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 - S