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The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line... Batman: Soul of the Dragon! Plus looking forward to JSA: World War II and the return of the Showcase Shorts!Running Time: 00:33:07Music:"Kung Fu Fighting"Carl Douglas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Light week, good books. There are gems in the King in Black story, and there is fun to be had. We have an impromptu round of "What Hurts?", and Josh can't pronounce regular words again.Running Time: 01:06:45Pick of the Week:00:02:58 - Hellblazer: Rise and Fall, Book ThreeComics:00:14:23 - King in Black: Black Knight #100:21:40 - Sea of Sorrows #300:25:13 - The Legend of Shang-Chi #100:31:11 - The Avengers #4200:34:29 - Fire Power #800:36:24 - Strange Academy #8Patron Pick:00:40:11 - Man-Bat #1Patron Thanks:00:46:21 - Stephen Spotswood00:47:39 - Henry Hernandez BenavidesAudience Questions:00:49:08 - Dallas has two questions for us, and we liked those questions. We have to pick the comics that define decades, and talk about 1990's comic art. Also, we blew it on the 70s.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:"It Must Have Been the Devil"Otis Spann 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...Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics by Tom Scioli! And really just talk about Jack Kirby in general!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: 00:35:55Music:"Don't Be Cruel"Elvis Presley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Josh Flanagan may or may not be drunk while discussing another fun week of comics, the love of classic newspaper comic strips. and the perils of name mispronunciations with Conor Kilpatrick.Running Time: 01:08:00Pick of the Week:00:01:03 - Batman Black and White #2Comics:00:17:52 - Future State: Superman vs. Imperious Lex #100:22:42 - Fantastic Four #2800:28:12 - Strange Adventures #800:32:17 - Post Americana #200:37:46 - Marvel #400:41:27 - Shang-Chi #500:42:25 - Captain Marvel #2500:43:25 - X-Men #17Patron Pick:00:46:14 - Savage Avengers #17Patron Thanks:00:52:09 - Gregory Gerads00:53:28 - Adrian HosseiniAudience Questions:00:54:35 - Blake Chastain from the Exvangelical podcast wonders if Marvel's endless invasion event storylines are a metaphor.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:"White Men in Black Suits"Everclear Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comics! Where have you been?! It's so good to see you again, bringing the good stuff with you. May you enjoy the reprieve from monotony that we have enjoyed with this past week's stack. We'd also like to welcome the G.O.S.H. system to the program.Running Time: 01:09:11Pick of the Week:00:02:23 - Crimson Flower #1Comics:00:13:40 - DCeased: Dead Planet #700:21:20 - Maestro: War and Pax #100:27:12 - Rorschach #400:36:23 - Legion of Super-Heroes #1200:38:45 - Batman/Catwoman #200:41:05 - Iron Fist: Heart of the Dragon #100:45:45 - Barbalien: Red Planet #3Patron Pick:00:47:33 - Rain Like Hammers #1Patron Thanks:00:53:01 - Farren00:54:22 - Jordan ThillAudience Questions:00:55:56 - Karl wonders about the Mafia/Maggia connection.00:58:50 - Rob asks us to answer me, these questions 3. Which are all unrelated, but short, and include Cosmic Odyssey, Doom and Richards, and The Wild Storm.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:"Give It"Helmet 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: 00:48:48This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original co-host Ron Richards to discuss...Quarantine Streaming:00:01:06 - Josh watched The Americans.00:06:04 - Ron watched The Expanse.00:08:56 - Conor watched Roadkill.00:10:50 - There are too many streaming shows and movies to keep track of.Television:00:11:25 - The Mandalorian, Season 2.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:"The Mandalorian"Ludwig Göransson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our second week back and... what the hell is going on? Did everyone decide to stop publishing comics? Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick make the best of it, with only the briefest of diversions into Star Wars, by trying out a few new books.Running Time: 01:03:21Pick of the Week:00:01:22 - King in Black: Thunderbolts #1Comics:00:11:15 - Marauders #700:15:50 - The Time Traveler's Guide to Dating #100:21:54 - The Union #200:29:08 - Serial #100:31:37 - Future State: Dark Detective #100:37:47 - Big Girls #6Patron Pick:00:39:08 - Haha #1Patron Thanks:00:48:17 - Dan Cox00:50:16 - Raj PatelAudience Questions:00:50:53 - Joe from Indiana has a question for Josh about Thunderbolts. Timely!00:53:24 - Ken J. from the Great White North asks a really fun question about favorite creative teams.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:"You Love the Thunder"Jackson Browne Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We make change. That's what we do. Or we wish it was. Comics might not have delivered, but boy oh boy was it fun to get back to the microphone and talk comics. And old comedy sketches. Conor and Josh return from their break ready to go, and went way over time. Is it worth your time? That's for you to decide.Running Time: 01:22:28Pick of the Week:00:01:10 - Injustice: Year Zero #14Comics:00:12:01 - Iron Man #500:16:26 - Crossover #300:18:47 - Eternals #100:23:25 - Getting It Together #400:34:53 - Dark Nights: Death Metal #700:37:28 - Generations Shattered #100:40:35 - Future State (The Flash #1, Harley Quinn #1, The Next Batman #1, Superman of Metropolis #1, Swamp Things #1, Wonder Woman #1)Patron Pick/Star Wars Corner:00:53:59 - Star Wars: The High Republic #1Patron Thanks:01:06:01 - John Van Atta01:07:01 - Michael SearlesBrought 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:"The Boys Are Back"Dropkick Murphys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We close out the year, again, by taking a look at Wonder Woman 1984, the highly anticipated sequel to the the 2017 smash-hit starring Gal Gadot and Chris Pine. Conor Kilpatrick welcomes special guests Ron Richards and Ryan Haupt to break it all down.(Disclaimer: Ron Richard’s opinions are his own and do not represent Marvel Entertainment or the Walt Disney Corporation.)Running Time: 00:37:38Music:"Winter WonderlandWillie Nelson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the fifteenth 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 2020. Movies, television, music, games, books, podcasts, 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.)Running Time: 02:39:20Movies:00:02:31 – Mank00:09:05 – Greyhound00:10:48 – Palm Springs00:12:55 – On The Rocks00:15:32 – The Banker00:17:06 – Bad Education00:19:09 – The Trial of the Chicago 700:22:29 – The Gentlemen00:25:10 – Impractical Jokers: The Movie00:28:11 – John Lewis: Good Trouble00:30:25 – The Social Dilemma00:33:05 – Class Action Park00:35:38 – The King of Staten Island00:38:57 – Hamilton00:44:41 – Sound of MetalTelevision:00:47:36 – The Crown00:51:43 – Fargo00:56:33 – The Mandalorian01:00:52 – Star Trek: Picard01:02:32 – The Right Stuff01:06:37 – High Fidelity01:08:12 – Ted Lasso01:10:36 – What We Do in the Shadows01:12:11 – Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet01:14:13 – Perry Mason01:16:59 – The Good Lord Bird01:20:41 – Devs01:22:47 – Survivor01:24:32 – The Reagans01:27:40 – JeopardyGames:01:35:31 – Forza Horizon 401:36:28 – Assassin’s Creed: ValhallaBooks:01:37:40 – Ron read NO books this year01:38:32 – “Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland” by Patrick Radden Keefe01:40:11 – “Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America’s Most Powerful Mafia Empires” by Selwyn Raab01:43:47 – “Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich” by Norman Ohler01:46:33 – “The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz” by Erik Larson01:48:18 – “The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood” by Sam Wasson01:50:14 – “Do What You Want: The Story of Bad Religion” by Bad Religion with Jim Ruland01:52:40 – “Alexander Hamilton” by Ron Chernow01:55:02 – “The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York” by Robert A. Caro01:58:09 – “The Long Goodbye” by Raymond Chandler01:59:52 – “The Whites” by Richard PriceMusic:02:01:12 – Josh and Ron bought A LOT of vinyl02:03:53 – “Blue Hearts” by Bob Mould02:05:58 – Ben Gibbard’s livestream shows02:07:23 – Virtual Concerts02:09:55 – Silversun Pickups at House of Blues: Boston02:12:03 – “Paint My Memory” by Somerset ThrowerPodcasts:02:13:25 – “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” with Conan O’Brien, Sona Movsesian, and Matt Gourley02:17:21 – “Alan Partridge: From the Oasthouse” with Alan Partridge02:19:00 – “Chameleon: Hollywood Con Queen” with Josh Dean and Vanessa Grigoriadis02:21:00 – “Deep Cover: The Drug Wars” with Josh HalpernComics:02:22:06 – DCeased (Dead Planet, Unkillables, Hope at World’s End)02:23:16 – Dragon Hoops02:23:50 – Fantastic Four02:24:31 – Doctor Doom02:25:25 – Strange Adventures02:26:19 – Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen02:27:05 – Marvels (X and Snapshots)02:27:58 – Middlewest02:29:01 – John Constantine: Hellblazer02:30:01 – Hawkeye: FreefallBrought 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 seven designs!For More Ron…Watch All About Android!If you’re into pinball, check out Scorbit!Music:“Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow”Charley Pride Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices