This episode was recorded on March 20th, 2022!

This week, Mike, Kara, and Brian chat comics they've been reading, what's on the top of their pile, Lord of the Rings, and the Flash's rogues gallery.

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:35:42 - Top of the Pile
• 00:59:50 - Wrap/Credits

Comics Read / Top of Our Pile

• Star Wars The High Republic Vol 1
• The Many Deaths of Laila Starr
• The Eternals: The Heretic #1
• Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
• My Hero Academia
• No Love Lost (alpha)
• Eight Lane Runaways
• Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation - Mo Dao Zu Shi
• Heaven’s Official Blessings - Tian Guan Ci Fu
• Immortal Hulk vol. 9 - 11
• Rogues #1

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This episode was recorded on March 13th, 2022!

Tia, Paul and Mike reflect on the 30th Anniversary of Image Comics, some history of the publisher, Image's impact on comics, and each host's journey with the comics Image has published over the years.

Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:17:41 - Top of the Pile
• 00:29:31 - Talkin' About Image, the 30th Anniversary!
• 01:05:22 - Wrap/Credits

Comics Read / Comic Picks

• Captain Carter #1
• FIRE!! The Zora Neale Hurston Story
• Batman: Dark Knight Dark City
• New Masters #2
• The Content of Our Caricature by Dr Rebecca Wanzo
• Little Monsters by Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen
• Love and Rockets #11
• Burn The Witch Vol. 1

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This episode was recorded on March 6th, 2022!

Mike, Nick, and Kate discuss the fears and horrors of comics that force us to dive down wikipedia as comics readers.  Warning: this episode discusses topics of anxiety, murder, and sexual assault.

Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:29:30 - Top of the Pile
• 00:37:38 - What Is Real Life?
• 01:12:34 - Wrap/Credits

Comics Read / Top of Our Pile:

• Alien #10
• Radio Spaceman #1
• A Righteous Thirst for Vengeance #5
• What’s the Furthest Place From Here? #1-3
• Once and Future Vol 2: Old English
• Batman: Gothic
• One Piece 1041
• The Department of Truth Vol 2: The City Upon a Hill
• Delicious in Dungeon Vol 10 
• Squire

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This episode was recorded on February 27th, 2022!

Kara and Kait join Mike to chat about comic books and our Goodreads Book of the Month: In The Pines by Erik Kriek.

Check out "you pick" book of the month thread here.

Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:30:45 - Top of the Pile
• 00:37:44 - Goodreads Book of the Month - In the Pines: 5 Murder Ballads
• 01:10:43 - Wrap/Credits

Comics Read / Top of Our Pile

• Sarah's Scribbles
• Beyond the Clouds: The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
• Alexander Hamilton: The Graphic History of an American Founding Father
• Ghostcage #1
• Bun's Comfort Food Corner
• War of the Bounty Hunters
• HoX/PoX
• Murder Book by Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell
• The Me You Love in the Dark vol. 1
• Witchy Vol. 2
• Radio Spaceman #1

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This episode was recorded on February 20th, 2022!

Mike and René are joined by special guest, Gabe Cheng, to chat about comics and a bit about Gabe’s ongoing Kickstarter: The Problem With Parallels with artist Elisa Meneghel.

Find Gabe online at @gabechengcomics or at gabechengcomics.com

Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:37:31 - The #1 Debacle (A great question)
• 00:47:29 - Top of the Pile
• 00:57:40 - The Problem With Parallels ft. Gabe Cheng
• 01:08:38 - Wrap/Credits 

Comics Read / Top of Our Pile

• Rorschach #1 - #7
• The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage (Book One)
• We Have Demons #1
• The Secret X-Men #1
• Akane-Banashi 1
• Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow
• DareDevil by Chip Zdarsky Vol. 3: Through Hell
• Step by Bloody Step #1
• The Human Target #5

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This episode was recorded on February 12th, 2022!

Mike, Nick, and Kara have been gathered together by Geoff for a Patreon commissioned episode all about supporting local comic shops, the dilemma of getting rid of comics, and so much more!

Join our Patreon today at the $10 level to grab one of 10 spots to commission an episode of IRCB yourself! patreon.com/ircbpodcast

Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:42:28 - Comic Picks
• 00:52:15 - How to support local comic shops while reducing personal consumption
• 01:33:03 - Wrap/Credits

Comics Read / Top of Our Pile

• Apache Delivery Service #2
• Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1957 Forgotten Lives
• Archie’s Valentine Spectacular #1 (2022)
• Once and Future #19-24
• New Mutants #24
• Twilight: The Graphic Novel
• Cook Korean by Robin Ha
• Undiscovered Country Vol 3
• Iron Fist #1
• A Righteous Thirst For Vengeance #5

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This episode was recorded on February 6th, 2022!

Mike, Paul, and Nick discuss comics they've been reading, Gumroad's NFT problem, and more!

Join the Goodreads Reading Challenge now!

Check out Paul's guest spot on Best One Since The Next One.

Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 - Start/Announcements
• 00:03:49 - Last Week in Comics
• 00:41:04 - Gumroad is doing what??
• 00:50:29 - Top of the Pile
• 00:00:00 - Wrap/Credits

Comics Read / Top of Our Pile

• This Is How I Disappear
• Star Wars: Crimson Reign #1-2
• Alien #9
• Crisis Zone
• Newburn #3
• Sabretooth #1
• Defenders #5
• Time Before Time #1-3
• New Masters #1
• Hellboy and the BPRD: 1957 Forgotten Lives
• Detective Comics #1051 & #1052
• Sidequests

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This episode was recorded on January 30th, 2022!

Brian, Kate, and Mike sat down to chat about our Goodreads Book of the Month for January 2022, Pearl Vol. 1 by Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Gaydos, and Joshua Reed--as chosen by the folks who finished the Goodreads Reading Challenge in 2021!

Check out the Goodreads Thread

Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:17:31 - Top of the Pile
• 00:26:01 - Goodreads Book of the Month - Perl Volume 1
• 00:52:26 - Goodreads BotM Update!
• 00:55:18 - Wrap/Credits

Comics Read / Top of My Pile

• Saga #55
• The Girl from the Sea 
• Forget Me Not
• Archie vs. Predator II
• Once & Future vol 2
• Sabretooth #1

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This episode was recorded on January 23rd, 2022!

Our seventh annual anniversary episode! Mike, Kara, Nick, and Paul chat comics and reflect on the last year of IRCB. PLUS we announce our next Patreon read-along series!

Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:33:59 - Top of the Pile
• 00:40:59 - Listener Picks!
• 00:45:33 - Next Issue Podcast Shoutout!
• 00:45:58 - IRCB in Review
• 00:51:40 - IRCB Movie Club
• 00:55:22 - Giant Days of Our Lives
• 01:01:43 - 300 Episodes/Special Episodes
• 01:06:24 - Nicks Notable Events
• 01:12:06 - The Wager
• 01:18:49 - Which Sailor Scouts Are We?!
• 01:28:55 - Paul's New Miniseries!
• 00:00:00 - Wrap/Credits

Comics Read / Top Of Our Pile

• Hellboy: The Bones of Giants #1 and #2
• Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters Companion
• The Department of Truth #15
• That Texas Blood #13
• Hawkeye by Fraction and Aja
• Dirtbag Rapture #2-3
• Weeaboo
• Batman/Catwoman Special #1
• She-Hulk by Charles Soule and Javier Pulido
• Ice Cream Man #28
• Saga #55

Links

• Elsa Charretier breaks down a page from Fraction & Aja's Hawkeye

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Mike and Tia are joined by special guest Henry Barajas (La Voz De M.A.Y.O Rambo, Helm Greycastle) to discuss the problem with NFTs in comics, Kickstarter, and the art world in general.

Check out the NFT Shit List.

Send us an email or a voicemail for our 7th Annual anniversary episode next week - [email protected]. Let us know your favorite bits and bites from the last year of IRCB!

Don't forget to take the IRCB 2022 Listener Survey! bit.ly/ircb2022

Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:22:48 - Top of the Pile
• 00:29:23 - NFTs: LuLaRoe for Joe Rogan Fans
• 01:01:35 - Wrap/Credits

Comics Read / Top of Our Pile:

• The Science of Surfing: A Surfside Girls Guide to the Ocean
• Kommandi The Boy Wonder #2(?)
• Scott Pilgrim
• Dirtbag Rapture
• Indecent Advances
• Gert and the Sacred Stones
• Superman: Son of Kal-El #1-6
• Usagi Yojimbo
• Black Monday Murders
• Agents of Slam
• Lupin III: Greatest Heists

Links

• Henry on Twitter - @henrybarajas
• Henry on Instagram - @henryjbarajas
• Henry Interviewed on NPR
• Find Henry's comic work!

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