I Read Comic Books

This episode was recorded on December 18th. 2016. Brian and Nick join Mike for the last FULL episode of the year! This week’s show is all about what comics you regret not sticking with or completely looked over that ended up being really great. So many regrets!! Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:23:52 – Comic Picks 00:34:16 – Series you wish you had bought from the beginning 01:06:57 – Credits 01:08:31 – IRCB Con 2024 Comic Reads/Picks for this week Hawkeye #1 Green Valley #3 Champions #1 Reborn #3 Power Man and Iron Fist 9-10 Paper Girls #9-10 Giant Days #18-20 Snapshot TPB Savage #1 Batman 9 & 10 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank #3 Locke and Key: Small World #1 Divinity III: Stalinverse #1 Relevant Links/Information Mike – @mikerapin Nick – @dethstarplnz Brian – @Brianhead Advanced copy of 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank #3 This week’s music was by Infinity Shred. This week’s episode was produced by Nick White, executive produced by Mike Rapin and edited by Zander Riggs. Have a question? Want us to talk abo

This episode was recorded on December 11th. 2016. Tia and Nick join Mike to chat about their favorite creator’s definitive work and what that really means. And never forget the artist or colorist or inker or letter! Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/ Last Week in Comics 00:18:14 – Comic Picks 00:26:30 – Definitive Works of an Artist 01:10:42 – End Credits 01:12:25 – Disney Land vs. Disney World Comic Reads/Picks for this week Jughead #10 Extraordinary X-Men #16 Archie Meets the Ramones Saga #38-40 Uber Invasion #1 Motor Crush #1 The Wicked + The Divine #24 Doctor Aphra #1 Reggie and Me #1 Uncanny Season 2 Valiant 8-Bit Adventure: Unity Quantum and Woody vol 4 (Quantum and Woody Must Die!) Green Arrow #7-9 Kill or Be Killed #3-4 Batman #8-10 Reborn #3 Hawkeye #1 Descender #17 Relevant Links/Information Mike – @mikerapin Nick – @dethstarplnz Tia – @PortraitOfmMeX This week’s music was by Infinity Shred. This week’s episode was produced by Nick White, executive produced by Mike Rapin and edited by Zander Riggs. Have a

This episode was recorded on December 4th. 2016. Kate and Brian join Mike to discuss our Goodreads Book of the Month for November: Trees Volume 1 by Warren Ellis and Jason Howard. Timestamps: 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:15:41 – Comic Picks 00:23:50 – Trees, by Warren Ellis and Jason Howard 01:04:51 – Credits Comic Reads/Picks for this week King’s Watch The Paybacks Paybacks IvX #0 Han Solo #5 Ether #1 “You’re All Just Jealous of My Jetpack” “Mooncop” Death of X #4 Civil War #7 Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet, Vol. 1 Green Lantern: Blackest Night Nailbiter #27 Avengers #2 Wicked and Divine #24 Relevant Links/Information Mike – @mikerapin Kate – @KateSkocelas Brian – @Brianhead IRCB Goodreads group This week’s music was by Infinity Shred. This week’s episode was produced by Nick White, executive 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 and get a hold of

This week’s episode was recorded sometime in the past… Given the US holiday over the weekend (Thanksgiving), we did not record a new episode, but instead (as a well planned podcast) we have a minisode ready for you! Tia and Kate sat down and talked about Intersect by Ray Fawkes and the multi-layered story being told with very abstract art. Enjoy! Relevant Links/Information Tia – @PortraitOfmMeX Kate – @KateSkocelas Intersect by Ray Fawkes This week’s music was by 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 or our Goodreads group and get a hold of us in the comments or here: ircb@destroythecyb.org – @ircbpodcast & #IReadComicBooks. Hey #PodernFamily listeners! Thanks for dropping by! TuneIn | Player.fm | Overcast

This episode was recorded on November 20th, 2016. The show this week features Nick and Kate talking all about those pesky cultural references and “memes” in comic books. However, at the end of the day, there are some books that do this well and others that don’t. This episode dives into finding where the line is drawn. Also, Nick coins the term “fandering.” This is the final week! If you haven’t already taken it, please take the I Read Comic Books Listener survey! Timestamps: 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:14:54 – Comic Picks 00:25:30 – Cultural References and Cultural Relevance in Comics 00:37:56 – “Fandering” 01:04:14 – Credits 01:06:00 – Measuring Digital Sales/Precious Books Comic Reads/Picks for this week Chew Volume 11 Giant Days Volume 3 Nailbiter #26 Reborn #2 Kill or Be Killed #4 Mother Panic #1 Green Arrow #7-8 Reborn #1 Alien Defiance #6 Bloodshot Reborn #18 Ninjak #20 All-Star Batman #4 Batman #11 Death of X #3 Black Hammer #5 Green Valley #2 Animosity #3 The Skeptics #1 Trees Vol 1 Karna

This episode was recorded on November 13th, 2016. To start, Mike feels bad about this episode’s title, but he wasn’t around to host the show so he wanted to contribute. On the show this week, Nick is joined by Tia and Kate to talk about their least favorite comic book tropes and how that affects their reading habits. If you haven’t already, please take the I Read Comic Books Listener survey! Timestamps: 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:24:19 – Comic Picks 00:38:26 – Comic Book Tropes 01:15:46 – Credits Comic Reads/Picks for this week Batman #6 Future Quest #5 Descender #15 Kings Quest #1-5 Batman Beyond #1 Avengers #1 Mother Panic #1 Batman #9-10 Invincible Iron Man #1 Mother Panic #1 Violent Love #1 Ether #1 Batman #11 Ladykiller 2 #3 Relevant Links/Information Nick – @dethstarplnz Kate – @KateSkocelas Tia – @PortraitOfMmeX This week’s music was by Infinity Shred. This week’s episode was produced by Nick White, executive produced by Mike Rapin and edited by Zander Riggs. Have a question? Want us to ta

This episode was recorded on November 6th, 2016. Nick and Paul join Mike to ramble on about what makes a “classic” comic (slightly similar to Episode 40). The episode winds down with a prediction of what books they’re reading that could one day be considered a “classic” comic book. If you haven’t already, please take the I Read Comic Books Listener survey! Timestamps: 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:26:05 – Comic Picks 00:39:22 – What Makes a Classic Comic? 01:18:26 – Credits 01:20:10 – Doctor Strange in D-Box Anyone? Comic Reads/Picks for this week Jughead #10 Death of X #3 Poe Dameron #7 Moon Knight #8 Alien vs. Predator #3: War Wrath of the Eternal Warrior #11-12 Bloodshot U.S.A. #1 Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye #1 Wonder Woman #9 Batman #9 & 10 Superman #9 & 10 The Paybacks #4 Wrath of the Eternal Warrior #13 WWE: Then. Now. Forever #1 Relevant Links/Information Mike – @mikerapin Nick – @dethstarplnz Paul – @OhHiPaulie This week’s music was by Infinity Shred. This week’s episode was produced by

This week’s episode was recorded on October 30th, 2016. This week, Nick and Paul join Mike to talk about a spooky book: The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Volume 1. This was the pick for book of the month on our Goodreads group! If you haven’t already, please take the I Read Comic Books Listener survey! Timestamps: 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:23:15 – Comic Picks 00:34:22 – Goodreads Bookclub “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” 01:11:35 – Credits 01:13:15 – Miniseries/Very Exclusive Clubs/READ OMEGA MEN Comic Reads/Picks for this week Seven to Eternity #2 Animosity #2 Wuvable Oaf Archie Meets the Ramones Superman #8 Doom Patrol #2 She Wolf #4 Gotham Academy Second Semester #2 Luke Cage Hero for Hire Black Jack Ketchum #1-4 Kings Watch, Vol 1 Batman Begins: Rebirth #1 Aliens: Life and Death #1 Kamandi #2-3 Moon Knight #8 Superman #10 Green Arrow #10 Relevant Links/Information Mike – @mikerapin Nick – @dethstarplnz Paul – @OhHiPaulie This week’s music was by Infinity Shred. This week’s episode was p

This week’s episode was recorded on October 22nd, 2016. Jeff Perry and Kate join Mike this week to discuss what makes a good comic book shop (good lighting, welcoming atmosphere, well organized and taken care of comics, etc.), and try not to focus on the things that irk us about shops we don’t care for. If you haven’t already, please take the I Read Comic Books Listener survey! Timestamps: 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:17:57 – Comics Picks 00:31:33 – What Makes a Good Comic Shop? 00:59:36 – Credits 01:01:13 – “Where’s the Bundle?” Comic Reads/Picks for this week Black Widow #7 Archie #13 Reborn #1 Black #1 Rick and Morty #1-6 Faith #4 Black Hammer #4 Death of X #2 Seven To Eternity #2 Batman Beyond #1 Vision #12 Relevant Links/Information Mike – @mikerapin Kate – @KateSkocelas Jeff – @PodcastFiend This week’s music was by 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

This week’s episode was recorded on October 9th, 2016. Tia and Brian join Mike this week to talk comics, and then ramble on a bit about how they pick their comic books reading formats (digital, floppies, collected editions, etc.). And if you have a moment, please take the I Read Comic Books Listener survey! Timestamps: 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:23:43 – Comic Picks 00:29:59 – [ad] Mobilescape Adventures Kickstarter 00:31:35 – Choosing Book Formats 00:55:09 – Credits 00:57:07 – And Then Mary Magdalene Couldn’t Even Comic Reads/Picks for this week Green Valley #1 The Black Monday Murders #2-3 Reborn #1 Doctors by Dash Shaw Shipwreck #1 The Belfry Darth Vader #25 Monstress #7 Southern Cross #8 Raven #1 Champions #1 Death of X #1 Death of X #2 Black Widow #7 Raven #2 Relevant Links/Information Mike – @mikerapin Tia – @PortraitOfmMeX Brian – @Brianhead This week’s music was by GRiZ and Infinity Shred. This week’s episode was produced by Mike Rapin and edited by Zander Riggs. Have a question? Want us t

This week’s episode was recorded on October 9th, 2016. While Mike (and Tia) were off at NYCC, Nick hosted the show this week with Brian and Kate. The show this week focused on retconning in comics and when it’s good or bad (specifically in Big 2 books). Despite all reasoning, they managed to put together a great episode, but near the end things go a bit off the deep end! And if you have a moment, please take the I Read Comic Books Listener survey! Timestamps: 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:21:04 – Comic Picks 00:33:32 – [ad] Mobilescape Adventures Kickstarter 00:35:15 – Retconning 01:08:45 – Credits Comic Reads/Picks for this week Batman Europa #1-#4 Batman #5 Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth #1 The Shadow Volume 1 Bloodshot Reborn #17 Darth Vader #1-18 Star Wars #1-18 Green Valley #1 Death of X #1 Detective Comics #941 Batman #8 Nightwing #6 The Wicked + The Divine Volume 4 Britannia #2 Clone Conspiracy #1 Detective Comics #942 Relevant Links/Information Nick – @dethstarplnz Kate – @KateSkocelas Brian

This week’s episode was recorded on October 2nd, 2016. Tia and Kate join Mike this week to talk all about comics–as usual. However, this week, the episode was focused on how both Tia and Kate got into comics and what it’s been like since they started reading. It’s a hoot and a holler and after the credits, there are some embarrassing convention stories (given NYCC coming up this week)! And if you have a moment, please take the I Read Comic Books Listener survey! Timestamps: 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:13:18 – Comic Picks 00:19:24 – [ad] Mobilescape Adventures Kickstarter 00:21:02 – How Did You Get Into Comic Books? 00:58:18 – Credits 01:00:12 – Meeting Creators Comic Reads/Picks for this week Giant Days Vol. 3 TP Mouse Guard coloring book Shipwreck #1 Green Valley #1 The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 4 The Paybacks #2-3 Space Riders Volume 1 Flash #7 Disquiet Dept. H #6 Surgeon X #1 ODY-C #11 Tank Girl Gold #1 Island #11 ElfQuest The Final Quest #16 Thunderbolts #5 Vision #11 Batman #7 Nightwing #5 Civ

This week’s episode was recorded on September 25th, 2016. Our show this week is longer than usual, but it’s definitely incredible. Nick and Paul join Mike to talk a whole bunch about comics and what they read recently. However, the main, and very long, topic for this week is all about the legacy of Jack Kirby. And if you have a moment, please take the I Read Comic Books Listener survey! Comic Reads/Picks for this week Seven to Eternity #1 The Wicked + The Divine one-shot All-New Wolverine #12 The Backstagers #1 Batman #7 All-Star Batman #2 4001 AD War Mother #1 Briggs Land #1 Britannia #1 AnA #6 Kill or be Killed #1 Kill or Be Killed #2 Wonder Woman #6 Trinity #1 Batman #7 Nightwing #5 Superman #7 The Flash #7 Aliens: Defiance #5 LOVE AND ROCKETS #1 Relevant Links/Information Mike – @mikerapin Nick – @dethstarplnz Paul – @OhHiPaulie Jack Kirby: Story Teller documentary Jack Kirby 5 minute interview Jack Kirby interview from 1990 at The Comics Journal Stan Lee  & Jack Kirby article from ComicsAlliance Jack Kir

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

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

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

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

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 Rap

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

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