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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June 03, 2026We Gotta Power Him Down (ft. Henry Barajas & Rachel Merrill)
Mike and Paul are joined by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill to talk comics--old manga, Judge Dredd, and web comic/animator cool guy Alex Krokus--but more importantly: Henry and Rachel's latest comic Death To Pachuco from Image Comics!
Find Death To Pachuco at your local comic shop ( https://findyourcomic.store/ ) or wherever digital Image Comics are sold!
Read Gil Thorp right now! https://www.gocomics.com/gilthorp
Follow Henry online:
https://www.instagram.com/henryjbarajas/

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

Latinx Press - https://buttondown.com/latinxpress
Follow Rachel online:
https://www.instagram.com/ohhhaeee/

https://bsky.app/profile/ohhhaeee.bsky.social
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics

00:02:11 - City Hunter

00:10:17 - Sailor Moon

00:14:23 - Judge Dredd

00:21:50 - Talking To My Father’s Ghost

00:27:31 - Discord Picks

00:27:57 - Cat’s Eye

00:31:12 - Genius, Isolated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth

00:34:44 - Ichi The Witch Vol. 1

00:37:31 - Exquisite Corpses #13

00:39:24 - Death To Pachuco

01:06:58 - Wrap
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
May 27, 2026Somehow, Snow White Returned…
This year, Fantagraphics celebrates 50 years of publishing and Mike, Kara, and Brian dig comics from the publisher as part of May's Reading Challenge Theme of the Month!
Join the IRCB Reading Challenge on Goodreads or on Storygraph:
https://www.goodreads.com/challenges/25314-ircb-s-2026-reading-challenge

https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/92bfe182-4dc9-47ae-ad55-0ecf18ccdba2
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Start/Our history with Fantagraphics

00:13:02 - Usagi Yojimbo: Book One: The Ronin

00:20:13 - Corto Maltese, the Fable of Venice

00:29:02 - Baby Blue

00:34:50 - The Return of Snow White

00:51:34 - Wrap
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
55min
May 20, 2026Comics Crank My Mother Effing Hog
Mike, Kait, and Zach discuss comics they’ve read recently. The books include over-the-top ‘80s absurdity (Florida Hippopotamus Cocaine Massacre), a video game adaptation (Zelda Twilight Princess), and the worst guy you know (End of Life). They also reveal what awaits them at the top of their respective piles!
Preorder Santos Sisters Vol. 2 from Fantagraphics!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics

00:01:01 - The Florida Hippopotamus Cocaine Massacre #1-3

00:09:20 - Zelda Twilight Princess

00:16:22 - End of Life #2-3

00:26:40 - ad

00:27:27 - Discord Picks

00:28:12 - Daredevil

00:32:13 - Odin #1

00:37:06 - Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World

00:40:19 - Wrap
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
42min
May 13, 2026Latter-Day X-Men Fans (ft. Gabe Cheng)
Mike and Brian are joined by long time friend of the show, Gabe Cheng, to talk about Gabe's latest Kickstarter - This Seems Normal #2! Gabe experiences Assorted Crisis Events, Mike brings up a comic you probably can't buy, and everyone loves Absolute Wonder Woman!
Support THIS SEEMS NORMAL on Kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gabechengcomics/this-seems-normal-1-2-the-adventure-begins-continues
Follow Gabe online: https://www.instagram.com/gabechengcomics/
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics

00:02:36 - Assorted Crisis Events Vol. 1

00:15:05 - Ultimate Wolverine Vol. 1: The Winter Soldier

00:22:46 - Panda Delivery Service #1

00:29:26 - Discord Picks

00:30:13 - Absolute Wonder Woman Vol. 1

00:39:56 - Raised by Ghosts

00:43:44 - I Became a Boy For Revenge (I Promise!)

00:46:41 - This Seems Normal Kickstarter ft. Gabe Cheng

01:04:16 - Wrap
Producer: Mike Rapin
Post Production & Social Media: Kait Lamphere, Daniel Martinez
Prooflistener: Kara Szamborski
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 7min
May 06, 2026Rude Teen-Implied Names
This week: Paul, Kara, and Paloma! Where else could you go to hear all about anthropomorphic dairy products, forgotten 90s Elseworlds Batman books, fairy-like hippopotamuses going on adventures, and Swamp Thing being present for the Crucifixion? Literally nowhere else but I Read Comic Books!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics

00:00:58 - Batman Thrillkiller #1 (1997)

00:13:26 - Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip

00:21:30 - Swamp Thing #88

00:31:23 - “Everything I Unpacked” (not a title)

00:38:47 - Zatanna #1 (2026)

00:43:18 - Discord Picks

00:43:41 - Nerd Inferno: The Essential Evan Dorkin

00:50:26 - 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
52min
April 29, 2026 Maybe The Best In The Business (ft. Matt Rosenberg)
Matt Rosenberg joins Mike and Danny to discuss Batwoman, Daredevil, The Smell of Starving Boys, and other comic books. They share some of their favorite artists and talk about the giant Abe Lincoln in Matt’s robot comic, If Destruction Be Our Lot.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
00:02:39 - The Smell of Starving Boys
00:09:16 - Daredevil: Yellow
00:18:12 - Batwoman #1-2
00:28:18 - Discord Picks
00:30:10 - Charlie Chan Hock Chye
00:33:43 - Harpy
00:36:06 - Skinbreaker 1-8
00:42:04 - IF DESTRUCTION BE OUR LOT #1 ft. Matthew Rosenberg
01:28:31 - Wrap
Producer: Kait Lamphere & Danny 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 31min
April 22, 2026 Everyone Likes Wresting and Everyone Likes Heists (ft. Kyle Starks)
Danny, Zach, and Paul are joined by Kyle Starks! They discuss Kyle’s comic Wrestle Heist, storytelling in real-world wrestling, and their favorite wrestling events.
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
01:17 Kyle's recent projects
08:00 Wrestle Heist
22:50 other wrestling comics
25:50 wrestling theater and lifestyle
36:45 Wrestlemania
57:50 CM Punk
01:04:45 Kyle's favorites wrestling shows
01:19:50 wrap
Producer: Kait Lamphere & Danny 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 21min
April 15, 2026 He’s Dead, But That Hasn’t Stopped Him Before
Paul, Danny, and Kate discuss Superman, Batman, Star Wars, and a man-made spooky lake disaster.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
00:00:56 - The Vanishing of Lake Peigneur
00:14:25 - Star Wars: Legacy of Vader Vol. 2
00:21:47 - Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum
00:29:51 - Mixed Feelings
00:32:27 - GI Joe #21
00:34:08 - Gotham City Year One
00:39:31 - Discord Picks
00:39:46 - Batman: Dark Patterns
00:54:28 - Wrap
Producer: Kait Lamphere & Danny 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
48min
April 08, 2026 Difficult Conversations at the Starbucks
Kait, Nick, and Danny ride the waves of emotions as they talk photographers in war torn countries, godlike superheroes, peppy pirate shonen manga, and a book about a space trucker by Post Malone! Plus so much more!
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
00:00:46 - Death of the Silver Surfer
00:15:33 - The Photographer
00:29:28 - High Strangeness #3-5
00:44:25 - The Twilight Zone #6
00:52:08 - ONE PIECE Vol. 1
00:54:09 - Neighborhood Watch #1
00:56:17 - Wrap
Producer: Kait Lamphere & Danny Martinez
Prooflistener: Zach McCrary
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
59min
April 01, 2026 Starscream is a Magical Girl
Kara, Kate, and Brian discuss magical girls and "trash boys" in comic books, from classic characters to recent releases. They consider if horses are accessories and if the 90's are a trash boy.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
00:41:28 - Wrap
Producer: Kait Lamphere & Danny 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
44min

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