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The iFanboy.com Comic Book Podcast is a weekly talk show all about the best new current comic book releases. Lifelong friends, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan talk about what they loved and (sometimes) hated in the current weekly books, from publishers like Marvel, DC, Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, BOOM! Studios, IDW, Aftershock, Valiant, and more. The aim is to have a fun time, some laughs, but to also really understand what makes comic books work and what doesn’t, and trying to understand the craft of this great, often under appreciated art form. Sometimes they agree, and sometimes… they don’t. With decades of experience talking about comics, interacting with comic book professionals, this is all about the love of an art form. If the names Brian Michael Bendis, Amanda Conner, Geoff Johns, Gene Luen Yang, Donny Cates, Jason Aaron, Kelly Thompson, David Marquez, Kelly Sue de Connick, Kieron Gillen, Charles Soule, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Scott Snyder, Tom King, Mitch Gerads, Esad Ribic, Rick Remender, Nick Spencer, John Ridley, Skottie Young, Chip Zdarsky, Jöelle Jones, David F. Walker, Grant Morrison, and Darwyn Cooke get you excited, then this is the place for you. This podcast is so good, you don’t even need to read comic books or graphic novels to enjoy it, but it’s a lot better if you do.
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Oct 11, 2026 • 1h 15min
Pick of the Week #1047 - Superman: The Stranger #2
If comics talk were donuts, we're the man with the mustache making them, because it's time! The comics are all over the place this week, as are the hosts. There is ex-girlfriend talk too, which doesn't happen often. So we have that going for us. Which is nice.Note: Time codes are estimates due to dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:15:03Pick of the Week:00:02:21 - Superman: The Stranger #2Comics:00:13:51 - Concrete: Stars Over Sand #400:21:09 - Midnight Spider-Man / Fantastic Four / X-Men #100:29:58 - Batman #1400:35:38 - Jonah Hex and the Shadow of Death #100:42:00 - Hellboy in Hell: Nothing But Blood #100:49:25 - JSA #24Patron Pick:00:50:55 - The Demon #1Patron Thanks:00:58:55 - John TejadaAudience Questions:01:01:29 - Zach W. from Texas asks about the best re-reads.Brought To You By:iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or join for a full year and get a discount! You can also make a one time donation of any amount!iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got TWENTY THREE designs!Music:"Left to Right (iFanboy Theme)"Josh Flanagan

Oct 8, 2026 • 50min
Special Edition – Lanterns
Who better to talk about a pair of Lanterns than a pair of iFanboys? This week, Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards sit down to discuss the first (only?) season of the prestige HBO drama, Lanterns!Running Time: 00:49:43Music:“Left to Right (iFanboy Theme)”Josh FlanaganLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 4, 2026 • 1h
Pick of the Week #1046 – The Amazing Spider-Man #1000
On this week’s show, after a completely off-the-rails opening, it’s All Spider-Man, Most of the Time as an in-depth discussion of the Pick throws the timing of the show completely off! It’s nice to know that after 21 years, these kind of things can still happen.Note: Time codes are estimates due to dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:00:10Pick of the Week:00:04:03 – The Amazing Spider-Man #1000Comics:00:23:16 – Superman: Kingdom of Zod Special #100:27:54 – Hyde Street #1300:30:03 – Geiger #2500:33:59 – DNX #200:35:53 – Predator vs. The Planet of the Apes #300:39:46 – The Smart Division #200:41:17 – Hammerfist #2Patron Pick:00:44:30 – Alien vs. X-Men #1Patron Thanks:00:52:37 – Jonathon HoganBrought To You By:iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or join for a full year and get a discount! You can also make a one time donation of any amount!iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got TWENTY THREE designs!Music:“Left to Right (iFanboy Theme)”Josh FlanaganWatch The iFanboy After Show for Pick of the Week #1046!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 discuss Dirty Harry on Movie of the Year: 1971.Watch Ron talk about the online pinball ecosystem on Dirty Pool Podcast.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.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 27, 2026 • 1h 4min
Pick of the Week #1045 – Bug Wars: The Coming of the Wardoom #2
Maybe if Conor Kilpatrick and Ryan Haupt had taken better notes, they’d have a funnier joke for this section. Oh well, at least there are plenty of comics to talk about!Note: Time codes are estimates due to dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:04:19Pick of the Week:00:02:21 – Bug Wars: The Coming of the Wardoom #2Comics:00:13:26 – That Texas Blood: Hell Comes to Allison Ranch #100:18:31 – The Flash #837 (37)00:22:24 – The Rocketeer: Infiltrator! #300:25:31 – Absolute Batman #2400:30:40 – Crimes Against Nature #100:36:37 – Miles Morales: Spider-Man #326 (2)Patron Pick:00:38:38 – The Muppets Take The Marvel Universe #1Patron Thanks:00:46:26 – Robby B.Audience Question:00:48:53- Justin V. wants to know about taking notes, reading times, and vintage robots.Brought To You By:iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or join for a full year and get a discount! You can also make a one time donation of any amount!iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got TWENTY THREE designs!Music:“Left to Right (iFanboy Theme)”Josh Flanagan Watch The iFanboy After Show for Pick of the Week #1045!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 discuss Dirty Harry on Movie of the Year: 1971.Watch Ron talk about the online pinball ecosystem on Dirty Pool Podcast.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.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 24, 2026 • 54min
Mediasplode #73 – Fall TV Preview!
Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode!What’s a Mediasplode? It’s a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It’s like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format.Note: Time codes are estimates due to dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.SPOILERS BELOW!Running Time: 00:54:16This month, Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards discuss…What Ron’s Been Enjoying:00:02:33 – Furious00:06:47 – Chad Powers00:08:36 – Coyote vs. AcmeWhat Conor’s Been Enjoying:00:10:14 – The Weight00:13:08 – Slow Horses00:16:41 – The TraitorsFall TV Preview:00:19:57 – We love Fall TV!00:21:51 – Ron’s three new shows to check out00:31:03 – Conor’s three new shows to check out00:37:34 – Ron’s three returning shows to check out00:42:49 – Conor’s three returning shows to check out00:47:10 – A bunch of nonsense including talk about streaming shows losing momentum, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Blade Runner 2099, MobLand, Grey’s Anatomy, and the Simkl Lists TV tracking app!Follow Conor Kilpatrick on Letterboxd!Follow Ron Richards on Letterboxd!Music:“Left to Right (iFanboy Theme)”Josh FlanaganListen 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.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 20, 2026 • 1h 14min
Pick of the Week #1044 – G.I. Joe #26
There is a gross discrepancy in the reading loads of your resident Jamokes, and it's too bad if you don't have access to the After Show to see how that turns out. Meanwhile, we've got Yo Joe, some lovely sexy comics that are temporally confusing, and a big ol' dichotomy of art opinions.
Note: Time codes are estimates due to dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.
Running Time: 01:14:14
Pick of the Week:00:02:09 - G.I. Joe #26
Comics:00:12:14 - Daredevil #694 (7)00:16:32 - The Big Shakedown #100:23:06 - Bad Seeds, Week 4 (Batwoman #7, Detective Comics #1123, Catwoman #91, Nightwing #142)00:31:33 - Ofiusa #100:37:27 - Creepshow, Vol. 5 #100:42:32 - The Avengers #806 (Avengers: Armageddon #4)00:45:30 - Dark Knights of Steel II #3
Patron Pick:00:47:47 - 2000 A.D. Prog 2500
Patron Thanks:00:55:56 - Frigginz
Audience Question:00:57:57 - Jeff Reid from Ohio wants to know when we believed that everything really would change.
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Music:"Left to Right (iFanboy Theme)"Josh Flanagan
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Sep 17, 2026 • 41min
Special Edition – Batman: Knightfall – Part 1: Knightfall
The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Dr. Ryan Haupt — are back! But for how long? (At least two more films.) It’s time to talk about the adaptation of one of the most famous Batman stories from the 1990s… it’s time for Batman: Knightfall – Part 1: Knightfall! Knightfall!
Running Time: 00:40:43
Music:“Left to Right (iFanboy Theme)”Josh Flanagan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 13, 2026 • 59min
Pick of the Week #1043 – Six of Us #1
A series of catastrophic technical SNAFUs threw this week’s show into chaos! Josh Flanagan almost missed the show entirely, but a late night reconnection of his (and all of New England’s) internet meant a late-night recording session for him and Conor Kilpatrick..,. and that small change to the routine threw our stalwart hosts just a little bit off their game this week. That’s life in the comics podcast business.
Note: Time codes are estimates due to dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.
Running Time: 00:59:11
Pick of the Week:00:01:58 – Six of Us #1
Comics:00:13:16 – Batman: Bad Seeds – Gotham Central #100:17:57 – Doomquest #400:22:30 – G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #33200:29:15 – Iron Man #689 (9)00:32:48 – Chachu #200:36:59 – Supergirl #1700:41:48 – Black Cat #14
Patron Pick:00:44:16 – Six of Us #1
Patron Thanks:00:45:07 – Chris Crash
Audience Question:00:47:12 – Tom C. from Newcastle, England, United Kingdom wonders if Daredevil has the most best runs of all-time.
Brought To You By:
iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or join for a full year and get a discount! You can also make a one time donation of any amount!
iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got TWENTY THREE designs!
Music:“Left to Right (iFanboy Theme)”Josh Flanagan
Watch The iFanboy After Show for Pick of the Week #1043!
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 discuss Dirty Harry on Movie of the Year: 1971.
Watch Ron talk about the online pinball ecosystem on Dirty Pool Podcast.
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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 10, 2026 • 48min
Booksplode #81 – Concrete, Vol. 1: Depths (2005)
Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode!
This month, Conor Kilpatrick and Jeff Reid take a look at...
Concrete, Vol. 1: Depths from 2005 (collecting works published from 1987 to 2000) by Paul Chadwick & Bill Spicer!
Running Time: 00:47:58
What's a Booksplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition (or an old single issue), something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show.
Music:"Left to Right (iFanboy Theme)"Josh Flanagan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 6, 2026 • 1h 11min
Pick of the Week #1042 - The Doom Patrol #1
We drank comics from the firehose, and most of it was just delightful, including some surprise delights. Never let your preconceived notions stop you from having a good time.
Note: Time codes are estimates due to dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.
Running Time: 01:11:05
Pick of the Week:00:02:01 - The Doom Patrol #1
Comics:00:12:49 - Batman/Superman/Weird Al: World's Weirdest #100:18:11 - Royals #500:23:57 - Superman: The Stranger #100:30:48 - Archie #100:34:55 - Escape #900:43:18 - JSA #23
Patron Pick:00:47:17 - Legion of Super-Heroes #1
Patron Thanks:00:56:12 - Garrett P
Audience Question:00:58:35 - Greg from Philly wants to know which comic book city we'd live in.
Brought To You By:
iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or join for a full year and get a discount! You can also make a one time donation of any amount!
iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got TWENTY THREE designs!
Music:"Left to Right (iFanboy Theme)"Josh Flanagan
Watch The iFanboy After Show for Pick of the Week #1042! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


