iFanboy - Comic Books

Comics did it to us again. Multiple contenders for Pick of the Week status, and plenty of good books to talk about fill up the show very quickly and easily. There's a dash of nostalgia and the continuing conversation about what we as individual readers expect from comics, and if that's OK. Can't they just be superheroes, though? And is it OK to want that? Also, we tease an all-media podcast we might just record.Running Time: 01:09:25Pick of the Week: 00:01:45 - Spider-Man #240Comics: 00:15:08 - The Avengers #1 00:22:41 - DC Nation #0 00:27:27 - Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles #5 00:41:33 - Action Comics Special #1 00:30:03 - Captain America #701 00:44:08 - Nightwing #44 00:47:19 - Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander #2 00:49:20 - Black Science #35 00:50:43 - Doctor Star and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows #3Patron Pick: 00:52:42 - Death or Glory #1Patron Thanks: 00:58:53 - Eric Firth 01:00:12 - Ronan Lennon 01:01:31 - Mark Wood 01:02:44 - Bryce CarrollAudience Questions: 01:04:22 - Jason wants to chime in briefly on Jim Lee.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 a new design!Music: "Death or Glory" The Clash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy patrons, it's Talksplode time.From deep in the heart of Texas, Donny Cates is Marvel's newest go-to writer, behind such titles as Doctor Strange, Thanos, as well as the upcoming Venom, and Cosmic Ghost Rider. But that's not all. Behind him, Donny has produced a whole lot of comic book scripts across almost every publisher in comics, including the creator owned Buzzkill, Redneck, and God Country.Josh Flanagan discussed the creator's start from running comic book stores, to going to comic book art school, working at Marvel, and finally, deciding to write comics for a living.You can follow Donny on Twitter to keep up with everything he's got going on. Which is impressiveTotal Running Time: 01:28:35Music: “Give It All" Rise Against Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for another edition of Old Man Theater! Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are back to talk about the week that was in comics while also, as always, gazing into the inky abyss.Running Time: 00:56:27Pick of the Week:00:02:07 - Moon Knight #194Comics: 00:09:43 - Alien: Dust To Dust #1 00:15:30 - The Mighty Thor #706 00:19:27 - Doctor Strange: Damnation #4 / Doctor Strange #389 00:27:45 - The Flash #45 00:30:03 - Old Man Hawkeye #4 00:31:38 - Avengers #690 00:32:09 - Exiles #2 00:33:26 - Thanos Annual #1Patron Pick:00:35:30 - Hunt For Wolverine #1Patron Thanks:00:41:22 - Keith Hennessy00:43:49 - Dan Sommer00:45:18 - Wes Morrison00:47:40 - Django BohrenAudience Questions:00:48:55 - Ethan asks about how long it takes the iFanboys to read comics.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 a new design!Music:"Your Head is on Fire"Broken Bells Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's all been leading to this! Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by Ryan Haupt to discuss the culmination of ten years of Marvel Studios films -- Avengers: Infinity War!Running Time: 01:10:27Music: "All Together Now" The Beatles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen, this show is going to mostly be about one really long book. It’s a lot of ground to cover, OK? Still, it was a great week of comics and wonderful art all over the place. So settle in and get ready for a lot of Superman, and we’ll all get through this together.Running Time: 01:12:57Pick of the Week:00:01:30 – Skyward #1Comics:00:09:51 – Superman #4500:14:24 – Action Comics #100000:43:24 – Batman: Creature of the Night #300:46:36 – Tales of Suspense #10400:49:14 – Iron Fist #8000:50:01 – Mister Miracle #800:51:42 – Batman #4500:53:43 – Lazarus #2700:55:52 – Ms. Marvel #29Patron Pick:00:57:39 – Black Hammer: Age of Doom #1Patron Thanks:01:02:13 – Brian01:03:10 – David McFarlane01:04:06 – Daniel Johnson01:05:27 – Edward CabigaoAudience Questions:01:06:58 – Wes wonders about Kang.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 a new design!Music:“Yr Throat”Jeff Rosenstock 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--Suicide Squad: Hell To Pay!Running Time: 00:35:08Music: “The Devil Never Sleeps” Iron and Wine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He's not alone anymore! After taking the reins of the show last week all by himself, Josh Flanagan is once again joined by his co-host Conor Kilpatrick, and they've got (not a) Dr. Ryan Haupt along for the ride. This week we've got Josh's hidden prejudices, sloth talk, and a new bit is borne! Also, we promised you there would be no math but there is indeed some math.Running Time: 01:10:00Pick of the Week:00:03:08 - Captain America #700Comics:00:14:28 - Thanos #1800:18:20 - The Dead Hand #100:23:11 - Oblivion Song #200:26:35 - Avengers #68800:35:21 - Detective Comics #97800:38:47 - New Superman and the Justice League of China #2200:40:55 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #81Star Wars Corner:00:43:34 - Star Wars: Darth Vader #1400:44:27 - Star Wars: Thrawn #3Patron Pick:00:46:52 - Exiles #1Patron Thanks:00:54:25 - Oasis Podcast 00:56:56 - James Earnshaw 00:58:34 - Stephen Scheffer 01:00:29 - Aurelien GaillardAudience Questions:01:04:38 - Andrew B. gets his question about Josh's t-shirt answered very quickly.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 a new design!Music: "Hey Now!" Oasis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Una jamoke solemente!Can a man talk for an hour straight about comic books without making a mistake or veering very far off target? It's your chance to find out, as Josh Flanagan once again braves the mic on his own, and talks about every single comic book he read this week. Except Iron Fist #79. It was fine.He also forgot the rate the Patron Pick. Weak.Running Time: 01:02:23Pick of the Week:00:01:50 - Analog #1Comics: 00:07:16 - Black Bolt #12 00:11:02 - Marvel Two-In-One #5 00:13:29 - Runaways #8 00:14:59 - Spider-Man #239 00:16:53 - Astro City #51 00:19:15 - Batman #44 00:22:45 - Batman: White Knight #7 00:25:50 - Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles #4Star Wars Corner: 00:32:03 - Star Wars #46More Comics:00:34:10 - I Hate Fairyland #18 00:35:23 - Sex Criminals #23Patron Pick: 00:36:31 - Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander #1Patron Thanks: 00:44:34 - Caroline Hammond 00:45:25 - Gerald Kavanaugh 00:45:53 - Artem Vorabyev 00:46:33 - Neil HillAudience Questions: 00:48:05 - Brad from Canada wants to know about those $0.99 digital comic sales, and Scott from WV wants to know if Marvel's Unlimited program is cutting into sales. 00:56:50 - Carl wants to know what the deal is with Josh and Garth Ennis' The Boys.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 a new design!Music: "Dust in the Gold Sack" Swearin'  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's good stupid and bad stupid and there's a lot of stupid in between. Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick wrestle with the idea of nostalgia, which can also come in good and bad, as we attempt to justify our opinions over the course of an hour or so. The point is, Bendis should have written The Fantastic Four at some point.Running Time: 01:11:57Pick of the Week: 00:01:21 - Jessica Jones #18Comics: 00:11:18 - Old Man Hawkeye #3 00:17:30 - Detective Comics #977 00:20:10 - Moon Knight #193 00:23:23 - Doomsday Clock #4 00:34:36 - Batgirl #21 00:36:21 - The Hellblazer #20 00:38:56 - Daredevil #16 00:41:28 - Damnation: Johnny Blaze, Ghost Rider #1Patron Pick: 00:43;24 - Dark Nights: Metal #6Patron Thanks: 00:58:50 - Clark Doherty 01:01:06 - Ryan Davis 01:02:04 - Jimmy Dunn 01:02:56 - Hit the Deck OfficerAudience Questions: 01:0526 - Lukas from Austria wants to know about the best comic book returns from the death.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 a new design!Music: "Hold Unknown" Dinosaur Jr. 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 you might ask? 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 Green Lantern: Earth One, Vol. 1 by Corinna Bechko, Gabriel Hardman, Jordan Boyd, and Simon Bowland!Running Time: 00:27:00Music: "Cars in Space" Golden City Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices