In this week's episode, Ryan and Jamie go over the comics that were released in 2025 (that they read) to determine which were the best of the year.

Categories include best comic book movie, horror, non-superhero, DC, Marvel, story, art, and best overall.

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
03:07 - Awards Start
04:33 - Best Comic Book Movie
10:19 - VPN Sponsorships and NFTs
13:57 - Best Horror Comic
24:51 - Best Non-Superhero Comic
38:39 - Best DC Comic
52:04 - Best Marvel Comic
1:01:35 - Best Titles We Missed This Year
1:08:23 - Best Comic Story
1:14:28 - Best Comic Art
1:18:33 - Worst Comic
1:23:35 - Mid-est Comic
1:25:32 - Best Comic Overall
1:34:50 - Our Spotify Wrapped

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

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

Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/show/4hd5lO43gSZyyh5UEmcq2U?si=NOE0uX4iRHWGDwIoCRfndQ

Google Podcasts- https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy50cmFuc2lzdG9yLmZtL3RoZS1jb21pYy1saXRlcmF0ZS1wb2RjYXN0

Pocket Casts- https://pca.st/r8b1cyg7

Comic Stan- https://youtube.com/@comicsstan-q1z?si=F9mxzO-eSmfWphWx

In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 1997 issue, Hellboy: A Christmas Underground, by Mike Mignola. As well as the 2022 anthology comic, Four Gathered On Christmas Eve, by Eric Powell, Mike Mignola, Becky Cloonan, and James Harren.

They also go on tangents about the tropes of Victorian ghost stories, Jamie's ancestry, cucking (for some reason), and a quick dip into the topic of [REDACTED].

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
05:20 - Comic Talk Starts
07:02 - Hellboy: A Christmas Underground
21:40 - Four Gathered On Christmas Eve
35:44 - [REDACTED]
46:32 - Back to the Comic
48:08 - Jamie's Ancestry (and cucking)
51:37 - Back to the Comic again
54:19 - The Tropes of Victorian Ghost Stories
1:07:18 - Back to the Comic again (last time)
1:09:34 - The Ending

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

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

Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/show/4hd5lO43gSZyyh5UEmcq2U?si=NOE0uX4iRHWGDwIoCRfndQ

Google Podcasts- https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy50cmFuc2lzdG9yLmZtL3RoZS1jb21pYy1saXRlcmF0ZS1wb2RjYXN0

Pocket Casts- https://pca.st/r8b1cyg7

Comic Stan- https://youtube.com/@comicsstan-q1z?si=F9mxzO-eSmfWphWx

In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 1982's Daredevil issue 191. Written and penciled by Frank Miller with ink by Terry Austin.

They also discuss the themes of hero worship, gun violence, revenge, and Ryan's theory of story.

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
01:34 - Comic Talk Starts
03:32 - Story Premise
05:12 - Starting with the Arting
14:20 - Full Story
39:14 - Ryan's Theory

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

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

Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/show/4hd5lO43gSZyyh5UEmcq2U?si=NOE0uX4iRHWGDwIoCRfndQ

Google Podcasts- https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy50cmFuc2lzdG9yLmZtL3RoZS1jb21pYy1saXRlcmF0ZS1wb2RjYXN0

Pocket Casts- https://pca.st/r8b1cyg7

Comic Stan- https://youtube.com/@comicsstan-q1z?si=F9mxzO-eSmfWphWx