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

Kate and Tia sat down to talk all about Wytches by Scott Snyder, Jock, and Matt Hollingsworth from Image Comics. They try their best to talk about the comic with little to no spoilers. Also, they discuss being a hitman… which is a normal thing, right?

Relevant Links

* Tia – @PortraitOfmMeX

* Kate – @KateSkocelas

This week’s music was by Infinity Shred.

This week’s episode was produced Tia Vasiliou and Kate Skocelas, executive 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!

Brian and Jon sat down to talk about how time passes in comics, how we manage this as readers, how culture affects time, and how creators can avoid these pitfalls.

Relevant Links

* Brian – @brianhead

* Jon – @sky_trio

This week’s music was by Infinity Shred.

This week’s episode was produced Brian Murray and Jon Francois, executive 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!

Our show this week is a special miniature episode all about Valiant’s mini-series team-up book, The Valiant (2014) by Jeff Lemire, Matt Kindt, and Paolo Rivera. Nick and Kate spend some time talking about this book, why it’s great, where it falls short, and why you should read this series! Warning! Full Spoilers for The Valiant!

Relevant Links

* Nick – @dethstarplnz

* Kate – ‪@KateSkocelas

This week’s music was by Infinity Shred.

This week’s episode was produced Nick White, Kate Skocelas, executive produced by Mike Rapin, and edited by Zander Riggs.

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

Our show this week is a special one with editor of upcoming book Humans and Paragons: Essays on Super Hero Justice, Ian Boucher! This weeks episode focuses on discussing the upcoming book about super hero justice, the issues with the current American justice system, and why books like this one are incredibly important to both society and comic book culture. Many many thanks to Ian and Sequart.org for letting us read some of the essays in this book and for giving us this opportunity to talk about this subject on our show!

Comic Reads/Picks for this week

* Lucky #1

* Chunks #2

* Daredevil (2012) #15-18

* The Wicked + The Divine #20

* GrizzlyShark vs. SeaBear #3

* Thunderbolts #2

* Ghostbusters

* Black Panther #1

* Invincible #129

* Han Solo #1

* Black Panther #3

Relevant Links

* Mike – @mikerapin

* Tia – ‪@PortraitOfMmeX‬

* Ian – ‪@Ian_Boucher‬

* Sequart.org

* Humans and Paragons: Essays on Super Hero Justice

* Ghostbusters Humble Bundle

* Tommy Lee Jones as Norman Osborn

* Cockney rhyming slang

* “Peak Han Solo”

* Captain Marvel – Higher, Further, Faster, More. by Kelly Sue Deconnick

* Usagi Yojimbo

* The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

* Wonder Woman – The Circle

* Luke Cage

* Martian Manhunter – American Secrets

* Batgirl Vol. 1 by Gail Simone and Adrian Syaf

* Green Lantern/Green Arrow by Dennis O’Neil and Neal Adams

Timestamps:

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

* Comic Picks – 00:24:59

* Humans and Paragons: Essays on Super Hero Justice – 00:33:15

* Credits – 01:10:35

This week’s music was by Deluxe 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 5th, 2016.

Guests Nick and Kate join Mike to talk about comic book adaptations of prose books and whether or not we really think they’re good or not. How do you deal with narration? Where does prose description become art? And why, oh why, did they adapt Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep the way they did? This and a small discussion about creators who lose their sheen after leaving the Big 2 on this week’s episode!

Comic Reads/Picks for this week

* 4001 AD #2

* 4001 AD: X-O Manowar

* Batman: Rebirth #1

* Chunks #1

* Civil War 2 #1

* DC Universe Rebirth #1

* Divinity II #2

* Fez #1

* Lucifer #1

* New Frontier #3

* Preacher #1

* Scott Pilgrim Volume 3

* Snowfall #4

* Uncanny #1-6

Relevant Links

* Mike – @mikerapin

* Nick – @dethstarplnz

* Kate – @KateSkocelas

Timestamps:

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

* Comic Picks – 00:19:20

* Graphic Novel Adaptations of Books – 00:31:08

* Credits – 01:14:30

This week’s music was by Skylar Spence 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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This week’s episode was recorded on May 29th, 2016.

Paul and Nick join Mike to talk about “Comic Book Guilty Pleasures” and why that’s kind of hard to classify (for them, at least). But before the main topic, the guys chat about DC Universe Rebirth #1 at length (spoilers!) during their comic reads for the week.

Comic Reads/Picks for this week

* All-New Wolverine #9

* 4001 AD #2

* Batman Rebirth #1

* Paper Girls #6

* The Eyes of a Cat

* Aether & Empire #1

* Scott Pilgrim Volume 2

* Private Eye

* Jonesy #4

* 4001 AD #1

* Wrath of the Eternal Warrior #7

* Five Ghosts, Vol 2

* More Flash Gordon #5-6

* Jonah Hex #33

* Justice League #50

* Punisher #1

* Maggie the Mechanic

* Bitch Planet #1-5

* DC Universe Rebirth #1

Relevant Links

* Mike – @mikerapin

* Paul – @OhHiPaulie

* Nick – @dethstarplnz

Timestamps:

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

* DC Rebirth – 00:17:25

* Comic Picks – 00:33:09

* Comic Book Guilty Pleasures – 00:43:55

* Credits – 01:10:12

* X-Men Apocalypse and Nice Guys – 01:11:37

This week’s music was by Damu The Fudgemunk 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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This week’s episode was recorded on May 22nd, 2016.

Our show this week covers some killer comics we read recently and what we’re excited for this week, and moves into a long discussion about Fan Fiction. And less of a discussion about Fan Fiction and more about how Mike doesn’t like it and Kate and Tia do. Journey at your own risk!

Comic Reads/Picks for this week

* Tank Girl 2 Girls 1 Tank #1

* Tomb Raider #4

* Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #5

* Divinity TPB & The Valiant TPB

* Vision #7

* Civil War 2 #0

* Future Quest #1

* Uncanny X-Men #7

* All-New X-Men #9

* Rai #13

* Petrichor

* All-New Wolverine #8

Relevant Links

* Mike – @mikerapin

* Tia – @portraitofmmex

* Kate – @KateSkocelas

* Tia’s review of Tomb Raider #4

* Kevin Wada’s X-Fashion

* Archive Of Our Own

Timecodes

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

* Comic Picks – 00:14:41

* Fanfiction – 00:24:38

* Credits – 01:00:01

* Cats, Mirror, and orphans / ”My mom won’t let me be a superhero” – 01:01:27

This week’s music was by One Self and Infinity Shred.

This week’s episode was produced by Mike Rapin and edited by Zander Riggs (who is quite possibly an egg?).

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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This week’s episode was recorded on May 15th, 2016.

Our show this week features guests Paul and Nick with our host Mike Rapin. Starting off with a discussion about the death of Darwyn Cooke, the discussion turns to All Ages comics and what makes a comic “All Ages” vs. being “Just for Kids.”

Comic Reads/Picks for this week

* American Alien #7

* Dept. H #2

* Future Quest #1

* X-Men: Age of Apocalypse Prelude

* Killbox #1

* Hinterkind Volume 1

* Flash Gordon #2-3

* Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1953 #3

* The Paybacks, Vol 1

* Starve Vol 1

* Civil War (2006)

* Two Brothers

* An Age of License

Relevant Links

* Mike – @mikerapin

* Nick – @dethstarplnz

* Paul – @OhHiPaulie

Timecodes

* Start/Darwyn Cooke – 00:00:00

* Last Week in Comics – 00:10:01

* Comic Picks – 00:31:54

* All-Ages Comics – 00:40:03

* Credits – 01:05:52

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

This week’s episode was produced by Mike Rapin and edited by Zander Riggs (who is quite possibly an egg?).

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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This week’s episode was recorded on May 8th, 2016.

Nick and Jon join our host, Mike Rapin, in a discussion about Free Comic Book Day and following creators we love no matter what they’re on. Something about “working out” with comics causes Mike to uncontrollably laugh for a moment early on in the episode.

Comic Reads/Picks for this week

* Mayflower #1

* Dept. H #1

* Renato Jones: The One Percent #1

* Punisher #1

* All-New Wolverine #7

* Justice League Vol 6: Injustice League

* Tokyo Ghost, Vol 1

* Ninjak #14

* Godzilla Oblivion #1

* Flash Gordon #1

* Invincible #124 – 126

* Saga #31 – 35

* Ninjak #15

* Constantine: The Hellblazer #12

Relevant Links

* Mike – @mikerapin

* Nick – @dethstarplnz

* Jon – @Sky_trio

Timecodes

* Start/Free Comic Book Day – 00:00:00

* Last Week in Comics – 00:08:39

* Comic Picks – 00:25:19

* Creators You’ll Follow to the Ends of the Earth – 00:32:28

* Credits – 00:56:27

* That Movie – 00:57:58

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

This week’s episode was produced by Mike Rapin and edited by Zander Riggs (who is quite possibly an egg?).

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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This week’s episode was recorded on May 1st, 2016.

Paul and Tia join Mike, for an episode all about important moments in comics–as well as the usual batch of comic picks and what they read recently. The important moments in comics range all over the place, but the consensus was that creators are important and the Death of Superman was a joke. Plus a few other important bits.

Comic Reads/Picks for this week

* Wander #1

* Autumnlands: Tooth & Claw #10

* X-Men ‘92 #1

* Poe Dameron #1

* Jonesy #3

* Divinity II

* 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank

* Angela Queen of Hel #7

* Batman #51

* Dark Knight III: The Master Race #4

* Criminal 10th Anniversary Special

* Sexcastle by Kyle Starks

* Demon by Jason Shiga

Relevant Links

* Mike – @mikerapin

* Tia – @PortraitOfMmeX

* Paul – @OhHiPaulie

* The Hero Initiative

* Comic Book Legal Defense Fund

* Comics Code Authority (wiki)

Timecodes

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

* Comic Picks – 00:19:15

* Important Moments in Comics – 00:26:32

* The Comics Code – 00:39:20

* Superman and Comic Creator Rights – 00:44:56

* Comics as a Community – 00:56:37

* Credits – 01:02:05

This week’s music was by Deltron 3030 and Infinity Shred.

This week’s episode was produced by Mike Rapin and edited by Zander Riggs (who is quite possibly an egg?).

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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