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Mike, Paul, and Danny discuss comics! Who'd have thought? Paul is going on a Fantastic Four journey, we discuss family paintings, and we imagine a more magical Honey I Shrunk The Kids. THE IRCB KICKSTARTER IS GOING LIVE ON MARCH 3RD!!! https://ircb.fyi/zine Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start / Last Week in Comics 00:01:46 - Fantastic Four #1-7 00:09:31 - Dark Spaces: Wildfire 00:18:04 - Adrift on a Pain...

Mike, Danny, and Zach are back to basics this week chatting comics, Zach's love for DSTLRY comics, Mike's dedication to Pokémon Go, and Danny finally getting back into Star Wars comics. Check out the IRCB ZINE!!!! https://ircb.fyi/zine Bruno Catarino's Kickstarter “Bereavement”: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/redwulfcomics/bereavement-a-36-page-murder-mystery-sci-fi-one-shot Timestamps: 00:0...

Mike and Kara have a nice conversation with Tia for her panelist episode! The origins of Tia's love of Kieron Gillen comics, her Wic+Div variant collection, and riding horses competitively?! Timestamps 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:00:55 - IRCB Panelist Spotlight ft. Tia! 00:53:43 - Wrap Music provided by Infinity Shred . Find them on Bandcamp . IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL IRCB Logo by Kyl...

IT'S THE IRCB ANNUAL! Mike, Kara, Paul, and Kait talk comics, reflect on the last year of IRCB, and Mike explodes with information as he talks about what we have upcoming for IRCB in 2025--including an IRCB Kickstarter! CHECK  OUT THE IRCB KICKSTARTER: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mikerapin/totally-not-a-cult-an-anthology-art-zine-curated-by-ircb?ref=7sr13g Read Mike's Patreon update (for...

Mike and Kait are joined by Chris Solis and Aubrey Lyn Jeppson to talk about our Goodreads Book of the Month, "The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien" by John Hendrix. PLUS their Kickstarter The Order of The Nun-Ya! Check out The Order of The Nun-Ya on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/solissequentials/theorderofthenunya OrderNunYa.com Follow Chris...

Mike, Paloma, and Danny plan out their 2025 Comics New Years resolutions and talk about some comics they've read. Take the IRCB Listener Survey here: https://forms.gle/4kRphg61Wm4unfw98 IRCB's Best Comics of 2024: https://ircbpodcast.com/best-comic-books-of-2024 Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start / Show News! 00:05:10 - Hexagon Bridge 00:15:11 - When I Lay My Vengeance Upon Thee #1 00:22:35 - John Const...

Paul, Nick, and Kait sat down to discuss the comic Friday by Ed Brubaker and Marcos Martin -- just in time for winter to go into full swing! The Annual IRCB Listener Survey is LIVE! Music provided by Infinity Shred . Find them on Bandcamp . IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose Producer : Mike Rapin Prooflistener : Zach McCrary Editor : Zander Riggs Music provided by Infinity Shred . Fi...

Mike, Danny, and Zach talk comics as they get into gear for the holiday season. Happy Holidays! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:01:07 - Freddie The Fix 00:07:44 - Plastic Man NO MORE! #1-4 00:14:09 - Bug Ego 1-5 00:25:25 - Discord Picks 00:26:12 - The City Beneath Her Feet #1 00:30:29 - Frontier 00:34:49 - The One Hand and The Six Fingers 00:44:34 - Wrap Music provided by Infin...

This week Mike and Brian talk with Kate in her panelist episode! Kate loves Lego, YA OGNs, and STILL hasn't read V for Vendetta since she joined the show in 2016! Timestamps 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:00:53 - Briar Vol 1 00:06:45 - A.X.E Judgement Day 00:13:18 - Tin Can Society #1-3 00:20:54 - Discord Picks 00:21:28 - Stars in Their Eyes 00:23:52 - The New Gods #1 00:27:11 - Leviathan...

Kara, Paul, and Nick dig into Kraven The Hunter in comic book form by reading "Kraven’s Last Hunt" by J.M. DeMatteis, Mike Zeck, Bob McLeod, Zeck and Ian Tetrault, and Rick Parker! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - It’s Kraven Time! 00:47:10 - Wrap Music provided by Infinity Shred . Find them on Bandcamp . IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose Producer : Mike Rapin Prooflistener : Danny Martinez E...

Paul, Nick, and Danny discuss a few comics they picked for the cover alone as part of our Goodreads Theme of the Month! Interview: Dennis Hopeless on Asking “What If?” in SHE’S RUNNING ON FUMES: https://www.freaksugar.com/interview-dennis-hopeless-on-asking-what-if-in-shes-running-on-fumes/ Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start / Last Week in Comics 00:00:57 - She’s Running on Fumes (OGN) 00:13:35 - Justic...

Brian, Kara, and Nick sat down to discuss Transformers Vol. 1 by Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer from Image (Skybound) Comics! Music provided by Infinity Shred . Find them on Bandcamp . IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose Producer : Mike Rapin Editor : Zander Riggs Music provided by Infinity Shred . Find them on Bandcamp . IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose Support...

Mike, Kait, and Danny were LIVE on Twitch! This week they were talking about comics from our Goodreads Theme of the Month: Feel Good comics for when the seasons are making you feel down. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:01:05 - Jill and the Killers 00:09:30 - Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou vol. 3 00:19:08 - We Called Them Giants 00:26:28 - Discord Picks 00:27:21 - Cat Massage Therapy v...

Danny, Kait, and René sat down to discuss Elegant Yokai Apartment Life, Vol. 1 by Hinowa Kouzuki and Waka Miyama. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:01:08 - Elegant Yokai Apartment Life, Vol. 1 00:41:21 - Wrap Music provided by Infinity Shred . Find them on Bandcamp . IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose Producer : Mike Rapin Prooflistener : Nick White Editor : Zander...

Mike and Paloma are joined by comic creator Asia Simone ( Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Wreck and Roll! ) to talk comics, the MCU, One Piece, and more! Find Asia Simone online: https://www.asiaillustration.com/ https://www.instagram.com/asia_simone405/ Check out Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Wreck and Roll!: https://scholasticlibrary.digital.scholastic.com/9781338785524.html Timestamps: 00:00:00 -...

Mike and Brian discover the secrets behind our long time panelist, Kara Szamborski! Disney! Star Wars! AND EVERYTHING OUTSIDE OF COMICS! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start / Last Week in Comics 00:03:00 - Solo Leveling Vol. 9 00:07:04 - Girl from the Other Side 00:13:56 - Groupies #1 00:20:00 - Discord Picks 00:20:55 - Death of the Venomverse 00:26:58 - Ghostbox #1 00:30:26 - Finishing the Girl from the...

Mike, Nick, and Danny discuss comics of our Goodreads Theme of the Month: Magical People, plus Mike's time at NYCC, and Danny meeting multiple Super-men at Dallas Fan Festival! Check out Next Issue Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/c/nextissuepodcast Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start / Last Week in Comics 00:00:52 - Mob Psycho 100 Vol 1 00:16:53 - BATMAN & ROBIN: YEAR ONE #1 00:22:22 - Black Cloak #7-9...

Paul, Tia, and Paloma discuss the Megahex comic books by Simon Hanselmann--Megg, Mogg, Owl, Werewolf Jones, and more! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start 00:00:48 - Simon Hanselmann Comics 00:42:08 - Wrap Music provided by Infinity Shred . Find them on Bandcamp . IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose Producer : Mike Rapin Prooflistener : Zach McCrary Editor : Zander Riggs Music provided by Inf...

Mike, Zach, and Danny talk comics, their love of The Ultimates by Deniz Camp, and exactly why you should read Absolute Batman comic. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start / Last Week in Comics 00:00:59 - Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees #1-6 00:06:54 - A retraction, Cards, and The Ultimates #4 00:11:57 - The Terminator #1 00:16:11 - Universal Monsters: Frankenstein #1-2 00:24:27 - Knights vs Samurai #1...

Mike and Kait are joined by CK Carpenter for this week's show to talk about their latest Kickstarter campaign for unSEEN/unHEARD: Disability & Neurodivergence Comic Anthology! Check out the unSEEN/unHEARD Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aubreylynjeppson/unseen-unheard-disability-and-neurodivergence-comic-anthology Follow CK Online - https://x.com/c_k_carpenter Timestamps: 00:00:0...

Kara, Paul, and Paloma discuss the mid-2000s webcomic sensation turned ongoing comic book, Axe Cop! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start / Last Week in Comics 00:00:35 - Introductions to Axe Cop 00:17:24 - Ask Axe Cop 00:25:27 - The Ultimate Battle (Axe Cop Vol. 1 Spoilers) 00:31:24 - Axe Cop Vol. 4 00:38:09 - Discord Picks 00:38:54 - Axe Cop Vol. 5 00:45:44 - Axe Cop Vol. 6 00:55:28 - Wrap Music provided...

Mike and Danny sit down with our good pal, and long time IRCB panelist, René to talk comics and to dig in on just who exactly René is! A cook! A writer! An all around good friend! Check out THE GALLOWS MAN #1-3 on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dismaycomics/the-gallows-man-1-3-golden-age-action-dark-comedy Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:00:57 - Fire Force Vo...

Paul hosts a conversation with Kait and Nick about EC Comics, award-winning autobiographies with scatological names, charming Beowulf interpretations, and a new haul of comics translated from the French. Mike is still in Japan, but can he ever really leave our hearts? 00:00 Start/ Last Week in Comics 00:45 Epitaphs from the Abyss #1-2/Cruel Universe #1-2 13:17 Bea Wolf 19:44 Wimbledon Green 25:30...

Kara, Kait, and Zach sit down for a classic IRCB Book vs. Book, but with THREE people! It's Heavy Vinyl #1 vs Hawkeye #1 vs Catwoman #1! Timestamps 00:00:00 - Start 00:00:59 - Heavy Vinyl #1 00:11:26 - Hawkeye #1 00:21:05 - Catwoman #1 00:46:05 - Wrap Music provided by Infinity Shred . Find them on Bandcamp . IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose Producer : Mike Rapin Prooflistener : Ni...

Mike and Nick are joined by comic creator Jesse Lonergan to discuss his many comics (Faster, ARCA, Miss Truesdale and the Fall of Hyperborea, HEDRA), manga, Nancy, and just how obsessive the Star Wars fandom can be.  Check out Jesse online: https://www.jesselonergan.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jesse.lonergan Find THE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN #1 on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/be...