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Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan are back to discuss the fourth fifth week in a row while also defending Hawkeye, discussing how comics have broken our brains, and wondering just what kind of guy is Bob Saget.Running Time: 01:06:30Pick of the Week:00:02:28 - Criminal #12Comics:00:10:48 - Hawkeye: Freefall #200:18:17 - Thor #200:21:47 - Dr. Strange #200:28:09 - Conan the Barbarian #1200:32:38 - Detective Comics Annual #300:34:23 - Captain Marvel: The End #100:36:48 - Farmhand #13Patron Pick:00:38:31 - Frankenstein Undone #1Patron Thanks:00:43:02 - Jason Crewes00:44:57 - Brandon Lawrence00:46:45 - Steve Howell00:47:16 - Jason MacKeanAudience Question:00:50:01 - Rashaad B. asks about Damian Wayne and the appearance of Harley Quinn in that infamous Action Comics double page spread.00:56:30 - Kenneth J. from the Great White North wants to know how has the best villains.News:01:02:33 - 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:"Father of Mine"Everclear  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time.Comic book writer, Matthew Rosenberg has had quite the professional journey. After quite a lot of time and experience in the music industry, he decided he wanted to make comics. So he did. There were lots of missteps and learning opportunity along the way, but now he makes his living writing a lot of his favorite characters at Marvel, in titles like Hawkeye: Freefall, The Punisher, The Astonishing X-Men, Kingpin, and many more. Hear the stories and the lessons learned on this episode of Talksplode. Follow Matt on Twitter!Total Running Time: 01:02:49Music:“Simple Song"Avail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HELLO-EE-YO! Folks are feeling better. Not all better, but listening to the ragged voices isn't quite as grating this week, so... progress! This one starts out with a bit of a lament, before giggling about the many funny things in the Pick of the Week. It's a good discussion week for sure, and the cough quotient is way way down. Plus, is this the longest haranguing of a double page spread ever? Might could be.Running Time: 01:11:33Pick of the Week:00:05:18 - Wonder Twins #11Comics:00:13:17 - Superman #1900:22:17 - Guardians of the Galaxy #100:26:07 - Detective Comics #101900:30:20 - Fantastic Four #1800:36:48 - Middlewest #1400:39:40 - Shazam! #1000:41:11 - The Amazing Spider-Man #3800:44:04 - Marauders #6Patron Pick:00:48:39 - Wonder Woman #750Patron Thanks:00:57:47 - Terrell Tolliver00:59:39 - Kyle Rovagug01:00:47 - Karl Erikson01:03:00 - Andrew IzguerraNews:01:08:51 - Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards!Brought to You By:• Netflix Behind the Scenes Podcast - Season two looks at The Witcher! Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Pocketcasts or wherever else you listen to podcasts.• 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:"Wonderboy"Tenacious D Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our two hosts are still sick but still they soldier on because someone has to talk about comics and the Watchmen TV show.Running Time: 01:09:31Pick of the Week:00:02:46 - The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage, Book TwoComics:00:12:53 - Second Coming #600:16:28 - Legion of Super-Heroes #300:20:36 - The Batman's Grave #400:23:34 - Nightwing #6800:25:22 - Undiscovered Country #300:28:08 - Five Years #7Patron Pick:00:34:17 - Hellboy Winter Special 2019Patron Thanks:00:41:41 - Ryan Kindahl00:44:14 - JP00:45:36 - Andrew Nicovich00:47:05 - ExcangelicalAudience Questions:00:48:40 - Tom C. from Newcastle, UK asks about the Watchmen TV series and the end of Doomsday Clock.News:01:06:36 - Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards!Brought to You By:• Netflix Behind the Scenes Podcast - Season two looks at The Witcher! Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Pocketcasts or wherever else you listen to podcasts.• 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:"I'm So Tired"Tender Forever Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two jamokes took a couple weeks off from the weekly show, and have returned slightly less than when they left, but they fight through illness to deliver the expected comic book program to the patient multitudes. And, boy was it a light week to come back to, so obviously the show still manages to go over an hour.Running Time: 01:08:31Pick of the Week:00:02:51 - The Amazing Spider-Man #37Comics:00:12:00 - The Dollhouse Family #1200:16:10 - Star #100:20:43 - Red Sonja #100:24:39 - Batman #8600:33:46 - Miles Morales: The End #100:35:34 - The Butcher of Paris #200:39:40 - Archie 1955 #4Patron Pick:00:40:51 - Marvels X #1Patron Thanks:00:52:26 - Eric Smith00:53:56 - Jonathan Shearer00:55:10 - Jared Luyster00:47:55 - Jay SternitskyAudience Questions:00:58:09 - Ken is looking for Golden Age, non-superhero comics, and we flail around quite a bit trying to help.Brought to You By:• Netflix Behind the Scenes Podcast - Season two looks at The Witcher! Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Pocketcasts or wherever else you listen to podcasts.• 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:"YYZ"Rush Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our semi annual holiday tradition continues! It’s time to gather around the fire and talk about the final chapter of the Star Wars (Skywalker) Saga — Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker! Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick welcome back special guest Ron Richards to break down the last step in a 42 year journey.(Disclaimer: Ron Richard’s opinions are his own and do not represent Marvel Entertainment or the Walt Disney Corporation.)Running Time: 00:56:15Music:“Fanfare and Prologue”John Williamsand“Victory Celebration/End Title”John Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the fourteenth annual iFanboy All Media Year End Roundup! Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and special guest Ron Richards discuss some of what they enjoyed in media in 2019. Movies, television, music, books, podcasts, and comics -- it's all here!(Disclaimer: Ron Richard's opinions are his own and do not represent Marvel Entertainment or the Walt Disney Corporation.)Running Time: 02:52:50Movies:00:02:35 - Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood00:09:02 - Parasite00:12:44 - Dolemite is My Name00:15:58 - The Irishman00:23:46 - The Farewell00:25:29 - Rocketman00:27:49 - Ford v Ferrari00:33:50 - A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood00:36:32 - Yesterday00:40:09 - Booksmart00:43:32 - Late Night00:45:23 - The Current War00:49:35 - Knives Out00:54:52 - Downton Abbey00:57:35 - Josh's Kids Movie RoundupTelevision:01:00:37 - Chernobyl01:05:38 - The Crown01:08:06 - The Boys01:10:47 - The Deuce01:14:07 - Succession01:16:18 - The Righteous Gemstones01:18:43 - The Mandalorian01:21:13 - Good Omens01:23:11 - For All Mankind01:25:49 - The Orville01:28:41 - The Good Place01:29:31 - Wu-Tang: An American Saga01:32:25 - The Imagineering Story01:35:41 - Yellowstone01:37:01 - Country Music: A Film By Ken BurnsMusic:01:43:24 - Bad Religion, "Age of Unreason" / Age of Unreason Tour01:45:32 - Adult Magic, "Adult Magic"01:47:15 - Superchunk, Acoustic Foolish Tour01:49:35 - Reunions01:56:37 - Conor Goes to Shows!01:59:23 - Mike Watt02:01:08 - Vinyl... just in general02:02:40 - Camp FuzzBooks:02:07:23 - "Fall; or, Dodge in Hell: A Novel" by Neal Stephenson02:11:32 - "The Cobweb: A Novel" by Neal Stephenson and J. Frederick George02:12:39 - "The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.: A Novel" by Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland02:14:38 - "Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI" by David Grann02:16:21 - "The Right Stuff" by Tom Wolfe02:18:46 - "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen02:20:09 - "Let's Go (So We Can Get Back): A Memoir of Recording and Discording with Wilco, Etc." by Jeff Tweedy02:22:05 - "All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of The Wire" by Jonathan Abrams02:23:37 - "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared Diamond02:26:51 - "The Big Sleep" by Raymond Chandler02:28:29 - "Smash!: Green Day, The Offspring, Bad Religion, NOFX, and the '90s Punk Explosion" by Ian WinwoodPodcasts:02:30:52 - "The Chernobyl Podcast" with Peter Segal and Craig Mazin02:32:01 - "Dolly Parton's America" with Jad Abumrad and Shima Oliaee02:32:57 - "Patient Zero" with Taylor Quimby and New Hampshire Public Radio02:34:35 - Pinball Podcasts02:36:00 - Audible Originals02:38:35 - "Revisionist History" with Malcolm GladwellComics:02:39:27 - Batman: Universe02:40:04 - Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen02:40:44 - Superman: Up in the Sky02:41:23 - Red Sonja02:42:07 - Criminal02:42:41 - DCeased02:43:39 - Fantastic Four02:44:22 - Crowded02:45:19 - The Lone Ranger02:46:08 - Old Man QuillBrought 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:"A Willie Nice Christmas (feat. Willie Nelson)"Kacey Musgraves  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the last regular episode of 2019! With Josh Flanagan trapped in a Planes, Trains and Automobiles situation, Conor Kilpatrick calls in former iFanboy columnist Jim Mroczkowski, the Rip Van Winkle of comics, to save the day at the last minute!Running Time: 01:01:24Pick of the Week:00:03:07 - Superman: Up in the Sky #6Comics:00:09:21 - Batman: Universe #600:12:44 - X-Men #300:15:47 - Doctor Doom #300:19:07 - New Year's Evil #100:25:25 - The Green Lantern: Blackstars #200:27:43 - Old Man Quill #1200:29:25 - Kill Whitey Donovan #100:33:01 - Thor: The Worthy #1Patron Pick:00:37:07 - The Butcher of Paris #1Patron Thanks:00:44:56 - Eric Smith00:46:08 - Jonathan Shearer00:47:01 - Jared Luyster00:47:55 - Jay SternitskyAudience Questions:00:48:51 - Jason R. from Colorado Springs, CO has some year end questions.Looking Back at 2019:00:52:15 - Picks of the Week - By the Numbers!Brought to You By:• The Only Podcast Left - Daybreak - Available now on Spotify!• Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get $5 off any shave set!• 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:"Fairytale of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl)"The Pogues Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we stumble to the year end break, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are barely holding it together. Not even special guest Ryan Haupt can keep things on track as the show goes almost immediately off the rails on a shark-related tangent. It's a good thing that Vertigo is on a creative role!Running Time: 01:13:13Pick of the Week:00:03:14 - Books of Magic #14Comics:00:10:10 - John Constantine: Hellblazer #100:16:02 - Lazarus: Risen #300:22:48 - Action Comics #101700:27:25 - Invisible Woman #500:34:42 - Batman: Creature of the Night #400:37:12 - Valkyrie: Jane Foster #400:38:09 - Shazam! #8Patron Pick:00:42:32 - Conan 2099 #1Patron Thanks:00:52:40 - MCCN00:54:27 - Deezer Irons00:56:57 - Malcolm Eller00:59:21 - Josh ZollAudience Questions:01:00:48 - Scott P. can't understand why business people keep creating their own comic book publishing companies.Brought to You By:• MARVELS - A new podcast from Marvel and Stitcher! Learn more at marvelspodcast.com!• 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:"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 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 Fantastic Four: Behold... Galactus! Marvel Select Edition by Stan Lee, John Byrne, Jack Kirby, John Buscema, Joe Sinnott, Glynis Wein, Artie Simek, Sam Rosen, John Costanza, & Jim Novak!Running Time: 00:47:58Music:"The Man Comes Around"Johnny Cash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices