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

Mike and special guest Jon sit down to talk about Mass Effect: Redemption from Dark Horse. Jon is participating in Extra Life 2017 to help raise funds to help children in need via Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and wanted to come onto the show to help promote this great cause and, you know, also talk about some fantastic comics based on the Mass Effect game series.

Please head over to Jon’s Extra Life page and donate for his 25-hour marathon (and live-stream) of gaming on November 4th, 2017.

Relevant Links/Information

• Jon – @sky_trio
• Mike – @MikeRapin
• Mass Effect: Redemption
• Jon’s Extra Life Page

This week’s music was by Infinity Shred.

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

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This episode was recorded on October 22nd, 2017.

This week’s episode is a very special one! Mike is joined by two of our regular folks, Tia and Paul, and special guest: Megan Rae! In this week’s episode, we discuss how to write (and discuss) comic books, what we can do to become better at this, and how we can make comics a better place (by fixing them!).

Our Kickstarter is fully funded! Now, we’re on to stretch goals! Check out the whole Kickstarter campaign now! – http://ircbpodcast.com/ks2017

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:22:26 – Comic Picks
• 00:32:43 – How We Write About Comics
• 01:09:33 – Wrap/Credits

Comic Reads/Picks for this week

• X-Men Legacy Volume 3 & 4
• Invincible #141
• Sherlock Frankenstein & The Legion of Evil: From the World of Black Hammer #1
• My Favorite Thing is Monsters volume 1
• Atomahawk #0
• Batman #33
• The Mighty Thor #700
• Heartthrob Season 2 #4
• Kid Lobotomy #1
• Now #1
• Rachel Rising Vol 1
• Kid Lobotomy #1
• Winnebago Graveyard
• Jean Grey #8
• Kamandi Challenge #10
• Kim & Kim Love is a Battlefield #4
• Jughead: The Hunger
• Black Crown Quarterly

Relevant Links/Information

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Tia – @portraitofmmex
• Paul – @OhHiPaulie – @SpikePilePod
• Megan – @hellotinymegan
• Megan at her website
• Megan at Comicosity
• Megan at Word of the Nerd
• LCS Valkyries – @LCSValkyries
• Chapter 1 of A Short Guide To Writing About Art

(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.

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Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.

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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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1. This episode was recorded on October 15th, 2017.

This week, Mike is joined by Tia and Nick to talk about horror comics. What makes these books work? What makes these books actually scary? (We did a previous episode sort of about this topic)

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Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:30:30 – Comic Picks
• 00:39:23 – Horror Comics
• 01:17:50 – Wrap/Credits

Comic Reads/Picks for this week

• Dream Thief #1-5
• Dream Thief: Escape #1-4
• Runaways #2
• Grass Kings #1
• Femme Magnifique
• The Wicked + The Divine #32
• Doctor Aphra #13
• Rebels #6
• Ninjak #0
• Batman #29
• Bloodshot Salvation #1
• Generation X #7
• Bitch Planet Triple Feature #5
• Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil #1

Relevant Links/Information

•  
  • Mike – @mikerapin
  • Nick – @dethstarplnz
  • Tia – @portraitofmmex
  • Horror Books discussed:
    • Harrow County
    • Aliens: Dead Orbit
    • Predator
    • Alien: Salvation
    • The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
    • Afterlife with Archie
    • Wytches
    • The Belfry
    • Animal Man
    • Crossed
    • My Friend Dahmer
    • Eerie/Creepy Comics
    • Green River Killer
    • Clean Room
    • Southern Cross
    • Redlands
    • Gotham By Midnight

(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

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This episode was recorded on October 8th, 2017.

Mike was off at NYCC this week (with Tia and Kara!), so Kate is at the helm with Brian and Nick in tow. The show this week is all about the pride and shame of everyone’s collection… and, boy, is there Shame.

THIS WEEK STARTS OUR KICKSTARTER! GO CHECK IT OUT!!! – http://ircbpodcast.com/ks2017

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:18:54 – Comic Picks
• 00:27:09 – Comic Book Pride and Shame
• 01:07:56 – Wrap/Credits
• 01:12:30 – Google Comics Feud

Comic Reads/Picks for this week

• Briggs Land: Lone Wolves #3
• The Damned #4
• Secret Weapons #4
• Charmed Vol 1
• Fatale Vol 1
• The Ancient Magus Bride Vol 1
• X-Men Blue #3 & 4
• Afterlife with Archie Vol 1
• Grass Kings #8
• Baking with Kafka
• Runaways #2

Relevant Links/Information

• Kate – @KateSkocelas
• Nick – @dethstarplnz
• Brian – @Brianhead

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

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

Mike and Kara focus on Archie Comics again… but there’s so much more than just Archie and the gang! Resident Archie-expert Kara gives Mike a lot (maybe too much?) food for thought on what ELSE exists in the Archie universe! Plus, find out the origins of some of the crazy little references in the Riverdale TV series.

Relevant Links/Information

• Kate – @KaraSzam
• Mike – @MikeRapin

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.

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 October 1st, 2017.

This week, Kara and Rene join Mike to discuss comics and underwear, but really: What it means to be that comic book friend among your group of peers. How do you recommend comics to folks who you know won’t read them? And what do you do to share your interest without being overbearing?

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:30:56 – Comic Picks
• 00:38:51 – “Not Your Comic Book Google”
• 01:08:13 – Wrap/Credits
• 01:12:06 – The Endless Backlog is Okay

Comic Reads/Picks for this week

• Rat Queens Special: Orc Dave
• Star Wars: Poe Dameron #18-19
• Invincible #140
• Batman & Robin Volume 1: Batman Reborn
• The Punisher #16
• Wonder Woman Chronicles v2
• Batman and Robin: Reborn #10-#13
• Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Jojolion
• Dr. Stone
• Astonishing X-Men #4
• HARLEY AND IVY MEET BETTY AND VERONICA #1
• Haikyuu!! Volume 16

Relevant Links/Information

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Kara – @KaraSzam
• Kara on Medium
• 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

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This episode was recorded on September 24th, 2017.

Mike is joined by Paul and Brian to discuss our Goodreads Book of the Month: Fatale Volume 1 by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, and Dave Stewart. We discover Paul may have worked at a record shop with a fight club in the basement and that Fatale is a pretty solid mix of noir, creepy, and wonderful colors.

Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
• 00:20:26 – Comic Picks
• 00:30:06 – Goodreads Book of the Month: Fatale
• 00:59:35 – Credits

Comic Reads/Picks for this week

• Nimona
• Mister Miracle #2
• Man-Thing #5
• Injection #11-14
• Lazarus X+66 #1-2
• Hulk #6-10
• Edge of Venomverse #4-5
• Mass Effect Discovery #2-3
• Redlands #2
• Dark Nights: Metal #2
• Batman #30 & 31
• Doom Patrol #8
• Batman The Shadow #6
• Hi-Fi Fight Club #2
• Kamandi Challenge #9
• More by Brubaker + Philips:
  • Criminal
  • Incognito
• Alan Moore’s Necronomicon

Relevant Links/Information

• Mike – @mikerapin
• Paul – @OhHiPaulie
• Brian – @Brianhead

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

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This week we dive in to discussing the unsung heroes of comics: Letters, Editors, Flatters, Colorists, Inkers, and more!

The post Episode 128 | As Someone Who Went To The Louvre… first appeared on I Read Comic Books Podcast.

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 week we're talking about how our childhoods shaped our comic book tastes and how we got our hands on comics as a kid.

The post Episode 127 | The Comic Book Family That Knows Everything first appeared on I Read Comic Books Podcast.

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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Tia, Paul, and Kara get to some good rants and discuss their favorites in comic book back-matter as well as how many IRCB stickers you'll get for cosplaying as Darcy Woden.

The post Episode 126 | I’m Very Caps Lock About This first appeared on I Read Comic Books Podcast.

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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