I Read Comic Books

This episode was recorded on December 9th, 2018!

Tia and Brian join Mike this week to discuss how action is depicted in comic books. Why do super heroes have capes? How do comic books show movement? How does this all related back to art history?

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Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:14:08 – Comic Picks
• 00:22:50 – Depicting Action in Comics
• 00:49:59 – Wrap/Credits

Comic Picks / What We Read This week:

• Gobots #1
• Savage Town
• Ironheart #1
• DIE #1
• WicDiv #40
• Uncanny X-Men #5
• Bitter Root #2
• William Gibson’s Alien 3 #2

Relevant Links/Information

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Brian – @brianhead
• Tia – @PortraitOfMmeX
• Ed Piskor interviews Tom Scioli

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This episode was recorded on December 2nd, 2018!

While Mike was away at a gaming convention, Paul held the reigns for this week’s show with Kait and Nick in tow. The topic for this week: Religion in Comic Books — how is religion portrayed, what does it mean to include religion in comics, and what comic does Nick think was done really well?

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:22:55 – Comic Picks
• 00:32:28 – Religion and Comics
• 01:04:02 – Wrap/Credits

Comic Picks / What We Read This week:

• The Flintstones #1-12
• Batman: White Knight
• Hellboy Omnibus 2 / B.P.R.D. Omnibus 1
• Lazarus X + 66
• Sweetness and Lightning vol. 1
• Martian Manhunter #1
• Ninja-K #14
• The Wicked + the Divine #40

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• Paul – @OhHiPaulie
• Nick – @dethstarplnz
• Kait – @KaitLPhere

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This episode was recorded sometime in the recent past!

This week, Mike, Nick, and Kait chat with comic creator and Founding Editor Adam Ferris about his latest endeavor The Good Fight: A Peaceful Stand Against Bigotry and Racism (currently running on Kickstarter!). This anthology includes work from Greg Rucka, Natasha Alterici, Mark Waid, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Christian Ward, and many more fantastic creators–including Adam!. They gang also dives into what it means to be a being a comic creator to Adam and how his process works.

Relevant Links/Information

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Nick – @dethstarplnz
• Kait – @KaitLPhere
• Adam Ferris – @GOODFIGHTcomic – @adam_ferris_art
• THE GOOD FIGHT on Kickstarter
• THE GOOD FIGHT ashcan
• More info on Syfy

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This episode was recorded on November 18th, 2018!

This week, we have a special interview episode with Pat Shand (Destiny, NY and Breathless) and Emily Pearson (The Wilds). Mike, Brian, and Kait dive into their new book out on December 5th, Snap Flash Hustle. Pat and Emily tell us about their new book and Pat explains his obsession with Hello Fresh.

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:10:30 – Comic Picks
• 00:19:48 – Snap Flash Hustle with Pat Shand and Emily Pearson
• 00:48:41 – The Equivalent of Putting Your Art on the Fridge
• 00:52:00 – Wrap/Credits

Comic Picks / What We Read This week:

• Long Lost
• Black: Devil’s Dye
• Heathen
• Submerged
• White Ash
• Strangers in Paradise
• Black Canary (2015-2016) Volume 1
• In Real Life
• Life is Strange #1
• Bitter Root #1
• The Uniques Vol. 1
• Black Hammer: Age of Doom #7
• Smooth Criminals #1
• Shuri #2
• Venom Volume 1
• Come Into Me #4

Relevant Links/Information

• Mike
• Brian
• Kait
• Emily Pearson
  • @emishlyart
• Pat Shand
  • @patshand twitter
  • @patshand instagram
• Snap Flash Hustle at Diamond

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This episode was recorded on November 11th, 2018!

Mike was out this week, so Paul held the reins with Kara and Nick as they dive into the final Q&A episode of the year! Thank you to everyone who sent in questions for this episode!

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Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:26:30 – Comic Picks
• 00:38:10 – IRCB Q&A
• 01:18:03 – Wrap/Credits

Comic Reads/Picks for this week

• Coyote Doggirl
• The Green Lantern #1
• Predator vs. Judge Dredd vs. Aliens 2016
• Black Badge #1
• Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
• Mister Miracle #12
• Bloodshot Rising Spirit #1
• Firefly #1

Relevant Links/Information

• Paul – @OhHiPaulie
• Nick – @dethstarplnz
• Kara – @KaraSzam

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This episode was recorded on November 4th, 2018!

Nick and Kait join Mike to talk about non-human comic book characters. The episode gets real specific about it and dives into some fantastic examples of characters many people love.

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Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:21:20 – Comic Picks
• 00:30:23 – Favorite Non-Human Characters
• 01:02:21 – Wrap/Credits

Comic Reads/Picks for this week

• Multiple Man #5
• Modern Fantasy #4
• Rainbow in the Dark
• Dick Tracy: Dead or Alive #1
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time TPB
• Outer Darkness #1
• The Wicked and The Divine The Funnies #1
• James Bond: 007 #1

Relevant Links/Information

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Nick – @dethstarplnz
• Kait – @KaitLPhere

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This episode was recorded on October 28th, 2018!

This week, Nick and Brian join Mike to talk about our Goodreads Book of the Month: Revival Volume 1 by Tim Seely and Mike Norton as voted on by our FANTASTIC Goodreads members. And don’t miss the after the credits POST DISCUSSION.

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Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:18:37 – Comic Picks
• 00:26:48 – Goodreads Book of the Month – Revival Vol 1
• 00:56:21 – Wrap/Credits

Comic Reads/Picks for this week

• Murder Falcon #1
• Stranger Things #1
• Harbinger Wars 2: Aftermath #1
• Spider–Geddon #2
• Infinity Warps: Iron Hammer #1
• Infinity Warps: Weapon Hex #1
• Infinity Warps: Soldier Supreme #1
• Batman: Secret Files #1
• Britannia: Lost Eagles of Rome #4
• Vault of Spiders #1

Relevant Links/Information

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Brian – @Brianhead
• Nick – @dethstarplnz
• Goodreads Discussion thread

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This episode was recorded on October 21st, 2018!

Brian and Kait join Mike this week to talk about romantic relationships in comic books. Rogue & Gambit, Scott Free & Big Barda, Invincible & Atom Eve, and so much more. What makes a good relationship in a comic story?

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Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:10:44 – Comic Picks
• 00:19:17 – Sound Effects in Comics
• 00:50:01 – Wrap/Credits

Comic Reads/Picks for this week

• Domino #6-7, Annual #1
• Descender Volume 6
• WicDiv #36-39, 1373AD
• Doctor Aphra #20-24
• Runaways #7-13
• Giant Days #43
• 4 Kids Walk into a Bank
• The Sentry #5
• Spider-Geddon #2
• Backstagers Halloween Intermission #1

Relevant Links/Information

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Brian – @Brianhead
• Kait – @KaitLPhere

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This episode was recorded on October 14th, 2018!

POW! ZHAM! WHIZZ! THWIP! This week, while Mike is away, Kara, Paul, and Nick dive into the wonderful world of sound effects in comics. How do you hear them? Why do they matter? And make sure you stick around at the end of the ep for a bit about doggos.

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Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:26:29 – Comic Picks
• 00:34:00 – Sound Effects in Comics
• 00:57:30 – Wrap/Credits
• 01:00:03 – Good Doggos

Comic Reads/Picks for this week

• Captain Marvel: In Pursuit of Flight
• Wonder Woman Earth One vol. 2
• Dry County: A Lou Rossi NovelHellboy: The Wolves of Saint Augustus
• Regional Folktales of India (Amar Chitra Katha)
• MCMLXXV #2
• Gideon Falls #7
• King of the Comics: 100 Years of Kings Features Syndicate

Relevant Links/Information

• Paul – @OhHiPaulie
• Nick – @dethstarplnz
• Kara – @KaraSzam
• KATCHOW! How to Write Sounds in Comics
• The 15 Most Iconic Comic Book Sound Effects
• Breaking the Silence: How Comics Visualize Sound
• Kapow: Marvel adds sound to comics
• On Comics Sound Effects

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This episode was recorded on October 6th, 2018!

This week, Paul and Kait join Mike to talk about how their reading habits change with the season. Mike is extremely caught off guard by this. Also, Mike shares some experiences from NYCC this year!

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Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:17:43 – Comic Picks
• 00:24:22 – Seasonal Reading Habits
• 00:55:18 – Wrap/Credits
• 00:57:13 – NYCC Stories

Comic Reads/Picks for this week

• Border Town #1
• Bug Boys Volume 1
• NXT TakeOver One Shots
• Judge Dredd: The Apocalypse War
• Speak
• Lady Mechanika FCBD 2018
• La Belle Dame sans Merci #1-2
• Iceman #2
• My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies
• The Wilds #5

Relevant Links/Information

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Paul – @OhHiPaulie
• Kait – @KaitLPhere

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