I Read Comic Books

This special episode of IRCB is brought to you by Erin who was kind enough to donate in support of the protests calling for racial justice. Kait and Kara took two Amethyst comics and put them head to head to discuss: Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld: The Birthright (1983) #1 Amethyst (2020) #1 Please consider donating to one of the many causes still in need right now. Music provided by  Infinity Shr...

This episode was recorded on December 6th, 2020! Kara, Nick, and Mike talk cliffhangers in comics, IP mining, comic scheduling and more on this week's episode of IRCB. Grab some of our new merch!! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:27:12 - Comic Picks 00:39:50 - Cliffhanger Comics 00:48:25 - The Big 2, Cliffhangers, and IP Mining 01:07:57 - Batman Fell In Love With a Ghost Lady 01...

This episode was recorded some time in the recent past! Mike and Brian, as two long-time players of Dungeons & Dragons, dig into two comic series based around the infamous Tabletop RPG: Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Vol. 1 and Dungeons & Dragons Vol. 1: Shadowplague . Some spoilers ahead . Music provided by  Infinity Shred . Find them on  Bandcamp . Producer : Mike Rapin Editor : Zander Riggs...

This special episode of IRCB is brought to you by Simon Domoney-Lyttle, who was kind enough to donate in support of the protests calling for racial justice. Tia and Nick got together to discuss religion in comics, from WicDiv to Hellboy, why visual storytelling works so well for religious themes, Jack Kirby: actual god of comics, and their favorite religion-in-comics titles (spoiler alert, Nick co...

This episode was recorded on November 23rd, 2020! Tia and René join Mike to discuss worldbuilding in comics, what makes it unique, and why comics are the best medium for storytelling. Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:18:00 - Comic Picks 00:23:45 - Worldbuilding in Comics 00:49:02 - Wrap/Credits Comics Read / Comic Picks The Magic Fish BL Metamorphosis Vol. 1 Build King Ch. 2 Miss...

This episode was recorded on November 16th, 2020! Mike is joined by Kait and Nick to revisit the Comic Book Time Machine: Find a comic book that was released the year and month you were born and discuss! Mike: Black Panther (1988) #4 Kait: Hellblazer (1988) #8 Nick: Iron Man (1968-1996) #205 Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:19:03 - Comic Picks 00:30:08 - Comic Book Time Machine T...

This special episode of IRCB is brought to you by Danny Martinez who was kind enough to donate in support of the protests calling for racial justice. Kara and Tia discuss Batmansplaining and how Bat-fans gatekeep their precious Batman in good and (mostly) bad ways. Also: Nightwing's butt. Please consider donating to one of the many causes still in need right now. Music provided by  Infinity Shred...

This episode was recorded on November 8th, 2020! Paul and Brian join Mike to talk about revisiting Big 2 Crossovers and Event stories. Listen LIVE recordings of IRCB on our Discord (link below)!! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:18:16 - Comic Picks 00:27:22 - Is It Worth Revisiting Big 2 Event Comics? 00:58:13 - Wrap/Credits Comics Read / Comic Picks Colonel Weird: Cosmagog #1 F...

This episode was recorded on November 1, 2020! This week, Kate asks Mike and Paul what recent comics are good and what should she be reading? (full show notes on Patreon ) Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:14:14 - Comic Picks 00:26:01 - What's Good? 01:00:02 - Wrap/Credits Comics Read / Comic Picks Stillwater #1 Spinning by Tillie Walden Sisters by Raina Telgemeier Judge Dredd: T...

This special episode of IRCB is brought to you by Louise Palermo who was kind enough to donate in support of the protests calling for racial justice. Tia sat down with Kwanza Osajyefo to discuss his book BLACK , plus fashion at cons, NYC quarantine woes, and how to design great characters. Please consider donating to one of the many causes in need right now. Music provided by  Infinity Shred . Fin...

This episode was recorded on October 25th, 2020! Mike, Kait, and Nick sat down to discuss our Goodreads Book of the Month: Something Is Killing The Children, Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell’Edera, Miquel Muerto, and Andworld Design. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:20:15 - Comic Picks 00:32:11 - Goodreads Book of the Month - Something is Killing the Children Vol. 1 01:06...

Mike sat down with Phoebe Xavier, comic publisher of 123 Go! Publications and creator, to discuss her Kickstarter: 13th Moon a Halloween Anthology, how she got into comics, and more! Links 13th Moon Anthology on Kickstarter 123 GO Publications on Instagram Phoebe Xavier on Twitter Bands To Check Out The Led Zeppelin Reunion Tour Garbage Man Apes of the State  Music provided by  Infinity Shred . Fi...

This episode was recorded on October 18th, 2020! This week, Tia and Kara join Mike to be friends and talk about how much they miss comic conventions and what would make their ideal comic convention. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:28:05 - Comic Picks 00:41:14 - Our Perfect Con 01:14:19 - Wrap/Credits Comics We Read / Comic Picks: She Would Feel The Same Child Star ONE PIECE: 95...

This special episode of IRCB is brought to you by Tom (stingo) who was kind enough to donate in support of the protests calling for racial justice. Mike and Nick were asked to talk about something that comes up on the discord quite often: Snacks. Nick put a list together and Mike tried them all. The List Extra Toasty Cheez-Its Life Cereal: Original Simply Cheetos Puffs White Cheddar Triscuits Smok...

This episode was recorded on October 11th, 2020! Kara and Brian join Mike to talk zombie comics, why we read them (is it politically motivated??), and some of the weirder zombie comics out there. Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:13:53 - Comic Picks 00:24:23 - Zombies in Comics 01:01:41 - Wrap/Credits Comics Read / Comic Picks Pipette & Dudley - Charming Dog Adventure Black Magick...

This episode was recorded on October 4th, 2020! Kait and René join Mike to chat about comics that would make terrible movies, but more importantly, why those comics would make terrible movies. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:14:53 - Comic Picks 00:23:53 - Comics That Would Make Terrible Movies 01:02:16 - Wrap/Credits Comic Picks X-Factor #4 Immortal Hulk #36-37 Blue Exorcist Ch...

This special episode of IRCB is brought to you by Maria Ludwig who was kind enough to donate in support of the protests calling for racial justice. Tia sat down with Stephanie Hans to discuss her book DIE , how to be a great cover artist, and fashion in comics.   Please consider donating to one of the many causes in need right now. Music provided by  Infinity Shred . Find them on  Bandcamp . Produ...

This week, Mike and Nick are joined by podcasters Alex and Jayare from the Opinions May Vary podcast! They talk comics, conventions, interviewing, podcasting for years, and more. Mike apologizes for his awful audio quality--something about knobs and computer updates. Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:28:07 - Comic Picks 00:40:03 - Alex and Jayare of the Opinions May Vary Podcast 0...

This episode was recorded on September 20th, 2020! This week, Mike is joined by two special guests, Eric Rezsnyak and Kevin Dillon, two long-time X-Men readers, to discuss House of X, Powers of X, Dawn of X, and all things X-Men! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:17:17 - Comic Picks 00:26:22 - HoXPoX Bagosh 01:18:12 - Wrap/Credits What We Read / Comic Picks Usagi Yojimbo Book 1 -...

This episode was recorded on September 13th, 2020! This week, Paul and Tia join Mike to discuss what kind of job in comics they think they'd have if they made comics. Mike meanders and just rolls with it. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:18:57 - Comic Picks 00:26:57 - If We We're In Comics, What Would We Do? 00:50:01 - Wrap/Credits 00:52:16 - Swords? Comics Read / Comic Picks Th...

This special episode of IRCB is brought to you by Kelly Gruber who was kind enough to donate in support of the protests calling for racial justice. Tia sat down with Ted Brandt and Ro Stein to discuss their book Crowded , quarantine baking, and how they got into comics. Please consider donating to one of the many causes in need right now. Music provided by  Infinity Shred . Find them on  Bandcamp...

This episode was recorded in the recent past! Paul and Mike are joined by Dr. Travis Smith , Professor of Political Theory at Concordia in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and author of the book Superhero Ethics: 10 Comic Book Heroes; 10 Ways to Save the World; Which One Do We Need Most Now? Dig in on what comics Travis has been reading and how this book came to be, and the choices he made when putting t...

This week, Mike is joined by Kara and Brian to discuss the crossover collection Lumberjanes/Gotham Academy Vol 1. by Chynna Clugston Flores, Rosemary Valero-O'Connell, Whitney Cogar, and Warren Montgomery. Make sure to join our Goodreads group so you too can nominate and vote on which comics we'll read next month! Note: Mike said our GR group is almost to 700 members, he is wrong, we have passed 7...

This episode was recorded on August 23rd, 2020! Mike doesn't know the number of episodes this show has and Nick and Kate try to keep him sane this week. But when we're not learning to count, the gang dives into an old topic (from episode 170! ): Comics you would give to yourself at camp. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:24:52 - Comic Picks 00:32:12 - Comics Care Package 01:06:15...

This special episode of IRCB is brought to you by Kevin McDaniel who was kind enough to donate in support of the protests calling for racial justice. Tia sat down with Henry Barajas to discuss his book La Voz De M.A.Y.O.: Tata Rambo , missing the con scene, and exploring the desert. Please consider donating to one of the many causes in need right now. Music provided by  Infinity Shred . Find them...