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 366 | Now We're Fighting God, Apparently
Mike and René were tasked by Kara to watch Riverdale episode 1 (S01E01) and episodes 116-117 (S06E21-22) and nothing else. Prepare for massive spoilers and a lot of yelling about the one and only Riv…
Episode 365 | Everything Is Shapes (LIVE on Twitch)
This episode was recorded live on Twitch.tv - Mike, Brian, and Danny discuss comics and the future of digital comics.
Support Gabe Cheng's Kickstarter for the collected edition of For Molly!
Timestamps…
Episode 364 | A Vaguely Malicious Mist
This week on IRCB, Tia, Kait, and Kate celebrate women who make incredible comics and spotlight some of their favorites!
Check out the For Molly TPB collection here: https://www.kickstarter.com/proje…
Episode 363 | Real Life is the Greatest Spoiler
This week, Paul, Nick and Mike discuss Mavel's 'Nuff Said "event" from 2001/2002 and have a few complaints about Marvel Unlimited.
Check out the OMVPodcast Series, StarWell Foundation
Comics we discuss…
Episode 362 | Look at the Drip on These Orphans
Mike, Paul, and Paloma discuss the Best Jackets in comics. It's obviously all of the X-Men, right? Or is a trench coat not technically a jacket?
Check out the OMVPodcast Series, StarWell Foundation
Tim…
Episode 361 | CONCENTRATED BOOMER ENERGY: DO NOT READ
Mike, Tia, and René go in on comics, talk Angela Lansbury, and discuss the implied mustache of a one Mr. Scott Summers.
Episode 360 | This is a Comic Book Podcast About Comic Books (ft. Zach McCrary)
Just in time for the holiday of romance, Mike is joined by Paul and special Guest Zach McCrary of The Comics That We Love podcast to talk about comics that'll break your heart.
Check out Zach's other …
Episode 359 | These Legos Are 18+
Mike is joined by Kate and Brian to talk... Lego. Yes. Specifically COMIC BOOK Lego. Hear about Kate's revamped addiction, Brian's lifelong love, and Mike's brick temptation... plus some bits about c…
Episode 358 | Where's My Comics, Nick? (ft. Ari Gross)
Mike and Paul are joined by special guest, Ari Gross, to talk comics and their brand new Kickstarter: Awakening!
Check out Ari's work at:
Episode 357 | This One Weird Thing Happens When You Subscribe To The Patreon
This week, we celebrate EIGHT YEARS of I Read Comic Books.
Mike is joined by Kait, Danny, and Paul to talk comics and reflect on the last year of I Read Comic Books and the future of the best comic bo…
Episode 356 | We Have Ghostbusters At Home
Kait, Nick, and Mike discuss the 2022 Reading Challenge finishers pick for our Goodreads Book of the Month: Nuclear Winter Vol. 1 by Cab!
Episode cover: Nuclear Winter Vol. 1 by Cab
Take the IRCB Liste…
Episode 355 | THEY GO IN THE TRASH, DANNY
Mike, Paloma, and Danny discuss their 2023 comics New Year's resolutions: big comic reads, changing their comic habits, and... getting rid of comics??
Episode cover: Lazarus Planet: Alpha #1 by David …
Minisode 58 | Start 2023 With These Comics
Mike and Paul pick through some of their favorite relaunched comic characters which ALSO happen to be great starting points for these characters!
Comics Discussed:
- Giant Size X-Men #1 (1975, W: Len Wei…
Minisode 57 | Heeeeere's Krampus!
Kara and Danny picked out some of their favorite holiday comics just in time for the holiday season!!
(apologies for the low-quality cover image!)
Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 - Intro
- 00:01:45 - Klaus
- 00:13:34 - …
Episode 354 | Spoilers For a One Hundred and Fifty Year Old Book
Mike, Kara, and Paul picked up and read The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol.1 for this month's Goodreads Book of the Month theme: Comics made into a TV Show / Movie.
December 27th @ 8pm EST - Jo…
Episode 353 | IRCB Cancels The Justice League
Mike, Paul, and Danny discuss some of their little known favorite super hero comic book characters.
Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
- 00:01:56 - Jurassic League #1-6
- 00:04:55 - 20th Centur…
Episode 352 | Will Shakespeare's Pokémon Battles
Paul, Kait, and Tia talk comic adaptation of classic literature, Shakespeare, and more!
Episode cover: Know Your Station #1, art by Jenny Frison.
Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
- 00:00:59…
Minisode 56 | Ice Cream Man Vol. 7: Certain Descents
Mike and Nick continue their Ice Cream Man saga with volume 7 of the series: Certain Descents.
Ice Cream Man by W. Maxwell Prince, Martin Morazzo, Chris O'Hallaran, and Good Ol' Neon.
Music provided by…
Episode 351 | Blanket Statements About The French
Mike, Brian, and Nick discuss their picks for the 2022 IRCB Goodreads Challenge: Spider-Man: Spider's Shadow, The Way of the Househusband Vol. 1, and Aster of Pan.
Episode 350 | No Horn! I Didn't Get ANY Horn!
Mike, Kara, and Paul come together to discuss big, bombastic, stupid comics that are dumb and fun. Also: Mike goes on a(nother) Hellraiser rant, Paul discussed bad(?) Batman comics, and Kara goes dee…