also discuss the stagnation of Spider-Man as a character, the quality of his comics compared to other popular superheroes, and the new Avengers comic line up following Marvel's Armageddon. 

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro and Comic Credits
06:01 - General Thoughts
12:24 - General Spider-Man Discussion
15:22 - Starting with the Arting
26:51 - Story
59:40 - Near-End of Episode Ramblings
1:06:32 - Post Armageddon Avengers Line Up
1:12:20 - Comment Corner

In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 2026 one-shot, New History Of The DC Universe: The Dakota Incident. Featuring the heroes of the Dakotaverse, including Static, Icon, Rocket, and Hardware. 

They also discuss the how DC's lack of use and promotion of black characters led to the DC Blackout campaign (which was happening at time of recording), how the Dakotaverse characters could be used going forward, and Ryan's review of Spider-Noir. 

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
03:21 - General Thoughts
10:47 - Starting with the Arting
15:50 - Story
43:42 - DC Blackout
56:47 - Ryan's Spider-Noir Review
1:05:48 - Comment Corner

YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_2GA9q40JoBmnbOrkjGuJg 

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In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 2026 limited series, Wolverine: Weapons Of Armageddon. Written by Chip Zdarsky, art by Luca Maresca, and colours by Bryan Valenza. 

They also discuss the upcoming Armageddon event and Zdarsky's possible creative plans, how the super soldier program reflects the military industrial complex, and how movie actor's physiques have changed over the years. 

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
02:21 - Starting with the Arting
09:02 - Actor's Physiques tangent
14:13 - Story
57:38 - Comment Corner

YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_2GA9q40JoBmnbOrkjGuJg 

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In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie read most of the nominees for the Eisner Awards 2026: Best One-Shot/Single Issue category. Including Absolute Batman Annual, Absolute Martian Manhunter, Ice Cream Man, and Something's Killing The Children. 

They also discuss some of the other categories including Best Continuing Series, Best Limited Series, and Best New Series. 

Full Eisner Awards 2026 Nominees- https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-awards/

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
04:03 - Best Continuing Series
13:40 - Best Limited Series
20:10 - Best New Series
25:44 - The Other Categories
28:00 - Best One-Shot/Single Issue
52:39 - Comment Corner

YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_2GA9q40JoBmnbOrkjGuJg 

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In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the collected edition of the 1982 Captain Britain stories from Marvel UK. Co-created by Alan Moore and Alan Davis, with lettering by Steve Craddock. 

They also discuss the state of Britain (the country) in the 70's and 80's, how this comic was originally released, and the early days of Alan Moore's work as a comic book writer. 

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro and Credits
01:29 - What Is This Comic?
18:46 - General Thoughts
27:48 - Starting with the Arting
35:56 - The Story
1:02:04 - The Ending
1:14:19 - Comment Corner

YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_2GA9q40JoBmnbOrkjGuJg 

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In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie read issues 25–30 of the 2004 Punisher MAX series, also known as The Slavers story arc. Written by Garth Ennis, pencils by Leandro Fernandez, Inks by Scott Koblish, and colours by Dan Brown. 

They also discuss Ennis's use of shocking content as a writer, and debate whether The Punisher as a character is just a revenge, power fantasy, or something deeper and more complex?

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro & Credits
03:04 - General Thoughts
09:39 - Starting with the Arting
17:58 - Story
1:04:07 - Preview of Next Week's Episode

YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_2GA9q40JoBmnbOrkjGuJg 

Apple Podcasts- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-comic-literate-podcast/id1670647884 

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In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 2013 limited series, The Star Wars. Written by J.W. Rinzler, art by Mike Mayhew, and colours by Rain Beredo. 

They also discuss the inspirations of the original draft, the changes and influences that led to A New Hope, and the strengths and weaknesses of Lucas as a story teller. 

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro & Credits
01:45 - What is THE Star Wars?
03:19 - General Thoughts
16:52 - Starting with the Arting
25:11 - Story
1:01:25 - Comment Corner & Our Podcasting Achievement

YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_2GA9q40JoBmnbOrkjGuJg 

Apple Podcasts- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-comic-literate-podcast/id1670647884 

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