Goddamn this was a good episode to record.

OUT TODAY: Every Day I Forget Crucial Information About My Friends and Family @mikerapin.com @kaitlphere.bsky.social and @eckospider.bsky.social discussed comics that met our Goodreads Theme of the Month: Magical Creatures, picked by our beloved moderator, Erin!

Took a stroll around manhattan yesterday #fujifilm #fujifilmxhalf

Listen as we pester IRCB’s longest running panelist about snacks, sports, and Hellboy comics.

Not too bad.

Kelly told me tonight that the chorus from Tate McRae's "Just Keep Watching" sounds like chorus from The Thong Song and I can't argue with that at all.

Comcast executives said in an email their "hearts are heavy" and call Kirk an "advocate for open debate, whose faith was important to him," before reminding its journalists that saying the wrong thing about Kirk can get you shitcanned with a swiftness www.404media.co/comcast-nbcu...

Anyone else in on the Neon Ichiban beta? I am losing my mind right now at this Marketplace stuff lmao

From August's Top of My Pile: @mikerapin.com picked All-Star Superman Rereading this for a book club because, ya know, it's a classic. buff.ly/fOUCRcs

This is how all Democrats should respond

OUT TODAY: PROTECT LIBRARIES AT ALL COSTS! @mikerapin.com, Nick, and @comicsthatwelove.bsky.social chat about comics they've been reading, the importance of libraries, and MIke's realization that he's already read a comic...

Animal Man. Part of the ongoing struggle to get watercolors to work for me. It’s a pattern of steps forward and backward. This was a forward.

In which I get very excited about a fantastic four story???

OUT TODAY: Welcome to the Fantastic Four, dummies @mikerapin.com @kaitlphere.bsky.social @comicsthatwelove.bsky.social sat down to discuss Fantastic Four 1 (2022) Vol. 1 ircbpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/wel...

My proudest moment this weekend was this dumb joke I made in discord during the previews before our group saw The Roses.

Overall, it’s a stupid cost for travel because of reasons we could talk about all day, but goddam, taking Amtrak to and from Philadelphia is REALLY nice when it works for my schedule. In just under an hour, I can get to and from without any worry of traffic, parking, etc. If only it was cheaper!

OUT TODAY: "White Lotus: Alien" @mikerapin.com and @brianhead.bsky.social discuss books from our Goodreads Theme of the Month: The Dark Ages (Comics from 2000-2010). ircbpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/whi...

You can post videos here now?

From July's Top of My Pile: @mikerapin.com picked Resurrection Man: Quantum Karma #2-4 "Gotta get caught up with this book. Wherever this creative team is taking things, I'm on board. Paging through issue #2 and it looks like each issue is its own thing??? Hmmm." www.patreon.com/posts/135148...

Who at Kickstarter do I need to talk to about disabling notifications from specific creators I am no longer interested in following? You can disable them project by project but that doesn’t stop notifications when a creator you supported previously makes a new project.

The amount of mental math that free to play players have had to do to get the most out of this Pokemon Go Max Finale event is BONKERS. My local group has been grinding at each event I’ve put together but it feels like a huge pain in the ass if you’re not putting a little money into the game.

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I tried to extract Jesse’s mind about how he makes comics in his episode and instead we got some fantastic answers to questions about how to keep a comic visually interesting for 300+ pages. You love to hear it.

OUT TODAY: I’m Neglecting Things Right Now! @mikerapin.com and @eckospider.bsky.social are joined by comic creator, and TOTALLY NOT A CULT contributor, @jesselonergan.bsky.social to talk comics and Jesse's new comic, DROME which is out THIS WEEK! ircbpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/im-...

thank you everyone who still makes art despite everything

I'd vote for her in a cocaine heartbeat and I'm not kidding.

Somehow this weekend was the most tiring weekend I’ve had in months. And I just did a 4-day convention 2 weeks ago.

Had a thought yesterday that October’s community day fell on a Saturday and it would be a perfect time/excuse to force all of my friends to play Pokemon Go with me as a birthday present… but instead it’s on a Sunday and the weekend of NYCC. So fair trade, I guess.

I desperately want to watch horror movies but I’m such a scaredy cat. Weapons looks terrifying but also I’m curious 🫠

OUT TODAY: Thanks For The Threat @mikerapin.com and @brianhead.bsky.social are joined by comic creator and tattoo artist, Claire Connelly, to talk comics, monsters, and putting ink on people's bodies. ircbpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/tha...

Middlesex County Fair #newjersey #fujifilm #fujifilmxhalf

GenCon was fun

Top of My Pile from June @mikerapin.com - Search and Destroy Vol. 1 "Picked this manga up on a whim thinking it looked cool and it's a reimagining of a story by Astro Boy creator, Osamu Tezuka. PLUS it's from Fantagraphics and that's kinda cool." www.patreon.com/posts/132514...

I went into a froyo place yesterday and behind the checkout counter someone had drawn a cool little guy on a whiteboard. When I asked the young cashier “cool drawing, did you do that?” She said “yeah! I’m a comic book artist” and I uncontrollably exclaimed, “oh fuck yeah!” Because that’s who I am.

Finally got that last Lucky trade in yesterday 🥹 #pokemongo

Reading all of Jack and Stan's Fantastic Four over the past few months was a wild and surprising ride. You can listen to me gab about it all on @ircbpodcast.com!

Despite how I rated this movie, I had so much fun talking with my pals and discussing everything I LOVED about Superman. Check it out:

If you’re missing IRCB during our summer break, check out @mikerapin.com and @eckospider.bsky.social over on the Austin Danger Podcast as they discuss Superman (2025) and some comic books for 2+ hours open.spotify.com/episode/0qof...

So glad my copy of Totally Not A Cult arrived! It feels so great! @ircbpodcast.com did an amazing job with this zine.

After seeing Horse the Band live a few weeks back I have been startlingly reminded how much I can like a band if it has any semblance of “metalcore and uses keyboards/chiptunes”

#flowers #fujifilm #fujifilmxhalf

This is one of the best Humble Bundles I've ever seen. - Black Cloak Vol. 1-2 - Saga Vol. 1-10 - Bitch Planet Vol 1-2 - Fishflies - Black Magick Vol. 1-3 - November Book 1-4 - Dracula, Motherfucker - It's Lonely At the Centre of the Earth And more??! www.humblebundle.com/books/return...

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Almost forgot to post. Brand new street art in Pilsen just dropped: 18th & Western #Chicago

Fred was an absolute blast to chat with. Now I've gotta get back into Rick & Morty comics...

Out today: No Longer Just A Little Guy @mikerapin.com and @eckospider.bsky.social are joined by @fredcstresing.bsky.social to talk about comics, HeroClix, 2000s comic books, Rick & Morty, and more! ircbpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/no-...

oh, so the folks who wear masks and complain about doxxing are in fact doxxing everyone

Love it when intellij just decides to die when I try to simply open a file from the built in file searcher. It’s giving adobe photoshop circa 2010

Grabbed my NYCC tickets yesterday. Attending Thursday/Friday as that felt like the cheat code to a good con experience last year haha