I Read Comic Books

Mike Rapin
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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.

  1. 5d ago

    They Keep Putting Politics In My Comics!

    Mike, Zach, and Danny talk about the haunting beauty of little vampires, the nightmare blunt rotation of Batman, Green Arrow, and The Question, and how skateboarding is rad actually. Looking ahead, we have The Mess and Momo, which seem pretty heavy, and Wolverine meets Miami Vice, which seems… sexy? Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics00:01:09 - The Cutting Garden00:11:19 - Sabrina the Teenage Witch #100:13:48 - Batman / Green Arrow / The Question: Arcadia00:21:09 - Skate Ali #1-400:29:55 - Discord Picks00:30:18 - The Mess00:33:40 - Momo00:38:54 - Wolverine: Paradise #100:45:09 - WrapPanel: Mike Rapin, Zach McCrary, Daniel MartinezProducer: Mike RapinPost Production & Social Media: Daniel MartinezProoflistener: Nick WhiteEditor: Zander Riggs Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp. IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives, A Better Batmobile, and more! patreon.com/ircbpodcast Buy a copy of our anniversary zine Totally Not A Cult: https://ircbpodcast.com/shop/p/totally-not-a-cult-zine-1 Email: ircbpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @ircbpodcast Instagram: @ircbpodcast Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com IRCB Goodreads Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop

    They Keep Putting Politics In My Comics!

  2. Oct 7

    I Want The Pumpkins, Ghosts, And Warm Colors

    Kait, Kate, and Paloma get together to discuss Fall reads, cozy reads, and the difficulty of finding “non-horror” fall books that aren’t for YA readers. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics00:00:40 - Soulmates00:09:04 - Detective Beans: Adventures in Cat Town00:20:08 - Over My Dead Body/Speak of the Devil00:29:36 - Bowling with Corpses and Other Strange Tales from Lands Unknown00:35:55 - WrapPanel: Kait Lamphere, Kate Skocelas, Paloma DeerfieldProducer: Mike RapinPost Production & Social Media: Kait Lamphere, Daniel MartinezProoflistener: Nick WhiteEditor: Zander Riggs Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp. IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives, A Better Batmobile, and more! patreon.com/ircbpodcast Buy a copy of our anniversary zine Totally Not A Cult: https://ircbpodcast.com/shop/p/totally-not-a-cult-zine-1 Email: ircbpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @ircbpodcast Instagram: @ircbpodcast Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com IRCB Goodreads Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop

    I Want The Pumpkins, Ghosts, And Warm Colors

  3. Sep 30

    Content Warning: American History

    Danny, Paul, and Nick talk non-fiction comics, emphasizes the importance of letterers, and touch on The Rocketeer’s core character aspect: getting cucked. This episode's theme came from our Reading Challenge! Join here: StoryGraph: https://ircb.fyi/rc26Goodreads: https://ircb.fyi/grc26Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics00:01:32 - You And A Bike And A Road00:10:35 - Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz’s Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States: A Graphic Interpretation00:26:02 - Memories of Giselle00:34:37 - Discord Picks00:35:36 - Batman: Gargoyle of Gotham00:39:43 - Is Ted Okay?00:43:18 - The Rocketeer: Infiltrator #100:52:29 - WrapPanel: Danny Martinez, Nick White, Paul JaissleProducer: Mike RapinPost Production & Social Media: Kait Lamphere, Daniel MartinezProoflistener: Brian MurrayEditor: Zander Riggs Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp. IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives, A Better Batmobile, and more! patreon.com/ircbpodcast Buy a copy of our anniversary zine Totally Not A Cult: https://ircbpodcast.com/shop/p/totally-not-a-cult-zine-1 Email: ircbpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @ircbpodcast Instagram: @ircbpodcast Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com IRCB Goodreads Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop

    Content Warning: American History

  4. Sep 23

    Paying My Friends to Hang Out With Me (ft. CK Carpenter)

    Mike, Kait and guest CK Carpenter catch up and bring some of their Kickstarter books from their giant “To Read Piles” to discuss. Then dive a little deeper into the KS platform and talk about more comics they may never get a chance to read! Kickstarters mentioned on this episode: My Neighbor Necromancer - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dillgilbertson/my-neighbor-necromancer-1-4Islands in the Sky: A People’s History of Hurricane Helene - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/appalachiacomics/appalachia-comics-projectWickerson: Tales from the Grove - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dereklaufman/wickerson-tales-from-the-groveDaystar - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/secondatbest/daystar-and-trial-errorMALAYA: Filipino Anticolonial Dark Fantasy - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/santelmo/malaya-filipino-anticolonial-dark-fantasy-issue-1-43pgsThe Arc Fall by Owen D. Pomeroy - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/averyhillpublishing/the-arc-fall-by-owen-d-pomeryLouise Sprouse Stole My Heart - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thekylestarks/louise-sprouse-stole-my-heartMalloch the Damned - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deathline/malloch3Pigeon Peep’s Little Crew & Friends: The Fledgling Flight - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1023382472/pigeon-peeps-little-crew-and-friends-be-part-of-the-comicTimestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics00:01:54 - My Neighbor Necromancer #1-300:09:01 - Islands in the Sky: A People’s History of Hurricane Helene00:19:23 - Wickerson: Tales from the Grove00:24:54 - Discord Picks00:25:14 - Inglorious X-Force #2-1000:29:43 - Daystar00:33:51 - MALAYA: Filipino Anticolonial Dark Fantasy #100:37:21 - Kickstarter comics and ads00:48:55 - Kickstarter comics we’re psyched for01:01:27 - WrapPanel: Mike Rapin, KaitlamphereGuest: CK CarpenterProducer: Mike RapinPost Production & Social Media: Kait Lamphere, Daniel MartinezProoflistener: Daniel MartinezEditor: Zander Riggs Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp. IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives, A Better Batmobile, and more! patreon.com/ircbpodcast Buy a copy of our anniversary zine Totally Not A Cult: https://ircbpodcast.com/shop/p/totally-not-a-cult-zine-1 Email: ircbpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @ircbpodcast Instagram: @ircbpodcast Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com IRCB Goodreads Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop

    Paying My Friends to Hang Out With Me (ft. CK Carpenter)

  5. Sep 16

    I’m Really Angry About Comic Books

    Mike, Paul, and Kait get together to discuss works like Ryan North’s Fantastic Four run and 2000AD’s massive upcoming anniversary issue. We also hear about Mike’s trip to the Jersey Shore and Paul’s new apartment. Check out Friend of the Show(™) Kyle Starks' new Kickstarter: Louise Sprouse Stole My Hearthttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thekylestarks/louise-sprouse-stole-my-heart Oni Press' landing page for The Forever Home - https://www.onipress.com/forever-home Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics00:02:52 - Feral Vol 1-400:11:29 - Fantastic Four (2025) #6-1500:21:24 - The Forever Home #100:31:17 - Discord Picks00:31:52 - Somali and the Forest Spirit Vol 200:37:21 - Lovers of the Empire Vol 100:42:38 - 2000 AD prog 250000:46:59 - WrapPanel: Mike Rapin, Kait Lamphere, Paul JaissleProducer: Mike RapinPost Production & Social Media: Kait Lamphere, Daniel MartinezProoflistener: Nick WhiteEditor: Zander Riggs Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp. IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives, A Better Batmobile, and more! patreon.com/ircbpodcast Buy a copy of our anniversary zine Totally Not A Cult: https://ircbpodcast.com/shop/p/totally-not-a-cult-zine-1 Email: ircbpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @ircbpodcast Instagram: @ircbpodcast Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com IRCB Goodreads Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop

    I’m Really Angry About Comic Books

  6. Sep 9

    Too Many Things To Hit With A Magical Warhammer

    Zach helms the episode this week with René and Paul on the panel to discuss comics about the felling of giants--physical or metaphorical. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:01:51 - Fullmetal Alchemist / D. Gray-Man / Berserk 00:09:43 - Dark Night: A True Batman Story 00:17:21 - Mosely 00:23:33 - Kingdom (2006 - present) 00:27:01 - John Carpenter’s Cathedral 00:33:14 - White Sky (Image 2026) Issue #1-5 00:36:36 - Wrap Panel: Zach McCreary, Paul Jaissle, René RodriguezProducer: Mike RapinPost Production & Social Media: Kait Lamphere, Daniel MartinezProoflistener: Brian MurrayEditor: Zander Riggs Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp. IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives, A Better Batmobile, and more! patreon.com/ircbpodcast Buy a copy of our anniversary zine Totally Not A Cult: https://ircbpodcast.com/shop/p/totally-not-a-cult-zine-1 Email: ircbpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @ircbpodcast Instagram: @ircbpodcast Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com IRCB Goodreads Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop

    Too Many Things To Hit With A Magical Warhammer

  7. Sep 2

    Character Development and Eviscerations Go Hand In Hand

    Paul, Brian, and Nick gaze into the cosmic horror that is... comic books.  Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:01:03 - Event Horizon: Dark Descent 00:08:47 - Destination Kill #1-4 00:21:21 - Orion 00:32:05 - Code of Honor and Other Stories 00:39:50 - Star Trek: Redshirts Vol. 1 00:46:36 - Discord Picks 00:47:02 - Assorted Crisis Events Vol. 2 00:50:44 - Wrap Panel: Paul Jaissle, Nick White, Brian MurrayProducer: Mike RapinPost Production & Social Media: Kait Lamphere, Daniel MartinezProoflistener: Kait LamphereEditor: Zander Riggs Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp. IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives, A Better Batmobile, and more! patreon.com/ircbpodcast Buy a copy of our anniversary zine Totally Not A Cult: https://ircbpodcast.com/shop/p/totally-not-a-cult-zine-1 Email: ircbpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @ircbpodcast Instagram: @ircbpodcast Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com IRCB Goodreads Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop

    Character Development and Eviscerations Go Hand In Hand

  8. Aug 26

    The Coney Dog Debacle

    On this Goodreads Theme episode, Kara and Nick go back home again to talk about comics set near their home towns. From the X-Mansion in Westchester, NY to a gritty supernatural mystery in Detroit, they explore how these comics explore the cultural, and even culinary, aspects of the locations.  Join the IRCB Reading Challenge! https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/92bfe182-4dc9-47ae-ad55-0ecf18ccdba2 https://www.goodreads.com/challenges/25314-ircb-s-2026-reading-challenge Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start 00:00:43 - Abbott (2018) 00:24:59 - Wolverine and the X-Men Vol 1 00:44:05 - Discord Picks 00:46:56 - Giant Robot Hellboy Returns #2 00:52:10 - Wolverine and the X-Men Vol 2. 00:54:14 - Wrap Panel: Kara Szamborski, Nick WhiteProducer: Mike RapinPost Production & Social Media: Kait Lamphere, Daniel MartinezProoflistener: Paul JaissleEditor: Zander Riggs Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp. IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives, A Better Batmobile, and more! patreon.com/ircbpodcast Buy a copy of our anniversary zine Totally Not A Cult: https://ircbpodcast.com/shop/p/totally-not-a-cult-zine-1 Email: ircbpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @ircbpodcast Instagram: @ircbpodcast Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com IRCB Goodreads Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop

    The Coney Dog Debacle
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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.

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  • Creator
    Mike Rapin
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2026
  • Episodes
    578
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © I Read Comic Books
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