iFanboy - Comic Books

This week, Ryan Haupt jumps into the show at the last minute to help Conor Kilpatrick talk about comics while weathering the onslaught of Conor's allergies and outside construction noise.Running Time: 01:01:36Pick of the Week:00:02:07 - Ironheart #6Comics:00:10:15 - Daredevil #500:14:15 - Spider-Man: Life Story #300:18:59 - Naomi #500:22:15 - The War of the Realms #400:26:57 - Batman #7100:30:47 - Aquaman #4800:33:27 - American Carnage #7Star Wars Corner:00:36:00 - Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Lando Calrissian #1Patron Pick:00:38:05 - Giant-Man #1Patron Thanks:00:43:25 - Adrian Lilley00:44:52 - Brad Weddle00:47:14 - Chris Johnston00:47:54 - Alaina EdmundsAudience Question:00:49:37 - Will R. wants to know where he can find physical therapy-related superhero stories.00:53:40 - Professor Martín H. is looking for comic book stories about Raven that are as good as those found in other media.Brought To You By:• Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get your trial shave set now!• 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:"Up All Night"The War on Drugs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Patron Powers take a dark turn this week.Running Time: 01:05:26Pick of the Week:00:01:46 - Excellence #1Comics:00:12:30 - Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #600:18:25 - The Flash #7000:23:10 - Detective Comics #100300:26:15 - Batman and The Outsiders #100:34:28 - Deadly Class #3800:36:46 - Captain America #1000:39:11 - Wonder Twins #400:41:29 - Invaders #5Patron Pick/Star Wars Corner:00:42:39 - Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Boba Fett #1Patron Thanks:00:51:05 - Robert Dean Kidd00:52:32 - Wes Ahles00:54:55 - JDom TpGvin00:57:11 - Oscar Escobar NuguarayAudience Questions:00:59:03 - Andrew extols the virtues of getting comics from your local library.Brought To You By:• Molekule - The only air purifier that actually destroys pollutants. For $75 off your first order, visit molekule.com and enter IFANBOY at checkout.• 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:"Lose Your Head"Bad Religion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick is back and he's all in on The War of the Realms but feeling a lot of angst about the future of DC. Josh? He's just happy to have his co-host back.Running Time: 01:10:20Pick of the Week:00:01:42 - The War of the Realms #3Comics:00:11:00 - The War of the Realms: Strikeforce - The Dark Elf Realm #100:14:57 - Young Justice #500:19:17 - DC's Year of the Villain 25-Cent Special #100:30:21 - Five Years #100:34:36 - Meet the Skrulls #400:35:24 - Gogor #100:38:50 - The Green Lantern #7Patron Pick:00:40:55 - DCeased #1Patron Thanks:00:47:46 - Taylor00:49:44 - Ryan Alcock00:51:16 - Craft and Comedians AKA Daniel Emmons00:52:40 - TaylorAudience Questions:00:54:44 - Miroslav L. from Croatia doesn't understand where the iFanboys find the time for all of this book reading.01:01:13 - Josh W. from Massachusetts has a Booksplode suggestion.Brought To You By:• Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's pants, underwear and more. 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:"New York Groove"Ace Frehley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time.Last time we did this, we talked to a letterer, and this time, we're talking to Jordan Boyd, a colorist on many titles you've probably read. Josh and Jordan have some history, but in the intervening years, Jordan's gone on to build a great career in making comics. We talk about his origins, and his work now, as well as some of the things a colorist has on their mind that the average reader might not.You can follow Jordan on Twitter.Total Running Time: 01:13:02Music:“Color Me Impressed"The Replacements Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh brings in the reserve jamoke, Ryan to fill in for a vacationing Conor. We deal with a tragic (?) turn for a beloved character, and share some deep truths. Plus, rudimentary science questions from a moron (Josh) to a bonafide scientist (Ryan).Running Time: 01:00:15Pick of the Week:00:02:20 - Action Comics #1010Comics:00:10:46 - Heroes in Crisis #800:18:13 - The Wild Storm #2200:22:31 - Fantastic Four #900:25:42 - Skyward #1200:34:10 - Bad Luck Chuck #200:35:53 - Man-Eaters #800:39:19 - Runaways #2000:42:15 - The Avengers #18Star Wars Corner:00:44:14 - Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge #1Patron Pick:00:48:26 - Ascender #100:52:44 - Dick Tracy Forever #100:55:46 - Ghost Tree #1Patron Thanks:00:59:32 - Mike D'Argenio01:01:02 - faultyrob01:02:22 - Mike Blair01:04:28 - Aex TreherneAudience Question:01:06:02 - Peter from BC wants to know how we feel about alternate timeline superhero stories.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:"Our Work Is Done"Superchunk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the end, the final curtain, the big show. Josh Flanagan and Ryan Haupt got together, and talked about the bathroom situation and other facets from this biggest of superhero movies. What was good, what was bad, and what else can we pull out of this three hour extravaganza of superhero gluttony? The time is now.It's the big one, so if you made it through the movie, you can handle this especially long special edition podcast. We are inevitable.Running Time: 01:09:13Music:"The End of the Movie"Cake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor's on vacation and Josh is some sort of podcasting masochist and turns in this semi-annual solo extravaganza. Settle in, and listen for the creeping fatigue.Running Time: 01:00:15Pick of the Week:00:03:10 - Middlewest #6Comics:00:10:35 - Farmhand #700:14:11 - Assassin Nation #200:15:21 - Oliver #300:15:51 - The Amazing Spider-Man #19.HU00:17:28 - Avengers: No Road Home #1000:19:50 - Guardians of the Galaxy #400:21:08 - Daredevil #400:22:14 - Old Man Quill #400:23:33 - Miles Morales: Spider-Man #500:24:51 - Meet the Skrulls #300:28:20 - Spider-Man: Life Story #200:29:37 - Star Wars: Tie Fighter #100:31:00 - Thor #1200:31:59 - The War of the Realms #200:33:00 - The War of the Realms: War Scrolls #100:34:27 - Batman #6900:35:23 - American Carnage #600:36:15 - Naomi #400:37:26 - Pearl #8Patron Pick:00:41:16 - B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know #15Patron Thanks:00:46:02 - Jean-Marie Arondel00:46:51 - Andrew Dziengel00:47:53 - Kyle DAudience Question:00:50:01 - James wasn't some books about making comics.00:53:10 - Deezer returns to the fold, says nice things.Brought To You By:• Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get your trial shave set now!• 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:"Blowin' in the Wind"Me First and the Gimme Gimmes 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 vs. The Fatal Five! Plus, Green Lantern continuity in the Timmverse and a look ahead to Batman: Hush!Please note that there were construction workers outside of where Conor was recording and Paul was having oversensitive microphone issues. We apologize for any wonky noises.Running Time: 00:32:00Music:"Futures"Jimmy Eat World  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Flanagan is joined by... well, here's the thing about that. Sometimes you need to do the thing because the thing needs to be done.Hellboy is a reboot of the film franchise based on the groundbreaking comics from Mike Mignola, which anyone reading this knows about. But Josh gives his thoughts on the movie, which as well as we can determine is... a movie. About Hellboy. And it's not a long show, because we value your time.Running Time: 00:13:59Music:"(You're the) Devil in Disguise"Elvis Presley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's another light week that's not that strong and once again Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick struggle to find enough books to talk about. And boy are they grumpy about it! But at least there's an adorable audio cameo from George Clooney The Dog to lighten the mood. Come for the grumpy comics talk, stay for the show to go completely off-the-rails at the end.Running Time: 01:10:19Pick of the Week:00:02:12 - Invaders #4Comics:00:15:20 - Batman #6800:20:47 - FairLady #100:25:09 - Avengers: No Road Home #900:32:11 - Wonder Twins #300:35:29 - Detective Comics #100100:38:41 - Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #4Star Wars Corner:00:40:39 - Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Grand Moff Tarkin #1Patron Pick:00:43:38 - The War of The Realms: Journey Into Mystery #1Patron Thanks:00:49:14 - David Monroe00:51:44 - Oliver Willis00:53:21 - Bobby Baker00:54:56 - Chris WaldronAudience Questions:00:56:25 - Eric F. from Brooklyn, NY misses the Batman comics of the early 2000s.00:58:56 - Brad D. from Canada wants us to pit Denny O'Neil against Tom King.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:"Spectacular Views"Rilo Kiley  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices