I Read Comic Books

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I Read Comic Books episodes

May 13Latter-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
1 hr 7 min
May 06Rude 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
52 min
April 29 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
1 hr 31 min
April 22 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
1 hr 21 min
April 15 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
48 min
April 08 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
59 min
April 01 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
44 min
March 25 Serious Like Transformers vs G.I. Joe
Paul, Nick, and René discuss the IRCB Reading Challenge Theme of the Month, “OWN VOICES.” They discover interesting reads by stepping out of their usual reading habits and find cool comics at the local library.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
00:01:42 - Djeliya: A West African Fantasy Epic
00:13:47 - Helm Greycastle Vol 1
00:23:44 - Surviving The City Vol 1
00:36:12 - Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 6: Stone Ocean
00:40:03 - Death Fight Forever #2
00:48:14 - A Drifting Life
00:53:44 - Wrap
Producer: Kait Lamphere & Danny Martinez
Prooflistener: Danny 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
55 min
March 18 Insulting Legions of Fans (ft. Dave Baker and Nicole Goux)
Paul and Danny talk to friends of the show Dave Baker and Nicole Goux! They discuss reading comic books in other languages, if pizza is pie, and Dave and Nicole’s new book Punk’n Heads.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
00:02:29 - Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories—Grievous
00:09:31 - My Body Unspooling
00:14:44 - Song About Green
00:22:58 - Bleeding Hearts #1
00:29:55 - Sunday O. Schrauwen
00:33:24 - Raging Clouds
00:39:28 - Discord Picks
00:39:48 - G.I. Joe #20
00:42:15 - Lost Marvels No. 1: Tower of Shadows
00:47:37 - Punk’N Heads with Nicole Goux and Dave Baker
01:19:42 - Wrap
Producer: Kait Lamphere & Danny 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
1 hr 22 min
March 11 Comfort. Depth. And You Can Kill A Rat With It.
Zach hosts for the first time! He, Kara, and Kate discuss what comic they would take to a desert island and if it can double as a weapon.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
00:01:23 - Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn/Red Rackham's Treasure
00:13:38 - Bone Omnibus
00:21:05 - East of West End Times Compendium
00:28:06 - Descender Omnibus
00:33:59 - Discord Island Picks
00:35:51 - New 52 Wonder Woman
00:42:15 - Any Archie Collection
00:47:45 - Wrap
Producer: Kait Lamphere & Danny 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
50 min

About I Read Comic Books

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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.…