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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.
Episodes
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Nov 13, 2016 • 1h 9min
Pick of the Week #561 – The Avengers #1.1
The sun rises again and we picked ourselves up and, once again, found solace and escapism in the comic books that we love. Josh found the right comic book at the right time and Ron is more than happy to talk about it as he works to achieve full jamoke status. Also, we explore Jack Kirby’s secret fetish… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 9, 2016 • 40min
Special Edition – Doctor Strange
It's the last superhero movie of the year, and one of the most anticipated. Ron Richards is joined by Mike Romo to break down the journey from cocky surgeon to sorcerer supreme in Doctor Strange! Is it all Cumberbatch or is there more to this Inception-esque thriller? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 6, 2016 • 1h 6min
Pick of the Week #560 – The Flintstones #5
Two Jamokes rock the mics, as Ron takes a sabbatical to experience the theatre. In the meantime, Conor and Josh keep it cool, and have points of agreement and Thor based non-agreement, and points where neither of them understand what happened. But listen, everyone loves Beta Ray Bill. Also, watch out for your beef, people. They’ll go right for it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 30, 2016 • 1h 10min
Pick of the Week #559 – Silver Surfer #7
Josh may be on the open road, but that's not going to stop Conor and Ron to talk about all that is good in the world of comics, specifically comics that make them smile, the ones that ended strong, the ones that make sense, and even ones that fall a bit short. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 27, 2016 • 42min
Special Edition – Luke Cage
Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards are joined by surprise special guest Josh Flanagan to talk about the third 13-hour original series from the partnership of Netflix and Marvel Studios–Luke Cage! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 23, 2016 • 1h 6min
Pick of the Week #558 – Hadrian's Wall #2
Sometimes you get together to talk about the week in comic books. And sometimes you listen as Conor Kilpatrick loses his once sharp mental faculties live on the show. Also on this episode, Medusa’s unique shower problems, the merits of the pastrami sandwiches from Katz’s, and a cameo appearance from Ron Richard’s dog! You never know what you’re gonna get on this show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 20, 2016 • 55min
Talksplode #69 – Mark Russell
Thanks to iFanboy patrons, it’s Talksplode time. When we read Prez, we were impressed, and when, shockingly, The Flintstones series was discovered to be one of the best and smartest new comics from DC, we had to find out who this Mark Russell was. So we asked him.
Working with cartoonist Shannon Wheeler, Russell released God Is Disappointed in You, and Apochrypha Now from Top Shelf, as well as various other freelance writing, he then found himself with an opportunity to write Prez for DC Comics. We talk with him about that, and bringing that same sensibility to the licensed property of The Flintstones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 16, 2016 • 1h 6min
Pick of the Week #557 – Darth Vader #25
The deluge of comic books in October continues, but Josh is able to find a diamond in the rough in the form of a special Star Wars corner edition of the Pick of the Week. Also, it’s important to mention that the music for this podcast is listed in show notes, which you are reading right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 9, 2016 • 1h 13min
Pick of the Week #556 – The Flintstones #4
It’s the march of the endless #1 issues! Just when you think you’re done, there are more #1′s around the corner. Sometimes, we thought we had read all the #1′s, but there were even more left unread. Sit back for a whole lot of talk about a whole lot of great comics, and the debut of White Falcon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 2, 2016 • 1h 4min
Pick of the Week #555 – Deadly Class #22
In this episode Conor has trouble saying the various forms of “patron”, Josh is grumpy, and it’s the end of ratings… ratings, at least for DC’s Rebirth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
