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The iFanboy.com Comic Book Podcast is a weekly talk show all about the best new current comic book releases. Lifelong friends, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan talk about what they loved and (sometimes) hated in the current weekly books, from publishers like Marvel, DC, Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, BOOM! Studios, IDW, Aftershock, Valiant, and more. The aim is to have a fun time, some laughs, but to also really understand what makes comic books work and what doesn’t, and trying to understand the craft of this great, often under appreciated art form. Sometimes they agree, and sometimes… they don’t. With decades of experience talking about comics, interacting with comic book professionals, this is all about the love of an art form. If the names Brian Michael Bendis, Amanda Conner, Geoff Johns, Gene Luen Yang, Donny Cates, Jason Aaron, Kelly Thompson, David Marquez, Kelly Sue de Connick, Kieron Gillen, Charles Soule, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Scott Snyder, Tom King, Mitch Gerads, Esad Ribic, Rick Remender, Nick Spencer, John Ridley, Skottie Young, Chip Zdarsky, Jöelle Jones, David F. Walker, Grant Morrison, and Darwyn Cooke get you excited, then this is the place for you. This podcast is so good, you don’t even need to read comic books or graphic novels to enjoy it, but it’s a lot better if you do.
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Apr 7, 2019 • 1h 3min
Pick of the Week #677 - Red Sonja #3
It's a weird, light week of comics and Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick struggle to find enough comics to talk about. But soldier through they do, proving once again that they can and will flap their gums on just about any subject for about an hour.Running Time: 01:00:59Pick of the Week:00:01:46 - Red Sonja #3Comics:00:09:00 - The War of the Realms #100:14:25 - The Immortal Hulk #1600:18:26 - The Green Lantern #600:26:02 - The Amazing Spider-Man #16.HU00:28:24 - Section Zero #100:32:15 - Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History #2Patron Pick:00:33:43 - Major X #1Patron Thanks:00:43:10 - Patrick Kunkel00:44:13 - Joel Everett Wheeler00:45:00 - Jason Smith00:46:55 - Stanley MartinAudience Questions:00:47:55 - Adam T. likes some legacy/replacement characters but not others.00:52:48 - Kenneth J. from the Great White North can't decide which of two classic comics he should purchase.00:54:15 - Mark B. wants the "Graphic Novel" vs. "Trade Paperback" debate settled once and for all.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:"Blood Red Blood"Voxtrot Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 5, 2019 • 41min
Special Edition - Shazam!
Conor Kilpatrick is joined by Paul Montgomery to discuss the newest DC film ... Captain Mar-- I mean... Shazam!Come for the superhero film discussion, stay for the examination of Philadelphia geography, Dr. Sivana/Lex Luthor parallels, and the power in embracing superhero tropes.Running Time: 00:39:26Music:"We Are Family [Expanded]"Sister Sledge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 31, 2019 • 1h 20min
Pick of the Week #676 - Detective Comics #1000
Books! Dissent in the ranks! Disagreement at the highest fundamental levels! However, coupled with a mutual respect for divergent views, the show soldiers on, unsullied. While it's a big milestone for the big comic this week, we've still got a job to do, and that job is comics. Are you supposed to put a comma in 1000 if it's on a comic cover? Did the CCA handle these things?Running Time: 01:17:53Pick of the Week:00:01:27 - Detective #1000Comics:00:18:29 - Heroes In Crisis #700:23:45 - Invaders #300:29:11 - Daredevil #300:28:41 - Fantastic Four #800:39:40 - Dial H for Hero #100:42:13 - Shazam! #400:46:03 - The Flash #6700:45:23 - Bad Luck Chuck #100:48:29 - Black Science #39Patron Pick:00:50:40 - Batman Beyond #30Patron Thanks:00:58:04 - Michael Hemsley00:59:43 - Doug01:01:20 - Donald Dohm01:03:01 - VerumLibertasAudience Question:01:03:35 - Mike B. wants to know about Garth Ennis' The Demon series.01:05:31 - Andrew F. wants more comics like the current Shazam! series, and Aquaman.01:09:51 - Andrew M. is curious if Jonathan Hickman can return the X-Men to glory.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:"1000 More Fools"Bad Religion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 28, 2019 • 44min
Booksplode #30 - JLA: New World Order (DC Essential Edition)
Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode!What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition podcast 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 JLA: New World Order (DC Essential Edition) by Grant Morrison, Howard Porter, Oscar Jimenez, John Dell, Ken Branch, Chip Wallace, Hanibal Rodriguez, Pat Garrahy, John Kalisz, & Ken Lopez!Running Time: 00:41:45Music:"Satellite"Dave Matthews Band Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 24, 2019 • 1h 18min
Pick of the Week #675 - Batman #67
