Danny and Nick usher in the new year by talking about the books they started 2026 reading, the comics on top of their pile and also by giving their comics New Years Resolutions!

Timestamps:

 * 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
 * 00:00:49 - Eerie Archives - Volume 3
 * 00:25:26 - Cheetah & Chesire Rob the Justice League 1-6
 * 00:35:12 - Discord Picks
 * 00:35:51 - The Twilight Zone #3
 * 00:45:04 - Green Arrow Vol. 4: Fresh Water Kills
 * 00:48:40 - Comic Resolutions and Best of 2025
 * 00:53:59 - Wrap

Producer: Mike Rapin & Daniel Martinez
Prooflistener: Zach McCrary
Editor: Zander Riggs

Music provided by Infinity Shred [http://infinityshred.com/]. Find them on Bandcamp [https://infinityshred.bandcamp.com/].

IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL [https://www.twitter.com/ICELEVEL]

IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose [http://www.kylerosedesign.com/]

Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives, A Better Batmobile, and more! patreon.com/ircbpodcast [https://patreon.com/ircbpodcast]

Buy a copy of our anniversary zine Totally Not A Cult: https://ircbpodcast.com/shop/p/totally-not-a-cult-zine-1

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Also, Do You Want To Buy These Pretzels?

Paul, Zach, and Brian round out 2025 by talking about the Goodreads Theme of the Month: comics released in 2025! They discuss Precious Rubbish, Assorted Crisis Events, and Spectrum. 

Timestamps:

 * 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
 * 00:01:47 - Spectrum
 * 00:09:44 - Assorted Crisis Events Vol. 1
 * 00:17:16 - Precious Rubbish
 * 00:28:59 - Final shout outs of 2025/Wrap

Music provided by Infinity Shred [http://infinityshred.com/]. Find them on Bandcamp [https://infinityshred.bandcamp.com/].

IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL [https://www.twitter.com/ICELEVEL]

IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose [http://www.kylerosedesign.com/]

Producer: Kait Lamphere
Prooflistener: Kait Lamphere
Editor: Zander Riggs

Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives, A Better Batmobile, and more! patreon.com/ircbpodcast [https://patreon.com/ircbpodcast]

Buy a copy of our anniversary zine Totally Not A Cult: https://ircbpodcast.com/shop/p/totally-not-a-cult-zine-1

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A Humdinger of a Three-Way Lovechild

Mike, Kait, and Nick take a journey through a smattering of Winter Holiday and Christmas themed comic books all the way from “classic” super hero fair, an anthology book with a mixed reception, and even a book that is a little more somber and sad but keeps it local.

Timestamps:

 * 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
 * 00:01:38 - The Quarry
 * 00:10:44 - Hellboy: A Christmas Underground
 * 00:22:44 - Dread the Halls
 * 00:34:35 - Discord Picks
 * 00:35:00 - American Caper #2
 * 00:47:07 - All-Star Superman
 * 00:51:14 - Batman / Deadpool
 * 00:54:19 - Wrap

Music provided by Infinity Shred [http://infinityshred.com/]. Find them on Bandcamp [https://infinityshred.bandcamp.com/].

IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL [https://www.twitter.com/ICELEVEL]

IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose [http://www.kylerosedesign.com]

Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Danny Martinez
Editor: Zander Riggs

Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives, A Better Batmobile, and more! patreon.com/ircbpodcast [https://patreon.com/ircbpodcast]

Buy a copy of our anniversary zine Totally Not A Cult: https://ircbpodcast.com/shop/p/totally-not-a-cult-zine-1

Email: ircbpodcast@gmail.com
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Just This Once: A Good Episode

Mike is joined by Danny and Zach to "reflect" on the New 52 over a decade later. What were the highs? The lows? The Geoff Johns and Jeff Lemires of it all?

Links

 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIWA3qOq4h0
 * https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/chrisbaldie
 * https://chrisbaldie.gumroad.com/l/EkoKx [https://chrisbaldie.gumroad.com/l/EkoKx?layout=profile]

Timestamps:

 * 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
 * 00:01:48 - Forever Evil
 * 00:16:09 - New 52 Green Arrow Volume 4: The Kill Machine and Volume 5: The Outsiders War (#17-#31)
 * 00:26:13 - Frankenstein: Agent of SHADE #1-9
 * 00:49:28 - Discord Picks
 * 00:50:18 - Absolute Comics
 * 00:53:25 - Space Captain: Captain of Space
 * 00:55:24 - The New Space Age #1
 * 00:00:00 - Wrap

Music provided by Infinity Shred [http://infinityshred.com/]. Find them on Bandcamp [https://infinityshred.bandcamp.com/].

IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL [https://www.twitter.com/ICELEVEL]

IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose [http://www.kylerosedesign.com/]

Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Paul Jaissle
Editor: Zander Riggs

Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives, A Better Batmobile, and more! patreon.com/ircbpodcast [https://patreon.com/ircbpodcast]

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Lending Books to People We Never See Again

Mike, Nick, and Kait sat down to talk about comics and boy howdy did no one get mad or upset about anything.

Some links from the episode:

 * https://karlkerschl.com/death-transit-tanager/
 * https://www.connorcomics.com/work#/gashgash/

Timestamps:

 * 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
 * 00:01:40 - EC Outlaw Showdown #1
 * 00:15:40 - Trickster: Native American Tales, A Graphic Collection
 * 00:25:45 - Death Transit Tanager #1-3
 * 00:31:25 - Discord Picks
 * 00:32:21 - Tokyo These Days Vol. 2
 * 00:36:04 - Demon Summoner Gash Gash
 * 00:39:57 - Miss Truesdale and the Rise of Man #1
 * 00:46:32 - Wrap

Music provided by Infinity Shred [http://infinityshred.com/]. Find them on Bandcamp [https://infinityshred.bandcamp.com/].

IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL [https://www.twitter.com/ICELEVEL]

IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose [http://www.kylerosedesign.com]

Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Zach McCrary
Editor: Zander Riggs

Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives, A Better Batmobile, and more! patreon.com/ircbpodcast [https://patreon.com/ircbpodcast]

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Too Similar! Cancel the Show.

Kara, Nick, and Zach dig into comics around the Apocalypse. It's really bright and cheery and exactly what you need this time of year!

Timestamps:

 * 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
 * 00:01:15 - The Last American (Zach
 * 00:10:26 - Lazarus (I know, we talked about this last week. We love this book.)
 * 00:13:38 - The Last American (Nick)
 * 00:26:34 - The Scooby Apocalypse Vol. 1
 * 00:35:10 - Dust to Dust #7
 * 00:45:01 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Godzilla #1
 * 00:50:41 - Gargoyles x Fantastic Four #1
 * 00:54:44 - Wrap

Music provided by Infinity Shred [http://infinityshred.com/]. Find them on Bandcamp [https://infinityshred.bandcamp.com/].

IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL [https://www.twitter.com/ICELEVEL]

IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose [http://www.kylerosedesign.com]

Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Brian Murray
Editor: Zander Riggs

Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives, A Better Batmobile, and more! patreon.com/ircbpodcast [https://patreon.com/ircbpodcast]

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Deep Thoughts for a Dark Winter

Paul, Kait, and Danny sat down to discuss comics recommended by their Local Comic Book Shops (and Librarians!)--part of our Goodreads Theme of the Month.

Check out our Goodreads Theme of the Month thread here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/23264561-november-2025-botm-recommended-by-your-lcs-or-library

Timestamps:

 * 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
 * 00:01:32 - Loving, Ohio
 * 00:07:05 - Absolute Martian Manhunter Vol. 1
 * 00:15:42 - Paul’s Trip to LA
 * 00:19:07 - Shout outs to our Goodreads!
 * 00:19:30 - Little White Duck: A Childhood in China
 * 00:25:18 - Libraries and IN, bay-bee!
 * 00:26:23 - Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man #4
 * 00:31:33 - Lazarus The Third Collection
 * 00:36:38 - Discord Picks
 * 00:37:02 - Ice Cream Man vol. 3: Hopscotch Melange
 * 00:40:04 - Wrap

Music provided by Infinity Shred [http://infinityshred.com/]. Find them on Bandcamp [https://infinityshred.bandcamp.com/].

IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL [https://www.twitter.com/ICELEVEL]

IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose [http://www.kylerosedesign.com]

Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Nick White
Editor: Zander Riggs

Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives, A Better Batmobile, and more! patreon.com/ircbpodcast [https://patreon.com/ircbpodcast]

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Back To Life. Back to Reality.

Mike and Kara sat down with comic creator and IRCB Zine contributor Brian McCray to talk about comics and the comics Brian has made of the years.

Episode Links:

 * Check out Bonnett's Books! https://bonnettsbookstore.blogspot.com/
 * Buy Beautiful Duck Comics: https://brianmccray.bigcartel.com/product/beautiful-duck-comics
 * Buy Erotech: https://shpcomics.com/pages/erotech
 * Conquest Movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085356/
 * Follow Brian McCray Online: https://www.instagram.com/bamccray/
 * Buy Brian's comics! https://powerpulpcomics.com/

Timestamps:

 * 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
 * 00:01:52 - The Monster of Frankenstein
 * 00:09:44 - Palestine by Joe Sacco
 * 00:22:17 - Big Ass Sword
 * 00:28:32 - Discord Picks
 * 00:29:15 - The Adventures of Hergé
 * 00:35:01 - Savage Sword of Conan #11
 * 00:39:18 - Sennen
 * 00:41:53 - Interview with Brian McCray
 * 01:03:33 - Wrap

Music provided by Infinity Shred [http://infinityshred.com/]. Find them on Bandcamp [https://infinityshred.bandcamp.com/].

IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL [https://www.twitter.com/ICELEVEL]

IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose [http://www.kylerosedesign.com]

Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Paul Jaissle
Editor: Zander Riggs

Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives, A Better Batmobile, and more! patreon.com/ircbpodcast [https://patreon.com/ircbpodcast]

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What’s Quackin'? (ft. Brian McCray)

Mike and Paloma are joined by Jibola Fagbamiye and Conor McCreery to chat comics and their latest OGN from Harper Collins, Fela: Music Is the Weapon!

Follow Conor and Jibola online:

 * https://www.felagraphicnovel.com/
 * https://www.instagram.com/therealconor
 * https://www.instagram.com/jibolastudios

Spiderman vs. Wolverine - https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Spider-Man_Versus_Wolverine_Vol_1_1

Timestamps:

 * 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
 * 00:03:01- World Without End
 * 00:08:30 - Starship Godzilla #1
 * 00:11:55 - The Corus Wave
 * 00:18:22 - Discord Picks
 * 00:19:20 - Life Drawing
 * 00:22:14 - Batman #3
 * 00:28:40 - DIE: Loaded #1
 * 00:31:39 - Fela: Music Is The Weapon with Jibola Fagbamiye & Conor McCreery
 * 01:09:44 - Wrap

Music provided by Infinity Shred [http://infinityshred.com/]. Find them on Bandcamp [https://infinityshred.bandcamp.com/].

IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL [https://www.twitter.com/ICELEVEL]

IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose [http://www.kylerosedesign.com]

Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Kait Lamphere
Editor: Zander Riggs
Merch: ircbpodcast.com/shop [https://www.ircbpodcast.com/shop]

Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives, A Better Batmobile, and more! patreon.com/ircbpodcast [https://patreon.com/ircbpodcast]

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Just The Right Amount of Child Cannibalisms (ft. Jibola Fagbamiye and Conor McCreery)

Mike and Nick are joined by special guest, Martín Morazzo, artist on Ice Cream Man, Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum, and more!

Follow Martín Morazzo online:

 * https://www.instagram.com/martinmorazzo/ [https://www.instagram.com/martinmorazzo/?hl=en]
 * https://bsky.app/profile/martinmorazzo.bsky.social
 * https://www.martinmorazzo.com/

Timestamps:

 * 00:00:00 - Start/Last Week in Comics
 * 00:01:43 - Absolute Batman: Annual #1
 * 00:03:47 - Where The Body Was
 * 00:12:03 - Exquisite Corpses #1-6
 * 00:18:35 - Drome
 * 00:21:12 - Assorted Crisis Events #5
 * 00:30:05 - Discord Picks
 * 00:30:27 - A Star Called The Sun
 * 00:33:24 - Ice Cream Man with Martin Morazzo
 * 00:58:13 - Wrap

Music provided by Infinity Shred [http://infinityshred.com/]. Find them on Bandcamp [https://infinityshred.bandcamp.com/].

IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVEL [https://www.twitter.com/ICELEVEL]

IRCB Logo by Kyle Rose [http://www.kylerosedesign.com]

Producer: Mike Rapin
Prooflistener: Daniel Martinez
Editor: Zander Riggs

Support us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives, A Better Batmobile, and more! patreon.com/ircbpodcast [https://patreon.com/ircbpodcast]

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“What a coincidence!  ;)” (ft. Martín Morazzo)

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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