iFanboy - Comic Books

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

Josh is keeping a seat open for Conor but in the meantime Ryan Haupt is here to talk about this week's comics, and by Crom do they talk about them!Running Time: 01:13:37Pick of the Week:00:02:58 - King Conan #57Comics:00:13:31 - Daredevil: Woman Without Fear #100:18:47 - Joe Hill's Rain #100:25:23 - Robin & Batman #300:36:09 - Justice League vs. The Legion of Super-Heroes #100:38:31 - Fantastic Four #68400:41:42 - The Thing #3Star Wars Corner:00:44:47 - Star Wars #20Patron Pick:00:50:12 - Savage Avengers #28Patron Thanks:00:57:16 - Divi Vilanui00:58:25 - Trevor WilliamsListener Mail:01:00:10 - Blake C. from Chicago, IL wants to know if we've ever had to stop consuming certain media to preserve our mental health.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:"Little King"Robbie Fulks 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: 01:08:00This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss...What We Watched Over the Holidays:00:01:47 - Josh watched Queer Eye and F is For Family.00:07:42 - Ron caught up on The Flash, is watching Around the World in 80 Days, and went to see West Side Story.00:14:31 - Conor watched Queer Eye, Letterkenny, Don't Look Up, The Wheel of Time, and Reservation Dogs.Television:00:19:14 - Is anyone watching The Book of Boba Fett?00:21:11 - Succession, Season 300:35:13 - The Beatles: Get BackSPOILERS 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:"Get Back"The Beatles  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have returned, and we've solved the metaphor running across the history of Thor comics. Mark Russell is pondered once more, and we've been doing all of this for far too long. Too long to stop now, obviously. We're like the letterers. We don't go anywhere.We also repeated some patron powers, so... bonus powers.Note: Timecodes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:10:43Pick of the Week:00:03:57 - Thor #746 (20)Comics:00:10:47 - The Amazing Spider-Man #885 (84)00:18:27 - Dark Knights of Steel #300:24:03 - Detective Comics #104700:31:19 - Not All Robots #500:34:23 - Inferno #400:36:30 - One-Star Squadron #200:40:56 - Marjorie Finnegan, Temporal Criminal #8Patron Pick:00:43:52 - Wastelanders: Doom #1Patron Thanks:00:53:11 - Cody (again)00:55:07 - Charles Phillips (again)Listener Mail:00:56:42 - Zack is looking for the original art hookup.01:00:48 - Rashaad is thinking about the relative value of backup stories.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:"Divine Hammer"The Breeders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices