Mike’s Comments (group member since Jul 09, 2016)

Mike’s comments from the I Read Comic Books group.

Agreed with Chad!

From The Podcast Crew / Mod:
[ ] Tia - The Black Monday Murders, Volume 1: All Hail, God Mammon
[ ] Paul - The Book Tour
[ ] Kait - Algeria Is Beautiful Like America
[ ] Kara - Afterlife with Archie, Vol. 1: Escape from Riverdale
[ ] Kate - Guts
[ ] Brian - Spider-Man: The Spider's Shadow
[x] Nick - The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 1 ★★★★★
[ ] René - Burn the Witch, Vol. 1
[ ] Zander - The Good Asian, Vol. 1
[x] Mike - Aster of Pan ★★★★★
[x] Erin - The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott ★★★★

Patreon:
[ ] Kyle D - Two Brothers
[ ] Matt D - Dragon Hoops
[ ] Paul G - Incredible Doom
[ ] Jolamprex - Star Wars: Jango Fett - Open Seasons
[ ] Stephanie - Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts
[x] Geoff - Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 1 ★★★★★
[x] Brandon - The Many Deaths of Laila Starr ★★★★★
[x] Tom - Vinland Saga, Vol. 1 ★★★★★
[ ] Peter - Ultramega vol. 1

Book of the Month:
[ ] February: TBD
[ ] March:
[ ] April:
[ ] May:
[ ] June:
[ ] July:
[ ] August:
[ ] September:
[ ] October:
[ ] November:
[ ] December:

Use this thread to keep track of your progress on IRCB's 2022 Recommended Reading Challenge.

How to:
1) Copy and paste the list below into a new comment on this thread.
2) When you've finished a book on the list, click "edit" on your comment and check off the book you finished with an "x"
3) Optional: keep track of anything else you'd like on your list, like the rating you gave, the date you finished it, etc.

Also see:
Master Thread: to get all the challenge info, ask questions, and discuss challenge books
Tracking Widget

Remove the * from the book markup to make them into links!

From The Podcast Crew / Mod:
[ ] Tia - [*book:The Black Monday Murders, Volume 1: All Hail, God Mammon|31387199]
[ ] Paul - [*book:The Book Tour|52655096]
[ ] Kait - [*book:Algeria Is Beautiful Like America|36224073]
[ ] Kara - [*book:Afterlife with Archie, Vol. 1: Escape from Riverdale|18339901]
[ ] Kate - [*book:Guts|42190572]
[ ] Brian - [*book:Spider-Man: The Spider's Shadow|57796287]
[ ] Nick - [*book:The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 1|44018869]
[ ] René - [*book:Burn the Witch, Vol. 1|57147085]
[ ] Zander - [*book:The Good Asian, Vol. 1|58291430]
[ ] Mike - [*book:Aster of Pan|55428456]
[ ] Erin - [*book:The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott|55287388]

Patreon:
[ ] Kyle D - [*book:Two Brothers|25527966]
[ ] Matt D - [*book:Dragon Hoops|44280830]
[ ] Paul G - [*book:Incredible Doom|54870214]
[ ] Jolamprex - [*book:Star Wars: Jango Fett - Open Seasons|876383]
[ ] Stephanie - [*book:Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts|55711552]
[ ] Geoff - [*book:Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 1|40893782]
[ ] Brandon - [*book:The Many Deaths of Laila Starr|58673883]
[ ] Tom - [*book:Vinland Saga, Vol. 1|19087989]
[ ] Peter - [*book:Ultramega vol. 1|59952748]

Book of the Month:
[ ] February:
[ ] March:
[ ] April:
[ ] May:
[ ] June:
[ ] July:
[ ] August:
[ ] September:
[ ] October:
[ ] November:
[ ] December:

This is the master list and discussion thread for IRCB's 2022 Recommended Reading Challenge. Use it to discuss the challenge books you're reading, ask questions, and announce when you've completed the entire list.

Those who finish the challenge by December 16th, 2022 will get a personal shout-out on the podcast, and will get to help pick our January 2023 Book of the Month!

Also:
Progress Thread: for tracking your progress
Official Tracking Widget

RULES:
- You can join in at any point
- Books you have already read count towards the challenge
- Read all 11 picks from the podcasters/GR mods
- Pick the remaining 13 (or more if you’re up for it!) books from 2022 Books of the Month and Patreon supporter picks


From The Podcast Crew / Mod:
Tia - The Black Monday Murders, Volume 1: All Hail, God Mammon
Paul - The Book Tour
Kait - Algeria Is Beautiful Like America
Kara - Afterlife with Archie, Vol. 1: Escape from Riverdale
Kate - Guts
Brian - Spider-Man: The Spider's Shadow
Nick - The Way of the Househusband, Vol. 1
René - Burn the Witch, Vol. 1
Zander - The Good Asian, Vol. 1
Mike - Aster of Pan
Erin - The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott

Patreon:
Kyle D - Two Brothers
Matt D - Dragon Hoops
Paul G - Incredible Doom
Jolamprex - Star Wars: Jango Fett - Open Seasons
Stephanie - Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts
Geoff - Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 1
Brandon - The Many Deaths of Laila Starr
Tom - Vinland Saga, Vol. 1
Peter - Ultramega vol. 1

DIYDylan wrote: "Hi there, I'm Lana, 25 years old (Don't mind my username, it's outdated and has the wrong gender). I'm from the Netherlands. I'm more into video games and music so I'm not too well versed in comics..."

Welcome Lana!! Loving the books on your fav shelf. I Kill Giants? chef kiss. Sweet Tooth!? Yessssss

I've been reading through Usagi Yojimbo for fun, and East of West as part of the "East of West Journey" on our discord. So far I've wrapped Vol. 4 of both series (Usagi Yojimbo, Vol. 4: The Dragon Bellow Conspiracy, East of West, Vol. 4: Who Wants War?) and I really, really love them both.

That Stan Sakai is onto something with his samurai rabbit.... lol

Here's what the IRCB folks read on this week's episode: Episode 312 | The Watership Down Effect.

- Brian: Marvel Zombies: Resurrection
- Kate: The Dam Keeper, The Dam Keeper: World Without Darkness, The Dam Keeper: Return from the Shadows
- Kait: Something New: Tales from a Makeshift Bride

Check out the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts to hear our thoughts on what we read! Or listen now at https://ircbpodcast.com/episodes/epis...

Klaus is solid!

Jordanna wrote: "Hello ! I'm Jordanna from Austin, TX and I like all sorts of comic books. Watchman got me into the genre and my favorites include Sandman, The Wicked + The Divine, and My Favorite Thing is Monsters..."

Welcome!! Loving your favorite comics :D

Welcome Adie!!

Paul wrote: "Contenders that have been mentioned so far, with digital availability that I can determine. ("Cx" = Comixology purchase, not via Unlimited). Are there other avenues to consider?

I personally consi..."

DANG! Thank you for this, Paul.

Gonna put my vote in for Daredevil.

Made my way through Monstress, Vol. 2: The Blood this week. I am seriously sucked into this series despite it being such a DENSE read.

Also re-read East of West, Vol. 2: We Are All One as part of the IRCB Discord's "East of West Journey" that a handful of us are participating in. I forgot how much I love this series...

Holy smokes these are serious contenders.

I’m torn between Daredevil by Zdarsky and The Many Deaths of Laila Starr.

I just a reminder: we need to pick a book by December 31!

Here's what the IRCB folks read on this week's episode: Episode 311 | Can We Get Some Donny Cates in the Chat?.

- Brian: The Sixth Gun, Vol. 2: Crossroads

- Kait: Rain #1, Hecate's Will #1

- Mike: Suicide Squad: Bad Blood, East of West, Vol. 1: The Promise

Check out the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts to hear our thoughts on what we read! Or listen now at https://ircbpodcast.com/episodes/epis...

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Also read that new Batman: One Dark Knight (2021-) #1 by Jock and it was pretty solid!

Here's what the IRCB folks read on this week's episode: Episode 310 | I Don't Have a Favorite... But These Are My Favorite.

- Brian: King in Black

- Kait: Our Stories Carried Us Here

- Mike: Hellions #18

Check out the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts to hear our thoughts on what we read! Or listen now at https://ircbpodcast.com/episodes/epis...

Here's what the IRCB folks read on this week's episode: Episode 309 | They Wouldn't Let You Wear That In France.

- Paul Superman '78 #3, Catwoman: Lonely City (2021-) #1

- Tia Hawkeye, Volume 1: My Life as a Weapon

- Mike For Goodness' Sake Volume 1, Monkey Meat #1-2, What's The Furthest Place From Here #1, Eniale & Dewiela, Vol. 2

Check out the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts to hear our thoughts on what we read! Or listen now at https://ircbpodcast.com/episodes/epis...

This has been on my to-read list (and on my shelf at home) for YEARS. So glad to finally be pushed into reading it! haha

Here's what the IRCB folks read on this week's episode: Episode 308 | It’s not a flex, I’m irresponsible (ft. Gabe Cheng).

- Gabe: Doctor Strange & Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment, Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 1

- Paul: The Thing (2021-) #1 Mister Miracle : The Source of Freedom #5-6

- Mike: Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation, The Blue Flame #1-5, Hulk (2021) #1

Check out the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts to hear our thoughts on what we read! Or listen now at https://ircbpodcast.com/episodes/epis...

Logan wrote: "Hello everyone!

My name is Logan (LMAN8BSA). I’m currently in college, so staying up to date on comics and books is fairly difficult. I live in Illinois and often visit comic shops in Chicago (alt..."

Welcome, Logan!!

For anyone who missed it, here's our discussion for this month's BotM on Patreon!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/novembe...