I Read Comic Books
Arts & Culture Podcasts
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.
Location:
Brooklyn, NY
Genres:
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Description:
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.
Twitter:
@ircbpodcast
Language:
English
Contact:
6165100932
Website:
http://ircbpodcast.com/
Email:
ircbpodcast@gmail.com
Episodes
If Cookie Monster Was A Jedi
5/1/2024
Kara, Paloma, and Kait dig into comics and we PROMISE this is not a Star Wars podcast. Comics discussed: Castle Waiting, Camp Spirit, Dandadan, and more!
Timestamps:
Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.
IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL
IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose
Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Daniel Martinez
Editor: Zander Riggs
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
Email: ircbpodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
Duration:00:43:56
We're Fighting Orchis Because We Saw Pat Die (ft. Pat Loika)
4/24/2024
Mike and Kara are joined by photographer, X-Men nerd, and frequent background comic book character, Pat Loika!
Follow Pat online:
https://www.instagram.com/patloikaphotoworks/Timestamps
Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.
IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL
IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose
Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Nick White
Editor: Zander Riggs
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
Email: ircbpodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
Duration:00:49:16
Ice Cream Man Vol. 9
4/17/2024
Mike and Nick discuss volume 9 (#32-36) of Ice Cream Man.
Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.
IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL
IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose
Producer: Mike Rapin
Editor: Zander Riggs
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
Email: ircbpodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
Duration:00:53:30
Addicted to Kickstarters
4/10/2024
Mike, Kait, and Zach are talking crowdfunded comics in celebration of Kickstarter's 15th anniversary!
Check out these Kickstarters!:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cowhousepress/mountain-by-emily-reisbeck-and-bitmap-prager/descriptionhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darkbeachcomic/crater-city-the-complete-graphic-novelhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wellsthompson/frankenstein-the-unconquered-1-and-2-an-action-horror-comichttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brubaker/sithrah-book-1https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/curtisclow/beastlands-volume-1-hardcoverhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pathofthepalerider/path-of-the-pale-riderPrevious Kickstarter Episodes:
https://ircbpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-385-divorced-dad-energy-ft-brandon-ingramhttps://ircbpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-377-tiny-buff-children-ft-kevvo-z-class-trixhttps://ircbpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/minisode-59-writing-but-with-health-insurance-ft-logan-rodgers-jason-holtzman-scott-snyder-presents-tales-from-the-cloakroom-vol-2https://ircbpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-358-wheres-my-comics-nick-ft-ari-grosshttps://ircbpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-330-avoid-amazon-with-this-one-weird-trick-ft-curtis-clowhttps://ircbpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-318-you-cant-just-be-a-crony-anymorehttps://ircbpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-301-everyone-has-to-be-nice-to-mehttps://ircbpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-295-its-hot-but-comics-are-cool-ft-the-oz-1-2-kickstarter-chat-with-david-peposehttps://ircbpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-286-retail-therapy-for-zero-dollars-with-erica-schultz-the-deadliest-bouquet-kickstarterTimestamps:
Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.
IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL
IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose
Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Paul Jaissle
Editor: Zander Riggs
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
Email: ircbpodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
Duration:00:50:51
You Can Only Edge Mike So Long
4/3/2024
Mike, Nick, and Brian delve into comics they've been reading, including Life Is Strange: Forget-Me-Not #2, What If…? Aliens #1, and The Displaced #1!
Timestamps:
Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.
IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL
IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose
Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Kait Lamphere
Editor: Zander Riggs
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
Email: ircbpodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
Duration:00:59:33
Incredible Risqué Mathematicians
3/27/2024
Mike, Kait, and Paul were LIVE on Twitch talking about comics, X-Men '97, and Mike's inability to quickly Google anything before talking about it on the show.
Timestamps:
Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.
IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL
IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose
Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Brian Murray
Editor: Zander Riggs
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
Email: ircbpodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
Duration:00:37:24
Back Before Comics Were Cool
3/20/2024
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.com/topic/show/22755320-march-2024-botm-comics-by-women
Read A Flag To Fly #1 right now! https://globalcomix.com/c/a-flag-to-fly
Support A Flag To Fly #2 on Kickstarter: http://kck.st/3V2KaYy
Timestamps:
Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.
IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL
IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose
Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Nick White
Editor: Zander Riggs
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
Email: ircbpodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
Duration:00:38:23
The Canon Doesn’t Follow Canon (Women's Month Special!)
3/13/2024
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:
Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.
IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL
IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose
Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Daniel Martinez
Editor: Zander Riggs
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
Email: ircbpodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
Duration:00:46:31
A Different Mecha Book
3/6/2024
Mike, Paul, and Nick talk comics and taking chances on new comics.
Timestamps:
Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.
IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL
IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose
Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Kait Lamphere
Editor: Zander Riggs
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
Email: ircbpodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
Duration:00:46:39
Exactly The Right Age To Meet Future Trunks
2/28/2024
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:
Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.
IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL
IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose
Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Kara Szamborski
Editor: Zander Riggs
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
Email: ircbpodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
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IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
Duration:01:00:25
The Punxsutawney Cover-up
2/21/2024
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 Danny build their Batmobiles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwlM3-KKNVc
Timestamps:
Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.
IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL
IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose
Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Paul Jaissle
Editor: Zander Riggs
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
Email: ircbpodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
Duration:00:48:22
Books To Read If You’re Numb Like Me
2/14/2024
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 - https://www.youtube.com/c/nextissuepodcast
Timestamps:
Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.
IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL
IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose
Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Nick White
Editor: Zander Riggs
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
Email: ircbpodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
Duration:00:47:58
Still Alive. Giving Zero Fucks. (ft. Dave Baker, Mary Tyler MooreHawk)
2/7/2024
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.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738590/mary-tyler-moorehawk-by-baker-dave/
Follow Dave online:
https://www.instagram.com/xdavebakerxhttps://www.tiktok.com/@xdavebakerxhttps://www.heydavebaker.comOther bits discussed this week:
Jon Bois' 17776 comic about football - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17776Jon Bois' 20020 "calendar" comic - https://www.sbnation.com/c/secret-base/21410129/20020/chapters-indexhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DoaUyMGPWITimestamps
Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.
IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL
IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose
Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Brian Murray
Editor: Zander Riggs
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
Email: ircbpodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
Duration:01:18:08
Mike Watched Saltburn. He’s Cultured.
1/31/2024
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://kite.link/the-comics-that-we-love
Timestamps:
World HeistMusic provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.
IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL
IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose
Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Nick White
Editor: Zander Riggs
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
Email: ircbpodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
Duration:01:08:59
Episode 400 | 400 Episodes of FOMO
1/24/2024
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 #1, Our Bones Dust #2, "Stray" and MORE), plus they discuss the last year of IRCB, some upcoming exciting plans, and celebrate all things IRCB!
Check out Zach's podcast, Comics That We Love: https://kite.link/the-comics-that-we-love
Check out Danny's YouTube channel, Next Issue Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@nextissuepodcast
Check out the photos mentioned in this week's show: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/97aebjx056zsc5ujvnq1d/h?rlkey=9dlg7ye7uo8kj6hvshwvm877h&dl=0
Episode 400 Cover: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/lz7iutsc5q6q6juwdt2g7/episode_400.png?rlkey=8xnh1pkfmoaq3mo80du7gdt3b&dl=0
Timestamps:
Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.
IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL
IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose
Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Paul Jaissle
Editor: Zander Riggs
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
Email: ircbpodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
Discord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9s
Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
Duration:01:54:55
Episode 399 | Not Legally A Weatherperson
1/17/2024
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 on Twitch! Follow us now at https://www.twitch.tv/ircbpodcast and join us live on Sunday, January 21st @ 8pm EST.
Check out our pal Ari Gross' Kickstarter for Wardens #1:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/arigross/288212158http://www.arigross.ca/wardens/Take the IRCB Listener Survey before it closes on January 20th!
Timestamps:
Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.
IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL
IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose
Producer: Mike Rapin
Editor: Zander Riggs
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
Email: ircbpodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
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IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
Duration:00:48:03
Episode 398 | Legacy Numbering Freaks (Goodreads Book of the Month - Catwoman: Lonely City)
1/10/2024
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 glitches out of our control :(
Take the IRCB Listener Survey!
Timestamps:
Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.
IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL
IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose
Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Brian Murray
Editor: Zander Riggs
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
Email: ircbpodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
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IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
Duration:01:21:12
Minisode 66 | Paul makes you Vegan Mac 'n Cheese
1/3/2024
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 is by Paul Jaissle, Part Of Everything (2023) - Check out Paul's work: https://www.instagram.com/cutpaperplanets/
Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.
IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL
IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose
Producer: Mike Rapin
Editor: Zander Riggs
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
Email: ircbpodcast@gmail.com
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IRCB Goodreads
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Duration:00:37:45
Minisode 65 | We Contain Multitudes, Okay?
12/27/2023
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 provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.
IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL
IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose
Producer: Mike Rapin
Editor: Zander Riggs
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
Email: ircbpodcast@gmail.com
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IRCB Goodreads
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Duration:00:38:42
Episode 397 | Non-Fiction Means It “Really Happened”
12/20/2023
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, and Kate reads spooky comics during a winter storm.
Timestamps:
Try Not To Die #1Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.
IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL
IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose
Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Danny Martinez
Editor: Zander Riggs
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
Email: ircbpodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @ircbpodcast
Instagram: @ircbpodcast
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Reddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.com
IRCB Goodreads
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop
Duration:01:27:32