Episode 226 | Your 2019 Comic Book Holiday Shopping Guide

This week’s episode was recorded on December 8th, 2019!Kara, Kait, and Paul chat about what comics you should be gifting your family, friends, enemies, and beyond!Timestamps00:00:00 – Start/Last Week in Comics00:15:35 – Comic Picks00:23:17 – Comics Gift Giving Guide01:01:19 – Wrap/CreditsWhat We Read / Comic PicksThe Hard TomorrowBatman Creature of the Night #4Motor Crush #1I Am a Hero omnibusFar Sector #2Doctor Aphra #40Firefly: Unification War vol. 2Shopping PicksTPB for the lapsed DC reader: Mister Miracle or maybe The New Frontier?TPB for the lapsed Marvel reader: The Immortal Hulk, HoX/PoX, Hulk: GrayFor the artsy friend: My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris or something by Lisa Hanawalt: My Dirty Dumb Eyes or Hot Dog Taste TestFor your mom: Relish by Lucy Knisely (Paul), I WISH PETITE MAMETTE WAS IN ENGLISH, probably Lulu AnewFor your dad: Berlin by Jason Lutes (Paul), The Great War by Joe Sacco (Kara)For your young relative:Elementary reader level: Raina Telgemeier’s works, Owly, AmuletMiddle school reader level: Nimona, the Adventures of Superhero GirlHigh school reader level: Nimona, Young Avengers (Gillen/McKelvie)College kid: anything by Neil Gaiman, really. Giant Days.For the young adult reader: Adaptations! Artemis Fowl, SpeakFor your Star Wars friend: The Last Jedi adaptation or maybe Outer Darkness?For the person you wish would read comics: Runaways, I Kill Giants, Paper GirlsFor the person who reads historical biographies: MarchFor the person who thinks Silicon Valley is evil: MemeticFor the person who can’t turn off C-SPAN: Prez, Rolling Blackouts by Sarah GliddenFor the queer kids: Jem and the Holograms, Prince and the DressmakerFor the classicist: Peanuts 1950s/1960s; Calvin and Hobbes.For the gamer: Tetris: The Games People PlayFor your grandma or your grandma-like friend: Lulu Anew, Bingo Love (LGBT too)For your horror-lover friend: WytchesFor your western-loving friend/grandpa/dad: CopperheadFor your English professor: Shakespeare adaptations, Toil and TroubleMusic provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.Producer: Mike RapinEditor: Zander RiggsSupport us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives and more! patreon.com/ircbpodcastEmail: [email protected]: @ircbpodcastInstagram: @ircbpodcastDiscord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9sReddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.comIRCB Goodreads Music provided by Infinity Shred. Find them on Bandcamp.IRCB Avatars by @ICELEVELIRCB Logo by Kyle RoseSupport us on Patreon to get access to our Patreon-only series: IRCB Movie Club, Saga of Saga, Giant Days of Our Lives, A Better Batmobile, and more! patreon.com/ircbpodcastBuy a copy of our anniversary zine Totally Not A Cult: https://ircbpodcast.com/shop/p/totally-not-a-cult-zine-1Email: [email protected]: @ircbpodcastInstagram: @ircbpodcastDiscord: discordapp.com/invite/E8JUB9sReddit: ireadcomicbooks.reddit.comIRCB GoodreadsMerch: ircbpodcast.com/shop