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It’s a new annual holiday tradition! It’s time to gather around the fire and talk about the newest chapter of the Star Wars Saga — Star Wars: The Last Jedi! Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick welcome back special guest Ron Richards to break it down. Running Time: 01:02:29 Music: “Main Title and Escape” John Williams and “Finale” John Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the twelve (eleventh?) annual iFanboy All-Media Year End Round-Up! Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and Mike Romo discuss some of what they enjoyed in media in 2017. Movies, television, podcasts, books, music, games, and comics–it’s all here! Running Time: 03:10:00 Movies: 00:01:31 – Darkest Hour 00:06:17 – Dunkirk 00:13:38 – Blade of the Immortal 00:17:19 – Wonder Woman 00:21:17 – Cars 3 00:25:54 – Blade Runner 2049 00:35:26 – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 00:38:18 – T2 Trainspotting 00:42:52 – Get Out 00:48:49 – Lucky 00:50:57 – The Big Sick 00:56:48 – Wheelman 01:01:43 – Lady Bird 01:04:15 – The Founder 01:07:46 – Bad Genius Television: 01:12:11 – This Is Us 01:13:59 – Halt and Catch Fire 01:20:23 – The Orville 01:25:45 – Big Little Lies 01:29:10 – The Vietnam War 01:32:34 – Five Came Back 01:36:03 – Riverdale 01:37:06 – The Handmaid’s Tale 01:41:28 – Star Trek: Discovery 01:47:21 – The Good Place 01:49:07 – The Deuce 01:52:06 – Genius 01:56:03 – Letterkenny 01:58:48 – Master of None 02:01:28 – The Flash Games: 02:05:41 – Carcassonne 02:06:38 – Uncharted 4 / Uncharted: The Lost legacy 02:09:05 – Coup 02:10:12 – Destiny 2 02:12:24 – Assassin’s Creed Syndicate 02:14:15 – The Last of Us Remastered 02:16:30 – Heroes of the Storm 02:17:07 – Clash of Clans 02:17:26 – The Hamilton Ticket Lottery Music: 02:18:11 – Ted Leo 02:20:24 – The Descendents 02:21:54 – Matthew Sweet 02:24:05 – Coachella 02:26:09 – Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic 02:28:58 – Bob Mould 02:31:00 – Silversun Pickups 02:32:53 – LCD Soundsytem Books: 02:34:20 – “The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.: A Novel” by Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland 02:35:45 – “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich” by William L. Shirer 02:37:27 – “The Three-Body Problem” by Cixin Liu and Ken Liu 02:39:18 – “The Force: A Novel” by Don Winslow 02:40:07 – “See a Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody” by Bob Mould 02:40:54 – “Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner” by Paul M. Sammon 02:42:23 – The Last Policeman Trilogy by Ben H. Winters 02:43:29 – “The Civil War: A Narrative” by Shelby Foote 02:44:30 – “Irving Thalberg: Boy Wonder to Producer Prince” by Mark A. Vieira 02:45:54 – “Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War” by Mark Harris 02:47:15 – “Stories I Only Tell My Friends: An Autobiography” by Rob Lowe Podcasts: 02:49:14 – “The Business” with Kim Masters 02:50:16 – “Revisionist History” with Malcolm Gladwell 02:51:52 – “How I Built This” with Guy Raz 02:52:52 – “You Must Remember This” with Karina Longworth 02:53:52 – “The Trap Set” with Joe Wong 02:55:42 – “Pod Save America” with Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor, Jon Lovett, and Daniel Pfeiffer 02:56:51 – “Damn Fine Podcast” with Tom Merritt and Ron Richards 02:57:28 – “That Pedal Show” with Daniel Steinhardt and Mick Taylor 02:58:50 – “Core: A Heroes of the Storm Podcast” with Scott Johnson, Jon Jagger, and Beau Schwartz Comics: 02:59:55 – Black Hammer 03:00:35 – Black Bolt 03:01:10 – Aquaman 03:02:07 – The Flintstones 03:02:49 – The Defenders 03:03:25 – Mister Miracle 03:04:18 – Motor Girl 03:04:44 – Irons Man 03:05:47 – Batman 03:06:18 – The Old Guard 03:06:55 – Slots 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! Music: “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” Weezer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the final regular episode of the year, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan talk about this week’s comics, the changes at Patreon, a confounding and mysterious superpower, and then cap things off by having a really hard time pronouncing a foreign city. Running Time: 01:07:00 Pick of the Week: 00:01:49 – DC Holiday Special 2017 #1 Comics: 00:09:54 – Batman #36 00:14:50 – Doctor Strange #382 00:20:17 – Justice League #34 00:30:31 – Black Bolt #8 00:32:07 – The Fix #10 00:34:03 – Captain America #696 00:35:50 – Iron Fist #75 Star Wars Corner: 00:37:37 – Star Wars: Darth Vader #9 Patron Pick: 00:39:42 – Klaus and the Crisis in Xmasville #1 Patron Thanks: 00:44:36 – Daniel Evers 00:45:33 – Sam Foreman 00:47:10 – Lance Swenson 00:48:31 – Collin Scott Audience Question: 00:53:38 – Tom D. from Grand Isle, VT has a digital comics dilemma. 00:57:22 – John W. from Denver, CO has a new (old) show idea for iFanboy. 01:00:23 – Lukas B. from Neulengbach, Austria has a, well, it’s a weird question. Brought To You By: • Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a limited-edition holiday shave set while supplies last! • 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! FREE SHIPPING UNTIL DECEMBER 15 with Code “CHEERf916b2”. Music: “Jingle Bells” Frank Sinatra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh and Conor don’t mention the word “jamoke” even once in the episode, but we do wonder at this point, how long can we drag the use of that out? It’s a 5th week, and there is a dearth of books, but there are still some winners, and it turns out, we have a lot to say. Running Time: 01:05:10 Pick of the Week/Patron Pick: 00:01:51 – Batman: Creature of the Night #1 Comics: 00:13:13 – Batman Annual #2 00:20:38 – Moon Knight #189 00:24:34 – DC New Talent Showcase 2017 #1 00:35:44 – Lazarus X+66 #5 00:38:49 – Kill or Be Killed #14 00:40:56 – Mystik U #1 Patron Pick (Redux): 00:43:20 – Batman: Creature of the Night #1 Patron Thanks: 00:45:04 – Craig Byrd 00:46:21 – Adrian Lilley 00:47:25 – Sam R. 00:49:18 – Joao Fontes Audience Question: 00:52:50 – Patrick wants to know about crossovers and the JLA versions. 00:55:05 – Isaac is curious what other podcasts we might do some day? 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! Use code “CHEERf916b2” before December 15 for free shipping over $45! Music: “Jingle Bell Rock” Chet Atkins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two… Jamokes. But which Two Jamokes? With Josh Flanagan off tending to his family for Thanksgiving, Ryan Haupt joins Conor Kilpatrick to talk comics that were read under less than ideal conditions. Running Time: 01:04:20 Pick of the Week: 00:01:50 – Punisher: The Platoon #3 Comics: 00:10:21 – Action Comics #992 00:14:42 – Doomsday Clock #1 00:21:40 – Nightwing: The New Order #4 00:25:45 – The Kamandi Challenge #11 00:31:29 – Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil #2 00:33:39 – James Bond: Solstice #1 00:36:15 – Detective Comics #969 00:38:45 – Motor Girl #10 Star Wars Corner: 00:40:18 – Star Wars #39 Patron Pick: 00:43:20 – The Demon: Hell is Earth #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:36 – Steven Petrivelli 00:49:37 – Johan Barrander 00:50:53 – Adam Amendolito 00:53:11 – Chris Loseke Audience Question: 00:56:11 – Blair W. has some questions about superheroine hairstyle choices. Brought To You By: • Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now and enter code ifanboy at checkout to get 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! Music: “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” Darlene Love 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 the new special edition hardcover re-release of Jason Aaron and Cameron Stewart’s The Other Side! Running Time: 00:25:10 Music: “For What It’s Worth” Buffalo Springfield Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eighteen hours before recording the show, Josh Flanagan had major surgery. And now he’s on pain meds. So he’s a little loopy. Conor Kilpatrick does his best to keep the show in line. Comics! Running Time: 00:59:30 Pick of the Week: 00:01:45 – The Defenders #7 Comics: 00:10:14 – Batman #35 00:19:02 – The Batman Who Laughs #1 00:22:26 – The Mighty Thor #701 00:28:12 – Green Lanterns #6 00:29:35 – Guardians of the Galaxy #147 00:31:09 – Superman #35 00:32:59 – Mech Cadet Yu #4 00:35:38 – Wonder Woman/Conan #3 Patron Pick: 00:38:06 – Doctor Strange #381 Patron Thanks: 00:42:42 – Dave Cicirelli 00:44:05 – Chris Heithoff 00:45:11 – Dustin Hammond 00:47:00 – Eddy Colloton Audience Question: 00:49:37 – Tom B. from Springfield wonders what would happen if Comixology were to go out of business. 00:52:39 – Christopher P. thinks that Batgirl is the most noble of all the heroes. 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! Music: “Kick Drum Heart” The Avett Brothers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just as the heroes of the DC Extended Universe must gather to repel the forces of Apokolips, so too must Conor Kilpatrick, Mike Romo, Ryan Haupt gather to discuss Justice League! Running Time: 00:53:51 Music: “The Justice League Theme – Logos” Danny Elfman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The second epoch of The Two Jamokes begins in earnest, and luckily, there is a stellar Pick of the Week to start off with. Maybe Josh will start doing voice again? It’s hard to say. We’re picking up on some trends in comics, some good, some bad. We even did some War Corner, but didn’t realize it at the time. So that will be a fun game for the listeners.Running Time: 01:07:57Pick of the Week:00:03:05 – Mister Miracle #4Comics:00:14:38 – Daredevil #59500:19:19 – Batman: Lost #100:24:00 – Slots #200:26:51 – Royal City #700:32:12 – Action Comics #99100:34:25 – Detective Comics #96800:35:07 – Port of Earth #100:37:26 – The Wild Storm: Michael Cray #200:39:43 – Rock Candy Mountain #5Star Wars Corner:00:41:52 – Star Wars #38Patron Pick:00:45:00 – Moon Knight #188Patron Thanks:00:51:00 – Aaron Cantu00:52:08 – Blair Westover00:53:26 – Adam Barteluk00:54:18 – Quincy WileyAudience Question:00:57:26 – Lots of people asked us about Bendis and DC Comics.01:02:21 – Andrew from Santa Cruz has a question about Jeff Goldblum’s official status at iFanboy.Brought To You By:• Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now and enter code ifanboy at checkout to get 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!Music:“The Royal We”Silversun Pickups Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We get some classic comics discussion about letting super heroes just be super and some hilarious voicemails from you, the loyal iFanbase. to entertain Ron, who returns to the show, only to leave again and Conor and Josh give no quarter. Running Time: 01:03:26 Pick of the Week: 00:02:15 – Captain America #695 Comics: 00:14:40 – Batman: The White Knight #2 00:19:48 – The Jetsons #1 00:22:32 – Dastardly and Muttley #3 00:26:15 – Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #6 00:31:07 – Lazarus X+66 #4 00:32:44 – DuckTales #2 00:33:59 – Deathstroke #25 00:35:56 – Elsewhere #4 Star Wars Corner: 00:37:24 – Star Wars: Darth Vader #7 Patron Pick: 00:39:45 – Deadman #1 Patron Thanks: 00:44:20 – Mackenzie Gleason 00:46:20 – Christopher Olivares 00:47:10 – Denton Theriot 00:48:10 – Kim Schou Audience Question: 00:50:01 – Lukas B. from Austria thinks Ron is the problem.00:51:20 – Nick P. from Luxembourg via Newport Beach, CA wants to know where Magneto stands on the Electro scale. 00:53:15 – Sean C. from New York City is curious about a world without Image.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 • Boomerang – Go to Boomerang.com/promo right now and enter code FAN to start your free trial of classic and new cartoons! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! Music: “We Were Beautiful” Belle and Sebastian Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices