I Read Comic Books

This week’s episode was recorded sometime in the past…!

Kara and Paul grace us with a stellar episode all about Superman, Action Comics, re-reading Action Comics #1, and more all for the build up for issue #1000 of Action Comics!

Relevant Links/Information

• Kara – @KaraSzam
• Paul – @OhHiPaulie – @SpikePilePod
• Episode 144 | The Bird, The Plane, The Superman

This week’s music was by Infinity Shred.

This week’s episode was produced by Mike Rapin and edited by Zander Riggs.

Have a question? Want us to talk about a topic? Submit discussion topics to our subreddit /r/IReadComicBooks or our Goodreads group andget a hold of us in the comments or here: [email protected] – @ircbpodcast & #IReadComicBooks.

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This episode was recorded on April 8th, 2018.

This week’s episode is a commissioned episode by one of our incredible Kickstarter Backers! Mike, Nick, and Paul go deep into how Previews works, how they manage their subscriptions, pull lists, and more! Ever wondered how to pre-order comics? This is the episode for you!

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:22:27 – Comic Picks
• 00:31:48 – Managing Pull Lists
• 01:10:09 – Wrap/Credits

Comic Reads/Picks for this week

• Not Drunk Enough Volume 1
• One Punch Man Volume 13
• Isola #1
• Days of Hate #2
• The Terrifics #1
• Silver Surfer vol 1: A New Dawn
• Green Lantern: Earth One vol. 1
• Dark Nights:Metal #6
• Kill or be Killed #18
• WWE #15
• Headlocked: The Last Territory volume 1
• Quantum and Woody #4
• The Multiversity
• Grass Kings #12
• Deathbed #1
• Secret Weapons #0 Owen’s Story
• Sleepless #5
• Captain America #700
• Gideon Falls #2

Relevant Links/Information

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Paul – @OhHiPaulie – @SpikePilePod
• Nick – @dethstarplnz
• Diamond Previews
• League of Comic Geeks
• Comic List
• CLZ Comics
• Comic Shopper
• Previous Episode Discussions
  • Episode 76 | The Great Bard Nickelback
  • Episode 42 | We Support Gluten-Free Comics
  • Episode 31 | Experiences in buying comics
  • Episode 10 | Do your dishes for a gameboy game

Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.

This week’s episode was produced by Mike Rapin and edited by Zander Riggs.

Have a question? Want us to talk about a topic? Submit discussion topics to our subreddit /r/IReadComicBooks or our Goodreads group andget a hold of us in the comments or here: [email protected] – @ircbpodcast & #IReadComicBooks.

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Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.

IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL

IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose

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This bonus episode was recorded at Emerald City Comic Con 2018!

At ECCC 2018, Mike had a quick chat with Ryan Browne, creator of God Hates Astronauts, co-creator of Trash Bridge and Curse words, and pretty cool dude. In the background, Charles Soule drops in… it wasn’t weird at all.

Ryan is currently Kickstarting a hardcover anthology for his series God Hates Astronauts on Kickstarter (ending May 2nd)! Back it!!

Relevant Links/Information

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Ryan Browne – @RyanBrowneArt

This episode features music by Infinity Shred.

This episode was produced by Mike Rapin and edited by Zander Riggs.

Have a question? Want us to talk about a topic? Submit discussion topics to our subreddit /r/IReadComicBooks or our Goodreads group andget a hold of us in the comments or here: [email protected] – @ircbpodcast & #IReadComicBooks.

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Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.

IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL

IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose

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This episode was recorded on April 1st, 2018.

Mike is joined by Tia and Kara to discuss erotic/adult comics, what makes a good erotic comic, and give a few recommendations of what you should read.

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:16:36 – Comic Picks
• 00:25:12 – Erotic/Sexy Comics ;)
• 00:59:05 – Wrap/Credits

Comic Reads/Picks for this week

• Dept. H #23-24
• Planetary Volume 4
• Haikyu!! Volume 1-2
• Is This Guy For Real?
• Kid Lobotomy #6
• Blankets by Craig Thompson
• Isola #1
• The Wicked + The Divine #35
• Betty & Veronica Vixens #5

Relevant Links/Information

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Tia – @PortraitOfMmeX
• Kara – @KaraSzam
• Recommendations:
  • Sunstone
  • Ménage à 3
  • Tarot Witch of the Black Rose
  • S&M (manga)
  • Chester 5000 XYV  by Jess Fink
  • Starfighter
  • Letters for Lucardo

Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.

This week’s episode was produced by Mike Rapin and edited by Zander Riggs.

Have a question? Want us to talk about a topic? Submit discussion topics to our subreddit /r/IReadComicBooks or our Goodreads group andget a hold of us in the comments or here: [email protected] – @ircbpodcast & #IReadComicBooks.

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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

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This episode was recorded on March 25th, 2018.

Tia, Kate, and Kara run the show this week and dive into “their feminist agenda” and how feminism is good for everyone, even if you don’t identify as a woman.

And don’t miss our interviews with Tess Stone and Jenn Doyle at ECCC!

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:07:14 – Comic Picks
• 00:12:08 – Interview with Tess Stone
• 00:17:41 – Interview with Jen Doyle
• 00:22:46 – Our Feminist Agenda
• 00:58:21 – Wrap/Credits

Comic Reads/Picks for this week

• Sarah Scribbles #1 & 2
• Assassinistas #1-3
• Riverdale Vol 1
• Sarah Scribbles #3: Herding Cats by Sarah Andersen
• Kid Lobotomy #6
• Doctor Aphra #18
• Saga #50

Relevant Links/Information

• Tia – @PortraitOfMmeX
• Kara – @KaraSzam
• Kate – @KateSkocelas
• Tess Stone – @whoatess
• Jenn Doyle – @theyoungdoyler

Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.

This week’s episode was produced by Mike Rapin and edited by Zander Riggs.

Have a question? Want us to talk about a topic? Submit discussion topics to our subreddit /r/IReadComicBooks or our Goodreads group andget a hold of us in the comments or here: [email protected] – @ircbpodcast & #IReadComicBooks.

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Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.

IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL

IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose

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This bonus episode was recorded at Emerald City Comic Con 2018!

At ECCC 2018, Tia sat down with Kelly Fitzpatrick (Archie, Bitch Planet, Rockstars, Shade the Changing Girl) to talk about being an incredible colorist and a pretty cool dog mom.

Relevant Links/Information

• Tia – @PortraitOfMmeX
• Kelly – @wastedwings
• Archie the Dog – @bostonboyarchie

This episode features music by Infinity Shred.

This episode was produced by Mike Rapin and edited by Zander Riggs.

Have a question? Want us to talk about a topic? Submit discussion topics to our subreddit /r/IReadComicBooks or our Goodreads group andget a hold of us in the comments or here: [email protected] – @ircbpodcast & #IReadComicBooks.

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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

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This episode was recorded on March 18th, 2018.

Mike is joined this week by René and Paul to discuss the X-Men. “You fools!” Mike exclaimed as they prepped for the show.

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:15:04 – Comic Picks
• 00:21:16 – Rank The X-Men
• 01:00:22 – Wrap/Credits

Comic Reads/Picks for this week

• Come Into Me #1
• Gideon Falls #1
• Supergirl #19
• Astonishing X-Men #8
• Eternity Girl #1
• Black Clover Chapter 149
• Generation X Vol. 1 (2017)
• Death of X TPB
• Mister Miracle #7
• Eternity Girl #1
• Captain America #699
• Assassinistas #3
• Dry County #1
• Deathbed #2
• Black Clover 150
• Cave Carson Has an Interstellar Eye #1

Relevant Links/Information

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Rene – @Rodrigur29
• Paul – @OhHiPaulie
• Rank the X-Men thread on Goodreads

Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.

This week’s episode was produced by Mike Rapin and edited by Zander Riggs.

Have a question? Want us to talk about a topic? Submit discussion topics to our subreddit /r/IReadComicBooks or our Goodreads group andget a hold of us in the comments or here: [email protected] – @ircbpodcast & #IReadComicBooks.

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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

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This bonus episode was recorded at Emerald City Comic Con 2018!

At ECCC 2018, Mike had the pleasure of speaking with two incredible comic creators: Buster Moody and Caleb Goellner. Buster and Caleb are collaborators on an amazing series, Task Force Rad Squad, and have worked on a ton of other books. Check out this interview!

Relevant Links/Information

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Caleb Goellner – @calebandrew
• Buster Moody – @bustermoody

This episode features music by Infinity Shred.

This episode was produced by Mike Rapin and edited by Zander Riggs.

Have a question? Want us to talk about a topic? Submit discussion topics to our subreddit /r/IReadComicBooks or our Goodreads group andget a hold of us in the comments or here: [email protected] – @ircbpodcast & #IReadComicBooks.

Hey #PodernFamily listeners! Thanks for dropping by!

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

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This episode was recorded on March 11th, 2018.

Mike, Brian, and Kait sit down to discuss comics translated into English. From France, Belgium, Japan, and more! And in this episode, a two interviews from Emerald City Comic Con 2018 with Michael Garland and Farel Dalrymple!

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:09:51 – Comic Picks
• 00:16:17 – Interview with Michael Garland
• 00:21:05 – Interview with Farel Dalrymple
• 00:25:10 – Translated/Not English Comics
• 01:07:26 – Wrap/Credits

Comic Reads/Picks for this week

• Again!! Volume 1
• Iceman #11
• Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows #1
• Abbott #2
• Planetary Vol 1-3
• The Lost Property
• The Arrival
• Buffy Season 11, Giles #1
• Generation X #1-#3
• Invincible #103-#138
• Husk Vol. 1
• My Hero Academia Vol. 1
• My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness
• Wildstorm: Michael Cray #6
• Star Wars: Thrawn #2
• Vampironica #1
• Bakuman
• District 14
• Bramble
• Lulu Anew
• The World of Edena
• Once Our Land
• Amma
• Code XIII
• The Art of Flying
• Exception of Once Our Land

Relevant Links/Information

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Kait – @KaitLphere
• Brian – @Brianhead
• Michael Garland – @MichaelGarland
• Farel Dalrymple – @fareldalrymple

Our music is provided by Infinity Shred. You can find them on Bandcamp.

This week’s episode was produced by Mike Rapin and edited by Zander Riggs.

Have a question? Want us to talk about a topic? Submit discussion topics to our subreddit /r/IReadComicBooks or our Goodreads group andget a hold of us in the comments or here: [email protected] – @ircbpodcast & #IReadComicBooks.

Hey #PodernFamily listeners! Thanks for dropping by!

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

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This episode was recorded on March 4th, 2018.

Nick, René, and Kate get to run the show this week while some of the IRCB crew (Mike included) are out at ECCC! This week’s show is all about comic books that are your comfort food and why they’re nice.

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:24:43 – Comic Picks
• 00:35:16 – Comfort Comics
• ??:??:?? – Wrap/Credits

Comic Reads/Picks for this week

• Rogue One: Comic Adaptation
• Dark Knights: METAL #4
• Doomsday Clock #2
• Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom
• Image Expo Sampler
• Echolands
• Star Wars vol 5: Yoda’s Secret War
• Star Wars Annual #2
• Sleepless #1
• Imaginary Fiends #1
• Hikaru no Go Volume 8-9
• Toriko Volume 33-35
• Berserk Chapter 354
• Bloodshot Salvation #7
• Gideon Falls #1
• The Promised Neverland Chapter 77

Relevant Links/Information

• Kate – @KateSkocelas
• Nick – @dethstarplnz
• Rene – @Rodrigur29

Our music is provided by Infinity Shred. You can find them on Bandcamp.

This week’s episode was produced by Mike Rapin and edited by Zander Riggs.

Have a question? Want us to talk about a topic? Submit discussion topics to our subreddit /r/IReadComicBooks or our Goodreads group andget a hold of us in the comments or here: [email protected] – @ircbpodcast & #IReadComicBooks.

Hey #PodernFamily listeners! Thanks for dropping by!

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]
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