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We’re back! It’s iFanboy 20/25 — 20 years of podcasting and 25 years of iFanboy! Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are celebrating the way they always do… by talking about comics and other assorted nonsense!Note: Time codes are estimates due to dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 00:56:24Pick of the Week:00:02:03 – Absolute Superman #3Comics:00:09:31 – Batman #921 (156)00:13:13 – The Avengers #788 (22)00:19:34 – What If…? Galactus Transformed Hulk? #100:25:40 – The Ultimates #800:28:51 – JSA #3Patron Pick:00:33:16 – Justice League: The Atom Project #1Patron Thanks:00:40:52 – Lance C. Owings [Redux]Listener Mail:00:44:09 – Patrick K. from North Carolina misses S.H.I.E.L.D. and Nick Fury and wants to know what the iFanboys miss.Announcement:00:50:07 – Welcome to iFanboy 20/25!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 join for a full year and get a discount! You can also 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 SEVEN BRAND NEW DESIGNS — twenty in all!Music:“Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now”StarshipListen to Conor, Josh, and Ron discuss The Crow (1994) on Cradle to the Grave.Listen to Conor discuss Swingers on Movie of the Year: 1996.Listen to Conor discuss Ghostbusters on Movie of the Year: 1984. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the 19th annual iFanboy All Media Year End Roundup! Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and special guest Ron Richards discuss some of what they enjoyed in media in this, the year that was 2024.Note: Timecodes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 02:56:45Movies:00:02:12 - Year in Movies00:03:52 - Anora00:07:05 - Hit Man00:08:51 - The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare00:12:04 - Kneecap00:13:48 - Challengers00:16:32 - The Wild Robot00:19:33 - Thelma00:21:09 - The Bikeriders00:23:21 - Gladiator II00:26:31 - Juror #200:28:20 - Rebel Ridge00:30:44 - Wonka00:32:03 - Saturday Night00:34:47 - Civil War00:37:22 - The Fall GuyTelevision:00:39:37 - Year in Television00:40:50 - Shōgun00:43:54 - Industry00:49:03 - Reservation Dogs00:50:01 - Fargo00:52:57 - Shrinking00:54:53 - Dark Winds00:55:47 - True Detective: Night Country01:00:18 - Ripley01:02:56 - The Paris 2024 Olympics01:04:11 - The Gentlemen01:08:53 - Nobody Wants This01:10:02 - Curb Your Enthusiasm01:11:39 - Fallout01:16:13 - English Teacher01:19:38 - Network TV is Back!Music:01:26:43 - Guided Tour by High Vis01:28:55 - Green Day/Smashing Pumpkins/Rancid at Fenway Park01:32:26 - Unt by Pinhead Gunpowder01:34:33 - All of This Awaits You by Swami and the Bed of Nails01:35:47 - Diamond Jubilee by Cindy Lee01:37:35 - To All Trains by Shellac01:42:00 - NOFX's Final Tour at Campanelli Stadium01:45:31 - 69 Love Songs Live by The Magnetic Fields at The Town HallPodcasts:01:46:56 - The Plot Thickens: Decoding John Ford01:47:35 - Family Trips with the Meyers Brothers01:49:54 - Talking Pictures: A Movie Memories Podcast01:51:18 - How Did This Get Made?01:53:24 - Two Guys, Five Rings: Matt, Bowen & The Olympics01:54:13 - Pretty Sure I Can Fly01:56:41 - Gone South01:59:23 - Life of the Record02:01:24 - Who Killed JFK?02:05:24 - Revisionist History: Hitler's OlympicsBooks:02:07:54 - Polostan: Vol. 1 of Bomb Light by Neal Stephenson02:10:40 - The Mercy of Gods by James S.A. Corey02:12:54 - The Ministry of Time: A Novel by Kaliane Bradley02:14:21 - The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson02:17:04 - The Path to Paradise: A Francis Ford Coppola Story by Sam Wasson02:18:21 - Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears by Michael Schulman02:20:16 - Since We Fell: A Novel by Dennis Lehane02:22:22 - Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk by Kathleen Hanna02:24:07 - We Solve Murders: A Novel by Richard Osman02:25:07 - The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine by Lindsey Fitzharris02:28:13 - Saint Vitus Bar: The First Ten Years, An Oral and Visual History by Nathaniel Shannon02:30:40 - Theatre Kids: A True Tale of Off-Off Broadway by John DeVore02:32:37 - Shōgun: A Novel of Japan by James Clavell02:35:41 - Green Lantern: Sleepers, Book 1 by Christopher J. PriestComics:02:37:38 - The Amazing Spider-Man02:39:28 - Batman & Robin: Year One02:40:14 - Grommets02:42:02 - G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero02:43:09 - Scarlett02:44:34 - The Sensational She-Hulk02:45:09 - Fantastic Four02:47:07 - Nightwing02:47:57 - Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees02:49:37 - The Hunger and The DuskReason.fm helps you track podcast charts and stay ahead. See the top 100 Apple and Spotify rankings and track daily changes in the charts and category trends -- for free! Save time and discover what’s hot now with Reason.fm.