I Read Comic Books
Episodes
Episode 132 | Mike sleeps with the lights on
18 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded on October 15th, 2017.This week, Mike is joined by Tia and Nick to talk about horror comics. What makes these books work? Wh...
Episode 131 | Pride and Joy, Shame and Scandal
11 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded on October 8th, 2017.Mike was off at NYCC this week (with Tia and Kara!), so Kate is at the helm with Brian and Nick in tow....
Bonus Minisode 2 | More… Archie-Universe? (Archie part 2)
07 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode was recorded sometime in the past…!Mike and Kara focus on Archie Comics again… but there’s so much more than just Archie a...
Episode 130 | Everyone needs underwear
04 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded on October 1st, 2017.This week, Kara and Rene join Mike to discuss comics and underwear, but really: What it means to be tha...
Episode 129 | Goodreads Book of the Month: Fatale Volume 1
27 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded on September 24th, 2017.Mike is joined by Paul and Brian to discuss our Goodreads Book of the Month: Fatale Volume 1 by Ed B...
Episode 128 | As Someone Who Went To The Louvre…
20 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week we dive in to discussing the unsung heroes of comics: Letters, Editors, Flatters, Colorists, Inkers, and more! The post Episode 128 | As Som...
Episode 127 | The Comic Book Family That Knows Everything
13 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're talking about how our childhoods shaped our comic book tastes and how we got our hands on comics as a kid. The post Episode 127 | The ...
Episode 126 | I’m Very Caps Lock About This
06 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Tia, Paul, and Kara get to some good rants and discuss their favorites in comic book back-matter as well as how many IRCB stickers you'll get for cosp...
Bonus Minisode 1 | Archie Part 1
02 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Mike and Kara focus on Archie Comics--who's who, what's what, why, where, and how!? Archie and his gang of pals is a mystery, but this episode should ...
Episode 125 | Goodreads Book of the Month: Old Man Logan
30 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Brian and Kara join Mike to discuss our Goodreads Book of the Month: Wolverine - Old Man Logan. The post Episode 125 | Goodreads Book of the Month: Ol...
Episode 124 | Hooked on Comics
23 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Nick and Kate join Mike to talk about our recommendations for first time readers--or, as they put it, getting people "hooked on comics," not to be con...
Episode 123 | Brain Holes
16 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Tia and Rene join Mike this week to talk about a fun concept: Comic Book "Mixtapes." The post Episode 123 | Brain Holes first appeared on I Read Comic...
Episode 122 | DC Rebirth Status Update
09 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Paul and Nick join Mike to talk give an update on DC Rebirth. The post Episode 122 | DC Rebirth Status Update first appeared on I Read Comic Books Pod...
Episode 121 | Goodreads Book of the Month: Superman: Red Son
02 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Nick and Brian join Mike to talk about our Goodreads Book of the Month, Superman: Red Son by Mark Millar, Dave Johnson, and Killian Plunkett. The post...
Minisode 12 | The Vision
26 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Mike and Kate cry a lot this week talking about The Vision by Tom King and Gabriel Walta. The post Minisode 12 | The Vision first appeared on I Read C...
Minisode 11 | X-Men (part 1?)
19 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Mike dive into X-Men. Not really sure what else to say. It's... well, it's something. The post Minisode 11 | X-Men (part 1?) first appeared o...
Minisode 10 | Doctor Aphra
12 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Tia and Kate take this week's minisode to discuss the wonderful character Doctor Aphra. The post Minisode 10 | Doctor Aphra first appeared on I Read C...
Minisode 9 | A Romantic Evening with Oliver Queen
05 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Nick dive into the revamped Green Arrow volume 4 written by Jeff Lemire with art by Andrea Sorrentino. The post Minisode 9 | A Romantic Eveni...
Episode 120 | Wonder Woman: The True Amazon
28 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Paul join Mike for a Goodreads Book of the Month Discussion on Wonder Woman: The True Amazon by Jill Thompson. The post Episode 120 | Wonder ...
Episode 119 | I’m Here For One Thing And One Thing Only
21 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What is the Male Gaze and why is it such a big problem? How does it affect comics? What can we do to address this issue? The post Episode 119 | I’m ...
Episode 118 | We’re All Trash Here
14 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Why do we like manga? How do the tropes of Manga compare to that of Western comics? The post Episode 118 | We’re All Trash Here first appeared on I ...
Episode 117 | Special Guest: Matt Horak
07 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Horak, creator of OctoSkull at Earthquaker Comics and current artist on The Punisher at Marvel. The post Episode 117 | Special Guest: Matt Horak ...
Episode 116 | Hyper Violence in Hyper-drive
31 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Nick join Mike to talk about our Goodreads Pick of the Month: Wytches by Scott Snyder and Jock. The post Episode 116 | Hyper Violence in Hype...
Episode 115 | Kids And Their Turtles, Amiright?
24 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Tia, Nick, and Kate join forces while Mike is away to have a fantastic discussion about comics as a subversive art form. The post Episode 115 | Kids ...
Episode 114 | Shitty Moms with Hearts of Gold
17 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What are their favorite comics with themes of family? Why do we love them so much? Why is Mike such an X-Trash person? The post Episode 114 | Shitty M...
Minisode 8 | Bone Volume 1 by Jeff Smith
10 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Nick tackle the first volume of one of the most infamous independent books out there: Bone by Jeff Smith. The post Minisode 8 | Bone Volume ...
Episode 113 | I like your songs, Mike
03 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
ene and Brian join Mike to talk about our Goodreads pick of the month: The Spire by Simon Spurrier, Jeff Stokely, Andre May, and Steve Wands The post ...
Episode 112 | Humanoid Traitors
26 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Paul, Nick, and Kate discuss miniseries in comics. What is a miniseries? What is the origin? What are some of their favorites? The post Episode 112 ...
Episode 111 | That Dude Is For Sure A Serial Killer
19 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Tia and Paul join Mike to talk about nonfiction comics and how well comic books as a medium does telling "objective" stories. The post Episode 111 | T...
Episode 110 | Dream a Little Dream of Comics
12 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Brian join Mike to talk about the everything and anything that they wish they could see in the Comic world The post Episode 110 | Dream a Lit...
Episode 109 | “No one cares, Mike…”
05 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Nick and Paul join Mike to talk about how comic book art is created (from what we could find on the internet). The post Episode 109 | “No one cares,...
Episode 108 | Quiet, Sexy, and Unapproachable
29 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Nick join Mike to talk about our Goodread Pick of the Month: Rat Queens Volume 1. The post Episode 108 | Quiet, Sexy, and Unapproachable firs...
Episode 107 | Library Penalty Non Grata
22 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Nick and Brian join Mike to talk about why we drop comic books, why we stop buying them, and how we go about drawing the line on when to stop reading ...
Episode 106 | 4 kids walk bank when?
15 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Tia and Nick join Mike this week to talk about the jargon and weird words we use in comic books, what they mean, and why some are just plain dumb. Th...
Episode 105 | Competent Assholes and Spider-Bucks
08 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Our show this week is about relationships in comics and "shipping." The post Episode 105 | Competent Assholes and Spider-Bucks first appeared on I Rea...
Episode 104 | Going Full Kirby
01 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Paul and Kate join Mike this week to discuss our Goodreads pick of the month: March Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell. The post Ep...
Episode 103 | That’s Baudrillard, Bitches!
22 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Paul, Nick, and Tia join forces this week to talk about what their comic book obsessions have lead them to over the years. The post Episode 103 | That...
Episode 102 | Tia’s Fury Road-Trip
15 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
ia and Brian join Mike to talk about listening to music while reading comics. The post Episode 102 | Tia’s Fury Road-Trip first appeared on I Read C...
Episode 101 | Something About a Book and It’s Cover
08 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Paul and Nick join Mike to talk about comics that surprised us (good and bad). And then some business about why that is. The post Episode 101 | Someth...
Episode 100 | THE ANNUAL #2
01 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
EPISODE 100 OF I READ COMIC BOOKS! WOO!!! The post Episode 100 | THE ANNUAL #2 first appeared on I Read Comic Books Podcast. Support us on Patreon to ...
Episode 99 | Harrow County Volume 1
25 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded on January 22nd, 2017. Tia and Kate join Mike for our Goodread Pick of the Month discussion all about Harrow County Volume ...
Episode 98 | Roller Derby is a Gateway Drug
18 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded on January 14th, 2017. Nick and Paul join Mike this week to discuss what they’re looking forward to in comics for 2017–...
Episode 97 | My emotions!
11 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded on January 8th, 2016. Our episode this week is all about comic books that give you strong emotions, or have made you cry! P...
Minisode 7 | Variant Covers
04 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode was recorded sometime in the past…! Nick and Tia spent the final moments of 2016 discussing Variant Covers in comic books. Wha...
Minisode 6 | Jeff Parker
28 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode was recorded sometime in the past…! Nick and Paul sat down to record a special minisode a short while ago to talk about comics...
Episode 96 | My Slice of Life is Pizza
21 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded on December 18th. 2016. Brian and Nick join Mike for the last FULL episode of the year! This week’s show is all about what...
Episode 95 | Remember, this is a team effort
14 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded on December 11th. 2016. Tia and Nick join Mike to chat about their favorite creator’s definitive work and what that real...
Episode 94 | Every Party Needs A Pooper
07 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded on December 4th. 2016. Kate and Brian join Mike to discuss our Goodreads Book of the Month for November: Trees Volume 1 by ...
Minisode 5 | Intersect by Ray Fawkes
30 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode was recorded sometime in the past… Given the US holiday over the weekend (Thanksgiving), we did not record a new episode, but ...
Episode 93 | Own Your Trash
23 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded on November 20th, 2016. The show this week features Nick and Kate talking all about those pesky cultural references and “m...
Episode 92 | 360 No-Trope
16 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded on November 13th, 2016. To start, Mike feels bad about this episode’s title, but he wasn’t around to host the show so he...
Episode 91 | Classic Predictions
09 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded on November 6th, 2016. Nick and Paul join Mike to ramble on about what makes a “classic” comic (slightly similar to Epis...
Episode 90 | Goodreads Book of the Month – The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
02 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode was recorded on October 30th, 2016. This week, Nick and Paul join Mike to talk about a spooky book: The Chilling Adventures of ...
Episode 89 | Mike bows to peer pressure
26 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode was recorded on October 22nd, 2016. Jeff Perry and Kate join Mike this week to discuss what makes a good comic book shop (good l...
Episode 88 | And Then Mary Magdalene Couldn’t Even
19 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode was recorded on October 9th, 2016. Tia and Brian join Mike this week to talk comics, and then ramble on a bit about how they pic...
Episode 87 | On Wednesdays We Wear Pink
12 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode was recorded on October 9th, 2016. While Mike (and Tia) were off at NYCC, Nick hosted the show this week with Brian and Kate. Th...
Episode 86 | The Warm Cookie of Comics
05 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode was recorded on October 2nd, 2016. Tia and Kate join Mike this week to talk all about comics–as usual. However, this week, the...
Episode 85 | Jack “King” Kirby
28 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode was recorded on September 25th, 2016. Our show this week is longer than usual, but it’s definitely incredible. Nick and Paul ...