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Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode!Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 00:56:45This 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:00:01:22 – But first, a brief The Lord of the Rings tangent.00:03:51 – Ron (and Conor) have gotten into Industry.00:12:46 – Conor (and Ron) have been watching English Teacher and Bad Monkey.00:18:57 – Josh (and Ron) went to see Alien: Romulus.TV Review:00:26:08 – The 2024 Emmy AwardsFilm Review:00:33:30 – Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceWhat We’ve Been Enjoying (Redux):00:51:13 – Conor went to 4K restoration screenings of Chinatown and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, as well as a screening of Stagecoach.00:52:40 – Josh just finished reading Shōgun.00:53:47 – Ron saw Pulp at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn (and Josh went to see The Saviors Tour — featuring Green Day, Rancid, The Smashing Pumpkins, and The Linda Lindas — at Fenway Park in Boston).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.Music:“New Noise”Refused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Again with this Fantastic Four mishegoss? Yes, again with it. And it is weird, wild stuff. There are several "surprisingly good" books in the discussion this week, which is always a good thing. Step up, hold the hand, or whatever, of your favorite non-humanoid sweetie, and enjoy.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:13:00Pick of the Week:00:01:57 - Fantastic Four #718Comics:00:13:37 - Dead Eyes: The Empty Frames #100:13:37 - Wolverine #393 (1)00:25:33 - Geiger #600:30:20 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #200:33:43 - Red Before Black #200:36:29 - The Domain #300:39:06- Green Lantern #15Patron Pick:00:43:19 - Star Wars #50Patron Thanks:00:56:24 - Andrew WarmingtonIn Memoriam:00:58:28 - Comics lost a modern legend in John Cassaday this week. You can see our brief interview with Cassaday from 2010 below.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:"Is She Weird"The Pixies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, there’s a Heat Dome over LA and Conor Kilpatrick is melting. Also, Josh Flanagan has entered his Fun Era™ so take your sad boy comics and stuff ’em! Honestly, the show is not as grumpy as all that would make it seem.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 00:55:30Pick of the Week:00:01:56 – Plastic Man No More!, Book OneComics:00:09:56 – Scarlett #400:12:35 – The Ultimates #400:17:06 – The Penguin #1200:24:55 – Duck and Cover #100:27:25 – Exceptional X-Men #100:29:24 – Public Domain #8Patron Pick:00:33:18 – Minor Arcana #1Patron Thanks:00:39:43 – Etan GreenbaumListener Mail:00:41:49 – Scott H. from Portland, Oregon asks about becoming a new fan of veteran artists.00:46:46 – Aaron H. from Houston, Texas has a follow-up to his previous email about QR codes.Listen to your favorite podcasts on Playpodcast.net! You don’t need an app or a subscription.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:“Working Class Hero”John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instantly this week, we jump into books that weren't even on the list. It's never happened. Comics cannot be stopped. Comics finds... a way. What other surprises could find their way into this dusty format? Maybe a couple things, actually. In the meantime, more of Josh's Aliens thing.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:15:06Pick of the Week:00:05:01 - Aliens vs. Avengers #1Comics:00:19:33 - Fantastic Four #717 (24)00:27:18 - Zero Hour 30th Anniversary Special #100:34:25 - Batman: The Dark Age, Book Five00:30:37 - Archie: The Decision #100:44:49 - Grommets #400:48:14 - The Sacrificers #1100:50:46 - Convert #100:52:27 - Universal Monsters: Frankenstein #1Patron Pick:00:55:19 - Aliens vs. Avengers #1Patron Thanks:00:56:33 - Daniel SullivanListener Mail:00:58:29 - r3v wants to add a THIRD question to the Patron Pick segment. Insanity!01:00:31 - Drew doesn't care about these new fangled superhero versions! But how to deal with it?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:"Alien"Pennywise 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 and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at…Lone Wolf & Cub, Omnibus, Vol. 1 by Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima, Dana Lewis, & Digital Chameleon! (They also spend more time than they, and probably you, were expecting to talk about Josh’s former roommates when he lived in Los Angeles. But it’s contextual!)Running Time: 00:34:30What’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:“Hey Mando!”Ludwig Göransson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Two Jamokes™, joined by Dr. Ryan Haupt, manage to stay on target with the week in comics while also answering the age-old question: what happens if you add a saxophone to punk music?Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:19:37Pick of the Week:00:01:47 - Namor #2Comics:00:11:54 - Wolverine: Revenge #100:18:00 - Standstill #100:23:52 - Nightwing #11700:30:37 - Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter #200:33:37 - Usagi Yojimbo #279: The Crow #500:36:19 - Redcoat #500:39:21 - Huge Detective #1Star Wars Corner:00:43:19 - Star Wars #49Patron Pick:00:46:21 - Jenny Sparks #1Patron Thanks:01:00:53 - Dungeon MillerListener Mail:01:04:34 - Wes from Fridley, Minnesota wants to know why there haven't been any animated adaptions of characters from CW's Arrowverse, Wildstorm, or Vertigo series?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 thirteen designs!Music:"The Rascal King"The Mighty Mighty BossTones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Josh Flanagan cracks Vietnam-era writer psychology wide open, while Conor Kilpatrick fails a Star Wars test… or does he? What he definitely does is totally lose his mental facilities by the end of the show. Los Angeles wasn’t built for this kind of prolonged heat! Finally, it’s important to note that despite what these Two Jamokes say on the show, Ravage is a cat and not a dog. But the joke is funny and they stand by it.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:02:26Pick of the Week:00:02:26 – DC vs. Vampires: World War V #1Comics:00:12:37 – Babs #100:15:12 – The Sensational She-Hulk #188 (10)00:22:29 – Transformers #1100:31:36 – Batman: Gotham By Gaslight: The Kryptonian Age, Book Three00:34:06 – Gilt Frame #100:35:17 – Action Comics #1068Star Wars Corner:00:40:01 – Star Wars: Darth Vader #49Patron Pick:00:43:04 – X-Factor #1Patron Thanks:00:50:27 – David CaswellListener Mail:00:51:51 – Bob B. from Dacula, Georgia asks about coming to appreciate a comic book decades after first reading it.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:“Another One Bites the Dust”Queen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode!Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:01:46This 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:00:02:42 – Conor is obsessed with The Paris 2024 Olympics and saw Twisters (Josh did too) — and there are spoilers in this discussion!00:12:11 – Josh listened to Michael Richards read his new book, Entrances and Exits.00:17:53 – Ron watched the latest season of The Boys, finally completed John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A., and finished Presumed Innocent (Conor did too).Reviews:00:22:40 – The Bear (Season 3, Part 1)00:38:49 – House of the Dragon (Season 2)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.Music:“Wilbury Twist”The Traveling Wilburys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've got a unique and sizable group of books, and sign of what's going well in comics at the moment. If you are an astronomer, you will hear scientific mistakes regarding light speed.Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.Running Time: 01:08:53Pick of the Week:00:01:19 - Red Before Black #1Comics:00:10:52 - Public Domain #700:19:25 - The Uncanny X-Men #701 (1)00:24:58 - The Avengers #783 (17)00:29:22 - Lester of the Lesser Gods #300:31:05 - Cruel Universe #100:34:09 - Gotham City Sirens #100:35:17 - Doctor Strange #444 (18)00:38:21 - Absolute Power #2Patron Pick:00:40:59 - The Power Fantasy #1Patron Thanks:00:50:51 - @wormheartsListener Mail:00:52:50 - Kane wants to know what we'd do about issue per arc if WE were in charge. It serves as a takeoff point.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:"Maxwell Murder"Rancid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line… Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part Three! Plus, looking ahead to Watchmen and is this the end for this line of animated DC superhero films that began in 2007?Running Time: 00:43:00Music:“End of the Line”The Traveling Wilburys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices