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EPISODE · Jan 19, 2026 · 1H 2M

The Dark Knight Returns part 2- The Epic Fight Between Batman and Superman

from The Comic Literate Podcast · host Ryan & Jamie

In this week's episode, Ryan makes Jamie read the second half of the critically acclaimed graphic novel, The Dark Knight Returns. Written by Frank Miller, illustrated by Miller and Klaus Janson, with color by Lynn Varley. They also discuss Miller's continuing themes of authoritarianism, is this Superman badly written?, and does this title deserve to be considered one of the greatest graphic novels of all time?Timecodes00:00 - Intro01:44 - Starting with the Arting08:54 - Story (With Some Spoilers)12:55 - Themes of Authoritarianism21:17 - The Joker26:20 - Superman35:28 - More Joker39:20 - The Big Fight55:58 - Maus (another great graphic novel)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/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy50cmFuc2lzdG9yLmZtL3RoZS1jb21pYy1saXRlcmF0ZS1wb2RjYXN0Pocket Casts- https://pca.st/r8b1cyg7Comic Stan- https://youtube.com/@comicsstan-q1z?si=F9mxzO-eSmfWphWx

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