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By Mike Rapin. Discovered by Player FM and our community — copyright is owned by the publisher, not Player FM, and audio streamed directly from their servers.

Discussing comic books, the comic book industry, and what it is to be a comic book reader.

194 episodes available. A new episode about every 7 days averaging 67 mins duration .

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Episode 122 | DC Rebirth Status Update1:18:37

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This episode was recorded on August 6th, 2017. This week, Paul and Nick join Mike to talk give an update on DC Rebirth (as a follow up to episode 59 and episode 65)–where the industry stands, what’s working, what isn’t, and how DC hasn’t cancelled any books since Rebirth’s launch. Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:27:35 – Comic ...…

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Episode 121 | Goodreads Book of the Month: Superman: Red Son1:29:10

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This episode was recorded on July 30th, 2017. We are back! After our 4 week “summer break,” Nick and Brian join Mike to talk about our Goodreads Book of the Month, Superman: Red Son by Mark Millar, Dave Johnson, and Killian Plunkett. We’ve been off for a while, so this episode is a bit long! Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:45 ...…

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Minisode 12 | The Vision36:09

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This week’s episode was recorded sometime in the past…! Mike and Kate cry a lot this week talking about The Vision by Tom King and Gabriel Walta. This book is full of feelings and neither Mike nor Kate know how to deal with it. Relevant Links/Information Kate – @KateSkocelas Mike – @MikeRapin This week’s music was by Infinity Shred. This week’s ...…

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Minisode 11 | X-Men (part 1?)40:49

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This week’s episode was recorded sometime in the past…! Kate and Mike dive into X-Men. Not really sure what else to say. It’s… well, it’s something. Relevant Links/Information Mike – @mikerapin Kate – @KateSkocelas 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 ...…

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Minisode 10 | Doctor Aphra33:43

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This week’s episode was recorded sometime in the past…! Tia and Kate take this week’s minisode to discuss the wonderful character Doctor Aphra. Full spoilers for the end of Darth Vader and the beginnings of the latest Doctor Aphra series. Relevant Links/Information Kate – @KateSkocelas Tia – @PortraitOfMmeX This week’s music was by Infinity Shr ...…

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Minisode 9 | A Romantic Evening with Oliver Queen39:45

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This week’s episode was recorded sometime in the past…! Kate and Nick dive into the revamped Green Arrow volume 4 written by Jeff Lemire with art by Andrea Sorrentino. It’s a doozy and a half and there’s some… mad love for Oliver Queen in this minisode. Relevant Links/Information Kate – @KateSkocelas Nick – @dethstarplnz This week’s music was b ...…

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Episode 120 | Wonder Woman: The True Amazon1:12:27

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This episode was recorded on June 25th, 2017. Kate and Paul join Mike for a Goodreads Book of the Month Discussion on Wonder Woman: The True Amazon by Jill Thompson. Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00:20:17 – Comic Picks 00:32:10 – Good Reads Book of the Month – Wonder Woman The True Amazon 01:05:52 – Wrap/Credits Comic Reads/Pi ...…

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Episode 119 | I’m Here For One Thing And One Thing Only1:11:03

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This episode was recorded on June 18th, 2017. Kara and Tia join Mike this week to talk about the “male gaze” in comics (and all mediums). What is the Male Gaze and why is it such a big problem? How does it affect comics? What can we do to address this issue? It’s real serious this week, folks. Timestamps 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics 00: ...…

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Episode 118 | We’re All Trash Here1:00:42

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This episode was recorded on June 11th, 2017. This week, Rene and Kate join Mike to talk about… manga? Oh yes, this week, we’ve decided to discuss why we like and dislike manga, the core differences between manga and western comics, the tropes that irk people in manga, and hand out a lot of recommendations. It’s a different sort of conversation ...…

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Episode 117 | Special Guest: Matt Horak1:04:26

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This episode was recorded on June 4th, 2017. Our show this week has a special guest! Matt Horak, creator of OctoSkull at Earthquaker Comics and current artist on The Punisher at Marvel. Paul and Brian join Mike to chat comics and being a comic creator with Matt, how he works (pencils, inks, watching Star Wars a whole lot), and go into some of t ...…

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Episode 116 | Hyper Violence in Hyper-drive1:25:48

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This episode was recorded on May 28th, 2017. Kate and Nick join Mike to talk about our Goodreads Pick of the Month: Wytches by Scott… Continue readingEpisode 116 | Hyper Violence in Hyper-drive

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Episode 115 | Kids And Their Turtles, Amiright?1:15:39

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This episode was recorded on May 21st, 2017. Tia, Nick, and Kate join forces while Mike is away to have a fantastic discussion about comics as… Continue readingEpisode 115 | Kids And Their Turtles, Amiright?

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Episode 114 | Shitty Moms with Hearts of Gold1:20:38

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This episode was recorded on May 14th, 2017. Kara and Tia join Mike to talk about Family in Comic Books. What are their favorite comics… Continue readingEpisode 114 | Shitty Moms with Hearts of Gold

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Minisode 8 | Bone Volume 1 by Jeff Smith38:43

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This week’s episode was recorded sometime in the past…! Kate and Nick tackle the first volume of one of the most infamous independent books out there:… Continue readingMinisode 8 | Bone Volume 1 by Jeff Smith

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Episode 113 | I like your songs, Mike58:26

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This episode was recorded on April 30th, 2017. Our show is this week features a new guest: Rene Rodriguez! Rene and Brian join Mike to… Continue readingEpisode 113 | I like your songs, Mike

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Episode 112 | Humanoid Traitors1:14:53

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This episode was recorded on April 23rd, 2017. This week, Paul, Nick, and Kate discuss miniseries in comics. What is a miniseries? What is the origin? What… Continue readingEpisode 112 | Humanoid Traitors

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Episode 111 | That Dude Is For Sure A Serial Killer1:02:07

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This episode was recorded on April 16th, 2017. This week, Tia and Paul join Mike to talk about nonfiction comics and how well comic books… Continue readingEpisode 111 | That Dude Is For Sure A Serial Killer

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Episode 110 | Dream a Little Dream of Comics1:04:24

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This episode was recorded on April 9th, 2017. Kate and Brian join Mike to talk about the everything and anything that they wish they could… Continue readingEpisode 110 | Dream a Little Dream of Comics

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Episode 109 | “No one cares, Mike…”1:18:53

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This episode was recorded on April 2nd, 2017. Nick and Paul join Mike to talk about how comic book art is created (from what we… Continue readingEpisode 109 | “No one cares, Mike…”

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Episode 108 | Quiet, Sexy, and Unapproachable1:18:08

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This episode was recorded on March 26th, 2017. Kara and Nick join Mike to talk about our Goodread Pick of the Month: Rat Queens Volume… Continue readingEpisode 108 | Quiet, Sexy, and Unapproachable

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Episode 107 | Library Penalty Non Grata1:10:35

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This episode was recorded on March 19th, 2017. Nick and Brian join Mike to talk about why we drop comic books, why we stop buying… Continue readingEpisode 107 | Library Penalty Non Grata

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Episode 106 | 4 kids walk bank when?1:18:26

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This episode was recorded on March 12th, 2017. Tia and Nick join Mike this week to talk about the jargon and weird words we use in… Continue readingEpisode 106 | 4 kids walk bank when?

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Episode 105 | Competent Assholes and Spider-Bucks59:18

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This episode was recorded on March 5th, 2017. Our show this week is about relationships in comics and “shipping.” Brian and Kara (new regular guest,… Continue readingEpisode 105 | Competent Assholes and Spider-Bucks

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Episode 104 | Going Full Kirby1:16:10

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This episode was recorded on February 26th, 2017. Paul and Kate join Mike this week to discuss our Goodreads pick of the month: March Book… Continue readingEpisode 104 | Going Full Kirby

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Episode 103 | That’s Baudrillard, Bitches!1:11:54

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This episode was recorded on February 19th, 2017. Paul, Nick, and Tia join forces this week to talk about what their comic book obsessions have… Continue readingEpisode 103 | That’s Baudrillard, Bitches!

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Episode 102 | Tia’s Fury Road-Trip1:01:07

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This episode was recorded on February 12th, 2017. Tia and Brian join Mike to talk about listening to music while reading comics. The discussion is… Continue readingEpisode 102 | Tia’s Fury Road-Trip

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Episode 101 | Something About a Book and It’s Cover1:18:39

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This episode was recorded on February 5th, 2017. Welcome back to business at usual. Paul and Nick join Mike to talk about comics that surprised… Continue readingEpisode 101 | Something About a Book and It’s Cover

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Episode 100 | THE ANNUAL #21:21:29

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This episode was recorded on January 29th, 2017. It’s EPISODE 100 OF I READ COMIC BOOKS! WOO!!! Our show this week features four of our most-regular… Continue readingEpisode 100 | THE ANNUAL #2

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Episode 99 | Harrow County Volume 11:14:36

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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… Continue readingEpisode 99 | Harrow County Volume 1

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Episode 98 | Roller Derby is a Gateway Drug1:23:13

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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… Continue readingEpisode 98 | Roller Derby is a Gateway Drug

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Episode 97 | My emotions!1:06:17

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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… Continue readingEpisode 97 | My emotions!

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Minisode 7 | Variant Covers35:12

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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… Continue readingMinisode 7 | Variant Covers

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Minisode 6 | Jeff Parker36:46

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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… Continue readingMinisode 6 | Jeff Parker

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Episode 96 | My Slice of Life is Pizza1:16:13

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This episode was recorded on December 18th. 2016. Brian and Nick join Mike for the last FULL episode of the year! This week’s show is… Continue readingEpisode 96 | My Slice of Life is Pizza

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Episode 95 | Remember, this is a team effort1:13:53

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This episode was recorded on December 11th. 2016. Tia and Nick join Mike to chat about their favorite creator’s definitive work and what that really means. And… Continue readingEpisode 95 | Remember, this is a team effort

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Episode 94 | Every Party Needs A Pooper1:06:34

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This episode was recorded on December 4th. 2016. Kate and Brian join Mike to discuss our Goodreads Book of the Month for November: Trees Volume 1… Continue readingEpisode 94 | Every Party Needs A Pooper

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Minisode 5 | Intersect by Ray Fawkes39:37

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This week’s episode was recorded sometime in the past… Given the US holiday over the weekend (Thanksgiving), we did not record a new episode, but… Continue readingMinisode 5 | Intersect by Ray Fawkes

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Episode 93 | Own Your Trash1:10:11

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This episode was recorded on November 20th, 2016. The show this week features Nick and Kate talking all about those pesky cultural references and “memes”… Continue readingEpisode 93 | Own Your Trash

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Episode 92 | 360 No-Trope1:17:36

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This episode was recorded on November 13th, 2016. To start, Mike feels bad about this episode’s title, but he wasn’t around to host the show… Continue readingEpisode 92 | 360 No-Trope

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Episode 91 | Classic Predictions1:21:49

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This episode was recorded on November 6th, 2016. Nick and Paul join Mike to ramble on about what makes a “classic” comic (slightly similar to… Continue readingEpisode 91 | Classic Predictions

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Episode 90 | The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina1:18:44

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This week’s episode was recorded on October 30th, 2016. This week, Nick and Paul join Mike to talk about a spooky book: The Chilling Adventures of… Continue readingEpisode 90 | The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

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Episode 89 | Mike bows to peer pressure1:04:53

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This week’s episode was recorded on October 22nd, 2016. Jeff Perry and Kate join Mike this week to discuss what makes a good comic book… Continue readingEpisode 89 | Mike bows to peer pressure

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Episode 88 | And Then Mary Magdalene Couldn’t Even1:08:08

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This week’s episode was recorded on October 9th, 2016. Tia and Brian join Mike this week to talk comics, and then ramble on a bit… Continue readingEpisode 88 | And Then Mary Magdalene Couldn’t Even

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Episode 87 | On Wednesdays We Wear Pink1:11:02

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This week’s episode was recorded on October 9th, 2016. While Mike (and Tia) were off at NYCC, Nick hosted the show this week with Brian… Continue readingEpisode 87 | On Wednesdays We Wear Pink

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Episode 86 | The Warm Cookie of Comics1:05:11

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This week’s episode was recorded on October 2nd, 2016. Tia and Kate join Mike this week to talk all about comics–as usual. However, this week,… Continue readingEpisode 86 | The Warm Cookie of Comics

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Episode 85 | Jack “King” Kirby1:35:50

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This week’s episode was recorded on September 25th, 2016. Our show this week is longer than usual, but it’s definitely incredible. Nick and Paul join Mike… Continue readingEpisode 85 | Jack “King” Kirby

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Episode 84 | The Politics in Comic Books1:13:48

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This week’s episode was recorded on September 18th, 2016. The show this week features guests Nick and Kate to talk about politics in comic books.… Continue readingEpisode 84 | The Politics in Comic Books

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Episode 83 | Please Fave Responsibly1:18:42

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This week’s episode was recorded on September 11th, 2016. After week off due to some technical weirdness and traveling, but we are back! Our show… Continue readingEpisode 83 | Please Fave Responsibly

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Episode 82 | The Dinosaur Tangent1:07:34

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This week’s episode was recorded on August 28th, 2016. Brian and Tia join Mike to talk about… well, the intention this week was to talk… Continue readingEpisode 82 | The Dinosaur Tangent

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Episode 81 | Cosplayers can do anything1:13:04

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This week’s episode was recorded on August 21st, 2016. Tia and Kate join Mike for a discussion all about superhero fashion and costumes. It’s a… Continue readingEpisode 81 | Cosplayers can do anything

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