In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie read issues 1-7 of the 2025 ongoing series, Invincible Universe: Battle Beast. Written by Robert Kirkman, art by Ryan Ottley, colour by Annalisa Leoni, and letters by Rus Wooton.

They also discuss Battle Beast's part in the main Invincible story, Kirkman's success with the animated TV series, the upcoming showdown between Battle Beast and Conquest, and Daredevil's recent fetish admission.

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
02:24 - Comic Talk Starts with Credits
03:37 - General Thoughts
10:13 - Starting with the Arting
17:01 - Story (with minor spoilers)
40:23 - The Invincible Franchise Success
51:34 - Back to the Comic
55:30 - Battle Beast vs Conquest
1:01:16 - Comment Corner
1:02:39 - Daredevil's New Fetish

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In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie read issues 1-4 of the 2026 Image Comics limited series, Wrestle Heist. Written by Kyle Starks, colours by Vlad Popov, and design by Dylan Todd.

They also discuss the Vince McMahon scandal, the incredible lies of Hulk Hogan, and the history of Women's Wrestling in North America.

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
01:35 - Comic Talk Starts with Credits
05:09 - General Thoughts
09:04 - Starting with the Arting
13:21 - Story with Minor Spoilers
41:11 - Issue 4 Spoilers
58:18 - Spider-Man: Brand New Day Trailer Thoughts
1:03:43 - Comment Corner

In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 2026 DC / Marvel crossover comic, Superman/Spider-Man.

They also discuss the other crossover stories in the comic, the rivalry between Marvel and DC, and the alleged dark side of Toby Maguire.

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
02:29 - General Thoughts
05:52 - Starting with the Arting
08:06 - Marvel vs DC
16:20 - Superman/Spider-Man
17:18 - Jamie's Meta Play
20:13 - Back to the Comic
28:05 - Lois Lane/Mary Jane
37:25 - Superboy Prime/ The Amazing Spider-Man
39:48 - Superboy/Spider-Man 2099
43:25 - Jimmy Olsen/Carnage
51:06 - Toby Maguire Tangent
56:12 - Back to the Comic
58:59 - Jonathan Kent/Ben Parker
1:05:09 - Daily Planet/Daily Bugle
1:06:33 - Power Girl/Punisher
1:10:40 - Comics We Want To Buy
1:20:22 - Comment Corner

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In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 2005 story arc, Extremis, from The Invincible Iron Man comic series. Written by Warren Ellis and art by Adi Granov.

They also review it as a potential entry point for Iron Man fans looking to get into comics, as well as discussing how it influenced the MCU Iron Man, and a separate bit about DC Compact Comics.

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
01:53 - Comic Talk Starts
08:34 - Credits and General Thoughts
12:01 - Starting with the Arting
29:42 - Story with Spoilers
1:02:27 - Comment Corner
1:04:09 - DC Compact Comics

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In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the 2025 limited series, Marvel: 1776. Written by J. Michael Straczynski, with pencils by Sean Hill & Ron Lim, inks by Jay Leisten & Roberto Poggi, and colours by Alex Sinclair.

They also discuss what might have happened if England won the revolutionary war, the rules of time travel, Jamie's love of the musical Hamilton, Ryan's working class roots, and Spider-man's no-kill rule.

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
01:37 - General Thoughts
06:12 - Comic Credits
09:12 - Starting with the Arting
11:30 - Hamilton Tangent
13:44 - Back to the Arting
21:38 - Story with Some Spoilers
1:06:42 - Comment Corner

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In This Week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie read not only the first issue of Daredevil/Punisher: The Devil's Trigger, but also issue 3 of the 2000 limited series The Punisher: Welcome Back Frank. The reason why is because they both have the scene where Punisher chains up Daredevil with a gun taped to his hand.

They also discuss which version of the scene is better, Punisher fans who fundamentally misunderstand the character, and how the Daredevil TV shows have connected to the MCU.

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro and Comic Talk Starts
43:05 - Daredevil/Punisher and the MCU
50:57 - Netflix/Bridgerton Tangent
54:50 - What Even Is This Podcast Anymore?
58:34 - Jamie's 50 Shades Story
1:01:55 - Comment Corner
1:05:52 - Belated Marvchel Celebration

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In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jame read the 2012 comic series, Hawkeye: My Life As A Weapon. Written by Matt Fraction, art by David Aja, colour by Matt Hollingsworth, and letters by Chris Eliopoulos.

They also discuss the history of lesser known superhero characters getting critically acclaimed stories, how this story changed the perception of the Hawkeye character, it's MCU TV adaptation, and Rogers the musical.

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
01:51 - Comic Talk Starts with Credits
04:14 - General Thoughts
06:06 - Starting with the Arting
15:57 - Story (with minor spoilers for issues 1-11)
53:09 - End of Episode Ramblings

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For the first week of Marvchel, Ryan makes Jamie read the 2023 comic series (and kind of still ongoing in a sense), The Incredible Hulk. Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, art by Nic Klein, and colour by Matthew Wilson.

They also discuss Hulk's role in the MCU, the recent shift of the character to horror themed stories, and the British Eldritch monster known as Mr Blobby.

Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
01:05 - Comic Talk Starts With General Thoughts
08:03 - Starting With The Arting
10:42 - Disney Plus And The MCU
22:20 - Story (somewhat)
35:43 - Mr Blobby Tangent
38:40 - Back To The Comic
43:20 - What We Were Going To Cover This Week
46:18 - Comment Corner

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