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The best comic book podcast for regular comic book fans by regular comic fans. New episodes every Wednesday. Email for interviews/guest spots: [email protected] Website: https://ircbpodcast.com Totally not a cult zine: https://ircb.fyi/zine

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I Read Comic Books Podcast @ircbpodcast.com · Jul 22

If you’re missing IRCB during our summer break, check out @mikerapin.com and @eckospider.bsky.social over on the Austin Danger Podcast as they discuss Superman (2025) and some comic books for 2+ hours

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Superman (2025) with Mike Rapin (IRCB) & Danny (Next Issue)

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I Read Comic Books Podcast @ircbpodcast.com · 3d

OUT TODAY: Mike’s Favorite Star Trek Characters

@mikerapin.com Nick, and @ohhipaulie.bsky.social were live on Twitch talking comics. If you missed it, there was some wild talk Exquisite Corpses, Star Trek, and Neon Ichiban--the rest is on Patreon!

Mike’s Favorite Star Trek Characters

Mike, Nick, and Paul were live on Twitch talking comics. If you missed it, there was some wild talk Exquisite Corpses, Star Trek, and Neon Ichiban!

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I Read Comic Books Podcast @ircbpodcast.com · 4d

Top of My Pile picks for September:

@eckospider.bsky.social picked BATMAN #1

"It’s Batman #1 with Matt Fraction and Jorge Jimenez! Need I say more?"

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Top of My Pile - September 2025

Top of My Pile is a monthly post to let folks know what the IRCB crew have been reading from their To Read pile.

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I Read Comic Books Podcast @ircbpodcast.com · 6d

Top of My Pile picks for September:

@ohhipaulie.bsky.social picked Space Opera XANDAX Across the Unknown Dimensions of the Galaxy

"New Tom Scioli OGN from Image Comics.

'Nuff said."

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Top of My Pile - September 2025 | I Read Comic Books

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I Read Comic Books Podcast @ircbpodcast.com · 8d

OCTOBER SCHEDULE FOR IRCB IS HERE!

BIG month.

IRCB October 2025 Update | I Read Comic Books

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I Read Comic Books Podcast @ircbpodcast.com · 10d

OUT TODAY: IRCB Goes To Hell

@mikerapin.com @ohhipaulie.bsky.social and René discuss Abrams ComicArts' Dante's Inferno adapted and illustrated by Paul & Gaëtan Brizzi. Just how many places in hell are dedicated to fraudsters??

IRCB Goes To Hell

Mike, Paul, and René discuss Abrams ComicArts' Dante's Inferno adapted and illustrated by Paul & Gaëtan Brizzi. Just how many places in hell are dedicated to fraudsters??

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I Read Comic Books Podcast @ircbpodcast.com · 11d

From August's Top of My Pile:

@comicsthatwelove.bsky.social picked Superman: Lost

Christopher Priest taking Superman on a galactic Odyssey? Beautiful Carlo Pagulayan art? Sign me up!

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I Read Comic Books Podcast @ircbpodcast.com · 14d

From August's Top of My Pile:

@kaitlphere.bsky.social picked Girlmode

"A trans coming-of-age story written by Magdalene Visaggio! I'm surprised it's taken me this long to get to reading it."

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I Read Comic Books Podcast @ircbpodcast.com · 17d

OUT TODAY: Every Day I Forget Crucial Information About My Friends and Family

@mikerapin.com @kaitlphere.bsky.social and @eckospider.bsky.social discussed comics that met our Goodreads Theme of the Month: Magical Creatures, picked by our beloved moderator, Erin!

Every Day I Forget Crucial Information About My Friends and Family

Mike, Kait, and Danny discussed comics that met our Goodreads Theme of the Month: Magical Creatures! This month also happens to be the birth-month of our wonderful Goodreads moderator, Erin! Happy birth-month Erin!!

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I Read Comic Books Podcast @ircbpodcast.com · 17d

From August's Top of My Pile:

@ohhipaulie.bsky.social picked The Wrestler

"This first English language book by Danish illustrater John Kenn Mortensen was recently released by Fantagraphics and caught my eye. Looks like a surreal take on..."

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I Read Comic Books Podcast @ircbpodcast.com · 18d

Available for Patrons a day early (as always), this week's episode: "Every Day I Forget Crucial Information About My Friends and Family"

Join today to get early access to episodes PLUS a bonus bit of audio (most weeks) as post-credits discussion.

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I Read Comic Books Podcast @ircbpodcast.com · 21d

From August's Top of My Pile:

@kaitlphere.bsky.social picked Iyanu Child of Wonder vol. 5

"This series has fantastic world building and unique artwork. Vol. 1 was a hoopla bonus borrow a few months ago (there's a theme to my TOMP this month!) and there's an animated adaptation!"

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I Read Comic Books Podcast @ircbpodcast.com · 24d

OUT TODAY: Reading Books With Our Eyes Closed

@mikerapin.com and @ohhipaulie.bsky.social sat down with our longest running panelist, Nick White, to talk comics and figure out just what goes on inside his head for the penultimate Panelist episode of IRCB!

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I Read Comic Books Podcast @ircbpodcast.com · 24d

From August's Top of My Pile:

@eckospider.bsky.social picked UNIVERSAL MONSTERS: THE INVISIBLE MAN #1

"James Tynion IV is back with Universal Monsters!"

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I Read Comic Books Podcast @ircbpodcast.com · 28d

From August's Top of My Pile:

@kaitlphere.bsky.social picked Trese vol. 5

"A hoopla bonus borrow for vol. 1 a number of months ago got me invested in this series and I'm determined to finish it. There is also an animated adaptation on Netflix!"

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I Read Comic Books Podcast @ircbpodcast.com · Sep 11

From August's Top of My Pile:

@mikerapin.com picked All-Star Superman

Rereading this for a book club because, ya know, it's a classic.

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I Read Comic Books Podcast @ircbpodcast.com · Sep 10

OUT TODAY: PROTECT LIBRARIES AT ALL COSTS!

@mikerapin.com, Nick, and @comicsthatwelove.bsky.social chat about comics they've been reading, the importance of libraries, and MIke's realization that he's already read a comic...

PROTECT LIBRARIES AT ALL COSTS!

Mike, Nick, and Zach chat about comics they've been reading, the importance of libraries, and MIke's realization that he's already read a comic...

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I Read Comic Books Podcast @ircbpodcast.com · Sep 9

From August's Top of My Pile:

@eckospider.bsky.social picked Detective Comics #1100

"An oversized anniversary issue with an all star cast of creators!! And all about Batman"

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I Read Comic Books Podcast @ircbpodcast.com · Sep 7

From August's Top of My Pile:

@eckospider.bsky.social picked Godzilla: Escape the Dead Zone

"From the writers of Kill Your Darlings an new story set in the Kaisei Godzilla universe"

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I Read Comic Books Podcast @ircbpodcast.com · Sep 5

From August's Top of My Pile:

@kaitlphere.bsky.social picked Tragic volume 2

"This modernized queer retelling of Hamlet is somehow even more nefarious and wild than the original. Volume 1 was a hoopla bonus in July and got me hooked."

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I Read Comic Books Podcast @ircbpodcast.com · Sep 3

OUT TODAY: Welcome to the Fantastic Four, dummies

@mikerapin.com @kaitlphere.bsky.social @comicsthatwelove.bsky.social sat down to discuss Fantastic Four 1 (2022) Vol. 1

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Welcome to the Fantastic Four, dummies (Fantastic Four 1 (2022) Vol. 1)

Mike, Kait, and Zach sat down to discuss Fantastic Four 1 (2022) Vol. 1

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I Read Comic Books Podcast @ircbpodcast.com · Sep 2

From August's Top of My Pile:

Kara picked Birds of Prey by @kellythompson.bsky.social

"Historically I have loved the Birds of Prey book, specifically the Gail Simone run! When I popped into an LCS months (years?!) ago I saw..."

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I Read Comic Books Podcast @ircbpodcast.com · Aug 27

OUT TODAY: "White Lotus: Alien"

@mikerapin.com and @brianhead.bsky.social discuss books from our Goodreads Theme of the Month: The Dark Ages (Comics from 2000-2010).

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White Lotus: Alien

Mike and Brian discuss books from our Goodreads Theme of the Month: The Dark Ages (Comics from 2000-2010)

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I Read Comic Books Podcast @ircbpodcast.com · Aug 26

From July's Top of My Pile:

@mikerapin.com picked Resurrection Man: Quantum Karma #2-4

"Gotta get caught up with this book. Wherever this creative team is taking things, I'm on board. Paging through issue #2 and it looks like each issue is its own thing??? Hmmm."

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I Read Comic Books Podcast @ircbpodcast.com · Aug 25

From July's Top of My Pile:

@eckospider.bsky.social picked Vanishing Point #3

"Mark Russell loves to keep me on the edge of my seat"

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I Read Comic Books Podcast @ircbpodcast.com · Aug 20

OUT TODAY: I’m Neglecting Things Right Now!

@mikerapin.com and @eckospider.bsky.social are joined by comic creator, and TOTALLY NOT A CULT contributor, @jesselonergan.bsky.social to talk comics and Jesse's new comic, DROME which is out THIS WEEK!

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I’m Neglecting Things Right Now! (ft. Jesse Lonergan)

Mike and Danny are joined by comic creator, and TOTALLY NOT A CULT contributor, Jesse Lonergan to talk comics and Jesse's new comic, DROME which is out THIS WEEK!

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