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Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode!Running Time: 01:00:13This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original co-host Ron Richards to discuss...Quarantine Streaming:00:03:16 - Josh watched I'm Dying Up Here and Long Way Up.00:11:04 - Conor watched Psych and The Good Lord Bird.00:16:23 - Ron watched Star Trek: Discovery and The Vow.Television:00:21:39 - A West Wing Special: To Benefit When We All Vote00:31:30 - Ted LassoEmail:00:47:24 - Pete D. has questions about vinyl record storage that befuddles our intrepid hosts.00:51:41 - John Y. from Staunton, VA feels very strongly about Peak Grodin.00:53:31 - Steve B. from Maryland started down a Mediasplode-inspired rabbit hole and ended up wondering if Paul Giamatti should be considered for coveted GDAT status.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:"Theme from Ted Lasso"Marcus Mumford & Tom Hove Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan Haupt joins Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan to discuss this week's comics... plus barbecue, bathroom anxiety, and more about the problems with humans expanding to Mars than you were probably prepared to listen to.Running Time: 01:09:00Pick of the Week:00:01:23 - Fantastic Four #25Comics:00:12:18 - Marvels X #600:16:36 - Daredevil #2300:21:18 - Stillwater #200:27:45 - Batman: Gotham Nights #1900:28:51 - Spider-Woman #500:31:46 - DCeased: Hope at World's End #1200:32:56 - Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers #5500:35:30 - Friday #200:37:18 - Guardians of the Galaxy #700:39:23 - Maestro #3Patron Pick:00:41:13 - The Scumbag #1Patron Thanks:00:49:33 - Jason Wade00:51:45 - Billy Lupton00:53:13 - Russell WeberAudience Questions:00:54:28 - Rashaad B. is curious if Firestorm can terraform Mars and make it habitable for humans.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:"Circle of Friends"Better Than Ezra  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line, its first interactive short film... DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family! Plus Paul and Ryan finally get to weigh in on the previous shorts: Sgt. Rock, Adam Strange, The Phantom Stranger, and Death!Running Time: 00:40:39Music:"Father of Mine"Everclear Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is there controversy on the pick? Is there discordance? You'd just love that, wouldn't you? We got on a roll, and then just kept going. Another question that's gonna take a 10 minute response? Let's go!Running Time: 01:15:16Pick of the Week:00:01:53 - The Devil's Red Bride #1Comics:00:09:07 - Rorschach #100:20:12 - Captain America #2400:25:09 - Captain Marvel #2200:33:54 - Commanders in Crisis #100:36:24 - The Flash #763Star Wars Corner:00:38:39 - Star Wars: Darth Vader #6Patron Pick:00:41:01 - Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar #1Patron Thanks:00:49:18 - Charles Taggart00:51:24 - Kevin QuidorAudience Questions:00:52:55 - Seth M. wants to know why we don't pay much attention to comics news.00:59:01 - Nick G. is here to talk about comics piracy.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:"Guillotine (Swordz)"Raekwon feat. Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, and GZA (Genius) 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 Pulp by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, and Jacob Phillips!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:"The Last Cowboy Song"The Highwaymen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There were so many books to talk about this week that the show went long and book talk crowded out almost everything else. But fear not! There was still time to ponder the magic of the cast of Wings, delve into Josh Flanagan’s weird dressing habits, and learn more about the iFanboy office layout.Running Time: 01:12:00Pick of the Week:00:02:06 – DCeased: Dead Planet #4Comics:00:13:06 – DCeased: Hope at World’s End #1100:19:06 – Thor #800:23:58 – Getting It Together #100:30:13 – American Ronin #100:41:32 – Batman #10000:44:16 – Spy Island #200:45:27 – Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology #100:48:03 – The Amazing Spider-Man #49 / 85000:52:09 – Spider-Man: Marvel’s Snapshot #100:54:06 – Locke & Key: …In Pale Battalions Go… #2Patron Pick:00:55:35 – American Vampire 1976 #1Patron Thanks:01:03:05 – Mark Driscoll01:04:40 – CPHBrought 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:“Jump”Van Halen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time.The folks at iFanboy have been big fans of Gene Luen Yang's cartooning for a good long time. From his groundbreaking, award winning American Born Chinese, to a stint on Superman and New Super-Man, a take on a Chinese version of the character, to Avatar: The Last Airbender, the massive Boxers and Saints, and now a new run of Shang-Chi for Marvel, seeing Yang's name on a comic means it will be worth reading. With his newest book, Dragon Hoops, from First Second Press recently release, Josh couldn't wait to get to talk to the writer, artist and certified MacArthur genius about his vast body of work and how he goes about it.Follow Gene on on Twitter, or his website, geneyang.com.Total Running Time: 01:21:21Music:“Shooting Hoops"G. Love and Special Sauce Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, it's Joker, Joker, Joker, Joker, Joker, Joker, and more Jokers. And where there's Joker, there's Harley Quinn. But that is nothing compared to good old fun in this week's Pick. Plus, listen to us figure out how to pronounce and gender names we are not familiar with!Running Time: 01:11:01Pick of the Week:00:01:22 - Fantastic Four #24Comics:00:12:21 - The Department of Truth #100:24:05 - Injustice: Year Zero #700:28:50 - Marvels X #500:36:14 - John Constantine: Hellblazer #1000:40:35 - Batman: Three Jokers, Book Two00:41:32 - Superman: Man of Tomorrow #1600:42:34 - Batman: The Joker War Zone #1Patron Pick:00:45:42 - Shang-Chi #1Patron Thanks:00:55:03 - Hugo Quilichini00:55:55 - Brandin D. BellListener Mail:00:56:58 - Chris asks about the "Imperial Age" of comic book creators. What does that mean? Listen to us try to figure it out live.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:"You'll Be Back"Jonathan Groff, Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

iFanboy celebrates its 750th episode with a triple-sized all listener e-mail spectacular! Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick asked you, the iFanbase, to send them e-mails… and you delivered!Running Time: 03:08:25Pick of the Week:00:04:25 – Dark Nights: Death Metal – Speed Metal #1Patron Pick:00:14:36 – X of Swords: Creation #1Comics:00:25:19 – Shazam! #15Audience Questions:00:27:15 – The tradition continues as we field questions from the loyal iFanbase for nearly 3 hours! Listen as this iFanboy duo slowly falls apart, talking comics and ephemera to the very bitter end.Patron Thanks:01:49:06 – Larry Davis01:49:51 – Brandon De PillisBrought 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:“Back and To The Left”Texas is the Reason 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: 00:56:23This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original co-host Ron Richards to discuss...Quarantine Streaming:00:02:05 - Ron watched Class Action Park and High Score.00:09:48 - Josh watched Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve, and Ocean's Thirteen.00:17:56 - Conor watched Psych, Chef's Table: BBQ, and Ted Lasso.Movies:00:23:00 - Bill and Ted Face the MusicEmail:00:44:26 - Andy M. is still hanging on to physical media and wonders if he's the only one.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:"Beginning of the End (Wild Stallyns Edit)"Weezer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices