I Read Comic Books Podcast
@ircbpodcast.com
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
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New episodes every Wednesday.
Email for interviews/guest spots: [email protected]
Website: https://ircbpodcast.com
Totally not a cult zine: https://ircb.fyi/zine
OUT TODAY: The Forrest Gump of Murder"
Mike, Nick, and Kait discuss Dr. Werthless by Harold Schechter and Eric Powell. They discuss some content warnings, the creative choices of the book, and how Fredric Wertham’s complicated legacy may have impacted his crusade against comics.
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Mike, Nick, and Kait discuss Dr. Werthless by Harold Schechter and Eric Powell. They discuss some content warnings, the creative choices of the book, and how Fredric Wertham’s complicated legacy may have impacted his crusade against comics.
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January 28, 2026 at 11:02 AM
OUT TODAY: The Forrest Gump of Murder"
Mike, Nick, and Kait discuss Dr. Werthless by Harold Schechter and Eric Powell. They discuss some content warnings, the creative choices of the book, and how Fredric Wertham’s complicated legacy may have impacted his crusade against comics.
buff.ly/ECpRRXb
Mike, Nick, and Kait discuss Dr. Werthless by Harold Schechter and Eric Powell. They discuss some content warnings, the creative choices of the book, and how Fredric Wertham’s complicated legacy may have impacted his crusade against comics.
buff.ly/ECpRRXb
From November's Top Of My Pile:
@eckospider.bsky.social picked Doctor Strange #1:
"Doctor Strange has died, lost his title, traveled to Asgard, what’s next for the old Doctor"
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@eckospider.bsky.social picked Doctor Strange #1:
"Doctor Strange has died, lost his title, traveled to Asgard, what’s next for the old Doctor"
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December 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
From November's Top Of My Pile:
@eckospider.bsky.social picked Doctor Strange #1:
"Doctor Strange has died, lost his title, traveled to Asgard, what’s next for the old Doctor"
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@eckospider.bsky.social picked Doctor Strange #1:
"Doctor Strange has died, lost his title, traveled to Asgard, what’s next for the old Doctor"
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From November's Top Of My Pile:
@kaitlphere.bsky.social picked Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! vol. 1 :
"An office worker turns 30 and develops the ability to read minds. He discovers that his high-achieving co-worker is in love with him. "
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@kaitlphere.bsky.social picked Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! vol. 1 :
"An office worker turns 30 and develops the ability to read minds. He discovers that his high-achieving co-worker is in love with him. "
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December 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
From November's Top Of My Pile:
@kaitlphere.bsky.social picked Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! vol. 1 :
"An office worker turns 30 and develops the ability to read minds. He discovers that his high-achieving co-worker is in love with him. "
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@kaitlphere.bsky.social picked Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! vol. 1 :
"An office worker turns 30 and develops the ability to read minds. He discovers that his high-achieving co-worker is in love with him. "
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From November's Top Of My Pile:
@eckospider.bsky.social picked Devil on my Shoulder:
"Kyle Starks and Piotr Kowalski team up for a tale of revenge! "
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@eckospider.bsky.social picked Devil on my Shoulder:
"Kyle Starks and Piotr Kowalski team up for a tale of revenge! "
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December 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
From November's Top Of My Pile:
@eckospider.bsky.social picked Devil on my Shoulder:
"Kyle Starks and Piotr Kowalski team up for a tale of revenge! "
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@eckospider.bsky.social picked Devil on my Shoulder:
"Kyle Starks and Piotr Kowalski team up for a tale of revenge! "
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From November's Top Of My Pile:
@kaitlphere.bsky.social picked Tokyo These Days vol. 2 :
"In volume 1 a long-time manga editor retires and immediately begins putting together a team to create an exceptional manga project. This is a slow-moving story..."
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@kaitlphere.bsky.social picked Tokyo These Days vol. 2 :
"In volume 1 a long-time manga editor retires and immediately begins putting together a team to create an exceptional manga project. This is a slow-moving story..."
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December 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
From November's Top Of My Pile:
@kaitlphere.bsky.social picked Tokyo These Days vol. 2 :
"In volume 1 a long-time manga editor retires and immediately begins putting together a team to create an exceptional manga project. This is a slow-moving story..."
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@kaitlphere.bsky.social picked Tokyo These Days vol. 2 :
"In volume 1 a long-time manga editor retires and immediately begins putting together a team to create an exceptional manga project. This is a slow-moving story..."
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From November's Top Of My Pile:
@mikerapin.com picked Chainsaw Man:
"I NEED TO CATCH UP "
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@mikerapin.com picked Chainsaw Man:
"I NEED TO CATCH UP "
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December 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
From November's Top Of My Pile:
@mikerapin.com picked Chainsaw Man:
"I NEED TO CATCH UP "
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@mikerapin.com picked Chainsaw Man:
"I NEED TO CATCH UP "
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From November's Top Of My Pile:
@kaitlphere.bsky.social picked I Shall Never Fall in Love:
"Creators I enjoy keep endorsing this queer regency-era story. "
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@kaitlphere.bsky.social picked I Shall Never Fall in Love:
"Creators I enjoy keep endorsing this queer regency-era story. "
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December 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
From November's Top Of My Pile:
@kaitlphere.bsky.social picked I Shall Never Fall in Love:
"Creators I enjoy keep endorsing this queer regency-era story. "
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@kaitlphere.bsky.social picked I Shall Never Fall in Love:
"Creators I enjoy keep endorsing this queer regency-era story. "
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From November's Top Of My Pile:
@eckospider.bsky.social picked Planet She-Hulk #1:
"We must go back to Saakar"
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@eckospider.bsky.social picked Planet She-Hulk #1:
"We must go back to Saakar"
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December 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
From November's Top Of My Pile:
@eckospider.bsky.social picked Planet She-Hulk #1:
"We must go back to Saakar"
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@eckospider.bsky.social picked Planet She-Hulk #1:
"We must go back to Saakar"
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From November's Top Of My Pile:
@mikerapin.com picked DIE: Loaded #1:
"We are so back, folks."
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@mikerapin.com picked DIE: Loaded #1:
"We are so back, folks."
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December 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
From November's Top Of My Pile:
@mikerapin.com picked DIE: Loaded #1:
"We are so back, folks."
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@mikerapin.com picked DIE: Loaded #1:
"We are so back, folks."
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On Patreon today: Wic+Div Uncovered with Kara and Tia #9
We return. This time, Kara and Tia are discussing the SPECIALS of The Wicked + The Divine: 1831, 455AD, 1923, 1373, and Funnies!
cc: @kierongillen.bsky.social
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We return. This time, Kara and Tia are discussing the SPECIALS of The Wicked + The Divine: 1831, 455AD, 1923, 1373, and Funnies!
cc: @kierongillen.bsky.social
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December 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
On Patreon today: Wic+Div Uncovered with Kara and Tia #9
We return. This time, Kara and Tia are discussing the SPECIALS of The Wicked + The Divine: 1831, 455AD, 1923, 1373, and Funnies!
cc: @kierongillen.bsky.social
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We return. This time, Kara and Tia are discussing the SPECIALS of The Wicked + The Divine: 1831, 455AD, 1923, 1373, and Funnies!
cc: @kierongillen.bsky.social
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From November's Top Of My Pile:
@kaitlphere picked Tokyo These Days vol. 2 :
"In volume 1 a long-time manga editor retires and immediately begins putting together a team to create an exceptional manga project. This is a slow-moving story full of characters who love the medium."
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@kaitlphere picked Tokyo These Days vol. 2 :
"In volume 1 a long-time manga editor retires and immediately begins putting together a team to create an exceptional manga project. This is a slow-moving story full of characters who love the medium."
buff.ly/PCwjmMm
December 5, 2025 at 8:44 AM
From November's Top Of My Pile:
@kaitlphere picked Tokyo These Days vol. 2 :
"In volume 1 a long-time manga editor retires and immediately begins putting together a team to create an exceptional manga project. This is a slow-moving story full of characters who love the medium."
buff.ly/PCwjmMm
@kaitlphere picked Tokyo These Days vol. 2 :
"In volume 1 a long-time manga editor retires and immediately begins putting together a team to create an exceptional manga project. This is a slow-moving story full of characters who love the medium."
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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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@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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September 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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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@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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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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@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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September 26, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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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@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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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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@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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September 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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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@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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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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@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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September 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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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@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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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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@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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September 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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!
buff.ly/454qSFT
@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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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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@eckospider.bsky.social picked UNIVERSAL MONSTERS: THE INVISIBLE MAN #1
"James Tynion IV is back with Universal Monsters!"
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September 16, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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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@eckospider.bsky.social picked UNIVERSAL MONSTERS: THE INVISIBLE MAN #1
"James Tynion IV is back with Universal Monsters!"
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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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@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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September 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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!"
buff.ly/fOUCRcs
@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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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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@mikerapin.com picked All-Star Superman
Rereading this for a book club because, ya know, it's a classic.
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September 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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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@mikerapin.com picked All-Star Superman
Rereading this for a book club because, ya know, it's a classic.
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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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@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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September 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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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@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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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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@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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September 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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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@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"
www.patreon.com/posts/top-of...