In this week's episode, Ryan and Jamie celebrate their 100th episode with the long running, comic book series, Saga. Written by Brian K. Vaughan and art by Fiona Staples. They also thank their Spotify listeners, debate what they would ask Brian K. Vaughan if they ever met him, and discuss the near future of the podcast. Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 01:28 - Thanking their Spotify listeners 03:17 - Comic Talk Starts 06:34 - Story Synopsis 10:29 - General Story (Non Spoiler) 33:09 - Full Spoilers from h...
Dec 30, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 102
In this special Christmas Day Episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 2023 limited series, Batman - Santa Claus: Silent Knight. Written by Jeff Parker, art by Michele Bandini and colour by Alex Sinclair. They also go on tangents like Jamie's brief history of Santa Claus, Superman's Dad, Ryan trying to remember The Flash, and which AI superhero companions would they have? Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 05:18 - Christmas Talk Starts 07:35 - Starting with the Arting 09:17 - Overall Story (Non Spoiler) 14:44 - ...
Dec 25, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 101
In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 2023-2024 limited series, The Deviant. Written by James Tynion IV, art by Joshua Hixson, and lettering by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. They also discuss the themes of the comic relating to homophobia and the Aids Crisis, as well as tangents about human memory and therapy speak. Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 02:53 - Comic Talk Starts with Comic Credits 05:05 - Overall Thoughts (Non Spoiler) 05:39 - Trigger Warnings 11:13 - Jamie's Story Blurb 14:41 - Starting...
Dec 23, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 100
In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read 1987's, Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt. Written by J.M. DeMatteis, pencils by Mike Zeck, ink by Bob McLeod with colours by Ian Tetrault. The also go over a brief history of the Black Suit Spider-Man, comic book censorship in the 70's and 80's, is Kraven the modern Dostoevsky?, and how attractive a hobby are comic books? Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 03:54 - Comic Talk Starts 05:41 - Comic Credits 09:07 - Black Suit Spider-Man 13:18 - Starting with the Artin...
Dec 16, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 99
In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read DOOM 2024. Written by Jonathan Hickman, art by Sanford Greene with colours by Rachelle Rosenburg. They also go over the history of the character and his place within the Marvel Universe. Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 02:07 - The History of Doom 23:16 - Ryan Reynolds/Russo Brothers tangents 27:30 - Comic Talk Starts 28:04 - Comic Credits 30:03 - Art With Some Story Spoilers 40:46 - Full Story Spoilers YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_2GA9q40JoBmnb...
Dec 09, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 98
In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 2024 ongoing series, The Ultimates. Written by Deniz Camp, art by Juan Frigeri, and colour art by Frederico Blee. They also go over each issue individually, as well as tangents about whether this Steve Rogers wants to make America great again?, and Jamie comparing this title to Shakespeare. Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 02:28 - Comic Talk Starts 04:40 - Comic Credits 06:13 - Overall Thoughts of the Series So Far (No Spoilers) 16:07 - Starting with the A...
Dec 02, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 97
In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read Houses of the Unholy. Created by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, with colours by Jacob Phillips. They also go on tangents about the actual Satanic Panic that swept the United States in the 1980's, conspiracy theories, and the connection between fast food and the White House. Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 02:06 - Comic Talk Starts 03:50 - Comic Credits 04:37 - Starting with the Arting 10:12 - Jacket Blurbs 15:06 - Jamie's Story Recap 24:54 - Actual Satanic Pa...
Nov 25, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 96
In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the first issues of DC's Absolute Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman, to look at how this alternate universe is starting out. They also go on tangents about comparing this to the current Marvel Ultimate universe, Superman's new class warfare themes, and what people name their WiFi routers. Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 01:39 - DC's Absolute Universe 04:56 - Overall Thoughts Of These First Issues 18:53 - Absolute Batman 39:21 - Absolute Wonder Woman 53:13 - ...
Nov 18, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 95
In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 2024 ongoing series, Ultimate Black Panther. Written by Bryan Hill, art by Stefano Casselli, and colour by David Curiel. They also go on tangents about Black Panther's history as a marvel character, if world leaders had to fist fight for their positions, how African hair styles influenced ancient history, and a surprising fan of the podcast. Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 03:31 - Comic Talk Starts 06:55 - A Brief History of Black Panther 20:09 - Comic Cr...
Nov 12, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 94
In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 2023 limited series, Ultimate Invasion. Written by Jonathan Hickman, drawn by Bryan Hitch, inked by Andrew Currie, and colored by Alex Sinclair. They also go on tangents about how this title could be considered fictional administration, physique creep in comic book movie actors, and Alan Moore's recent comments on toxic fandoms. Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 03:26 - Broad Thoughts of the Comic 10:59 - Jamie compares Ultimate Invasion to J. R. R. Tolkie...
Nov 04, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 93
In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 2024 limited series, Universal Monsters: Creature From The Black Lagoon Lives! Written by Dan Watters & Ram V, art by Matthew Roberts, and colour by Dave Stewart. They also go on tangents about the history of the Creature, why they haven't had as much of a cultural impact as the other Universal Monsters, film making in the black and white era, and reflecting on the podcast so far and where it's going. Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 03:44 - Comic Cred...
Oct 28, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 92
In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the Image limited series, Universal Monsters: Dracula. Written by James Tynion IV, art by Martin Simmonds and lettering by Rus Wooton. They also go on tangents about comparing it to the original Bram Stoker novel, Dracula as a metaphor for old euroscepticism, why vampires are considered so sexy (again, not by us), and the complete failure of Universal's Dark Universe. Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 02:45 - Comic Credits 07:04 - Brief History of Dracula 11:02...
