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Brian and Kate join Mike this week to talk about comics that take place anywhere but planet Earth.Continue readingEpisode 185 | Comics anywhere but Earth

Paul and Kara sat down to reflect on some of the fine people we lost this year in the comic book industry. Continue readingMinisode 23 | 2018, Memoriam

This episode was recorded sometime in the recent past! This week, Mike and Nick discuss two books they picked… for each other! This is the first of a new series called “Book vs. Book” where two people pick comics (roughly equal is length) for the other to read. Then we record an episode. Enjoy!! Don’t forget to take the IRCB Listener Survey! – ircbpodcast.com/survey Relevant Links/Information Mike – @mikerapin Nick – @dethstarplnz

Kate is BACK this week for our Book of the Month episode with Mike and Kara. As picked by the wonderful folks on Goodreads, our Book of the Month was 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank by Matt Rosenberg, Tyler Boss, and Thomas Mauer.Continue readingEpisode 184 | Goodreads Book of the Month – 4 Kids Walk Into A Bank

Tia and Brian join Mike this week to discuss how action is depicted in comic books.Continue readingEpisode 183 | A Casey Jones Kind of Violence

This episode was recorded on December 2nd, 2018! While Mike was away at a gaming convention, Paul held the reigns for this week’s show with Kait and Nick in tow. The topic for this week: Religion in Comic Books — how is religion portrayed, what does it mean to include religion in comics, and what comic does Nick think was done really well? Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:22:55 – Comic Picks 00:32:28 – Religion and Comics 01:04:02 – Wrap/Credits Comic Picks / What We Read This week: The Flintstones #1-12 Batman: White Knight Hellboy Omnibus 2 / B.P.R.D. Omnibus 1 Lazarus X + 66 Sweetness and Lightning vol. 1 Martian Manhunter #1 Ninja-K #14 The Wicked + the Divine #40 Relevant Links/Information Paul – @OhHiPaulie Nick – @dethstarplnz Kait – @KaitLPhere

This episode was recorded sometime in the recent past! This week, Mike, Nick, and Kait chat with comic creator and Founding Editor Adam Ferris about his latest endeavor The Good Fight: A Peaceful Stand Against Bigotry and Racism (currently running on Kickstarter!). This anthology includes work from Greg Rucka, Natasha Alterici, Mark Waid, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Christian Ward, and many more fantastic creators–including Adam!. They gang also dives into what it means to be a being a comic creator to Adam and how his process works. Relevant Links/Information Mike – @mikerapin Nick – @dethstarplnz Kait – @KaitLPhere Adam Ferris – @GOODFIGHTcomic – @adam_ferris_art THE GOOD FIGHT on Kickstarter  THE GOOD FIGHT ashcan More info on Syfy

This episode was recorded on November 18th, 2018! This week, we have a special interview episode with Pat Shand (Destiny, NY and Breathless) and Emily Pearson (The Wilds). Mike, Brian, and Kait dive into their new book out on December 5th, Snap Flash Hustle. Pat and Emily tell us about their new book and Pat explains his obsession with Hello Fresh. Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:10:30 – Comic Picks 00:19:48 – Snap Flash Hustle with Pat Shand and Emily Pearson 00:48:41 – The Equivalent of Putting Your Art on the Fridge 00:52:00 – Wrap/Credits Comic Picks / What We Read This week: Long Lost Black: Devil’s Dye Heathen Submerged White Ash Strangers in Paradise Black Canary (2015-2016) Volume 1 In Real Life Life is Strange #1 Bitter Root #1 The Uniques Vol. 1 Black Hammer: Age of Doom #7 Smooth Criminals #1 Shuri #2 Venom Volume 1 Come Into Me #4 Relevant Links/Information Mike Brian Kait Emily Pearson @emishlyart Pat Shand @patshand twitter @patshand instagram Snap Flash Hustle at Diamond

This episode was recorded on November 11th, 2018! Mike was out this week, so Paul held the reins with Kara and Nick as they dive into the final Q&A episode of the year! Thank you to everyone who sent in questions for this episode! PLUS: Zine #3 is OUT TODAY! Read the digital copy now! Or buy a physical copy of the zine in our store! store.ircbpodcast.com Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:26:30 – Comic Picks 00:38:10 – IRCB Q&A 01:18:03 – Wrap/Credits Comic Reads/Picks for this week Coyote Doggirl The Green Lantern #1 Predator vs. Judge Dredd vs. Aliens 2016 Black Badge #1 Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Mister Miracle #12 Bloodshot Rising Spirit #1 Firefly #1 Relevant Links/Information Paul – @OhHiPaulie Nick – @dethstarplnz Kara – @KaraSzam

This episode was recorded on November 4th, 2018! Nick and Kait join Mike to talk about non-human comic book characters. The episode gets real specific about it and dives into some fantastic examples of characters many people love. PLUS: Zine #2 is OUT! Read the digital copy now! Or buy a physical copy of the zine in our store! store.ircbpodcast.com Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:21:20 – Comic Picks 00:30:23 – Favorite Non-Human Characters 01:02:21 – Wrap/Credits Comic Reads/Picks for this week Multiple Man #5 Modern Fantasy #4 Rainbow in the Dark Dick Tracy: Dead or Alive #1 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time TPB Outer Darkness #1 The Wicked and The Divine The Funnies #1 James Bond: 007 #1 Relevant Links/Information Mike – @mikerapin Nick – @dethstarplnz Kait – @KaitLPhere

This episode was recorded on October 28th, 2018! This week, Nick and Brian join Mike to talk about our Goodreads Book of the Month: Revival Volume 1 by Tim Seely and Mike Norton as voted on by our FANTASTIC Goodreads members. And don’t miss the after the credits POST DISCUSSION. PLUS: Zine #2 is OUT! Read the digital copy now! Or buy a physical copy of the zine in our store! store.ircbpodcast.com Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:18:37 – Comic Picks 00:26:48 – Goodreads Book of the Month – Revival Vol 1 00:56:21 – Wrap/Credits Comic Reads/Picks for this week Murder Falcon #1 Stranger Things #1 Harbinger Wars 2: Aftermath #1 Spider–Geddon #2 Infinity Warps: Iron Hammer #1 Infinity Warps: Weapon Hex #1 Infinity Warps: Soldier Supreme #1 Batman: Secret Files #1 Britannia: Lost Eagles of Rome #4 Vault of Spiders #1 Relevant Links/Information Mike – @mikerapin Brian – @Brianhead Nick – @dethstarplnz Goodreads Discussion thread

This episode was recorded on October 21st, 2018! Brian and Kait join Mike this week to talk about romantic relationships in comic books. Rogue & Gambit, Scott Free & Big Barda, Invincible & Atom Eve, and so much more. What makes a good relationship in a comic story? PLUS: Zine #2 is OUT! Read the digital copy now! Or buy a physical copy of the zine in our store! store.ircbpodcast.com Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:10:44 – Comic Picks 00:19:17 – Sound Effects in Comics 00:50:01 – Wrap/Credits Comic Reads/Picks for this week Domino #6-7, Annual #1 Descender Volume 6 WicDiv #36-39, 1373AD Doctor Aphra #20-24 Runaways #7-13 Giant Days #43 4 Kids Walk into a Bank The Sentry #5 Spider-Geddon #2 Backstagers Halloween Intermission #1 Relevant Links/Information Mike – @mikerapin Brian – @Brianhead Kait – @KaitLPhere

This episode was recorded on October 14th, 2018! POW! ZHAM! WHIZZ! THWIP! This week, while Mike is away, Kara, Paul, and Nick dive into the wonderful world of sound effects in comics. How do you hear them? Why do they matter? And make sure you stick around at the end of the ep for a bit about doggos. PLUS: Zine #2 is OUT! Read the digital copy now! Or buy a physical copy of the zine in our store! store.ircbpodcast.com Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:26:29 – Comic Picks 00:34:00 – Sound Effects in Comics 00:57:30 – Wrap/Credits 01:00:03 – Good Doggos Comic Reads/Picks for this week Captain Marvel: In Pursuit of Flight Wonder Woman Earth One vol. 2 Dry County: A Lou Rossi NovelHellboy: The Wolves of Saint Augustus Regional Folktales of India (Amar Chitra Katha) MCMLXXV #2 Gideon Falls #7 King of the Comics: 100 Years of Kings Features Syndicate Relevant Links/Information Paul – @OhHiPaulie Nick – @dethstarplnz Kara – @KaraSzam KATCHOW! How to Write Sounds in Comics The 15 Most Iconic Comic Bo

This episode was recorded on October 6th, 2018! This week, Paul and Kait join Mike to talk about how their reading habits change with the season. Mike is extremely caught off guard by this. Also, Mike shares some experiences from NYCC this year! PLUS: Zine #2 is OUT! Read the digital copy now! Or buy a physical copy of the zine in our store! store.ircbpodcast.com Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:17:43 – Comic Picks 00:24:22 – Seasonal Reading Habits 00:55:18 – Wrap/Credits 00:57:13 – NYCC Stories Comic Reads/Picks for this week Border Town #1 Bug Boys Volume 1 NXT TakeOver One Shots Judge Dredd: The Apocalypse War Speak Lady Mechanika FCBD 2018 La Belle Dame sans Merci #1-2 Iceman #2 My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies The Wilds #5 Relevant Links/Information Mike – @mikerapin Paul – @OhHiPaulie Kait – @KaitLPhere

Tia chats with Natasha Alterici about baking cookies, why their macarons are hollow, wedding cakes, Bojack Horseman, dinosaurs, favorite lesbian films, living in a small town, the origin story of Heathen’s Aydis, Viking stuff, comics and more!Continue readingThis Is Not An Interview #6: Natasha Alterici

This episode was recorded on September 30th, 2018! This week, Tia and Paul join Mike to talk about… POLITICS IN COMICS. Our approach to this topic, at a basic level, is this: All comics contain some form of politics and it’s very hard to tell any kind of story without them. PLUS: Zine #2 is OUT! Read the digital copy now! Or buy a physical copy of the zine in our store! store.ircbpodcast.com Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:16:27 – Comic Picks 00:23:50 – Politics in Comics 00:54:07 – A Wonderful Wrap-up 00:55:48 – Credits Comic Reads/Picks for this week Black Clover Volume 1 Monster Volume 14 Maneaters #1 WicDiv 1371 MCMLXXV #1 Batman: Holy Terror SHATTERSTAR #1 Euthanauts #3 Border Town #2 Relevant Links/Information Mike – @mikerapin Tia – @PortraitOfMmeX Paul – @OhHiPaulie

This episode was recorded on September 23rd, 2018! We’re back to our regularly-formatted show! Nick and Kate join Mike this week to talk about crime comics, but before we get to that… Mike has a small poem to read about the X-Men.  As a group, they all read Green River Killer (spoilers for the whole book!) PLUS: Zine #2 is OUT! Read the digital copy now! Or buy a physical copy of the zine in our store! store.ircbpodcast.com Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:20:51 – Comic Picks 00:29:02 – A Poem by Mike Rapin 00:30:56 – Crimey-Crime-Crime Comics 01:07:03 – Wrap/Credits Comic Reads/Picks for this week Cemetery Beach #1 Black Hammer: Age of Doom #5 Predator Hunters II #1 Leviathan #1 Extermination #3 Harbinger Wars 2: Aftermath #1 Stranger Things #1 Relevant Links/Information Mike – @mikerapin Nick – @dethstarplnz Kate – @KateSkocelas Torso by Brian Michael Bendis Green River Killer by Jeff Jensen and Jonathan Case Podcasts mentioned in this ep: Wolverine: The Long Night Last Podcast on the Left

This episode was recorded on September 15th, 2018! This week’s episode is something more free-form than our regular show. Mike, Brian, and Paul hung out at the IRCB Getaway this weekend and had a discussion about what keeps them reading comic books. PLUS: Zine #2 is OUT! Read the digital copy now! Or buy a physical copy of the zine in our store! store.ircbpodcast.com Relevant Links/Information Mike – @mikerapin Paul – @OhHiPaulie Brian – @Brianhead

This episode was recorded September 9th, 2018. Brian and René dive into a “Like This? Try this!” episode where they discuss what comics to read after you’ve seen specific movies (and TV). Minor spoilers for the Netflix series’ Jessica Jones, Daredevil, and Iron Fist. Relevant Links/Information Brian – @Brianhead René – @Rodrigur29

This episode was recorded some time in the past! Kara and Brian came to Mike and said they were inspired to discuss the very well done, Kanan: The Last Padawan volume 1 by Greg Weisman and Pepe Larraz for an episode of the show. Mike was extremely excited and the three of them recorded this episode. Expect spoilers for… a lot of Star Wars comics and movies and TV shows.  Relevant Links/Information Mike – @mikerapin Kara – @KaraSzam Brian – @Brianhead