

iFanboy - Comic Books
iFanboy
The iFanboy.com Comic Book Podcast is a weekly talk show all about the best new current comic book releases. Lifelong friends, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan talk about what they loved and (sometimes) hated in the current weekly books, from publishers like Marvel, DC, Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, BOOM! Studios, IDW, Aftershock, Valiant, and more. The aim is to have a fun time, some laughs, but to also really understand what makes comic books work and what doesn’t, and trying to understand the craft of this great, often under appreciated art form. Sometimes they agree, and sometimes… they don’t. With decades of experience talking about comics, interacting with comic book professionals, this is all about the love of an art form. If the names Brian Michael Bendis, Amanda Conner, Geoff Johns, Gene Luen Yang, Donny Cates, Jason Aaron, Kelly Thompson, David Marquez, Kelly Sue de Connick, Kieron Gillen, Charles Soule, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Scott Snyder, Tom King, Mitch Gerads, Esad Ribic, Rick Remender, Nick Spencer, John Ridley, Skottie Young, Chip Zdarsky, Jöelle Jones, David F. Walker, Grant Morrison, and Darwyn Cooke get you excited, then this is the place for you. This podcast is so good, you don’t even need to read comic books or graphic novels to enjoy it, but it’s a lot better if you do.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Feb 15, 2024 • 54min
Mediasplode #44 – Ranking the Academy Award Best Picture Nominees
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

Feb 11, 2024 • 1h 13min
Pick of the Week #914 – Fantastic Four #710
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

Feb 4, 2024 • 1h 4min
Pick of the Week #913 – Duke #2
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

Feb 1, 2024 • 52min
Special Edition – Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part One
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

Jan 28, 2024 • 1h 10min
Pick of the Week #912 – Batman: The Brave and The Bold #9
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

Jan 25, 2024 • 53min
Booksplode #59 – Classic G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Vol. 1
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

Jan 21, 2024 • 1h 14min
Pick of the Week #911 – Avengers: Twilight, Book One
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

Jan 18, 2024 • 55min
Mediasplode #43 – What We Watched Over the Holidays
Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode!Running Time: 00:52:48This 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:00:01:48 – Ron and Conor watched Maestro.00:07:08 – Ron went to the theater and saw Poor Things.00:10:08 – Ron watched Beckham.00:11:23 – Ron watched season one of Drops of God.00:16:58 – Ron watched (and Conor re-watched) season one of Slow Horses.00:23:56 – Josh went to the theater and saw Wonka.00:27:22 – Josh is re-watching G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero.00:31:33 – Josh has mostly been watching NBA games instead of scripted TV.00:31:46 – Josh is watching BoJack Horseman.00:35:04 – Conor watched Anatomy of a Fall, Saltburn, and Past Lives.00:36:11 – Conor went to the theater and saw American Fiction.00:37:57 – Ron finally saw Barbie.00:38:44 – Conor watched The Gold.00:39:43 – Conor watched Archie.00:40:25 – Conor watched the final episode of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.00:41:50 – Conor listened to Who Killed JFK? with Rob Reiner and Soledad O’Brien.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:“Winter Winds”Mumford & Sons Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 14, 2024 • 1h 6min
Pick of the Week #910 – Action Comics #1061
Was it a weird week of comics? Maybe! But Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick (and their inner children) had a hell of a good time reading them. Also, it might be time to ask: is Image fully back?Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:02:44Pick of the Week:00:02:23 – Action Comics #1061Comics:00:11:47 – Transformers #400:19:12 – Petrol Head #300:24:07 – Swan Song #600:28:53 – Bloodrik #200:31:23 – The Sensational She-Hulk #182 (4)00:34:28 – Masterpiece #2Patron Pick:00:36:52 – Ultimate Spider-Man #1Patron Thanks:00:46:46 – Jason WessonListener Mail:00:48:08 – Karl C. wonders if the Big Two need a ’70s-style DC Implosion.00:52:33 – Ryan S. from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania asks about the continuity status of The Killing Joke.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 twelve designs!Music:“One After 909”Willie Nelson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 7, 2024 • 1h 9min
Pick of the Week #909 – Beware the Planet of the Apes #1
The Jamokes™ are back in town! Feeling better and not worse, at long last. The great salve is always wonderful comics, and for that we are thankful that there were many, you damn dirty apes.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:06:31Pick of the Week:00:04:42 - Beware the Planet of the Apes #1Comics:00:10:18 - The Fall of the House of X #100:18:37 - Captain America #755 (5)00:25:23 - Fantastic Four #708 (15)00:33:28 - The Amazing Spider-Man #935 (41)00:37:06 - Thanos #200:38:05 - Birds of Prey #500:41:04 - Shazam! #7Star Wars Corner:00:42:56 - Star Wars: Darth Vader #42Patron Pick:00:46:22 - Pine & Merrimac #1Patron Thanks:00:53:25 - Gabriel JosephAudience Questions:00:56:22 - Scott H. from Portland, Oregon wants us to get pedantic. Mission accomplished.Brought To You By:• iFanboy Patrons - Show your support for the show 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:"No Distance Left to Run"Blur Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


