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 story with spoilers
45:03 - Jamie's little bits
51:23 - Name the Marvel Character game
1:13:28 - Deadpool & Wolverine full spoilers review

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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 about North Korea which are definitely relevant.

00:00 - Intro
07:32 - Credits
10:27: Pool's sexual orientation
13:48 - Starting with the Arting
24:50 - Jamie attempts to recall Wolverine and Captain America's origins
28:55 - Story with Spoilers
33:53 - Jamie attempts to explain the plot
1:11:54 - Ryan's little bits

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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 credits
20:17 - Starting with the Arting
30:49 - Story with spoilers
01:00:30 - Ryan's little bits
01:02:42 - Reading fan comments
01:04:26 - Jamie plugs new content

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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 Deadpool
13:30 - Starting with the Arting
27:08 - Story with spoilers
42:51 - 44:58 - Deadpool 3 minor spoilers and MCU fantasy booking
52:23 - Jamie's rant on the Irish accent portrayal
59:55 - Deadpool and Political Correctness
1:10:24 - Ryan's little bits before the end

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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
23:46 - Story (Non spoilers)
39:54 - Jamie's plot overview (Spoilers)
42:01 - Jamie tries to remember Shazam's powers and who gave them

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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 - Starting with the Arting
22:59 - Story (No Spoilers)
29:03 - Spoilers start here
01:10:19 - Jamie's Harry Potter rant starts here

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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

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In this weeks episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the currently on going series, Ultimate Spider-Man. Written by Jonathan Hickman and art by Marco Checchetto and David Messina.

Ryan also badly explains the history of the Marvel Ultimate Universe, decides who would win between Captain America and Batman, and Jamie gets exposed for never reading prologues or epilogues.

Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
8:00 - Ryan badly explains the Ultimate Marvel Universe
26:47 - Ultimate Spider-Man talk starts

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

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