iFanboy - Comic Books

With Josh Flanagan out on vacation, iFanboy staff writer Jim Mroczkowski steps in to fill his shoes. Two unabashed Marvel Zombies on one show? This should be interesting.Running Time: 01:02:15Pick of the Week:00:01:52 - Secret Invasion #5 finally brought the fun and Ron made it his Pick of the Week.Comics:00:12:30 - Captain Britain and MI:13 #4 brings the first arc to a close and makes everyone sad.00:16:50 - There can be no accord on the purpose of Secret Invasion: X-Men #1.00:23:55 - The wall of apathy that greets the discussion of Batman #679 is too much for Conor to overcome...00:27:37 - ... so it's back to Marvel with Astonishing X-Men #26.00:32:00 - With Green Arrow/Black Canary #11 it seems like plans have gone awry.00:35:24 - Everyone is loving The Amazing Spider-Man #567.00:38:28 - Is that a Galactus throw-rug in Fantastic Four #559?00:40:10 - We get our Tans mixed up while talking about Final Crisis: Revelations #1.00:42:45 - X-Men Origins: Jean Grey #1 was... weird.User Reviews:00:45:45 - bigyanks loved The Walking Dead #51 so much he wrote a poem.00:46:41 - TheNextChampion really enjoyed Action Comics #868... or did he?E-Mail:00:48:38 - Janna wants to know about The Inhumans.00:49:56 - Neal wants to know who the iFanboys want to have their own series.00:51:30 - G. Dog from Grand Rapids, Michigan has a question about The Endless.Voicemail:00:53:32 - Anonymous seems to have misread Captain Britain and MI:13 #4.00:55:30 - Eddie V. from Seattle, Washington sends Ron kudos.Music:"Take The Skinheads Bowling"Camper Van Beethoven  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Running Time: 01:05:55Pick of the Week:00:01:52 - Final Crisis #3 had a hell of a sense of dread, and that's what Conor wanted for his Pick of the Week.Comics:00:14:00 - Let's just get all this DC stuff out of the way with Nightwing #147, Robin #176, and finally...00:16:47 - Detective Comics #847 was a bit weird.00:18:00 - Everything's coming up Criminal 2 #4.00:23:23 - Josh goes out for a bathroom break while Conor and Ron talk about Buffy the Vampire Slayer #17.00:25:44 - Who are those handsome devil's in Chris Eliopoulos' Franklin Richards Summer Smackdown?  Great for the kids too!00:28:27 - Jonah Hex #34 causes strife among the iFanboy ranks. We get over it.00:31:45 - It's all coming together in Echo #5.00:34:32 - Josh digs Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane #1, and Conor's read better. Ron wants to marry the cover.User Reviews:00:37:10 - cammyknoxville is digging Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas #2.00:38:31 - ultimatehoratio likes the new The Authority #1. It happens to be by Abnett and Lanning, so that's good, right?Book of the Month:00:42:43 - Ron gives Conor the slow clap for his Book of the Month Pick, Captain America: Operation Rebirth.E-Mail:00:52:17 - John F. wants to know about ret-cons, and Ron and Conor get into some schooling.00:56:02 - Ben from St. Louis, Missouri is a teacher who wants to help kids read comics. Find out more here.Voicemail:00:58:01 - Scott from St. Louis, Missouri says the current Wolverine arc is just The End League. Hey, what happened to that book?Music:"45"Elvis Costello  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

iFanboy Staff Writer Paul Montgomery guest stars this week!Running Time - 01:05:05Pick of the Week:00:01:53 - In a Pick of the Week that shocked the iFanboy world, Josh loved Wolverine #67 and its badass Hawkeye action.Comics:00:11:52 - Jason Aaron works his magic on Black Panther #39.00:17:06 - No one could agree on Justice Society Annual #1 and its Silver Age tropes.00:23:02 - Paul Montgomery waged a one man informational campaign in the iFanboy offices for Frank Franzetta's Creatures.00:32:32 - Conor says that Huntress: Year One #6 was a solid ending to a series by a new writer.00:33:33 - Ron was the only one who noticed that Jonathan Hickman had a book out this week in The Core #1.00:36:44 - Fantastic Four: True Story #1 was a fun start with a call back to one of Conor's favorite book series.00:39:50 - Green Lantern #33 is the latest issue in one of the best Hal Jordan stories ever.User Reviews:00:41:52 - g0ofgnewt was disappointed by Spider-Man: With Great Power #5.00:43:56 - Mart really enjoyed Reign in Hell #1.E-Mail:00:47:10 - Lewis from New York, New York is proud to have read all of The Exterminators. Is iFanboy proud of any full runs?00:50:04 - John in San Francisco, California is back to comics after 15 years and needs to clarification.Voice Mail:00:54:01 - Jeff from Seattle, Washington asks who would win if Captain America were running against Superman for the office of  United States President.00:56:10 - Jeff from Texas wants to know about Helen Killer.Music:"A Summer Song"Chad & Jeremy  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're in San Diego for Comic Con, and in between our hectic con schedules, we gathered to record an abbreviated Pick of the Week. Running a little shorter than usual, we talk this week's comics and that's all. We'll be back at full strength/length next week! No show notes though, we'll try to get them done when we get back from San Diego.Running Time - 00:35:48Guest Show Notes by Tork! Thanks Tork!Pick of the Week:00:02:53 - Ron chooses Uncanny X-Men #500 as his Pick of Week... we think...Comics:00:10:54 - Rucka does unspeakable things to Daredevil #109 but that's okay because it was awesome.00:13:04 - Cyclops has a jet pack... and that's just silly.00:13:23 -  Liberty Comics gives the CBLDF benefit and gives you Hulk balls... wait, that came out wrong...00:15:13 - Mark Millar churns out military action superhero style once again with War Heroes #1.00:17:54 - The New Avengers #43 (otherwise known as Secret Invasion Weekly #17 or so) probably isn't very popular in the PETA offices this week.00:21:50 - The Immortal Iron Fist #17 somehow manages to still be good without Brubaker and Fraction though Ron did not love the art.00:23:48 - Ron and Conor amuse themselves with British pseudo-profanity while Josh talks of his love for Dan Dare #7.00:25:30 - Conor enjoyed the art of the mysterious Juan Doe on Joker's Asylum: Scarecrow but don't ask him what the story was about quite yet.00:26:17 - James Robinson gives Superman #678 Kirby dots and random Zatanna references but Josh has faith all will make sense soon.00:27:50 - Conor would talk of Green Lantern Corps #26 and Two-Face: Year One #1 but something called a "con" prevented him from reading either yet.News:00:28:45 - The iFanboys give their reflections of the San Diego Comic-Con: Conor burned his head, Gordon scared the poo out of Ron, and Josh got the rickets.Music:"Do The Whirlwind"Architecture In Helsinki Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

iFanboy has been invaded by the Moviefone guy and he's run rampant throughout this week's comics.Running Time:  00:55:35Pick of the Week:00:02:11 - Conor has selected Scalped #19 as his tragic Pick of the Week.Comics:00:09:27 - If Scalped hadn't come out, Conor might have picked Batgirl #1.00:11:17 - Captain America #40 featured awesomely bickering super villains!00:14:40 - Ron is elated to see Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins working on Final Crisis: Rogue's Revenge #1, which was way better than The Flash #242.00:19:25 - Josh really enjoyed War Is Hell #5, which was downbeat but good.00:21:18 - Perhapanauts #3 has been a fun read for Ron, but this issue has a great backup story worth checking out.00:22:46 - X-Factor #33 is not only a Secret Invasion tie in, but the return of Larry Stroman on art.00:25:12 - Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. #31 has become an afterthought.User Reviews:00:27:18 - Mikhail88K is a huge fan of X-Force.E-Mail:00:29:38 - Scott (target242) struggles with bagging and boarding his comics.00:34:20 - KJ questions our thoughts on good Batman stories.Voice Mail:00:39:26 - Jeff from Colorado has some JSA speculation.00:41:51 - Matt wants to know what we're going to be buying in San Diego.News:00:44:53 - The San Diego Comic-Con is this week! Find out all about iFanboy in San Diego!Music:"Queen Anne's Revenge"Flogging Molly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The sequel to Batman Begins -- The Dark Knight -- is finally upon us and iFanboy is here with the least controversial Special Edition ever to talk about it.Running Time: 00:36:36 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick is joined by iFanboy staff writers Paul Montgomery and Jim Mroczkowski to discuss the latest in DC Universe Animated Original Movie, Batman: Gotham Knight. On the eve of the release of The Dark Knight, how will an anime anthology about Batman rate? The answer may surprise you!Running Time: 00:21:13 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A strong week for comics that includes labors of love, teases of the future, struggles with major stories and a creepy, creepy GogRunning Time:  00:59:05Pick of the Week:00:01:43 - Josh got the most excited for Powers #29, which made it worthy of being bestowed Pick of the Week honors.Comics:00:11:27 - Captain America: White #0 delivers a strong tease of the upcoming Jeph Loeb/Tim Sale mini series.00:15:30 - Joker's Asylum: The Penguin #1 written by Jason Aaron made Conor long for Batman written by Jason Aaron.00:19:17 - Conor has nothing to hold on to in Secret Invasion #4, but Ron is enjoying the ride.00:24:03 - Final Crisis: Requiem #1 tugged at all of our heart strings with a dignified send off for the Martian Manhunter.00:28:17 - Everyone enjoyed the Geoff Johns trifecta with Justice Society of America #17, Action Comics #867, and Booster Gold #1,000,000.00:32:58 - Guardians of the Galaxy #3 is working for Ron as an old Guardians of the Galaxy fan, as well as Josh as a new fan.00:34:02 - Josh found Ultimate Origins #2 to be really enjoyable with the Ultimate Captain America origin.User Reviews:00:35:39 - OrribleCabbage is loving Captain Britain & MI:13 #3.00:37:04 - BrianBaer is looking for his Indy fix with Indiana Jones and Tomb of the Gods #1.Book of the Month:00:38:14 - The Starman Omnibus, Vol. 1 captured the heart and imagination of Ron, which led to it being Book of the MonthE-Mail:00:47:32 - Jason Newcomb (JumpingJupiter) ponders the free pass Grant Morrison gets.Voice Mail:00:50:35 - Jeff from Texas is a little drunk, but he's enjoying The 101 and Hercules.Music:"Diamond Suits"Golden City  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick, and Ron Richards gather to discuss the sequel to Hellboy, Hellboy II: The Golden Army!Running Time: 00:18:59 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Ron Richards makes a brief return to the East Coast, Josh Flanagan makes a surprise revelation, and Conor Kilpatrick challenges a group of people to a fight. The temperature must be rising.Running Time: 00:57:10Pick of the Week:00:01:20 - Ron throws The Luna Brothers some love with his Pick of the Week, The Sword #9.Comics:00:08:50 - The art in Jonah Hex #33 was excellent, but was the story?00:14:34 - Ron was disgusted by Buffy the Vampire Slayer #16; and then a spontaneous discussion about the TV show breaks out.00:19:41 - Josh didn't hate Batman #678, but he didn't quite get it either.00:24:19 - Ron tires very hard to find reasons to defend Astonishing X-Men #25.00:29:47 - With The Boys #20, Josh finally gets it.00:31:37 - If you want to know about London cabbies, Hellblazer Presents Chas: The Knowledge #1 is the book for you.00:34:02 - Josh makes a surprise (temporary?) jump to issues with The Walking Dead #50.00:36:35 - Everyone loved Hellboy: The Crooked Man #1!00:37:32 - The Amazing Spider-Man #564 was a fun group writing mash-up.User Reviews:00:39:38 - davegraham really dug Storming Paradise #1.00:41:02 - comicdork37 loved Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam! #1.E-Mail:00:42:13 - Jake makes a plea to Josh about the merits of Mark Millar's writing.00:44:43 - Jon asks about fantasy creative teams.Voicemail:00:47:35 - Sean (?) from Lansing, Michigan wants to know about grading comics.Music:"Night Vision"Electric Six Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices