I Read Comic Books

This episode was recorded some time in the near past!

A long time ago, Mike gave Kate a list of comics to read to get caught up on X-23. Starting with this collection, Kate dives into the sometimes bad origin of X-23 aka Laura Kinney with Mike along to discuss the finer points of this character.

Full Spoilers for X-23: The Complete Collection Vol. 1

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This week’s episode was recorded on June 30th, 2019!

Brian, Nick, and Kate sat down to discuss our Goodreads Book of the Month: Captain America Vol. 1: Winter In America as voted on by our fantastic Goodreads members! Spoiler alert for Captain America Vol. 1: Winter In America!

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:15:35 – Comic Picks
• 00:27:07 – Goodreads Book of the Month – Captain America, Vol. 1: Winter in America
• 01:05:24 – Wrap/Credits

What We Read / Comic Picks

• Psi-Lords #1
• Terminator: Secondary Objectives
• Orphan Black #1
• Star Wars: Tie Fighter #2-3
• Black Hammer: Age of Doom #11
• Coda Vol 1
• Giant Days #52

Links

• Nick – @dethstarplnz
• Brian – @brianhead
• Goodreads BotM: Captain America, Vol. 1: Winter in America thread

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This episode was recorded on June 23rd, 2019!

Brian and René sat down with Mike to discuss why we don’t like new takes on old characters, their mantles, and how sometimes you just have to give a comic a chance!

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Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:12:39 – Comic Picks
• 00:21:53 – New Heroes/Old Mantles
• 00:57:17 – Wrap/Credits

What We Read / Comic Picks

• Megahex
• Ice Cream Man Volume 2: Strange Neapolitan
• Saga volumes 1-9
• Fence Volume 1&2
• The Amazing Nightcrawler #1
• Mr. & Mrs. X #12
• Life is Strange #6
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Ch. 163

Links

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Rene – @Rodrigur29
• Brian – @Brianhead

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This week’s episode was recorded on June 16th, 2019!

Kait and Nick join Mike to discuss the many reading, packaging, and “marketing” gimmicks used in comic books over the years. From vinyl stickers to to lenticular covers to poly-bags to literally SHOOTING a comic with real bullets, the gang dives deep for this episode.

Timecodes

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:20:19 – Comic Picks
• 00:31:22 – Gimmicks in the Comic Reading Experience
• 01:13:19 – Wrap/Credits

What We Read / Comic Picks

• X-23 #12
• X-23: The Complete Collection Volume 1
• Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites
• X-Men: Grand Design
• Oblivion Song Vol 1
• Excellence #2
• Rat Queens #16
• PSI-Lords #1

Links

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Nick – @dethstarplnz
• Kait – @KaitLPhere
• Memories of Comic Book ‘GIMMICKS’ Resurface
• All-Time Greatest Comic Book Gimmick Covers
• Madman In Your Face Special
• Kapow: Marvel adds sound to comics
• Barrier – Panel Syndicate

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This episode was recorded on June 9th, 2019!

This week, Paul, Tia, and Kara dive into a deep discussion about the “death of the author” or idea of separating a comic book creator (or any kind of creator/artist/writer/etc.) from their work. Is it possible? Do you do it? Can you do it? Should we do it as a culture or not?

Timecodes

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:14:34 – Comic Picks
• 00:23:50 – Separating an Artist From Their Work
• 00:54:39 – Wrap/Credits

What We Read / Comic Picks

• Criminal #5
• Paper Girls #28-29
• Mister Miracle
• Hawkeye
• Brubaker’s Winter Soldier
• Pros and Comic Cons
• Fence Vol 2
• GLOW #2
• Maxwell’s Demons TPB
• Jughead’s Time Police #1
• Red Sonja Birth of the She-Devil #1

Links

• Paul – @OhHiPaulie
• Tia – @PortraitOfMmeX
• Kara – @KaraSzam
• Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘N Wrestling
• Gather round children, Not-Quite-Dr. Tia is going to tell you a story about a very nice not at all deranged man named Roland Barthes
• (“Poststructuralism is like, “YOU ARE THE FATHER OF THAT BABY”)

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This week’s episode was recorded on June 2nd, 2019!

On the show this week: Mike, Nick, and Paul are joined by Dave Baker, creator of a multitude of media, namely his comics: Action Hospital, Fuck Off Squad, and more! The gang digs in on Dave’s comics background, comic book credits, his favorite unsung comic heroes, and why comic books are the best media to tell stories!

Timecodes

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:22:32 – Comic Picks
• 00:34:28 – Interview with Dave Baker
• 00:14:26 – Action Hospital
• 01:23:16 – Wrap/Credits

What We Read / Comic Picks

• Gender Queer
• Fallen World #1
• BPRD 1946
• DCeased #1
• Justice League #22-24
• Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me
• Showa 1926-1939: A History of Japan
• Age of X-Man: Prisoner X #4
• Powers of X
• House of X
• Black Hammer ‘45 #4
• The Green Lantern #8

Links

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Paul – @OhHiPaulie
• Nick – @dethstarplnz
• The Gary Coleman Electric Company look
• Dave Baker:
  • Twitter @xdavebakerx
  • Instagram @xdavebakerx
  • heydavebaker.com
• Unsung folks in comics:
  • Carl Burgos
  • Bill Everett
  • Indie Comic Creators:
    • Opal Pence (Temi) – https://gumroad.com/opalpence
    • Matt Ellison (Cankor) – http://www.cankorcomic.com/
    • Kelly Kwang (Frontier) – http://okaykellyk.com/

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This episode was recorded on May 27th, 2019!

Kait and Kate join Mike on the show to discuss comic book and manga adaptations of Young-Adult prose books. What’s good? What’s not so good? Why read these adaptations?

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:09:26 – Comic Picks
• 00:15:09 – Comic Adaptations, Revisited! YA Edition!
• 00:49:57 – Wrap/Credits

What We Read / Comic Picks

• Wasted Space #9
• Invisible Kingdom #1
• Flying Witch
• Afar #1
• Wasted Space #10
• Stranger Things: Six #1
• Coda #12

Relevant Links:

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Kait – @KaitLPhere
• “Beautiful Creatures” manga
• “The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel” by Cassandra Clare
• “The Sea of Monsters” by Rick Riordan
• “A Wrinkle in Time” by Madeleine L’Engle
• “The Graveyard Book” by Neil Gaiman
• “Coraline” by Neil Gaiman
• “The Scorch Trials: Official Graphic Novel Prelude” by James Dashner
• “Amulet of Samarkand” by Jonathan Stroud
• “Speak” by Laurie Halse Anderson
• “Artemis Fowl” by Eoin Colfer
• “Golden Compass” by Phillip Pullman

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This week’s episode was recorded on May 19th, 2019!

On this week’s show, Tia, Kara, and Mike are joined by friend of the show, Chris Sebela! They chat about being an Eisner nominee, Chris’ upcoming comics, his wonderful dog Zola, and making zines!

Timecodes:

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:15:35 – Comic Picks
• 00:25:20 – Special Guest: Chris Sebela!
• 01:02:36 – Wrap/Credits

What We Read / Comic Picks:

• Excellence #1
• Black Badge #1-9
• The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
• Fair Lady #2
• Runaways #21
• Middlewest Vol. 1
• Mary Shelley Monster Hunter #2
• Road of Bones #1

Links

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Tia – @PortraitOfMmeX
• Kara – @KaraSzam
• Chris – @xtop
• Crowded Volume 1

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This week’s episode was recorded on May 11th, 2019!

This week, Kate and Paul jumped on the show with Mike to talk about why we buy comics and don’t read them and how unshelving those comics is hard.

And don’t miss our latest Zine! Out today! – https://ircbpodcast.com/zine

Timecodes

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:15:35 – Comic Picks
• 00:28:22 – Reading the Backlog aka Unshelving the Shelved
• 01:05:58 – Wrap/Credits
• 01:08:37 – Big City Boy

What We Read / Comic Picks:

• Snap Flash Hustle #1-3
• Shattered Warrior by Sharon Shinn (Author), Molly Knox Ostertag (Illustrator)
• Berlin by Jason Lutes
• Superman vol. 1 The Unity Saga: Phantom Earth
• Action Comics vol. 1 Invisible Mafia
• Batman #71
• Gender Queer: A Memoir
• The Immortal Hulk #17
• The Dragon Slayer: Folktales from Latin America
• Sex Criminals V4: Fourgy
• Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?

Relevant Links:

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Paul – @OhHiPaulie

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This episode was recorded on May 5th, 2019!

This week’s episode is JAM PACKED with content. Brian and Kait join Mike to talk about Free Comic Book Day, as well as discuss two interviews we did at C2E2 with Lucy Knisley & Box Brown.

On top of that! We have some touching words from Paul and Kara to open the show, and a BRAND NEW cover for the podcast! Let us know what you think!

Timestamps:

• 00:00:00 – Messages from the crew
• 00:02:32 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:13:24 – Comic Picks
• 00:18:42 – C2E2 Interview with Lucy Knisley
• 00:37:47 – C2E2 Interview with Box Brown
• 00:54:56 – Free Comic Book Day 2019
• 01:33:18 – Wrap/Credits

What We Read / Comic Picks:

• PTSD by Guillaume Singelin
• Star Wars: Tie Fighter #1
• Buffy #2-#4
• Angel #0
• Excellence #1
• Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #32
• Firefly: The Unification War

Relevant Links:

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Kait – @KaitLPhere
• Brian – @Brianhead
• Box Brown on Twitter
• Box Brown’s Patreon
• Lucy Knisley
• Lucy Knisley on Instagram
• Kyle Rose’s The Working Stiff

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