I Read Comic Books

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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. New episodes every Wednesday.

Episode 385 | Divorced Dad Energy (ft. Brandon Ingram)
Last Wednesday at 10:00 AM

Mike, Paul, and Nick are joined by Brandon Ingram to talk comics and Brandon's latest Kickstarter: The Gallows Man: Tales From Town's City!

Check out the The Gallows Man: Tales From Town's City Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dismaycomics/tales-from-towns-city-1-golden-age-superhero-dark-comedy

Follow Brandon:

https://www.tiktok.com/@dismaycomicshttps://www.instagram.com/dismaycomics/?hl=en

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Start / Last Week in Comics00:02:03 - Box of Light Vol 100:04:31 - The Enfield Gang Massacre #200:09:02 - Rogues00:12:31 - Trinity: The Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb00:15:20- Delicious In Dungeon Vol. 11-1200:19:08- Mech...


Episode 384 | There's Law And Then There's Order
09/13/2023

Mike, Zach, and Brian discuss how they would turn some of their favorite properties into comics using the "IDW Treatment."

Check out the new IRCB Website: https://www.ircbpodcast.com

Listen to Zach's podcast, The Comics That We Love: https://kite.link/the-comics-that-we-love

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Start / Last Week in Comics00:02:04 - Uzumaki00:06:00 - Matchmaker00:09:24 - Kill Your Darlings #100:12:58 - Junji Ito’s Cat Diary: Yon & Mu00:15:49 - The Cull #100:20:23 - Top of Our Pile00:20:31 - Discord Picks00:20:53 - Starfinder #200:23:10 - Avengers Inc. #100:25:49 - Void Rivals00:29:41 - The IDW Treatment01:00:41 - Wrap / Credits

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Minisode 63 | So much love for the comics community (with Oscar Osorio)
09/06/2023

Mike sat down with Oscar Osorio to talk comics and Oscar's experience with breaking into comics, using Zoop as a crowdfunding space, and how the comics community helped him get his start as a comic book writer.

Follow Oscar:

https://oscarwins.substack.com/https://twitter.com/Oscarom29

Timestamps

00:00:00 - Start / Start / What Have You Been Reading?00:01:18 - How To Talk To Girls At Parties00:05:56 - SP4RX00:09:07 - All about Oscar Osorio00:39:02 - Wrap / Credits

Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.

IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL

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Episode 383 | Touched Grass This Month
08/30/2023

Mike, Nick, and Paloma dig on a commissioned episode asking the questions: Is there a formula to a successful comic book? Why do comics lend to constant retellings?

Thank you to a good fan of the podcast for commissioning this episode on our Patreon! 

Check out the IRCB Secret Feed on Spotify to see what you might be missing out on!

Mike and Zach will be at ZOLOCON on September 2nd! https://zolocon.com/

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Start / Last Week in Comics00:02:23 - The Enfield Gang Massacre #100:13:21 - Windbreaker Vol 100:19:36 - O...


Episode 382 | Sorry to Shonen Jump
08/23/2023

Danny hosts this week and is joined by Paloma and Kait! The gang discusses comics they've been reading and comics on the top of their pile but the main discussion focuses on some of the mainstream digital manga apps: K Manga, Shonen Jump, Viz, and more.

Don't forget to checkout Danny's YouTube channel / podcast: Next Issue Podcast!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics00:00:51 - Fangirl Volume 300:04:31 - That Texas Blood Volumes 1 and 200:06:41 - ALIEN: THAW #1-500:09:18 - Our Not So Lonely Planet Travel Guide Volumes 1 and 200:13:22 - How Do We Relationship Volume 900:15:43...


Episode 381 | Ten Places to Buy Meth But No Place to Buy Food
08/16/2023

Mike is BACK and Tia and Zach join him to talk comics, cute Xenomorphs, flyover states, and cryptids. 

Check out Zach's podcast: The Comics That We Love!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Start / Last Week in Comics00:02:15 - Mother Nature00:12:38 - Hearts of Steel Book 1: Debris, Cyrano and Me00:19:52 - Tekkonkinkreet00:25:17 - Deep Cuts #1-300:30:23 - The Enfield Gang Massacre #100:33:15 - Purr Evil #100:37:44 - Top of Our Pile00:38:31 - Discord Picks00:38:49 - The Cull #100:40:26 - Alien #500:45:22 - All Star Superman00:51:48 - Wrap / Credits

Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.

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Episode 380 | You're Free To Do What Your Told
08/09/2023

Paul takes the lead this week with Kait and Kate in tow to talk about non-fiction comics!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Start / Last Week in Comics00:00:45 - Batman Vol 1: Their Dark Designs00:04:25 - The Arrival00:09:38 - Best of 2000 AD Vol 300:15:21 - Attack on Titan00:20:29 - Xino #200:23:03 - Top of Our Pile00:23:03 - Mother Nature00:24:58 - Parachute Kids00:26:44 - Discord Picks00:27:17 - Werewolf Jones & Sons Deluxe Summer Fun Annual00:28:58 - Noteworthy non-fiction comics about conflict00:30:08 - Footnotes in Gaza00:38:14 - Hakim's Odyssey00:40:03 - Persepolis00:41:19 - 83 Days in Mariupol: A War Diary00:46:32 - Kent State00:49:44 - Onward Towards Our Noble...


Episode 379 | The Brutal Murders of Tintin
08/02/2023

Kara steps in to run IRCB this week and has wrangled Nick and Brian to talk a comic favorite of hers: The Adventures of Tintin!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Start / Last Week in Comics00:01:03 - Starfinder: Angels of the Drift #100:06:51 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin - Lost Years #100:15:43 - Mimosa00:23:49 - Swan Songs #100:28:03 - Discord Picks00:28:41 - Spider-Punk: Battle of the Banned00:32:04 - He-Man/Thundercats00:35:39 - The Sacrificers #100:41:19 - Tintin01:10:49 - Wrap / Credits

Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.

IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL

Producer: Mike Rapin
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IRCB Movie Club #2 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
07/26/2023

Originally posted on Patreon, March 31, 2020! 

Paul is joined by Mike and Brian for the second episode of IRCB Movie Club to discuss the film Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010, dir. Edgar Wright) and the comic series it is based on, Scott Pilgrim by Brian Lee O'Malley.

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 B...


Minisode 62 | Really Cool Girl Comics
07/19/2023

Kara and Kait revisit an old classic IRCB format: Book vs Book. This time they read Junkwraith and Kaya Vol. 1! Spoilers ahead!!

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: ircbpodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
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Minisode 61 | Ice Cream Man Volume 8: Subjects & Objects
07/12/2023

Mike and Nick are back with everyone's favorite deep-dive series: Ice Cream Man. This time, it's Volume 8: Subjects & Objects. 

Ice Cream Man written by W. Maxwell Prince, pencils & inks by Martin Morazzo, colors by Chris O'Halloran, letters by Good Ole Neon.

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 B...


Candybar Antlerboy Episode 16 | "The Ballad of the Last Men"
07/10/2023

Join Mike and Danny every week as they comb over each episode of the Netflix series and discuss.

This episode discusses Episode 16 of the Netflix series Sweet Tooth, "The Ballad of the Last Men."

It's the end of season 2, there's betrayals, deaths, and it's the last stand for Gus, Jepp, Aimee, Bear, and the kids! 

Send in your voicemails and/or thoughts about Sweet Tooth to ircbpodcast@gmail.com!

Music: “Beautiful C.S.” by Robert Farmer

Art by TheSamDS

Producer, Editor: Mike Rapin

Support us on Pa...


