The Comic Literate Podcast

In this week's episode, Ryan and Jamie discuss the 1988 Batman story arc, A Death In The Family. Written by Jim Starlin, pencils by Jim Aparo, inks by Mike DeCarlo, and colours by Adrienne Roy. 

They also discuss the history of the Robin character, how DC decided to kill off such an important comic book character, whether the comic lives up to the reputation or not, and how this all connects to the Red Hood. 

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
01:33 - Who are the Robins?
07:56 - General Thoughts
23:09 - Starting with the Arting
32:48 - Story
37:58 - Wild Tangent Section (advised to skip)
42:42 - Back to the Comic
1:13:35 - Opening Weekend Box Office Quiz
1:21:01 - Comment Corner

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In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie watch the 2026 MCU film, Spider-Man: Brand New Day. 

They also discuss how this compares to previous Spider-Man films, what's going on with Bruce Banner/Hulk, how many other MCU properties do people need to see to understand this one, and what we know about the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
01:37 - Movie Talk Starts with General Thoughts (Non Spoiler)
27:47 - Story (SPOILERS)
59:22 - Spidey Trivia & Post Credits Scene
1:05:35 - End of Episode Shenanigans

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In this week's episode, Ryan and Jamie discuss the 2000 comic series, Ultimate Spider-Man. Written by Brian Michael Bendis, art by Mark Bagley, and colours by Art Thibert. 

They also discuss how this led to the creation of Marvel's first Ultimate Universe, what this comic says about the overall quality of Spider-Man comics, and where the term "Bendis Speak (dialogue)" comes from. 

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
01:54 - General Thoughts
17:50 - Starting with the Arting
31:20 - Story
39:38 - Bendis Speak
50:13 - Back to the Story
58:14 - Eisner Winners 2026 & Comment Corner

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In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 2026 limited series, The Sentry. Written by Paul Jenkins, art by Christian Rosado, and colour by Matt Milla. 

They also discuss how the limitations of the Sentry character can make him more interesting, how the Sentry/Void relationship is a metaphor for mental health struggles, and why this comic got one of the hosts so emotional. 

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
03:34 - Comic Talk Starts with Credits
06:01 - General Thoughts
15:24 - Starting with the Arting
23:37 - Story (with minor spoilers)
55:40 - The Ending
1:03:17 - Comment Corner

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In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 2026 limited series, Ultimate Endgame. Written by Deniz Camp, art by Terry & Rachel Dodson and Jonas Scharf and colored by Federico Blee and Edgar Delgado. 

They also discuss whether this ending lives up to the quality of Marvel's second Ultimate Universe, what the future of Marvel comics looks like following this conclusion, and the current discourse about the Supergirl movie. 

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro & What Is It?
03:57 - Credits
05:10 - General Thoughts
08:38 - Starting with the Arting
14:08 - Story (with minor spoilers)
26:48 - Spoilers From Here On
36:15 - What This Means For Marvel Comics
39:20 - Ryan's Little Bits
46:57 - Supergirl
59:07 - Comment Corner
1:04:08 - Secret Section

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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

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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

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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

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