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I Read Comic Books

A podcast for comic book fans, hosted by Mike Rapin. IRCB features a rotating, 2-person panel of diverse comic book experts discussing what they’re reading with a comic book specific topic every week. New episodes every Wednesday.

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01:00:23

This Is Not An Interview #4: Alex di Campi

I Read Comic Books ·

2018/07/07

This episode was recorded in June 2018.This Is Not An Interview, episode four! Tia talks to Alex de Campi about her upcoming graphic novel Bad Girls, set on the eve of the Cuban Revolution, plus lots of very good advice about being a writer, writing about trauma, bro friends, hitting the gym, globetrotting, living in New York, and more!Full spoilers for Deadpool 2 and Avengers: Infinity War!This Is Not An Interview is now a monthly bonus minisode series and will appear in your regular feed! Stay

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00:48:43

Minisode 15 | The Star Wars

I Read Comic Books ·

2018/07/04

This episode was recorded some time in the past!Kara and René sat down to talk about THE STAR WARS adapted by Jonathan Rinzler and Mike Mayhew in our first ever Star Wars special!Relevant Links/InformationKara – @KaraSzamRene – @Rodrigur29Our music is provided by Infinity Shred. You can find them on Bandcamp.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

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01:02:36

Episode 166 | Goodreads Book of the Month: Nimona

I Read Comic Books ·

2018/06/27

This episode was recorded on June 24th, 2018!This week, Nick and Kate join Mike to talk about out Goodreads voted Book of the Month, Nimona by Noelle Stevenson. Find out what we liked, disliked, and loved in this book!Just a reminder: We are off for the next 4 weeks, so get excited for some very special and amazing Minisodes! We’ll catch you all on August 1st!Also, DO NOT MISS: The first issue of the IRCB Zine! Check it out at https://ircbpodcast.com/zine!!Timestamps00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in

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01:06:23

Episode 165 | Stuff to look forward to on your wedding

I Read Comic Books ·

2018/06/20

This episode was recorded on June 17th, 2018!This week, Mike is joined by Nick and Brian to discuss a “different” kind of comic: Webcomics & Webtoons. What works in this medium? What doesn’t? And for this episode, Nick dove in as a non-reader tried a whole lot of webcomics and has some thoughts on them, to say the least.Also, DO NOT MISS: The first issue of the IRCB Zine! Check it out at https://ircbpodcast.com/zine!!Timestamps00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics00:14:07 – Comic Picks00:23:16 –

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01:20:28

Episode 164 | Hope Nicholson and Progress in Comics

I Read Comic Books ·

2018/06/13

This episode was recorded on June 10th, 2018!This week, Mike is joined by Nick and Tia to talk comic picks and comic reads. After the break, Mike and Tia have a fantastic chat about the comic industry, the change in comics for women over the years and SO much more with Hope Nicholson (a Kickstarter commissioned episode). Hope is the author of The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen, editor of The Secret Loves of Geek Girls and The Secret Loves of Geeks, and Publisher at Bedside Press.Also, DO NOT

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00:47:30

Episode 163 | Singles vs Collections: What stories do...

I Read Comic Books ·

2018/06/06

This episode was recorded on June 3rd, 2018!Paul, Kate, and Kait tackle a MAJOR question: What stories work better in single issues and what stories work better in collections? Why do we pick the ways to read our books? And what creators work better for each type?Also, DO NOT MISS: The first issue of the IRCB Zine! Check it out at https://ircbpodcast.com/zine!!Timestamps00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics00:11:34 – Comic Picks00:20:52 – Single issues vs Collections00:45:10 – Wrap/CreditsComic

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01:06:06

Episode 162 | Ben Saunders and Seattle’s MoPOP Marvel...

I Read Comic Books ·

2018/05/30

This episode was recorded on May 27th, 2018!Our show this week features a very special guest: Ben Saunders, professor at University of Oregon and curator of the Seattle Museum of Pop Culture’s HUGE Marvel exhibit (available until January 2019). Tia, Paul, and Mike have a wonderful chat with Ben and get an academic answer on the GREAT TAPE DEBATE.Also, DO NOT MISS: The first issue of the IRCB Zine! Check it out at https://ircbpodcast.com/zine!!Timestamps00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics00:12:55 –

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00:59:05

This Is Not An Interview #3: Christopher Sebela

I Read Comic Books ·

2018/05/27

This episode was recorded in May 2018.It’s episode three! Tia talks to Christopher Sebela about the dogs of Portland (and also a few cats), making Mom proud, crowdfunding death, using your powers for good, well-written characters, the problems of being corporeal, favorite horror movies, talking to weirdos, comics, and more!This Is Not An Interview is now a monthly bonus minisode series and will appear in your regular feed! Stay subscribed!LinksTia – @PortraitOfMmeXChristopher – @xtopShanghai

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01:17:13

Episode 161 | My Boy Spider-Man, The Precious Angel Baby

I Read Comic Books ·

2018/05/23

This episode was recorded on May 20th, 2018!While Mike was away in the desert of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Nick, René and Kara dive into one of the monoliths of comic books: Spider-Man. Why love him? What’s to like? What even IS Spider-Man? Also… Spider-Man fan fiction?? (post-credits)Also, DO NOT MISS: The first issue of the IRCB Zine! Check it out at https://ircbpodcast.gumroad.com/!!Timestamps00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics00:15:17 – Comic Picks00:29:36 – My Boy Spider-Man, The Precious Angel

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01:14:18

Episode 160 | Always use 3M tape. ALWAYS. (IRCB QA #2)

I Read Comic Books ·

2018/05/16

This episode was recorded on May 13th, 2018!Paul and Nick join Mike for the second Q&A episode where they answer as many questions as possible–time permitting! We also find out this week that Nick is very serious about his tape choices. (And don’t miss the Justice League movie chat post-credits this week)ALSO THIS WEEK: The first issue of the IRCB Zine! Check it out at https://ircbpodcast.com/zine!!Timestamps00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics00:22:30 – Comic Picks00:33:56 – IRCB Q&A01:06:41 –

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00:59:26

Episode 159 | We had a technical glitch (MCU Villians)

I Read Comic Books ·

2018/05/09

This episode was recorded on May 6th, 2018 and sometime in the past!Our show this week is an odd one as we had a strange technical glitch half-way through. For the first half, Brian and Kate join Mike to talk about their comic picks and books they’ve been reading. For the second half of the show, Tia and René have an in-depth discussion about the villians of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It’s an odd format, but it’s exciting!Timestamps00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics00:11:12 – Comic

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00:59:17

Episode 158 | Goodreads BotM – Pretty Deadly Volume...

I Read Comic Books ·

2018/05/02

This episode was recorded on April 29th, 2018.Mike is joined this week by Kara and Kait to discuss the Goodreads Book of the Month, Pretty Deadly Volume 1: The Shrike, as voted on by the wonderful IRCB Goodreads members! And make sure to stick around for a very strange conversation about YA-oriented comic book-based romance novels…Timestamps00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics00:13:36 – Comic PicksGoodreads Book of the Month – Pretty Deadly Volume 1: The ShrikeWrap/CreditsComic Reads/Picks for this

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00:39:26

This Is Not An Interview #2: Magdalene Visaggio

I Read Comic Books ·

2018/04/25

This episode was recorded on April 15, 2018.In the second episode of This Is Not An Interview, Tia talks to Magdalene Visaggio about Eternity Girl, death, being a history nerd, SMASHMOUTH BECAUSE HEY NOW YOU’RE AN ALL-STAR, why we love Shade the Changing Girl, characters behaving badly, and other random things! This Is Not An Interview is now a monthly bonus minisode and will appear in your regular feed! Stay subscribed!LinksTia – @PortraitOfMmeXMags – @MagsVisaggsEternity GirlShade the Changing

