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Conor Kilpatrick returns and can't pronounce a common comic book name, while Josh Flanagan reminisces about art classes with nude models. And you get to hear it all because while there might have been a few behind the scenes technical issues that almost sunk the show, the Two Jamokes cannot be stopped from their weekly rounds!Running Time: 00:55:30Pick of the Week:00:02:20 - She-Hulk #1Comics:00:10:53 - The Amazing Spider-Man #887 (86)00:15:22 - Arrowsmith: Behind Enemy Lines #100:19:38 - Silver Surfer: Rebirth #100:25:27 - Guillem March's Laura and Other Stories #300:31:37 - Batman: The Knight #100:32:51 - Silk #32 (1)00:35:04 - Nightwing #8800:36:56 - Strange Academy #15Patron Pick:00:38:02 - She-Hulk #1Patron Thanks:00:40:11 - Padraic00:42:02 - Pete DohertyListener Mail:00:43:20 - Matt P. from Miami, FL wants to put a 10-year ban on certain storylines at the Big Two.Brought To You By:• Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY• 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:"Be My Baby"The Ronettes"I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)"Meat Loaf 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

It’s the sixteenth annual iFanboy All Media Year End Roundup! Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and special guest Ron Richards discuss some of what they enjoyed in media in this, the weird year that was 2021. Movies, television, music, books, 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: 02:28:20Movies:00:02:32 – Licorice Pizza00:05:52 – The French Dispatch00:08:13 – Stillwater00:10:27 – Dune00:13:43 – No Time to Die00:15:27 – Together Together00:17:52 – The Sparks Brothers00:21:20 – Derek DelGaudio’s In & Of Itself00:23:06 – The Mitchells vs. The Machines00:24:40 – Annette00:26:48 – tick, tick… BOOM!00:29:33 – The Harder They Fall00:32:22 – Zola00:35:55 – The Fast Saga00:39:07 – The current state of the moviesTelevision:00:40:26 – Only Murders in the Building00:42:47 – Ted Lasso00:43:39 – Swagger00:46:25 – Scenes from a Marriage00:47:52 – Billons00:49:17 – Mare of Easttown00:50:46 – Gossip Girl00:54:27 – Lupin00:56:15 – Foundation00:58:27 – The Expanse01:02:02 – DC’s Legends of Tomorrow01:04:11 – Dopesick01:10:18 – The Beatles: Get Back01:17:20 – Yellowstone01:18:42 – SuccessionBooks:01:28:13 – “Termination Shock: A Novel” by Neal Stephenson01:32:04 – “Project Hail Mary: A Novel” by Andy Weir01:34:11 – “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: A Novel” by Quentin Tarantino01:36:14 – “The Mirage Factory: Illusion, Imagination, and the Invention of Los Angeles” by Gary Krist01:37:55 – “A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (And Some Bears)” by Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling01:40:32 – “The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood” by Sam Wasson01:41:52 – “The Poet and the Murderer: A True Story of Verse, Violence and the Art of Forgery” by Simon Worrall01:43:01 – “Truman” by David McCullough01:45:49 – “Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas” by Glenn Kenny01:47:29 – “The Thursday Murder Club: A Novel” by Richard Osman01:48:50 – “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” by Junot Díaz01:51:17 – “The Spy Who Came in From the Cold” by John le CarréMusic:01:52:48 – “Distant Populations” – Quicksand01:54:50 – “El Camino 10th Anniversary” – The Black Keys01:56:14 – “Drives Out East” – Koyo01:57:20 – Lukas Nelson and The Promise of the Real at the El Rey in Los Angeles01:58:59 – The “Distortion” Sets – Bob Mould02:02:27 – My Bloody Valentine Reissues02:06:22 – “Hit the Breaks” – PLOSIVS02:07:10 – “Glow On” – TurnstileComics:02:08:30 – The mini-series is back!02:09:15 – Nightwing02:10:22 – Fantastic Four02:11:11 – Beta Ray Bill02:11:56 – King in Black: Thunderbolts02:13:28 – Rorschach02:14:31 – Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow02:15:32 – Haha02:16:56 – Karmen02:18:02 – Maestro: War and Pax02:19:17 – Kang The ConquererBrought 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 Ron Richards…• Watch All About Android!• If you’re into pinball, check out Scorbit!Music:“It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas”Slowey and The Boats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time.Just in time to fulfill his yearly Talksplode obligation, Josh has a great conversation with longtime editor, Will Dennis. Will was working at Vertigo Comics in the late 90s and early 2000s, which was one of the most fertile times for the publisher, when they introduced many of the creators who would become the superstars of comics today. Will talks about his work as an editor and how he approaches it as a job and a career. It's a side of comics production we still don't talk about enough, it's an entertaining and enlightening talk.Total Running Time: 01:11:20Follow Will on Instagram, and check out his professional website for Bespoke Comics.Music:“Everyone Needs an Editor"Mates of State Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the jam-packed final Pick of the Week show of the year! Comics are discussed! A robot's need to eat is debated! Memory lane is heavily trod! It's all here and it's all happening!Note: Timecodes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:05:04Pick of the Week:00:02:01 - Batman #118Comics:00:11:39 - Fantastic Four: Life Story #500:15:47 - Devil's Reign #100:20:28 - Superman: Son of Kal-El Annual #100:26:10 - Made in Korea #600:29:06 - Crossover #1000:29:50 - Amazing Fantasy #500:31:42 - The Good Asian #7Year End Statistics:00:34:46 - Picks of the Week: By The Numbers!Patron Pick:00:38:01 - One-Star Squadron #1Patron Thanks:00:46:29 - Cody00:47:41 - Charles PhillipsListener Mail:00:49:13 - Mike from Buffalo, NY asks about the iFanboy Handbook.Brought To You By:• Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY• 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 Willie Nice Christmas [feat. Willie Nelson]"Kacey Musgraves 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 Death of Captain Marvel: Gallery Edition by Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Jim Starlin, Doug Moench, Steve Englehart, Gene Colan, Pat Broderick, Frank Giacoia, Paul Reinman, Vince Colletta, Jack Abel, Bruce Patterson, Stan Goldberg, Ben Sean, Steve Oliff, Carl Gafford, Glynis Wein, Artie Simek, Sam Rosen, Tom Orzechowski, Elaine Heinl, Diana Albers, & Jim Novak!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: 00:35:34Music:"The End of Everything"Chris Isaak Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Gentlemen from iFanboy would like to put forth a motion to dismiss all comic book renumberings. This week's books have triumphs and failures, and at least one spectacular page. Also, what is sexy? Well, we'll tell you, while we go long on every single part of the show.Note: Timecodes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:18:45Pick of the Week:00:01:44 - Fantastic Four #38Comics:00:12:48 - The Human Target #200:16:32 - Daredevil #3600:26:37 - The Me You Love in the Dark #500:33:52 - Serial #800:36:02 - Nightwing 2021 Annual00:39:07 - King of Spies #100:42:05 - The Avengers #750 (#50)Patron Pick:00:38:31 - Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons, Book OnePatron Thanks:01:00:30 - Old Man Tony01:02:42 - JakeListener Mail:01:04:29 - Dave's thinking about Wonder Man and his absence in the MCU.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:"Winter Wonderland"Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra 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...Avengers Forever by Kurt Busiek, Roger Stern, Carlos Pacheco, Jesús Merino, Steve Oliff, Richard Starkings, & Albert Deschesne!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: 00:36:40Music:"A Hazy Shade of Winter"Simon & Garfunkel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices