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

FYI - after some discussion, Stephanie’s pick was update! Please see the updated description of this thread for the updated book!

From The Podcast Crew:
[ ] Danny - Avengers: Twilight
[ ] Erin - Navigating With You
[ ] Kait L - Global
[ ] Kara - Walt Disney's Donald Duck: Christmas on Bear Mountain
[ ] Kate S - Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir
[ ] Mike - The Power Fantasy Vol. 1
[ ] Nick - Blue Book Volume 1: 1961
[ ] Paloma - My Oh My, Atami-kun, Vol. 1
[ ] Paul - Batman: Ego and Other Tails
[ ] Zach - Okinawa

Patreon Supporters:
[ ] Stephanie - Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama
[ ] Paul G - In Utero
[ ] Geoff - All-Star Superman, Vol. 1
[ ] Ricardo -Daytripper
[ ] Kyle D - Akane-banashi, Vol. 1
[ ] Tom - The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler
[ ] Matt D - Motor Girl Omnibus

Theme of the Month:
[x] January: [*book:The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien|208512484]
[ ] February:
[ ] March:
[ ] April:
[ ] May:
[ ] June:
[ ] July:
[ ] August:
[ ] September:
[ ] October:
[ ] November:
[ ] December:

Erin wrote: "I've been hemming and hawing over what I would pick for this month, but I think I'm going with One Piece, Vol. 1: Romance Dawn! I've certainly heard a lot about One Piece over the l..."

Yesssssssssss

Use this thread to keep track of your progress on IRCB's 2025 Recommended Reading Challenge.

How to:
1) Copy and paste the list below into a new comment on this thread.
2) When you've finished a book on the list, click "edit" on your comment and check off the book you finished with an "x"
3) Optional: keep track of anything else you'd like on your list, like the rating you gave, the date you finished it, etc.

Also see:
Discussion Thread: to get all the challenge info, ask questions, and discuss challenge books
Tracking Widget

Remove the * from the book markup to make them into links!

From The Podcast Crew:
[ ] Danny - [*book:Avengers: Twilight|203166824]
[ ] Erin - [*book:Navigating With You|199798186]
[ ] Kait L - [*book:Global|86175343]
[ ] Kara - [*book:Walt Disney's Donald Duck: Christmas on Bear Mountain|17591952]
[ ] Kate S - [*book:Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir|63249742]
[ ] Mike - [*book:The Power Fantasy Vol. 1|223471250]
[ ] Nick - [*book:Blue Book Volume 1: 1961|78302734]
[ ] Paloma - [*book:My Oh My, Atami-kun, Vol. 1|205761301]
[ ] Paul - [*book:Batman: Ego and Other Tails|1309276]
[ ] Zach - [*book:Okinawa|36321855]

Patreon Supporters:
[ ] Stephanie - [*book:Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama|11566956]
[ ] Paul G - [*book:In Utero|133206544]
[ ] Geoff - [*book:All-Star Superman, Vol. 1|22369]
[ ] Ricardo -[*book:Daytripper|8477057]
[ ] Kyle D - [*book:Akane-banashi, Vol. 1|62976847]
[ ] Tom - [*book:The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler|37863426]
[ ] Matt D - [*book:Motor Girl Omnibus|39291970]

Theme of the Month:
[ ] January: [*book:The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien|208512484]
[ ] February:
[ ] March:
[ ] April:
[ ] May:
[ ] June:
[ ] July:
[ ] August:
[ ] September:
[ ] October:
[ ] November:
[ ] December:

This is the discussion thread for IRCB's 2025 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, 2025 will get a personal shout-out on the podcast, and will get to help pick our January 2026 Book of the Month which will be discussed on the podcast!

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
- Read any 24 comics from the podcasters and Goodreads mods, Patreon supporters, and your own picks for the Themes of the Month

From The Podcast Crew:
Danny - Avengers: Twilight
Erin - Navigating With You
Kait L - Global
Kara - Walt Disney's Donald Duck: Christmas on Bear Mountain
Kate S - Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir
Mike - The Power Fantasy Vol. 1
Nick - Blue Book Volume 1: 1961
Paloma - My Oh My, Atami-kun, Vol. 1
Paul - Batman: Ego and Other Tails
Zach - Okinawa

Patreon Supporters:
Stephanie - Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama
Paul G - In Utero
Geoff - All-Star Superman, Vol. 1
Ricardo -Daytripper
Kyle D - Akane-banashi, Vol. 1
Tom - The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler
Matt D - Motor Girl Omnibus

Last call folks!!

This week's episode of the IRCB Podcast is "Thanks, I Learned About It In A Manga." Kait, René, and Paloma dig into some of their recent favorite Manga series. If you need some suggestions of what to try next, give this episode a listen!

Here's what folks read on this week's episode:
- Blue Box, Vol. 1
- A Condition Called Love, Vol. 1
- Our Not-So-Lonely Planet Travel Guide, Volume 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.simplecast.com/ep...

Paul wrote: "Is “Girl Juice” available online, especially as a borrow? I see I can buy it from Amazon if needed, but my library isn’t carrying it and it’s looking like the only book I can’t borrow from somewher..."
Looks like it's on Kindle but I don't see it borrowable from hoopla, but I was able to find it on Libby as a digital borrow. Goodreads won't let me link anything but let me know if you can't find it!

From The Podcast Crew:
[ ] Danny - Know Your Station (CW: murder)
[ ] Erin - Little Monarchs
[ ] Kait L - Pulp
[ ] Kate S - Sunshine: A Graphic Novel
[ ] Mike - Girl Juice
[ ] Paloma - Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou Vol. 1: Great Manga Book for Adolescent and Adults
[ ] Paul - Defenders: There Are No Rules
[ ] René - ショーハショーテン! 1 Shouha Shouten! 1
[ ] Zach - The Many Deaths of Laila Starr

Patreon Supporters:
[ ] Paul G - Black Cloak Vol. 1
[x] CK - A Guest in the House ★★★★
[ ] Matt D - Camp Spirit
[ ] Kyle D - Atomic Robo and the Fightin' Scientists of Tesladyne
[ ] Tom - Shubeik Lubeik

Theme of the Month:
[x] January: Catwoman: Lonely City ★★★★
[ ] February:
[ ] March:
[ ] April:
[ ] May:
[ ] June:
[ ] July:
[ ] August:
[ ] September:
[ ] October:
[ ] November:
[ ] December:

Use this thread to keep track of your progress on IRCB's 2024 Recommended Reading Challenge.

How to:
1) Copy and paste the list below into a new comment on this thread.
2) When you've finished a book on the list, click "edit" on your comment and check off the book you finished with an "x"
3) Optional: keep track of anything else you'd like on your list, like the rating you gave, the date you finished it, etc.

Also see:
Discussion Thread: to get all the challenge info, ask questions, and discuss challenge books
Tracking Widget

Remove the * from the book markup to make them into links!

From The Podcast Crew:
[ ] Danny - [*book:Know Your Station|101147457] (CW: murder)
[ ] Erin - [*book:Little Monarchs|58845991]
[ ] Kait L - [*book:Pulp|49050409]
[ ] Kate S - [*book:Sunshine: A Graphic Novel|55376656]
[ ] Mike - [*book:Girl Juice|62039160]
[ ] Paloma - [*book:Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou Vol. 1: Great Manga Book for Adolescent and Adults|57330204]
[ ] Paul - [*book:Defenders: There Are No Rules|59220684]
[ ] René - [*book:ショーハショーテン! 1 Shouha Shouten! 1 |59662755]
[ ] Zach - [*book:The Many Deaths of Laila Starr|58673883]

Patreon Supporters:
[ ] Paul G - [*book:Black Cloak Vol. 1|198122957]
[ ] CK - [*book:A Guest in the House|61484875]
[ ] Matt D - [*book:Camp Spirit|51317103]
[ ] Kyle D - [*book:Atomic Robo and the Fightin' Scientists of Tesladyne|3474928]
[ ] Tom - [*book:Shubeik Lubeik|60465407]

Theme of the Month:
[ ] January: [*book:Catwoman: Lonely City|60613494]
[ ] February:
[ ] March:
[ ] April:
[ ] May:
[ ] June:
[ ] July:
[ ] August:
[ ] September:
[ ] October:
[ ] November:
[ ] December:

This is the discussion thread for IRCB's 2024 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, 2024 will get a personal shout-out on the podcast, and will get to help pick our January 2025 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
- Read any 24 comics from the podcasters and Goodreads mods, Patreon supporters, and your own picks for the Themes of the Month

From The Podcast Crew:
Danny - Know Your Station (CW: murder)
Erin - Little Monarchs
Kait L - Pulp
Kate S - Sunshine: A Graphic Novel
Mike - Girl Juice
Paloma - Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou Vol. 1: Great Manga Book for Adolescent and Adults
Paul - Defenders: There Are No Rules
René - ショーハショーテン! 1 Shouha Shouten! 1
Zach - The Many Deaths of Laila Starr

Patreon Supporters:
Paul G - Black Cloak Vol. 1
CK - A Guest in the House
Matt D - Camp Spirit
Kyle D - Atomic Robo and the Fightin' Scientists of Tesladyne
Tom - Shubeik Lubeik

Interstella5555 wrote: "Had this on my shelf fir a while now so might be the good time to read it this month 👍👊

Invisible Republic, Vol. 1"

This book is so good!

I just read The Hard Switch by Owen D. Pomery which was a pretty fun space romp

Gwen wrote: "I can’t believe I forgot but Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O’Malley is great especially if you liked the 2010 film. If I’m not mistaken, Vol. 1 is almost exactly the same as in the film and then they ..."

Keep an eye on the feed this week: We're dropping a special episode about this comic / movie!

I've read a few B&W comics this month so far:

- Night Fisher
- Fall Guy for Murder and Other Stories
- Hard melody
- Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
- Last Day in Vietnam

Lots of varying stuff, I'd highly recommend Ducks and Last Day in Vietnam, the others are pretty solid too!

Evilblacksheep wrote: "Thank you Paul for the clarification about the already read books!

I hope one of the mod will be able to clarify for the second point. I'm mostly worried about not being able to find some of the ..."

Following up on Erin's check-in: We're totally up for folks counting multiple books within a BotM theme. We see 24 books for 2023 as the minimum number of books to read for the challenge. We just want folks to read more, diverse comics.

Heck, I think we should definitely award a "most comics read for the challenge" no-prize for the person who reads the most for the reading challenge!

From The Podcast Crew:
[ ] Danny - Batman: One Dark Knight
[ ] Erin - Ballad for Sophie
[ ] Kait L - The Arrival
[ ] Kate S - Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
[ ] Mike - Aquaman: Andromeda
[ ] Nick - Kaya, Volume 1
[ ] Paloma - Friday, Book One: The First Day of Christmas
[ ] Paul - The River at Night
[ ] Tia - Dracula, Motherf**ker!

Patreon Supporters
[ ] Tom - One Hundred Demons
[ ] Stephanie - Broken Frontier: Anthology
[ ] CK - Promethea, Book One
[ ] Paul G - Through a Life
[ ] Matt - Stray Dogs
[ ] Geoff - PLUTO: Naoki Urasawa x Osamu Tezuka, Volume 001

Theme of the Month:
[ ] February:
[ ] March:
[ ] April:
[ ] May:
[ ] June:
[ ] July:
[ ] August:
[ ] September:
[ ] October:
[ ] November:
[ ] December:

Use this thread to keep track of your progress on IRCB's 2023 Recommended Reading Challenge.

How to:
1) Copy and paste the list below into a new comment on this thread.
2) When you've finished a book on the list, click "edit" on your comment and check off the book you finished with an "x"
3) Optional: keep track of anything else you'd like on your list, like the rating you gave, the date you finished it, etc.

Also see:
Discussion Thread: to get all the challenge info, ask questions, and discuss challenge books
Official Tracking Widget

Remove the * from the book markup to make them into links!

From The Podcast Crew:
[ ] Danny - [*book:Batman: One Dark Knight|60260964]
[ ] Erin - [*book:Ballad for Sophie|56705963]
[ ] Kait L - [*book:The Arrival|920607]
[ ] Kate S - [*book:Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands|59069071]
[ ] Mike - [*book:Aquaman: Andromeda|61216564]
[ ] Nick - [*book:Kaya, Volume 1|62806739]
[ ] Paloma - [*book:Friday, Book One: The First Day of Christmas|58291425]
[ ] Paul - [*book:The River at Night|43317505]
[ ] Tia - [*book:Dracula, Motherf**ker!|53236911]

Patreon Supporters
[ ] Tom - [*book:One Hundred Demons|29011]
[ ] Stephanie - [*book:Broken Frontier: Anthology|29483001]
[ ] CK - [*book:Promethea, Book One|18896971]
[ ] Paul G - [*book:Through a Life|42073516]
[ ] Matt - [*book:Stray Dogs|57286506]
[ ] Geoff - [*book:PLUTO: Naoki Urasawa x Osamu Tezuka, Volume 001|37460491]

Theme of the Month:
[ ] February:
[ ] March:
[ ] April:
[ ] May:
[ ] June:
[ ] July:
[ ] August:
[ ] September:
[ ] October:
[ ] November:
[ ] December:

This is the discussion thread for IRCB's 2023 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, 2023 will get a personal shout-out on the podcast, and will get to help pick our January 2024 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
- Read any 24 suggestions from the podcasters and Goodreads mods, Patreon supporters, and your own picks for the Themes of the Month

From The Podcast Crew:
Danny - Batman: One Dark Knight
Erin - Ballad for Sophie
Kait L - The Arrival
Kate S - Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
Mike - Aquaman: Andromeda
Nick - Kaya, Volume 1
Paloma - Friday, Book One: The First Day of Christmas
Paul - The River at Night
Tia - Dracula, Motherf**ker!

Patreon Supporters
Tom - One Hundred Demons
Stephanie - Broken Frontier: Anthology
CK - Promethea, Book One
Paul G - Through a Life
Matt - Stray Dogs
Geoff - PLUTO: Naoki Urasawa x Osamu Tezuka, Volume 001

Welcome Danpel and Christina!!

Erin wrote: "Still hard at work on the Reading Challenge! Next year I won't wait til the last minute, lol :)

So far this week I've read:

Spider-Man: Spider's Shadow - I thought this was decent..."

YOU WILL NOT REGRET READING VINLAND SAGA. It's soooooo good. I blazed through it and now I have to wait FOREVER for the next vol :((