iFanboy - Comic Books

June 10, 2010 - Josh Flanagan, Tom Katers, and Jim Mroczkowski tuck in for a nice long discussion on Marvel's Invincible Iron Man. The first Omnibus covers the first 19 issues of the impressive run by writer Matt Fraction and artist Salvador Larroca. The discussion covers the characterization of Tony, as well as the inclusion of major storylines involving Pepper Potts, and her 'Rescue' armor, and the once maligned Maria Hill. Even Norman Osborn came out OK in this one. This story is certain to be essential Iron Man reading as the movies continue to total ever higher box office receipts, and the book does it without Robert Downey Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 6, 2010 - With Ron Richards at the beach this week, Conor Kilpatr4ick and Josh Flanagan are joined by iFanboy staff writer Paul Montgomery who returns to the the show with a list of movies. Why? You'll have to listen to find out! Also, with the temperature rising the guys get a little loopy and take the converation in some strange and unexpected directions. Cap'n Steve? Conor's equipment? Mark Wahlberg? This week's show got it all! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 3, 2010 - Chris Neseman welcomes Mike Perkins to Talksplode for a discussion on his current work on Stephen King's The Stand and much more. Mike's career has taken him from his home in England to Poland and finally the wilds of Florida. Listen in to hear about Mike growing up on 2000 AD and Doctor Who. Mike was also a part of the fantastic work coming out of both Caliber and Cross Gen. Find out more about the creative environment and work process of both companies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 30, 2010 - With Josh Flanagan out lobstering in Maine (and possible harvesting sea urchins), the hardest working staff writer in comics, Paul Montgomery stepped up to join Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards for comic book fun time talk. And boy, did he pick a doozy of a week, with two big Avengers launches and one of the weirdest books that anyone has heard of in a long time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 27, 2010 - iFanboy favorite Rick Remender checks in to talk about the final arc of Fear Agent, which is coming out in July and features a 5 issue arc to finish out the series. Rick also confirms the Fear Agent Omnibus and lays out the schedule for that and some shocking Fear Agent merchandise coming our way soon. In addition to Fear Agent, Rick discusses his upcoming work on X-Force for Marvel and his continuing saga on The Punisher with Franken-Castle. We also get an update on the Last Days of American Crime and finally, Rick answers many of your questions as polled from Twitter. It's always a blast to chat with Rick, so sit back and be prepared to enter the weird world of Remender! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 23 2010 - It's an iFanboy miracle as Conor has returned from his travels! And we welcome him with a mirthful, chaotic episode of the Pick of the Week podcast filled with mispronunciations, disagreements, and some down right creepy talk. This is what iFanboy is all about! So sit back, grab a drink and be prepared for at least 2 spit takes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 16 2010 - It's one for the ages here folks, as Conor is still on vacation and Tom Katers joins Ron and Josh to tackle the tremendously large stack of comics for the past week, including the end to The Sentry saga which also may be the worst comic book printed, ever. We're not kidding here folks, this is one to remember. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 12, 2010 - For the past year or so, Marvel has been producing and releasing motion comics to the public. These slightly animated adaptations of popular works have been much discussed by fans and discovered by non-fans alike. The latest entry is Iron Man: Extremis, adapting Warren Ellis and Adi Granov's classic story. We spoke with Ruwan Jayatilleke, a VP at Marvel, about Iron Man: Extremis, the various motion comics from Marvel, what the difference between a motion comic and animation is, as well as some speculation over future motion comics from Marvel for Captain America and Thor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick can't escape international extradition laws, so Ron Richards and Josh Flanagan welcome Evie Nagy of Awesomed By Comics to fill the big man's chair. Evie brings a biting wit and an appreciation of Gail Simone to the show, and boy do the sparks fly as she and Josh become enemies and then frenemys.Running Time: 01:02:25Pick of the Week:00:02:16 - Ron was surprised to be picking Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine #1.Comics:00:11:29 - Uncanny X-Men #524 was close to being the Pick until the end and Wolverine's reaction.00:18:29 - Evie drops some knowledge on Secret Six #21.00:26:35 - Josh found the art choices on Batman & Robin #12 interesting.00:31:48 - For 1 dollar, you can't go wrong with Mike Allred's art on iZombie #1.00:33:44 - It doesn't get better than Hellboy in Mexico.00:36:40 - We all think that there are just too many characters in Brightest Day #1.00:38:20 - Finally! Astro City: The Dark Age, Part Four #4 ends this ongoing saga!00:40:30 - Demo, Vol. 2 #4 continues be great, with this issue featuring some very Manga-esque art from Becky Cloonan.User Reviews:00:43:00 - dworden is really digging Spider-Man Fever #2.00:44:30 - Zombox thought War of the Super-Men got off to a good start.E-Mail:00:47:19 - Gary L. has some thoughts about the death of Nightcrawler and what it means for comics.Voicemail:00:50:25 - John from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has an idea about getting sketches at cons.Etc.:• Go subscribe to iFanboy: Don't Miss to hear a preview of a book coming out this week. This week we've got Jeph Loeb talking Hulk #22• Josh spoke to Joe Kubert in our latest Talksplode, you don't want to miss this one• Iron Man 2 came out this week and Josh and Ron have opinions of it!• Go listen to Evie on Awesomed By Comics and follow Evie on Twitter!Brought to You By:• Triptych Books - Go donate to Triptych's Kickstarter project to help their comic, Trigger Men, become a reality!• Discount Comic Book Service and Summit City Comic Con - Get great prices on all sorts of trades, hardcovers and collections!Music:"The High Road"Broken Bells Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 9, 2010 - The anticipated sequel, Iron Man 2, directed by Jon Favreau and starring Robert Downey, Jr., Gwenyth Paltrow, Sam Rockwell, Don Cheadle, Samuel L. Jackson, Mickey Rourke, and Scarlett Johannsen hit theaters this weekend and Josh and Ron gather to discuss. Did it surpass the original movie? Did the various things like Whiplash, Black Widow and War Machine work or not so much? Is Robert Downey. Jr the coolest thing since sliced bread? Or maybe Sam Rockwell is. What was the easter egg at the end of the movie's credits? All this and more on this spoiler-rich discussion of Iron Man 2! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices