mike the relatively unknown podcaster 🔜 NYCC
@mikerapin.com
It’s me! Mike! Your friendly neighborhood comic book podcaster! Find me on the I Read Comic Books podcast every week talking comics and such (since 2015)! http://linktr.ee/ircb IRCB zine: https://ircb.fyi/zine
Been riding this train for a few months and it has been fantastic. Kudos to @kennym.bsky.social and the @sweetshop.app for making such a fantastic app for doing the simple things: buying and reading comics.
AIPT@aiptcomics.com · 2w ago🍭 @sweetshop.app is officially open for business! @kennym.bsky.social talks to @chriscoplan.bsky.social about taking the digital comics store out of beta, its 10,000+ titles, staying firmly anti-AI, life without Marvel and DC, and what comes next. Plus, there’s another project on the way... 👀
This was such a fun episode to record with my pal @ckcarpenter.bsky.social! I simply love supporting indie comics on Kickstarter ❤️
I Read Comic Books Podcast@ircbpodcast.com · 2w agoOUT TODAY: Paying My Friends to Hang Out With Me @mikerapin.com @kaitlphere.bsky.social and guest @ckcarpenter.bsky.social catch up and bring some of their Kickstarter books from their giant “To Read Piles” to discuss. Plus a deep dive into Kickstarter thoughts! buff.ly/KvDVu19
Another great listen! Join the Patreon and get early access to these episodes. And while you're at it, join the Discord server and the GoodReads. This is by far one of the most entertaining and educational (as in, learn new comics you didn't know about) comics podcasts out there.
I Read Comic Books Podcast@ircbpodcast.com · 3w agoOUT TODAY: I’m Really Angry About Comic Books @mikerapin.com, @ohhipaulie.bsky.social, and @kaitlphere.bsky.social get together to discuss works like Ryan North’s Fantastic Four run and 2000AD’s massive upcoming anniversary issue. buff.ly/hZvYpc3
OUT TODAY: I’m Really Angry About Comic Books @mikerapin.com, @ohhipaulie.bsky.social, and @kaitlphere.bsky.social get together to discuss works like Ryan North’s Fantastic Four run and 2000AD’s massive upcoming anniversary issue. buff.ly/hZvYpc3
I’m Really Angry About Comic Books
Mike, Paul, and Kait get together to discuss works like Ryan North’s Fantastic Four run and 2000AD’s massive upcoming anniversary issue. We also hear about Mike’s trip to the Jersey Shore and Paul’s new apartment.
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Out Today: Character Development and Eviscerations Go Hand In Hand @ohhipaulie.bsky.social, @brianhead.bsky.social, and Nick gaze into the cosmic horror that is... comic books. buff.ly/kWObmbw
Character Development and Eviscerations Go Hand In Hand
Paul, Brian, and Nick gaze into the cosmic horror that is... comic books.
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A fitting end to an interview Tim Curry conducted with Hollywood Reporter just last year RIP
The Lord is calling home the wrong 80 year olds.
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · last mo.Actor Tim Curry has died at 80, TMZ reports
OUT TODAY: Scolding Kids Over The Phone @mikerapin.com, @comicsthatwelove.bsky.social, and @kaitlphere.bsky.social are joined by guest @adamwritestuff.bsky.social to talk about the comics they’ve read, Adam's history in with comics, and his most recent comic OGN, 13 Demons Dead. buff.ly/QVIZCDk
Scolding Kids Over The Phone (ft. Adam Tierney)
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.
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OUT TODAY: Everywhere Bagel @mikerapin.com and @brianhead.bsky.social host @mattybcomix.bsky.social to talk comics, Matt's successful attempts at creating his own local comics community, and Matt's latest Kickstarter: Futility! buff.ly/3sLjCcW
Everywhere Bagel (ft. Matt Burbridge)
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!
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Mad Cave is proud to sponsor The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) Annual San Diego Comic-Con Welcome Party with @ignitionpress.bsky.social! Celebrating comics while raising critical funds to defend the freedom to read, the event takes place on Thursday, July 23. Details: https://bit.ly/4w3GgOJ
Last night’s Pokemon Go event in NYC was pretty cool. I’m really happy that I was able to get an invite!
The PAX Intersection & PTI are always a highlight at Unplugged and almost ALWAYS packed the whole weekend. If funding is cut, that would be such a huge loss for the convention and attendees.
Cassie aka Lamia@intersectionscch.blacksky.app · 3mo agoWith the nightmares for QTBIPOC in the United States right now, it is so so telling that @officialpax.bsky.social has decided that 2026 is the year to cut support and funding for The PAX Intersection & its PTI programs that made a PAX safer & life changing event for devs & attendees of color alike.
With the nightmares for QTBIPOC in the United States right now, it is so so telling that @officialpax.bsky.social has decided that 2026 is the year to cut support and funding for The PAX Intersection & its PTI programs that made a PAX safer & life changing event for devs & attendees of color alike.
OUT TODAY: If You Start Driving Now, You Can Kick His Ass Tomorrow @mikerapin.com, Nick, and @brianhead.bsky.social each discuss a comic from the 2026 Eisner nominees for the IRCB Reading Challenge, Nick’s Apple TV+ subscription, and more.
If You Start Driving Now, You Can Kick His Ass Tomorrow
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.
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jokes are fun but this ends with amazon pictures presents a harambe movie directed by bryan singer executive produced by elon musk
Culture Crave 🍿@culturecrave.co · 4mo agoHollywood agencies are searching Reddit for short stories and ideas that could be turned into movies following the success of 'Backrooms' (via THR)
OUT TODAY: Hard. Killing People Hard. @mikerapin.com and @eckospider.bsky.social are joined by @zackkaps.bsky.social to talk comics they've been reading, Zack's bravery(?), color use in comics, and more (including some of Zack's upcoming comics!).
Hard. Killing People Hard. (ft. Zack Kaplan)
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!)
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OUT TODAY: Put A Kaiju In It @mikerapin and Nick welcome author @julioanta.bsky.social to the show to talk about his upcoming series Beast of Borikén! Additionally... the chupacabra, kaiju promotional material, Blink 182, and much, much more.
Put A Kaiju In It (ft. Julio Anta)
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, Blink 182, and much, much more.
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OUT TODAY: We Gotta Power Him Down @mikerapin.com and @ohhipaulie.bsky.social are joined by @henrybarajas.bsky.social and @ohhhaeee.bsky.social to talk comics but more importantly: Henry and Rachel's latest comic, Death To Pachuco from @imagecomics.com
We Gotta Power Him Down (ft. Henry Barajas & Rachel Merrill)
Mike and Paul are joined by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill to talk comics--old manga, Judge Dredd, and web comic cool guy Alex Krokus--but more importantly Henry and Rachel's latest comic, Death To Pachuco from Image Comics!
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I hate that every time I play magic with the decks I’ve constructed, I leave each game thinking about how to tweak the strategy of the decks I played which involves digging into cards and threatening myself with spending money on new/better/funnier cards.
Seconded! This ep will be out on the @ircbpodcast.com Patreon tomorrow and on the public feed on Wednesday!
Henry Barajas 🔜 Comic Con LA@henrybarajas.bsky.social · 4mo agoI had such a great convo with @ohhhaeee.bsky.social and the @ircbpodcast.com crew! Can’t wait for y’all to hear it. Subscribe now so you don’t miss it! ircbpodcast.com
This month is jam packed!
I Read Comic Books Podcast@ircbpodcast.com · 4mo agoComing up this month on IRCB: - @henrybarajas.bsky.social and @ohhhaeee.bsky.social talking Death to Pachuco - @julioanta.bsky.social for Beasts of Borikén - @zackkaps.bsky.social for Only The Savage Are Left - An Eisner nominees discussion before we go on summer break! ircb.fyi/sch0626
Monstrously racist regime. The worst gutter racism I've ever heard from a president in my lifetime. And these evil creeps sit next to him and say nothing. Never, ever, ever, ever vote for a Republican. And primary every Democrat who plays nice in any way with these bigots.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5mo agoTrump: "They're all crooks. The Somalians. What they've done to Minnesota. The Somalians. They're crooked as hell. They're all crooks."