iFanboy - Comic Books

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

Hey look! It's Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick and they're talking comic books! Also: Los Angeles geography, the physics of the sun, comic books as road trip food metaphors, and an event unprecedented in the annals of the Patron Pick.Running Time: 01:07:35Pick of the Week: 00:02:19 - Death Bed #2Comics: 00:09:46 - Tales of Suspense #103 00:13:27 - Doctor Strange: Damnation #3 00:15:25 - Iron Fist #78 00:23:03 - Ms. Marvel #28 00:25:20 - Future Quest Presents #8 00:27:01 - Kill or Be Killed #17Star Wars Corner: 00:29:56 - Star Wars #45Patron Pick: 00:34:27 - Usagi Yojimbo: The Hidden #1 00:40:09 - The Mighty Thor #705 00:43:59 - Thanos #17Patron Thanks: 00:52:01 - Jake L. 00:53:30 - Tyson Webster 00:54:59 - Adam Grainger 00:56:12 - Paul ListerAudience Questions: 00:59:20 - Sean C. from New York asks about the effect that copyright law has on comic books.Brought To You By:• Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off 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 a new design!Music: "Danger Zone" Kenny Loggins  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Walkabout having ended, Josh Flanagan returns to grace Conor Kilpatrick with his presence, and he's talking about this same book again. Yes, we know. We will make up Patron Powers at the last possible second and we will forget words.Running Time: 01:10:56Pick of the Week: 00:01:36 - Mister Miracle #7Comics: 00:11:49 - Slots #6 00:16:10 - The Flash #42 00:20:46 - Deadly Class #32 00:24:11 - Mage: The Hero Defined #7 00:31:53 - Doctor Strange #387 00:34:57 - Dry County #1 00:37:10 - Action Comics #999 00:40:44 - The Wild Storm: Michael Cray #6 00:41:53 - Vampironica #1Star Wars Corner: 00:44:05 - Star Wars: Darth Vader #13Patron Pick: 00:46:42 - Eternity Girl #1Patron Thanks: 00:50:32 - Patrick A. Ashley 00:51:31 - Derrick Korto 00:52:23 - Dave Martin 00:53:57 - Joaquin LuqueAudience Questions: 00:59:15 - Scott from West Virginia wants to know about the hate, and Outcast. 01:02:29 - Daniel from Baltimore wants to know if Disney acquiring Fox will lead to problems for smaller comic publishers.Brought To You By:• Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a Free 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: "Everything is Awful" The Decemberists Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The prodigal son returns! Paul Montgomery is back to fill-in for a still missing Josh Flanagan and he's here to talk comics and comics related ephemera with Conor Kilpatrick!Running Time: 01:11:46Pick of the Week: 00:02:18 - Doctor Star and The Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows #1Comics: 00:11:05 - The Highest House #1 00:18:38 - Oblivion Song #1 00:24:32 - Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles #3 00:30:26 - Batman #42 00:37:00 - Mech Cadet Yu #7 00:40:08 - The Spider King #1 00:43:17 - X-Men: Red #2 00:44:30 - Monstro Mechanica #4Patron Pick: 00:47:57 - Gideon Falls #1Patron Thanks: 00:54:19 - Count DQ 00:55:56 - Josh Rowson 00:56:58 - Graham Lakey 00:57:47 - Mike MoranAudience Questions: 01:00:02 - Greg M. from Wernersville, PA has a lot of questions about Alfred Pennyworths's hair. 01:03:21 - Carl P. asks about resurrecting ghosts of Picks of the Week past.Pre-order The Margins by Paul Montgomery, Dave Accampo, and Amanda Donahue!Brought To You By:• Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a Free 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: "The Boys of Summer" The Ataris Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Josh Flanagan possibly trapped in the belly of an antique airplane, iFanboy's resident silver fox Ryan Haupt sits in with Conor Kilpatrick to talk comics and teach us all a little about how the evolution of birds relates to spicy foods or something.Running Time: 01:02:00Pick of the Week: 00:01:29 - Legion #2Comics: 00:09:40 - Jessica Jones #17 00:14:27 - Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #39 00:17:13 - Avengers #682 00:20:43 - Detective Comics #975 00:24:54 - Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #300 00:26:57 - X-Men: Blue #22 00:28:45 - Doctor Strange #386 00:31:10 - Saga #49 00:34:44 - Hungry Ghosts #2Patron Pick: 00:37:22 - The Terrifics #1Patron Thanks: 00:45:54 - Bill Hogan 00:47:23 - Michael Scuderi 00:48:09 - Luis Carrillo 00:50:12 - Ben SkinnerAudience Questions: 00:53:49 - Hussein from Toronto, Canada is about to fill up his first longbox and needs helping figuring out how to proceed.• If you want to support the Black Panther Challenge at Howard University click here.Brought To You By:• Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off 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 a new design!Music: "Found Out About You" Gin Blossoms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a surefire pick this week, but a strong runner up. The jamokes do what they can with the comics, and provide underwear talk, grilling thoughts, and Clint Barton's wardrobe for good measure. Someone get Alfred some help! Also the other butler is on fire!Running Time: 01:09:15Pick of the Week: 00:01:46 - Punisher: The Platoon #6Comics: 00:11:47 - Doctor Strange: Damnation #1 00:17:42 - The Defenders #10 00:21:20 - The Brave and the Bold: Batman and Wonder Woman #1 00:28:40 - Batman #41 00:32:58 - Luke Cage #170 00:35:56 - Tales of Suspense #102 00:39:05 - Nightwing #39Patron Pick: 00:39:52 - Deathbed #1Patron Thanks: 00:47:21 - Parth 00:49:42 - Roy Seitz III 00:50:56 - Martin Kilroy 00:51:38 - Dennis OfosuAudience Questions: 00:54:25 - Ben from the UK asks what geeky things we do in the real world. 00:58:12 - Wes from Minnesota wants barbecue and grilling tips.Brought To You By:• Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off 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 a new design!Music: "Beach Party Vietnam" The Dead Milkmen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy patrons, it's Talksplode time.After wrapping up the 60th and final issue of Chew, with John Layman, series artist Rob Guillory laid low for a while. But you knew he had to come back eventually, right? With a style completely his own, and a sense of humor Chew fans will instantly recognize, Rob has just announced Farmhand, his new creator owned series, out in July from Image Comics.Josh caught up with Rob to talk about the new series, where it came from, as well as how he got there, from starting his career before Chew, and the massive success it became, and where to go from there.For more on Rob, get over to RobGuillory.com.Total Running Time: 00:54:29Music: “Return of the Farmer's Son" Thin Lizzy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The slow and inexorable march to Old Man Brain takes a major leap forward this week as Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick. can't remember, well, anything or anybody.Running Time: 01:01:22Pick of the Week/Patron Pick:00:01:37 - Invincible #144Comics: 00:15:03 - Kill or Be Killed #16 00:18:06 - Captain America #698 00:22:05 - Slots #5 00:25:37 - Doctor Strange #385 00:31:35 - Ms. Marvel #27 00:33:16 - The Flash #40 00:35:23 - The Wild Storm: Michael Cray #6 00:37:16 - Lazarus X+66 #6Star Wars Corner:00:39:52 - Star Wars: Darth Vader #11Patron Thanks:00:42:15 - Will.A00:43:25 - Luke Pacecca00:44:47 - Randall Buchanan00:45:44 - James V.Audience Questions:00:49:35 - Brian C. from Cleveland-ish, OH has thoughts about dads in comics.00:53:37 - Adam from IN wants to know if maybe Star Wars comics might be better if they weren't tied to the movies.Brought To You By:• Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a Free 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:"Breathe Me"Sia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices