I Read Comic Books

This week we dive in to discussing the unsung heroes of comics: Letters, Editors, Flatters, Colorists, Inkers, and more!Continue readingEpisode 128 | As Someone Who Went To The Louvre…

This episode was recorded on September 10th, 2017. This week we’re (Paul, Nick, Rene) talking about how our childhoods shaped our comic book tastes and how we got our hands on comics as a kid. Shout out to all you small city kids that bravely cut your teeth on grocery store comics! Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:23:18…Continue readingEpisode 127 | The Comic Book Family That Knows Everything

Tia, Paul, and Kara get to some good rants and discuss their favorites in comic book back-matter as well as how many IRCB stickers you'll get for cosplaying as Darcy Woden.Continue readingEpisode 126 | I’m Very Caps Lock About This

Mike and Kara focus on Archie Comics--who's who, what's what, why, where, and how!? Archie and his gang of pals is a mystery, but this episode should (hopefully) help you find your way in the universe.Continue readingBonus Minisode 1 | Archie Part 1

Brian and Kara join Mike to discuss our Goodreads Book of the Month: Wolverine - Old Man Logan.Continue readingEpisode 125 | Goodreads Book of the Month: Old Man Logan

Nick and Kate join Mike to talk about our recommendations for first time readers--or, as they put it, getting people "hooked on comics," not to be confused with "hooked on phonics."Continue readingEpisode 124 | Hooked on Comics

Tia and Rene join Mike this week to talk about a fun concept: Comic Book "Mixtapes."Continue readingEpisode 123 | Brain Holes

Paul and Nick join Mike to talk give an update on DC Rebirth.Continue readingEpisode 122 | DC Rebirth Status Update

Nick and Brian join Mike to talk about our Goodreads Book of the Month, Superman: Red Son by Mark Millar, Dave Johnson, and Killian Plunkett.Continue readingEpisode 121 | Goodreads Book of the Month: Superman: Red Son

Mike and Kate cry a lot this week talking about The Vision by Tom King and Gabriel Walta.Continue readingMinisode 12 | The Vision

Kate and Mike dive into X-Men. Not really sure what else to say. It's... well, it's something.Continue readingMinisode 11 | X-Men (part 1?)

Tia and Kate take this week's minisode to discuss the wonderful character Doctor Aphra.Continue readingMinisode 10 | Doctor Aphra

Kate and Nick dive into the revamped Green Arrow volume 4 written by Jeff Lemire with art by Andrea Sorrentino.Continue readingMinisode 9 | A Romantic Evening with Oliver Queen

Kate and Paul join Mike for a Goodreads Book of the Month Discussion on Wonder Woman: The True Amazon by Jill Thompson. Continue readingEpisode 120 | Wonder Woman: The True Amazon

What is the Male Gaze and why is it such a big problem? How does it affect comics? What can we do to address this issue?Continue readingEpisode 119 | I’m Here For One Thing And One Thing Only

Why do we like manga? How do the tropes of Manga compare to that of Western comics?Continue readingEpisode 118 | We’re All Trash Here

Matt Horak, creator of OctoSkull at Earthquaker Comics and current artist on The Punisher at Marvel.Continue readingEpisode 117 | Special Guest: Matt Horak

Kate and Nick join Mike to talk about our Goodreads Pick of the Month: Wytches by Scott Snyder and Jock.Continue readingEpisode 116 | Hyper Violence in Hyper-drive

Tia, Nick, and Kate join forces while Mike is away to have a fantastic discussion about comics as a subversive art form.Continue readingEpisode 115 | Kids And Their Turtles, Amiright?

What are their favorite comics with themes of family? Why do we love them so much? Why is Mike such an X-Trash person?Continue readingEpisode 114 | Shitty Moms with Hearts of Gold