Oct 21, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 91
In this weeks episode, Ryan and Jamie continue spooky season with the 1998 horror manga series, Uzumaki. Written and drawn by Junji Ito. They also go on tangents about the Fibonacci sequence, Ito's Lovecraftian influences, why his protagonists faces are less detailed, and, of course, Joker 2 bombing at the box office. Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 07:53 - Finally talking about the Manga 12:38 - Jamie explains the Fibonacci sequence 14:59 - Talking Art and Story for most of the episode 54:35 - Anime Ad...
Oct 14, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 90
In this weeks episode, Spooky Season kicks of with Ryan making Jamie read Batman: The Killing Joke (because homicidal clowns are kinda Halloween-ish). Written by Alan Moore, art by Brian Bolland and colours by John Higgins (or not, depending on the version). They also go over the different colourings of the different versions of the comic, Alan Moore's original, unhinged script, and how this influenced modern superhero stories. Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 04:18 - Moore's Original, Unhinged Script 11...
Oct 07, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 89
In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 2008 limited series, Hellboy: The Crooked Man. Written by Mike Mignola and art by Richard Corben. They also go on a few witch based tangents like how they are depicted in media, the role they played in the world war 2, why they are associated with cats, and just how Hellboy is such a chill dude. Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 09:34 - Comic Credits and Hellboy History 11:05 - Starting with the Arting 18:15 - Hellboy's Origins 25:20 - Overall Story (No Spo...
Sep 30, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 88
In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 2024 limited series, James Bond: 007. Written by Garth Ennis, art by Rapha Lobosco and colours by Jorge Sutil. They also go on tangents about how this comic and the films compare to the original Bond novels, Operation Paperclip, and Jamie teaches us about the Cambridge 5 spy ring and Russian maps of the UK. Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 12:05 - Comic Credits and overall impressions 27:18 - Starting with the Arting 33:34 - Jamie's Overall Plot Breakdown...
Sep 23, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 87
In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read issues 1-6 of the currently ongoing series, Ultimate X-Men. Written and art by Peach Momoko. They also discuss the wider Marvel Ultimate Universe as well as why some comic readers do not like the work of Tom King (not Ryan, he's a big fan) TW: Some discussion of suicide Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 05:20 - Comic Credits 06:01 - Starting with the Arting 16:52 - Ryan Badly explains the Ultimate Universe again 23:14 - Jamie's Overall Plot (Non-Spoiler) 27:23 ...
Sep 16, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 86
In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read DC's 2023 limited series, The Penguin. Written by Tom King, art by Rafael de Latorre and colours by Marcelo Maiolo. They also have a surprisingly measured discussion on the use of censored swearing in comic books. Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 02:57 - Comic Credits 04:24 - Overall Thoughts- Non spoiler 15:20 - Starting with the Arting 17:20 - Censored Swearing in Comics 33:28 - The Unique Narration Style 36:35 - Story with Spoilers YouTube- https://www.yout...
Sep 09, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 85
In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie continue reading issues 7-12 of the 1986, critically acclaimed limited series, Watchmen. Written by Alan Moore, art by Dave Gibbons, and colour by John Higgins. They also talk about the 2009 live action film, the recently released animated adaptation, the HBO TV show and it's comic book sequels. Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 06:25 - Starting with the Arting 14:55 - Story with spoilers kind of starts from here 01:07:00 - That amazing ending 01:22:35 - The Adaptat...
Sep 02, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 84
In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie re-read the 1986, critically acclaimed limited series, Watchmen. Written by Alan Moore, art by Dave Gibbons, and colour by John Higgins. They also go on tangents about why Alan Moore stopped writing comics, The Charlton Comics characters that inspired the story, the potential plot hole of the story, and if Rorschach was a neckbeard? Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 01:33 - Credits and the creation of Watchmen 11:07 - Charlton Comics 23:00 - Moore's original transcr...
Aug 26, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 83
In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 2024 limited comic book series, Alien. Written by Declan Shalvey, with art by Andrea Broccardo & Declan Shalvey, and colour by Ruth Redmond & Declan Shalvey. They also go on tangents like Ryan badly explaining the Alien franchise, when The Simpsons was good, how good Hamilton is, debating the best Star Wars films, and Jamie's love of 80's technology like Betamax and electric typewriters. Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 02:28 - Ryan badly explainin...
Aug 19, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 82
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 Credits 05:59 - Starting with the Arting with spoilers 10:19 - Jamie explains the plot with more spoilers ...
Aug 12, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 81
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 talk starts with credits 05:01 - Ryan badly explains John Constantine 06:23 - 08:09 - Jamie's real ti...
Aug 05, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 80
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 and Wolverine. Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 04:49 - Credits 06:29 - Starting with the Arting 12:47 - Comic s...
Jul 29, 2024•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 79
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 superhero comics usually create fictional countries, comic accurate costumes in movies, and several tangents ...
Jul 22, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 78
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 05:04 - Ryan makes Jamie explain Deadpool's origin 12:40 - Ryan badly explains Cable 18:14 - Comic credit...
Jul 15, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 77
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 the 90's and today. Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 05:46 - Ryan badly explains the publication history of D...
Jul 08, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 76
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 08:33 - Comic talk starts 12:08 - Starting with the Arting 16:47 - Ryan badly explains the history of Shazam...
Jul 01, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 75
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 Comicstorian 10:22 - Correspondence from the Historical Consultant 14:04 - Comic talk starts 17:48 - Startin...
Jun 24, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 74
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 - Comic talk starts 07:37 - Starting with the Arting 26:08 - Story (No Spoilers) 44:10 - Spoilers start Y...
Jun 17, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 73
