iFanboy - Comic Books

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode!

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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

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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.

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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!

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Music:

"Just Like Frank"

Less Than Jake

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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?

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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!

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Music:

“The Lady in Red”

Chris De Burgh

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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.

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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!

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"Don't Do Me Like That"

J. Mascis

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Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode!

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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

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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!

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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?

Check out Conor on Movie of the Year: 1984 discussing Ghostbusters!

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Music:

“Best”

Gracie Abrams

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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

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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.

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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.

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Music:

"On the Road Again (Live)"

Willie Nelson

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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

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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.

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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.

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Music:

"Stinking Drunk"

Big Black

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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

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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.

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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.”

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Music:

“Scat Sandwich”

Space Ghost, Brak, and Zorak

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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!

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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

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“Elevate [feat. Denzel Curry & YBN Cordae & SWAVAY & Trevor Rich]”

DJ Khalil

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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

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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

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Music:

"Spit on a Stranger"

Pavement

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Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode!

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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

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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.

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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:

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Music:

“My Hero”

Foo Fighters

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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.

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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.

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Music:

"Milktoast"

Helmet

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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.

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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.

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Music:

“Centerfield”

John Fogerty

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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

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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. 

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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.

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Music:

"Antioch Waltz"

Joe Casey

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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

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It’s not just a show, it’s a conversation. A conversation about comics. Gene Hackman may also be listening.

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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?

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“Storybook Hero”

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Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode!

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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!

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Music:

“I’m Just Ken”

Ryan Gosling

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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...

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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.

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"If I Didn't Care"

The Ink Spots

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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.

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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.

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“I Need Never Get Old”

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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.

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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!

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"Bloodstains"

Agent Orange

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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.

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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.

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“No Cars Go”

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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!

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Music:

“Fast Car”

Tracy Chapman

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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.

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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.

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"Time Bomb"

Rancid

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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!

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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.

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“Seven Nation Army”

The White Stripes

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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

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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.

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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?

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“Brand New Key”

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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

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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.

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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?

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Music:

"911 is a Joke"

Public Enemy

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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!

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Music:

“Winter Winds”

Mumford & Sons

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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?

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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.

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“One After 909”

Willie Nelson

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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.

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Running Time: 01:06:31

Pick of the Week:

00:04:42 - Beware the Planet of the Apes #1

Comics:

00:10:18 - The 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.

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"No Distance Left to Run"

Blur

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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!

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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

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Music:

“Winter Wonderland”

Willie Nelson

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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

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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!

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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:

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Music:

“Someday at Christmas”

Stevie Wonder

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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.

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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.

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Music:

"Fairytale of New York"

The Pogues

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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

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Lock yourself in a bathroom to avoid family long enough to enjoy a rundown of the week in comics!

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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?

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Music:

"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"

Darlene Love

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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).

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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.

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Music:

“Logistics”

Stefanie Joosten (feat. Giorgio Moroder)

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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

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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!

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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 (139)

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

00:47:39 – The Amazing Spider-Man #931 (37)

Patron Pick:

00:48:15 – Petrol Head #1

Patron Thanks:

00:58:02 – Keith Robinson

Brought To You By:

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• 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.

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Music:

“Lightning Strikes”

Aceyalone

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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.

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Music:

“Rainbow Connection”

Kermit the Frog

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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.

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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.

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Music:

"Time and Space"

Turnstile

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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

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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!

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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:

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Music:

“Spoonman”

Soundgarden

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