I Read Comic Books

Kate and Nick tackle the first volume of one of the most infamous independent books out there: Bone by Jeff Smith.Continue readingMinisode 8 | Bone Volume 1 by Jeff Smith

ene and Brian join Mike to talk about our Goodreads pick of the month: The Spire by Simon Spurrier, Jeff Stokely, Andre May, and Steve WandsContinue readingEpisode 113 | I like your songs, Mike

Paul, Nick, and Kate discuss miniseries in comics. What is a miniseries? What is the origin? What are some of their favorites?Continue readingEpisode 112 | Humanoid Traitors

Tia and Paul join Mike to talk about nonfiction comics and how well comic books as a medium does telling "objective" stories.Continue readingEpisode 111 | That Dude Is For Sure A Serial Killer

Kate and Brian join Mike to talk about the everything and anything that they wish they could see in the Comic worldContinue readingEpisode 110 | Dream a Little Dream of Comics

Nick and Paul join Mike to talk about how comic book art is created (from what we could find on the internet).Continue readingEpisode 109 | “No one cares, Mike…”

Kara and Nick join Mike to talk about our Goodread Pick of the Month: Rat Queens Volume 1.Continue readingEpisode 108 | Quiet, Sexy, and Unapproachable

Nick and Brian join Mike to talk about why we drop comic books, why we stop buying them, and how we go about drawing the line on when to stop reading something.Continue readingEpisode 107 | Library Penalty Non Grata

Tia and Nick join Mike this week to talk about the jargon and weird words we use in comic books, what they mean, and why some are just plain dumb.Continue readingEpisode 106 | 4 kids walk bank when?

Our show this week is about relationships in comics and "shipping."Continue readingEpisode 105 | Competent Assholes and Spider-Bucks

Paul and Kate join Mike this week to discuss our Goodreads pick of the month: March Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell.Continue readingEpisode 104 | Going Full Kirby

Paul, Nick, and Tia join forces this week to talk about what their comic book obsessions have lead them to over the years.Continue readingEpisode 103 | That’s Baudrillard, Bitches!

ia and Brian join Mike to talk about listening to music while reading comics.Continue readingEpisode 102 | Tia’s Fury Road-Trip

Paul and Nick join Mike to talk about comics that surprised us (good and bad). And then some business about why that is.Continue readingEpisode 101 | Something About a Book and It’s Cover

EPISODE 100 OF I READ COMIC BOOKS! WOO!!!Continue readingEpisode 100 | THE ANNUAL #2

This episode was recorded on January 22nd, 2017. Tia and Kate join Mike for our Goodread Pick of the Month discussion all about Harrow County Volume 1 by Cullen Bunn and Tyler Crook. Mike goes on a rant about why he prefers X-Men over the Inhumans, but the show does turn around to actually talk about Harrow County–with comments from our Goodreads Group! Thanks to everyone over there who read and commented for this month’s group read! Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:22:08 – Comic Picks 00:28:08 – Mini Marvel Rant 00:36:27 – Goodreads Book of the Month, Harrow County 01:09:25 – Credits 01:11:07 – “I Watch TV Podcast” Comic Reads/Picks for this week Curse Words #1 Slam #3 Motor Crush #1 Ghost Rider #2 Space Battle Lunchtime Vol 1. Batman #15 Black Widow #10 Heartbeat Black Widow #8-10 Faith #7 Green Valley #4 IvX #3 Extraordinary X-Men #18 Animosity: The Rise Black Monday Murders Vol. 1 Relevant Links/Information Mike – @mikerapin Tia – @PortraitOfmMeX Kate – @KateSkocelas This week’s music wa

This episode was recorded on January 14th, 2017. Nick and Paul join Mike this week to discuss what they’re looking forward to in comics for 2017–but they only know so much. The end of Invincible?Grass Kings by Matt Kindt? Secret Empire? Batwoman by Marguerite Bennett and James Tynion IV? Parisian White by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Bill Sienkiewicz? All Time Comics from Fantagraphics? Aliens: Dead Orbit? Transformers vs GI Joe: The Movie Adaptation? And so much more! Also: Beware of Roller Derby… it’s fun until it leads to bloodsport! Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:27:25 – Comic Picks 00:34:43 – Has a comic book ever made you cry? 01:04:43 – Credits Comic Reads/Picks for this week Killing and Dying by Adrian Tomine God Country #1 Jonesy #9 IvX #2 The Punisher #7 JLA (‘96) Vol 1 Predator vs Judge Dredd vs Aliens #1 Wrath of the Eternal Warrior #14 All-Star Batman #5 Ninjak #22 Jack Kirby: Pencils and Inks Superman Annual DC Bombshells Vol 1: Enlisted SLAM! #3 Black Hammer Annual #1 Black Widow

This episode was recorded on January 8th, 2016. Our episode this week is all about comic books that give you strong emotions, or have made you cry! Paul and Tia join Mike to chat about this and the power of comic books and their emotional value. Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:27:25 – Comic Picks 00:34:43 – Has a comic book ever made you cry? 01:04:43 – Credits Comic Reads/Picks for this week Goldie Vance #1 Seven To Eternity #3-4 USAvengers #1 One Week In the Library The Unstoppable Wasp #1 The Unworthy Thor #3 The Wicked + The Divine #25 Shade the Changing Girl # 1-4 Rolling Blackouts: Dispatches from Turkey, Syria, and Iraq HULK #1 Mother Panic #2 Rockstars #1 Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye #3 God Country #1 Red Sonja #1 All Star Batman #6 Relevant Links/Information Mike – @mikerapin Paul – @OhHiPaulie Tia – @PortraitOfmMeX 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?

This week’s episode was recorded sometime in the past…! Nick and Tia spent the final moments of 2016 discussing Variant Covers in comic books. What is a variant cover? Why should I care? What’s the big deal? What’s the history? How do I get a variant cover? Nick and Tia dive deep into all of these questions and more! Relevant Links/Information Nick – @dethstarplnz Tia – @PortraitOfmMeX 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 week’s episode was recorded sometime in the past…! Nick and Paul sat down to record a special minisode a short while ago to talk about comics writer Jeff Parker–author of books such as Batman ’66, Aquaman, Flash Gordon, Justice League United, and many many more. The episode was originally going to cover the series “Kings Watch” but expanded to a larger discussion about Parker as a writer, how he approaches licensed comics, reinventing old characters for the modern era, and the “nuts and bolts” of Parker’s style. Relevant Links/Information Nick – @dethstarplnz Paul – @OhHiPaulie Jeff Parker (Wikipedia) 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! TuneI