This episode was recorded on August 12th, 2018! This week, Mike, Brian and Nick get into some of the fantastic questions asked by the fans of IRCB. PLUS: Zine #2 is released today! Make sure you check this one out for an interview with Vita Ayala (The Wilds, Submerged, Supergirl)! Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:31:16 – Comic ...…

This episode was recorded on August 5th, 2018! Mike, Kait, and Paul sat down this week to dive into extreme changes in comic book characters and story lines. Does this work? Does it not? And what’s the deal with Season 8 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer turning Spike into… a good guy? Don’t forget to send in a question of three to us for our next Q& ...…

This episode was recorded on July 29th, 2018! WE ARE BACK! After 4 long weeks off, Mike, Tia, and Brian are back for the regular show to talk about what they’ve been up to for the last month plus the show’s main topic: Depression and Mental Illness in Comics–how it’s portrayed, when it’s done well, when it’s done poorly, and everything in betwe ...…

This episode was recorded some time in the past! At one point, Kara had asked Paul, “What the deal was with Grant Morrison?” And so, Paul, he strapped himself into a rocket ship aimed towards the center of the multiverse to search out that information. When he returned, he met his past self in their past lives. He saw beyond time and before eve ...…

This episode was recorded some time in the past! Tia and Kate sat down to have a full blown discussion about cover art, how it draws you in, and being surprised and being burned by books based on their cover art. Relevant Links/Information Kate – @KateSkocelas Tia – @PortraitOfMmeX Our music is provided by Infinity Shred. You can find them on B ...…

This episode was recorded some time in the past! Mike and Nick sat down to talk about the first arc of Grass Kings by Matt Kindt and Tyler Jenkins. Relevant Links/Information Mike – @mikerapin Nick – @dethstarplnz Our music is provided by Infinity Shred. You can find them on Bandcamp. This week’s episode was produced by Mike Rapin and edited by ...…

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 s ...…

This episode was recorded some time in the past! Kara and Rene sat down to talk about THE STAR WARS adapted by Jonathan Rinzler and Mike Mayhew in our first ever Star Wars special! Relevant Links/Information Kara – @KaraSzam Rene – @Rodrigur29 Our music is provided by Infinity Shred. You can find them on Bandcamp. This week’s episode was produc ...…

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 ...…

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 ...…

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… Continue readingEpisode 164 | Hope Nicholson and Progress in Comics

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… Continue readingEpisode 163 | Singles vs Collections: What stories do this well (or not)?

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. Continue readingEpisode 162 | Ben Saunder ...…

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),… Continue readingThis Is Not An Interview #3: Christopher Sebela

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? Continue readingEpisode 161 | My Boy Spider-Man, The Precious Angel Baby

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… Continue readingEpisode 160 | Always use 3M tape. ALWAYS. (IRCB QA #2)

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… Continue readingEpisode 159 | We had a technical glitch (MCU Villians)

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… Continue readingEpisode 158 | Goodreads BotM – Pretty Deadly Volume 1: The Shrike

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… Continue readingThis Is Not An Interview #2: Magdalene Visaggio

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,… Continue readingEpisode 157 | An evening with Ryan Browne

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… Continue readingEpisode 156 | Mike and Rene are Fighting about Skins

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… Continue readingBonus Minisode 5 | Action Comics #1000

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… Continue readingEpisode 155 | A Deep Dive on Previews and Comic Subscriptions

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… Continue readingBonus Interview | Ryan Browne

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,… Continue readingEpisode 154 | There’s nothing wrong with erotic comics

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… Continue readingEpisode 153 | Our Feminist Agenda

This bonus episode was recorded at Emerald City Comic Con 2018! At ECCC 2018, Tia sat down with Kelly Fitzpatrick (Archie, Bitch Planet, Rockstars, Shade… Continue readingBonus Interview | Kelly Fitzpatrick

This episode was recorded on March 18th, 2018. Mike is joined this week by Rene and Paul to discuss the X-Men. “You fools!” Mike exclaimed… Continue readingEpisode 152 | Rank The X-Men

This bonus episode was recorded at Emerald City Comic Con 2018! At ECCC 2018, Mike had the pleasure of speaking with two incredible comic creators:… Continue readingBonus Interview | Caleb Goellner and Buster Moody

This episode was recorded on March 11th, 2018. Mike, Brian, and Kait sit down to discuss comics translated into English. From France, Belgium, Japan, and… Continue readingEpisode 151 | Kait read every book at her library

This episode was recorded on March 4th, 2018. Nick, Rene, and Kate get to run the show this week while some of the IRCB crew… Continue readingEpisode 150 | Free Range Kids

This episode was recorded on February 25th, 2018. This week, Paul, Kara, and Brian discuss our Goodreads Pick of the Month: Paper Girls Volume 1… Continue readingEpisode 149 | Goodreads Book of the Month – Paper Girls Vol. 1

This episode was recorded this past week! This is the first in a new regular series hosted by Tia Vasiliou, in which she chats with… Continue readingThis Is Not An Interview #1: Kieron Gillen

This episode was recorded on February 18th, 2018. This week’s episode features two very special guests: Vita Ayala and Emily Pearson creators of a fantastic… Continue readingEpisode 148 | Special Guests: Vita Ayala and Emily Pearson

This episode was recorded on February 11th, 2018. Our show this week is our first ever IRCB Q&A episode! With questions from listeners all over… Continue readingEpisode 147 | IRCB Q&A #1

This episode was recorded on February 4th, 2018. This week, our show is extra long. About as long as last week’s. We were a bit happy-go-lucky… Continue readingEpisode 146 | TMNT: Tutant Meenage Neetle Teetles

This episode was recorded on January 28th, 2018. This episode is the 3rd ever Annual Episode of the I Read Comic Books podcast! This week,… Continue readingEpisode 145 | ANNUAL #3 – TOTALLY NOT A CULT

This week’s episode was recorded sometime in the past…! Nick and Paul dive into the legendary series by Jack Kirby: OMAC. In their discussion, they… Continue readingBonus Minisode 4 | OMAC

This episode was recorded on January 21st, 2018. Our show this week is all about the hero known as Superman–why he’s important to comics and… Continue readingEpisode 144 | The Bird, The Plane, The Superman

This episode was recorded on January 14th, 2018. Kate and Brian join Mike to talk about retcons in comics. Mike goes on and on and… Continue readingEpisode 143 | We’re all dead this week

This episode was recorded on January 7th, 2018. Tia and Kara join Mike for the first full episode of the year! How can we fix… Continue readingEpisode 142 | How can we fix the comics industry?

This episode was recorded some time in the past! Paul and Rene deliver our first minisode of 2018! This is all about comic books and… Continue readingMinisode 14 | Wrestling and Comics

This episode was recorded some time in the past! Our show this week is a discussion about the pros and cons of miniseries. Why do… Continue readingMinisode 13 | Miniseries – Pros and Cons

This episode was recorded on December 17th, 2017. This week’s episode is the last FULL episode of the year, and what an episode it is!… Continue readingEpisode 141 | Goodreads Pick of the Month: Snow Blind

This episode was recorded on December 10th, 2017. Paul and Nick join Mike this week to discuss movie adaptations of non-super hero comics. When do… Continue readingEpisode 140 | Insert Clickbait Title Here

This episode was recorded on December 3rd, 2017. This week, Tia and Brian join Mike to discuss holiday gift giving for your comic-inclined and not-so-comic-inclined… Continue readingEpisode 139 | Everyone Needs Socks and Pajama Pants

This episode was recorded on November 26th, 2017. Our show this week is a Goodreads Pick of the Month special! Part of our monthly series,… Continue readingEpisode 138 | Goodreads Pick of the Month: Hilda and the Troll

This episode was recorded on November 19th, 2017. Paul and Nick join Mike to discuss our obsession with dystopias–but more specifically dystopian comics. There’s some… Continue readingEpisode 137 | Dystopia, Research, and Honorary Witches

This episode was recorded on November 12th, 2017. This week, Nick and Kate join Mike to discuss comics of the Star Wars variety–what’s good, what… Continue readingEpisode 136 | We’re getting Nick a library card again

This episode was recorded on November 5th, 2017. This week we have another amazing interview. Deniz Camp, comic writer, chicken-raiser, and fantastic person joins Mike, Paul, and… Continue readingEpisode 135 | Special Guest: Deniz Camp!