iFanboy - Comic Books

This is a lively one! It's the first Star Wars Anthology Film and opinions are all over the place (or are they?)! Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is finally here and Conor Kilpatrick, Ron Richards, and Josh Flanagan have a lot to say about the film, the relative success of media blackouts, the uncanny valley, and the new Star Wars-saturated reality that we now live in! Learn more about your ad choice...

It’s the eleventh (tenth?) annual iFanboy All-Media Year End Round-Up! Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and Ron Richards discuss some of what they enjoyed in media in 2016. Movies, television, podcasts, books, music, games, and comics–it’s all here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy patrons, it’s Talksplode time. As we wind down the year, we thought that the best person to chat with the winner of the Eisner Award for Best Writer, friend of the show Jason Aaron. From the experience of being the bell of the ball at the Eisners for Southern Bastards, to bringing back Doctor Strange on a monthly basis, to laying out four years worth of Thor stories, to working o...

It’s the last Pick of the Week of 2016! But don’t worry, it’s not the last podcast of 2016, we’ve got more to come. But this week? We’ve got velocity, Freddie Mercury and lots more to discuss. Ron gets excited by Kang on Kang action and Josh and Conor can’t believe it. Meanwhile, a purple elephant cracks the meaning of life. Happy Holidays! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

Enter The Richards Contingent! It's all about a fart joke, and the place of Annuals in comics. This is what the kids sign up for, right? As we gear up for the holidays, it's a straight up comic talk show. But a little weird. We can't pinpoint why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s back! Thanks to our awesome Patrons, it’s the return of the 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 are reviewing Image Comics’ The Rattler from writer Jason McNamara and artist Greg Hinkle. L...

It's a post-Thanksgiving celebration, as Conor and Ron are joined by Ron's sister's dog. Who knows where Josh is. If you hear from him, can you tell him to call us? We're thankful for comics and excited for the holidays despite Josh going missing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week dark secrets are revealed, there’s another G.I. Joe deep dive, comics are discussed, and dumb jokes are made… … you know, just like Elvis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick and Ryan Haupt — welcome special guest Ron Richards to discuss the latest first DC Classic Original Movie: Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders, the first animated film based in the Batman 66 world! Does it recapture the magic of that perfect piece of 60s pop art? Or was it a missed opportunity to wallow in the glory of the Silver Age? Learn mo...

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

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

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....

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

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

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 choi...

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 var...

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

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

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

Things get out of control, but not until the VERY end, so you’re going to want to hang in there for this extended episode of the Pick of the Week podcast. Josh is certain about his pick, but Ron makes an unprecedented argument and Conor’s right behind him. Plus, the source of the out of controlness? G.I. Joe of course. It’s always G.I. Joe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

We’re live! In person, at least! Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and Ron Richards got together in Los Angeles this week to record the show live together and that hasn’t happened in who knows how long. While apologies must be given for the lower level of quality of this week’s audio, the guys had tons of fun being in the same room together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

It's back! Thanks to our awesome Patrons, it's the return of the 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 are reviewing Dark Knight: A True Batman Story from writer Paul Dini and artist Eduardo Riss...

We’re all over the map this week with the comics talk. Lots of DC legacy discussion, some ratings, some bad jokes and a large amount of great art gets discussed. Plus floppy boots and memories of early 1980s King Arthur movies. Doesn’t get much better than that, does it? Conor thinks it does, and he thinks Aquaman is better than all that. But we know better, don’t we? Learn more about your ad choi...

After last week’s email bacchanal, we’re back to the grind on a so called light 5th week. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t a whole of excellent comics to get right to. Also, we find out, at long last, Ron’s incredible hidden talent, and take a trip down Josh’s memory lane. Also, the KISS song, and the emailer named Ace is a complete coincidence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

iFanboy celebrates its 550th episode with an extra-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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices