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

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

Here's what the IRCB folks read on this week's episode: Episode 291 | Goodreads Book of the Month – Constantine: The Hellblazer Vol. 1.

- Kate: Be Prepared, Stargazing
- Kait: Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 1, Sweet Tooth, Volume 1: Out of the Deep Woods
- Mike: Friend of the Devil: A Reckless Book

Check out the episode to hear what we thought.

Welcome!!

Cucumber Quest: The Doughnut Kingdom

Here's what the IRCB folks read on this week's episode: Episode 289 | Mike Has *Some* Bad Picks (+ Interview with Dave Baker & Nicole Goux for Everyone Is Tulip).

- Mike: Ice Cream Man Presents: Quarantine Comix Special #1, Dead Dog's Bite #4, The Nice House on the Lake (2021-) #1
- Kait: Green River Killer: A True Detective Story
- Rene: Übel Blatt 1-5, Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 1-2

Everyone should check out Everyone Is Tulip by Dave Baker and Nicole Goux!

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Nothing major to report for the show other than Brian and Paul reading and discussing We Only Find Them When They're Dead Vol. 1 this week on the show.

As for me: Everyone should read The Nice House on the Lake (2021-) #1. It'll scare the hell out of you.

Here's what the IRCB folks read on this week's episode: Episode 288 | The Class and the Curious: Academic Shift.

- Paul: Sabrina, Justice League: Last Ride (2021-) #1
- Kait: Bang! A Gift for a Ghost
- Nick: Haha #5, X-Ray Robot, Raid of No Return (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #7): A World War II Tale of the Doolittle Raid

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Here's what the IRCB folks and our special guest Elsa Charretier read on this week's episode: Episode 287 | Moby Dick… But Better (with Elsa Charretier!).

- Elsa: Deadly Class, Volume 1: Reagan Youth, Kingdom, Dockwood, Bone
- Kara: Moby Dick
- Mike: Young Shadow, Dungeon Critters

Check out Elsa Charretier's YouTube channel!

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Whitney wrote: "My reading week:

-Honey & Clover, vols. 3-7
-The Old Guard, vol. 2

And 30 vols of shojo manga"

30 VOLS OF SHOJO MANGA!? Which series?

I didn't think I would be so sucked in with this because I really don't know much about Arthurian lore, and yet... this book super worked for me.

I read the first arc.... then read the next 12 issues, getting myself completely caught up with the series.

Constantine: The Hellblazer (2015-2016) Vol. 1: Going Down

(FTR, James Tynion tweeted this while working on the book)

Here's what the IRCB folks read on this week's episode: Episode 286 | “Retail Therapy for Zero Dollars” with Erica Schultz + The Deadliest Bouquet Kickstarter.

- Kait: Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody, Vol. 1, Redwall: The Graphic Novel
- Mike: Glow #1-4, Time Before Time #1

Support THE DEADLIEST BOUQUET on Kickstarter!

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Yasmine wrote: "I hope this doesn't go against any rules of this group, but if you guys are on league of comic geeks and want to follow my reviews there my account name is Swissbookworm. I'd love to follow your re..."

Which Future State book is your favorite so far?

Yasmine wrote: "Are you guys also on League of Comic Geeks to collect/review your comics there? Or are you on any other comic pages?"

LoCG is the only place I've been able to find that collects everything in one place.

I run this little site that is a really barebones version of LoCG and, unfortunately, doesn't include DC comics - comicpulls.com

Here's what the IRCB folks read on this week's episode: Episode 285 | Welcome to Clickbait, An IRCB Podcast.

- Nick: Sleepless, Vol. 1, Black Hammer: Visions #3
- Rene: SPY×FAMILY Chapter 45, 憂国のモリアーティ 3 Yūkoku no Moriarty 3
- Mike: The Swamp Thing (2021-) #1-3, The Good Asian #1

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Here's what the IRCB folks read on this week's episode: Episode 284 | Action Figures Are Rad As Hell.

- Paul: The River at Night, Daredevil (2019-) #11-15
- Kara: Help Us! Great Warrior
- Mike: Beastars, Vol. 1, Sheets

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Justin wrote: "Hi All, I'm Justin, I'm from Derby, England. Been on/off reading comics since the mid 90's before lockdown last year I hadn't really read too much over the last 5yrs and the copious amount of indoo..."

Welcome! Got a favorite Flash story for someone who hasn't read much of the character?

Episode 283 | Goodreads Book of the Month – My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness

Here's what the IRCB folks read on this week's episode: Episode 283 | Goodreads Book of the Month – My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness.

- Mike: Way of X #1, The Many Deaths of Laila Starr #1
- Brian: Life is Strange Vol. 4: Partners In Time: Tracks
- Kait: Eoin Colfer Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel

Check out the episode to hear what we thought.

Here's what the IRCB folks read on this week's episode: Episode 282 | Chock Full of Left Turns (ft. Paloma Deerfield).

Brian: Spider-Man: The Spider's Shadow (2021-) #1
Paloma: Bug Boys vol. 1-2
Mike: BL Metamorphosis, Vol. 4, Strange Academy #1-6

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What trade should we read together for our May Comic Book of the Month? Nominate your pick here!

This month's theme is Sword and Sorcery.

Titles nominated this month must involve should be some level of "fantasy", might and magic, sword and sorcery, etc. . If you have any questions or concerns, please send a message to mod Kait, who is happy to help. You can find the complete 2021 theme calendar here.

Remember:
- Manga nominations are welcome.
- Nominated titles must be TPB comics or original graphic novels, but not omnibuses.
- Only the first volume of a series may be nominated, unless the group has already read the previous volume(s) as a book of the month. To see what we've read, check out our group's Book of the Month bookshelf.
- Nominated titles cannot have the same writer as the previous month's BotM winner. This month, that's Kabi Nagata.
- Nominated titles must fit the month's theme. To see past and upcoming themes, check out the 2018 theme calendar, 2019 theme calendar, and 2020 theme calendar.
- Only one nomination per person.
- You can "second" a nomination in place of nominating a different book, but this will count as your nomination for the month. Seconded books will receive an additional chance of being selected in the randomization process.
- If a title you nominate wins BotM, please refrain from nominating another title for one month to give others a chance.

Nomination & Voting Schedule:
To better accommodate our increasing number of members, the nomination and voting schedule is as follows every month:

• 16th: Nomination forum opens
• 23rd: Nomination forum closes; 5 nominations are selected at random; Voting opens
• 30th: Voting closes

More details on our updated nomination and voting procedures can be found here.