Minisode 60 | Time Wars: the Adventures of Kobra Olympus with Bijhan Agha
07/05/2023

Mike is joined by Bijhan Agha to talk comics they've been reading and Bijhan's latest Kickstarter for "Time Wars: the Adventures of Kobra Olympus!"

Support the Kobra Olympus Kickstarter!

Timestamps:

00:00 - Start / Intros01:54 - Wonder Woman by Charles Mouton09:49: Delphine14:04 - Time Wars: the Adventures of Kobra Olympus30:14 - Wrap / Credits

Follow the creative team online:

@swaptrap @jamsheedstudios

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 t...


Candybar Antlerboy Episode 15 | "I’ll Find You"
07/03/2023

Join Mike and Danny every week as they comb over each episode of the Netflix series and discuss.

This episode discusses Episode 15 of the Netflix series Sweet Tooth, “I’ll Find You.”

So much LORE and joy and sadness and so much of everything Mike and Danny were hoping for this season. Is it too little too late, though?

Send in your voicemails and/or thoughts about Sweet Tooth to ircbpodcast@gmail.com!

Music: “Beautiful C.S.” by Robert Farmer

Art by TheSamDS

Producer, Editor: Mike Rapin

Suppo...


Episode 378 | Garfield Assertionists
06/28/2023

Mike, Kara, and IRCB regular Zach McCrary discuss their comic book guilty pleasures, what that even means, and how the Volturi are in Spider-Verse?

Check out Zach's other ventures:

The Comics That We Love - InstagramComics and Beer - InstagramTFD Nerdcast

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Start / Last Week in Comics00:01:58 - Dead Romans #1-400:06:08 - Spider-Punk: Battle of the Banned00:15:52 - In Hell We Fight #100:19:04 - The Incredible Hulk (2023) #100:22:20 - Something Epic00:26:59 - Time Before Time #2400:30:01 - Top of Our Pile00:30:01 - Cosmoknights Volume 100:35:10 - Spirit World #1-200:39:35 - Discord Picks00:40:32 - River’s Edge00:42:53 - Gu...


Candybar Antlerboy Episode 14 | "How It Started, How It’s Going"
06/26/2023

Join Mike and Danny every week as they comb over each episode of the Netflix series and discuss.

This episode discusses Episode 14 of the Netflix series Sweet Tooth, "How It Started, How It’s Going."

The real fight begins, Bear betrays and refriends, Aimee goes into BADASS mode, Singh picks science, Abbot gets bullied by kids on a bus, and more.

Send in your voicemails or emails to ircbpodcast@gmail.com!

Music: “Beautiful C.S.” by Robert Farmer

Art by TheSamDS

Producer, Editor: Mike Rapin

Suppor...


Episode 377 | Tiny Buff Children (ft. Kevvo + Z Class: Trix)
06/21/2023

Mike, Kara, and Danny are joined by special guest and comic creator Kevvo to talk comics and Kevvo's latest Kickstarter, Z Class: Trix!

Check out the Kickstarter for Z Class: Trix here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kevvokreates/z-class-trix?ref=atklmo

Follow Kevvo online: 

https://patreon.com/zclasscomicshttps://twitter.com/zclasscomicshttps://instagram.com/zclasscomics

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Start / Last Week in Comics00:02:19 - Captain America: Cold War00:08:30 - Captain America Vol. 1 and 2: Castaway in Dimension Z00:14:40 - Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands00:18:57 - Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge "The Golden Nugget Boat": T...


Episode 376 | Stupid Questions, Stupid Answers
06/14/2023

Paul, Brian, and Paloma talk comics and comic book adaptations of blockbuster movies.

NEXT WEEK! IRCB Live on Twitch @ 8pm EST - https://twitch.tv/ircbpodcast

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Start / Last Week in Comics00:00:49 - Star Wars - Doctor Aphra Vol 1: Aphra00:03:39 - I Think I Turned My Childhood Friend Into A Girl Vol. 100:06:31 - Santos Sisters #400:09:17 - Batman Vs Robin #200:11:12 - Unstoppable Doom Patrol #300:14:59 - Top of Our Pile00:14:59 - Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour00:17:29 - DC Mech00:19:22 - Discord Picks00:20:05 - Night Fever00:22:27 - IRCB at the Movies...


Episode 375 | Empathizing with Flesh Tornadoes
06/07/2023

Paul, Kait, and Kate talk comics and, specifically, a bit about Nice House On The Lake. Minor spoilers ahead!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Start / Last Week in Comics00:01:13 - My Brother's Husband Vol. 1 and 200:06:06 - Strange Adventures00:09:41 - Ephemera00:13:54 - How to Understand Israel in 30 Days or Less00:17:29 - Lo and Behold00:21:07 - Love and Rockets #1300:26:04 - Top of Our Pile00:26:04 - Nights With a Cat00:27:45 - Swim Team00:29:55 - Discord Picks00:30:20 - DC Pride 202300:33:00 - Nice House on the Lake00:50:23 - Far Sector00:00:00 - Wrap / Credits

Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.

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Minisode 59 | Writing, But With Health Insurance (ft. Logan Rodgers & Jason Holtzman - Scott Snyder Presents: Tales from the Cloakroom Vol. 2)
05/31/2023

Mike and Danny chat comics and anthology editing with Logan Rodgers & Jason Holtzman, two of the editors of Scott Snyder presents: Tales from the Cloakroom Volume 2!

Links

Back the Kickstarter!Check out the 3-story preview of Tales from the Cloakroom Volume 2Tales From The Cloakroom Vol. 2 Linktree@Jasonholtzman4@lwriterrodgers

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Start00:02:34 - Dragonball Super Chapters 88-9200:08:01 - Criminal Vol 200:10:05 - Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal00:13:28 - Killtopia #100:15:12 - Tales From The Cloakroom Volume 200:42:57 - Wrap / Credits

Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.

IRCB...


Candybar Antlerboy Episode 13 | "What It Takes"
05/29/2023

Join Mike and Danny every week as they comb over each episode of the Netflix series and discuss.

This episode discusses Episode 13 of the Netflix series Sweet Tooth, “What It Takes.”

THE PLANES ARE HERE! The kids are escaping! What's the actual deal with Bear? And Jepp's tragic past is revealed.

Send in your voicemails or emails to ircbpodcast@gmail.com!

Music: “Beautiful C.S.” by Robert Farmer

Art by TheSamDS

Producer, Editor: Mike Rapin

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Episode 374 | Zeppelin Redemption
05/24/2023

Mike challenged Kait and Nick to give him some of their strangest manga to read and they didn't disappoint.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Start / Last Week in Comics00:00:34 - Nick’s F1 Podcast00:03:38 - Mrs. Truesdale and the Fall of Hyperborea #100:09:59 - Attack on Titan Vol. 1-700:15:57 - Alien (2021-2022) #7-1200:21:02 - Faster00:28:12 - Goodbye, Eri00:32:53 - Aliens Annual #100:36:42 - Top of Our Pile00:36:42 - The Forge #300:38:38 - Even Dogs Go to Other Worlds: Life in Another World with My Beloved Hound Vol. 100:40:46 - Discord Picks00:41:15 - Fury #100:42:42 - Gimme your wildest manga!00:43:46 - Night of the Living Ca...


Candybar Antlerboy Episode 12 | "Bad Man"
05/22/2023

Join Mike and Danny every week as they comb over each episode of the Netflix series and discuss.

This episode discusses Episode 12 of the Netflix series Sweet Tooth, “Bad Man.”

It's the halfway point of the season: Everything's coming together... even if Mike isn't really INTO half of the episode.

Send in your voicemails or emails to ircbpodcast@gmail.com!

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 Mov...


I Read Comic Books Episode 373 | ”Intention to Arouse” (ft. Amie Wright)
05/17/2023

Mike, Paul, and Tia are joined by Amie Wright, chairperson on the Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table committee within the American Library Association to talk comic book challenges and bans in the United States!

Links:

GNRCT Webinar with Trung Le NguyenGNRCT Webinar ArchivePreparing For and Addressing Challenges to Comics in the Library CommitteeTrade Secrets: Addressing Challenges to Comics in LibrariesTop 13 Most Challenged Books of 2022 (including Gender Queer and Flamer)Comics that Moms for Liberty Hate (Book Riot article by Kelly Jensen)Amie on Twitter: @librarylandiaALA Graphic Novels & Comics RT: @libcomix

Books discussed

FlamerGender...


Candybar Antlerboy Episode 11 | "Chicken or Egg"
05/15/2023

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 ircbpodcast@gmail.com!

Music: “Beautiful C.S.” by Robert Farmer

Art by TheSamDS

Producer, Editor: Mike Rapin

Support us on Patreon to get access t...


Episode 372 | Every Day is FCBD at the Library
05/10/2023

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 Comics00:01:14 - A Ballad for Sophie00:07:13 - Batman #135 (#900)00:13:53 - Peacemaker Tries Hard #100:16:52 - X-Men: Before the Fall - Sons of X #100:20:13 - Grand Theft Horse00:26:11 - Pee Pee Poo Poo Comics #42000:29:42 - Starsigns #100:32:36 - Top of Our Pile00:32:44 - Factory Summers00:35:54 - The Sky Is Blue With...


Candybar Antlerboy Episode 10 | Into the Deep Woods
05/08/2023

This episode discusses Episode 9 of the Netflix series Sweet Tooth, “Into the Deep Woods.” Mike has a snore, we get a lot of lore, and the seeds of the season are planted.

Join Mike and Danny every week as they comb over each episode of the Netflix series and discuss. 

Send in your voicemails or emails to ircbpodcast@gmail.com!

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, Sag...


Episode 371 | The Future Is Next Year!
05/03/2023

Tia, Kait, and Mike discuss death in comics: the concept, the story element, the character. Why is everyone so horny for death?

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Start / Last Week in Comics00:01:00 - Dracula, Motherf**ker00:06:25 - W0rldtr33 #100:19:11 - Swamp Thing: Green Hell #1-300:23:14 - Heart in a Box00:27:58 - Top of Our Pile00:27:58 - Hairball #1-200:32:19 - Grim #1000:33:42 - Discord Picks00:34:25 - Peacemaker Tries Hard #100:36:32 - Depictions of Death in Comics01:15:38 - Wrap / Credits

Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.

IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL

Producer: Mike Rapin
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Candybar Antlerboy Episode 9 | In Captivity
05/01/2023

This episode discusses Episode 9 of the Netflix series Sweet Tooth, “In Captivity.” It's been two years but we pick right up where we left things! What will this season bring??

Join Mike and Danny every week as they comb over each episode of the Netflix series and discuss. 

Send in your voicemails or emails to ircbpodcast@gmail.com!

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...


Episode 370 | Never Bring Children To Active Warzones
04/26/2023

Kara and Brian assault Mike with some of messiest, dramatic, and just plain odd Star Wars comics from the "Legends" era to prove a point: Sith Live for Drama.

Comics Discussed:

Star Wars InfinitiesDark Lords of the SithThe Golden Age of the SithJedi vs. Sith

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Start / Last Week in Comics00:00:42 - Venom #1300:05:06 - Disney’s Silly Symphonies Collection 1932-193500:11:29 - My Boyfriend Has a Talking Dog00:16:42 - Amazing Spider-Man #1400:22:09 - The Great British Bump-Off #100:25:01 - Top of Our Pile00:25:14 - Golden Rage Vol. 100:26:21 - Star Wars: Doctor Aphra00:28:01 - Discord Picks00:28:29 - Si...


Episode 369 | Doxxing Mike At The Trial of Magneto
04/19/2023

Mike, Paloma and Nick talk comics they've been reading and have a small discussion about on A Flag To Fly #1. 

Note: Nick's audio sounds a little robotic due to a recording issue -- we have not replaced him with an AI Bot!

Check out the A Flag To Fly #1 Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aflag2fly/a-flag-to-fly-1

Follow Chris Solis: https://www.instagram.com/CSolisComics/

Timestamps

00:00:00 - Start / Last Week in Comics00:00:57 - Phantom Road #200:08:14 - Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou00:11:54 - Black Cloak #2-400:20:11 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: T...


Episode 368 | Giant Robots: The Easiest Sale
04/12/2023

Mike, Danny, and Paul are joined by comic creator, illustrator, and logo designer Kevin Maher to talk comics and Kevin's comic Toxic Man!

BUY SOME MERCH: https://shop.ircbpodcast.com

Follow Kevin Maher online:

https://kevinmaherdesign.com/https://twitter.com/kmcomicsandtoys

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Start / Last Week in Comics00:01:13 - Introducing Kevin Maher!00:02:19 - The Unstoppable Doom Patrol #100:08:21 - Star Wars: Hidden Empire #1-500:11:14 - He-Man and the Masters of the Multiverse00:13:59 - Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands00:18:17 - Clobberin' Time #100:22:35 - Planet of the Apes #100:26:28 - Disney Villains: Scar #100:29:49...


Episode 367 | Mike Is On Thin Ice
04/05/2023

Mike, Tia, and Nick discuss comics, the future of Marvel comics, and... reality TV? What do you think of Disney enveloping more of Marvel comics? And what about MTV's NEXT?

Buy a West Michigan Weather Watch shirt (and more): https://shop.ircbpodcast.com

Buy a copy of Faster: https://bulgilhanpress.com/store/faster-jesse-lonergan-v2

Buy a copy of SP4RX: https://wrenmcdonald.com/COMICS/SP4RX

"Disney Lays Off Ike Perlmutter, Chairman of Marvel Entertainment" - New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/29/business/media/disney-marvel-ike-perlmutter.html

Timestamps:

00:00:00...


Episode 366 | Now We're Fighting God, Apparently
03/29/2023

Mike and René were tasked by Kara to watch Riverdale episode 1 (S01E01) and episodes 116-117 (S06E21-22) and nothing else. Prepare for massive spoilers and a lot of yelling about the one and only Riverdale.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Start / Last Week in Comics00:00:43 - Bakuman00:09:12 - A bit about fans and fandom00:17:00 - Cat Café00:21:06 - Homunculus00:27:29 - Top of Our Pile00:27:37 - Dragon Ball Vol 13-1600:33:22 - The Grand Odalisque00:36:33 - Discord Picks00:37:10 - Storm and the Brotherhood of Mutants #200:40:10 - Riverdale, A Discussion01:30:20 - Wrap / Credits

Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find th...


Episode 365 | Everything Is Shapes (LIVE on Twitch)
03/22/2023

This episode was recorded live on Twitch.tv - Mike, Brian, and Danny discuss comics and the future of digital comics.

Support Gabe Cheng's Kickstarter for the collected edition of For Molly!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Start / Last Week in Comics00:01:10 - It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth00:05:20 - The Last of Us: American Dreams00:11:45 - Earthdivers #3-500:17:15 - Superman: Lost #100:21:54 - The Nice House on the Lake00:27:46 - Notes from a Sickbed00:32:41 - Fantastic Four #500:36:07 - Cuckoo00:43:13 - Top of Our Pile00:44:01 - Tomo-Chan is a Girl!00:47:15 - Batman: One Bad Day: Ra's...


Episode 364 | A Vaguely Malicious Mist
03/15/2023

This week on IRCB, Tia, Kait, and Kate celebrate women who make incredible comics and spotlight some of their favorites! 

Check out the For Molly TPB collection here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gabechengcomics/for-molly-modern-fantasy-graphic-novel-with-talking-dogs

"Why have there been no great women artists?": https://www.artnews.com/art-news/retrospective/why-have-there-been-no-great-women-artists-4201/

Reversal by Alex Di Campi: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/reversal/list?title_no=747554

Read Plume: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/069c6873bc.html

The House of Lowther: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/the-house-of-lowther

Timestamps:

00:00:00...


Episode 363 | Real Life is the Greatest Spoiler
03/08/2023

This week, Paul, Nick and Mike discuss Mavel's 'Nuff Said "event" from 2001/2002 and have a few complaints about Marvel Unlimited.

Check out the OMVPodcast Series, StarWell Foundation

Comics we discussed from the Marvel 'Nuff Said  "event" (SPOILERS)

Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 2) #39Punisher (Vol. 6) #7Thor (Vol. 2) #44Spider-Girl #41Elektra #6 (2001)Daredevil #28 (1998)Fantastic Four (vol 3) #50New X-Men #121

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics00:01:33 - Doctor Strange: Fall Sunrise #400:07:28 - The Phantom Road #100:16:30 - That Texas Blood Vol. 2-300:23:10 - Blue Book #100:28:13 - Ice Cream Man #3400:31:59 - Rogue & Gambit #100:34:54 - Colorless Vol. 100:38:52 - The Human Target #1200:41:01 - T...


Episode 362 | Look at the Drip on These Orphans
03/01/2023

Mike, Paul, and Paloma discuss the Best Jackets in comics. It's obviously all of the X-Men, right? Or is a trench coat not technically a jacket?

Check out the OMVPodcast Series, StarWell Foundation

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Start / Last Week in Comics00:00:46 - Black Cloak #200:01:53 - 20th Century Men #600:07:02 - Eight Billion Genies #700:11:15 - Superman #100:13:47 - All of the Marvels00:17:55 - HEK Treasury00:22:36 - Top of Our Pile00:22:59 - Love & Rockets #1300:26:30 - X of Swords00:30:34 - Discord Picks00:31:05 - SKIP HERE FOR MIKE'S DUMB BS00:32:59 - Phantom Road #1  / Rogue & Gambit #100:37:08 - Best Jackets in Comics01:11:50 - W...


Episode 361 | CONCENTRATED BOOMER ENERGY: DO NOT READ
02/22/2023

Mike, Tia, and René go in on comics, talk Angela Lansbury, and discuss the implied mustache of a one Mr. Scott Summers.

Join the IRCB Goodreads Reading Challenge here!

Check out Kara's #ageofkszam live reaction tweets while reading Age of Apocalypse

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Start / Last Week in Comics00:00:47 - Old Boy Vol. 100:04:10 - Golden Rage #3-500:11:31 - Nightcrawlers #100:16:41 - The Wicked and the Divine Vol. 1 (Finally!)00:21:32 - Motor Girl #1-500:29:18 - Top of Our Pile00:29:36 - Golden Rage Vol. 100:35:19 - Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow00:37:17 - Discord Picks00:37:49 - Black Cloak #200:40:04 - CONCENTRATED B...


Episode 360 | This is a Comic Book Podcast About Comic Books (ft. Zach McCrary)
02/15/2023

Just in time for the holiday of romance, Mike is joined by Paul and special Guest Zach McCrary of The Comics That We Love podcast to talk about comics that'll break your heart.

Check out Zach's other podcasts:

The Comics That We Love - InstagramComics and Beer - InstagramTFD Nerdcast

Pick up a copy of Boy, I Love You here: https://www.yamfamcomics.com/boy-i-love-you

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Start / Last Week in Comics00:04:01 - The Best of 2000 AD Vol. 200:15:18 - Worlds Away #1-200:20:56 - Usagi Yojimbo Vol. 700:23:49 - Spider-Man: Dark Web00:30:14 - Batman...