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 179 | I’ll talk to you about animals all day
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 o…
Episode 178 | Goodreads Book of the Month: Revival Vol. 1
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 FAN…
Episode 177 | Those are NOT good relationships
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, …
Episode 176 | CRACK Open A Cold One
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 …
Episode 175 | Seasonal Reading Habits
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…
This Is Not An Interview #6: Natasha Alterici
This episode was recorded in September 2018.
This Is Not An Interview, episode six! Tia chats with Natasha Alterici about baking cookies, why their macarons are hollow, wedding cakes, Bojack Horseman,…
Episode 174 | Getting Political with Comics!
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 f…
Episode 173 | Crimey crime crime comics
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…
Episode 172 | What keeps you reading comic books?
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 disc…
Minisode 20 | What to read after you’ve watched
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 spoile…
Minisode 19 | Kanan: The Last Padawan & Star Wars canon
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…
Episode 171 | Goodreads Book of the Month – Animosity Volume 1
This episode was recorded on August 25th, 2018!
This week, Mike, Kara, and Nick tackle the Goodreads Book of the Month (as voted on by you wonderful Goodreaders out there!): Animosity Volume 1 by Marg…
Episode 170 | Comics to take to Summer Camp
This episode was recorded on August 19th, 2018!
This week, Mike, Kara, and Paul imagine what comic books we would send back in time to our summer camp-dwelling selves from today and in the past.
Episode 169 | So Wholesome (IRCB Q&A #3)
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.
Episode 168 | When Buffy Jumps The Shark
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 th…
Episode 167 | Depression and Mental Illness in Comics
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 …
Minisode 18 | Grant Morrison
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 cent…
Minisode 17 | Cover Art
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 thei…
Minisode 16 | Grass Kings Arc 1
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 – @de…
This Is Not An Interview #4: Alex di Campi
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…