Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. We've got a bit of a homegrown hero on the show this time out, as Josh welcomes longtime iFanbase member, and up and coming comic book writer, Jordan Thomas to chat. Jordan came up by making original comics on Kickstarter, and lately publishing Weird Work through Image, Skin Police through Oni Press, and Mugshots and Flash Gordon from Mad Cave. He's everywhere, and now he's got to sit with us and talk about it. We go over what it takes to get published today, the many, many pitches that didn't get accepted and the determination it takes to get through that.   Total Running Time: 01:09:50 Music: “Spanish Bombs" The Clash   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

iFanboy celebrates its 950th episode with a triple-sized all listener e-mail spectacular! Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick, and special guest Ryan Haupt asked you, the iFanbase, to send them e-mails… and you delivered! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 03:18:10 Pick of the Week: 00:02:05 – Nightwing #118 Patron Pick: 00:14:18 – Batman & Robin: Year One #1 Audience Questions: 00:24:44 – The tradition continues as we field questions from the loyal iFanbase for over three hours! Listen as the hosts slowly fall apart, either from drink or exhaustion, talking comics and ephemera to the very bitter end. Patron Thanks: 01:42:27 – Michael & Eric Brought To You By: • Side Quest: A Visual History of Roleplaying Games – For fans of dungeon crawls and dice rolls—and anyone who wants to know more about them—Side Quest is an original stand-alone graphic novel that tells the history of roleplaying games! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs! Music: “Back and To The Left” Texas is the Reason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:02:30 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss… What We’ve Been Enjoying: 00:00:53 – But first, the MLB postseason is in full swing and both Ron and Conor’s teams are in it so let’s have some baseball talk. 00:03:54 – Conor has reassessed Hacks, and finished the latest seasons of Slow Horses and Bad Monkey. 00:12:05 – Ron in enjoying Nobody Wants This and went to see Eno. 00:20:02 – Josh watched Starting Five and went to see The Wild Robot, and he and Ron are reading The Mercy of Gods. Film Review: 00:30:32 – Megalopolis SPOILERS ABOVE! What’s a Mediasplode? It’s a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It’s like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: “Tall Buildings” The A Sides Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Josh Flanagan has a migraine and Conor Kilpatrick is half watching a baseball playoff game but that doesn't stop them from taking a deep dive into this week's new comics with a pit stop into the Marvel Database that almost sidetracks Josh completely. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:04:06 Pick of the Week: 00:02:48 - The Amazing Spider-Man #953 (59) Comics: 00:13:26 - Absolute Batman #1 00:20:19 - Batman: Gotham By Gaslight - The Kryptonian Age #5 00:24:14 - Duck and Cover #2 00:28:30 - Action Comics #1070 00:33:12 - Space Ghost #6 00:37:03 - Scarlett #5 Patron Pick: 00:41:49 - The Toxic Avenger #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:29 - Andrew Myers Listener Mail: 00:51:54 - Kevin J. from The Great White North is looking to shine the spotlight on the names on the bottom of the creative team list. Brought To You By: • Better Help – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • Shopify - This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period and take your business to the next level. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got thirteen designs! Music: "Fighting in a Sack" The Shins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Five years after the original film shocked Hollywood and grossed over a billion dollars at the box office, the Joker team is back with Joker: Folie à Deux, and this time they brought Lady Gaga with them. Not to be outdone, Conor Kilpatrick brought Mike Romo with him to break it all down. Running Time: 00:33:00 Music: “That’s Life” Lady Gaga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What traps lie in wait when Dr. Ryan Haupt joins the Two Jamokes™ but doesn’t take the bait? Turn off the motion smoothing on your podcast player and dig into the week of full-flavored comics! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:13:56 Pick of the Week: 00:04:20 – Absolute Power #4 Comics: 00:17:54 – DC All In Special #1 00:25:33 – Justice Society of America #12 00:28:39 – Get Fury #6 00:32:40 – Skin Police #1 00:37:28 – The Walking Dead Deluxe #98 00:38:40 – DC’s I Know What You Did Last Crisis #1 00:42:09 – Batman #918 (153) 00:47:28 – Birds of Prey #14 Patron Pick: 00:54:53 – Hyde Street #1 Patron Thanks: 01:05:05 – badguise Brought To You By: • Side Quest: A Visual History of Roleplaying Games – For fans of dungeon crawls and dice rolls—and anyone who wants to know more about them—Side Quest is an original stand-alone graphic novel that tells the history of roleplaying games! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got thirteen designs! Music: “Please Don’t Tell Me How The Story Ends” Kris Kristofferson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The show goes extra long, and that's without so much of what didn't make the cut. That's us: saving you from banality, but also pointing out the glory of Dave Stewart, the unblemished. It's just a good fight scene that takes the gold, and more comic book nonsense. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:18:16 Pick of the Week: 00:02:25 - The Amazing Spider-Man #952 (58) Comics: 00:14:53 - Zatanna: Bring Down the House, Book Four 00:21:34 - Helen of Wyndhorn #5 00:26:45 - Batman: The Long Halloween - The Last Halloween #1 00:38:13 - Self Help #4 00:42:40 - Mugshots #3 Patron Pick: 00:47:23 - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers / Usagi Yojimbo #1 Patron Thanks: 00:58:13 - BTownMC Listener Mail: 01:01:09 - Michael H. wonders how many comic creators are actually full time. Please fill out this NEW (super brief) audience demographic survey! Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got thirteen designs! Music: "Come Out Fighting" Pennywise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick and Ryan Haupt — are joined by Josh Flanagan to discuss the latest release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line… Watchmen, Chapter 1! Also, there’s just a lot of general discussion about Watchmen and Alan Moore’s place as the comic book GOAT. Running Time: 00:42:24 Music: “All Along the Watchtower” Jimi Hendrix Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Off-the-rails and spicy right off the bat? It’s one of those shows this week, as Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan talk about the week that was in comics. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:04:38 Pick of the Week: 00:04:13 – The Tin Can Society #1 Comics: 00:12:34 – G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #310 00:18:49 – Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #31 00:22:24 – The Avengers #784 (18) 00:26:17 – Wonder Woman #13 00:28:31 – Helen of Wyndhorn #4 00:31:03 – The Masked Macher #1 Star Wars Corner: 00:33:32 – Star Wars: Darth Vader #50 Patron Pick: 00:39:28 – The Moon is Following Us #1 Patron Thanks: 00:46:34 – Trent Himes Listener Mail: 00:49:45 – Brandon Y. has had his faith in the comic book audience shaken by the cancelation of Rainbow Rowell’s She-Hulk book. Please fill out this NEW (super brief) audience demographic survey! Brought To You By: • Better Help – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got thirteen designs! Music: “Tin Man” The Avett Brothers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 00:56:45 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss… What We’ve Been Enjoying: 00:01:22 – But first, a brief The Lord of the Rings tangent. 00:03:51 – Ron (and Conor) have gotten into Industry. 00:12:46 – Conor (and Ron) have been watching English Teacher and Bad Monkey. 00:18:57 – Josh (and Ron) went to see Alien: Romulus. TV Review: 00:26:08 – The 2024 Emmy Awards Film Review: 00:33:30 – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice What We’ve Been Enjoying (Redux): 00:51:13 – Conor went to 4K restoration screenings of Chinatown and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, as well as a screening of Stagecoach. 00:52:40 – Josh just finished reading Shōgun. 00:53:47 – Ron saw Pulp at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn (and Josh went to see The Saviors Tour — featuring Green Day, Rancid, The Smashing Pumpkins, and The Linda Lindas — at Fenway Park in Boston). SPOILERS ABOVE! What’s a Mediasplode? It’s a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It’s like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: “New Noise” Refused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Again with this Fantastic Four mishegoss? Yes, again with it. And it is weird, wild stuff. There are several "surprisingly good" books in the discussion this week, which is always a good thing. Step up, hold the hand, or whatever, of your favorite non-humanoid sweetie, and enjoy. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:13:00 Pick of the Week: 00:01:57 - Fantastic Four #718 Comics: 00:13:37 - Dead Eyes: The Empty Frames #1 00:13:37 - Wolverine #393 (1) 00:25:33 - Geiger #6 00:30:20 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2 00:33:43 - Red Before Black #2 00:36:29 - The Domain #3 00:39:06- Green Lantern #15 Patron Pick: 00:43:19 - Star Wars #50 Patron Thanks: 00:56:24 - Andrew Warmington In Memoriam: 00:58:28 - Comics lost a modern legend in John Cassaday this week. You can see our brief interview with Cassaday from 2010 below. Brought To You By: • Shopify - This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period and take your business to the next level. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got thirteen designs! Music: "Is She Weird" The Pixies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, there’s a Heat Dome over LA and Conor Kilpatrick is melting. Also, Josh Flanagan has entered his Fun Era™ so take your sad boy comics and stuff ’em! Honestly, the show is not as grumpy as all that would make it seem. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 00:55:30 Pick of the Week: 00:01:56 – Plastic Man No More!, Book One Comics: 00:09:56 – Scarlett #4 00:12:35 – The Ultimates #4 00:17:06 – The Penguin #12 00:24:55 – Duck and Cover #1 00:27:25 – Exceptional X-Men #1 00:29:24 – Public Domain #8 Patron Pick: 00:33:18 – Minor Arcana #1 Patron Thanks: 00:39:43 – Etan Greenbaum Listener Mail: 00:41:49 – Scott H. from Portland, Oregon asks about becoming a new fan of veteran artists. 00:46:46 – Aaron H. from Houston, Texas has a follow-up to his previous email about QR codes. Listen to your favorite podcasts on Playpodcast.net! You don’t need an app or a subscription. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got thirteen designs! Music: “Working Class Hero” John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instantly this week, we jump into books that weren't even on the list. It's never happened. Comics cannot be stopped. Comics finds... a way. What other surprises could find their way into this dusty format? Maybe a couple things, actually. In the meantime, more of Josh's Aliens thing. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:15:06 Pick of the Week: 00:05:01 - Aliens vs. Avengers #1 Comics: 00:19:33 - Fantastic Four #717 (24) 00:27:18 - Zero Hour 30th Anniversary Special #1 00:34:25 - Batman: The Dark Age, Book Five 00:30:37 - Archie: The Decision #1 00:44:49 - Grommets #4 00:48:14 - The Sacrificers #11 00:50:46 - Convert #1 00:52:27 - Universal Monsters: Frankenstein #1 Patron Pick: 00:55:19 - Aliens vs. Avengers #1 Patron Thanks: 00:56:33 - Daniel Sullivan Listener Mail: 00:58:29 - r3v wants to add a THIRD question to the Patron Pick segment. Insanity! 01:00:31 - Drew doesn't care about these new fangled superhero versions! But how to deal with it? Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got thirteen designs! Music: "Alien" Pennywise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at… Lone Wolf & Cub, Omnibus, Vol. 1 by Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima, Dana Lewis, & Digital Chameleon! (They also spend more time than they, and probably you, were expecting to talk about Josh’s former roommates when he lived in Los Angeles. But it’s contextual!) Running Time: 00:34:30 What’s a Booksplode? It’s a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don’t have time to do on the regular show. Music: “Hey Mando!” Ludwig Göransson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Two Jamokes™, joined by Dr. Ryan Haupt, manage to stay on target with the week in comics while also answering the age-old question: what happens if you add a saxophone to punk music? Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:19:37 Pick of the Week: 00:01:47 - Namor #2 Comics: 00:11:54 - Wolverine: Revenge #1 00:18:00 - Standstill #1 00:23:52 - Nightwing #117 00:30:37 - Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter #2 00:33:37 - Usagi Yojimbo #279: The Crow #5 00:36:19 - Redcoat #5 00:39:21 - Huge Detective #1 Star Wars Corner: 00:43:19 - Star Wars #49 Patron Pick: 00:46:21 - Jenny Sparks #1 Patron Thanks: 01:00:53 - Dungeon Miller Listener Mail: 01:04:34 - Wes from Fridley, Minnesota wants to know why there haven't been any animated adaptions of characters from CW's Arrowverse, Wildstorm, or Vertigo series? Brought To You By: • Better Help – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got thirteen designs! Music: "The Rascal King" The Mighty Mighty BossTones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Josh Flanagan cracks Vietnam-era writer psychology wide open, while Conor Kilpatrick fails a Star Wars test… or does he? What he definitely does is totally lose his mental facilities by the end of the show. Los Angeles wasn’t built for this kind of prolonged heat! Finally, it’s important to note that despite what these Two Jamokes say on the show, Ravage is a cat and not a dog. But the joke is funny and they stand by it. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:02:26 Pick of the Week: 00:02:26 – DC vs. Vampires: World War V #1 Comics: 00:12:37 – Babs #1 00:15:12 – The Sensational She-Hulk #188 (10) 00:22:29 – Transformers #11 00:31:36 – Batman: Gotham By Gaslight: The Kryptonian Age, Book Three 00:34:06 – Gilt Frame #1 00:35:17 – Action Comics #1068 Star Wars Corner: 00:40:01 – Star Wars: Darth Vader #49 Patron Pick: 00:43:04 – X-Factor #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:27 – David Caswell Listener Mail: 00:51:51 – Bob B. from Dacula, Georgia asks about coming to appreciate a comic book decades after first reading it. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got thirteen designs! Music: “Another One Bites the Dust” Queen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:01:46 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss… What We’ve Been Enjoying: 00:02:42 – Conor is obsessed with The Paris 2024 Olympics and saw Twisters (Josh did too) — and there are spoilers in this discussion! 00:12:11 – Josh listened to Michael Richards read his new book, Entrances and Exits. 00:17:53 – Ron watched the latest season of The Boys, finally completed John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A., and finished Presumed Innocent (Conor did too). Reviews: 00:22:40 – The Bear (Season 3, Part 1) 00:38:49 – House of the Dragon (Season 2) SPOILERS ABOVE! What’s a Mediasplode? It’s a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It’s like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: “Wilbury Twist” The Traveling Wilburys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've got a unique and sizable group of books, and sign of what's going well in comics at the moment. If you are an astronomer, you will hear scientific mistakes regarding light speed. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:08:53 Pick of the Week: 00:01:19 - Red Before Black #1 Comics: 00:10:52 - Public Domain #7 00:19:25 - The Uncanny X-Men #701 (1) 00:24:58 - The Avengers #783 (17) 00:29:22 - Lester of the Lesser Gods #3 00:31:05 - Cruel Universe #1 00:34:09 - Gotham City Sirens #1 00:35:17 - Doctor Strange #444 (18) 00:38:21 - Absolute Power #2 Patron Pick: 00:40:59 - The Power Fantasy #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:51 - @wormhearts Listener Mail: 00:52:50 - Kane wants to know what we'd do about issue per arc if WE were in charge. It serves as a takeoff point. Brought To You By: • Shopify - This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period and take your business to the next level. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got thirteen designs! Music: "Maxwell Murder" Rancid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line… Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part Three! Plus, looking ahead to Watchmen and is this the end for this line of animated DC superhero films that began in 2007? Running Time: 00:43:00 Music: “End of the Line” The Traveling Wilburys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for Mister Josh Flanagan and Mister Conor Kilpatrick who are here to talk about comics and do research live on the show! (Please note that Misters Flanagan and Kilpatrick would also like to apologize in advance to all the Venom fans out there.) Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:01:00 Pick of the Week: 00:03:00 – Grommets #3 Comics: 00:12:07 – Blood Hunt #5 00:16:45 – The Amazing Spider-Man #948 (54) 00:27:29 – Ultimate Spider-Man #7 00:30:42 – Drawing Blood #4 00:33:03 – The Forged #9 Patron Pick: 00:34:50 – Marvel & Disney: What If… Donald Duck Became Wolverine? #1 Patron Thanks: 00:42:19 – Luke Henry Listener Mail: 00:43:49 – Andrew M. from Colorado was very confused by something Josh said on the show last week. 00:46:50 – Eric from Valley Village, California wonders if the “I Got This!” fight has been lost. 00:49:24 – Morgan B. posits a nightmare scenario for the G.I. Joe books. 00:51:08 – Wes A. from Fridley, California thinks that there is revisionist history going on with Harley Quinn. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got thirteen designs! Music: “Kyrie” Mr. Mister Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s an end but is it also a beginning? Either way, it’s definitely Deadpool & Wolverine! Conor Kilpatrick and The Internet’s Paul Montgomery tell you all about it! Plus, where does the MCU go from here and what are the guys excited about? Running Time: 00:52:24 Music: “Like a Prayer” Madonna Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's a Transformer between friends? Or are they rivals? Without Conor to mediate Josh and Dr. Ryan have nothing to do but muddle through the week in comics! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:17:35 Pick of the Week: 00:02:54 - Void Rivals #11 Comics: 00:12:03 - Batman: The Dark Age #4 00:18:27 - NYX #1 00:27:15 - Uncanny Valley #4 00:30:25 - Local Man #12 00:31:54 - Zatanna: Bring Down the House, Book 2 Star Wars Corner: 00:34:21 - Star Wars: Darth Vader #48 Patron Pick: 00:40:17 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 Patron Thanks: 00:51:55 - Tim Charleston Listener Mail: 00:55:02 - Dan Bova wants to know what thing in both comics and food do we keep trying but never seem to like? 01:03:48 - r3v asks who has the best and worst hair in comics? Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got thirteen designs! Music: "The Authority Song" Jimmy Eat World Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Here's someone we haven't talked to in a very long time, and never like this. James Robinson is a veteran comic book writer, having created hallmark series like Starman and The Golden Age, with runs on Justice League, Fantastic Four, Superman, Scarlet Witch, and pretty much any other superhero that matters, as well as a good bit of creator owned work, including an upcoming line from Dark Horse, including Patra with Scott Kolins, and Welcome to Maynard, with J. Bone. Josh Flanagan talks with James about his beginnings in comic books, his approach to the craft, his relationship with Archie Goodwin, and plenty more. Total Running Time: 01:00:33 Music: “Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" Elvis Costello   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yes, really, that is the Pick. We can't control these things. It is what happens. We are merely vessels. How does one pronounce the name Guiu? We're not going to help with that. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:24:36 Pick of the Week: 00:02:02 - Aliens: What If...? #5 Comics: 00:14:02 - The Invincible Iron Man #670 (20) 00:20:52 - Mugshots #2 00:27:51 - Nightwing #116 00:37:40 - Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter #1 00:40:30 - Superman #16 00:42:51 - Batman/Superman: World's Finest #29 00:45:01 - Paranoid Gardens #1 Patron Pick: 00:47:40 - Namor #1 Patron Thanks: 00:58:03 - Matthew Sophos Listener Mail: 01:01:21 - Kellen, references Jayden, wants to know what our problem with physical issues is. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got thirteen designs! Music: "If Credit's What Matters I'll Take Credit" Hot Snakes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:12:20 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss… Movies: 00:01:44 – 1986 was the best year of Ron’s life but was it a great year for movies? What We’ve Been Enjoying: 00:10:33 – Josh finished both Clipped and Eric. 00:20:57 – Conor is enjoying weekly watches of Presumed Innocent and The Bear, and went to see Fly Me to the Moon. 00:27:30 – Ron went to see Thelma and The Bikeriders. The Summer Mail Bag: 00:33:44 – Dallas T. is looking for classic book recommendations. 00:39:43 – Scott H. from Portland, Oregon wants to know what makes a movie “cheesy.” 00:42:48 – Eric C. from Valley Village, California has questions about movie soundtracks. 00:50:59 – Daniel S. wants to know what the final verdict was on Masters of the Air. 00:57:08 – Bill S. from Kansas City asks about non-blockbuster summer movies. 00:59:12 – Kyle F. wants to know if streaming killed the cult classic. SPOILERS ABOVE! What’s a Mediasplode? It’s a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It’s like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: “New Slang” The Shins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are they colleagues or pals? And when is all of this happening, anyway? Either way, that’s a bad outfit. Woo! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:03:02 Pick of the Week: 00:02:11 – Action Comics #1067 Comics: 00:12:42 – X-Men #1 00:19:38 – The Hunger and the Dusk: Book Two #1 00:21:58 – Falling in Love on the Path to Hell #2 00:27:14 – The Avengers #782 (16) 00:29:47 – Kill All Immortals #1 00:31:47 – Get Fury #3 00:35:48 – Union Jack: The Ripper – Blood Hunt #3 Patron Pick: 00:37:48 – The Domain #1 Patron Thanks: 00:44:01 – Anthony Listener Mail: 00:46:17 – Jaden K. wonders how the greater entertainment industry’s focus on familiarity will effect comics. Brought To You By: • Shopify – This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period and take your business to the next level. • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got thirteen designs! Music: “Sunshine Superman” Donovan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a tight production this week, and the rare first/fifth week of comics makes an appearance. As such, we are forced to dispense the honor to a recent former Pick winner. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:05:14 Pick of the Week: 00:01:06 - Scarlett #2 Comics: 00:11:50 - Absolute Power #1 00:20:53 - Batman #150 00:24:03 - Doctor Strange #443 (17) 00:30:06 - Justice Society of America #10 00:32:23 - All the Things We Didn't Do Last Night #1 00:33:55 - Public Domain #6 Patron Pick: 00:38:18 - Free Agents #1 Patron Thanks: 00:46:17 - Kyle Franz Listener Mail: 00:47:29 - Roh is wondering about petty reasons for dropping a series. 00:54:01 - Morgan asks if certain creators with economic advantages fare better than others who have not. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got thirteen designs! Music: "Karate" Tenacious D Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

But what does any of this have to do with UCSB Professor Dick Hebdige? Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:02:54 Pick of the Week: 00:02:40 – Zatanna: Bring Down The House, Book One Comics: 00:13:01 – Grommets #2 00:19:50 – Blood Hunt #4 00:24:02 – Void Rivals #10 00:31:57 – Superman #15 00:35:07 – Rook: Exodus #3 00:37:05 – The Sacrificers #9 Patron Pick: 00:39:49 – Zatanna: Bring Down The House, Book One Patron Thanks: 00:40:35 – Eric Listener Mail: 00:42:26 – Jaden K. is a new listener who wants to know what draws the iFanboys to a comic and what makes a comic purposeful. 00:49:39 – Socrates from Chattanooga, Tennessee wonders if the Patreon went away, would the show(s) go away too. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got thirteen designs! Music: “Magic” Mick Smiley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at… The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1 by Alan Moore, Kevin O’Neill, Ben Dimagmaliw, & Bill Oakley! Running Time: 00:39:20 What’s a Booksplode? It’s a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don’t have time to do on the regular show. Music: “More Adventurous” Rilo Kiley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If a sloth farts in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? No, and you’ll learn why that is as you also learn about this week in comics! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:06:58 Pick of the Week: 00:02:20 – Batman #149 Comics: 00:12:23 – Nightwing #115 00:15:17 – The Invincible Iron Man #669 (19) 00:20:06 – Self Help #1 00:24:22 – The Sensational She-Hulk #187 (9) 00:28:20 – Uncanny Valley #3 00:30:13 – Destro #1 00:33:50 – Batman/Superman: Worlds Finest #28 Patron Pick: 00:38:07 – Uncle Scrooge and the Infinity Dime #1 Patron Thanks: 00:51:56 – Joe Burkel Listener Mail: 00:53:38 – Jordan B. was excited that The Bell came back in episode 926! But can one have too much of a good thing? (Yes.) 00:57:41 – Morgan B. wants to know the dirty secret about sloth farts (or lack there of). Please fill out a brief audience demographic survey! Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got thirteen designs! Music: “Say Hey (The Willie Mays Song)” The Treniers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:16:28 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss... What We've Been Enjoying: 00:01:43 - Ron's enthralled by LOLLA: The Story of Lollapalooza and Ripley. But Star Wars: The Acolyte? 00:12:54 - Josh managed to catch a rare cinematic showing of Frank Miller: American Genius, and Furiosa: A Mad Max Movie. 00:26:21 - Conor headed back north for a revisit of Northern Exposure. and then over to Presumed Innocent. Appetizer of Current Movies: 00:32:49 - Ron saw Hit Man. Conor saw everything. Old Men on Old Movies: 00:43:19 - Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "Peggy Sue" Buddy Holly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's... it's not great, Bob. It's so not great that we achieve the mythic four-email-scenario. Honestly, we can hardly believe it ourselves. And yet, a good time was had, and heartily so. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:09:55 Pick of the Week: 00:02:20 - The Avengers #781 (15) Comics: 00:11:28 - Fantastic Four #714 (21) 00:18:02 - G.O.D.S. #8 00:23:59 - Lawful #1 00:26:54 - Ultimate X-Men #4 Patron Pick: 00:29:32 - Batman: Gotham by Gaslight - The Kryptonian Age #1 Patron Thanks: 00:40:27 - Sheldon Antle Listener Mail: 00:42:54 - Aaron from Houston, Texas wants some QR code recaps. 00:47:02 - Bob from Dacula, Georgia is thinking about long publishing gaps. 00:51:42 - Cory from Cleveland, Ohio asks about 100 page spectacular issues, but the whole thing morphs. 00:55:50 - Ken from the Great White North brings it home with old comics mail order inquiries. Listen to Conor talk about one of his all-time favorite films on Movie of the Year: 1984 - Ghostbusters! Listen to Ron talk about his career (including iFanboy) on Techsploder with Jason Howell! Please fill out a brief audience demographic survey! Brought To You By: • Shopify - This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period and take your business to the next level. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got thirteen designs! Music: "Just Like Frank" Less Than Jake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week saw a high profile story end and several new stories begin, but really the biggest excitement came around having to say “Arashikage” out loud for the first time ever. Plus, Gary? Who’s Gary? Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 00:56:30 Pick of the Week: 00:01:55 – Scarlett #1 Comics: 00:09:00 – Uncanny X-Men #700 (X-Men #35) 00:18:23 – Falling in Love on the Path to Hell #1 00:25:49 – Beyond the Pale #1 00:28:59 – The Amazing Spider-Man #945 (51) 00:31:46 – Love Everlasting #15 Patron Pick: 00:33:46 – The Ultimates #1 Patron Thanks: 00:40:27 – Reece Stankiewicz Listener Mail: 00:42:54 – Alex C. from Wellington, New Zealand does some John Romita Jr. math and the results are pretty impressive 00:46:55 – Khalid M. has trouble following his favorite writers to books with art he doesn’t like. Listen to Conor talk about one of his all-time favorite films on Movie of the Year: 1984 – Ghostbusters! Listen to Ron talk about his career (including iFanboy) on Techsploder with Jason Howell! Please fill out a brief audience demographic survey! Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got thirteen designs! Music: “The Lady in Red” Chris De Burgh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many divergences show up early, but professionals keep it tight. We talked to some, and they walked us through it. The week's release list was short, but not on content. Plus, there's the elasticity of time, and how it vexes us. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:11:27 Pick of the Week: 00:02:29 - Death Ratio'd Comics: 00:14:58 - Avengers: Twilight, Book Six 00:19:28 - Batman: Dark Age, Book Three 00:24:04 - Grommets #1 00:34:55 - Drawing Blood #2 00:39:43 - Midnight Sons: Blood Hunt #1 00:42:26 - Pine & Merrimac #5 00:44:39 - Friday #9 Patron Pick: 00:48:27 - William of Newbury #1 Patron Thanks: 00:54:51 - Danro Listener Mail: 00:56:56 - Morgan wants to clear up the Anti-Shorts agenda question 01:01:42 - Doug, the Alarm Raiser™, wants to know if comic readers would be more or less freaked out by a real manifestation of super powers. Listen to Conor talk about one of his all-time favorite films on Movie of the Year: 1984 - Ghostbusters! Please fill out a brief audience demographic survey! Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got thirteen designs! Music: "Don't Do Me Like That" J. Mascis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 00:50:20 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss… What We’ve Been Enjoying: 00:02:40 – Josh has been watching nothing but the NBA playoffs. (And Conor and Ron have been watching baseball.) 00:08:08 – Ron watched Bronx Zoo ’90: Crime, Chaos, and Baseball and Fallout. 00:13:59 – Conor has been enjoying this season of Survivor and played the Pilot Challenge. Discussion: 00:17:34 – Remembering Steve Albini (1962-2024) iFanboy at the Movies: 00:29:03 – Civil War 00:32:37 – Challengers 00:38:39 – The Fall Guy 00:45:01 – The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare SPOILERS ABOVE! What’s a Mediasplode? It’s a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It’s like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: “Squirrel Song” Shellac Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Much like Norman Osborn Josh lets his alts out to help The Jamokes™ and itinerant Dr. Haupt discuss this week in comics as quickly as possible! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:18:34 Pick of the Week: 00:01:39 – The Amazing Spider-Man #944 (#50) Comics: 00:12:39 -The Sensational She-Hulk #186 (#8) 00:18:31 – Alan Scott: The Green Lantern #6 00:23:30 – Nightwing #114 00:27:32 – Cobra Commander #5 00:32:04 – Blood Hunt #2 The Bell: 00:39:18 – The Bell Returns! 00:41:45 – The Bat-Man: First Knight, Book Three 00:42:05 – Predator: The Last Hunt #4 00:42:27 – Void Rivals #9 00:42:43 – Union Jack: Ripper – Blood Hunt #1 00:43:01 – The Holy Roller #6 00:43:18 – X-Men ’97 #3 00:43:36 – Sanction #1 00:43:55 – Blow Away #2 00:44:11 – Ultimate Black Panther #4 00:44:29 – Wonder Woman #9 00:44:47 – Black Widow & Hawkeye #3 00:45:04 – The Butcher’s Boy #1 00:45:22 – Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #27 00:45:40 – Blue Book: 1947 #4 00:45:57 – Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers #120 Comics: 00:46:33 – Black Widow & Hawkeye #3 (Redux) Patron Pick: 00:47:12 – Archie Comics: Judgement Day #1 Patron Thanks: 00:55:35 – Joe Cannon Listener Mail: 00:58:11 – Patrick from Maine wants to know what happened to Free Comic Book Day? 01:03:45 – Sam P. from South London, England has issues with Free Comic Book Day and wants to know if creative teams transitioning to event books are exciting or nerve-wracking? Please fill out a brief audience demographic survey! Check out Conor on Movie of the Year: 1984 discussing Ghostbusters! Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got thirteen designs! Music: “Best” Gracie Abrams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Your old pal and ours, superstar writer and OG iFanbase member, Tom King comes back to talk about comics. No real specific comics, mind you. But Josh and Tom did talk on and on. If you're a fan of the man's writing and the love of the craft, you're in for a treat. Plus there's a nice Alex Toth lesson included. Oh yeah, Tom is currently writing a lot of comics, like Wonder Woman, Animal Pound, Helen of Wyndhorn, Penguin, and even an Archie book. Total Running Time: 01:43:10 Music: “Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out" The Replacements   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a weird week! Not a lot of books leads to an unusually superhero-lite rundown. Plus, about half way through the show one of the hosts starts to lose his voice! All that plus a Dreadnok Diversion! Balls. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 00:54:20 Pick of the Week: 00:02:58 - Uncanny Valley #2 Comics: 00:10:38 - G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #306 00:18:13 - Alien: Black, White and Blood #4 00:21:25 - Aliens: What If...? #3 00:22:36 - Redcoat #2 00:26:48 - Dark Ride #12 00:29:29 - Briar #5 00:31:39 - The Displaced #4 Patron Pick: 00:34:00 - Doom #1 Patron Thanks: 00:39:35 - Tom Rose News: 00:40:53 - 2024 Eisner Award Nominations Audience Question: 00:44:30 - Tim Y. has a very technical and specific question about the G.I. Joe theme song. 00:47:56 - Tom D. from Vermont has a correction for the latest Booksplode. Brought To You By: • Shopify - This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period and take your business to the next level. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got thirteen designs! Music: "On the Road Again (Live)" Willie Nelson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line… Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part Two! Plus, looking ahead to Part Three (and Watchmen), and are we close to the end for this line of animated films that began in 2007? Running Time: 00:39:00  Music: “Psycho Killer” Talking Heads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comics continue to surprise us, over and over, week after week, year after year, and it is glorious. This week is no different. Plus, enjoy the return of an age old question we're forced to revisit once again. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:16:33 Pick of the Week: 00:02:08 - Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees #6 Comics: 00:11:59 – The Avengers #780 /"Blood Hunt" Tie-Ins! 00:22:48 – Transformers #8 00:27:21 – Ain't No Grave #1 00:30:41 – The Boy Wonder, Book One 00:33:42 – Fantastic Four #713 Patron Pick: 00:35:46 - Mugshots #1 Patron Thanks: 00:44:20 - Pachyderm (James Siri) Listener Mail: 00:47:59 - Tyler F. rekindles the age old Top 5 question. 00:55:51 - Greg from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is thinking about superhero movie costumes. Brought To You By: • NordVPN - This episode is sponsored by NordVPN. Get your Exclusive NordVPN deal at nordvpn.com/ifanboy - It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! • Better Help – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Stinking Drunk" Big Black Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at... Avengers: Kree/Skrull War by Roy Thomas, Neal Adams, Sal Buscema, John Buscema, Tom Palmer, Sam Gainger, George Roussos, Alan Weiss, Sam Rosen, Art Simek, & Mike Stevens. (Art & Color Reconstruction in the Gallery Edition by Tom Mullin, Michael Kelleher, Wil Glass & All Thumbs Creative.) Running Time: 00:48:55 What’s a Booksplode? It’s a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don’t have time to do on the regular show. Music: “Changes” Jimi Hendrix Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week it’s an early morning record time and words are sometimes hard to come by. Plus, it was a weird week of comics. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:03:28 Pick of the Week: 00:03:00 – X-Men #34 Comics: 00:13:50 – Blood Hunt #1 00:23:52 – Superman: House of Brainiac Special #1 00:32:12 – Crave #6 00:33:55 – Space Ghost #1 00:35:34 – Harley Quinn 2024 Annual #1 Patron Pick: 00:36:28 – Get Fury #1 Patron Thanks: 00:43:26 – Kal Lis Listener Mail: 00:45:03 – Brad P. thinks that the listener mail segment deserves more respect. 00:53:14 – Dan C. from New Jersey is being driven mad by the usage of “bi-monthly.” Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs! Music: “Scat Sandwich” Space Ghost, Brak, and Zorak Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s a “yes and” kind of show, or will the “no buts” finally have their day in iFancourt? Tune in and find out along with this week in comics! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:17:41 Pick of the Week: 00:03:04 – Ultimate Spider-Man #4 Comics: 00:17:12 – Batman: Dark Age, Book 2 00:24:25 – Drawing Blood #1 00:30:59 – The Avengers #779 00:43:02 – Duke #5 00:46:59 – Blade #10 00:50:25 – Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers #119 Patron Pick: 00:54:05 – Universal Monsters: Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives! #1 Patron Thanks: 01:03:18 – Jarrod Patrick Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs! Music: “Elevate [feat. Denzel Curry & YBN Cordae & SWAVAY & Trevor Rich]” DJ Khalil Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for that G.O.S.H.* feeling, as the onslaught of beautifully crafted comics wash over us just in time for our weekly comic book/self-care/therapy hour (and change) show. Conor manages to swing a couple shows together and we're back on track. Will they get pizza right in comics this week? You know we'll explore it. *Good Old Super Hero Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:13:02 Pick of the Week: 00:02:30 - Avengers: Twilight, Book Five Comics: 00:15:18 - The Fall of the House of X #4 00:19:05 - John Constantine, Hellblazer: Dead in America, Book Four 00:25:24 - Wonder Woman #8 00:30:55 - Batman: Offworld #4 00:35:30 - Black Widow & Hawkeye #2 00:38:57 - Batman/Superman: World's Finest #26 00:42:02 - Helen of Wyndhorn #2 00:44:47 - Nightwing #300 Patron Pick: 00:55:02 - Blow Away #1 Patron Thanks: 01:03:11 - Jeff Shay Brought To You By: • Shopify - This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period and take your business to the next level. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got thirteen designs! Music: "Spit on a Stranger" Pavement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 00:54:52 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss… What We’ve Been Enjoying: 00:01:06 – Ron and Josh have been watching Shōgun and Manhunt. (And Josh just started Franklin.) 00:10:26 – Josh finally watched Baby Driver. 00:13:47 – Conor went to the revival theater see Holiday and watched the finale of Curb Your Enthusiasm. The “What Should We Watch Next?” Challenge: 00:18:42 – Last month, two of the hosts picked a show for the third to watch from their “to watch” list. Now everyone reports back! Review: 00:34:55 – Dune: Part Two. SPOILERS ABOVE! What’s a Mediasplode? It’s a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It’s like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: “I Get Around” The Beach Boys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick’s back! Again! This week Josh Flanagan thinks they won’t have enough to talk about in the listener mail segment but you’d think after all of these years he’d know better. Plus, there was a major flukey technical screw-up that nearly derailed the show near the end but through the magic of editing you won’t hear it. But they will always remember it. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:00:40 Pick of the Week: 00:03:04 – Fantastic Four #712 Comics: 00:12:19 – Action Comics #1064 00:16:36 – Transformers #7 00:21:50 – Dark Spaces: Dungeon #5 00:26:17 – Green Lantern #10 00:29:12 – Napalm Lullaby #2 00:32:00 – The Amazing Spider-Man #941 00:35:08 – Alien: What If…? #2 Patron Pick: 00:38:02 – Uncanny Valley #1 Patron Thanks: 00:46:43 – Alan Alvarez Audience Question: 00:48:32 – Peter S. from Cape Coral, Florida asks about all-time G.O.S.H.-iest comic book series. Notes: Watch Josh and Conor discussing how to podcast and the history of iFanboy on the OpenWater webinar: Brought To You By: • Better Help – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got thirteen designs! Music: “My Hero” Foo Fighters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Left alone, Josh takes the wheel, and goes a little bit mad. So many forgotten details, and lessons given, but in the end, he still manages to go long with the show. He cannot help but speak. Conor even makes a guest appearance. Sort of. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:15:05 Pick of the Week: 00:01:53 - Usagi Yojimbo: The Crow #1 (#275) Comics: 00:10:21 - Star Wars #45 00:16:46 - Alien: Black, White & Blood #3 00:21:40 - Void Rivals #8 00:27:02 - X-Men #33 00:32:50 - Captain America #758 00:34:37 - Crave #5 00:37:46 - Geiger #1 00:43:05 - Rook: Exodus #1 Patron Pick: 00:48:06 - Redcoat #1 Patron Thanks: 00:55:22 - Tom Mikulski Audience Questions: 00:57:17 - Anonymous Canadian asks about a mid life creative crisis. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got thirteen designs! Music: "Milktoast" Helmet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor’s back! But for how long? Plus, somehow a listener question about double-page spreads leads to a deep rabbit hole about old TV watching. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:07:40 Pick of the Week: 00:02:27 – The Amazing Spider-Man #940 Comics: 00:12:36 – Ultimate Spider-Man #3 00:16:25 – Duke #4 00:20:06 – The Goon: Them That Don’t Stay Dead #1 00:29:46 – G.O.D.S. #6 00:32:39 – Thunderbolts #4 00:35:15 – Newburn #16 00:38:25 – Alan Scott: The Green Lantern #5 Patron Pick: 00:40:48 – Batman: Dark Age, Book One Patron Thanks: 00:46:59 – Don Mynack Audience Questions: 00:49:21 – Dan B. has a big problem with digital double-page spreads. 00:57:03 – Ben H. makes a Booksplode request. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got thirteen designs! Music: “Centerfield” John Fogerty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at… Homicide: The Graphic Novel, Part One (and Part Two) by Phillipe Squarzon, based on the book by David Simon. Running Time: 00:26:56 What’s a Booksplode? It’s a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don’t have time to do on the regular show. Music: “Homicide: Life on the Street Theme Song” Lynn F. Kowal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While Conor is on an apparent rumspringa, cousin Jim Viscardi from comicbook.com comes to visit. The two inveterate soda addicts try to figure out just what is so good, or what is so not good, about a bunch of weekly comics.  Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:18:54 Pick of the Week: 00:02:37 - Dutch #2 Comics: 00:13:11 - G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #305 00:18:17 - X-Men Forever #1 00:25:07 - The Invincible Iron Man #666 00:30:40 - Vengeance of the Moon Knight #3 00:34:35 - Superman #855 00:38:03 - Wonder Woman #807 00:40:09 - Nacelleverse #0 Patron Pick: 00:47:37 - Man's Best #1 Patron Thanks: 00:55:39 - Joseph Israel Audience Questions: 00:58:56 - Jordan from Alabama wonders if there are creators you don't love who did something you love. 01:06:02 - Jason wants to know if comic reading conditions affect comic enjoyment. Brought To You By: • Shopify - This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period and take your business to the next level. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Antioch Waltz" Joe Casey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Your patience will be rewarded with a fantastic conversation with comic book writer, Rob Williams. Most recently, Rob and Pye Parr have been building glorious and run worlds of race car robots, with Petrol Head from Image Comics. 2000 A.D. fans will surely recognize Rob's name from his work with Judge Dredd over the last couple of decades, among many many other series from the major publishers. Josh and Rob talk about how this comics career came to be, and how the writer develops his sense of story and the craft of storytelling in the comic book context. Find out more at Rob's website. Total Running Time: 01:14:04 Music: “Killer Cars" Radiohead   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s not just a show, it’s a conversation. A conversation about comics. Gene Hackman may also be listening. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:19:25 Pick of the Week: 00:03:04 – Fables #162 Comics: 00:13:37 – Alien: Black, White & Blood #2 00:22:56 – Avengers: Twilight, Book Four 00:29:56 – Napalm Lullaby #1 00:38:04 – Dark Spaces: Dungeon #4 00:40:38 – Blue Book: 1947 #2 00:48:18 – Black Widow & Hawkeye #1 00:49:46 – Power Rangers: The Return #2 Patron Pick: 00:51:57 – Helen of Wyndhorn #1 Patron Thanks: 00:58:03 – Christopher Duran Audience Questions: 01:00:39 – Cory from Cleveland, Ohio wants to know what we think would happen to artists who mostly do covers if the Big 2 gave up on publishing loads and loads of variant covers? Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs! Music: “Storybook Hero” Eric Bibb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 00:54:47 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss… What We’ve Been Enjoying: 00:01:38 – Conor went to the revival theater, a lot, and saw Casablanca, Before Sunset, It Happened One Night, The Awful Truth, and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. 00:06:28 – Josh is watching Shōgun and finally finished We Own This City. 00:17:28 – Ron finished the third season of Slow Horses and the first season of Mr. and Mrs. Smith and went to see Dune: Part Two. Discussion: 00:19:49 – The 96th Annual Academy Awards. Musical Interlude: 00:25:47 – Ron has a lot of thoughts on upcoming music festivals, and music festivals in general. The “What Should We Watch Next?” Challenge: 00:38:04 – Each host talks about the shows on their “to-watch” list and the other two hosts pick which one they have to watch next. They will all report back next month! SPOILERS ABOVE! What’s a Mediasplode? It’s a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It’s like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Music: “I’m Just Ken” Ryan Gosling Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Verbal stumbles and an embarrassing lapse of classic cinema memory do not slow down the tide of varied and intriguing comics that cross our paths this week. But first, let's go back to 1939... Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:08:16 Pick of the Week: 00:02:11 - The Bat-Man: First Knight, Book One Comics: 00:18:29 - X-Men #32 00:26:10 - Birds of Prey #7 00:31:46 - Captain America #757 00:37:18 - Aliens: What If...? #1 00:40:10 - Blue Beetle #7 00:41:47 - Doctor Strange #439 00:43:42 - The Spectacular Spider-Men #1 Patron Pick: 00:45:49 - Ultimate X-Men #1 Patron Thanks: 00:55:55 - Jesse Johnston Audience Questions: 00:59:40 - Malcolm has a lot of questions about Illyana Rasputin, and we may or may not have any answers. Brought To You By: • Better Help - This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got thirteen designs! Music: "If I Didn't Care" The Ink Spots Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, dark secrets are revealed when the curtain is pulled back at the top of the show. Plus, tales of childhood sexual development and internet doppelgängers. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:03:01 Pick of the Week: 00:02:25 – Avengers: Twilight, Book Three Comics: 00:11:31 – Duke #3 00:17:11 – Room Service #0 00:20:58 – The Penguin #7 00:29:48 – Batman: The Brave and the Bold #10 00:31:27 – Phantom Road #9 00:33:23 – Green Arrow #9 Star Wars Corner: 00:36:44 – Star Wars: Thrawn Alliance #2 Patron Pick: 00:38:32 – The Savage Sword of Conan #1 Patron Thanks: 00:46:44 – Cormac Audience Questions: 00:48:56 – Matteo A. has reached his breaking point with the pronunciations of Italian names on the show. 00:52:18 – Karl C. is upset about a perceived double standard on the show. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got thirteen designs! Music: “I Need Never Get Old” Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eventually, Josh makes a bold, entitled statement about a connection between G.I. Joe and This is Spinal Tap, and he gets it mixed up. The management would like to apologize for his ineptitude and disciplinary steps have been initiated. That had nothing to do with what was otherwise a perfectly fine episode of this program. They talk about comics. Again. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:16:29 Pick of the Week: 00:02:19 - Alien: Black, White & Blood #1 Comics: 00:14:54 - Batman/Superman: World's Finest #24 00:21:38 - Ultimate Spider-Man #2 00:29:28 - Nightwing #111 00:35:01 - Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #1 00:39:30 - The Holy Roller #4 00:42:28 - The Six Fingers #1 00:46:26 - G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #304 Patron Pick: 00:52:05 - Animal Pound #2 Patron Thanks: 01:04:25 - Matt Johnson Audience Questions: 01:06:17 - Greg M. brings a whole new Watchmen question to the game. Follow along! Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got thirteen designs! Music: "Bloodstains" Agent Orange Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the show begins a friendship unravels and by the end temporal foundations are shattered. In between, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick find another excuse to talk about old G.I. Joe comics even though they are definitely not on the rundown. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:06:11 Pick of the Week: 00:02:02 – Petrol Head #4 Comics: 00:11:32 – Dutch #1 00:16:08 – Transformers #5 00:23:38 – The Displaced #1 00:30:56 – Usagi Yojimbo #274 00:33:27 – Blue Book: 1974 #1 00:36:23 – Fire Power #30 00:39:04 – Red Hood: The Hill #1 Patron Pick: 00:43:39 – Sinister Sons #1 Patron Thanks: 00:51:36 – John Launder Audience Questions: 00:53:56 – Former iFanboy columnist Jeff Reid is looking for suggestions about what to read next. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got thirteen designs! Music: “No Cars Go” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:51:45 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss… What We've Been Enjoying: 00:01:40 - Slow Horses 00:02:39 - Monsieur Spade 00:08:06 - Feud: Capote vs. The Swans 00:10:50 - Mr. and Mrs. Smith 00:17:04 - Curb Your Enthusiasm 00:19:37 - True Detective: Night Country 00:24:20 - Masters of the Air 00:30:53 - Lawmen: Bass Reeves 00:33:37 - For All Mankind Discussion: 00:39:45 - Ranking the 2024 Academy Award Best Picture nominees. SPOILERS ABOVE! What’s a Mediasplode? It’s a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It’s like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Music: “Fast Car” Tracy Chapman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many stories come to an end, but in comics, all ends are just beginnings. Keep the client on the Ferris Wheel, and it goes, the park is open twenty-four-seven, three-six-five. Every decade, every goddamn century. That’s it. Name of the game. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:09:47 Pick of the Week: 00:02:14 - Fantastic Four #710 (17) Comics: 00:18:38 - Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees #3 00:22:42 - Birds of Prey #6 00:27:55 - DC's How to Lose a Guy Gardner in 10 Days #1 00:32:47 - Dark Spaces: Dungeon #3 00:34:56 - The Space Between #4 00:36:35 - Captain America #756 (6) 00:40:17 - Crave #3 Patron Pick: 00:43:52 - Ultimate Black Panther #1 Patron Thanks: 00:53:55 - Douglas Edwards Audience Questions: 00:56:25 - Kwilli asks about Josh about glowing car emblems. But it makes sense in context. 01:01:35 - Bearded Comic Bro from Columbus, Ohio wants to know about organization systems. Brought To You By: • Better Help – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got thirteen designs! Music: "Time Bomb" Rancid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This unit may be lacking in leadership, discipline, and military prowess, but they know comics, and knowing is half the battle. Go… THIS WEEK IN COMICS! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:02:25 Pick of the Week: 00:02:23 – Duke #2 Comics: 00:12:59 – Alan Scott: The Green Lantern #4 00:19:49 – Avengers: Twilight, Book Two 00:27:23 – Local Man #9 00:31:38 – Batman: Off-World #3 00:33:23 – Jill and the Killers #1 Patron Pick: 00:35:51 – Moon Man #1 Patron Thanks: 00:42:42 – Dayna Doskocil Audience Questions: 00:44:56 – Justin L. from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania wants to know if we agree or disagree that retcons are a necessary evil for the big two to keep their lines fresh. 00:54:38 – Ken J. from the Great White North asks for our favorite “Elseworlds” versions of Batman. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs! Music: “Seven Nation Army” The White Stripes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line… Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part One! Plus, wait, this is a trilogy? Also, is this the end of the Tomorrowverse and possibly the DC Animated Original Films themselves? Running Time: 00:50:10 Music: “Back in Time” Huey Lewis & The News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You’d think on such a light week the Jamokes would be hurting for things to talk about and the show would be shorter than normal but, as it turned out, that assumption was wrong. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:06:32 Pick of the Week: 00:03:24 – Batman: The Brave and The Bold #9 Comics: 00:15:01 – The Penguin #6 00:18:40 – G.O.D.S. #4 00:22:04 – Newburn #14 00:26:29 – Damn Them All #12 00:28:15 – The Holy Roller #3 Patron Pick: 00:31:33 – Ghost Machine #1 Patron Thanks: 00:39:05 – Eddie Listener Mail: 00:42:29 – Ben F. from Erie, Pennsylvania asks these questions three: 1) Favorite comic-related merchandise? 2) How can comics events recapture that Civil War feeling? 3) Are there comics telling Master and Commander-like stories? Brought To You By: • Shopify – This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period and take your business to the next level. • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got thirteen designs! Music: “Brand New Key” Melanie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at… Classic G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Vol. 1 by Larry Hama, Herb Trimpe, Steven Grant, Don Perlin, Mike Vosburg, Bob McLeod, Jack Abel, Jon D’Agostino, Mike Esposito, Chic Stone, Glynis Wein, Bob Sharon, George Roussos, Stan Goldberg, Christi Scheele, Andy Yanchuns, Jim Novak, Diana Albers, Rick Parker, Janice Chiang, Joe Rosen, & Digital Chameleon. What’s a Booksplode? It’s a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don’t have time to do on the regular show. Running Time: 00:51:17 Music: “G.I. Joe (Theme Song)” Jonathan Kimmel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An old trick can still work with the right application, but does a visit to the underground snake side of things threaten to bring down this whole affair? Of course it can't. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:11:34 Pick of the Week: 00:01:12 - Avengers: Twilight, Book One Comics: 00:13:08 - James Bond: 007 #1 00:16:53 - John Constantine, Hellblazer: Dead in America #1 00:25:37 - The Enfield Gang Massacre #6 00:28:43 - Creepshow, Vol. 2 #5 00:32:25 - Fantastic Four #709 (16) 00:34:52 - Batman/Superman: World's Finest #23 G.I. Joe Corner: 00:38:15 - Cobra Commander #1 00:44:16 - G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #303 Patron Pick: 00:50:30 - Avengers: Twilight #1 Patron Thanks: 00:51:33 - Chris Malloy Listener Mail: 00:53:26 - Greg M. from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has a game for us. 00:59:11 - Matt in Connecticut wonders, if Josh were to hit the high seas, what would that look like? Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got thirteen designs! Music: "911 is a Joke" Public Enemy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:52:48 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss… What We’ve Been Enjoying: 00:01:48 – Ron and Conor watched Maestro. 00:07:08 – Ron went to the theater and saw Poor Things. 00:10:08 – Ron watched Beckham. 00:11:23 – Ron watched season one of Drops of God. 00:16:58 – Ron watched (and Conor re-watched) season one of Slow Horses. 00:23:56 – Josh went to the theater and saw Wonka. 00:27:22 – Josh is re-watching G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero. 00:31:33 – Josh has mostly been watching NBA games instead of scripted TV. 00:31:46 – Josh is watching BoJack Horseman. 00:35:04 – Conor watched Anatomy of a Fall, Saltburn, and Past Lives. 00:36:11 – Conor went to the theater and saw American Fiction. 00:37:57 – Ron finally saw Barbie. 00:38:44 – Conor watched The Gold. 00:39:43 – Conor watched Archie. 00:40:25 – Conor watched the final episode of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel. 00:41:50 – Conor listened to Who Killed JFK? with Rob Reiner and Soledad O’Brien. SPOILERS ABOVE! What’s a Mediasplode? It’s a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It’s like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Music: “Winter Winds” Mumford & Sons Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Was it a weird week of comics? Maybe! But Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick (and their inner children) had a hell of a good time reading them. Also, it might be time to ask: is Image fully back? Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:02:44 Pick of the Week: 00:02:23 – Action Comics #1061 Comics: 00:11:47 – Transformers #4 00:19:12 – Petrol Head #3 00:24:07 – Swan Song #6 00:28:53 – Bloodrik #2 00:31:23 – The Sensational She-Hulk #182 (4) 00:34:28 – Masterpiece #2 Patron Pick: 00:36:52 – Ultimate Spider-Man #1 Patron Thanks: 00:46:46 – Jason Wesson Listener Mail: 00:48:08 – Karl C. wonders if the Big Two need a ’70s-style DC Implosion. 00:52:33 – Ryan S. from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania asks about the continuity status of The Killing Joke. Brought To You By: • Better Help – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs! Music: “One After 909” Willie Nelson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Jamokes™ are back in town! Feeling better and not worse, at long last. The great salve is always wonderful comics, and for that we are thankful that there were many, you damn dirty apes. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:06:31 Pick of the Week: 00:04:42 - Beware the Planet of the Apes #1 Comics: 00:10:18 - Fall of the House of X #1 00:18:37 - Captain America #755 (5) 00:25:23 - Fantastic Four #708 (15) 00:33:28 - The Amazing Spider-Man #935 (41) 00:37:06 - Thanos #2 00:38:05 - Birds of Prey #5 00:41:04 - Shazam! #7 Star Wars Corner: 00:42:56 - Star Wars: Darth Vader #42 Patron Pick: 00:46:22 - Pine & Merrimac #1 Patron Thanks: 00:53:25 - Gabriel Joseph Audience Questions: 00:56:22 - Scott H. from Portland, Oregon wants us to get pedantic. Mission accomplished. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Show your support for the show today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "No Distance Left to Run" Blur Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the eighteenth annual iFanboy All Media Year End Roundup! Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, (both of whom was battling illness) and special guest Ron Richards discuss some of what they enjoyed in media in this, the weird year that was 2023. Movies, television, music, books, podcasts, and comics — it’s all here! Note: Timecodes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 02:55:09 Movies: 00:02:30 – Barbie 00:09:15 – Oppenheimer 00:13:29 – Killers of the Flower Moon 00:17:11 – The Holdovers 00:21:28 – The Killer 00:24:08 – Flora and Son 00:27:39 – Blackberry 00:30:11 – Air 00:31:51 – Asteroid City 00:34:25 – Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game 00:37:57 – Elemental 00:40:53 – Fast X 00:42:23 – Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 00:43:55 – Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves 00:46:58 – Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning 00:48:31 – The Top Films of the Year & The Theatergoing Experience Television: 00:51:06 – The Bear 00:53:48 – Perry Mason 00:57:07 – Poker Face 00:59:12 – Reservation Dogs 01:01:35 – The Last of Us 01:04:57 – The Gold 01:08:47 – Bosch: Legacy 01:11:23 – Justified: City Primeval 01:13:05 – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 01:15:18 – Star Trek: Picard 01:18:48 – For All Mankind 01:22:25 – Jury Duty 01:26:54 – Billions 01:28:32 – Hijack 01:30:55 – Welcome to Wrexham Music: 01:38:26 – Walter Schreifels (30th Anniversary of Slip by Quicksand/Rival Schools/Gorilla Biscuits) 01:41:44 – Moon Is by Heavy Blanket 01:43:26 – Cheap Grills by Sincere Engineer 01:44:54 – Would You Miss It? by Koyo 01:45:45 – The Sleeping at Aura in Portland, Maine 01:45:58 – Marathon by Mil-Spec 01:46:42 – Tim (Let It Bleed Edition) by The Replacements 01:49:43 – Lincoln/Samuel (Samuel SC) at St. Stephen’s in Washington, DC Podcasts: 01:52:29 – Strike Force Five with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, & John Oliver 01:55:59 – Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend with Conan O’Brien, Sona Movsesian, & Matt Gourley 01:57:27 – The Town with Matthew Belloni 02:00:14 – Pivot with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway 02:01:42 – Death on the Lot with Adam McKay 02:04:54 – Plain English with Derek Thompson 02:05:46 – The Watch with Andy Greenwald and Chris Ryan 02:07:07 – The Old Man and the Three with JJ Reddick and Tommy Alter 02:09:19 – The Set with Zak Levitt Books: 02:12:21 – The Last Devil to Die: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery by Richard Osman 02:13:52 – The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder by David Grann 02:15:43 – Hollywood: The Oral History by Jeanine Basinger and Sam Wasson 02:18:16 – Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks by Patrick Radden Keefe 02:19:57 – The Yiddish Policemen’s Union: A Novel by Michael Chabon 02:22:17 – Forever: A Novel by Pete Hamill 02:24:13 – Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Yoyage by Alfred Lansing 02:26:14 – A Roadie’s Tale by Civ 02:27:51 – Spare by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex 02:28:51 – The Aubrey/Maturin Novels by Patrick O’Brian 02:32:13 – Marvelous Manhattan: Stories of the Restaurants, Bars, and Shops That Make This City Special by Reggie Nadelson 02:33:24 – Night Soldiers: A Novel by Alan Furst Comics: 02:35:24 – Fantastic Four 02:36:44 – The Human Target 02:38:00 – Immortal Sergeant 02:38:53 – Traveling to Mars 02:40:00 – The Amazing Spider-Man 02:40:58 – Batman/Superman: World’s Finest 02:41:39 – She-Hulk / The Sensational She-Hulk 02:42:57 – Clobberin’ Time 02:44:11 – Wild’s End 02:46:05 – Giant Days Brought To You By: • Miracle Made – Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to TryMiracle.com/iFanboy and use the code IFANBOY to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF. • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got TWELVE designs! Music: “Winter Wonderland” Willie Nelson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Listeners might be sick of hearing about Josh being sick, but a conversation with a great comic creator is always the thing to perk one up. Sina has had a varied career in comics, starting as a Top Cow intern, working in comic shops, making his own indie comics like Not My Bag, Lil' Depressed Boy, and more. He became the first editor for Robert Kirkman's Skybound Entertainment, eventually ending up telling Bobby Drake's story in Iceman, and has just now released a stellar YA Graphic Novel, Superman: The Harvests of Youth. There's no one like Sina, in comics, and we're all better off for it Total Running Time: 01:24:43 Music: “Sheena is a Punk Rocker" The Ramones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite dual sickness and the Kindle app’s best efforts at sabotage, our stalwart Jamokes power through to talk about comics, as they must, as ever, in this, the final Pick of the Week show of the year! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:02:23 Pick of the Week: 00:02:06 – X-Men #29 Comics: 00:10:18 – The Invincible Iron Man #663 00:13:58 – Bloodrik #1 00:19:52 – Petrol Head #2 00:23:55 – Shazam! #6 00:25:15 – The Hunger and the Dusk #4 00:30:00 – Hellboy: Winter Special – The Yule Cat 00:32:29 – Creepshow Holiday Special 2023 #1 Patron Pick: 00:35:27 – Batman-Santa Claus: Silent Knight #1 Patron Thanks: 00:42:31 – Brent Ecenbarger Looking Back at 2023: 00:50:12 – Picks of the Week… By the Numbers! Brought To You By: • Better Help – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs! Music: “Someday at Christmas” Stevie Wonder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Limping and wheezing into the end of the year, nothing can stop the mail. Slightly more can stop the Pick of the Week, but not this week. Plus we raise a glass to the sunsetting digital comics solution. Production Note: while our editing management department (eastern branch) did its level best, working day and night to eliminate all coughs, sniffles, dog barks, and other grunt-isms, we cannot guarantee the remnants of previous have not escaped the watchful editing of our dedicated staff. You have our apologies. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:13:58 Pick of the Week: 00:02:56 - The Amazing Spider-Man: Gang War First Strike #1 Comics: 00:14:02 - Spider-Woman #1 00:20:40 - The Penguin #4 00:25:25- Batman: The Brave and the Bold #1 00:34:58 - Quest #4 00:37:36 - Crave #1 00:40:18 - What's the Furthest Place from Here? #16 00:41:36 - Local Man #7 Patron Pick: 00:44:18 - Howard the Duck #1 Patron Thanks: 00:52:26 - Mike Cartwright Audience Questions: 00:55:54 - Robert W. is wondering about retcons, then Conor gets bogged down in the literal interpretation of the term "retcon" and Josh starts crying. Again. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Fairytale of New York" The Pogues Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at… Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Books I, II, III, IV by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Dave Sim and Gerhard, Michael Dooney, Ryan Brown, Ken Feduniewicz, Jim Lawson, Janice Cohen, & Steve Lavigne!! What’s a Booksplode? It’s a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don’t have time to do on the regular show. Running Time: 00:41:17 Music: “Christmas in Hollis” Run-DMC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lock yourself in a bathroom to avoid family long enough to enjoy a rundown of the week in comics! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:03:16 Pick of the Week: 00:03:22 - Batman/Superman: World's Finest #21 Comics: 00:09:33 - Batman: Off-World #1 00:13:29 - The Sensational She-Hulk #180 (2) 00:18:44 - Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers #114 00:21:50 - Wonder Woman #803 (3) 00:27:41 - Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars: Battleworld #1 Patron Pick: 00:30:38 - The Holy Roller #1 Patron Thanks: 00:39:24 - ViewerB Audience Questions: 00:42:05 - Greg M. from Philadelphia, PA wants to know the criteria that make for a really good villain? 00:51:23 - Patrick K. from NC is perplexed by haphazard trade release schedules. Is there an ideal window for released collected editions? Brought To You By: • Uncommon Goods - This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. They have the most meaningful, out-of-the-ordinary gifts anywhere. Go to uncommongoods.com/ifanboy for 15% off your next gift. • Better Help - This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" Darlene Love   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With only four shows left this year, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan are going to make you wait for the good stuff because first they have to tell stories that they’ve never told before (spoiler alert: one of them possibly admits to a felony). Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:02:42 Pick of the Week: 00:04:13 – G.I Joe: A Real American Hero #301 Comics: 00:18:11 – Fantastic Four #706 (13) 00:23:01 – Danger Street, Book Eleven 00:28:45 – Wesley Dodds: The Sandman #2 00:35:01 – Big Game #5 00:37:07 – WildC.A.T.S. #12 00:38:36 – Capwolf & The Howling Commandos #2 Star Wars Corner: 00:40:01 – Star Wars: Dark Droids #4 Patron Pick: 00:42:40 – Outsiders #1 Patron Thanks: 00:52:16 – Kyle Wade 00:54:22 – Consider donating to T. Scott Benefield’s GoFundMe Audience Questions: 00:55:27 – Kane T. asks how opinions have changed over the life of the show. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got thirteen designs! Music: “Logistics” Stefanie Joosten (feat. Giorgio Moroder) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe rolls on with the sequel (to a movie and two TV shows) that was four years in the making… The Marvels! Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick, and The Internet’s Paul Montgomery tell you all about it! Plus, the overall state of the MCU! Running Time: 00:46:27 Music: “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” Elton John Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Superb Hearing Allows Zany Audio Manifestations… SHAZAM! Or how to stop letting pantheons run your body and get your life back on track with this week’s rundown of comics! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:05:10 Pick of the Week: 00:02:34 – Shazam! #5 Comics: 00:14:33 – Superman ’78: The Metal Curtain #1 00:17:42 – Punisher #1 00:25:31 – Batman #904 00:33:15 – Thanos #1 00:35:16 – Transformers #2 00:41:07 – The Enfield Gang Massacre #4 00:45:02 – Groo in the World #4 00:46:42 – The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing #12 Patron Pick: 00:48:15 – Petrol Head #1 Patron Thanks: 00:58:02 – Keith Robinson Brought To You By: • Uncommon Goods – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. They have the most meaningful, out-of-the-ordinary gifts anywhere. Go to uncommongoods.com/ifanboy for 15% off your next gift. • Better Help – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs! Music: “Lightning Strikes” Aceyalone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 01:00:00 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss… What We’ve Been Enjoying: 00:01:32 – Ron watched Flora and Son, and is watching The Gold, and Lessons in Chemistry. 00:08:02 – Conor has started Lawmen: Bass Reeves, finished the third season of Lupin, and listened to Strike Force Five. 00:11:09 – Josh also listened to Strike Force Five, and is rewatching The Sopranos, and rewatched The IT Crowd and Black Books. Mail Bag: 00:18:03 – Owen M. from Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland wants to know what the guys think about “Now and Then.” 00:23:14 – Scott H. from Portland, Oregon is looking to identify the titles in the iFanboy Film Canon. 00:26:49 – John-Joseph J. from Brooklyn, New York is curious about Josh’s return to skateboarding. 00:30:18 – Nick B. from Melbourne, Australia is dipping his toe into David Lynch fandom. 00:33:04 – Ryan S. from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania wonders if iFanboy was to ever do another movies by minute podcast, what would the movie be? And also what are the guys’ Top 3 Scorcese pictures? 00:35:56 – Marcus V. has been trying to watch Once Upon a Time in America but is stuck in the middle and doesn’t know if he should finish. 00:37:01 – Aaron A. from Houston, Texas doesn’t understand why the guys love Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood so much. 00:41:45 – Brian C. from Cincinnati, Ohio is exasperated with how Disney has been managing The Muppets and thinks the solution for success is obvious. 00:45:05 – Greg M. from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania wants to know which other holiday classic film should get the Muppet treatment. 00:47:08 – Dave C. from Buffalo, New York has a grab bag of holiday media (and non-media) questions. SPOILERS ABOVE! What’s a Mediasplode? It’s a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It’s like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Music: “Rainbow Connection” Kermit the Frog Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where one is for, another is against. A Jamoke House™ divided against itself cannot stand! That's not actually true. It was fine. No trigger warning needed for this week's Patron Power and the indie books make their presence known. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:11:03 Pick of the Week: 00:01:27 - The Space Between #1 Comics: 00:13:19 - Ultimate Universe #1 00:20:52 - X-Men #28 00:25:58 - The Return of Superman: 30th Anniversary Edition #1 00:33:20 - Red Light #1 00:35:47 - The Sacrificers #4 00:26:09 - Traveling to Mars #9 Patron Pick: 00:41:51 - Canary #1 Patron Thanks: 00:52:40 - Matt Audience Question: 00:55:47 - Scott H. is wondering about modern creators who push the form of the comic book page. 01:00:40 - Jimi John L. asks if Damian Wayne is acceptable in the Morrison Batman and Robin form. Brought To You By: • Uncommon Goods - This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. They have the most meaningful, out-of-the-ordinary gifts anywhere. Go to uncommongoods.com/ifanboy for 15% off your next gift. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Time and Space" Turnstile Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. There has certainly been a bit of a reunion theme to the Talksplode episodes lately. But that doesn't have to be a bad thing. And so, Josh welcomes Jason Aaron back to the program. Known for defining characters for new eras in Thor and The Avengers, as well as his creator-owned masterpiece, Scalped, and his recent series, Once Upon a Time at the End of the World, Jason is set to do his first DC work in many years, after being exclusive to Marvel. We talk about making comics and making a career around comics, and how he does it. You can find out more about Jason here. Total Running Time: 01:18:39 Music: “It's Nice to Know You Work Alone" Silversun Pickups Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Jamokes™ are loose and limber this week despite their being several reminders or their age and/or mortality. Perhaps it was the return of The Bell that put everyone in a good mood? Ding! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:02:46 Pick of the Week: 00:01:49 – Alan Scott: The Green Lantern #1 Comics: 00:09:33 – Dead Spaces: Dungeon #1 00:13:40 – I Hate Fairyland #10 00:17:19 – Wonder Woman #80(2) 00:23:34 – The Penguin #2 00:26:09 – Paladin of Axes The Bell: 00:29:27 – The Bell Returns! 00:31:30 – Fire Power #28 00:31:56 – What’s the Furthest Place from Here? #15 00:32:15 – Batman: The Brave and the Bold #6 00:32:42 – Action Comics #1058 00:33:06 – Green Arrow #5 00:33:26 – Captain America #75(2) 00:33:49 – Uncanny Spider-Man #2 00:33:09 – Alpha Flight #3 00:34:33 – Uncanny Avengers #3 00:34:54 – Captain Marvel #(1)85 00:35:15 – Jean Grey #3 00:35:35 – The Amazing Spider-Man #930 (36) 00:35:58 – The Flash #80(2) 00:36:19 – Star Wars: Dark Droids – D Squad #2 00:36:42 – The Immortal Thor #764 (3) 00:37:06 – Marvel Zombies: Black, White and Blood #1 00:37:26 – Unstoppable Doom Patrol #7 00:37:47 – Universal Monsters: Dracula #1 00:38:10 – Void Rivals #5 Comics: 00:38:32 – Captain Marvel #(1)85 (Redux) Patron Pick: 00:40:18 – Giant Robot Hellboy #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:23 – Mike Bostic Audience Question: 00:52:04 – Dan C. relays a question from his LCS owner and the guys feel attacked. Brought To You By: • Better Help – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs! Music: “Spoonman” Soundgarden Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 01:00:00 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss… What We’ve Been Enjoying: 00:02:02 – Conor has been immersed in the Major League Baseball post-season. 00:05:32 – Ron went to see The State Live. 00:11:37 – Josh is watching the third season of Wu-Tang: An American Saga and finished 1883. Discussion: 00:18:00 – Killers of the Flower Moon 00:40:19 – Does any movie need to be three hours long? SPOILERS ABOVE! What’s a Mediasplode? It’s a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It’s like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Music: “Wildwood Flower” The Carter Family Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor is deep in training for Special Ops duty in the European Theater, so iFanboy veteran and scholar, Paul Montgomery joins Josh for the weekly comic review. We must warn you, there's a great deal of deep (meandering) thought (guessing). Top it off with some creepy comics, and an even creepier Patron power, and in the end, you have a show. Running Time: 01:15:34 Pick of the Week: 00:01:56 - Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees #1 Comics: 00:15:54 - The Sensational She-Hulk #170 (1) 00:23:10 - Swan Songs #4 00:30:36 - Coda #2 00:36:52 - Wild's End #5 00:41:16 - Jay Garrick: The Flash #1 00:43:57 - The Forged #5 00:47:47 - Rumpus Room #2 Patron Pick: 00:52:37 - Hack/Slash: Back to School #1 Patron Thanks: 01:00:49 - James E. McGill Audience Questions: 01:02:53 - Dave asks about the books from that stack that don't make the show. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Killy Kill" Rocket from the Crypt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

iFanboy celebrates its 900th episode with a triple-sized all listener e-mail spectacular! Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick, and special guest Ryan Haupt asked you, the iFanbase, to send them e-mails… and you delivered! Plus, a surprise appearance from an old friend! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 03:06:15 Pick of the Week: 00:02:56 – The Amazing Spider-Man #929 (35) Patron Pick: 00:11:38 – Wesley Dodds: The Sandman #1 Audience Questions: 00:20:48 – The tradition continues as we field questions from the loyal iFanbase for over three hours! Listen as the hosts slowly fall apart, either from drink or exhaustion, talking comics and ephemera to the very bitter end. Patron Thanks: 01:23:01 – James E. McGill Brought To You By: • Better Help – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs! Music: “Back and To The Left” Texas is the Reason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An 80s nostalgia-fueled episode exposes failing middle aged brains while we look ahead to episode 900! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:03:42 Pick of the Week: 00:02:25 – Transformers #1 Comics: 00:13:23 – Fantastic Four #705 (12) 00:18:15 – Shazam! #4 00:21:05 – Sins of the Salton Sea #5 00:28:57 – Peacemaker Tries Hard!, Book Six 00:30:07 – Tear Us Apart #2 00:34:02 – The Sacrificers #3 Patron Pick: 00:36:37 – G.O.D.S. #1 Patron Thanks: 00:46:38 – Mark Miller Audience Questions: 00:48:55 – David B. wants to know iFanboy’s favorite artists who aren’t considered all-time greats. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs! Music: “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy” Kenny Chesney Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It has been longer than you think since the Two Jamokes™ did a regular Pick of the Week show together. And it turns out that there's almost just too much to say about the books, because saying things about the books is what we do best. Plus, don't you just wanna eat some chips with Superman? Running Time: 01:13:44 Pick of the Week: 00:03:34 - Action Comics #1057 Comics: 00:20:52 - The Avengers #5 00:26:31 - The Penguin #2 00:31:30 - The Invincible Iron Man #660 (10) 00:36:51 - Void Rivals #4 00:40:31 - Batman: The Brave and the Bold #5 00:45:35 - Usagi Yojimbo #270: Ice and Snow #1 Patron Pick: 00:47:17 - The Flash #80(1) Patron Thanks: 00:59:29 - Jon Allen Brought To You By: • Better Help - This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Touch Me I'm Sick" Mudhoney Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:59:20 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss… What We’ve Been Enjoying: 00:02:38 – Conor mourns the cancelation of Heels. 00:05:40 – Ron is watching This Fool. 00:08:25 – Josh and Ron went to Riot Fest in Chicago. HBO Discussion: 00:20:36 – Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty was canceled after season two. 00:38:19 – Greg M. from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania asks if the end of Succession marks the end of HBO’s incredible run of original programming that began in the early 90s. 00:49:12 – Greg also asks the guys’ to list their All-Time Top Three HBO Original Series. SPOILERS ABOVE! What’s a Mediasplode? It’s a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It’s like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Music: “Song for the Dead” Queens of the Stone Age Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is this the week where one of the Jamokes gets canceled? And yet the show must go on in discussing this week in comics! Running Time: 01:16:55 Pick of the Week: 00:03:01 – Superman #6 Comics: 00:10:47 – Rumpus Room #1 00:16:09 – Captain America #751 (1) 00:24:42 – Jack Kirby’s Starr Warriors: The Adventures of Adam Starr and The Solar Legion 00:36:41 – Uncanny Spider-Man #1 00:39:36 – Fishflies #2 00:44:10 – Hey Kids! Comics! Vol. 3 #6 Patron Pick: 00:47:38 – Wonder Woman #801 (1) Patron Thanks: 00:57:31 – Joel Rodriguez Audience Questions: 01:00:19 – Ken J. from the Great White North has paradoxical pet peeves regarding time travel in comics and wants to know what others are perpetually peeved about? Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs! Music: “Superman” Lazlo Bane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at… The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition by Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Louis Simonson, Roger Stern, Jon Bogdanove, Tom Grummett, Jackson Guice, Brett Breeding, Rick Burchett, Doug Hazlewood, Dennis Janke, Denis Rodier, Bill Sienkiewicz, Gene D’Anegelo, Glenn Whitmore, Hi-Fi, Brian Miller, John Costanza, Albert DeGuzman, Bill Oakley, Willie Schubert, & John Workman! What’s a Booksplode? It’s a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don’t have time to do on the regular show. Running Time: 00:37:17 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unofficial Old Home Month continues as old pal and former iFanboy columnist Jim Mroczkowski sits in for Josh Flanagan and joins Conor Kilpatrick in this weirdly light week of comics that nevertheless yielded three solid Pick of the Week candidates. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 00:54:10 Pick of the Week: 00:02:25 – Daredevil #662 (1) Comics: 00:11:57 – Danger Street, Book Nine 00:16:44 – From the World of Minor Threats: The Alternates #1 00:20:11 – The Incredible Hulk #785 (4) 00:24:06 – Saint John #1 00:27:46 – Green Lantern #3 00:29:32 – Werewolf by Night #1 Patron Pick: 00:31:35 – Avengers Inc. #1 Patron Thanks: 00:40:22 – Ray Cook Audience Questions: 00:42:10 – Mike H. from Buffalo, New York thinks that Jonathan Hickman is villainizing the Marvel Universe. Brought To You By: • Better Help – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs! Music: “St. Jimmy” Green Day Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Montgomery returns to the fold this week, and what a week of great books it was. Like really great. You just wouldn't believe how great it was. You might think other weeks have been great, but that's just peanuts compared to this week. Also, please enjoy the end of the show, where neither host can recall any relevant names. This is going to be a problem. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:11:59 Pick of the Week: 00:02:30 - Birds of Prey #1 Star Wars Corner: 00:14:07 - Star Wars #38/Dark Droids #2 Comics: 00:26:05 - Swan Songs #3 00:34:22 - Fantastic Four #704 00:40:37 - The Sacrificers #2 00:45:42 - Tear Us Apart #1 00:49:18 - Shazam! #3 Patron Pick: 00:50:40 - Birds of Prey #1 Patron Thanks: 00:54:12 - Ras Fletcher Audience Questions: 00:56:33 - Chris wants to know what we mean when we say something looks "European". Brought To You By: • Factor Meals - Get 50% off with code IFANBOY50 • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Divide and Conquer" Hüsker Dü Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hot dog talk leads to contention but you can still rely on the Jamokes and Dr. Haupt to help you ketchup on this week’s comics! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:17:59 Pick of the Week: 00:02:33 – Marvel Age #1000 Comics: 00:20:14 – Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War – Battle Lines #1 00:26:21 – Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant #1 00:34:17 – Local Man: Gold 00:38:20 – Action Comics Presents: Doomsday Special #1 00:41:37 – The Hunger and the Dusk #2 00:44:42 – Blade #2 Patron Pick: 00:48:07 – Marvel Age #1000 Patron Thanks: 00:50:30 – Kenneth Derrick Audience Questions: 00:53:31 – Mike H. from Buffalo, New York wants to know how noisy the Green Lantern Corps is? 00:59:29 – Dan B. pits the nerds against the jocks asking which type of trivia is more useless? 01:05:54 – Pete B. asks how the Jamokes would run a Metropolis-based hot dog cart. Brought To You By: • Better Help – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs! Music: “Margaritaville” Jimmy Buffett Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 01:13:23 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss… What We’ve Been Enjoying: 00:01:40 – Ron has been watching Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. 00:07:25 – Josh has been catching up on The Crown and 1883. 00:13:24 – Conor has been watching Minx, Justified: City Primeval, Reservation Dogs, Only Murders in the Building, Heels, Billions, and Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (and he forgot to mention Dark Winds!), and mourning the end of Riverdale. Game Time: 00:17:03 – The 80s Comedy Draft! SPOILERS ABOVE! What’s a Mediasplode? It’s a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It’s like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: “Here I Go Again (20th Anniversary Remaster)” Whitesnake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let iFanboy enhance your pleasure this week while the show goes long and a painful decision is made that hasn’t had to be made in a while. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:04:45 Pick of the Week: 00:02:06 – The Penguin #1 Comics: 00:12:09 – The Invincible Iron Man #659 (9) 00:18:54 – Dark Knights of Steel #12 00:23:32 – Dead Romans #6 00:32:34 – The Amazing Spider-Man #926 (32) 00:36:21 – Big Game #2 00:39:25 – Marvel Unleashed #1 00:41:41 – Jean Grey #1 Patron Pick: 00:47:38 – The Immortal Thor #762 (1) Patron Thanks: 00:54:49 – Wayne McNicol Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs! Music: “Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)” The Byrds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Rick Remender, writer, artist, TV showrunner, teacher, story factory, father, punk rock skateboard kid, old man, and a long time friend of this podcast returns to Talksplode for a record seventh appearance over a fifteen year span. But not one of those chats was Rick and Josh alone, and they get into it. Where does this creative drive come from? Did comics almost lose him? How did he know to stay on this uncharted path of self determined comic book and story creation? Will we be able to come back and talk about The Scumbag a lot more? With his imprint, Giant Generator set to release a new spate of varied stories, like The Sacrificers and The Holy Roller, Rick gives his first long form interview in 3 years, and we're very happy with it. Total Running Time: 01:16:55 Music: “Generator" Bad Religion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do they like it? Do they not? Why not? Is this all just whining? And what about the dentist? All these questions and more are proposed, answered and also not answered, but know that Groo is hungry and Puck is short. That might be it. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:13:04 Pick of the Week: 00:02:26 - Void Rivals #3 Comics: 00:16:26 - Batman/Superman: World's Finest #18 00:24:50 - Groo in the Wild #2 00:29:54 - Wild's End #3 Krakoa Corner: 00:34:26 - Uncanny Avengers #1 00:40:37 - Alpha Flight #1 00:43:12 - Dark X-Men #1 Patron Pick: 00:46:13 - The Cull #1 Patron Thanks: 00:56:16 - Tony the Disney Dad Audience Questions: 00:58:04 - Greg from Philly has a fun little comic book game for us. Brought To You By: • Better Help - This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Into the Void" Black Sabbath Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line… Justice League: Warworld ! Plus, the second half of the show is a messy free for all as we look ahead to Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths and Watchmen and back at Batman: Mask of the Phantasm and The Flash and discuss the rewatchability of the entire line of films, and the travesty of WB’s seeming obsession with romantically linking Bruce Wayne And Barbara Gordon! Running Time: 00:31:25 Music: “All Around the World” Oasis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Jamokes go so far down memory lane it turns into a boulevard. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:00:00 Pick of the Week: 00:02:19 – The Enfield Gang Massacre #1 Comics: 00:11:43 – The Amazing Spider-Man #925 00:20:36 – Danger Street, Book Eight 00:22:31 – WildC.A.T.S. #10 00:25:56 – Mech Cadets #1 00:27:55 – Superman 2023 Annual #1 00:30:54 – Barnstormers #2 00:32:52 – Immortal X-Men #14 00:34:44 – Swan Songs #2 Patron Pick: 00:36:08 – The Enfield Gang Massacre #1 Patron Thanks: 00:36:56 – James Darling Audience Questions: 00:42:34 – Aaron B. was thinking about his own personal Comic Book Ages and wants to know about the iFanboys’ Comic Book Ages. Brought To You By: • Factor Meals – Get 50% off with code IFANBOY50 • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs! Music: “Rags to Riches” Tont Bennett and “Sugar Man” Rodriguez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blood donations! Formal storytelling! Time dilation! Gruesome uses of mutant abilities! And more from Dr. Ryan Haupt and Josh Flanagan this week. Get yourself a free cookie and have yourself a read and then a listen. Running Time: 01:16:03 Pick of the Week: 00:02:42 - Fantastic Four #703 Comics: 00:11:59 - Doctor Strange #432 00:20:40 - X-Men #25 00:24:47 - Star Wars: Dark Droids #1 00:31:54 - Sins of the Salton Sea #3 00:36:41 - Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent #6 00:39:25 - Hey Kids! Comics! vol. 3 #5 00:40:36 - Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1957 -- From Below Patron Pick: 00:42:51 - The Sacrificers #1 Patron Thanks: 00:57:14 - Steven T. Sifert Audience Questions: 01:01:08 - Scott from OR asks about comic convention memories and experiences. Brought To You By: • Better Help - This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Tequila" The Champs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don't let the theory of gravity keep you down, it is only a theory after all. Feel lighter by listening to the jamokes and some manner of scientician discuss the week in comics, and the relative entertainment merits of improv technique. Running Time: 01:23:09 Pick of the Week: 00:01:15 - Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor, Book One Comics: 00:15:57 - She-Hulk #178 00:20:40 - The Invincible Iron Man #658 00:24:08 - Avengers #769 00:33:20 - The Incredible Hulk #783 00:37:00 - Ultimate Invasion #2 00:39:08 - The Ribbon Queen #1 00:42:13 - Traveling to Mars #7 Patron Pick: 00:43:48 - X-Men: Hellfire Gala 2023 #1 Patron Thanks: 00:57:57 - Justin Ludwig Audience Questions: 01:03:07 - Francisco J. wants to know what's going on with Saga and why nobody's talking about it... or are they? 01:09:34 - Jay H. is getting married in 2 months and wants some advice for the day. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "My Own Worst Enemy" Lit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 01:09:45 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss… What We’ve Been Enjoying: 00:02:10 – Conor has been listening to The Set, is excited for the return of Minx and is watching Justified: City Primeval. 00:06:42 – Ron fell down a rabbit hole and watched Myth of the Zodiac Killer and The Most Dangerous Animal of All. 00:12:33 – Josh is watching Hijack and catching up on Luther. Discussion: 00:15:49 – Oppenheimer Summer Mailbag: 00:33:26 – Dan G. from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania wants to know which Matthew Rhys character is the best. 00:37:17 – Jason M. wonders if there’s a silver lining to the WGA/SAG strike. 00:40:22 – Matteo A. thinks that a show on Hulu might cause the iFanboys to need to hire a lawyer. 00:41:26 – Jack H. from London, England asks if the iFanboys are fans of Russell T. Davies and which live shows featuring band reunions they’ve enjoyed the most. 00:47:17 – Jason F. wants to know which popular Beatles song is the worst. 00:51:22 – Andrew M. from Colorado asks which spoilers have made the iFanboy MORE interested in a property. 00:54:18 – David C. from Buffalo, New York calls in to ask which piece of media has helped the aging iFanboys better understand the young people. 00:58:31 – Jake I. is starting to feel the generational media shift at work. 01:01:31 – Corrin R. from Birmingham, England is about to have kids and has some questions. SPOILERS ABOVE! What’s a Mediasplode? It’s a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It’s like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: “Come Together” Joe Cocker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A shockingly light week of new comics leads to a lot of in-depth discussion about things that may or may not have to do with any specific books and yet are still comic book related. Except for the tangent that kicks off the show. Look, we had to fill the hour somehow. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:0x:xx Pick of the Week: 00:02:40 – Tales of the Titans #1 Comics: 00:12:54 – Void Rivals #2 00:17:38 – Hawkgirl #1 00:24:32 – Guardians of the Galaxy #184 00:28:41 – Dead Romans #5 00:30:46 – Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #17 00:34:58 – Blade #29 Patron Pick: 00:37:57 – Big Game #1 Patron Thanks: 00:46:00 – Brandon Thompson Audience Questions: 00:48:18 – Tony B. has a lot of thoughts about the evolution of the comic book cover. Brought To You By: • Better Help – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs! Music: “Things Have Changed” Bob Dylan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor is presumably leaving the life of a born seaman, and our great pal, Jim Viscardi steps in to admirably fill up his air time. And as always, he brings inescapable Moon Knight discussion. There are ups and downs and surprises, and great art everywhere. In the comics. It seemed like we might save time talking about less books, but alas there was still so much to discuss. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:16:18 Pick of the Week: 00:02:20 - The Hunger and the Dusk #1 Comics: 00:12:16 - The Amazing Spider-Man #923 00:19:03 - Star Wars: Darth Vader #36 00:26:10 - Moon Knight #25 00:36:39 - Miles Morales: Spider-Man #290 00:39:06 - Knight Terrors #1 Patron Pick: 00:43:17 - The Hunger and the Dusk #1 Patron Thanks: 00:46:15 - David Dunbar Audience Questions: 00:50:52 - Neato Bazzeato wistfully remembers the spinner racks of yore. 01:00:00 - Scott H. asks about artists who should have stopped it, and then did stop it. Brought To You By: • Factor Meals - Get 50% off with code IFANBOY50 • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "March of the Pigs" Nine Inch Nails Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at… It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood! What’s a Booksplode? It’s a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don’t have time to do on the regular show. Running Time: 00:38:15 Music: “We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monáe)” .fun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Josh, his family, and his culture are personally attacked. But more importantly, what does Ronald Reagan’s former Secretary of Defense have to do with any of this? Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:08:30 Pick of the Week: 00:02:22 – Barnstormers #1 Comics: 00:11:20 – Love Everlasting #9 00:15:33 – Swan Songs #1 00:20:14 – Fantastic Four #702 00:24:37 – Clobberin’ Time #5 00:26:51 – Captain America #750 00:30:29 – Captain Marvel: Dark Tempest #1 00:35:00 – Sins of the Salton Sea #2 Patron Pick: 00:37:24 – Weird Work #1 Patron Thanks: 00:51:27 – Daniel Joslyn Audience Questions: 00:53:43 – Kenneth J. from The Great White North wants to know if Alan Moore sits alone at the top of the rankings and if one of iFanboy’s favorite writers is set to join him. Brought To You By: • Better Help – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs! Music: “Looking at the World Through Rose Colored Glasses” Nick Lucas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. We gratefully welcome comic book writer and artist Howard Chaykin to the podcast, to discuss his half century engaged in the making of thoughtful, inventive, and wholly original comic books. His life in comics started with reading golden age comics, and continues to this very day with series like Hey Kids! Comics! and the brand new Sunshine Patriots. With the groundbreaking American Flagg kicking off a new phase in his career, Chaykin produced many volumes of sublime, challenging comic book stories that we are lucky enough to be able to read. Total Running Time: 01:14:19 Music: “Hem of your Garment" Cake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you made this show, you'd think the following things after it was recorded: 1) You probably shared too much. Again. 2) You really want to let the people who made the good comics know they're doing great. 3) You should probably send an apology to the people who made the bad comics, because that was ruthless. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:07:19 Pick of the Week: 00:04:07 - She-Hulk #177 Comics: 00:12:50 - The Amazing Spider-Man #922 00:20:59 - Action Comics #1056 00:28:51 - Batman: The Adventures Continue - Season 3 #6 00:32:20 - Green Arrow #3 00:37:45 - Brynmore #1 00:41:00 - Silver Surfer: Ghost Light #5 Patron Pick: 00:43:35 - The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos #1 Patron Thanks: 00:58:07 - James Brought To You By: • Better Help - This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Scoundrel" Sam Burchfield Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NOTE: Due to scheduling issues we had to record this episode during the monthly Patron Hangout and in the past we have successfully recorded shows this way. However, this time there were a bunch of audio and connectivity issues, especially in the first 8 minutes, and we have salvaged the show as best we could. Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 01:03:00 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss... What We've Been "Enjoying": 00:02:20 - Ron has started the newest season of The Bear, and watched Air: Courting a Legend, BlackBerry, and Clerks III. 00:08:01 - Josh has been listening to Death on the Lot, The Set, and Spellcaster: The Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried. 00:10:54 - Conor has been watching a lot of sports, rewatched Justified, is almost done with The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and has started The Bear. The End: 00:14:53 - A lot of "big" shows have ended around the same time. 00:16:20 - The Flash 00:18:26 - Barry 00:26:32 - Succession 00:41:23 - Ted Lasso SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "Don't Dream It's Over" Crowded House Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hang your TV above a fireplace and when it stops working join a jamoke and a poop doctor to hear about this week’s comics! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:12:05 Pick of the Week: 00:01:38 – Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #16 Comics: 00:11:28 – Superman #5 00:15:05 – Nightwing #105 00:20:38 – Avengers #2 00:24:00 – The Incredible Hulk #1 00:29:03 – Wonder Woman #800 00:30:28 – Titans #2 00:34:16 – Batgirls #19 Patron Pick: 00:37:11 – Ultimate Invasion #1 Patron Thanks: 00:53:07 – Benjamin Gosney Audience Questions: 00:55:48 – Old Many Tony situated in the self-described hellscape of Phoenix, Arizona thinks of Grant Morrison as a writer who “swings for the fences” and wants to know which other creators might roughly fit that same bill. Brought To You By: • Better Help – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs! Music: “These Are Our Finest Day” Colin Hay Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and Paul Montgomery hop through the multiverse with Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse! Plus, Josh gives his very brief thoughts on Transformers: Rise of the Beasts! Running Time: 00:44:43 Music: “Annihilate” Metro Boomin, Swae Lee, Lil Wayne & OFFSET Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the film nine years in the making! Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan talk about The Flash and the discussion might be as manic as the movie is! Running Time: 00:37:30 Music: "Run" Collective Soul Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Jamokes and the Skroce get in some of damn fine Doctor Doom, and a stack of fresh panels arranged in page order. Honestly, the Skroce is really only there in spirit, but he's always ready to throw down. Watch out for actual spoilers on this one. We're talking Kirkman. All that and a big time refresh of our Patreon program. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:15:53 Pick of the Week: 00:01:55 - Clobberin' Time #4 Comics: 00:10:22 - Captain Marvel #184 00:19:10 - Green Lantern #2 00:25:38 - The Great British Bump-Off #3 00:40:37 - The Giant Kokju #3 00:42:41 - Second Coming: Trinity #3 00:44:43 - The Amazing Spider-Man #921 00:47:06 - Xino #1 Patron Pick: 00:49:52 - Void Rivals #1 Patron Thanks: 01:01:21 - Ron Sharp In Memoriam: 01:02:40 - We remember the legendary comic artist, John Romita Sr, and his contributions to comic book culture. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "I am a Rock" Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Conor Kilpatrick’s still sick, we look back on the time Josh Flanagan missed the show because he almost died, and furniture breaks live on the show! And it was a GREAT week of comics! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:02:32 Pick of the Week: 00:03:13 – Sins of the Salton Sea #1 Comics: 00:12:45 – Dark Knights of Steel #11 00:17:01 – Batman #901 00:21:58 – Shazam! #2 00:27:54 – Fantastic Four #701 00:30:11 – The Ambassadors #6 00:34:35 – Loki #1 00:36:35 – The Flash #800 Star Wars Corner: 00:38:44 – Star Wars: Empire #1 Patron Pick: 00:40:24 – Steelworks #1 Patron Thanks: 00:49:15 – Elijah St. Denis Audience Questions: 00:52:34 – Sam P. from South London wants some clarity on the data range in the Patron Pick ratings. Brought To You By: • Better Help – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs! Music: “Salt and the Sea” Gregory Alan Isakov Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ve got a man down but not out and right off the bat there’s a fair amount of existential dread. It was a weird week for comics and a weird week for iFanboy. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:04:18 Pick of the Week: 00:03:21 – Traveling to Mars #6 Comics: 00:08:33 – Doctor Strange #429 00:14:15 – The Amazing Spider-Man #920 00:18:31 – Clobberin’ Time #3 00:21:31 – Punisher #12 00:24:06 – The Rocketeer 00:31:35 – Alien #2 Patron Pick: 00:33:50 – DC Pride 2023 #1 Patron Thanks: 00:45:57 – Stewart Shutler Audience Question: 00:49:34 – Joshua H. from Australia has three Damian-related scenarios for Conor. 00:51:23 – Andrew M. from Spain wants to know the best Rick Remender books. 00:54:05 – Morgan B. is curious as to why Nightwing is numbered the way it is. Brought To You By: • Shopify – This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period and take your business to the next level. • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs! Music: “Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time” Elton John Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:54:32 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss… What We’ve Been Enjoying: 00:01:26 – Ron watched Meet Me in the Bathroom and Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC. 00:07:15 – Josh has been having his heart torn out during the NBA playoffs. 00:09:43 – Conor watched Jury Duty, The Traitor, and went to see Fast X. 00:15:37 – Josh and Ron took their kids to see The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Discussion: 00:00:00 – Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary SPOILERS ABOVE! What’s a Mediasplode? It’s a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It’s like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: “Lapti Nek (Jabba’s Palace Band)” Michele Gruska, John Williams & London Symphony Orchestra and “Ewok Celebration and Finale” John Williams & London Symphony Orchestra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will Ryan’s redundancy reveal real rancor on this week’s show or will observations of gladiatorial gusto grant gracious pardon pursuant to pawkily provided patron powers? Tune in to find out! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:18:42 Pick of the Week: 00:02:13 – Nightwing #104 Comics: 00:12:08 – Action Comics #1055 00:18:47 – Daredevil & Echo #1 00:22:50 – Green Arrow #2 00:30:49 – Justice Society of America #4 00:34:11 – Dead Romans #3 00:38:01 – Unstoppable Doom Patrol #3 00:39:57 – What’s the Furthest Place From Here? #13 Patron Pick: 00:41:11 – Fury #1 Patron Thanks: 00:53:01 – Linsey Falls Audience Questions: 01:01:08 – Matt from Miami, FL wants to know the most significant changes in comics that have actually stuck. Which leads us naturally into our next question from… 01:09:08 – iFanboy Alum Jeff Reid, who has done the math to show that Jason Todd has been resurrected longer than he was dead, so what is even the point? Brought To You By: • Better Help – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs! Music: “We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)” Tina Turner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This will shock regular listeners, but this show goes harder off the rails sooner than it has in some time. There are some offensive stereotypes that are brought up, and we'll understand if you never want to talk to us again. Also, there are fantastic comics out this week, and we talk about them a lot. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:09:17 Pick of the Week: 00:03:43 - Immortal Sergeant #5 Comics: 00:13:50 - She-Hulk #176 00:22:24 - Batman: The Brave and the Bold #1 00:31:55 - The Avengers #1 00:40:09 - Order and Outrage #3 00:45:28 - Fantastic Four #700 00:46:59 - Guardians of the Galaxy #182 Patron Pick: 00:49:04 - Titans #1 Patron Thanks: 00:58:49 - Josh DeRosier Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "The Luck of the Irish" John Lennon and Yoko Ono Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at… The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay: A Novel by Michael Chabon! What’s a Booksplode? It’s a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don’t have time to do on the regular show. Running Time: 00:43:30 Music: “The Great Escape” Boys Like Girls Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The show was running on time and then everything fell apart at the very end after some ranting and reminiscing elbowed its way into the show. But none of that nonsense should distract from the real question: do you respect numbers? Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:06:15 Pick of the Week: 00:02:19 - The Invincible Iron Man #656 Comics: 00:12:53 - Daredevil #659 00:19:06 - The Amazing Spider-Man #919 00:24:19 - Phantom Road #3 00:27:31 - Stargirl: The Lost Children #6 00:28:54 - Junkyard Joe #6 00:31:49 - Captain Marvel #183 Patron Pick: 00:34:22 - Green Lantern #1 Patron Thanks: 00:46:02 - Marcus Leonard Audience Questions: 00:47:29 - Luke S. has a possible solution to the "iFanboy" name problem. 00:52:26 - Karl C. saw some people on YouTube talking about DC's sales and wonders if it is time for a leadership change. Brought To You By: • Better Help - This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Rich Girl" Hall & Oates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

iFanboy veteran Paul Montgomery joins Josh Flanagan to talk about the third and final installment of James Gunn's unexpected trilogy of the MCU's most cosmic team. Does Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 the goods, and land the franchise? Well, it's pretty epic, we can tell you that much. Stay tuned for a little post credits talk. Running Time: 00:59:50 Music: "In the Meantime" Spacehog "Creep (Acoustic Version)" Radiohead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Misters Kilmartin and Gibbonsbelly are on the mic for comic book discussion. What made us laugh with a painted red Peter Parker makes us laugh again. It's a good week of comics, and that's why we're all here. Plus there's a bit of a diversion about milk and types of milk. Riveting stuff, kids. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:09:46 Pick of the Week: 00:01:44 - Joe Fixit #5 Comics: 00:12:20 - Groot #1 00:16:43 - Shazam! #1 00:22:57 - Batman #900 00:33:47 - I Hate This Place #8 00:35:05 - Starsigns #1 00:37:42 - The Avengers: War Across Time #5 00:40:01 - Love Everlasting #7 Star Wars Corner: 00:41:31 - Star Wars #34 Patron Pick: 00:44:40 - Peacemaker Tries Hard!, Book One Patron Thanks: 00:52:34 - Daniel Clark Audience Questions: 00:55:58 - Zach from St. Louis has a Robin question for Conor, and a Constantine question for Josh. Efficient. Brought To You By: • Time Bomb Comics - Check out Quantum #1 today! 52 pages and 5 new stories from a great UK comics publisher. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Bullet Train to Vegas" Drive Like Jehu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cold medicine and big ideas fuel a galaxy-brained discussion of the week in comics! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:12:33 Pick of the Week: 00:01:33 – Deep Cuts #1 Comics: 00:12:00 – Green Arrow #1 00:18:09 – Unstoppable Doom Patrol #2 00:22:23 – Clobberin’ Time #2 00:26:20 – Hulk #781 00:30:24 – w0rldtr33 #1 00:34:42 – The Ambassadors #3 00:41:57 – Strange Academy: Finals #24 Patron Pick: 00:44:54 – Deep Cuts #1 Patron Thanks: 00:48:41 – Geoff Cuddy Audience Questions: 00:51:26 – Zach C. from Indianapolis, Indiana has thoughts on the incoming creative team taking over The Flash and their genre-bending plans and wants to know how far characters can be pushed into unexpected genres before breaking? 00:57:04 – Chris K. needs some advice on when to fully commit to the bald-headed lifestyle. Brought To You By: • Better Help – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs! Music: “Jazz Music” Gang Starr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. This time out, Josh is talking to Marvel Comics editor, Jordan D. White. Jordan holds sway over many, many of your favorite comics, including all those X-Men books the kids are so excited about, a bunch of Deadpool, and even Star Wars. With a long career, and still going, at Marvel, we get a perspective of what goes on in those editorial meetings, and how the sausage gets made. Total Running Time: 01:21:57 You can find Jordan on Instagram. Music: “The Plan" Built to Spill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week there’s an extended spoiler warning that must be heeded. Plus, endings are generally hard, as evidenced by this week’s show, but apparently not for Tom Taylor. The Two Jamokes are back together! But for how long? Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:04:32 Pick of the Week: 00:01:52 – DCeased: War of the Undead Gods #8 Comics: 00:14:58 – Superman #3 00:19:46 – Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #14 00:24:41 – The Forged #2 00:32:16 – Punisher #11 00:34:44 – Immortal Sergeant #4 00:36:35 – Terrorwar #1 Patron Pick: 00:38:39 – The Expanse: Dragon Tooth #1 Patron Thanks: 00:52:09 – Kenneth Kowalczyk Audience Question: 00:54:47 – Martin S. wonders, with the demise of the inkers, have colorists risen to take their place of prominence in the industry. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs! Music: “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” Elton John Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 01:10:39 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss… What We’ve Been Enjoying: 00:01:11 – Josh watched The Offer. 00:08:44 – Conor is in the midst of the final seasons of Riverdale and The Flash. 00:12:14 – Ron watched They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead. Discussion: 00:15:12 – Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves 00:30:31 – Ranking the films of Quentin Tarantino SPOILERS ABOVE! What’s a Mediasplode? It’s a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It’s like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: “You Never Can Tell” Chuck Berry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A man, not a particularly special man, but a man nonetheless, stands (sits) alone. He faces the tribulation, the adversity, the challenge of carrying on, as he will, without the support of others. Will there be tragedy? Will he overcome? With all that hangs in the balance, can he rise? Can he meet the requirements or find himself wanting? -OR- Josh talks by and to himself for an hour. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:02:41 Pick of the Week: 00:02:51 - The Ambassadors #2 Comics: 00:10:18 - WildC.A.T.s #6 00:14:00 - Guardians of the Galaxy #181 00:18:40 - Eight Billion Genies #8 00:28:58 - Fantastic Four #699 00:31:28 - Predator #2 00:33:37 - Know Your Station #5 00:35:22 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Usagi Yojimbo: Wherewhen #1 Patron Pick: 00:39:09 - The Great British Bump-Off #1 Patron Thanks: 00:44:47 - Pat George Audience Question: 00:48:35 - Jonathan wonders how one can learn more about the Golden Age of comics, prior to the next Booksplode. 00:52:01 - Mike from Buffalo wonders what it's gonna take for comics to throw it all away and start back with the basics, just like they did after the boom/crash of the 90s. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Alone" Dinosaur Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Pick of the Week causes an 80s Marvel nostalgia spiral and the Patron Pick causes a deep dive into ape-based fandom! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 00:57:08 Pick of the Week: 00:02:10 – Joe Fixit #4 Comics: 00:13:28 – Second Coming: Trinity #1 00:16:58 – Hey Kids! Comics! Vol. 3 #1 00:24:10 – Love Everlasting #6 00:28:05 – Stillwater #18 00:32:11 – Batman #134 00:34:22 – I Hate This Place #6 Patron Pick: 00:36:20 – Planet of the Apes #1 Patron Thanks: 00:44:55 – Bob Audience Question: 00:46:36 – Cory T. from Cleveland, Ohio wants to know why Marvel doesn’t make animated films of their classic comic book stories the way that DC does. Brought To You By: • Shopify – This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period and take your business to the next level. • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs! Music: “Rock You Like a Hurricane” Scorpions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line… Batman: The Doom That Came To Gotham! Plus, they fret over the future of the line and discuss a wish list of films they’d like to see. Running Time: 00:40:34 Music: “Kingdom of Doom” The Good, The Bad & The Queen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite their fondness for one another, the Two Jamokes waste no time in undercutting the third chair's Pick, but can the body horror of the Patron Pick be overcome? Tune in to find out! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:15:07 Pick of the Week: 00:01:49 - The Ambassadors #1 Comics: 00:14:46 - Dark Knights of Steel #10 00:20:49 - Action Comics #1053 00:30:03 - Unstoppable Doom Patrol #1 00:38:54 - Dungeons and Dragons: Saturday Morning Adventures #1 00:42:47 - Avengers Beyond #1 Star Wars Corner: 00:45:36 - Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Jabba's Palace #1 Patron Pick: 00:48:03 - Clobberin' Time #1 Patron Thanks: 00:58:47 - James White Brought To You By: • Better Help - This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Proudest Monkey" Dave Matthews Band Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at… Kingdom Come by Mark Waid, Alex Ross, & Todd Klein! What’s a Booksplode? It’s a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don’t have time to do on the regular show. Running Time: 00:55:15 Music: “My Generation” The Who Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Flanagan and Ryan Haupt, missing an itinerant Conor Kilpatrick, sort through some damn fine comic books, many from the Gotham family. There's a shark diversion, a vicious maligning of Gangs of New York, even more education on Betty and Barney, and spoilers for The Core, from 2003. But we promise, it's mostly comics. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:12:19 Pick of the Week: 00:01:45 - Batman: One Bad Day - Ra's al Ghul #1 Comics: 00:11:03 - Batman/Superman: World's Finest #13 00:16:51 - Punisher #10 00:24:52 - Doctor Strange #427 00:35:06 - Blue Book #2 00:41:24 - She-Hulk #174 00:44:57 - Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers #106 Patron Pick: 00:47:15 - Dead Romans #1 Patron Thanks: 00:59:45 - Michael Odojewski Audience Question: 01:01:25 - Ken asks which creator first hooked us as comic book readers. Brought To You By: • MacroVerse - MacroVerse is proud to share their new comic book series in wide release, DARKLAND. Head over to their website for more info or go to Webtoons and search for DARKLAND! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Back to the Life" Spoon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the sequel four years in the making! Join Conor Kilpatrick and Paul Montgomery as they take a look at Shazam! Fury of the Gods and ponder what’s ahead for DC on the silver screen! Running Time: 00:44:18 Music: “Say My Name” Destiny’s Child Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which the state of comics publishing is grappled with and updates on snacks are given. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:04:02 Pick of the Week: 00:02:27 - The Avengers: War Across Time #3 Comics: 00:11:48 - Superman: Lost #1 00:14:58 - Hellcat #1 00:19:32 - Black Cloak #3 00:25:28 - No/One #1 00:28:21 - Secret Invasion #5 00:31:37 - Wildcats #5 00:32:59 - The Last Barbarians #2 Patron Pick: 00:36:19 - The Forged #1 Patron Thanks: 00:44:53 - Dustin Smith Audience Question: 00:46:26 - Scott S. from Chicago, Illinois feels like there are fewer books being published every week. Or maybe it's fewer books that he's excited to read. 00:53:51 - Scott H. from Portland, Oregon wonders which is better: Spider-Man with big eyes or Spider-Man with small eyes. Snack Cake Corner: 00:57:34 - Snack Update! Brought To You By: • Better Help - This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "He's So Fine" The Chiffons Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:56:10 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss… What We’ve Been Enjoying: 00:04:00 – Josh is listening to The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, is watching Clarkson’s Farm, and saw Hamilton. 00:11:41 – Ron went and saw Creed III, is watching Party Down, and finished Gaslit and The Boys. 00:19:20 – Conor watched 1923, and is watching Star Trek: Picard, Perry Mason, and Daisy Jones & The Six. 00:24:39 – There are a lot of shows. Discussion: 00:25:11 – The Last of Us, Season 1 00:36:40 – Star Wars: Andor, Season 1 SPOILERS ABOVE! What’s a Mediasplode? It’s a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It’s like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: “Cars in Space” Golden City Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh tries to get out of his long held duties, but the format will not allow it, so off we went. It's a guessing game for the runner up, and even more deep Damian discussion. Then there's the Hostess discussion. That's new. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:13:10 Pick of the Week: 00:02:29 - Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent #1 Comics: 00:12:12 - The Amazing Spider-Man #915 00:17:06 - Mary Jane and Black Cat #4 00:23:21 - X-Men #20 00:28:02 - Blood Tree #2 00:30:19 - Predator #1 00:32:00 - The Flash #794 Patron Pick: 00:41:03 - Stoneheart #1 Patron Thanks: 00:53:09 - Andy Savage Audience Question: 00:55:19 - iFanboy staff veteran Jeff Reid has informed thoughts and conclusions about the possible abolition of Damian Wayne. Brought To You By: • MacroVerse - MacroVerse is proud to share their new comic book series in wide release, DARKLAND. Head over to their website for more info or go to Webtoons and search for DARKLAND! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "All Mine (Live)" Portishead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Ryan North made a career with Dinosaur Comics, a comic strips of fixed art, wit, and an incredible tenacity. He became better known to comics readers with fifty issues of The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, along with artist Erica Henderson, as well as several other diverse comics projects. Because he never stops, now you can find him handling writing chores on Marvel's first family, Fantastic Four, along with a revamp of Secret Invasion. So yeah, Ryan has some wide ranging creative talents. Total Running Time: 01:15:28   For more on Ryan North and to read the still ongoing Dinosaur Comics, go here. Music: “Dinosaur Act" Matthew Sweet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is important to remember that, while Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick have a lot of expertise when it comes to the world of comic books, they are definitely not lawyers. Will that stop them from speculating about complex legal matters this week? I think you know that answer. Also, this week: Twinkies. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:04:14 Pick of the Week: 00:03:11 – The Human Target, Book Twelve Comics: 00:15:34 – Action Comics #1052 00:19:56 – I Hate This Place #6 00:23:21 – I Am Iron Man #1 00:27:45 – Stargirl: The Lost Children #4 00:29:35 – Cosmic Ghost Rider #1 00:31:31 – Batman vs. Robin #5 Patron Pick: 00:33:30 – Phantom Road #1 Patron Thanks: 00:42:39 – Timothy McCarthy Audience Question: 00:44:39 – Justin V. wonders if maybe all of the next-generation heroes at DC are because of pending copyright expirations and asks how hard it was to be a comics fan in The Golden Age. 00:52:54 – Andrew M. from Spain asks about portrayals of WWI vs. WWII in films like Wonder Woman. Brought To You By: • Better Help – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs! Music: “One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)” Frank Sinatra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line... Legion of Super-Heroes! Running Time: 00:32:43 Music: "Futures" Jimmy Eat World Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's episode is full of secret unannounced corners. Can Conor and Ryan exit the metaphorical escape room of their own making or will they be stuck discussing comics forever? Tune in and find out! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:27:44 Pick of the Week: 00:02:34 - Punisher Ware Journal: Base #1 Comics: 00:11:13 - Superman: Space Age, Book 3 00:17:08 - Superman #1 00:24:03 - Batman / Superman: World's Finest #12 00:30:22 - The Amazing Spider-Man #914 00:36:04 - Batman: One More Day - Clayface #1 00:39:02 - Blue Book #1 00:43:15 - DCeased: War of the Undead Gods #6 00:45:06 - Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II #3 Patron Pick: 00:48:38 - Local Man #1 Patron Thanks: 00:53:25 - Jeff Reid Audience Question: 00:55:26 - Reese G. from the borough of Staten Island in New York City wants to know how DC should handle their abundance of existing Robins and the potential role of Robin in the future. Brought To You By: • MacroVerse - MacroVerse is proud to share their new comic book series in wide release, DARKLAND. Head over to their website for more info or go to Webtoons and search for DARKLAND! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "When The War Came" The Decemberists Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe kicks off with Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania and the newest Marvel Big Bad: Kang the Conqueror! Conor Kilpatrick and Paul Montgomery are here to break it all down! Running Time: 00:44:09 Music: "Welcome Back (Theme from Welcome Back, Kotter)" John Sebastian   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh got loaded and took over. Conor contributes and judges as necessary. Like watching a toddler try to cook. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:14:32 Pick of the Week: 00:03:10 - Fantastic Four #697 Comics: 00:15:12 - Torrent #1 00:20:52 - The Last Barbarians #1 00:25:37 - Danger Street, Book Three 00:33:26 - WildC.A.T.S. #4 00:36:04 - What's the Furthest Place from Here? #11 00:37:57 - Batman: Beyond the White Knight, Book Eight 00:40:02 - I Hate Fairyland #4 Patron Pick: 00:44:28 - Masters of the Universe: Masterverse #1 Patron Thanks: 00:54:17 - Stuart Chivers Audience Question: 00:56:07 - Roger, the Professor, schools us on the long history and etymology of "uncanny". 01:00:10 - Dan from Baltimore, Maryland wonders about creators who leveled up significantly in their careers. Brought To You By: • Better Help - This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Satellite" Spoon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 01:02:38 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss... What We've Been Enjoying: 00:03:02 - Ron finished Reboot and is watching Poker Face. 00:06:28 - Conor watched Narcos, Narcos: Mexico, rewatched the first two seasons of Justified, and is watching the Night Court reboot. 00:14:58 - Josh finished Fleishman Is in Trouble and is watching The Last of Us. Discussion: 00:20:22 - Ranking the 2023 Academy Award Best Picture Nominees Listener Mail: 00:44:28 - Adam from Orlando, Florida wants to know why Ron despises Superman. 00:46:03 - Matt W. wants to know why Ron despises Steven Spielberg, Josh despises M. Night Shyamalan, and wants to know who Conor despises. 00:56:48 - Matt L. from Dayton Ohio thinks that the biggest reason that Josh and Conor would enjoy Andor has yet to be mentioned. SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "Californication" Red Hot Chili Peppers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Step aside, Clint Barton, Josh has a new favorite comic book character! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:01:12 Pick of the Week: 00:02:12 - Namor, The Sub-Mariner: Conquered Shores #5 Comics: 00:08:59 - Joe Fixit #2 00:14:45 - Gotham City: Year One, Book Five 00:20:21 - Secret Invasion #4 00:25:58 - Batman & The Joker: The Deadly Duo, Book Four 00:28:58 - The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing #5 00:31:03 - The Amazing Spider-Man #913 00:33:37 - Space Job #1 Patron Pick: 00:37:38 - Monarch #1 Patron Thanks: 00:46:07 - DacianDynamo Audience Question: 00:48:44 - Robert A. drops a fun fact on us and then asks about a comic book quirk that has been plaguing Conor for years. 00:50:54 - Dave G. from Niagara, Canada thinks that current comic book writers are doing Steve Rogers dirty. Brought To You By: • MacroVerse - MacroVerse is proud to share their new comic book series in wide release, DARKLAND. Head over to their website for more info or go to Webtoons and search for DARKLAND! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "The Joker" The Steve Miller Band Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Light content warning: A short stack of comics leads to chaotic content on this week's show. Listener discretion is advised, especially if you're Bruce Willis. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:22:21 Pick of the Week: 00:02:12 - Moon Knight #20 Comics: 00:12:18 - The Avengers #765 00:17:18 - Blood Tree #1 00:22:30 - Scarlet Witch #2 00:28:00 - DC's Harley Quinn Romances #1 00:30:54 - Young Hellboy: Assault on Castle Death #4 00:33:30 - Silver Surfer: Ghost Light #1 00:36:55 - Black Tape #1 00:39:11 - Briar #3 Patron Pick: 00:42:09 - Where Monsters Lie #1 Patron Thanks: 00:48:53 - Chris Culhane Audience Question: 00:52:20 - Zach (Snyder?) from Virginia wants to know our thoughts on James Gunn bringing Damian Wayne into the newly revitalized DC Cinematic Universe? Brought To You By: • Better Help - This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Behind The Moon" Matt Costa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We learn the difference between canny and uncanny. We celebrate an actor who can write a hell of a comic book script, and most of the time, we're thinking about tacos, even if we're not saying it. This week's book reviews are sandwiched by "Vs." books. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:11:50 Pick of the Week: 00:02:20 - DC Horror Presents: Sgt. Rock vs. The Army of Death #5 Comics: 00:11:49 - The Amazing Spider-Man #912 00:16:01 - Action Comics #1051 00:26:10 - The Human Target, Book Eleven 00:34:45 - Justice Society of America #2 00:37:54 - Junkyard Joe #4 00:41:54 - Damn Them All #4 00:44:53 - X-Terminators #5 Patron Pick: 00:47:24 - Archie vs. The World #1 Patron Thanks: 00:54:41 - Helen Spiering Audience Question: 00:57:22 - Kane T. wants to know if certain kinds of stories work better in comics than other media. Brought To You By: • Cedar Draw Cider – The next time you’re in Buhl, Idaho, be sure to visit them and enjoy their European-style dry cider made with fruit from old-growth orchards in the Pacific Northwest! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Bells of War" Wu-Tang Clan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 01:03:41 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss... Television: 00:02:09 - Andor 00:09:49 - Cobra Kai 00:16:04 - Slow Horses 00:20:21 - The White Lotus 00:22:20 - Kaleidoscope 00:25:12 - Mythic Quest 00:29:45 - Fleishman is in Trouble Movies: 00:32:11 - Babylon 00:38:27 - The Fabelmans 00:50:02 - Avatar: The Way of Water 00:56:33 - The Menu SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "Almost Cut My Hair" Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One host is tired and a little hungover and the other is raring to go! Which one will survive the upcoming human-robot war? Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 00:57:55 Pick of the Week: 00:02:03 – Nightwing #100 Comics: 00:13:12 – Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #11 00:15:59 – Strange #10 00:19:57 – Namor, The Sub-Mariner: Conquered Shores #4 00:24:17 – Batgirls #14 00:25:02 – Hulk #778 00:28:12 – The New Champion of Shazam! #4 Patron Pick: 00:30:45 – Immortal Sergeant #1 Patron Thanks: 00:40:45 – Sal D. Audience Question: 00:42:41 – Billy L. from Los Angeles, California is looking to make the switch to digital and needs advice. 00:47:03 – Ben F. is getting back into comics and wondering about the staying power of these “next generation” characters. Brought To You By: • Better Help – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs! Music: “You’re The Best” Joe “Bean” Esposito Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at... Blacksad: They All Fall Down, Part One by Juan Díaz Canales, Juanjo Guarnido, Diana Schutz, Brandon Kander, Tom Orzechowski, & Lois Athena Buhalis! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. Running Time: 00:25:30 Music: "Stray Cat Strut" The Stray Cats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Captain Voodoo or Dean Voodoo? Vintage comic boots! Photon or Spectrum? Burchielli or Federico? There are so many questions! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:15:46 Pick of the Week: 00:01:44 - The Avengers: War Across Time #1 Comics: 00:17:19 - Danger Street, Book Two 00:22:48 - Monica Rambeau: Photon #2 00:28:22 - Daredevil #656 00:36:21 - The Ones #3 00:39:24 - X-Men #18 00:42:05 - Predator #6 00:44:19 - Lazarus Planet: Alpha #1 Patron Pick: 00:46:50 - Black Cloak #1 Patron Thanks: 00:55:04 - Patrick Audience Question: 00:57:29 - Scott H. from Portland, Oregon wants us to expand on how the different publishers operate, as in Image Comics compared to BOOM!. 01:06:16 - Daniel C. from Garland, Texas from Texas is wondering about our most preferred collected issue format. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Old to Begin" Pavement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two Jamokes and a doctor walk into a podcast, will all three walk out? Don't touch that dial to find out the stunning conclusion of the first Pick of the Week show of 2023! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:08:18 Pick of the Week: 00:02:49 - Fantastic Four #696 Comics: 00:13:18 - Gotham City: Year One #4 00:18:54 - Dark Knights of Steel #9 00:23:03 - Batman #131 00:27:08 - Joe Fixit #1 00:32:12 - Shang-Chi: Master of the Ten Rings #145 00:35:29 - Mosely #1 Star Wars Corner: 00:43:07 - Star Wars #30 Patron Pick: 00:45:26 - Scarlet Witch #1 Patron Thanks: 00:55:51 - Moni Singh Audience Question: 00:57:49 - Aaron T. from England (at the moment) helps his fiancé fall asleep with comic book origin stories but now she wants to know how Scott 'Cyclops' Summers manages his everyday life (showering, sleeping, etc.) without blasting everyone all the time. Brought To You By: • Better Help - This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Head Is a Flame (Cool With It)" Portugal. The Man Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the seventeenth annual iFanboy All Media Year End Roundup! Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and special guest Ron Richards (who was battling a cold) discuss some of what they enjoyed in media in this, the weird year that was 2022. Movies, television, music, books, games, and comics -- it's all here! (Disclaimer: Ron Richard's opinions are his own and do not represent Marvel Entertainment or the Walt Disney Corporation.) Note: Timecodes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 02:41:08 Movies: 00:02:06 - Top Gun: Maverick 00:04:36 - Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 00:07:43 - Don't Worry Darling 00:09:32 - Everything Everywhere All At Once 00:11:57 - The Fabelmans 00:14:32 - The Outfit 00:16:01 - Armageddon Time 00:18:27 - The Banshees of Inisherin 00:20:15 - Bullet Train 00:22:21 - See How They Run 00:23:54 - Devotion 00:28:06 - Moonfall 00:29:27 - Confess, Fletch 00:32:32 - Weird: The Al Yankovic Story 00:37:11 - Hustle Television: 00:39:17 - Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty 00:42:08 - Only Murders in the Building 00:44:02 - The Crown 00:45:46 - The Bear 00:49:37 - The Offer 00:53:47 - The Good Fight 00:56:06 - The Gilded Age 00:58:35 - The Vow 01:00:25 - Yellowstone / 1883 01:03:43 - For All Mankind 01:05:01 - Better Things 01:07:09 - Atlanta 01:09:29 - The Sandman 01:11:41 - Welcome to Wrexham 01:16:48 - Reservation Dogs Books: 01:20:52 - "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald 01:23:05 - "Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk" by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain 01:25:36 - "The Devil May Dance: A Novel" by Jake Tapper 01:27:10 - "Leviathan Falls" by James S.A. Corey 01:29:06 - "Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty" by Patrick Raddon Keefe 01:32:11 - "Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City" by K.J. Parker 01:34:33 - "Tinderbox: HBO's Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers" by James Andrew Miller 01:37:13 - "The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down" by Colin Woodard 01:39:01 - "Five Decembers" by James Kestrel 01:40:09 - "The Wright Brothers" by David McCullough 01:41:52 - "Amoralman: A True Story and Other Lies" by Derek DelGaudio 01:43:17 - "Cinema Speculation" by Quentin Tarantino 01:44:43 - "Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks" by Chris Herring Music: 01:47:12 - "Plosivs" by Plosivs 01:49:01 - Bob Dylan at The Hollywood Pantages Theatre 01:50:49 - The Wedding Present Singles01:53:18 - Sunny Day Real Estate at House of Blues 01:55:56 - Jackson Browne at The Santa Barbara Bowl 01:57:12 - "Repair and Reward" by Lincoln 01:59:30 - First Six Dischord Records 02:00:48 - "A Light for Attracting Attention" by The Smile and live at Roadrunner 02:03:06 - "Autofiction" by Suede and live at Kings Theatre 02:08:03 - Bleached at Lodge Room 02:09:39 - Weird Al Yankovic at Chevalier Theatre Games: 02:12:20 - Marvel SNAP 02:19:42 - Return to Monkey Island 02:20:27 - Assassin's Creed II, Brotherhood, Revelations, Black Flag, and Origins 02:21:39 - Kingdom Rush, Frontiers, Origins, and Vengeance 02:23:17 - NBA 2K22 Comics: 02:25:36 - The Human Target 02:26:46 - Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow 02:27:36 - Batman/Superman: World's Finest 02:28:29 - That Texas Blood 02:29:19 - Do A Powerbomb! 02:30:01 - Eight Billion Genies 02:30:48 - She-Hulk 02:31:33 - Fantastic Four 02:32:22 - Nightwing 02:33:11 - DC vs. Vampires Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got TWELVE designs! For More From Ron Richards: • Visit Marvel.com! • Watch All About Android! • If you're into pinball, check out Scorbit! Music: "Jingle Bells" Frank Sinatra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the final regular show of the year, the show runs longer than usual as things go off the rails almost immediately. Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan try to keep things on track while also forgetting how to pronounce Thanos. Plus the iFanboy Book of the Year is revealed and Josh celebrates a major milestone! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:14:34 Pick of the Week: 00:03:26 - Batman #130 Comics: 00:09:29 - Do A Powerbomb! #7 00:14:11 - Batman & The Joker: The Deadly Duo, Book Two 00:19:11 - Fantastic Four #695 00:23:01 - Predator #5 00:25:40 - Thanos: Death Notes #1 00:28:05 - Thor #755 00:29:02 - It's Only Teenage Wasteland #1 Patron Pick: 00:32:18 - Know Your Station #1 Patron Thanks: 00:39:19 - Shireen Al Kathiree Looking Back at 2022: 00:41:54 - Picks of the Week - By the Numbers! Audience Question: 00:48:56 - John S. ponders real world elements in superhero comics, when it works and when it's weird. 00:58:00 - Chino from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is feeling long-time collector existential ennui. 01:03:45 - Rashaad B. wonders if Professor Xavier is actually a jerk. Brought To You By: • Better Help - This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Linus and Lucy" Vince Guaraldi Trio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at... Namor Visionaries by John Byrne, Vol. 1, by John Byrne, Bob Wiacek, Glynis Oliver, and Ken Lopez! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. Running Time: 00:43:31 Music: "Atlantis" Donovan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Among the Annuals and Anthologies, we ask the important question: what is going on with Superman's bulge in the Hall of Justice bar? And when did the Hall of Justice get a bar? Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:01:46 Pick of the Week: 00:01:25 - Strange Academy: Finals #20 Comics: 00:13:50 - Superman: Kal-El Returns Special #1 00:19:56 - Justice Society of America #1 00:24:50 - DC's Grifter Got Run Over by a Reindeer 00:28:25 - Batgirls 2022 Annual #1 00:30:23 - Nightwing 2022 Annual #1 00:33:54 - Strange #8 00:35:29 - Stillwater #16 Patron Pick: 00:37:10 - Avengers Assemble Alpha #1 Patron Thanks: 00:43:31 - Ian Craig Audience Question: 00:47:27 - Karl wonders about the origins of Power Girl and Captain Marvel, and their many confusions. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Just Call Me Scrooge" Fishbone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line... Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons! There's science talk and The Problem with Damian™ talk plus the gang looks ahead to Legion of Super-Heroes! Running Time: 00:36:31 Music: "Carry on Wayward Son" Kansas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The takes are coming in hotter than leftover turkey as The Two Jamokes (plus Dr. Haupt) discuss the week's comic books the only way they know how: in a tryptophan-induced haze. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:07:40 Pick of the Week: 00:02:09 - The Human Target, Book Nine Comics: 00:13:13 - G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #300 00:23:01 - Once Upon a Time at the End of the World #1 00:29:33 - Star Wars: Yoda #1 00:32:50 - Dark Spaces: Wildfire #5 00:35:28 - The Amazing Spider-Man #908 00:39:53 - Genis-Vell: Captain Marvel #5 00:43:21 - Power Rangers #102 Patron Pick: 00:46:06 - Doctor Strange: Fall Sunrise #1 Patron Thanks: 00:54:12 - Robert Audience Question: 00:56:28 - Chris asks for a further explanation of the annual archiving of e-mails and suggests a special segment that would be sure to fail because it would require Ryan to be succinct. #HauptTakes! Brought To You By: • Better Help - This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" Darlene Love Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 01:00:26 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss... What We've Been Enjoying: 00:01:49 - Josh has been watching the new seasons of Narcos: Mexico and Derry Girls. 00:05:36 - Conor has been watching the new season of Mythic Quest, reading The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy and prepping to fall into a World Cup and Christmas movie media hole. 00:09:46 - Ron has been waiting for the World Cup and watching Welcome to Wrexham, finishing The Good Fight, and reading Cinema Speculation by Quentin Tarantino. Mail Bag: 00:19:12 - John V. from Brooklyn, NY wants to know if time and other factors can contribute to something being considered "over-rated". 00:29:15 - Andrew B. asks how the hosts break through each other's stubbornness to get them to watch something they might enjoy. 00:36:58 - Matt K. from Long Island, NY wants to know the details of the hosts' TV setups. 00:45:04 - Jay B. from Michigan asks about the hosts' childhood TV crushes. 00:51:54 - Ken from The Great White North wonders if the hosts' all-time favorite movies are the same as their all-time best movies. SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "I've Got Plenty to Be Thankful For" Bing Crosby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did you have fun reading comics this week? We had fun. Fun is the watch word of the week. That and cigarettes. And Gilded Age robber barons. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:09:32 Pick of the Week: 00:02:34 - Batman: One Bad Day - Mr. Freeze #1 Comics: 00:16:50 - Namor, The Sub-Mariner: Conquered Shores #2 00:23:28 - Gold Goblin #1 00:27:28 - Iron Man #650 00:34:40 - Nightwing #98 00:36:47 - Junkyard Joe #2 00:39:36 - Stargirl: The Lost Children #1 00:43:03 - She-Hulk #171 Patron Pick: 00:41:13 - Blade: Vampire Nation #1 Patron Thanks: 00:49:35 - Kristopher Reisz Audience Question: 00:53:09 - Peter S. from Cape Coral, Florida thinks that Batman needs Robin and doesn't understand why DC doesn't agree. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Cold, Cold Heart" Hank Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's more MCU, in the form of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, with hosts Josh and Conor, joined by Paul Montgomery. They talk about the much anticipated sequel to the epochal success of the original Black Panther. Running Time: 00:55:09  Music: "Limoncello" Og Dayv feat. Future Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We can't be sure that the Powerball winner in Altadena isn't listening, so this one's for you. We've got that, along with stories about hidden garlic sauce, Del Taco, and a brief uninformed explanation of the Reformation. It's what you really want in a comic book podcast. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:13:51 Pick of the Week: 00:01:55 - Fantastic Four #694 Comics: 00:13:07 - The New Golden Age #1 00:21:22 - Love Everlasting #4 00:25:44 - Gospel #1 00:30:20 - Traveling to Mars #1 00:36:02 - The Knight and the Lady at Play 00:37:01 - Do a Powerbomb! #6 Patron Pick: 00:40:04 - WildC.A.T.S. #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:42 - Karen Audience Question: 00:55:49 - We've made Mark wonder about our opinion on how to eat pizza in a restaurant. Brought To You By: • Better Help - This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Something's Gone Wrong Again" The Buzzcocks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This month, in place of the usual Talksplode, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan give you a preview of possible iFanboy comic book TV coverage by taking a look at the first season of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law! Running Time: 00:39:11   Music: "Hard to Kill" Bleached Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Something was in the water this week. The show was running short (!!!) and then it ended up evening out. How? Lots and lots of tangents and a deep, deep dive (with tangents!) on an email, that's how. Plus an old sponsor gets a free ad! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:06:48 Pick of the Week: 00:01:33 - Dark Knights of Steel #8 Comics: 00:09:49 - She-Hulk #170 00:13:55 - Hulk #777 00:17:57 - Hell to Pay #1 00:21:32 - The Ones #1 00:25:31 - Predator #4 00:28:17 - Night of the Ghoul #2 Patron Pick: 00:30:27 - Batman & The Joker: The Deadly Duo, Book One Patron Thanks: 00:41:42 - Tom Cree Audience Question: 00:47:05 - Andrew D. from Bemidji, Minnesota looks back at the time when Wolverine was the most popular character at Marvel and wonders, "Wha happen?" Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Beware of Darkness" George Harrison Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:56:49 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss... What We've Been Enjoying: 00:01:09 - Conor (and Josh and Ron) watched Welcome to Wrexham. 00:06:58 - Josh is very excited about the return of the NBA. 00:09:53 - Ron has been enjoying Light & Magic. Television: 00:11:59 - The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power 00:29:22 - House of the Dragon SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "In The House of Tom Bombadil" Nickel Creek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"This week it'll be a shorter show," they said, fooling themselves once more. With a firm handle on the number of expected issues in a given mini-series, Josh and Conor trudge onward doing the week's work of comic book exploration. And Hellblazer won. Well, not Hellblazer. But it's Hellblazer. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:20:17 Pick of the Week: 00:01:40 - Damn Them All #1 Comics: 00:15:04 - Catwoman: Lonely City, Book Four 00:23:54 - The Riddler: Year One, Book One 00:29:24 - Thunderbolts #3 00:38:09 - Pearl III #6 00:41:03 - DC Vs. Vampires #10 00:42:50 - The Human Target, Book Eight 00:44:55 - Strange Academy: Finals #1 Patron Pick: 00:49:12 - Star Trek #1 Patron Thanks: 01:01:53 - Waldo Cervantes Audience Question: 01:07:10 - Scott H. wonders how much collectability is a factor in the longevity of comics. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Demonomania" The Misfits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick is joined by his old pal and former co-host Paul Montgomery to discuss the latest DCEU film: Black Adam! What would would these two super fans make of the JSA's first big screen appearance? And what does this film say about the future of DC Films? (Note: this episode was recorded before the news that James Gunn and Peter Safran have been put in charge of the newly named DC Studios.) Running Time: 00:49:14   Music: "Paint It, Black" Rolling Stones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You guys cave guys? Let's hang out in a cave. They're immovable until they're not, then you're in real trouble. Let's fill our cave with this week's comics and keep the bears at bay! Running Time: 01:17:55 Pick of the Week: 00:02:13 - DCeased: War of the Undead Gods #3 Comics: 00:11:29 - Batman: The Knight #10 00:18:18 - G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #299 00:24:05 - G.C.P.D: The Blue Wall #1 00:34:19 - Rogues, Book Four 00:41:06 - Public Domain #5 00:45:40 - Deadly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1 00:48:34 - Deadly Class #56 00:50:31 - Flashpoint Beyond #6 Patron Pick: 00:52:42 - Miracleman: The Silver Age #1 Patron Thanks: 01:05:50 - Gilbhert Audience Question: 01:07:45 - Brad G. from Exeter, California wants to know if Kryptonians are part plant. Josh sets a timer and Ryan races against the clock to explain his thinking. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" The Hold Steady Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at... Cosmic Odyssey by Jim Starlin, Mike Mignola, Carlos Garzon, Steve Oliff, & John Workman! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. Running Time: 00:52:01 Music: "Cosmic Love" Florence + The Machines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You know what it is? It's a nice little show. We've got some comics to talk about, and some lovely art and story, and a couple of emails, and it's just a nice little show. What else could you want? Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:12:47 Pick of the Week: 00:01:56 - Namor, The Sub-Mariner: Conquered Shores #1 Comics: 00:16:04 - The Amazing Spider-Man #905 00:24:00 - Do a Powerbomb! #5 00:29:33 - Hitomi #1 00:33:47 - Daredevil #653 00:36:54 - The Approach #1 00:39:06 - Fantastic Four #693 00:42:16 - Darkspaces: Wildfire #4 Patron Pick: 00:45:24 - Once & Future #30 Patron Thanks: 00:52:53 - Tony Beville Audience Questions: 00:55:38 - Tony S. is looking for recent, great, non-superhero stories in long form. 01:02:12 - Glenn H. asks, what is the deal with this DC Universe Inifinite Ultra app? Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Pacific Ocean Blues" Dennis Wilson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

iFanboy celebrates its 850th episode with a triple-sized all listener e-mail spectacular! Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick, and Ryan Haupt asked you, the iFanbase, to send them e-mails… and you delivered! Running Time: 03:38:15 Pick of the Week: 00:02:42 - That Texas Blood #18 Patron Pick: 00:13:10 - Gotham City: Year One #1 Audience Questions: 00:22:09 - The tradition continues as we field questions from the loyal iFanbase for over three hours! Listen as the hosts slowly fall apart, either from drink or exhaustion -- for one it's both! -- talking comics and ephemera to the very bitter end. Patron Thanks: 01:49:25 - Jeremy Gellis 01:51:05 - Alex Waller 01:53:03 - Joseph Trahan rought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Back and To The Left" Texas is the Reason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bell returns… but even that time-saving device can’t stop the show from running long! (It was even longer before the edit!) Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan couldn’t help it — there was just so much to talk about. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:10:22 Pick of the Week: 00:02:14 – The Human Target, Book Seven Comics: 00:14:23 – Superman: Space Age, Book Two 00:23:34 – Lazarus: Risen #7 00:30:21 – Tim Drake: Robin #1 00:38:00 – Stillwater #15 00:41:07 – Action Comics #1047 00:43:03 – Eight Billion Genies #5 00:45:03 – Thor #753 00:47:07 – Old Dog #1 00:49:38 – The Roadie #1 The Bell: 00:50:43 – The Bell is back! 00:51:39 – Miles Morales: Spider-Man #282 00:52:01 – The Amazing Spider-Man #904 00:52:23 – DC Horror Presents: Sgt. Rock vs. The Army of the Dead #1 00:52:47 – Batman: Beyond the White Knight, Book Five 00:53:13 – Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings #141 00:53:38 – Ant-Man #3 00:54:00 – I Hate This Place #5 00:54:24 – Parker Girls #2 00:54:45 – DC vs. Vampires #9 00:55:09 – Justice League vs. The Legion of Super-Heroes #6 Patron Pick: 00:55:34 – Briar #1 Patron Thanks: 01:02:12 – Bill Taylor Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs! Music: “DONTTRUSTME” 3OH!3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So, here's what happened. Conor and Josh both watched a dumb movie about the end of the world (Moonfall, 2022), and then watched another dumb movie about the end of the world (Geostorm, 2017), and we wanted to talk about them, and here it is. Are they good movies? Well, yes and no. Does the real science matter? Certainly not. Does Los Angeles get destroyed again? Damn right. Running Time: 00:55:47 Music: "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" Bob Dylan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor has too many books, Josh clings desperately to life, and Ryan tries not get robbed on an action packed episode of everyone's favorite comic book podcast that isn't afraid to answer the question: what hurts? Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:13:44 Pick of the Week: 00:02:24 - Nightwing #96 Comics: 00:10:37 - Batman/Superman: World's Finest #7 00:18:34 - Creepshow #1 00:23:43 - Fantastic Four #692 00:30:14 - Rogues' Gallery #3 00:33:28 - Fables #155 00:35:44 - The Flash #786 00:37:27 - Radiant Black #18 00:40:20 - X-Terminators #1 Patron Pick: 00:42:59 - Vanish #1 Patron Thanks: 00:55:28 - Adam Neal Crispin Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Block After Block" Matt & Kim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:55:00 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss... What We've Been Enjoying: 00:02:13 - Conor watched the first two seasons of Never Have I Ever. 00:05:04 - Ron watched The Bear and A League of Their Own. 00:10:57 - There are too many shows on too many services. 00:12:54 - Josh watched For All Mankind. 00:17:26 - After last month's episode, Conor watched Black Bird. Game Time: 00:18:30 - The guys try to remember details from Battlestar Galactica. Old Men on Old Movies: 00:22:05 - The Poseidon Adventure (1972) SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "The Morning After" Maureen McGovern Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for your weekly old nerd happy fun time! The highlight of this is probably the excited taco talk. At least for us. Running Time: 01:14:27 Pick of the Week: 00:03:55 - Captain Marvel #175 Comics: 00:15:06 - Trve Kvlt #2 00:19:19 - Dark Spaces: Wildfire #3 00:26:02 - Midnight Suns #1 00:30:44 - Maskerade #1 00:34:02 - A Righteous Thirst for Vengeance #11 00:37:47 - Daredevil #641 Patron Pick: 00:42:47 - Batman vs. Robin #1 Patron Thanks: 00:52:27 - Gary Audience Questions: 00:54:22 - Karl is thinking about continuity, if things matter, or make sense. Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ryan go head-to-head-to-head on The Great American Pop Culture Quiz Show! Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Dance Music" The Mountain Goats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Come for the comics talk, stay for Conor's David Milch deep pull and Josh struggling with the other "Star" franchise. But always remember: this is not a math show. Running Time: 01:04:07 Pick of the Week: 00:02:54 - She-Hulk #169 Comics: 00:18:02 - Dark Knights of Steel: Tales from the Three Kingdoms #1 00:22:47 - That Texas Blood #17 00:30:24 - Alien #1 00:37:15 - Batman #127 00:39:27 - Punisher #6 00:41:49 - Moon Knight #15 Patron Pick: 00:43:50 - Star Trek #400 Patron Thanks: 00:51:07 - Patrick Rott Audience Questions: 00:52:30 - Kyle F. is thinking about binding his single issues. Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ryan go head-to-head-to-head on The Great American Pop Culture Quiz Show! Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Sex & Candy" Marcy Playground   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is it actually the 1000th issue? Probably not. Is it worth it? It is. Remember: Nothing Makes Sense, Nothing Matters. There's also a bonus Darwyn Cooke story! Real life, not comic book. Running Time: 01:11:13 Pick of the Week: 00:02:17 - Amazing Fantasy #1000 Comics: 00:18:56 - Thunderbolts #1 00:25:26 - Superman: Warworld Apocalypse #1 00:29:13 - G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #297 00:37:32 - Dogs of London #4 00:40:21 - Ant-Man #2 00:44:08 - The Variants #3 Patron Pick: 00:46:36 - Amazing Fantasy #1000 Patron Thanks: 00:48:04 - Adam Bushell Audience Questions: 00:52:47 - Cory from Cleveland, OH wants to know if Marvel should fill in the MCU holes with comics. 00:58:45 - Anthony from Maine asks about the tax situations of well known comic book billionaires. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Spider-Man (Live)" Ramones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Jamokes are feeling useless... useless... but fortunately special guest Ryan Haupt is able to spider-glider in and lend a webbed hand in discussing this week's comics! Running Time: 01:13:10 Pick of the Week: 00:03:27 - The Amazing Spider-Man #902 Comics: 00:14:12 - Tales of the Human Target #1 00:18:39 - Public Domain #3 00:25:08 - Fantastic Four #691 00:29:29 - Deadly Class #55 00:37:09 - Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings #2 00:40:20 - Task Force Z #11 00:41:52 - The Shaolin Cowboy: Cruel to be Kin #4 Star Wars Corner: 00:44:04 - Star Wars: Darth Vader #26 00:47:48 - Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories #1 Patron Pick: 00:49:13 - Minor Threats #1 Patron Thanks: 00:57:06 - Peter Compton Audience Questions: 01:01:03 - Adam from Orlando, FL wants to know who is Kang amongst the iFanboy crew. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Spiderwebs" No Doubt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at... Hulk: Future Imperfect by Peter David, George Pérez, Tom Smith, & Joe Rosen! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. Running Time: 00:4x:xx Music: "Two Princes" Spin Doctors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They are cohosts, but are they friends? Let's find out this week in which there were a lot of comics to talk about and analyze. Just remember -- iFanboy does not provide any college credit and please don't list them as a reference. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:07:24 Pick of the Week: 00:02:27 - Daredevil #650 Comics: 00:15:29 - Do A Powerbomb! #3 00:19:55 - Batman/Superman: World's Finest #6 00:25:35 - DC vs. Vampires: All-Out War #2 00:32:21 - Jimmy's Little Bastards #1 00:34:49 - Nightwing #95 00:37:06 - Trve Kvlt #1 00:39:13 - Hulk #775 Patron Pick: 00:40:56 - Batman: One Bad Day - The Riddler #1 Patron Thanks: 00:56:21 - Michael Mavity Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Circle of Friends" Better Than Ezra   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:58:20 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss... What We've Been Enjoying: 00:01:39 - Ron has been watching Only Murders in the Building, and finished WeCrashed and The Orville: New Horizons. 00:05:57 - Josh watched Blackbird. 00:09:49 - A brief foray into the strength of Apple TV+ and the overall problem of discoverability with streaming. 00:11:52 - Conor is watching Reservation Dogs, and watched Cobra Kai, Prey, and The Gray Man. Top 5: 00:17:09 - The guys reveal their picks for the Top 5 TV Deaths. SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" Israel Kamakawiwo'ole Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where are you at in your Predator fandom? You need to have that straight before moving on here. After that, herein, witness two good friends having the best hour of their week, and talking about how a watch was drawn loosely, and Sandwiches of History. Just what you expect from this show. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:15:31 Pick of the Week: 00:01:18 - Parker Girls #1 Comics: 00:15:04 - The Amazing Spider-Man #901 00:23:49 - Eight Billion Genies #4 00:30:22 - DCeased: War of the Undead Gods #1 00:38:32 - Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1957: Falling Sky 00:40:50 - Punisher #5 00:42:35 - Giant-Size Gwen Stacy #1 Patron Pick: 00:45:43- Predator #1 Patron Thanks: 00:53:19 - Daniel Udwary Audience Questions: 00:55:32 - Greg from Philly has a question about super team pool parties. Really. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Do What U Want (Ft. Christina Agulera)" Lady Gaga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line... Green Lantern: Beware My Power! Plus looking ahead to Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons and the recently announced 2023 line up! Running Time: 00:43:31 Music: "Power to the People" John Lennon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor’s back and he and Josh have a lot of catching up to do! Also, comic book talk this week is often interrupted by the telling (or re-telling) of old stories and a lot of it is about meat (and also pie). Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:15:31 Pick of the Week: 00:03:42 – DC vs. Vampires #8 Comics: 00:16:21 – Batman: Killing Time #6 00:23:48 – Iron Man #22 00:28:49 – The Scumbag #14 00:36:13 – Stillwater #14 00:39:38 – Golden Rage #1 00:42:34 – Frankenstein: New World #1 00:47:18 – The Closet #3 Patron Pick: 00:51:44 – The New Champion of Shazam! #1 Patron Thanks: 00:57:43 – William White Quick Aside: 00:59:16 – DC’s tribute to Neal Adams. Audience Questions: 01:00:36 – Jason M. is feeling “Marvel and DC characters always reset” ennui. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs! Music: “Snake Farm” Ray Wylie Hubbard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A solo jamoke is joined by an overeager attendant. Their mission? Discuss the week's comics, have some laughs, and get "occasionally" sidetracked. Will they succeed? You'll have to listen yourself to find out! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:21:11 Pick of the Week: 00:03:03 - Superman: Space Age, Book One Comics: 00:17:14 - Ant-Man #1 00:24:14 - Public Domain #2 00:33:13 - Genis-Vell: Captain Marvel #1 00:39:27 - Batman: One Dark Knight, Book Three 00:43:00 - I Hate This Place #3 00:46:10 - Wolverine: Patch #4 Star Wars Corner: 00:47:35 - Star Wars: Obi-Wan #3 Patron Pick: 00:55:47 - Superman: Space Age, Book One Patron Thanks: 00:59:18 - keyOps 01:00:36 - Jonathan Holland Audience Questions: 01:06:40 - Robert Wendt from Parts Unknown asks us to assemble a custom team of Avengers and pick a creative team to tell their story. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Summer of '69" Bryan Adams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Rainbow Rowell is well known to her Young Adult and prose fans, but when her name showed up on the first issue of the new Runaways series, we wondered where this fully formed comic book writing had come from. Josh talks to Rainbow about where she came from, and how she got to comics. You're going to hear a woman who has a deep love for comics as a medium, and for many of the characters she's gotten to write, and more she's hoping to create for. Total Running Time: 01:14:29 For more on Rainbow Rowell, go here. Music: “Rainbow in the Dark" Dio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the semi-annual solo Josh show! The management would like to apologize for this.  With Conor out somewhere, and no one else wanting to talk to him, Josh will, as always, talk to himself. Great comics helped a lot. You'll have to make your own call.  Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 00:52:12 Pick of the Week: 00:01:59 - Batman: The Knight #7 Comics: 00:07:40 - DC vs. Vampires: All Out War #1 00:13:21d - Alien Annual #1 00:16:11 - Young Hellboy: Assault on Castle Death #1 00:19:19 - Maestro: World War M #5 00:21:17 - The Rocketeer: The Great Race #4 00:23:18 - Silver Coin #12 Patron Pick: 00:25:53 - Dark Spaces: Wildfire #1 Patron Thanks: 00:34:55 - Rafael Hernandez 00:36:03 - Joey Fry Listener Questions: 000:36:39 - Ryan wants to know about the media input systems. How do we keep up, find new things, and not get lost? 000:42:25 - Rashaad wonders about first contact in comics. Josh doesn't have a great answer, but the record button was activated, so here we are. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Magic" The Cars Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor is (possibly) galavanting on the high seas, (allegedly) performing acts of piracy, and rabble rousing. Or he's not. We have no way to know for sure. But in the meantime, we have our good pal, Jim Viscardi from comicbook.com on the mic to talk about this week's books. And Moon Knight. Always Moon Knight. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:22:55 Pick of the Week: 00:01:49 - Rogues, Book Three Comics: 00:10:48 - Fantastic Four #690 00:20:44 - Captain Marvel #173 00:26:07 - Moon Knight #3 00:39:07 - The Punisher #4 00:43:22 - Impact Winter #1 00:45:11 - Daredevil #649 Patron Pick: 00:50:41 - X-Men: Hellfire Gala #1 Patron Thanks: 01:03:07 - Jimmy Heating 01:05:11 - Raja Perumal Listener Questions: 01:06:21 - Eric F. wants to know, if Batman, why not Aquaman? Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Lowdown Monkey Blues (feat. Tom Waits)" The Replacements Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan gather at Omnipodcast City to discuss the 29th MCU film: Thor: Love and Thunder! Running Time: 00:35:40 Music: "November Rain" Guns N' Roses Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rough week. Rough, rough week. But at least we had great comics and the show to make us laugh. Plus pizza, ice cream, and white chocolate. And sharks. Always, sharks. Porkers, Mr. Hooper? Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:06:07 Pick of the Week: 00:01:58 - Batman #125 Comics: 00:12:13 - Batman: Killing Time #5 00:17:39 - That Texas Blood #15 00:23:49 - The Amazing Spider-Man #899 00:32:59 - The Closet #2 00:36:50 - Strange Academy #18 00:39:23 - King Conan #6 Patron Pick: 00:43:30 - Starhenge, Book One: The Dragon & The Boar #1 Patron Thanks: 00:49:53 - Jim Herne 00:52:11 - Nick Maynard Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "It's All Going to Pot" Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 01:00:00 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss... What We've Been Enjoying: 00:01:37 - Josh has been watching The Bear and listening to Cryptonomicon and The Baroque Cycle. 00:05:43 - Conor has been watching The Orville: New Horizons and Only Murders in the Building and watched Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Father of the Bride, and Fire Island. 00:08:55 - Josh's wife has been watching way more of The Bear than she was supposed to. 00:09:17 - Ron saw Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain and Elvis. Mail Bag: 00:16:06 - Dan from Baltimore, Maryland asks about how to decide between director's cuts vs. theatrical cuts when choosing to watch a film. 00:19:43 - Ken from The Great White North wants to know what constitutes a gangster film and which are the greatest of all time. 00:27:01 - Cory from Cleveland, Ohio wants to know how The Pacific stacks up against Band of Brothers. 00:29:44 - Adrian Z. asks which type of media the guys would give up if they had to give up one. 00:35:40 - Patrick W. wants to know what everyone thought of season three of Barry. 00:39:05 - Greg M. from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania asks about Star Wars toys. 00:43:27 - Adam from Chicago, Illinois has an unusual way of eating a slice of pizza. Game Time: 00:48:06 - The guys play the new game that's sweeping the nation: "Who Should Tom Hanks Play?" SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "That's All Right" Elvis Presley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's all spills, no thrills in this word of technological marvels still somehow susceptible to the unsuspecting application of liquids, but at the end of the day we still have comics, and those comics are in need of discussion, so we persevere for the people. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:11:40 Pick of the Week: 00:03:06 - Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: Old Man Whittier Comics: 00:09:21 - Batman/Catwoman #12 00:17:01 - The Avengers #57 00:21:08 - A Righteous Thirst For Vengeance #9 00:28:36 - Public Domain #1 00:34:12 - Sins of the Black Flamingo #1 00:36:43 - Iron Cat #1 00:40:14 - What's the Furthest Place From Here? #7 Patron Pick: 00:42:58 - The Variants #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:33 - Doug Mossengren 00:52:10 - Logan Jacobs 00:53:32 - AshingKushner Audience Questions: 00:58:24 - Scott H. from Portland, OR wants to know what the major Easter Egg landmarks would be in a fictionalized iFanboy City. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Gives You Hell" The All-American Rejects Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Mahmud Asrar came from Turkey to make a big name for himself in mainstream comics, and he paid his dues. He got started in America with Jay Faerber on Dynamo 5, and moved along quickly from there, notching runs on Supergirl, Uncanny X-Men, and more, most recently with Jason Aaron on Conan the Barbarian, and King Conan. We talk about his work, and he got from a kid scrounging comics wherever he could to fan favorite artist doing his dream job. Total Running Time: 01:05:56 Follow Mahmud on Instagram, and Twitter. Music: “Skin 'O My Teeth" Megadeth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comics have delivered a nostalgic dusting of classic creators and stories and these old men are here for it. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:10:13 Pick of the Week: 00:02:34 - Maestro: World War M #4 Comics: 00:12:21 - Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen's Boss Perry White #1 00:18:27 - Black Adam #1 00:24:12 - Batman/Superman: World's Finest #1 00:30:06 - The Lonesome Hunters #1 00:31:59 - Immortal X-Men #3 and X-Men #11 00:35:01 - The Silver Coin #11 00:39:04 - Silver Surfer: Rebirth #5 Patron Pick: 00:40:36 - New Fantastic Four #1 Patron Thanks: 00:48:50 - Charles Rose 00:51:49 - Ryan A Abcede Audience Questions: 00:53:24 - Jack from London, England has been wondering about story formats and lengths, and which writers are best at which kinds of series. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Punch Me Harder" Superchunk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:54:21 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss... What We've Been Enjoying: 00:01:07 - Key Parties and Throuples 00:02:02 - Conor watched the first season of Gaslit, is watching Dark Winds and The Old Man, and went to see Steve Martin and Martin Short live. 00:10:10 - Josh watched Pistol. 00:14:24 - A brief digression to lament the untenable state of the Age of Too Much Television™. 00:16:48 - Ron finished the first season of The Offer and watched Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers. Discussion: 00:23:45 - Top Gun (1986) 00:31:21 - Top Gun: Maverick SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "Top Gun Anthem" Harold Faltermeyer & Steve Stevens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mortality. The iFanboy No-Prize. Comics. The usual! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:06:00 Pick of the Week: 00:02:51 - Do A Power Bomb #1 Comics: 00:13:39 - G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero - Saturday Morning Adventures #3 00:21:16 - Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #1 00:30:17 - Eight Billion Genies #2 00:37:01 - The Best Archie Comic Ever! #1 00:38:14 - Seven Sons #1 00:41:17 - Batman: Urban Legends #16 00:45:19 - The Marvels #11 00:46:32 - A Calculated Man #1 Patron Pick: 00:49:15 - Do A Power Bomb #1 Patron Thanks: 00:49:49 - Comic Addiction 00:52:21 - Ben Stanley Audience Questions: 00:53:55 - Kevin M. from Seattle, WA has a question about the ER-inspired video show opening. In Memoriam: 00:56:28 - Tim Sale (1956-2022). Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Pour Some Sugar on Me" Def Leppard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line... DC Showcase: Constantine - The House of Mystery plus the other shorts in this collection: Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth, The Losers, and Blue Beetle! Running Time: 00:28:10 Music: "The Mystery Zone" Spoon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Threats of lawsuits and the grim return of eugenics suffuse this show, but we are (semi) professionals and press on. It's a sparse week of comics, but that can, and thankfully does, lead to good examinations of what did get released. Plus look at all those n0n-Big 2 books we have in the list! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:19:52 Pick of the Week: 00:02:03 - The Amazing Spider-Man #897 Comics: 00:10:20 - Thor #752 00:16:13 - That Texas Blood #14 00:23:01 - Dogs of London #2 00:36:17 - The Ward #1 00:39:36 - The Lion and the Eagle #4 00:43:37 - Afterschool #1 Patron Pick: 00:48:50 - Aquaman: Andromeda, Book One Patron Thanks: 00:58:31 - Daniel Phillips 01:00:30 - Tyler Owings Audience Questions: 01:03:02 - Scott H. remembers when comic prices went up, and wonders what it will look like going forward. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "United in Grief" Kendrick Lamar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick, and special guest Paul Montgomery take a look at... Superman For All Seasons by Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale, Bjarne Hansen, Richard Starkings, Jose Villarrubia, & Mark Chiarello! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. Running Time: 00:43:49 Music: "Theme from Superman" John Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been a hard day's night, and we've been reading comics all week long, but when it gets time to pick, we find the things that we do to make us feel alright... about comics. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:10:23 Pick of the Week: 00:02:42 - Avengers Forever #6 Comics: 00:17:11 - Action Comics 2022 Annual #1 00:23:10 - Captain Marvel #38 00:27:47 - A Righteous Thirst For Vengeance #8 00:31:24 - What's the Furthest Place From Here? #6 00:34:22 - Once & Future #26 Patron Pick: 00:39:31 - The Closet #1 Patron Thanks: 00:48:51 - Dylan Cook 00:50:06 - Brian Ingram 00:52:38 - Bearded Comic Bro Audience Questions: 00:53:55 - David from Houston, TX is dealing with Spawn overload and wants to know what's the deal with Spawn?! 01:00:04 - Zach, also from Houston, TX asks for a breakdown of the Hemsworth brothers as Robins. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Ends of the Earth" Lord Huron Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Uvalde to Ukraine to historic drought to inflation to Ray Liotta it was a terrible week to be living on this planet. Would comics save the day? Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:04:19 Pick of the Week: 00:02:04 - Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: Night of the Cyclops Comics: 00:13:17 - Devil's Reign: Omega #1 00:18:44 - DC vs. Vampires: Hunters #1 00:21:43 - Punisher #3 00:29:08 - Batman: Fortress #1 00:31:54 - Stillwater #13 Patron Pick: 00:35:09 - Pearl III #1 Patron Thanks: 00:42:43 - Bryan Rosenberg 00:44:43 - Tom B. Audience Questions: 00:47:37 - Rashaad B. wonders if it's 1955 in the current Marvel Universe. 00:52:55 - Cory T. from Cleveland, OH looks back at Big Two creators who worked for both companies and then signed exclusive contracts and wonders "What If...?" Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Rags to Riches" Tony Bennett Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There have been updates in pizza depiction, and it's going in the right way. There's a lot of talk about composition, and lettering, and coloring and all the components that make a comic really work. Also, the normal dumb stuff we talk about. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:17:11 Pick of the Week: 00:01:27 - Batman: The Knight #5 Comics: 00:17:23 - Nightwing #92 00:26:55 - Fantastic Four #688 00:30:52 - I Hate This Place #1 00:41:47 - Fables #151 00:46:39 - Batman/Superman: World's Finest #3 00:48:20 - Joe Hill's Rain #5 Patron Pick: 00:50:46 - Savage Avengers #29 Patron Thanks: 01:00:12 - Greg Rhinehart 01:01:35 - Ryan Mount Audience Questions: 01:05:52 - Steve has been wondering about pizza balls, and what that means to us. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Knights" Minus the Bear Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:48:45 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss... Discussion: 00:01:14 - In the '90s Ron used to record and catalogue every episode of The Simpsons... just in case. What We've Been Enjoying: 00:02:17 - Ron watched Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, and The Offer. 00:09:47 - Conor watched Law & Order and EuroVision Song Contest. 00:16:20 - Josh has been watching the NBA Playoffs. Discussion: 00:22:43 - Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, Season 1 SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "My Favorite Mutiny" The Coup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There comes a time in every Jamoke's life, when he has to choose between a time-displaced son or having a tough heart-to-heart with a man dressed like a bat. This is one of those times. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:21:03 Pick of the Week: 00:01:34 - Time Before Time #12 Comics: 00:10:52 - Superman: Son of Kal-El #11 00:16:01 - Eight Billion Genies #1 00:22:33 - Love Everlasting #3 00:29:59 - Hulk vs. Thor: Banner of War Alpha #1 00:34:27 - Grim #1 00:36:34 - Batman: Urban Legends #15 00:38:24 - Shang-Chi #12 Patron Pick: 00:43:20 - The Jurassic League #1 Patron Thanks: 00:52:05 - Joe Bowen 00:53:15 - Al Foulger 00:56:28 - Bryan Stenberg In Memoriam: 00:57:35 - The life and careers of comics legends Neal Adams (1941-2022) and George Pérez (1954-2022). Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Time After Time" Cyndi Lauper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan are joined by their former co-host Paul Montgomery to discuss the 28th MCU film: Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness! Running Time: 00:48:52 Music: "Jumper" Third Eye Blind Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We haven't had this many technical difficulties while recording in a long time so if the normal madcap comic book rhythm seems off, we apologize. Also, the Cobra agent who we called Water Moccasin is actually named Copperhead. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 00:57:06 Pick of the Week: 00:03:03 - Maestro: World War M #3 Comics: 00:10:07 - Friday #5 00:12:54 - G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero - Saturday Morning Adventures #3 00:20:28 - Dogs of London #1 00:23:02 - Batman: Killing Time #3 00:24:33 - Deadly Class #52 00:25:48 - One-Star Squadron #6 Star Wars Corner: 00:28:21 - Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi #1 Patron Pick: 00:31:22 - Twig #1 Patron Thanks: 00:41:22 - David Starnes 00:42:24 - Matthew Rosenhagen Listener Mail: 00:43:15 - Nick S. wonders why the pairing of Daniel Warren Johnson and Beta Ray Bill was so much more magical than his other books we've reviewed. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "One Hundred Million Years" M. Ward Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We don't talk about pizza at all this week. And sometimes that has to be enough. We do talk about a lot of Joshua Williamson books, it turns out. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:16:00 Pick of the Week: 00:01:15 - Rogues, Book Two Comics: 00:11:45 - The Amazing Spider-Man #895 00:21:54 - Dark Knights of Steel #6 00:26:07 - Thor #750 00:32:40 - Action Comics #1042 00:34:38 - Newburn #6 00:39:15 - Silver Surfer: Rebirth #4 00:42:25 - Robin #13 Patron Pick: 00:44:39 - Justice League #75 Patron Thanks: 00:57:03 - Kyle Firestine 00:57:51 - Luke CJ Smith Listener Mail: 01:00:50 - The great questioner, Ken, asks about what iFanboy moments we would like to relive, or just forget. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "The Way You Used to Do" Queens of the Stone Age Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick, and special guest Ryan Haupt take a look at... A Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories: A Graphic Novel by Will Eisner! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. Running Time: 00:34:02 Music: "I've Got A Pocketful Of Dreams" Bing Crosby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Balls. Pizza. Comics. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:09:53 Pick of the Week: 00:01:48 - The Flash #781 Comics: 00:14:23 - Nightwing #91 00:19:07 - Batman/Superman: World's Finest #2 00:22:19 - Captain America #0 00:35:54 - The Avengers #755 00:39:07 - Dark Beach #1 00:42:55 - The Good Asian #10 00:46:43 - Arrowsmith: Behind Enemy Lines #4 Patron Pick: 00:49:37 - The Secret History of the War on Weed Patron Thanks: 00:54:34 - David Newton 00:56:02 - Edward Byrd Listener Mail: 00:57:36 - Pete D. doesn't understand why the print run of the new JLA/Avengers collection was so limited. 01:01:54 - Zach W. has a question about preferences for being carried by a Flash. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Great Balls of Fire" Jerry Lee Lewis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Look at that! Not a Marvel book among them, but maybe something new will tickle your fancy like it did ours. Or not tickle as the case may be. If you're an ugly animal, this is the show for you. Watch out for killer babies. Or just killers in general. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:06:39 Pick of the Week: 00:01:51 - Joe Hill's Rain #4 Comics: 00:13:19 - Farmhand #16 00:19:11 - Flashpoint Beyond #0 00:24:05 - Image 30th Anniversary Anthology #1 00:34:23 - Naomi: Season 2 #2 00:36:42 - Breakout #1 00:38:41 - Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology III #2 Patron Pick: 00:43:19 - The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country #1 Patron Thanks: 00:52:11 - Caleb McKee 00:53:16 - Julian De Gasperis Listener Mail: 00:55:25 - Brad D. wonders about those niche characters comic book readers all have soft spots for, and where that comes from. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOYMACK • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Raining Blood" Slayer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:52:00 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss... What We've Been Enjoying: 00:01:24 - Josh is deep into his third go-round on ER. 00:07:54 - Conor finished Killing Eve. 00:10:57 - A brief digression into Nazi villainy in TV and film. 00:13:34 - Ron is reveling in The Drop Out. Game Time: 00:15:02 - It's time for the inaugural edition of The TV Show Game! SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "Wolf Like Me" TV on the Radio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Two Jamokes turn their heads and cough when Dr. Ryan joins to help diagnose this week in comics! Running Time: 01:14:22 Pick of the Week: 00:02:20 - She-Hulk #166 Comics: 00:13:59 - Batman: Killing Time #2 00:18:50 - Spider-Punk #1 00:24:41 - Black Widow #55 00:33:10 - Moon Knight #10 00:35:06 - The Thing #6 00:36:58 - Batman Beyond: Neo Year #1 00:37:43 - Devil's Reign #6 Patron Pick: 00:39:57 - The Rocketeer: The Great Race #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:02 - Stu Wars 00:52:55 - Joe Christensen 00:57:45 - Kevin 0Buckley Audience Question: 01:00:14 - Smasher wants to know who the best characters to Freaky Friday between Marvel and DC. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Hit The Road Jack" Ray Charles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a weirdly light and uninspiring week of comics and yet more books were talked about on this show than usual. What can we say? That newly revealed mutant works in mysterious ways. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:03:00 Pick of the Week: 00:01:26 - Hulk: Grand Design - Monster #1 Comics: 00:14:05 - Dark Ages #6 00:19:44 - Astro City: That Was Then... 00:24:44 - The Amazing Spider-Man #894 00:28:38 - Usagi Yojimbo: Lone Goat & Kid #3 00:30:50 - Spider-Woman #116 00:32:30 - Immortal X-Men #1 00:33:37 - Batman: Beyond the White Knight, Book One 00:35:54 - Batman: One Dark Knight, Book Two 00:37:49 - Hulk #772 Patron Pick: 00:41:04 - Hulk: Grand Design - Monster #1 Patron Thanks: 00:43:19 - Matt Pfaff 00:45:12 - The Zolls Audience Question: 00:47:22 - Justin V. looks back at the old days of iFanboy.com. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" Kelly Clarkson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Artist and Writer Daniel Warren Johnson (Beta Ray Bill, Murder Falcon, Wonder Woman: Dead Earth) is one of the most exciting and unique creators to show up in comics over the last few years. Starting in webcomics, doing indie books and Big 2 books, he's able to work in any part of comics, and all the work features the same dynamic and totally original art style. Josh talks to Dan about his background and career and how he got from there to here, as well as his new book, a love letter to pro wrestling and action stories, Do a Powerbomb, available in June 2022, from Image Comics. Total Running Time: 01:31:34 Follow Daniel on Instagram, and Twitter. Music: “Chicago Piano" Jawbox Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've got our good pal, Jim Viscardi of comicbook.com in to talk comics and some industry talk, and he's very good at both. It was a small group of comics this week, but there were so many fun books, we didn't miss a thing. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:09:39 Pick of the Week: 00:03:02 - The Human Target, Book Six Comics: 00:19:43 - Wolverine: Patch #1 00:25:29 - X Deaths of Wolverine #5 00:29:36 - Maestro: World War M #2 00:35:16 - Love Everlasting #2 00:36:34 - Action Comics #1041 00:38:01 - Iron Man #643 Patron Pick: 00:40:05 - Rogues, Book One Patron Thanks: 00:47:39 - Lanny Barr 00:49:00 - Al Fouger 00:50:29 - Mike Bloomrose TOPICS!: 00:51:59 - Jim brings his knowledge to another discussion about Amazon and Comixology and what it might mean to digital comics. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Cold Shot" Live At Carnegie Hall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:53:56 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss... What We've Been Enjoying: 00:01:43 - Ron finished Around the World in 80 Days, listened to Where It Went, and watched Riot on the Dance Floor: The Story of Randy Now & City Gardens. 00:07:49 - Conor is reveling in the rebirth of Sunday night TV and has been watching The Gilded Age. 00:16:47 - Josh has been watching Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. Discussion: 00:25:02 - Ranking the 2022 Academy Award Best Picture Nominees 00:33:32 - Picking Our Favorite Film of 2022 and The Overall State of the Movies Listener Mail: 00:44:20 - Steve from Maryland wants to know who would win a very unusual fight. 00:46:42 - Ken J. from The Great White North makes the iFanboys rank their of their favorite films. SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "He Took Her to a Movie" Ladytron Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are fewer books this week and yet the show still ran its normal length and this is mostly due to problems with furniture, clothes, and hair in one particular comic book. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:02:52 Pick of the Week: 00:02:53 - Batman/Superman: World's Finest #1 Comics: 00:13:28 - Reckoning War: Trial of The Watcher #1 00:16:28 - What's the Furthest Place From Here? #5 00:21:48 - Nightwing #90 00:31:26 - Stillwater: The Escape #1 00:36:14 - X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic #26 00:37:53 - The Silver Coin #10 Patron Pick: 00:41:08 - Batman/Superman: World's Finest #1 Patron Thanks: 00:43:26 - Joshua Fisher 00:45:16 - Simon Listener Mail: 00:47:12 - Jack R. from Durham, NC has a lot of questions about Wonder Woman, "Trial of the Amazons," and comic book advertising. 00:52:56 - Randy R. from Ozark, MO is going to be visiting New York City and is looking for suggestions of what to see and do. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOYPOD • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Drunken Lullabies" Flogging Molly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line... Catwoman: Hunted! Plus looking forward to Constantine: The House of Mystery, Green Lantern: Beware My Power, and Battle of the Super Sons! Running Time: 00:33:30 Music: "They Call Her the Cat" Elton John Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Two Jamokes are joined by Ryan "From Santa Cruz" Haupt and things get spicier than a British taco as the comics of the week are tackled with gusto. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:20:56 Pick of the Week: 00:05:22 - Captain Carter #1 Comics: 00:15:41 - King of Spies #4 00:19:35 - Superman: Son of Kal-El #9 00:28:36 - Thor #749 00:36:02 - Norse Mythology III #2 00:38:11 - Devil's Reign: Moon Knight #1 00:43:26 - Naomi, Season Two #1 00:48:47 - Mighty Morphin' #17 Patron Pick: 00:50:18 - Punisher #1 Patron Thanks: 01:04:57 - Sea Bear 01:06:13 - Jonathan Breen 01:07:52 - Liam Landrum Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "The Captain" Guster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick needed some help to discuss The Batman so he activated the Batsignal and Mike Romo and Henry Nasserbakht answered the call! It's a deep dive into the latest adventures of the Dark Knight Detective as well as poor theater behavior post-pandemic lockdown! Running Time: 00:53:58 Music: "Something in the Way" Nirvana Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a tough world, we're thankful for this oasis of entertainment discussion with a good friend. Plus, if you love orbs, this is the show for you. If you don't see why it was a disaster to edit, now you can appreciate how hard we work. For you. Running Time: 01:12:00 Pick of the Week: 00:01:44 - Spider-Woman #115 Comics: 00:08:43 - Strange #1 00:12:22 - Newburn #4 00:17:35 - Batman: Killing Time #1 00:21:33 - Dark Knights of Steel #5 00:26:28 - What If... Miles Morales #1 00:30:42 - Rogue Sun #1 00:32:22 - Alien #10 00:34:57 - Crossover #12 Patron Pick: 00:37:41 - Radio Spaceman #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:34 - Brandon Daniels 00:49:43 - Craig Karst Audience Questions: 00:51:45 - Shane C. wants to know great comic book endings. They're hard. 00:59:05 - Rashaad B. thinks digital comics might be over. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Hard Headed Woman" Cat Stevens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at… The New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract by Marv Wolfman, George Pérez, Dick Giordano, Mike DeCarlo, Romeo Tanghal, Adrienne Roy, Anthony Tollin, Ben Oda, John Costanza, Todd Klein, Bob Lappan! What’s a Booksplode? It’s a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don’t have time to do on the regular show. Running Time: 00:42:04 Music: “Bad Reputation” Freedy Johnston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week there’s another analysis of proper pizza holding technique in addition to a discussion on the problem of too many characters with the same codename, as well as a brief rant about DC’s shabby treatment of Tim Drake. Plus, it’s one of the host’s birthday today and that leads exactly where you might expect. Running Time: 01:09:24 Pick of the Week: 00:02:08 – The Human Target, Book Five Comics: 00:13:04 – Iron Man #642 00:20:26 – Arrowsmith: Behind Enemy Lines #2 00:24:08 – Strange Academy #16 00:28:23 – Action Comics #1040 00:33:37 – Aquamen #1 00:36:03 – Robin #11 00:39:21 – Deadly Class #51 Patron Pick: 00:41:50 – Step By Bloody Step #1 Patron Thanks: 00:49:19 – Jason Fischer 00:50:35 – Dave Carr Audience Questions: 00:52:34 – Jon C. from Madison, WI wants to know if there were any other names considered besides “iFanboy.” 00:56:35 – Monica M. from Guadalajara, Mexico sees people clamoring for comic book ads during comic book movies and wonders what the point is. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs! Music: “Wind of Change” Scorpions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. That makes an even 100 episodes, and there is no way to make an episode more special than just having another great comics with a professional who's spent his whole career in comics, like editor, Will Dennis. When last we spoke, in Talksplode #99, Will and Josh talked about the Vertigo years from start to end. With DC moving to Los Angeles, Will was forced to reevaluate his work in comics and start from scratch. We talk about the changes and challenges that went along with that move, and it's more of what you liked in the first part. For anyone into the business of comics, it's invaluable listening. Total Running Time: 01:24:07 Follow Will on Instagram, and check out his professional website for Bespoke Comics. Music: “An End Has a Start" Editors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One could describe this episode as "rollicking", which is another way of saying "unfocused", but at least Josh had fun, and his second pick in a row. We pour one out for the state of digital comics and we like a lot of things in comics this week. Were you looking for some World War 2 history lessons from less than qualified podcast hosts? Well, strap in. Running Time: 01:10:43 Pick of the Week: 00:02:45 - Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #8 Comics: 00:15:15 - Nightwing #89 00:21:35 - Batman: The Knight #2 00:25:11 - X-Men #8 00:28:28 - Fantastic Four #680 War Corner: 00:32:41 - The Lion and the Eagle #1 Patron Pick: 00:40:02 - G.I. Joe: Saturday Morning Adventures #1 Patron Thanks: 00:54:15 - Owen McNestry 00:55:56 - Nariman Shariat Audience Questions: 00:57:08 - Ethan J. wants to know if there are any alternatives to Comixology. We don't have great news. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Knowledge" Operation Ivy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 01:01:50 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss... What We've Been Enjoying: 00:01:02 - Catching up on the Best Picture nominees. (And the problem with the second half of Will Smith's career.) 00:10:00 - Conor re-read The Great Gatsby and watched Reacher. 00:12:58 - Josh listened to the audio book of Led Zeppelin: The Biography. 00:18:28 - Ron watched The Expanse and Cobra Kai. Review: 00:22:32 - The Book of Boba Fett, Season 1 Listener Mail: 00:47:20 - James W. has a problem with something Josh said during the discussion of The Beatles: Get Back. 00:56:59 - Kevin M. wants to know which Neal Stephenson book is the best. SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "Immigrant Song" Led Zeppelin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

*WHISTLE* There's a penalty on the podcast. Delay of internet, 10 second penalty, replay discussion of comics. Running Time: 01:12:23 Pick of the Week: 00:02:30 - Justice League 2022 Annual #1 Comics: 00:11:39 - Hawkeye: Kate Bishop #4 00:15:26 - Maestro: World War M #1 00:22:32 - Superman: Son of Kal-El #8 00:31:28 - The Avengers #753 00:35:32 - Batman/Catwoman #10 00:39:51 - Batgirls #3 00:43:46 - Mighty Morphin #16 Patron Pick: 00:46:55 - The Secret X-Men #1 Patron Thanks: 01:00:45 - Sam du Rose 01:02:48 - Mesa called Micah, mesa your humble Patron! 01:05:52 - Raul Peterson Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Ain't Nobody's Problem" The Lumineers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen, we’re all getting older and we’re all going to die one day and there’s nothing we can do to stop it. This week’s show, as it is with every week’s show, is about the inexorable march of time and our helplessness in the face of it. And also comic books. Running Time: 01:02:36 Pick of the Week: 00:03:13 – The Scumbag #12 Comics: 00:10:58 – Love Everlasting #1 00:16:14 – Fantastic Four: Life Story #6 00:20:51 – Fantastic Four: Reckoning War Alpha #1 00:29:00 – Monkey Prince #1 00:32:44 – New Masters #1 00:34:44 – Geiger 80-Page Giant #1 Patron Pick: 00:38:33 – The X-Cellent #1 Patron Thanks: 00:46:33 – Shaun Moats 00:47:35 – Tom Cornell Listener Mail: 00:48:41 – Jimi L. pines for the Marvel glory days of the early 2000s. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs! Music: “A Hazy Shade of Winter” Simon & Garfunkel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan go through various flights of artistic appreciation fancy, and Conor's lucidity comes and goes with the winds. The revolution continues with correct comic numbering, but the revolutionaries do have some stumbles. Plus you get a bonus comic TV reviews and 2 classic rock stories. Running Time: 01:20:23 Pick of the Week: 00:01:24 - Iron Man #641 (16) Comics: 00:10:27 - The Human Target #4 00:23:01 - The Death of Doctor Strange #5 00:28:13 - Batman/Catwoman Special #1 00:35:36 - Detective Comics #1050 00:38:53 - Peacemaker: Disturbing the Peace #1 00:41:46 - Superman '78 #6 00:43:10 - Mary Jane & Black Cat: Beyond #1 Patron Pick: 00:46:36 - Saga #55 Patron Thanks: 00:59:30 - Dan Prosser 01:01:12 - Jonathan Moran Listener Mail: 01:02:41 - Ken J. from the Great White North asks which of the Big Two "won" the last few decades. 01:06:43 - Brad G. from California brings up Calvin and Hobbes. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eleven designs! Music: "Older Gods" Wu-Tang Clan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan finally made their way to the theater to see Spider-Man: No Way Home and now they can finally talk about it! Also Venom, No Time To Die, and Euphoria. Just a little bit. Running Time: 00:41:00 Music: "Dr Strangeluv" Blonde Redhead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick returns and can't pronounce a common comic book name, while Josh Flanagan reminisces about art classes with nude models. And you get to hear it all because while there might have been a few behind the scenes technical issues that almost sunk the show, the Two Jamokes cannot be stopped from their weekly rounds! Running Time: 00:55:30 Pick of the Week: 00:02:20 - She-Hulk #1 Comics: 00:10:53 - The Amazing Spider-Man #887 (86) 00:15:22 - Arrowsmith: Behind Enemy Lines #1 00:19:38 - Silver Surfer: Rebirth #1 00:25:27 - Guillem March's Laura and Other Stories #3 00:31:37 - Batman: The Knight #1 00:32:51 - Silk #32 (1) 00:35:04 - Nightwing #88 00:36:56 - Strange Academy #15 Patron Pick: 00:38:02 - She-Hulk #1 Patron Thanks: 00:40:11 - Padraic 00:42:02 - Pete Doherty Listener Mail: 00:43:20 - Matt P. from Miami, FL wants to put a 10-year ban on certain storylines at the Big Two. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eleven designs! Music: "Be My Baby" The Ronettes "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" Meat Loaf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh is keeping a seat open for Conor but in the meantime Ryan Haupt is here to talk about this week's comics, and by Crom do they talk about them! Running Time: 01:13:37 Pick of the Week: 00:02:58 - King Conan #57 Comics: 00:13:31 - Daredevil: Woman Without Fear #1 00:18:47 - Joe Hill's Rain #1 00:25:23 - Robin & Batman #3 00:36:09 - Justice League vs. The Legion of Super-Heroes #1 00:38:31 - Fantastic Four #684 00:41:42 - The Thing #3 Star Wars Corner: 00:44:47 - Star Wars #20 Patron Pick: 00:50:12 - Savage Avengers #28 Patron Thanks: 00:57:16 - Divi Vilanui 00:58:25 - Trevor Williams Listener Mail: 01:00:10 - Blake C. from Chicago, IL wants to know if we've ever had to stop consuming certain media to preserve our mental health. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eleven designs! Music: "Little King" Robbie Fulks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 01:08:00 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss... What We Watched Over the Holidays: 00:01:47 - Josh watched Queer Eye and F is For Family. 00:07:42 - Ron caught up on The Flash, is watching Around the World in 80 Days, and went to see West Side Story. 00:14:31 - Conor watched Queer Eye, Letterkenny, Don't Look Up, The Wheel of Time, and Reservation Dogs. Television: 00:19:14 - Is anyone watching The Book of Boba Fett? 00:21:11 - Succession, Season 3 00:35:13 - The Beatles: Get Back SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "Get Back" The Beatles   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have returned, and we've solved the metaphor running across the history of Thor comics. Mark Russell is pondered once more, and we've been doing all of this for far too long. Too long to stop now, obviously. We're like the letterers. We don't go anywhere. We also repeated some patron powers, so... bonus powers. Note: Timecodes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:10:43 Pick of the Week: 00:03:57 - Thor #746 (20) Comics: 00:10:47 - The Amazing Spider-Man #885 (84) 00:18:27 - Dark Knights of Steel #3 00:24:03 - Detective Comics #1047 00:31:19 - Not All Robots #5 00:34:23 - Inferno #4 00:36:30 - One-Star Squadron #2 00:40:56 - Marjorie Finnegan, Temporal Criminal #8 Patron Pick: 00:43:52 - Wastelanders: Doom #1 Patron Thanks: 00:53:11 - Cody (again) 00:55:07 - Charles Phillips (again) Listener Mail: 00:56:42 - Zack is looking for the original art hookup. 01:00:48 - Rashaad is thinking about the relative value of backup stories. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Divine Hammer" The Breeders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the sixteenth annual iFanboy All Media Year End Roundup! Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and special guest Ron Richards discuss some of what they enjoyed in media in this, the weird year that was 2021. Movies, television, music, books, and comics — it’s all here! (Disclaimer: Ron Richard’s opinions are his own and do not represent Marvel Entertainment or the Walt Disney Corporation.) Note: Timecodes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 02:28:20 Movies: 00:02:32 – Licorice Pizza 00:05:52 – The French Dispatch 00:08:13 – Stillwater 00:10:27 – Dune 00:13:43 – No Time to Die 00:15:27 – Together Together 00:17:52 – The Sparks Brothers 00:21:20 – Derek DelGaudio’s In & Of Itself 00:23:06 – The Mitchells vs. The Machines 00:24:40 – Annette 00:26:48 – tick, tick… BOOM! 00:29:33 – The Harder They Fall 00:32:22 – Zola 00:35:55 – The Fast Saga 00:39:07 – The current state of the movies Television: 00:40:26 – Only Murders in the Building 00:42:47 – Ted Lasso 00:43:39 – Swagger 00:46:25 – Scenes from a Marriage 00:47:52 – Billons 00:49:17 – Mare of Easttown 00:50:46 – Gossip Girl 00:54:27 – Lupin 00:56:15 – Foundation 00:58:27 – The Expanse 01:02:02 – DC’s Legends of Tomorrow 01:04:11 – Dopesick 01:10:18 – The Beatles: Get Back 01:17:20 – Yellowstone 01:18:42 – Succession Books: 01:28:13 – “Termination Shock: A Novel” by Neal Stephenson 01:32:04 – “Project Hail Mary: A Novel” by Andy Weir 01:34:11 – “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: A Novel” by Quentin Tarantino 01:36:14 – “The Mirage Factory: Illusion, Imagination, and the Invention of Los Angeles” by Gary Krist 01:37:55 – “A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (And Some Bears)” by Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling 01:40:32 – “The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood” by Sam Wasson 01:41:52 – “The Poet and the Murderer: A True Story of Verse, Violence and the Art of Forgery” by Simon Worrall 01:43:01 – “Truman” by David McCullough 01:45:49 – “Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas” by Glenn Kenny 01:47:29 – “The Thursday Murder Club: A Novel” by Richard Osman 01:48:50 – “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” by Junot Díaz 01:51:17 – “The Spy Who Came in From the Cold” by John le Carré Music: 01:52:48 – “Distant Populations” – Quicksand 01:54:50 – “El Camino 10th Anniversary” – The Black Keys 01:56:14 – “Drives Out East” – Koyo 01:57:20 – Lukas Nelson and The Promise of the Real at the El Rey in Los Angeles 01:58:59 – The “Distortion” Sets – Bob Mould 02:02:27 – My Bloody Valentine Reissues 02:06:22 – “Hit the Breaks” – PLOSIVS 02:07:10 – “Glow On” – Turnstile Comics: 02:08:30 – The mini-series is back! 02:09:15 – Nightwing 02:10:22 – Fantastic Four 02:11:11 – Beta Ray Bill 02:11:56 – King in Black: Thunderbolts 02:13:28 – Rorschach 02:14:31 – Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow 02:15:32 – Haha 02:16:56 – Karmen 02:18:02 – Maestro: War and Pax 02:19:17 – Kang The Conquerer Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got TWELVE designs! For More Ron Richards… • Watch All About Android! • If you’re into pinball, check out Scorbit! Music: “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas” Slowey and The Boats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Just in time to fulfill his yearly Talksplode obligation, Josh has a great conversation with longtime editor, Will Dennis. Will was working at Vertigo Comics in the late 90s and early 2000s, which was one of the most fertile times for the publisher, when they introduced many of the creators who would become the superstars of comics today. Will talks about his work as an editor and how he approaches it as a job and a career. It's a side of comics production we still don't talk about enough, it's an entertaining and enlightening talk. Total Running Time: 01:11:20 Follow Will on Instagram, and check out his professional website for Bespoke Comics. Music: “Everyone Needs an Editor" Mates of State Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the jam-packed final Pick of the Week show of the year! Comics are discussed! A robot's need to eat is debated! Memory lane is heavily trod! It's all here and it's all happening! Note: Timecodes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:05:04 Pick of the Week: 00:02:01 - Batman #118 Comics: 00:11:39 - Fantastic Four: Life Story #5 00:15:47 - Devil's Reign #1 00:20:28 - Superman: Son of Kal-El Annual #1 00:26:10 - Made in Korea #6 00:29:06 - Crossover #10 00:29:50 - Amazing Fantasy #5 00:31:42 - The Good Asian #7 Year End Statistics: 00:34:46 - Picks of the Week: By The Numbers! Patron Pick: 00:38:01 - One-Star Squadron #1 Patron Thanks: 00:46:29 - Cody 00:47:41 - Charles Phillips Listener Mail: 00:49:13 - Mike from Buffalo, NY asks about the iFanboy Handbook. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "A Willie Nice Christmas [feat. Willie Nelson]" Kacey Musgraves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at... The Death of Captain Marvel: Gallery Edition by Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Jim Starlin, Doug Moench, Steve Englehart, Gene Colan, Pat Broderick, Frank Giacoia, Paul Reinman, Vince Colletta, Jack Abel, Bruce Patterson, Stan Goldberg, Ben Sean, Steve Oliff, Carl Gafford, Glynis Wein, Artie Simek, Sam Rosen, Tom Orzechowski, Elaine Heinl, Diana Albers, & Jim Novak! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. Running Time: 00:35:34 Music: "The End of Everything" Chris Isaak Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Gentlemen from iFanboy would like to put forth a motion to dismiss all comic book renumberings. This week's books have triumphs and failures, and at least one spectacular page. Also, what is sexy? Well, we'll tell you, while we go long on every single part of the show. Note: Timecodes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:18:45 Pick of the Week: 00:01:44 - Fantastic Four #38 Comics: 00:12:48 - The Human Target #2 00:16:32 - Daredevil #36 00:26:37 - The Me You Love in the Dark #5 00:33:52 - Serial #8 00:36:02 - Nightwing 2021 Annual 00:39:07 - King of Spies #1 00:42:05 - The Avengers #750 (#50) Patron Pick: 00:38:31 - Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons, Book One Patron Thanks: 01:00:30 - Old Man Tony 01:02:42 - Jake Listener Mail: 01:04:29 - Dave's thinking about Wonder Man and his absence in the MCU. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eleven designs! Music: "Winter Wonderland" Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at... Avengers Forever by Kurt Busiek, Roger Stern, Carlos Pacheco, Jesús Merino, Steve Oliff, Richard Starkings, & Albert Deschesne! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. Running Time: 00:36:40 Music: "A Hazy Shade of Winter" Simon & Garfunkel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh is in a tryptophan overload program at a Turkey Treatment Center so Ryan Haupt stops by to chat with a cold-bedraggled Conor about this week's comics. We wish everyone involved a speedy recovery. Note: Timecodes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:00:42 Pick of the Week: 00:02:54 - Superman '78 #4 Comics: 00:11:30 - Black Panther #1 00:16:32 - Hulk #1 00:20:43 - The Death of Doctor Strange #3 00:23:43 - Aquaman/Green Arrow: Deep Target #2 00:26:15 - Spine-Tingling Spider-Man #3 00:30:19 - Radiant Black #10 00:32:49 - Transformers: Beast Wars #10 Patron Pick: 00:35:38 - Joy Operations #1 Patron Thanks: 00:40:41 - Jeff Shay 00:43:11 - Lance Kaminski Listener Mail: 00:47:46 - Rashaad B. wants to know if Dick Grayson is a better fighter than Bruce Wayne if they were scaled to the same age? Music: "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" Darlene Love Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan are summoned to discuss Marvel Studios' second attempt in 2021 at launching a new franchise -- Eternals! Plus, just what the hell does the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe looks like and what phase are we in exactly and where do we all go from here? Running Time: 00:33:10 Music: "Broken Wings" Mr. Mister Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They had to wait for its Disney+ release and now it is finally time for Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and Paul Montgomery to gather to discuss Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings! Running Time: 00:31:51   Music: "Hotel California" The Eagles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's another strong week, but one conquers all, as it must be. The French are an apparent theme, as well as the exploitation of your billionaire relatives. Also, Josh said Prohibition ended in 1932, but it was 1933, and we are all deeply shamed. And make sure you check out Tough Jews, if it sounds good to you. Running Time: 01:09:45 Pick of the Week: 00:02:15 - Kang the Conqueror #4 Comics: 00:13:22 - Dark Ages #3 00:18:43 - Not All Robots #4 00:22:33 - The Amazing Spider-Man #78.BEY 00:27:08 - Blue and Gold #4 00:29:23 - Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #5 00:33:15 - Robins #1 00:35:26 - Nightwing #86 Patron Pick: 00:38:23 - We Only Kill Each Other #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:04 - Bishop Dequaine 00:51:02 - Darren Jackson Listener Mail: 00:53:47 - Paul from Vancouver is thinking about the extended universes of the Big 2, and how it's being tied in with continuity, and what all that means. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eleven designs! Music: "Search and Destory" (Iggy Pop Mix) The Stooges Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:49:36 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss... What We've Been Enjoying: 00:02:03 - Conor finished Supergirl and has been watching DC's Legends of Tomorrow. 00:06:17 - Ron as been listening to Mike and Tom Eat Snacks, and watching The Sparks Brothers and Succession. 00:11:25 - Josh has been watching Dear Rider and Dopesick. Discussion: 00:15:40 - The guys discuss their holiday media traditions from childhood to adulthood. Listener Mail: 00:27:35 - Joel L. from Prosser, WA wants to know if Night of the Living Dead counts as a disaster movie. 00:30:00 - Jay B. wants to know if Ghostbusters counts as a disaster movie. 00:30:36 - David B. from Minneapolis, MN wants to know if David Lynch is a GDAT. 00:33:15 - Ryan S. is finding himself watching more films that were made before he was born and asks the guys their favorite decade or era of film and an overlooked classic from that time. SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "High Times" Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan can start to see the holiday break in the distance so they better stop fooling around and make the most of it and talk about some comics this week. Note: Timecodes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:03:40 Pick of the Week: 00:01:33 - Robin & Batman #1 Comics: 00:10:22 - What's The Furthest Place From Here? #1 00:15:55 - Stillwater #11 00:21:19 - The Thing #1 00:29:26 - A Righteous Thirst For Vengeance #2 00:31:28 - Action Comics #1036 00:34:04 - Sea of Stars #11 00:36:15 - Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton #6 Patron Pick: 00:37:26 - Regarding the Matter of Oswald's Body #1 Patron Thanks: 00:44:02 - No Rest Holds 00:45:58 - Chris ST George Listener Mail: 00:47:35 - Ken from The Great White North wants to know if the guys still make Simpsons references in their daily lives. 00:50:48 - Jimi J. thinks that Brian Michael Bendis would make a great editor. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eleven designs! Music: "I'll Be Yr Bird" M Ward Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt (who has some mic problems and we apologize) — discuss the latest release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line... Injustice!! Plus looking forward to Catwoman: Hunted! Running Time: 00:31:30 Music: "We Used To Be Friends" The Dandy Warhols Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back from assignment, Josh Flanagan is a little rusty and he and Conor Kilpatrick go on way too long on some of these books. But they managed to fit in an email as well as a brief discussions about Teen Wolf and James Brown. So there’s that. Note: Timecodes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:02:36 Pick of the Week: 00:02:00 – Dark Knights of Steel #1 Comics: 00:13:04 – The Human Target #1 00:21:49 – Batman/Superman: The Authority Special #1 00:27:28 – Radiant Black #9 00:33:39 – The Blue Flame #5 00:35:45 – Crossover #9 00:38:20 – Superman ’78 #3 00:39:54 – The Silver Coin #6 Patron Pick: 00:42:31 – Newburn #1 Patron Thanks: 00:49:30 – Robert Kidd 00:50:06 – Edwin Danielson Listener Mail: 00:52:05 – Ryan A. from the United Kingdom asks a follow-up question from a previous episode’s discussion about comic book criticism. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got eleven designs! Music: “Harmonia’s Dream” The War on Drugs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Josh is on assignment so Ryan Haupt stops by and in our books things immediately get mixed up in which makes them hard to even talk about, but we have to talk about something while we wait for Flanagan to come back in from the cold. Running Time: 01:01:27 Pick of the Week: 00:01:42 - Aquaman/Green Arrow: Deep Target #1 Comics: 00:09:27 - M.O.M.: Mother of Madness #3 00:12:34 - DC vs. Vampires #1 00:16:55 - Robin #7 00:21:13 - Moon Knight #4 00:25:55 - Jupiter's Legacy: Requiem #5 00:28:31 - The Walking Dead Deluxe #25 00:30:59 - Spine-Tingling Spider-Man #1 00:33:58 - Once & Future #21 Star Wars Corner: 00:36:53 - Star Wars: Darth Vader #17 Patron Pick: 00:39:59 - Batman: The Long Halloween Special #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:48 - Will Dick 00:48:39 - Meet Daas Listener Mail: 00:50:59 - BionicDave from Los Angeles, CA wants to talk about Superman's transmission, and Ryan has thoughts. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got nine designs! Music: "Don't Make Me A Target" Spoon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. And this makes us even.  After wrapping 12 issues of both Rorschach and Strange Adventures, it was only natural that Tom King and Josh get together and talk about them, among other things, like Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. It's a long rambling conversation, which is just how we like it. Follow Tom on Twitter! Total Running Time: 01:45:49 Music: “Strange" Wire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's comics came from behind and really showed up and gave us some things to enjoy and think about, and really turned out to be a delightful stack from the Big 2. Plus, we introduce just a little bit of resentment. Running Time: 01:08:35 Pick of the Week: 00:01:19 - The Flash #775 Comics: 00:11:54 - Fantastic Four #37 00:18:39 - Refrigerator Full of Heads #1 00:23:27 - The United States of Captain America #5 00:31:22 - Superman: Son of Kal-El #4 00:34:45 - The Death of Doctor Strange #2 00:37:09 - Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham #2 00:39:16 - Nightwing #85 Patron Pick: 00:41:36 - Catwoman: Lonely City #1 Patron Thanks: 00:48:23 - Aaron Tavaler 00:49:06 - Troy Hill Listener Mail: 00:51:10 - Scott from Portland, OR is thinking about the ways we talk about comic book art. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got nine designs! Music: "I'm Not Angry" Elvis Costello Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick and Ryan Haupt, minus the internet’s Paul Montgomery — discuss the first season of Marvel’s animated series What If…? on Disney+. Also, they discuss their history of the comic book series What If…? and DC’s own version with its Elseworlds line. Running Time: 00:29:10 Music: “Turn Down for What” DJ Snake & Lil Jon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There were a lot of comic books this week, but most importantly Josh Flanagan needs a nap, Conor Kilpatrick thinks there’s too much monkey stuff, and we are all in the midst of the Kangaissance. Running Time: 01:00:00 Pick of the Week: 00:01:36 – Clear #1 Comics: 00:11:46 – Batman: The Audio Adventures Special #1 00:16:18 – Strange Adventures #12 00:20:06 – Deadbox #2 00:29:24 – Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology II #5 00:31:15 – Shang-Chi #5 00:33:37 – Mazebook #2 00:34:24 – Kang The Conquerer #3 00:36:44 – Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton #5 Patron Pick: 00:39:09 – Clear #1 Patron Thanks: 00:40:21 – Aaron Allen 00:41:47 – Mark White 00:42:42 – CrispDiction 00:44:16 – Alex Cassara Listener Mail: 00:46:20 – Matt P. from Miami, Fl wonders if we have reached the point where comic book movies are more enjoyable than comic books themselves. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got nine designs! Music: “Wendy Clear” Blink 182 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 01:01:43 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss... What We've Been Enjoying: 00:01:05 - Conor has been watching American Rust. (Which is on Showtime, not Starz.) 00:04:42 - Ron has been watching 30 For 30: Once Upon a Time in Queens. 00:06:51 - Josh listened to the audio version of The Given Day: A Novel by Dennis Lehane. Reviews: 00:10:01 - The Many Saints of Newark 00:32:32 - Ted Lasso, Season 2 Listener Mail: 00:48:52 - John V. from Brooklyn, NY notes that it's the 6th anniversary of Goodfellas Minute and asks for the guys to look back on the show and also list their Top 3 Martin Scorsese Films. SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "Woke up This Morning (The Sopranos Mix)" Alabama3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back to normal, with 800 episodes behind us. There's good talk about what makes stories and comics good, but that's kind of every week. There's karaoke memory time, and there's talk of gardening and landscaping. There's men who can't remember the word they want to use. It's what you expect. Running Time: 01:13:33 Pick of the Week: 00:01:31 - Captain Marvel #33 Comics: 00:10:10 - Hey Kids, Comics! V2 #6 00:19:44 - The Amazing Spider-Man #75 00:28:13 - Last Flight Out #2 00:36:57 - The Worst Dudes #5 00:39:22 - Wonder Woman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 00:45:21 - The Me You Love in the Dark #3 Patron Pick: 00:48:21 - Chicken Devil #1 Patron Thanks: 00:55:30 - Adam Steen 00:57:03 - Juan Ramirez 00:59:20 - Craig Smith 01:00:49 - Alex Mansfield Listener Mail: 01:06:57 - Dan is concerned about Ryan. Brought To You By: • Second Print Comics Podcast - The world of comics, characters, and universe shattering continuity can get a little complicated, so where’s the best place to start? Our friends at the Second Print Comics podcast have you covered. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got nine designs! Music: "Different Names for the Same Thing" Death Cab for Cutie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

iFanboy celebrates its 800th episode with a triple-sized all listener e-mail spectacular! Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick, and Ryan Haupt asked you, the iFanbase, to send them e-mails... and you delivered! Running Time: 03:20:18 Pick of the Week: 00:03:13 - Batman/Superman #22 Patron Pick: 00:14:06 - Inferno #1 Audience Questions: 00:23:19 - The tradition continues as we field questions from the loyal iFanbase for over three hours! Listen as the hosts slowly fall apart, either from drink or exhaustion -- for one it's both! -- talking comics and ephemera to the very bitter end. Patron Thanks: 02:10:56 - Alex Trembley 02:11:54 - Craig Karst 02:13:02 - Richard Luong Brought To You By: • Second Print Comics Podcast - The world of comics, characters, and universe shattering continuity can get a little complicated, so where’s the best place to start? Our friends at the Second Print Comics podcast have you covered. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got nine designs! Music: "Back and To The Left" Texas is the Reason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor is finally embarking on his vision quest in the high desert, and our pal Jim Viscardi (comicbook.com) joins Josh, and makes his first Pick of the Week ever. We're told he considers it the greatest moment in his entire life. Two friends get talking and the show goes long and we're all the better off for it. It turns out that we really like a lot of the books that came out this week. Also TV and video games habits, at the end, for quite a while. Running Time: 01:22:39 Pick of the Week: 00:05:11 - Moon Knight #3 Comics: 00:15:07 - Fantastic Four #36 00:21:09 - Alien #7 00:26:28 - The United States of Captain America #4 00:34:21 - Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #4 00:37:46 - Frontiersman #1 00:40:48 - Nightwing #84 Patron Pick: 00:43:45 - The Death of Doctor Strange #1 Patron Thanks: 00:53:31 - Matt Colbert 00:54:14 - Bryan Davis 00:55:55 - Douggie Sharpe 00:56:46 - Chris McClelland Listener Mail: 01:02:58 - Anthony wonders where the hell we find the time. Brought To You By: • Second Print Comics Podcast - The world of comics, characters, and universe shattering continuity can get a little complicated, so where’s the best place to start? Our friends at the Second Print Comics podcast have you covered. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got nine designs! Music: "Moonshadow" Cat Stevens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Finally. Yes, I know. Matthew Rosenberg is back on the show to talk about his new Image book, What's the Furthest Place from Here?, with co-creator Tyler Boss, with whom he also did 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank. He's rolling out a whole project with special vinyl records that you can only get in comic shops, and it's worth looking into. We also touch on the stellar King in Black: Thunderbolts mini-series he did with Juan Ferreyra, and The Joker Presents: A Puzzlebox, both fun, and very different types of comics.  Follow Matt on Twitter! Total Running Time: 01:23:12 Music: “Future Mix Tape for the Art Kids" Beach Slang Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is solace in a reliable, dependable comic book that gives you what want and what you need. What does Justin Timberlake have to do with any of this? We can't be sure that it's not nothing, but it's probably nothing. We make underwear suggestions, outside the confines of our regular underwear spokespersons. Also, more uniformed physics discussions! Running Time: 01:14:05 Pick of the Week: 00:01:55 - Usagi Yojimbo #22 Comics: 00:11:24 - Rorschach #12 00:19:51 - Fantastic Four #35 00:33:01 - Spider-Woman #15 00:35:08 - Second Coming: Only Begotten Son #5 00:38:57 - Titans United #1 Patron Pick: 00:44:29 - Primordial #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:29 - Wayne Murphy 00:52:18 - George Crawford 00:53:36 - Justin 00:54:33 - Ahron Reinhard Listener Mail: 00:58:41 - Bobby wonders if it's better to Pym yourself big or small. 01:00:54 - Andrew M. (NOT Anthony) is confused about what's going on with the Distinguished Competition. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got nine designs! Music: "Brass in Pocket" The Pretenders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:57:45 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss... What We've Been Enjoying: 00:01:57 - Conor is almost finished with the Fast and the Furious Saga, and has been watching Heels and McCartney 3, 2, 1 (while Josh has been watching Watch the Sound) and Only Murders in the Buil-- 00:08:24 - Josh listened to the audio version of Jaws by Peter Benchley and is listening to the Band of Brothers Podcast. 00:15:29 - Ron has been watching season two of Ted Lasso, Only Murders in the Building, and finds himself excited for Fall TV again. Discussion: 00:24:22 - Disaster Movies SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" R.E.M. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to another edition of the book-based podcast in which two guys, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick, talk about some of the books they read the previous week as well as answer some emails that are ultimately also book-based. What we're saying is this is a book-based show. They will also spend too much time talking about Josh's car in college and their iFanboy merch preferences. That merch is ultimately book-based as well. How Josh's college car related directly, or indirectly, to books remains, as of now, a mystery. Running Time: 01:04:00 Pick of the Week: 00:02:00 - Mazebook #1 Comics: 00:09:05 - Infinite Frontier #6 00:13:00 - Last Flight Out #1 00:17:48 - Not All Robots #2 00:25:29 - Green Lantern 2021 Annual #1 00:26:57 - The Amazing Spider-Man #73 00:28:01 - The Nice House on the Lake, Book Four 00:29:48 - Ka-Zar: Lord of the Savage Land #1 Patron Pick: 00:32:09 - Mazebook #1 Patron Thanks: 00:32:50 - Tom Coldrick 00:33:37 - Nick Vitanza 00:37:43 - Natalya Bruner 00:39:26 - Adam Knadler Listener Mail: 00:41:05 - Jason M. sees similarities in the DC Comics tenures of Jack Kirby and Brian Michael Bendis. 00:48:27 - Jimi L. doesn't understand why Conor thinks Peter Parker shouldn't grow and change. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got nine designs! Music: "Black Sheep" Metric (featuring Brie Larsen) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh has figured out the system, aligning Pick of the Week and Patron Pick, and with a low turnout of actual comics this week, we have time for some good listener email. We have a hard time pronouncing words, but the show went well enough, and Tom Taylor does what he does. Running Time: 01:08:04 Pick of the Week: 00:02:42 - Dark Ages #1 Comics: 00:15:59 - The Avengers #48 00:20:05 - Geiger #6 00:24:04 - Captain Marvel #32 00:32:59 - The Joker Presents: A Puzzlebox #7 00:34:52 - Midnighter 2021 Annual #1 00:37:41 - Batman/Superman 2020 Annual #1 00:41:03 - Aquaman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 Patron Pick: 00:44:01 - Dark Ages #1 Patron Thanks: 00:44:52 - Jon Morris 00:45:37 - Jason Smalling 00:46:18 - Ben Christian 00:46:50 - Robert Sheridan Listener Mail: 00:47:42 - Brandon D. needs clarification on the G.O.S.H./Electro convergence. 00:48:55 - Ethan J. from Virginia asks about the general iFanboy distaste for the horror genre. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got nine designs! Music: "When the Lights Go Out" The Black Keys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick and Paul Montgomery, minus the intrepid Dr. Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line... Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two! Plus Blue Beetle and looking forward to Injustice! Running Time: 00:26:55 Music: "Ain't That A Kick In The Head" Dean Martin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While Josh Flanagan awaits his bail hearing, former co-host Paul Montgomery grabs the mic to join Conor Kilpatrick to talk about a very strange week of comics, the problems with The Great Gatsby characters' hair colors, and dive deep on the science of speedsters. Running Time: 00:55:00 Pick of the Week: 00:01:31 - Amazing Fantasy #2 Comics: 00:11:05 - Avengers Annual #1 00:15:26 - Superman '78 #1 00:17:59 - Thor #16 00:24:25 - The Great Gatsby #2 00:27:11 - Winter Guard #1 00:29:50 - Superman: Son of Kal-El #2 00:33:52 - Strange Academy #12 Patron Pick: 00:35:42 - Echolands #1 Patron Thanks: 00:41:06 - Neato Bazzeato 00:41:38 - Daniel Vroman 00:42:15 - Chris Wig 00:42:40 - Sam Conte Listener Mail: 00:43:29 - Patrick K. from North Carolina thinks that speedsters are jerks. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got nine designs! Music: "Fantasy" Mariah Carey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:49:56 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss... What We've Been Enjoying: 00:00:54 - Ron has been listening to the return of Mike and Tom Eat Snacks, watching Behind the Attraction and At the Matinee, and finished reading The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood. 00:07:39 - Conor watched The Olympics and Small Town News: KPVM Pahrump, and is reading The Good Shepard: A Novel. 00:11:04 - Josh went and saw John Mulaney perform live, is watching Mike Judge Presents: Tales From the Tour Bus, is reading Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas, listened to the audio version of Project Hail Mary: A Novel, and is listening to Reckless: My Life as a Pretender. Old Men on Old Movies: 00:18:55 - American Graffiti (1973) SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock" Bill Haley & His Comets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kang is Kang, which is how Kang should be, for he is Kang, now and forever, as he wills it to be so. Some strong G.O.S.H.*, and good feelings about comics leave us with a nice, tight show, and we even get to some great emails. It's smiles all around. *Good Ol' Super-Heroes Running Time: 01:10:04 Pick of the Week: 00:01:21 - Kang The Conqueror #1 Comics: 00:13:48 - Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #3 00:18:23 - Nightwing #83 00:23:33 - Superman and the Authority #2 00:27:34 - Lazarus Risen #6 00:35:40 - Serial #6 00:37:48 - Time Before Time #4 00:40:11 - Superman: Red and Blue #6 Patron Pick: 00:43:41 - Kang The Conqueror #1 Patron Thanks: 00:44:21 - Chandler Cook 00:45:10 - Robert Blackley 00:45:29 - Tharanga Basnayake 00:47:12 - Tristan Walsh Listener Mail: 00:49:13 - Joe P. wants to know why comics are not sold much more ubiquitously. 00:56:35 - Zach C. wants to know why Conor doesn't like some replacement characters, but is OK with others. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Divide and Conquer" Hüsker Dü Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at... True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee by Abraham Riesman! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. In this case it's our first prose book! Running Time: 00:46:00 Music: "I Believe" Chris Isaak Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The show always goes long but we don't know what happened this week. There was just a lot to talk about! Plus Billy Dee Williams and slightly more about bookmarks than anyone was expecting. Also, we’d like to apologize to Germans. Running Time: 01:08:16 Pick of the Week: 00:02:49 - Rorschach #11 Comics: 00:13:53 - Fantastic Four: Life Story #3 00:18:41 - Spider-Man: The Spider's Shadow #5 00:23:25 - Runaways #38 00:26:03 - Batman: Urban Legends #6 00:41:20 - The Unbelievable Teens: From The World of Black Hammer #1 00:42:22 - The Silver Coin #5 00:44:32 - Pennyworth #1 00:47:31 - Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton #3 Patron Pick: 00:50:45 - Batman '89 #1 Patron Thanks: 00:57:37 - Chris Sibona 01:00:00 - Stephen Kushner 01:00:53 - Jackie Tam 01:01:48 - Dallas Taylor Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Partyman" Prince Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

iFanboy assembled its own crack squad of movie reviewers -- Conor Kilpatrick, Ryan Haupt, Paul Montgomery, and Mike Romo -- to discuss James Gunn's crossing the aisle in his sequel/remake -- The Suicide Squad! Running Time: 00:46:00 Music: "Sucker's Prayer" The Decemberists Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a rough week of alright comics, but as always, one shines above, and that one also happens to be dark. It's in the title! No bell this week, because there weren't enough books to do it. Also, if your name is Synmar, we'd like to apologize. Running Time: 01:13:12 Pick of the Week: 00:02:10 - The Me You Love in the Dark #1 Comics: 00:13:46 - Geiger #5 00:19:11 - American Vampire 1976 #10 00:25:06 - Justice League #66 00:36:35 - X-Men #2 00:40:01 - Lucky Devil #1 00:42:00 - Silk #5 00:44:21 - Not All Robots #1 Patron Pick: 00:50:27 - The Me You Love in the Dark #1 Patron Thanks: 00:51:29 - Jason Ziemann 00:52:27 - Aaron Miller 00:54:27  - Matthew Killion 00:55:02 - Jay Batzner Audience Question: 00:56:20 - Scott H. from Portland, OR is missing Skottie Young's interiors, and wonders if there's even been another A-List artist who transformed primarily into a writer. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got NINE designs! Music: "I'll Follow You Into the Dark" Death Cab for Cutie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick is back! And so is The Bell because every comic book came out this week! Running Time: 01:09:42 Pick of the Week: 00:02:51 – Beta Ray Bill #5 Comics: 00:14:19 – Action Comics #1033 00:19:42 – Superman: Son of Kal-El #1 00:24:31 – The United States of Captain America #2 00:30:01 – That Texas Blood #8 00:34:05 – Strange Adventures #11 The Bell: 00:41:39 – The Bell is back! 00:42:58 – Groo Meets Tarzan #1 00:43:20 – Robin #4 00:43:48 – Avengers: Mech Strike #5 00:44:09 – Black Knight: Curse of the Ebony Blade #5 00:44:34 – Shang-Chi #3 00:44:56 – Batman/Superman #20 00:45:22 – Icon & Rocket: Season One #1 00:45:44 – Batman: Reptillian #2 00:46:09 – The Scumbag #9 00:46:31 – Usagi Yojimbo: The Dragon Bellow Conspiracy #2 00:46:53 – The Blue Flame #3 00:47:18 – Made in Korea #4 00:47:43 – Black Cat #8 00:48:07 – Daredevil #32 00:48:30 – Shadow Doctor #5 00:48:53 – The Old Guard: Tales Through Time #4 00:49:17 – Fantastic Four #34 00:49:41 – Symbiote Spider-Man: Crossroads #1 Patron Pick: 00:50:37 – Amazing Fantasy #1 Patron Thanks: 00:55:25 – Juan Ponce 00:56:45 – Kid Keith 00:57:30 – John Costello 00:58:39 – Off-White Saviour Audience Question: 00:59:33 – Paul P. has been doubling up on his reading and wonders if that might benefit the iFanboys. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got eight designs! Music: “Dear Mr. Fantasy” Traffic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Conor locked in a closet, Josh has taken over the show all on his own, recording late at night and talking for an hour straight. You get all the same stuff you do on the regular show, but with only one point of view. That can't be better, can it? Running Time: 01:00:37 Pick of the Week: 00:02:02 - Superman: Red and Blue #5 Comics: 00:07:43 - Moon Knight #1 00:11:44 - Superman and the Authority #1 00:15:19 - Captain Marvel #30 00:18:48 - Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #2 00:25:49 - Shadecraft #5 00:27:43 - Thor Annual #1 00:30:06 - Alien #5 Patron Pick: 00:32:21 - Blue and Gold #1 Patron Thanks: 00:39:15 - Jeff 00:40:10 - Brian Mulhollon 00:40:37 - Torrey Gordan 00:41:16 - James Vallentgoed Audience Question: 00:43:05 - Rashaad asks, like Zuul, are you a god? 00:44:37 - Matt wonders about power inconsistency. 00:48:06 - John is not happy with Josh's response to the Black Widow movie. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "I Wanna Be Your Dog" The Stooges Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:56:45 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original co-host Ron Richards to discuss... What We've Been Enjoying: 00:01:04 - Josh has been watching Dr. Death, finished Justified, and checked out Clarkson's Farm. 00:09:05 - Conor finished Schitt's Creek, has watched Making the Cut, Making It, and Lupin, is rewatching the first season of Ted Lasso, and thinks that maybe a deep dive into The Fast & The Furious franchise is next. 00:13:33 - Ron watched No Sudden Move and Punk, and has been watching Atlantic Crossing and Gossip Girl. 00:21:05 - Also, when Conor was sick recently he spent an entire day on the couch watching Van der Valk. Listener Mail: 00:21:50 - Brad P. from Canada knows that the guys are big J.K. Simmons fans and wants to know if they've seen Counterpart. 00:24:51 - Adam from Orlando, FL takes issues with Conor taking issue with the idea that movies from the 90s are old. 00:38:52 - Terrence F. from Fort Worth, TX wants the guys to pick their TV doctor all-star squad. 00:44:09 - Tom L. from Arnold, MD wants to know if Josh and Ron have plans to see live music this year. 00:47:49 - Steve B. from Maryland watches a Keeping the Faith all the time and wants to know if that's normal. SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "Panic Switch" Silversun Pickups Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Weeks where the Pick is a more elusive choice often lead to more thoughtful conversation. We also spend some time talking about books we aren't talking about. That's new. Finally, we'd like to apologize to Italians. Running Time: 01:13:43 Pick of the Week: 00:02:05 - Man-Eaters: The Cursed #1 Comics: 00:11:01 - Thor #15 00:16:37 - Batman: Urban Legends #5 00:21:17 - Savage Hearts #1 00:24:10 - The Flash 2021 Annual #1 00:30:47 - Spider-Woman #13 00:33:50 - Norse Mythology II #2 00:35:50 - X-Corp #3 00:38:14 - Sinister War #1 Patron Pick: 00:44:46 - Ninjak #1 Patron Thanks: 00:52:46 - Daniel 00:53:44 - Ryan Williams 00:54:29 - Stephen Hereford 00:55:18 - Christopher Nickols Audience Question: 00:57:52 - The Commandant wonders, "What about exclusive 1 of 1 prints from digital only comic book artists?'. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Send Me a Postcard" Bob Mould Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line... Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One! Plus The Losers and looking forward to Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two! Running Time: 00:37:34 Music: "A Long December" Counting Crows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sure it's fun now but what's it gonna be like when the Jamokes are 75 years old and still doing a podcast about comics? Running Time: 01:01:05 Pick of the Week: 00:01:44 - X-Men #1 Comics: 00:10:51 - Karmen #5 00:14:28 - The Nice House on the Lake, Book Two 00:21:15 - The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2 00:29:26 - Justice League Infinity #1 00:30:45 - The Avengers #46 00:32:30 - Hey Kids! Comics! Vol. 2 #3 00:36:40 - Serial #5 Patron Pick: 00:38:41 - Skybound X #1 Patron Thanks: 00:45:30 - Matt Huber 00:47:02 - Case Aiken 00:47:55 - Bailey Simone 00:49:22 - Barry Currey II Audience Question: 00:50:21 - Ethan J. is a big DC fan who was out of comics in the mid-2000s and is looking for recommendations. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "July, July!" The Decemberists Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For a movie about family we brought some of the iFanboy family together -- Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, Paul Montgomery, and Mike Romo -- to bicker and talk over each other in the raucous review of Black Widow, the (year-delayed) latest (flashback) chapter from the Marvel Cinematic Universe! They talk about the film as well as their hopes and fears for the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Hey! The movies are back! Running Time: 00:xx:xx Music: "Sisters" Rosemary Clooney with Betty Clooney & Paul Weston & His Orchestra   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

That is a hell of a long title, for a hell of a long book, and it's all very much worth it. Josh has returned with only superficial injuries, and hasn't had the best effect on his ability to produce the show this week. Nevertheless, the show goes on. Running Time: 01:07:18 Pick of the Week: 00:01:52 - Green Arrow 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 Comics: 00:23:47 - Beta Ray Bill #4 00:26:32 - Eternals #5 00:29:59 - Crossover #7 00:33:51 - The United States of Captain America #1 00:41:23 - Made in Korea #2 00:43:55 - That Texas Blood #7 00:46:04 - Shang-Chi #2 00:47:49 - Black Cat Annual #1 Hellfire Gala Corner: 00:50:00- X-Factor #20 Patron Pick: 00:52:02 - Green Arrow 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 Patron Thanks: 00:53:02 - Duke White 00:53:59 - Mike Cutler 00:55:07 - Brad Schauer 00:56:25 - Jim Hearne Audience Question: 00:57:45 - Dallas T. wonders what the seminal work, the magnum opus of King Kirby would be. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "José González" Broken Arrows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:58:47 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original co-host Ron Richards to discuss... What We've Been Enjoying: 00:01:23 - Conor is watching the final season of Schitt's Creek, and watched In the Heights, The Friends Reunion, and Below Deck: Sailing Yacht. 00:09:17 - Josh is rewatching Justified, and has found himself suddenly obsessed with the NBA playoffs. 00:16:34 - Ron has been watching I'll Be Gone in the Dark and 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything. Television: 00:25:36 - Mythic Quest, Season Two Listener Mail: 00:42:08 - Eric S. from Sweden is thinking about reading some Star Wars novels and wants to know which are the best. SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "What's Going On" Marvin Gaye Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Go go Dr. Ryan Haupt! With Josh Flanagan away risking life and limb in the frantic pursuit of adventure, the good doctor steps in to join Conor Kilpatrick to chat about the week that was in comics. Running Time: 01:07:35 Pick of the Week: 00:02:00 - Fantastic Four: Life Story #2 Comics: 00:10:55 - Checkmate #1 00:15:36 - Batman/Superman #19 00:19:31 - Infinite Frontier #1 00:27:02 - Batman: Reptilian, Book One 00:30:47 - Power Rangers #8 00:35:11 - Wonder Woman Black & Gold #1 Star Wars Corner: 00:38:12 - Star Wars: Darth Vader #13 Hellfire Gala Corner: 00:42:08 - Wolverine #13 / Way of X #3 / S.W.O.R.D. #6 Patron Pick: 00:44:50 - Black Hammer: Reborn #1 Patron Thanks: 00:51:16 - Trent Deckard 00:52:45 - Evan Cisneros 00:53:24 - Jason Martinez 00:55:02 - Jeremiah Dunham Audience Question: 00:56:23 - Betsy needs some recommendations for comics to stock in her classroom library. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "I Am Woman" Helen Reddy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you know all of the members of the Fantastic Four? You will. And the company that will bring it to you is iFanboy. Plus an old voice makes a surprise appearance! Running Time: 01:04:20 Pick of the Week: 00:01:54 - Fantastic Four #33 Comics: 00:13:29 - Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #1 00:20:25 - The Flash #771 00:24:30 - Jupiter's Legacy: Requiem #1 00:32:53 - Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology II #1 00:35:46 - Compass #1 Hellfire Gala Corner: 00:38:00 - New Mutants #19 / X-Corp #1 / Planet-Size X-Men #1 Star Wars Corner: 00:40:56 - Star Wars #14 Patron Pick: 00:43:57 - Static: Season One #1 Patron Thanks: 00:53:16 - Seth Johnson 00:54:20 - Khalid Mallassi 00:55:51 - James Decker 00:57:02 - Casey Lemke Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "I Never Cared For You" Willie Nelson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at... Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year One - The Complete Collection by Tom Taylor, Jheremy Raapack, Mike S. Miller, Bruno Redondo, Axel Gimenez, David Yardin, Tom Derenick, Marc Deering, Diana Egea, Kevin Maguire, Neil Googe, Xermanico, Jonas Trindade, Andrew Elder, Alejandro Sanchez, Ikari Studio, David Lopez & Santi Casas, Rosemary Cheetham, & Wes Abbott! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. Running Time: 00:40:00 Music: "The Final Countdown" Europe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is beauty in comics and even more so in original pages. These are lessons you can learn in this episode. That, and Namor has sexy asshole pants, and is mostly hairless. Plus you have the lightbulb talk to look forward too. You read that right. Running Time: 01:15:33 Pick of the Week: 00:02:17 - Strange Academy #11 Comics: 00:12:23 - The Secret Land #1 00:17:15 - Karmen #4 00:23:17 - Batman: Urban Legends #4 00:35:17 - Birthright #50 00:37:55 - Wonder Woman #773 00:39:45 - Batman: The Detective #3 Hellfire Gala Corner: 00:42:40 - X-Men #21 / Excalibur #21 Patron Pick: 00:47:15 - The Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton Patron Thanks: 00:55:11 - Tristan 00:55:57 - Matthew Anderson 00:56:33 - Zack Walton 00:51:38 - James A. Carlson Audience Question: 01:00:53 - Scott is wondering about best editors of the modern era. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "High School" MC5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ON THIS EPISODE OF IFANBOY THERE ARE DRAGONS AND OLD SEA CAPTAINS AND TENTATIVE TRIPS DOWN MEMORY LANE. ALSO, COMICS. THIS IS MY BROADCAST VOICE. Running Time: 01:05:36 Pick of the Week: 00:01:41 - Fire Power #12 Comics: 00:11:55 - Black Cat #7 00:17:16 - Green Lantern #3 00:20:03 - Serial #4 00:23:33 - The Amazing Spider-Man #67 00:25:21 - Non-Stop Spider-Man #3 00:29:57 - Nocterra #4 00:31:57 - Batman: The Adventures Continue #1 00:33:27 - Iron Man Annual #1 Hellfire Gala Corner: 00:36:55 - Marauders #21 / Hellions #12 / X-Force #20 Patron Pick: 00:40:46 - The Nice House on the Lake, Book One Patron Thanks: 00:48:27 - Jorge Lopez 00:49:30 - Eric Zuern 00:51:11 - Reggie Zimmerman 00:51:38 - George Sullivan Audience Question: 00:53:12 - Craig from Houston, TX wants to know how often the iFanboys look back... at themselves. Brought To You By: • Macroverse - Get on board with the next generation of comics by downloading Macroverse today! Available on iOS and Android! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Never In" The 101 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Doctor?" "Doctor." We get deep into the mysteries of this week's Pick, and are starting to find some other gems in the further reaches of mainstream comics. Who would have guessed it was the clown book? But the superhero books rate high on the G.O.S.H.* scale, which gets better every time. Also, two old men expound on something. *Good Old Super Heroes Running Time: 01:14:07 Pick of the Week: 00:01:43 - Strange Adventures #10 Comics: 00:15:22 - Haha #5 00:20:05 - Shadow Doctor #4 00:27:11 - Made in Korea #1 00:31:49 - Maestro: War and Pax #5 00:39:08 - Robin #2 00:40:29 - Alien #3 00:42:29 - Stargirl: Spring Break Special #11 Patron Pick: 00:46:51 - The Blue Flame #1 Patron Thanks: 00:54:01 - Michael Sturgeon 00:54:58 - Jenn Perretta 00:55:55 - Deezer Irons 00:57:04 - Guisseppe Buttici Audience Question: 00:58:44 - Andy B. wants to know if NFTs are the future of original art. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Strange Times" The Black Keys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Jack Kirby has been an integral part of Tom Scioli's career all along. After winning a Xeric Grant for his original comic, The Myth of 8-Opus, he became more widely known for his collaboration with Joe Casey, Gødland, which was an unapologetic love letter to cosmic Kirby style. He then spent some time writing and drawing Transformers vs. G.I. Joe for IDW, and most recently Scioli gained critical acclaim with his comic book biography, Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics. (You can hear our podcast on it here.) Josh talked to Tom about his career and the King himself. Follow Tom on Twitter, as well as his Patreon. Total Running Time: 01:13:03 Music: “Happy Jack" The Who Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we have books that are built in a lab for Conor Kilpatrick, Dick Cavett, dress shoe problems, Josh Flanagan's comic convention illnesses, and the whole show derails with an email probably meant for the Mediasplode asks about the best New York City films. Running Time: 01:09:05 Pick of the Week: 00:02:05 - Nightwing #80 Comics: 00:11:32 - Fantastic Four: Life Story #1 00:17:19 - Radiant Black #4 00:22:18 - The Scumbag #8 00:26:06 - The Flash #770 00:31:16 - Wonder Girl #1 00:32:18 - Runaways #36 00:33:56 - Daredevil #30 00:36:14 - Shang-Chi #1 Patron Pick: 00:38:43 - Red Room #1 Patron Thanks: 00:46:50 - Tony Capo 00:48:50 - Fernando Carreon 00:49:50 - Thomas Allen 00:50:50 - Peter Vaeth Audience Question: 00:51:24 - Chris P. submits a formal complaint. 00:54:20 - Dallas is moving to New York City and needs some NYC film recommendations. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Welcome to New York" Taylor Swift Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:59:00 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick (who has had a few cocktails) are joined by their original co-host Ron Richards to discuss... Quarantine Entertainment: 00:01:02 - Conor has been watching Mare of Easttown. 00:09:19 - Josh rewatched Do The Right Thing and watched When the Garden Was Eden and is watching Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies and listening to Death at the Wing. 00:15:28 - Ron has been watching season two of Mythic Quest and watched This is A Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist and WeWork: The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn and, after the death of Peter Ventantonio AKA Jack Terricloth, has been listening to a lot of music by The World/Inferno Friendship Society. Movies: 00:20:56 - Tenet 00:47:21 - Everyone picks their Top 3 Christopher Nolan Films Listener Mail: 00:49:14 - Patrick K. from North Carolina wants to know which is best in life: a streaming service dropping all of a series episodes at once or releasing them weekly. SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "If I Could Turn Back Time" Cher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A surprise revelation at the beginning show leads into the realization that it was a fine week of comics, as time travel takes the double prize. Why are some comics numbered weird and named differently than the regular books? Doesn't matter if they're good. Many great G.O.S.H. contenders, and a terrible old man song earworm wraps the whole thing up. Running Time: 01:10:51 Pick of the Week: 00:02:38 - Time Before Time #1 Comics: 00:12:59 - Giant Size Amazing Spider-Man: King's Ransom #1 00:22:05 - Geiger #2 00:27:06 - Batman: The Detective #2 00:29:36 - Fantastic Four #32 00:39:01 - Karmen #3 00:42:07 - Justice League: Last Ride #1 00:45:04 - Rorschach #8 Patron Pick: 00:48:56 - Time Before Time #1 Patron Thanks: 00:52:27 - Alexander Lampe 00:53:34 - Matteo Arena 00:54:15 - Maximo Vega 00:54:46 - Adam Grainger Audience Question: 00:56:03 - Chris A. is looking for help with his son's art career. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Funny How Time Slips Away" Willie Nelson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line... Justice Society: World War II! Plus Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth and looking forward to Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One! Running Time: 00:45:17 Music: "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

About three quarters of the way through this episode the energy gets weird. Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan are not sure why. They are never sure why. Running Time: 01:05:21 Pick of the Week: 00:02:15 - The Good Asian #1 Comics: 00:12:00 - Strange Academy #10 00:18:04 - Hey Kids! Comics! Vol. 2 #1 00:25:49 - Green Lantern #2 00:34:20 - America Chavez: Made in the USA #3 00:35:34 - Heroes Reborn #1 00:37:25 - Marjorie Finnegan, Temporal Criminal #1 Star Wars Corner: 00:39:59 - Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha #1 Patron Pick: 00:46:39 - The Good Asian #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:34 - Addison Works 00:49:01 - Jeff Ellerbach 00:49:57 - Douglas Arias 00:51:08 - John Hibbs Audience Question: 00:53:09 - Zack W. wants to know why DC has had it out for Nightwing in the past. 00:56:29 - Ryan W. has been thinking about capes. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Smuggler's Blues" Glenn Frey   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick and Paul Montgomery — and special guest Josh Flanagan discuss the first season of the new animated series that has taken the world by storm, Invincible! Running Time: 00:50:40 Music: "Invincible (Remastered)" Pat Benatar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It helps to have good friends. Like this show, and like Bill and Skurge. And more talk about characters eating foods in comics, and what seminal hardcore band is Captain Marvel into? Then there's a big diversion of inkers and inking and digital production. Spoiler: we're big fans of inkers.  Running Time: 01:18:43 Pick of the Week: 00:01:40 - Beta Ray Bill #2 Comics: 00:14:08 - The Marvels #1 00:22:07 - Fantastic Four #31 00:26:08 - Batman/Superman #17 00:38:47 - Savage Avengers #20 00:40:43 - Black Widow #6 00:42:54 - Shadecraft #2 00:44:11 - The Comic Book History of Animation #5 Patron Pick: 00:46:12 - Robin #1 Patron Thanks: 00:57:40 - Steve Sousa 00:58:26 - Steven Schmelling 00:59:45 - Matt Pfaff 01:01:07 - Rachel Cutler Audience Question: 01:04:48 - Dan wants to know if the high concept style of story themes is hurting the quality of comics. Brought To You By: • Macroverse - Get on board with the next generation of comics by downloading Macroverse today! Available on iOS and Android! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Once Again (Here to Kick One For You)" Handsome Boy Modeling School featuring Grand Puba and Sadat X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:49:50 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick (who has had a few cocktails) are joined by their original co-host Ron Richards to discuss... Quarantine Entertainment: 00:01:04 - Conor has been watching Young Rock. 00:05:07 - Ron has been watching Hemingway: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. 00:08:17 - Josh has been watching Loudermilk. Movies: 00:11:29 - Ranking the 2021 Academy Award Best Picture Nominees and Picking Our Favorite Film of 2021 Discussion 00:19:29 - A Repeat Viewing of Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade leads to... Fanservice: A Debate! Plus, a brief discussion of The Last Crusade and Josh ranks the Star Wars movies (again). Listener Mail: 00:42:22 - Steven B. from Maryland wants to know if the guys watched Vinyl. SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "Life on Mars?" Trey Songz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick dive into the deep end with this week's new comics, plus what hurts, more adventures in food eating in comics, expensive hams, surprise page counts, and... just what is TikTok? Running Time: 01:07:12 Pick of the Week: 00:03:05 - Nightwing #79 Comics: 00:14:49 - The Old Guard: Tales Through Time #1 00:19:20 - The Mighty Valkyries #1 00:23:48 - Red Baron, Vol. 1: The Machine Gunner's Ball 00:30:51 - Spider-Woman #11 00:32:44 - Captain Marvel #28 00:34:38 - Radiant Black #3 00:37:42 - Justice League #60 Patron Pick: 00:42:32 - Way of X #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:37 - James Reardon 00:48:49 - Ryan Howard 00:50:01 - Chris Hunter 00:51:58 - Martin Gray 00:54:17 - Chris Hunter (Reprise) Audience Question: 00:55:05 - Scott H. from Portland, OR wants to know why comics critical culture differs so much from that in other popular media. Brought To You By: • DC Universe Online - DC Universe Online, the popular Super Hero MMO just released their new expansion, World of Flashpoint. Inspired by the events of DC’s Flashpoint storyline, you can download and play it free today on PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Tik Tok" Kesha Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've got a dead naked lady, Frank Miller, The New Frontiersman, a scumbag, and a What If that isn't a What If. Running Time: 01:11:48 Pick of the Week: 00:02:03 - Karmen #2 Comics: 00:14:10 - Rorschach #7 00:25:46 - Batman: The Detective #1 00:28:54 - The Scumbag #7 00:39:41 - Superman #30 00:42:14 - Sweet Tooth: The Return #6 00:43:40 - Home #1 00:45:13 - Spider-Man: The Spider's Shadow #1 00:49:05 - Lock & Key / The Sandman: Hell & Gone #1 Patron Pick: 00:52:51 - Darkhawk: Heart of the Hawk #1 Patron Thanks: 01:01:34 - Scott Ricketts 01:02:32 - Patrick Foley 01:03:20 - Lukas Mucke 01:05:02 - Stuart Condie Brought To You By: • DC Universe Online - DC Universe Online, the popular Super Hero MMO just released their new expansion, World of Flashpoint. Inspired by the events of DC’s Flashpoint storyline, you can download and play it free today on PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Jigsaw Falling Into Place" Radiohead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a light (and weird) week of books and yet Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick couldn't keep their yaps shut about the week that was in comics, memories of comic book prices increases, physics, alien anatomy, Christopher Walken, and tacos. Running Time: 01:07:00 Pick of the Week: 00:03:40 - Avengers: Mech Strike #3 Comics: 00:18:44 - The Silver Coin #1 00:22:41 - King in Black #5 00:28:54 - Green Lantern #1 00:38:11 - America Chavez: Made in the USA #2 00:41:11 - Nocterra #2 00:42:46 - Friday #3 Patron Pick: 00:44:16 - Geiger #1 Patron Thanks: 00:51:51 - Hans Gougar 00:52:57 - David Gilman 00:53:42 - Nicholas Allen 00:54:34 - Andy Mulder Audience Questions: 00:55:55 - Jason F. has transitioned over to reading his Marvel and DC books through their unlimited apps and has some questions. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" DMX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's hear it for a convergence in Picks, and a celebration of another comic creator with 3 names, the last being Johnson. It's an unanimous week, and sometimes fate gives you a comic book that is perfect for it. Praise Bill. Running Time: 01:08:35 Pick of the Week: 00:01:24 - Beta Ray Bill #1 Comics: 00:13:26 - The Flash #768 00:19:01 - The Other History of the DC Universe, Book Three 00:23 :27 - The Union #4 00:30:25 - Strange Adventures #9 00:35:36 - Silk #1 00:238:20 - Shadecraft #1 Patron Pick: 00:41:12 - Beta Ray Bill #1 Patron Thanks: 00:43:32 - Lars Pedersen 00:45:18 - Kevin Krull 00:46:03 - Mason Kerr 00:47:28 - Charlie Oliver Audience Questions: 00:52:06 - Matthew is wondering about the ebbs and flows and ups and downs of comic book quality. Brought To You By: • Macroverse - Get on board with the next generation of comics by downloading Macroverse today! Available on iOS and Android! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Sick of Myself" Matthew Sweet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at... Avengers West Coast: Vision Quest by John Byrne, Mike Machlan, Paul Becton, Bob Sharen, Bill Oakley! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. Running Time: 00:45:53 Music: "California" Tom Petty   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Pick of the Week causes college flashbacks and everything is just groovy. Running Time: 01:01:45 Pick of the Week: 00:02:33 – Batman/Superman #16 Comics: 00:15:13 – Taskmaster #5 00:19:46 – Shadow Doctor #2 00:26:27 – The Scumbag #6 00:33:23 – Die!Die!Die! #14 00:35:53 – Miles Morales: Spider-Man #24 00:38:13 – Haha #3 00:40:27 – Crimson Flower #3 Patron Pick: 00:42:26 – Alien #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:44 – Jason Muhr 00:51:37 – Stephen Landry 00:52:42 – Jimmy Hollenbeck 00:53:40 – The Disastrous DaveBoy Audience Questions: 00:54:31 – Wes A. from Fridley, MN wants to know what happened to the good half of The New Gods. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got eight designs! Music: “World is Static” Jimmy Eat World Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:53:45 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick (who has had a few cocktails) are joined by their original co-host Ron Richards to discuss... Quarantine Entertainment: 00:01:15 - Conor has been watching Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy. 00:05:53 - Ron has been watching Staged. 00:12:10 - Josh has been watching every Denzel Washington movie he can find. Movies: 00:16:03 - The 2021 Academy Award Nominations and the Weird Year for Movies SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "Let's Go to the Movies" The Cast of Annie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick comes in hot out of the gate, and the Pick should have been his. But the comics of the 70s are triumphant! Josh Flanagan missed reading several books he should have known about, and he's very sorry about that. "Listen..." Running Time: 01:12:59 Pick of the Week: 00:01:56 - Marvel #6 Comics: 00:12:49 - Nightwing #78 00:19:12 - Superman Red & Blue #1 00:24:08 - Captain Marvel #27 00:26:25 - Thor #13 00:34:14 - Black Knight: Curse of the Ebony Blade #1 00:37:20 - Justice League #59 00:41:14 - Spider-Woman #10 00:43:30 - Radiant Black #2 Patron Pick: 00:47:56 - Orphan and the Five Beasts #1 Patron Thanks: 00:53:59 - David Newton 00:54:53 - Patrick Williams 00:55:46 - Bo Conroy 00:56:55 - Kevin Crotty Audience Questions: 01:00:45 - Andrew from MN wants to know if we can think of any sleepers in comics, that come on strong later. We don't do great. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Against the 70's" Mike Watt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Ibrahim Moustafa has made a very cool career in comics over the last decade. As a kid very into breakdancing in the Pacific Northwest, he decided to make a go at being a comics artist. Since that time, he has drawn for Marvel and DC, been nominated for an Eisner for High Crimes, created several of his own stories, written and drawn James Bond comics, culminating in the recent release of the graphic novel, Count, from Humanoids. The first of a three book deal from Humanoids, it's a sci-fi reimagining of the classic The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas. It's a fantastic success story in comics, and there's even some iFanboy history in there as well.   Follow Ibrahim on Twitter. and Instagram, as well as his website. Total Running Time: 01:23:07 Music: “Friends" Whodini Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Josh Flanagan comes to the aid of Bibbo Bibbokowski and Conor Kilpatrick creates a new genre. Running Time: 01:06:18 Pick of the Week: 00:02:46 - Wonder Woman #770 Comics: 00:10:32 - Superman #29 00:17:02 - Batman: Urban Legends #1 00:20:51 - Rorschach #6 00:27:22 - The Amazing Spider-Man #61 00:29:26 - Non-Stop Spider-Man #1 00:33:19 - Eternals #3 00:34:42 - Thor & Loki: Double Trouble #1 Star Wars Corner: 00:37:18 - Star Wars #12 Patron Pick: 00:40:41 - Karmen #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:38 - Nick Nemphos 00:48:39 - Francisco Jauregui 00:49:31 - Heiko Kruczynski 00:50:16 - Matt Riutta Listener Mail: 00:52:49 - Zach C. from Texas asks about secret identities. Brought To You By: • Macroverse - Get on board with the next generation of comics by downloading Macroverse today! Available on iOS and Android! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Feel It Still" Portugal. The Man Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Joshua Williamson has put in his time at the comics grindstone, including several appearances on this here show. Heading into the newest era at DC, he's heading and writing the Infinite Frontier mini-series at the center of the whole thing. He's come off an epic run on The Flash, and is wrapping up his creator owned series, Birthright at Image/Skybound in the near future. What's next? What's it like now? What's still exciting, and how's this comics thing going? We talk about all that, and some good old nitpicky comic book details in the good old superhero world. Follow Joshua on Twitter. Total Running Time: 01:07:09 Music: “All Over the World" Pixies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Like the Chicago Bulls in the 90s, we've got a Pick of the Week three-peat, and it's all about the lifeless Sentry corpse. There were laughs, and one stinker of a book, but Josh is back and it's full steam ahead with the bonus of extra Patron powers. Bear with us on the steak thing. Running Time: 01:06:45 Pick of the Week: 00:02:06 - King in Black: Thunderbolts #3 Comics: 00:10:32 - Runaways #34 00:15:11 - America Chavez: Made in the USA #1 00:19:03 - BRZRKR #1 00:25:10 - Avengers #43 00:33:24 - Infinite Frontier #0 00:36:57 - Nocterra #1 00:38:38 - King in Black: Captain America #1 00:40:58 - The Swamp Thing #1 Patron Pick: 00:45:02 - Dead Dog's Bite #1 Patron Thanks: 00:52:20 - Greg Schlessinger 00:53:05 - Ryan Silberstein 00:54:20 - Jay Hazzard 00:56:02 - Tony Gallardo Audience Questions: 00:57:58 - Greg wants to know about steak, and we want to talk about steak. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Lifeless Dead" Mad Season Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Josh Flanagan nowhere to be found, Dr. Ryan Haupt (on the wrong mic setting) of Science… Sort Of and former Pick of the Week host Paul Montgomery step into his sizable show shoes to go long talking about a monster week of comics, many of which featured monsters. Running Time: 01:11:57 Pick of the Week: 00:01:36 – Two Moons #1 Comics: 00:11:04 – Captain Marvel #26 00:17:55 – Crossover #4 00:25:35 – Future State: House of El #1 00:32:15 – Batman Black & White #3 00:40:20 – King in Black: Return of the Valkyries #3 00:44:48 – Serial #2 00:45:59 – Red Sonja #24 00:48:08 – Something is Killing the Children #15 Patron Pick: 00:51:48 – By The Horns #1 Patron Thanks: 01:00:45 – Tell That To Culture Club 01:02:43 – James Kurtz 01:04:33 – Ken Ochalek Brought To You By: • Macroverse – Get on board with the next generation of comics by downloading Macroverse today! Available on iOS and Android! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got eight designs! Music: “New Blue Moon” The Traveling Wilburys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:57:49 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick (who has had a few cocktails) are joined by their original co-host Ron Richards to discuss... Quarantine Entertainment: 00:01:14 - Ron bought a ticket for Jimmy Eat World's virtual "Clarity" performance. 00:07:28 - Josh... went to the movies (???) and saw Back to the Future. 00:15:23 - Conor watched Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself. Television: 00:19:10 - Cobra Kai, Seasons 1-3. Email: 00:48:23 - Brian C. from Cincinnati, OH asks about disappointing series finales. SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "You're the Best" Joe "Bean" Esposito Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Too much underwear talk, and that's just to start. Then we tiptoe around matters of religion and character, and we discuss the impact of parenthood on legacy characters. None of that sounds any fun, but it is fun, dammit. Running Time: 01:15:32 Pick of the Week: 00:01:36 - Second Coming: Only Begotten Son #2 Comics: 00:14:57 - Shadow Doctor #1 00:19:56 - Thor #12 00:26:12 - Black Widow #5 00:38:10 - Stillwater #6 00:41:21 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #2 00:43:31 - Marvel #5 00:47:17 - Family Tree #11 Patron Pick: 00:48:38 - Snow Angels #1 Patron Thanks: 00:55:21 - Cary Pierce 00:57:02 - Stewart Wattson Audience Questions: 01:01:15 - Scott is thinking about ratings. Ratings. 01:03:58 - Greg wants to know about our re-reads. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Jesus, Etc." Wilco Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, along with the week that was in comics, Josh Flanagan's spending habits and professional demons are explored. Also, more Geostorm talk than you were probably expecting. Running Time: 01:01:48 Pick of the Week: 00:01:45 - King in Black: Thunderbolts #2 Comics: 00:11:22 - Taskmaster #3 00:16:01 - Radiant Black #1 00:22:46 - Eternals #2 00:32:00 - The Green Lantern: Season Two #11 00:34:44 - Scarenthood #4 00:36:36 - Birthright #46 00:38:09 - Rorschach #5 Patron Pick: 00:39:44 - Black Hammer: Visions #1 Patron Thanks: 00:45:59 - Lando Enchantment 00:48:31 - Ben Huang Audience Questions: 00:49:39 - Ken from the Great White North wants to know why superheroes are more popular than pulp heroes. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped The Devil)" Robert Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line... Batman: Soul of the Dragon! Plus looking forward to JSA: World War II and the return of the Showcase Shorts! Running Time: 00:33:07 Music: "Kung Fu Fighting" Carl Douglas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Light week, good books. There are gems in the King in Black story, and there is fun to be had. We have an impromptu round of "What Hurts?", and Josh can't pronounce regular words again. Running Time: 01:06:45 Pick of the Week: 00:02:58 - Hellblazer: Rise and Fall, Book Three Comics: 00:14:23 - King in Black: Black Knight #1 00:21:40 - Sea of Sorrows #3 00:25:13 - The Legend of Shang-Chi #1 00:31:11 - The Avengers #42 00:34:29 - Fire Power #8 00:36:24 - Strange Academy #8 Patron Pick: 00:40:11 - Man-Bat #1 Patron Thanks: 00:46:21 - Stephen Spotswood 00:47:39 - Henry Hernandez Benavides Audience Questions: 00:49:08 - Dallas has two questions for us, and we liked those questions. We have to pick the comics that define decades, and talk about 1990's comic art. Also, we blew it on the 70s. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "It Must Have Been the Devil" Otis Spann Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at... Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics by Tom Scioli! And really just talk about Jack Kirby in general! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. Running Time: 00:35:55 Music: "Don't Be Cruel" Elvis Presley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Josh Flanagan may or may not be drunk while discussing another fun week of comics, the love of classic newspaper comic strips. and the perils of name mispronunciations with Conor Kilpatrick. Running Time: 01:08:00 Pick of the Week: 00:01:03 - Batman Black and White #2 Comics: 00:17:52 - Future State: Superman vs. Imperious Lex #1 00:22:42 - Fantastic Four #28 00:28:12 - Strange Adventures #8 00:32:17 - Post Americana #2 00:37:46 - Marvel #4 00:41:27 - Shang-Chi #5 00:42:25 - Captain Marvel #25 00:43:25 - X-Men #17 Patron Pick: 00:46:14 - Savage Avengers #17 Patron Thanks: 00:52:09 - Gregory Gerads 00:53:28 - Adrian Hosseini Audience Questions: 00:54:35 - Blake Chastain from the Exvangelical podcast wonders if Marvel's endless invasion event storylines are a metaphor. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "White Men in Black Suits" Everclear Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comics! Where have you been?! It's so good to see you again, bringing the good stuff with you. May you enjoy the reprieve from monotony that we have enjoyed with this past week's stack. We'd also like to welcome the G.O.S.H. system to the program. Running Time: 01:09:11 Pick of the Week: 00:02:23 - Crimson Flower #1 Comics: 00:13:40 - DCeased: Dead Planet #7 00:21:20 - Maestro: War and Pax #1 00:27:12 - Rorschach #4 00:36:23 - Legion of Super-Heroes #12 00:38:45 - Batman/Catwoman #2 00:41:05 - Iron Fist: Heart of the Dragon #1 00:45:45 - Barbalien: Red Planet #3 Patron Pick: 00:47:33 - Rain Like Hammers #1 Patron Thanks: 00:53:01 - Farren 00:54:22 - Jordan Thill Audience Questions: 00:55:56 - Karl wonders about the Mafia/Maggia connection. 00:58:50 - Rob asks us to answer me, these questions 3. Which are all unrelated, but short, and include Cosmic Odyssey, Doom and Richards, and The Wild Storm. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Give It" Helmet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:48:48 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original co-host Ron Richards to discuss... Quarantine Streaming: 00:01:06 - Josh watched The Americans. 00:06:04 - Ron watched The Expanse. 00:08:56 - Conor watched Roadkill. 00:10:50 - There are too many streaming shows and movies to keep track of. Television: 00:11:25 - The Mandalorian, Season 2. SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "The Mandalorian" Ludwig Göransson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our second week back and... what the hell is going on? Did everyone decide to stop publishing comics? Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick make the best of it, with only the briefest of diversions into Star Wars, by trying out a few new books. Running Time: 01:03:21 Pick of the Week: 00:01:22 - King in Black: Thunderbolts #1 Comics: 00:11:15 - Marauders #7 00:15:50 - The Time Traveler's Guide to Dating #1 00:21:54 - The Union #2 00:29:08 - Serial #1 00:31:37 - Future State: Dark Detective #1 00:37:47 - Big Girls #6 Patron Pick: 00:39:08 - Haha #1 Patron Thanks: 00:48:17 - Dan Cox 00:50:16 - Raj Patel Audience Questions: 00:50:53 - Joe from Indiana has a question for Josh about Thunderbolts. Timely! 00:53:24 - Ken J. from the Great White North asks a really fun question about favorite creative teams. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "You Love the Thunder" Jackson Browne Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We make change. That's what we do. Or we wish it was. Comics might not have delivered, but boy oh boy was it fun to get back to the microphone and talk comics. And old comedy sketches. Conor and Josh return from their break ready to go, and went way over time. Is it worth your time? That's for you to decide. Running Time: 01:22:28 Pick of the Week: 00:01:10 - Injustice: Year Zero #14 Comics: 00:12:01 - Iron Man #5 00:16:26 - Crossover #3 00:18:47 - Eternals #1 00:23:25 - Getting It Together #4 00:34:53 - Dark Nights: Death Metal #7 00:37:28 - Generations Shattered #1 00:40:35 - Future State (The Flash #1, Harley Quinn #1, The Next Batman #1, Superman of Metropolis #1, Swamp Things #1, Wonder Woman #1) Patron Pick/Star Wars Corner: 00:53:59 - Star Wars: The High Republic #1 Patron Thanks: 01:06:01 - John Van Atta 01:07:01 - Michael Searles Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "The Boys Are Back" Dropkick Murphys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We close out the year, again, by taking a look at Wonder Woman 1984, the highly anticipated sequel to the the 2017 smash-hit starring Gal Gadot and Chris Pine. Conor Kilpatrick welcomes special guests Ron Richards and Ryan Haupt to break it all down. (Disclaimer: Ron Richard’s opinions are his own and do not represent Marvel Entertainment or the Walt Disney Corporation.) Running Time: 00:37:38 Music: "Winter Wonderland Willie Nelson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the fifteenth annual iFanboy All Media Year End Roundup! Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and special guest Ron Richards discuss some of what they enjoyed in media in this, the weird year that was 2020. Movies, television, music, games, books, podcasts, and comics — it’s all here! (Disclaimer: Ron Richard’s opinions are his own and do not represent Marvel Entertainment or the Walt Disney Corporation.) Running Time: 02:39:20 Movies: 00:02:31 – Mank 00:09:05 – Greyhound 00:10:48 – Palm Springs 00:12:55 – On The Rocks 00:15:32 – The Banker 00:17:06 – Bad Education 00:19:09 – The Trial of the Chicago 7 00:22:29 – The Gentlemen 00:25:10 – Impractical Jokers: The Movie 00:28:11 – John Lewis: Good Trouble 00:30:25 – The Social Dilemma 00:33:05 – Class Action Park 00:35:38 – The King of Staten Island 00:38:57 – Hamilton 00:44:41 – Sound of Metal Television: 00:47:36 – The Crown 00:51:43 – Fargo 00:56:33 – The Mandalorian 01:00:52 – Star Trek: Picard 01:02:32 – The Right Stuff 01:06:37 – High Fidelity 01:08:12 – Ted Lasso 01:10:36 – What We Do in the Shadows 01:12:11 – Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet 01:14:13 – Perry Mason 01:16:59 – The Good Lord Bird 01:20:41 – Devs 01:22:47 – Survivor 01:24:32 – The Reagans 01:27:40 – Jeopardy Games: 01:35:31 – Forza Horizon 4 01:36:28 – Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla Books: 01:37:40 – Ron read NO books this year 01:38:32 – “Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland” by Patrick Radden Keefe 01:40:11 – “Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America’s Most Powerful Mafia Empires” by Selwyn Raab 01:43:47 – “Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich” by Norman Ohler 01:46:33 – “The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz” by Erik Larson 01:48:18 – “The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood” by Sam Wasson 01:50:14 – “Do What You Want: The Story of Bad Religion” by Bad Religion with Jim Ruland 01:52:40 – “Alexander Hamilton” by Ron Chernow 01:55:02 – “The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York” by Robert A. Caro 01:58:09 – “The Long Goodbye” by Raymond Chandler 01:59:52 – “The Whites” by Richard Price Music: 02:01:12 – Josh and Ron bought A LOT of vinyl 02:03:53 – “Blue Hearts” by Bob Mould 02:05:58 – Ben Gibbard’s livestream shows 02:07:23 – Virtual Concerts 02:09:55 – Silversun Pickups at House of Blues: Boston 02:12:03 – “Paint My Memory” by Somerset Thrower Podcasts: 02:13:25 – “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” with Conan O’Brien, Sona Movsesian, and Matt Gourley 02:17:21 – “Alan Partridge: From the Oasthouse” with Alan Partridge 02:19:00 – “Chameleon: Hollywood Con Queen” with Josh Dean and Vanessa Grigoriadis 02:21:00 – “Deep Cover: The Drug Wars” with Josh Halpern Comics: 02:22:06 – DCeased (Dead Planet, Unkillables, Hope at World’s End) 02:23:16 – Dragon Hoops 02:23:50 – Fantastic Four 02:24:31 – Doctor Doom 02:25:25 – Strange Adventures 02:26:19 – Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen 02:27:05 – Marvels (X and Snapshots) 02:27:58 – Middlewest 02:29:01 – John Constantine: Hellblazer 02:30:01 – Hawkeye: Freefall Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got seven designs! For More Ron… Watch All About Android! If you’re into pinball, check out Scorbit! Music: “Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow” Charley Pride Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Very often, when people come from TV to writing comics books, it's a brief infatuation and a quick exit. As the co-creator of Halt and Catch Fire, Christopher Cantwell ran one of the best drama series on cable in the last decade, and then he decided to try his hand at writing comics, starting with Karen Berger at Dark Horse, on She Could Fly, and Everything. Then Cantwell moved over to Marvel on Doctor Doom and Iron Man. He's a long time comic fan, and it shows in the world. Josh talks to Cantwell about comics and his career, including both comics and TV. Follow Christopher on on Twitter. Total Running Time: 01:23:40 Music: “Hand of Doom" Black Sabbath Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the last Pick of the Week of the year and the guys' brains are tired, they can't pronounce words, and Josh is grumpy and maybe hates comics again. It might take a Christmas comic book miracle -- and some cookies and hot cocoa -- to save the day! Running Time: 01:04:34 Pick of the Week: 00:01:10 - Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology #3 Comics: 00:10:23 - Batman Black & White #1 00:16:00 - Getting It Together #3 00:19:20 - Superman: Endless Winter #1 00:22:09 - Dark Night: Death Metal - The Last Stories of the DC Universe #1 00:29:36 - Marauders #16 00:31:14 - Bill and Ted Are Doomed #4 00:32:50 - Crossover #2 00:35:33 - The Comic Book History of Animation #1 Star Wars Corner: 00:37:50 - Star Wars #9 Patron Pick: 00:41:01 - Locke & Key / The Sandman: Hell and Gone #0 Patron Thanks: 00:48:59 - Alex Howard 00:50:21 - Carmine Puma Year End Statistics: 00:51:23 - Picks of the Week By The Numbers! Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Mele Kalikimaka" Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! To close out the year, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at iFanboy's Book of the Year: Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. Running Time: 00:25:15 Music: "Basketball" Kurtis Blow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The lack of our short to medium term memories is a problem, clearly, but we'll be pushing through. We take a trip to the past, and wonder why so much of it feels so great, and then scoot back to the future and wonder if it is so great. Then a mime smokes underwater, and it's fantastic. Running Time: 01:12:21 Pick of the Week: 00:02:23 - Justice League: Endless Winter #1 Comics: 00:15:39 - Fantastic Four: Road Trip #1 00:22:10 - Batman/Catwoman #1 00:29:01 - Strange Adventures #7 00:40:02 - King in Black #1 00:43:12 - That Texas Blood #6 00:46:25 - Spy Island #4 00:49:09 - DCeased: Dead Planet #6 Patron Pick: 00:51:22 - M.O.D.O.K.: Head Games #1 Patron Thanks: 00:57:44 - Andrew Hunley 00:59:21 - Jamie Wakefield Audience Questions: 01:03:41 - Frank needs a new comic shop, and he needs it now! 01:05:07 - A Steve checks in. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Making Christmas" Rise Against Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Flanagan makes a rare post-Thanksgiving show appearance and yet still ends up bailing early while we welcome Ryan Haupt to help with the comics talk, the food talk, and Conor Kilpatrick's bleak winter poetry. Running Time: 01:09:44 Pick of the Week: 00:02:42 - Doctor Doom #9 Comics: 00:12:51 - John Constantine: Hellblazer #12 00:21:04 - Maestro #4 00:24:21 - Injustice: Year Zero #12 00:32:43 - Daredevil #24 00:37:00 - Falcon & Winter Soldier #5 00:38:48 - Action Comics #1027 Patron Pick: 00:43:06 - The Other History of the DC Universe, Book One Patron Thanks: 00:53:06 - Adam Northcutt 00:55:20 - Thad Haines 00:56:52 - Brian Wilder Audience Questions: 01:00:41 - Jonathan feels guilt about his changing comic book habits. Brought To You By: • Marvel Made Paragon Collection: Chris Claremont - Pre-order this amazing book production by December 4 at getmarvelmade.com/ifanboy. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $d3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" Darlene Love Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 01:07:06 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original co-host Ron Richards to discuss... Streaming: 00:01:31 - Ron has finally checked out an episode of Fargo. 00:02:17 - Josh wonders why streaming movies just feel like high end TV movies. 00:15:09 - Which streaming service is the best? The guys play a round robin game to find out. Christmas Movies: 00:35:27 - With the holiday season right around the corner, the guys select their Top 5 Christmas Movies. Email: 00:47:39 - Andrew B. can't hear the difference between vinyl and mp3s. 00:52:57 - David Z. almost causes an international incident with his GDAT nomination. 00:54:41 - Gavin T. comes out of left field with a Tom Hanks question that surprises and delights. SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "I Really Like You" Carly Rae Jepsen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's go on a ramble, Steve. We have a lot of Steves. We have a bone to pick with an old co-worker and we have some fine comics, featuring a bit of presidential martial arts. Is this any good? It might be. The thing is, we don't know. Running Time: 01:21:17 Pick of the Week: 00:02:11 - Captain America #25 Comics: 00:13:35 - Rorschach #2 00:20:30 - Marvel Voices: Indigenous Voices #1 00:25:20 - Avengers: Marvels Snapshot #1 00:34:38 - Sea of Sorrows #1 00:37:56 - Dark Nights: Death Metal #5 00:41:27 - The Devil's Red Bride #2 00:42:38 - DIE!DIE!DIE! #13 Patron Pick: 00:46:13 - Barbalien: Red Planet #1 Patron Thanks: 00:52:06 - Steven Bagatourian 00:55:58 - Steven Petrivelli Audience Questions: 01:03:33 - Greg wants to know if comic writers read a lot of comics. 01:07:32 - Chris would like to lodge a formal complaint about our recommendations. Brought To You By: • Marvel Made Paragon Collection: Chris Claremont - Pre-order this amazing book production by December 4 at getmarvelmade.com/ifanboy. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $d3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "All My Friends" LCD Soundsystem Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Come stare in the abyss.... together. Josh branches out, and it brings him great joy. There's a not inconsequential conversation on how old Batman is, or how old he should be, and why it doesn't make sense, or doesn't matter. Then there's the Sims, Barbecue, and video editing preferences. But we still manage to talk about comics too. Running Time: 01:18:07 Pick of the Week: 00:01:45 - Scarenthood #1 Comics: 00:11:58 - Superman: Man of Tomorrow #19 00:16:51 - Resident Alien: Your Ride's Here #1 00:21:30 - Detective Comics #1030 00:33:09 - Dungeons and Dragons: At the Spine of the World #1 00:36:49 - Hawkman #29 00:38:51 - Bill and Ted Are Doomed #3 00:40:45 - The Amazing Spider-Man #52 Patron Pick: 00:44:36 - Taskmaster #1 Patron Thanks: 00:51:53 - Jonathan Sturm 00:53:44 - Stephen AM Audience Questions: 00:55:59 - Aaron has questions bridging disparate topics, but we're here for it, and we talk about our relative influence and the mafia. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Changes" Jimi Hendrix Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It starts off a little rough, and there is concern about Josh's mental state. Further, we never promise it will get better from there. But onward, we forge, with a lot of Donald Blake and John Walker confusion. There's also comics talk and plenty of it, with a surprising Marx Brothers diversion. Running Time: 01:17:40 Pick of the Week: 00:02:28 - Hellblazer: Rise and Fall, Book Two Comics: 00:12:52 - Thor #9 00:20:30 - U.S.Agent #1 00:26:35 - Black Widow #3 00:36:47 - Sweet Tooth: The Return, Book One 00:41:19 - That Texas Blood #5 00:44:04 - Red Atlantis #1 00:49:19 - Young Justice #20 Patron Pick: 00:50:54 - Crossover #1 Patron Thanks: 01:00:39 - Emmet Golden-Marx 01:02:43 - Jesse Golden-Marx Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Devil's Whorehouse" The Misfits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick discus the week that was in comics while childhood nostalgia runs high during the Patron Pick segment and Josh rescinds a previous threat to the listeners. Running Time: 00:59:19 Pick of the Week: 00:01:29 - Strange Academy #4 Comics: 00:09:36 - John Constantine: Hellblazer #11 00:13:19 - Lazarus: Risen #5 00:18:58 - Colonel Weird: Cosmagog #1 00:25:30 - G.I. Joe #9 00:27:51 - Sex Criminals #69 00:29:15 - Batman: Three Jokers, Book Three Patron Pick: 00:30:50 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:17 - Matt Palmer 00:48:35 - Chookalana Audience Questions: 00:49:55 - James V. from Calgary, Alberta, Canada is a Marvel Zombie who wants to know why so many of DC's classic stories are out of continuity. Brought To You By: • Bookshlf - Save and organize any type of digital media at Bookshlf.com and on their iOS app from the Apple store. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Pressure" Billy Joel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 01:00:13 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original co-host Ron Richards to discuss... Quarantine Streaming: 00:03:16 - Josh watched I'm Dying Up Here and Long Way Up. 00:11:04 - Conor watched Psych and The Good Lord Bird. 00:16:23 - Ron watched Star Trek: Discovery and The Vow. Television: 00:21:39 - A West Wing Special: To Benefit When We All Vote 00:31:30 - Ted Lasso Email: 00:47:24 - Pete D. has questions about vinyl record storage that befuddles our intrepid hosts. 00:51:41 - John Y. from Staunton, VA feels very strongly about Peak Grodin. 00:53:31 - Steve B. from Maryland started down a Mediasplode-inspired rabbit hole and ended up wondering if Paul Giamatti should be considered for coveted GDAT status. SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "Theme from Ted Lasso" Marcus Mumford & Tom Hove Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan Haupt joins Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan to discuss this week's comics... plus barbecue, bathroom anxiety, and more about the problems with humans expanding to Mars than you were probably prepared to listen to. Running Time: 01:09:00 Pick of the Week: 00:01:23 - Fantastic Four #25 Comics: 00:12:18 - Marvels X #6 00:16:36 - Daredevil #23 00:21:18 - Stillwater #2 00:27:45 - Batman: Gotham Nights #19 00:28:51 - Spider-Woman #5 00:31:46 - DCeased: Hope at World's End #12 00:32:56 - Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers #55 00:35:30 - Friday #2 00:37:18 - Guardians of the Galaxy #7 00:39:23 - Maestro #3 Patron Pick: 00:41:13 - The Scumbag #1 Patron Thanks: 00:49:33 - Jason Wade 00:51:45 - Billy Lupton 00:53:13 - Russell Weber Audience Questions: 00:54:28 - Rashaad B. is curious if Firestorm can terraform Mars and make it habitable for humans. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Circle of Friends" Better Than Ezra   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line, its first interactive short film... DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family! Plus Paul and Ryan finally get to weigh in on the previous shorts: Sgt. Rock, Adam Strange, The Phantom Stranger, and Death! Running Time: 00:40:39 Music: "Father of Mine" Everclear Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is there controversy on the pick? Is there discordance? You'd just love that, wouldn't you? We got on a roll, and then just kept going. Another question that's gonna take a 10 minute response? Let's go! Running Time: 01:15:16 Pick of the Week: 00:01:53 - The Devil's Red Bride #1 Comics: 00:09:07 - Rorschach #1 00:20:12 - Captain America #24 00:25:09 - Captain Marvel #22 00:33:54 - Commanders in Crisis #1 00:36:24 - The Flash #763 Star Wars Corner: 00:38:39 - Star Wars: Darth Vader #6 Patron Pick: 00:41:01 - Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar #1 Patron Thanks: 00:49:18 - Charles Taggart 00:51:24 - Kevin Quidor Audience Questions: 00:52:55 - Seth M. wants to know why we don't pay much attention to comics news. 00:59:01 - Nick G. is here to talk about comics piracy. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Guillotine (Swordz)" Raekwon feat. Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, and GZA (Genius) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at Pulp by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, and Jacob Phillips! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. Running Time: 00:25:15 Music: "The Last Cowboy Song" The Highwaymen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There were so many books to talk about this week that the show went long and book talk crowded out almost everything else. But fear not! There was still time to ponder the magic of the cast of Wings, delve into Josh Flanagan’s weird dressing habits, and learn more about the iFanboy office layout. Running Time: 01:12:00 Pick of the Week: 00:02:06 – DCeased: Dead Planet #4 Comics: 00:13:06 – DCeased: Hope at World’s End #11 00:19:06 – Thor #8 00:23:58 – Getting It Together #1 00:30:13 – American Ronin #1 00:41:32 – Batman #100 00:44:16 – Spy Island #2 00:45:27 – Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology #1 00:48:03 – The Amazing Spider-Man #49 / 850 00:52:09 – Spider-Man: Marvel’s Snapshot #1 00:54:06 – Locke & Key: …In Pale Battalions Go… #2 Patron Pick: 00:55:35 – American Vampire 1976 #1 Patron Thanks: 01:03:05 – Mark Driscoll 01:04:40 – CPH Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon – Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men’s underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got eight designs! Music: “Jump” Van Halen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. The folks at iFanboy have been big fans of Gene Luen Yang's cartooning for a good long time. From his groundbreaking, award winning American Born Chinese, to a stint on Superman and New Super-Man, a take on a Chinese version of the character, to Avatar: The Last Airbender, the massive Boxers and Saints, and now a new run of Shang-Chi for Marvel, seeing Yang's name on a comic means it will be worth reading. With his newest book, Dragon Hoops, from First Second Press recently release, Josh couldn't wait to get to talk to the writer, artist and certified MacArthur genius about his vast body of work and how he goes about it. Follow Gene on on Twitter, or his website, geneyang.com. Total Running Time: 01:21:21 Music: “Shooting Hoops" G. Love and Special Sauce Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, it's Joker, Joker, Joker, Joker, Joker, Joker, and more Jokers. And where there's Joker, there's Harley Quinn. But that is nothing compared to good old fun in this week's Pick. Plus, listen to us figure out how to pronounce and gender names we are not familiar with! Running Time: 01:11:01 Pick of the Week: 00:01:22 - Fantastic Four #24 Comics: 00:12:21 - The Department of Truth #1 00:24:05 - Injustice: Year Zero #7 00:28:50 - Marvels X #5 00:36:14 - John Constantine: Hellblazer #10 00:40:35 - Batman: Three Jokers, Book Two 00:41:32 - Superman: Man of Tomorrow #16 00:42:34 - Batman: The Joker War Zone #1 Patron Pick: 00:45:42 - Shang-Chi #1 Patron Thanks: 00:55:03 - Hugo Quilichini 00:55:55 - Brandin D. Bell Listener Mail: 00:56:58 - Chris asks about the "Imperial Age" of comic book creators. What does that mean? Listen to us try to figure it out live. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "You'll Be Back" Jonathan Groff, Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

iFanboy celebrates its 750th episode with a triple-sized all listener e-mail spectacular! Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick asked you, the iFanbase, to send them e-mails… and you delivered! Running Time: 03:08:25 Pick of the Week: 00:04:25 – Dark Nights: Death Metal – Speed Metal #1 Patron Pick: 00:14:36 – X of Swords: Creation #1 Comics: 00:25:19 – Shazam! #15 Audience Questions: 00:27:15 – The tradition continues as we field questions from the loyal iFanbase for nearly 3 hours! Listen as this iFanboy duo slowly falls apart, talking comics and ephemera to the very bitter end. Patron Thanks: 01:49:06 – Larry Davis 01:49:51 – Brandon De Pillis Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got eight designs! Music: “Back and To The Left” Texas is the Reason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:56:23 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original co-host Ron Richards to discuss... Quarantine Streaming: 00:02:05 - Ron watched Class Action Park and High Score. 00:09:48 - Josh watched Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve, and Ocean's Thirteen. 00:17:56 - Conor watched Psych, Chef's Table: BBQ, and Ted Lasso. Movies: 00:23:00 - Bill and Ted Face the Music Email: 00:44:26 - Andy M. is still hanging on to physical media and wonders if he's the only one. SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "Beginning of the End (Wild Stallyns Edit)" Weezer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A strong week of comics makes the choosing hard, but it means there are lots of books to talk about. Also... some diversions. For example, there's no reason to talk about Almost Famous, other than that one title. And then there's definitely no reason to share Dick Clark stories, but life finds a way. Running Time: 01:04:45 Pick of the Week: 00:02:16 - Iron Man #1 Comics: 00:12:06 - Billionaire Island #6 00:17:04 - X-Men: Marvels Snapshot #1 00:21:24 - Thor #7. 00:26:31 - Detective Comics #1027 00:34:56 - Captain America #23 00:37:19 - Batman: The Adventures Continue #12 00:40:06 - Batman #99 00:41:38 - Heavy #1 Patron Pick: 00:51:09 - Stillwater #1 Patron Thanks: 00:57:34 - Paul Wachter 00:58:47 - Brad Briley Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" Primus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Josh Flanagan gets a little too familiar with the audience and reveals a weird tattoo thing. Plus, what does Dick Cavett have to do with any of this? Running Time: 01:00:00 Pick of the Week: 00:02:14 – The Flash #761 Comics: 00:12:37 – Superman #25 00:18:39 – G.I. Joe #8 00:21:21 – Marauders #12 00:30:05 – Hawkman #27 00:33:02 – The Amazing Spider-Man #48 Patron Pick: 00:36:43 – Bill & Ted Are Doomed #1 Patron Thanks: 00:43:27 – Mike Roe 00:44:38 – Tom Gehrke Audience Questions: 00:48:31 – Jack R. from Durham, NC wants to know what the all-time top 3 stories are from Marvel and DC. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon – Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men’s underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got eight designs! Music: “Two Heads Are Better Than One” Power Tool (But really… Nelson) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest DC Universe Animated Original Movie... Superman: Man of Tomorrow! Plus a look ahead to the FIVE new releases coming out in the next year! Running Time: 00:24:35 Music: "Aliens Exist" Blink 182   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's possible even we are getting tired of talking about Tom Taylor's work, but when you're on a roll, you're on a roll. Plus, the death of comics events, and Josh completely blanking on a Patron Power, with Conor swooping in for the rescue. Running Time: 01:09:57 Pick of the Week: 00:02:53 - Hellblazer: Rise and Fall, Book One Comics: 00:13:47 - Empyre #6 00:24:43 - Shazam! #14 00:32:20 - Black Widow #1 00:39:48 - Young Justice #18 00:42:24 - DCeased: Dead Planet #3 00:45:57 - Injustice: Year Zero #5 00:47:40 - Fire Power #3 Patron Pick: 00:50:54 - Spy Island #1 Patron Thanks: 00:57:36 - Harley Ashley 00:59:04 - Mark Minett Audience Questions: 01:00:49 - Ryan in Cincinnati wonders if he should revive an old iFanboy ritual. (He shouldn't.)d Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "F**k Armageddon...This Is Hell" Bad Religion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are here to talk comics and, because of technical difficulties, record part of the show twice. Running Time: 01:0x:xx Pick of the Week: 00:02:30 – Locke & Key: …In Pale Battalions Go… #1 Comics: 00:09:41 – John Constantine: Hellblazer #9 00:15:49 – DCeased: Hope at World’s End #8 00:18:08 – Legion of Super-Heroes #8 00:23:23 – Billionaire Island #5 00:27:17 – Empyre: Captain America #3 00:30:06 – The Amazing Spider-Man #47 Patron Pick: 00:32:23 – Batman: Three Jokers, Book One Patron Thanks: 00:43:42 – Amir Malekpour 00:45:20 – James Lonano Audience Questions: 00:46:14 – Karl C. writes in, just a few weeks late, about the editorial changes at DC Comics. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got eight designs! Music: “Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured” Arctic Monkeys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka, Vol. 1 by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. Running Time: 00:25:05 Music: "Robot Factory" Jimmy Eat World Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another light week, not full of standouts. We do learn that the Joker is much more woke than we thought, and that's not nothing. Come enjoy the comics talk with a side of Marinara Trench. Also, we had no control over that dog across the street. Running Time: 01:01:34 Pick of the Week: 00:02:10 - Thor #6 Comics: 00:12:44 - Injustice: Year Zero #4 00:16:19 - Wonder Woman: Dead Earth Book 4 00:21:52 - Wolverine #4 00:26:59 - A Man Among Ye #2 00:29:16 - G.I. Joe #7 00:32:07 - Batman: The Adventures Continue #10 Patron Pick: 00:34:50 - Maestro #1 Patron Thanks: 00:43:03 - Brad Garver 00:44:05 - Michael Curtis Audience Questions: 00:46:41 - Former iFanboy writer doesn't listen to the show, but wants us to summarize for him. Fine! 00:50:27 - Ryan has subjected the listeners to our thoughts on vinyl pressings, and Taylor Swift. Really. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Old Man Winter" Gas Huffer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:56:59 This month, Josh "Blue Balls" Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original co-host Ron Richards to discuss... Things We Miss: 00:01:02 - Going to the Movies Quarantine Streaming: 00:08:20 - Conor watched Sex and the City and Unstoppable (a lot). 00:13:24 - Josh watched Trust and The Banker. 00:19:22 - Ron watched Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet, Muppets Now, and The Speed Cubers. Television: 00:25:42 - Perry Mason Grab Bag Questions: 00:42:05 - Josh and Ron are put on the spot by Conor SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "Theme from Perry Mason" Fred Steiner & "End Credits (Perry Mason - Chapter 1)" Terence Blanchard   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a rough week in the world of comics but Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan persevere, not knowing what lies ahead. That doesn't make them heroes but then again, it doesn't not make them heroes. They will leave it to history to decide. Running Time: 01:10:09 Pick of the Week: 00:01:45 - Hawkman #26 Comics: 00:13:35 - The Flash #759 00:16:07 - The Green Lantern: Season Two #6 00:20:16 - The Amazing Spider-Man #46 00:28:38 - Big Girls #1 00:31:16 - Empyre: Captain America #2 / Empyre #5 00:34:45 - Marauders #11 00:36:29 - Wonder Woman #760 Patron Pick: 00:37:59 - Seven Secrets #1 Patron Thanks: 00:44:20 - Kyle Behymer 00:47:02 - Anonymous Audience Questions: 00:50:00 - Scott from Portland, OR wants to talk about The State of the Comics Industry™... from a creative perspective... but the Jamokes have to start by talking about the recent layoffs at DC Entertainment. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Learning to Fly" Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are many many good things in comics to talk about this week, and of course we went long talking about the thing we talked about already, but better. Also, Josh can't remember if he's talking about Sardath or Zardoz. That'll happen in this comics talk game. Running Time: 01:14:30 Pick of the Week: 00:01:28 - Injustice: Year Zero #1 Comics: 00:15:51 - DCeased: Dead Planet #2 00:19:13 - Strange Adventures #4 00:31:24 - Dr. Strange #6 00:37:43 - The Goddamned: The Virgin Brides #2 00:39:23 - Captain America #21 00:42:36 - Empyre #4 Patron Pick: 00:46:29 - Fire Power #1 Patron Thanks: 00:58:31 - Jose A. De La Torre 00:59:13 - Peter Gardner Audience Questions: 01:02:32 - Rob from York, England discovers a new mate and countryman in John Constantine. Brought To You By: • Audible Original: The Sandman - Listen to the new Audible Original: The Sandman, based on the best-selling DC graphic novels by Neil Gaiman! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Maybe Partying Will Help" Minutemen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Conor Kilpatrick is haunted by static on his line and a distant guitar, while Josh Flanagan's big business idea involves dropping a monkey in everything. And stay to the end for an impromptu discussion on recurring nightmares. Running Time: 00:58:17 Pick of the Week: 00:02:17 - DC Cybernetic Summer #1 Comics: 00:09:44 - The Amazing Spider-Man #45 00:13:58 - Wonder Woman #759 00:16:30 - X-Factor #1 00:18:46 - X-Men #10 00:25:53 - That Texas Blood #2 00:28:19 - Batman/Superman #10 00:29:35 - Batman: The Adventures Continue #9 Patron Pick: 00:31:18 - Hedra Patron Thanks: 00:37:41 - Super Gavin 00:40:39 - David Bottazzi Audience Questions: 00:44:39 - Stew W. wonders why superheroes don't dominate prose books like they do most other media. Brought To You By: • Audible Original: The Sandman - Listen to the new Audible Original: The Sandman, based on the best-selling DC graphic novels by Neil Gaiman! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Mr. Roboto" Styx   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. We have been fans of Steve Lieber for a long time, and in that time, he's only gotten better. We talk about his life in comics from falling in love with the art form, to the Kubert school, Whiteout, Superior Foes of Spider-Man, and all the way up though the most recent, and brilliant Superman's Pal: Jimmy Olsen, with collaborator, Matt Fraction. He's a man who puts storytelling first, and apparently didn't even know he could draw funny until he was. And yes, he's working on art while we talk, and you hear it, and that's just fine. Follow Steve on Twitter! Total Running Time: 01:22:37 Music: “Color Me Impressed" The Replacements Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen... it was not a great week of comics. It wasn't outright bad, but there are quibbles, there are sticking points, there are moments that didn't lead to full fledged joy. How many times will Josh add a superfluous "you knows" while searching for the words his haggard mind needs? (A: you'll never know, because of the assiduous editing of the program.) Then it all comes together in the end. Running Time: 01:04:35 Pick of the Week: 00:01:20 - Usagi Yojimbo #10 Comics: 00:10:57 - Empyre #2 00:14:04 - X-Men/Fantastic Four #4 00:18:04 - Batman #95 00:22:47 - Middlewest #18 00:28:47 - Billionaire Island #3 00:32:04 - Daredevil #21 00:36:09 - Action Comics #1023 Patron Pick: 00:39:08 - Chu #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:37 - Nathaniel Booth 00:49:42 - Justin Cresswell Audience Questions: 00:52:36 - Rashaad B. has a great idea for a TV show that will never happen. Brought To You By: • Audible Original: The Sandman - Listen to the new Audible Original: The Sandman, based on the best-selling DC graphic novels by Neil Gaiman! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Rabbit In Your Headlights" Unkle (feat. Thom Yorke) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:55:38 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original co-host Ron Richards (and, for a while in the beginning, his air conditioner) to discuss… Quarantine Streaming: 00:01:38 – Greyhound 00:11:05 – Palm Springs 00:15:17 – Hamilton Streaming Services: 00:25:23 – Peacock launches! Movies: 00:26:23 – Midnight Run 00:52:01 – 1988: One of the All-Time Best Movie Years SPOILERS ABOVE! What’s a Mediasplode? It’s a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It’s like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: “Guns and Ships” Leslie Odom, Jr., Daveed Diggs, Christopher Jackson, Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week in comics, a beloved series ends as an event begins. But does anybody care? And what do the iFanboys have in common with Erik Larsen? The Pick of the Week show has Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick, and sundries. Running Time: 00:58:01 Pick of the Week: 00:02:18 – DCeased: Hope at World’s End #5 Comics: 00:10:19 – Strange Adventures #3 00:16:04 – Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #12 00:22:13 – Empyre #1 00:30:59 – The Old Guard: Force Multiplied #5 00:35:03 – Spider-Woman #2 Patron Pick: 00:38:17 – Snake Eyes: Deadgame #1 Patron Thanks: 00:43:47 – Jack Reitz 00:45:25 – Jonathan Pickering Audience Questions: 00:50:05 – Scott H. from Portland, OR might be making an ill-advised decision. Brought To You By: • Audible Original: The Sandman – Listen to the new Audible Original: The Sandman, based on the best-selling DC graphic novels by Neil Gaiman! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got eight designs! Music: “Dead” Pixies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

And lo there was a great stack of comics, and we read them, and they were good. Then we went and picked a book we’ve talked about 1000 times. It was a great week for comics by any measure, and that always makes for a good show. Plus… so much underwear talk. It’s a disarmingly enthusiastic show. Running Time: 01:13:00 Pick of the Week: 00:01:15 – DCeased: Dead Planet #1 Comics: 00:11:56 – Strange Academy #2 00:19:08 – Lois Lane #12 00:25:28 – Adventureman #2 00:35:35 – Marvels X #1 00:39:16 – Dr. Strange #5 00:41:11 – Money Shot #6 00:45:07 – Superman #23 Patron Pick: 00:49:51 – Empyre #0: Fantastic Four Patron Thanks: 00:55:17 – Cassie Dalzell 00:56:37 – Mario Miranda Audience Questions: 01:00:01 – Sean from NYC noticed that Brian K. Vaughan saw all this coming. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon – Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men’s underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got eight designs! Music: “Lifeless Dead” Mad Season Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan talk about a weird week in comics while being interrupted by cake and more cake discussion all while dinner is being prepared in the background. Running Time: 01:07:52 Pick of the Week: 00:01:45 - Hawkeye: Freefall #6 Comics: 00:12:54 - Bad Karma #2 00:16:40 - The Goddamned: The Virgin Brides #1 00:20:53 - Star #5 Mark Russell Corner: 00:30:23 - Red Sonja #16 00:33:26 - Killing Red Sonja #2 00:35:56 - Billionaire Island #2 More Comics: 00:38:03 - DCeased: Hope at World's End #4 Patron Pick: 00:38:38 - All-America Comix Patron Thanks: 00:46:10 - Darin Goke 00:47:40 - Matt Pfaff Audience Questions: 00:49:01 - Dan from Baltimore, MD is wondering how the Jamokes decide to check out books from new publishers. 01:00:08 - Andrew A. has a funny story. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "My Shot" Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anthony Ramos, Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Leslie Odom, Jr., Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor and Josh, and just Conor and Josh, do a show that's relatively normal comparatively. There were a lot of #10 issues, and some really fine books. And if you want to buy Josh a Porsche, we'll give you a way to make that happen. Running Time: 01:15:20 Pick of the Week: 00:01:25 - Captain America: Marvels Snapshots #1 Comics: 00:11:53 - Five Years #10 00:20:40 - Green Lantern 80th Anniversary 100-Page Spectacular 00:25:06 - Empyre #0: Avengers 00:37:34 - Batman: Gotham Nights #10 00:39:37 - John Constantine: Hellblazer #10 00:42:12 - Thor #5 Patron Pick: 00:45:27 - That Texas Blood #1 Patron Thanks: 00:54:00 - Matthew Rosenhagen 00:55:42 - Jim Miller Audience Questions: 00:57:54 - The pandemic is making Greg from New Jersey reevaluate how he feels about weekly comics. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "South Bronx" Boogie Down Productions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:56:45 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original co-host Ron Richards to discuss... Quarantine Streaming: 00:01:46 - Josh listened to Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend and watched Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet. 00:08:52 - Ron watched Mister Roger's Neighborhood, Prop Culture, and Jeopardy! 00:13:15 - Conor watched Perry Mason, Parks and Recreation, and Queer Eye. Movies: 00:17:58 - That Thing You Do! 00:47:16 - Everyone picks their Top 5 Tom Hanks Films SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "That Thing You Do!" The Wonders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan Haupt joins Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick to talk about this week's comics and the science of Superman. Correct! Running Time: 01:13:32 Pick of the Week: 00:01:49 - Strange Adventures #2 Comics: 00:11:13 - DCeased: Hope At World's End #3 00:18:47 - Valkyrie: Jane Foster #10 00:24:03 - MAD Magazine #14 00:31:55 - Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #5 00:34:15 - A Man Among Ye #1 00:37:41 - Young Justice #15 Patron Pick: 00:40:49 - Dark Nights: Death Metal #1 Patron Thanks: 00:55:06 - JM 00:56:52 - Todd Weber 00:58:45 - Pete Foltz Audience Questions: 01:00:00 - Rashaad B. has a science question about Superman. The Unified Theory of Superman's Powers can be found here. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Come in Stranger" Johnny Cash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at New Gods by Jack Kirby by Jack Kirby, Mike Royer, Vince Colletta, D. Bruce Berry, Don Heck, & Greg Theakston! Running Time: 00:54:14 Music: "Immigrant Song" Led Zeppelin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim Viscardi of comicbook.com joins us to talk comics and the (more interesting than it sounds) distribution shakeup in the comics industry. Josh Flanagan goes on several crankytime rants, and Conor Kilpatrick can't let go of a certain book. Running Time: 01:30:58 Pick of the Week: 00:02:07 - Daredevil #20 Comics: 00:13:43 - The Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular 00:18:01 - Nightwing #71 00:20:08 - Batman: Secret Files #3 00:27:37 - Miles Morales: Spider-Man #17 00:36:18 - The Flash #755 00:40:03 - Legion of Super-Heroes #6 Patron Pick: 00:44:44 - Adventureman #1 Patron Thanks: 00:57:08 - Trae Sanford 00:58:26 - Mark Campbell 00:59:50 - Jeffrey Penland Comics Industry News: 01:03:55 - With DC Comics breaking ties with Diamond Distributors, there's a lot of stuff up in the air, and Jim helps us make sense of it. Also: Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Devil's Brigade" Dropkick Murphys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are back to normal, time-wise, but comics are still not there yet. This episode features a look into Josh Flanagan’s subconscious, Conor Kilpatrick’s borderline inappropriate reaction to seeing an old favorite character, and we also get an appearance by special guest Ron Richards’ daughter, who has opinions. Running Time: 01:07:00 Pick of the Week: 00:02:08 – John Constantine: Hellblazer #6 Comics: 00:12:11 – Action Comics #1022 00:18:18 – DCeased: Hope at World’s End #2 00:20:26 – Catwoman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular 00:28:44 – Shazam! #12 00:30:38 – Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys: The Death of Nancy Drew #1 00:32:15 – Batman: Gotham Knights #7 / Harley Quinn: Make ‘Em Laugh #1 Patron Pick: 00:32:55 – Birds of Prey #1 Patron Thanks: 00:41:15 – Jake Rose 00:42:33 – Brice Bridges G.I. Joe Corner: 00:43:44 – “Amusement Park of Terror” The Revenge of Cobra, Pt. 5 Email: 00:59:15 – David D. reveals a personal connection to the real people behind Goodfellas. News: Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got eight designs! Music: “Speedo” The Cadillacs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest DC Universe Animated Original Movie... Justice League Dark: Apokolips War! Plus, Conor watched DC Showcase: Adam Strange, and without a roadmap from the comics what does the future hold for these films? Running Time: 00:35:01 Music: "It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" R.E.M.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Slow comics week, but that often leads to good discussions about why. Plus, we get a chance to really dig in on the issues of inkers and renumbering. Join us and Honda Lou for a jolly old time. Running Time: 01:21:51 Pick of the Week: 00:02:01 - Books of Magic #19 Comics: 00:10:16 - The Avengers #33 00:16:56 - The Butcher of Paris #5 00:25:00 - The Amazing Spider-Man #43 00:29:54 - Basketful of Heads #7 Patron Pick: 00:34:38 - Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #1 Patron Thanks: 00:45:43 - Galeus 00:46:47 - Jess Lysons G.I. Joe Corner: 00:51:54 - "Battle on the Roof of the World" The Revenge of Cobra, Pt. 4 Email: 01:15:25 - Ken's asking us about copyright, and he shouldn't. News: Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "On Your Own" Blur Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:58:37 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original co-host Ron Richards to discuss... Quarantine Streaming: 00:01:44 - Ron watched Mrs. America and Devs. 00:05:39 - Conor watched Parks and Recreation. 00:09:42 - Josh watched What We Do in the Shadows, and The Last Dance. Television: 00:17:20 - Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours To Kill 00:22:18 - High Fidelity 00:29:52 - Star Trek: Picard Streaming Services: 00:35:36 - CBS All-Access is awesome. 00:38:50 - HBO MAX arrives! SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)" Stevie Wonder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. It was a long road, but finally, the Kelly Thompson Talksplode conversation has arrived. The writer of Hawkeye, Jessica Jones, Captain Marvel, Star, A-Force, West Coast Avengers, Black Widow and many more comics, joins Josh (again) to talk about career, process, challenges, motivations, and much more. She's funny and candid and we hope you enjoy this as much as we did. Follow Kelly on Twitter! Total Running Time: 01:21:11 Music: “I Dreamt We Spoke Again" Death Cab for Cutie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s a return to somewhat normal as Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at the new offerings that hit the (digital) spinner racks this week. Running Time: 01:17:58 Pick of the Week: 00:01:54 – DCeased: Unkillables #3 Comics: 00:11:11 – DCeased: Hope at World’s End #1 00:14:01 – Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #10 00:17:15 – Hawkeye: Freefall #5 00:21:47 – Red Sonja #13 00:24:35 – The Dollhouse Family #6 00:26:57 – Star #5 Patron Pick: 00:28:56 – The Ludocrats #1 Patron Thanks: 00:32:48 – Michael Scott 00:34:40 – Dan Boman G.I. Joe Corner: 00:38:38 – “The Palace of Doom” The Revenge of Cobra, Pt. 3 Email: 01:02:57 – Keith H. wonders why fans of DCeased won’t give Injustice a shot. 01:06:32 – James V. from Calgary, Canada has been checking out classic graphic novels during quarantine. News: Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got eight designs! Music: “Good Golly Miss Molly” Little Richard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Frontier fawning fest continues! Then it seemed like maybe G.I. Joe had run its course, right up until they got to the Cobra Café. Also, Josh said Five Easy Pieces, but he meant The Last Detail, and that was before he left early. To be fair, we went really long again. Running Time: 01:24:05 Pick of the Week: 00:04:09 - DC: The New Frontier, Vol. 2 Comics: 00:38:13 - Batman: Gotham Nights #4 Patron Pick: 00:50:31 - Lois Lane #10 Patron Thanks: 00:57:07 – Stewart Bryson 00:58:28 – Daniel Spigarolo G.I. Joe Corner: 00:59:28 - "The Vines of Evil" The Revenge of Cobra, Pt. 2 News: Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "I Am a Rock" Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick discuss the first half of one of their all-time favorite comic books, which throws the problems with the current versions of some of their favorite characters into stark relief, especially as a handful of new comics appeared this week. Also, Ron Richards returns as we enter a new era for G.I. Joe! Running Time: 01:18:16 Pick of the Week: 00:02:34 – DC: The New Frontier, Vol. 1 Comics: 00:29:30 – The Green Lantern: Season Two #3 00:33:54 – Hawkman #23 00:35:25 – The Flash #753 Patron Pick: 00:39:38 – Bad Karma #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:37 – Greg Rhinehart 00:48:57 – Ryan Mount G.I. Joe Corner: 00:52:28 – “In the Cobra’s Pit” The Revenge of Cobra, Pt. 1 News: Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! Brought To You By: • Quarantine – Quarantine is a crazy 40-page sci-fi one-shot comic, each page drawn by a different incredible artist and written by Frank At Home On The Farm writer and iFanboy Patron Jordan Thomas! Featuring a cover by Darick Robertson, and art by Gary Erskine, Shaky Kane, Emma Kubert, Clara Meath, Craig Paton, Gustaffo Vargas, and more! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got eight designs! Beginning May 10, all regular tees in our shop will be $15! This sale is only a week long and will end May 17. Music: “Fly Me To The Moon” [feat. Count Basie And His Orchestra] Frank Sinatra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The pick is a golden gem from the past, and if you'd like to hear Conor and Josh fawn over a comic book, then this show is for you. There are a couple of other comics, and then we travel to Cobra Mountain for a grand finale. (The last time we talked about this book was on episode #210 of our video show.) Running Time: 01:20:44 Pick of the Week: 00:01:38 - JSA: The Golden Age Comics: 00:28:19 - Sabrina the Teenage Witch #2 00:31:05 - Swamp Thing: New Roots #1 Patron Thanks: 00:36:29 - SeanWithHats 00:37:53 - Brian Compton G.I. Joe Corner: 00:44:06 - "A Stake in the Serpent's Heart" The M.A.S.S. Device, Pt. 5 Audience Questions: 01:01:34 - Ken J. from the Great White North wonders about the best Byrne. 01:04:42 - (Another) Josh wants to know if comics can get people back with big creative lineups. 01:10:30 - Robert has a question about the gender split on the GDAT™ master list. News: Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Golden Brown" Drive Like Jehu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:59:42 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original co-host Ron Richards to discuss... Quarantine Streaming: 00:01:54 - Ron watched Future Man, Devs, and High Fidelity. 00:03:14 - Josh watched It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and is (still) listening to the audio book of The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York. 00:07:13 - Conor watched The Good Fight, Outlander, Bosch, and The Joy of Painting. Television: 00:09:20 - The Plot Against America (HBO) Film: 00:25:54 - The Almost Famous Debate! SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "Fever Dog" Stillwater Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are back with an old comic, some new (old comics), and still, the show runs long. That's probably G.I. Joe Corner guest star Ron Richards' fault. Running Time: 01:25:19 Pick of the Week: 00:03:43 - Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions Comics: 00:27:28 - Wonder Woman: Agent of Peace 00:29:26 - Superman: Man of Tomorrow 00:31:56 - Batman: Gotham Knights 00:37:10 - Aquaman: Deep Dives / The Flash: Fastest Man Alive Patron Thanks: 00:38:15 - Brian McKinney 00:40:22 - Kenneth Gubert G.I. Joe Corner: 00:46:52 - "Duel in the Devil's Cauldron" The M.A.S.S. Device, Pt. 4 Audience Questions: 01:07:33 - John V. applies science to Josh's problem with left-handed panel stacking. 01:11:27 - Shane C. just caught up on Saga. News: Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" The Byrds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plunging further and further into this new age, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan find some comics to discuss and talk about a gem from the recent past, as well as a couple of digital only releases. From there, it's on to G.I. Joe Corner, with our old pal, Ron Richards. You will learn no science from G.I. Joe, and you will learn no history from Josh, but boy, did he want to try. Running Time: 01:18:37 Pick of the Week: 00:01:53 - Sara (or buy directly from TKO, with 50% of your price going to your local comic store) Comics: 00:22:43 - Teen Titans GO! To Camp! #8 00:25:40 - Batman: The Adventures Continue #2 00:28:20 - Friday #1 G.I. Joe Corner: 00:38:20 - "The Worms of Death" The M.A.S.S. Device, Pt. 3 Patron Thanks: 01:02:08 - Steve Smith 01:03:17 - Swempthung Audience Questions: 01:04:31 - Dr. Robert M. wants to know what comics really cause you to get lost in the art and story, and let you leave some of the daily stresses behind for a while. 01:09:02 - Wes from MN wants to know if there are any recent creators who are both great writers and great artists. We nearly answer his question.News: Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Communist Daughter" Neutral Milk Hotel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eccentric Benefactor Patron Damian Sherman stops by to help Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan figure out how to keep doing a show in the Age of No New Comics. Plus, Josh introduces a new segment! Running Time: 01:20:57 Pick of the Week: 00:03:04 - Batgirl: Year One Comics: 00:19:19 - Teen Titans GO! To Camp! #7 Patron Pick: 00:23:24 - Daytripper Patron Thanks: 00:44:22 - Peter Craig 00:46:15 - Alex Davis Patron Powers... The Tables Are Turned: 00:49:01 - Conor Kilpatrick 00:49:51 - Josh Flanagan G.I. Joe Corner: 00:55:24 - "Slave of the Cobra Master" The M.A.S.S. Device, Pt. 2 Audience Questions: 01:06:38 - Ethan J. is having trouble convincing his teenage daughter that Captain America is cool. 01:13:02 - Back in 2012, Vichus S. had a concern about the Justice League movie. News: Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Lean on Me" Bill Withers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a new epoch for our show! Hopefully it's a short epoch, but here we are. There actually are some new comics out this week, and we talked about all of them. Yes, all of them. We brought our pal, James Viscardi, of comicbook.com, to have some fun, and help us speculate wildly on what the future of comics might hold, and answer some listener questions. You might also notice we went really, really long. Really long. And, oh yeah, there's one more special guest to join us in our new Corner. Running Time: 01:34:49 Pick of the Week: 00:02:59 - Five Years #9 Comics: 00:12:23 - Teen Titans GO! To Camp #6 00:17:04 - Sabrina the Teenage Witch #1 00:21:03 - Gen:Lock #14 Patron Pick: 00:25:43 - Batman: The Adventures Continue #1 Patron Thanks: 00:31:52 - Len Schmidt 00:34:55 - Karl Degre 00:36:31 - Chris Kabool G.I. Joe Corner: 00:41:16 - "The Cobra Strikes" The M.A.S.S. Device, Pt. 1 Comics in the Time of COVID-19: 00:55:56 - The state of the comics industry and what might happen in the future; plus we answer related emails from Rashaad B., Andrew M. from Spain, Tony B. from San Diego, CA, and Dr. Chris Lewis from the UK. News: Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Nowhere to Run" Martha and the Vandellas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest DC Universe Animated Original Movie... Superman: Red Son! Plus, Conor watched DC Showcase: Phantom Stranger, and what does a Mike Carlin quote from the Justice League Dark: Apokolips War mean for the future of this line of films? Running Time: 00:35:59 Music: "Back in the U.S.S.R." Chubby Checker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In what could be the last regularly formatted show for a while, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick invite Ryan Haupt to the party and go long talking about comics, Josh's water softener machine, tiki bar adventures, COVID-19, podcasting, and the future. (NOTE: Conor's microphone cable died for exactly two minutes near the end of the show, so that was fun.) Running Time: 01:19:56 Pick of the Week: 00:03:39 - Batman: Curse of the White Knight, Book Eight Comics: 00:11:32 - The Old Guard: Force Multiplied #4 00:17:44 - The Amazing Spider-Man #42 00:20:53 - Legion of Super-Heroes #5 00:32:00 - Basketful of Heads #6 00:34:50 - John Constantine: Hellblazer #5 00:38:30 - Once & Future #7 00:40:58 - Batman/Superman #8 Patron Pick: 00:44:36 - My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #88 Patron Thanks: 00:51:48 - Mark Richardson 00:53:20 - Rob Ford 00:54:45 - Julie Petrarca Audience Question: 00:56:55 - Kim S. from Denmark used to podcast from a studio but now has to do it at home because of COVID-19 and he needs tips. Comics in the Time of COVID-19: 01:12:52 - What's next for the show? News: Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Same Old Drag" The Apples in Stereo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at Robin: Year One by Chuck Dixon, Scott Beatty, Javier Pulido, Marcos Martin, Robert Campanella, Lee Loughridge, & Sean Konot! Running Time: 00:33:50 Music: "Brother in Conflict" Voxtrot Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the midst of the apocalypse, two jamokes read comics while there are still comics. Will Conor's boundless enthusiasm for Robin save us all? Will the recurring thematic hints at plague destroy us? Listen, dear friends and you will know! Or least be delightfully distracted. That we can promise. Running Time: 01:03:06 Pick of the Week: 00:01:47 - DCeased: Unkillables #2 Comics: 00:09:33 - Spider-Woman #1 00:16:41 - Middlewest #16 00:19:41 - Robin 80th Anniversary Super Spectacular 00:32:36 - Family Tree #5 00:34:06 - Plunge #2 00:35:49 - Fantastic Four #20 00:38:45 - Die!Die!Die! #8 Patron Pick: 00:41:25 - X-Ray Robot #1 Patron Thanks: 00:48:28 - Darrell Humber 00:49:24 - Zachary Cheeseman Audience Question: 00:51:08 - Alexander from NZ wonders if it's just him, or comics are getting sort of lackluster. News: Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Good Guys (don't wear white)" Minor Threat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present the first episode of Mediasplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original co-host Ron Richards to discuss streaming options for the self-quarantining, Josh's recent discovery of The Expanse book (and TV) series, and the HBO documentary, McMillion$. What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Running Time: 00:50:14 Music: "Back and to the Left" Texas is the Reason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a strange, weirdly light week and there's not a lot to talk about, so of course we went long. Make liberal use of that skip forward button if you don't enjoy deep dives into New York City transportation issues. Running Time: 01:11:00 Pick of the Week: 00:02:51 - Punisher: Soviet #5 Comics: 00:11:39 - Hawkeye: Freefall #4 00:19:30 - Superman #21 00:28:47 - Young Justice #14 00:30:00 - The Dollhouse Family #5 Star Wars Corner: 00:33:17 - Star Wars: Darth Vader #2 00:36:54 - Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #1 Patron Pick: 00:38:18 - Decorum #1 Patron Thanks: 00:46:03 - Eric McIntosh 00:46:50 - Brett "Bside" Matthews 00:47:42 - Antony Nicholls 00:48:46 - Nigel Lange Audience Question: 00:50:35 - Mike H. from Buffalo, NY thinks there are too many sub-standard comic book creators these days. 00:56:30 - Tim H. from Pittsburgh, PA is looking to read some Flash comics. 00:59:50 - Matt R. from Connecticut wants to know what happened to the inker. News: Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Back in the U.S.S.R." The Beatles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. He's back! Following his previous appearance on our program, Aubrey has lived and learned, and he has risen again, his enthusiasm undaunted. We talk about about the truly wonderful book, The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling, and his new collection from Dark Horse, No One Left to Fight, and how those got done, and what they mean to him. Aubrey always brings the enthusiasm, get yourself ready for energy. Follow Aubrey on Twitter! Total Running Time: 01:07:20 Music: “Black Betty" Ram Jam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a great week for first issues, and in the face of strong, high end contenders, the Pick of the Week (which is not wrong), is a bit of a left turn. Do we have a strong pro-Kang bias? Absolutely. All that's important is 1) Doom and Kang on a train and 2) Shaner ascendent. Put that in the bank. Running Time: 01:12:33 Pick of the Week: 00:02:13 - Doctor Doom #6 Comics: 00:11:39 - Strange Adventures #1 00:21:00 - Strange Academy #1 00:26:50 - The Flash #750 00:41:04 - Outer Darkness/Chew #1 00:43:04 - Man-Eaters One Shot 00:45:04 - Daredevil #19 00:48:06 - Marvel #1 Patron Pick: 00:50:58 - Billionaire Island #1 Patron Thanks: 00:57:25 - James Upton 00:58:03 - Michael DeLorme 00:59:00 - Dave Schweitzer 00:59;54 - Seth Macchi Audience Question: 01:00:57 - Jason is thinking about Taskmaster's wardrobe. News: Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! Brought To You By • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Big Train" Mike Watt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's hot! In February! Oh boy, here we go! On this week's show, Conor Kilpatrick loses his faculties in the winter (!) heat, while (not a) Dr. Ryan Haupt steps in for a mysteriously missing Josh Flanagan to discuss this week's comic books, the properties of various gemstones, and COVID-19. Running Time: 01:05:45 News: 00:01:30 - Ryan's COVID-19 Prevention Tips Pick of the Week: 00:02:11 - John Constantine: Hellblazer #4 Comics: 00:09:44 - Batman/Superman #7 00:11:46 - X-Men #7 00:17:42 - X-Men/Fantastic Four #2 00:21:48 - Falcon and Winter Soldier #1 00:26:30 - Amethyst #1 00:30:19 - Leviathan Dawn #1 00:32:48 - Action Comics #1020 00:36:29 - Tomorrow #1 Patron Pick: 00:42:29 - Fantastic Four: Grimm Noir #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:31 - Tommy Newton 00:48:39 - Michael Escobedo 00:50:27 - David Caswell 00:51:38 - JJ Orta Audience Question: 00:53:00 - Dallas T. needs the iFanboys to make a decision for him. News: Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! Brought To You By • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Wrigley Field" Randy Newman   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is it the best book in recent memory? It might be. Is there a lot of good stuff giving us a lot of laughs? Yes. Does the laughing get uncomfortable at one point? That depends on who you are. Was that a dog barking? Who can say? Is there any point to this synopsis any longer. No, definitely not. Running Time: 01:07:45 Pick of the Week: 00:01:16 - Superman Smashes the Klan #3 Comics: 00:14:13 - Wonder Twins #12 00:17:46 - Plunge #1 00:22:29 - DCeased: The Unkillables #1 00:28:14 - The Old Guard: Force Multiplied #3 00:33:52 - Superman's Pal: Jimmy Olsen #8 00:37:05 - Valkyrie: Jane Foster #8 00:39:36 - Daredevil #18 Patron Pick: 00:43:46 - BANG! #1 Patron Thanks: 00:49:10 - Colin Schardling 00:50:34 - Corey Maurer 00:51:14 - Sean Aaron Jenson 00:52:00 - Matt Danemana Audience Question: 00:53:34 - Marc asks about the best way to approach comic book reviews. News: Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! Brought To You By • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "A Change is Gonna Come" Sam Cooke Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In addition to talking about the week's comic books there is a disagreement about word pronunciation and way too much about someone's personal health. Don't forget to like and subscribe to Josh's new YouTube channel! Running Time: 01:05:50 Pick of the Week: 00:02:19 - Hawkeye: Freefall #3 Comics: 00:09:06 - Thor #3 00:14:22 - Alienated #1 00:21:24 - Superman: Heroes #1 00:29:36 - Marvels X #2 00:34:02 - Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey, Book One 00:36:32 - Batman: Pennyworth R.I.P. #1 00:39:47 - The Dollhouse Family #4 00:41:48 - The Green Lantern: Season Two #1 Patron Pick: 00:44:26 - The Terrifics #25 Patron Thanks: 00:49:07 - Brian Morgan 00:50:00 - James Fletcher 00:50:57 - Phillip Knight Scott 00:51:37 - WestBornEastBred Audience Question: 00:54:15 - Greag B. from Oakland, CA is not happy about the behavior of the X-Men. 00:58:47 - Karl C. wants to know about Barry Allen's non-powered running prowess. News: Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! Brought To You By • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Until I Fall Away" Gin Blossoms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at Batman by Neal Adams, Book Three by Neal Adams, Dennis O'Neil, Dick Giordano, Len Wein, and Frank Robbins! Here's a color/art comparison of one of the pages that we talked about on the show as it is presented in this edition versus The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told collection: Running Time: 00:42:04 Music: "You've Got a Friend (2019 Remaster)" James Taylor   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk and talk and talk and talk, which is good, because it's kind of the point, and you get this super-sized show, despite the month plus of weird comic weeks. It's possible Phil Noto stopped by (he didn't), and Josh's dog makes a cameo. And then we keep talking. Conor thought it was 5 years ago. Listen for any of that to make sense. My goodness, we talked a lot. Running Time: 01:27:07 Pick of the Week: 00:03:14 - The Butcher of Paris #3 Comics: 00:12:55 - Daredevil #17 00:17:26 - Doctor Doom #5 00:22:19 - Lois Lane #8 00:26:19 - The Man Who Fucked Up Time #1 00:33:48 - Usagi Yojimbo #8 00:35:58 - Birthright #41 00:38:33 - Justice League #40 Star Wars Corner: 00:42:10 - Star Wars: Darth Vader #1 Patron Pick: 00:51:06 - X-Men/Fantastic Four #1 Patron Thanks: 01:06:33 - John Morrison 01:07:26 - Christopher K. Lewis 01:08:16 - Thomas Christodoulides 01:09:26 - Tim Audience Question: 01:11:27 - Randy wants to know why we're not checking out more books, and we don't think our response is all that defensive. It isn't! Really... News: Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! Brought To You By • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "The Butcher" Radiohead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan are back to discuss the fourth fifth week in a row while also defending Hawkeye, discussing how comics have broken our brains, and wondering just what kind of guy is Bob Saget. Running Time: 01:06:30 Pick of the Week: 00:02:28 - Criminal #12 Comics: 00:10:48 - Hawkeye: Freefall #2 00:18:17 - Thor #2 00:21:47 - Dr. Strange #2 00:28:09 - Conan the Barbarian #12 00:32:38 - Detective Comics Annual #3 00:34:23 - Captain Marvel: The End #1 00:36:48 - Farmhand #13 Patron Pick: 00:38:31 - Frankenstein Undone #1 Patron Thanks: 00:43:02 - Jason Crewes 00:44:57 - Brandon Lawrence 00:46:45 - Steve Howell 00:47:16 - Jason MacKean Audience Question: 00:50:01 - Rashaad B. asks about Damian Wayne and the appearance of Harley Quinn in that infamous Action Comics double page spread. 00:56:30 - Kenneth J. from the Great White North wants to know how has the best villains. News: 01:02:33 - Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Father of Mine" Everclear   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Comic book writer, Matthew Rosenberg has had quite the professional journey. After quite a lot of time and experience in the music industry, he decided he wanted to make comics. So he did. There were lots of missteps and learning opportunity along the way, but now he makes his living writing a lot of his favorite characters at Marvel, in titles like Hawkeye: Freefall, The Punisher, The Astonishing X-Men, Kingpin, and many more. Hear the stories and the lessons learned on this episode of Talksplode.  Follow Matt on Twitter! Total Running Time: 01:02:49 Music: “Simple Song" Avail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HELLO-EE-YO! Folks are feeling better. Not all better, but listening to the ragged voices isn't quite as grating this week, so... progress! This one starts out with a bit of a lament, before giggling about the many funny things in the Pick of the Week. It's a good discussion week for sure, and the cough quotient is way way down. Plus, is this the longest haranguing of a double page spread ever? Might could be. Running Time: 01:11:33 Pick of the Week: 00:05:18 - Wonder Twins #11 Comics: 00:13:17 - Superman #19 00:22:17 - Guardians of the Galaxy #1 00:26:07 - Detective Comics #1019 00:30:20 - Fantastic Four #18 00:36:48 - Middlewest #14 00:39:40 - Shazam! #10 00:41:11 - The Amazing Spider-Man #38 00:44:04 - Marauders #6 Patron Pick: 00:48:39 - Wonder Woman #750 Patron Thanks: 00:57:47 - Terrell Tolliver 00:59:39 - Kyle Rovagug 01:00:47 - Karl Erikson 01:03:00 - Andrew Izguerra News: 01:08:51 - Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! Brought to You By: • Netflix Behind the Scenes Podcast - Season two looks at The Witcher! Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Pocketcasts or wherever else you listen to podcasts. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Wonderboy" Tenacious D Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our two hosts are still sick but still they soldier on because someone has to talk about comics and the Watchmen TV show. Running Time: 01:09:31 Pick of the Week: 00:02:46 - The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage, Book Two Comics: 00:12:53 - Second Coming #6 00:16:28 - Legion of Super-Heroes #3 00:20:36 - The Batman's Grave #4 00:23:34 - Nightwing #68 00:25:22 - Undiscovered Country #3 00:28:08 - Five Years #7 Patron Pick: 00:34:17 - Hellboy Winter Special 2019 Patron Thanks: 00:41:41 - Ryan Kindahl 00:44:14 - JP 00:45:36 - Andrew Nicovich 00:47:05 - Excangelical Audience Questions: 00:48:40 - Tom C. from Newcastle, UK asks about the Watchmen TV series and the end of Doomsday Clock. News: 01:06:36 - Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! Brought to You By: • Netflix Behind the Scenes Podcast - Season two looks at The Witcher! Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Pocketcasts or wherever else you listen to podcasts. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "I'm So Tired" Tender Forever Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two jamokes took a couple weeks off from the weekly show, and have returned slightly less than when they left, but they fight through illness to deliver the expected comic book program to the patient multitudes. And, boy was it a light week to come back to, so obviously the show still manages to go over an hour. Running Time: 01:08:31 Pick of the Week: 00:02:51 - The Amazing Spider-Man #37 Comics: 00:12:00 - The Dollhouse Family #12 00:16:10 - Star #1 00:20:43 - Red Sonja #1 00:24:39 - Batman #86 00:33:46 - Miles Morales: The End #1 00:35:34 - The Butcher of Paris #2 00:39:40 - Archie 1955 #4 Patron Pick: 00:40:51 - Marvels X #1 Patron Thanks: 00:52:26 - Eric Smith 00:53:56 - Jonathan Shearer 00:55:10 - Jared Luyster 00:47:55 - Jay Sternitsky Audience Questions: 00:58:09 - Ken is looking for Golden Age, non-superhero comics, and we flail around quite a bit trying to help. Brought to You By: • Netflix Behind the Scenes Podcast - Season two looks at The Witcher! Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Pocketcasts or wherever else you listen to podcasts. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "YYZ" Rush Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our semi annual holiday tradition continues! It’s time to gather around the fire and talk about the final chapter of the Star Wars (Skywalker) Saga — Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker! Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick welcome back special guest Ron Richards to break down the last step in a 42 year journey. (Disclaimer: Ron Richard’s opinions are his own and do not represent Marvel Entertainment or the Walt Disney Corporation.) Running Time: 00:56:15 Music: “Fanfare and Prologue” John Williams and “Victory Celebration/End Title” John Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the fourteenth annual iFanboy All Media Year End Roundup! Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and special guest Ron Richards discuss some of what they enjoyed in media in 2019. Movies, television, music, books, podcasts, and comics -- it's all here! (Disclaimer: Ron Richard's opinions are his own and do not represent Marvel Entertainment or the Walt Disney Corporation.) Running Time: 02:52:50 Movies: 00:02:35 - Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood 00:09:02 - Parasite 00:12:44 - Dolemite is My Name 00:15:58 - The Irishman 00:23:46 - The Farewell 00:25:29 - Rocketman 00:27:49 - Ford v Ferrari 00:33:50 - A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood 00:36:32 - Yesterday 00:40:09 - Booksmart 00:43:32 - Late Night 00:45:23 - The Current War 00:49:35 - Knives Out 00:54:52 - Downton Abbey 00:57:35 - Josh's Kids Movie Roundup Television: 01:00:37 - Chernobyl 01:05:38 - The Crown 01:08:06 - The Boys 01:10:47 - The Deuce 01:14:07 - Succession 01:16:18 - The Righteous Gemstones 01:18:43 - The Mandalorian 01:21:13 - Good Omens 01:23:11 - For All Mankind 01:25:49 - The Orville 01:28:41 - The Good Place 01:29:31 - Wu-Tang: An American Saga 01:32:25 - The Imagineering Story 01:35:41 - Yellowstone 01:37:01 - Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns Music: 01:43:24 - Bad Religion, "Age of Unreason" / Age of Unreason Tour 01:45:32 - Adult Magic, "Adult Magic" 01:47:15 - Superchunk, Acoustic Foolish Tour 01:49:35 - Reunions 01:56:37 - Conor Goes to Shows! 01:59:23 - Mike Watt 02:01:08 - Vinyl... just in general 02:02:40 - Camp Fuzz Books: 02:07:23 - "Fall; or, Dodge in Hell: A Novel" by Neal Stephenson 02:11:32 - "The Cobweb: A Novel" by Neal Stephenson and J. Frederick George 02:12:39 - "The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.: A Novel" by Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland 02:14:38 - "Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI" by David Grann 02:16:21 - "The Right Stuff" by Tom Wolfe 02:18:46 - "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen 02:20:09 - "Let's Go (So We Can Get Back): A Memoir of Recording and Discording with Wilco, Etc." by Jeff Tweedy 02:22:05 - "All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of The Wire" by Jonathan Abrams 02:23:37 - "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared Diamond 02:26:51 - "The Big Sleep" by Raymond Chandler 02:28:29 - "Smash!: Green Day, The Offspring, Bad Religion, NOFX, and the '90s Punk Explosion" by Ian Winwood Podcasts: 02:30:52 - "The Chernobyl Podcast" with Peter Segal and Craig Mazin 02:32:01 - "Dolly Parton's America" with Jad Abumrad and Shima Oliaee 02:32:57 - "Patient Zero" with Taylor Quimby and New Hampshire Public Radio 02:34:35 - Pinball Podcasts 02:36:00 - Audible Originals 02:38:35 - "Revisionist History" with Malcolm Gladwell Comics: 02:39:27 - Batman: Universe 02:40:04 - Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen 02:40:44 - Superman: Up in the Sky 02:41:23 - Red Sonja 02:42:07 - Criminal 02:42:41 - DCeased 02:43:39 - Fantastic Four 02:44:22 - Crowded 02:45:19 - The Lone Ranger 02:46:08 - Old Man Quill Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "A Willie Nice Christmas (feat. Willie Nelson)" Kacey Musgraves   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the last regular episode of 2019! With Josh Flanagan trapped in a Planes, Trains and Automobiles situation, Conor Kilpatrick calls in former iFanboy columnist Jim Mroczkowski, the Rip Van Winkle of comics, to save the day at the last minute! Running Time: 01:01:24 Pick of the Week: 00:03:07 - Superman: Up in the Sky #6 Comics: 00:09:21 - Batman: Universe #6 00:12:44 - X-Men #3 00:15:47 - Doctor Doom #3 00:19:07 - New Year's Evil #1 00:25:25 - The Green Lantern: Blackstars #2 00:27:43 - Old Man Quill #12 00:29:25 - Kill Whitey Donovan #1 00:33:01 - Thor: The Worthy #1 Patron Pick: 00:37:07 - The Butcher of Paris #1 Patron Thanks: 00:44:56 - Eric Smith 00:46:08 - Jonathan Shearer 00:47:01 - Jared Luyster 00:47:55 - Jay Sternitsky Audience Questions: 00:48:51 - Jason R. from Colorado Springs, CO has some year end questions. Looking Back at 2019: 00:52:15 - Picks of the Week - By the Numbers! Brought to You By: • The Only Podcast Left - Daybreak - Available now on Spotify! • Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get $5 off any shave set! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Fairytale of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl)" The Pogues Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we stumble to the year end break, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are barely holding it together. Not even special guest Ryan Haupt can keep things on track as the show goes almost immediately off the rails on a shark-related tangent. It's a good thing that Vertigo is on a creative role! Running Time: 01:13:13 Pick of the Week: 00:03:14 - Books of Magic #14 Comics: 00:10:10 - John Constantine: Hellblazer #1 00:16:02 - Lazarus: Risen #3 00:22:48 - Action Comics #1017 00:27:25 - Invisible Woman #5 00:34:42 - Batman: Creature of the Night #4 00:37:12 - Valkyrie: Jane Foster #4 00:38:09 - Shazam! #8 Patron Pick: 00:42:32 - Conan 2099 #1 Patron Thanks: 00:52:40 - MCCN 00:54:27 - Deezer Irons 00:56:57 - Malcolm Eller 00:59:21 - Josh Zoll Audience Questions: 01:00:48 - Scott P. can't understand why business people keep creating their own comic book publishing companies. Brought to You By: • MARVELS - A new podcast from Marvel and Stitcher! Learn more at marvelspodcast.com! • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" Darlene Love Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at Fantastic Four: Behold... Galactus! Marvel Select Edition by Stan Lee, John Byrne, Jack Kirby, John Buscema, Joe Sinnott, Glynis Wein, Artie Simek, Sam Rosen, John Costanza, & Jim Novak! Running Time: 00:47:58 Music: "The Man Comes Around" Johnny Cash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Great Jimberly Jimmington's Ghost! It's time for another episode! The Patron Powers are on the spot. We like the book, but can't remember if we liked the last book. Maybe that other book isn't actually very good, but hey, check that art out! Then we got a question we've never even thought about before. And we've been thinking about questions for a long time. Decades. Running Time: 01:09:56 Pick of the Week: 00:01:40 - Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #5 Comics: 00:12:49 - Batman: White Knights Presents Von Freeze 00:17:17 - Marauders #2 00:23:25 - Captain America #16 00:31:11 - Batman #83 00:35:13 - The Amazing Mary Jane #2 00:37:23 - Crowded #10 00:39:29 - Heart Attack #1 Patron Pick: 00:43:34 - The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage, Book One Patron Thanks: 00:53:36 - Sam Musters 00:54:39 - Nick DiTota 00:55:11 - Spiral Tracks 00:56:06 - Coree Burton Audience Questions: 00:57:53 - James from Delaware wonders about Cap's head wings. 01:02:01 - Peter likes that Doctor Aphra. Brought to You By: • The Only Podcast Left - Daybreak - Available now on Spotify! • MARVELS - A new podcast from Marvel and Stitcher! Learn more at marvelspodcast.com! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Jimmy Jazz" The Clash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a weird week of comics, and it was hard to find standouts, but that doesn't mean there wasn't plenty to talk about. Josh Flanagan even makes a veiled reference to that damn closet by the same guys who finished up a mini-series this week. Conor Kilpatrick struggles with the production on his favorite comic book artist of all time, and we give it up to all the great work Vertigo is putting out lately. Running Time: 01:10:19 Pick of the Week: 00:01:17 - The Dollhouse Family #1 Comics: 00:09:56 - Event Leviathan #6 00:15:16 - Superman #17 00:22:20 - Guardians of the Galaxy #11 00:25:57 - Invaders #11 00:33:28 - Family Tree #1 00:38:40 - Punisher: Soviet #1 00:40:55 - History of the Marvel Universe #5 Patron Pick: 00:44:49 - Far Sector #1 Patron Thanks: 00:51:56 - Jimmy 00:52:32 - Gary Hunter 00:55:06 - William Martin 00:55:24 - Amy Foster Audience Question: 00:57:13 - Ken asks about our favorite single panels. 01:01:05 - Corey has some Watchmen questions. Brought to You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Family Affair" Sly and the Family Stone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week there are too many books and too many books with too many characters who don’t get introduced properly and our hosts have old man brains. Also, Josh Flanagan almost gets himself murdered. Running Time: 00:56:01 Pick of the Week: 00:02:04 – Black Cat #6 Comics: 00:06:14 – Batman: Universe #5 00:10:11 – Legion of Super-Heroes #1 00:14:46 – Superman: Up in the Sky #5 00:18:50 – X-Force #1 / New Mutants #1 00:25:29 – Death or Glory #6 00:27:34 – Wonder Twins #9 00:30:27 – Doctor Doom #2 00:32:16 – The Green Lantern: Blackstars #1 Patron Pick: 00:33:46 – Undiscovered Country #1 Patron Thanks: 00:41:28 – Ross Moore 00:42:53 – Ruairi Dickson 00:44:02 – Brandon Lee 00:44:45 – Jared Blanchard Audience Question: 00:49:16 – Karl wants to know about Batman’s fitness regimen. Brought To You By: • The Only Podcast Left – Daybreak – Available now on Spotify! • Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get your trial shave set now! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got seven designs! Music: “Black Eyes” Bradley Cooper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You don't even know that a power outage happened in the middle of this show, and that we continued on generator power. Now you know. Josh Flanagan goes back home to the comics that make him happiest, and we fact check with the writer whose comics we're talking about mid-show! Will Josh speed talk himself to death? Stay tuned, dear listener. Running Time: 01:00:35 Pick of the Week: 00:02:21 - The Sandman Universe Presents Hellblazer #1 Comics: 00:09:45 - DCeased #6 00:15:53 - Batman Annual #4 00:22:35 - Excalibur #1 00:31:13 - Harleen #2 00:32:21 - The Last God #1 00:35:00 - Invisible Woman #4 00:37:30 - Nightwing Annual #2 Patron Pick: 00:40:36 - Basketful of Heads #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:43 - Peter J. Kah 00:49:38 - Marcel Ebanks 00:51:29 - Thomas Dietz 00:52:13 - Amal Disai Audience Question: 00:53:14 - Peter from Florida wants to know where all the panels are. Brought To You By: • Mack Wldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "This is Hell" Elvis Costello Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest DC Universe Animated Original Movie... Wonder Woman: Bloodlines! Plus, Ryan checks in on his promise to watch DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock and Death, and we look ahead to 2020! Running Time: 00:33:12 Music: "Blood, Sweat and Murder" Scott H. Biram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Josh Flanagan just wants everyone to get on with it and get it over with, while Conor Kilpatrick has a new hashtag. Running Time: 00:59:17 Pick of the Week: 00:02:08 - Marauders #1 Comics: 00:09:31 - Action Comics #1016 00:13:02 - King Thor #2 00:15:40 - The Amazing Mary Jane #1 00:19:40 - Criminal #9 00:22:22 - G.I. Joe #2 00:24:43 - Books of Magic #13 00:26:20 - Second Coming #4 Patron Pick: 00:27:40 - The Amazing Spider-Man: Full Circle Patron Thanks: 00:35:14 - Geoffrey Davis 00:37:05 - Patrick O'Kelley 00:38:14 - Rusty Richardson 00:39:44 - Jake Ignatowicz Audience Question: 00:40:28 - Adam asks a what if question about real life mutant registration and the answer takes a serious turn. 00:46:07 - Juan P. from Los Angeles, CA read an alarming report about superhero comic book sales and is worried. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "A Beautiful Sea" Sing Street Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have achieved the rare and elusive, unanimous Pick of the Week/Patron Pick dovetail with this one. Superman remains ascendent, John Romita Jr. does double duty, Archie marches on, and what is the deal with Image Comics? Running Time: 01:11:30 Pick of the Week/Patron Pick: 00:01:44 - Superman Smashes The Klan #1 Comics: 00:18:44 - Superman: Year One #3 00:24:20 - X-Men #1 00:29:04 - Once & Future #3 00:31:47 - Batman #81 00:41:05 - Archie: The Married Life - 10th Anniversary #3 00:44:57 - History of the Marvel Universe #4 00:47:10 - Analog #9 00:48:18 - Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #4 Patron Pick (Ratings): 00:50:50 - Superman Smashes The Klan #1 Patron Thanks: 00:52:24 - Ian Dunt 00:53:08 - Robert Cooper 00:54:05 - Kyle Saenz 00:55:34 - Philip Junek Kang Corner: 00:58:26 - Let's chat about Kang. Audience Question: 01:01:09 - Andrew from California is wondering about the change with Image Comics. Brought To You By: • Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get your trial shave set now! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "The KKK Took My Baby Away" The Ramones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Sometimes, with a little bit of effort, a little bit of luck, and a heck of a comedic and dramatic voice, you can build yourself a career in comics. That's how Kyle Starks did it. You might know him from Rick and Morty, Sexcastle, Rock Candy Mountain, Assassin Nation, or Mars Attacks. Currently, he's running a Kickstarter campaign on his newest project, Old Head. It's about basketball and vampires and it's kind of weird. Josh talks to the writer/artist about how he got here, how he works, a lot of other stuff in between. Follow Kyle on Twitter! Total Running Time: 01:04:59 Music: “Big Rock Candy Mountain" Tex Ritter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, plans go awry, a Patron gets his fourth (?!) power, and an old friend stops by for a quick visit. Running Time: 01:03:47 Pick of the Week: 00:01:52 - Batman: Universe #4 Comics:  00:09:35 - Superman #16 00:14:08 - Event Leviathan #5 00:18:40 - Wonder Twins #8 00:25:55 - The Amazing Spider-Man #31 00:27:12 - Usagi Yojimbo #5 00:28:27 - The Batman's Grave #1 Patron Pick: 00:31:59 - Doctor Doom #1 Patron Thanks: 00:37:24 - Blast It or Stash It 00:38:59 - Austyn Riley (Yep) 00:40:28 - Jonathan Wilbur 00:41:12 - Matthew Glenn State of the X-Men with Ron Richards: 00:42:30 - Our original co-host Ron Richards drops in to discuss Powers of X #6 and the current state of the X-Men. Brought To You By:• eero - Never think about WiFi again - Get $100 off the “Eero base unit and 2 beacons package,” and 1 year of eero Plus, visit eero.com/ifanboy and at checkout enter IFANBOY. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Hard to Kill" Bleached Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick is sleepy and his allergies are killing him and he can't remember anything this week. Josh Flanagan keeps moving his mic around or something and it sounds weird sometimes. At least an email leads to fun memories of our old co-host Ron Richards in college. Running Time: 00:56:42 Pick of the Week: 00:01:11 - DCeased #5 Comics: 00:10:28 - House of X #6 00:16:39 - Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium #2 00:19:36 - Runaways #25 00:25:27 - Young Justice #9 00:27:20 - Lois Lane #4 00:28:55 - Old Man Quill #10 00:30:38 - Doctor Strange #20 Patron Pick: 00:32:48 - Strange Skies Over East Berlin #1 Patron Thanks: 00:41:21 - John Timothy Watt 00:43:04 - Erik Seales 00:43:46 - James Thomas 00:44:41 - Jason Donoghue Audience Questions: 00:46:51 - Zack W. is looking for our favorite Flash moments and stories. 00:50:39 - Brad G. from Exeter, CA needs Hellblazer recommendations. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan are joined by former columnist Mike Romo to discuss Joker, the stand alone period piece origin film that is generating wildly disparate reactions in the general movie-going public ... but how will our hosts react? One thing's for sure -- it certainly triggers some memories for three guys who all have lived in New York City. Running Time: 00:42:00 Music: "That's Life" Frank Sinatra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at Sleeper: Book One by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Colin Wilson, Tony Avina, Janet Gale, Randy Mayor, Jimmy Betancourt, Rob Leigh, Kenny Lopez, Bill Oakley, & Richard Starkings! Running Time: 00:30:41 Music: "The Devil Never Sleeps" Iron and Wine   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor thinks Josh is tired. He did yawn. The number of times is in dispute. Also, there's some disagreement on what comics were good and which weren't this week. But they manage. Somehow. Running Time: 01:08:23 Pick of the Week: 00:01:22 - Harleen #1 Comics: 00:12:30 - The Avengers: Loki Unleashed #1 00:18:25 - The Avengers #24 00:22:37 - Detective Comics #1012 00:25:24 - Black Science #43 00:34:25 - Powers of X #5 00:35:58 - Criminal #8 00:37:29 - The White Trees #2 00:39:00 - Batman/Superman #2 Patron Pick: 00:41:48 - The New Mutants: War Children #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:55 - Jack Scott 00:48:47 - Alex Herrera 00:49:30 - Luis Recio 00:50:35 - B Listener Mail: 00:52:24 - Bryan from Chicago, IL wants to know about the state of new IP over at the Distinguished Competition. 00:57:44 - Nick from New Jersey wants to know why we're all about that Kang. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "No Children" The Mountain Goats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Josh Flanagan loved reading his comics… when they weren’t making him really grumpy. This is what Conor Kilpatrick has had to deal with for like 22 years. Running Time: 01:09:27 Pick of the Week: 00:01:48 – Superman #15 Comics: 00:14:40 – Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #3 00:18:53 – Spider-Man #1 00:27:24 – House of X #5 00:34:07 – G.I. Joe #1 00:45:04 – Black Hammer: Age of Doom #12 00:46:37 – Flash Forward #1 00:47:51 – Archie 1955 #1 00:49:39 – Lex Luthor: Year of the Villain Special Patron Pick: 00:50:17 – Inferior Five #1 Patron Thanks: 00:58:44 – Joe Koranda 01:00:59 – Matt Bona 01:01:44 – Eric Federspiel 01:02:54 – Jordan Thomas Brought To You By:• Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get your trial shave set! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got seven designs! Music: “You Might Think” The Cars and “Take Me Home Tonight (w/Ronnie Spector)” Eddie Money Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

iFanboy celebrates its 700th episode with a triple-sized all listener e-mail spectacular! Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick, and special guest Ryan Haupt asked you, the iFanbase, to send them e-mails… and you delivered! Running Time: 03:19:31 Pick of the Week: 00:03:57 - Event Leviathan #4 Comics: 00:12:34 - Conor talks briefly about Pick of the Week runner-ups: The Amazing Spider-Man #29, Black Cat #4, Batman: Universe #3, and The Riddler: Year of the Villain Special. Patron Pick: 00:13:56 - Moon Knight Annual #1 Audience Questions: 00:25:37 - The tradition continues as we field questions from the loyal iFanbase for over 3 hours! Listen as this iFanboy trio slowly fall apart, talking comics and ephemera to the very bitter end. Patron Thanks: 01:40:07 - Peter Stonecipher 01:41:32 - Ben Gosney 01:42:21 - Brandon Jared 01:43:26 - Mik Guevarra Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Back and To The Left" Texas is the Reason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Already a successful author, Brad Meltzer made a big splash in comics after taking over Green Arrow from Kevin Smith, and following that up with the Identity Crisis mini-series, with Rags Morales, a story that is still talked about today. Then he won an Eisner Award for his work on Justice League, along with Gene Ha. Then he became a TV host, in addition to still churning out his best selling books. In recent years, along with collaborator, cartoonist Chris Eliopoulos, Meltzer has released 19 historical children's books in the Ordinary People Change the World series, the two most recent being I Am Walt Disney and I Am Marie Curie, both out now. You can follow Brad on Twitter, and visit BradMeltzer.com. Total Running Time: 00:42:44 Music: “Writer's Cramp" Hüsker Dü Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We get Conor up early, Josh will brook no more of Todd's behavior, and we diagram the names of the Seaver family as best we can. Running Time: 01:18:25 Pick of the Week: 00:02:33 - Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium #1 Comics: 00:13:50 - Fantastic Four #14 00:20:56 - Lois Lane #3 00:23:52 - DCeased: A Good Day to Die #1 00:29:44 - Doomsday Clock #11 00:40:05 - Agents of Atlas #2 00:41:24 - Sea of Stars #3 00:43:38 - Battlepug #3 00:47:00 - Usagi Yojimbo #4 00:48:08 - Superman: Up In The Sky #3 Patron Pick: 00:50:39 - Spawn #300 Patron Thanks: 01:04:06 - Joseph M. Irwin 01:05:09 - Brice Bridges 01:06:22 - Andrew Funk 01:07:40 - Julien Bouskila Audience Question: 01:08:42 - We don't really take James' real question, but we do discuss cookies. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "The Legionnaire's Lament" The Decemberists Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Having so many books to talk about this week leads to a new (old?) segment, Josh Flanagan shows a little episode 700 anxiety, and the hot weather causes Conor Kilpatrick to mentally spin out at the end of the show. Also, Josh forgets to read an important book while digressions into The Goonies and Christmas Vacation almost derail the entire show. Running Time: 01:08:30 Pick of the Week: 00:03:50 – Thor #16 Comics: 00:12:50 – House of X #3 00:15:08 – Black Science #42 00:18:49 – The Avengers #23 00:22:33 – Black Panther #15 00:26:10 – Tommy Gun Wizards #1 The Bell The Alarm: 00:35:42 – Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #11 00:37:40 – Spider-Man: Life Story #6 00:38:48 – Mountainhead #1 00:39:47 – Batman/Superman #1 00:40:51 – Superman #14 00:41:49 – She-Hulk Annual #1 00:42:55 – Justice League #30 00:43:54 – The Flash #77 00:44:57 – Batman: Curse of the White Knight #2 00:45:59 – Doctor Strange #18 Patron Pick: 00:47:04 – Marvel Comics #1000 Patron Thanks: 00:56:30 – Blake Button 00:57:56 – Keith Remick 00:59:34 – Ryan Beattie 01:00:56 – Will Knight Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon – Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men’s underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got seven designs! Music: “Kiss You Goodbye” Bleached Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here we are again, Jimmy. There are quite a few new fun series hitting their second issues, and the dichotomy of Hickman continues. Plus, did Conor come up the best Patron Power ever? He might have. Running Time: 01:10:44 Pick of the Week: 00:01:11 - Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen Comics: 00:10:42 - Valkyrie: Jane Foster #2 00:16:00 - Guardians of the Galaxy #8 00:20:17 - Superman: Year One #2 00:25:07 - History of the Marvel Universe #2 00:32:20 - Powers of X #3 00:35:24 - Daredevil #10 00:40:04 - Pearl #12 00:42:36 - Marvel Comics Presents #8 00:44:40 - Nightwing #63 Patron Pick: 00:47:34 - Strayed #1 Patron Thanks: 00:55:54 - John Gairing 00:56:27 - Joseph Bulleri 00:58:29 - Slap Rabbit 00:59:07 - Kenneth Thomas Audience Question: 01:00:10 - Greg wonders if there are any shocking villain appearances left. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "I Will Dare" The Replacements Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest DC Universe Animated Original Movie... Batman: Hush! Plus, we try to discuss the return of the Showcase Shorts with Sgt. Rock and look ahead to Wonder Woman: Bloodlines and beyond! Running Time: 00:46:50 Music: "Voices Carry" 'Til Tuesday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick returns and brings his allergies with him! In addition to the usual comic book talk, he and Josh Flanagan try to figure out just what the deal is with with Toro’s age and Moira MacTaggart’s mutant power, talk a lot about eating chicken wings and Alec Baldwin on Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Running Time: 01:14:57 Pick of the Week: 00:01:45 – Batman: Universe #2 Comics: 00:11:02 – Event Leviathan #3 00:16:48 – Invaders #8 00:23:16 – Fantastic Four #13 00:30:06 – Gogor #4 00:31:38 – Powers of X #2 00:37:52 – Second Coming #2 00:42:00 – Conan The Barbarian: Exodus #1 00:44:51 – James Bond: Origin #12 Patron Pick: 00:47:03 – The White Trees #1 Patron Thanks: 00:56:26 – Update on the Patrons who have upgraded and have yet to receive their powers. 00:57:38 – Michael Gordner 00:58:03 – John Guerra 00:59:18 – Shawn Anderson 01:00:59 – Joe Christensen Audience Question: 01:02:51 – Andrew from California just finished watching The Boys, really enjoyed it, and wonders about other adaptations that are better than the source. Brought To You By: • Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get your trial shave set! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got seven designs! Music: “Born To Be Wild” Steppenwolf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Indoor kids, mass extinction, and an honest to god John Muir joke. Conor is away one week longer, so Ryan Haupt joins Josh Flanagan to talk about the best books of the week. Running Time: 01:16:14 Pick of the Week: 00:01:54 - Superman: Up in the Sky #2 Comics: 00:12:08 - DCeased #4 00:18:18 - House of X #2 00:23:47 - Agents of Atlas #1 00:34:06 - Old Man Quill #8 00:37:08 - Daredevil #9 00:42:36 - Sensational Spider-Man: Self Improvement #1 00:47:08 - Sea of Stars #2 Patron Pick: 00:48:30 - Absolute Carnage #1 Patron Thanks: 00:55:42 - Russell Skogstad 00:57:45 - Kendall Wilson 00:59:35 - Alan David Muir 01:01:59 - Dave Cambrian Audience Questions: 01:05:05 - Patrick would like our ideas on realizing The Great Machine on film. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Boxing" Ben Folds Five Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Ryan Haupt is joined by comicbook.com's Jim Viscardi because neither jamoke bothered to show. Can they talk about this week's comics without a safety net? Will the patrons be empowered? Will we learn the fate of the no-show jamokes? Tune in to find out! Running time: 01:18:59 Pick of the week: 00:02:56 - Conan the Barbarian #8 Comics: 00:10:36 - Batman: Last Knight on Earth #2 00:19:08 - Powers of X #1 00:28:17 - The Green Lantern Annual #1 00:33:05 - Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #9 00:39:52 - Captain America #12 00:46:40 - American Carnage #9 00:48:16 - The Avengers #22 00:51:48 - Runaways #23 Patron Pick: 00:53:18 - Paper Girls #30 Patron Thanks: 01:00:41 - Kaylon Cochran 01:01:51 - Andrew Dziengel 01:03:02 - Don Knapp 01:04:05 - Andy Hampton Audience Questions: 01:05:41 - Andrew wants to know just what is the deal with variant covers? Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "I Feel Home" O.A.R. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor flew in overnight and didn't sleep. Will he fall apart?!? Will Josh suffocate from the heat of an uncooled room in late July?!?! No, not really, it turns out. Sometimes things can be very good, but you also might not like them. Sometimes that's because your are Josh. But you can also learn to love. Come learn with us. Running Time: 01:22:21 Pick of the Week: 00:03:06 - Marvels Epilogue Comics: 00:20:18 - History of the Marvel Universe #1 00:28:05 - Valkyrie: Jane Foster #1 00:32:13 - Batman: Curse of the White Knight #1 00:35:27 - Skyward #15 00:40:57 - Batgirl #37 00:43:12 - Lazarus: Rising #2 00:48:52 - The Flash #75 00:51:37 - A Walk Through Hell #12 Patron Pick: 00:55:57 - House of X #1 Patron Thanks: 01:08:19 - Joe Jordan 01:09:35 - Kenneth Luther 01:11:04 - Edward 01:12:34 - Drunk Viking Audience Question: 01:14:45 - Tom asks a question that can be answered easily and quickly with a t-shirt. Brought To You By: • Audible Original Stan Lee’s Alliances: A Trick of Light - Listen free with a 30-day trial. Just go to audible.com/ifanboy or text IFANBOY to 500500. Stan Lee’s Alliances: A Trick of Light. The power to change, changes everything. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Here Comes Your Man" The Pixies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at Planetary: Book Two by Warren Ellis, John Cassaday, Jerry Ordway, Laura Martin, David Baron, Richard Starkings, Wes Abbott, Michael Heisler, & Bill O'Neill! Running Time: 00:31:00 Music: "Dirty World" The Traveling Wilburys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor has to be quiet, because he's in a hotel room in San Diego, and it's very early, and Mama Kilpatrick raised a considerate boy. Also, timing is crucial. And this time... we mean it. Some good mini-series ended, and Chip Zdarsky put out a lot of books. Somehow, we still manage to be excited about comics. Running Time: 01:00:29 Pick of the Week: 00:02:40 - Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #1 Comics: 00:13:07 - Ghost Tree #1 00:16:31 - Assassin Nation #5 00:20:16 - Spider-Man: Life Story #5 00:28:43 - Excellence #3 00:32:40 - Aquaman #50 00:35:46 - Black Science #41 Patron Pick: 00:38:55 - Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #1 Patron Thanks: 00:43:03 - Eric Pearce 00:44:02 - Wil McCoy 00:45:45 - Rodney Holmes (also called Randy at one point) 00:46:51 - Michell McCann Audience Question: 00:48:36 - Cale from CO wants to know about music selection. Brought To You By: • Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get your trial shave set! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "You've Got a Friend" Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not even Josh Flanagan's tyrannical alarm clock can stop he and Conor Kilpatrick from talking about comic books beyond their allotted one hour. As per usual. Running Time: 01:03:51 Pick of the Week: 00:02:00 - Batman: Universe #1 Comics: 00:12:32 - Young Justice #7 00:16:41 - Second Coming #1 00:23:08 - The Avengers #21 00:27:19 - Thor #15 00:32:31 - The War of the Realms: Omega #1 00:36:45 - The Amazing Spider-Man #25 00:39:50 - Invisible Woman #1 00:42:22 - Black Hammer / Justice League: Hammer of Justice! #1 Patron Pick: 00:45:00 - Giant-Size X-Statix #1 Patron Thanks: 00:51:40 - Alan Robertson 00:52:58 - Max Howes 00:53:57 - Mason Havens 00:55:35 - Mark Katuzney Audience Question: 00:57:28 - Alex C. from Wellington, New Zealand asks about shelving books of unusual shape. Brought To You By:• Audible Original Stan Lee’s Alliances: A Trick of Light - Listen free with a 30-day trial. Just go to audible.com/ifanboy or text IFANBOY to 500500. Stan Lee’s Alliances: A Trick of Light. The power to change, changes everything. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Across the Universe" Rufus Wainwright Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we will absolutely not go long... is what we tell ourselves, so Josh Flanagan, returned, takes it off the rails immediately. No, not by the talk. It's good comic talk. What else would you expect. But maybe he's just so excited about his co-jamoke, he can't help it. Anyway, we've got comics and opinions about those comics. Some are starting, and some are ending, and we hope you enjoy it. Running Time: 01:20:01 Pick of the Week: 00:02:20 - Old Man Quill #7 Comics: 00:09:53 - Lois Lane #1 00:15:38 - No One Left to Fight #1 00:21:26 - Sea of Stars #1 00:26:26 - Captain America and The Invaders: The Bermuda Triangle #1 00:32:06 - Superman: Up in the Sky #1 00:36:19 - The Wild Storm #24 00:38:46 - Postal: Deliverance #1 00:40:44 - Crowded #7 Patron Pick: 00:42:18 - The Walking Dead #193 Patron Thanks: 00:57:35 - Caleb Peters 00:58:54 - Enda O'Driscoll 01:00:10 - Viren Patel 01:01:34 - Jason Smith Audience Question: 01:03:30 - Scott asks our opinion on comics media, and off we go! Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Tired of Being Alone" Al Green Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick and Paul Montgomery are back and this time they're flying high all over Europe with Spider-Man: Far From Home! Listen to them try (and mostly fail) to figure out the ins and outs and ramifications of "The Blip," and, since they both missed that show, they also briefly discuss Avengers: Endgame! Running Time: 00:46:30 Music: "Vacation" The Go-Go's Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan Haupt heroically steps in at the last minute -- again -- when Conor Kilpatrick's addled brain almost forgets until it is too late that he needs to find a guest host for Josh Flanagan this week. Running Time: 01:06:16 Pick of the Week: 00:01:33 - The War of the Realms #6 Comics: 00:10:01 - Thor #14 00:16:08 - Conan The Barbarian #7 00:20:43 - Doctor Strange #15 00:25:20 - Dial H For Hero #22 00:30:46 - Runaways #22 00:33:48 - The Amazing Spider-Man #24 00:36:28 - Rick and Morty #51 Star Wars Corner: 00:39:11 - Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Darth Vader #1 Patron Pick: 00:42:59 - The Spider-Man Annual #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:23 - Rob Poole 00:49:17 - Michael Gordner 00:51:23 - Gregg Small 00:52:41 - Gunny Adam Audience Question: 00:54:06 - Karl C. loves licensed comic books. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "My Hero" Foo Fighters   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Star Wars is known for its groundbreaking visual and special effects. Join American Innovations as they dive into what it took to make these visual marvels a reality! Listen now at: http://wondery.fm/AIFanboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The show goes long (what else is new) when a long anticipated prestige book is finally released and Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick just can't keep their yaps under control. Also, there's a lot of Back to the Future in this episode where things are... interesting. Running Time: 01:19:15 Pick of the Week: 00:01:11 - Superman: Year One #1 Comics: 00:19:54 - Middlewest #8 00:23:35 - The War of the Realms: Journey Into Mystery #5 00:27:19 - American Carnage #8 00:31:04 - Assassin Nation #4 00:38:13 - Farmhand #9 00:40:37 - Justice League #26 00:42:46 - Guardians of the Galaxy #6 00:44:17 - Miles Morales: Spider-Man #7 Star Wars Corner: 00:47:08 - Star Wars #67 Patron Pick: 00:52:12 - Usagi Yojimbo #1 Patron Thanks: 01:03:16 - Morgan Berry 01:05:03 - Jack Scott 01:06:13 - Cody Shelton 01:07:30 - Gabriel Audience Question: 01:09:13 - Ryan from the UK wants to know if Josh still hates fun. Brought To You By: • Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get your trial shave set now! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Pennsylvania Polka" Frank Yankovic   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Back when we relaunched the regular Talksplode episodes almost exactly 3 years ago, Tom King and Mitch Gerads were my first guests. His Batman run was just about to start, today a whole lot of comics have come out of Tom's head. He's still working on Batman, wrapped up the amazing Mister Miracle, also with Mitch. Mr. King is back, and we go deeper than ever, including his mom's hand in the invention of an amazing digital format, and what is really happening with the end of his Batman story. And plenty more, leaving you, the listener, this gift of a super long episode. You can follow Tom on Twitter. Total Running Time: 01:46:18 Music: “TV Party" Black Flag Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's an event named Event! Conor and Josh do their damnedest to keep the show shorter than an hour. It doesn't quite work. But that only works out for you, dear listener. Yes, we know Conor sounds a little weird. You'll get used to it. Also, the movie we couldn't remember was 1985's Brewster's Millions. Paging Doctor Quass, This fall on CBS! TOTAL REFRESHMENT! Running Time: 01:01:22 Pick of the Week: 00:02:41 - Event Leviathan #1 Comics: 00:11:08 - Superman #12 00:15:31 - The Flash #72 00:10:11 - Giant Man #3 00:24:14 - Wonder Twins #5 00:28:20 - Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #7 00:30:46 - Spider-Man: Life Story #43 00:35:10 - Five Years #2 Patron Pick: 00:38:31- Silver Surfer: Black #1 Patron Thanks: 00:44:08 - Chris Kim 00:45:46 - Ryan Kent 00:49:43 - Kevin Quass 00:49:34 - Eric Centeno Listener Mail: 00:51:02 - Daniel S. asked us about Neal Stephenson. What else are we supposed to do here? Strap in. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "DNA" Kendrick Lamar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a surprise Pick from unexpected corners of the comic world. It's also a completely expected complaint about the overall ambient temperature, just to level things out. We do our damnedest to go on just long enough, instead of last week's shambling tirades. Plus, so much event talk that the show itself is an event. Running Time: 01:20:01 Pick of the Week: 00:02:10 - DCeased #2 Comics: 00:11:45 - The War of the Realms #5 00:17:53 - The War of the Realms: Journey into Mystery #4 00:22:30 - Old Man Quill #6 00:25:07 - Black Cat #1 00:31:56 - Meet the Skrulls #5 00:35:03 - Batman #72 00:38:48 - Man-Eaters #9 00:42:30 - Justice League #25 00:44:43 - The Walking Dead #192 Patron Pick: 00:50:44 - The Incredible Hulk: Last Call #1 Patron Thanks: 00:57:41 - Ryan Devitt 00:59:31 - Patrick M. Coyle 01:01:41 - Joseph Fernandes 01:02:15 - Ainsley Knox Listener Mail: 01:04:03 - Andrew is thinking about decompressed comic book storytelling. 01:07:49 - Justin starts us talking about event comics and what that even means. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Night of the Living Dead" Misfits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick and Paul Montgomery drew the short straws so it's up to them to wrap up the 19 year X-Men saga (unless The New Mutants actually comes out... a big unless). Plus: Ron Richards releases his official statement on the film! Running Time: 00:38:15 Music: "You're a God" Vertical Horizon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a fifth week, and though Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan were hoping for a comic book reprieve, a whole passel of big books (literally and figuratively!) from DC means they went long again. Running Time: 01:11:33 Pick of the Week: 00:02:49 - Doomsday Clock #10 Comics: 00:16:50 - Batman: Last Knight on Earth #1 00:23:20 - Heroes in Crisis #9 00:30:50 - Superman: Leviathan Rising Special #1 00:41:49 - X-Men: Grand Design - X-Tinction #1 00:43:34 - The Amazing Spider-Man #22 00:45:52 - The War of the Realms: War Scrolls #2 00:48:42 - Detective Comics Annual #2 Patron Pick: 00:51:57 - Killer Groove #1 Patron Thanks: 01:01:21 - Ben Wild 01:02:27 - Joshua Lincoln Nelson 01:04:46 - Adam 01:05:50 - Arcadia Corrigan Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's pants, underwear and more. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Everybody's Changing" Keane Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at Daredevil: Born Again by Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli, Christie Scheele, Richmond Lewis, & Joe Rosen! Running Time: 00:41:30 Music: "Who the Devil" The Wood Brothers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heroes, villains, action... all set in a galaxy far, far away.  Join Inside Star Wars and go behind the camera and find out how one of the most iconic series in film history came to be.  Listen now at: http://wondery.fm/ISWED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Flanagan is back after an unexpected absence, as he and Conor Kilpatrick search for an oasis of calm in comics, while existing in a turbulent world. It was a great week with some stand out books, and Josh will fight going off on a tangent with every single sentence he starts. Also, it's a week of genuine inkers, and we think we like it. Running Time: 01:14:59 Pick of the Week: 00:02:59 - The Avengers #19 Comics: 00:14:07 - The War of the Realms: Strikeforce - The Land of Giants #1 00:20:40 - Ghost Tree #2 00:24:51 - Assassin Nation #3 00:28:38 - The Flash #71 00:35:02 - Detective Comics #1004 00:38:10 - Action Comics #1011 00:42:57 - Doctor Strange #14 00:33:27 - Tony Stark: Iron Man #11 Patron Pick: 00:46:50 - Clue: Candlestick #1 Patron Thanks: 00:54:57 - Jeffrey Carter 00:55:50 - Justin Struble 00:58:39 - Brian Wilder 01:00:00 - Jack Cutler Audience Question: 01:01:41 - Juan from LA would like to know our professional wrestling bona fides. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Cruel Summer" Superchunk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Ryan Haupt jumps into the show at the last minute to help Conor Kilpatrick talk about comics while weathering the onslaught of Conor's allergies and outside construction noise. Running Time: 01:01:36 Pick of the Week: 00:02:07 - Ironheart #6 Comics: 00:10:15 - Daredevil #5 00:14:15 - Spider-Man: Life Story #3 00:18:59 - Naomi #5 00:22:15 - The War of the Realms #4 00:26:57 - Batman #71 00:30:47 - Aquaman #48 00:33:27 - American Carnage #7 Star Wars Corner: 00:36:00 - Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Lando Calrissian #1 Patron Pick: 00:38:05 - Giant-Man #1 Patron Thanks: 00:43:25 - Adrian Lilley 00:44:52 - Brad Weddle 00:47:14 - Chris Johnston 00:47:54 - Alaina Edmunds Audience Question: 00:49:37 - Will R. wants to know where he can find physical therapy-related superhero stories. 00:53:40 - Professor Martín H. is looking for comic book stories about Raven that are as good as those found in other media. Brought To You By:• Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get your trial shave set now! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Up All Night" The War on Drugs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Patron Powers take a dark turn this week. Running Time: 01:05:26 Pick of the Week: 00:01:46 - Excellence #1 Comics: 00:12:30 - Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #6 00:18:25 - The Flash #70 00:23:10 - Detective Comics #1003 00:26:15 - Batman and The Outsiders #1 00:34:28 - Deadly Class #38 00:36:46 - Captain America #10 00:39:11 - Wonder Twins #4 00:41:29 - Invaders #5 Patron Pick/Star Wars Corner: 00:42:39 - Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Boba Fett #1 Patron Thanks: 00:51:05 - Robert Dean Kidd 00:52:32 - Wes Ahles 00:54:55 - JDom TpGvin 00:57:11 - Oscar Escobar Nuguaray Audience Questions: 00:59:03 - Andrew extols the virtues of getting comics from your local library. Brought To You By:• Molekule - The only air purifier that actually destroys pollutants. For $75 off your first order, visit molekule.com and enter IFANBOY at checkout. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Lose Your Head" Bad Religion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick is back and he's all in on The War of the Realms but feeling a lot of angst about the future of DC. Josh? He's just happy to have his co-host back. Running Time: 01:10:20 Pick of the Week: 00:01:42 - The War of the Realms #3 Comics: 00:11:00 - The War of the Realms: Strikeforce - The Dark Elf Realm #1 00:14:57 - Young Justice #5 00:19:17 - DC's Year of the Villain 25-Cent Special #1 00:30:21 - Five Years #1 00:34:36 - Meet the Skrulls #4 00:35:24 - Gogor #1 00:38:50 - The Green Lantern #7 Patron Pick: 00:40:55 - DCeased #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:46 - Taylor 00:49:44 - Ryan Alcock 00:51:16 - Craft and Comedians AKA Daniel Emmons 00:52:40 - Taylor Audience Questions: 00:54:44 - Miroslav L. from Croatia doesn't understand where the iFanboys find the time for all of this book reading. 01:01:13 - Josh W. from Massachusetts has a Booksplode suggestion. Brought To You By:• Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's pants, underwear and more. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "New York Groove" Ace Frehley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Last time we did this, we talked to a letterer, and this time, we're talking to Jordan Boyd, a colorist on many titles you've probably read. Josh and Jordan have some history, but in the intervening years, Jordan's gone on to build a great career in making comics. We talk about his origins, and his work now, as well as some of the things a colorist has on their mind that the average reader might not. You can follow Jordan on Twitter. Total Running Time: 01:13:02 Music: “Color Me Impressed" The Replacements Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh brings in the reserve jamoke, Ryan to fill in for a vacationing Conor. We deal with a tragic (?) turn for a beloved character, and share some deep truths. Plus, rudimentary science questions from a moron (Josh) to a bonafide scientist (Ryan). Running Time: 01:00:15 Pick of the Week: 00:02:20 - Action Comics #1010 Comics: 00:10:46 - Heroes in Crisis #8 00:18:13 - The Wild Storm #22 00:22:31 - Fantastic Four #9 00:25:42 - Skyward #12 00:34:10 - Bad Luck Chuck #2 00:35:53 - Man-Eaters #8 00:39:19 - Runaways #20 00:42:15 - The Avengers #18 Star Wars Corner: 00:44:14 - Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge #1 Patron Pick: 00:48:26 - Ascender #1 00:52:44 - Dick Tracy Forever #1 00:55:46 - Ghost Tree #1 Patron Thanks: 00:59:32 - Mike D'Argenio 01:01:02 - faultyrob 01:02:22 - Mike Blair 01:04:28 - Aex Treherne Audience Question: 01:06:02 - Peter from BC wants to know how we feel about alternate timeline superhero stories. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Our Work Is Done" Superchunk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the end, the final curtain, the big show. Josh Flanagan and Ryan Haupt got together, and talked about the bathroom situation and other facets from this biggest of superhero movies. What was good, what was bad, and what else can we pull out of this three hour extravaganza of superhero gluttony? The time is now. It's the big one, so if you made it through the movie, you can handle this especially long special edition podcast. We are inevitable. Running Time: 01:09:13 Music: "The End of the Movie" Cake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor's on vacation and Josh is some sort of podcasting masochist and turns in this semi-annual solo extravaganza. Settle in, and listen for the creeping fatigue. Running Time: 01:00:15 Pick of the Week: 00:03:10 - Middlewest #6 Comics: 00:10:35 - Farmhand #7 00:14:11 - Assassin Nation #2 00:15:21 - Oliver #3 00:15:51 - The Amazing Spider-Man #19.HU 00:17:28 - Avengers: No Road Home #10 00:19:50 - Guardians of the Galaxy #4 00:21:08 - Daredevil #4 00:22:14 - Old Man Quill #4 00:23:33 - Miles Morales: Spider-Man #5 00:24:51 - Meet the Skrulls #3 00:28:20 - Spider-Man: Life Story #2 00:29:37 - Star Wars: Tie Fighter #1 00:31:00 - Thor #12 00:31:59 - The War of the Realms #2 00:33:00 - The War of the Realms: War Scrolls #1 00:34:27 - Batman #69 00:35:23 - American Carnage #6 00:36:15 - Naomi #4 00:37:26 - Pearl #8 Patron Pick: 00:41:16 - B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know #15 Patron Thanks: 00:46:02 - Jean-Marie Arondel 00:46:51 - Andrew Dziengel 00:47:53 - Kyle D Audience Question: 00:50:01 - James wasn't some books about making comics. 00:53:10 - Deezer returns to the fold, says nice things. Brought To You By: • Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get your trial shave set now! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Blowin' in the Wind" Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest DC Universe Animated Original Movie... Justice League vs. The Fatal Five! Plus, Green Lantern continuity in the Timmverse and a look ahead to Batman: Hush! Please note that there were construction workers outside of where Conor was recording and Paul was having oversensitive microphone issues. We apologize for any wonky noises. Running Time: 00:32:00 Music: "Futures" Jimmy Eat World   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Flanagan is joined by... well, here's the thing about that. Sometimes you need to do the thing because the thing needs to be done. Hellboy is a reboot of the film franchise based on the groundbreaking comics from Mike Mignola, which anyone reading this knows about. But Josh gives his thoughts on the movie, which as well as we can determine is... a movie. About Hellboy. And it's not a long show, because we value your time. Running Time: 00:13:59 Music: "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" Elvis Presley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's another light week that's not that strong and once again Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick struggle to find enough books to talk about. And boy are they grumpy about it! But at least there's an adorable audio cameo from George Clooney The Dog to lighten the mood. Come for the grumpy comics talk, stay for the show to go completely off-the-rails at the end. Running Time: 01:10:19 Pick of the Week: 00:02:12 - Invaders #4 Comics: 00:15:20 - Batman #68 00:20:47 - FairLady #1 00:25:09 - Avengers: No Road Home #9 00:32:11 - Wonder Twins #3 00:35:29 - Detective Comics #1001 00:38:41 - Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #4 Star Wars Corner: 00:40:39 - Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Grand Moff Tarkin #1 Patron Pick: 00:43:38 - The War of The Realms: Journey Into Mystery #1 Patron Thanks: 00:49:14 - David Monroe 00:51:44 - Oliver Willis 00:53:21 - Bobby Baker 00:54:56 - Chris Waldron Audience Questions: 00:56:25 - Eric F. from Brooklyn, NY misses the Batman comics of the early 2000s. 00:58:56 - Brad D. from Canada wants us to pit Denny O'Neil against Tom King. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Spectacular Views" Rilo Kiley   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a weird, light week of comics and Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick struggle to find enough comics to talk about. But soldier through they do, proving once again that they can and will flap their gums on just about any subject for about an hour. Running Time: 01:00:59 Pick of the Week: 00:01:46 - Red Sonja #3 Comics: 00:09:00 - The War of the Realms #1 00:14:25 - The Immortal Hulk #16 00:18:26 - The Green Lantern #6 00:26:02 - The Amazing Spider-Man #16.HU 00:28:24 - Section Zero #1 00:32:15 - Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History #2 Patron Pick: 00:33:43 - Major X #1 Patron Thanks: 00:43:10 - Patrick Kunkel 00:44:13 - Joel Everett Wheeler 00:45:00 - Jason Smith 00:46:55 - Stanley Martin Audience Questions: 00:47:55 - Adam T. likes some legacy/replacement characters but not others. 00:52:48 - Kenneth J. from the Great White North can't decide which of two classic comics he should purchase. 00:54:15 - Mark B. wants the "Graphic Novel" vs. "Trade Paperback" debate settled once and for all. Brought To You By:• Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Blood Red Blood" Voxtrot Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick is joined by Paul Montgomery to discuss the newest DC film ... Captain Mar-- I mean... Shazam! Come for the superhero film discussion, stay for the examination of Philadelphia geography, Dr. Sivana/Lex Luthor parallels, and the power in embracing superhero tropes. Running Time: 00:39:26 Music: "We Are Family [Expanded]" Sister Sledge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Books! Dissent in the ranks! Disagreement at the highest fundamental levels! However, coupled with a mutual respect for divergent views, the show soldiers on, unsullied. While it's a big milestone for the big comic this week, we've still got a job to do, and that job is comics. Are you supposed to put a comma in 1000 if it's on a comic cover? Did the CCA handle these things? Running Time: 01:17:53 Pick of the Week: 00:01:27 - Detective #1000 Comics: 00:18:29 - Heroes In Crisis #7 00:23:45 - Invaders #3 00:29:11 - Daredevil #3 00:28:41 - Fantastic Four #8 00:39:40 - Dial H for Hero #1 00:42:13 - Shazam! #4 00:46:03 - The Flash #67 00:45:23 - Bad Luck Chuck #1 00:48:29 - Black Science #39 Patron Pick: 00:50:40 - Batman Beyond #30 Patron Thanks: 00:58:04 - Michael Hemsley 00:59:43 - Doug 01:01:20 - Donald Dohm 01:03:01 - VerumLibertas Audience Question: 01:03:35 - Mike B. wants to know about Garth Ennis' The Demon series. 01:05:31 - Andrew F. wants more comics like the current Shazam! series, and Aquaman. 01:09:51 - Andrew M. is curious if Jonathan Hickman can return the X-Men to glory. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "1000 More Fools" Bad Religion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition podcast in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at JLA: New World Order (DC Essential Edition) by Grant Morrison, Howard Porter, Oscar Jimenez, John Dell, Ken Branch, Chip Wallace, Hanibal Rodriguez, Pat Garrahy, John Kalisz, & Ken Lopez! Running Time: 00:41:45 Music: "Satellite" Dave Matthews Band Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan have a lot of comics books to talk about while delving into story telling mechanics, a debate on the overall level of quality of comic book creators, and a history of Wildstorm. Running Time: 01:15:35 Pick of the Week: 00:01:30 - Batman #67 Comics: 00:13:53 - Spider-Man: Life Story #1 00:20:16 - Jessica Jones: Purple Daughter #3 00:23:55 - The Wild Storm #21 00:28:41 - Lazarus: Risen #1 00:38:20 - Criminal #3 00:42:25 - Meet The Skrulls #2 00:43:41 - Naomi #3 00:45:23 - Miles Morales: Spider-Man #4 00:47:17 - Avengers: No Road Home #6 Patron Pick: 00:49:08 - Invisible Kingdom #1 Patron Thanks: 00:59:45 - Bret Delyea 01:01:12 - Stephanie Boose 01:03:09 - Sean Moss 01:04:27 - Brandon Alexander Audience Question: 01:06:10 - Patrick K. from Snow Hill, NC is looking for some non-superhero comic book recommendations. Brought To You By: • Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/iFanboy right now to get a $13 trial set that comes with everything you need for a close, comfortable shave! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Misirlou" Dick Dale & The Del-Tones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a light week of comics, but a strong one, so despite concerns there's a lot for Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan have a lot to talk about and they go a little long. Again. Running Time: 01:08:30 Pick of the Week: 00:01:19 - Cover #6 Comics: 00:11:50 - Superman #9 00:15:09 - Shuri #6 00:17:33 - Wonder Twins #2 00:20:29 - Old Man Quill #3 00:27:33 - Catwoman #9 00:30:05 - The Amazing Spider-Man #17 00:34:14 - Runaways #19 00:36:00 - The Flash #66 Patron Pick: 00:40:48 - Assassin Nation #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:06 - Zack Walton 00:48:35 - Adam Poffenberger 00:49:27 - Chris Bishop 00:50:54 - Adam Audience Question: 00:52:20 - Ryan M. from Cincinnati, OH asks about Dark Horse's place in the comics market and whether Terry Moore could become a digital mogul. 00:58:38 - Hussein A. from Toronto, Canada is going to C2E2 to interview creators and is looking for some tips. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Run" Collective Soul   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Josh back from Florida, this is an oddly positive show. It was a comic book art cavalcade and a joyful expression of affection for COMICS!™. Did you want facts about songbirds? Good news, wait for it. Running Time: 01:11:46 Pick of the Week: 00:02:08 - The Green Lantern #5 Comics: 00:11:02 - Justice League #19 00:16:19 - Doomsday Clock #9 00:19:58 - Batman #66 00:27:08 - Conan the Barbarian #4 00:29:52 - Red Sonja #2 00:31:42 - Deadly Class #37 00:34:50 - Green Arrow #5 00:35:54 - Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroy's Marvel History #1 War Corner: 00:39:16 - Black Hammer '45 #1 Patron Pick: 00:41:50 - Astro Hustle #1 00:45:08 - Meet the Skrulls #1 Patron Thanks: 00:49:15 - Kyle Windle 00:50:24 - Filippo Dulio 00:51:36 - Kevin Carpenter 00:53:34 - Ethanlj Audience Question: 00:55:48 - Ken asks for some pre-1986 recommendations. 01:01:50 - Blake wants to know if we have any specific memories and associates with specific comics or comic movies. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" Smashing Pumpkins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by Ryan Haupt to discuss the latest chapter of the Avengers saga from Marvel Studios ... Captain Marvel! Come for the superhero movie discussion but stay as they flail around deep into their deteriorating memories to figure out where the Cosmic Cube Tesseract has been... and what it does. Running Time: 00:37:12 Music: "Connection" Elastica Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Flanagan is busy tanning in Florida so Ryan Haupt joins the fun while Conor Kilpatrick battles a persistent dry throat. It's always something in the talking about comics game. Running Time: 01:06:25 Pick of the Week: 00:01:34 - The Amazing Spider-Man #16 Comics: 00:09:57 - Fantastic Four #7 00:13:55 - Detective Comics #999 00:18:39 - Man-Eaters #6 00:21:48 - Shazam! #3 00:31:40 - Black Hammer: Age of Doom #8 00:36:00 - Action Comics #1008 00:38:08 - The Flash #65 00:41:29 - Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt #2 Patron Pick: 00:43:58 - Mage: The Hero Denied #15 Patron Thanks: 00:51:40 - Mathew Chartrand 00:53:24 - Nick Gutierrez 00:54:24 - Brad Green 00:55:39 - Scott Goeke Audience Question: 00:58:06 - Brian from Zanesville, OH takes issue with the characterization of Captain America in Miles Morales: Spider-Man #3. Brought To You By:• Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Diplomat's Son" Vampire Weekend   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another book is loved and canceled. There's an uncomfortable silence. Josh gives another shot at Austyn's power. And yet more! Running Time: 01:10:58 Pick of the Week: 00:02:47 - The Lone Ranger #5 Comics: 00:14:04 - Jessica Jones: Purple Daughter #2 00:18:57 - Naomi #2 00:22:36 - Guardians of the Galaxy #2 00:26:52 - American Carnage #4 00:34:43 - Love Romances #1 00:37:29 - Seven to Eternity #13 00:39:52 - Middlewest #4 00:42:17 - Mars Attacks #5 Patron Pick: 00:44:49 - Savage Dragon #242 Patron Thanks: 00:53:32 - Tyler Briley 00:54:43 - Paul Houlihan 00:56:26 - Michael Sturgeon 00:56:57 - Michael J. D'Argenio 00:57:56 - Austyn Riley gets his third and final power Audience Question: 01:00:47 - Davin has some thoughts about the continuity asterisks we used to see so much more often in comics. Will they make a comeback? Brought To You By: • eero - Never think about WiFi again - Get $100 off the “Eero base unit and 2 beacons package,” and 1 year of eero Plus, visit eero.com/ifanboy and at checkout enter IFANBOY. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Cowboys (Live)" Portishead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Joe Caramagna is a name you've been seeing in Marvel Comics for quite a while, but there's more to Joe than comic book lettering. We talk about Joe's time at the Kubert school, and in the now defunct Marvel Bullpen. Plus Joe's filling out his comic resume by writing licensed all ages titles like DuckTales and Frozen. He's a man who just wants to make comics, any way he can. And somehow, we didn't talk about donuts at all. Weird. You can follow Joe on Twitter. Total Running Time: 01:09:31 Music: “I Hope You're Happy Now" Elvis Costello and the Attractions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week it's comics with daddy issues, some light New Jersey bashing, and Josh Flanagan shares a story of great loss. Running Time: 01:16:45 Pick of the Week: 00:01:52 - Avengers: No Road Home #1 Comics: 00:12:12 - Strangers in Paradise XXV #10 00:19:16 - Criminal #2 00:25:11 - The Flash #64 00:27:37 - Superman #8 00:32:33 - Thor #10 00:41:05 - Ms. Marvel #38 00:42:48 - Captain Marvel #2 00:45:59 - The Amazing Spider-Man #15 00:50:14 - Savage Sword of Conan #1 Patron Pick: 00:52:12 - Wonder Twins #1 Patron Thanks: 00:56:48 - Ben Wright 00:59:44 - Hung Nguyen 01:01:04 - John-Joseph Jackson 01:02:12 - Der Blitz 01:04:05 - Austyn Riley's Bonus Power Audience Question: 01:07:31 - Brad G. from Exeter, CA is going to his first Wonder Con and is looking for some tips. Brought To You By:• Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/iFanboy right now to get a $13 trial set that comes with everything you need for a close, comfortable shave! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Mama Your Boys Will Find a Home" Scissors For Lefty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No one could predict what the Pick would be, but it gets clearer during the discussion. Will a bulldog snore? Will the Old Man genre burn itself out? Will the show withstand 3 whole entries in the War Corner? All these answers and more in this week's show! Running Time: 01:19:53 Pick of the Week: 00:02:33 - Daredevil #1 Comics: 00:14:49 - United States Vs. Murder, Inc. #6 00:19:44 - Old Man Quill #1 00:25:16 - Red Sonja #1 00:29:22 - Uncanny X-Men #11 00:34:48 - Batman #64 00:41:07 - Gunhawks #1 00:42:49 - Green Arrow #49 War Corner: 00:44:54 - Archie: 1941 #5 00:47:29 - James Bond: Origin #5 00:48:57 - Die #3 Patron Pick: 00:53:15 - The Girl in the Bay #1 Patron Thanks: 01:01:06 - Chris Conine 01:02:40 - Ark Wang 01:03:21 - Austyn Riley 01:04:34 - Jared Hiller Audience Question: 01:06:52 - Wes wants to know what the last great Vertigo series was. And we go on and on. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Sunshine Rock" Bob Mould Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest DC Universe Animated Original Movie... Reign of the Supermen! Also, a look ahead to Justice League vs. The Fatal Five and Batman: Hush! Running Time: 00:32:43 Music: "It's Raining Men" The Weather Girls Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Show's long again this week. Hey, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick were just having too much fun talking comics this week. Plus, Josh is freezing and coughing and at the beginning of the show his internet takes a while to thaw out from being polar vortex adjacent. He also gets way too personal on this show. Conor, as always, remains an enigma. Running Time: 01:17:45 Pick of the Week: 00:01:45 - The Lone Ranger #4 Comics: 00:12:19 - Captain America #7 00:17:27 - Marvel Knights: 20th #6 00:20:38 - The Flash Annual #2 00:26:30 - Heroes in Crisis #5 00:38:54 - Ms. Marvel #37 00:40:04 - Wonder Woman #63 00:42:55 - Action Comics #1007 00:46:11 - Skyward #10 Patron Pick: 00:48:19 - Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt #1 Patron Thanks: 00:57:40 - Sean 00:59:34 - Chrys Terlizzi 01:00:33 - Scott Paros 01:02:20 - Chris McMahon Audience Question: 01:04:05 - Pete S. from Washington Heights, NYC is back with a follow-up to his previous email about 90s art in classic DC collections. Brought To You By:• Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)" Elton John Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition podcast in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at Avengers West Coast Epic Collection, Vol. 1: How The West Was Won by Roger Stern, Bob Harras, Steve Englehart, David Michelinie, Bob Hall, Luke McDonnell, Al Milgrom, Richard Howell, Kerry Gammill, Brett Breeding, Ian Akin, Brian Garvey, Joe Sinnott, Andy Mushynsky, Kim DeMulder, Kyler Baker, Vince Colletta, Peter Berardi, Roy Richardson, Julianna Ferriter, Bob Sharen, Ken Feduniewicz, Christie Scheele, Petra Scotese, Janet Jackson, Adam Phillips, Joe Rosen, Rick Parker, Diana Albers, Jim Novak, Tom Orzechowski, Lois Buhalis, Janice Chiang, & Ken Lopez! Running Time: 00:48:00 Music: "The Golden State" John Doe (with Kathleen Edwards) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a brief time away, Josh is back, with some of his voice intact, and a promise to try not to cough in your ears. There’s a lot of “this is great!” and a lot of “this is not for me!” Listen closely to tell which is which. And we really can’t wait to get to that next Booksplode. Running Time: 01:13:34 Pick of the Week: 00:01:41 – American Carnage #3 Comics: 00:10:42 – Naomi #1 00:14:35 – Cover #5 00:21:37 – Guardians of the Galaxy #1 00:32:03 – Batman #63 00:34:22 – Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #2 00:36:23 – The Immortal Hulk #12 00:40:43 – The Wild Storm #19 War Corner: 00:43:14 – War is Hell #1 Patron Pick: 00:47:50 – Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1 Patron Thanks: 00:57:25 – Scott Lyles 00:58:37 – JD Anthony 01:00:05 – Daniel Worden 01:00:48 – Jose Ayerve Audience Question: 01:02:25 – Elijah from Detroit asks about our choices for all time favorite creator team ups. Brought To You By: • eero – Never think about WiFi again! Get $100 off the “eero base unit and 2 beacons package,” and 1 year of eero Plus, visit eero.com/ifanboy and at checkout enter IFANBOY. • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got seven designs! Music: “Sorrow” Bad Religion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Brian Edward Hill became quite prolific in comics over the past couple of years. After a long run on Top Cow's Postal, he started to get some jobs with the big two, including Michael Cray, Detective Comics, and Killmonger. Then there's his original Vertigo series, American Carnage. Plus, he's a series writer on the Titans TV series. He keeps busy is what we're saying. You can follow Bryan on Twitter. Total Running Time: 01:29:50 Music: “Writer's Cramp" Hüsker Dü Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Flanagan is out this week and so Ryan Haupt is back to reveal more scary science history that will keep Conor Kilpatrick up at night! (And wreck the Patron Powers paradigm.) Running Time: 01:00:00 Pick of the Week: 00:01:24 - Superman #7 Comics: 00:08:26 - Marvel Comics Presents #1 00:14:18 - Jessica Jones: Purple Daughter #1 00:18:39 - Hawkman #8 00:22:19 - Conan The Barbarian #2 00:26:46 - Mars Attacks #4 00:30:53 - Fantastic Four #6 00:34:46 - Catwoman #7 00:36:23 - James Bond: Origin #5 00:38:44 - The Amazing Spider-Man #13 00:41:36 - Black Widow #1 Patron Pick: 00:44:15 - Invaders #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:08 - Martin Hoecker-Martinez 00:51:15 - Scott Thornton 00:53:00 - Chris Marino 00:53:53 - Robert Cammarata Brought To You By:• Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/iFanboy right now to get a $13 trial set that comes with everything you need for a close, comfortable shave! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Carry on Wayward Son" Kansas   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week in talking comics, Conor Kilpatrick's loopy and Josh Flanagan's grumpy and we all learn something about John Ostrander. Running Time: 01:07:54 Pick of the Week: 00:01:41 - Young Justice #1 Comics: 00:14:33 - Criminal #1 00:19:56 - Batman #62 00:24:01 - The Green Lantern #3 00:29:09 - Captain Marvel #1 00:41:36 - Green Arrow #48 00:43:15 - Turok #1 00:44:53 - DIE #2 00:48:07 - Aliens: Dust To Dust #4 00:50:14 - Bully Wars #5 Patron Pick: 00:51:36 - Young Justice #1 (Ratings!) Patron Thanks: 00:54:17 - Philip Robey 00:55:48 - Bryan Pittard 00:56:34 - Brian 00:57:44 - Tim Ostrander Audience Question: 01:00:21 - Pete S. from Washington Heights, NYC wants to know why old comic scripts don't get redrawn by modern artists. Brought To You By:• eero - Never think about WiFi again - Get $100 off the “Eero base unit and 2 beacons package,” and 1 year of eero Plus, visit eero.com/ifanboy and at checkout enter IFANBOY. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High)" Ryan Adams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's 2019, the 19th year of iFanboy, and Josh can't say Conan without saying Thor first. But we're back, and very happy to be here. "It's like a hoedown, but with comics." Strap in, and prepare for that familiar comfort that you've been missing so much. Running Time: 01:03:38 Pick of the Week: 00:03:40 - Conan The Barbarian #1 Comics: 00:12:48 - Action Comics #1005 00:15:46 - Strangers in Paradise XXV #9 00:21:27 - Detective Comics #995 00:25:58 - Crowded #6 00:32:58 - Wonder Woman #61 00:35:13 - Archie 1941 #4 00:37:45 - Runaways #17 00:39:14 - Scarlet #5 Patron Pick: 00:47:14 - Conan The Barbarian #1 (Ratings!) Patron Thanks: 00:45:51 - Heath Wolfield 00:46:58 - Luke Pearsons 00:48:14 - Andrew Norris 00:49:28 - Ken Kowalczyk Audience Question: 00:50:50 - Steve wants to know where this mythical Hawkeye of the past can be found. 00:54:32 - Cale wants to know how we approach the order of the books discussed in the show. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "On An Edge" Cloud Nothings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the thirteenth (twelfth?) annual iFanboy All-Media Year End Round-Up! Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and special guest Ron Richards discuss some of what they enjoyed in media in 2018. Movies, television, podcasts, books, music, games, and comics--it's all here! Running Time: 03:10:10 Movies: 00:02:28 - A Star is Born 00:07:07 - A Quiet Place 00:09:17 - Bohemian Rhapsody 00:17:52 - Mission: Impossible - Fallout 00:21:43 - Rampage 00:24:57 - Christopher Robin 00:28:56 - Won't You Be My Neighbor? 00:33:16 - Teen Titans Go! To The Movies 00:35:33 - Eighth Grade 00:39:17 - The Old Man & The Gun 00:41:40 - The Death of Stalin 00:44:22 - Mid90s 00:49:05 - Crazy Rich Asians 00:51:43 - Tag 00:54:08 - Juliet, Naked Television: 01:00:53 - Game of Thrones* 01:02:49 - A Very English Scandal 01:05:45 - The Deuce 01:09:34 - The Americans 01:10:58 - The Romanoffs 01:15:42 - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 01:18:47 - The Good Fight 01:21:10 - Godless 01:23:36 - Cobra Kai 01:29:11 - Roseanne / The Conners 01:32:59 - Queer Eye 01:36:38 - Barry 01:39:17 - Riverdale 01:41:33 - Atypical 01:44:17 - The Toys That Made Us Games: 01:46:28 - Red Dead Redemption 2 01:49:21 - Dreadnought 01:50:54 - Assassin's Creed: Origins 01:52:56 - Deadpool Pinball Music: 01:53:35 - She and Him 01:56:03 - Superchunk 01:58:33 - Somerset Thrower 02:00:14 - Willie Nelson 02:01:26 - The Decemberists 02:03:34 - Jeff Rosenstock 02:06:12 - Death Cab For Cutie 02:08:39 - Hot Snakes 02:11:29 - The Messthetics 02:13:52 - Nothing My Bloody Valentine 02:14:31 - Nothing 02:15:39 - Radiohead 02:18:22 - Guided by Voices Books: 02:19:48 - "Persepolis Rising" by James S.A. Corey 02:22:24 - "In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin" by Erik Larsen 02:24:48 - "I'm Keith Hernandez" by Keith Hernandez 02:26:36 - "The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neill's America" by Joe Posnanski 02:29:05 - "Johnny Carson" by Henry Bushkin 02:31:07 - "Dream It! Do it! My Half-Century Creating Disney's Magic Kingdoms" by Marty Sklar 02:33:49 - "Hope Never Dies" by Andrew Shaffer 02:35:52 - "Fugazi's In on the Kill Taker (33 1/3)" by Joe Gross 02:37:41 - "Straight Edge: A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History" by Tony Rettman 02:39:33  - "Beautiful Ruins" by Jess Walter 02:40:39 - "In the Distance" by Hernan Diaz Podcasts: 02:44:15 - "Serial" with Sarah Koenig 02:46:03 - "Bear Brook" with Jason Moore and New Hampshire Public Radio 02:48:06 - "You Must Remember This" with Karina Longworth 02:49:11 - "Broken Record" with Malcolm Gladwell and Rick Rubin 02:51:27 - "The Trap Set" with Joe Wong Comics: 02:52:24 - Batman 02:53:19 - Mister Miracle 02:54:12 - Superman / Action Comics 02:54:56 - Old Man Hawkeye 02:55:55 - The Amazing Spider-Man 02:56:44 - Strangers in Paradise XXV 02:57:23 - Ms. Marvel 02:58:08 - Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles 02:59:21 - Usagi Yojimbo: The Hidden 03:00:36 - Moon Knight Brought To You By:• Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" The Platters *Whoops! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick blows on his conch shell and Paul Montgomery and Ryan Haupt answer the call to discuss Aquaman! Does the film sink or does it swim? Running Time: 00:37:11 Music: "Beyond the Sea" Bobby Darin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and Ryan Haupt gather like a bunch of far-flung Spider-People to discuss the film debuts of Miles Morales, Spider-Gwen, Spider-Ham, and more in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse! Running Time: 00:35:24 Music: "Sunflower" Post Malone & Swae Lee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the final show of the year and it's a long one! With much consternation, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick discuss the week's comics. But that's not all! Conor goes through some extended "state of DC" therapy while Josh goes down cartoon memory lane! All this and the gain on Conor's mic was set too high which is the perfect send-off for a year full of dumb technical glitches! Running Time: 01:21:59 Pick of the Week: 00:02:20 - Martian Manhunter #1 Comics: 00:13:43 - Doomsday Clock #8 00:21:45 - Shazam! #1 00:26:00 - Prodigy #1 00:28:59 - Marvel Knights: 20th #3 00:34:23 - The Green Lantern #2 00:37:05 - The Last Siege #7 00:38:58 - Winter Soldier #1 00:41:08 - Namor: The Best Defense #1 00:42:56 - The Merry X-Men Holiday Special #1 Star Wars Corner: 00:44:46 - Star Wars #58 Patron Pick: 00:47:14 - DIE #1 Patron Thanks: 00:56:14 - Isaac Person 00:58:17 - KJ Eldridge 00:59:36 - Colin Adams 01:00:36 - Peter Shevenell Picks of the Week - By The Numbers: 01:02:05 - Conor breaks out his spreadsheets to run down the stats on this year's Picks. Audience Question: 01:08:32 - Dan from Baltimore, MD is looking for comic book criticism resources. Brought To You By:• Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to Harry’s to give you $5 off ANY shave set, including our limited-edition holiday sets, when you go to Harrys.com/ifanboy. Plus, you’ll get FREE shipping through December 12! This offer is for new AND returning customers and is only available for the holidays! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Run Run Rudolph" She and Him Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The name of the game is agreement, and Conor and Josh are getting good at it. Not about the Pick, or really about the other book in the lineup, but it's agreeable at the least. Oh and fun. It's pretty fun and we make a merlock sound at one point. Running Time: 01:09:57 Pick of the Week/Patron Pick: 00:01:44 - The Amazing Spider-Man #10 Comics: 00:08:45 - Action Comics #1005 00:12:53 - Heroes in Crisis #3 00:17:34 - Old Man Hawkeye #11 00:23:07 - Marvel Two-In-One #12 00:28:35 - Daredevil #612 00:31:42 - Books of Magic #2 00:32:50 - Man-Eaters #3 00:35:25 - Ironheart #1 Patron Pick: 00:38:30 - DC's Nuclear Winter Special #1 Patron Thanks: 00:48:13 - Samuel Weiss 00:49:37 - Jeevan Devassy 00:51:07 - Jack Window 00:52:00 - Joe Stertz Audience Question: 00:54:50 - Ryan from Philly asks what the best superhero title would be to read, from start to finish. 01:00:09 - Scott in Florida wants to know who the greatest living comic creator is, and the essential Dick Grayson stories. Brought To You By: • Eero - Never think about WiFi again - Get $100 off the “Eero base unit and 2 beacons package,” and 1 year of Eeero Plus, visit eero.com/ifanboy and at checkout enter IFANBOY.• Molekule - The only air purifier that actually destroys pollutants. For $75 off your first order, visit molekule.com and enter IFANBOY at checkout. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Merry Something to You" Devo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special post-Thanksgiving episode, Ryan Haupt steps in for Josh Flanagan and both he and Conor Kilpatrick are exhausted. But things pick up by the end and there's way more dinosaur wang talk than one would normally expect from this show. Running Time: 01:00:00 Pick of the Week/Patron Pick: 00:02:08 - American Carnage #1 Comics: 00:09:17 - Batman #59 00:13:53 - Nightwing #53 00:17:22 - Marvel Knights: 20th #2 00:20:25 - Archie #700 00:27:20 - Mars Attacks #2 00:28:54 - Dick Tracy: Dead or Alive #2 00:31:56 - Uncanny X-Men #2 00:36:51 - Middlewest #1 Star Wars Corner: 00:39:40 - Star Wars #57 Patron Thanks: 00:44:35 - Ellen Jurczak 00:46:32 - Ethan Dezotelle 00:47:13 - Ross Fenion 00:48:36 - Daredevol Audience Question: 00:50:07 - Ken from the Great White North needs an update on the dinosaur genitalia situation from last week's episode. Here's the information on the Story Collider event in Washington, D.C. in which Ryan Haupt will be appearing on December 13. Brought To You By:• Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" Darlene Love   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's an extra-long episode this week for Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan because all of the comic books came out. Plus we talk about the life and legacy of Stan Lee! Running Time: 01:30:05 Pick of the Week: 00:02:44 - Mister Miracle #12 Comics: 00:18:15 - Thor #7 00:23:01 - Cosmic Ghost Rider #5 00:25:41 - Fantastic Four #3 00:28:12 - The Avengers #10/700 00:35:32 - Hey Kids! Comics! #4 00:40:59 - The Amazing Spider-Man #9 00:42:49 - Uncanny X-Men #1 00:44:01 - Bitter Root #1 Star Wars Corner: 00:47:10 - Star Wars: Darth Vader #23 Patron Pick: 00:50:06 - William Gibson's Alien 3 #1 00:56:23 - Wonder Woman #58 Patron Thanks: 01:03:57 - Erik Fisher 01:06:02 - Deadzone The Podcast 01:07:39 - Mark Abnett 01:08:37 - Bobby Baker Tribute: 01:10:23 - Stan Lee Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Broken Wings" Mr. Mister Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition podcast in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, and Jacob Phillips! Running Time: 00:21:06 Music: "No Excuses" Alice in Chains Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Conor had a really hard time with the cold open. But we cut that out, and it was just for us. Also, Josh's mic was set wrong for....well, quite a bit. And what is the plural of Vox? Let's all have a crisis, but the good kind. Running Time: 01:12:35 Pick of the Week: 00:02:03 - Farmhand #5 Comics: 00:11:56 - The Green Lantern #1 00:20:08 - Death of the Inhumans #5 00:25:16 - Nightwing #52 00:34:04 - Batman #50 00:37:16 - The United States vs. Murder Inc. #3 00:40:36 - The Outer Darkness #1 00:43:01 - The Immortal Hulk #8 Patron Pick: 00:45:48 - Marvel Knights: 20th #1 Patron Thanks: 00:57:35 - Ryan Tardiff 00:58:17 - Aaron Turner 00:59:06 - Rego Nurse 01:00:04 - Matt Wiggins Audience Question: 01:01:41 - Andrew from Barcelona needs to know more about his Crisis options. Brought To You By: • Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to Harry’s to give you $5 off ANY shave set, including our limited-edition holiday sets, when you go to Harrys.com/ifanboy. Plus, you’ll get FREE Shipping. This offer is for new AND returning customers and is only available for the holidays! • Eero - Never think about WiFi again - Get $100 off the “Eero base unit and 2 beacons package,” and 1 year ofEeero Plus, visit eero.com/ifanboy and at checkout enter IFANBOY. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Sinking Ship" Cake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan get together to talk comics and also to verbally spin out at the very end of the show. Also, on the show we can't figure out how many Patron Powers we've given out so far. (It's 436.) Running Time: 01:05:50 Pick of the Week: 00:02:37 - Wytches: Bad Egg Halloween Special Comics: 00:13:25 - Old Man Hawkeye #10 00:18:02 - Green Lantern / Huckleberry Hound Special #1 00:21:50 - Tony Stark: Iron Man #5 00:25:00 - Heroes in Crisis #2 00:33:40 - Batman: Secret Files #1 00:36:22 - Man-Eaters #2 00:38:42 - Extermination #4 00:39:59 - Shanghai Red #5 Patron Pick: 00:44:09 - Hex Wives #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:39 - Joshua Chesmore 00:52:19 - Paul Ambroso 00:53:19 - Luke Hopkins 00:54:31 - Chad Post Audience Question: 00:55:19 - James R. from England asks if iFanboy would consider reviewing old superhero films. 00:57:10 - Steve B. from Maryland thinks that one of the "dumb" Patron Powers is actually terrific. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch- Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "I'm Getting Better (And I'm Feeling It Right Now)" The Record Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Katie Cook is an instantly recognizable cartoonist, which is saying something, since she makes quite a bit of her living from licensed properties. From My Little Pony, to Fraggle Rock, to Star Wars, she's worked on a lot of comics. But lately, after moving on from her original creation, Gronk, she's working on a new series for Webtoons.com, Nothing Special. You can follow Katie on Twitter to keep up him, as well as visiting her website. Total Running Time: 01:01:20 Music: “Is There a Ghost" Band of Horses Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor and Josh are back at the helm on a week that made picking a winner a little dicey. But pick we must, because we must pick. Some things come to an end and many new things begin, as #1 issues fly at us with reckless abandon. The jamokes find common ground on at least one creator, and we barely talk about being old at all. Running Time: 01:13:54 Pick of the Week: 00:01:23 - The Sentry #5 Comics: 00:10:23 - Moon Knight #200 00:16:09 - Action Comics #1004 00:22:52 - Usagi Yojimbo: The Hidden #7 00:26:47 - Mars Attacks #1 00:35:13 - Books of Magic #1 00:37:26 - Infinity Wars: Arachknight #1 00:38:59 - What If? Thor #1 00:42:17 - Aliens: Dust to Dust #3 Patron Pick: 00:46:21 - Lodger #1 Patron Thanks: 00:51:24 - Corey A. Goodwin 00:52:23 - James Nasralla 00:54:13 - Matt Skaba 00:55:09 - Bryce Sheppard Audience Questions: 00:56:34 - Patrick from North Carolina wonders if creators can get their groove back by switching publishers. 01:02:43 - Zach from Texas asks if we get the FOMO. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Gold Rush" Death Cab for Cutie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You asked... and asked and asked and asked. So here it is. Josh Flanagan calls on former co-host Ron Richards to talk about the surprise global hit, Venom! (Disclaimer: Ron Richard's opinions are his own and do not represent Marvel Entertainment or the Walt Disney Corporation.) Running Time: 00:17:00 Music: "My Best Friend" Kiefer Sutherland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Five years ago, three teenagers set out to investigate the local legend of their small town, The Blackwood Bugman, and the mysterious disappearances and murders connected to him over the years. But as they soon come to find out, getting too close to the truth can be dangerous. Subscribe to Blackwood today at wondery.fm/ifanboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Flanagan is away this week so special guest Paul Montgomery steps into his old co-host role! There’s a lot to talk about so we had no choice but to go extra long to fit it all in! Why so long on a week with so few books? Well, Conor Kilpatrick unleashes quite a bit of Dick Grayson angst, for starters. Running Time: 01:22:00 Pick of the Week: 00:02:00 – Cover #2 Comics: 00:12:57 – Thor #6 00:21:05 – Nightwing #51 00:31:59 – Archie 1941 #2 00:40:25 – Strangers in Paradise XXV #7 00:43:34 – Shuri #1 00:49:18 – Black Hammer: Age of Doom #6 00:51:29 – The Life of Captain Marvel #4 Patron Pick: 00:55:52 – Lucifer #1 Patron Thanks: 01:01:13 – Micah Lambert 01:02:38 – Chris 01:03:35 – Trevor McDonough 01:04:29 – Michael Mattinson Making Comics: 01:07:25 – Conor and Paul discuss their new comic book, Dreadnought: Legends #1, which is available NOW, digitally, on ComiXology and Steam!01:17:53 – Earlier this year, Paul’s first comic book was published, The Margins, available NOW on Amazon (print) and ComiXology (digital). Brought To You By:• Mack Weldon – Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men’s underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY• The Pub Crawl Anthology – Help this graphic novel collection of genre-spanning 8-page stories reach its Kickstarter goal! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got seven designs! Music: “Gotcha!” Theresa Bazar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We went a bit long this week but there was just so much to talk about! Plus, this week in What Can’t the Guys Remember it’s the writer of old Daredevil stories. Running Time: 01:13:40 Pick of the Week: 00:02:58 – The Avengers #9 Comics: 00:12:50 – The Immortal Hulk #7 00:17:06 – Catwoman #4 00:20:32 – Farmhand #4 00:23:53 – The Wild Storm: Michael Cray #12 00:30:57 – Superman #4 00:33:23 – Hawkman #5 00:35:08 – Crowded #3 00:36:37 – The Amazing Spider-Man #7 Patron Pick: 00:39:20 – Murder Falcon #1 Patron Thanks: 00:46:31 – Kendall Neck 00:48:46 – Cory D. 00:50:35 – Eric Wood 00:51:59 – Arcee Gamit Audience Questions: 00:55:15 – Brad from New Hampshire wonders if comics might make a comeback like vinyl records. 01:02:02 – Drew from Ohio is curious about the numbers behind the Patron Picks. It’s Time For Stats™! Plugs: Check out Dreadnought: Legends #1 available NOW on Steam. Brought To You By:• Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a Trial Shave Set! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch– Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got seven designs! Music: “Kansas City” The New Basement Tapes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is yet another strong week of releases, and a surprise Pick comes from an unexpected corner. But you might wonder what problems Conor has with this Pick that was definitely not his. Listen on! Come for more Tom King Batman books in the second slot on the show, and yet more Donny Cates Appreciation Society™ meetings, as well of Tales of a Hate Read. Plus it's the rare double Patron Pick! Running Time: 01:16:59 Pick of the Week: 00:02:48 - Nightwing #50 Comics: 00:13:42 - Batman #56 00:19:12 - Death of the Inhumans #4 00:23:33 - Cosmic Ghost Rider #4 00:27:18 - Tony Stark Iron Man #4 00:35:08 - Justice League #9 00:38:37 - Dead Rabbit #1 00:42:10 - The Lone Ranger #1 00:47:07 - James Bond Origin #2 Patron Pick: 00:51:51 - Batman The Maxx: Arkham Dreams #1 00:56:32 - The Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion #1 Patron Thanks: 01:01:06 - Kyle Southcomb 01:02:48 - Jason Reinhardt 01:04:13 - r3v 01:04:50 - Jon Lewis Audience Question: 01:06:54 - Tim from Seattle is curious about under-the-radar secret crossover cameos. Brought To You By: • Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a Trial Shave Set!• iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch- Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Alright" [clean] Kendrick Lamar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We haven’t had a show with this many diversions in a long time, but this week, amidst all of the comic book talk, there’s time for excursions into Magnum P.I., Matthew Goode, Teen Titans Go To The Movies, Eddie Vedder, and way more talk about the Gin Blossoms than anyone was prepared for. Running Time: 01:07:10 Pick of the Week: 00:01:08 – Action Comics #1003 Comics: 00:08:55 – Heroes in Crisis #1 00:16:33 – Doomsday Clock #7 00:20:49 – Old Man Hawkeye #9 00:22:42 – The Amazing Spider-Man #6 00:29:20 – Justice League Odyssey #1 00:33:24 – Shanghai Red #4 00:35:01 – The Sentry #4 Patron Pick: 00:36:54 – Man-Eaters #1 Patron Thanks: 00:45:04 – Mike G. 00:46:38 – T. Scott Benefield 00:52:20 – John Fitter 00:53:22 – Jason Grigsby Audience Question: 00:54:46 – Craig L. from Michigan misses thought bubbles. 00:58:09 – Davin P. has a response to the discussion in episode 650 about naming your kids after comic book characters. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch– Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got seven designs! Music: “Until I Fall Away” Gin Blossoms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick’s all hopped up on cold medicine and so he used the wrong mic setting! Which he apologizes for! He sounds terrible! Also, Josh Flanagan is here too. His mic sounds fine. Running Time: 01:04:51 Pick of the Week: 00:01:43 – Mister Miracle #11 Comics: 00:12:53 – Batman #55 00:18:41 – Batman: Damned #1 00:22:32 – Infinity Wars: Soldier Supreme #1 00:25:36 – Black Hammer: Age of Doom #5 00:32:44 – West Coast Avengers #2 00:36:10 – The Avengers #8 00:39:35 – Return of Wolverine #1 00:41:37 – Captain America Annual #1 00:44:43 – The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 Patron Pick: 00:45:53 – Dick Tracy: Dead or Alive #1 Patron Thanks: 00:53:25 – Dirty Threepio (Huw Jones) 00:54:33 – Rusty Richardson 00:55:58 – George N. Aslanian 00:56:49 – Rousseau Pienaar Audience Question: 00:58:03 – Andrew M. from Spain wonders about the future of The New Gods. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon – Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men’s underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch– Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got seven designs! Music: “Body Talks (featuring Kesha)” The Struts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition podcast in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at Superman Blue, Vol. 1 by Dan Jurgens, Karl Kesel, David Michelinie, Louise Simonson, Jon Bogdanove, Sean Chen, Scot Eaton, Ron Frenz, Tom Grummett, Stuart Immonen, Brett Breeding, Dennis Janke, Jose Marzan Jr., Denis Rodier, Joe Rubinstein, Glenn Whitmore, John Costanza, Albert Tobias De Guzman, Ken Lopez, Bill Oakley! Running Time: 00:31:10 Music: "She's Electric" Oasis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a week of pretty good books, but maybe not great books. In any case there were a lot of them. But it was definitely a week for books that are either really for us, or books where we can't figure out who they're for. Or both. Running Time: 01:06:10 Pick of the Week: 00:01:41 - Archie 1941 #1 Comics: 00:11:50 - Journey Into Mystery: The Birth of Krakoa #1 00:15:58 - Fantastic Four #2 00:21:35 - Hey Kids! Comics! #2 00:29:51 - The Seeds #2 00:36:43 - Superman #3 00:40:00 - Supergirl #22 00:42:27 - Catwoman #3 00:44:11 - Detective Comics #988 War Corner: 00:46:30 - World of Tanks: Citadel #5 Patron Pick: 00:50:03 - Cemetery Beach #1 Patron Thanks: 00:57:01 - Mario Miranda 00:57:51 - Mark C. Warner 00:59:02 - Joe Perna 01:00:10 - Greg Marcus Brought To You By: • Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a Trial Shave Set! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "When the War Came" The Decemberists Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

iFanboy celebrates its 650th episode with a triple-sized all listener e-mail spectacular! Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick, and special guest Ryan Haupt asked you, the iFanbase, to send them e-mails… and you delivered! Running Time: 03:33:40 Pick of the Week: 00:03:17 - Death of The Inhumans #3 Patron Pick: 00:14:28 - Bully Wars #1 Audience Questions: 00:25:33 - The tradition continues as we field questions from the loyal iFanbase for over 3 hours! Listen as this iFanboy trio slowly fall apart, talking comics and ephemera to the very bitter end. Patron Thanks: 02:04:22 - Miroslav Lucic 02:06:10 - Zachariah William Schoenke 02:07:21 - Gerardo Zayas 02:08:39  - Matt Arpen Brought To You By: • Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a Trial Shave Set! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Back and To The Left" Texas is the Reason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's an evening recording, the tables are turned, and it was a fifth week, and barely any books to talk about. It was glorious. Except the horrifying pig cover. Try not to look into his eyes. Running Time: 01:16:58 Pick of the Week: 00:02:07 - Lex Luthor/Porky Pig Special #1 Comics: 00:13:56 - Extermination #2 00:16:15 - Hunt for Wolverine: Dead Ends 00:19:58 - Marvel Two-In-One #9 00:24:24 - Moon Knight #198 00:34:45 - Batgirl Annual #2 00:36:56 - Batgirl #26 00:38:46 - Nightwing Annual #1 00:40:33 - Runaways #12 Patron Pick: 00:44:08 - Scarlet #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:22 - Casey Franz 00:51:20 - Felicia Franz 00:53:11 - Thom Cinch 00:54:53 - Rupesh Shah Audience Question: 00:57:01 -Karl from NV wants to be able to explain how Lois got knocked up. 01:00:24 - Jay S. has a question for the ages. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch- Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Academy Fight Song" Mission of Burma Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Do you like Jaws? Do you enjoy talk about the Los Angeles entertainment industry in the early 2000s? Some Darwyn Cooke anecdotes from the animation industry and celebrity encounters? Do you like the work of Jeff Parker and his soothing Carolinean accent even if he can't remember the Swamp Thing movie catch phrase? Well, good news folks, because this podcast is for you. Not so much an interview as a wide ranging conversation, that we hope you'll enjoy. You can follow Jeff on Twitter to keep up him, as well as visiting his website, jeffparkerwrites.com. Total Running Time: 01:45:01 Music: “Jeff Wears Birkenstocks" NOFX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan battle heat and hunger to bring you all the comics talk they can muster, plus the secret criminal origins of iFanboy are revealed! Running Time: 01:05:00 Pick of the Week: 00:01:49 - Old Man Hawkeye #8 Comics: 00:10:18 - Action Comics #1002 00:13:42 - The Punisher #1 00:17:37 - Die! Die! Die! #2 00:21:42 - The Sentry #3 00:28:27 - Black Hammer: Age of Doom #4 00:31:10 - Royal City #14 00:32:38 - Detective Comics #987 00:36:34 - Shanghai Red #3 Patron Pick: 00:39:21 - West Coast Avengers #1 Patron Thanks: 00:46:36 - Josh Helgeson 00:47:15 - Chris Olivas 00:48:40 - Mike Howser 00:49:40 - Dan R. Audience Question: 00:52:11 - Tim J. from Seattle, WA asks for pre-Modern Age comic book suggestions. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch- Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Summer of the Evening" Goldenboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest DC Universe Animated Original Movie, and its FIRST remake... The Death of Superman! Running Time: 00:38:00 Music: "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" Blue Oyster Cult Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick’s back! He returns from summer vacation to join Josh Flanagan to talk comic books and they do the best they can considering the creeping heat and the on-set of old man brain. Running Time: 01:11:47 Pick of the Week: 00:02:26 – Batman #53 Comics: 00:14:13 – Extermination #1 00:20:12 – Infinity Wars #2 00:24:14 – Batgirl #25 00:29:56 – Tony Stark: Iron Man #3 00:36:38 – Usagi Yojimbo: The Hidden #5 00:40:21 – Archie Meets Batman ’66 #2 00:41:27 – Crowded #1 Patron Pick: 00:43:53 – Pearl #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:50 – Arcadia Corrigan 00:53:16 – Thea Corrigan 00:54:15 – Cecily Corrigan 00:55:37 – Michael Corrigan Audience Question: 00:58:33 – Owen M. introduces coffee preferences into the food corner discussion. Brought To You By:• Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a Trial Shave Set! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got seven designs! Music: “Back to Your Heart” Dinosaur Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It starts off punchy, and then eventually gets to hazy. But in the middle is some genuine comics analysis and introspection, and some damn fine books out this week. Jim Viscardi (comicbook.com) fills in for a recreating Conor Kilpatrick, and tries valiantly to hold on while Josh Flanagan descends into fatigue based insanity. Like Conrad's Heart of Darkness, but with complaints about left hand panel stacking. Running Time: 01:17:54 Pick of the Week: 00:02:46 - Hey Kids! Comics! #1 Comics: 00:13:41 - Fantastic Four #1 00:22:51 - Superman #2 00:30:41 - The Amazing Spider-Man #3 00:35:35 - Spider-Man Annual #3 00:44:23 - Catwoman #2 00:47:25 - Daredevil #606 00:51:46 - Hunt for Wolverine: The Adamantium Agenda #4 Patron Pick: 00:54:54 - Black Badge #1 Patron Thanks: 01:06:46 - David Flett 01:07:42 - Chris Lockhart 01:09:09 - Will Thomas 01:10:13 - Steven Ungaro Brought To You By: • Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a Trial Shave Set! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch- Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Kissing Families" Silversun Pickups Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor's gone on some sort of vacation, so Ryan Haupt joins Josh Flanagan and they talk and talk and talk. Mostly about comics! Josh tries to remember Secret Invasion, but doesn't. But he does remember Dimension Z. The fact is, he has a cold and it's all a white knuckle cognition adventure. Plus we narrowly avoid the "sandwich" question. Running Time: 01:15:59 Pick of the Week: 00:01:19 - Batman #52 Comics: 00:11:09 - Captain America #2 00:17:54 - Mister Miracle #10 00:24:29 - Death of the Inhumans #2 00:33:11 - Paper Girls #23 00:35:54 - The Quantum Age: From the World of Black Hammer #2 00:37:54 - Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander #5 00:40:30 - Cosmic Ghost Rider #2 00:44:12 - Leviathan #1 Patron Pick: 00:46:20 - The Seeds #1 Patron Thanks: 00:55:25 - Hal Kay 00:57:13 - Eric Williamson 00:58:56 - Paul Ruggiero 01:01:14 - Roger Priest Audience Question: 01:02:33 - Josh from Westchester, NY asks about paradigm shifting comic book runs. And Josh from iFanboy goes on and on. Brought To You By: • Eero - Never think about WiFi again! Get free overnight shipping in the US or Canada with the code IFANBOY at checkout. • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch- Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "You Made Me Realise" My Bloody Valentine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, in addition to the usual nonsense and comic book talk, we get an extra special glimpse into Josh Flanagan's marriage and Conor Kilpatrick tells us a little bit about his San Diego Comic-Con experience. Running Time: 01:00:00 Pick of the Week: 00:01:50 - Action Comics #1001 Comics: 00:13:24 - X-Men: Grand Design - Second Genesis #1 00:16:51 - Doomsday Clock #6 00:20:01 - The Amazing Spider-Man #2 00:24:11 - The Sentry #2 00:27:58 - The Flash #51 00:30:45 - Justice League Dark #1 00:32:46 - Moon Knight #197 00:35:04 - The Hellblazer #24 00:37:41 - Multiple Man #2 Patron Pick: 00:39:34 - DC's Beach Blanket Bad Guys Summer Special #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:02 - Graham Bird 00:47:43 - Dillon Carter 00:48:38 - Matt Kelly 00:49:07 - Derek Wilczynski's son Zack Comics Industry Talk: 00:50:36 - Conor went to San Diego Comic-Con and Eisner winners discussion. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch- Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Raising Cain" Gregory Alan Isakov Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor's coming to us live from San Diego Comic-Con, and Josh is just at home. Actually, Conor's in a hotel just adjacent to Comic-Con, and it's early in the morning, so we make the best of it. More good books, with plenty of Pick options, and some surprising up and comers dot the list this week, with quality moving in the right direction, so it's a good time all around. Except for Conor, trapped in a hotel room with spotty wifi, and being sent to Star Wars corner *again*. Running Time: 01:05:59 Pick of the Week: 00:02:03 - Old Man Hawkeye #7 Comics: 00:10:36 - The Immortal Hulk #3 00:15:09 - Tony Stark: Iron Man #2 00:19:52 - Batman #51 00:30:15 - The Weatherman #2 00:33:22 - Deathbed #6 00:35:55 - Thor #3 Star Wars Corner: 00:39:00 - Star Wars: Darth Vader Annual #2 Patron Pick: 00:43:20 - Archie Meets Batman '66 #1 Patron Thanks: 00:48:33 - Joshua Miller 00:49:43 - Simon Northwood 00:50:56 - Scott Rattray 00:51:40 - Eric Hand Audience Question: 00:54:56 - Liam from Manchester, UK wants to know what essential stories we haven't read. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch- Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Bitter Old Man" Lagwagon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition podcast in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at Planetary: Book One by Warren Ellis, John Cassaday, Phil Jimenez, Andy Lanning, Laura Martin, David Baron, Ryan Cline, Ali Fuchs, Michael Heisler, & Bill O'Neil! Running Time: 00:36:00 Music: "All Around the World" Oasis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan Haupt fills in for an absent Josh Flanagan to join Conor Kilpatrick in the weekly comics talk and it couldn't come on a more appropriate time--never has there been a week when there was so much science in comics! Running Time: 01:05:59 Pick of the Week: 00:01:27 - The Amazing Spider-Man #1 Comics:  00:11:01 - Superman #1 00:15:09 - The Flash #50 00:20:06 - Die!Die!Die! #1 00:23:53 - Outpost Zero #1 00:29:35 - The Dead Hand #4 00:33:07 - Exiles #5 00:34:33 - Hawkman #2 00:39:07 - Plastic Man #2 Star Wars Corner: 00:40:50 - Star Wars: Darth Vader #18 Patron Pick: 00:43:08 - Farmhand #1 Patron Thanks: 00:46:49 - Davin Pasek 00:48:52 - John Dudley 00:50:44 - Daniel Fortis 00:52:25 - Michael Annunziata Audience Question: 00:55:37 - Sean C. from New York, NY calls in to further the bread discussion. 00:58:40 - James R. from Derbyshire, England asks about food and comics. Brought To You By:• Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a Trial Shave Set! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Weird Science" Oingo Boingo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Come along as Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan take a trip to Van Halen City to talk about that week that was in comic books. And while Josh missed an entire part of a comic book and, if you listen closely, you can hear George Clooney the Dog, there's still time for more food talk. Running Time: 01:07:02 Pick of the Week: 00:02:52 - Captain America #1 Comics:  00:11:22 - Batman #50 00:18:26 - Catwoman #1 00:21:34 - The Man of Steel #6 00:25:07 - Death of the Inhumans #1 00:31:21 - The Last Siege #2 00:32:23 - Green Lanterns #50 00:34:14 - The Immortal Hulk #2 00:36:39 - I Hate Fairyland #20 Star Wars Corner: 00:38:55 - Star Wars #50 Patron Pick: 00:41:23 - Cosmic Ghost Rider #1 Patron Thanks: 00:45:28 - Andre Morton 00:47:02 - James Feeheley 00:48:16 - Brandon Yonker 00:49:51 - Zach Pindolia Audience Question: 00:52:14 - Matt K. from Long Island, NY calls in to ask about licensed comics. 00:59:03 - Steven B. from Maryland has noticed something about Bryan Lee O'Malley. Brought To You By:• Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a Trial Shave Set! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "More Than Words" Extreme Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Rudd? Morrissey jokes? Conor Kilpatrick had no choice put to pull the emergency chord and bring in former co-host Ron Richards to talk about Ant-Man and The Wasp! (Disclaimer: Ron Richard's opinions are his own and do not represent Marvel Entertainment or the Walt Disney Corporation.) Running Time: 00:26:42 Music: "Everyday is Like Sunday" Morrissey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor is on the mend! We get to talk about comics and meat! Patron Pick and Pick of the Week have an epic time traveling crossover! What else do we need from life? Running Time: 01:11:07 Pick of the Week/Patron Pick: 00:01:49 - Multiple Man #1 Comics: 00:09:59 - Detective Comics #983 00:14:00 - Kill or Be Killed #20 00:18:40 - Astro City #52 00:26:00 - Ms. Marvel #31 00:31;39 - The Man of Steel #5 00:35:05 - The Sentry #1 00:38:01 - The Flash #49 00:40:52 - Marvel Two-in-One #7 00:42:06 - Old Man Hawkeye #6 Patron Pick: 00:44:18 - Ratings! Patron Thanks: 00:46:40 - Jason Kirby 00:48:16 - Ryan Swift 00:49:56 - Rico Dostie 00:51:16 - Jason Smith Audience Question: 00:53:03 - Jason asks if it's true that we think only the old costumes are the good costumes? 01:01:49 - Juan wants steak, and he's asked for advice on the preparation of same. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Facet Squared" Fugazi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy patrons, it's Talksplode time. It's our second Texan in a row, as Josh finally welcomes cartoonist and creator, Terry Moore to the long form interview show. Terry's Strangers in Paradise holds a special place in the hearts of the iFanboy founders, and this year, we've seen the return of the beloved characters in a continuation of their story 25 years after it started. In talking about the series and its origins, Terry sheds a light on how to grow an independent comic series in various eras of the comic book industry, and how that's changed. We also talk about what came before comics, and how making that transition worked, and plenty more, like his other series, Echo and Rachel Rising. You can follow Terry on Twitter to keep up him, as well as visiting the Abstract Studios website. Total Running Time: 01:05:39 Music: “Strangers" Portishead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A special bonus podcast introducing Inside Jaws! Inside Jaws takes you on an immersive journey through the making of 1975’s pulse-pounding hit film Jaws, the first-ever summer blockbuster. Subscribe to Inside Jaws on Apple Podcast today or hear the first 5 episodes at wondery.com/plus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh and Conor are in the saddle, and while Conor is recovering, it's a long road. The fascinating world of Bendis' DC work, and what we're looking for out of mainstream comics remain the topics of conversation, and the ever widening lapses of memory. What were we talking about? Oh yeah: Crimping. And Josh gets cranky about dual Patron Picks! Running Time: 01:05:47 Pick of the Week: 00:01:58 - Batman #49 Comics: 00:12:21 - Shanghai Red #1 00:16:23 - The Man of Steel #4 00:22:15 - Tony Stark: Iron Man #1 00:25:44 - Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #1 00:31:50 - The Avengers #3 00:33:16 - Justice League #2 00:36:15 - Batman: Prelude to the Wedding, Part Four - Red Hood vs. Anarky #1 00:38:16 - Ant-Man and the Wasp #2 Patron Pick: 00:40:44 - The Beef #5 00:44:40 - X-Men: Gold #30 Patron Thanks: 00:50:58 - Zachary T. Blackburn 00:51:51 - Jeff Braun 00:53:36 - Bill 00:54:19 - Daniel Richardson Audience Question: 00:56:45 - Andrew wants to know about getting English language comics in Barcelona, Spain. 00:58:45 - James lets Josh know he's pronouncing something wrong, and needs to take his medicine. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Serpent Tongue" The Messthetics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick's still sick and doped to the gills on cold medicine, while Josh Flanagan is just plain exhausted... it's another week of talking comics at iFanboy. Running Time: 01:02:56 Pick of the Week: 00:02:16 - Marvel Two-in-One Annual #1 Comics: 00:10:19 - Thor #1 00:15:07 - The Man of Steel #3 00:19:53 - The Weatherman #1 00:23:04 - Titans Special #1 00:28:21 - The Wild Storm: Michael Cray #8 00:30:29 - The Magic Order #1 00:33:39 - Mister Miracle #9 00:36:25 - Stellar #1 Star Wars Corner: 00:38:37 - Star Wars: Thrawn #5 Patron Pick: 00:40:23 - Hawkman #1 Patron Thanks: 00:46:29 - Dan Carson 00:47:35 - David Baroldy 00:48:23 - Carl Perry 00:49:29 - Cody Campbell Audience Question: 00:53:43 - Greg M. asks about missed creator opportunities. Brought To You By:• Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a Trial Shave Set! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Golden Dream" Snail Mail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick has returned and he's got the black lung! So it's up to Josh Flanagan to shoulder the load as they break down this week's comics. Running Time: 01:16:39 Pick of the Week: 00:02:59 - Justice League #1 Comics: 00:17:54 - Captain America #703 00:22:43 - Doctor Strange #1 00:27:49 - Sword Daughter #1 00:29:50 - Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles #6 00:35:41 - The Man of Steel #2 00:39:36 - Batman: Prelude to the Wedding, Part Two - Nightwing vs. Hush #1 00:41:48 - Batman #48 00:44:32 - Strangers in Paradise XXV #4 Star Wars Corner: 00:46:49 - Star Wars #49 Patron Pick: 00:49:14 - The Immortal Hulk #1 Patron Thanks: 00:56:48 - Mike 00:58:37 - Andrew Levins 00:59:38 - Nick James 01:00:32 - Eric Donnelly Industry News: 01:03:34 - DC is relaunching Vertigo. Brought To You By: • Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a Trial Shave Set! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "I Keep Forgettin'  (Every Time You're Near)" Michael McDonald Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick, once again on walkabout, requires Josh Flanagan to bring in guest host and old pal, Jim Viscardi from Comicbook.com. There's some good Marvel talk, from a Marvel alum, and we get deep into artist appreciation, and ignorant pigeonholing of Judge Dredd stories. It's a hoot, and we have two books with "siege" in the title! Running Time: 01:18:05 Pick of the Week: 00:03:40 - Marvel Two-In-One #6 Comics: 00:12:44 - The Last Siege #1 00:18:36 - The Man of Steel #1 00:26:41 - The Amazing Spider-Man #800 00:36:55 - Lazarus #28 00:38:29 - Kill or Be Killed #19 00:41:29 - Doomsday Clock #5 Star Wars Corner: 00:46:13 - Star Wars: Lando - Double or Nothing #1 Patron Pick: 00:49:53 - Judge Dredd: Under Siege #1 Patron Thanks: 00:58:10 - Trev Boyd 00:58:44 - Rob Giersch 00:59:21 - Jonathan Rafferty 01:00:01 - Jaipaul Massey-Singh Audience Questions: 01:01:41 - Ryan from Worcester, MA asks about Marvel/DC crossovers and if that's gonna be a thing ever again. 01:06:44 - Travis comes back to respond to his earlier question, and Josh starts handing out pats on the back. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! Music: "Danny's Song" Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Flanagan is having a day, Conor Kilpatrick is exhausted, but comics are still discussed! Plus financial talk gets way too personal while questionable tax advice is given, and is DC doing something... or are they just slowly twisting the knife? Running Time: 01:10:52 Pick of the Week: 00:03:18 - Doctor Strange #390 Comics: 00:13:43 - Moon Knight #195 00:16:40 - The Terrifics #4 00:20:20 - Invincible Iron Man #600 00:29:48 - Detective Comics #981 00:32:14 - The Flash #47 00:35:04 - Skyward #2 Star Wars (Room) Corner: 00:38:06 - Star Wars #48 00:39:51 - Star Wars Annual #4 00:40:49 - Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #20 Patron Pick: 00:43:38 - Black Panther #1 Patron Thanks: 00:49:16 - Jabba 00:50:47 - Clay Benson 00:51:30 - Ryan Kristynik 00:53:15 - Clint Johnson Audience Questions: 00:55:54 - Wokanda needs some advice about donating his comic book collection. 01:00:04 - Joe from Seattle, WA wishes that the changes that characters go through in their solo books wouldn't affect them in team books. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! Music: "Doctor My Eyes" Jackson Browne Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new Star Wars movie is an event, and Solo: A Star Wars Story brings out the big guns as the original iFanboy reunite to some surprising results.  Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan welcome Ron Richards to break down the latest chapter in the Star Wars universe and the results will shock you. Music: “Han Solo and the Princess” Boris Midney Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition podcast in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at The New Avengers, Vol. 1: Breakout by Brian Michael Bendis, David Finch, Danny Miki, Mark Morales, Allen Martinez, Vinktor Olazaba, Frank D'Armata, Albert Deschesne, and Richard Starkings! Running Time: 00:37:10 Music: "New" No Doubt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a week of comics, neither great, nor terrible. Perhaps not full of standouts, but, as it turns out, there's plenty to talk about. Inkers get their due. We tease the heck out of our upcoming Booksplode, we play, "Is this Garth Ennis?*", and we call something stupid. *It is. Running Time: 01:16:31 Pick of the Week:  00:02:27 - The Avengers #2 Comics: 00:15:13 - A Walk Through Hell #1 00:21:22 - Captain America #702 00:26:26 - Superman Special #1 00:31:23 - The Mighty Thor Standing at the Gates of Valhalla #1 00:38:15 - Aquaman #36 00:39:32 - Hunt for Wolverine: The Claws of a Killer #1 00:40:58 - Quicksilver: No Surrender #1 00:42:47 - Flavor #1 00:44:33 - The Wild Storm #13 Patron Pick: 00:45:09 - X-Men: The Wedding Special #1 Patron Thanks: 00:51:35 - Allen Shipley 00:52:54 - Steven Peiper 00:53:24 - Ben Clifford 00:54:00 - Pete Oghena Audience Questions: 00:58:45 - Zack asks if the style in the DC Who's Who or the Handbook of the Marvel Universe is better. 01:04:03 - Travis makes a faulty assumption about reviewer bias. Brought To You By: • Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a Trial Shave Set! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got seven designs! Music: "Say Yes" Elliott Smith   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

iFanboy assembles its own X-Force -- Conor Kilpatrick, Ron Richards, Ryan Haupt, and Mike Romo -- to discuss Deadpool 2! Running Time: 00:33:10 Music: "If I Can Turn Back Time" Cher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are back to talk comics, but that’s not all! Josh thinks a lot things are stupid this week. But are they stupid. Plus, a new hashtag is born, no one can keep Reverse Flashes straight, and Conor makes the mistake of picking a Patron Power in Josh’s area of interest. Running Time: 01:09:59 Pick of the Week: 00:02:12 – Batman: White Knight #8 Comics: 00:14:08 – Justice League: No Justice #1 00:21:40 – Hunt For Wolverine: The Adamantium Agenda #1 00:26:02 – Barrier #1 + 2 00:33:48 – The Flash #46 00:36:45 – Detective Comics #980 00:39:03 – Analog #2 War Corner: 00:41:58 – World of Tanks: Citadel #1 Patron Pick: 00:45:09 – Venom #1 Patron Thanks: 00:51:26 – Katie Clowater 00:52:45 – Jake Brand 00:55:30 – Joshua Giannone 00:56:18 – Juan Ponce Audience Questions: 01:00:09 – Patrick K. from North Carolina asks about this year’s Free Comic Book Day. Brought To You By: • Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a Trial Shave Set! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got seven designs! Music: “Riders in the Sky” Dick Dale Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest DC Animated Movie... Batman: Ninja! Running Time: 00:27:00 Music:  "Arrested Development (Main Theme)"  David Schwartz  and  "Monchhichi-lied"  Bina and Nina Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comics did it to us again. Multiple contenders for Pick of the Week status, and plenty of good books to talk about fill up the show very quickly and easily. There's a dash of nostalgia and the continuing conversation about what we as individual readers expect from comics, and if that's OK. Can't they just be superheroes, though? And is it OK to want that? Also, we tease an all-media podcast we might just record. Running Time: 01:09:25 Pick of the Week:  00:01:45 - Spider-Man #240 Comics: 00:15:08 - The Avengers #1 00:22:41 - DC Nation #0 00:27:27 - Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles #5 00:41:33 - Action Comics Special #1 00:30:03 - Captain America #701 00:44:08 - Nightwing #44 00:47:19 - Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander #2 00:49:20 - Black Science #35 00:50:43 - Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows #3 Patron Pick: 00:52:42 - Death or Glory #1 Patron Thanks: 00:58:53 - Eric Firth 01:00:12 - Ronan Lennon 01:01:31 - Mark Wood 01:02:44 - Bryce Carroll Audience Questions: 01:04:22 - Jason wants to chime in briefly on Jim Lee. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got a new design! Music: "Death or Glory" The Clash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy patrons, it's Talksplode time. From deep in the heart of Texas, Donny Cates is Marvel's newest go-to writer, behind such titles as Doctor Strange, Thanos, as well as the upcoming Venom, and Cosmic Ghost Rider. But that's not all. Behind him, Donny has produced a whole lot of comic book scripts across almost every publisher in comics, including the creator owned Buzzkill, Redneck, and God Country. Josh Flanagan discussed the creator's start from running comic book stores, to going to comic book art school, working at Marvel, and finally, deciding to write comics for a living. You can follow Donny on Twitter to keep up with everything he's got going on. Which is impressive Total Running Time: 01:28:35 Music: “Give It All" Rise Against Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for another edition of Old Man Theater! Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are back to talk about the week that was in comics while also, as always, gazing into the inky abyss. Running Time: 00:56:27 Pick of the Week: 00:02:07 - Moon Knight #194 Comics: 00:09:43 - Alien: Dust To Dust #1 00:15:30 - The Mighty Thor #706 00:19:27 - Doctor Strange: Damnation #4 / Doctor Strange #389 00:27:45 - The Flash #45 00:30:03 - Old Man Hawkeye #4 00:31:38 - Avengers #690 00:32:09 - Exiles #2 00:33:26 - Thanos Annual #1 Patron Pick: 00:35:30 - Hunt For Wolverine #1 Patron Thanks: 00:41:22 - Keith Hennessy 00:43:49 - Dan Sommer 00:45:18 - Wes Morrison 00:47:40 - Django Bohren Audience Questions: 00:48:55 - Ethan asks about how long it takes the iFanboys to read comics. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got a new design! Music: "Your Head is on Fire" Broken Bells Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's all been leading to this! Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by Ryan Haupt to discuss the culmination of ten years of Marvel Studios films -- Avengers: Infinity War! Running Time: 01:10:27 Music:  "All Together Now"  The Beatles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen, this show is going to mostly be about one really long book. It’s a lot of ground to cover, OK? Still, it was a great week of comics and wonderful art all over the place. So settle in and get ready for a lot of Superman, and we’ll all get through this together. Running Time: 01:12:57 Pick of the Week: 00:01:30 – Skyward #1 Comics: 00:09:51 – Superman #45 00:14:24 – Action Comics #1000 00:43:24 – Batman: Creature of the Night #3 00:46:36 – Tales of Suspense #104 00:49:14 – Iron Fist #80 00:50:01 – Mister Miracle #8 00:51:42 – Batman #45 00:53:43 – Lazarus #27 00:55:52 – Ms. Marvel #29 Patron Pick: 00:57:39 – Black Hammer: Age of Doom #1 Patron Thanks: 01:02:13 – Brian 01:03:10 – David McFarlane 01:04:06 – Daniel Johnson 01:05:27 – Edward Cabigao Audience Questions: 01:06:58 – Wes wonders about Kang. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got a new design! Music: “Yr Throat” Jeff Rosenstock Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest DC Universe (Animated Original) Movie--Suicide Squad: Hell To Pay! Running Time: 00:35:08 Music: “The Devil Never Sleeps” Iron and Wine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He's not alone anymore! After taking the reins of the show last week all by himself, Josh Flanagan is once again joined by his co-host Conor Kilpatrick, and they've got (not a) Dr. Ryan Haupt along for the ride. This week we've got Josh's hidden prejudices, sloth talk, and a new bit is borne! Also, we promised you there would be no math but there is indeed some math. Running Time: 01:10:00 Pick of the Week: 00:03:08 - Captain America #700 Comics: 00:14:28 - Thanos #18 00:18:20 - The Dead Hand #1 00:23:11 - Oblivion Song #2 00:26:35 - Avengers #688 00:35:21 - Detective Comics #978 00:38:47 - New Superman and the Justice League of China #22 00:40:55 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #81 Star Wars Corner: 00:43:34 - Star Wars: Darth Vader #14 00:44:27 - Star Wars: Thrawn #3 Patron Pick: 00:46:52 - Exiles #1 Patron Thanks: 00:54:25 - Oasis Podcast 00:56:56 - James Earnshaw 00:58:34 - Stephen Scheffer 01:00:29 - Aurelien Gaillard Audience Questions: 01:04:38 - Andrew B. gets his question about Josh's t-shirt answered very quickly. Brought To You By: • Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a Trial Shave Set! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got a new design! Music: "Hey Now!" Oasis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Una jamoke solemente! Can a man talk for an hour straight about comic books without making a mistake or veering very far off target? It's your chance to find out, as Josh Flanagan once again braves the mic on his own, and talks about every single comic book he read this week. Except Iron Fist #79. It was fine. He also forgot the rate the Patron Pick. Weak. Running Time: 01:02:23 Pick of the Week: 00:01:50 - Analog #1 Comics: 00:07:16 - Black Bolt #12 00:11:02 - Marvel Two-In-One #5 00:13:29 - Runaways #8 00:14:59 - Spider-Man #239 00:16:53 - Astro City #51 00:19:15 - Batman #44 00:22:45 - Batman: White Knight #7 00:25:50 - Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles #4 Star Wars Corner: 00:32:03 - Star Wars #46 More Comics: 00:34:10 - I Hate Fairyland #18 00:35:23 - Sex Criminals #23 Patron Pick: 00:36:31 - Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander #1 Patron Thanks: 00:44:34 - Caroline Hammond 00:45:25 - Gerald Kavanaugh 00:45:53 - Artem Vorabyev 00:46:33 - Neil Hill Audience Questions: 00:48:05 - Brad from Canada wants to know about those $0.99 digital comic sales, and Scott from WV wants to know if Marvel's Unlimited program is cutting into sales. 00:56:50 - Carl wants to know what the deal is with Josh and Garth Ennis' The Boys. Brought To You By: • Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a Trial Shave Set! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got a new design! Music: "Dust in the Gold Sack" Swearin'   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's good stupid and bad stupid and there's a lot of stupid in between. Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick wrestle with the idea of nostalgia, which can also come in good and bad, as we attempt to justify our opinions over the course of an hour or so. The point is, Bendis should have written The Fantastic Four at some point. Running Time: 01:11:57 Pick of the Week:  00:01:21 - Jessica Jones #18 Comics:  00:11:18 - Old Man Hawkeye #3  00:17:30 - Detective Comics #977  00:20:10 - Moon Knight #193  00:23:23 - Doomsday Clock #4  00:34:36 - Batgirl #21  00:36:21 - The Hellblazer #20  00:38:56 - Daredevil #16  00:41:28 - Damnation: Johnny Blaze, Ghost Rider #1 Patron Pick:  00:43;24 - Dark Nights: Metal #6 Patron Thanks:  00:58:50 - Clark Doherty  01:01:06 - Ryan Davis  01:02:04 - Jimmy Dunn  01:02:56 - Hit the Deck Officer Audience Questions:  01:0526 - Lukas from Austria wants to know about the best comic book returns from the death. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got a new design! Music: "Hold Unknown" Dinosaur Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! What's a Booksplode you might ask? It's a bi-monthly special edition podcast in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at Green Lantern: Earth One, Vol. 1 by Corinna Bechko, Gabriel Hardman, Jordan Boyd, and Simon Bowland! Running Time: 00:27:00 Music: "Cars in Space" Golden City Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey look! It's Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick and they're talking comic books! Also: Los Angeles geography, the physics of the sun, comic books as road trip food metaphors, and an event unprecedented in the annals of the Patron Pick. Running Time: 01:07:35 Pick of the Week:  00:02:19 - Death Bed #2 Comics:  00:09:46 - Tales of Suspense #103  00:13:27 - Doctor Strange: Damnation #3  00:15:25 - Iron Fist #78  00:23:03 - Ms. Marvel #28  00:25:20 - Future Quest Presents #8  00:27:01 - Kill or Be Killed #17 Star Wars Corner:  00:29:56 - Star Wars #45 Patron Pick:  00:34:27 - Usagi Yojimbo: The Hidden #1  00:40:09 - The Mighty Thor #705  00:43:59 - Thanos #17 Patron Thanks:  00:52:01 - Jake L.  00:53:30 - Tyson Webster  00:54:59 - Adam Grainger  00:56:12 - Paul Lister Audience Questions:  00:59:20 - Sean C. from New York asks about the effect that copyright law has on comic books. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got a new design! Music:  "Danger Zone"  Kenny Loggins   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Walkabout having ended, Josh Flanagan returns to grace Conor Kilpatrick with his presence, and he's talking about this same book again. Yes, we know. We will make up Patron Powers at the last possible second and we will forget words. Running Time: 01:10:56 Pick of the Week:  00:01:36 - Mister Miracle #7 Comics: 00:11:49 - Slots #6 00:16:10 - The Flash #42 00:20:46 - Deadly Class #32 00:24:11 - Mage: The Hero Defined #7 00:31:53 - Doctor Strange #387 00:34:57 - Dry County #1 00:37:10 - Action Comics #999 00:40:44 - The Wild Storm: Michael Cray #6 00:41:53 - Vampironica #1 Star Wars Corner: 00:44:05 - Star Wars: Darth Vader #13 Patron Pick: 00:46:42 - Eternity Girl #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:32 - Patrick A. Ashley 00:51:31 - Derrick Korto 00:52:23 - Dave Martin 00:53:57 - Joaquin Luque Audience Questions: 00:59:15 - Scott from West Virginia wants to know about the hate, and Outcast. 01:02:29 - Daniel from Baltimore wants to know if Disney acquiring Fox will lead to problems for smaller comic publishers. Brought To You By: • Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a Free Trial Shave Set! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got a new design! Music: "Everything is Awful" The Decemberists Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The prodigal son returns! Paul Montgomery is back to fill-in for a still missing Josh Flanagan and he's here to talk comics and comics related ephemera with Conor Kilpatrick! Running Time: 01:11:46 Pick of the Week:  00:02:18 - Doctor Star and The Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows #1 Comics: 00:11:05 - The Highest House #1 00:18:38 - Oblivion Song #1 00:24:32 - Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles #3 00:30:26 - Batman #42 00:37:00 - Mech Cadet Yu #7 00:40:08 - The Spider King #1 00:43:17 - X-Men: Red #2 00:44:30 - Monstro Mechanica #4 Patron Pick:  00:47:57 - Gideon Falls #1 Patron Thanks:  00:54:19 - Count DQ  00:55:56 - Josh Rowson  00:56:58 - Graham Lakey  00:57:47 - Mike Moran Audience Questions:  01:00:02 - Greg M. from Wernersville, PA has a lot of questions about Alfred Pennyworths's hair.  01:03:21 - Carl P. asks about resurrecting ghosts of Picks of the Week past. Pre-order The Margins by Paul Montgomery, Dave Accampo, and Amanda Donahue! Brought To You By:• Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a Free Trial Shave Set! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got a new design! Music:  "The Boys of Summer"  The Ataris Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Josh Flanagan possibly trapped in the belly of an antique airplane, iFanboy's resident silver fox Ryan Haupt sits in with Conor Kilpatrick to talk comics and teach us all a little about how the evolution of birds relates to spicy foods or something. Running Time: 01:02:00 Pick of the Week:  00:01:29 - Legion #2 Comics: 00:09:40 - Jessica Jones #17 00:14:27 - Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #39 00:17:13 - Avengers #682 00:20:43 - Detective Comics #975 00:24:54 - Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #300 00:26:57 - X-Men: Blue #22 00:28:45 - Doctor Strange #386 00:31:10 - Saga #49 00:34:44 - Hungry Ghosts #2 Patron Pick: 00:37:22 - The Terrifics #1 Patron Thanks: 00:45:54 - Bill Hogan 00:47:23 - Michael Scuderi 00:48:09 - Luis Carrillo 00:50:12 - Ben Skinner Audience Questions: 00:53:49 - Hussein from Toronto, Canada is about to fill up his first longbox and needs helping figuring out how to proceed. • If you want to support the Black Panther Challenge at Howard University click here. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got a new design! Music: "Found Out About You" Gin Blossoms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a surefire pick this week, but a strong runner up. The jamokes do what they can with the comics, and provide underwear talk, grilling thoughts, and Clint Barton's wardrobe for good measure. Someone get Alfred some help! Also the other butler is on fire! Running Time: 01:09:15 Pick of the Week:  00:01:46 - Punisher: The Platoon #6 Comics: 00:11:47 - Doctor Strange: Damnation #1 00:17:42 - The Defenders #10 00:21:20 - The Brave and the Bold: Batman and Wonder Woman #1 00:28:40 - Batman #41 00:32:58 - Luke Cage #170 00:35:56 - Tales of Suspense #102 00:39:05 - Nightwing #39 Patron Pick: 00:39:52 - Deathbed #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:21 - Parth 00:49:42 - Roy Seitz III 00:50:56 - Martin Kilroy 00:51:38 - Dennis Ofosu Audience Questions: 00:54:25 - Ben from the UK asks what geeky things we do in the real world. 00:58:12 - Wes from Minnesota wants barbecue and grilling tips. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got a new design! Music: "Beach Party Vietnam" The Dead Milkmen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy patrons, it's Talksplode time. After wrapping up the 60th and final issue of Chew, with John Layman, series artist Rob Guillory laid low for a while. But you knew he had to come back eventually, right? With a style completely his own, and a sense of humor Chew fans will instantly recognize, Rob has just announced Farmhand, his new creator owned series, out in July from Image Comics. Josh caught up with Rob to talk about the new series, where it came from, as well as how he got there, from starting his career before Chew, and the massive success it became, and where to go from there. For more on Rob, get over to RobGuillory.com. Total Running Time: 00:54:29 Music: “Return of the Farmer's Son" Thin Lizzy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The slow and inexorable march to Old Man Brain takes a major leap forward this week as Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick. can't remember, well, anything or anybody. Running Time: 01:01:22 Pick of the Week/Patron Pick: 00:01:37 - Invincible #144 Comics: 00:15:03 - Kill or Be Killed #16 00:18:06 - Captain America #698 00:22:05 - Slots #5 00:25:37 - Doctor Strange #385 00:31:35 - Ms. Marvel #27 00:33:16 - The Flash #40 00:35:23 - The Wild Storm: Michael Cray #6 00:37:16 - Lazarus X+66 #6 Star Wars Corner: 00:39:52 - Star Wars: Darth Vader #11 Patron Thanks: 00:42:15 - Will.A 00:43:25 - Luke Pacecca 00:44:47 - Randall Buchanan 00:45:44 - James V. Audience Questions: 00:49:35 - Brian C. from Cleveland-ish, OH has thoughts about dads in comics. 00:53:37 - Adam from IN wants to know if maybe Star Wars comics might be better if they weren't tied to the movies. Brought To You By: • Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a Free Trial Shave Set! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got a new design! Music: "Breathe Me" Sia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick is joined by Paul Montgomery and Ryan Haupt to take a trip to Wakanda and discuss the latest film from Marvel Studios -- Black Panther! Running Time: 00:48:46 Music:  "All the Stars"  Kendrick Lamar & SZA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pick of the Week: 00:01:58 – Rock Candy Mountain #8 Comics: 00:09:59 – Batman #40 00:17:20 – Daredevil #598 00:21:03 – Vs #1 00:24:29 – X-Men: Red #1 00:31:55 – Justice League #38 00:33:49 – Runaways #6 00:34:53 – Dastardly and Muttley #6 00:36:45 – The Walking Dead #176 00:38:35 – Spider-Man #237 Patron Pick: 00:40:59 – Young Monsters in Love #1 Patron Thanks: 00:48:20 – Eldridge Davis 00:49:38 – Jeff Wiggins 00:51:21 – Jose Ulloa 00:52:55 – Rory Armstrong Audience Questions: 00:56:59 – Mark wants to know why digital comics cost the same as printed comics per issue. Brought To You By:• Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a Free Trial Shave Set! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got a new design! Music: “Vamos” The Pixies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest DC Universe (Animated Original) Movie–Batman: Gotham By Gaslight! Running Time: 00:35:19 Music: “Morning Light” Ida Maria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan are back with comic book talk, more tales of margarita drinking, superheroes who drive hybrids, and twenty year old supervillain grudges. And remember: be excellent and smell good. Running Time: 00:57:55 Pick of the Week: 00:01:42 – Astro City #50 Comics: 00:07:53 – The Flash Annual #1 00:12:55 – Jessica Jones #16 00:16:06 – The Invincible Iron Man #596 00:20:07 – The Defenders #9 00:26:25 – Dark Nights: Metal #5 00:27:40 – Tales of Suspense #101 00:29:45 – Moon Knight #191 Star Wars Corner: 00:31:39 – Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #16 Patron Pick: 00:34:31 – Justice League of America / Doom Patrol Special #1 Patron Thanks: 00:39:36 – Jordan Lurie 00:40:32 – Timothy May 00:42:46 – Paul Wachter 00:43:59 – Hung Nguyen Audience Questions: 00:47:14 – Andrew W. from Santa Cruz, CA is considering reading Peter David’s recently collected run on Aquaman. 00:49:33 – Brad D. from Canada wants to know which G.I. Joe comics are the best to read. 00:51:12 – Roy S. from Pittsburgh, PA doesn’t understand how Josh finds the time for all this stuff. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon – Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men’s underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got a new design! Music: “I Got Loaded” The Wood Brothers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s our old pal and friend of the show Skottie Young back, for the first time in a while. Since iFanboy started, we’ve seen Skottie’s profile in the industry rise higher and higher, to the point now, where he can do what he wants, pick his projects, and still stay a fan favorite in lots of different ways. Josh talks with Skottie about how he runs his career, and how he got here. There’s a little bit of reminiscing, and surprisingly little dad talk. There are several projects coming up that he can only kind of talk about too! Total Running Time: 01:20:17 Music: “Blue Blood Blues” The Dead Weather Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We can’t remember things, or details. But we do know what makes a good comic and how to tell you about it. Who cares if we don’t remember that character’s name? Well, you might, but here we are regardless. Is this Watchmen thing OK? Who is the artist who still needs to stop it? What psychological truths are revealed by dumb superpowers? These questions and more answered on this episode! Running Time: 01:06:12 Pick of the Week: 00:01:55 – Southern Bastards #19 Comics: 00:10:30 – Doomsday Clock #3 00:22:59 – Black Science #34 00:28:16 – Inhumans: Judgement Day #1 00:31:38 – The Flash #39 00:38:48 – Sex Criminals #21 00:42:00 – Luke Cage #169 00:44:17 – The Hellblazer #18 00:45:34 – Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #37 Patron Pick: 00:47:28 – Marvel Two-In-One #2 Patron Thanks: 00:53:27 – Bryan Moody 00:54:38 – Tony Norgaard 00:55:54 – Zach Lawing 00:58:19 – Keith Amaral Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got a new design! Music: “What a Time to be Alive” Superchunk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another Booksplode! What’s a Booksplode you might ask? It’s a bi-monthly special edition podcast in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don’t have time to do on the regular show. This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at Iceman, Vol. 1: Thawing Out by Sina Grace! Running Time: 00:17:45 Music: “Ice Breaker Blues” Goldenboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick’s back from a brief sojourn into crabbing to join Josh Flanagan to talk about this week’s comic books while the Patron Pick leads to a discussion on the current state of Image Comics and a dark truth is discovered buried in the Patron Powers. Running Time: 01:01:50 Pick of the Week: 00:02:23 – Superman #39 Comics: 00:08:19 – Strangers in Paradise XXV #1 00:13:24 – Batman #39 00:18:47 – Doctor Strange #384 00:25:52 – Green Lanterns #39 00:27:19 – Future Quest Presents #6 00:28:58 – Trinity #17 00:31:05 – Avengers #676 Patron Pick: 00:33:59 – Ice Cream Man #1 Patron Thanks: 00:40:52 – Michael Rookard 00:42:16 – Eric Weis 00:43:20 – Cameron Shrader 00:44:15 – Tim Jones Audience Question: 00:49:37 – Wes from Fridley, MN has a question about indie comics hiatuses. 00:52:28 – Chris M. wants to know which comic book team the Patrons could team up to defeat. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon – Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men’s underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got a new design! Music: “Zombie” The Cranberries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor is off crabbing in his new life, so Ryan Haupt returns for the second week in a row to help keep Josh on track, and they talk about their married lives and the strength of working within the 9 panel grid. It’s a good time. Running Time: 01:13:01 Pick of the Week: 00:02:12 – Mister Miracle #6 Comics: 00:12:53 – Action Comics #995 00:17:35 – The Wild Storm: Michael Cray #4 00:22:26 – Slots #4 00:26:44 – Runaways #5 00:33:43 – Avengers #675 00:35:45 – Kingsman: Red Diamond #5 00:37:24 – Daredevil #597 00:39:41 – The Flash #38 Patron Pick: 00:41:40 – Old Man Hawkeye #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:48 – John Harvey 00:49:33 – Zac Smith 00:50:54 – Adam Marten 00:52:49 – Michael Gordner Audience Question: 00:59:00 – Michael wants to know if we’ll stick with a new character when its creator leaves. Brought To You By:• Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a Free Trial Shave Set! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got a new design! Music: “Heroes” Ted Leo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

iFanboy kicks off a new year and after taking their holiday break … and both Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are exhausted and getting over being sick! (So much for a restful vacation.) But luckily they have enlisted Ryan Haupt to inject youth and vigor into this week’s show. Running Time: 01:06:45 Pick of the Week: 00:02:29 – Captain America #697 Comics: 00:11:14 – Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles #1 00:17:07 – Batman #38 00:21:33 – Batman: White Knight #4 00:25:35 – Iceman #9 00:31:29 – Black Bolt #9 00:33:17 – Rock Candy Mountain #7 00:34:49 – Superman #38 00:37:24 – Rogue and Gambit #1 Star Wars Corner: 00:39:16 – Star Wars #41 Patron Pick: 00:42:23 – X-Men: Grand Design #2 Patron Thanks: 00:47:58 – Tillie Larez 00:48:55 – Angus Guthrie 00:50:07 – Eric Walstrom 00:51:57 – Chad Anderson Audience Question: 00:55:19 – Patrick K. of North Carolina wants to compare the iFanboys (and staff) to the characters of a classic sitcom that they haven’t seen in decades. Brought To You By: • Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a Free Trial Shave Set! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got a new design! Music: “I’m So Tired” Tender Forever Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s a new annual holiday tradition! It’s time to gather around the fire and talk about the newest chapter of the Star Wars Saga — Star Wars: The Last Jedi! Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick welcome back special guest Ron Richards to break it down. Running Time: 01:02:29 Music: “Main Title and Escape” John Williams and “Finale” John Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the twelve (eleventh?) annual iFanboy All-Media Year End Round-Up! Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and Mike Romo discuss some of what they enjoyed in media in 2017. Movies, television, podcasts, books, music, games, and comics–it’s all here! Running Time: 03:10:00 Movies: 00:01:31 – Darkest Hour 00:06:17 – Dunkirk 00:13:38 – Blade of the Immortal 00:17:19 – Wonder Woman 00:21:17 – Cars 3 00:25:54 – Blade Runner 2049 00:35:26 – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 00:38:18 – T2 Trainspotting 00:42:52 – Get Out 00:48:49 – Lucky 00:50:57 – The Big Sick 00:56:48 – Wheelman 01:01:43 – Lady Bird 01:04:15 – The Founder 01:07:46 – Bad Genius Television: 01:12:11 – This Is Us 01:13:59 – Halt and Catch Fire 01:20:23 – The Orville 01:25:45 – Big Little Lies 01:29:10 – The Vietnam War 01:32:34 – Five Came Back 01:36:03 – Riverdale 01:37:06 – The Handmaid’s Tale 01:41:28 – Star Trek: Discovery 01:47:21 – The Good Place 01:49:07 – The Deuce 01:52:06 – Genius 01:56:03 – Letterkenny 01:58:48 – Master of None 02:01:28 – The Flash Games: 02:05:41 – Carcassonne 02:06:38 – Uncharted 4 / Uncharted: The Lost legacy 02:09:05 – Coup 02:10:12 – Destiny 2 02:12:24 – Assassin’s Creed Syndicate 02:14:15 – The Last of Us Remastered 02:16:30 – Heroes of the Storm 02:17:07 – Clash of Clans 02:17:26 – The Hamilton Ticket Lottery Music: 02:18:11 – Ted Leo 02:20:24 – The Descendents 02:21:54 – Matthew Sweet 02:24:05 – Coachella 02:26:09 – Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic 02:28:58 – Bob Mould 02:31:00 – Silversun Pickups 02:32:53 – LCD Soundsytem Books: 02:34:20 – “The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.: A Novel” by Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland 02:35:45 – “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich” by William L. Shirer 02:37:27 – “The Three-Body Problem” by Cixin Liu and Ken Liu 02:39:18 – “The Force: A Novel” by Don Winslow 02:40:07 – “See a Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody” by Bob Mould 02:40:54 – “Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner” by Paul M. Sammon 02:42:23 – The Last Policeman Trilogy by Ben H. Winters 02:43:29 – “The Civil War: A Narrative” by Shelby Foote 02:44:30 – “Irving Thalberg: Boy Wonder to Producer Prince” by Mark A. Vieira 02:45:54 – “Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War” by Mark Harris 02:47:15 – “Stories I Only Tell My Friends: An Autobiography” by Rob Lowe Podcasts: 02:49:14 – “The Business” with Kim Masters 02:50:16 – “Revisionist History” with Malcolm Gladwell 02:51:52 – “How I Built This” with Guy Raz 02:52:52 – “You Must Remember This” with Karina Longworth 02:53:52 – “The Trap Set” with Joe Wong 02:55:42 – “Pod Save America” with Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor, Jon Lovett, and Daniel Pfeiffer 02:56:51 – “Damn Fine Podcast” with Tom Merritt and Ron Richards 02:57:28 – “That Pedal Show” with Daniel Steinhardt and Mick Taylor 02:58:50 – “Core: A Heroes of the Storm Podcast” with Scott Johnson, Jon Jagger, and Beau Schwartz Comics: 02:59:55 – Black Hammer 03:00:35 – Black Bolt 03:01:10 – Aquaman 03:02:07 – The Flintstones 03:02:49 – The Defenders 03:03:25 – Mister Miracle 03:04:18 – Motor Girl 03:04:44 – Irons Man 03:05:47 – Batman 03:06:18 – The Old Guard 03:06:55 – Slots Brought To You By: iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! Music: “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” Weezer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the final regular episode of the year, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan talk about this week’s comics, the changes at Patreon, a confounding and mysterious superpower, and then cap things off by having a really hard time pronouncing a foreign city. Running Time: 01:07:00 Pick of the Week: 00:01:49 – DC Holiday Special 2017 #1 Comics: 00:09:54 – Batman #36 00:14:50 – Doctor Strange #382 00:20:17 – Justice League #34 00:30:31 – Black Bolt #8 00:32:07 – The Fix #10 00:34:03 – Captain America #696 00:35:50 – Iron Fist #75 Star Wars Corner: 00:37:37 – Star Wars: Darth Vader #9 Patron Pick: 00:39:42 – Klaus and the Crisis in Xmasville #1 Patron Thanks: 00:44:36 – Daniel Evers 00:45:33 – Sam Foreman 00:47:10 – Lance Swenson 00:48:31 – Collin Scott Audience Question: 00:53:38 – Tom D. from Grand Isle, VT has a digital comics dilemma. 00:57:22 – John W. from Denver, CO has a new (old) show idea for iFanboy. 01:00:23 – Lukas B. from Neulengbach, Austria has a, well, it’s a weird question. Brought To You By: • Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a limited-edition holiday shave set while supplies last! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! FREE SHIPPING UNTIL DECEMBER 15 with Code “CHEERf916b2”. Music: “Jingle Bells” Frank Sinatra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh and Conor don’t mention the word “jamoke” even once in the episode, but we do wonder at this point, how long can we drag the use of that out? It’s a 5th week, and there is a dearth of books, but there are still some winners, and it turns out, we have a lot to say. Running Time: 01:05:10 Pick of the Week/Patron Pick: 00:01:51 – Batman: Creature of the Night #1 Comics: 00:13:13 – Batman Annual #2 00:20:38 – Moon Knight #189 00:24:34 – DC New Talent Showcase 2017 #1 00:35:44 – Lazarus X+66 #5 00:38:49 – Kill or Be Killed #14 00:40:56 – Mystik U #1 Patron Pick (Redux): 00:43:20 – Batman: Creature of the Night #1 Patron Thanks: 00:45:04 – Craig Byrd 00:46:21 – Adrian Lilley 00:47:25 – Sam R. 00:49:18 – Joao Fontes Audience Question: 00:52:50 – Patrick wants to know about crossovers and the JLA versions. 00:55:05 – Isaac is curious what other podcasts we might do some day? Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon – Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men’s underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! Use code “CHEERf916b2” before December 15 for free shipping over $45! Music: “Jingle Bell Rock” Chet Atkins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two… Jamokes. But which Two Jamokes? With Josh Flanagan off tending to his family for Thanksgiving, Ryan Haupt joins Conor Kilpatrick to talk comics that were read under less than ideal conditions. Running Time: 01:04:20 Pick of the Week: 00:01:50 – Punisher: The Platoon #3 Comics: 00:10:21 – Action Comics #992 00:14:42 – Doomsday Clock #1 00:21:40 – Nightwing: The New Order #4 00:25:45 – The Kamandi Challenge #11 00:31:29 – Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil #2 00:33:39 – James Bond: Solstice #1 00:36:15 – Detective Comics #969 00:38:45 – Motor Girl #10 Star Wars Corner: 00:40:18 – Star Wars #39 Patron Pick: 00:43:20 – The Demon: Hell is Earth #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:36 – Steven Petrivelli 00:49:37 – Johan Barrander 00:50:53 – Adam Amendolito 00:53:11 – Chris Loseke Audience Question: 00:56:11 – Blair W. has some questions about superheroine hairstyle choices. Brought To You By: • Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now and enter code ifanboy at checkout to get free trial shave set! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! Music: “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” Darlene Love Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another Booksplode! What’s a Booksplode you might ask? It’s a bi-monthly special edition podcast in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don’t have time to do on the regular show. This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at the new special edition hardcover re-release of Jason Aaron and Cameron Stewart’s The Other Side! Running Time: 00:25:10 Music: “For What It’s Worth” Buffalo Springfield Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eighteen hours before recording the show, Josh Flanagan had major surgery. And now he’s on pain meds. So he’s a little loopy. Conor Kilpatrick does his best to keep the show in line. Comics! Running Time: 00:59:30 Pick of the Week: 00:01:45 – The Defenders #7 Comics: 00:10:14 – Batman #35 00:19:02 – The Batman Who Laughs #1 00:22:26 – The Mighty Thor #701 00:28:12 – Green Lanterns #6 00:29:35 – Guardians of the Galaxy #147 00:31:09 – Superman #35 00:32:59 – Mech Cadet Yu #4 00:35:38 – Wonder Woman/Conan #3 Patron Pick: 00:38:06 – Doctor Strange #381 Patron Thanks: 00:42:42 – Dave Cicirelli 00:44:05 – Chris Heithoff 00:45:11 – Dustin Hammond 00:47:00 – Eddy Colloton Audience Question: 00:49:37 – Tom B. from Springfield wonders what would happen if Comixology were to go out of business. 00:52:39 – Christopher P. thinks that Batgirl is the most noble of all the heroes. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon – Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men’s underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! Music: “Kick Drum Heart” The Avett Brothers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just as the heroes of the DC Extended Universe must gather to repel the forces of Apokolips, so too must Conor Kilpatrick, Mike Romo, Ryan Haupt gather to discuss Justice League! Running Time: 00:53:51 Music: “The Justice League Theme – Logos” Danny Elfman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The second epoch of The Two Jamokes begins in earnest, and luckily, there is a stellar Pick of the Week to start off with. Maybe Josh will start doing voice again? It’s hard to say. We’re picking up on some trends in comics, some good, some bad. We even did some War Corner, but didn’t realize it at the time. So that will be a fun game for the listeners. Running Time: 01:07:57 Pick of the Week: 00:03:05 – Mister Miracle #4 Comics: 00:14:38 – Daredevil #595 00:19:19 – Batman: Lost #1 00:24:00 – Slots #2 00:26:51 – Royal City #7 00:32:12 – Action Comics #991 00:34:25 – Detective Comics #968 00:35:07 – Port of Earth #1 00:37:26 – The Wild Storm: Michael Cray #2 00:39:43 – Rock Candy Mountain #5 Star Wars Corner: 00:41:52 – Star Wars #38 Patron Pick: 00:45:00 – Moon Knight #188 Patron Thanks: 00:51:00 – Aaron Cantu 00:52:08 – Blair Westover 00:53:26 – Adam Barteluk 00:54:18 – Quincy Wiley Audience Question: 00:57:26 – Lots of people asked us about Bendis and DC Comics. 01:02:21 – Andrew from Santa Cruz has a question about Jeff Goldblum’s official status at iFanboy. Brought To You By:• Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now and enter code ifanboy at checkout to get free trial shave set! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! Music: “The Royal We” Silversun Pickups Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We get some classic comics discussion about letting super heroes just be super and some hilarious voicemails from you, the loyal iFanbase. to entertain Ron, who returns to the show, only to leave again and Conor and Josh give no quarter.  Running Time: 01:03:26  Pick of the Week:  00:02:15 – Captain America #695  Comics:  00:14:40 – Batman: The White Knight #2  00:19:48 – The Jetsons #1  00:22:32 – Dastardly and Muttley #3  00:26:15 – Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #6  00:31:07 – Lazarus X+66 #4  00:32:44 – DuckTales #2  00:33:59 – Deathstroke #25  00:35:56 – Elsewhere #4  Star Wars Corner:  00:37:24 – Star Wars: Darth Vader #7  Patron Pick:  00:39:45 – Deadman #1  Patron Thanks:  00:44:20 – Mackenzie Gleason  00:46:20 – Christopher Olivares  00:47:10 – Denton Theriot  00:48:10 – Kim Schou  Audience Question:  00:50:01 – Lukas B. from Austria thinks Ron is the problem. 00:51:20 – Nick P. from Luxembourg via Newport Beach, CA wants to know where Magneto stands on the Electro scale. 00:53:15 – Sean C. from New York City is curious about a world without Image. Brought To You By:  • Mack Weldon – Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men’s underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off using promo code IFANBOY  • Boomerang – Go to Boomerang.com/promo right now and enter code FAN to start your free trial of classic and new cartoons!  • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount!  Music:  “We Were Beautiful”  Belle and Sebastian Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the third chapter in the saga of The God of Thunder, Marvel Studios hands the directing reins to Taika Waititi who makes a sharp left turn into Guardians of the Galaxy territory. Did it work? Opinions differ as Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and Mike Romo discuss Thor: Ragnarok! Running Time: 00:34:45 Music: “Grandmaster Jam Session” Mark Mothersbaugh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy patrons, it’s Talksplode time. Phil Hester is a 30 year veteran of comics, both as a writer and artist of many comic book titles. There’re Firebreather, Green Arrow, The Coffin, Ant-Man, The Anchor, Mythic, and countless others across the spectrum from creator owned to Marvel and DC superheroes and most of what’s in between. We talk about Phil’s career on both ends of the drawing board, as well his well known original art collection. We even touch on Phil’s recent health crisis and re-emergence back to health, which was also documented here. Make sure to follow Phil Hester on Twitter as well. Total Running Time: 01:05:32 Music: “This Is All I Came To Do” Dinosaur Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are just a little bit off in a week full of books that don’t really excite them. Are we sure this wasn’t a fifth week? Running Time: 01:00:00 Pick of the Week: 00:02:37 – Rebels: These Free and Independent States #8 Comics: 00:11:34 – Deadly Class #31 00:16:21 – The Flash #32 00:19:43 – The Ruff and Ready Show #1 00:22:58 – Saga #48 00:25:42 – Detective Comics #967 00:28:48 – Action Comics #990 00:35:32 – B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know #3 00:36:44 – Silver Surfer #14 00:38:47 – Punisher: The Platoon #2 Patron Pick: 00:39:55 – DC House of Horror #1 Patron Thanks: 00:45:05 – Charlie Hunt 00:46:15 – Ben Haefner 00:47:03 – Benjamin Clemons 00:48:19 – Christopher Woo Audience Question: 00:50:29 – Steve H. from Wales, United Kingdom is looking for a good comic book news site. 00:52:42 – Scott S. from Chicago, IL has a… unique question about the iFanboys and Seinfeld. 00:53:59 – Wes A. from Fridley, MN is concerned about indie book hiatuses. Brought To You By: • Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now and enter code ifanboy at checkout to get free trial shave set! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! Music: “I’m Hurtin'” Roy Orbison Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the second (and final?) DC Classic Original Movie based in the Batman 66 world! Running Time: 00:30:37 Music: “Batman TV Series Theme” Neil Hefti Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two jamokes by the names of Kilpatrick and Flanagan gather round the microphones to talk about Batman, a short, but not insignificant discussion of underwear, but they cannot discuss the location of the third iFanboy partner. And one of the jamokes left some of his comics 3000 miles away. Finally what is the best choice for desert Bat wear? Yay for renumbering! Note: Conor’s track has a buzz on it, and we could not get rid of it. We apologize for any effect this has on your enjoyment. Running Time: 01:05:00 Pick of the Week: 00:02:20 – Batman #33 Comics: 00:14:14 – The Invincible Iron Man #593 00:18:56 – Astro City #48 00:26:03 – The Mighty Thor #700 00:25:23 – Mage: The Hero Denied #3 00:34:26 – Green Lanterns #33 00:36:22 – Invincible #141 00:40:26 – Luke Cage #166 00:43:21 – Champions #13 00:45:22 – Superman #33 Patron Pick: 00:46:40 – Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil: From the World of Black Hammer #1 Patron Thanks: 00:51:29 – David Jordan 00:52:23 – Bobby 00:53:36 – Patrick Mahoney 00:54:23 – Gavin Tierney Audience Question: 00:59:26 – Juan from LA asks about scary comics! Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon – Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men’s underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts & Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! Music: “New Day Rising” Hüsker Dü Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are few constants and things you can depend on in this modern age, but one thing you can always rely on is our ability to become completely derailed by G.I. Joe. And we absolutely have no shame about it because it doesn’t get any better than Dr. Mindbender. Running Time: 01:02:16 Pick of the Week: 00:02:01 – G.I. Joe #9 Comics: 00:15:31 – Runaways #2 00:18:55 – The Flash #32 00:21:48 – Mister Miracle #3 00:25:23 – Mech Cadet Yu #3 00:26:47 – Family Trade #1 00:31:55 – The Wild Storm: Michael Cray #1 00:33:09 – Redlands #3 00:33:54 – The Amazing Spider-Man #789 00:35:02 – Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #15 00:35:55 – The Defenders #6 00:37:16 – X-Men: Blue #13 Star Wars Corner: 00:38:04 – Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #13 Patron Pick: 00:39:53 – Gotham City Garage #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:04 – Kevin Samara 00:48:05 – Justin Jakimiak 00:48:28 – Paul Gilbert 00:49:16 – Matt Garcia Brought To You By: • Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now and enter code ifanboy at checkout to get free trial shave set! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! Music: “Planes, Chest Pains, and Automobiles” Iron Chic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One after another, it was a parade of amazing artwork. We get killed. We really like our underwear. This was a good old time, and comics made us feel great this week. And also old. But that’s just a thing now. But it’s not what we stand for. Running Time: 00:56:19 Pick of the Week: 00:02:01 – Slots #1 Comics: 00:12:40 – Punisher: The Platoon #1 00:17:40 – Batman #32 00:25:14 – All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #11 00:27:46 – The Archies #1 00:37:38 – Motor Girl #9 00:38:15 – Astonishing X-Men #4 00:40:00 – X-Men: Gold #13 00:41:30 – Black Bolt #6 Star Wars Corner: 00:42:36 – Star Wars #37 00:43:50 – Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Star Wars: Captain Phasma #3 Patron Pick: 00:44:48 – Batman: White Knight #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:52 – Brice Bridges 00:48:27 – Ryan Trujillo 00:49:06 – Meredith Fry 00:49:30 – Michael Hoffert Jr. Audience Question: 00:51:03 – Ryan from Minneapolis wonders if he should be worried about his daughter’s costume selection. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon – Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men’s underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts & Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! Music: “Used to Believe” Ted Leo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick is joined by Mike Romo and Ryan Haupt to discuss the pilot episodes of the two latest comic book inspired TV series — Marvel’s Inhumans and The Gifted! Running Time: 00:46:12 Music: “Refugee” Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor makes his triumphant return and marks it by celebrating Tim Drake with the Pick of the Week. Meanwhile, Ron enlightens the guys with tales of his childhood in the rolling hills of Italy, and Josh is a little dubious of the entire thing. Bonus, we ask the eternal question, Wealth or Pain? Running Time: 01:02:45 Pick of the Week: 00:02:00 - Detective Comics #965 Comics: 00:11:34 - Action Comics #988 00:16:20 - Marvel Legacy #1 00:23:05 - Generations: Miles Morales and Peter Parker #1 00:26:09 - Generations: Sam Wilson: Captain America and Steve Rogers: Captain America #1 00:32:12 - Wonder Woman #31 00:32:21 - Nick Fury #6 00:36:41 - Nightwing: The New Order #2 00:37:59 - Archie #24 00:39:45 - The Kamandi Challenge #9 00:40:44 - Southern Bastards #18 Patron Pick: 00:43:32 - DuckTales #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:43 - Howard 00:51:34 - Max Shannon 00:53:48 - Mary Ann Borrelli 00:54:23 - Philip Ricketts Audience Question: 00:55:32 - Jody W. is looking for some more black and white comics recommendations. 00:57:19 - Josh from Pawhatchet has an idea about Star Wars... Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! Music: "Spent The Day In Bed" Morrissey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Set phasers to nerd! Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards are joined by Star Trek super fan Mike Romo to examine the first two hours of Star Trek: Discovery (the first new Star Trek TV series in 12 years!), as well as the first three hours of the new Seth MacFarlane series Star Trek: The Next Generation The Orville. This one gets super nerdy… for a variety of reasons! (We apologize for Conor’s microphone issues.) Running Time: 00:50:02 Music: “Theme Song from The Orville” Bruce Broughton “Theme Song from Star Trek: Discovery” Jeff Russo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s a most dire time for iFanboy. Conor Kilpatrick has gone missing and Ron Richards is on death’s door, but that doesn’t stop Josh Flanagan from having a Grinch moment and be reminded that he does indeed have a heart. The magic of comics saves once again! Running Time: 01:00:22 Pick of the Week: 00:01:40 - Invincible Iron Man #11 Comics: 00:11:40 – Generations: Ms. Marvel and Ms. Marvel #1 00:14:29 – Doctor Strange #25 00:17:33 – Batman: The Red Death #1 00:22:47 – Wonder Woman/Conan #1 00:25:29 – All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #10 00:31:18 – Invincible #140 00:33:47 – The Wild Storm #7 00:36:29 – X-Men: Gold #12 Star Wars Corner: 00:37:14 - Star Wars Annual #3 00:39:17 – Star Wars: Poe Dameron #19 Patron Pick: 00:42:17 - Angelic #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:02 - Adam Ulrich 00:48:09 - Shane Stornanti 00:49:22 - Bjorn Bellenbaum 00:50:22 - Blake Button Audience Question: 00:54:00 - Mark from Illinois has got a bone to pick with DC over logos. 00:54:59 - Erik from Virginia is curious what it will take to ruin the X-Men for Ron. 00:55:28 - Brian asks if one had the power of Genesis, what exactly would happen if one told another to "Go Screw!" Brought To You By: • Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now and enter code ifanboy at checkout to get free trial shave set! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! Music: “Illuminant” Quicksand Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! What's a Booksplode you might ask? It's a bi-monthly special edition podcast in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. This month, we bit off a bit more than we can chew with Cerebus Volume 3: Church and State - Book One by Dave Sim. So much so, that we brought in an expert, famed cartoonist and established podcaster Alex Robinson of Star Wars Minute and The Godfather Minute! Alex joins Josh, Conor and Ron as they try to break into the mythos of Cerebus! Running Time: 00:59:30 Music: "Undisputed King of Nothing'" J Church Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ron Richards calls in from the road and conflict abounds! Conor Kilpatrick is grumpy about a lot of books and Josh Flanagan tells off one of his fellow hosts! Plus Star Wars talk almost derails the show.  Running Time: 01:02:38  Pick of the Week:  00:01:16 - Star Wars #36  Comics:  00:13:39 - Generations: Captain Marvel and Captain Mar-Vell #1  00:16:58 - Dark Knight: Metal #2  00:20:47 - Mister Miracle #2  00:27:08 - Secret Empire: Omega #1  00:34:48 - The Flash #30  00:35:44 - Action Comics #987  00:37:29 - Black Science #31  00:39:38 - Mech Cadet Yu #2  Patron Pick:  00:41:08 - Runaways #1  Patron Thanks:  00:44:40 - Eric Eilersen  00:46:08 - Mike Yun  00:46:53 - Charles Lindquist  00:48:05 - Richard Cleveland  Audience Question:  00:49:01 – Andrew from Santa Cruz, CA looks to the future of Star Wars after Jason Aaron leaves.  00:53:12 – Ron D. from Texas has some thoughts about Miles Morales.  Brought To You By:  • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount!  Music:  “Bad Reputation”  Freedy Johnston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the 29th DC Universe Animated Original Movie… Batman and Harley Quinn! Running Time: 00:27:25 Music: “Don’t Pull Your Love” Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

By popular demand! The newly formed Amazon Brain Trust of Conor Kilpatrick, Ryan Haupt and Ron Richards (with a cameo from Josh Flanagan) gather to talk about the puzzling hero THE TICK, who appears in a new Amazon series. Running Time: 00:23:32 Music: "Tick Tock" Lungfish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s a 3 way consensus on Pick of the Week, because even the coldest of hearts will be melted by a fictitious dog/human hybrid. There’s another artist who needs to just stop it, and of the greats kind of lets us down. And finally, learn of the evils of cornerfication. Running Time: 01:08:34 Pick of the Week: 00:01:43 – Astro City #47 Comics: 00:11:58 – Black Bolt #5 00:17:33 – Seven to Eternity #9 00:22:32 – Generations: Iron Man and Ironheart #1 00:30:02 – Doom Patrol #8 00:32:06 – The Walking Dead #171 00:34:00 – Astonishing X-Men #3 00:35:06 – Kingsman: The Red Diamond #1 00:36:12 – Green Arrow #30 Star Wars Corner: 00:38:40 – Star Wars: Darth Vader #5 00:40:27 – Star Wars: Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Captain Phasma #1 Patron Pick: 00:43:05 – Dastardly and Muttley #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:05 – Amarina Campos 00:51:40 – Ryan Jussel 00:52:34 – Craig Casipe 00:53:30 – Shaun Kronenfeld Audience Question: 00:55:20 – Danny has questions about the Electro scale and what makes a great costume. Brought To You By: • Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now and enter code ifanboy at checkout to get free trial shave set! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts & Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! Music: “Doghouse” The Descendents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

iFanboy celebrates its 600th episode with a triple-sized all listener e-mail spectacular! Josh Flanagan, Ron Richards, and Conor Kilpatrick asked you, the iFanbase, to send them e-mails… and you delivered! Running Time: 03:08:39 Pick of the Week: 00:04:09 – The Black Racer and Shilo Norman Special #1 Ron Talks About Comics For Two Minutes:The Black Racer and Shilo Norman Special #1 00:16:27 – Star Wars: Jedi of the Republic: Mace Windu #1, Star Wars #35, Generations: Hawkeye and Hawkeye #1, Infamous Iron Man #11, X-Men: Blue #10, Darkside Special #1, Deadly Class #30, Jean Grey #6, Deadpool #35 Patron Pick: 00:19:21 – Secret Empire #10 Audience Questions: 00:30:08 – The tradition continues as we field questions from the loyal iFanbase for nearly 3 hours. Listen as the iFanboy trio slowly fall apart, talking comics to the very bitter end. Ryan from Madrid, Spain wants us to update our Top 5 desert island comics. Nick P from New Port Beach, CA and Luxembourg want to know what Ron ended up doing with his single issues. Josh F. from Chicago, IL wants to know how the iFanboys got their comic book critique training. East B. from Egypt has questions about the new DC movies movie announcements, how emails are chosen for the weekly show, Tom King’s hidden agenda, and Little House on the Prairie. Patrick from Snow Hill, NC wants to know the iFanboys’ favorite series that have come out over the life of the podcast. Brian C. posits two “What If” scenarios: what if the 90s Image bubble hadn’t burst and what if Marvel had never sold its X-Men and Spider-Man film rights? Caleb S. from Minnesota says his favorite character is Nightwing because his personality is the opposite of Dick Grayson. Robert T. from Ann Arbor, MI has a grammar problem with the show. Jeff from Georgia wants to know which series could use a genre shift. Bill S. has questions about “floppies”, the standard length of mini-series, the next iFanboy t-shirt, and the decline of the X-Men. Todd C. thinks it is finally time that iFanboy reveals how the video show was made. Bilel from Utrecht, Holland has some manga he wants iFanboy to check out. Doug M. from Iowa is looking for good comics for kids. Socrates from Palm Bay, FL often wonders which comic book will be his last, and wonders what will be the iFanboys’ last comic book. Bryan R. has questions about Paul Montgomery, Pick of the Week #666, and “the thing.” Alan T. has a real problem with iFanboy’s take on early Steve Epting art. Rick Z. from Topeka, KS wonders if Ron ever read Gotham Central and asks what it takes for an iFanboy to read a book that they otherwise wouldn’t. Tyler R. asks Ron about his favorite experience at Disney World, Conor’s favorite seasonal drinks, and, along with Ryan S. from Louisiana, asks Josh about Elvis Costello. Greg B. form Oakland, CA wants some genre match-up pitches for DC films. Eric W. from Tennessee wants to know when the show will reboot with episode number one. Brian C. from Cleveland, OH wonders if Superman, and his values, are irrelevant in today’s society. Steven B. has questions about Identity Crisis, the iFanboys as analogues to characters on Seinfeld and as analogues of Batman sidekicks. Jason S. thinks HBO should adapt Dreadstar after Game of Thrones ends. David B. from Essex, England wonders why everyone thinks that the concept of a multiverse is considered too confusing. Lukas from Neulengbach, Austria has questions about the iFanboys having prior knowledge of upcoming storylines and what qualifies a book for a re-read. Patrick M. from Chicago, IL looked at the iFanboy photograph on the iFanboy Facebook page and wonders what it wold look like if it was taken today. Chris L. has some fun stats about the Patron Powers. BJ from South Korea has some dumb superpowers for each of the iFanboys. Damian Sherman from Pittsfield, MA wonders which five series the iFanboys would send into space for alien civilizations to read. Matt G. wonders if the iFanboys have any favorite editor’s notes. Adam D. asks which is better, propane or charcoal? Josh G. from Danbury, CT wonders who will write and draw Action Comics #1000 and Detective Comics #1000. CJ B. has deep and personal questions about the iFanboys’ relationships. Luke P. from Perth, Australia wants to know which superhero cartoons are currently driving kids into comics. Wes A. from Friedley, MN wants to know how the sale to Disney has gone for Marvel and why there haven’t been any crossovers between Marvel and Star Wars comics. Darren J. from Glasgow, Scotland wants to know which creative team would write and draw the iFanboy origin story six issue series. Scott S. from Chicago IL is looking for comic books that aren’t so grim and gritty. Kevin C. wants to know how DC Rebirth compares to the New 52. Brice B. from California wants to know why no one can make Hawkman work. Kendall N. from Austin, TX really wants the full iFanboy website to come back. Andrew from Santa Cruz, CA is looking for DC trades similar to Morison’s JLA. Corin E. asks about mispronunciations over the years, dream creative teams, and whether or not he should save to buy a house or spend money on stuff he wants. Patron Thanks: 02:05:02 – Drew DeSario 02:06:01 – Henry Jones 02:06:34 – Keegan Baggan 02:07:52 – Kyle Rechsteiner Brought To You By: • Boomerang – Go to Boomerang.com/promo right now and enter code FAN to start your free trial of classic and new cartoons! • Amazon – Get all your comics, DVDs, video games, electronics and more and help iFanboy out in the process! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! Music: “Back and To the Left” Texas is the Reason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy patrons, it's Talksplode time. A name familiar to iFanboy listeners is Kieron Gillen. We've been longtime fans of Kieron's going back to Phonogram. With the news that he'd be taking over the main Star Wars book this October broke, we figured it would be a good time catch up with Kieron, talk Star Wars and creating a popular new character in a legendary universe of characters and success at the creator owned level with The Wicked + The Divine. But to start things off, we get nerdy and talk about painting little miniature WarHammer statues. Total Running Time: 00:56:35 Music: “It Hurts To See You Dance So Well” The Pipettes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week! Josh Flanagan is off dealing with his various demons, Ron Richards can’t remember why he wanted to talk about a book (until he does), and Conor Kilpatrick still can’t pronounce “Kamandi.” Running Time: 00:59:39 Pick of the Week: 00:01:47 - Manhunter Special #1 Comics: 00:10:18 - Generations: The Unworthy Thor and The Mighty Thor #1 00:14:35 - Daredevil #25 00:18:05 - Black Hammer #12 00:25:19 - Secret Empire #9 00:27:46 - Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #27 00:31:38 – The Kamandi Challenge #8 00:34:09 - Batgirl #14 Patron Pick: 00:38:30 - Nightwing: The New Order #1 Patron Thanks: 00:43:24 - Mark Maslauskas 00:44:52 - Edward Kolkebeck 00:45:25 - Mike Coonrad 00:46:15 - Ethan Johnson Audience Question: 00:47:54 – Lukas B. from Neulengbach, Austria wonders when we’ll see ads in collected editions. 00:49:35 – Juan P. from Los Angeles, CA is worried that not many people in their 20s or younger seem to be into comics by Marvel and DC. Brought To You By: • Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now and enter code ifanboy at checkout to get free trial shave set! • Boomerang – Go to Boomerang.com/promo right now and enter code FAN to start your free trial of classic and new cartoons! • Amazon – Get all your comics, DVDs, video games, electronics and more and help iFanboy out in the process! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! Music: “99 Problems” Jay-Z Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Then newly appointed Netflix Braintrust of Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards gather to discuss the latest from Marvel Studios and Netflix, the series comics fans have all been waiting for, it’s all been leading up to this folks, THE DEFENDERS! After watching all 8 episodes, we break down what went right and what went wrong with the first street level superhero team-up on Netflix. Running Time: 00:26:53 Music: “Come As You Are” The Vibrators Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you're looking for a theme for this episode, you'll find one that Conor, Josh and Ron didn't figure out. It's the 90s people. From Aquaman to Mage to Astro City to the pick of the week, there's a strong 90s vibe. Plus, Conor spilled water. Which is always funny. Running Time: 01:06:20 Pick of the Week: 00:01:43 - Dark Nights: Metal #1 Comics: 00:13:15 - Generations: Wolverine and All-New Wolverine #1 00:16:56 - Mage: The Hero Denied #1 00:23:43 - Astro City #46 00:27:57 - Superman #29 00:32:51 - Aquaman #27 00:34:34 - Astonishing X-Men #2 00:36:30 - The Mighty Thor #2 00:37:41 - Batwoman #6 00:39:02 - The Sandman Special #1 00:39:58 - The Ultimates 2 #100 Star Wars Corner: 00:41:18 - Star Wars #34 Patron Pick: 00:43:30 - Spy Seal #1 Patron Thanks: 00:48:59 - Eric Reynolds 00:49:57 - Jeffrey Conway 00:50:31 - Adam Wolson 00:51:06 - Ian Raney Audience Question: 00:52:11 - Patrick from North Carolina is curious about canceled books and how they get there? 00:57:45 - Jon from Chandler, Arizona wants to know if we've thought about doing another BBQ show? Brought To You By: • Amazon - Get all your comics, DVDs, video games, electronics and more and help iFanboy out in the process! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! Music: "War Within" Miracle Drug Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We will pronounce words wrong and not remember the names of things immediately. It’s only going to get worse, folks. But besides that, this is one of those shows where there are lots of things to like in the week’s comic book stack. Also, we talk about the magnificent Pick of the Week for a really long time. Plus, the first just bad super power. Running Time: 01:14:22 Pick of the Week: 00:01:58  – Mister Miracle #1 Comics: 00:18:51 – Kill or Be Killed #11 00:22:04 – Secret Empire #8 00:25:15 – Captain America #25 00:29:00 – Generations: Phoenix & Jean Grey #1 00:34:38 – Action Comics #985 00:37:13 – Detective Comics #962 00:38:09 – The Amazing Spider-Man #31 00:40:01 – The Newsboy Legion and the Boy Commandos Special #1 Star Wars Corner: 00:41:17 – Star Wars: Rogue One – Cassian and K2SO Special #1 00:47:46 – Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #11 Patron Pick: 00:49:15 – Redlands #1 Patron Thanks: 00:55:22 – Lewis Williams 00:58:22 – Tio D. Lavranos 01:00:11 – Andrew Bell 01:01:29 – Chad Urban Audience Question: 01:04:42 – Larry from Ireland wants to know what the deal is with “hurm”. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts & Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! Music: “Don’t Let it Get You Down” Spoon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Things get confrontational on this week’s show as Ron and Conor are alone due to Josh doing time for contempt. And that’s all we’ve got to say about that. But, confrontation! Conor is made to name names and we deal with many popup windows that may or may not have infected our computers. PLUS - A big, fantastic major ANNOUNCEMENT Running Time: 01:06:53 Pick of the Week: 00:02:21 - Mech Cadet Yu #1 Comics: 00:12:02 – Generations: Banner Hulk and Totally Awesome Hulk #1 00:17:32 – Jessica Jones #11 00:20:02 – Spider-Man #19 00:22:28 – All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #7 00:28:36 – X-Men Gold #7 00:29:59 – Green Arrow #28 00:31:31 – Nick Fury #5 00:32:54 – Black Bolt #4 00:34:35 – New Gods Special #1 Patron Pick: 00:36:36 – Elsewhere #1 Patron Thanks: 00:43:08 - Jeremy Risner 00:44:03 - Chuck Pinney 00:44:31 - Douglas A Scott 00:45:33 - Thomas Tung Audience Question: 00:47:07 – Jason wants answers in regards to Conor and his participation in H.E.A.T. 00:51:23 – Steve from Chicago is curious about the balance between artist and writers 00:55:48 – Eric from Brooklyn wants to know why we’re seeing such sub-par art in comics? Brought To You By: • Amazon – Get all your comics, DVDs, video games, electronics and more and help iFanboy out in the process! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! Music: “December” Benjamin Gibbard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the newly released Blu-ray remaster of Batman: Mask of the Phantasm! Running Time: 00:45:20 Music: “Main Theme” Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week with Ron Richards having to meet a guy about a thing, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are left to talk about the week in comics, plus comic book creator name alterations, congressional hearings for comic creators, and Josh’s thoughts on Split! Running Time: 01:08:30 Pick of the Week: 00:02:18 - Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #25 Comics: 00:08:27 – Robotech #1 00:12:22 – Rebels: These Free and Independent States #5 00:16:29 – Action Comics #984 00:20:19 – The Flash #27 00:27:30 – Doom Patrol #7 00:28:16 – Secret Empire #7 00:30:50 – Batgirl #13 00:32:00 – The Hellblazer #12 00:35:08 – B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know #1 Patron Pick: 00:37:58 – Batman/The Shadow #4 Patron Thanks: 00:42:25 - George Longas 00:43:51 - Anthony Sanchez 00:44:41 - Kenneth Frost 00:45:29 - Jose Ayerve Audience Question: 00:48:57 - Greg M. will sometimes read comics solely for the art. 00:52:51 – Wes A. wants the iFanboy Hot Take on the Todd McFarlane/Spawn movie news. 00:56:15 – Jason M. from Australia wants the iFanboy Hot Take on the Frank Miller/Superman news. San Diego Comic-Con 2017: 00:59:13 – Conor gives a brief recap of his experiences at the show. Brought To You By: • Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now and enter code ifanboy at checkout to get free trial shave set! • Amazon – Get all your comics, DVDs, video games, electronics and more and help iFanboy out in the process! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! Music: “Two Birds” Regina Spektor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coming to you LIVE from San Diego Comic-Con….well, one-third live. And by “live,” we mean recorded. You know what we mean. So while Conor Kilpatrick is braving the masses at the San Diego Comic-Con, Josh Flanagan and Ron Richards are left to fight the oppressive summer heat. Good thing we have comics to keep us entertained. Also…Mekaneck? Running Time: 01:10:43 Pick of the Week: 00:01:59 - Aliens: Dead Orbit #3 Comics: 00:10:55 – Astonishing X-Men #1 00:17:09 – Royal City #5 00:20:22 – Archie #22 00:22:39 – Lazarus X+66 #1 00:25:33 – Superman #27 00:32:03 – Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #2 00:34:08 – All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #6 00:35:16 – I Hate Fairyland #14 00:36:52 – Secret Empire #6 00:41:13 – Green Lanterns #27 Patron Pick: 00:42:19 - Generation Gone #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:28 - Tim Mikulski 00:52:09 - Chris Hazen 00:52:43 - Charlton Vogt 00:53:37 - Scott Haselwood Audience Question: 00:57:10 – Will writes in about costumes and gives us an excuse to talk about Electro and Jack Kirby Brought To You By: • GeekFuel - A mystery box for geeks and gamers each month. Get a FREE box, you just pay shipping and handling, go to Geekfuel.com/ifanboyfreebox • Amazon – Get all your comics, DVDs, video games, electronics and more and help iFanboy out in the process! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! Music: “Detroit Has a Skyline Too” Superchunk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s back! Thanks to our awesome Patrons, it’s the return of the Booksplode! What’s a Booksplode you might ask? It’s a bi-monthly special edition podcast in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don’t have time to do on the regular show. This month we are reviewing The Street Angel Gang by Jim Rugg and Brian Maruca. Running Time: 00:19:17 Music: “Theme from ‘The Warriors’” Barry De Vorzon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, amongst the usual weekly comic book talk nonsense, Conor Kilpatrick learns that math is hard, Ron Richards has a mini X-Men meltdown, and Josh Flanagan gives us his thoughts on Spider-Man: Homecoming. Running Time: 01:00:00 Pick of the Week: 00:01:32 - The Defenders #3 Comics: 00:09:58 - Spider-Men II #1 00:13:31 - X-Men: Blue #7 (plus Weapon X #5, Generation X #4, Jean Grey #4) 00:17:18 - Calexit #1 00:24:36 - Dark Days: The Casting #1 00:33:06 - Action Comics #983 00:34:30 - Deadly Class #29 00:35:30 - The Flash #26 00:36:23 - Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #24 Star Wars Corner: 00:37:15 - Star Wars: Darth Vader #3 Patron Pick: 00:39:32 - Mage: The Hero Denied #0 Patron Thanks: 00:46:03 – Rhyan Sollace 00:46:56 - Jonathan Evans 00:47:21 - Benjamin G. Komar 00:48:03 - Gene Law Audience Question: 00:50:47 - Peter from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada wants some stories set in the super hero world that are not about super heroes. Brought To You By: • Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now and enter code ifanboy at checkout to get free trial shave set! • Amazon – Get all your comics, DVDs, video games, electronics and more and help iFanboy out in the process! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! Music: “A-Punk” Vampire Weekend Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang is back together and there are a great many things to laugh about, and even some actual comic talk. There’s a startling revelation about an art switch, there are salacious allegations of plagiarism, and deep, existential truths are revealed and wisdom gained. There are even gopher based super powers. It’s a whole thing. Plus, hobos! Running Time: 01:07:19 Pick of the Week: 00:02:04 – Rock Candy Mountain #4 Comics: 00:11:45 – Jupiter’s Legacy, Vol. 2 #5 00:17:45 – Motor Girl #7 00:21:28 – Seven to Eternity #7 00:24:46 – X-Men: Gold #7 00:35:07 – All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #5 00:37:18 – Black Bolt #3 00:39:13 – Superman #26 00:41:01 – Green Arrow #26 Star Wars Corner: 00:42:53 – Star Wars #33 Patron Pick: 00:45:30 – Deathstroke #21 Patron Thanks: 00:51:09 – Greg Norwood 00:52:44 – Johnson Phung 00:53:40 – Keith Mondore 00:54:28 – Randy Horman Audience Question: 00:56:47 – James’ comic shop is closing down! What can he do? 01:00:41 – Karl has had it with our lack of respect for math. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts & Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! Music: “Hobo Song” Johnny Cash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is the third time the charm for everyone’s favorite wall-crawling webslinger? That’s what Sony hopes as they finally gave in and allowed Marvel Studios to bring Spider-Man home to the Marvel (Cinematic) Universe in the aptly named Spider-Man: Homecoming! Ron Richards and Conor Kilpatrick investigate. Running Time: 00:45:23 Music: “Theme (from “Spider Man”) [Original Television Series]” Michael Giacchino “Blitzkrieg Bop” The Ramones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy patrons, it’s Talksplode time. Joshua Williamson is probably best known for his work on DC Comics’ The Flash from Rebirth onward, as well as the crossover with Batman on The Button, which we can’t talk about, and Justice League Vs. Suicide Squad. He’s also done a great deal of creator owned series, including the current ongoing, Birthright, with  Andrei Bressan, and the recently concluded Nailbiter, with Mike Henderson. We talk about these series and characters, as well as what it’s like to be working on a top tier DC book after putting in about 17 years of dues paying in comics. You can find out more about Joshua Williamson at thejoshuawilliamson.com, or on Twitter. Total Running Time: 01:05:54  Music: “Thunderstruck” AC/DC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now that Conor Kilpatrick knows Spanish, he’s settling into his life on the other side of the border. Luckily, Josh Flanagan and Ron Richards pick up the slack and not only discuss the week in comics, but the merits of styrofoam. Modern marvels! Running Time: 01:06:27 Pick of the Week: 00:01:40 – Eleanor and the Egret #3 Comics: 00:10:21 – Batman/Elmer Fudd Special #1 00:18:55 – Jonah Hex/Yosemite Sam Special #1 00:22:40 – The Defenders #2 00:26:12 – Rebels: These Free and Independent States #4 00:32:33 – The Dregs #4 00:33:48 – Infamous Iron Man #9 00:35:14 – Lucifer #19 Patron Pick: 00:36:22 - Clue #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:25 - Thomas Cronan 00:51:11 - Alan Travis 00:52:14 - Kyle Franz 00:53:18 - Rob Carmack Audience Question: 00:54:33 - Matt Kelly from East Northport, NY wants us to reminisce about our first comic convention experiences. Brought To You By: • Amazon – Get all your comics, DVDs, video games, electronics and more and help iFanboy out in the process! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! Music: “Shaggy” RVIVR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Ron Richards out this week and possibly in need of a good lawyer, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick must deal with DC kicking them in the balls with all its extra pages… and somebody being hung over. Running Time: 01:14:45 Pick of the Week: 00:01:52 – The Mighty Thor #20 Comics: 00:10:21 - Batman #25 00:16:10 - Daredevil #22 00:18:55 – Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #1 00:24:46 - Aquaman #25 00:29:39 - Wonder Woman/Tasmanian Devil Special #1 and Lobo/Road Runner Special #1 00:34:37 - Silver Surfer #12 00:35:56 - Luke Cage #2 00:38:26 - Superman #25 00:40:40 - G.I. Joe #6 00:43:11 – All-Star Batman #11 Star Wars Corner: 00:45:25 - Star Wars: Darth Vader #2 Patron Pick: 00:48:17 - Shirtless Bear-Fighter! #1 Patron Thanks: 00:53:08 - Drew Hamilton 00:54:28 - Michael Nohaile 00:55:35 - Jacob Masters 00:57:00 - Evan Marquez Audience Question: 01:01:33 - Tony from San Antonio, TX and Ron D., also from Texas, have similar questions about the quality of comic book art and how to judge it. Brought To You By: • Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now and enter code ifanboy at checkout to get free post shave balm! • Amazon – Get all your comics, DVDs, video games, electronics and more and help iFanboy out in the process! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! Music: “If 6 Was 9" Jimi Hendrix Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Ron Richards and Conor Kilpatrick talk about the week that was in comic books while facing their greatest enemy. Not the absence of Josh Flanagan. Not failing old man memories. And not creeping summer heat. No this week their great enemy was a dodgy internet connection and thus, less than optimal sound quality. We apologize. Running Time: 00:55:38 Pick of the Week: 00:01:23 – Dark Days: The Forge #1 Comics: 00:10:32 – Legion of Super-Heroes/Bugs Bunny Special #1 00:15:43 – Martian Manhunter/Marvin the Martian Special #1 00:19:39 – The Defenders #1 00:23:38 – Secret Empire #4 00:28:25 – Detective Comics #958 00:28:53 – Jimmy’s Bastards #1 00:30:00 – Bug! The Adventures of Forager #2 00:31:30 – Briggs Land: Lone Wolves #1 00:32:42 – Kingpin #5 00:33:41 – Green Valley #9 Star Wars Corner: 00:34:42 – Star Wars #32 Patron Pick: 00:36:24 – Birthright #25 Patron Thanks: 00:39:27 – Benjamin Terry 00:40:17 – James Layman 00:41:03 – Jeff Shea 00:42:12 – David McFarlane Audience Question: 00:43:53 – Stephen D. from London, UK is wondering which Twin Peaks-like comic books the iFanboys enjoy. 00:47:13 – Damian M. from Upstate NY wants to know which expanded universe Twin Peaks comics the iFanboys would want to read. 00:49:12 – Esteban R. tried out Twin Peaks on the iFanboy’s recommendation and he did not like it. Brought To You By: • Amazon – Get all your comics, DVDs, video games, electronics and more and help iFanboy out in the process! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! Music: “Dance of The Dream Man (Instrumental)” Angelo Badalamenti Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes it's so hard to say goodbye. First, we said goodbye to our beloved vacuum cleaner and now we say goodbye to our comic book of 2016 and 2017, The Flintstones. The tremendous accomplishment of The Flintstones, that punches you in the beef, and is celebrated despite lack of sleep and extreme heat. Just another week here at iFanboy. Running Time: 01:04:23 Pick of the Week: 00:01:23 - The Flintstones #12 Comics: 00:13:16 - Batman #24 00:19:52 - The Divided States of Hysteria #1 00:23:32 - Nova #7 00:25:16 - Daredevil #21 00:30:28 - Doctor Strange #20 00:32:33 - Spider-Man #17 00:34:28 - Superman #24 00:36:48 - Iceman #1 00:38:28 - Avengers #8 Star Wars Corner: 00:40:19 - Darth Vader #1 Patron Pick: 00:42:22 - Dark Knight III: The Master Race #9 Patron Thanks: 00:50:57 - Josef Lindner 00:52:08 - Daniel Hortick 00:52:57 - Randolph Morley 00:53:40 - Mik Guevera Audience Question: 00:56:40 - Chris from Chicago wants to get to the bottom of these...ratings...ratings...ratings. Brought To You By: • Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now and enter code ifanboy at checkout to get $5 off any set-- including the Father's Day Set! • Amazon - Get all your comics, DVDs, video games, electronics and more and help iFanboy out in the process! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! Music: "Kiss of Death" Mutoid Man Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s a fifth week, but there’s plenty to talk about in comics. There is both accord and great rift on the comics of the week, but we come out it of still speaking with one another, but Josh might be close to walking. Or Conor. Could go either way. There’s Funko, and lots of series are ending, but Secret Empire continues, regardless of what you think, so deal with it! Running Time: 01:03:55 Pick of the Week: 00:01:30- Deadpool #31 Comics: 00:11:22 – Secret Empire #3 00:15:10 – Wonder Woman Annual #1 00:18:47 – Judge Dredd: Funko Universe 00:27:44 – Doctor Strange #21 00:29:08 – The Flash #23 00:32:13 – Black Road #10 00:33:35 – Old Man Logan #24 Star Wars Corner: 00:35:45 – Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #7 Patron Pick: 00:38:10 – Cable #1 Patron Thanks: 00:44:58 – José De La Torre 00:45:42 – Eduardo Ramirez 00:46:24 – Johnny Nelson 00:48:16 – Scott Goeke Audience Question: 00:49:26 – Kevin wants to know if there’s a good series for the youths. 00:52:23 – Andy likes comic book history and needs input. 00:56:28 – Steve tries to rend us apart by comparing us to Cheers characters. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts & Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! Music: “Lincoln’s Funeral Train” Greg Graffin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The brightest light in the DC Universe Cinematic Universe finally has her own film and Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and Ron Richards are here to talk about it! It’s finally time… the world is ready for Wonder Woman! Running Time: 00:33:32 Music: “Wonder Woman” Charles Fox and Normal Gimbel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards talk about the fourth 13-hour original series from the partnership of Netflix and Marvel Studios–Iron Fist! Running Time: 00:23:15 Music: “Kung Fu Fighting” Carl Douglas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Flanagan, Ron Richards, and Conor Kilpatrick weather the extremist movement within the iFanboy Patrons to talk about this week’s comic books, revisit the Black Science Challenge and discover that everything is Command-D. Running Time: 01:01:43 Pick of the Week: 00:01:28 – The Kamandi Challenge #5 Comics: 00:10:30 – The Old Guard #4 00:14:21 – Black Hammer #9 00:19:16 – I Am Groot #1 00:26:47 – X-O Manowar #3 00:28:32 – Captain America: Steve Rogers #17 00:30:57 – Infamous Iron Man #8 00:33:15 – Rebels: These Free and Independent States #3 00:34:46 – Secret Warriors #2 Patron Pick: 00:36:46 – Strawberry Shortcake: Funko Universe Patron Thanks: 00:44:02 – Jamie Carter 00:45:01 – Jeffrey Figley 00:45:20 – Megan 00:46:12 – John Fox Audience Question: 00:49:59 – Ryan form Madrid, Spain is confused about an aspect of The Flash’s super powers. 00:51:10 – Andrew from Santa Cruz, CA is having problems reading Lazarus and doesn’t want to let Josh down. 00:53:31 – Stephen from New Hampshire had a bad experience at a comic book store. Brought To You By: • Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now and enter code ifanboy at checkout to get $5 off any set– including the Father’s Day Set! • Amazon – Get all your comics, DVDs, video games, electronics and more and help iFanboy out in the process! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! Music: “Strawberry Fields Forever” Ben Harper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest DC Universe Animated Original Movie: Teen Titans: The Judas Contract! Plus a look ahead to Batman and Harley Quinn! Running Time: 00:38:40 Music: “Breaking the Law” Judas Priest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh is overwhelmed with both content that we put out, and that is coming in. Also, it’s HOT again folks! This week, we’re both just fine with, and not at all OK with the same books at the same time, for basically the same reasons.  It can get very confusing. Running Time:  01:06:44 Pick of the Week: 00:02:04 – Batman #23 Comics: 00:11:20 – Secret Empire #2 00:17:54 – Superman #23 00:21:32 – Luke Cage #1 00:25:39 – The Flash #22 00:33:45 – Daredevil #20 00:34:16 – The Mighty Thor #19 00:36:48 – Eleanor and the Egret #2 00:38:02 – Nick Fury #2 Star Wars Corner 00:39:19 – Star Wars #31 and Star Wars: Poe Dameron #15 Patron Pick: 00:42:41 – Grrl Scouts: Magic Socks #1 Patron Thanks: 00:49:25 – Mark Bennett 00:50:55 – Bryan Herhold 00:52:33 – Michael Freveletti 00:53:20 – Scott Carelli Audience Questions: 00:54:46 – Ron (a different one) has thoughts about the Anti-Life Equation. 00:57:05 – Frank asks a horrible, horrible question that shall never be spoken of again. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts & Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! Music: “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding” Chris Cornell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s back! Thanks to our awesome Patrons, it’s the return of the Booksplode! What’s a Booksplode you might ask? It’s a bi-monthly special edition podcast in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don’t have time to do on the regular show. This month we are reviewing Roughneck by Jeff Lemire. Running Time: 00:25:06 Music: “The Whole World’s Got the Blues” Crystal Shawanda Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor has been deprogrammed and that leads to engaging Josh and Ron is some in depth discussions about "What is evil?" and other musings about comic books, because that's what we do. Running Time: 01:04:33 Pick of the Week: 00:01:50 - X-Men: Blue #3 00:11:52 - Avengers #7 00:17:26 - Green Valley #8 00:19:49 - All-Star Batman #8 00:26:01 - Rocket #1 00:31:20 - Deadpool #30 00:33:12 - Uncanny Avengers #23 00:34:56 - Action Comics #979 00:37:15 - New Super-Man #11 Star Wars Corner: 00:37:38 - Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel #1 Patron Pick: 00:40:25 - Bug! The Adventures of Forager #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:16 - Allan David Muir 00:48:46 - James Burton 00:49:21 - Luke Batt 00:49:56 - David Crohn Audience Questions: 00:50:37 - Kevin from Fairfax, VA wants us to imagine a movie about the comics industry, who would write and direct it and what would it be about? 00:56:04 - Rashaad from Florida calls in with a deep X-Men lore question. Brought To You By: • Amazon - Get all your comics, DVDs, video games, electronics and more and help iFanboy out in the process! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! Music: "Seventeen" Jimmy Eat World Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not even Ron Richards’ shaky hotel internet connection can’t stop him from talking about Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 02 with Conor Kilpatrick! Running Time: 00:26:10 Music: “Daddy’s Song” Harry Nilsson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome new co-host Ezekiel Steve Conor Benito who joins Josh Flanagan and Ron Richards to talk about so many Guardians of the Galaxy comics and engage in labored baseball metaphors. Running Time: 01:02:15 Pick of the Week: 00:02:06 - All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #1 Comics: 00:09:36 - Guardians of the Galaxy: Mother Entropy #1 00:13:04 - Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout #1 00:14:48 - Batman #22 00:18:43 - Secret Empire #1 00:29:11 - The Flintstones #11 00:30:47 - X-Men: Gold #3 00:31:47 - Nova #6 00:34:28 - Black Bolt #1 Patron Pick: 00:37:03 - Youngblood #1 Patron Thanks: 00:42:11 - Blake Etheridge 00:43:08 - Julian Halligan 00:43:47 - Freddie Wadsworth 00:44:45 - Scott Seaholm Audience Question: 00:47:00 - Ken L. from Valparasio, IN is curious why some of the words in comics are bolded and some are not. 00:49:50 – Eric F. from Brooklyn, NY asks about the criteria that should be used to decide the best comic book writer of all time. Brought To You By: • Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now and enter code ifanboy at checkout to claim your Free Trial Set! • Amazon – Get all your comics, DVDs, video games, electronics and more and help iFanboy out in the process! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! Music: “New York Groove” Ace Frehley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Down one jamoke for hopefully the last time, and it was a fine week for comics all around. Ron even likes an X-Men book again, and we argue about the efficiency of German trains. Stuff is getting weird, right? And spoilers galore. Just like every week. Running Time:  01:04:32 Pick of the Week: 00:02:46 – The Old Guard #3 Comics: 00:13:01 – The Mighty Thor #18 00:17:00 – Old Man Logan #22 00:18:45 – Thanos #6 00:19:49 – Unfollow #18 00:21:50 – X-Men: Blue #2 00:30:00 – Loose Ends #4 00:31:54 – The Hellblazer #9 00:33:39 – The Flash #21 00:36:27 – The Black Monday Murders #5 Patron Pick: 00:37:47 – Aliens: Dark Orbit #1 Patron Thanks: 00:44:20 – Jon Mason 00:44:49 – Grant 00:45:49 – Jordan Smith 00:47:28 – Joshua Chesmore Audience Question: 00:48:49 – Wes from Minnesota wants to know where we stand on Brian K. Vaughan these days. 00:50:57 – Lukas from Austria wants to know what’s the big deal about this Conor guy. 00:56:09 – Sean has questions about the Force, and 2 non-experts weigh in. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts & Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! Music: “When I Get Old” The Descendents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy patrons, it's Talksplode time. Aubrey Sitterson writes the ongoing G.I. Joe series for IDW Publishing, and yes, there is a Transformer, a Decepticon even, on the team. But you might also know him as the host of Straight Shoot, "the World's Smartest Rasslin' Talk Show", and as a former editor comics, both at Marvel, and for a pre-Skybound Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead. We chat about Aubrey's career in comics, the original "plan", and where things are now. If you've ever listened to Aubrey before, you know he's got a lot to say, and with his experience in comics, podcasts, and wrestling, it's worth listening to. You can find out more about Aubrey Sitterson at aubreysitterson.com. Also make sure to check out Skald, his sword and sorcery ongoing audiobook while you're there. Total Running Time: 01:40:33 Music: “Dr. Marten's Blues” Heavy Blanket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the morning edition of iFanboy as Josh and Ron come to terms with Conor's new role in the French Resistance. Beyond that, there's some heavy talk about the comic book industry and the state of things, because, what do we know? Maybe something? Sure. Running Time: 00:58:57 Pick of the Week and Patron Pick: 00:02:55 - Nick Fury #1 Comics: 00:11:45 - Secret Empire #0 00:13:40 - Captain America: Steve Rogers #16 00:17:36 - Batman #21 00:33:02 - Astro City #43 00:34:54 - Hellboy: Into the Silent Sea 00:39:46 - Black Hammer #8 00:40:19 - I Hate Fairyland #12 00:41:53 - Shaolin Cowboy: Who’ll Stop The Reign #1 00:42:40 - Black Science #29 Patron Thanks: 00:45:20 - Greg Aleksey 00:45:48 - Damian Sherman 00:46:31 - Ralph Lee 00:46:55 - Tom Benton Audience Question: 00:48:07 - Karl from Boston is wondering how long you stick with a book before bailing? 00:51:31 - Matthew (Moore) Glenn reminisced about Steve Pugh on Animal Man Brought To You By: • Amazon - Get all your comics, DVDs, video games, electronics and more and help iFanboy out in the process! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! Music: "Kiss The Bottle" Jawbreaker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Conor Steve in the witness protection program on vacation, Ron and Josh jamoke it up, dual style, and of course, they run long. Listen, we’re tired, and we make no excuses. Running Time: 01:09:04 Comics: 00:02:08 – Power Man and Iron Fist #15 00:11:11 – X-Men: Blue #1 00:18:55 – Weapon X #1 00:26:13 – Black Panther and the Crew #1 00:24:48 – Guardians of the Galaxy #19 00:33:10 – New Super-Man #10 00:34:13 – Action Comics #977 00:36:22 – Silver Surfer #10 00:38:38 – Kingpin #3 Patron Pick: 00:40:48 – Godshaper #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:32 – Jeremy Hill 00:48:26 – Graham Cannon 00:49:22 – Marcus Rice 00:50:22 – Matt Lowery Audience Question: 00:56:01 – Ryan from Madrid wants to know if Nolan could have succeeded with Penguin in live action. 00:58:14 – Tyler from Yonkers wants to know what unexpected comic loves our loved ones have discovered. 01:00:23 – Eric wants to know what comic book movie we could do in a “Minute Podcast” format. There is jamoke-accord. 01:03:09 – Greg from Texas has taken the stupid powers format and run with it. Brought To You By: • Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now and enter code ifanboy at checkout to claim your Free Trial Set! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts & Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! Music: “Salad Days” Minor Threat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Things can get emotional when we’re reading our comics and this week turned on the waterworks a bit. Ron and Conor hold down the fort while Josh is off on an HR approved trip. In his absence we get some quality talk about artists and the impact of Werner Herzog. PLUS Some important news for iFanboy Patrons! Running Time: 01:09:24 Comics: 00:01:46 – The Flintstones #10 00:13:11 – X-Men Gold #1 00:21:45 – Eleanor and the Egret #1 00:26:13 – Superman #20 00:29:19 – Champions #7 00:35:55 – Captain America: Steve Rogers #15 00:38:45 – Love and Rockets #2 00:39:10 – Motor Girl #5 00:41:52 – Rock Candy Mountain #1 Star Wars Corner: 00:44:22 – Star Wars #30 Patron Pick: 00:45:55 – Black Cloud #1 Patron Thanks: 00:49:50 – Sean Anderson 00:50:58 – Chris Styne 00:51:44 – Eric Stalzmann 00:52:26 - James Pelter Audience Question: 00:56:33 – Matt from Toledo, Ohio wants to know if there’s any comics that we wouldn’t recommend to new readers? 01:01:43 – Patrick is curious about attitudes towards relationships in comic books? Brought To You By: • Valiant Entertainment and X-O Manowar #1 on sale now in comic book shops everywhere! • Amazon – Get all your comics, DVDs, video games, electronics and more and help iFanboy out in the process! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! Music: “The Two of Us” Jesus and Mary Chain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two aging hipsters put the comic books aside to come to terms with the past twenty years in the shape of this sequel about Scottish heroin junkies. Who says you can't go home again? Choose podcasting. Choose editing audio with open source software that makes everything slightly harder but you sleep better at night because you supporting grassroots software. Choose Life. Running Time: 00:35:23 Music: "Slow Slippy" Underworld Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this extra-long episode, Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and Ron Richards talk comic books in which fifth week grumpiness abounds and listener grievances are aired! Running Time: 01:14:19 Comics: 00:01:46 – Unfollow #17 00:09:14 – All-New X-Men #19 00:15:04 – X-Men: Prime #1 00:21:33 – Lazarus #26 00:25:39 – The Old Guard #2 00:31:35 – Spider-Woman #17 00:34:52 – The Avengers #5.1 00:38:08 – Infamous Iron Man #6 00:39:06 – Old Man Logan #20 Patron Pick: 00:40:18 – Booster Gold / The Flintstones Special #1 Ratings: 00:46:44 – Green Lantern / Space Ghost Special #1 00:50:58 – Adam Strange / Future Quest Special #1 00:53:57 – Suicide Squad / The Banana Splits Special #1 Patron Thanks: 00:58:36 – Travis 00:59:27 – Scott Brady 01:00:17 – Morten Sondena 01:00:48 – Jason Sansbury Audience Question: 01:03:50 – Vincent F. from Philadelphia, PA has a bone to pick wth Ron about his thoughts on Emma Frost. 01:06:15 – Gregori B. has a bone to pick with Ron and Conor and their deni gration of The Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers. 01:09:01 – Steve S. has a bone to pick with Conor and his thoughts on Greg Rucka’s Wonder Woman. Brought To You By: • Valiant Entertainment and X-O Manowar #1 on sale now in comic book shops everywhere! • Amazon – Get all your comics, DVDs, video games, electronics and more and help iFanboy out in the process! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! Music: “Scat Sandwich” Brak Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s back! Thanks to our awesome Patrons, it’s the return of the Booksplode! What’s a Booksplode you might ask? It’s a bi-monthly special edition podcast in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don’t have time to do on the regular show. This month we are reviewing The Flash by Mark Waid, Book One. Running Time: 00:29:44 Music: “Run” Vampire Weekend Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heads up for another classic pronunciation of “corps”! It’s another grand ol’ time at iFanboy. Learn why some comics are good and some comics aren’t good, and how some comics are good, but we don’t care anyway, because of all sorts of other stuff. Come have a special moment with us, and discuss who your Green Lantern is. Running Time: 01:09:18 Comics: 00:02:12 – Black Hammer #7 00:12:48 – Extraordinary X-Men #20 00:15:59 – Action Comics #976 00:20:51 – Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #17 00:24:34 – The Flash #19 00:26:57 – Iron Fist #1 00:35:06 – Detective Comics #953 00:35:48 – Reborn #5 00:37:40 – The Unworthy Thor #5 00:41:05 – Spider-Gwen #18 Patron Pick: 00:42:10 – X-O Manowar #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:00 – Caleb McKee 00:50:45 – Zachary Field 00:51:35 – Joshua Lincoln Nelson 00:52:41 – Colton Kalinowski Audience Question: 00:56:36 – Ryan from Australia asks about X-Men: Apocalypse, coming around to media later on, and what Batman story should be in the next movie. Brought To You By: • Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now and enter code ifanboy at checkout to claim your Free Trial Set! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts & Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! Music: “Real World” Hüsker Dü Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s free-wheeling episode of your weekly comic book talk we also find time to cover Conor Kilpatrick’s spreadsheets, Ron Richards’ musical tastes, and Josh Flanagan’s life choices. Also, we apologize for some weird audio hits throughout the show. Running Time: 01:04:30 Comics: 00:01:48 – The Wild Storm #2 00:15:48 – All-Star Batman #8 00:19:37 – Kill or Be Killed #7 00:21:51 – The Amazing Spider-Man #25 00:27:36 – G.I. Joe #3 00:34:56 – Box Office Poison: Color Comics #3 00:36:36 – Spider-Man #14 00:37:44 – Archie #18 00:39:17 – Superman #19 00:41:11 – Batwoman #1 Patron Pick: 00:42:41 – American Gods #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:47 – Brandon Adcock 00:48:26 – Ron King 00:49:41 – Edward Bauman 00:50:19 – Jamieson Alcorn Audience Question: 00:51:25 – Lukas B. from Austria has a question about greater cultural trends in comics. 00:56:15 – Tom O. from Michigan calls in with dismay about Ron’s musical tastes. Brought To You By: • Amazon – Get all your comics, DVDs, video games, electronics and more and help iFanboy out in the process! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! Music: “Gimme Shelter” Rolling Stones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the 575th Episode Extravaganza! To celebrate this milestone we’re delighted to announce that Josh Flanagan has returned to the podcast! And then when he, Ron Richards and Conor Kilpatrick found out about the extravaganza we decided to do...just a regular episode of the podcast. Isn’t it delightful? Running Time: 01:03:28 Comics: 00:02:35 – Action Comics #975 00:11:40 – Astro City #42 00:17:54 – IvX #6 00:27:01 – Green Valley #6 00:30:32 – Silver Surfer #9 00:36:37 – Jessica Jones #6 00:38:52 – Nova #4 00:39:42 – Mother Panic #4 00:40:53 - Power Man and Iron Fist #14 Patron Pick: 00:42:35 – Man-Thing #1 Patron Thanks: 00:48:31 – Randy Wood 00:49:36 - Daniel Fortis 00:50:34 - Jeffrey Lang 00:52:08 - Daniel Ryan Audience Question: 00:57:29 – Ryan S. is curious about a recent, essential X-Men Comic. Brought To You By: • Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now and enter code ifanboy at checkout to claim your Free Trial Set! • Amazon – Get all your comics, DVDs, video games, electronics and more and help iFanboy out in the process! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! Music: “Renato Dall’Ara (2008)” Los Campesinos! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Less of a film review and more of a therapy session, Ron Richards and Conor Kilpatrick say goodbye to Hugh Jackman’s 17 year run as... James Howlett... Wolverine... Logan! Running Time: 00:31:29 Music: “The Man Comes Around” Johnny Cash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices