iFanboy - Comic Books

In the final regular show of the year, the show runs longer than usual as things go off the rails almost immediately. Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan try to keep things on track while also forgetting how to pronounce Thanos. Plus the iFanboy Book of the Year is revealed and Josh celebrates a major milestone!Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:14:34Pick of the Week:00:03:26 - Batman #130Comics:00:09:29 - Do A Powerbomb! #700:14:11 - Batman & The Joker: The Deadly Duo, Book Two00:19:11 - Fantastic Four #69500:23:01 - Predator #500:25:40 - Thanos: Death Notes #100:28:05 - Thor #75500:29:02 - It's Only Teenage Wasteland #1Patron Pick:00:32:18 - Know Your Station #1Patron Thanks:00:39:19 - Shireen Al KathireeLooking Back at 2022:00:41:54 - Picks of the Week - By the Numbers!Audience Question:00:48:56 - John S. ponders real world elements in superhero comics, when it works and when it's weird.00:58:00 - Chino from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is feeling long-time collector existential ennui.01:03:45 - Rashaad B. wonders if Professor Xavier is actually a jerk.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:"Linus and Lucy"Vince Guaraldi Trio 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...Namor Visionaries by John Byrne, Vol. 1, by John Byrne, Bob Wiacek, Glynis Oliver, and Ken Lopez!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: 00:43:31Music:"Atlantis"Donovan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Among the Annuals and Anthologies, we ask the important question: what is going on with Superman's bulge in the Hall of Justice bar? And when did the Hall of Justice get a bar?Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:01:46Pick of the Week:00:01:25 - Strange Academy: Finals #20Comics:00:13:50 - Superman: Kal-El Returns Special #100:19:56 - Justice Society of America #100:24:50 - DC's Grifter Got Run Over by a Reindeer00:28:25 - Batgirls 2022 Annual #100:30:23 - Nightwing 2022 Annual #100:33:54 - Strange #800:35:29 - Stillwater #16Patron Pick:00:37:10 - Avengers Assemble Alpha #1Patron Thanks:00:43:31 - Ian CraigAudience Question:00:47:27 - Karl wonders about the origins of Power Girl and Captain Marvel, and their many confusions.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:"Just Call Me Scrooge"Fishbone 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... Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons! There's science talk and The Problem with Damian™ talk plus the gang looks ahead to Legion of Super-Heroes!Running Time: 00:36:31Music:"Carry on Wayward Son"Kansas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The takes are coming in hotter than leftover turkey as The Two Jamokes (plus Dr. Haupt) discuss the week's comic books the only way they know how: in a tryptophan-induced haze.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:07:40Pick of the Week:00:02:09 - The Human Target, Book NineComics:00:13:13 - G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #30000:23:01 - Once Upon a Time at the End of the World #100:29:33 - Star Wars: Yoda #100:32:50 - Dark Spaces: Wildfire #500:35:28 - The Amazing Spider-Man #90800:39:53 - Genis-Vell: Captain Marvel #500:43:21 - Power Rangers #102Patron Pick:00:46:06 - Doctor Strange: Fall Sunrise #1Patron Thanks:00:54:12 - RobertAudience Question:00:56:28 - Chris asks for a further explanation of the annual archiving of e-mails and suggests a special segment that would be sure to fail because it would require Ryan to be succinct. #HauptTakes!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:"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"Darlene Love 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: 01:00:26This 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:00:01:49 - Josh has been watching the new seasons of Narcos: Mexico and Derry Girls.00:05:36 - Conor has been watching the new season of Mythic Quest, reading The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy and prepping to fall into a World Cup and Christmas movie media hole.00:09:46 - Ron has been waiting for the World Cup and watching Welcome to Wrexham, finishing The Good Fight, and reading Cinema Speculation by Quentin Tarantino.Mail Bag:00:19:12 - John V. from Brooklyn, NY wants to know if time and other factors can contribute to something being considered "over-rated".00:29:15 - Andrew B. asks how the hosts break through each other's stubbornness to get them to watch something they might enjoy.00:36:58 - Matt K. from Long Island, NY wants to know the details of the hosts' TV setups.00:45:04 - Jay B. from Michigan asks about the hosts' childhood TV crushes.00:51:54 - Ken from The Great White North wonders if the hosts' all-time favorite movies are the same as their all-time best movies.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.Music:"I've Got Plenty to Be Thankful For"Bing Crosby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did you have fun reading comics this week? We had fun. Fun is the watch word of the week. That and cigarettes. And Gilded Age robber barons.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:09:32Pick of the Week:00:02:34 - Batman: One Bad Day - Mr. Freeze #1Comics:00:16:50 - Namor, The Sub-Mariner: Conquered Shores #200:23:28 - Gold Goblin #100:27:28 - Iron Man #65000:34:40 - Nightwing #9800:36:47 - Junkyard Joe #200:39:36 - Stargirl: The Lost Children #100:43:03 - She-Hulk #171Patron Pick:00:41:13 - Blade: Vampire Nation #1Patron Thanks:00:49:35 - Kristopher ReiszAudience Question:00:53:09 - Peter S. from Cape Coral, Florida thinks that Batman needs Robin and doesn't understand why DC doesn't agree.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:"Cold, Cold Heart"Hank Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's more MCU, in the form of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, with hosts Josh and Conor, joined by Paul Montgomery. They talk about the much anticipated sequel to the epochal success of the original Black Panther.Running Time: 00:55:09 Music:"Limoncello"Og Dayv feat. Future Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We can't be sure that the Powerball winner in Altadena isn't listening, so this one's for you. We've got that, along with stories about hidden garlic sauce, Del Taco, and a brief uninformed explanation of the Reformation. It's what you really want in a comic book podcast.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:13:51Pick of the Week:00:01:55 - Fantastic Four #694Comics:00:13:07 - The New Golden Age #100:21:22 - Love Everlasting #400:25:44 - Gospel #100:30:20 - Traveling to Mars #100:36:02 - The Knight and the Lady at Play00:37:01 - Do a Powerbomb! #6Patron Pick:00:40:04 - WildC.A.T.S. #1Patron Thanks:00:50:42 - KarenAudience Question:00:55:49 - We've made Mark wonder about our opinion on how to eat pizza in a restaurant.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:"Something's Gone Wrong Again"The Buzzcocks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This month, in place of the usual Talksplode, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan give you a preview of possible iFanboy comic book TV coverage by taking a look at the first season of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law!Running Time: 00:39:11 Music:"Hard to Kill"Bleached Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices