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For the third chapter in the saga of The God of Thunder, Marvel Studios hands the directing reins to Taika Waititi who makes a sharp left turn into Guardians of the Galaxy territory. Did it work? Opinions differ as Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and Mike Romo discuss Thor: Ragnarok! Running Time: 00:34:45 Music: “Grandmaster Jam Session” Mark Mothersbaugh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy patrons, it’s Talksplode time. Phil Hester is a 30 year veteran of comics, both as a writer and artist of many comic book titles. There’re Firebreather, Green Arrow, The Coffin, Ant-Man, The Anchor, Mythic, and countless others across the spectrum from creator owned to Marvel and DC superheroes and most of what’s in between. We talk about Phil’s career on both ends of the drawing board, as well his well known original art collection. We even touch on Phil’s recent health crisis and re-emergence back to health, which was also documented here. Make sure to follow Phil Hester on Twitter as well. Total Running Time: 01:05:32 Music: “This Is All I Came To Do” Dinosaur Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are just a little bit off in a week full of books that don’t really excite them. Are we sure this wasn’t a fifth week? Running Time: 01:00:00 Pick of the Week: 00:02:37 – Rebels: These Free and Independent States #8 Comics: 00:11:34 – Deadly Class #31 00:16:21 – The Flash #32 00:19:43 – The Ruff and Ready Show #1 00:22:58 – Saga #48 00:25:42 – Detective Comics #967 00:28:48 – Action Comics #990 00:35:32 – B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know #3 00:36:44 – Silver Surfer #14 00:38:47 – Punisher: The Platoon #2 Patron Pick: 00:39:55 – DC House of Horror #1 Patron Thanks: 00:45:05 – Charlie Hunt 00:46:15 – Ben Haefner 00:47:03 – Benjamin Clemons 00:48:19 – Christopher Woo Audience Question: 00:50:29 – Steve H. from Wales, United Kingdom is looking for a good comic book news site. 00:52:42 – Scott S. from Chicago, IL has a… unique question about the iFanboys and Seinfeld. 00:53:59 – Wes A. from Fridley, MN is concerned about indie book hiatuses. 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! Music: “I’m Hurtin'” Roy Orbison Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the second (and final?) DC Classic Original Movie based in the Batman 66 world! Running Time: 00:30:37 Music: “Batman TV Series Theme” Neil Hefti Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two jamokes by the names of Kilpatrick and Flanagan gather round the microphones to talk about Batman, a short, but not insignificant discussion of underwear, but they cannot discuss the location of the third iFanboy partner. And one of the jamokes left some of his comics 3000 miles away. Finally what is the best choice for desert Bat wear? Yay for renumbering!Note: Conor’s track has a buzz on it, and we could not get rid of it. We apologize for any effect this has on your enjoyment.Running Time: 01:05:00Pick of the Week:00:02:20 – Batman #33Comics:00:14:14 – The Invincible Iron Man #59300:18:56 – Astro City #4800:26:03 – The Mighty Thor #70000:25:23 – Mage: The Hero Denied #300:34:26 – Green Lanterns #3300:36:22 – Invincible #14100:40:26 – Luke Cage #16600:43:21 – Champions #1300:45:22 – Superman #33Patron Pick:00:46:40 – Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil: From the World of Black Hammer #1Patron Thanks:00:51:29 – David Jordan00:52:23 – Bobby00:53:36 – Patrick Mahoney00:54:23 – Gavin TierneyAudience Question:00:59:26 – Juan from LA asks about scary comics!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 & Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless!Music:“New Day Rising”Hüsker Dü Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are few constants and things you can depend on in this modern age, but one thing you can always rely on is our ability to become completely derailed by G.I. Joe. And we absolutely have no shame about it because it doesn’t get any better than Dr. Mindbender. Running Time: 01:02:16 Pick of the Week: 00:02:01 – G.I. Joe #9 Comics: 00:15:31 – Runaways #2 00:18:55 – The Flash #32 00:21:48 – Mister Miracle #3 00:25:23 – Mech Cadet Yu #3 00:26:47 – Family Trade #1 00:31:55 – The Wild Storm: Michael Cray #1 00:33:09 – Redlands #3 00:33:54 – The Amazing Spider-Man #789 00:35:02 – Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #15 00:35:55 – The Defenders #6 00:37:16 – X-Men: Blue #13 Star Wars Corner: 00:38:04 – Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #13 Patron Pick: 00:39:53 – Gotham City Garage #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:04 – Kevin Samara 00:48:05 – Justin Jakimiak 00:48:28 – Paul Gilbert 00:49:16 – Matt Garcia 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! Music: “Planes, Chest Pains, and Automobiles” Iron Chic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One after another, it was a parade of amazing artwork. We get killed. We really like our underwear. This was a good old time, and comics made us feel great this week. And also old. But that’s just a thing now. But it’s not what we stand for.Running Time: 00:56:19Pick of the Week:00:02:01 – Slots #1Comics:00:12:40 – Punisher: The Platoon #100:17:40 – Batman #3200:25:14 – All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #1100:27:46 – The Archies #100:37:38 – Motor Girl #900:38:15 – Astonishing X-Men #400:40:00 – X-Men: Gold #1300:41:30 – Black Bolt #6Star Wars Corner:00:42:36 – Star Wars #3700:43:50 – Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Star Wars: Captain Phasma #3Patron Pick:00:44:48 – Batman: White Knight #1Patron Thanks:00:47:52 – Brice Bridges00:48:27 – Ryan Trujillo00:49:06 – Meredith Fry00:49:30 – Michael Hoffert Jr.Audience Question:00:51:03 – Ryan from Minneapolis wonders if he should be worried about his daughter’s costume selection.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 & Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless!Music:“Used to Believe”Ted Leo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick is joined by Mike Romo and Ryan Haupt to discuss the pilot episodes of the two latest comic book inspired TV series — Marvel’s Inhumans and The Gifted! Running Time: 00:46:12 Music: “Refugee” Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor makes his triumphant return and marks it by celebrating Tim Drake with the Pick of the Week. Meanwhile, Ron enlightens the guys with tales of his childhood in the rolling hills of Italy, and Josh is a little dubious of the entire thing. Bonus, we ask the eternal question, Wealth or Pain? Running Time: 01:02:45 Pick of the Week: 00:02:00 - Detective Comics #965 Comics: 00:11:34 - Action Comics #988 00:16:20 - Marvel Legacy #1 00:23:05 - Generations: Miles Morales and Peter Parker #1 00:26:09 - Generations: Sam Wilson: Captain America and Steve Rogers: Captain America #1 00:32:12 - Wonder Woman #31 00:32:21 - Nick Fury #6 00:36:41 - Nightwing: The New Order #2 00:37:59 - Archie #24 00:39:45 - The Kamandi Challenge #9 00:40:44 - Southern Bastards #18 Patron Pick: 00:43:32 - DuckTales #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:43 - Howard 00:51:34 - Max Shannon 00:53:48 - Mary Ann Borrelli 00:54:23 - Philip Ricketts Audience Question: 00:55:32 - Jody W. is looking for some more black and white comics recommendations. 00:57:19 - Josh from Pawhatchet has an idea about Star Wars... Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! Music: "Spent The Day In Bed" Morrissey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Set phasers to nerd! Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards are joined by Star Trek super fan Mike Romo to examine the first two hours of Star Trek: Discovery (the first new Star Trek TV series in 12 years!), as well as the first three hours of the new Seth MacFarlane series Star Trek: The Next Generation The Orville. This one gets super nerdy… for a variety of reasons! (We apologize for Conor’s microphone issues.) Running Time: 00:50:02 Music: “Theme Song from The Orville” Bruce Broughton “Theme Song from Star Trek: Discovery” Jeff Russo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices