I Read 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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This week’s episode was recorded on July 24th, 2016.

Our episode this week is all about how we deal with creators who move back and forth between the Big 2 and independent books and how their work is affected. It’s a strange issue, to say the least, but we definitely covered it!

Comic Reads/Picks for this week

* Dept. H #3

* 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank #2

* Uncanny X-Men #9

* Black Hammer #1

* Snotgirl #1

* Hex 11 #1 Lisa K Weber & Kelly Sue Milano

* Scott Pilgrim

* Optic Nerve #1-11

* Batman #3

* She-Wolf #1-2

* KFC Presents: The Colonel Corps

* Faith #1

* Ninjak #17

* Ninjak Masters Collection Vol 1

* Prometheus Life and Death #2

* Alien vs Predator, vol 1

* Flash #3

* Future Quest #3

* Alien Defiance #3

Relevant Links/Information

* Mike – @mikerapin

* Nick – @dethstarplnz

* Paul – @OhHiPaulie

* Infinity Shred performance at Union Pool August 17th

* American Vampire by Scott Snyder

* Nameless by Grant Morrison

* Happy by Grant Morrison

* The Wake by Scott Snyder

* Animal Man by Jeff Lemire

* Suicide Squad Ales Kot

* Black Science by Rick Remender

* Deadly Class by Rick Remender

* Southern Bastards by Jason Aaron

* The Fade Out by Brubaker/Phillips

Timestamps:

* Start/Last Week In Comics – 00:00:00

* Comic Picks – 00:26:21

* Creators, In and Away from the Big Two – 00:34:43

* Credits – 01:04:47

This week’s music was by .phase and Infinity Shred.

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

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This week’s episode was recorded on June 12th, 2016.

We are BACK! After 4 weeks off (with minisodes!) I Read Comic Books is back

Comic Reads/Picks for this week

* Dr. Fate 10-13

* Outcast Vol 3

* Star Trek Vol 1 (2012-)

* Martian Manhunter Vol 1

* Batman Rebirth #1 and Green Arrow Rebirth #1

* The Shadow Vol 1

* The Flash #1-2

* Deadpool v Gambit #1-2

* Han Solo #1-2

* Batman #1-2

* 1999 – Noah Van Scrivener

* Black & Blue #1

* Civil War 2 #2-3

* Black Widow #4

* Vision #9

* Wonder Woman #2

* Black Hammer #1

* Archer and Armstrong #5

* Hellblazer Rebirth #1

Relevant Links

* Mike – @mikerapin

* Kate – @KateSkocelas

* Nick – @dethstarplnz

* Vision by Tom King/Gabriel Walta

* Chewbacca by Gerry Duggan and Phil Noto

* Princess Leia by Mark Waid and Terry Dodson

* Batman “Dark Victory” by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale

* Batman “Haunted Knight” by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale

* Rai by Matt Kindt and Clayton Crain

* 4001 AD by Matt Kindt and Clayton Crain

* IRCB Goodreads Book Club

Timestamps:

* Start/Last Week in Comics – 00:00:00

* Comic Picks – 00:21:02

* Checking in on Comic Book Resolutions – 00:30:07

* Culling Your Pull List – 00:51:20

* Credits – 01:04:44

This week’s music was by Brock Berrigan and Infinity Shred.

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

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This week’s episode is a minisode! Recorded some time in the distant past!

Zander and Tia have a nice chat about The Wicked + The Divine. Full spoilers for this series up through issue #20.

Relevant Links

* Tia – @PortraitOfmMeX

* Zander – @xanderwithaz

This week’s music was by Infinity Shred.

This week’s episode was produced Tia Vasiliou and Zander Riggs, executive produced by Mike Rapin, and edited by Zander Riggs.

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