I Read Comic Books

By Mike Rapin

A podcast for comic book fans, hosted by Mike Rapin. IRCB features a rotating, 2-person panel of diverse comic book experts discussing what they’re reading with a comic book specific topic every week.... more

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October 12, 2016 Episode 87 | On Wednesdays We Wear Pink
This week’s episode was recorded on October 9th, 2016. While Mike (and Tia) were off at NYCC, Nick hosted the show this week with Brian and Kate. The show this week focused on retconning in comics and when it’s good or bad (specifically in Big 2 books). Despite all reasoning, they managed to put together a great episode, but near the end things go a bit off the deep end! And if you have a moment, please take the I Read Comic Books Listener survey! Timestamps: 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:21:04 – Comic Picks 00:33:32 – [ad] Mobilescape Adventures Kickstarter 00:35:15 – Retconning 01:08:45 – Credits Comic Reads/Picks for this week Batman Europa #1-#4 Batman #5 Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth #1 The Shadow Volume 1 Bloodshot Reborn #17 Darth Vader #1-18 Star Wars #1-18 Green Valley #1 Death of X #1 Detective Comics #941 Batman #8 Nightwing #6 The Wicked + The Divine Volume 4 Britannia #2 Clone Conspiracy #1 Detective Comics #942 Relevant Links/Information Nick – @dethstarplnz Kate – @KateSkocelas Brian – @Brianhead This week’s music was by Brock Berrigan and Infinity Shred. This week’s episode was executive produced by Mike Rapin, produced by Nick White, 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 and get a hold of us in the comments or here: [email protected] – @ircbpodcast & #IReadComicBooks. Hey #PodernFamily listeners! Thanks for dropping by! TuneIn | Player.fm | Overcast
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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
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]
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
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Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
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1h 12min
October 05, 2016 Episode 86 | The Warm Cookie of Comics
This week’s episode was recorded on October 2nd, 2016. Tia and Kate join Mike this week to talk all about comics–as usual. However, this week, the episode was focused on how both Tia and Kate got into comics and what it’s been like since they started reading. It’s a hoot and a holler and after the credits, there are some embarrassing convention stories (given NYCC coming up this week)! And if you have a moment, please take the I Read Comic Books Listener survey! Timestamps: 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:13:18 – Comic Picks 00:19:24 – [ad] Mobilescape Adventures Kickstarter 00:21:02 – How Did You Get Into Comic Books? 00:58:18 – Credits 01:00:12 – Meeting Creators Comic Reads/Picks for this week Giant Days Vol. 3 TP Mouse Guard coloring book Shipwreck #1 Green Valley #1 The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 4 The Paybacks #2-3 Space Riders Volume 1 Flash #7 Disquiet Dept. H #6 Surgeon X #1 ODY-C #11 Tank Girl Gold #1 Island #11 ElfQuest The Final Quest #16 Thunderbolts #5 Vision #11 Batman #7 Nightwing #5 Civil War II #5 Relevant Links/Information Mike – @mikerapin Kate – @KateSkocelas Tia – @PortraitOfmMeX This week’s music was by The Floozies and 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 and get a hold of us in the comments or here: [email protected] – @ircbpodcast & #IReadComicBooks. Hey #PodernFamily listeners! Thanks for dropping…
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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
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]
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
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1h 6min
September 28, 2016 Episode 85 | Jack “King” Kirby
This week’s episode was recorded on September 25th, 2016. Our show this week is longer than usual, but it’s definitely incredible. Nick and Paul join Mike to talk a whole bunch about comics and what they read recently. However, the main, and very long, topic for this week is all about the legacy of Jack Kirby. And if you have a moment, please take the I Read Comic Books Listener survey! Comic Reads/Picks for this week Seven to Eternity #1 The Wicked + The Divine one-shot All-New Wolverine #12 The Backstagers #1 Batman #7 All-Star Batman #2 4001 AD War Mother #1 Briggs Land #1 Britannia #1 AnA #6 Kill or be Killed #1 Kill or Be Killed #2 Wonder Woman #6 Trinity #1 Batman #7 Nightwing #5 Superman #7 The Flash #7 Aliens: Defiance #5 LOVE AND ROCKETS #1 Relevant Links/Information Mike – @mikerapin Nick – @dethstarplnz Paul – @OhHiPaulie Jack Kirby: Story Teller documentary Jack Kirby 5 minute interview Jack Kirby interview from 1990 at The Comics Journal Stan Lee & Jack Kirby article from ComicsAlliance Jack Kirby’s Lord of Light art OMAC (1974) #1 Alan Moore talking about Stan Lee & Jack Kirby OMAC #1 as interpreted by Paul Pope Timestamps: Start/Last Week in Comics – 00:00:00 Comic Picks – 00:30:06 Jack “King” Kirby – 00:40:57 Kirby’s Most Creative Books – 00:55:22 Jack Kirby’s Wonder of Comics – 01:12:12 Credits – 01:29:18 This week’s music was by Phantogram and Infinity Shred. This week’s episode was produced and edited by Mike Rapin.…
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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
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]
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
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1h 37min
September 21, 2016 Episode 84 | The Politics in Comic Books

This week’s episode was recorded on September 18th, 2016.
The show this week features guests Nick and Kate to talk about politics in comic books. The topic meanders a bit, but the ultimate discussion of how politics are handled, presented, inserted, and masked in comics is discussed. This may seem heavy, but, on the whole, it’s a fun talk about how we as comic fans read into stories.
Comic Reads/Picks for this week

* Jonesy #6
* Doom Patrol #1
* All-Star Batman #2
* Chew Volume 10
* Batman Vol 6: Graveyard Shift
* Mockingbird #7
* Faith #3
* Animosity #2
* Star Wars Vol. 3: Rebel Jail
* Bloodshot Reborn #16
* Divinity II #4
* Blue Beetle Rebirth #1
* Alien #19
* Britannia #1
* Vote Loki #4
* Seven to Eternity #1

Relevant Links/Information

* Mike – @mikerapin
* Nick – @dethstarplnz
* Kate – @KateSkocelas

* Transmetropolitan
* Y: The Last Man
* Bitch Planet
* Marvel Civil War
* Hellblazer

Timestamps:

* Start/Last Week in Comics – 00:00:00
* Comic Picks – 00:20:28
* Politics in Comics – 00:31:24
* Comic Books, Politics, and Reader Demographics – 00:55:20
* Credits – 01:10:10
* Hackers, Mike, and Movies – 01:11:47

This week’s music was by Yung Bae and 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 and get a hold of us in the comments or here: [email protected] – @ircbpodcast & #IReadComicBooks.
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1h 14min
September 14, 2016 Episode 83 | Please Fave Responsibly

This week’s episode was recorded on September 11th, 2016.
After week off due to some technical weirdness and traveling, but we are back! Our show this week is a great one. We had a new guest joining Mike and Tia: Kara Szamborski from the comiXologist podcast! The episode this week is all about your “problematic favorite characters” (aka “problematic faves”) in comic books (and other media). Kara dives real deep into the Archie Comics/Riverdale universe and fashion world, and Mike gets lost. Near the end, there’s some talk of fan fiction and “coffee shop fic” which is a whole different thing, but, as per usual, this episode is fantastic.
Comic Reads/Picks for this week

* Bakuman volumes 6-8
* Rai #13-16
* The Paybacks #1
* Moon Knight #6
* Jughead #9
* Angel Catbird
* Mercury Heat #11
* Glitterbomb #1
* Eclipse #1
* Jonesy #6
* Southern Cross #7
* Mockingbird #7

Relevant Links/Information

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

Timestamps:

* Start/Last Week in Comics – 00:00:00
* Comic Picks – 00:26:40
* Problematic Faves – 00:31:31
* Please Fave Responsibly – 00:48:55
* Coffee-shop Fic and Problematic Faves – 01:06:30
* Credits – 01:12:12
* Force-Kill Me – 01:13:55

This week’s music was by Kero One and 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 and get a hold of us in the comments or here: [email protected] – @ircbpodcast & #IReadComicBooks.
Hey #PodernFamily listeners! Thanks for dropping by!

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1h 19min
August 31, 2016 Episode 82 | The Dinosaur Tangent

This week’s episode was recorded on August 28th, 2016.
Brian and Tia join Mike to talk about… well, the intention this week was to talk about re-reading comics, but there were about twenty different tangents–dinosaurs being primarily one of them. Re-reading comics is a strange thing for Mike, but Brian and Tia make their case and all hell breaks loose when Jurassic Park gets brought up.
Comic Reads/Picks for this week

* Bakuman Volume 4
* Invincible #130
* Renato Jones #4
* Batman: City Of Owls
* The Hellblazer #1
* Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur #10
* Hellcat #9
* She Wolf #3
* My Friend Dahmer
* Secret War (2015)
* Civil War
* The Wicked and Divine #22
* Han Solo #3
* Lazarus #24
* Mercury Heat #11

Relevant Links/Information

* Mike – @mikerapin
* Tia – @PortraitOfMmeX
* Brian – @Brianhead

Timestamps:

* Start/Last Week in Comics – 00:00:00
* Comic Picks – 00:22:05
* The Lazarus Rundown – 00:29:45
* Re-reading Comics – 00:34:18
* From this point on, we talk about dinosaurs – 00:43:34
* Credits – 01:03:54
* Dinosaurs and Library Jail – 01:05:07

This week’s music was by Flamingosis and 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 and get a hold of us in the comments or here: [email protected] – @ircbpodcast & #IReadComicBooks.
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1h 8min
August 24, 2016 Episode 81 | Cosplayers can do anything

This week’s episode was recorded on August 21st, 2016.
Tia and Kate join Mike for a discussion all about superhero fashion and costumes. It’s a long winding path that leads to some discussion about the male-gaze, cosplayers, and Mike being a completely lazy comic nerd by the end of the episode. Enjoy!
Comic Reads/Picks for this week

* Black Hammer #2
* Batman Volume 1: Court of Owls
* Ringside #6
* Black Monday Murders #1
* The Wicked + The Divine #22
* Uncanny X-Men #11,
* All-New X-Men #12
* One Piece v1
* Naruto v1
* Bleach v1
* DBZ v1
* Bakuman v3
* Black Widow #5
* Mockingbird #6
* Spider-Woman # 10
* Vision #10
* Batman #3-5
* All-Star Batman #1
* Black Hammer #2
* Sheriff of Babylon Volume 1
* Pretty In Ink: North American Women Cartoonists 1896-2013
* Invincible #130
* Worst X-Man Ever TPB
* Faith #2

Relevant Links/Information

* Mike – @mikerapin
* Tia – @PortraitOfMmeX
* Kate – @KateSkocelas

Timestamps:

* Start/Last Week in Comics – 00:00:00
* Comic Picks – 00:20:03
* Superhero Costumes – 00:28:39
* Superhero Costumes and TV/Movies – 01:01:13
* Credits – 01:07:06
* Secret Puffy Shame – 01:08:21

This week’s music was by Polodore and 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 and get a hold of us here: [email protected] – @ircbpodcast & #IReadComicBooks.
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1h 14min
August 17, 2016 Episode 80 | The NCIS of Comics

This week’s episode was recorded on August 14th, 2016.
The show this week is all about Batman… no, it’s actually not, but you’d be surprised how much we talked about Batman. In actuality, this episode is about being torn about reading some comics, being burned by comic pitches, and how it feels when we drop a comic we’re torn/upset about. Plus, Zander was on the show and that was awesome!
Comic Reads/Picks for this week

* James Bond #8
* All-Star Batman #1
* Dept H. #4
* Punisher #4
* All Star Batman #1
* Superwoman #1/New Super-Man #2
* Ringside #6
* Suicide Squad #4-8
* Jupiter’s Legacy
* Black Canary #1-5
* Injection #1-6
* Power Man and Iron Fist #6
* Mockingbird #6
* Batman #5
* Power Man and Iron Fist #7

Relevant Links/Information

* Mike – @mikerapin
* Paul – @OhHiPaulie
* Zander – @xanderwithaz

Timestamps:

* Start/Last Week in Comics – 00:00:00
* Comic Picks – 00:20:51
* Torn on Comics – 00:36:38
* Credits – 01:08:19
* The NCIS of Comics – 01:09:32

This week’s music was by Jamie Woon and 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 and get a hold of us here: [email protected] – @ircbpodcast & #IReadComicBooks.
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1h 13min
August 10, 2016 Episode 79 | We fixed all of comics

This week’s episode was recorded on August 7th, 2016.
On this week’s show, Paul and Tia join Mike to talk about how we, as fans, deal with controversy in the comics community/news. There’s a bunch of weird problems the comics industry needs to fix and, well, this episode is a discussion about those problems.
Comic Reads/Picks for this week

* Moon Knight #5
* Jughead #8
* Jonesy #5
* Kill or Be Killed #1
* Hex 11 Volume 1
* Batman #4
* Wonder Woman #3
* Suicide Squad #1-3
* Judge Dredd #8
* Predator vs Judge Dredd vs Aliens #1
* Animosity #1
* Lady Killer #2
* Superman #4
* Ringside #6
* All-Star Batman #1
* The Accused #1

Relevant Links/Information

* Mike – @mikerapin
* Tia – @PortraitOfMmeX
* Paul – @OhHiPaulie
* Infinity Shred performance at Union Pool August 17th

* ALSO! On October 14th, Infinity Shred’s new album drops so, pre-order it now!

Controversy in comics links mentioned:

Rat Queens – Roc Upchurch, then Tess Fowler… and more
Dan Slott being a jerk on twitter
Tony Harris being a dick about cosplayers
All the shit about Brian Wood
Marguerite Bennett getting kicked off of wonder woman
Frank Cho… in general
Hydra Cap and creators vs fandom

Timestamps:

* Start/Last Week in Comics – 00:00:00
* Comic Picks – 00:21:20
* How Do We Handle Comic Book Controversies? – 00:28:44
* Credits – 01:02:08
* Our take on the Olympics – 01:03:53

This week’s music was by Flamingosis and 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 and get a hold of us here: [email protected] – @ircbpodcast &
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1h 11min
August 03, 2016 Episode 78 | Busting out the ‘Um, Actually…’

This week’s episode was recorded on July 31st, 2016.
The show this week focuses on super hero team ups, particularly Marvel heroes, but the conversation twists and turns to talk about crossovers, what a team-up actually is, and where we see these types of stories in non-big-2 books. And Brian got engaged! YAY!!!!
Comic Reads/Picks for this week

* Hellblazer Rebirth #1
* Flash #3
* Wolf #9
* Outcast #19
* The Superior Foes of Spider-Man #1-6
* Civil War 2 #4
* Mockingbird #5
* Black Widow #5
* Batman #2
* Sex Criminals Vol. 3
* Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #10
* Green Lanterns (Rebirth) #3
* Predator Vs. Judge Dredd Vs. Aliens #1
* Moon Knight #1
* Animosity #1
* Deadpool v. Gambit #3

Relevant Links/Information

* Mike – @mikerapin
* Brian – @Brianhead
* Kate – @KateSkocelas
* Infinity Shred performance at Union Pool August 17th

Timestamps:

* Start/Last Week in Comics – 00:00:00
* Comic Picks – 00:19:34
* Superhero Team-Ups – 00:28:17
* Credits – 01:01:41
* Libraries and Marvel Bootycalls – 01:03:08

This week’s music was by The Four Owls (“Old Earth”) and Infinity Shred.
This week’s episode was produced by Mike “Um, Actually” Rapin and edited by Zander Riggs.
Have a question? Want us to talk about a topic? Submit discussion topics to our subreddit /r/IReadComicBooks and get a hold of us here: [email protected] – @ircbpodcast & #IReadComicBooks.
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