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The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick and Paul Montgomery, minus the intrepid Dr. Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line... Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two! Plus Blue Beetle and looking forward to Injustice!Running Time: 00:26:55Music:"Ain't That A Kick In The Head"Dean Martin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While Josh Flanagan awaits his bail hearing, former co-host Paul Montgomery grabs the mic to join Conor Kilpatrick to talk about a very strange week of comics, the problems with The Great Gatsby characters' hair colors, and dive deep on the science of speedsters.Running Time: 00:55:00Pick of the Week:00:01:31 - Amazing Fantasy #2Comics:00:11:05 - Avengers Annual #100:15:26 - Superman '78 #100:17:59 - Thor #1600:24:25 - The Great Gatsby #200:27:11 - Winter Guard #100:29:50 - Superman: Son of Kal-El #200:33:52 - Strange Academy #12Patron Pick:00:35:42 - Echolands #1Patron Thanks:00:41:06 - Neato Bazzeato00:41:38 - Daniel Vroman00:42:15 - Chris Wig00:42:40 - Sam ConteListener Mail:00:43:29 - Patrick K. from North Carolina thinks that speedsters are jerks.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 nine designs!Music:"Fantasy"Mariah Carey 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: 00:49:56This 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:00:00:54 - Ron has been listening to the return of Mike and Tom Eat Snacks, watching Behind the Attraction and At the Matinee, and finished reading The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood.00:07:39 - Conor watched The Olympics and Small Town News: KPVM Pahrump, and is reading The Good Shepard: A Novel.00:11:04 - Josh went and saw John Mulaney perform live, is watching Mike Judge Presents: Tales From the Tour Bus, is reading Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas, listened to the audio version of Project Hail Mary: A Novel, and is listening to Reckless: My Life as a Pretender.Old Men on Old Movies:00:18:55 - American Graffiti (1973)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:"(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock"Bill Haley & His Comets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kang is Kang, which is how Kang should be, for he is Kang, now and forever, as he wills it to be so. Some strong G.O.S.H.*, and good feelings about comics leave us with a nice, tight show, and we even get to some great emails. It's smiles all around.*Good Ol' Super-HeroesRunning Time: 01:10:04Pick of the Week:00:01:21 - Kang The Conqueror #1Comics:00:13:48 - Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #300:18:23 - Nightwing #8300:23:33 - Superman and the Authority #200:27:34 - Lazarus Risen #600:35:40 - Serial #600:37:48 - Time Before Time #400:40:11 - Superman: Red and Blue #6Patron Pick:00:43:41 - Kang The Conqueror #1Patron Thanks:00:44:21 - Chandler Cook00:45:10 - Robert Blackley00:45:29 - Tharanga Basnayake00:47:12 - Tristan WalshListener Mail:00:49:13 - Joe P. wants to know why comics are not sold much more ubiquitously.00:56:35 - Zach C. wants to know why Conor doesn't like some replacement characters, but is OK with others.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 eight designs!Music:"Divide and Conquer"Hüsker Dü 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...True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee by Abraham Riesman!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. In this case it's our first prose book!Running Time: 00:46:00Music:"I Believe"Chris Isaak Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The show always goes long but we don't know what happened this week. There was just a lot to talk about! Plus Billy Dee Williams and slightly more about bookmarks than anyone was expecting. Also, we’d like to apologize to Germans.Running Time: 01:08:16Pick of the Week:00:02:49 - Rorschach #11Comics:00:13:53 - Fantastic Four: Life Story #300:18:41 - Spider-Man: The Spider's Shadow #500:23:25 - Runaways #3800:26:03 - Batman: Urban Legends #600:41:20 - The Unbelievable Teens: From The World of Black Hammer #100:42:22 - The Silver Coin #500:44:32 - Pennyworth #100:47:31 - Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton #3Patron Pick:00:50:45 - Batman '89 #1Patron Thanks:00:57:37 - Chris Sibona01:00:00 - Stephen Kushner01:00:53 - Jackie Tam01:01:48 - Dallas TaylorBrought 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 eight designs!Music:"Partyman"Prince Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

iFanboy assembled its own crack squad of movie reviewers -- Conor Kilpatrick, Ryan Haupt, Paul Montgomery, and Mike Romo -- to discuss James Gunn's crossing the aisle in his sequel/remake -- The Suicide Squad!Running Time: 00:46:00Music:"Sucker's Prayer"The Decemberists Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a rough week of alright comics, but as always, one shines above, and that one also happens to be dark. It's in the title! No bell this week, because there weren't enough books to do it. Also, if your name is Synmar, we'd like to apologize.Running Time: 01:13:12Pick of the Week:00:02:10 - The Me You Love in the Dark #1Comics:00:13:46 - Geiger #500:19:11 - American Vampire 1976 #1000:25:06 - Justice League #6600:36:35 - X-Men #200:40:01 - Lucky Devil #100:42:00 - Silk #500:44:21 - Not All Robots #1Patron Pick:00:50:27 - The Me You Love in the Dark #1Patron Thanks:00:51:29 - Jason Ziemann00:52:27 - Aaron Miller00:54:27  - Matthew Killion00:55:02 - Jay BatznerAudience Question:00:56:20 - Scott H. from Portland, OR is missing Skottie Young's interiors, and wonders if there's even been another A-List artist who transformed primarily into a writer.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 NINE designs!Music:"I'll Follow You Into the Dark"Death Cab for Cutie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick is back! And so is The Bell because every comic book came out this week!Running Time: 01:09:42Pick of the Week:00:02:51 – Beta Ray Bill #5Comics:00:14:19 – Action Comics #103300:19:42 – Superman: Son of Kal-El #100:24:31 – The United States of Captain America #200:30:01 – That Texas Blood #800:34:05 – Strange Adventures #11The Bell:00:41:39 – The Bell is back!00:42:58 – Groo Meets Tarzan #100:43:20 – Robin #400:43:48 – Avengers: Mech Strike #500:44:09 – Black Knight: Curse of the Ebony Blade #500:44:34 – Shang-Chi #300:44:56 – Batman/Superman #2000:45:22 – Icon & Rocket: Season One #100:45:44 – Batman: Reptillian #200:46:09 – The Scumbag #900:46:31 – Usagi Yojimbo: The Dragon Bellow Conspiracy #200:46:53 – The Blue Flame #300:47:18 – Made in Korea #400:47:43 – Black Cat #800:48:07 – Daredevil #3200:48:30 – Shadow Doctor #500:48:53 – The Old Guard: Tales Through Time #400:49:17 – Fantastic Four #3400:49:41 – Symbiote Spider-Man: Crossroads #1Patron Pick:00:50:37 – Amazing Fantasy #1Patron Thanks:00:55:25 – Juan Ponce00:56:45 – Kid Keith00:57:30 – John Costello00:58:39 – Off-White SaviourAudience Question:00:59:33 – Paul P. has been doubling up on his reading and wonders if that might benefit the iFanboys.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 eight designs!Music:“Dear Mr. Fantasy”Traffic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Conor locked in a closet, Josh has taken over the show all on his own, recording late at night and talking for an hour straight. You get all the same stuff you do on the regular show, but with only one point of view. That can't be better, can it?Running Time: 01:00:37Pick of the Week:00:02:02 - Superman: Red and Blue #5Comics:00:07:43 - Moon Knight #100:11:44 - Superman and the Authority #100:15:19 - Captain Marvel #3000:18:48 - Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #200:25:49 - Shadecraft #500:27:43 - Thor Annual #100:30:06 - Alien #5Patron Pick:00:32:21 - Blue and Gold #1Patron Thanks:00:39:15 - Jeff00:40:10 - Brian Mulhollon00:40:37 - Torrey Gordan00:41:16 - James VallentgoedAudience Question:00:43:05 - Rashaad asks, like Zuul, are you a god?00:44:37 - Matt wonders about power inconsistency.00:48:06 - John is not happy with Josh's response to the Black Widow movie.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 eight designs!Music:"I Wanna Be Your Dog"The Stooges Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices