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Episode 353 | IRCB Cancels The Justice League
I Read Comic Books
12/14/22 • 69 min
Mike, Paul, and Danny discuss some of their little known favorite super hero comic book characters.
Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
- 00:01:56 - Jurassic League #1-6
- 00:04:55 - 20th Century Men #4
- 00:08:23 - Hellraiser Masterpieces Vol. 1
- 00:10:36 - All Against All #1
- 00:14:29 - Do A Power Bomb #7
- 00:15:41 - Immortal X-Men #9
- 00:18:33 - That Texas Blood #20
- 00:22:09 - Art Brut #1
- 00:25:37 - Top of Our Pile
- 00:25:48 - Batman/Spawn #1
- 00:29:25 - Danger Street #1
- 00:31:28 - Accidental Czar: The Life and Lies of Vladimir Putin
- 00:33:04 - Listener Picks
- 00:33:50 - Our Favorite Little-Known Characters
- 01:07:02 - Wrap/Credits
Recommended Reading
- Zatanna - Seven Soldiers of Victory by Grant Morrison
- The Demon - Cosmic Odyssey by Jim Starlin and Mike Mignola, The Demon by Jack Kirby
- The Martian Manhunter - Justice League International by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, and Kevin Maguire
- Runaways - Runaways Vol. 1 by Brian K Vaughn & Adrian Alphona, Runaways by Rainbow Rowell & Kris Anka
- Iron Fist - Iron Fist by Ed Brubaker & Matt Fraction + David Aja, Iron Fist: The Living Weapon by Kaare Andrews
- Kaine Parker the Scarlet Spider - New Warriors by Yost and Marcus To
- Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes) - Graduation Day #1
Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.
IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL
Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Brian Murray
Editor: Zander Riggs
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
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: shop.ircbpodcast.com
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
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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Episode 372 | Every Day is FCBD at the Library
I Read Comic Books
05/10/23 • 68 min
Mike, Kait, and Paul were live on TWITCH this week! Not only did they talk comics but they went through their FCBD hauls!
Make sure to follow us on Twitch to get notified when we're live next! https://twitch.tv/ircbpodcast
Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 - Start / Last Week in Comics
- 00:01:14 - A Ballad for Sophie
- 00:07:13 - Batman #135 (#900)
- 00:13:53 - Peacemaker Tries Hard #1
- 00:16:52 - X-Men: Before the Fall - Sons of X #1
- 00:20:13 - Grand Theft Horse
- 00:26:11 - Pee Pee Poo Poo Comics #420
- 00:29:42 - Starsigns #1
- 00:32:36 - Top of Our Pile
- 00:32:44 - Factory Summers
- 00:35:54 - The Sky Is Blue With a Single Cloud
- 00:38:23 - Discord Picks
- 00:39:26 - Something Epic #1
- 00:41:57 - Free Comic Book Day Haul
- 01:05:20- Wrap / Credits
Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.
IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL
Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Nick White
Editor: Zander Riggs
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
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: shop.ircbpodcast.com
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
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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Episode 355 | THEY GO IN THE TRASH, DANNY
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01/11/23 • 64 min
Mike, Paloma, and Danny discuss their 2023 comics New Year's resolutions: big comic reads, changing their comic habits, and... getting rid of comics??
Episode cover: Lazarus Planet: Alpha #1 by David Marquez
Take the IRCB Listener survey here: bit.ly/ircb2023
Check out the Santos Sisters: https://www.santossisters.com/
Goodreads Book of the Month Thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/22406371-january-2023-botm---nuclear-winter-vol-1
Email the show with rec's for Mike and other commentary: [email protected]
Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 - Start / Announcements / Last Week In Comics
- 00:04:07 - Wynd: Throne in the Sky #2 - #5
- 00:06:10 - Scarlet Witch #1 (2023)
- 00:09:56 - Mosely #1
- 00:14:34 - Nana
- 00:17:19 - Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- 00:21:29 - What's The Furthest Place From Here #8-9
- 00:27:20 - Top of Our Pile
- 00:27:37 - Lazarus Planet: Alpha #1
- 00:30:14 - Dark Crisis #1-7
- 00:33:01 - Live Discord Picks
- 00:33:50 - Catwoman: Lonely City
- 00:37:12 - 2023 Comic Book Resolutions
- 01:00:16 - Wrap/Credits
Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.
IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL
Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Nick White
Editor: Zander Riggs
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
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: shop.ircbpodcast.com
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
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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Candybar Antlerboy Episode 11 | "Chicken or Egg"
I Read Comic Books
05/15/23 • 33 min
Join Mike and Danny every week as they comb over each episode of the Netflix series and discuss.
This episode discusses Episode 11 of the Netflix series Sweet Tooth, “Chicken or Egg.”
Danny and Mike both agree that this episode should have been about only one story. But we gotta move the plot forward elsewhere, right?
Send in your voicemails or emails to [email protected]!
Music: “Beautiful C.S.” by Robert Farmer
Art by TheSamDS
Producer, Editor: Mike Rapin
Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives and more! patreon.com/ircbpodcast
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
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
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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Minisode 58 | Start 2023 With These Comics
I Read Comic Books
01/04/23 • 34 min
Mike and Paul pick through some of their favorite relaunched comic characters which ALSO happen to be great starting points for these characters!
Comics Discussed:
- Giant Size X-Men #1 (1975, W: Len Wein, A: Dave Cockrum)
- Doom Patrol #19 (1989, W: Grant Morrison, A: Richard Case)
- Captain America #1 (2004, W: Ed Brubaker, A: Steve Epting)
- Swamp Thing #21 (1984, W: Alan Moore, A: Steve Bissette)
- Animal Man #1 (2011, W: Leff Lemire, A: Travel Foreman)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (2011, W: Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz, A: Dan Duncan)
- Hawkeye (2012, W: Matt Fraction, A: David Aja)
Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.
IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL
Producer: Mike Rapin
Editor: Zander Riggs
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
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: shop.ircbpodcast.com
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
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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Comics at the Beach (ft. Greg & Fake of Santos Sisters)
I Read Comic Books
07/24/24 • 51 min
Paul and Mike are joined by the creators of Santos Sisters and American Nature Presents, Greg & Fake Petre! They talk comics, making Santos Sisters and their latest magazine, American Nature Presents.
Check out what Greg & Fake are up to and grab some of their comics:
- https://floatingworldcomics.com/shop/comic-books/american-nature-presents-1
- https://www.santossisters.com
- https://www.fantagraphics.com/products/santos-sisters-vol-1
- https://www.instagram.com/gregandfake
Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
- 00:00:56 - Maggie the Mechanic
- 00:06:43 - Zatanna: Bring Down the House
- 00:10:20 - Hellboy Vol. 1-8
- 00:16:57 - Discord Picks
- 00:17:40 - Best of 2000 AD vol 6
- 00:20:20 - The Humans
- 00:24:56 - Santos Sisters & American Nature Presents #1
- 00:48:48 - Wrap
Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.
IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL
IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose
Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Nick White
Editor: Zander Riggs
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
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
Episode 326 | Powers of X Marks The Spot
I Read Comic Books
04/20/22 • 68 min
This episode was recorded on April 17th, 2022!
Mike, Brian, and Nick talk the comics they've been reading their Top of My Pile picks, Pokémon, and the outfits of the upcoming Hellfire Gala.
Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
- 00:30:46 - Top of the Pile
- 00:56:24 - The Hellfire Gala
- 01:05:03 - Wrap/Credits
Comics Read / Top of My Pile Picks:
- The Rocketeer: The Great Race #1
- Radio Spaceman #2
- X-Force Annual #1 (2022)
- Made In Korea #1-6
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer vol. 3 and 4
- Goodbye, Eri
- Spider-Gwen: Gwenverse #1
- Ice Cream Man #29
- God Hates Astronauts: The Omni-Mega-Bus!!!
- Blade of the Immortal Vols 4 & 5
Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.
Producer: Mike Rapin
Editor: Zander Riggs
Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives and more! patreon.com/ircbpodcast
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
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
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
Episode 136 | We’re getting Nick a library card again
I Read Comic Books
11/15/17 • 76 min
This episode was recorded on November 12th, 2017.
This week, Nick and Kate join Mike to discuss comics of the Star Wars variety–what’s good, what was good in the old Star Wars comics, and how this all factors into the Star Wars movie-verse.
Timestamps
- 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
- 00:27:09 – Comic Picks
- 00:37:41 – Star Wars Comics
- 01:13:18 – Wrap/Credits
Comic Reads/Picks for this week
- Runaways #3
- Royal City #7
- Journey Into Mystery Volume 1: Fear Itself
- The Dying and the Dead #1-6
- Star Wars Volume 3, Rebel Jail
- Briggs Land: Lone Wolves #4
- Batman #30
- X-O #7
- Imperial Machine – Star Wars: Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith #1
- The Ancient Magus Bride Vol 2
- Angela: Asgard’s Assassin, Volume 1: Priceless
- Fence #1
- Bloodshot Salvation #3
- Star Wars: Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Captain Phasma TPB
Relevant Links/Information
- Mike – @mikerapin
- Nick – @dethstarplnz
- Kate- @KateSkocelas
(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!
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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Episode 140 | Insert Clickbait Title Here
I Read Comic Books
12/13/17 • 84 min
This episode was recorded on December 10th, 2017.
Paul and Nick join Mike this week to discuss movie adaptations of non-super hero comics. When do these adaptations work? When do they not work? And post-credits this week, there’s a whole discussion just about the recent Batman arc: “The War of Jokes and Riddles.”
Timestamps
- 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
- 00:28:18 – Comic Picks
- 00:35:55 – Movies that Started Out as Comics
- 01:11:07 – Wrap/Credits
- 01:14:10 – Avoiding Star Wars Spoilers/The War of Jokes and Riddles
Comic Reads/Picks for this week
- Apartment Hunting
- Delicious In Dungeon Volume 3
- As the Crow Flies
- Black Bolt #8
- Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka, Vol. 1
- Super Sons #8
- X-O #8
- Skin & Earth #4
- Poe Dameron Vol 1
- Batman: Creature of the Night #1
- Detective Comics #500
- Batman Annual #2
- Justice League #34
- Doom Patrol #19-30
- Animosity #11
- Grass Kings #10
- Mister Miracle #5
Relevant Links/Information
- Mike – @mikerapin
- Nick – @dethstarplnz
- Paul – @ohhipaulie – @spikepilepod
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!
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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Episode 201 | ‘Kate-senpai,’ that sounds right
I Read Comic Books
05/15/19 • 68 min
This week’s episode was recorded on May 11th, 2019!
This week, Kate and Paul jumped on the show with Mike to talk about why we buy comics and don’t read them and how unshelving those comics is hard.
And don’t miss our latest Zine! Out today! – https://ircbpodcast.com/zine
Timecodes
- 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
- 00:15:35 – Comic Picks
- 00:28:22 – Reading the Backlog aka Unshelving the Shelved
- 01:05:58 – Wrap/Credits
- 01:08:37 – Big City Boy
What We Read / Comic Picks:
- Snap Flash Hustle #1-3
- Shattered Warrior by Sharon Shinn (Author), Molly Knox Ostertag (Illustrator)
- Berlin by Jason Lutes
- Superman vol. 1 The Unity Saga: Phantom Earth
- Action Comics vol. 1 Invisible Mafia
- Batman #71
- Gender Queer: A Memoir
- The Immortal Hulk #17
- The Dragon Slayer: Folktales from Latin America
- Sex Criminals V4: Fourgy
- Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?
Relevant Links:
- Mike – @mikerapin
- Paul – @OhHiPaulie
Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.
Producer: Mike Rapin
Editor: Zander Riggs
Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives and more! patreon.com/ircbpodcast
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
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
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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How many episodes does I Read Comic Books have?
I Read Comic Books currently has 479 episodes available.
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The podcast is about Leisure, Marvel, Visual Arts, Kickstarter, Comics, Comic Books, Podcasts, Animation & Manga, Arts, Batman, Dc and Manga.
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