The Ranger Ryan Show

Each issue of Grimm Fairy Tales has two parts: a frame story and a fairy tale. The frame story revolves around Dr. Sela Mathers, a Professor of Literature with the supernatural ability to help people to avoid bad life decisions by subjecting them to visions, in which they see themselves as the protagonists of allegorical fairy tales. As the series progresses, she struggles with the fact that several people ignore her lessons and ruin their lives anyway and begins using her ability to dispense justice instead (see issue #15 "The Three Little Pigs"). Sela's nemesis is Belinda, who has the same ability as Sela but uses it for evil. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rangerryan/message

From the Justice League's inception in 1960 up until 1984, the team's roster always included a number of A-list characters to draw in readers, such as Wonder Woman and Superman. But in Justice League of America Annual #2 (October 1984), the Justice League was revised to entirely comprise more obscure characters such as Vixen, Vibe, and the Martian Manhunter. The original A-list members would not be brought back into the cast until 1996. The motives behind this change were to dispense with the convoluted continuities of the classic characters by using lesser-known and new characters, thus giving the writers more flexibility to write character-driven stories; and to give the team a more youthful, hipper feel similar to that of the Teen Titans and the X-Men, which were selling better. The cast was multicultural: Gypsy was Romani, Vibe was Latino, Vixen was Black. However, the writing of Vibe and Gypsy was criticized for using clichés of their ethnic groups, symptomatic of writers who were well-meaning but out of touch, something for which said writers (Gerry Conway and Chuck Patton) later expressed regret. This era of the Justice League, which lasted about two years, is popularly known as "Justice League Detroit" because they were headquartered in Detroit. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rangerryan/message

She-Hulk (Jennifer Susan Walters) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Buscema, the character first appeared in The Savage She-Hulk #1 (November 1979). Walters is a lawyer who, after an injury, received an emergency blood transfusion from her cousin, Bruce Banner, and acquired a milder version of his Hulk condition. As such, Walters becomes a large, powerful, green-hued version of herself. Unlike Banner in his Hulk form, Walters largely retains her normal personality in her She-Hulk form, in particular the majority of her intelligence and emotional control. Furthermore, though she's much taller in her She-Hulk form, Walters's body mass is just as dense as that of her normal human self. In any case, like Hulk, She-Hulk is still susceptible to outbursts of anger and becomes much stronger when enraged. In later series, her transformation is permanent, and she often breaks the fourth wall for humorous effect and running gags, as the first major Marvel character to do so frequently, ahead of the more famous fourth wall breaker Deadpool. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rangerryan/message

Crossfire is an American comic book series created by writer Mark Evanier and artist Dan Spiegle originally for Eclipse Comics. It was a spin-off from DNAgents, which was also written by Evanier. The series ran for 26 issues from May 1984 to October 1988. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rangerryan/message

The Teen Titans are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, frequently in eponymous monthly series. As the group's name indicates, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to DC's premier superheroes in the Justice League. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rangerryan/message

Moon Knight is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Doug Moench and artist Don Perlin, the character first appeared in Werewolf by Night #32 (August 1975). --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rangerryan/message

Final Faction is a series of toys that depicts the teams of special operatives who defend Earth from the alien threat of the Kharn in the year 2050. The toys feature characters, vehicles, and mechs from the show and the comics, as well as a promo line of characters. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rangerryan/message

Hal Jordan, one of the characters known as Green Lantern, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created in 1959 by writer John Broome and artist Gil Kane, and first appeared in Showcase #22 (October 1959). Hal Jordan is a reinvention of the previous Green Lantern who appeared in 1940s comic books as the character Alan Scott. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rangerryan/message

The Guardians of the Galaxy are a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning formed the team from existing and previously unrelated characters created by a variety of writers and artists, with an initial roster of Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Phyla-Vell, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, and Adam Warlock. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rangerryan/message

If you are listening to this, we are switching to Spotify and iTunes for the duration of the podcast. So if you are listening on iHeart Radio or Spreaker--this will be the final episode in your feed. If you are lucky enough to already be listening to the show on Spotify which ports to Apple Podcasts, congratulations the show will go on. So please take some time in this special announcement to rate share, and subscribe. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rangerryan/message

Graphic Novel Month has ended, so which one is 'the best' according to my co-host and argued by myself? This should get interesting. I also think it is important to note, this will not be the last Graphic Novel Month because there is obviously A LOT more topics I want to cover before we end this limited series. So buckle up, turn up your speakers, and let's get into this. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rangerryan/message

Flashpoint is a 2011 comic book crossover story arc published by DC Comics. Consisting of an eponymous core limited series and a number of tie-in titles, the storyline premiered in May 2011. The core miniseries was written by Geoff Johns and pencilled by Andy Kubert. In its end, the series radically changes the status quo for the DC Universe, leading into the publisher's 2011 relaunch, The New 52. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rangerryan/message

In 2011, IDW Publishing acquired the license to publish new collections of Mirage storylines and a new ongoing series. The first issue of the new series was released in August of that year. Eastman and Tom Waltz wrote the book, with Eastman and Dan Duncan providing art. In 2017 issue No. 73 of the comic was published, making it the longest running comic series in the franchises history. In addition to the main series and spin-offs set within its continuity, IDW also published comics based on the 2012 Turtles animated series and the 2018 animated series, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Change is Constant is the first story arc in IDW's TMNT series, comprising issues 1 through 4. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rangerryan/message

In an underground sewer-labyrinth, Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch, Johnny Blaze, Spider-Man and arch-nemesis Venom, take on freakish foes Hag and Troll, Hobgoblin and all the demonic spawn of Deathwatch! Read this weird and unlikely team-up tale today! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rangerryan/message

The Dark Knight Returns (alternatively titled Batman: The Dark Knight Returns) is a 1986 four-issue comic book miniseries starring Batman, written by Frank Miller, illustrated by Miller and Klaus Janson, with color by Lynn Varley, and published by DC Comics. It tells an alternative story of Bruce Wayne, who at 55 years old returns from retirement to fight crime while facing opposition from the Gotham City police force and the United States government. The story also features the return of classic foes Two-Face and the Joker, and culminates with a confrontation with Superman, who is now a pawn of the government. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rangerryan/message

Die Hard: Year One is an eight-issue comic book limited series which serves as a prequel to the film Die Hard and was published by Boom! Studios and written by Howard Chaykin. There were 8 comic issues produced in the series between September 2009 and April 2010. Its story is set in 1976 and follows John McClane as a rookie cop in the NYPD. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rangerryan/message

"Extremis" is a six-issue story arc from the comic book series Iron Man (vol. 4), published in issues one through six in 2005 and 2006 by Marvel Comics. It was written by Warren Ellis and illustrated by Adi Granov. Extremis elevates the status quo for Iron Man, increasing the power of his armor significantly.Extremis received mostly positive reviews, and it is often listed as one of the best Iron Man stories. Elements of Extremis were adapted for the 2008 film Iron Man, and the Iron Man: Armored Adventures episode "Extremis," and the storyline serves as the primary source material for the 2013 film Iron Man 3. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rangerryan/message

Superman: Earth One is a series of graphic novels written by J. Michael Straczynski and illustrated by Shane Davis. The series is a modernized re-imagining of DC Comics' long-running Superman comic book franchise as the inaugural title of the company's Earth One imprint. Earth One's Superman exists alongside other revamped DC characters in Earth One titles, including Batman: Earth One and Wonder Woman: Earth One, as well as other graphic novels. The first volume was published in the US in October 27, 2010 by DC Comics, and in the UK in 2011 by Titan Books. Superman: Earth One Volume Two was released on October 31, 2012. Superman: Earth One Volume Three was released on February 4, 2015, with Ardian Syaf illustrating the book instead of Davis. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rangerryan/message

The time has finally come... It is time to rank the first issue comics we have covered this month. We will put all the scores up for discussion and choose a winner. So let's get started shall we... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rangerryan/message

Amalgam Comics was a collaborative publishing imprint shared by DC Comics and Marvel Comics, in which the two comic book publishers merged their characters into new ones (e.g., the DC Comics character Batman and the Marvel Comics character Wolverine became the Amalgam Comics character the Dark Claw). These characters first appeared in a series of 12 one-shots which were published in April 1996 between Marvel Comics versus DC #3 and DC versus Marvel Comics #4, the last two issues of the DC vs. Marvel crossover event. A second set of 12 one-shots followed one year later in June 1997, but without the crossover event as a background. All 24 of these one-shots took place between the aforementioned issues of DC vs. Marvel Comics. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rangerryan/message