iFanboy - Comic Books

It was a light (and weird) week of books and yet Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick couldn't keep their yaps shut about the week that was in comics, memories of comic book prices increases, physics, alien anatomy, Christopher Walken, and tacos.Running Time: 01:07:00Pick of the Week:00:03:40 - Avengers: Mech Strike #3Comics:00:18:44 - The Silver Coin #100:22:41 - King in Black #500:28:54 - Green Lantern #100:38:11 - America Chavez: Made in the USA #200:41:11 - Nocterra #200:42:46 - Friday #3Patron Pick:00:44:16 - Geiger #1Patron Thanks:00:51:51 - Hans Gougar00:52:57 - David Gilman00:53:42 - Nicholas Allen00:54:34 - Andy MulderAudience Questions:00:55:55 - Jason F. has transitioned over to reading his Marvel and DC books through their unlimited apps and has some questions.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:"Ruff Ryders' Anthem"DMX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's hear it for a convergence in Picks, and a celebration of another comic creator with 3 names, the last being Johnson. It's an unanimous week, and sometimes fate gives you a comic book that is perfect for it. Praise Bill.Running Time: 01:08:35Pick of the Week:00:01:24 - Beta Ray Bill #1Comics:00:13:26 - The Flash #76800:19:01 - The Other History of the DC Universe, Book Three00:23 :27 - The Union #400:30:25 - Strange Adventures #900:35:36 - Silk #100:238:20 - Shadecraft #1Patron Pick:00:41:12 - Beta Ray Bill #1Patron Thanks:00:43:32 - Lars Pedersen00:45:18 - Kevin Krull00:46:03 - Mason Kerr00:47:28 - Charlie OliverAudience Questions:00:52:06 - Matthew is wondering about the ebbs and flows and ups and downs of comic book quality.Brought To You By:• Macroverse - Get on board with the next generation of comics by downloading Macroverse today! Available on iOS and Android!• 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:"Sick of Myself"Matthew Sweet 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 West Coast: Vision Quest by John Byrne, Mike Machlan, Paul Becton, Bob Sharen, Bill Oakley!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: 00:45:53Music:"California"Tom Petty  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Pick of the Week causes college flashbacks and everything is just groovy.Running Time: 01:01:45Pick of the Week:00:02:33 – Batman/Superman #16Comics:00:15:13 – Taskmaster #500:19:46 – Shadow Doctor #200:26:27 – The Scumbag #600:33:23 – Die!Die!Die! #1400:35:53 – Miles Morales: Spider-Man #2400:38:13 – Haha #300:40:27 – Crimson Flower #3Patron Pick:00:42:26 – Alien #1Patron Thanks:00:50:44 – Jason Muhr00:51:37 – Stephen Landry00:52:42 – Jimmy Hollenbeck00:53:40 – The Disastrous DaveBoyAudience Questions:00:54:31 – Wes A. from Fridley, MN wants to know what happened to the good half of The New Gods.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:“World is Static”Jimmy Eat World 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: 00:53:45This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick (who has had a few cocktails) are joined by their original co-host Ron Richards to discuss...Quarantine Entertainment:00:01:15 - Conor has been watching Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy.00:05:53 - Ron has been watching Staged.00:12:10 - Josh has been watching every Denzel Washington movie he can find.Movies:00:16:03 - The 2021 Academy Award Nominations and the Weird Year for MoviesSPOILERS 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:"Let's Go to the Movies"The Cast of Annie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick comes in hot out of the gate, and the Pick should have been his. But the comics of the 70s are triumphant! Josh Flanagan missed reading several books he should have known about, and he's very sorry about that. "Listen..."Running Time: 01:12:59Pick of the Week:00:01:56 - Marvel #6Comics:00:12:49 - Nightwing #7800:19:12 - Superman Red & Blue #100:24:08 - Captain Marvel #2700:26:25 - Thor #1300:34:14 - Black Knight: Curse of the Ebony Blade #100:37:20 - Justice League #5900:41:14 - Spider-Woman #1000:43:30 - Radiant Black #2Patron Pick:00:47:56 - Orphan and the Five Beasts #1Patron Thanks:00:53:59 - David Newton00:54:53 - Patrick Williams00:55:46 - Bo Conroy00:56:55 - Kevin CrottyAudience Questions:01:00:45 - Andrew from MN wants to know if we can think of any sleepers in comics, that come on strong later. We don't do great.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 eight designs!Music:"Against the 70's"Mike Watt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time.Ibrahim Moustafa has made a very cool career in comics over the last decade. As a kid very into breakdancing in the Pacific Northwest, he decided to make a go at being a comics artist. Since that time, he has drawn for Marvel and DC, been nominated for an Eisner for High Crimes, created several of his own stories, written and drawn James Bond comics, culminating in the recent release of the graphic novel, Count, from Humanoids. The first of a three book deal from Humanoids, it's a sci-fi reimagining of the classic The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas. It's a fantastic success story in comics, and there's even some iFanboy history in there as well. Follow Ibrahim on Twitter. and Instagram, as well as his website.Total Running Time: 01:23:07Music:“Friends"Whodini Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Josh Flanagan comes to the aid of Bibbo Bibbokowski and Conor Kilpatrick creates a new genre.Running Time: 01:06:18Pick of the Week:00:02:46 - Wonder Woman #770Comics:00:10:32 - Superman #2900:17:02 - Batman: Urban Legends #100:20:51 - Rorschach #600:27:22 - The Amazing Spider-Man #6100:29:26 - Non-Stop Spider-Man #100:33:19 - Eternals #300:34:42 - Thor & Loki: Double Trouble #1Star Wars Corner:00:37:18 - Star Wars #12Patron Pick:00:40:41 - Karmen #1Patron Thanks:00:47:38 - Nick Nemphos00:48:39 - Francisco Jauregui00:49:31 - Heiko Kruczynski00:50:16 - Matt RiuttaListener Mail:00:52:49 - Zach C. from Texas asks about secret identities.Brought To You By:• Macroverse - Get on board with the next generation of comics by downloading Macroverse today! Available on iOS and Android!• 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:"Feel It Still"Portugal. The Man Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time.Joshua Williamson has put in his time at the comics grindstone, including several appearances on this here show. Heading into the newest era at DC, he's heading and writing the Infinite Frontier mini-series at the center of the whole thing. He's come off an epic run on The Flash, and is wrapping up his creator owned series, Birthright at Image/Skybound in the near future. What's next? What's it like now? What's still exciting, and how's this comics thing going? We talk about all that, and some good old nitpicky comic book details in the good old superhero world.Follow Joshua on Twitter.Total Running Time: 01:07:09Music:“All Over the World"Pixies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Like the Chicago Bulls in the 90s, we've got a Pick of the Week three-peat, and it's all about the lifeless Sentry corpse. There were laughs, and one stinker of a book, but Josh is back and it's full steam ahead with the bonus of extra Patron powers. Bear with us on the steak thing.Running Time: 01:06:45Pick of the Week:00:02:06 - King in Black: Thunderbolts #3Comics:00:10:32 - Runaways #3400:15:11 - America Chavez: Made in the USA #100:19:03 - BRZRKR #100:25:10 - Avengers #4300:33:24 - Infinite Frontier #000:36:57 - Nocterra #100:38:38 - King in Black: Captain America #100:40:58 - The Swamp Thing #1Patron Pick:00:45:02 - Dead Dog's Bite #1Patron Thanks:00:52:20 - Greg Schlessinger00:53:05 - Ryan Silberstein00:54:20 - Jay Hazzard00:56:02 - Tony GallardoAudience Questions:00:57:58 - Greg wants to know about steak, and we want to talk about steak.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:"Lifeless Dead"Mad Season Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices