Why Nova Resonates

It’s iFanboy 20/25 — 20 years of podcasting and 25 years of iFanboy!

It’s the final Pick of the Week of the year, and while it might not have been one of the best weeks of books in recent memory, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan close out 2025 on a high note with comics talk, show stats, a college story, and live tech support! We’ll see you in 2026!

Note: Time codes are estimates due to dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.

Running Time: 01:08:18

Pick of the Week:
00:02:41 – Nova: Centurion #2

Comics:
00:12:23 – Absolute Batman #15
00:21:18 – Assorted Crisis Events #7
00:27:03 – Marvel Knights: The Punisher #3
00:31:59 – Supergirl #8
00:34:28 – The Amazing Spider-Man #981 (17)
00:42:12 – Aquaman #12
00:43:31 – Geiger #19

Patron Pick:
00:45:56 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #13

Patron Thanks:
00:52:24 – Keith Robinson

Looking Back at 2025:
00:54:19 – Picks of the Week: By The Numbers

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Music:
“Ribbons & Bows”
Kacey Musgraves

Watch The iFanboy After Show for Pick of the Week #1007!

Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron on their other show Goodfellas Minute.

Listen to Conor and Ron reminisce about Goodfellas Minute on Sporadicast: An Oral History of Movies by Minutes.

Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron discuss Blade (1998) on Cradle to the Grave.

Listen to Josh discuss Fargo on Movie of the Year: 1996.

Listen to Conor discuss Swingers on Movie of the Year: 1996.

Watch Ron talk about pinball technology on the Daily Tech News Show.

Listen to Conor discuss Ghostbusters on Movie of the Year: 1984.

Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron discuss The Crow (1994) on Cradle to the Grave.

Listen to Josh discuss Jaws 4: The Revenge (1987) on Cradle to the Grave.

Listen to Josh discuss Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) on Cradle to the Grave.

Watch Josh and Conor talk about how to start a podcast on OpenWater.

Listen to Ron talk about The Phantom Menace minute 80 on Star Wars Minute.

Listen to Ron talk about Return of the Jedi minute 124 on Star Wars Minute.

Listen to Conor talk about Return of the Jedi minute 104 on Star Wars Minute.

Listen to Ron talk about The Empire Strikes Back minute 115 on Star Wars Minute.

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