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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

Many stories come to an end, but in comics, all ends are just beginnings. Keep the client on the Ferris Wheel, and it goes, the park is open twenty-four-seven, three-six-five. Every decade, every goddamn century. That’s it. Name of the game.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:09:47Pick of the Week:00:02:14 - Fantastic Four #710 (17)Comics:00:18:38 - Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees #300:22:42 - Birds of Prey #600:27:55 - DC's How to Lose a Guy Gardner in 10 Days #100:32:47 - Dark Spaces: Dungeon #300:34:56 - The Space Between #400:36:35 - Captain America #756 (6)00:40:17 - Crave #3Patron Pick:00:43:52 - Ultimate Black Panther #1Patron Thanks:00:53:55 - Douglas EdwardsAudience Questions:00:56:25 - Kwilli asks about Josh about glowing car emblems. But it makes sense in context.01:01:35 - Bearded Comic Bro from Columbus, Ohio wants to know about organization systems.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:"Time Bomb"Rancid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This unit may be lacking in leadership, discipline, and military prowess, but they know comics, and knowing is half the battle. Go… THIS WEEK IN COMICS!Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:02:25Pick of the Week:00:02:23 – Duke #2Comics:00:12:59 – Alan Scott: The Green Lantern #400:19:49 – Avengers: Twilight, Book Two00:27:23 – Local Man #900:31:38 – Batman: Off-World #300:33:23 – Jill and the Killers #1Patron Pick:00:35:51 – Moon Man #1Patron Thanks:00:42:42 – Dayna DoskocilAudience Questions:00:44:56 – Justin L. from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania wants to know if we agree or disagree that retcons are a necessary evil for the big two to keep their lines fresh.00:54:38 – Ken J. from the Great White North asks for our favorite “Elseworlds” versions of Batman.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:“Seven Nation Army”The White Stripes 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 One! Plus, wait, this is a trilogy? Also, is this the end of the Tomorrowverse and possibly the DC Animated Original Films themselves?Running Time: 00:50:10Music:“Back in Time”Huey Lewis & The News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You’d think on such a light week the Jamokes would be hurting for things to talk about and the show would be shorter than normal but, as it turned out, that assumption was wrong.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:06:32Pick of the Week:00:03:24 – Batman: The Brave and The Bold #9Comics:00:15:01 – The Penguin #600:18:40 – G.O.D.S. #400:22:04 – Newburn #1400:26:29 – Damn Them All #1200:28:15 – The Holy Roller #3Patron Pick:00:31:33 – Ghost Machine #1Patron Thanks:00:39:05 – EddieListener Mail:00:42:29 – Ben F. from Erie, Pennsylvania asks these questions three: 1) Favorite comic-related merchandise? 2) How can comics events recapture that Civil War feeling? 3) Are there comics telling Master and Commander-like stories?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:“Brand New Key”Melanie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another Booksplode!This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at…Classic G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Vol. 1 by Larry Hama, Herb Trimpe, Steven Grant, Don Perlin, Mike Vosburg, Bob McLeod, Jack Abel, Jon D’Agostino, Mike Esposito, Chic Stone, Glynis Wein, Bob Sharon, George Roussos, Stan Goldberg, Christi Scheele, Andy Yanchuns, Jim Novak, Diana Albers, Rick Parker, Janice Chiang, Joe Rosen, & Digital Chameleon.What’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.Running Time: 00:51:17Music:“G.I. Joe (Theme Song)”Jonathan Kimmel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An old trick can still work with the right application, but does a visit to the underground snake side of things threaten to bring down this whole affair? Of course it can't.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:11:34Pick of the Week:00:01:12 - Avengers: Twilight, Book OneComics:00:13:08 - James Bond: 007 #100:16:53 - John Constantine, Hellblazer: Dead in America #100:25:37 - The Enfield Gang Massacre #600:28:43 - Creepshow, Vol. 2 #500:32:25 - Fantastic Four #709 (16)00:34:52 - Batman/Superman: World's Finest #23G.I. Joe Corner:00:38:15 - Cobra Commander #100:44:16 - G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #303Patron Pick:00:50:30 - Avengers: Twilight #1Patron Thanks:00:51:33 - Chris MalloyListener Mail:00:53:26 - Greg M. from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has a game for us.00:59:11 - Matt in Connecticut wonders, if Josh were to hit the high seas, what would that look like?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:"911 is a Joke"Public Enemy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices