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

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

Buzz! - This book kicks ass. What if spelling bees were like huge fighting tournaments? Yeah. That's this book.

Some of my favorites from 2017...

Fante Bukowski Two - A continuation of the story from Fante Bukowski. It's sad and funny.

Boy, I Love You: A BL Comics Anthology - A fantastic romance anthology.

Djinn - I picked this up on a whim, and it's a beautiful little story about, yeah, Djinn.

The Long Year - Another anthology (all by the same creator) of short stories that are bleak.

Royal City, Vol. 1: Next of Kin - Such a sad book. I like sad books. This is a solid one.

Motor Crush, Vol. 1 - This book kicked me in the teeth and I loved it. It's fast paced and will throw you for the loop.

Generation X, Vol. 1: Natural Selection - By far the best X-Book released in the massive number of Marvel reboots. Teen angst and drama and everything you would expect from a solid X-Men book.

SuperMutant Magic Academy - Not published in 2017, but such a wonderful collection of comic strips that ultimately tell a fun, quirky story. I want more of this, but I also don't. It's perfect as is.

Okay, so the books I really appreciate are kind of sad and depressing. sigh

Duuuuudes! Nice!!!

Just read Giant Days, Vol. 6 which was fantastic and lovely and hilarious.

I managed to read my copy of As The Crow Flies which was... incomplete? Most likely because it's a volume 1 that ends abruptly. I had some thoughts that I mentioned on the show. It's a very in-your-face comic.

Our Goodreads POTM was Batman: The Long Halloween. WE HAD SOME THOUGHTS, OKAY?

I think I Kill Giants is this groups go-to rec. It's always a winner lol

This episode was all about horror comics and how they can actually be scary.

Check it out here!

Whoa. That's a thing?

First off: thanks for making the thread (definitely fine if anyone else wants to do this for future episodes in case I forget :-/).

I would say: DEFINITELY check out Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art. If you haven't read it, it's about understanding the mechanics of comics and how they're constructed. There's a LOT to unpack, but it is very well worth your time, just take it one chapter at a time.

It's a book that will help you gain an understanding in how to discuss comics on a more meta-level and give you a stronger lexicon to work from.

Getting back on my kick of reading Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye with Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye Volume 5.

Telling myself I need to read this series before I jump into a full re-read of Chew.

Matt wrote: "Hanson wrote: "Hi Matt,

First off, the immense and probably unforgiving task of taking over the Punisher title after Dillon's passing was one you handled amazingly well. As a fan of Steve Dillon,..."

Vintage Logan Wolverine. I love it.

GANG!

We launched the IRCB Kickstarter today!!! This is super exciting for everyone on the show, and, hopefully, for you too! Head on over and snag a sticker and a t-shirt or two.

In other news: I read Black Bolt (2017-) #6 last night... and damn it is good.

I also started Dream Thief Volume 1... Greg Smallwood's art is unbelievable. Seriously.

I started a re-read of Batman & Robin with Batman & Robin: Batman Reborn and it is just as weird as I remember. I'm digging it.

Plus, as minisode preparation with Nick, I'm going to re-read the first "year" of East of West (#1-15).

Daniel wrote: "Kate wrote: "Man, you guys have been reading like crazy! Any stand out favorites lately?"

Saga completely lives up to the hype I can't believe I stopped reading for so long, glad to be caught up a..."

ICEMAN!

This is definitely not like "hooked on phonics" and, also, we found out that Kate hates (unkept) beards.

Episode 124 | Hooked on Comics

Nominating Lucky Penny. Let's read some slice of life about a woman, by a woman!

Sara wrote: "Just finished Guardians of the Galaxy (war of kings), realy enjoyed it.

I'm going to start to read Fatale ths week, It's been on my want to read list for quiet some time. And I like too switch be..."

Fatale!!!! This book is pretty fantastic. Let me know what you think!

Harking back to some older episodes, Mike, Nick, and Paul give an update on DC Rebirth.

Episode 122 | DC Rebirth Status Update

Ed wrote: "Hi all! I'm Ed from Toronto and I was a big comic reader and collector back in the 80s - Marvel, DC and a lot of indie comics. Left it all behind in the early 90s after buying the multiple Todd McF..."

Hey Ed! Thanks for joining! What's been your favorite comic since you jumped back into comics? How'd you hear about the show?

Carl wrote: "I'm Carl. I'm from Michigan. I Started reading graphic novels about a year ago with Sandman. I'm pretty much a Vertigo and Image fan boy right now. Currently can't seem to get enough of Brian K Vau..."

Hey Carl! Welcome to the greatest forum for the greatest comic book podcast!

A bunch of our cast are from Michigan, got a favorite local comic shop? (We all really love Vault of Midnight)