Mike and Brian discuss books from our Goodreads Theme of the Month: The Dark Ages (Comics from 2000-2010).

Check out the Goodreads Thread for August!: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/23190808-august-2025-botm-the-dark-ages-comics-from-2000-2010

Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:02:19 - Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 1: Power and Responsibility
• 00:12:44 - Ultimatum (2009)
• 00:23:32 - Discord Picks
• 00:25:04 - Alien: Paradiso
• 00:27:24 - Celebrated Summer
• 00:28:59 - Wrap

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IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose

Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Paul Jaissle
Editor: Zander Riggs

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Mike and Danny are joined by comic creator, and TOTALLY NOT A CULT contributor, Jesse Lonergan to talk comics and Jesse's new comic, DROME which is out THIS WEEK!

Follow Jesse online:

• https://bsky.app/profile/jesselonergan.bsky.social
• https://www.instagram.com/jesse.lonergan

BUY DROME HERE: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250386939/drome/

Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:01:42 - Baby Blue
• 00:09:39 - The New Gods Vol. 1: The Falling Sky
• 00:21:57 - Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #1
• 00:27:53 - Discord Picks
• 00:28:25 - Black Cat #1
• 00:30:57 - After God
• 00:33:27 - Death Fight Forever
• 00:35:43 - DROME - an Interview with Jesse Lonergan
• 01:17:04 - Wrap/Credits

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IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL

IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose

Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Nick White
Editor: Zander Riggs

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We return. Kara and Tia discuss the covers for the issues of #18-22. [REDACTED] is back??!

Issue 18:

• Jamie/Matt: Persephone
• Jamie/Matt Variant: Persephone Headshot
• ECCC Variant: Persephone in Green

Issue 19:

• Jamie/Matt: Dionysus, God of the Dance Floor
• Kris Anka Variant: Baal Pin-up

Issue 20:

• Jamie/Matt: Norns
• Jenny Frison Variant: Persephone Aflame

Issue 21:

• Jamie/Matt: Valkyries
• David Aja Variant: God Save the Queen

Issue 22:

• Jamie/Matt: Mini
• Olly Moss Variant: Bust of Lucifer

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Producer: Mike Rapin
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Mike and Brian are joined by comic creator and tattoo artist, Claire Connelly, to talk comics, monsters, and putting ink on people's bodies.

Find Claire online:

• https://www.claireconnellycomics.com/
• https://www.instagram.com/ckconnellydraws/

Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:04:36 - ULTRAMEGA
• 00:07:54 - Dungeon Crawler Carl 1-10
• 00:12:54 - Second Shift
• 00:17:42 - Discord Picks
• 00:18:24 - Darth Maul: Black, White, and Red
• 00:22:33 - Rat City
• 00:27:21 - Ionheart
• 00:30:17 - Interview with Claire Connelly
• 00:45:12 - Wrap

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IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL

IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose

Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Danny Martinez
Editor: Zander Riggs

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Danny, Kate, and Zach dig in on our Goodreads Theme of the Month, Disability Pride, with comics that meet the theme: Age of X, The Sentry (2024), Navigating With You.

Check out our Goodreads Theme of the Month thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/23166832-july-2025-botm-disability-pride

Follow Danny on Next Issue: https://www.youtube.com/@NextIssuePodcast

Follow Zach on The Comics That We Love: https://kite.link/the-comics-that-we-love

Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:01:07 - The Sentry (2000)
• 00:07:44 - Navigating With You
• 00:14:09 - Age of X
• 00:21:47 - Discord Picks
• 00:22:32 - The Butcher of Paris
• 00:27:28 - The Jellyfish
• 00:32:08 - Blink and You’ll Miss It
• 00:33:37 - Wrap

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IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL

IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose

Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Kait Lamphere
Editor: Zander Riggs

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In light of the new Fantastic Four movie dropping this month, we thought to drop a journey through the first 102 issues of the original 1961 run of Fantastic Four by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby as experienced by Paul Jaissle over the last few months of IRCB. Enjoy! 

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 - Intro
• 00:02:04 - Paul's FF Journey Begins (Fantastic Four (1961) #1-7)
• 00:09:34 - Fantastic Four (1961) #8-40
• 00:17:37 - Fantastic Four (1961) #41-50
• 00:25:54 - Fantastic Four (1961) #51-62
• 00:31:28 - Fantastic Four (1961) #63-102
• 00:35:12 - Wrap

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We return. This time, Kara and Tia are digging into issues #12-17. Is this arc all about body shots...?

Issue 12:

• Jamie/Matt: Inanna Body shot
• Kate Brown Variant: Inanna Pieta

Issue 13:

• Jamie/Matt: Tara Body shot
• Tula Lotay Variant Tara Eye Contact

Issue 14:

• Jamie/Matt: Woden Body shot
• Grimes Variant: Whatever this is

Issue 15:

• Jamie/Matt: Amaterasu Body shot
• Stephanie Hans Variant: Amaterasu gig

Issue 16:

• Jamie/Matt: Morrigan Body shot
• Leila Del Duca Variant: Doomed Lovers

Issue 17:

• Jamie/Matt: Sakhmet Body shot
• Brandon Graham Variant: Cat Lady

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Mike and Danny are joined by Fred C. Stresing to talk about comics, HeroClix, 2000s comic books, Rick & Morty, and more!

JULY 2025 SCHEDULE UPDATE - https://www.patreon.com/posts/132396622

Note: We had some serious technical issues this week with our recording software which caused our audio to sound a bit worse than usual. Sorry!

Check out Fred's work!

• Dough Boys Chew America - https://beourkids.com/products/the-doughboys-chew-america-kidz-bundle-for-adultz-1
• @fredcstresing.bsky.social - https://bsky.app/profile/fredcstresing.bsky.social
• Last Mort Standing - Out in October - https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/8353833/rick-and-morty-vs-the-universe-1

Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:01:23 - Saga of the Swamp Thing
• 00:08:15 - Godzilla: Heist #1-5
• 00:17:20 - Search & Destroy Vol. 1
• 00:23:27 - Captain America #1
• 00:28:00 - Powers 25 #1
• 00:34:15 - Discord Picks
• 00:36:35 - Second Shift
• 00:40:20 - Interview with Fred C. Stresing
• 01:13:52 - Wrap

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IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose

Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Kara Szamborski
Editor: Zander Riggs

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Mike and Nick are back to talk about Ice Cream Man Vol. 10. (#37-40). Is this the best volume yet? PLUS: There's another secret IRCB in this volume! Did you find it??

Ice Cream Man Vol. 10 by W. Maxwell Prince, Martín Morazzo, Chris O’Halloran, and Good Ole Neon.

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 - Start
• 00:04:07 - Ice Cream Man #37
• 00:20:46 - Ice Cream Man #38
• 00:35:50 - Ice Cream Man #39
• 00:49:36 - Ice Cream Man #40
• 01:18:54 - Wrap

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Producer: Mike Rapin
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Mike and Kara are joined by our pal Matt Burbridge to talk comics and how Matt started in comics.

Follow Matty online:

• https://instagram.com/mattybcomix
• https://www.facebook.com/MattyB.Comix/
• https://www.threads.com/@mattybcomix

Check out these Kickstarters:

• Scott Snyder Presents: The CloakRoom 1-4 - 450 pages!
  • https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thornycomics/scott-snyder-presents-the-cloakroom-1-4-450-pages
• Collision Force #1
  • https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rowdybroncocreative/collision-force-1

Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:02:12 - X-Men Update
• 00:11:38 - Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - Cucuruz Island Vol 1
• 00:18:35 - Uncle Pogo’s So-So Stories
• 00:21:26 - Superman/Batman Vol 1: Public Enemies
• 00:31:40 - The Demon: Hell’s Hitman
• 00:38:36 - Discord Picks
• 00:39:22 - Heavy Metal #1
• 00:42:15 - Superman/Batman Vol 2: Supergirl
• 00:44:54 - Birds of Prey Vol. 1
• 00:46:59 - Interview with Matthew Burbridge
• 01:06:00 - Wrap

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IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL

IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose

Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Nick White
Editor: Zander Riggs

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