iFanboy - Comic Books

It is yet another strong week of releases, and a surprise Pick comes from an unexpected corner. But you might wonder what problems Conor has with this Pick that was definitely not his. Listen on! Come for more Tom King Batman books in the second slot on the show, and yet more Donny Cates Appreciation Society™ meetings, as well of Tales of a Hate Read. Plus it's the rare double Patron Pick!Running Time: 01:16:59Pick of the Week:00:02:48 - Nightwing #50Comics:00:13:42 - Batman #5600:19:12 - Death of the Inhumans #400:23:33 - Cosmic Ghost Rider #400:27:18 - Tony Stark Iron Man #400:35:08 - Justice League #900:38:37 - Dead Rabbit #100:42:10 - The Lone Ranger #100:47:07 - James Bond Origin #2Patron Pick:00:51:51 - Batman The Maxx: Arkham Dreams #100:56:32 - The Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion #1Patron Thanks:01:01:06 - Kyle Southcomb01:02:48 - Jason Reinhardt01:04:13 - r3v01:04:50 - Jon LewisAudience Question:01:06:54 - Tim from Seattle is curious about under-the-radar secret crossover cameos.Brought To You By:• Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a Trial 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:"Alright" [clean]Kendrick Lamar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We haven’t had a show with this many diversions in a long time, but this week, amidst all of the comic book talk, there’s time for excursions into Magnum P.I., Matthew Goode, Teen Titans Go To The Movies, Eddie Vedder, and way more talk about the Gin Blossoms than anyone was prepared for.Running Time: 01:07:10Pick of the Week:00:01:08 – Action Comics #1003Comics:00:08:55 – Heroes in Crisis #100:16:33 – Doomsday Clock #700:20:49 – Old Man Hawkeye #900:22:42 – The Amazing Spider-Man #600:29:20 – Justice League Odyssey #100:33:24 – Shanghai Red #400:35:01 – The Sentry #4Patron Pick:00:36:54 – Man-Eaters #1Patron Thanks:00:45:04 – Mike G.00:46:38 – T. Scott Benefield00:52:20 – John Fitter00:53:22 – Jason GrigsbyAudience Question:00:54:46 – Craig L. from Michigan misses thought bubbles.00:58:09 – Davin P. has a response to the discussion in episode 650 about naming your kids after comic book characters.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:“Until I Fall Away”Gin Blossoms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick’s all hopped up on cold medicine and so he used the wrong mic setting! Which he apologizes for! He sounds terrible! Also, Josh Flanagan is here too. His mic sounds fine.Running Time: 01:04:51Pick of the Week:00:01:43 – Mister Miracle #11Comics:00:12:53 – Batman #5500:18:41 – Batman: Damned #100:22:32 – Infinity Wars: Soldier Supreme #100:25:36 – Black Hammer: Age of Doom #500:32:44 – West Coast Avengers #200:36:10 – The Avengers #800:39:35 – Return of Wolverine #100:41:37 – Captain America Annual #100:44:43 – The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1Patron Pick:00:45:53 – Dick Tracy: Dead or Alive #1Patron Thanks:00:53:25 – Dirty Threepio (Huw Jones)00:54:33 – Rusty Richardson00:55:58 – George N. Aslanian00:56:49 – Rousseau PienaarAudience Question:00:58:03 – Andrew M. from Spain wonders about the future of The New Gods.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:“Body Talks (featuring Kesha)”The Struts 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 Superman Blue, Vol. 1 by Dan Jurgens, Karl Kesel, David Michelinie, Louise Simonson, Jon Bogdanove, Sean Chen, Scot Eaton, Ron Frenz, Tom Grummett, Stuart Immonen, Brett Breeding, Dennis Janke, Jose Marzan Jr., Denis Rodier, Joe Rubinstein, Glenn Whitmore, John Costanza, Albert Tobias De Guzman, Ken Lopez, Bill Oakley!Running Time: 00:31:10Music:"She's Electric"Oasis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a week of pretty good books, but maybe not great books. In any case there were a lot of them. But it was definitely a week for books that are either really for us, or books where we can't figure out who they're for. Or both.Running Time: 01:06:10Pick of the Week:00:01:41 - Archie 1941 #1Comics:00:11:50 - Journey Into Mystery: The Birth of Krakoa #100:15:58 - Fantastic Four #200:21:35 - Hey Kids! Comics! #200:29:51 - The Seeds #200:36:43 - Superman #300:40:00 - Supergirl #2200:42:27 - Catwoman #300:44:11 - Detective Comics #988War Corner:00:46:30 - World of Tanks: Citadel #5Patron Pick:00:50:03 - Cemetery Beach #1Patron Thanks:00:57:01 - Mario Miranda00:57:51 - Mark C. Warner00:59:02 - Joe Perna01:00:10 - Greg MarcusBrought To You By:• Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a Trial 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:"When the War Came"The Decemberists Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

iFanboy celebrates its 650th episode with a triple-sized all listener e-mail spectacular! Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick, and special guest Ryan Haupt asked you, the iFanbase, to send them e-mails… and you delivered!Running Time: 03:33:40Pick of the Week:00:03:17 - Death of The Inhumans #3Patron Pick:00:14:28 - Bully Wars #1Audience Questions:00:25:33 - The tradition continues as we field questions from the loyal iFanbase for over 3 hours! Listen as this iFanboy trio slowly fall apart, talking comics and ephemera to the very bitter end.Patron Thanks:02:04:22 - Miroslav Lucic02:06:10 - Zachariah William Schoenke02:07:21 - Gerardo Zayas02:08:39  - Matt ArpenBrought To You By:• Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a Trial 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:"Back and To The Left"Texas is the Reason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's an evening recording, the tables are turned, and it was a fifth week, and barely any books to talk about. It was glorious. Except the horrifying pig cover. Try not to look into his eyes.Running Time: 01:16:58Pick of the Week:00:02:07 - Lex Luthor/Porky Pig Special #1Comics:00:13:56 - Extermination #200:16:15 - Hunt for Wolverine: Dead Ends00:19:58 - Marvel Two-In-One #900:24:24 - Moon Knight #19800:34:45 - Batgirl Annual #200:36:56 - Batgirl #2600:38:46 - Nightwing Annual #100:40:33 - Runaways #12Patron Pick:00:44:08 - Scarlet #1Patron Thanks:00:50:22 - Casey Franz00:51:20 - Felicia Franz00:53:11 - Thom Cinch00:54:53 - Rupesh ShahAudience Question:00:57:01 -Karl from NV wants to be able to explain how Lois got knocked up.01:00:24 - Jay S. has a question for the ages.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:"Academy Fight Song"Mission of Burma Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time.Do you like Jaws? Do you enjoy talk about the Los Angeles entertainment industry in the early 2000s? Some Darwyn Cooke anecdotes from the animation industry and celebrity encounters? Do you like the work of Jeff Parker and his soothing Carolinean accent even if he can't remember the Swamp Thing movie catch phrase? Well, good news folks, because this podcast is for you. Not so much an interview as a wide ranging conversation, that we hope you'll enjoy.You can follow Jeff on Twitter to keep up him, as well as visiting his website, jeffparkerwrites.com.Total Running Time: 01:45:01Music:“Jeff Wears Birkenstocks"NOFX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan battle heat and hunger to bring you all the comics talk they can muster, plus the secret criminal origins of iFanboy are revealed!Running Time: 01:05:00Pick of the Week:00:01:49 - Old Man Hawkeye #8Comics:00:10:18 - Action Comics #100200:13:42 - The Punisher #100:17:37 - Die! Die! Die! #200:21:42 - The Sentry #300:28:27 - Black Hammer: Age of Doom #400:31:10 - Royal City #1400:32:38 - Detective Comics #98700:36:34 - Shanghai Red #3Patron Pick:00:39:21 - West Coast Avengers #1Patron Thanks:00:46:36 - Josh Helgeson00:47:15 - Chris Olivas00:48:40 - Mike Howser00:49:40 - Dan R.Audience Question:00:52:11 - Tim J. from Seattle, WA asks for pre-Modern Age comic book suggestions.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:"Summer of the Evening"Goldenboy 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, and its FIRST remake... The Death of Superman!Running Time: 00:38:00Music:"(Don't Fear) The Reaper"Blue Oyster Cult Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices