iFanboy - Comic Books

Our two hosts are still sick but still they soldier on because someone has to talk about comics and the Watchmen TV show.

Running Time: 01:09:31

Pick of the Week:

00:02:46 - The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage, Book Two

Comics:

00:12:53 - Second Coming #6

00:16:28 - Legion of Super-Heroes #3

00:20:36 - The Batman's Grave #4

00:23:34 - Nightwing #68

00:25:22 - Undiscovered Country #3

00:28:08 - Five Years #7

Patron Pick:

00:34:17 - Hellboy Winter Special 2019

Patron Thanks:

00:41:41 - Ryan Kindahl

00:44:14 - JP

00:45:36 - Andrew Nicovich

00:47:05 - Excangelical

Audience Questions:

00:48:40 - Tom C. from Newcastle, UK asks about the Watchmen TV series and the end of Doomsday Clock.

News:

01:06:36 - Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards!

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Music:

"I'm So Tired"

Tender Forever

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Two jamokes took a couple weeks off from the weekly show, and have returned slightly less than when they left, but they fight through illness to deliver the expected comic book program to the patient multitudes. And, boy was it a light week to come back to, so obviously the show still manages to go over an hour.

Running Time: 01:08:31

Pick of the Week:

00:02:51 - The Amazing Spider-Man #37

Comics:

00:12:00 - The Dollhouse Family #12

00:16:10 - Star #1

00:20:43 - Red Sonja #1

00:24:39 - Batman #86

00:33:46 - Miles Morales: The End #1

00:35:34 - The Butcher of Paris #2

00:39:40 - Archie 1955 #4

Patron Pick:

00:40:51 - Marvels X #1

Patron Thanks:

00:52:26 - Eric Smith

00:53:56 - Jonathan Shearer

00:55:10 - Jared Luyster

00:47:55 - Jay Sternitsky

Audience Questions:

00:58:09 - Ken is looking for Golden Age, non-superhero comics, and we flail around quite a bit trying to help.

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Music:

"YYZ"

Rush

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Our semi annual holiday tradition continues! It’s time to gather around the fire and talk about the final chapter of the Star Wars (Skywalker) Saga — Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker! Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick welcome back special guest Ron Richards to break down the last step in a 42 year journey.

(Disclaimer: Ron Richard’s opinions are his own and do not represent Marvel Entertainment or the Walt Disney Corporation.)

Running Time: 00:56:15

Music:

“Fanfare and Prologue”

John Williams

and

“Victory Celebration/End Title”

John Williams

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It’s the fourteenth annual iFanboy All Media Year End Roundup! Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and special guest Ron Richards discuss some of what they enjoyed in media in 2019. Movies, television, music, books, podcasts, and comics -- it's all here!

(Disclaimer: Ron Richard's opinions are his own and do not represent Marvel Entertainment or the Walt Disney Corporation.)

Running Time: 02:52:50

Movies:

00:02:35 - Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

00:09:02 - Parasite

00:12:44 - Dolemite is My Name

00:15:58 - The Irishman

00:23:46 - The Farewell

00:25:29 - Rocketman

00:27:49 - Ford v Ferrari

00:33:50 - A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

00:36:32 - Yesterday

00:40:09 - Booksmart

00:43:32 - Late Night

00:45:23 - The Current War

00:49:35 - Knives Out

00:54:52 - Downton Abbey

00:57:35 - Josh's Kids Movie Roundup

Television:

01:00:37 - Chernobyl

01:05:38 - The Crown

01:08:06 - The Boys

01:10:47 - The Deuce

01:14:07 - Succession

01:16:18 - The Righteous Gemstones

01:18:43 - The Mandalorian

01:21:13 - Good Omens

01:23:11 - For All Mankind

01:25:49 - The Orville

01:28:41 - The Good Place

01:29:31 - Wu-Tang: An American Saga

01:32:25 - The Imagineering Story

01:35:41 - Yellowstone

01:37:01 - Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns

Music:

01:43:24 - Bad Religion, "Age of Unreason" / Age of Unreason Tour

01:45:32 - Adult Magic, "Adult Magic"

01:47:15 - Superchunk, Acoustic Foolish Tour

01:49:35 - Reunions

01:56:37 - Conor Goes to Shows!

01:59:23 - Mike Watt

02:01:08 - Vinyl... just in general

02:02:40 - Camp Fuzz

Books:

02:07:23 - "Fall; or, Dodge in Hell: A Novel" by Neal Stephenson

02:11:32 - "The Cobweb: A Novel" by Neal Stephenson and J. Frederick George

02:12:39 - "The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.: A Novel" by Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland

02:14:38 - "Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI" by David Grann

02:16:21 - "The Right Stuff" by Tom Wolfe

02:18:46 - "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen

02:20:09 - "Let's Go (So We Can Get Back): A Memoir of Recording and Discording with Wilco, Etc." by Jeff Tweedy

02:22:05 - "All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of The Wire" by Jonathan Abrams

02:23:37 - "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared Diamond

02:26:51 - "The Big Sleep" by Raymond Chandler

02:28:29 - "Smash!: Green Day, The Offspring, Bad Religion, NOFX, and the '90s Punk Explosion" by Ian Winwood

Podcasts:

02:30:52 - "The Chernobyl Podcast" with Peter Segal and Craig Mazin

02:32:01 - "Dolly Parton's America" with Jad Abumrad and Shima Oliaee

02:32:57 - "Patient Zero" with Taylor Quimby and New Hampshire Public Radio

02:34:35 - Pinball Podcasts

02:36:00 - Audible Originals

02:38:35 - "Revisionist History" with Malcolm Gladwell

Comics:

02:39:27 - Batman: Universe

02:40:04 - Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen

02:40:44 - Superman: Up in the Sky

02:41:23 - Red Sonja

02:42:07 - Criminal

02:42:41 - DCeased

02:43:39 - Fantastic Four

02:44:22 - Crowded

02:45:19 - The Lone Ranger

02:46:08 - Old Man Quill

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Music:

"A Willie Nice Christmas (feat. Willie Nelson)"

Kacey Musgraves

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It's the last regular episode of 2019! With Josh Flanagan trapped in a Planes, Trains and Automobiles situation, Conor Kilpatrick calls in former iFanboy columnist Jim Mroczkowski, the Rip Van Winkle of comics, to save the day at the last minute!

Running Time: 01:01:24

Pick of the Week:

00:03:07 - Superman: Up in the Sky #6

Comics:

00:09:21 - Batman: Universe #6

00:12:44 - X-Men #3

00:15:47 - Doctor Doom #3

00:19:07 - New Year's Evil #1

00:25:25 - The Green Lantern: Blackstars #2

00:27:43 - Old Man Quill #12

00:29:25 - Kill Whitey Donovan #1

00:33:01 - Thor: The Worthy #1

Patron Pick:

00:37:07 - The Butcher of Paris #1

Patron Thanks:

00:44:56 - Eric Smith

00:46:08 - Jonathan Shearer

00:47:01 - Jared Luyster

00:47:55 - Jay Sternitsky

Audience Questions:

00:48:51 - Jason R. from Colorado Springs, CO has some year end questions.

Looking Back at 2019:

00:52:15 - Picks of the Week - By the Numbers!

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Music:

"Fairytale of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl)"

The Pogues

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As we stumble to the year end break, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are barely holding it together. Not even special guest Ryan Haupt can keep things on track as the show goes almost immediately off the rails on a shark-related tangent. It's a good thing that Vertigo is on a creative role!

Running Time: 01:13:13

Pick of the Week:

00:03:14 - Books of Magic #14

Comics:

00:10:10 - John Constantine: Hellblazer #1

00:16:02 - Lazarus: Risen #3

00:22:48 - Action Comics #1017

00:27:25 - Invisible Woman #5

00:34:42 - Batman: Creature of the Night #4

00:37:12 - Valkyrie: Jane Foster #4

00:38:09 - Shazam! #8

Patron Pick:

00:42:32 - Conan 2099 #1

Patron Thanks:

00:52:40 - MCCN

00:54:27 - Deezer Irons

00:56:57 - Malcolm Eller

00:59:21 - Josh Zoll

Audience Questions:

01:00:48 - Scott P. can't understand why business people keep creating their own comic book publishing companies.

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Music:

"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"

Darlene Love

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Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode!

What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show.

This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at Fantastic Four: Behold... Galactus! Marvel Select Edition by Stan Lee, John Byrne, Jack Kirby, John Buscema, Joe Sinnott, Glynis Wein, Artie Simek, Sam Rosen, John Costanza, & Jim Novak!

Running Time: 00:47:58

Music:

"The Man Comes Around"

Johnny Cash

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Great Jimberly Jimmington's Ghost! It's time for another episode! The Patron Powers are on the spot. We like the book, but can't remember if we liked the last book. Maybe that other book isn't actually very good, but hey, check that art out! Then we got a question we've never even thought about before. And we've been thinking about questions for a long time. Decades.

Running Time: 01:09:56

Pick of the Week:

00:01:40 - Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #5

Comics:

00:12:49 - Batman: White Knights Presents Von Freeze

00:17:17 - Marauders #2

00:23:25 - Captain America #16

00:31:11 - Batman #83

00:35:13 - The Amazing Mary Jane #2

00:37:23 - Crowded #10

00:39:29 - Heart Attack #1

Patron Pick:

00:43:34 - The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage, Book One

Patron Thanks:

00:53:36 - Sam Musters

00:54:39 - Nick DiTota

00:55:11 - Spiral Tracks

00:56:06 - Coree Burton

Audience Questions:

00:57:53 - James from Delaware wonders about Cap's head wings.

01:02:01 - Peter likes that Doctor Aphra.

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Music:

"Jimmy Jazz"

The Clash

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It's a weird week of comics, and it was hard to find standouts, but that doesn't mean there wasn't plenty to talk about. Josh Flanagan even makes a veiled reference to that damn closet by the same guys who finished up a mini-series this week. Conor Kilpatrick struggles with the production on his favorite comic book artist of all time, and we give it up to all the great work Vertigo is putting out lately.

Running Time: 01:10:19

Pick of the Week:

00:01:17 - The Dollhouse Family #1

Comics:

00:09:56 - Event Leviathan #6

00:15:16 - Superman #17

00:22:20 - Guardians of the Galaxy #11

00:25:57 - Invaders #11

00:33:28 - Family Tree #1

00:38:40 - Punisher: Soviet #1

00:40:55 - History of the Marvel Universe #5

Patron Pick:

00:44:49 - Far Sector #1

Patron Thanks:

00:51:56 - Jimmy

00:52:32 - Gary Hunter

00:55:06 - William Martin

00:55:24 - Amy Foster

Audience Question:

00:57:13 - Ken asks about our favorite single panels.

01:01:05 - Corey has some Watchmen questions.

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Music:

"Family Affair"

Sly and the Family Stone

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This week there are too many books and too many books with too many characters who don’t get introduced properly and our hosts have old man brains. Also, Josh Flanagan almost gets himself murdered.

Running Time: 00:56:01

Pick of the Week:

00:02:04 – Black Cat #6

Comics:

00:06:14 – Batman: Universe #5

00:10:11 – Legion of Super-Heroes #1

00:14:46 – Superman: Up in the Sky #5

00:18:50 – X-Force #1 / New Mutants #1

00:25:29 – Death or Glory #6

00:27:34 – Wonder Twins #9

00:30:27 – Doctor Doom #2

00:32:16 – The Green Lantern: Blackstars #1

Patron Pick:

00:33:46 – Undiscovered Country #1

Patron Thanks:

00:41:28 – Ross Moore

00:42:53 – Ruairi Dickson

00:44:02 – Brandon Lee

00:44:45 – Jared Blanchard

Audience Question:

00:49:16 – Karl wants to know about Batman’s fitness regimen.

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Music:

“Black Eyes”

Bradley Cooper

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You don't even know that a power outage happened in the middle of this show, and that we continued on generator power. Now you know. Josh Flanagan goes back home to the comics that make him happiest, and we fact check with the writer whose comics we're talking about mid-show! Will Josh speed talk himself to death? Stay tuned, dear listener.

Running Time: 01:00:35

Pick of the Week:

00:02:21 - The Sandman Universe Presents Hellblazer #1

Comics:

00:09:45 - DCeased #6

00:15:53 - Batman Annual #4

00:22:35 - Excalibur #1

00:31:13 - Harleen #2

00:32:21 - The Last God #1

00:35:00 - Invisible Woman #4

00:37:30 - Nightwing Annual #2

Patron Pick:

00:40:36 - Basketful of Heads #1

Patron Thanks:

00:47:43 - Peter J. Kah

00:49:38 - Marcel Ebanks

00:51:29 - Thomas Dietz

00:52:13 - Amal Disai

Audience Question:

00:53:14 - Peter from Florida wants to know where all the panels are.

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Music:

"This is Hell"

Elvis Costello

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The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest DC Universe Animated Original Movie... Wonder Woman: Bloodlines! Plus, Ryan checks in on his promise to watch DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock and Death, and we look ahead to 2020!

Running Time: 00:33:12

Music:

"Blood, Sweat and Murder"

Scott H. Biram

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This week Josh Flanagan just wants everyone to get on with it and get it over with, while Conor Kilpatrick has a new hashtag.

Running Time: 00:59:17

Pick of the Week:

00:02:08 - Marauders #1

Comics:

00:09:31 - Action Comics #1016

00:13:02 - King Thor #2

00:15:40 - The Amazing Mary Jane #1

00:19:40 - Criminal #9

00:22:22 - G.I. Joe #2

00:24:43 - Books of Magic #13

00:26:20 - Second Coming #4

Patron Pick:

00:27:40 - The Amazing Spider-Man: Full Circle

Patron Thanks:

00:35:14 - Geoffrey Davis

00:37:05 - Patrick O'Kelley

00:38:14 - Rusty Richardson

00:39:44 - Jake Ignatowicz

Audience Question:

00:40:28 - Adam asks a what if question about real life mutant registration and the answer takes a serious turn.

00:46:07 - Juan P. from Los Angeles, CA read an alarming report about superhero comic book sales and is worried.

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Music:

"A Beautiful Sea"

Sing Street

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We have achieved the rare and elusive, unanimous Pick of the Week/Patron Pick dovetail with this one. Superman remains ascendent, John Romita Jr. does double duty, Archie marches on, and what is the deal with Image Comics?

Running Time: 01:11:30

Pick of the Week/Patron Pick:

00:01:44 - Superman Smashes The Klan #1

Comics:

00:18:44 - Superman: Year One #3

00:24:20 - X-Men #1

00:29:04 - Once & Future #3

00:31:47 - Batman #81

00:41:05 - Archie: The Married Life - 10th Anniversary #3

00:44:57 - History of the Marvel Universe #4

00:47:10 - Analog #9

00:48:18 - Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #4

Patron Pick (Ratings):

00:50:50 - Superman Smashes The Klan #1

Patron Thanks:

00:52:24 - Ian Dunt

00:53:08 - Robert Cooper

00:54:05 - Kyle Saenz

00:55:34 - Philip Junek

Kang Corner:

00:58:26 - Let's chat about Kang.

Audience Question:

01:01:09 - Andrew from California is wondering about the change with Image Comics.

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Music:

"The KKK Took My Baby Away"

The Ramones

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Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time.

Sometimes, with a little bit of effort, a little bit of luck, and a heck of a comedic and dramatic voice, you can build yourself a career in comics. That's how Kyle Starks did it. You might know him from Rick and Morty, Sexcastle, Rock Candy Mountain, Assassin Nation, or Mars Attacks. Currently, he's running a Kickstarter campaign on his newest project, Old Head. It's about basketball and vampires and it's kind of weird. Josh talks to the writer/artist about how he got here, how he works, a lot of other stuff in between.

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Total Running Time: 01:04:59

Music:

“Big Rock Candy Mountain"

Tex Ritter

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This week, plans go awry, a Patron gets his fourth (?!) power, and an old friend stops by for a quick visit.

Running Time: 01:03:47

Pick of the Week:

00:01:52 - Batman: Universe #4

Comics: 

00:09:35 - Superman #16

00:14:08 - Event Leviathan #5

00:18:40 - Wonder Twins #8

00:25:55 - The Amazing Spider-Man #31

00:27:12 - Usagi Yojimbo #5

00:28:27 - The Batman's Grave #1

Patron Pick:

00:31:59 - Doctor Doom #1

Patron Thanks:

00:37:24 - Blast It or Stash It

00:38:59 - Austyn Riley (Yep)

00:40:28 - Jonathan Wilbur

00:41:12 - Matthew Glenn

State of the X-Men with Ron Richards:

00:42:30 - Our original co-host Ron Richards drops in to discuss Powers of X #6 and the current state of the X-Men.

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Music:

"Hard to Kill"

Bleached

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Conor Kilpatrick is sleepy and his allergies are killing him and he can't remember anything this week. Josh Flanagan keeps moving his mic around or something and it sounds weird sometimes. At least an email leads to fun memories of our old co-host Ron Richards in college.

Running Time: 00:56:42

Pick of the Week:

00:01:11 - DCeased #5

Comics:

00:10:28 - House of X #6

00:16:39 - Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium #2

00:19:36 - Runaways #25

00:25:27 - Young Justice #9

00:27:20 - Lois Lane #4

00:28:55 - Old Man Quill #10

00:30:38 - Doctor Strange #20

Patron Pick:

00:32:48 - Strange Skies Over East Berlin #1

Patron Thanks:

00:41:21 - John Timothy Watt

00:43:04 - Erik Seales

00:43:46 - James Thomas

00:44:41 - Jason Donoghue

Audience Questions:

00:46:51 - Zack W. is looking for our favorite Flash moments and stories.

00:50:39 - Brad G. from Exeter, CA needs Hellblazer recommendations.

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Music:

"Will the Circle Be Unbroken"

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

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Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan are joined by former columnist Mike Romo to discuss Joker, the stand alone period piece origin film that is generating wildly disparate reactions in the general movie-going public ... but how will our hosts react? One thing's for sure -- it certainly triggers some memories for three guys who all have lived in New York City.

Running Time: 00:42:00

Music:

"That's Life"

Frank Sinatra

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Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode!

What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show.

This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at Sleeper: Book One by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Colin Wilson, Tony Avina, Janet Gale, Randy Mayor, Jimmy Betancourt, Rob Leigh, Kenny Lopez, Bill Oakley, & Richard Starkings!

Running Time: 00:30:41

Music:

"The Devil Never Sleeps"

Iron and Wine

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Conor thinks Josh is tired. He did yawn. The number of times is in dispute. Also, there's some disagreement on what comics were good and which weren't this week. But they manage. Somehow.

Running Time: 01:08:23

Pick of the Week:

00:01:22 - Harleen #1

Comics:

00:12:30 - The Avengers: Loki Unleashed #1

00:18:25 - The Avengers #24

00:22:37 - Detective Comics #1012

00:25:24 - Black Science #43

00:34:25 - Powers of X #5

00:35:58 - Criminal #8

00:37:29 - The White Trees #2

00:39:00 - Batman/Superman #2

Patron Pick:

00:41:48 - The New Mutants: War Children #1

Patron Thanks:

00:47:55 - Jack Scott

00:48:47 - Alex Herrera

00:49:30 - Luis Recio

00:50:35 - B

Listener Mail:

00:52:24 - Bryan from Chicago, IL wants to know about the state of new IP over at the Distinguished Competition.

00:57:44 - Nick from New Jersey wants to know why we're all about that Kang.

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Music:

"No Children"

The Mountain Goats

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This week Josh Flanagan loved reading his comics… when they weren’t making him really grumpy. This is what Conor Kilpatrick has had to deal with for like 22 years.

Running Time: 01:09:27

Pick of the Week:

00:01:48 – Superman #15

Comics:

00:14:40 – Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #3

00:18:53 – Spider-Man #1

00:27:24 – House of X #5

00:34:07 – G.I. Joe #1

00:45:04 – Black Hammer: Age of Doom #12

00:46:37 – Flash Forward #1

00:47:51 – Archie 1955 #1

00:49:39 – Lex Luthor: Year of the Villain Special

Patron Pick:

00:50:17 – Inferior Five #1

Patron Thanks:

00:58:44 – Joe Koranda

01:00:59 – Matt Bona

01:01:44 – Eric Federspiel

01:02:54 – Jordan Thomas

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Music:

“You Might Think”

The Cars

and

“Take Me Home Tonight (w/Ronnie Spector)”

Eddie Money

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iFanboy celebrates its 700th episode with a triple-sized all listener e-mail spectacular! Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick, and special guest Ryan Haupt asked you, the iFanbase, to send them e-mails… and you delivered!

Running Time: 03:19:31

Pick of the Week:

00:03:57 - Event Leviathan #4

Comics:

00:12:34 - Conor talks briefly about Pick of the Week runner-ups: The Amazing Spider-Man #29, Black Cat #4, Batman: Universe #3, and The Riddler: Year of the Villain Special.

Patron Pick:

00:13:56 - Moon Knight Annual #1

Audience Questions:

00:25:37 - The tradition continues as we field questions from the loyal iFanbase for over 3 hours! Listen as this iFanboy trio slowly fall apart, talking comics and ephemera to the very bitter end.

Patron Thanks:

01:40:07 - Peter Stonecipher

01:41:32 - Ben Gosney

01:42:21 - Brandon Jared

01:43:26 - Mik Guevarra

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Music:

"Back and To The Left"

Texas is the Reason

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Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time.

Already a successful author, Brad Meltzer made a big splash in comics after taking over Green Arrow from Kevin Smith, and following that up with the Identity Crisis mini-series, with Rags Morales, a story that is still talked about today. Then he won an Eisner Award for his work on Justice League, along with Gene Ha. Then he became a TV host, in addition to still churning out his best selling books. In recent years, along with collaborator, cartoonist Chris Eliopoulos, Meltzer has released 19 historical children's books in the Ordinary People Change the World series, the two most recent being I Am Walt Disney and I Am Marie Curie, both out now.

You can follow Brad on Twitter, and visit BradMeltzer.com.

Total Running Time: 00:42:44

Music:

“Writer's Cramp"

Hüsker Dü

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We get Conor up early, Josh will brook no more of Todd's behavior, and we diagram the names of the Seaver family as best we can.

Running Time: 01:18:25

Pick of the Week:

00:02:33 - Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium #1

Comics:

00:13:50 - Fantastic Four #14

00:20:56 - Lois Lane #3

00:23:52 - DCeased: A Good Day to Die #1

00:29:44 - Doomsday Clock #11

00:40:05 - Agents of Atlas #2

00:41:24 - Sea of Stars #3

00:43:38 - Battlepug #3

00:47:00 - Usagi Yojimbo #4

00:48:08 - Superman: Up In The Sky #3

Patron Pick:

00:50:39 - Spawn #300

Patron Thanks:

01:04:06 - Joseph M. Irwin

01:05:09 - Brice Bridges

01:06:22 - Andrew Funk

01:07:40 - Julien Bouskila

Audience Question:

01:08:42 - We don't really take James' real question, but we do discuss cookies.

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Music:

"The Legionnaire's Lament"

The Decemberists

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Having so many books to talk about this week leads to a new (old?) segment, Josh Flanagan shows a little episode 700 anxiety, and the hot weather causes Conor Kilpatrick to mentally spin out at the end of the show. Also, Josh forgets to read an important book while digressions into The Goonies and Christmas Vacation almost derail the entire show.

Running Time: 01:08:30

Pick of the Week:

00:03:50 – Thor #16

Comics:

00:12:50 – House of X #3

00:15:08 – Black Science #42

00:18:49 – The Avengers #23

00:22:33 – Black Panther #15

00:26:10 – Tommy Gun Wizards #1

The Bell The Alarm:

00:35:42 – Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #11

00:37:40 – Spider-Man: Life Story #6

00:38:48 – Mountainhead #1

00:39:47 – Batman/Superman #1

00:40:51 – Superman #14

00:41:49 – She-Hulk Annual #1

00:42:55 – Justice League #30

00:43:54 – The Flash #77

00:44:57 – Batman: Curse of the White Knight #2

00:45:59 – Doctor Strange #18

Patron Pick:

00:47:04 – Marvel Comics #1000

Patron Thanks:

00:56:30 – Blake Button

00:57:56 – Keith Remick

00:59:34 – Ryan Beattie

01:00:56 – Will Knight

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Music:

“Kiss You Goodbye”

Bleached

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Here we are again, Jimmy. There are quite a few new fun series hitting their second issues, and the dichotomy of Hickman continues. Plus, did Conor come up the best Patron Power ever? He might have.

Running Time: 01:10:44

Pick of the Week:

00:01:11 - Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen

Comics:

00:10:42 - Valkyrie: Jane Foster #2

00:16:00 - Guardians of the Galaxy #8

00:20:17 - Superman: Year One #2

00:25:07 - History of the Marvel Universe #2

00:32:20 - Powers of X #3

00:35:24 - Daredevil #10

00:40:04 - Pearl #12

00:42:36 - Marvel Comics Presents #8

00:44:40 - Nightwing #63

Patron Pick:

00:47:34 - Strayed #1

Patron Thanks:

00:55:54 - John Gairing

00:56:27 - Joseph Bulleri

00:58:29 - Slap Rabbit

00:59:07 - Kenneth Thomas

Audience Question:

01:00:10 - Greg wonders if there are any shocking villain appearances left.

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Music:

"I Will Dare"

The Replacements

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The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest DC Universe Animated Original Movie... Batman: Hush! Plus, we try to discuss the return of the Showcase Shorts with Sgt. Rock and look ahead to Wonder Woman: Bloodlines and beyond!

Running Time: 00:46:50

Music:

"Voices Carry"

'Til Tuesday

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Conor Kilpatrick returns and brings his allergies with him! In addition to the usual comic book talk, he and Josh Flanagan try to figure out just what the deal is with with Toro’s age and Moira MacTaggart’s mutant power, talk a lot about eating chicken wings and Alec Baldwin on Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.

Running Time: 01:14:57

Pick of the Week:

00:01:45 – Batman: Universe #2

Comics:

00:11:02 – Event Leviathan #3

00:16:48 – Invaders #8

00:23:16 – Fantastic Four #13

00:30:06 – Gogor #4

00:31:38 – Powers of X #2

00:37:52 – Second Coming #2

00:42:00 – Conan The Barbarian: Exodus #1

00:44:51 – James Bond: Origin #12

Patron Pick:

00:47:03 – The White Trees #1

Patron Thanks:

00:56:26 – Update on the Patrons who have upgraded and have yet to receive their powers.

00:57:38 – Michael Gordner

00:58:03 – John Guerra

00:59:18 – Shawn Anderson

01:00:59 – Joe Christensen

Audience Question:

01:02:51 – Andrew from California just finished watching The Boys, really enjoyed it, and wonders about other adaptations that are better than the source.

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Music:

“Born To Be Wild”

Steppenwolf

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Indoor kids, mass extinction, and an honest to god John Muir joke. Conor is away one week longer, so Ryan Haupt joins Josh Flanagan to talk about the best books of the week.

Running Time: 01:16:14

Pick of the Week:

00:01:54 - Superman: Up in the Sky #2

Comics:

00:12:08 - DCeased #4

00:18:18 - House of X #2

00:23:47 - Agents of Atlas #1

00:34:06 - Old Man Quill #8

00:37:08 - Daredevil #9

00:42:36 - Sensational Spider-Man: Self Improvement #1

00:47:08 - Sea of Stars #2

Patron Pick:

00:48:30 - Absolute Carnage #1

Patron Thanks:

00:55:42 - Russell Skogstad

00:57:45 - Kendall Wilson

00:59:35 - Alan David Muir

01:01:59 - Dave Cambrian

Audience Questions:

01:05:05 - Patrick would like our ideas on realizing The Great Machine on film.

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Music:

"Boxing"

Ben Folds Five

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Guest host Ryan Haupt is joined by comicbook.com's Jim Viscardi because neither jamoke bothered to show. Can they talk about this week's comics without a safety net? Will the patrons be empowered? Will we learn the fate of the no-show jamokes? Tune in to find out!

Running time: 01:18:59

Pick of the week:

00:02:56 - Conan the Barbarian #8

Comics:

00:10:36 - Batman: Last Knight on Earth #2

00:19:08 - Powers of X #1

00:28:17 - The Green Lantern Annual #1

00:33:05 - Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #9

00:39:52 - Captain America #12

00:46:40 - American Carnage #9

00:48:16 - The Avengers #22

00:51:48 - Runaways #23

Patron Pick:

00:53:18 - Paper Girls #30

Patron Thanks:

01:00:41 - Kaylon Cochran

01:01:51 - Andrew Dziengel

01:03:02 - Don Knapp

01:04:05 - Andy Hampton

Audience Questions:

01:05:41 - Andrew wants to know just what is the deal with variant covers?

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Music:

"I Feel Home"

O.A.R.

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Conor flew in overnight and didn't sleep. Will he fall apart?!? Will Josh suffocate from the heat of an uncooled room in late July?!?! No, not really, it turns out. Sometimes things can be very good, but you also might not like them. Sometimes that's because your are Josh. But you can also learn to love. Come learn with us.

Running Time: 01:22:21

Pick of the Week:

00:03:06 - Marvels Epilogue

Comics:

00:20:18 - History of the Marvel Universe #1

00:28:05 - Valkyrie: Jane Foster #1

00:32:13 - Batman: Curse of the White Knight #1

00:35:27 - Skyward #15

00:40:57 - Batgirl #37

00:43:12 - Lazarus: Rising #2

00:48:52 - The Flash #75

00:51:37 - A Walk Through Hell #12

Patron Pick:

00:55:57 - House of X #1

Patron Thanks:

01:08:19 - Joe Jordan

01:09:35 - Kenneth Luther

01:11:04 - Edward

01:12:34 - Drunk Viking

Audience Question:

01:14:45 - Tom asks a question that can be answered easily and quickly with a t-shirt.

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Music:

"Here Comes Your Man"

The Pixies

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Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode!

What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show.

This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at Planetary: Book Two by Warren Ellis, John Cassaday, Jerry Ordway, Laura Martin, David Baron, Richard Starkings, Wes Abbott, Michael Heisler, & Bill O'Neill!

Running Time: 00:31:00

Music:

"Dirty World"

The Traveling Wilburys

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Conor has to be quiet, because he's in a hotel room in San Diego, and it's very early, and Mama Kilpatrick raised a considerate boy. Also, timing is crucial. And this time... we mean it. Some good mini-series ended, and Chip Zdarsky put out a lot of books. Somehow, we still manage to be excited about comics.

Running Time: 01:00:29

Pick of the Week:

00:02:40 - Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #1

Comics:

00:13:07 - Ghost Tree #1

00:16:31 - Assassin Nation #5

00:20:16 - Spider-Man: Life Story #5

00:28:43 - Excellence #3

00:32:40 - Aquaman #50

00:35:46 - Black Science #41

Patron Pick:

00:38:55 - Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #1

Patron Thanks:

00:43:03 - Eric Pearce

00:44:02 - Wil McCoy

00:45:45 - Rodney Holmes (also called Randy at one point)

00:46:51 - Michell McCann

Audience Question:

00:48:36 - Cale from CO wants to know about music selection.

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Music:

"You've Got a Friend"

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

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Not even Josh Flanagan's tyrannical alarm clock can stop he and Conor Kilpatrick from talking about comic books beyond their allotted one hour. As per usual.

Running Time: 01:03:51

Pick of the Week:

00:02:00 - Batman: Universe #1

Comics:

00:12:32 - Young Justice #7

00:16:41 - Second Coming #1

00:23:08 - The Avengers #21

00:27:19 - Thor #15

00:32:31 - The War of the Realms: Omega #1

00:36:45 - The Amazing Spider-Man #25

00:39:50 - Invisible Woman #1

00:42:22 - Black Hammer / Justice League: Hammer of Justice! #1

Patron Pick:

00:45:00 - Giant-Size X-Statix #1

Patron Thanks:

00:51:40 - Alan Robertson

00:52:58 - Max Howes

00:53:57 - Mason Havens

00:55:35 - Mark Katuzney

Audience Question:

00:57:28 - Alex C. from Wellington, New Zealand asks about shelving books of unusual shape.

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Music:

"Across the Universe"

Rufus Wainwright

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This week we will absolutely not go long... is what we tell ourselves, so Josh Flanagan, returned, takes it off the rails immediately. No, not by the talk. It's good comic talk. What else would you expect. But maybe he's just so excited about his co-jamoke, he can't help it. Anyway, we've got comics and opinions about those comics. Some are starting, and some are ending, and we hope you enjoy it.

Running Time: 01:20:01

Pick of the Week:

00:02:20 - Old Man Quill #7

Comics:

00:09:53 - Lois Lane #1

00:15:38 - No One Left to Fight #1

00:21:26 - Sea of Stars #1

00:26:26 - Captain America and The Invaders: The Bermuda Triangle #1

00:32:06 - Superman: Up in the Sky #1

00:36:19 - The Wild Storm #24

00:38:46 - Postal: Deliverance #1

00:40:44 - Crowded #7

Patron Pick:

00:42:18 - The Walking Dead #193

Patron Thanks:

00:57:35 - Caleb Peters

00:58:54 - Enda O'Driscoll

01:00:10 - Viren Patel

01:01:34 - Jason Smith

Audience Question:

01:03:30 - Scott asks our opinion on comics media, and off we go!

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Music:

"Tired of Being Alone"

Al Green

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Conor Kilpatrick and Paul Montgomery are back and this time they're flying high all over Europe with Spider-Man: Far From Home! Listen to them try (and mostly fail) to figure out the ins and outs and ramifications of "The Blip," and, since they both missed that show, they also briefly discuss Avengers: Endgame!

Running Time: 00:46:30

Music:

"Vacation"

The Go-Go's

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Ryan Haupt heroically steps in at the last minute -- again -- when Conor Kilpatrick's addled brain almost forgets until it is too late that he needs to find a guest host for Josh Flanagan this week.

Running Time: 01:06:16

Pick of the Week:

00:01:33 - The War of the Realms #6

Comics:

00:10:01 - Thor #14

00:16:08 - Conan The Barbarian #7

00:20:43 - Doctor Strange #15

00:25:20 - Dial H For Hero #22

00:30:46 - Runaways #22

00:33:48 - The Amazing Spider-Man #24

00:36:28 - Rick and Morty #51

Star Wars Corner:

00:39:11 - Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Darth Vader #1

Patron Pick:

00:42:59 - The Spider-Man Annual #1

Patron Thanks:

00:47:23 - Rob Poole

00:49:17 - Michael Gordner

00:51:23 - Gregg Small

00:52:41 - Gunny Adam

Audience Question:

00:54:06 - Karl C. loves licensed comic books.

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Music:

"My Hero"

Foo Fighters

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Star Wars is known for its groundbreaking visual and special effects. Join American Innovations as they dive into what it took to make these visual marvels a reality!

Listen now at: http://wondery.fm/AIFanboy

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The show goes long (what else is new) when a long anticipated prestige book is finally released and Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick just can't keep their yaps under control. Also, there's a lot of Back to the Future in this episode where things are... interesting.

Running Time: 01:19:15

Pick of the Week:

00:01:11 - Superman: Year One #1

Comics:

00:19:54 - Middlewest #8

00:23:35 - The War of the Realms: Journey Into Mystery #5

00:27:19 - American Carnage #8

00:31:04 - Assassin Nation #4

00:38:13 - Farmhand #9

00:40:37 - Justice League #26

00:42:46 - Guardians of the Galaxy #6

00:44:17 - Miles Morales: Spider-Man #7

Star Wars Corner:

00:47:08 - Star Wars #67

Patron Pick:

00:52:12 - Usagi Yojimbo #1

Patron Thanks:

01:03:16 - Morgan Berry

01:05:03 - Jack Scott

01:06:13 - Cody Shelton

01:07:30 - Gabriel

Audience Question:

01:09:13 - Ryan from the UK wants to know if Josh still hates fun.

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Music:

"Pennsylvania Polka"

Frank Yankovic

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Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time.

Back when we relaunched the regular Talksplode episodes almost exactly 3 years ago, Tom King and Mitch Gerads were my first guests. His Batman run was just about to start, today a whole lot of comics have come out of Tom's head. He's still working on Batman, wrapped up the amazing Mister Miracle, also with Mitch. Mr. King is back, and we go deeper than ever, including his mom's hand in the invention of an amazing digital format, and what is really happening with the end of his Batman story. And plenty more, leaving you, the listener, this gift of a super long episode.

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Total Running Time: 01:46:18

Music:

“TV Party"

Black Flag

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It's an event named Event! Conor and Josh do their damnedest to keep the show shorter than an hour. It doesn't quite work. But that only works out for you, dear listener. Yes, we know Conor sounds a little weird. You'll get used to it. Also, the movie we couldn't remember was 1985's Brewster's Millions.

Paging Doctor Quass, This fall on CBS!

TOTAL REFRESHMENT!

Running Time: 01:01:22

Pick of the Week:

00:02:41 - Event Leviathan #1

Comics:

00:11:08 - Superman #12

00:15:31 - The Flash #72

00:10:11 - Giant Man #3

00:24:14 - Wonder Twins #5

00:28:20 - Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #7

00:30:46 - Spider-Man: Life Story #43

00:35:10 - Five Years #2

Patron Pick:

00:38:31- Silver Surfer: Black #1

Patron Thanks:

00:44:08 - Chris Kim

00:45:46 - Ryan Kent

00:49:43 - Kevin Quass

00:49:34 - Eric Centeno

Listener Mail:

00:51:02 - Daniel S. asked us about Neal Stephenson. What else are we supposed to do here? Strap in.

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Music:

"DNA"

Kendrick Lamar

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It's a surprise Pick from unexpected corners of the comic world. It's also a completely expected complaint about the overall ambient temperature, just to level things out. We do our damnedest to go on just long enough, instead of last week's shambling tirades. Plus, so much event talk that the show itself is an event.

Running Time: 01:20:01

Pick of the Week:

00:02:10 - DCeased #2

Comics:

00:11:45 - The War of the Realms #5

00:17:53 - The War of the Realms: Journey into Mystery #4

00:22:30 - Old Man Quill #6

00:25:07 - Black Cat #1

00:31:56 - Meet the Skrulls #5

00:35:03 - Batman #72

00:38:48 - Man-Eaters #9

00:42:30 - Justice League #25

00:44:43 - The Walking Dead #192

Patron Pick:

00:50:44 - The Incredible Hulk: Last Call #1

Patron Thanks:

00:57:41 - Ryan Devitt

00:59:31 - Patrick M. Coyle

01:01:41 - Joseph Fernandes

01:02:15 - Ainsley Knox

Listener Mail:

01:04:03 - Andrew is thinking about decompressed comic book storytelling.

01:07:49 - Justin starts us talking about event comics and what that even means.

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Music:

"Night of the Living Dead"

Misfits

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Conor Kilpatrick and Paul Montgomery drew the short straws so it's up to them to wrap up the 19 year X-Men saga (unless The New Mutants actually comes out... a big unless). Plus: Ron Richards releases his official statement on the film!

Running Time: 00:38:15

Music:

"You're a God"

Vertical Horizon

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It's a fifth week, and though Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan were hoping for a comic book reprieve, a whole passel of big books (literally and figuratively!) from DC means they went long again.

Running Time: 01:11:33

Pick of the Week:

00:02:49 - Doomsday Clock #10

Comics:

00:16:50 - Batman: Last Knight on Earth #1

00:23:20 - Heroes in Crisis #9

00:30:50 - Superman: Leviathan Rising Special #1

00:41:49 - X-Men: Grand Design - X-Tinction #1

00:43:34 - The Amazing Spider-Man #22

00:45:52 - The War of the Realms: War Scrolls #2

00:48:42 - Detective Comics Annual #2

Patron Pick:

00:51:57 - Killer Groove #1

Patron Thanks:

01:01:21 - Ben Wild

01:02:27 - Joshua Lincoln Nelson

01:04:46 - Adam

01:05:50 - Arcadia Corrigan

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Music:

"Everybody's Changing"

Keane

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Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode!

What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show.

This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at Daredevil: Born Again by Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli, Christie Scheele, Richmond Lewis, & Joe Rosen!

Running Time: 00:41:30

Music:

"Who the Devil"

The Wood Brothers

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

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Josh Flanagan is back after an unexpected absence, as he and Conor Kilpatrick search for an oasis of calm in comics, while existing in a turbulent world. It was a great week with some stand out books, and Josh will fight going off on a tangent with every single sentence he starts. Also, it's a week of genuine inkers, and we think we like it.

Running Time: 01:14:59

Pick of the Week:

00:02:59 - The Avengers #19

Comics:

00:14:07 - The War of the Realms: Strikeforce - The Land of Giants #1

00:20:40 - Ghost Tree #2

00:24:51 - Assassin Nation #3

00:28:38 - The Flash #71

00:35:02 - Detective Comics #1004

00:38:10 - Action Comics #1011

00:42:57 - Doctor Strange #14

00:33:27 - Tony Stark: Iron Man #11

Patron Pick:

00:46:50 - Clue: Candlestick #1

Patron Thanks:

00:54:57 - Jeffrey Carter

00:55:50 - Justin Struble

00:58:39 - Brian Wilder

01:00:00 - Jack Cutler

Audience Question:

01:01:41 - Juan from LA would like to know our professional wrestling bona fides.

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Music:

"Cruel Summer"

Superchunk

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This week, Ryan Haupt jumps into the show at the last minute to help Conor Kilpatrick talk about comics while weathering the onslaught of Conor's allergies and outside construction noise.

Running Time: 01:01:36

Pick of the Week:

00:02:07 - Ironheart #6

Comics:

00:10:15 - Daredevil #5

00:14:15 - Spider-Man: Life Story #3

00:18:59 - Naomi #5

00:22:15 - The War of the Realms #4

00:26:57 - Batman #71

00:30:47 - Aquaman #48

00:33:27 - American Carnage #7

Star Wars Corner:

00:36:00 - Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Lando Calrissian #1

Patron Pick:

00:38:05 - Giant-Man #1

Patron Thanks:

00:43:25 - Adrian Lilley

00:44:52 - Brad Weddle

00:47:14 - Chris Johnston

00:47:54 - Alaina Edmunds

Audience Question:

00:49:37 - Will R. wants to know where he can find physical therapy-related superhero stories.

00:53:40 - Professor Martín H. is looking for comic book stories about Raven that are as good as those found in other media.

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Music:

"Up All Night"

The War on Drugs

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The Patron Powers take a dark turn this week.

Running Time: 01:05:26

Pick of the Week:

00:01:46 - Excellence #1

Comics:

00:12:30 - Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #6

00:18:25 - The Flash #70

00:23:10 - Detective Comics #1003

00:26:15 - Batman and The Outsiders #1

00:34:28 - Deadly Class #38

00:36:46 - Captain America #10

00:39:11 - Wonder Twins #4

00:41:29 - Invaders #5

Patron Pick/Star Wars Corner:

00:42:39 - Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Boba Fett #1

Patron Thanks:

00:51:05 - Robert Dean Kidd

00:52:32 - Wes Ahles

00:54:55 - JDom TpGvin

00:57:11 - Oscar Escobar Nuguaray

Audience Questions:

00:59:03 - Andrew extols the virtues of getting comics from your local library.

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Music:

"Lose Your Head"

Bad Religion

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Conor Kilpatrick is back and he's all in on The War of the Realms but feeling a lot of angst about the future of DC. Josh? He's just happy to have his co-host back.

Running Time: 01:10:20

Pick of the Week:

00:01:42 - The War of the Realms #3

Comics:

00:11:00 - The War of the Realms: Strikeforce - The Dark Elf Realm #1

00:14:57 - Young Justice #5

00:19:17 - DC's Year of the Villain 25-Cent Special #1

00:30:21 - Five Years #1

00:34:36 - Meet the Skrulls #4

00:35:24 - Gogor #1

00:38:50 - The Green Lantern #7

Patron Pick:

00:40:55 - DCeased #1

Patron Thanks:

00:47:46 - Taylor

00:49:44 - Ryan Alcock

00:51:16 - Craft and Comedians AKA Daniel Emmons

00:52:40 - Taylor

Audience Questions:

00:54:44 - Miroslav L. from Croatia doesn't understand where the iFanboys find the time for all of this book reading.

01:01:13 - Josh W. from Massachusetts has a Booksplode suggestion.

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Music:

"New York Groove"

Ace Frehley

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