I Read Comic Books

This week’s episode was recorded on September 20, 2015.

Hosts Nick, Brian, and Jon disregard their holy overlord Mike to record a secret podcast (not really). They chat their current comic reads and their comic picks for this week (Runaways #4, We Are Robin #4, Mythic #4, Book of Death #3)–even though Jon didn’t really have a pick. Stretching into the discussion territory, the gang chats about how we, as readers, deal with comic creators who are jerks? They move on to discussing DC’s “un-cancelling” of Omega Men then wrap up with a discussion about books coming back from the dead (ie. Bedlam, maybe).

This week’s episode was recorded on September 13th, 2015.

Mike, Nick, and Paul chat comics for a bit–namely a whole bunch of their current reads. Then, after much screaming on Mike’s part, they chat about their comic picks for the week (Sex Criminals #12, The Fade Out #9, and Ivar, Timewalker #9). The primary topic this week revolved around “hype marketing” and popular characters getting their own solo titles. It’s a doozy.

This week’s episode was recorded on September 6th, 2015.

Hosts Mike, Nick, and Paul discuss what they’ve been reading lately and their comic picks (Bitch Planet #5 and Batman #44) in the first half of the episode–WARNING! Batman #43 spoilers! In the second half of the episode, the guys chat about how you recommend comics to people, with a slide into how they research and “catch up” without reading a zillion comics.

This week’s episode was recorded on August 30th, 2015.

Hosts Mike and Nick are joined by a friend of the podcast, James Hahn to talk about horror comics and reading comics in public on top of their comic picks for the week (Plutona #1, Lazarus #19, and Imperium #8). The question on our minds this week is: What makes a horror comic actually scary?

This week’s episode was recorded on August 23rd, 2015, and July 7th, 2015.

At one point, Nick, Paul, and Mike decided to talk about Transformers vs. GI Joe at length and store it away. It was this week that, despite having comic picks (Dead Drop #4, Superman #43, and Fall of Ninjak), they had nothing to talk about (except some lingering thoughts from last week). So, as a fix for this situation, they have pulled from the “vault” their talk on Transformers vs. GI Joe–if you’re not sick of them talking about it yet, you will be after this week.

This week’s episode was recorded on August 16th, 2015.

Hosts Mike, Paul, and Nick talk comics and their comic picks (Invincible #122, Book of Death #2, and Justice League #43) then move onto this week’s primary topic: an article by Paul Duffield, “Comics and the Value of Language” (part 1 and part 2).

This week’s music was by Metaform (“Letters to the Void” and “Candy“) and Infinity Shred.

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

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This week’s episode was recorded August 9th, 2015.

Hosts Mike and Nick chat comics and their comic picks (Constantine: The Hellblazer #3 and Batman #43) as per usual. Following, there’s a big “COME ON” to Marvel about the whole Black Widow debacle. To round off the episode, things turn to the discussion of buying comics to make a buck, inspired by this USA Today article. It was a wild ride–there’s a longer rant, post-credits (Do you listen to the after credits part of the podcast? You really should.).

This week’s episode was recorded on August 2nd, 2015.

In a magical, last-minute chance, Mike and Nick were joined by Jeff Perry, host of the After Image podcast. After their comic picks for the week (The Wicked + The Divine #13, Nailbiter #15, and Bloodshot: Reborn #5), the gang dives into Jeff’s podcast and his love for Image comics, then they try to (and only sort of do) answer the question, “How do you drop comics from your regular pull list?” While they never truly answer the question, a discussion about their experiences in buying comics, how to pre-order comics (via Kieron Gillen), and the advantages and disadvantages of buying digital and print comics.

This week’s episode was recorded July 26th, 2015.

Our hosts this week–Mike, Zander, and Paul–have a nice chat about their week and their comic picks (Lazarus #18, Rasputin #7, and Daredevil #17) followed by a conversation about a chapter from the book Our Superheroes, Ourselves titled “Superhero comics as moral pornography.” And in a different direction, Paul brought the topic of genre comics within the Big 2 (Marvel and DC)–where have they gone and why?

This week’s episode was recorded July 19th, 2015.

Hosts Paul and Nick somehow manage to get a podcast episode recorded without Mike (he’s not bitter about it). In familiar fashion, comic picks (Book of Death: The Fall of Bloodshot #1 and Wolf #1) are followed by some discussion of the Harvey Awards and what they mean for the comic industry, and their experiences with DCYou so far.