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It’s iFanboy 20/25 — 20 years of podcasting and 25 years of iFanboy! Whether it’s cosmic rays or irradiated dust the show is positively radioactive today as Josh Flanagan is joined by Dr. Ryan Haupt to discuss this week’s comics! Note: Time codes are estimates due to dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:09:31 Pick of the Week: 00:01:51 – ⁠Fantastic Four #726 (33)⁠ Star Wars Corner: 00:09:28 – Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #5 Comics: 00:15:18 – New History of the DC Universe #1 00:19:17 – Out of Alcatraz #4 00:24:58 – Lazarus: Fallen #1 00:28:26 – VR Troopers #1 00:31:58 – Assorted Crisis Events #4 Patron Pick: 00:37:55 – ⁠News from The Fallout #1⁠ Patron Thanks: 0:46:48 – Hugh Allyn Listener Mail: 0:50:04 – Ken J. from the Great White North wants to know which characters in comics should just stay dead forever? 00:57:55 – Morgan B. from Birmingham, Alabama wants to know what happened to the soap opera style of comics from an earlier era? Where has all the romance and drama gone? Brought To You By: ⁠Shopify⁠ – This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period and take your business to the next level. ⁠iFanboy Patrons⁠ – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or join for a full year and get a discount! You can also 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 TWENTY TWO designs! Music: ⁠“Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing”⁠ Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell   Watch The iFanboy After Show for Pick of the Week #983! Listen to Josh discuss Fargo on ⁠Movie of the Year: 1996⁠. Watch Ron talk about pinball technology on the ⁠Daily Tech News Show⁠. Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron discuss The Crow (1994) on ⁠Cradle to the Grave⁠. Watch Josh and Conor talk about how to start a podcast on ⁠OpenWater⁠. Listen to Conor discuss Swingers on ⁠Movie of the Year: 1996⁠. Listen to Conor discuss Ghostbusters on ⁠Movie of the Year: 1984⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s iFanboy 20/25 — 20 years of podcasting and 25 years of iFanboy! There were too many books this week and The Jamokes™ are exhausted. Only Noriyuki “Pat” Morita can save the show now. Note: Time codes are estimates due to dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:08:38 Pick of the Week:00:02:19 – Batman & Robin: Year One #8 Comics:00:08:00 – Wonder Woman #822 (22)00:11:50 – Aliens vs. Avengers #400:16:32 – West Coast Avengers #800:21:18 – Emma Frost: The White Queen #100:24:11 – The Amazing Spider-Man (6)00:30:24 – G.I. Joe #8 The Bell:00:33:24 – The Bell is back!00:34:34 – The Ultimates #1300:34:51 – Nightwing #12700:35:07 – Bug Wars #500:35:27 – Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #4000:35:41 – Blood & Thunder #200:36:01 – Exquisite Corpses #200:36:29 – Absolute Flash #400:36:45 – Zatanna #500:37:03 – EC Epitaphs from the Abyss #1200:37:23 – The Great British Bump-Off: Kill or Be Quilt #3 Patron Pick:00:37:59 – Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton #1 Patron Thanks:00:47:05 – TCJ Listener Mail:00:49:54 – Patrick K. from North Carolina wonders why new characters seem to flounder under successive creative teams.00:54:07 – Chris S. from Texas thinks that the Big Two should give high profile creators their own Earths in which to play. Brought To You By: iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or join for a full year and get a discount! You can also 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 TWENTY TWO designs! Music:“Too Pooped to Pop”Chuck Berry Watch The iFanboy After Show for Pick of the Week #982! Listen to Josh discuss Fargo on Movie of the Year: 1996. Watch Ron talk about pinball technology on the Daily Tech News Show. Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron discuss The Crow (1994) on Cradle to the Grave. Watch Josh and Conor talk about how to start a podcast on OpenWater. Listen to Conor discuss Swingers on Movie of the Year: 1996. Listen to Conor discuss Ghostbusters on Movie of the Year: 1984. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Note: Time codes are estimates due to dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. SPOILERS BELOW! Running Time: 01:07:52 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss… What We’ve Been Enjoying:00:03:53 – Ron has been watching the first season of Stick.00:09:07 – Josh has been watching Long Way Home.00:14:20 – Conor has been watching the new season of Welcome to Wrexham. Discussion:00:24:51 – Remembering Brian Wilson00:37:48 – The 50th Anniversary of Jaws 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:“Tell Me Why (feat. Al Jardine)”Brian Wilson Listen to Josh discuss Fargo on Movie of the Year: 1996. Watch Ron talk about pinball technology on the Daily Tech News Show. Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron discuss The Crow (1994) on Cradle to the Grave. Watch Josh and Conor talk about how to start a podcast on OpenWater. Listen to Conor discuss Swingers on Movie of the Year: 1996. Listen to Conor discuss Ghostbusters on Movie of the Year: 1984. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s iFanboy 20/25 — 20 years of podcasting and 25 years of iFanboy! Recriminations reliably rally regarding riposte remarks randomly revealed in response to ribald recording. But you may call us: Two Jamokes™ featuring a Ryan. Note: Time codes are estimates due to dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:18:08 Pick of the Week:00:03:16 – One World Under Doom #5 Comics:00:14:16 – DC vs. Vampires: World War V #1000:23:25 – Robin & Batman: Jason Todd #100:29:59 – Action Comics #108700:34:22 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #900:38:25 – Absolute Batman #900:46:01 – The New Avengers #1 Star Wars Corner:00:49:24 – Star Wars #2 Patron Pick:00:52:40 – Runaways #1 Patron Thanks:01:00:24- Adam Sherring Listener Mail:01:02:46 – Ben F. from Erie, Pennsylvania sends in three good questions but there’s only time for one regarding the nearly wholesale discarding of the secret identity in superhero stories. Ben wants to know what’s the deal? Brought To You By: Shopify – This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period and take your business to the next level. iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or join for a full year and get a discount! You can also 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 TWENTY TWO designs! Music:“Love and Mercy”Brian Wilson  Show Notes It’s iFanboy 20/25 — 20 years of podcasting and 25 years of iFanboy! Recriminations reliably rally regarding riposte remarks randomly revealed in response to ribald recording. But you may call us: Two Jamokes™ featuring a Ryan. Note: Time codes are estimates due to dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:18:08 Pick of the Week:00:03:16 – One World Under Doom #5 Comics:00:14:16 – DC vs. Vampires: World War V #1000:23:25 – Robin & Batman: Jason Todd #100:29:59 – Action Comics #108700:34:22 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #900:38:25 – Absolute Batman #900:46:01 – The New Avengers #1 Star Wars Corner:00:49:24 – Star Wars #2 Patron Pick:00:52:40 – Runaways #1 Patron Thanks:01:00:24- Adam Sherring Listener Mail:01:02:46 – Ben F. from Erie, Pennsylvania sends in three good questions but there’s only time for one regarding the nearly wholesale discarding of the secret identity in superhero stories. Ben wants to know what’s the deal? Brought To You By: Shopify – This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period and take your business to the next level. iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or join for a full year and get a discount! You can also 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 TWENTY TWO designs! Music:“Love and Mercy”Brian Wilson Watch The iFanboy After Show for Pick of the Week #981! Listen to Josh discuss Fargo on Movie of the Year: 1996. Watch Ron talk about pinball technology on the Daily Tech News Show. Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron discuss The Crow (1994) on Cradle to the Grave. Watch Josh and Conor talk about how to start a podcast on OpenWater. Listen to Conor discuss Swingers on Movie of the Year: 1996. Listen to Conor discuss Ghostbusters on Movie of the Year: 1984. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan take a look at… Ronin by Frank Miller, Lynn Varley, & John Costanza Running Time: 00:46:18 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. Music:“Everyday People”Sly and The Family Stone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's iFanboy 20/25 -- 20 years of podcasting and 25 years of iFanboy! It's a partially low resolution affair, a middling week, and thus, there are many diversions. Dalmatians were fully avoided. Lessons are learned. Truths are discovered, and disagreements are accepted. Note: Time codes are estimates due to dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:18:13 Pick of the Week:00:02:45 - G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #317 Comics:00:14:25 - Marvel Knights: The World to Come #100:21:09 - Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion #100:28:48 - Birds of Prey #2200:33:26 - JSA #800:34:36 - Absolute Green Lantern #300:43:14 - Red Hulk #5 Patron Pick:00:45:37 - Imperial #1 Patron Thanks:00:57:43 - Jack Higgins Listener Mail:01:00:56 - Dan C. from Baltimore, Maryland is thinking about the G.O.S.H. wing of the Comic Book Hall of Fame. Brought To You By: iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or join for a full year and get a discount! You can also 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 TWENTY TWO designs! Music:"Used to Believe"Ted Leo Watch The iFanboy After Show for Pick of the Week #980! Listen to Josh discuss Fargo on Movie of the Year: 1996. Watch Ron talk about pinball technology on the Daily Tech News Show. Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron discuss The Crow (1994) on Cradle to the Grave. Watch Josh and Conor talk about how to start a podcast on OpenWater. Listen to Conor discuss Swingers on Movie of the Year: 1996. Listen to Conor discuss Ghostbusters on Movie of the Year: 1984. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s iFanboy 20/25 — 20 years of podcasting and 25 years of iFanboy! This week you’ve got Two Exhausted Jamokes™ which leads to a show full of brain fog, digressions into Star Wars EU books, spicy foods and Josh’s desire to appear on what would surely be the least-watched episode of Hot Ones, and a debate about the physical characteristics of various dog breeds… and their smells. Note: Time codes are estimates due to dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:13:56 Pick of the Week:00:02:10 – Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell #2 Comics:00:11:23 – Absolute Wonder Woman #800:16:12 – G.I. Joe #700:21:53 – Green Arrow #357 (24)00:30:20 – The Goddamn Tragedy00:33:35 – We’re Taking Everyone With Us #300:39:02 – Mr. Terrific: Year One #100:43:25 – Giant-Size X-Men #1 Patron Pick:00:47:18 – Metamorpho: The Element Man #6 Patron Thanks:00:55:29 – Nelson Neuber Listener Mail:00:57:16 – Doug T. from Cincinnati, Ohio and Philip R. are both adamant about what breed of dog Krypto is.01:01:08 – Chris M. from New Orleans, Louisiana asks an unanswerable question about Peter David so the Jamokes use it as a launching pad to honor the man. Brought To You By: iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or join for a full year and get a discount! You can also 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 TWENTY TWO designs! Music:“Fever Dog”Stillwater Watch The iFanboy After Show for Pick of the Week #979! Listen to Josh discuss Fargo on Movie of the Year: 1996. Watch Ron talk about pinball technology on the Daily Tech News Show. Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron discuss The Crow (1994) on Cradle to the Grave. Watch Josh and Conor talk about how to start a podcast on OpenWater. Listen to Conor discuss Swingers on Movie of the Year: 1996. Listen to Conor discuss Ghostbusters on Movie of the Year: 1984. 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: 01:00:00 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss… What We’ve Been Enjoying:00:01:27 – Conor finished the first season of The Studio and re-watched all of the Mission: Impossible films.00:08:29 – Josh has pretty much been watching nothing but the 2025 NBA Playoffs but he did find time to re-watch Tombstone.00:16:26 – Ron finished the final season of Star Wars: Andor and has been listening to Blank Check with Griffin and David. Discussion:00:21:37 – Ranking the 21st Century Films of Steven Spielberg 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. Note: Time codes are estimates due to dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Music:“Hanging By a Moment”Lifehouse   Listen to Josh discuss Fargo on Movie of the Year: 1996. Watch Ron talk about pinball technology on the Daily Tech News Show. Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron discuss The Crow (1994) on Cradle to the Grave. Watch Josh and Conor talk about how to start a podcast on OpenWater. Listen to Conor discuss Swingers on Movie of the Year: 1996. Listen to Conor discuss Ghostbusters on Movie of the Year: 1984. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's iFanboy 20/25 -- 20 years of podcasting and 25 years of iFanboy! They backed up the comics truck and dumped them all on our front steps. We dug our way out, made a list, and we're here to talk about it. And no, you haven't heard too much about this book, because there's more to say. Then more reminiscing, and quite a Civil War book diversion. Note: Time codes are estimates due to dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:21:27 Pick of the Week:00:01:22 - Fantastic Four #725 (32) Comics:00:13:08 - Superman Unlimited #100:18:11 - Batman/Superman: World's Finest #3900:23:28 - Wonder Woman #821 (21)00:28:00 - Sleep #100:33:51 - Redcoat #1200:43:01 - EC Epitaphs from the Abyss #1100:44:59 - The Ultimates #12 Patron Pick:00:49:40 - The Thing #1 Patron Thanks:00:58:02 - Thomas Williams Listener Mail:01:00:03  - Ken J. from The Great White North has an ultimate desert island media question, and we run with it.01:07:02 - James S. wants to know about formative comic book experiences in our young lives. Brought To You By: Shopify – This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period and take your business to the next level. iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or join for a full year and get a discount! You can also 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 TWENTY TWO designs! Music:"I Just Wasn't Made for These Times"Jakob Dylan & Neal Young Watch The iFanboy After Show for Pick of the Week #978! Listen to Josh discuss Fargo on Movie of the Year: 1996. Watch Ron talk about pinball technology on the Daily Tech News Show. Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron discuss The Crow (1994) on Cradle to the Grave. Watch Josh and Conor talk about how to start a podcast on OpenWater. Listen to Conor discuss Swingers on Movie of the Year: 1996. Listen to Conor discuss Ghostbusters on Movie of the Year: 1984. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s iFanboy 20/25 — 20 years of podcasting and 25 years of iFanboy! Trapped in their boxes, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan have no choice but to talk about the week in comics, as well as ruminate on how many 80s cartoons is too many 80s cartoons in one shared universe? Plus more stories from college and taco talk! Note: Time codes are estimates due to dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:05:00 Pick of the Week:00:02:36 – Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #1 Comics:00:12:13 – Action Comics #108600:15:54 – Energon Universe 2025 Special #100:22:24 – Exquisite Corpses #100:26:50 – One World Under Doom #400:29:40 – Huck: Big Bad World #1 Kaiju Korner:00:34:15 – Godzilla vs. X-Men #100:36:56 – Godzilla: Here There Be Aliens #1 Patron Pick:00:38:21 – Supergirl #1 Patron Thanks:00:44:29 – Mike Durette Listener Mail:00:46:27 – Dave L. from Chicago, Illinois wonders if the Ultimate and Absolute Universes will replace the MU and DCU.00:53:36 – Brad G. asks about Conor’s “sad burrito” from last week’s After Show. Brought To You By: Shopify – This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period and take your business to the next level. iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or join for a full year and get a discount! You can also 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 TWENTY TWO designs! Music:“Animal”Neon Trees Watch The iFanboy After Show for Pick of the Week #977! Listen to Josh discuss Fargo on Movie of the Year: 1996. Watch Ron talk about pinball technology on the Daily Tech News Show. Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron discuss The Crow (1994) on Cradle to the Grave. Watch Josh and Conor talk about how to start a podcast on OpenWater. Listen to Conor discuss Swingers on Movie of the Year: 1996. Listen to Conor discuss Ghostbusters on Movie of the Year: 1984. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices