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message 1: by Erin (new)

Erin (panelparty) | 459 comments Mod
Happy August! Is anyone else ready for fall? Because I definitely am!

What are you reading this month? Checking out any of the comics all those new shows are based on? Tell us all about it!

As always, if you'd like to check out what the IRCB crew is reading, take a peek at the Top of My Pile posts over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ircbpodcast


message 2: by Mike, Host & Producer of IRCB! (new)

Mike Rapin (mikerapin) | 661 comments Mod
Slowly making my way through Peter Milligan and Mike Allred's X-Force / X-Statix run. Such a wild run.


message 3: by Chad (new)

Chad | 1404 comments Mike wrote: "Slowly making my way through Peter Milligan and Mike Allred's X-Force / X-Statix run. Such a wild run."

That is a crazy series. I've been meaning to go back and read it again before starting their new followup series, the X-Cellent.


message 4: by Chad (last edited Aug 01, 2022 12:42PM) (new)

Chad | 1404 comments Last weeks adventures in comics.

Suicide Squad Get Joker! #1 by Brian Azzarello Suicide Squad: Get Joker! ★★
Once again, Brian Azzarello mistakes shock value for a good story. He makes Wild Dog part of the Insurrection on Jan 6th to get some buzz for the book.

Batman Detective Comics, Vol. 2 Fear State by Mariko Tamaki Batman: Detective Comics, Vol. 2: Fear State ★★★
This is a continuation of the first volume and the Vile parasite thing.

Thor by Donny Cates, Vol. 2 Prey by Donny Cates Thor by Donny Cates, Vol. 2: Prey ★★★★★
Donald Blake goes insane and starts attacking Asgardians.

Thor by Donny Cates, Vol. 3 Revelations by Donny Cates Thor by Donny Cates, Vol. 3: Revelations ★★★
Thor broods for 4 issue because Mjojnir no longer likes him.

Thor by Donny Cates, Vol. 4 God of Hammers by Donny Cates Thor by Donny Cates, Vol. 4: God of Hammers ★★★★
The God of Hammers has taken Mjolnir and is murdering people across the ten realms. We finally find out what's going on with Mjolnir and it's a doozy.

Fables, Vol. 20 Camelot by Bill Willingham Fables, Vol. 20: Camelot ★★★★★
Just when you think Rose Red finally has her act together, she does the one thing to cause a rift between her and Snow White. It's just inevitable that these two will always be at odds.

Fables, Vol. 21 Happily Ever After by Bill Willingham Fables, Vol. 21: Happily Ever After ★★★★★
The only thing bad about this series is that it's coming to an end. The title is a misnomer though. This volume is full of sad events and the end of many of the characters.

Fables, Vol. 22 Farewell by Bill Willingham Fables, Vol. 22: Farewell ★★★★★
The finale is something I'd come to expect from the series. You get your big battle at Fabletown, you get your resolution and little goodbyes to most of the main characters, and you get some new beginnings.

Phoenix Song Echo by Rebecca Roanhorse Phoenix Song: Echo ★★★
A strong debut from Rebecca Roanhorse. Echo has just received the Phoenix power and is having difficulties controlling its rage.

Miles Morales, Vol. 5 The Clone Saga by Saladin Ahmed Miles Morales, Vol. 5: The Clone Saga ★★★
Ganke's been seeing Miles old girlfriend without telling Miles. Unfortunately, they never really get a chance to talk it out because a bunch of Miles's clones show up.

Miles Morales, Vol. 6 All Eyes On Me by Saladin Ahmed Miles Morales, Vol. 6: All Eyes On Me ★★★
Miles goes on a date with Starling when Taskmaster attacks the two of them. He also gets a new costume that looks like trash.

Gamma Flight by Al Ewing Gamma Flight ★★★
Spinning out of Immortal Hulk, all of Hulk's buddies go off with Gamma Flight and help out a gamma irradiated town.

Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer #1 by Casey Gilly Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer ★★
An Elseworlds Buffy story where she's lived to her 50's. Vampires have become citizens and slaying is illegal.

Green Lantern, Vol. 2 Horatius by Geoffrey Thorne Green Lantern, Vol. 2: Horatius ★★
The best thing I have to say about this run is that I'm glad it's over.

Amazing Fantasy by Kaare Andrews Amazing Fantasy ★★
Captain America, Spider-Man and Black Widow all die and reappear on an island full of swords and sorcery. That's about the last time this makes much sense.

Lore Olympus Volume Two (Lore Olympus, #2) by Rachel Smythe Lore Olympus: Volume Two ★★★
I do have to say I liked this retelling of Hades and Persephone better than the first volume.

Chameleon Conspiracy (Amazing Spider-Man by Nick Spencer, #14) by Nick Spencer Chameleon Conspiracy (Amazing Spider-Man by Nick Spencer, #14) ★★
This is typical Nick Spender here. Writing a book with a gazillion plot points that go nowhere. The Chameleon isn't even the main villain in this story with his name on it. He's part of the B-Story.

What Cost Victory? (Amazing Spider-Man by Nick Spencer, #15) by Nick Spencer What Cost Victory? (Amazing Spider-Man by Nick Spencer, #15) ★★
Nick Spencer is the world's worst tease of a writer. Why would you retcon a story that's already ridiculously complicated only to make it more complicated?

Sinister War by Nick Spencer Amazing Spider-Man: Sinister War ★★★★
Spider-Man fights 30 odd villains for 4 issues.

Hulk by Donny Cates, Vol. 1 Smashtronaut! by Donny Cates Hulk by Donny Cates, Vol. 1: Smashtronaut! ★★
Donny Cates goes high concept sci-fi with his Hulk run. Banner is treating his body as a starship piloted by Banner and fueled by the Hulk's rage. It's really high concept as the art depicts it all as Banner operating a spaceship versus just saying Banner's mind is now in control of the Hulk's body.

Sweet Tooth The Return by Jeff Lemire Sweet Tooth: The Return ★★★★
300 years in the future of Sweet Tooth's world, another Gus wakes up in a forest with Father giving him life lessons. As Gus leaves this place we learn what's going just as Gus does.

X-Men by Gerry Duggan, Vol. 2 by Gerry Duggan X-Men by Gerry Duggan, Vol. 2 ★★★★★
Gerry Duggan turned into a great successor to Hickman's X-Men.


message 5: by kaitlphere (new)

kaitlphere | 367 comments Mod
Re: Chad: I hadn't heard of that Buffy elseworld book, I have added it to my list! I have quite a few of the new Buffy books that I haven't read yet though, I suppose those should come first.

Also, I'm glad to hear Lore Olympus vol. 2 is an improvement. I liked volume one but oh boy it ended rough.


message 6: by Chad (new)

Chad | 1404 comments KaitLphere wrote: "Re: Chad: I hadn't heard of that Buffy elseworld book, I have added it to my list! I have quite a few of the new Buffy books that I haven't read yet though, I suppose those should come first.."

It just came out. It's not very good though. I'm not sure why they didn't just use the show's continuity and set it 30 years later. It would have made way more sense for a 4 issue story.


message 7: by Chad (new)

Chad | 1404 comments Today's trip to the LCS.

Dark Crisis #3
Immortal X-Men #5
X-Men Red #5
Once & Future #28
Shadow Service #14
DC Vs. Vampires #8


message 8: by kaitlphere (new)

kaitlphere | 367 comments Mod
Here's what the IRCB folks read on this week's episode: Episode 336 | This Podcast Is Blessed By God

- Mike: The Con Artists, Public Domain #1 and #2
- Nick: Nights with a Cat, Vol. 1, Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: Time is a River, Alien (2021-) Annual #1
- Kait: Dragon Hoops, Manga Classics Count Of Monte Cristo: New Edition

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...


message 9: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie Alyson | 26 comments I’m on vacation this week and hoping to do a lot of reading. Yesterday I started The Good Asian volume two. I brought Time before Time volume two and Made in Korea and Alan Moore’s Swampthing volume one. We’ll see how much I get through this week


message 10: by Whitney (new)

Whitney | 222 comments I’m rereading Paper Girls.


message 11: by Erin (new)

Erin (panelparty) | 459 comments Mod
Whitney wrote: "I’m rereading Paper Girls."

I really need to do that! Have you watched the show at all yet?


message 12: by Chad (last edited Aug 08, 2022 01:50PM) (new)

Chad | 1404 comments Last week's adventures in comics.

Amazing Mary Jane, Vol. 1 Down In Flames, Up In Smoke by Leah Williams Amazing Mary Jane, Vol. 1: Down In Flames, Up In Smoke ★★★
MJ goes off to make a movie about Mysterio directed by Mysterio.

Black Widow No Restraints Play by Jen Soska Black Widow: No Restraints Play ★★★
A rated R spin on Black Widow. The Soska sisters made their way by making horror flicks up in Canada. Now they've brought their dark vision to Marvel.

American Vampire 1976 by Scott Snyder American Vampire 1976 ★★★
A fitting end to the very long running but sporadic series.

Dead Man's Hand (Daredevil Epic Collection, #16) by D.G. Chichester Dead Man's Hand (Daredevil Epic Collection, #16) ★★★★
Daredevil teams up with Nomad and the Punisher to go after the syndicates attempting to divvy up the Kingpin's empire.

Tales of Suspense Hawkeye & the Winter Soldier by Matthew Rosenberg Tales of Suspense: Hawkeye & the Winter Soldier ★★★★★
This was a blast. Hawkeye and Winter Soldier make a fantastic buddy cop type story.

Robin, Vol. 1 The Lazarus Tournament by Joshua Williamson Robin, Vol. 1: The Lazarus Tournament ★★★★
Robin fights in the League of Lazarus. It's a Mortal Combat type story with fighters from around the world ascending to an island in a tournament to the death.

Fables - Book Fifteen by Bill Willingham Fables - Book Fifteen ★★★★★
At this point what else can be said about Fables, that hasn't been said? If you've gotten this far, you must love it as much as I do. The finale is something I'd come to expect from the series.

Dungeons & Dragons Mindbreaker by Jim Zub Dungeons & Dragons: Mindbreaker ★★★★
The party returns to Baldur's Gate only to find there's a mindflayer taking over people's minds.

Batman Vs. Bigby! A Wolf In Gotham by Bill Willingham Batman Vs. Bigby! A Wolf In Gotham ★★
Bigby meets an Elseworlds Batman with an army of Robins in this disappointing crossover.

W.E.B. Of Spider-Man (W.E.B. Of Spider-Man (2021)) by Kevin Shinick W.E.B. Of Spider-Man ★★★
Marvel teenagers science their way out of trouble.

Checkmate by Brian Michael Bendis Checkmate ★★★
Lois Lane finds out she has a brother and not much else until the end.

Fairest, Volume 1 Wide Awake by Bill Willingham Fairest, Volume 1: Wide Awake ★★★★
Ali Baba wakes up Sleeping Beauty and the Snow Queen with "true love's kiss".

Fairest, Volume 2 The Hidden Kingdom by Lauren Beukes Fairest, Volume 2: The Hidden Kingdom ★★★★
Fables gets dark when Rapunzel goes to Tokyo and we revisit her time among the Japanese Fables.

Batman Reptilian by Garth Ennis Batman: Reptilian
Garth Ennis and Liam Sharp come together to create one of the worst comic books I've ever read.

Vision Quest (Avengers West Coast Epic Collection, #4) by John Byrne Vision Quest (Avengers West Coast Epic Collection, #4) ★★★★
John Byrne wrecks the Scarlet Witch's and Vision's lives. This is the basis for WandaVision.

Batman/Catwoman by Tom King Batman/Catwoman ★★★
Tom King finishes his Batman run with this story taking place across three different time periods.

Oblivion Song by Kirkman & de Felici, Vol. 6 by Robert Kirkman Oblivion Song by Kirkman & de Felici, Vol. 6 ★★★★
The war between humans and the Kuthaal hits full stride as they invade L.A., Paris, and Hong Kong.

Batgirl, Volume 1 The Darkest Reflection by Gail Simone Batgirl, Volume 1: The Darkest Reflection ★★★★
Batgirl returns! Unfortunate for Oracle fans!

Batgirl, Volume 2 Knightfall Descends by Gail Simone Batgirl, Volume 2: Knightfall Descends ★★★★
Gail Simone's Batgirlaissance continues.

Peacemaker Disturbing the Peace (2022) #1 by Garth Ennis Peacemaker: Disturbing the Peace #1 ★★★
Garth Ennis writes a neat war story about a career soldier who takes care of problems during missions. Has nothing to do with Peacemaker though.


message 13: by kaitlphere (new)

kaitlphere | 367 comments Mod
Here's what the IRCB folks read on this week's episode: Episode 337 | I Like Unicorns Podcast

- Kara: DC League of Super-Pets: The Great Mxy-Up
- Danny: Too Tough to Die, Batman: One Dark Knight
- Kate: The Nice House on the Lake, Vol. 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...

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I'm still tackling the reading challenge books, and also read Hakumei & Mikochi: Tiny Little Life in the Woods, Vol. 1 because I've been loving these chill manga anthology-type series. I really enjoyed the tiny woodland creature design, and all the line work in the art. I'm on the fence about continuing the series though, as I only really enjoyed a few of the stories and my local library doesn't carry this series.


message 14: by Chad (new)

Chad | 1404 comments Last week's adventures in comics.

Batgirl, Vol. 3 Death of the Family by Gail Simone Batgirl, Vol. 3: Death of the Family ★★★★
Batgirl must confront the Joker for the first time after he shot her when he kidnaps her mom.

Batgirl, Vol. 4 Wanted by Gail Simone Batgirl, Vol. 4: Wanted ★★★★
Barbara is trying to deal with the guilt and rage of having to kill her brother while her father blames Batgirl and is trying to arrest her.

Batgirl, Volume 5 Deadline by Gail Simone Batgirl, Volume 5: Deadline ★★★
This volume is pretty schizophrenic in its storytelling. The first half is a bunch of one-off stories that don't work well together at all, mainly because they lack context.

X-Men Golgotha by Peter Milligan X-Men: Golgotha ★★
This is just as bad as the Chuck Austen run. I thought Milligan would be a little better.

X-Men Bizarre Love Triangle by Peter Milligan X-Men: Bizarre Love Triangle
Peter Milligan has turned the X-Men into a full-on trashy soap opera. Mystique pretends to be a student in order to seduce Gambit. It gets into icky territory.

X-Men/Black Panther Wild Kingdom by Peter Milligan X-Men/Black Panther: Wild Kingdom ★★★
This team of dysfunctional X-Men plus Storm heads to Africa to investigate mutant animals where they come across Black Panther, the Red Ghost and a mad scientist.

Decimation X-Men - The Day After by Peter Milligan Decimation: X-Men - The Day After ★★★
Takes place immediately after House of M. Mutantkind has been decimated. That's when the Sentinels show up to turn Professor Xavier's mansion into a reservation for mutants.

X-Men Blood of Apocalypse by Peter Milligan X-Men: Blood of Apocalypse ★★
I don't think Peter Milligan ever read an X-Man comic before getting the job of writing the X-Men. The characterizations are completely off.

Rogue Squadron (Star Wars X-Wing, #1) by Michael A. Stackpole One-Star Squadron ★★
Mark Russell does his same irreverent schtick with superheroes. This time with down on their luck heroes working the gig economy for an Uber type app for superheroes.

The Bride of Doom (Fantastic Four by Dan Slott, #8) by Dan Slott Fantastic Four Vol. 8: The Bride of Doom ★★★
Dr. Doom is getting married. Mr. Fantastic is the Best Man. Everyone's going to Latveria for the wedding. Nothing could go wrong, could it?

Eternal Flame (Fantastic Four by Dan Slott, #9) by Dan Slott Fantastic Four Vol. 9: Eternal Flame ★★★
This mostly focus on the Fantastic Four being parents to their kids while Johnny whines in the background about not being able to shut down his flame.

King in Black Namor by Kurt Busiek King in Black: Namor ★★★
Namor remembers his childhood when Atlantis's heroes were corrupted by the King in Black.

Grendel Devil's Odyssey by Matt Wagner Grendel: Devil's Odyssey ★★★
To boldly go where no Grendel has gone before. Grendel Prime is sent on a mission to find a new planet that can support humanity after we'd pretty much destroyed the earth.

Dark Reign Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Dark Reign: Fantastic Four ★★★★
Hickman sets up his Fantastic Four run when Reed builds a Bridge to examine other realities to see how Civil War and Secret Invasion could have turned out differently.

Fantastic Four, Volume 1 by Jonathan Hickman Fantastic Four, Volume 1 ★★★★★
Reed has decided to "Solve Everything". That's when he meets the Council of Reeds.

Fantastic Four, Volume 2 by Jonathan Hickman Fantastic Four, Volume 2 ★★★★★
Four stand alone but interconnected stories of four strange cities rising out of obscurity.

Dissolving Classroom by Junji Ito Dissolving Classroom ★★
Definitely has some horrific elements to it but this is very one note. A teenager apologizes to people causing them to melt into goo.

Batman Urban Legends, Vol. 2 by Brandon Thomas Batman: Urban Legends, Vol. 2 ★★
DC lets a bunch of new creators write Bat-Family stories.

Supergirl Woman of Tomorrow by Tom King Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow ★★
The lanquid, long-winded narrator ruined this for me.

Devil's Highway by Benjamin Percy Devil's Highway ★★★★
A woman goes down a rabbit hole when her father is murdered. She uncovers a group of serial killers hiding in plain sight, roaming the highways of the upper Midwest as truck drivers.

Usagi Yojimbo Book 3 The Wanderer's Road by Stan Sakai Usagi Yojimbo: Book 3: The Wanderer's Road ★★★★★
Some terrific stand alone Usagi Yojimbo stories.

Pennyworth Volume 1 by Scott Bryan Wilson Pennyworth Volume 1 ★★★
Alfred gets his own comic from when he was a spy in his younger years.

Nuclear Family by Stephanie Phillips Nuclear Family ★★
Starts off pretty strong, giving off Twilight Zone vibes, but the story is only half-formed.

Amazing Spider-Man Beyond, Vol. 1 by Zeb Wells Amazing Spider-Man: Beyond, Vol. 1 ★★★★
Ben Reilly takes over as Spider-Man when Peter falls ill.

King in Black Avengers by Geoffrey Thorne King in Black: Avengers ★★★
A bunch of single-issue King in Black stories.

Maestro Symphony in a Gamma Key by Peter David Maestro: Symphony in a Gamma Key ★★★★
Slots in very well with Hulk: Future Imperfect, but then why wouldn't it considering Peter David wrote both of them.

Geiger 80-Page Giant #1 by Geoff Johns Geiger 80-Page Giant #1 ★★★★
This anthology gives us a lead-in to the new character, the immortal Redcoat who fought a magic wielding George Washington.

The Flash Vol. 16 Wally West Returns by Kevin Shinick The Flash Vol. 16: Wally West Returns ★★★★
Wally West is back baby!

Bloodlines (Alien, #1) by Phillip Kennedy Johnson Alien Vol. 1:Bloodlines ★★★
Marvel's first foray into the Alien universe doesn't really add anything other than some dream forms of new xenomorphs.

Year Zero Vol. 2 by Benjamin Percy Year Zero Vol. 2 ★★★
More stories of people trying to live among the zombies.


message 15: by Chad (new)

Chad | 1404 comments Today's trip to the LCS (2 weeks worth of comics)

Savage Avengers #4
Star Wars #26
Black Adam #3
AXE: Death to the Mutants #1
Avengers 1,000,000 BC #1
Predator #1
Parker Girls #1 <-- Terry Moore's new Strangers in Paradise spinoff
AXE: Judgement Day #2
Superman: Son of Kal-El #14
X-Men Legends #1
Dark Crisis: Green Lantern #1
World's Finest #6
Dc Vs Vampires: All-Out War #2
Fire Power #23
New Mutants #28
Nightwing #95
X-Force #30
X-Men #13
Hulk #8
Timeless #1 <-- Marvel comic from the beginning of the year I decided to pick up.


message 16: by kaitlphere (new)

kaitlphere | 367 comments Mod
Here's what the IRCB folks read on this week's episode: Episode 338 | Tripping Hazards In Hell

- Mike: 007 #1, Keeping Two
- Tia: The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 1, Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1957--Falling Sky
- Brian: Deadpool: Samurai, Vol. 1, Star Wars: The High Republic, Vol. 3: Jedi's End, 付き合ってあげてもいいかな 4 Tsukiatte Agete mo Ii ka na 4 through volume 6.

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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I'm reading Vinland Saga, Book 1 for the reading challenge. I'm only a few chapters in, and there's definitely some intriguing backstory going on.


message 17: by Chad (last edited Aug 22, 2022 09:35AM) (new)

Chad | 1404 comments Last week's adventures in comics.

Fairest, Volume 3 The Return of the Maharaja by Sean E. Williams Fairest Vol. 3:The Return of the Maharaja ★★★
Explore the Fables version of Indo. Plus, the return of Prince Charming.

Fairest, Volume 4 Of Men and Mice by Marc Andreyko Fairest Vol. 4: Of Men and Mice ★★★★
Cinderella gets sent on a new mission when Snow White is attacked by Mousemen.

Cinderella, Volume 1 From Fabletown with Love by Chris Roberson Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love ★★★★
Cinderella breaks out into her own series where she operates as a spy for Fabletown.

Cinderella Fables are Forever (Vol. 2) by Chris Roberson Cinderella: Fables are Forever ★★★★★
Cinderella remembers her past with the Fables version of the Cold War when an old foe resurfaces.

DC Comics Generations by Dan Jurgens DC Comics: Generations ★★
A new time God, Dominus, is eating time in order to keep his family in an old-timey pocket of time. Kamadi travels through time gathering heroes just in time to have them scattered across time.

