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This week in comics, a beloved series ends as an event begins. But does anybody care? And what do the iFanboys have in common with Erik Larsen? The Pick of the Week show has Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick, and sundries.Running Time: 00:58:01Pick of the Week:00:02:18 – DCeased: Hope at World’s End #5Comics:00:10:19 – Strange Adventures #300:16:04 – Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #1200:22:13 – Empyre #100:30:59 – The Old Guard: Force Multiplied #500:35:03 – Spider-Woman #2Patron Pick:00:38:17 – Snake Eyes: Deadgame #1Patron Thanks:00:43:47 – Jack Reitz00:45:25 – Jonathan PickeringAudience Questions:00:50:05 – Scott H. from Portland, OR might be making an ill-advised decision.Brought To You By:• Audible Original: The Sandman – Listen to the new Audible Original: The Sandman, based on the best-selling DC graphic novels by Neil Gaiman!• 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:“Dead”Pixies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

And lo there was a great stack of comics, and we read them, and they were good. Then we went and picked a book we’ve talked about 1000 times. It was a great week for comics by any measure, and that always makes for a good show. Plus… so much underwear talk. It’s a disarmingly enthusiastic show.Running Time: 01:13:00Pick of the Week:00:01:15 – DCeased: Dead Planet #1Comics:00:11:56 – Strange Academy #200:19:08 – Lois Lane #1200:25:28 – Adventureman #200:35:35 – Marvels X #100:39:16 – Dr. Strange #500:41:11 – Money Shot #600:45:07 – Superman #23Patron Pick:00:49:51 – Empyre #0: Fantastic FourPatron Thanks:00:55:17 – Cassie Dalzell00:56:37 – Mario MirandaAudience Questions:01:00:01 – Sean from NYC noticed that Brian K. Vaughan saw all this coming.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:“Lifeless Dead”Mad Season Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan talk about a weird week in comics while being interrupted by cake and more cake discussion all while dinner is being prepared in the background.Running Time: 01:07:52Pick of the Week:00:01:45 - Hawkeye: Freefall #6Comics:00:12:54 - Bad Karma #200:16:40 - The Goddamned: The Virgin Brides #100:20:53 - Star #5Mark Russell Corner:00:30:23 - Red Sonja #1600:33:26 - Killing Red Sonja #200:35:56 - Billionaire Island #2More Comics:00:38:03 - DCeased: Hope at World's End #4Patron Pick:00:38:38 - All-America ComixPatron Thanks:00:46:10 - Darin Goke00:47:40 - Matt PfaffAudience Questions:00:49:01 - Dan from Baltimore, MD is wondering how the Jamokes decide to check out books from new publishers.01:00:08 - Andrew A. has a funny story.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:"My Shot"Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anthony Ramos, Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Leslie Odom, Jr., Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor and Josh, and just Conor and Josh, do a show that's relatively normal comparatively. There were a lot of #10 issues, and some really fine books. And if you want to buy Josh a Porsche, we'll give you a way to make that happen.Running Time: 01:15:20Pick of the Week:00:01:25 - Captain America: Marvels Snapshots #1Comics:00:11:53 - Five Years #1000:20:40 - Green Lantern 80th Anniversary 100-Page Spectacular00:25:06 - Empyre #0: Avengers00:37:34 - Batman: Gotham Nights #1000:39:37 - John Constantine: Hellblazer #1000:42:12 - Thor #5Patron Pick:00:45:27 - That Texas Blood #1Patron Thanks:00:54:00 - Matthew Rosenhagen00:55:42 - Jim MillerAudience Questions:00:57:54 - The pandemic is making Greg from New Jersey reevaluate how he feels about weekly comics.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:"South Bronx"Boogie Down Productions 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: 00:56:45This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original co-host Ron Richards to discuss...Quarantine Streaming:00:01:46 - Josh listened to Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend and watched Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet.00:08:52 - Ron watched Mister Roger's Neighborhood, Prop Culture, and Jeopardy!00:13:15 - Conor watched Perry Mason, Parks and Recreation, and Queer Eye.Movies:00:17:58 - That Thing You Do!00:47:16 - Everyone picks their Top 5 Tom Hanks FilmsSPOILERS 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:"That Thing You Do!"The Wonders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan Haupt joins Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick to talk about this week's comics and the science of Superman. Correct!Running Time: 01:13:32Pick of the Week:00:01:49 - Strange Adventures #2Comics:00:11:13 - DCeased: Hope At World's End #300:18:47 - Valkyrie: Jane Foster #1000:24:03 - MAD Magazine #1400:31:55 - Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #500:34:15 - A Man Among Ye #100:37:41 - Young Justice #15Patron Pick:00:40:49 - Dark Nights: Death Metal #1Patron Thanks:00:55:06 - JM00:56:52 - Todd Weber00:58:45 - Pete FoltzAudience Questions:01:00:00 - Rashaad B. has a science question about Superman.The Unified Theory of Superman's Powers can be found here.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:"Come in Stranger"Johnny Cash 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 New Gods by Jack Kirby by Jack Kirby, Mike Royer, Vince Colletta, D. Bruce Berry, Don Heck, & Greg Theakston!Running Time: 00:54:14Music:"Immigrant Song"Led Zeppelin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim Viscardi of comicbook.com joins us to talk comics and the (more interesting than it sounds) distribution shakeup in the comics industry. Josh Flanagan goes on several crankytime rants, and Conor Kilpatrick can't let go of a certain book.Running Time: 01:30:58Pick of the Week:00:02:07 - Daredevil #20Comics:00:13:43 - The Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular00:18:01 - Nightwing #7100:20:08 - Batman: Secret Files #300:27:37 - Miles Morales: Spider-Man #1700:36:18 - The Flash #75500:40:03 - Legion of Super-Heroes #6Patron Pick:00:44:44 - Adventureman #1Patron Thanks:00:57:08 - Trae Sanford00:58:26 - Mark Campbell00:59:50 - Jeffrey PenlandComics Industry News:01:03:55 - With DC Comics breaking ties with Diamond Distributors, there's a lot of stuff up in the air, and Jim helps us make sense of it.Also: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 eight designs!Music:"Devil's Brigade"Dropkick Murphys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are back to normal, time-wise, but comics are still not there yet. This episode features a look into Josh Flanagan’s subconscious, Conor Kilpatrick’s borderline inappropriate reaction to seeing an old favorite character, and we also get an appearance by special guest Ron Richards’ daughter, who has opinions.Running Time: 01:07:00Pick of the Week:00:02:08 – John Constantine: Hellblazer #6Comics:00:12:11 – Action Comics #102200:18:18 – DCeased: Hope at World’s End #200:20:26 – Catwoman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular00:28:44 – Shazam! #1200:30:38 – Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys: The Death of Nancy Drew #100:32:15 – Batman: Gotham Knights #7 / Harley Quinn: Make ‘Em Laugh #1Patron Pick:00:32:55 – Birds of Prey #1Patron Thanks:00:41:15 – Jake Rose00:42:33 – Brice BridgesG.I. Joe Corner:00:43:44 – “Amusement Park of Terror” The Revenge of Cobra, Pt. 5Email:00:59:15 – David D. reveals a personal connection to the real people behind Goodfellas.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 eight designs!Music:“Speedo”The Cadillacs 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... Justice League Dark: Apokolips War! Plus, Conor watched DC Showcase: Adam Strange, and without a roadmap from the comics what does the future hold for these films?Running Time: 00:35:01Music:"It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)"R.E.M.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices