I Read Comic Books

This episode was recorded some time in the past! Kara and René sat down to talk about THE STAR WARS adapted by Jonathan Rinzler and Mike Mayhew in our first ever Star Wars special! Relevant Links/Information Kara – @KaraSzam Rene – @Rodrigur29 Our music is provided by  Infinity Shred . You can find them on  Bandcamp . This week’s episode was produced by Mike Rapin and edited by Zander Riggs. Have...

This episode was recorded on June 24th, 2018! This week, Nick and Kate join Mike to talk about out Goodreads voted Book of the Month, Nimona by Noelle Stevenson. Find out what we liked, disliked, and loved in this book! Just a reminder : We are off for the next 4 weeks, so get excited for some very special and amazing Minisodes! We’ll catch you all on August 1st! Also, DO NOT MISS: The first issue...

This episode was recorded on June 17th, 2018! This week, Mike is joined by Nick and Brian to discuss a “different” kind of comic: Webcomics & Webtoons. What works in this medium? What doesn’t? And for this episode, Nick dove in as a non-reader tried a whole lot of webcomics and has some thoughts on them, to say the least. Also, DO NOT MISS: The first issue of the IRCB Zine! Check it out at https:/...

This episode was recorded on June 10th, 2018! This week, Mike is joined by Nick and Tia to talk comic picks and comic reads. After the break, Mike and Tia have a fantastic chat about the comic industry, the change in comics for women over the years and SO much more with Hope Nicholson (a Kickstarter commissioned episode). Hope is the author of The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen , editor of T...

This episode was recorded on June 3rd, 2018! Paul, Kate, and Kait tackle a MAJOR question: What stories work better in single issues and what stories work better in collections? Why do we pick the ways to read our books? And what creators work better for each type? Also, DO NOT MISS: The first issue of the IRCB Zine! Check it out at https://ircbpodcast.com/zine !! Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last...

This episode was recorded on May 27th, 2018! Our show this week features a very special guest: Ben Saunders, professor at University of Oregon and curator of the Seattle Museum of Pop Culture’s HUGE Marvel exhibit (available until January 2019). Tia, Paul, and Mike have a wonderful chat with Ben and get an academic answer on the GREAT TAPE DEBATE. Also, DO NOT MISS: The first issue of the IRCB Zin...

This episode was recorded in May 2018. It’s episode three! Tia talks to Christopher Sebela about the dogs of Portland (and also a few cats), making Mom proud, crowdfunding death, using your powers for good, well-written characters, the problems of being corporeal, favorite horror movies, talking to weirdos, comics, and more! This Is Not An Interview is now a monthly bonus minisode series and will...

This episode was recorded on May 20th, 2018! While Mike was away in the desert of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Nick, René and Kara dive into one of the monoliths of comic books: Spider-Man. Why love him? What’s to like? What even IS Spider-Man? Also… Spider-Man fan fiction?? (post-credits) Also, DO NOT MISS: The first issue of the IRCB Zine! Check it out at https://ircbpodcast.gumroad.com/ !! Timestam...

This episode was recorded on May 13th, 2018! Paul and Nick join Mike for the second Q&A episode where they answer as many questions as possible–time permitting! We also find out this week that Nick is very serious about his tape choices. (And don’t miss the Justice League movie chat post-credits this week) ALSO THIS WEEK: The first issue of the IRCB Zine! Check it out at https://ircbpodcast.com/zi...

This episode was recorded on May 6th, 2018 and sometime in the past! Our show this week is an odd one as we had a strange technical glitch half-way through. For the first half, Brian and Kate join Mike to talk about their comic picks and books they’ve been reading. For the second half of the show, Tia and René have an in-depth discussion about the villians of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It’s an...

This episode was recorded on April 29th, 2018. Mike is joined this week by Kara and Kait to discuss the Goodreads Book of the Month, Pretty Deadly Volume 1: The Shrike, as voted on by the wonderful IRCB Goodreads members! And make sure to stick around for a very strange conversation about YA-oriented comic book-based romance novels… Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:13:36 – Comic...

This episode was recorded on April 15, 2018. In the second episode of This Is Not An Interview, Tia talks to Magdalene Visaggio about Eternity Girl, death, being a history nerd, SMASHMOUTH BECAUSE HEY NOW YOU’RE AN ALL-STAR, why we love Shade the Changing Girl, characters behaving badly, and other random things!   This Is Not An Interview is now a monthly bonus minisode and will appear in your reg...

This episode was recorded on April 22nd, 2018. Mike, Nick, and Tia are joined this week by the incredible Ryan Browne ( Curse Words , Manhattan Projects , Bedlam ) to chat about comics, the comic creation process, God Hates Astronauts, and Ryan’s latest Kickstarter:  GOD HATES ASTRONAUTS presents 3-D COWBOY’S 2-D SPECTACULAR! Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:19:33 – Comic Picks 0...

This episode was recorded on April 15th, 2018. Kait and Rene join Mike to discuss the always-growing, always weird, world of comics that are used to expand on a TV or Movie universe. What works about these stories? What doesn’t? Do we even need them? And Mike and Rene almost get into an audio fist-fight about the UK E4 series Skins . Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:13:37 – Comic...

This week’s episode was recorded sometime in the past…! Kara and Paul grace us with a stellar episode all about Superman, Action Comics, re-reading Action Comics #1, and more all for the build up for issue #1000 of Action Comics! Relevant Links/Information Kara – @KaraSzam Paul – @OhHiPaulie – @SpikePilePod Episode 144 | The Bird, The Plane, The Superman This week’s music was by  Infinity Shred ....

This episode was recorded on April 8th, 2018. This week’s episode is a commissioned episode by one of our incredible Kickstarter Backers ! Mike, Nick, and Paul go deep into how Previews works, how they manage their subscriptions, pull lists, and more! Ever wondered how to pre-order comics? This is the episode for you! Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:22:27 – Comic Picks 00:31:48...

This bonus episode was recorded at Emerald City Comic Con 2018! At ECCC 2018, Mike had a quick chat with Ryan Browne, creator of God Hates Astronauts, co-creator of Trash Bridge and Curse words, and pretty cool dude. In the background, Charles Soule drops in… it wasn’t weird at all. Ryan is currently Kickstarting a hardcover anthology for his series God Hates Astronauts on Kickstarter (ending May...

This episode was recorded on April 1st, 2018. Mike is joined by Tia and Kara to discuss erotic/adult comics, what makes a good erotic comic, and give a few recommendations of what you should read. Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:16:36 – Comic Picks 00:25:12 – Erotic/Sexy Comics ;) 00:59:05 – Wrap/Credits Comic Reads/Picks for this week Dept. H #23-24 Planetary Volume 4 Haikyu!!...

This episode was recorded on March 25th, 2018. Tia, Kate, and Kara run the show this week and dive into “their feminist agenda” and how feminism is good for everyone, even if you don’t identify as a woman. And don’t miss our interviews with Tess Stone and Jenn Doyle at ECCC! Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:07:14 – Comic Picks 00:12:08 – Interview with Tess Stone 00:17:41 – Inter...

This bonus episode was recorded at Emerald City Comic Con 2018! At ECCC 2018, Tia sat down with Kelly Fitzpatrick ( Archie , Bitch Planet , Rockstars, Shade the Changing Girl ) to talk about being an incredible colorist and a pretty cool dog mom. Relevant Links/Information Tia – @PortraitOfMmeX Kelly – @wastedwings Archie the Dog – @bostonboyarchie This episode features music by  Infinity Shred ....

This episode was recorded on March 18th, 2018. Mike is joined this week by René and Paul to discuss the X-Men. “You fools!” Mike exclaimed as they prepped for the show. Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:15:04 – Comic Picks 00:21:16 – Rank The X-Men 01:00:22 – Wrap/Credits Comic Reads/Picks for this week Come Into Me #1 Gideon Falls #1 Supergirl #19 Astonishing X-Men #8 Eternity Gi...

This bonus episode was recorded at Emerald City Comic Con 2018! At ECCC 2018, Mike had the pleasure of speaking with two incredible comic creators: Buster Moody and Caleb Goellner. Buster and Caleb are collaborators on an amazing series, Task Force Rad Squad, and have worked on a ton of other books. Check out this interview! Relevant Links/Information Mike – @mikerapin Caleb Goellner – @calebandre...

This episode was recorded on March 11th, 2018. Mike, Brian, and Kait sit down to discuss comics translated into English. From France, Belgium, Japan, and more! And in this episode, a two interviews from Emerald City Comic Con 2018 with Michael Garland and Farel Dalrymple! Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:09:51 – Comic Picks 00:16:17 – Interview with Michael Garland 00:21:05 – Int...

This episode was recorded on March 4th, 2018. Nick, René, and Kate get to run the show this week while some of the IRCB crew (Mike included) are out at ECCC! This week’s show is all about comic books that are your comfort food and why they’re nice. Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:24:43 – Comic Picks 00:35:16 – Comfort Comics ??:??:?? – Wrap/Credits Comic Reads/Picks for this wee...

This episode was recorded on February 25th, 2018. This week, Paul, Kara, and Brian discuss our Goodreads Pick of the Month: Paper Girls Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughn, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson. A solid discussion on a very solid book! Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:11:01 – Comic Picks 00:20:09 – Goodreads Book of the Month – Paper Girls Vol. 1 00:52:23 – Wrap/Credits Comic Re...