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01:00:17

Episode 157 | An evening with Ryan Browne

I Read Comic Books ·

2018/04/25

This episode was recorded on April 22nd, 2018.Mike, Nick, and Tia are joined this week by the incredible Ryan Browne (Curse Words, Manhattan Projects, Bedlam) to chat about comics, the comic creation process, God Hates Astronauts, and Ryan’s latest Kickstarter: GOD HATES ASTRONAUTS presents 3-D COWBOY’S 2-D SPECTACULAR!Timestamps00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics00:19:33 – Comic Picks00:25:49 – An Interview with Ryan Browne00:57:16 – Wrap/CreditsComic Reads/Picks for this weekMonster Vol

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00:59:11

Episode 156 | Mike and Rene are Fighting about Skins

I Read Comic Books ·

2018/04/18

This episode was recorded on April 15th, 2018.Kait and Rene join Mike to discuss the always-growing, always weird, world of comics that are used to expand on a TV or Movie universe. What works about these stories? What doesn’t? Do we even need them? And Mike and Rene almost get into an audio fist-fight about the UK E4 series Skins.Timestamps00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics00:13:37 – Comic Picks00:22:38 – Expanding TV Universes With Comics00:57:05 – Wrap/CreditsComic Reads/Picks for this

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00:36:56

Bonus Minisode 5 | Action Comics #1000

I Read Comic Books ·

2018/04/14

This week’s episode was recorded sometime in the past…!Kara and Paul grace us with a stellar episode all about Superman, Action Comics, re-reading Action Comics #1, and more all for the build up for issue #1000 of Action Comics!Relevant Links/InformationKara – @KaraSzamPaul – @OhHiPaulie – @SpikePilePodEpisode 144 | The Bird, The Plane, The SupermanThis 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

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01:11:12

Episode 155 | A Deep Dive on Previews and Comic...

I Read Comic Books ·

2018/04/11

This episode was recorded on April 8th, 2018.This week’s episode is a commissioned episode by one of our incredible Kickstarter Backers! Mike, Nick, and Paul go deep into how Previews works, how they manage their subscriptions, pull lists, and more! Ever wondered how to pre-order comics? This is the episode for you!Timestamps00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics00:22:27 – Comic Picks00:31:48 – Managing Pull Lists01:10:09 – Wrap/CreditsComic Reads/Picks for this weekNot Drunk Enough Volume 1One Punch

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00:10:11

Bonus Interview | Ryan Browne

I Read Comic Books ·

2018/04/04

This bonus episode was recorded at Emerald City Comic Con 2018!At ECCC 2018, Mike had a quick chat with Ryan Browne, creator of God Hates Astronauts, co-creator of Trash Bridge and Curse words, and pretty cool dude. In the background, Charles Soule drops in… it wasn’t weird at all.Ryan is currently Kickstarting a hardcover anthology for his series God Hates Astronauts on Kickstarter (ending May 2nd)! Back it!!Relevant Links/InformationMike – @mikerapinRyan Browne – @RyanBrowneArtThis episode

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Episode 154 | There’s nothing wrong with erotic comics

I Read Comic Books ·

2018/04/04

This episode was recorded on April 1st, 2018.Mike is joined by Tia and Kara to discuss erotic/adult comics, what makes a good erotic comic, and give a few recommendations of what you should read.Timestamps00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics00:16:36 – Comic Picks00:25:12 – Erotic/Sexy Comics ;)00:59:05 – Wrap/CreditsComic Reads/Picks for this weekDept. H #23-24Planetary Volume 4Haikyu!! Volume 1-2Is This Guy For Real?Kid Lobotomy #6Blankets by Craig ThompsonIsola #1The Wicked + The Divine #35Betty &

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01:00:07

Episode 153 | Our Feminist Agenda

I Read Comic Books ·

2018/03/28

This episode was recorded on March 25th, 2018.Tia, Kate, and Kara run the show this week and dive into “their feminist agenda” and how feminism is good for everyone, even if you don’t identify as a woman.And don’t miss our interviews with Tess Stone and Jenn Doyle at ECCC!Timestamps00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics00:07:14 – Comic Picks00:12:08 – Interview with Tess Stone00:17:41 – Interview with Jen Doyle00:22:46 – Our Feminist Agenda00:58:21 – Wrap/CreditsComic Reads/Picks for this weekSarah

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