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It’s the eighteenth annual iFanboy All Media Year End Roundup! Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, (both of whom was battling illness) and special guest Ron Richards discuss some of what they enjoyed in media in this, the weird year that was 2023. Movies, television, music, books, podcasts, and comics — it’s all here! Note: Timecodes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the dist...

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Listeners might be sick of hearing about Josh being sick, but a conversation with a great comic creator is always the thing to perk one up. Sina has had a varied career in comics, starting as a Top Cow intern, working in comic shops, making his own indie comics like Not My Bag, Lil' Depressed Boy, and more. He became the first editor for Robert Kirk...

Despite dual sickness and the Kindle app’s best efforts at sabotage, our stalwart Jamokes power through to talk about comics, as they must, as ever, in this, the final Pick of the Week show of the year! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:02:23 Pick of the Week: 00:02:06 – X-Men #29 Comics: 00:10:18 – The Invincible Iron Man...

Limping and wheezing into the end of the year, nothing can stop the mail. Slightly more can stop the Pick of the Week, but not this week. Plus we raise a glass to the sunsetting digital comics solution. Production Note: while our editing management department (eastern branch) did its level best, working day and night to eliminate all coughs, sniffles, dog barks, and other grunt-isms, we cannot gua...

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at… Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Books I, II, III, IV by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Dave Sim and Gerhard, Michael Dooney, Ryan Brown, Ken Feduniewicz, Jim Lawson, Janice Cohen, & Steve Lavigne!! What’s a Booksplode? It’s a bi-monthly special edition show in which w...

Lock yourself in a bathroom to avoid family long enough to enjoy a rundown of the week in comics! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:03:16 Pick of the Week: 00:03:22 - Batman/Superman: World's Finest #21 Comics: 00:09:33 - Batman: Off-World #1 00:13:29 - The Sensational She-Hulk #180 (2) 00:18:44 - Mighty Morphin' Power Ran...

With only four shows left this year, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan are going to make you wait for the good stuff because first they have to tell stories that they’ve never told before (spoiler alert: one of them possibly admits to a felony). Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:02:42 Pick of the Week: 00:04:13 – G.I Joe:...

Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe rolls on with the sequel (to a movie and two TV shows) that was four years in the making… The Marvels! Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick, and The Internet’s Paul Montgomery tell you all about it! Plus, the overall state of the MCU! Running Time: 00:46:27 Music: “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” Elton John Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

Superb Hearing Allows Zany Audio Manifestations… SHAZAM! Or how to stop letting pantheons run your body and get your life back on track with this week’s rundown of comics! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:05:10 Pick of the Week: 00:02:34 – Shazam! #5 Comics: 00:14:33 – Superman ’78: The Metal Curtain #1 00:17:42 – Punishe...

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 01:00:00 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss… What We’ve Been Enjoying: 00:01:32 – Ron watched Flora and Son, and is watching The Gold, and Lessons in Chemistry. 00:08:02 – Conor has started Lawmen: Bass Reeves,...

Where one is for, another is against. A Jamoke House™ divided against itself cannot stand! That's not actually true. It was fine. No trigger warning needed for this week's Patron Power and the indie books make their presence known. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:11:03 Pick of the Week: 00:01:27 - The Space Between #1 Co...

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. There has certainly been a bit of a reunion theme to the Talksplode episodes lately. But that doesn't have to be a bad thing. And so, Josh welcomes Jason Aaron back to the program. Known for defining characters for new eras in Thor and The Avengers, as well as his creator-owned masterpiece, Scalped, and his recent series, Once Upon a Time at the End...

The Jamokes™ are loose and limber this week despite their being several reminders or their age and/or mortality. Perhaps it was the return of The Bell that put everyone in a good mood? Ding! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:02:46 Pick of the Week: 00:01:49 – Alan Scott: The Green Lantern #1 Comics: 00:09:33 – Dead Spaces:...

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 01:00:00 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss… What We’ve Been Enjoying: 00:02:02 – Conor has been immersed in the Major League Baseball post-season. 00:05:32 – Ron went to see The State Live. 00:11:37 – Josh is...

Conor is deep in training for Special Ops duty in the European Theater, so iFanboy veteran and scholar, Paul Montgomery joins Josh for the weekly comic review. We must warn you, there's a great deal of deep (meandering) thought (guessing). Top it off with some creepy comics, and an even creepier Patron power, and in the end, you have a show. Running Time: 01:15:34 Pick of the Week: 00:01:56 - Bene...

iFanboy celebrates its 900th episode with a triple-sized all listener e-mail spectacular! Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick, and special guest Ryan Haupt asked you, the iFanbase, to send them e-mails… and you delivered! Plus, a surprise appearance from an old friend! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 03:06:15 Pick of the Week:...

An 80s nostalgia-fueled episode exposes failing middle aged brains while we look ahead to episode 900! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:03:42 Pick of the Week: 00:02:25 – Transformers #1 Comics: 00:13:23 – Fantastic Four #705 (12) 00:18:15 – Shazam! #4 00:21:05 – Sins of the Salton Sea #5 00:28:57 – Peacemaker Tries Hard!...

It has been longer than you think since the Two Jamokes™ did a regular Pick of the Week show together. And it turns out that there's almost just too much to say about the books, because saying things about the books is what we do best. Plus, don't you just wanna eat some chips with Superman? Running Time: 01:13:44 Pick of the Week: 00:03:34 - Action Comics #1057 Comics: 00:20:52 - The Avengers #5...

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:59:20 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss… What We’ve Been Enjoying: 00:02:38 – Conor mourns the cancelation of Heels. 00:05:40 – Ron is watching This Fool. 00:08:25 – Josh and Ron went to Riot Fest in Chicag...

Is this the week where one of the Jamokes gets canceled? And yet the show must go on in discussing this week in comics! Running Time: 01:16:55 Pick of the Week: 00:03:01 – Superman #6 Comics: 00:10:47 – Rumpus Room #1 00:16:09 – Captain America #751 (1) 00:24:42 – Jack Kirby’s Starr Warriors: The Adventures of Adam Starr and The Solar Legion 00:36:41 – Uncanny Spider-Man #1 00:39:36 – Fishflies #2...

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at… The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition by Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Louis Simonson, Roger Stern, Jon Bogdanove, Tom Grummett, Jackson Guice, Brett Breeding, Rick Burchett, Doug Hazlewood, Dennis Janke, Denis Rodier, Bill Sienkiewicz, Gene D’Anegel...

Unofficial Old Home Month continues as old pal and former iFanboy columnist Jim Mroczkowski sits in for Josh Flanagan and joins Conor Kilpatrick in this weirdly light week of comics that nevertheless yielded three solid Pick of the Week candidates. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 00:54:10 Pick of the Week: 00:02:25 – Darede...

Paul Montgomery returns to the fold this week, and what a week of great books it was. Like really great. You just wouldn't believe how great it was. You might think other weeks have been great, but that's just peanuts compared to this week. Also, please enjoy the end of the show, where neither host can recall any relevant names. This is going to be a problem. Note: Time codes are subject to change...

Hot dog talk leads to contention but you can still rely on the Jamokes and Dr. Haupt to help you ketchup on this week’s comics! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:17:59 Pick of the Week: 00:02:33 – Marvel Age #1000 Comics: 00:20:14 – Batman/Catwoman: The Gotham War – Battle Lines #1 00:26:21 – Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant #1...

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 01:13:23 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss… What We’ve Been Enjoying: 00:01:40 – Ron has been watching Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. 00:07:25 – Josh has been catching up on The Crown and 1883. 00:13:24 – Cono...