This week, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan have a lot of comics books to talk about while delving into story telling mechanics, a debate on the overall level of quality of comic book creators, and a history of Wildstorm.Running Time: 01:15:35Pick of the Week:00:01:30 - Batman #67Comics:00:13:53 - Spider-Man: Life Story #100:20:16 - Jessica Jones: Purple Daughter #300:23:55 - The Wild Storm #2100:28:41 - Lazarus: Risen #100:38:20 - Criminal #300:42:25 - Meet The Skrulls #200:43:41 - Naomi #300:45:23 - Miles Morales: Spider-Man #400:47:17 - Avengers: No Road Home #6Patron Pick:00:49:08 - Invisible Kingdom #1Patron Thanks:00:59:45 - Bret Delyea01:01:12 - Stephanie Boose01:03:09 - Sean Moss01:04:27 - Brandon AlexanderAudience Question:01:06:10 - Patrick K. from Snow Hill, NC is looking for some non-superhero comic book recommendations.Brought To You By:• Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/iFanboy right now to get a $13 trial set that comes with everything you need for a close, comfortable shave!• 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:"Misirlou"Dick Dale & The Del-Tones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 17, 2019 • 1h 11min
Pick of the Week #674 - Cover #6
It was a light week of comics, but a strong one, so despite concerns there's a lot for Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan have a lot to talk about and they go a little long. Again.Running Time: 01:08:30Pick of the Week:00:01:19 - Cover #6Comics:00:11:50 - Superman #900:15:09 - Shuri #600:17:33 - Wonder Twins #200:20:29 - Old Man Quill #300:27:33 - Catwoman #900:30:05 - The Amazing Spider-Man #1700:34:14 - Runaways #1900:36:00 - The Flash #66Patron Pick:00:40:48 - Assassin Nation #1Patron Thanks:00:47:06 - Zack Walton00:48:35 - Adam Poffenberger00:49:27 - Chris Bishop00:50:54 - AdamAudience Question:00:52:20 - Ryan M. from Cincinnati, OH asks about Dark Horse's place in the comics market and whether Terry Moore could become a digital mogul.00:58:38 - Hussein A. from Toronto, Canada is going to C2E2 to interview creators and is looking for some tips.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:"Run"Collective Soul Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 10, 2019 • 1h 15min
Pick of the Week #673 - The Green Lantern #5
With Josh back from Florida, this is an oddly positive show. It was a comic book art cavalcade and a joyful expression of affection for COMICS!™. Did you want facts about songbirds? Good news, wait for it.Running Time: 01:11:46Pick of the Week:00:02:08 - The Green Lantern #5Comics:00:11:02 - Justice League #1900:16:19 - Doomsday Clock #900:19:58 - Batman #6600:27:08 - Conan the Barbarian #400:29:52 - Red Sonja #200:31:42 - Deadly Class #3700:34:50 - Green Arrow #500:35:54 - Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroy's Marvel History #1War Corner:00:39:16 - Black Hammer '45 #1Patron Pick:00:41:50 - Astro Hustle #100:45:08 - Meet the Skrulls #1Patron Thanks:00:49:15 - Kyle Windle00:50:24 - Filippo Dulio00:51:36 - Kevin Carpenter00:53:34 - EthanljAudience Question:00:55:48 - Ken asks for some pre-1986 recommendations.01:01:50 - Blake wants to know if we have any specific memories and associates with specific comics or comic movies.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:"Bullet with Butterfly Wings"Smashing Pumpkins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 8, 2019 • 39min
Special Edition - Captain Marvel
Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by Ryan Haupt to discuss the latest chapter of the Avengers saga from Marvel Studios ... Captain Marvel! Come for the superhero movie discussion but stay as they flail around deep into their deteriorating memories to figure out where the Cosmic Cube Tesseract has been... and what it does.Running Time: 00:37:12Music:"Connection"Elastica Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 3, 2019 • 1h 8min
Pick of the Week #672 - The Amazing Spider-Man #16
Josh Flanagan is busy tanning in Florida so Ryan Haupt joins the fun while Conor Kilpatrick battles a persistent dry throat. It's always something in the talking about comics game.Running Time: 01:06:25Pick of the Week:00:01:34 - The Amazing Spider-Man #16Comics:00:09:57 - Fantastic Four #700:13:55 - Detective Comics #99900:18:39 - Man-Eaters #600:21:48 - Shazam! #300:31:40 - Black Hammer: Age of Doom #800:36:00 - Action Comics #100800:38:08 - The Flash #6500:41:29 - Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt #2Patron Pick:00:43:58 - Mage: The Hero Denied #15Patron Thanks:00:51:40 - Mathew Chartrand00:53:24 - Nick Gutierrez00:54:24 - Brad Green00:55:39 - Scott GoekeAudience Question:00:58:06 - Brian from Zanesville, OH takes issue with the characterization of Captain America in Miles Morales: Spider-Man #3.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:"Diplomat's Son"Vampire Weekend Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 24, 2019 • 1h 13min
Pick of the Week #671 - The Lone Ranger #5
Another book is loved and canceled. There's an uncomfortable silence. Josh gives another shot at Austyn's power. And yet more!Running Time: 01:10:58Pick of the Week:00:02:47 - The Lone Ranger #5Comics:00:14:04 - Jessica Jones: Purple Daughter #200:18:57 - Naomi #200:22:36 - Guardians of the Galaxy #200:26:52 - American Carnage #400:34:43 - Love Romances #100:37:29 - Seven to Eternity #1300:39:52 - Middlewest #400:42:17 - Mars Attacks #5Patron Pick:00:44:49 - Savage Dragon #242Patron Thanks:00:53:32 - Tyler Briley00:54:43 - Paul Houlihan00:56:26 - Michael Sturgeon00:56:57 - Michael J. D'Argenio00:57:56 - Austyn Riley gets his third and final powerAudience Question:01:00:47 - Davin has some thoughts about the continuity asterisks we used to see so much more often in comics. Will they make a comeback?Brought To You By:• eero - Never think about WiFi again - Get $100 off the “Eero base unit and 2 beacons package,” and 1 year of eero Plus, visit eero.com/ifanboy and at checkout enter 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:"Cowboys (Live)"Portishead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices