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Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time.Joe Caramagna is a name you've been seeing in Marvel Comics for quite a while, but there's more to Joe than comic book lettering. We talk about Joe's time at the Kubert school, and in the now defunct Marvel Bullpen. Plus Joe's filling out his comic resume by writing licensed all ages titles like DuckTales and Frozen. He's a man who just wants to make comics, any way he can. And somehow, we didn't talk about donuts at all. Weird.You can follow Joe on Twitter.Total Running Time: 01:09:31Music:“I Hope You're Happy Now"Elvis Costello and the Attractions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week it's comics with daddy issues, some light New Jersey bashing, and Josh Flanagan shares a story of great loss.Running Time: 01:16:45Pick of the Week:00:01:52 - Avengers: No Road Home #1Comics:00:12:12 - Strangers in Paradise XXV #1000:19:16 - Criminal #200:25:11 - The Flash #6400:27:37 - Superman #800:32:33 - Thor #1000:41:05 - Ms. Marvel #3800:42:48 - Captain Marvel #200:45:59 - The Amazing Spider-Man #1500:50:14 - Savage Sword of Conan #1Patron Pick:00:52:12 - Wonder Twins #1Patron Thanks:00:56:48 - Ben Wright00:59:44 - Hung Nguyen01:01:04 - John-Joseph Jackson01:02:12 - Der Blitz01:04:05 - Austyn Riley's Bonus PowerAudience Question:01:07:31 - Brad G. from Exeter, CA is going to his first Wonder Con and is looking for some tips.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:"Mama Your Boys Will Find a Home"Scissors For Lefty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No one could predict what the Pick would be, but it gets clearer during the discussion. Will a bulldog snore? Will the Old Man genre burn itself out? Will the show withstand 3 whole entries in the War Corner? All these answers and more in this week's show!Running Time: 01:19:53Pick of the Week:00:02:33 - Daredevil #1Comics:00:14:49 - United States Vs. Murder, Inc. #600:19:44 - Old Man Quill #100:25:16 - Red Sonja #100:29:22 - Uncanny X-Men #1100:34:48 - Batman #6400:41:07 - Gunhawks #100:42:49 - Green Arrow #49War Corner:00:44:54 - Archie: 1941 #500:47:29 - James Bond: Origin #500:48:57 - Die #3Patron Pick:00:53:15 - The Girl in the Bay #1Patron Thanks:01:01:06 - Chris Conine01:02:40 - Ark Wang01:03:21 - Austyn Riley01:04:34 - Jared HillerAudience Question:01:06:52 - Wes wants to know what the last great Vertigo series was. And we go on and on.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:"Sunshine Rock"Bob Mould 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... Reign of the Supermen! Also, a look ahead to Justice League vs. The Fatal Five and Batman: Hush!Running Time: 00:32:43Music:"It's Raining Men"The Weather Girls Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Show's long again this week. Hey, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick were just having too much fun talking comics this week. Plus, Josh is freezing and coughing and at the beginning of the show his internet takes a while to thaw out from being polar vortex adjacent. He also gets way too personal on this show. Conor, as always, remains an enigma.Running Time: 01:17:45Pick of the Week:00:01:45 - The Lone Ranger #4Comics:00:12:19 - Captain America #700:17:27 - Marvel Knights: 20th #600:20:38 - The Flash Annual #200:26:30 - Heroes in Crisis #500:38:54 - Ms. Marvel #3700:40:04 - Wonder Woman #6300:42:55 - Action Comics #100700:46:11 - Skyward #10Patron Pick:00:48:19 - Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt #1Patron Thanks:00:57:40 - Sean00:59:34 - Chrys Terlizzi01:00:33 - Scott Paros01:02:20 - Chris McMahonAudience Question:01:04:05 - Pete S. from Washington Heights, NYC is back with a follow-up to his previous email about 90s art in classic DC collections.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:"Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)"Elton John 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 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 Avengers West Coast Epic Collection, Vol. 1: How The West Was Won by Roger Stern, Bob Harras, Steve Englehart, David Michelinie, Bob Hall, Luke McDonnell, Al Milgrom, Richard Howell, Kerry Gammill, Brett Breeding, Ian Akin, Brian Garvey, Joe Sinnott, Andy Mushynsky, Kim DeMulder, Kyler Baker, Vince Colletta, Peter Berardi, Roy Richardson, Julianna Ferriter, Bob Sharen, Ken Feduniewicz, Christie Scheele, Petra Scotese, Janet Jackson, Adam Phillips, Joe Rosen, Rick Parker, Diana Albers, Jim Novak, Tom Orzechowski, Lois Buhalis, Janice Chiang, & Ken Lopez!Running Time: 00:48:00Music:"The Golden State"John Doe (with Kathleen Edwards) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a brief time away, Josh is back, with some of his voice intact, and a promise to try not to cough in your ears. There’s a lot of “this is great!” and a lot of “this is not for me!” Listen closely to tell which is which. And we really can’t wait to get to that next Booksplode.Running Time: 01:13:34Pick of the Week:00:01:41 – American Carnage #3Comics:00:10:42 – Naomi #100:14:35 – Cover #500:21:37 – Guardians of the Galaxy #100:32:03 – Batman #6300:34:22 – Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #200:36:23 – The Immortal Hulk #1200:40:43 – The Wild Storm #19War Corner:00:43:14 – War is Hell #1Patron Pick:00:47:50 – Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1Patron Thanks:00:57:25 – Scott Lyles00:58:37 – JD Anthony01:00:05 – Daniel Worden01:00:48 – Jose AyerveAudience Question:01:02:25 – Elijah from Detroit asks about our choices for all time favorite creator team ups.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:“Sorrow”Bad Religion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time.Brian Edward Hill became quite prolific in comics over the past couple of years. After a long run on Top Cow's Postal, he started to get some jobs with the big two, including Michael Cray, Detective Comics, and Killmonger. Then there's his original Vertigo series, American Carnage. Plus, he's a series writer on the Titans TV series. He keeps busy is what we're saying.You can follow Bryan on Twitter.Total Running Time: 01:29:50Music:“Writer's Cramp"Hüsker Dü Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Flanagan is out this week and so Ryan Haupt is back to reveal more scary science history that will keep Conor Kilpatrick up at night! (And wreck the Patron Powers paradigm.)Running Time: 01:00:00Pick of the Week:00:01:24 - Superman #7Comics:00:08:26 - Marvel Comics Presents #100:14:18 - Jessica Jones: Purple Daughter #100:18:39 - Hawkman #800:22:19 - Conan The Barbarian #200:26:46 - Mars Attacks #400:30:53 - Fantastic Four #600:34:46 - Catwoman #700:36:23 - James Bond: Origin #500:38:44 - The Amazing Spider-Man #1300:41:36 - Black Widow #1Patron Pick:00:44:15 - Invaders #1Patron Thanks:00:50:08 - Martin Hoecker-Martinez00:51:15 - Scott Thornton00:53:00 - Chris Marino00:53:53 - Robert CammarataBrought 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:"Carry on Wayward Son"Kansas  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week in talking comics, Conor Kilpatrick's loopy and Josh Flanagan's grumpy and we all learn something about John Ostrander.Running Time: 01:07:54Pick of the Week:00:01:41 - Young Justice #1Comics:00:14:33 - Criminal #100:19:56 - Batman #6200:24:01 - The Green Lantern #300:29:09 - Captain Marvel #100:41:36 - Green Arrow #4800:43:15 - Turok #100:44:53 - DIE #200:48:07 - Aliens: Dust To Dust #400:50:14 - Bully Wars #5Patron Pick:00:51:36 - Young Justice #1 (Ratings!)Patron Thanks:00:54:17 - Philip Robey00:55:48 - Bryan Pittard00:56:34 - Brian00:57:44 - Tim OstranderAudience Question:01:00:21 - Pete S. from Washington Heights, NYC wants to know why old comic scripts don't get redrawn by modern artists.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:"To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High)"Ryan Adams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices