I Read Comic Books

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Kara, Nick, and Mike talk cliffhangers in comics, IP mining, comic scheduling and more on this week's episode of IRCB.

This episode was recorded some time in the recent past! Mike and Brian, as two long-time players of Dungeons & Dragons, dig into two comic series based around the infamous Tabletop RPG: Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Vol. 1 and Dungeons & Dragons Vol. 1: Shadowplague. Some spoilers ahead.

Tia and Nick got together to discuss religion in comics, from WicDiv to Hellboy, why visual storytelling works so well for religious themes, and more.

Tia and René join Mike to discuss worldbuilding in comics, what makes it unique, and why comics are the best medium for storytelling.

Mike is joined by Kait and Nick to revisit the Comic Book Time Machine: Find a comic book that was released the year and month you were born and discuss!

Kara and Tia discuss Batmansplaining and how Bat-fans gatekeep their precious Batman in good and (mostly) bad ways.

Paul and Brian join Mike to talk about revisiting Big 2 Crossovers and Event stories.

This week, Kate asks Mike and Paul what recent comics are good and what should she be reading?

Tia sat down with Kwanza Osajyefo to discuss his book BLACK, plus fashion at cons, NYC quarantine woes, and how to design great characters.

Mike, Kait, and Nick sat down to discuss our Goodreads Book of the Month: Something Is Killing The Children, Vol. 1 by James Tynion IV, Werther Dell’Edera, Miquel Muerto, and Andworld Design.

Mike sat down with Phoebe Xavier, comic publisher of 123 Go! Publications and creator, to discuss her Kickstarter: 13th Moon a Halloween Anthology, how she got into comics, and more!

This week, Tia and Kara join Mike to be friends and talk about how much they miss comic conventions and what would make their ideal comic convention.

Mike and Nick were asked to talk about something that comes up on the discord quite often: Snacks. Nick put a list together and Mike tried them all.

Kara and Brian join Mike to talk zombie comics, why we read them (is it politically motivated??), and some of the weirder zombie comics out there.

Kait and Rene join Mike to chat about comics that would make terrible movies, but more importantly, why those comics would make terrible movies.

Tia sat down with Stephanie Hans to discuss her book DIE, how to be a great cover artist, and fashion in comics.

Mike and Nick are joined by podcasters Alex and Jayare from the Opinions May Vary podcast! They talk comics, conventions, interviewing, podcasting for years, and more.

Mike is joined by two special guests, Eric Rezsnyak and Kevin Dillon, two long-time X-Men readers, to discuss House of X, Powers of X, Dawn of X, and all things X-Men!

Paul and Tia join Mike to discuss what kind of job in comics they think they'd have if they made comics. Mike meanders and just rolls with it. Continue readingEpisode 253 | Building Our Little Guys