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

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

This is the master list and discussion thread for IRCB's 2021 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, 2021 will get a personal shout-out on the podcast, and will get to help pick our January 2022 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

IRCB Regular Members
Tia - Heartbeat
Paul - God and Science: Return of the Ti-Girls
Kait - The Old Guard, Book One: Opening Fire
Kara - By Chance or Providence
Kate - Spinning
Brian - We Only Find Them When They're Dead Vol. 1
Nick - Bang!
René - Hell Warden Higuma, Vol. 1
Mike - A Gift for a Ghost

Patreon Member Picks
Kyle D - American Elf 1999
Geoff - East of West, Vol. 1: The Promise
Erin - Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation
Tom - The 7 Deadly Sins
Danny - Batman: Creature of the Night
Simon - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics, Vol. 1
Brandon - Waves
Cinco - Cosmoknights

Anik-mamabearsbookshelf wrote: "Hi there,
I'm new to the group. I read a lot of Manga and Graphic novels and also comics. My favourite right now is Lock and Key by Joe Hill and Anything Harley Quinn. I post all my reviews on my s..."

Welcome to the group!

This episode would normally be for Patron's only but we decided to drop it publicly! Check it out!!

January 2021 Goodreads Book of the Month: Why Art?

I decided to get wild and read Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix Vol. 2 after I read Vol. 1 a few weeks back. It's... something haha

Here's what the IRCB folks read on this week's episode: Episode 270 | 6th Annual: Not Even the Longest.

-Mike: I Breathed A Body  #1, Aster of Pan
- Brian: Giant Days, Vol. 8
- Paul: Eternals
- Kait: For Goodness' Sake Vol. 1-2

I really want to thank all of you for making this community such a vibrant, fun place to talk about comics. Don't miss the special shout out we made to this group on the episode!

And we announced our newest Patreon series: Giant Days Of Our Lives - Brian, Kara, and Kait will be reading and discussing ALL of Giant Days volume by Volume starting January 29th, 2021!

Boy, I Love You: A BL Comics Anthology

Here's what the IRCB folks read on this week's episode: Episode 269 | Oops, All Gambits.

- Mike: Cosmoknights, Home Sick Pilots #1-2
- Brian: Questionable Content
- Kara: The Golden Age, Book 1, Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix, Vol. 1

Check out the episode to hear what we thought!

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I also read Agents of the Realm Vol. 1-2 which was fantastic. Beautifully developed characters with deep, rich backstories and personalities. I highly recommend it.

Here's what the IRCB folks read on this week's episode: Episode 268 | How do you choose the format to read your comics?.

- Mike: Eternals (2021-) #1, Future State: Wonder Woman #1
- Nick: Orphans Vol 1-2, Bang! #1-3
- Danny: Batman, Vol. 3: Ghost Stories

Check out the episode to hear what we thought!

(I've also been reading Dragon Ball for fun, and read Vols 1-2 of Hikaru no Go as part of the Discord Manga Read-Along)

I'll save my juicier thoughts for the show, but this was a really interesting read. I always forget how abstract some of the comics from Fantagraphics and be and I think that Davis really captured something special about perception and imagination.

VERY excited about the themes this year!

Here's what the IRCB folks read on this week's episode: Episode 267 | The X of Swords Review.

- Mike: Chainsaw Man Chapters 56-97, Decorum #1-6
- Eric: Eternals (1985-1986), X-Men: Mutant Massacre
- Kevin: Seven Secrets #1-5, X-Men: Messiah CompleX

Check out the episode to hear what we thought!

I got caught up on Jonathon Hickman and Mike Huddleston's Decorum - re-read #1 and read through #6. The story is interesting, but the art is so beautiful that it'll make you cry. Huddleston mixes styles left and right throughout each issue, almost warranting a re-read just to bask in all of it again.

I finished all of the Chainsaw Man chapters via the Shonen Jump app this week and am about to dive into The Impending Blindness of Billie Scott

Lenny wrote: "Chad wrote: "Sixth Gun and Bone ParisFangirl, Vol. 1: The Mangah are too other very good Cullen Bunn books."

Sixth Gun is one of my favorite series of all time! Highly recommend.

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Oooo! Fangirl is near the top of my to-read pile right now!

Here's what the IRCB folks read on this week's episode: Episode 266 | Love “Quadrangles”.

- Mike: Blue Flag, Vol. 1, Blue Flag, Vol. 2
- Brian: We Only Find Them When They're Dead #4
- Nick: Bloodborne Vol. 1: The Death of Sleep, Rai (2019) #10, Sentient

This episode was our Goodreads Book of the Month discussion about Farmhand Vol. 1, so don't miss it!

Here's what the IRCB folks read on this week's episode: Episode 265 | The Best Comics We Read in 2020.

- Mike: Clue, Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics
- Paul: Blue in Green, The Other History of the DC Universe (2020-) #1
- Kait: To Your Eternity, Vol. 1, To Your Eternity, Vol. 2

Check out the episode to hear what we thought and see what we picked as our BEST comics we read in 2020.

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I also read Lemonade Summer which was a nice read in the cold weather. Some of the stories were okay, but overall it was a wholesome, cute collection of short comic stories.

Here's what the IRCB folks read on this week's episode: Episode 264 | Batman Fell In Love With a Ghost Lady.

- Mike: Far Sector (2019-) #8, Far Sector (2019-) #9, Cosplayers
- Kara: The Tea Dragon Society by Katie O’Neill
- Nick: Alien: The Original Screenplay #1-5

Check out the episode to hear what we thought!

Just finished Chapters 980-990 of One Piece on top of wrapping up all of the issues of X of Swords (X-Men #15, Excalibur #15, and X of Swords: Destruction).

I also finished The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil A Rún, Volume 6 which continues to be beautiful in story and art. I saw on wikipedia that this series is ending at volume 11, so I'm REALLY curious to know how the story is going to wrap up.

The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen!

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight - Never read it, but it's Batman in the Victorian era with art by Mike Mignola. I'm up for it!