This week’s episode was recorded on March 3rd, 2019!

This week on IRCB, Mike, Nick, and Kara are joined by friend of the show, Scott McGovern. Scott has 20+ years of history working in the industry and is a font of knowledge when it comes to comic book distribution and the meta-level of working at a comic book shop.

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:18:01 – Comic Picks
• 00:29:08 – Interview with Scott McGovern
• 01:09:09 – Wrap/credits
• 01:12:44 – IRCB plans for c2e2 and Midwest Fashion

What We Read / Comic Picks:

• One Dirty Tree
• Umbrella Academy Volumes 1-2
• Doom Patrol (1986) Volume 2
• Doom Patrol Volume 2
• The life-changing manga of tidying up
• Age Of X-Man: Apocalypse and The X-Tracts #1
• William Gibson’s Alien 3 #5
• Vampironica Volume 1
• Transformers #1

Relevant Links/Information

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Nick – @dethstarplnz
• Kara – @KaraSzam
• Scott
  • Instagram – @CocktailsAndInk
  • Twitter – @ScottKMcGovern
• Retailer Brian Hibbs has a 10-point plan for the comics industry

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Producer: Mike Rapin
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This week’s episode was recorded on March 3rd, 2019!

This week, Brian, Nick, and Kait sat down to discuss the myriad of digital platforms (that they know of!) for reading comics. From Comics to Manga to Motion Comics and more, this episode covers a whole lot of ground.

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:15:12 – Comic Picks
• 00:25:26 – Digital Platforms for Comics
• 01:04:46 – Wrap/Credits

What We Read / ComicPicks:

• Life is Strange #3-4
• Quantum and Woody! #12
• Ninja-K #14
• Isola #6 and Prologue
• Fence Vol. 1
• Star Wars: Vader: Dark Visions #1
• Black Hammer ‘45 #1
• Die #4

Relevant Links/Information

• Brian – @Brianhead
• Nick – @dethstarplnz
• Kait – @KaitLphere
• Hoopla
• Shonen Jump
• comiXology
• Marvel Unlimited
• Cloud Library
• Humble Bundle
• Groupees
• Dark Horse Comics
• Valiant Comics

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Producer: Mike Rapin
Editor: Zander Riggs

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This week’s episode was recorded on February 24th, 2019!

This month’s book of the month is From Under Mountains by Marian Churchland, Claire Gibson, and Sloane Leong. Brian and Kara join Mike to discuss this comic as well as where X-Men babies come from…?

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:22:59 – Comic Picks
• 00:32:11 – Goodreads Book of the Month: From Under Mountains
• 01:04:54 – Wrap/Credits

What We Read / ComicPicks:

• Wasted Space #1-7
• Dennis the Menace in California
• Die #2
• Age Of X-Man: The X-Tremists #1
• Princeless Find Yourself #5
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer #2

Relevant Links/Information

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Kara – @KaraSzam
• Brian – @Brianhead
• Goodread BotM Thread

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Producer: Mike Rapin
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This week’s episode was recorded on February 17th, 2019.

This week, Paul and Nick join Mike to discuss comic book impulse buys, the value of an original graphic novel, and how even after years of comic book reading, if the interior art doesn’t match the cover art, we still get a little disappointed.

AND the February 2019 zine is out today!! (PDF link)

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:21:13 – Comic Picks
• 00:32:59 – Comic Book Impulse Buys
• 01:09:57 – Wrap/Credits

What We Read / Comic Picks:

• Age of X-Man: NextGen #1
• O Human Star Volume 1
• Female Furies #1
• Judge Dredd Complete Case Files vol. 1
• X-O Manowar #20-21
• The Umbrella Academy Vol 1: Apocalypse Suite
• Age Of X-Man: The Amazing Nightcrawler #1
• The Wild Storm #20
• Go-Bots #4
• Incursion #1

Relevant Links/Information

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Nick – @dethstarplnz
• Paul – @OhHiPaulie

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Producer: Mike Rapin
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This week’s episode was recorded on February 10th, 2019.

On IRCB this week, Kara and René join Mike in a joint discovery that we all should have had a full meal before we discussed this week’s topic: Food in Manga. In the recording process we all became very hungry for food in Manga and, well, to read manga.

And everyone should wish Kara a Happy Birthday today!!

AND the February 2019 zine is out today!! (PDF link)

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:10:36 – Comic Picks
• 00:26:13 – Food In Manga
• 00:57:25 – Wrap/Credits
• 00:59:15 – SeXXX-Men

What We Read / Comic Picks:

• Rick & Morty #37-45
• Prince of Cats by Ronald Wimberley
• Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1-2
• Age Of X-Man: Nextgen #1
• Wonder Twins #1
• Black Clover Chapter 192

Manga mentioned this episode:

• Delicious In Dungeon – Ryoko Kui
• Food Wars (Shokugeki no Soma)
• Drops of God
• Dragon Ball Z
• Naruto
• Assassination Classroom
• Dr. Stone
• Hikaru no Go
• One Piece

Relevant Links/Information

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Kara – @KaraSzam
• René – @Rodrigur29

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Producer: Mike Rapin
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This episode was recorded on February 3rd, 2019!

On IRCB this week, Paul and Nick chat with Mike about the depiction of War in comics, a brief history on the topic, and some of the comics they believe depict was in a real, non-celebratory way. Mike also has a minor breakdown in the first half of the show regarding Age of X-Man.

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:20:25 – Comic Picks
• 00:33:00 – War In Comics
• 01:13:55 – Wrap/Credits

What We Read / Comic Picks:

• Deep Roots #1-5
• Isola #5-6
• Batman #63
• Conan the Barbarian #2
• Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1952
• Nanjing: The Burning City
• Age of X-Man: The Marvelous X-Men #1
• The Green Lantern #4
• Sword Daughter #6

Comics mentioned in this episode:

• Sgt. Fury
• Sgt. Rock
• Our Fighting Forces
• Jack Kirby’s Losers
• Garth Ennis’ Battlefields
• The ‘Nam
• All-American Men at War
• Frontline Combat
• Last Day in Vietnam
• A Dull Day in Korea
• Lazarus
• Saga
• Hellboy
• The New Frontier
• Dying and the Dead
• Uber
• The Harlem Hellfighters
• Babes In Arms: Women in the Comics During World War Two
• Wonder Woman: The War Years 1941-1945

Relevant Links/Information

• Mike – @mikerapin
   
• Paul – @OhHiPaulie
   
• Nick – @dethstarplnz
• instagram.com/ircbpodcast
• A monkey with a gun

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This episode was recorded on January 27th, 2019!

This week’s show is the annual hangout episode where some of the people of IRCB reflect back on the last year of the show. Mike is joined by Tia, Nick, Paul, and Kait to discuss everything about the last year, but also Harry Potter houses, astrological signs, love for our fans, the future of the zine, C2E2, and how much we enjoy each other. It’s a big ol’ love fest. 

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:24:03 – Comic Picks
• 00:34:00 – The Annual #4
• 01:15:31 – Wrap/Credits
• 01:20:59 – Text Posts and Game of Thrones (spoilers)

Comic Picks / What We Read This week:

• X-Force #1
• POLAR
• Buffy #1
• Go-Bots #3
• Deep Roots #1-3
• Age of X-Man Alpha #1
• James Bond 007 #3
• Mysteries of Love in Space #1
• WWE Forever #1
• Life is Strange #3

Relevant Links/Information

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Tia – @PortraitOfMmeX
• Paul – @OhHiPaulie
• Nick – @dethstarplnz
• Kait – @KaitLPhere
• @swtextpost

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This episode was recorded on January 20th, 2019!

Kara and Tia join Mike this week for a true schooling on Nerd Fashion: what to wear to a con, how to express your nerdiness, what makeup is legit, and how accessories are the best way to subtly acknowledge that you’re into a fandom.

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:18:47 – Comic Picks
• 00:25:06 – Nerd Fashion
• 01:04:44 – Wrap/Credits
• 01:06:45 – Cyb-orgy Continued

Comic Picks / What We Read This week:

• Giant Days Volume 8
• Lucky Penny
• La Voz De M.A.Y.O.
• Atomic Blonde (The Coldest City) by Antony Johnston illustrated by Sam Hart
• Uncanny X-Men Annual #1
• Crypt of Shadows #1
• BLOSSOMS 666

Relevant Links/Information

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Kara – @KaraSzam
• Tia – @PortraitOfMmeX

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This episode was recorded on January 13th, 2019!

Kait and Kara join Mike this week to talk about income and poverty in comics; how income (or a lack of income) is portrayed, how it seems impossible for heroes to have a stable income, and just how do the X-Men have so much money?

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:17:49 – Comic Picks
• 00:22:46 – Poverty in Comics
• 01:05:05 – Wrap/Credits

Comic Picks / What We Read This week:

• Sleepless #11
• Young Justice #1
• District X Volume 1
• The Shepard
• Aquaman Vol 1: The Drowning
• Go-Bots #3
• Isola #6
• A Very DC Valentine’s Special
• Catwoman #7

Relevant Links/Information

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Kait – @KaitLPhere
• Kara – @KaraSzam

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This episode was recorded on January 6th, 2019!

Brian and Kate join Mike this week to talk about comics that take place anywhere but planet Earth.

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Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in comics
• 00:10:04 – Comic Picks
• 00:18:27 – Unearthly Comics
• 00:48:43 – Wrap/Credits

Comic Picks / What We Read This week:

• Death Saves: Fallen Heroes of the Kitchen Table
• Your name.
• Baking With Kafka
• Criminal #1
• Life is Strange #2
• Die #2

Relevant Links/Information

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Kate – @KateSkocelas
• Brian – @Brianhead
• Goodreads BotM thread – 4 Kids Walk Into A Ban

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