iFanboy - Comic Books

August 15, 2010 - With Josh in the wilderness of New England, Ron and Conor tap the mighty Tom Katers to enter the fray once again and wax poetic on the magic of comic books. Won't you join us? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 13, 2010 - Look out all you evil exes! Scott Pilgrim vs. The World finally blasts its way into theaters! Josh Flanagan, Ron Richards, and Conor Kilpatrick talk about pre-release jitters, problems with marketing, Edgar Wright's track record, box office predictions, the future of unknown property comic book movies, and oh yeah, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

August 8, 2010 - All together now! Conor Kilpatrick, Ron Richards, and Josh Flanagan are all crammed into one hot room to talk about the week in comics, the Book of the Month, random objects in Conor's bedroom and Step Up 3D! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 1, 2010 - The guys have returned from San Diego, intact. Mostly. Maybe a little loppy. This week, Ron Richards, Conor Kilpatrick, and Josh Flanagan take a look at books from a wider than normal slice of the industry, with books from six different publishers making the show. There's also a brief foray into Jerry Bruckheimer and Pearl Harbor. You know how these things go. Learn more about you...

July 29, 2010 - Conor Kilpatrick and staff writers Paul Montgomery and Ryan Haupt break down the latest DC Universe Animated Original film - Batman: Under The Red Hood! They discuss everything from the next short film Showcase: Jonah Hex, the movie itself, the extras, the Robins, it's all here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 25, 2010 - The San Diego Comic-Con is in full swing, but that doesn't stop Conor from picking Brightest Day #6 as the pick of the week, and Josh and Ron join in the fun to discuss the books they loved and hated from this week. Recorded under guerilla conditions in their hotel room, the sound quality isn't so great and the show is a bit short, but we hope you enjoy it. We'll be back to full st...

July 18, 2010 - San Diego looms on the horizon as the iFanboy gents gather to discuss Josh's pick of the week and fend off the madness that is the San Diego Comic Con for just a few more days. Luckily there are lots of comic books to distract them from all the laundry and prep work that still needs to be done before they reach the sunny shores of San Diego. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

July 14, 2010 - Andy Schmidt is here again! The senior editor from IDW is still at the helm of GI Joe, Transformers and other books, but he's also the writer of a new 5 issue series called 5 Days to Die, coming out weekly in September. Andy also teaches folks how to make comics like professionals do with Comics Experience. They've got a huge slate of star studded panels planned for San Diego Comic...

July 11, 2010 - A rare daytime recording, record temperatures in New York City, and a Thursday from hell means a groggy Conor Kilpatrick, a frazzled Ron Richards, and a really quite well-composed Josh Flanagan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 7, 2010 - Chris Samnee has come a long way, and impresses comic fans with every page he puts out. Now, as a regular artist at Marvel and other publishers, as well as one of the Comictwart group, fans have seen a lot of wonderful art from Samnee. Chris Neseman and Josh Flanagan talked with Chris about his work on this week's Thor: The Mighty Avenger, written by Roger Langridge, Vertigo's Area...

July 4, 2010 - A very special Independence Day edition! Josh is off, so Jim Mroczkowski steps in to join Ron Richards and a cold medicine addled Conor Kilpatrick to try and navigate around the elephant in the room, dressed in pants and laugh in the face of the "Marvel bias". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 27, 2010 - They got mixed up! Conor's in San Francisco! Josh is... home! Ron is, well you don't want to know what Ron is doing. Things are hot, the hosts are beaten, and we all agree that some things are awesome, some things are awful. Consensus! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 20, 2010 - Another week, another batch of comics and this time around, we nearly had a spit-take within the first 5 minutes, which really sets the tone when you're discussing the weeks comics, your favorite creators and breaking up with you comic book store. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 20, 2010 - Josh, Conor and Ron went to go see Jonah Hex and well, it's important to remember that this movie has nothing to do with the excellent comic books about Jonah Hex being published today. What did they think about the movie? Well, let's just say there were some...issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 17, 2010 - Josh Flanagan talks to IDW senior editor Bob Schreck about the upcoming Jurassic Park: Redemption, the first comic he's actually scripted after years as a comics editor. Bob talks about his time as an editor at Comico and Dark Horse Comics, as well as Oni Press, a company he co-founded. Then we talk about his working relationship with such industry giants as Frank Miller, Kevin Smi...

June 13, 2010 - Ron's back from vacation and just in time to join Josh and Cono in discussion of this week's comics as well as the Book of the Month: Wednesday Comics. So what does all that have to do with Vaudeville, Baron Zemo and Casey Kasem? Well, you'll have to listen to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 13, 2010 - In 2010, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire... iFanboy. This week...

June 10, 2010 - Josh Flanagan, Tom Katers, and Jim Mroczkowski tuck in for a nice long discussion on Marvel's Invincible Iron Man. The first Omnibus covers the first 19 issues of the impressive run by writer Matt Fraction and artist Salvador Larroca. The discussion covers the characterization of Tony, as well as the inclusion of major storylines involving Pepper Potts, and her 'Rescue' armor, and...

June 6, 2010 - With Ron Richards at the beach this week, Conor Kilpatr4ick and Josh Flanagan are joined by iFanboy staff writer Paul Montgomery who returns to the the show with a list of movies. Why? You'll have to listen to find out! Also, with the temperature rising the guys get a little loopy and take the converation in some strange and unexpected directions. Cap'n Steve? Conor's equipment? Mar...

June 3, 2010 - Chris Neseman welcomes Mike Perkins to Talksplode for a discussion on his current work on Stephen King's The Stand and much more. Mike's career has taken him from his home in England to Poland and finally the wilds of Florida. Listen in to hear about Mike growing up on 2000 AD and Doctor Who. Mike was also a part of the fantastic work coming out of both Caliber and Cross Gen. Find o...

May 30, 2010 - With Josh Flanagan out lobstering in Maine (and possible harvesting sea urchins), the hardest working staff writer in comics, Paul Montgomery stepped up to join Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards for comic book fun time talk. And boy, did he pick a doozy of a week, with two big Avengers launches and one of the weirdest books that anyone has heard of in a long time. Learn more about y...

May 27, 2010 - iFanboy favorite Rick Remender checks in to talk about the final arc of Fear Agent, which is coming out in July and features a 5 issue arc to finish out the series. Rick also confirms the Fear Agent Omnibus and lays out the schedule for that and some shocking Fear Agent merchandise coming our way soon. In addition to Fear Agent, Rick discusses his upcoming work on X-Force for Marvel...

May 23 2010 - It's an iFanboy miracle as Conor has returned from his travels! And we welcome him with a mirthful, chaotic episode of the Pick of the Week podcast filled with mispronunciations, disagreements, and some down right creepy talk. This is what iFanboy is all about! So sit back, grab a drink and be prepared for at least 2 spit takes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

May 16 2010 - It's one for the ages here folks, as Conor is still on vacation and Tom Katers joins Ron and Josh to tackle the tremendously large stack of comics for the past week, including the end to The Sentry saga which also may be the worst comic book printed, ever. We're not kidding here folks, this is one to remember. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 12, 2010 - For the past year or so, Marvel has been producing and releasing motion comics to the public. These slightly animated adaptations of popular works have been much discussed by fans and discovered by non-fans alike. The latest entry is Iron Man: Extremis, adapting Warren Ellis and Adi Granov's classic story. We spoke with Ruwan Jayatilleke, a VP at Marvel, about Iron Man: Extremis, th...