Star Wars The High Republic - The Edge of Balance, Vol. 2 by Shima Shinya Star Wars: The High Republic: Edge of Balance, Vol. 2 ★★★
The Star Wars Manga continues.

Old Haunts by Rob Williams Old Haunts ★★
Three partners are looking to retire so they set up a deal with a younger crime lord. It all starts to go wrong as they become haunted by their past sins.

Wonder Girl Homecoming by Joëlle Jones Wonder Girl: Homecoming ★★★★
Joelle Jones makes one of these new Future State characters interesting. Hopefully we'll see more of Yara Flor.

Amazing Spider-Man Beyond, Vol. 2 by Cody Ziglar Amazing Spider-Man: Beyond, Vol. 2 ★★★
Dr. Octopus shows up but the plot doesn't advance more than the Beyond Corporation may be nefarious.

Amazing Spider-Man Beyond, Vol. 3 by Zeb Wells Amazing Spider-Man: Beyond, Vol. 3 ★★★★
Jed MacKay gets to write more Black Cat as she's around training Peter getting him back up to speed. The best issue is when Felicia and Mary Jane have to team up to find the Hood's cloak before he kills Peter.

X-Men by Peter Milligan, Vol. 1 Dangerous Liaisons by Peter Milligan X-Men by Peter Milligan, Vol. 1: Dangerous Liaisons ★★
This is just as bad as the Chuck Austen run. I thought Milligan would be a little better.

X-Men by Peter Milligan, Vol. 2 Blood of Apocalypse (X-Men by Peter Milligan, #2) by Peter Milligan X-Men by Peter Milligan, Vol. 2: Blood of Apocalypse ★★
I don't think Peter Milligan has ever read an X-Men comic. Everyone is out of character. This is terrible.

Hotell by John Lees Hotell ★★★
A decent little horror anthology.

The Swamp Thing Volume 2 Conduit by Ram V. The Swamp Thing Volume 2: Conduit ★★★
The Suicide Squad arrives in India to try and capture this new Swamp Thing.

Chariot Vol. 1 by Bryan Edward Hill Chariot Vol. 1 ★★★
Christine meets Knight Rider. The star here is the art. The art and coloring give off this 80's synthwave vibe that I loved. It was like a trip back to an 80's action movie.

The Realm, Volume 1 by Seth Peck The Realm, Volume 1 ★★★★
Lord of the Rings thrown into the world of Mad Max. Fifteen years ago, orcs and trolls arrived in modern society and humanity is barely holding on.

The Joker Vol. 2 by James Tynion IV The Joker Vol. 2 ★★
Commissioner Gordon Vol. 2, I mean Joker Vol. 2 continues to bore.

The Next Batman Second Son by John Ridley The Next Batman: Second Son ★★
A family drama about Lucius Fox's family.

Fantastic Four, Volume 3 by Jonathan Hickman Fantastic Four, Volume 3 ★★★★
I love how this starts with Reed letting loose on his fellow academics, leading him to start his own think tank of genius children in the Future Foundation.

Fantastic Four, Volume 4 by Jonathan Hickman Fantastic Four, Volume 4 ★★★★★
It's hitting the fan all at once and the team is scattered. Ben becomes human, Sue is off in Atlantis, Reed is dealing with a pissed-off Galactus, Annihilus is about to breach the Negative Zone with a 2nd Annihilation Wave.

FF, Volume 1 by Jonathan Hickman FF, Volume 1 ★★★★★
Remember the Council of Reeds from the first volume of Hickman's Fantastic Four run? They are back and it turns out these Reeds lack any kind of empathy or morals. They are completely cool with sacrificing our Earth for the "good" of the multiverse.

Black Manta by Chuck Brown Black Manta ★★
Black Manta is plagued by terrible headaches brought on by this new metal he found, but yet he is drawn to it. It has something to do with a lost tribe of Atlanteans. Meanwhile, there's a new threat out there gunning for both Black Manta and Atlantis. The art and coloring in this is awful.

Going Out West (Daredevil Epic Collection, #5) by Gerry Conway Going Out West (Daredevil Epic Collection, #5) ★★★★
Daredevil and Black Widow move to San Francisco where they fight the likes of Electro, Kilgrave the Purple Man, Mr. Fear, Stilt-Man, and Kraven the Hunter.

Byte-Sized Vol. 1 by Cullen Bunn Byte-Sized Vol. 1 ★★
You won’t find any monsters here, just some toy sized military robots that plague a family on Christmas Day. Bunn has written a comic for children inspired by 80’s movies. Yes, it is also the plot of Small Soldiers.

Captain America Truth by Robert Morales Captain America: Truth ★★★★
If you were watching Falcon and the Winter Soldier and wondered where Isaiah Bradley came from, this is his story.


message 18: by Chad (new)

Chad | 1404 comments Today's trip to the LCS.

AXE: Judgement Day #3
By the Horns: Dark Earth #4
Fables #154
Marauders #5
Swamp Thing #16
Task Force Z #11
We Live: Age of the Palladions #5
Damage Control #1


message 19: by kaitlphere (new)

kaitlphere | 367 comments Mod
Here's what the IRCB folks read on this week's episode: Episode 339 | Bat In One Ear, Bats Out The Other

- Mike: Aquaman: Andromeda (2022-) #2, 極主夫道 8
- Paloma: Flavor Girls #2
- Danny: Batman - One Bad Day (2022-) #1: The Riddler, New Mutants #28

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 episode includes both of the podcast's new contributors!

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Re: Chad: Realm sees like what I wanted from Hinterkind. I'll have to check it out!


message 20: by Chad (new)

Chad | 1404 comments kaitlphere wrote: "Re: Chad: Realm sees like what I wanted from Hinterkind. I'll have to check it out!."

I thought the exact same thing!


message 21: by Chad (new)

Chad | 1404 comments Last week's adventures in comics.

Wonder Woman Black and Gold #1 by John Arcudi Wonder Woman Black & Gold ★★★
Wonder Woman short stories only using black, white and gold.

Bad Mother Vol. 1 by Christa Faust Bad Mother Vol. 1 ★★★
When a dumpy housewife’s teenage daughter goes missing, this mother will do whatever it takes to get her back. Even take on drug dealers.

Red Border by Jason Starr Red Border ★★★
A Mexican couple must cross the border when they are pursued by a Cartel. What they find on the other side of the border may be just as bad in this mashup of Sicario and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Everafter From the Pages of Fables (2016-2017) Vol. 1 The Pandora Protocol by Lilah Sturges Everafter: From the Pages of Fables Vol. 1: The Pandora Protocol ★★★
Fables meets Queen & Country?!

Everafter From the Pages of Fables (2016-2017) Vol. 2 The Unsentimental Education by Dave Justus Everafter: From the Pages of Fables Vol. 2: The Unsentimental Education ★★
This volume was about a Columbine scenario with magic. This could have been cool but the writing just wasn't very good. The idea of the series wasn't explained very well and the many subplots introduced don't pay off. I think they were expecting another 150 issue run and got 12.

Superman vs. Lobo Book One by Tim Seeley Superman Vs. Lobo
Lobo starts a #cancelculture war with Superman because he's jealous. This book was stoopid.

Hulk vs. Thor Banner of War Alpha #1 by Donny Cates Hulk Vs. Thor: Banner of War ★★★
Makes sense these books would crossover since Donny Cates is writing both of them. There are some cool moments but overall it's a bit bland.

New Mutants by Vita Ayala, Vol. 3 by Vita Ayala New Mutants by Vita Ayala, Vol. 3 ★★★
Magik returns to Limbo to give it over to the Goblin Queen. They get attacked and her Soul Sword is destroyed.

Justice League Vol. 3 by Brian Michael Bendis Justice League Vol. 3 ★★
Is there a run of Justice League more disappointing than Bendis's? Absolutely nothing happens in the 17 issues he wrote. How can he be so good at writing the Avengers and so poor at writing the Justice League?

Justice League (2018-2022) #75 by Joshua Williamson Justice League #75 ★★★
You can really consider this Dark Crisis #0. The story itself is solid. None of it is shocking or surprising though. DC has been telling everyone for months what happens, plus it says what happens right on the cover.

Deathstroke Inc. Vol. 1 HC by Joshua Williamson Deathstroke Inc. Vol. 1 ★★★★
Black Canary teams up with Deathstroke to investigate this new organization, T.R.U.S.T.

FF, Volume 2 by Jonathan Hickman FF, Volume 2 ★★★★
The Inhumans return to Earth and inject themselves into what's going on with the 4 secret cities.

Fantastic Four, Volume 5 by Jonathan Hickman Fantastic Four, Volume 5 ★★★★★
This is what all those disparate plot threads of Hickman's have been building towards. It's big. It's epic. It's filled with pages that will make you day "DAMN!"

FF, Volume 3 by Jonathan Hickman FF, Volume 3 ★★★★
I love seeing Val, the creepy, manipulative 3-year old genius, work behind the scenes to make sure everything turns out like her older self told her to.

Fraternity by Jon Ellis Fraternity ★★★★
I always knew those frats were really satanic cults in disguise.

Eternals, Vol. 1 Only Death is Eternal by Kieron Gillen Eternals, Vol. 1: Only Death is Eternal ★★
This is just dull when it should be exciting. Thanos is going around murdering Eternals and one of the Eternals is helping him.

The Swamp Thing Volume 3 The Parliament of Gears by Ram V The Swamp Thing Volume 3: The Parliament of Gears ★★★★
The idea of a new parliament, a Parliament of Gears is a good one.

Ms. Tree, Vol. 4 Deadline by Max Allan Collins Ms. Tree, Vol. 4: Deadline ★★★★
Great hard-boiled noir with a take-no-gruff female private eye.

Timeless (2021) #1 by Jed Mackay Timeless #1 ★★★★
A pirate timeline tries to hijack the main timeline leaving Kang to fight a version of Doom.

Fairest, Volume 5 The Clamour for Glamour by Mark Buckingham Fairest Vol. 5: The Clamour for Glamour ★★★
It’s about what is going on at the Farm while the main story is ending over in Fables. Kind of boring.


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Whitney | 222 comments Erin wrote: "Whitney wrote: "I’m rereading Paper Girls."

I really need to do that! Have you watched the show at all yet?"


Sorry, I didn’t see your question until now!

Yes and no. I am really really picky when it comes to adaptations. My mom has been watching the show and tells me some of the plot that is happening in the episodes. So I have concluded they have changed a lot. Too much for me to watch. I have watched some scenes with her.

Have you been watching the show, Erin?


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Whitney | 222 comments Currently reading Coffin Hill and Sunstone. Both are good for different reasons. Coffin Hill is just something fun to read through. Sunstone is very solid so far.


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Devon Munn (devonmm) | 119 comments I finished the Money Shot series recently. Currently I'm on Volume 4 of Wasted Space, Folklords and Strange Skies Over East Berlin


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Chad | 1404 comments Whitney wrote: "Erin wrote: "Whitney wrote: "I’m rereading Paper Girls."

I really need to do that! Have you watched the show at all yet?"

Sorry, I didn’t see your question until now!

Yes and no. I am really rea..."


I watched the first 2 episodes. They seemed to have changed both the tone and subject of the show and not for the better. It's a much more serious drama now. The Goonies type action and fun are missing. The focus seems to be on adult Erin versus kid Erin and not living up to childhood expectations. I decided to switch over and watch Sandman instead which I'm enjoying much more.


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Whitney | 222 comments Chad wrote: "Whitney wrote: "Erin wrote: "Whitney wrote: "I’m rereading Paper Girls."

I really need to do that! Have you watched the show at all yet?"

Sorry, I didn’t see your question until now!

Yes and no...."


Yeah, I’m not happy with those changes. It’s a shame because the comic is SO fun and it was about the kids and their journey together, not the adults. Hopefully it will direct people watching the show to try out the comic.

Sandman is very good! I haven’t read the comics (it’s on my unending list of stuff to get to) but the show is great.


message 27: by Chad (new)

Chad | 1404 comments Whitney wrote: "Sandman is very good! I haven’t read the comics (it’s on my unending list of stuff to get to) but the show is great."

I haven't finished the TV show yet but what I've watched so far adheres to the comic pretty well other than character's genders and ethnicities being swapped and I'm cool with that as long as the characters are the same.


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kaitlphere | 367 comments Mod
Here's what the IRCB folks read on this week's episode: Episode 340 | Blame It On The X-Men

- Mike: A.X.E.: Death To The Mutants (2022-) #1, Public Domain #3
- Paul: 20th Century Men #1, Kirby: Genesis - Silver Star Volume 1
- Kait: Magus of the Library, Vol. 1, Greatly They Dared

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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Chad | 1404 comments Yesterday's trip to the LCS.

House of Slaughter #8
We Only Find Them When They're Dead #13
Gambit #2
Knights of X #5
X-Force #31
X-Men #14
Thunderbolts #1
Batman - One Bad Day: The Riddler
DC's Saved by the Belle Reve #1
Amazing Fantasy #1000 <--- Spider-Man 60th Anniversary issue.


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