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• iFanboy T-Shirts and MerchMusic:"Happy Holiday"Bing Crosby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode!This month, Josh Flanagan, Paul Montgomery, and Dr. Ryan Haupt take a look at...The Hidden Life of Trees: A Graphic Adaptation by Peter Wohllenben, adapted by Fred Bernard and Benjamin Flao.Running Time: 01:00:30What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show 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.Music:"Nearly Lost You"Screaming Trees Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh is back just in time for the final Pick of the Week show of the year! Meanwhile, Conor Kilpatrick’s brain is just barely holding on after a week of being sick and not sleeping well. Holiday break has never come at a better time!Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:14:15Pick of the Week:00:01:25 – X-Men #8Comics:00:09:52 – Action Comics #107800:14:00 – Absolute Superman #200:18:45 – Batgirl #200:22:47 – The Avengers #787 (21)00:27:52 – The Rocketeer: Breaks Free #400:30:19 – Marvel Holiday Tales to Astonish #1Patron Pick:00:33:53 – The Batman and Scooby-Doo! Mysteries #1200:41:41 – Two-Face #1Patron Thanks:00:52:06 – Lance C. OwingsLooking Back at 2024:00:54:44 – Picks of the Week – By the NumbersListener Mail:01:02:01 – David C. from Springfield, Massachusetts wants to know if iFanboy has received negative feedback from creators.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.• 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 join for a full year and get a discount! You can also 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 SEVEN BRAND NEW DESIGNS — twenty in all!Music:“Hell of a Holiday”Pistol AnniesYou can listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron discuss The Crow (1994) on Cradle to the Grave.You can listen to Conor discuss Swingers on Movie of the Year: 1994.You can listen to Conor discuss Ghostbusters on Movie of the Year: 1984. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the post-Thanksgiving show! Not all of the books got read but the show got done anyway. Plus, one host has a family-induced sore throat and the other host is special guest Paul Montgomery!Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:14:22Pick of the Week:00:02:43 – Universal Monsters: Frankenstein #4Comics:00:13:31 – Justice League Unlimited #100:20:46 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #400:26:35 – Black Canary: Best of the Best #100:38:13 – Batman: The Long Halloween – The Last Halloween #300:43:12 – Hornsby & Halo #100:47:00 – Absolute Wonder Woman #200:51:11 – Green Arrow #361 (18)Patron Pick:00:54:08 – West Coast Avengers #1Patron Thanks:00:59:01 – Dan ClarkListener Mail:01:00:56 – David C. from Springfield, Massachusetts wants to know how former host Paul Montgomery is doing.01:04:28 – Kevin K. asks about a certain word that Conor tends to use a lot.Brought To You By:• iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or join for a full year and get a discount! You can also 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 seven BRAND NEW designs — twenty in all!Music:“Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”Darlene LoveYou can read Paul’s weekly recaps of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (as well as other writing) on the new pop culture website Pop Heist.You can listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron discuss The Crow (1994) on Cradle to the Grave.You can listen to Conor discuss Swingers on Movie of the Year: 1994.You can listen to Conor discuss Ghostbusters on Movie of the Year: 1984. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Outside in the cold distance, a wildcat did growl. A Jamoke™ and a doctor were approaching. And they began to howl... about this week's comics!Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:16:32Pick of the Week:00:01:56 - The Question: All Along the Watchtower #1Comics:00:11:06 - Action Comics #107600:19:02 - Batman & Robin: Year One #200:25:27 - Lawful #600:33:11 - Jenny Sparks, Book Four00:37:17 - Standstill #400:42:30 - Dead Eyes: The Empty Frames #3Patron Pick:00:44:29 - The Rocketfellers #1Patron Thanks:00:54:11 - Peter DePaderListener Mail:00:59:01 - Andrew from Parts Unknown wants to know if we have specific sense memories of time spent reading comics.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:"All Along The Watchtower"Bob Dylan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time.He's been on the show before, but that was before Mitch's Meteoric Rise™. Largely known as Tom King's most prolific collaborator on Sheriff of Babylon, Mister Miracle, Strange Adventures, and many Batman stories over the years. Now he's about to release his first non-Tom™ comic in years, working with Tim Seeley on the upcoming Peacemaker Presents: The Vigilante/Eagly Double Features #1. Plus you can learn more about his upcoming docu-series, The United States of Bourbon. You'll get that and some deep comic book craft talk, and the beauty of the nine panel grid.Total Running Time: 01:09:22Music:“Casanova, Baby"The Gaslight Anthem  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are both exhausted and can’t remember anything. But the most important thing that they have to remember is: earn this.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:00:16Pick of the Week:00:01:59 – G.I. Joe #1Comics:00:14:59 – Batman: Gotham By Gaslight – The Kryptonian Age #600:20:11 – Absolute Batman #200:25:06 – Batman: The Dark Age, Book Six00:31:58 – Helen of Wyndhorn #600:35:12 – DC vs. Vampires: World War V #400:38:34 – The Domain #5Patron Pick:00:39:44 – G.I. Joe #1Patron Thanks:00:41:38 – Robert BlackleyListener Mail:00:43:43 – Steve B. from Maryland asks where on Comic Book Mount Rushmore certain creators land.00:49:09 – Ethan J. from Richmond, Virginia wants to define what “a run” means.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 twenty designs!Music:“Old Time Rock and Roll”Bob Segar & The Silver Bullet Band Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode!Running Time: 00:58:08This 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:00:02:02 – Josh watched The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox.00:12:46 – Conor was consumed by postseason baseball, and enjoyed the latest seasons of Only Murders in the Building and The Old Man.00:18:21 – Ron went on a documentary binge and watched Mr. McMahon, Anatomy of Lies, and This is the Zodiac Speaking.Mail Bag:00:25:19 – Isaac P. wants to celebrate the new Neal Stephenson book by tier listing his oeuvre.00:33:28 – Andrew from Michigan asks about all-time favorite TV theme songs.00:39:57 – Mark B. wants to know why the iFanboys have never talked about Daisy Jones and The Six.00:43:12 – Greg F. from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania misses Josh’s impressions.00:45:06 – Kenneth J. asks which TV shows deserve a six-episode miniseries to wrap up properly.00:49:18 – Matt M. from East Northport, New York wants to know which classic movies the iFanboys appreciated more after finally seeing them on the silver screen.00:54:20 – Adam from Orlando, Florida was listening to an old episode of Pick of the Week and asks about the Mack Weldon ads.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.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Music:“Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me Now” (Theme from Perfect Strangers)David Pomeranz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No one needed this more than Josh and Conor, and it never hurts to have a good week of comics with a lot to talk about. Wait, Josh picked which book? Also, prepare yourself for the longest diversionary conversion in a while, on the subject of eggs. Enjoy. And as always, we apologize.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:07:05Pick of the Week:00:00:58 - X-Men #7Comics:00:12:25 - Aliens vs. Avengers #200:19:03 - Absolute Superman #100:24:19 - Batgirl #100:32:40 - The Ultimates #600:35:51 - FML #100:39:22 - Skin Police #2Patron Pick:00:42:17 - JSA #1Patron Thanks:00:51:23 - Stephen SouterListener Mail:00:56:09 - Ken from the Great White North brings the heat again, and asks about the funny funnybooks.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:"Chaos From Within"Bad Religion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices