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.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 61 minutes
- Episodes
- 524
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Episode 238 | A Bare Minimum of Slash-Fics
This episode was recorded on March 8th, 2020!
Kara and Tia discuss reading comics in a language you don't know, open the show with a few reminders of how to be a good ally to women.
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Episode 237 | Being “First Mate” Is My New Life Goal
This week’s episode was recorded on March 1st, 2020!
Mike and René challenged Nick to try out the Shonen Jump app along by reading 3 chapters from 4 different manga series: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, O…
Episode 236 | Goodreads Book of the Month: Sex Criminals Vol. 1
This episode was recorded on February 23rd, 2020!
This week, Brian and Kait join Mike to talk about our Goodreads Book of the Month – Sex Criminals Vol. 1: One Weird Trick.
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- 00:00:00 – Start/L…
Episode 235 | Special Guests: Dominic Archer & Marc Casili
This episode was recorded on February 16th, 2020!
Mike, Brian, and Paul are joined this week by Dominic Archer and Marc Casili, two of the creators on the A Boxer, currently on Kickstarter. Check out …
Episode 234 | Are Comic Books Accessible?
This week’s episode was recorded on February 9th, 2020!
Mike, Kait, and Nick dive into the realm of reading comics in forms beyond your standard comic book: audio editions, guided view, braille, and m…
Episode 233 | Release the JJ Cut
This episode was recorded on February 2nd, 2020!
Paul and Nick join Mike to talk about “Directors Cut” and annotated comics. Do we read them? Do we need them? What’s the pull to read these extra editi…
Episode 232 | ANNUAL #5: We’re always whole-assing this show
This episode was recorded on January 24th, 2020!
Mike, Paul, Kait, and Brian sat down IN REAL LIFE to record, discussing the last year of IRCB, things we’ve loved, how we’ve grown as a show, and a few…
Episode 231 | The Longest Decade of Comic Book Movies Ever (2009-2019)
This episode was recorded on January 19, 2020!
Warning: This is a long one. Like. Very long. A decade of movies based on comic books. Mike is joined by Brian and Rene for just, so so much. Enjoy.
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Episode 230 | “Aggressively Heterosexual”
This episode was recorded on January 12th, 2019!
While Mike was out in the ethers of space, Kara welcomed Kait and Kate onto the show to discuss media properties they would love to see become comics!
D…
Episode 229 | Finding deeper meaning in comic art
This episode was recorded on January 5th, 2020!
Our first regular episode of the year! Tia and Nick join Mike to discuss how to pull out the deeper meaning in comics.
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Minisode 30 | My Friend Dahmer
This episode was recorded sometime in the recent past!
Paul and Nick join Mike to discuss Derf Backderf’s OGN, My Friend Dahmer. This episode was a request by one of our 2018 Kickstarter backers!
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I Read Star Wars Comic Books Episode IX | The Rise of Skywalker
After 8 weeks of reading Star Wars comics, Brian and Kara have arrived at The Rise of Skywalker. FULL SPOILERS AHEAD!
(We apologize for Kara’s audio quality, there was a technical hiccup on our end)
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I Read Star Wars Comic Books Episode VIII | Age of Resistance
The countdown to Rise of Skywalker continues with Kara and Brian’s discussion of the Age of Resistance in the latest I Read #StarWars Comic Books podcast!
Music provided by Kara Szamborski and Infinit…
Episode 228 | Goodreads Book of the Month: Comics For A Strange World: A Book of Poorly Drawn Lines
This week’s episode was recorded on November 23rd, 2019!
Mike, Kait, and Nick discuss the IRCB Book of the Month: Comics For A Strange World: A Book of Poorly Drawn Lines by Reza Farazmand.
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I Read Star Wars Comic Books Episode VII | Spotlight on Doctor Aphra
From the pages of Darth Vader comes human space trash fire Doctor Aphra in her own series! Brian and Kara get giggly about their favorite terribly amazing characters and why you need to read Aphra if…
Episode 227 | “This is the I have been reading comic books podcast”
This episode was recorded on December 15th, 2019!
René and Nick swap with Mike their lists of the best comics they read in 2019, new or old, big or small!
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- 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics
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I Read Star Wars Comic Books Episode VI | Kanan and Rebels
If you’ve watched Star Wars Rebels, you know all about not-Jedi Kanan Jarrus–but how did he get that way? In Kanan, his origins are revealed. Brian and Kara discuss our favorite space fam and best bo…
Episode 226 | Your 2019 Comic Book Holiday Shopping Guide
This week’s episode was recorded on December 8th, 2019!
Kara, Kait, and Paul chat about what comics you should be gifting your family, friends, enemies, and beyond!
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- 00:00:00 – Start/Last Week…
I Read Star Wars Comic Books Episode V | Age of Rebellion and other miniseries
The original Star Wars trilogy has plot holes, and the Age of Rebellion comics fill a bunch of them. Brian and Kara discuss Age of Rebellion Heroes and Villains and highlight the Lando miniseries!
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Minisode 29 | Pumpkinheads
This episode was recorded some time in the past!
Kait and Kate sat down to talk about, you may have guessed it, a young adult OGN: Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks.
Full Spoilers for…