iFanboy - Comic Books

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

Come stare in the abyss.... together. Josh branches out, and it brings him great joy. There's a not inconsequential conversation on how old Batman is, or how old he should be, and why it doesn't make sense, or doesn't matter. Then there's the Sims, Barbecue, and video editing preferences. But we still manage to talk about comics too.Running Time: 01:18:07Pick of the Week:00:01:45 - Scarenthood #1Comics:00:11:58 - Superman: Man of Tomorrow #1900:16:51 - Resident Alien: Your Ride's Here #100:21:30 - Detective Comics #103000:33:09 - Dungeons and Dragons: At the Spine of the World #100:36:49 - Hawkman #2900:38:51 - Bill and Ted Are Doomed #300:40:45 - The Amazing Spider-Man #52Patron Pick:00:44:36 - Taskmaster #1Patron Thanks:00:51:53 - Jonathan Sturm00:53:44 - Stephen AMAudience Questions:00:55:59 - Aaron has questions bridging disparate topics, but we're here for it, and we talk about our relative influence and the mafia.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:"Changes"Jimi Hendrix Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It starts off a little rough, and there is concern about Josh's mental state. Further, we never promise it will get better from there. But onward, we forge, with a lot of Donald Blake and John Walker confusion. There's also comics talk and plenty of it, with a surprising Marx Brothers diversion.Running Time: 01:17:40Pick of the Week:00:02:28 - Hellblazer: Rise and Fall, Book TwoComics:00:12:52 - Thor #900:20:30 - U.S.Agent #100:26:35 - Black Widow #300:36:47 - Sweet Tooth: The Return, Book One00:41:19 - That Texas Blood #500:44:04 - Red Atlantis #100:49:19 - Young Justice #20Patron Pick:00:50:54 - Crossover #1Patron Thanks:01:00:39 - Emmet Golden-Marx01:02:43 - Jesse Golden-MarxBrought 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:"Devil's Whorehouse"The Misfits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick discus the week that was in comics while childhood nostalgia runs high during the Patron Pick segment and Josh rescinds a previous threat to the listeners.Running Time: 00:59:19Pick of the Week:00:01:29 - Strange Academy #4Comics:00:09:36 - John Constantine: Hellblazer #1100:13:19 - Lazarus: Risen #500:18:58 - Colonel Weird: Cosmagog #100:25:30 - G.I. Joe #900:27:51 - Sex Criminals #6900:29:15 - Batman: Three Jokers, Book ThreePatron Pick:00:30:50 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin #1Patron Thanks:00:47:17 - Matt Palmer00:48:35 - ChookalanaAudience Questions:00:49:55 - James V. from Calgary, Alberta, Canada is a Marvel Zombie who wants to know why so many of DC's classic stories are out of continuity.Brought To You By:• Bookshlf - Save and organize any type of digital media at Bookshlf.com and on their iOS app from the Apple store.• 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:"Pressure"Billy Joel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices