I Read Comic Books

This episode was recorded on December 5th, 2021! Mike and Paul welcome back Tia to the show and dig into a handful of comics they've all been reading, chat about the Hawkeye show, critique Superman's costume, and more. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:46:10 - Top of Your Pile 00:59:35 - Wrap/Credits Comics Read / Top of Our Pile Superman ‘78 #3 Hawkeye Vol 1 For Goodness Sake Vo...

Mike and Paul are joined by special guest, Gabe Cheng (writer of For Molly), to discuss how we pick comics from our backlog to hoist to the top of our to-read pile. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:33:48 - Top of the Pile 00:40:36 - Avast! Hoist The Backlog! 01:12:50 - Wrap/Credits Comics Read / Top of Our Pile Doctor Strange & Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment (1989) The Thing #...

Mike, Nick, and Kate discuss Jesse Lonergan's Hedra, a space-faring, textless adventure about saving your home planet with powers from the beyond. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:26:54 - Top of the Pile 00:36:57 - Hedra by Jesse Lonergan 01:05:34 - Wrap/Credits Comics Read / Top of Our Pile Witches of Brooklyn Oishinbo: A la Carte, Volume 1: Japanese Cuisine TMNT Volume 16: Cha...

This episode was recorded on November 14th, 2021! Mike, Nick, and René try something experimental this week: only talking comics they read and the top of their pile. A little odd, a little fun, and kinda new. Let us know what you thought of this episode - ircbpodcast@gmail.com. PLUS Mike sat down with Todd Hunt, co-writer of Darling from Source Point Press, to talk the first 4 issues and what else...

This episode was recorded on November 7th, 2021! Paul and Kara take Mike down the rabbit hole of the biggest event in DC history: Final Crisis. The comic that put Kara off comics and brought Paul back into the comics fold. Hold on to your time-traveling bullets, this is our longest episode to date. PLUS: We have a wonderful interview with Cavan Scott about his series Shadow Service at Vault Comics...

This episode was recorded on October 31st, 2021! Brian, Kait, and Kate discuss our November Goodreads Book of the Month: The Sixth Gun Vol. 1: Cold Dead Fingers by Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt. Don't forget to  Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:12:11 - Top of the Pile 00:20:16 - How We're Getting Comics, an update 00:24:12 - Goodreads Book of the Month - The 6th Gun Vol. 1: Cold D...

This week, Kara and Kait try to educate Mike about tea in order to try to pair tea flavors with comics they've read.  Plus, we have an interview with Steve Prince, writer of MONSTER MATADOR: AFRIPOCALYPSE now on Kickstarter! Check out MONSTER MATADOR: AFRIPOCALYPSE on Kickstarter! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:20:12 - Top of the Pile 00:32:03 - Interview with Steve Prince 00:...

This episode was recorded on October 17th, 2021! Mike, Brian, and Paul follow up on an episode of IRCB Movie Club to chat about Spider-Man 2 (2004), directed by Sam Raimi, starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Rosemary Harris, and Alfred Molina. Is this the best super hero movie to date? Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/ Last Week in Comics 00:23:00 - Top of the Pile 00:31:15 - Spiderma...

This episode was recorded on October 10th, 2021! Mike, Kait, and Kate discuss their favorite witch comics to get in the mood for the season of Halloween! What are some of your favorites? Plus! We have a HUGE interview with Phillip Maira for his latest Kickstarter anthology: Crackle Vol. 3! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:16:30 - Top of The Pile 00:24:29 - Crackle: An Interview...

This episode was recorded on October 3rd, 2021! For our 300th episode, Mike, Paul, and Nick sat down to talk about, well, comic books. IRCB interviews IRCB this week and with our biggest Discord crowd yet, Mike dug into the future of IRCB! This was a HUGE episode. PLUS we announced some changes to our Patreon benefits including our 12-spot limited IRCB INNER CIRCLE where you can design an episode...

This week's episode was recorded on September 26th, 2021! Mike, Kara, and René picked a wild manga to read, Disney Manga: Stitch and the Samurai, they discuss, and the Muppets show up?? Plus, we have an interview with François Vigneault & Michael Tanner about their new collection, Orcs In Space , out on October 5th from Oni Press! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:16:10 - Top of...

This episode was recorded on September 19th, 2021! Mike, Nick, and Brian dig into the Aliens franchise and discuss the comic series Aliens: Dead Orbit, Alien (2021) #1-6, and Aliens: Aftermath. Full spoilers ahead! PLUS: An interview with Lesly Julien and Brian Flint, writer and artist for the Kickstarter Savage Wizard! Check out SAVAGE WIZARD on Kickstarter! The Kickstarter ends on October 15th,...

This episode was recorded on September 12th, 2021! This week, Mike, Kara, and Kate discuss why modern day middle-grade comic books (like Snapdragon, Spinning, Smile, Guts, etc.) are incredibly wonderful in helping kids understand themselves. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:27:27 - Comic Picks 00:39:47 - Would This Have Made Me Gayer Sooner? 01:14:58 - Wrap/Credits Comics Read /...

This episode was recorded in the recent past! Mike and Nick follow down the path of the world of Ice Cream Man. Full Spoilers . Music provided by Infinity Shred . Find them on Bandcamp . Producer : Mike Rapin Editor : Zander Riggs Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives and more! patreon.com/ircbpodcast Email: ircbpodca...

This episode was recorded on August 29th, 2021! Mike, Nick, and Kait discuss our August Goodreads Book of the Month: The Promised Neverland, Vol. 1 by Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu. Goodreads Thread Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:25:30 - Comic Picks/Top of Our Pile 00:39:22 - Goodreads Book of the Month - The Promised Neverland, Vol. 1 01:13:20 - Wrap/Credits Comics Read / Com...

This episode was recorded on August 22nd, 2021! Mike, Kait, and Brian discuss Disney's Loki and the semi-related comic series, Loki: Agent of Asgard by Al Ewing and Lee Garbett. Check out THE O.Z. #2 on Kickstarter! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:11:53 - Comic Picks 00:22:00 - The O.Z. - Interview with David Pepose 00:38:02 - Loki (2021) and Loki: Agent of Asgard [SPOILERS] 01...

Mike, Nick, and Paul discuss the wonders of finding comics in the bargain bin at your local shop (or online?). Timestamps: 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:30;55 – Comic Picks 00:43:07 – Hidden Treasures/Digging in The Bins 01:20:25 – Wrap/Credits Comics Read / Comic Picks Delicious in Dungeon Vol 4 The Unbelievable Unteens #1 Barbaric #2 Queen of the Ring: Wrestling Drawings by Jaime Herna...

Mike, Kate, and Brian dig into the spoils of spoiling spoilers. Check out the FLETCHER CROSS: THE MULTIVERSE AWAITS Kickstarter: bit.ly/fletchercross Listen to the Digging for Kryptonite podcast! Timestamps: 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:19:03 – Comic Picks 00:25:56 – Break 00:27:42 – The Spoils of Spoiling Spoilers 01:01:46 – Wrap/Credits 01:03:30 – “Nut Satan” [Challenge Accepted 😈] C...

After a month off WE ARE BACK! This week, Mike, Kara, and René discuss the books they picked for the 2021 Goodreads Reading Challenge. Check out what books they picked and their thoughts on some of the books they’ve read so far. Join the 2021 IRCB Goodreads Reading Challenge. Check out the FOR MOLLY #1-4 Kickstarter here! Timestamps: 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week (or month) in Comics 00:26:13 – Comic...

This episode was recorded in the recent past! Mike and Kait discuss one of Mike’s favorite recent comics and his all time OTP: Rogue & Gambit (by Kelly Thompson & Pere Perez). Music provided by Infinity Shred . Find them on Bandcamp . Producer : Mike Rapin Editor : Zander Riggs Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives an...

This episode was recorded on July 25th, 2021! Catch Mike’s brand new miniseries discussing all 8 episodes of the Netflix TV series SWEET TOOTH based on the comic book by Jeff Lemire. Every week, you can catch Mike every Thursday, live on Discord at 8pm EST discussing one episode of the show and YOU can join! This episode discusses Episode 8, “Big Man.” The biggest episode for the biggest episode!...

This episode was recorded in the recent past! Mike sat down with Kevvo, creator of Gayish and the upcoming Z-Class, to discuss the Kickstarter for Z-Class and working as a comic creator. Check out Z-Class on Kickstarter! Links Find Kevvo online: www.kevvo.com www.patreon.com/kevvokreates Music provided by Infinity Shred . Find them on Bandcamp . Producer : Mike Rapin Editor : Zander Riggs Support...

This episode was recorded on July 15th, 2021! Catch Mike’s brand new miniseries discussing all 8 episodes of the Netflix TV series SWEET TOOTH based on the comic book by Jeff Lemire. Every week, you can catch Mike every Thursday, live on Discord at 8pm EST discussing one episode of the show and YOU can join! This episode discusses Episode 7, “When Pubba Met Birdie.” Mike and Danny found this episo...

This episode was recorded in the recent past! Brian and Kate go into the ups and downs of reading webcomics, how they got into webcomics, and discuss their favorite webcomics. Music provided by Infinity Shred . Find them on Bandcamp . Producer : Mike Rapin Editor : Zander Riggs Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives an...

This episode was recorded LIVE on the IRCB Discord on July 8th, 2021! Catch Mike’s brand new miniseries discussing all 8 episodes of the Netflix TV series SWEET TOOTH based on the comic book by Jeff Lemire. Every week, you can catch Mike every Thursday, live on Discord at 8pm EST discussing one episode of the show and YOU can join!  This episode discusses Episode 6, “Stranger Danger on a Train.” M...