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The second epoch of The Two Jamokes begins in earnest, and luckily, there is a stellar Pick of the Week to start off with. Maybe Josh will start doing voice again? It’s hard to say. We’re picking up on some trends in comics, some good, some bad. We even did some War Corner, but didn’t realize it at the time. So that will be a fun game for the listeners. Running Time: 01:07:57 Pick of the Week: 00:...

We get some classic comics discussion about letting super heroes just be super and some hilarious voicemails from you, the loyal iFanbase. to entertain Ron, who returns to the show, only to leave again and Conor and Josh give no quarter.  Running Time: 01:03:26  Pick of the Week:  00:02:15 – Captain America #695  Comics:  00:14:40 – Batman: The White Knight #2  00:19:48 – The Jetsons #1  00:22:32...

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...

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...

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 – Detectiv...

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...

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 – Miste...

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: 00:56:19 Pick of the Week: 00:02:01 – Slots #1 Comics: 00:12:40 – Punisher: The Platoon #1 00:17:40 – Batman #32 00:25:14 – All-New Guardians of...

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 Comic...

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 microp...

It’s a most dire time for iFanboy. Conor Kilpatrick has gone missing and Ron Richards is on death’s door, but that doesn’t stop Josh Flanagan from having a Grinch moment and be reminded that he does indeed have a heart. The magic of comics saves once again! Running Time: 01:00:22 Pick of the Week: 00:01:40 - Invincible Iron Man #11 Comics: 00:11:40 – Generations: Ms. Marvel and Ms. Marvel #1 00:14...

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! What's a Booksplode you might ask? It's a bi-monthly special edition podcast 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, we bit off a bit more than we can chew with Cerebus Volume 3: Church and State - Book One by Dave...

Ron Richards calls in from the road and conflict abounds! Conor Kilpatrick is grumpy about a lot of books and Josh Flanagan tells off one of his fellow hosts! Plus Star Wars talk almost derails the show.  Running Time: 01:02:38  Pick of the Week:  00:01:16 - Star Wars #36  Comics:  00:13:39 - Generations: Captain Marvel and Captain Mar-Vell #1  00:16:58 - Dark Knight: Metal #2  00:20:47 - Mister M...

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the 29th DC Universe Animated Original Movie… Batman and Harley Quinn! Running Time: 00:27:25 Music: “Don’t Pull Your Love” Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

By popular demand! The newly formed Amazon Brain Trust of Conor Kilpatrick, Ryan Haupt and Ron Richards (with a cameo from Josh Flanagan) gather to talk about the puzzling hero THE TICK, who appears in a new Amazon series. Running Time: 00:23:32 Music: "Tick Tock" Lungfish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s a 3 way consensus on Pick of the Week, because even the coldest of hearts will be melted by a fictitious dog/human hybrid. There’s another artist who needs to just stop it, and of the greats kind of lets us down. And finally, learn of the evils of cornerfication. Running Time: 01:08:34 Pick of the Week: 00:01:43 – Astro City #47 Comics: 00:11:58 – Black Bolt #5 00:17:33 – Seven to Eternity #9...

iFanboy celebrates its 600th episode with a triple-sized all listener e-mail spectacular! Josh Flanagan, Ron Richards, and Conor Kilpatrick asked you, the iFanbase, to send them e-mails… and you delivered! Running Time: 03:08:39 Pick of the Week: 00:04:09 – The Black Racer and Shilo Norman Special #1 Ron Talks About Comics For Two Minutes:The Black Racer and Shilo Norman Special #1 00:16:27 – Star...

Thanks to iFanboy patrons, it's Talksplode time. A name familiar to iFanboy listeners is Kieron Gillen. We've been longtime fans of Kieron's going back to Phonogram. With the news that he'd be taking over the main Star Wars book this October broke, we figured it would be a good time catch up with Kieron, talk Star Wars and creating a popular new character in a legendary universe of characters and...

This week! Josh Flanagan is off dealing with his various demons, Ron Richards can’t remember why he wanted to talk about a book (until he does), and Conor Kilpatrick still can’t pronounce “Kamandi.” Running Time: 00:59:39 Pick of the Week: 00:01:47 - Manhunter Special #1 Comics: 00:10:18 - Generations: The Unworthy Thor and The Mighty Thor #1 00:14:35 - Daredevil #25 00:18:05 - Black Hammer #12 00...

Then newly appointed Netflix Braintrust of Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards gather to discuss the latest from Marvel Studios and Netflix, the series comics fans have all been waiting for, it’s all been leading up to this folks, THE DEFENDERS! After watching all 8 episodes, we break down what went right and what went wrong with the first street level superhero team-up on Netflix. Running Time: 00:...

If you're looking for a theme for this episode, you'll find one that Conor, Josh and Ron didn't figure out. It's the 90s people. From Aquaman to Mage to Astro City to the pick of the week, there's a strong 90s vibe. Plus, Conor spilled water. Which is always funny. Running Time: 01:06:20 Pick of the Week: 00:01:43 - Dark Nights: Metal #1 Comics: 00:13:15 - Generations: Wolverine and All-New Wolver...

We will pronounce words wrong and not remember the names of things immediately. It’s only going to get worse, folks. But besides that, this is one of those shows where there are lots of things to like in the week’s comic book stack. Also, we talk about the magnificent Pick of the Week for a really long time. Plus, the first just bad super power. Running Time: 01:14:22 Pick of the Week: 00:01:58  –...

Things get confrontational on this week’s show as Ron and Conor are alone due to Josh doing time for contempt. And that’s all we’ve got to say about that. But, confrontation! Conor is made to name names and we deal with many popup windows that may or may not have infected our computers. PLUS - A big, fantastic major ANNOUNCEMENT Running Time: 01:06:53 Pick of the Week: 00:02:21 - Mech Cadet Yu #1...