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With Josh Flanagan nowhere to be found, Dr. Ryan Haupt (on the wrong mic setting) of Science… Sort Of and former Pick of the Week host Paul Montgomery step into his sizable show shoes to go long talking about a monster week of comics, many of which featured monsters.Running Time: 01:11:57Pick of the Week:00:01:36 – Two Moons #1Comics:00:11:04 – Captain Marvel #2600:17:55 – Crossover #400:25:35 – Future State: House of El #100:32:15 – Batman Black & White #300:40:20 – King in Black: Return of the Valkyries #300:44:48 – Serial #200:45:59 – Red Sonja #2400:48:08 – Something is Killing the Children #15Patron Pick:00:51:48 – By The Horns #1Patron Thanks:01:00:45 – Tell That To Culture Club01:02:43 – James Kurtz01:04:33 – Ken OchalekBrought 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:“New Blue Moon”The Traveling Wilburys 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: 00:57:49This 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:00:01:14 - Ron bought a ticket for Jimmy Eat World's virtual "Clarity" performance.00:07:28 - Josh... went to the movies (???) and saw Back to the Future.00:15:23 - Conor watched Derek DelGaudio's In & Of Itself.Television:00:19:10 - Cobra Kai, Seasons 1-3.Email:00:48:23 - Brian C. from Cincinnati, OH asks about disappointing series finales.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:"You're the Best"Joe "Bean" Esposito Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Too much underwear talk, and that's just to start. Then we tiptoe around matters of religion and character, and we discuss the impact of parenthood on legacy characters. None of that sounds any fun, but it is fun, dammit.Running Time: 01:15:32Pick of the Week:00:01:36 - Second Coming: Only Begotten Son #2Comics:00:14:57 - Shadow Doctor #100:19:56 - Thor #1200:26:12 - Black Widow #500:38:10 - Stillwater #600:41:21 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #200:43:31 - Marvel #500:47:17 - Family Tree #11Patron Pick:00:48:38 - Snow Angels #1Patron Thanks:00:55:21 - Cary Pierce00:57:02 - Stewart WattsonAudience Questions:01:01:15 - Scott is thinking about ratings. Ratings.01:03:58 - Greg wants to know about our re-reads.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:"Jesus, Etc."Wilco Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, along with the week that was in comics, Josh Flanagan's spending habits and professional demons are explored. Also, more Geostorm talk than you were probably expecting.Running Time: 01:01:48Pick of the Week:00:01:45 - King in Black: Thunderbolts #2Comics:00:11:22 - Taskmaster #300:16:01 - Radiant Black #100:22:46 - Eternals #200:32:00 - The Green Lantern: Season Two #1100:34:44 - Scarenthood #400:36:36 - Birthright #4600:38:09 - Rorschach #5Patron Pick:00:39:44 - Black Hammer: Visions #1Patron Thanks:00:45:59 - Lando Enchantment00:48:31 - Ben HuangAudience Questions:00:49:39 - Ken from the Great White North wants to know why superheroes are more popular than pulp heroes.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:"Preachin' Blues (Up Jumped The Devil)"Robert Johnson 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