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A podcast for comic book fans, hosted by Mike Rapin. IRCB features a rotating, 2-person panel of diverse comic book experts discussing what they’re reading with a comic book specific topic every week. New episodes every Wednesday.
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Signup to Generate a PitchA podcast for comic book fans, hosted by Mike Rapin. IRCB features a rotating, 2-person panel of diverse comic book experts discussing what they’re reading with a comic book specific topic every week. New episodes every Wednesday.
I Read Comic Books is hosted by Mike Rapin. The show has published 579 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Living on Borrowed Time For Years" (28 October 2026, 47 minutes), "You Really Gotta Hit The “T” in Peanuts" (21 October 2026, 59 minutes), and "They Keep Putting Politics In My Comics!" (14 October 2026, 47 minutes).
I Read Comic Books publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 53 minutes across 579 episodes.
Booking probability for I Read Comic Books is 39%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. I Read Comic Books requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. I Read Comic Books's contact route on record: verified email.
Mike Rapin hosts I Read Comic Books, an arts podcast with 579 episodes published.
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I Read Comic Books
Mike, Paloma, and Zach picked some real horror comics to discuss for this week's episode, all part of IRCB's 2026 Reading Challenge! Teen horror, gross stuff, demons, Filipino horror comics, and more! Join the IRCB...
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Paul, Brian, and Nick talk about 2 Spooky stories for the season and 1 not so Spooky story but its ok, Paul is catching up on floppies. Also a discussion of the upcoming titles and making sure Letterers are credited on...
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Mike, Zach, and Danny talk about the haunting beauty of little vampires, the nightmare blunt rotation of Batman, Green Arrow, and The Question, and how skateboarding is rad actually. Looking ahead, we have The Mess and...
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Kait, Kate, and Paloma get together to discuss Fall reads, cozy reads, and the difficulty of finding “non-horror” fall books that aren’t for YA readers. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:00:40...
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Danny, Paul, and Nick talk non-fiction comics, emphasizes the importance of letterers, and touch on The Rocketeer’s core character aspect: getting cucked. This episode's theme came from our Reading Challenge! Join here...
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Mike, Kait and guest CK Carpenter catch up and bring some of their Kickstarter books from their giant “To Read Piles” to discuss. Then dive a little deeper into the KS platform and talk about more comics they may never...
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Zach helms the episode this week with René and Paul on the panel to discuss comics about the felling of giants--physical or metaphorical. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:01:51 - Fullmetal Alchemist /...
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Paul, Brian, and Nick gaze into the cosmic horror that is... comic books. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics 00:01:03 - Event Horizon: Dark Descent 00:08:47 - Destination Kill #1-4 00:21:21 - Orion...
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On this Goodreads Theme episode, Kara and Nick go back home again to talk about comics set near their home towns. From the X-Mansion in Westchester, NY to a gritty supernatural mystery in Detroit, they explore how these...
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Mike, Zach, and Kait are joined by guest Adam Tierney to talk about the comics they’ve read, Adam's history in with comics, and his most recent comic OGN, 13 Demons Dead. Follow Adam Online...
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Mike and Brian host Matt Burbridge to talk comics, Matt's successful attempts at creating his own local comics community, and Matt's latest Kickstarter: Futility! BACK FUTILITY TODAY...
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We are back from our summer break which means Mike, Kait, and Zach are talking comics, why Zach and Mike aren’t reading Marvel and their love of DC’s Absolute universe, supporting your local book stores, and Mike’s...
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In this week’s episode, Danny, Paul, and Paloma gather together for our Goodreads Theme of the month: black and white comics. Prepare to hear what it’s like to have the World Cup in your backyard, why Paul reads every...
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Zach, Paloma, and Kait talk about josei manga, April’s Theme of the Month for the 2026 IRCB Reading Challenge. They discuss what makes josei different than shojo manga, share some great recommendations, and gush over...
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Mike, Nick, and Brian each discuss a comic from the 2026 Eisner nominees for the IRCB Reading Challenge, Nick’s Apple TV+ subscription, and what influence the Eisners has on their reading habits. Check out the 2026 IRCB...
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Mike and Danny are joined by Zack Kaplan to talk comics they've been reading, Zack's bravery(?), color use in comics, Mike's obsession with conspiracy comics, and more (including some of Zack's upcoming comics!) Follow...
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Mike and Nick welcome author Julio Anta to the show to talk about his upcoming series Beast of Borikén as well as what they’ve been reading lately. Topics discussed include the chupacabra, kaiju promotional material...
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Mike and Paul are joined by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill to talk comics--old manga, Judge Dredd, and web comic/animator cool guy Alex Krokus--but more importantly: Henry and Rachel's latest comic Death To Pachuco...
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This year, Fantagraphics celebrates 50 years of publishing and Mike, Kara, and Brian dig comics from the publisher as part of May's Reading Challenge Theme of the Month! Join the IRCB Reading Challenge on Goodreads or...
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Mike, Kait, and Zach discuss comics they’ve read recently. The books include over-the-top ‘80s absurdity (Florida Hippopotamus Cocaine Massacre), a video game adaptation (Zelda Twilight Princess), and the worst guy you...
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