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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

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time.Very often, when people come from TV to writing comics books, it's a brief infatuation and a quick exit. As the co-creator of Halt and Catch Fire, Christopher Cantwell ran one of the best drama series on cable in the last decade, and then he decided to try his hand at writing comics, starting with Karen Berger at Dark Horse, on She Could Fly, and Everything. Then Cantwell moved over to Marvel on Doctor Doom and Iron Man. He's a long time comic fan, and it shows in the world. Josh talks to Cantwell about comics and his career, including both comics and TV.Follow Christopher on on Twitter.Total Running Time: 01:23:40Music:“Hand of Doom"Black Sabbath Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the last Pick of the Week of the year and the guys' brains are tired, they can't pronounce words, and Josh is grumpy and maybe hates comics again. It might take a Christmas comic book miracle -- and some cookies and hot cocoa -- to save the day!Running Time: 01:04:34Pick of the Week:00:01:10 - Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology #3Comics:00:10:23 - Batman Black & White #100:16:00 - Getting It Together #300:19:20 - Superman: Endless Winter #100:22:09 - Dark Night: Death Metal - The Last Stories of the DC Universe #100:29:36 - Marauders #1600:31:14 - Bill and Ted Are Doomed #400:32:50 - Crossover #200:35:33 - The Comic Book History of Animation #1Star Wars Corner:00:37:50 - Star Wars #9Patron Pick:00:41:01 - Locke & Key / The Sandman: Hell and Gone #0Patron Thanks:00:48:59 - Alex Howard00:50:21 - Carmine PumaYear End Statistics:00:51:23 - Picks of the Week By The Numbers!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:"Mele Kalikimaka"Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode!To close out the year, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at iFanboy's Book of the Year:Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang!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: 00:25:15Music:"Basketball"Kurtis Blow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The lack of our short to medium term memories is a problem, clearly, but we'll be pushing through. We take a trip to the past, and wonder why so much of it feels so great, and then scoot back to the future and wonder if it is so great. Then a mime smokes underwater, and it's fantastic.Running Time: 01:12:21Pick of the Week:00:02:23 - Justice League: Endless Winter #1Comics:00:15:39 - Fantastic Four: Road Trip #100:22:10 - Batman/Catwoman #100:29:01 - Strange Adventures #700:40:02 - King in Black #100:43:12 - That Texas Blood #600:46:25 - Spy Island #400:49:09 - DCeased: Dead Planet #6Patron Pick:00:51:22 - M.O.D.O.K.: Head Games #1Patron Thanks:00:57:44 - Andrew Hunley00:59:21 - Jamie WakefieldAudience Questions:01:03:41 - Frank needs a new comic shop, and he needs it now!01:05:07 - A Steve checks in.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:"Making Christmas"Rise Against Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Flanagan makes a rare post-Thanksgiving show appearance and yet still ends up bailing early while we welcome Ryan Haupt to help with the comics talk, the food talk, and Conor Kilpatrick's bleak winter poetry.Running Time: 01:09:44Pick of the Week:00:02:42 - Doctor Doom #9Comics:00:12:51 - John Constantine: Hellblazer #1200:21:04 - Maestro #400:24:21 - Injustice: Year Zero #1200:32:43 - Daredevil #2400:37:00 - Falcon & Winter Soldier #500:38:48 - Action Comics #1027Patron Pick:00:43:06 - The Other History of the DC Universe, Book OnePatron Thanks:00:53:06 - Adam Northcutt00:55:20 - Thad Haines00:56:52 - Brian WilderAudience Questions:01:00:41 - Jonathan feels guilt about his changing comic book habits.Brought To You By:• Marvel Made Paragon Collection: Chris Claremont - Pre-order this amazing book production by December 4 at getmarvelmade.com/ifanboy.• iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $d3/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:"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"Darlene Love 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: 01:07:06This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original co-host Ron Richards to discuss...Streaming:00:01:31 - Ron has finally checked out an episode of Fargo.00:02:17 - Josh wonders why streaming movies just feel like high end TV movies.00:15:09 - Which streaming service is the best? The guys play a round robin game to find out.Christmas Movies:00:35:27 - With the holiday season right around the corner, the guys select their Top 5 Christmas Movies.Email:00:47:39 - Andrew B. can't hear the difference between vinyl and mp3s.00:52:57 - David Z. almost causes an international incident with his GDAT nomination.00:54:41 - Gavin T. comes out of left field with a Tom Hanks question that surprises and delights.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:"I Really Like You"Carly Rae Jepsen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's go on a ramble, Steve. We have a lot of Steves. We have a bone to pick with an old co-worker and we have some fine comics, featuring a bit of presidential martial arts. Is this any good? It might be. The thing is, we don't know.Running Time: 01:21:17Pick of the Week:00:02:11 - Captain America #25Comics:00:13:35 - Rorschach #200:20:30 - Marvel Voices: Indigenous Voices #100:25:20 - Avengers: Marvels Snapshot #100:34:38 - Sea of Sorrows #100:37:56 - Dark Nights: Death Metal #500:41:27 - The Devil's Red Bride #200:42:38 - DIE!DIE!DIE! #13Patron Pick:00:46:13 - Barbalien: Red Planet #1Patron Thanks:00:52:06 - Steven Bagatourian00:55:58 - Steven PetrivelliAudience Questions:01:03:33 - Greg wants to know if comic writers read a lot of comics.01:07:32 - Chris would like to lodge a formal complaint about our recommendations.Brought To You By:• Marvel Made Paragon Collection: Chris Claremont - Pre-order this amazing book production by December 4 at getmarvelmade.com/ifanboy.• iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $d3/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:"All My Friends"LCD Soundsystem Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices