iFanboy - Comic Books

In a tough world, we're thankful for this oasis of entertainment discussion with a good friend. Plus, if you love orbs, this is the show for you. If you don't see why it was a disaster to edit, now you can appreciate how hard we work. For you.Running Time: 01:12:00Pick of the Week:00:01:44 - Spider-Woman #115Comics:00:08:43 - Strange #100:12:22 - Newburn #400:17:35 - Batman: Killing Time #100:21:33 - Dark Knights of Steel #500:26:28 - What If... Miles Morales #100:30:42 - Rogue Sun #100:32:22 - Alien #1000:34:57 - Crossover #12Patron Pick:00:37:41 - Radio Spaceman #1Patron Thanks:00:47:34 - Brandon Daniels00:49:43 - Craig KarstAudience Questions:00:51:45 - Shane C. wants to know great comic book endings. They're hard.00:59:05 - Rashaad B. thinks digital comics might be over.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:"Hard Headed Woman"Cat Stevens 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 New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract by Marv Wolfman, George Pérez, Dick Giordano, Mike DeCarlo, Romeo Tanghal, Adrienne Roy, Anthony Tollin, Ben Oda, John Costanza, Todd Klein, Bob Lappan!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: 00:42:04Music:“Bad Reputation”Freedy Johnston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week there’s another analysis of proper pizza holding technique in addition to a discussion on the problem of too many characters with the same codename, as well as a brief rant about DC’s shabby treatment of Tim Drake. Plus, it’s one of the host’s birthday today and that leads exactly where you might expect.Running Time: 01:09:24Pick of the Week:00:02:08 – The Human Target, Book FiveComics:00:13:04 – Iron Man #64200:20:26 – Arrowsmith: Behind Enemy Lines #200:24:08 – Strange Academy #1600:28:23 – Action Comics #104000:33:37 – Aquamen #100:36:03 – Robin #1100:39:21 – Deadly Class #51Patron Pick:00:41:50 – Step By Bloody Step #1Patron Thanks:00:49:19 – Jason Fischer00:50:35 – Dave CarrAudience Questions:00:52:34 – Jon C. from Madison, WI wants to know if there were any other names considered besides “iFanboy.”00:56:35 – Monica M. from Guadalajara, Mexico sees people clamoring for comic book ads during comic book movies and wonders what the point is.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:“Wind of Change”Scorpions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time.That makes an even 100 episodes, and there is no way to make an episode more special than just having another great comics with a professional who's spent his whole career in comics, like editor, Will Dennis. When last we spoke, in Talksplode #99, Will and Josh talked about the Vertigo years from start to end. With DC moving to Los Angeles, Will was forced to reevaluate his work in comics and start from scratch. We talk about the changes and challenges that went along with that move, and it's more of what you liked in the first part. For anyone into the business of comics, it's invaluable listening.Total Running Time: 01:24:07Follow Will on Instagram, and check out his professional website for Bespoke Comics.Music:“An End Has a Start"Editors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One could describe this episode as "rollicking", which is another way of saying "unfocused", but at least Josh had fun, and his second pick in a row. We pour one out for the state of digital comics and we like a lot of things in comics this week. Were you looking for some World War 2 history lessons from less than qualified podcast hosts? Well, strap in.Running Time: 01:10:43Pick of the Week:00:02:45 - Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #8Comics:00:15:15 - Nightwing #8900:21:35 - Batman: The Knight #200:25:11 - X-Men #800:28:28 - Fantastic Four #680War Corner:00:32:41 - The Lion and the Eagle #1Patron Pick:00:40:02 - G.I. Joe: Saturday Morning Adventures #1Patron Thanks:00:54:15 - Owen McNestry00:55:56 - Nariman ShariatAudience Questions:00:57:08 - Ethan J. wants to know if there are any alternatives to Comixology. We don't have great news.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:"Knowledge"Operation Ivy 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: 01:01:50This 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:00:01:02 - Catching up on the Best Picture nominees. (And the problem with the second half of Will Smith's career.)00:10:00 - Conor re-read The Great Gatsby and watched Reacher.00:12:58 - Josh listened to the audio book of Led Zeppelin: The Biography.00:18:28 - Ron watched The Expanse and Cobra Kai.Review:00:22:32 - The Book of Boba Fett, Season 1Listener Mail:00:47:20 - James W. has a problem with something Josh said during the discussion of The Beatles: Get Back.00:56:59 - Kevin M. wants to know which Neal Stephenson book is the best.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:"Immigrant Song"Led Zeppelin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

*WHISTLE* There's a penalty on the podcast. Delay of internet, 10 second penalty, replay discussion of comics.Running Time: 01:12:23Pick of the Week:00:02:30 - Justice League 2022 Annual #1Comics:00:11:39 - Hawkeye: Kate Bishop #400:15:26 - Maestro: World War M #100:22:32 - Superman: Son of Kal-El #800:31:28 - The Avengers #75300:35:32 - Batman/Catwoman #1000:39:51 - Batgirls #300:43:46 - Mighty Morphin #16Patron Pick:00:46:55 - The Secret X-Men #1Patron Thanks:01:00:45 - Sam du Rose01:02:48 - Mesa called Micah, mesa your humble Patron!01:05:52 - Raul PetersonBrought 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:"Ain't Nobody's Problem"The Lumineers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen, we’re all getting older and we’re all going to die one day and there’s nothing we can do to stop it. This week’s show, as it is with every week’s show, is about the inexorable march of time and our helplessness in the face of it. And also comic books.Running Time: 01:02:36Pick of the Week:00:03:13 – The Scumbag #12Comics:00:10:58 – Love Everlasting #100:16:14 – Fantastic Four: Life Story #600:20:51 – Fantastic Four: Reckoning War Alpha #100:29:00 – Monkey Prince #100:32:44 – New Masters #100:34:44 – Geiger 80-Page Giant #1Patron Pick:00:38:33 – The X-Cellent #1Patron Thanks:00:46:33 – Shaun Moats00:47:35 – Tom CornellListener Mail:00:48:41 – Jimi L. pines for the Marvel glory days of the early 2000s.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:“A Hazy Shade of Winter”Simon & Garfunkel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan go through various flights of artistic appreciation fancy, and Conor's lucidity comes and goes with the winds. The revolution continues with correct comic numbering, but the revolutionaries do have some stumbles. Plus you get a bonus comic TV reviews and 2 classic rock stories.Running Time: 01:20:23Pick of the Week:00:01:24 - Iron Man #641 (16)Comics:00:10:27 - The Human Target #400:23:01 - The Death of Doctor Strange #500:28:13 - Batman/Catwoman Special #100:35:36 - Detective Comics #105000:38:53 - Peacemaker: Disturbing the Peace #100:41:46 - Superman '78 #600:43:10 - Mary Jane & Black Cat: Beyond #1Patron Pick:00:46:36 - Saga #55Patron Thanks:00:59:30 - Dan Prosser01:01:12 - Jonathan MoranListener Mail:01:02:41 - Ken J. from the Great White North asks which of the Big Two "won" the last few decades.01:06:43 - Brad G. from California brings up Calvin and Hobbes.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 eleven designs!Music:"Older Gods"Wu-Tang Clan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan finally made their way to the theater to see Spider-Man: No Way Home and now they can finally talk about it! Also Venom, No Time To Die, and Euphoria. Just a little bit.Running Time: 00:41:00Music:"Dr Strangeluv"Blonde Redhead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices