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
- 523
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Back Before Comics Were Cool
Mike, Danny, and Brian chat discuss some comics created by women as part of our Goodreads Theme of the Month!
Let us know what you're reading for this month's theme on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads…
The Canon Doesn’t Follow Canon (Women's Month Special!)
Kara, Kait, and Kate take over the show this week to talk about some of their favorite comics by women and about women in celebration of International Women's Month!
Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 - Start
- 00:06:1…
A Different Mecha Book
Mike, Paul, and Nick talk comics and taking chances on new comics.
Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 - Start / Last Week in Comics
- 00:02:04 - Batman: The Brave and the Bold #9
- 00:09:25 - Phantom Road #1-9
- 00:20:53 - T…
Exactly The Right Age To Meet Future Trunks
This week's show is all about our panelist, Paloma! Mike and Brian dig into the mind of our good pal Paloma and what they love beyond comics.
Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 - Start / Last Week in Comics
- 00:01:05 …
The Punxsutawney Cover-up
Mike, Kait, and Nick talk comics in our Goodreads Book of the Month theme (Non-capes comics adapted into TV/Movies), a cover-up involving Punxsutawney Phil, and Nick's Alien corner.
Watch Mike and Dan…
Books To Read If You’re Numb Like Me
Mike, Danny, and Kara try a new kind of format for the show and talk about a handful of comics and have a jolly ol' time before the Super Bowl.
Check out Danny's YouTube channel, Next Issue Podcast - …
Still Alive. Giving Zero Fucks. (ft. Dave Baker, Mary Tyler MooreHawk)
Mike and Paul sat down with our pal Dave Baker to talk comics, Star Trek, Jon Bois, and dig into Dave's new comic: Mary Tyler Moorehawk--out February 14th!
Check out Mary Tyler MooreHawk: https://www.…
Mike Watched Saltburn. He’s Cultured.
This week, Mike and Paul chat comics and more with our good pal Zach on our first ever PANELIST episode all about the folks who make up IRCB!
Check out Zach's podcast The Comics That We Love: https://…
Episode 400 | 400 Episodes of FOMO
This week's episode is the 9th anniversary and 400TH episode of IRCB, recorded live on Twitch! Mike, Danny, Zach, and Nick talk a whole slew of comics (including "Behold, Behemoth", Cobra Commander #…
Episode 399 | Not Legally A Weatherperson
Mike, Kait, and Paloma talk comics! What more is there to life?!
Again Mike's audio sounds kind of funky due to some technical glitches out of our control :(
Next week is the IRCB Annual Episode LIVE o…
Episode 398 | Legacy Numbering Freaks (Goodreads Book of the Month - Catwoman: Lonely City)
Paul and Kate join Mike to talk comics they've been reading and to go deep on about our Goodreads Book of the Month, Catwoman: Lonely City.
Mike's audio sounds kind of funky due to some technical glit…
Minisode 66 | Paul makes you Vegan Mac 'n Cheese
Paul, Kait, and Zach are back this week to talk about their hobbies BEYOND media.
Take the IRCB Listener Survey!
Check out Zach's other podcast, The Comics That We Love!
The cover for this week's show i…
Minisode 65 | We Contain Multitudes, Okay?
Paul, Kait, and Zach dig into some of the other hobbies they have including their interests in prose, video games, music, and movies!
Check out Zach's other podcast, The Comics That We Love!
Music prov…
Episode 397 | Non-Fiction Means It “Really Happened”
Mike, Kate, and Nick talk their favorite comics they read in 2023 in our final "live" episode of the year! Plus, Nick defends indie comic creators, Mike gets Hellraiser vibes from a Kickstarter comic…
Episode 396 | Doxxed By Santa
This week's show was recorded LIVE on Twitch! Brian, Mike, and Danny talked comics and the lore of the Butterfly Effect.
Check out Danny's podcast: Next Issue Podcast
Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 - Start / Last…
Episode 395 | Fighting Comics Carpetbaggers (ft. Ed Brubaker)
This week, Mike and Paul are joined by Ed Brubaker to talk about Ed's new book, Where The Body Was from Image Comics, PLUS: comics they've been reading, switching between writing for TV, comic book a…
Minisode 64 | The StarWell Foundation
Mike sat down with Alex of the Opinions May Vary podcast to talk about Alex's new audio drama series: The StarWell Foundation!
Timestamps
- 00:00:00 - Start / Last Week In Comics
- 00:02:06 - Nathan Hale’s …
Episode 394 | We’ve Posted On Socials, Please Respond (ft. Bijhan Agha)
Mike and Kait are joined by special guest Bijhan Agha to talk comics and Bijhan's upcoming projects.
Check out all of Bijhan's work:
Episode 393 | Inside All Of Us Is A Teen Girl
Mike is joined this week by Kara and Paloma as they help him discover his inner Sailor Moon.
Note: Mike's audio sounds a bit odd this week due to a technical oddity. Sorry folks!
Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 - …
Episode 392 | If King Of The Hill Was An Anime
This week, it's Mike, Nick and Brian talking comics and making bad Star Trek jokes. We're very sorry.
Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 - Start / Last Week in Comics
- 00:01:40 - How to Grill Our Love Vol 1
- 00:11:33 - …