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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…Continue readingEpisode 169 | So Wholesome (IRCB Q&A #3)

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…Continue readingEpisode 168 | When Buffy Jumps The Shark

This episode was recorded on June 24th, 2018! WE ARE BACK! After 4 long weeks off, Mike, Tia, and Brian are back for the regular…Continue readingEpisode 167 | Depression and Mental Illness in Comics

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,…Continue readingMinisode 18 | Grant Morrison

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…Continue readingMinisode 17 | Cover Art

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…Continue readingMinisode 16 | Grass Kings Arc 1

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…Continue readingThis Is Not An Interview #4: Alex di Campi

This episode was recorded some time in the past! Kara and Rene sat down to talk about THE STAR WARS adapted by Jonathan Rinzler and Mike…Continue readingMinisode 15 | The Star Wars

This episode was recorded on June 24th, 2018! This week, Nick and Kate join Mike to talk about out Goodreads voted Book of the Month,…Continue readingEpisode 166 | Goodreads Book of the Month: Nimona

This episode was recorded on June 17th, 2018! This week, Mike is joined by Nick and Brian to discuss a “different” kind of comic: Webcomics…Continue readingEpisode 165 | Stuff to look forward to on your wedding

This episode was recorded on June 10th, 2018! This week, Mike is joined by Nick and Tia to talk comic picks and comic reads. After…Continue readingEpisode 164 | Hope Nicholson and Progress in Comics

This episode was recorded on June 3rd, 2018! Paul, Kate, and Kait tackle a MAJOR question: What stories work better in single issues and what…Continue readingEpisode 163 | Singles vs Collections: What stories do this well (or not)?

Our show this week features a very special guest: Ben Saunders, professor at University of Oregon and curator of the Seattle Museum of Pop Culture's HUGE Marvel exhibit (available until January 2019). Tia, Paul, and Mike have a wonderful chat with Ben and get an academic answer on the GREAT TAPE DEBATE.Continue readingEpisode 162 | Ben Saunders and Seattle’s MoPOP Marvel Exhibit

This episode was recorded in May 2018. It’s episode three! Tia talks to Christopher Sebela about the dogs of Portland (and also a few cats),…Continue readingThis Is Not An Interview #3: Christopher Sebela

While Mike was away in the desert of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Nick, René and Kara dive into one of the monoliths of comic books: Spider-Man. Why love him? What's to like? What even IS Spider-Man?Continue readingEpisode 161 | My Boy Spider-Man, The Precious Angel Baby

This episode was recorded on May 13th, 2018! Paul and Nick join Mike for the second Q&A episode where they answer as many questions as…Continue readingEpisode 160 | Always use 3M tape. ALWAYS. (IRCB QA #2)

This episode was recorded on May 6th, 2018 and sometime in the past! Our show this week is an odd one as we had a…Continue readingEpisode 159 | We had a technical glitch (MCU Villians)

This episode was recorded on April 29th, 2018. Mike is joined this week by Kara and Kait to discuss the Goodreads Book of the Month, Pretty…Continue readingEpisode 158 | Goodreads BotM – Pretty Deadly Volume 1: The Shrike

This episode was recorded on April 15, 2018. In the second episode of This Is Not An Interview, Tia talks to Magdalene Visaggio about Eternity…Continue readingThis Is Not An Interview #2: Magdalene Visaggio

This episode was recorded on April 22nd, 2018. Mike, Nick, and Tia are joined this week by the incredible Ryan Browne (Curse Words, Manhattan Projects,…Continue readingEpisode 157 | An evening with Ryan Browne