I Read Comic Books

Kate and Brian join Mike to talk about the everything and anything that they wish they could see in the Comic world The post Episode 110 | Dream a Little Dream of Comics first appeared on I Read Comic Books Podcast . Music provided by Infinity Shred . Find them on Bandcamp . IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie...

Nick and Paul join Mike to talk about how comic book art is created (from what we could find on the internet). The post Episode 109 | “No one cares, Mike…” first appeared on I Read Comic Books Podcast . Music provided by Infinity Shred . Find them on Bandcamp . IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of...

Kara and Nick join Mike to talk about our Goodread Pick of the Month: Rat Queens Volume 1. The post Episode 108 | Quiet, Sexy, and Unapproachable first appeared on I Read Comic Books Podcast . Music provided by Infinity Shred . Find them on Bandcamp . IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Gian...

Nick and Brian join Mike to talk about why we drop comic books, why we stop buying them, and how we go about drawing the line on when to stop reading something. The post Episode 107 | Library Penalty Non Grata first appeared on I Read Comic Books Podcast . Music provided by Infinity Shred . Find them on Bandcamp . IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose Support us on Patreon to get access...

Tia and Nick join Mike this week to talk about the jargon and weird words we use in comic books, what they mean, and why some are just plain dumb. The post Episode 106 | 4 kids walk bank when? first appeared on I Read Comic Books Podcast . Music provided by Infinity Shred . Find them on Bandcamp . IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-o...

Our show this week is about relationships in comics and "shipping." The post Episode 105 | Competent Assholes and Spider-Bucks first appeared on I Read Comic Books Podcast . Music provided by Infinity Shred . Find them on Bandcamp . IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives...

Paul and Kate join Mike this week to discuss our Goodreads pick of the month: March Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell. The post Episode 104 | Going Full Kirby first appeared on I Read Comic Books Podcast . Music provided by Infinity Shred . Find them on Bandcamp . IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IR...

Paul, Nick, and Tia join forces this week to talk about what their comic book obsessions have lead them to over the years. The post Episode 103 | That’s Baudrillard, Bitches! first appeared on I Read Comic Books Podcast . Music provided by Infinity Shred . Find them on Bandcamp . IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB M...

ia and Brian join Mike to talk about listening to music while reading comics. The post Episode 102 | Tia’s Fury Road-Trip first appeared on I Read Comic Books Podcast . Music provided by Infinity Shred . Find them on Bandcamp . IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives, A B...

Paul and Nick join Mike to talk about comics that surprised us (good and bad). And then some business about why that is. The post Episode 101 | Something About a Book and It’s Cover first appeared on I Read Comic Books Podcast . Music provided by Infinity Shred . Find them on Bandcamp . IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series:...

EPISODE 100 OF I READ COMIC BOOKS! WOO!!! The post Episode 100 | THE ANNUAL #2 first appeared on I Read Comic Books Podcast . Music provided by Infinity Shred . Find them on Bandcamp . IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives, A Better Batmobile, and more! patreon.com/ircb...

This episode was recorded on January 22nd, 2017. Tia and Kate join Mike for our Goodread Pick of the Month discussion all about Harrow County Volume 1 by Cullen Bunn and Tyler Crook. Mike goes on a rant about why he prefers X-Men over the Inhumans, but the show does turn around to actually talk about Harrow County–with comments from our Goodreads Group! Thanks to everyone over there who read and c...

This episode was recorded on January 14th, 2017. Nick and Paul join Mike this week to discuss what they’re looking forward to in comics for 2017–but they only know so much. The end of Invincible? Grass Kings by Matt Kindt? Secret Empire? Batwoman by Marguerite Bennett and James Tynion IV? Parisian White by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Bill Sienkiewicz? All Time Comics from Fantagraphics? Aliens: Dead O...

This episode was recorded on January 8th, 2016. Our episode this week is all about comic books that give you strong emotions, or have made you cry! Paul and Tia join Mike to chat about this and the power of comic books and their emotional value. Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:27:25 – Comic Picks 00:34:43 – Has a comic book ever made you cry? 01:04:43 – Credits Comic Reads/Picks...

This week’s episode was recorded sometime in the past…! Nick and Tia spent the final moments of 2016 discussing Variant Covers in comic books. What is a variant cover? Why should I care? What’s the big deal? What’s the history? How do I get a variant cover? Nick and Tia dive deep into all of these questions and more! Relevant Links/Information Nick – @dethstarplnz Tia – @PortraitOfmMeX This week’s...

This week’s episode was recorded sometime in the past…! Nick and Paul sat down to record a special minisode a short while ago to talk about comics writer Jeff Parker–author of books such as Batman ’66, Aquaman, Flash Gordon, Justice League United, and many many more. The episode was originally going to cover the series “Kings Watch” but expanded to a larger discussion about Parker as a writer, how...

This episode was recorded on December 18th. 2016. Brian and Nick join Mike for the last FULL episode of the year! This week’s show is all about what comics you regret not sticking with or completely looked over that ended up being really great. So many regrets!! Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:23:52 – Comic Picks 00:34:16 – Series you wish you had bought from the beginning 01:06...

This episode was recorded on December 11th. 2016. Tia and Nick join Mike to chat about their favorite creator’s definitive work and what that really means. And never forget the artist or colorist or inker or letter! Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/ Last Week in Comics 00:18:14 – Comic Picks 00:26:30 – Definitive Works of an Artist 01:10:42 – End Credits 01:12:25 – Disney Land vs. Disney World Comic Re...

This episode was recorded on December 4th. 2016. Kate and Brian join Mike to discuss our Goodreads Book of the Month for November: Trees Volume 1 by Warren Ellis and Jason Howard. Timestamps: 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:15:41 – Comic Picks 00:23:50 – Trees, by Warren Ellis and Jason Howard 01:04:51 – Credits Comic Reads/Picks for this week King’s Watch The Paybacks Paybacks IvX #0 Han...

This week’s episode was recorded sometime in the past… Given the US holiday over the weekend (Thanksgiving), we did not record a new episode, but instead (as a well planned podcast) we have a minisode ready for you! Tia and Kate sat down and talked about Intersect by Ray Fawkes and the multi-layered story being told with very abstract art. Enjoy! Relevant Links/Information Tia – @PortraitOfmMeX Ka...

This episode was recorded on November 20th, 2016. The show this week features Nick and Kate talking all about those pesky cultural references and “memes” in comic books. However, at the end of the day, there are some books that do this well and others that don’t. This episode dives into finding where the line is drawn. Also, Nick coins the term “fandering.” This is the final week! If you haven’t a...

This episode was recorded on November 13th, 2016. To start, Mike feels bad about this episode’s title, but he wasn’t around to host the show so he wanted to contribute. On the show this week, Nick is joined by Tia and Kate to talk about their least favorite comic book tropes and how that affects their reading habits. If you haven’t already, please take the I Read Comic Books Listener survey! Times...

This episode was recorded on November 6th, 2016. Nick and Paul join Mike to ramble on about what makes a “classic” comic (slightly similar to Episode 40). The episode winds down with a prediction of what books they’re reading that could one day be considered a “classic” comic book. If you haven’t already, please take the I Read Comic Books Listener survey! Timestamps: 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in...

This week’s episode was recorded on October 30th, 2016. This week, Nick and Paul join Mike to talk about a spooky book: The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Volume 1. This was the pick for book of the month on our Goodreads group! If you haven’t already, please take the I Read Comic Books Listener survey! Timestamps: 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:23:15 – Comic Picks 00:34:22 – Goodreads Bo...

This week’s episode was recorded on October 22nd, 2016. Jeff Perry and Kate join Mike this week to discuss what makes a good comic book shop (good lighting, welcoming atmosphere, well organized and taken care of comics, etc.), and try not to focus on the things that irk us about shops we don’t care for. If you haven’t already, please take the I Read Comic Books Listener survey! Timestamps: 00:00:0...