iFanboy - Comic Books

The pick is a golden gem from the past, and if you'd like to hear Conor and Josh fawn over a comic book, then this show is for you. There are a couple of other comics, and then we travel to Cobra Mountain for a grand finale.(The last time we talked about this book was on episode #210 of our video show.)Running Time: 01:20:44Pick of the Week:00:01:38 - JSA: The Golden AgeComics:00:28:19 - Sabrina the Teenage Witch #200:31:05 - Swamp Thing: New Roots #1Patron Thanks:00:36:29 - SeanWithHats00:37:53 - Brian ComptonG.I. Joe Corner:00:44:06 - "A Stake in the Serpent's Heart" The M.A.S.S. Device, Pt. 5Audience Questions:01:01:34 - Ken J. from the Great White North wonders about the best Byrne.01:04:42 - (Another) Josh wants to know if comics can get people back with big creative lineups.01:10:30 - Robert has a question about the gender split on the GDAT™ master list.News:Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards!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 seven designs!Music:"Golden Brown"Drive Like Jehu 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: 00:59:42This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original co-host Ron Richards to discuss...Quarantine Streaming:00:01:54 - Ron watched Future Man, Devs, and High Fidelity.00:03:14 - Josh watched It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and is (still) listening to the audio book of The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York.00:07:13 - Conor watched The Good Fight, Outlander, Bosch, and The Joy of Painting.Television:00:09:20 - The Plot Against America (HBO)Film:00:25:54 - The Almost Famous Debate!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:"Fever Dog"Stillwater Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are back with an old comic, some new (old comics), and still, the show runs long. That's probably G.I. Joe Corner guest star Ron Richards' fault.Running Time: 01:25:19Pick of the Week:00:03:43 - Marvel Super Hero Contest of ChampionsComics:00:27:28 - Wonder Woman: Agent of Peace00:29:26 - Superman: Man of Tomorrow00:31:56 - Batman: Gotham Knights00:37:10 - Aquaman: Deep Dives / The Flash: Fastest Man AlivePatron Thanks:00:38:15 - Brian McKinney00:40:22 - Kenneth GubertG.I. Joe Corner:00:46:52 - "Duel in the Devil's Cauldron" The M.A.S.S. Device, Pt. 4Audience Questions:01:07:33 - John V. applies science to Josh's problem with left-handed panel stacking.01:11:27 - Shane C. just caught up on Saga.News:Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards!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 seven designs!Music:"You Ain't Goin' Nowhere"The Byrds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plunging further and further into this new age, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan find some comics to discuss and talk about a gem from the recent past, as well as a couple of digital only releases. From there, it's on to G.I. Joe Corner, with our old pal, Ron Richards. You will learn no science from G.I. Joe, and you will learn no history from Josh, but boy, did he want to try.Running Time: 01:18:37Pick of the Week:00:01:53 - Sara (or buy directly from TKO, with 50% of your price going to your local comic store)Comics:00:22:43 - Teen Titans GO! To Camp! #800:25:40 - Batman: The Adventures Continue #200:28:20 - Friday #1G.I. Joe Corner:00:38:20 - "The Worms of Death" The M.A.S.S. Device, Pt. 3Patron Thanks:01:02:08 - Steve Smith01:03:17 - SwempthungAudience Questions:01:04:31 - Dr. Robert M. wants to know what comics really cause you to get lost in the art and story, and let you leave some of the daily stresses behind for a while.01:09:02 - Wes from MN wants to know if there are any recent creators who are both great writers and great artists. We nearly answer his question.News:Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards!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 seven designs!Music:"Communist Daughter"Neutral Milk Hotel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eccentric Benefactor Patron Damian Sherman stops by to help Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan figure out how to keep doing a show in the Age of No New Comics. Plus, Josh introduces a new segment!Running Time: 01:20:57Pick of the Week:00:03:04 - Batgirl: Year OneComics:00:19:19 - Teen Titans GO! To Camp! #7Patron Pick:00:23:24 - DaytripperPatron Thanks:00:44:22 - Peter Craig00:46:15 - Alex DavisPatron Powers... The Tables Are Turned:00:49:01 - Conor Kilpatrick00:49:51 - Josh FlanaganG.I. Joe Corner:00:55:24 - "Slave of the Cobra Master" The M.A.S.S. Device, Pt. 2Audience Questions:01:06:38 - Ethan J. is having trouble convincing his teenage daughter that Captain America is cool.01:13:02 - Back in 2012, Vichus S. had a concern about the Justice League movie.News:Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards!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 seven designs!Music:"Lean on Me"Bill Withers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a new epoch for our show! Hopefully it's a short epoch, but here we are. There actually are some new comics out this week, and we talked about all of them. Yes, all of them. We brought our pal, James Viscardi, of comicbook.com, to have some fun, and help us speculate wildly on what the future of comics might hold, and answer some listener questions. You might also notice we went really, really long. Really long. And, oh yeah, there's one more special guest to join us in our new Corner.Running Time: 01:34:49Pick of the Week:00:02:59 - Five Years #9Comics:00:12:23 - Teen Titans GO! To Camp #600:17:04 - Sabrina the Teenage Witch #100:21:03 - Gen:Lock #14Patron Pick:00:25:43 - Batman: The Adventures Continue #1Patron Thanks:00:31:52 - Len Schmidt00:34:55 - Karl Degre00:36:31 - Chris KaboolG.I. Joe Corner:00:41:16 - "The Cobra Strikes" The M.A.S.S. Device, Pt. 1Comics in the Time of COVID-19:00:55:56 - The state of the comics industry and what might happen in the future; plus we answer related emails from Rashaad B., Andrew M. from Spain, Tony B. from San Diego, CA, and Dr. Chris Lewis from the UK.News:Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards!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 seven designs!Music:"Nowhere to Run"Martha and the Vandellas 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 DC Universe Animated Original Movie... Superman: Red Son! Plus, Conor watched DC Showcase: Phantom Stranger, and what does a Mike Carlin quote from the Justice League Dark: Apokolips War mean for the future of this line of films?Running Time: 00:35:59Music:"Back in the U.S.S.R."Chubby Checker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In what could be the last regularly formatted show for a while, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick invite Ryan Haupt to the party and go long talking about comics, Josh's water softener machine, tiki bar adventures, COVID-19, podcasting, and the future. (NOTE: Conor's microphone cable died for exactly two minutes near the end of the show, so that was fun.)Running Time: 01:19:56Pick of the Week:00:03:39 - Batman: Curse of the White Knight, Book EightComics:00:11:32 - The Old Guard: Force Multiplied #400:17:44 - The Amazing Spider-Man #4200:20:53 - Legion of Super-Heroes #500:32:00 - Basketful of Heads #600:34:50 - John Constantine: Hellblazer #500:38:30 - Once & Future #700:40:58 - Batman/Superman #8Patron Pick:00:44:36 - My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #88Patron Thanks:00:51:48 - Mark Richardson00:53:20 - Rob Ford00:54:45 - Julie PetrarcaAudience Question:00:56:55 - Kim S. from Denmark used to podcast from a studio but now has to do it at home because of COVID-19 and he needs tips.Comics in the Time of COVID-19:01:12:52 - What's next for the show?News:Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards!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 seven designs!Music:"Same Old Drag"The Apples in Stereo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode!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.This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at Robin: Year One by Chuck Dixon, Scott Beatty, Javier Pulido, Marcos Martin, Robert Campanella, Lee Loughridge, & Sean Konot!Running Time: 00:33:50Music:"Brother in Conflict"Voxtrot Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the midst of the apocalypse, two jamokes read comics while there are still comics. Will Conor's boundless enthusiasm for Robin save us all? Will the recurring thematic hints at plague destroy us? Listen, dear friends and you will know! Or least be delightfully distracted. That we can promise.Running Time: 01:03:06Pick of the Week:00:01:47 - DCeased: Unkillables #2Comics:00:09:33 - Spider-Woman #100:16:41 - Middlewest #1600:19:41 - Robin 80th Anniversary Super Spectacular00:32:36 - Family Tree #500:34:06 - Plunge #200:35:49 - Fantastic Four #2000:38:45 - Die!Die!Die! #8Patron Pick:00:41:25 - X-Ray Robot #1Patron Thanks:00:48:28 - Darrell Humber00:49:24 - Zachary CheesemanAudience Question:00:51:08 - Alexander from NZ wonders if it's just him, or comics are getting sort of lackluster.News:Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards!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 seven designs!Music:"Good Guys (don't wear white)"Minor Threat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices