I Read Comic Books

By Mike Rapin

A podcast for comic book fans, hosted by Mike Rapin. IRCB features a rotating, 2-person panel of diverse comic book experts discussing what they’re reading with a comic book specific topic every week.... more

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I Read Comic Books episodes:

September 09, 2026Too Many Things To Hit With A Magical Warhammer
Zach helms the episode this week with René and Paul on the panel to discuss comics about the felling of giants--physical or metaphorical.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics

00:01:51 - Fullmetal Alchemist / D. Gray-Man / Berserk

00:09:43 - Dark Night: A True Batman Story

00:17:21 - Mosely

00:23:33 - Kingdom (2006 - present)

00:27:01 - John Carpenter’s Cathedral

00:33:14 - White Sky (Image 2026) Issue #1-5

00:36:36 - Wrap
Panel: Zach McCreary, Paul Jaissle, René Rodriguez
Producer: Mike Rapin
Post Production & Social Media: Kait Lamphere, Daniel Martinez
Prooflistener: Brian Murray
Editor: Zander Riggs
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/ircbpodcast
Buy a copy of our anniversary zine Totally Not A Cult: https://ircbpodcast.com/shop/p/totally-not-a-cult-zine-1
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
...more
40min
September 02, 2026Character Development and Eviscerations Go Hand In Hand
Paul, Brian, and Nick gaze into the cosmic horror that is... comic books.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics

00:01:03 - Event Horizon: Dark Descent

00:08:47 - Destination Kill #1-4

00:21:21 - Orion

00:32:05 - Code of Honor and Other Stories

00:39:50 - Star Trek: Redshirts Vol. 1

00:46:36 - Discord Picks

00:47:02 - Assorted Crisis Events Vol. 2

00:50:44 - Wrap
Panel: Paul Jaissle, Nick White, Brian Murray
Producer: Mike Rapin
Post Production & Social Media: Kait Lamphere, Daniel Martinez
Prooflistener: Kait Lamphere
Editor: Zander Riggs
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/ircbpodcast
Buy a copy of our anniversary zine Totally Not A Cult: https://ircbpodcast.com/shop/p/totally-not-a-cult-zine-1
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
...more
52min
August 26, 2026The Coney Dog Debacle
On this Goodreads Theme episode, Kara and Nick go back home again to talk about comics set near their home towns. From the X-Mansion in Westchester, NY to a gritty supernatural mystery in Detroit, they explore how these comics explore the cultural, and even culinary, aspects of the locations.
Join the IRCB Reading Challenge!
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/92bfe182-4dc9-47ae-ad55-0ecf18ccdba2

https://www.goodreads.com/challenges/25314-ircb-s-2026-reading-challenge
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Start

00:00:43 - Abbott (2018)

00:24:59 - Wolverine and the X-Men Vol 1

00:44:05 - Discord Picks

00:46:56 - Giant Robot Hellboy Returns #2

00:52:10 - Wolverine and the X-Men Vol 2.

00:54:14 - Wrap
Panel: Kara Szamborski, Nick White
Producer: Mike Rapin
Post Production & Social Media: Kait Lamphere, Daniel Martinez
Prooflistener: Paul Jaissle
Editor: Zander Riggs
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/ircbpodcast
Buy a copy of our anniversary zine Totally Not A Cult: https://ircbpodcast.com/shop/p/totally-not-a-cult-zine-1
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
...more
57min
August 19, 2026Scolding Kids Over The Phone (ft. Adam Tierney)
Mike, Zach, and Kait are joined by guest Adam Tierney to talk about the comics they’ve read, Adam's history in with comics, and his most recent comic OGN, 13 Demons Dead.
Follow Adam Online:
https://www.instagram.com/adamwritestuff

https://wayforward.com/
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics

00:00:46 - Godzilla Monsterpiece Theater: Roar of the Worlds

00:12:28 - The Smart Division #1

00:19:23 - House of Lowther Vol. 3

00:24:23 - Crowbound #1

00:28:24 - Discord Picks

00:28:53 - Whatever Happened to the Crimson Justice? #1-5

00:31:57 - Grendel: Devil’s Crucible - Sedition #1

00:38:31 - Space Riders Vol. 3

00:42:10 - Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales

00:45:08 - 13 Demons Dead ft. Adam Tierney

01:07:32 - Wrap
Panel: Mike Rapin, Kait Lamphere, Zach McCrary
Guest: Adam Tierney
Producer: Mike Rapin
Post Production & Social Media: Kait Lamphere, Daniel Martinez
Prooflistener: Brian Murray
Editor: Zander Riggs
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/ircbpodcast
Buy a copy of our anniversary zine Totally Not A Cult: https://ircbpodcast.com/shop/p/totally-not-a-cult-zine-1
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
...more
1h 11min
August 12, 2026Everywhere Bagel (ft. Matt Burbridge)
Mike and Brian host Matt Burbridge to talk comics, Matt's successful attempts at creating his own local comics community, and Matt's latest Kickstarter: Futility!
BACK FUTILITY TODAY! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cambriancomics/futility
Follow Matt online:
Obstruction - https://foofaraw.press/tag/obstruction/

https://www.instagram.com/mattybcomix
Serpentine #1 - https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4550531933/serpentine-1
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics

00:07:23 - Until We Meet Again

00:17:33 - Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong

00:23:02 - Serpentine #1

00:28:26 - Discord Picks

00:28:57 - Narrow Rooms

00:33:02 - Godzilla vs. The Marvel Universe

00:35:21 - Regicide #1

00:42:14 - Futility Kickstarter with Matt Burbridge

00:55:38 - Wrap
Panel: Mike Rapin, Brian Murray
Guest: Matt Burbridge
Producer: Mike Rapin
Post Production & Social Media: Mike Rapin, Daniel Martinez
Prooflistener: Paul Jaissle
Editor: Zander Riggs
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/ircbpodcast
Buy a copy of our anniversary zine Totally Not A Cult: https://ircbpodcast.com/shop/p/totally-not-a-cult-zine-1
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
...more
1h
August 05, 2026Do Not Smell Me. You Will Not Be Pleased.
We are back from our summer break which means Mike, Kait, and Zach are talking comics, why Zach and Mike aren’t reading Marvel and their love of DC’s Absolute universe, supporting your local book stores, and Mike’s qualms with celebrities writing comics.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics

00:01:23 - Mad Dog Morgan

00:07:53 - A Girl Called Echo Omnibus

00:16:30 - Palestine by Joe Sacco

00:20:25 - Joe Palmer's Destination Kill #1-3

00:26:35 - Discord Picks

00:26:52 - Absolute Green Arrow #1-3

00:35:13 - Chachu #1

00:38:58 - Wake Now in the Fire: a Story of Censorship, Action, Love and Hope

00:41:59 - Wrap
Producer: Mike Rapin
Post Production & Social Media: Kait Lamphere, Daniel Martinez
Editor: Zander Riggs
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/ircbpodcast
Buy a copy of our anniversary zine Totally Not A Cult: https://ircbpodcast.com/shop/p/totally-not-a-cult-zine-1
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
...more
45min
July 29, 2026The Homie Batman
In this week’s episode, Danny, Paul, and Paloma gather together for our Goodreads Theme of the month: black and white comics. Prepare to hear what it’s like to have the World Cup in your backyard, why Paul reads every wrestling comic, and how not even THE APOCALYPSE can halt an Amish coming-of-age ritual.
Join our Reading Challenge:
Goodreads: https://ircb.fyi/grc26

StoryGraph: https://ircb.fyi/rc26
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Start

00:01:17 - Tsunami

00:08:34 - The Wrestler

00:15:24 - Clementine Book 1

00:24:19 - Black and White Comics

00:40:52 - Wrap
Producers: Kait Lamphere, Daniel Martinez, Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Nick White
Post Production & Social Media: Kait Lamphere, Daniel Martinez
Editor: Zander Riggs
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/ircbpodcast
Buy a copy of our anniversary zine Totally Not A Cult: https://ircbpodcast.com/shop/p/totally-not-a-cult-zine-1
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
...more
43min
July 08, 2026They Were Coworkers
Zach, Paloma, and Kait talk about josei manga, April’s Theme of the Month for the 2026 IRCB Reading Challenge. They discuss what makes josei different than shojo manga, share some great recommendations, and gush over Princess Jellyfish.
This episode originally aired on Patreon in April 2026.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics

00:03:26 - Nodame Cantabile

00:10:38 - Takahashi From the Bike Shop Vol. 1

00:19:13- Hapi Mari: Happy Marriage? Vol. 1-7

00:28:41 - Princess Jellyfish Vol. 1

00:40:17 - Wrap
Producers: Kait Lamphere, Daniel Martinez, Mike Rapin
Post Production & Social Media: Kait Lamphere, Daniel Martinez
Editor: Zander Riggs
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/ircbpodcast
Buy a copy of our anniversary zine Totally Not A Cult: https://ircbpodcast.com/shop/p/totally-not-a-cult-zine-1
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
...more
43min
June 24, 2026If You Start Driving Now, You Can Kick His Ass Tomorrow
Mike, Nick, and Brian each discuss a comic from the 2026 Eisner nominees for the IRCB Reading Challenge, Nick’s Apple TV+ subscription, and what influence the Eisners has on their reading habits.
Check out the 2026 IRCB Reading Challenge:
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/23718934-2026-reading-challenge---discussion-thread

Story Graph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/92bfe182-4dc9-47ae-ad55-0ecf18ccdba2
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics

00:00:58 - Nick Shills for Apple - 10 hours NO LOOP

00:06:03 - Crownsville

00:19:49 - A Wizard of Earthsea

00:29:38 - Raised By Ghosts

00:38:04 - M1: Monster Racing League #1

00:41:08 - The Fourth Father

00:43:17 - Red Roots #3

00:50:53 - The Eisner’s Discussion

01:00:35 - Wrap
Producer: Mike Rapin
Post Production & Social Media: Kait Lamphere, Daniel Martinez
Editor: Zander Riggs
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/ircbpodcast
Buy a copy of our anniversary zine Totally Not A Cult: https://ircbpodcast.com/shop/p/totally-not-a-cult-zine-1
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
...more
1h 2min
June 17, 2026Hard. Killing People Hard. (ft. Zack Kaplan)
Mike and Danny are joined by Zack Kaplan to talk comics they've been reading, Zack's bravery(?), color use in comics, Mike's obsession with conspiracy comics, and more (including some of Zack's upcoming comics!)
Follow Zack online:
https://www.instagram.com/zackkaps/

https://bsky.app/profile/zackkaps.bsky.social

https://zackkaplan.com/

Preorder The Smart Division at your Local Comic Shop! https://findyourcomic.store/
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics

00:01:31 - Absolute Green Arrow #1

00:05:23 - Jay & Silent Bob: Jays of Future Past #1

00:10:10 - The Deadman #1

00:14:36 - Neighborhood Watch #1

00:17:05 - Orlando

00:19:21 - Memoirs of Giselle

00:25:22 - Only The Savage Are Left ft. Zach Kaplan

00:42:29 - The Smart Division

00:59:20 - Wrap
Producer: Mike Rapin
Post Production & Social Media: Kait Lamphere, Daniel Martinez
Prooflistener: Nick White
Editor: Zander Riggs
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/ircbpodcast
Buy a copy of our anniversary zine Totally Not A Cult: https://ircbpodcast.com/shop/p/totally-not-a-cult-zine-1
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
...more
1h 2min

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