mike the relatively unknown podcaster

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Staying up till 3 or 4 AM with a newborn kid means that I can actually finish my first watch through of Neon Genesis Evangelion that I’ve been trying to do for two years.

I love that I can watch PWHL on YouTube. So nice to not have to jump through 1000 loopholes and subscriptions to watch Hockey.

Damn, I had 2 Japanese style fried rice in my freezer I was going to eat this week!

Gonna be biased and toss out my show @ircbpodcast.com

Caught DOOM-Scrolling - we all know the feeling!

It’s Wednesday and that means it’s time to buy some comics for the week from @sweetshop.app!

PGO Hundo! View the website and see the hundo!

Or if you want to play a “who’s that pokemon?”

mikerapin.github.io/pgo-hundo/404

PGO Hundo! View the website and see the hundo!

I tried my hand at making a little Pokemon go helper website because I can never remember to save / find the 100% IV numbers during events.

mikerapin.github.io/pgo-hundo/

Just read issue #2 of Wrestle Heist on @sweetshop.app and it’s fantastic. This series is so fun!

Every page of Javier Rodriguez’s art somehow manages to be the coolest, trippiest thing I’ve ever seen.

My iPad mini’s dock looks so nice with this new icon

It’s just @imagecomics.com comics for now but I’m so friggin happy to have another, better alternative to Amazon.

Plus! Those carousels of reduced comics? And the categories??? LET’S GOOOOOOO

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@sweetshop.app is so very, very cool. Incredibly easy to use, easy to navigate, easy to read with, easy to download (to my iPad and as PDFs when available!)—all around just plain easy to find and get comics to read.

Thanks for letting me in @kennym.bsky.social!!!

My personal order of the latest IRCB merch arrived before the snow storm and it is VERY good. @mrkylerose.bsky.social @samdrawsalot.bsky.social

If you're super nerdy, these are fully native apps for their respective platforms.

Incredibly proud of this team. Image Comics to start then each publisher will get its time in our spotlight. We're so grateful to them.

No AI. No VC Funding. The anti-enshittification comic store.

Most of this episode is made up of two pals giving each other virtual hugs for an hour and some change.

11 years of making a podcast together makes me think we deserve the time we took on this episode to do that. ❤️

IRCB hits 500 episodes today!!!

I sat down with my longtime pal and editor of the show to talk about the history of the podcast, a bit about comics, and make some MASSIVE personal announcements.

DROME by @jesselonergan.bsky.social is IMHO the best comic of 2025
From @firstsecond.bsky.social

I was Lucky to talk to Jesse with @mikerapin.com on @ircbpodcast.com and let me tell you this book is what comics was made for or Vice Verse? Idk but it’s VERY COOL 😎

I’m gonna call that chair in the hotel “Uatu’s
Throne” from now on

share a television show that raised you

I forgot how good it feels to block someone on Facebook. I only keep my account for the chatter in my town’s group but phew the bigots have coming out in droves lately.

So far, the books I’ve read for this challenge have been BANGERS. Give it a look if you want some good comics to read as part of an incredible community!

Have you joined IRCB’s 2026 reading challenge? Read 24 comic hooks from our list and monthly themes! This year’s list is INCREDIBLE!

Dr. Werthless, This Place Kills Me, Santos Sisters, Gotham City: Year One, Letter 44, The Marble Queen, and more!!

We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.

i really don't know what to say except "fuck ice".

Patrons this week get a very special treat in our post credits audio / video!

Also, Do You Want To Buy These Pretzels? 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!

OUT TODAY: Also, Do You Want To Buy These Pretzels?

@eckospider.bsky.social 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!

Best Comic Books of 2025 — I Read Comic Books Podcast Thousands of comic books were published in 2025 and these are our top picks.

@ircbpodcast.com dropped its Best of 2025 list. Some great stuff on here including more Drome and Spectrum.

Always nice to see @davechisholmcomics.com and @jesselonergan.bsky.social get some more appreciation.

ircbpodcast.com/best-comic-b...

Just This Once: A Good Episode 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.

OUT TODAY: "Just This Once: A Good Episode"

@mikerapin.com @kaitlphere.bsky.social 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 more...