I Read Comic Books

Just in time for the holiday of romance, Mike is joined by Paul and special Guest Zach McCrary of The Comics That We Love podcast to talk about comics that'll break your heart. Check out Zach's other podcasts: The Comics That We Love - Instagram Comics and Beer - Instagram TFD Nerdcast Pick up a copy of Boy, I Love You here: https://www.yamfamcomics.com/boy-i-love-you Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start...

Mike is joined by Kate and Brian to talk... Lego. Yes. Specifically COMIC BOOK Lego. Hear about Kate's revamped addiction, Brian's lifelong love, and Mike's brick temptation... plus some bits about comics. Check out the Comics That We Love Podcast! Join the 2023 IRCB Goodreads Reading Challenge now! Note: Mike incorrectly credited Matt Hollingsworth as colorist on The Wicked + The Divine. The corr...

Mike and Paul are joined by special guest, Ari Gross, to talk comics and their brand new Kickstarter: Awakening! Check out Ari's work at: Kickstarter for "Awakening" arigross.ca The Untold Legend of The Batman #1 audio Check out the Comics That We Love Podcast! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Introducing Ari Gross 00:04:22 - Madman: The Oddity Odyssey 00:09:13 - The Night Eaters: Vol. 1 She Eats the...

This week, we celebrate EIGHT YEARS of I Read Comic Books . Mike is joined by Kait, Danny, and Paul to talk comics and reflect on the last year of I Read Comic Books and the future of the best comic book podcast for regular comic fans! This week's show was recorded and broadcast live on Twitch and YouTube . Follow / Subscribe to get notified of future live episodes we record! Get some of our new m...

Kait, Nick, and Mike discuss the 2022 Reading Challenge finishers pick for our Goodreads Book of the Month: Nuclear Winter Vol. 1 by Cab! Episode cover: Nuclear Winter Vol. 1 by Cab Take the IRCB Listener survey here: bit.ly/ircb2023 - Closes on January 22nd @ 11:59pm EST! Check out the Santos Sisters : https://www.santossisters.com/ Email the show with rec's for Mike and other commentary: ircbpod...

Mike, Paloma, and Danny discuss their 2023 comics New Year's resolutions: big comic reads, changing their comic habits, and... getting rid of comics?? Episode cover: Lazarus Planet: Alpha #1 by David Marquez Take the IRCB Listener survey here: bit.ly/ircb2023 Check out the Santos Sisters : https://www.santossisters.com/ Goodreads Book of the Month Thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/22406...

Mike and Paul pick through some of their favorite relaunched comic characters which ALSO happen to be great starting points for these characters! Comics Discussed: Giant Size X-Men #1 (1975, W: Len Wein, A: Dave Cockrum) Doom Patrol #19 (1989, W: Grant Morrison, A: Richard Case) Captain America #1 (2004, W: Ed Brubaker, A: Steve Epting) Swamp Thing #21 (1984, W: Alan Moore, A: Steve Bissette) Anim...

Kara and Danny picked out some of their favorite holiday comics just in time for the holiday season!! (apologies for the low-quality cover image!) Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:45 - Klaus 00:13:34 - The Legends of NASCAR Christmas Special (1991) 00:19:26 - Holiday Archie Comics 00:38:36 - Wrap/Credits Music provided by Infinity Shred . Find them on Bandcamp . IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL Produce...

Mike, Kara, and Paul picked up and read The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol.1 for this month's Goodreads Book of the Month theme: Comics made into a TV Show / Movie. December 27th @ 8pm EST - Join Mike, Danny, and Brian on Twitch / YouTube for an episode of IRCB LIVE! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:01:40 - Superman: Kal-El Returns Special #1 00:07:49 - Harley Quinn the a...

Mike, Paul, and Danny discuss some of their little known favorite super hero comic book characters. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:01:56 - Jurassic League #1-6 00:04:55 - 20th Century Men #4 00:08:23 - Hellraiser Masterpieces Vol. 1 00:10:36 - All Against All #1 00:14:29 - Do A Power Bomb #7 00:15:41 - Immortal X-Men #9 00:18:33 - That Texas Blood #20 00:22:09 - Art Brut #1 00...

Paul, Kait, and Tia talk comic adaptation of classic literature, Shakespeare, and more! Episode cover: Know Your Station #1, art by Jenny Frison. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:00:59 - The Leaning Girl 00:04:57 - Two Graves #1 00:10:56 - Defenders: Beyond #5 00:14:35 - Doctor Strange: Fall Sunrise #1 00:17:30 - Top of Our Pile 00:17:40 - Know Your Station #1 00:19:37 - Two Gra...

Mike and Nick continue their Ice Cream Man saga with volume 7 of the series: Certain Descents. Ice Cream Man by W. Maxwell Prince, Martin Morazzo, Chris O'Hallaran, and Good Ol' Neon. Music provided by Infinity Shred . Find them on Bandcamp . IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL Producer : Mike Rapin Editor : Zander Riggs Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga o...

Mike, Brian, and Nick discuss their picks for the 2022 IRCB Goodreads Challenge: Spider-Man: Spider's Shadow, The Way of the Househusband Vol. 1, and Aster of Pan. Check out the 2022 IRCB Goodreads Reading Challenge. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:01:23 - West Michigan Weather Watch 00:02:09 - Star Wars: Hidden Empire #1 00:06:59 - Deadpool: Samurai Vol 2 00:12:06 - Hellraiser...

Mike, Kara, and Paul come together to discuss big, bombastic, stupid comics that are dumb and fun. Also: Mike goes on a(nother) Hellraiser rant, Paul discussed bad(?) Batman comics, and Kara goes deep into skin care courtesy of a how-to manga. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:03:17 - Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands 00:07:17 - Makeup is Not (Just) Magic: A Manga Guide to Cosmet...

Mike, Paloma, and Nick talk about the life of a Wednesday Warrior and the vibes of working at a comic shop (from Paloma's perspective) on the ever-wonderful New Comic Book Day. Check out Saga of Saga: Volume 10, the latest episode of our in depth Saga-discussion series, only on Patreon! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:00:46 - Hellboy in Love #1 00:06:43 - Dark Ride #1 00:09:59...

Mike, Danny, and Kait chat about Cryptid Club by Sarah Andersen as part of October's Goodreads Book of the Month theme: Spooky Not Scary Comics! Check out the Goodreads Book of the Month thread! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:02:28 - The Riddler: Year One 00:06:17 - Seen - True Stories of Marginalized Trailblazers: Edmonia Lewis 00:12:08 - Legion of X #6 00:17:36 - A.X.E. Judg...

Mike, Brian, and René are joined by special guest, Brandon Ingram of Dismay Comics! His Kickstarter for Dismay Avenue #1-2 is live now! Support Dismay Avenue #1-2 on Kickstarter Follow Dismay Comics: tiktok.com/@dismaycomics instagram.com/dismaycomics facebook.com/dismaycomics Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:02:52 - Introducing Brandon Ingram! 00:04:15 - One Piece: All of it --...

Mike, Danny, and Nick discuss three recent #1s and give their review: Kaya #1, Briar #1, and 007 #1. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:02:52 - Orphan and the Five Beasts 00:08:45 - Two Moons #1-5 00:13:06 - Mike rants about the worst movie he's ever seen 00:15:15 - X-Men #15 00:19:09 - Batman Incorporated #1 00:24:43 - Lost Lad London Vol. 1 00:31:29 - Akira Vol. 3 00:35:51 - Top...

Mike, Paul, and Brian chat comics they've been reading, what's on the Top of Their Pile, and ALL of She-Hulk (so far). Spoilers ahead! Vote on the next IRCB Movie Club movie here! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:01:19 - Alien Vol 2 00:06:13 - The Best of 2000 AD Vol 1 00:16:44 - Human Target #7 00:21:54 - DC vs Vampires Vol 1 00:26:31 - Santos Sisters #2 00:27:50 - Ant Man #3-4...

Kait, Kate, and Mike chat comics they've been reading and hand out some recommendations for comics to read that have Fall Vibes . Timestamps 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:03:16 - The Golden Hour 00:06:23 - Witches of Brooklyn: What The Hex 00:10:43 - Stages of Rot 00:17:17 - Top of Our Pile 00:17:31 - Lucy 00:21:50 - Beetle and the Hollowbones 00:24:16 - Discord Live Picks 00:25:23 - Ear...

Kara, Tia, and Mike discuss the comics they've read and what exactly makes a sexy bad boi, their appeal, agency of the reader and the problem with beefcake comic art. Timestamps 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:04:36 - Chilling Adventures Presents... Weirder Mysteries 00:09:57 - Minions: Mini Boss 00:17:31 - Mike on Vanish 00:22:50 - Time Before Time #16 00:26:14 - Top of Our Pile 00:26:28...

Mike, Nick, and Paul talk comics they've read and the Top of Their Pile, the ONE PIECE, and the most hyped comic coming out this week: Vanish #1. Check out the latest shirt in our shop: https://shop.ircbpodcast.com/ Check out THE ONE PIECE Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:02:03 - Batman #127 00:06:54 - Bone Orchard: Ten Thousand Black Feathers #1 00:14:37 - Fire Punch Vol. 1-8 0...

This episode was recorded on September 11th, 2022! Paul, Tia, and Kait revisit a topic of recent past: comic book grievances.  Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:21:55 - Top of the Pile 00:28:44 - Revisiting Our Comic Book Grievances 01:03:10 - Wrap/Credits Comics Read Wake: The History of Women-Led Slave Revolts Golden Rage #1-2 Detective Comics #1063 Giant Spider & Me: A Post-Ap...

This episode was recorded in the past! Kara brings René along to talk about the prevalence of baseball in comic books and manga! Music provided by Infinity Shred . Find them on Bandcamp . IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL 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, A Better Batmobile, an...

This episode was recorded on August 28th, 2022! Mike, Kait, and Paul discuss the books they read for our Goodreads Book of the Month theme: Banned Books -- comics challenged or removed from libraries and other places. Check out our Goodreads Thread to see what everyone else read for this month. Get the alleged Star Wars Episode 3 video mash on our Patreon: patreon.com/ircbpodcast Check out Greatly...