In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the first issues of Marvel's new Midnight Universe, Midnight Spider-Man, Midnight Fantastic Four, and Midnight X-Men.

They also discuss how it compares to other comic imprints like DC's Absolute Universe, what happened to Marvel's previous attempt with the Ultimate Universe 2.0, and how much does writing quality matter to comic book fans?

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
02:21 - Comic Talk Starts Here
04:41 - General Thoughts
09:11 - Starting with the Arting - Spider-Man
14:22 - Fantastic Four Arting
19:40 - X-Men Arting
23:00 - Fantastic Four Story
39:24 - Spider-Man Story
44:45 - X-Men Story

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In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie read issues 1-6 of the 2026 comic series, Bleeding Hearts. Written by Deniz Camp, art by Stipan Morian, and colours by Matt Hollingsworth.

They also discuss some of the history of DC's imprint Vertigo Comics, the genre of lighthearted Zombie stories, and somehow they get a little political as well.

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
02:20 - Comic Talk Starts
04:34 - A Brief History of Vertigo Comics
09:27 - Credits & General Thoughts
17:54 - Starting with the Arting
22:59 - Story
40:20 - Getting A Little Political
43:53 - Back to the Comic
48:54 - Podcast Accolades
50:26 - Comment Corner

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

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In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the first collected volume of the 1980's Miracleman comics, Miracleman: A Dream of Flying. Written by The Original Writer (Alan Moore) with Mick Anglo, art by Garry Leach and Alan Davis, and colour art by Steve Oliff.

They also discuss the origins of the Miracleman character, the crazy legal history of his ownership, and the current Marvel controversy in bringing him back in 2026.

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
01:48 - Who Is Miracleman?
22:25 - General Thoughts
27:07 - Starting with the Arting
33:56 - Story
1:06:37 - Comment Corner

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

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In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie read issues 136 - 141 of the ongoing comic series, Nightwing. Written by Dan Watters, pencils by Denys Cowan, inks by Norm Rapmund, and colours by Francesco Segala.

They also discuss the success of the current Nightwing run, whether Dick Grayson needs to be further removed from Batman or not, and is the Bat-Family too big?

00:00 - Intro
01:46 - Comic Talk Starts
28:20 - Starting with the Arting
35:27 - Story
1:08:16 - Comment Corner

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

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In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie watch the 2026 DC animated movie, Batman: Knightfall – Part 1: Knightfall (that is the correct full name according to Wikipedia)

They also discuss how it improves on the original comic book story line, some of the specific design choices, how big should Bane be, and DC's success in making animated movie adaptations of their comics.

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
02:49 - Starting with the Arting
12:51 - General Thoughts
18:51 - Story
56:21 - Comment Corner

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

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In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie read (some of) the 1993 comic story arc, Batman: Knightfall. Specifically, the parts leading up to and including, Bane breaking Batman's Back.

They also discuss how DC published this story across different comic titles, how this comic was a push back to more violent characters of the time, and the legacy of Bane.

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
00:53 - Comic Talk Starts Here
09:01 - What Is It?
22:27 - Bane's Origin
27:10 - British TV Tangent
30:17 - Back to Bane
38:12 - The Build Up to Bane
52:09 - Back Breaking Time
1:00:38 - 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, Absolute Green Arrow. Written by Ponksak Pichetshote, art by Rafael Albuquerque, and colours by Marcelo Maiolo.

They also discuss how this kind of story gives readers catharsis, how the themes connect to Jefferey Epstein and Luigi Mangione, and the effects of trading apps and prediction markets on society.

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
03:00 - What Is It?
04:12 - General Thoughts
20:02 - Starting with the Arting
24:45 - Story
56:26 - Wolverine Fan Casting
1:03:03 - Jamie's Present
1:06:02 - Comment Corner

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

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In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie watch episode 1 of the 2026 TV series, Lanterns. Staring Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, and Kelly MacDonald.

They also discuss they are now Green Lantern guys, some of Damon Lindelof's previous work, the themes of courage and fear set up in this episode, and their own relationships with the medium of TV.

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
05:07 - Credits
09:13 - General Thoughts
15:34 - Jamie's Relationship with TV (and other tangents)
20:03 - Back to the Show
24:31 - Spoilers for Episode 1
55:53 - Ryan's present
59:53 - Comment Corner

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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