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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: 00:26:56What’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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:18:54Pick of the Week:00:02:37 - Dutch #2Comics:00:13:11 - G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #30500:18:17 - X-Men Forever #100:25:07 - The Invincible Iron Man #66600:30:40 - Vengeance of the Moon Knight #300:34:35 - Superman #85500:38:03 - Wonder Woman #80700:40:09 - Nacelleverse #0Patron Pick:00:47:37 - Man's Best #1Patron Thanks:00:55:39 - Joseph IsraelAudience 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.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 twelve designs!Music:"Antioch Waltz"Joe Casey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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: 01:14:04Music:“Killer Cars"Radiohead  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s not just a show, it’s a conversation. A conversation about comics. Gene Hackman may also be listening.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:19:25Pick of the Week:00:03:04 – Fables #162Comics:00:13:37 – Alien: Black, White & Blood #200:22:56 – Avengers: Twilight, Book Four00:29:56 – Napalm Lullaby #100:38:04 – Dark Spaces: Dungeon #400:40:38 – Blue Book: 1947 #200:48:18 – Black Widow & Hawkeye #100:49:46 – Power Rangers: The Return #2Patron Pick:00:51:57 – Helen of Wyndhorn #1Patron Thanks:00:58:03 – Christopher DuranAudience 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?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 twelve designs!Music:“Storybook Hero”Eric Bibb 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: 00:54:47This 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!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 subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Music:“I’m Just Ken”Ryan Gosling Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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...Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:08:16Pick of the Week:00:02:11 - The Bat-Man: First Knight, Book OneComics:00:18:29 - X-Men #3200:26:10 - Birds of Prey #700:31:46 - Captain America #75700:37:18 - Aliens: What If...? #100:40:10 - Blue Beetle #700:41:47 - Doctor Strange #43900:43:42 - The Spectacular Spider-Men #1Patron Pick:00:45:49 - Ultimate X-Men #1Patron Thanks:00:55:55 - Jesse JohnstonAudience Questions:00:59:40 - Malcolm has a lot of questions about Illyana Rasputin, and we may or may not have any answers.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:"If I Didn't Care"The Ink Spots Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:03:01Pick of the Week:00:02:25 – Avengers: Twilight, Book ThreeComics:00:11:31 – Duke #300:17:11 – Room Service #000:20:58 – The Penguin #700:29:48 – Batman: The Brave and the Bold #1000:31:27 – Phantom Road #900:33:23 – Green Arrow #9Star Wars Corner:00:36:44 – Star Wars: Thrawn Alliance #2Patron Pick:00:38:32 – The Savage Sword of Conan #1Patron Thanks:00:46:44 – CormacAudience 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.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:“I Need Never Get Old”Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:16:29Pick of the Week:00:02:19 - Alien: Black, White & Blood #1Comics:00:14:54 - Batman/Superman: World's Finest #2400:21:38 - Ultimate Spider-Man #200:29:28 - Nightwing #11100:35:01 - Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #100:39:30 - The Holy Roller #400:42:28 - The Six Fingers #100:46:26 - G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #304Patron Pick:00:52:05 - Animal Pound #2Patron Thanks:01:04:25 - Matt JohnsonAudience Questions:01:06:17 - Greg M. brings a whole new Watchmen question to the game. Follow along!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:"Bloodstains"Agent Orange Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:06:11Pick of the Week:00:02:02 – Petrol Head #4Comics:00:11:32 – Dutch #100:16:08 – Transformers #500:23:38 – The Displaced #100:30:56 – Usagi Yojimbo #27400:33:27 – Blue Book: 1974 #100:36:23 – Fire Power #3000:39:04 – Red Hood: The Hill #1Patron Pick:00:43:39 – Sinister Sons #1Patron Thanks:00:51:36 – John LaunderAudience Questions:00:53:56 – Former iFanboy columnist Jeff Reid is looking for suggestions about what to read next.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:“No Cars Go” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode!Running Time: 00:51:45This 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 Horses00:02:39 - Monsieur Spade00:08:06 - Feud: Capote vs. The Swans00:10:50 - Mr. and Mrs. Smith00:17:04 - Curb Your Enthusiasm00:19:37 - True Detective: Night Country00:24:20 - Masters of the Air00:30:53 - Lawmen: Bass Reeves00:33:37 - For All MankindDiscussion:00:39:45 - Ranking the 2024 Academy Award Best Picture nominees.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.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Music:“Fast Car”Tracy Chapman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices