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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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Mar 13, 2022 • 1h 23min
Pick of the Week #820 - Captain Carter #1
The Two Jamokes are joined by Ryan "From Santa Cruz" Haupt and things get spicier than a British taco as the comics of the week are tackled with gusto.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:20:56Pick of the Week:00:05:22 - Captain Carter #1Comics:00:15:41 - King of Spies #400:19:35 - Superman: Son of Kal-El #900:28:36 - Thor #74900:36:02 - Norse Mythology III #200:38:11 - Devil's Reign: Moon Knight #100:43:26 - Naomi, Season Two #100:48:47 - Mighty Morphin' #17Patron Pick:00:50:18 - Punisher #1Patron Thanks:01:04:57 - Sea Bear01:06:13 - Jonathan Breen01:07:52 - Liam LandrumBrought 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:"The Captain"Guster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 10, 2022 • 56min
Special Edition - The Batman
Conor Kilpatrick needed some help to discuss The Batman so he activated the Batsignal and Mike Romo and Henry Nasserbakht answered the call! It's a deep dive into the latest adventures of the Dark Knight Detective as well as poor theater behavior post-pandemic lockdown!Running Time: 00:53:58Music:"Something in the Way"Nirvana Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 6, 2022 • 1h 14min
Pick of the Week #819 - Spider-Woman #115
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
Mar 3, 2022 • 44min
Booksplode #47 – The New Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
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
Feb 24, 2022 • 1h 26min
Talksplode #100 - Will Dennis Returns
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
Feb 20, 2022 • 1h 13min
Pick of the Week #817 - Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #8
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
Feb 17, 2022 • 1h 4min
Mediasplode #22 - The Book of Boba Fett, Season 1
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
Feb 13, 2022 • 1h 14min
Pick of the Week #816 - Justice League 2022 Annual #1
*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
Feb 6, 2022 • 1h 5min
Pick of the Week #815 – The Scumbag #12
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
Jan 30, 2022 • 1h 22min
Pick of the Week #814 – Iron Man #641
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
