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Episode 85 | Jack “King” Kirby

Published September 28, 2016 by mike

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 join Mike to talk a whole bunch about comics and what they read recently. However, the main, and very long, topic for this week is all about the legacy of Jack Kirby. And if you have a moment, please take the I Read Comic Books Listener survey! Comic Reads/Picks for this week Seven to Eternity #1 The Wicked + The Divine one-shot All-New Wolverine #12 The Backstagers #1 Batman #7 All-Star Batman #2 4001 AD War Mother #1 Briggs Land #1 Britannia #1 AnA #6 Kill or be Killed #1 Kill or Be Killed #2 Wonder Woman #6 Trinity #1 Batman #7 Nightwing #5 Superman #7 The Flash #7 Aliens: Defiance #5 LOVE AND ROCKETS #1 Relevant Links/Information Mike – @mikerapin Nick – @dethstarplnz Paul – @OhHiPaulie Jack Kirby: Story Teller documentary Jack Kirby 5 minute interview Jack Kirby interview from 1990 at The Comics Journal Stan Lee  & Jack Kirby article from ComicsAlliance Jack Kirby’s Lord of Light art OMAC (1974) #1 Alan Moore talking about Stan Lee & Jack Kirby OMAC #1 as interpreted by Paul Pope Timestamps: Start/Last Week in Comics – 00:00:00 Comic Picks – 00:30:06 Jack “King” Kirby – 00:40:57 Kirby’s Most Creative Books – 00:55:22 Jack Kirby’s Wonder of Comics – 01:12:12 Credits – 01:29:18 This week’s music was by Phantogram and Infinity Shred. This week’s episode was produced and edited by Mike Rapin.…

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Episode 84 | The Politics in Comic Books

Published September 21, 2016 by mike

This week’s episode was recorded on September 18th, 2016. The show this week features guests Nick and Kate to talk about politics in comic books. The topic meanders a bit, but the ultimate discussion of how politics are handled, presented, inserted, and masked in comics is discussed. This may seem heavy, but, on the whole, it’s a fun talk about how we as comic fans read into stories. Comic Reads/Picks for this week Jonesy #6 Doom Patrol #1 All-Star Batman #2 Chew Volume 10 Batman Vol 6: Graveyard Shift Mockingbird #7 Faith #3 Animosity #2 Star Wars Vol. 3: Rebel Jail Bloodshot Reborn #16 Divinity II #4 Blue Beetle Rebirth #1 Alien #19 Britannia #1 Vote Loki #4 Seven to Eternity #1 Relevant Links/Information Mike – @mikerapin Nick – @dethstarplnz Kate – @KateSkocelas Transmetropolitan Y: The Last Man Bitch Planet Marvel Civil War Hellblazer Timestamps: Start/Last Week in Comics – 00:00:00 Comic Picks – 00:20:28 Politics in Comics – 00:31:24 Comic Books, Politics, and Reader Demographics – 00:55:20 Credits – 01:10:10 Hackers, Mike, and Movies – 01:11:47 This week’s music was by Yung Bae and Infinity Shred. This week’s episode was produced by Mike Rapin and edited by Zander Riggs. Have a question? Want us to talk about a topic? Submit discussion topics to our subreddit /r/IReadComicBooks and get a hold of us in the comments or here: ircb@destroythecyb.org – @ircbpodcast & #IReadComicBooks. Hey #PodernFamily listeners! Thanks for dropping by! TuneIn | Player.fm | Overcast

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Episode 83 | Please Fave Responsibly

Published September 14, 2016 by mike

This week’s episode was recorded on September 11th, 2016. After week off due to some technical weirdness and traveling, but we are back! Our show this week is a great one. We had a new guest joining Mike and Tia: Kara Szamborski from the comiXologist podcast! The episode this week is all about your “problematic favorite characters” (aka “problematic faves”) in comic books (and other media). Kara dives real deep into the Archie Comics/Riverdale universe and fashion world, and Mike gets lost. Near the end, there’s some talk of fan fiction and “coffee shop fic” which is a whole different thing, but, as per usual, this episode is fantastic. Comic Reads/Picks for this week Bakuman volumes 6-8 Rai #13-16 The Paybacks #1 Moon Knight #6 Jughead #9 Angel Catbird Mercury Heat #11 Glitterbomb #1 Eclipse #1 Jonesy #6 Southern Cross #7 Mockingbird #7 Relevant Links/Information Mike – @mikerapin Tia – @PortraitOfMmeX Kara – @KaraSzam Timestamps: Start/Last Week in Comics – 00:00:00 Comic Picks – 00:26:40 Problematic Faves – 00:31:31 Please Fave Responsibly – 00:48:55 Coffee-shop Fic and Problematic Faves – 01:06:30 Credits – 01:12:12 Force-Kill Me – 01:13:55 This week’s music was by Kero One and Infinity Shred. This week’s episode was produced by Mike Rapin and edited by Zander Riggs. Have a question? Want us to talk about a topic? Submit discussion topics to our subreddit /r/IReadComicBooks and get a hold of us in the comments or here: ircb@destroythecyb.org – @ircbpodcast & #IReadComicBooks. Hey #PodernFamily listeners! Thanks for dropping by! TuneIn | Player.fm | Overcast

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Episode 82 | The Dinosaur Tangent

Published August 31, 2016 by mike

This week’s episode was recorded on August 28th, 2016. Brian and Tia join Mike to talk about… well, the intention this week was to talk about re-reading comics, but there were about twenty different tangents–dinosaurs being primarily one of them. Re-reading comics is a strange thing for Mike, but Brian and Tia make their case and all hell breaks loose when Jurassic Park gets brought up. Comic Reads/Picks for this week Bakuman Volume 4 Invincible #130 Renato Jones #4 Batman: City Of Owls The Hellblazer #1 Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur #10 Hellcat #9 She Wolf #3 My Friend Dahmer Secret War (2015) Civil War The Wicked and Divine #22 Han Solo #3 Lazarus #24 Mercury Heat #11 Relevant Links/Information Mike – @mikerapin Tia – @PortraitOfMmeX Brian – @Brianhead Timestamps: Start/Last Week in Comics – 00:00:00 Comic Picks – 00:22:05 The Lazarus Rundown – 00:29:45 Re-reading Comics – 00:34:18 From this point on, we talk about dinosaurs – 00:43:34 Credits – 01:03:54 Dinosaurs and Library Jail – 01:05:07 This week’s music was by Flamingosis and Infinity Shred. This week’s episode was produced by Mike Rapin and edited by Zander Riggs. Have a question? Want us to talk about a topic? Submit discussion topics to our subreddit /r/IReadComicBooks and get a hold of us in the comments or here: ircb@destroythecyb.org – @ircbpodcast & #IReadComicBooks. Hey #PodernFamily listeners! Thanks for dropping by! TuneIn | Player.fm | Overcast

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