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Two Jamokes and a doctor walk into a podcast, will all three walk out? Don't touch that dial to find out the stunning conclusion of the first Pick of the Week show of 2023!Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:08:18Pick of the Week:00:02:49 - Fantastic Four #696Comics:00:13:18 - Gotham City: Year One #400:18:54 - Dark Knights of Steel #900:23:03 - Batman #13100:27:08 - Joe Fixit #100:32:12 - Shang-Chi: Master of the Ten Rings #14500:35:29 - Mosely #1Star Wars Corner:00:43:07 - Star Wars #30Patron Pick:00:45:26 - Scarlet Witch #1Patron Thanks:00:55:51 - Moni SinghAudience Question:00:57:49 - Aaron T. from England (at the moment) helps his fiancé fall asleep with comic book origin stories but now she wants to know how Scott 'Cyclops' Summers manages his everyday life (showering, sleeping, etc.) without blasting everyone all the time.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:"Head Is a Flame (Cool With It)"Portugal. The Man Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the seventeenth annual iFanboy All Media Year End Roundup! Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and special guest Ron Richards (who was battling a cold) discuss some of what they enjoyed in media in this, the weird year that was 2022. Movies, television, music, books, games, and comics -- it's all here!(Disclaimer: Ron Richard's opinions are his own and do not represent Marvel Entertainment or the Walt Disney Corporation.)Note: Timecodes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 02:41:08Movies:00:02:06 - Top Gun: Maverick00:04:36 - Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery00:07:43 - Don't Worry Darling00:09:32 - Everything Everywhere All At Once00:11:57 - The Fabelmans00:14:32 - The Outfit00:16:01 - Armageddon Time00:18:27 - The Banshees of Inisherin00:20:15 - Bullet Train00:22:21 - See How They Run00:23:54 - Devotion00:28:06 - Moonfall00:29:27 - Confess, Fletch00:32:32 - Weird: The Al Yankovic Story00:37:11 - HustleTelevision:00:39:17 - Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty00:42:08 - Only Murders in the Building00:44:02 - The Crown00:45:46 - The Bear00:49:37 - The Offer00:53:47 - The Good Fight00:56:06 - The Gilded Age00:58:35 - The Vow01:00:25 - Yellowstone / 188301:03:43 - For All Mankind01:05:01 - Better Things01:07:09 - Atlanta01:09:29 - The Sandman01:11:41 - Welcome to Wrexham01:16:48 - Reservation DogsBooks:01:20:52 - "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald01:23:05 - "Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk" by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain01:25:36 - "The Devil May Dance: A Novel" by Jake Tapper01:27:10 - "Leviathan Falls" by James S.A. Corey01:29:06 - "Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty" by Patrick Raddon Keefe01:32:11 - "Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City" by K.J. Parker01:34:33 - "Tinderbox: HBO's Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers" by James Andrew Miller01:37:13 - "The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down" by Colin Woodard01:39:01 - "Five Decembers" by James Kestrel01:40:09 - "The Wright Brothers" by David McCullough01:41:52 - "Amoralman: A True Story and Other Lies" by Derek DelGaudio01:43:17 - "Cinema Speculation" by Quentin Tarantino01:44:43 - "Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks" by Chris HerringMusic:01:47:12 - "Plosivs" by Plosivs01:49:01 - Bob Dylan at The Hollywood Pantages Theatre01:50:49 - The Wedding Present Singles01:53:18 - Sunny Day Real Estate at House of Blues01:55:56 - Jackson Browne at The Santa Barbara Bowl01:57:12 - "Repair and Reward" by Lincoln01:59:30 - First Six Dischord Records02:00:48 - "A Light for Attracting Attention" by The Smile and live at Roadrunner02:03:06 - "Autofiction" by Suede and live at Kings Theatre02:08:03 - Bleached at Lodge Room02:09:39 - Weird Al Yankovic at Chevalier TheatreGames:02:12:20 - Marvel SNAP02:19:42 - Return to Monkey Island02:20:27 - Assassin's Creed II, Brotherhood, Revelations, Black Flag, and Origins02:21:39 - Kingdom Rush, Frontiers, Origins, and Vengeance02:23:17 - NBA 2K22Comics:02:25:36 - The Human Target02:26:46 - Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow02:27:36 - Batman/Superman: World's Finest02:28:29 - That Texas Blood02:29:19 - Do A Powerbomb!02:30:01 - Eight Billion Genies02:30:48 - She-Hulk02:31:33 - Fantastic Four02:32:22 - Nightwing02:33:11 - DC vs. VampiresBrought 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!For More From Ron Richards:• Visit Marvel.com!• Watch All About Android!• If you're into pinball, check out Scorbit!Music:"Jingle Bells"Frank Sinatra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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