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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.
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Aug 14, 2022 • 1h 9min
Pick of the Week #842 - Parker Girls #1
Where are you at in your Predator fandom? You need to have that straight before moving on here. After that, herein, witness two good friends having the best hour of their week, and talking about how a watch was drawn loosely, and Sandwiches of History. Just what you expect from this show.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:15:31Pick of the Week:00:01:18 - Parker Girls #1Comics:00:15:04 - The Amazing Spider-Man #90100:23:49 - Eight Billion Genies #400:30:22 - DCeased: War of the Undead Gods #100:38:32 - Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1957: Falling Sky00:40:50 - Punisher #500:42:35 - Giant-Size Gwen Stacy #1Patron Pick:00:45:43- Predator #1Patron Thanks:00:53:19 - Daniel UdwaryAudience Questions:00:55:32 - Greg from Philly has a question about super team pool parties. Really.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:"Do What U Want (Ft. Christina Agulera)"Lady Gaga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 11, 2022 • 46min
Special Edition - Green Lantern: Beware My Power
The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line... Green Lantern: Beware My Power! Plus looking ahead to Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons and the recently announced 2023 line up!Running Time: 00:43:31Music:"Power to the People"John Lennon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 7, 2022 • 1h 18min
Pick of the Week #841 – DC vs. Vampires #8
Conor’s back and he and Josh have a lot of catching up to do! Also, comic book talk this week is often interrupted by the telling (or re-telling) of old stories and a lot of it is about meat (and also pie).Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:15:31Pick of the Week:00:03:42 – DC vs. Vampires #8Comics:00:16:21 – Batman: Killing Time #600:23:48 – Iron Man #2200:28:49 – The Scumbag #1400:36:13 – Stillwater #1400:39:38 – Golden Rage #100:42:34 – Frankenstein: New World #100:47:18 – The Closet #3Patron Pick:00:51:44 – The New Champion of Shazam! #1Patron Thanks:00:57:43 – William WhiteQuick Aside:00:59:16 – DC’s tribute to Neal Adams.Audience Questions:01:00:36 – Jason M. is feeling “Marvel and DC characters always reset” ennui.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:“Snake Farm”Ray Wylie Hubbard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 31, 2022 • 1h 23min
Pick of the Week #840 - Superman: Space Age, Book One
A solo jamoke is joined by an overeager attendant. Their mission? Discuss the week's comics, have some laughs, and get "occasionally" sidetracked. Will they succeed? You'll have to listen yourself to find out!Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:21:11Pick of the Week:00:03:03 - Superman: Space Age, Book OneComics:00:17:14 - Ant-Man #100:24:14 - Public Domain #200:33:13 - Genis-Vell: Captain Marvel #100:39:27 - Batman: One Dark Knight, Book Three00:43:00 - I Hate This Place #300:46:10 - Wolverine: Patch #4Star Wars Corner:00:47:35 - Star Wars: Obi-Wan #3Patron Pick:00:55:47 - Superman: Space Age, Book OnePatron Thanks:00:59:18 - keyOps01:00:36 - Jonathan HollandAudience Questions:01:06:40 - Robert Wendt from Parts Unknown asks us to assemble a custom team of Avengers and pick a creative team to tell their story.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:"Summer of '69"Bryan Adams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 28, 2022 • 1h 16min
Talksplode #103 - Rainbow Rowell
Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time.Rainbow Rowell is well known to her Young Adult and prose fans, but when her name showed up on the first issue of the new Runaways series, we wondered where this fully formed comic book writing had come from. Josh talks to Rainbow about where she came from, and how she got to comics. You're going to hear a woman who has a deep love for comics as a medium, and for many of the characters she's gotten to write, and more she's hoping to create for.Total Running Time: 01:14:29For more on Rainbow Rowell, go here.Music:“Rainbow in the Dark"Dio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 24, 2022 • 54min
Pick of the Week #839 - Batman: The Knight #7
It's the semi-annual solo Josh show! The management would like to apologize for this. With Conor out somewhere, and no one else wanting to talk to him, Josh will, as always, talk to himself. Great comics helped a lot. You'll have to make your own call. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 00:52:12Pick of the Week:00:01:59 - Batman: The Knight #7Comics:00:07:40 - DC vs. Vampires: All Out War #100:13:21d - Alien Annual #100:16:11 - Young Hellboy: Assault on Castle Death #100:19:19 - Maestro: World War M #500:21:17 - The Rocketeer: The Great Race #400:23:18 - Silver Coin #12Patron Pick:00:25:53 - Dark Spaces: Wildfire #1Patron Thanks:00:34:55 - Rafael Hernandez00:36:03 - Joey FryListener Questions:000:36:39 - Ryan wants to know about the media input systems. How do we keep up, find new things, and not get lost?000:42:25 - Rashaad wonders about first contact in comics. Josh doesn't have a great answer, but the record button was activated, so here we are.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:"Magic"The Cars Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 17, 2022 • 1h 26min
Pick of the Week #838 - Rogues, Book Three
Conor is (possibly) galavanting on the high seas, (allegedly) performing acts of piracy, and rabble rousing. Or he's not. We have no way to know for sure. But in the meantime, we have our good pal, Jim Viscardi from comicbook.com on the mic to talk about this week's books. And Moon Knight. Always Moon Knight.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:22:55Pick of the Week:00:01:49 - Rogues, Book ThreeComics:00:10:48 - Fantastic Four #69000:20:44 - Captain Marvel #17300:26:07 - Moon Knight #300:39:07 - The Punisher #400:43:22 - Impact Winter #100:45:11 - Daredevil #649Patron Pick:00:50:41 - X-Men: Hellfire Gala #1Patron Thanks:01:03:07 - Jimmy Heating01:05:11 - Raja PerumalListener Questions:01:06:21 - Eric F. wants to know, if Batman, why not Aquaman?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:"Lowdown Monkey Blues (feat. Tom Waits)"The Replacements Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 15, 2022 • 38min
Special Edition - Thor: Love and Thunder
Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan gather at Omnipodcast City to discuss the 29th MCU film: Thor: Love and Thunder!Running Time: 00:35:40Music:"November Rain"Guns N' Roses Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 10, 2022 • 1h 8min
Pick of the Week #837 - Batman #125
Rough week. Rough, rough week. But at least we had great comics and the show to make us laugh. Plus pizza, ice cream, and white chocolate. And sharks. Always, sharks. Porkers, Mr. Hooper?Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:06:07Pick of the Week:00:01:58 - Batman #125Comics:00:12:13 - Batman: Killing Time #500:17:39 - That Texas Blood #1500:23:49 - The Amazing Spider-Man #89900:32:59 - The Closet #200:36:50 - Strange Academy #1800:39:23 - King Conan #6Patron Pick:00:43:30 - Starhenge, Book One: The Dragon & The Boar #1Patron Thanks:00:49:53 - Jim Herne00:52:11 - Nick MaynardBrought 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:"It's All Going to Pot"Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 7, 2022 • 1h 2min
Mediasplode #27 – Summer Mail Bag!
Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode!Running Time: 01:00:00This 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:00:01:37 - Josh has been watching The Bear and listening to Cryptonomicon and The Baroque Cycle.00:05:43 - Conor has been watching The Orville: New Horizons and Only Murders in the Building and watched Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Father of the Bride, and Fire Island.00:08:55 - Josh's wife has been watching way more of The Bear than she was supposed to.00:09:17 - Ron saw Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain and Elvis.Mail Bag:00:16:06 - Dan from Baltimore, Maryland asks about how to decide between director's cuts vs. theatrical cuts when choosing to watch a film.00:19:43 - Ken from The Great White North wants to know what constitutes a gangster film and which are the greatest of all time.00:27:01 - Cory from Cleveland, Ohio wants to know how The Pacific stacks up against Band of Brothers.00:29:44 - Adrian Z. asks which type of media the guys would give up if they had to give up one.00:35:40 - Patrick W. wants to know what everyone thought of season three of Barry.00:39:05 - Greg M. from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania asks about Star Wars toys.00:43:27 - Adam from Chicago, Illinois has an unusual way of eating a slice of pizza.Game Time:00:48:06 - The guys play the new game that's sweeping the nation: "Who Should Tom Hanks Play?"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:"That's All Right"Elvis Presley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices