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The Two Jamokes™, joined by Dr. Ryan Haupt, manage to stay on target with the week in comics while also answering the age-old question: what happens if you add a saxophone to punk music?Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:19:37Pick of the Week:00:01:47 - Namor #2Comics:00:11:54 - Wolverine: Revenge #100:18:00 - Standstill #100:23:52 - Nightwing #11700:30:37 - Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter #200:33:37 - Usagi Yojimbo #279: The Crow #500:36:19 - Redcoat #500:39:21 - Huge Detective #1Star Wars Corner:00:43:19 - Star Wars #49Patron Pick:00:46:21 - Jenny Sparks #1Patron Thanks:01:00:53 - Dungeon MillerListener Mail:01:04:34 - Wes from Fridley, Minnesota wants to know why there haven't been any animated adaptions of characters from CW's Arrowverse, Wildstorm, or Vertigo series?Brought To You By:• Better Help – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self.• iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount!• iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got thirteen designs!Music:"The Rascal King"The Mighty Mighty BossTones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Josh Flanagan cracks Vietnam-era writer psychology wide open, while Conor Kilpatrick fails a Star Wars test… or does he? What he definitely does is totally lose his mental facilities by the end of the show. Los Angeles wasn’t built for this kind of prolonged heat! Finally, it’s important to note that despite what these Two Jamokes say on the show, Ravage is a cat and not a dog. But the joke is funny and they stand by it.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:02:26Pick of the Week:00:02:26 – DC vs. Vampires: World War V #1Comics:00:12:37 – Babs #100:15:12 – The Sensational She-Hulk #188 (10)00:22:29 – Transformers #1100:31:36 – Batman: Gotham By Gaslight: The Kryptonian Age, Book Three00:34:06 – Gilt Frame #100:35:17 – Action Comics #1068Star Wars Corner:00:40:01 – Star Wars: Darth Vader #49Patron Pick:00:43:04 – X-Factor #1Patron Thanks:00:50:27 – David CaswellListener Mail:00:51:51 – Bob B. from Dacula, Georgia asks about coming to appreciate a comic book decades after first reading it.Brought To You By:• iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount!• iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got thirteen designs!Music:“Another One Bites the Dust”Queen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode!Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:01:46This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss…What We’ve Been Enjoying:00:02:42 – Conor is obsessed with The Paris 2024 Olympics and saw Twisters (Josh did too) — and there are spoilers in this discussion!00:12:11 – Josh listened to Michael Richards read his new book, Entrances and Exits.00:17:53 – Ron watched the latest season of The Boys, finally completed John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A., and finished Presumed Innocent (Conor did too).Reviews:00:22:40 – The Bear (Season 3, Part 1)00:38:49 – House of the Dragon (Season 2)SPOILERS ABOVE!What’s a Mediasplode? It’s a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It’s like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format.Music:“Wilbury Twist”The Traveling Wilburys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've got a unique and sizable group of books, and sign of what's going well in comics at the moment. If you are an astronomer, you will hear scientific mistakes regarding light speed.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:08:53Pick of the Week:00:01:19 - Red Before Black #1Comics:00:10:52 - Public Domain #700:19:25 - The Uncanny X-Men #701 (1)00:24:58 - The Avengers #783 (17)00:29:22 - Lester of the Lesser Gods #300:31:05 - Cruel Universe #100:34:09 - Gotham City Sirens #100:35:17 - Doctor Strange #444 (18)00:38:21 - Absolute Power #2Patron Pick:00:40:59 - The Power Fantasy #1Patron Thanks:00:50:51 - @wormheartsListener Mail:00:52:50 - Kane wants to know what we'd do about issue per arc if WE were in charge. It serves as a takeoff point.Brought To You By:• Shopify - This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period and take your business to the next level.• iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount!• iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got thirteen designs!Music:"Maxwell Murder"Rancid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line… Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part Three! Plus, looking ahead to Watchmen and is this the end for this line of animated DC superhero films that began in 2007?Running Time: 00:43:00Music:“End of the Line”The Traveling Wilburys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for Mister Josh Flanagan and Mister Conor Kilpatrick who are here to talk about comics and do research live on the show! (Please note that Misters Flanagan and Kilpatrick would also like to apologize in advance to all the Venom fans out there.)Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:01:00Pick of the Week:00:03:00 – Grommets #3Comics:00:12:07 – Blood Hunt #500:16:45 – The Amazing Spider-Man #948 (54)00:27:29 – Ultimate Spider-Man #700:30:42 – Drawing Blood #400:33:03 – The Forged #9Patron Pick:00:34:50 – Marvel & Disney: What If… Donald Duck Became Wolverine? #1Patron Thanks:00:42:19 – Luke HenryListener Mail:00:43:49 – Andrew M. from Colorado was very confused by something Josh said on the show last week.00:46:50 – Eric from Valley Village, California wonders if the “I Got This!” fight has been lost.00:49:24 – Morgan B. posits a nightmare scenario for the G.I. Joe books.00:51:08 – Wes A. from Fridley, California thinks that there is revisionist history going on with Harley Quinn.Brought To You By:• iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount!• iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got thirteen designs!Music:“Kyrie”Mr. Mister Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s an end but is it also a beginning? Either way, it’s definitely Deadpool & Wolverine! Conor Kilpatrick and The Internet’s Paul Montgomery tell you all about it! Plus, where does the MCU go from here and what are the guys excited about?Running Time: 00:52:24Music:“Like a Prayer”Madonna Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's a Transformer between friends? Or are they rivals? Without Conor to mediate Josh and Dr. Ryan have nothing to do but muddle through the week in comics!Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:17:35Pick of the Week:00:02:54 - Void Rivals #11Comics:00:12:03 - Batman: The Dark Age #400:18:27 - NYX #100:27:15 - Uncanny Valley #400:30:25 - Local Man #1200:31:54 - Zatanna: Bring Down the House, Book 2Star Wars Corner:00:34:21 - Star Wars: Darth Vader #48Patron Pick:00:40:17 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1Patron Thanks:00:51:55 - Tim CharlestonListener Mail:00:55:02 - Dan Bova wants to know what thing in both comics and food do we keep trying but never seem to like?01:03:48 - r3v asks who has the best and worst hair in comics?Brought To You By:• iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount!• iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got thirteen designs!Music:"The Authority Song"Jimmy Eat World Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time.Here's someone we haven't talked to in a very long time, and never like this. James Robinson is a veteran comic book writer, having created hallmark series like Starman and The Golden Age, with runs on Justice League, Fantastic Four, Superman, Scarlet Witch, and pretty much any other superhero that matters, as well as a good bit of creator owned work, including an upcoming line from Dark Horse, including Patra with Scott Kolins, and Welcome to Maynard, with J. Bone.Josh Flanagan talks with James about his beginnings in comic books, his approach to the craft, his relationship with Archie Goodwin, and plenty more.Total Running Time: 01:00:33Music:“Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"Elvis Costello  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yes, really, that is the Pick. We can't control these things. It is what happens. We are merely vessels.How does one pronounce the name Guiu? We're not going to help with that.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:24:36Pick of the Week:00:02:02 - Aliens: What If...? #5Comics:00:14:02 - The Invincible Iron Man #670 (20)00:20:52 - Mugshots #200:27:51 - Nightwing #11600:37:40 - Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter #100:40:30 - Superman #1600:42:51 - Batman/Superman: World's Finest #2900:45:01 - Paranoid Gardens #1Patron Pick:00:47:40 - Namor #1Patron Thanks:00:58:03 - Matthew SophosListener Mail:01:01:21 - Kellen, references Jayden, wants to know what our problem with physical issues is.Brought To You By:• iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount!• iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got thirteen designs!Music:"If Credit's What Matters I'll Take Credit"Hot Snakes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices