
iFanboy - Comic Books
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.
Latest episodes

Oct 17, 2024 • 1h 5min
Mediasplode #52 – Megalopolis
Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode!Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:02:30This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss…What We’ve Been Enjoying:00:00:53 – But first, the MLB postseason is in full swing and both Ron and Conor’s teams are in it so let’s have some baseball talk.00:03:54 – Conor has reassessed Hacks, and finished the latest seasons of Slow Horses and Bad Monkey.00:12:05 – Ron in enjoying Nobody Wants This and went to see Eno.00:20:02 – Josh watched Starting Five and went to see The Wild Robot, and he and Ron are reading The Mercy of Gods.Film Review:00:30:32 – MegalopolisSPOILERS ABOVE!What’s a Mediasplode? It’s a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It’s like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format.Music:“Tall Buildings”The A Sides Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 13, 2024 • 1h 8min
Pick of the Week #949 – The Amazing Spider-Man #953
This week, Josh Flanagan has a migraine and Conor Kilpatrick is half watching a baseball playoff game but that doesn't stop them from taking a deep dive into this week's new comics with a pit stop into the Marvel Database that almost sidetracks Josh completely.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:04:06Pick of the Week:00:02:48 - The Amazing Spider-Man #953 (59)Comics:00:13:26 - Absolute Batman #100:20:19 - Batman: Gotham By Gaslight - The Kryptonian Age #500:24:14 - Duck and Cover #200:28:30 - Action Comics #107000:33:12 - Space Ghost #600:37:03 - Scarlett #5Patron Pick:00:41:49 - The Toxic Avenger #1Patron Thanks:00:50:29 - Andrew MyersListener Mail:00:51:54 - Kevin J. from The Great White North is looking to shine the spotlight on the names on the bottom of the creative team list.Brought To You By:• Better Help – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self.• Shopify - This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period and take your business to the next level.• 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 thirteen designs!Music:"Fighting in a Sack"The Shins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 10, 2024 • 35min
Special Edition – Joker: Folie à Deux
Five years after the original film shocked Hollywood and grossed over a billion dollars at the box office, the Joker team is back with Joker: Folie à Deux, and this time they brought Lady Gaga with them. Not to be outdone, Conor Kilpatrick brought Mike Romo with him to break it all down.Running Time: 00:33:00Music:“That’s Life”Lady Gaga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 6, 2024 • 1h 17min
Pick of the Week #948 – Absolute Power #4
What traps lie in wait when Dr. Ryan Haupt joins the Two Jamokes™ but doesn’t take the bait? Turn off the motion smoothing on your podcast player and dig into the week of full-flavored comics!Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:13:56Pick of the Week:00:04:20 – Absolute Power #4Comics:00:17:54 – DC All In Special #100:25:33 – Justice Society of America #1200:28:39 – Get Fury #600:32:40 – Skin Police #100:37:28 – The Walking Dead Deluxe #9800:38:40 – DC’s I Know What You Did Last Crisis #100:42:09 – Batman #918 (153)00:47:28 – Birds of Prey #14Patron Pick:00:54:53 – Hyde Street #1Patron Thanks:01:05:05 – badguiseBrought To You By:• Side Quest: A Visual History of Roleplaying Games – For fans of dungeon crawls and dice rolls—and anyone who wants to know more about them—Side Quest is an original stand-alone graphic novel that tells the history of roleplaying games!• 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 thirteen designs!Music:“Please Don’t Tell Me How The Story Ends”Kris Kristofferson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 29, 2024 • 1h 20min
Pick of the Week #947 – The Amazing Spider-Man #952
The show goes extra long, and that's without so much of what didn't make the cut. That's us: saving you from banality, but also pointing out the glory of Dave Stewart, the unblemished. It's just a good fight scene that takes the gold, and more comic book nonsense.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:18:16Pick of the Week:00:02:25 - The Amazing Spider-Man #952 (58)Comics:00:14:53 - Zatanna: Bring Down the House, Book Four00:21:34 - Helen of Wyndhorn #500:26:45 - Batman: The Long Halloween - The Last Halloween #100:38:13 - Self Help #400:42:40 - Mugshots #3Patron Pick:00:47:23 - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers / Usagi Yojimbo #1Patron Thanks:00:58:13 - BTownMCListener Mail:01:01:09 - Michael H. wonders how many comic creators are actually full time.Please fill out this NEW (super brief) audience demographic survey!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 thirteen designs!Music:"Come Out Fighting"Pennywise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 26, 2024 • 44min
Special Edition – Watchmen: Chapter 1
The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick and Ryan Haupt — are joined by Josh Flanagan to discuss the latest release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line… Watchmen: Chapter 1! Also, there’s just a lot of general discussion about Watchmen and Alan Moore’s place as the comic book GOAT.Running Time: 00:42:24Music:“All Along the Watchtower”Jimi Hendrix Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 22, 2024 • 1h 9min
Pick of the Week #946 – The Tin Can Society #1
Off-the-rails and spicy right off the bat? It’s one of those shows this week, as Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan talk about the week that was in comics.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:04:38Pick of the Week:00:04:13 – The Tin Can Society #1Comics:00:12:34 – G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #31000:18:49 – Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #3100:22:24 – The Avengers #784 (18)00:26:17 – Wonder Woman #1300:28:31 – Helen of Wyndhorn #400:31:03 – The Masked Macher #1Star Wars Corner:00:33:32 – Star Wars: Darth Vader #50Patron Pick:00:39:28 – The Moon is Following Us #1Patron Thanks:00:46:34 – Trent HimesListener Mail:00:49:45 – Brandon Y. has had his faith in the comic book audience shaken by the cancelation of Rainbow Rowell’s She-Hulk book.Please fill out this NEW (super brief) audience demographic survey!Brought To You By:• Better Help – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self.• 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 thirteen designs!Music:“Tin Man”The Avett Brothers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 19, 2024 • 59min
Mediasplode #51 – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and the 2024 Emmys
Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode!Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 00:56:45This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss…What We’ve Been Enjoying:00:01:22 – But first, a brief The Lord of the Rings tangent.00:03:51 – Ron (and Conor) have gotten into Industry.00:12:46 – Conor (and Ron) have been watching English Teacher and Bad Monkey.00:18:57 – Josh (and Ron) went to see Alien: Romulus.TV Review:00:26:08 – The 2024 Emmy AwardsFilm Review:00:33:30 – Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceWhat We’ve Been Enjoying (Redux):00:51:13 – Conor went to 4K restoration screenings of Chinatown and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, as well as a screening of Stagecoach.00:52:40 – Josh just finished reading Shōgun.00:53:47 – Ron saw Pulp at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn (and Josh went to see The Saviors Tour — featuring Green Day, Rancid, The Smashing Pumpkins, and The Linda Lindas — at Fenway Park in Boston).SPOILERS ABOVE!What’s a Mediasplode? It’s a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It’s like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format.Music:“New Noise”Refused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 15, 2024 • 1h 16min
Pick of the Week #945 - Fantastic Four #718
Again with this Fantastic Four mishegoss? Yes, again with it. And it is weird, wild stuff. There are several "surprisingly good" books in the discussion this week, which is always a good thing. Step up, hold the hand, or whatever, of your favorite non-humanoid sweetie, and enjoy.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:13:00Pick of the Week:00:01:57 - Fantastic Four #718Comics:00:13:37 - Dead Eyes: The Empty Frames #100:13:37 - Wolverine #393 (1)00:25:33 - Geiger #600:30:20 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #200:33:43 - Red Before Black #200:36:29 - The Domain #300:39:06- Green Lantern #15Patron Pick:00:43:19 - Star Wars #50Patron Thanks:00:56:24 - Andrew WarmingtonIn Memoriam:00:58:28 - Comics lost a modern legend in John Cassaday this week. You can see our brief interview with Cassaday from 2010 below.Brought To You By:• Shopify - This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period and take your business to the next level.• 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 thirteen designs!Music:"Is She Weird"The Pixies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 8, 2024 • 57min
Pick of the Week #944 – Plastic Man No More!, Book One
This week, there’s a Heat Dome over LA and Conor Kilpatrick is melting. Also, Josh Flanagan has entered his Fun Era™ so take your sad boy comics and stuff ’em! Honestly, the show is not as grumpy as all that would make it seem.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 00:55:30Pick of the Week:00:01:56 – Plastic Man No More!, Book OneComics:00:09:56 – Scarlett #400:12:35 – The Ultimates #400:17:06 – The Penguin #1200:24:55 – Duck and Cover #100:27:25 – Exceptional X-Men #100:29:24 – Public Domain #8Patron Pick:00:33:18 – Minor Arcana #1Patron Thanks:00:39:43 – Etan GreenbaumListener Mail:00:41:49 – Scott H. from Portland, Oregon asks about becoming a new fan of veteran artists.00:46:46 – Aaron H. from Houston, Texas has a follow-up to his previous email about QR codes.Listen to your favorite podcasts on Playpodcast.net! You don’t need an app or a subscription.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 thirteen designs!Music:“Working Class Hero”John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices