iFanboy - Comic Books

February 19, 2012 - Who would be brave (or foolish) enough to head to the multiplex to endure Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance? Who would endure the sequel to that awful 2007 movie starring Nick Cage? Who would weather a 90 minute cinematic penance stare and then come back and tell the world about it? Ron Richards and Conor Kilpatrick, that’s who. iFanboy: Seeing The Movies So You Don’t Have To. L...

February 12, 2012 – It’s an extended edition of the podcast this week as Josh, Conor and Ron dive deep into the turbulent waters of comics this week. From the grizzly end of The Punisher MAX with issue #22 to the crisis of faith in collecting comics. It’s a long one, but worth listening to… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

February 12, 2012 - It’s time for the iFanboy three to close the book on a legendary chapter in their lives. That’s right, we saw, and are now talking about, for what is destined to be the last time, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace in 3D. Josh, Ron, and Conor have a long history with Star Wars, and this movie takes them back to another time. Does the revisitation reveal anything unexpected...

February 05, 2012 – We don't seem to remember why, but this weeks comics are highlighted by the ALL TOM Feedback section towards the end of the podcast. Because we're crazy like that. Plain and simple. So crazy that in this edition we celebrate the use of a double negative. Plus, a comparison of a comic creator to a legendary punk band. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

January 29, 2012 – We introduce you to Pepper, Cap’n and Ron this week on the Pick of the Week Podcast. We also find out how little the guys know about 1800s Europe and wonder how they even graduated high school in the first place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 22, 2012 – Josh has somewhere to be. He was ready, and just wants to get to the damn show! So let’s get on with it. It’s a twisty-turny Pick of the Week, and you shouldn’t drink the water. Eventually the talk turns to how to pass the time in solitary, and everyone gets along again. Plus we talk about gifts we got! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 15, 2012 – Despite a dominating week by a little known up and comer comics writer, the veterans of the comic book industry were victorious this week earning the pick of the week nod. Beyond that, it was a strong week that lead to some startling confessions and some Real World reminiscing amongst the iFanboy gang. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 8, 2012 – The holidays are over and the guys are back! Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and Ron Richards are back to discuss the week in comics, the feminist propaganda in Peanuts, the difficulty of superheroes getting branded gear… and is that a whiff of Cthulhu? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 2, 2012 – It’s the SIXTH annual iFanboy All Media Year End Round Up! Josh Flanagan, Ron Richards, and Conor Kilpatrick discuss everything they enjoyed in media in 2011. In part two it’s all about video games, books, podcasts, music, and comic books! Don’t forget to check out part one where we discussed movies and television of 2011! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

December 26, 2011 – It’s the SIXTH annual iFanboy All Media Year End Round Up! Josh Flanagan, Ron Richards, and Conor Kilpatrick discuss everything they enjoyed in media in 2011. In part one it’s all about movies and television! Stay tuned next week for part two of the iFanboy All Media Year End Round Up where we discuss video games, books, podcasts, music, and comic books! Learn more about your a...

December 26, 2011 - Paul Montgomery and Ron Richards gather over the holidays to chat about the holiday movie release of The Adventures of Tintin and The Secret of the Unicorn. With Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg behind it, we wonder if the classic Franco-Belgian comic can come to life, even with the questionable animation style. Luckily, we were treated to a wonderful, high flying adventure m...

December 22, 2011 - Rick Remender is no stranger to the iFanboy Talksplode, but this time around he gives a brutally honest and frank look at his most recent work on Uncanny X-Force and Venom, as well as a look ahead as to what to expect from his upcoming Secret Avengers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 22, 2011 - Rick Remender is no stranger to the iFanboy Talksplode, but this time around he gives a brutally honest and frank look at his most recent work on Uncanny X-Force and Venom, as well as a look ahead as to what to expect from his upcoming Secret Avengers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 22, 2011 - Rick Remender is no stranger to the iFanboy Talksplode, but this time around he gives a brutally honest and frank look at his most recent work on Uncanny X-Force and Venom, as well as a look ahead as to what to expect from his upcoming Secret Avengers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 18, 2011 – Things get a little….heated this week on the Pick of the Week podcast as Josh, Conor and Ron wonder why they’re here and are reminded quickly that it’s comics…The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been comics. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But comics has marked the time. These books...

December 15, 2011 - Ron Marz has written a lot of comics. Starting out at Marvel, his first work was on a Silver Surfer Annual. Eventually he moved on to DC to create Kyle Rayner, an all new Green Lantern. While on that run, he had to deal with controversy, including fans angry about replacing Hal Jordan (or H.E.A.T. as some were known), as well as the more serious charges of violence against wome...

December 11, 2011 – With Ron Richards away, iFanboy.com editor Paul Montgomery steps in just in time for Josh Flanagan to reveal a dark secret, Conor Kilpatrick’s plan to put comics out on a reliable monthly schedule. Plus: reel-to-reel editing and… STDs? Oh, yeah– and comics! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 4, 2011 – With no major releases from DC Comics, it might have been a light week for comics but Marvel Comics more than made up for it with some great books. And this week on the show, Josh Flanagan gets ganged up on by Ron Richards and Conor Kilpatrick… or does he? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 1, 2011 - On this episode, Top Cow Publisher Filip Sablik takes some time to talk about this year’s Pilot Season contest. With eight new #1 issues each vying for the chance to continue their stories, we go through this year’s offerings, and talk about what goes into making these kinds of comics. We also catch up on the world of Top Cow, what role founder Marc Silvestri takes, and about th...

November 27, 2011 –It’s a post Thanksgiving comics extravaganza as Josh and Ron joined by Jim Mroczkowski in the celebration of the past week’s worth of comics. It’s a podcast of amazingness as there’s very little controversy, just a good time comic bookin’ for all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 20, 2011 – Startling confessions of reading practices! Dangling participles in relation to Frank Miller! Inflammatory comments about ethnic groups! Bastardization of the English language! Inappropriate comparisons of comics to infectious diseases! It’s just another week in the iFanboy podcast as Josh, Conor and Ron can’t stay out of their own way. With a little bit of Keanu for good measu...

November 17, 2011 - After our last Talksplode episode about making comics with Blair Butler and Charles Soule from the writer’s perspective, we’re coming at it from the drawing table. Joining Josh Flanagan are Declan Shalvey (Thunderbolts, Northlanders) and Kevin Mellon (Heart, Gearhead). The conversation is long and ranges through many aspects of being an artist in today’s comic book industry. We...

November 17, 2011 - After our last Talksplode episode about making comics with Blair Butler and Charles Soule from the writer’s perspective, we’re coming at it from the drawing table. Joining Josh Flanagan are Declan Shalvey (Thunderbolts, Northlanders) and Kevin Mellon (Heart, Gearhead). The conversation is long and ranges through many aspects of being an artist in today’s comic book industry. We...

November 17, 2011 - After our last Talksplode episode about making comics with Blair Butler and Charles Soule from the writer’s perspective, we’re coming at it from the drawing table. Joining Josh Flanagan are Declan Shalvey (Thunderbolts, Northlanders) and Kevin Mellon (Heart, Gearhead). The conversation is long and ranges through many aspects of being an artist in today’s comic book industry. We...

November 13, 2011 – Do you think John Byrne is pure and clean? Do you write emails that don’t quite sound like normal English? If you like this and can tolerate comic books to a certain extent, this could be the show for you! Warcraft dreams! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices