This episode was recorded on October 6th, 2019!

This week, Nick and Kate join Mike to discuss fantasy comics and, well, try to put a finger on how to define “fantasy” comic books.

Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:18:10 – Comic Picks
• 00:26:40 – Fantasy in Comics
• 01:03:50 – Wrap/Credits

What We Read / Comic Picks

• Little Bird #1-5
• Locke and Key Volume 1
• Head Lopper
• Pumpkinheads
• Outer Darkness #11
• The Twilight Man: Rod Serling and the Birth of Television
• Journey to Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker — Allegiance #1

Comics Mentioned this episode

• The Wicked + The Divine
• Nimona
• Witches
• Pretty Deadly
• I Kill Giants
• Rat Queens
• Bone
• Heathen
• Skullkickers
• Rat Queens
• D&D Comics
• Pathfinder Comics
• Hex 11
• Head Lopper
• Locke and Key
• Hellboy
• Britannia
• King
• Little Nemo
• Moon Knight
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• The Sixth Gun
• Berserker Unbound
• Witchfinder
• Demon Knights
• Birthright
• Red Sonja

Links

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Nick – @dethstarplnz

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Producer: Mike Rapin
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This episode was recorded on September 29th, 2019!

Tia and Kait join Mike to discuss re-reading comics, why we do it, why we don’t, and how, for some of us, it helps enrich our comic book reading experience.

Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:15:08 – Comic Picks
• 00:21:12 – Re-Reading Comics
• 00:50:35 – Wrap/Credits

What We Read / Comic Picks

• Shangri-La
• My Pretty Vampire, Katie Skelly
• Mary Shelley Monster Hunter #1 & #2
• House of X #6
• The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 6
• Are You Listening

Links

• Kait – @KaitLPhere
• Tia – @PortraitOfMmeX
• Mike – @mikerapin

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This week’s episode was recorded on September 22nd, 2019!

Mike is BACK this week with Kate and Kara in tow and they sat down to talk about the prevalence of schooling in comics, which comics are their favorites, along with… hot characters in comics?

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:21:41 – Comic Picks
• 00:32:36 – Back to School!
• 01:09:50 – Wrap/Credits
• 01:12:11 – Hawt, Continued

What We Read / Comic Picks

• West Coast Avengers #1-4
• Powers of X #4
• House of X #5
• Fence Vol. 3
• Mister Miracle
• The Plot #1
• The White Trees #2
• Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #47
• Star Wars Resistance: Kylo Ren #1
• Ether #1
• Relics of Youth #1

Links

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Kara – @karaszam

Comics Mentioned in this episode

• Giant Days
• Strawberry Madness
• Bleach
• Ouran Highschool Host Club
• New X-Men
• New X-Men: Academy X
• New X-Men: Hellions
• Spider-Man & The X-Men
• Wolverine & The X-Men
• All-New X-Men
• Astonishing X-Men
• Archie comics in general, minus Josie & The Pussycats?
• Sabrina The Teenage Witch manga
• SuperMutant Magic Academy
• Mis(h)adra
• I Kill Giants
• Vision
• Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler

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This episode was recorded on September 15th 2019!

Nick and Kait join Paul throw plans out the window and caution to the wind and discuss our host and producer Mr. Michael Rapin and his contributions to our (your?) comic book reading habits. We’ve gone rogue! Sincerest apologies to new listeners. This episode contains heavy doses of Mike. 9 out of 10 dentists approve of Mike!

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:24:46 – Comic Picks
• 00:36:25 – Our Favorite Man, Mike Rapin
• 01:07:18 – Wrap/Credits

What We Read/Comic Picks

• Batman Universe #2 & #3
• Judge Dredd Complete Case Files Vol. 4
• Aether & Empire Vol. Eternal Glory
• Berzerker Unbound #1
• The Black Ghost #1
• Lady Mechanika, Sangre #3
• Killers #3

Links

• Paul – @OhHiPaulie
• Nick – @dethstarplanz
• Kait – @KaitLphere

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Executive Producer: Mike Rapin
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This episode was recorded on September 8th 2019!

Tia and René join Paul to talk about satisfying comic series endings.

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:15:27 – Comic Picks
• 00:21:05 – Endings in Comics
• 00:52:25 – Wrap/Credits
• 00:54:46 – Vegan Burritos, The Olympics, and The Rapture
   

What We Read/Comic Picks

• Everything #1
• Legion of Superheroes: Millennium #1
• Pretty Deadly (literally all of it plus the new one)
• Batman #78
• One Piece Chapter #955
• Trees: Three Fates #1

Links

• Paul – @OhHiPaulie
• Tia – @PortraitOfMmeX
• Rene – @Rodrigur29

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This episode was recorded on September 1st, 2019!

Mike, Kait, and Kara sit down with friend of the show, David Pepose to talk about his new book Going to the Chapel.

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:19:10 – Comic Picks
• 00:24:36 – Interview with David Pepose
• 00:59:20 – Wrap/Credits

What We Read/Comic Picks

• Batman #76-77
• Fairlady #2-3
• Tokyo Ghoul Vol. 2
• The Life Changing Manga of Tidying Up: A Magical Story
• Raven
• House of X #4
• Nuclear Winter Vol. 3
• Triage #1
• Midnight Vista #1
• The Wicked and the Divine #45

Links

• David Pepose on Twitter – @peposed
• David Pepose on Instagram – @peposed
• Going to the Chapel on Twitter – @GoToTheChapel
• Mike – @mikerapin
• Kara – @KaraSzam
• Kait – @KaitLPhere

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Executive Producer: Mike Rapin
Producers: Kara Szamborski, Zander Riggs
Editor: Zander Riggs

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Kate and Kara join Mike to talk about our Goodreads Book of the Month: Heathen Vol. 1. Thank you to all the fabulous people in our Goodreads group who read and discussed this book with us!

Timecodes

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:19:50 – Comic Picks
• 00:29:44 – Goodreads Book of the Month: Heathen Vol. 1
• 01:01:01 – Wrap/Credits

What We Read / Comic Picks

• Witch Hat Atelier #2
• Bob’s Burgers Vol. 1
• Giant Days Vol. 10
• Runaways #24
• Pumpkinheads
• Batman/Superman #1

Links

• August Book of the Month Goodreads Discussion Thread
• Mike – @mikerapin
• Kara – @KaraSzam

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This week’s episode was recorded on August 18th, 2019!

Brian and Nick join Mike to talk about weird crossovers, and we’re not talking crossover events. From Archie vs Predator to Star Trek and Green Lantern to Sonic and… Spawn? They dive in.

Thanks to everyone who hung out with us on the Discord during the show!

Timecodes

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:20:05 – Comic Picks
• 00:27:50 – Weird Comics
• 01:02:16 – Wrap/Credits
• 01:05:00 – The Discord talks HoX/PoX and Venom

What We Read / Comic Picks

• Berserker Unbound #1
• Outer Darkness #9
• Life is Strange #7
• Livewire #5
• PSI Lords #2
• Excellence #4
• Star Wars Tie Fighter #5
• Aliens Rescue #2

Links

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Brian – @Brianhead
• Nick – @dethstarplnz

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This episode was recorded on August 11th, 2019!

Paul and Tia join Mike to discuss unconventional art styles and media in comic books. How do collages, paints, and 3-D models fit into the world of pen and ink comic books?

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:13:48 – Comic Picks
• 00:22:16 – Unconventional Art Styles
• 00:55:50 – Wrap/Credits

What We Read / Comic Picks

• Glow #1-3
• Test #1-2
• Batman: Last Knight on Earth #2
• Paper Girls #30
• Bad Gateway, Simon Hanselmann
• Powers of X #2
• Batman Universe #2
• Once and Future #1

Links

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Paul – @OhHiPaulie
• Tia – @PortraitOfMmeX
• Kirby in the Negative Zone
• Jill Thompson painting

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This episode was recorded on August 6th, 2019.

After a summer break of minisodes, Paul, Kara, and Kait bring us back with a spectacular episode about finding comics at your local library and the importance of trying books out of the blue.

And don’t forget our giveaway! One week only!! => https://ircbpodcast.com/giveaway08

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:15:45 – Comic Picks
• 00:26:45 – Hidden Gems at Your Local Library!
• 00:56:28 – Wrap/Credits

What We Read / Comic Picks

• The Terrifics Vol 1: Meet the Terrifics
• House of X/Powers of X #1
• Blackbird Vol 1
• Nuclear Winter vol. 2
• Lady Mechanika: Sangre #2
• Doom Patrol: Weight of the Worlds #2
• DEATH DEFYING DEVIL #1
• Unnatural #1
• Oblivion Song #1

Links

• Paul – @OhHiPaulie
• Kait – @KaitLPhere
• Kara – @KaraSzam

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