iFanboy - Comic Books

Will Ryan’s redundancy reveal real rancor on this week’s show or will observations of gladiatorial gusto grant gracious pardon pursuant to pawkily provided patron powers? Tune in to find out!Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:18:42Pick of the Week:00:02:13 – Nightwing #104Comics:00:12:08 – Action Comics #105500:18:47 – Daredevil & Echo #100:22:50 – Green Arrow #200:30:49 – Justice Society of America #400:34:11 – Dead Romans #300:38:01 – Unstoppable Doom Patrol #300:39:57 – What’s the Furthest Place From Here? #13Patron Pick:00:41:11 – Fury #1Patron Thanks:00:53:01 – Linsey FallsAudience Questions:01:01:08 – Matt from Miami, FL wants to know the most significant changes in comics that have actually stuck. Which leads us naturally into our next question from…01:09:08 – iFanboy Alum Jeff Reid, who has done the math to show that Jason Todd has been resurrected longer than he was dead, so what is even the point?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:“We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)”Tina Turner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This will shock regular listeners, but this show goes harder off the rails sooner than it has in some time. There are some offensive stereotypes that are brought up, and we'll understand if you never want to talk to us again. Also, there are fantastic comics out this week, and we talk about them a lot.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:09:17Pick of the Week:00:03:43 - Immortal Sergeant #5Comics:00:13:50 - She-Hulk #17600:22:24 - Batman: The Brave and the Bold #100:31:55 - The Avengers #100:40:09 - Order and Outrage #300:45:28 - Fantastic Four #70000:46:59 - Guardians of the Galaxy #182Patron Pick:00:49:04 - Titans #1Patron Thanks:00:58:49 - Josh DeRosierBrought 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:"The Luck of the Irish"John Lennon and Yoko Ono 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…The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay: A Novel by Michael Chabon!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: 00:43:30Music:“The Great Escape”Boys Like Girls Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The show was running on time and then everything fell apart at the very end after some ranting and reminiscing elbowed its way into the show. But none of that nonsense should distract from the real question: do you respect numbers?Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:06:15Pick of the Week:00:02:19 - The Invincible Iron Man #656Comics:00:12:53 - Daredevil #65900:19:06 - The Amazing Spider-Man #91900:24:19 - Phantom Road #300:27:31 - Stargirl: The Lost Children #600:28:54 - Junkyard Joe #600:31:49 - Captain Marvel #183Patron Pick:00:34:22 - Green Lantern #1Patron Thanks:00:46:02 - Marcus LeonardAudience Questions:00:47:29 - Luke S. has a possible solution to the "iFanboy" name problem.00:52:26 - Karl C. saw some people on YouTube talking about DC's sales and wonders if it is time for a leadership change.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:"Rich Girl"Hall & Oates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

iFanboy veteran Paul Montgomery joins Josh Flanagan to talk about the third and final installment of James Gunn's unexpected trilogy of the MCU's most cosmic team. Does Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3 the goods, and land the franchise? Well, it's pretty epic, we can tell you that much. Stay tuned for a little post credits talk.Running Time: 00:59:50Music:"In the Meantime"Spacehog"Creep (Acoustic Version)"Radiohead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Misters Kilmartin and Gibbonsbelly are on the mic for comic book discussion. What made us laugh with a painted red Peter Parker makes us laugh again. It's a good week of comics, and that's why we're all here. Plus there's a bit of a diversion about milk and types of milk. Riveting stuff, kids.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:09:46Pick of the Week:00:01:44 - Joe Fixit #5Comics:00:12:20 - Groot #100:16:43 - Shazam! #100:22:57 - Batman #90000:33:47 - I Hate This Place #800:35:05 - Starsigns #100:37:42 - The Avengers: War Across Time #500:40:01 - Love Everlasting #7Star Wars Corner:00:41:31 - Star Wars #34Patron Pick:00:44:40 - Peacemaker Tries Hard!, Book OnePatron Thanks:00:52:34 - Daniel ClarkAudience Questions:00:55:58 - Zach from St. Louis has a Robin question for Conor, and a Constantine question for Josh. Efficient.Brought To You By:• Time Bomb Comics - Check out Quantum #1 today! 52 pages and 5 new stories from a great UK comics publisher.• 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:"Bullet Train to Vegas"Drive Like Jehu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cold medicine and big ideas fuel a galaxy-brained discussion of the week in comics!Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:12:33Pick of the Week:00:01:33 – Deep Cuts #1Comics:00:12:00 – Green Arrow #100:18:09 – Unstoppable Doom Patrol #200:22:23 – Clobberin’ Time #200:26:20 – Hulk #78100:30:24 – w0rldtr33 #100:34:42 – The Ambassadors #300:41:57 – Strange Academy: Finals #24Patron Pick:00:44:54 – Deep Cuts #1Patron Thanks:00:48:41 – Geoff CuddyAudience Questions:00:51:26 – Zach C. from Indianapolis, Indiana has thoughts on the incoming creative team taking over The Flash and their genre-bending plans and wants to know how far characters can be pushed into unexpected genres before breaking?00:57:04 – Chris K. needs some advice on when to fully commit to the bald-headed lifestyle.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:“Jazz Music”Gang Starr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time.This time out, Josh is talking to Marvel Comics editor, Jordan D. White. Jordan holds sway over many, many of your favorite comics, including all those X-Men books the kids are so excited about, a bunch of Deadpool, and even Star Wars. With a long career, and still going, at Marvel, we get a perspective of what goes on in those editorial meetings, and how the sausage gets made.Total Running Time: 01:21:57You can find Jordan on Instagram.Music:“The Plan"Built to Spill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week there’s an extended spoiler warning that must be heeded. Plus, endings are generally hard, as evidenced by this week’s show, but apparently not for Tom Taylor. The Two Jamokes are back together! But for how long?Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:04:32Pick of the Week:00:01:52 – DCeased: War of the Undead Gods #8Comics:00:14:58 – Superman #300:19:46 – Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #1400:24:41 – The Forged #200:32:16 – Punisher #1100:34:44 – Immortal Sergeant #400:36:35 – Terrorwar #1Patron Pick:00:38:39 – The Expanse: Dragon Tooth #1Patron Thanks:00:52:09 – Kenneth KowalczykAudience Question:00:54:47 – Martin S. wonders, with the demise of the inkers, have colorists risen to take their place of prominence in the industry.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:“Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”Elton John 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: 01:10:39This 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:00:01:11 – Josh watched The Offer.00:08:44 – Conor is in the midst of the final seasons of Riverdale and The Flash.00:12:14 – Ron watched They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead.Discussion:00:15:12 – Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves00:30:31 – Ranking the films of Quentin TarantinoSPOILERS 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.Music:“You Never Can Tell”Chuck Berry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices