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Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! What'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. This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at Robin: Year One by Chuck Dixon, Scott Beatty, Javier Pulido, Mar...

In the midst of the apocalypse, two jamokes read comics while there are still comics. Will Conor's boundless enthusiasm for Robin save us all? Will the recurring thematic hints at plague destroy us? Listen, dear friends and you will know! Or least be delightfully distracted. That we can promise. Running Time: 01:03:06 Pick of the Week: 00:01:47 - DCeased: Unkillables #2 Comics: 00:09:33 - Spider-W...

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present the first episode of Mediasplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original co-host Ron Richards to discuss streaming options for the self-quarantining, Josh's recent discovery of The Expanse book (and TV) series, and the HBO documentary, McMillion$. What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in...

It's a strange, weirdly light week and there's not a lot to talk about, so of course we went long. Make liberal use of that skip forward button if you don't enjoy deep dives into New York City transportation issues. Running Time: 01:11:00 Pick of the Week: 00:02:51 - Punisher: Soviet #5 Comics: 00:11:39 - Hawkeye: Freefall #4 00:19:30 - Superman #21 00:28:47 - Young Justice #14 00:30:00 - The Doll...

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. He's back! Following his previous appearance on our program, Aubrey has lived and learned, and he has risen again, his enthusiasm undaunted. We talk about about the truly wonderful book, The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling, and his new collection from Dark Horse, No One Left to Fight, and how those got done, and what they mean to him. Aub...

It's a great week for first issues, and in the face of strong, high end contenders, the Pick of the Week (which is not wrong), is a bit of a left turn. Do we have a strong pro-Kang bias? Absolutely. All that's important is 1) Doom and Kang on a train and 2) Shaner ascendent. Put that in the bank. Running Time: 01:12:33 Pick of the Week: 00:02:13 - Doctor Doom #6 Comics: 00:11:39 - Strange Adventur...

It's hot! In February! Oh boy, here we go! On this week's show, Conor Kilpatrick loses his faculties in the winter (!) heat, while (not a) Dr. Ryan Haupt steps in for a mysteriously missing Josh Flanagan to discuss this week's comic books, the properties of various gemstones, and COVID-19. Running Time: 01:05:45 News: 00:01:30 - Ryan's COVID-19 Prevention Tips Pick of the Week: 00:02:11 - John Con...

In addition to talking about the week's comic books there is a disagreement about word pronunciation and way too much about someone's personal health. Don't forget to like and subscribe to Josh's new YouTube channel! Running Time: 01:05:50 Pick of the Week: 00:02:19 - Hawkeye: Freefall #3 Comics: 00:09:06 - Thor #3 00:14:22 - Alienated #1 00:21:24 - Superman: Heroes #1 00:29:36 - Marvels X #2 00:3...

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! What'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. This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at Batman by Neal Adams, Book Three by Neal Adams, Dennis O'Neil, D...

We talk and talk and talk and talk, which is good, because it's kind of the point, and you get this super-sized show, despite the month plus of weird comic weeks. It's possible Phil Noto stopped by (he didn't), and Josh's dog makes a cameo. And then we keep talking. Conor thought it was 5 years ago. Listen for any of that to make sense. My goodness, we talked a lot. Running Time: 01:27:07 Pick of...

Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan are back to discuss the fourth fifth week in a row while also defending Hawkeye, discussing how comics have broken our brains, and wondering just what kind of guy is Bob Saget. Running Time: 01:06:30 Pick of the Week: 00:02:28 - Criminal #12 Comics: 00:10:48 - Hawkeye: Freefall #2 00:18:17 - Thor #2 00:21:47 - Dr. Strange #2 00:28:09 - Conan the Barbarian #12 00:...

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Comic book writer, Matthew Rosenberg has had quite the professional journey. After quite a lot of time and experience in the music industry, he decided he wanted to make comics. So he did. There were lots of missteps and learning opportunity along the way, but now he makes his living writing a lot of his favorite characters at Marvel, in titles like...

HELLO-EE-YO! Folks are feeling better. Not all better, but listening to the ragged voices isn't quite as grating this week, so... progress! This one starts out with a bit of a lament, before giggling about the many funny things in the Pick of the Week. It's a good discussion week for sure, and the cough quotient is way way down. Plus, is this the longest haranguing of a double page spread ever? Mi...

Our two hosts are still sick but still they soldier on because someone has to talk about comics and the Watchmen TV show. Running Time: 01:09:31 Pick of the Week: 00:02:46 - The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage, Book Two Comics: 00:12:53 - Second Coming #6 00:16:28 - Legion of Super-Heroes #3 00:20:36 - The Batman's Grave #4 00:23:34 - Nightwing #68 00:25:22 - Undiscovered Country #3 00:28:08 - Fi...

Two jamokes took a couple weeks off from the weekly show, and have returned slightly less than when they left, but they fight through illness to deliver the expected comic book program to the patient multitudes. And, boy was it a light week to come back to, so obviously the show still manages to go over an hour. Running Time: 01:08:31 Pick of the Week: 00:02:51 - The Amazing Spider-Man #37 Comics:...

Our semi annual holiday tradition continues! It’s time to gather around the fire and talk about the final chapter of the Star Wars (Skywalker) Saga — Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker! Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick welcome back special guest Ron Richards to break down the last step in a 42 year journey. (Disclaimer: Ron Richard’s opinions are his own and do not represent Marvel Entertainment o...

It’s the fourteenth 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 2019. Movies, television, music, books, podcasts, and comics -- it's all here! (Disclaimer: Ron Richard's opinions are his own and do not represent Marvel Entertainment or the Walt Disney Corporation.) Running Time: 02:52:50 Mo...

It's the last regular episode of 2019! With Josh Flanagan trapped in a Planes, Trains and Automobiles situation, Conor Kilpatrick calls in former iFanboy columnist Jim Mroczkowski, the Rip Van Winkle of comics, to save the day at the last minute! Running Time: 01:01:24 Pick of the Week: 00:03:07 - Superman: Up in the Sky #6 Comics: 00:09:21 - Batman: Universe #6 00:12:44 - X-Men #3 00:15:47 - Doct...

As we stumble to the year end break, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are barely holding it together. Not even special guest Ryan Haupt can keep things on track as the show goes almost immediately off the rails on a shark-related tangent. It's a good thing that Vertigo is on a creative role! Running Time: 01:13:13 Pick of the Week: 00:03:14 - Books of Magic #14 Comics: 00:10:10 - John Constantin...

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! What'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. This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at Fantastic Four: Behold... Galactus! Marvel Select Edition by Sta...

Great Jimberly Jimmington's Ghost! It's time for another episode! The Patron Powers are on the spot. We like the book, but can't remember if we liked the last book. Maybe that other book isn't actually very good, but hey, check that art out! Then we got a question we've never even thought about before. And we've been thinking about questions for a long time. Decades. Running Time: 01:09:56 Pick of...

It's a weird week of comics, and it was hard to find standouts, but that doesn't mean there wasn't plenty to talk about. Josh Flanagan even makes a veiled reference to that damn closet by the same guys who finished up a mini-series this week. Conor Kilpatrick struggles with the production on his favorite comic book artist of all time, and we give it up to all the great work Vertigo is putting out...

This week there are too many books and too many books with too many characters who don’t get introduced properly and our hosts have old man brains. Also, Josh Flanagan almost gets himself murdered. Running Time: 00:56:01 Pick of the Week: 00:02:04 – Black Cat #6 Comics: 00:06:14 – Batman: Universe #5 00:10:11 – Legion of Super-Heroes #1 00:14:46 – Superman: Up in the Sky #5 00:18:50 – X-Force #1 /...

You don't even know that a power outage happened in the middle of this show, and that we continued on generator power. Now you know. Josh Flanagan goes back home to the comics that make him happiest, and we fact check with the writer whose comics we're talking about mid-show! Will Josh speed talk himself to death? Stay tuned, dear listener. Running Time: 01:00:35 Pick of the Week: 00:02:21 - The S...

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest DC Universe Animated Original Movie... Wonder Woman: Bloodlines! Plus, Ryan checks in on his promise to watch DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock and Death, and we look ahead to 2020! Running Time: 00:33:12 Music: "Blood, Sweat and Murder" Scott H. Biram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...