iFanboy - Comic Books

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September 16, 2012 – Watch as Josh’s cold goes from bad to worse as the episode progresses, but that doesn’t stop him! No! Josh waits patiently as Ron overreacts to the events of Avengers Vs. X-Men #11 and Conor grows more and more impatient as the rant continues. But luckily, the purity and joy of The Rocketeer has come to save us all. Except Josh, who is dying. (Not really, it’s just a cold) Lea...

September 9, 2012 – After the haze and delirium of episode #350, the guys are back to the regular show, and Ron’s got his letter writing hat and something to say! We can say that there are a lot of comics to talk about, and in some of those comics, there are a lot of genitals. Sit in, and find the secret of Conor’s full name. Also: Michael Bolton and Kenny G! “This will not stand!” Learn more abou...

iFanboy celebrates its 350th episode with a triple-sized all listener e-mail spectacular! We asked you, the iFanbase, to send us e-mails on any topic you wanted and boy did you deliver! Not only did we break out the booze to go along with the email but we also streamed the recording live on the internet. It was madness, we tell you. Madness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...

August 26, 2012 – With Josh Flanagan possibly dead on a mountain bike trail somewhere in the northeast, Paul Montgomery returns begrudgingly to the mic to join Ron Richards and Conor Kilpatrick to discuss the dueling picks of the week, as we honor the end of a legacy and the continuation of another. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 19, 2012 – It’s iFanboy in the Morning! With a groggy Conor and Ron, Josh extolls the virtue of near comics perfection with both the pick of the week and the book of the month. It’s so much good comics, that we’re running out of adjectives. PLUS – Conor put Ron out to to dry in advance of the impending 350! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 12, 2012 – With Ron Richards somewhere up in the clouds, the internet’s Paul Montgomery steps in to join Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan to talk comics, adult video storage, and beards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 5, 2012 – The original iFanboy Trilogy is back in full effect. Then things get dirty really fast, but that’s because of a dirty, dirty POW. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 29, 2012 – Ron and Conor are gone. They’re just gone. Josh brings in Paul Montgomery and Timmy Wood from the iFanboy.com staff, and we trudge forward bravely. By the end, we’ve come up with a sit-com based on the Falcon. So it went fine, clearly. There was some Jar Jar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 22, 2012 -Thanks to the double combination of recovering from the San Diego Comic-Con and the late night Dark Knight movie experience, Josh, Conor and Ron are overtired and a bit punchy, but you know that’s just when things get interesting and a bit wacky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 22, 2012 - Christopher Nolan’s epic Batman trilogy comes to an end with The Dark Knight Rises! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 15, 2012 – It’s that time again, time for the San Diego Comic-Con. Coming at you sorta live, from our hotel room in San Diego, Ron, Josh and Conor struggle to keep their voices and tell you about some of the comics they read this week as well as some quick reflection from the con. Unfortunately, no time for show notes this week but that gives you more reason to listen to hear what’s discussed...

July 8, 2012 – I am Adam, Prince of Eternia, Defender of the Secrets of Castle Greyskull. This is Kringer, my fearless friend. Fabulous, secret powers were revealed to me the day I held aloft my magic sword and said: “By the Power of Greyskull! … I have the comics!” Kringer became the mighty BattleCat and I became He-Man, the most powerful man in the Universe! Only three others share this secret…...

July 8, 2012 - You may not have understood why Sony rebooted the franchise so soon, but regardless, The Amazing Spider-Man starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone was released nationwide this past week. A new origin, mechanical webshooters, a new uniform and a new rogue in The Lizard give Josh, Conor and Ron enough to talk about. Stay gold, Ponyboy. Check out the full discussion on The Amazing Spi...

July 1, 2012 – Summertime is here. The heat is rising and having it’s affect on the podcast as tensions are high. Listen, it’s a thing. Also San Diego looms as does script sabotage, but nothing will stop Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards from talking comics. Well maybe not nothing, rebar would stop us for sure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Looking for a new super hero comic with a strong female lead? It-Girl from Image Comics may be the one you’re looking for. Writer Jamie S. Rich and artist Mike Norton come together to further the adventures of It-Girl, who you may know as a Mike Allred creation from the Madman universe. In this edition of Talksplode, we chat with Jamie S. Rich and Mike Norton about the project, how it came to be,...

June 24, 2012 – Guess what? It’s HOT again! Ron Richards, Conor, Kilpatrick, and Josh Flanagan cover a lot of ground, and even manage to escape without heatstroke. Good books, bad books, and some stuff that just doesn’t make any sense, as the show goes off script, and then back on, awaits the listener! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 17, 2012 – You know, Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards have been thinking about comics lately. And I mean REALLY thinking about comics, like for hours. Just, you know, mulling over comics and what they could be. Like realllllly thinking about them…. t Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 17, 2012 - The call has gone out and the iFanboy Animation Brain Squad has reconvened to discuss the latest DC Universe Animated Original Movie, Superman vs. The Elite. What was the comic book climate that lead to this story of Superman taking on new and edgy superheroes? And does the adaptation live up to what many call the best single issue Superman comic book of all time? Conor Kilpatrick,...

Chew has been a long running top quality book and a favorite at the iFanboy offices. We caught up with writer John Layman to discuss why they're re-printing Chew #27, which was released out of order a year ago, and what fans can expect from this second printing aside from a different cover. We also discuss what the creative process on Chew is as Layman works with creative partner Rob Guillory and...

June 10, 2012 – We need to have a talk about flippancy on this week’s podcast as Josh Flanagan is joined by Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards for yet another chapter in the ongoing tale of the pick of the week podcast, filled with bias. GO SCREW! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 10, 2012 - In space no one can hear you… podcast? One of the most anticipated films of 2012 is finally here: Prometheus! It’s director Ridley Scott’s prequel to his 1979 sci-fi classic Aliens, and reactions have certainly been mixed. Join Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Mike Romo as they attempt to suss out what went right and what went wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

Just such a nightmare is chronicled in Mulholland Book’s Alpha, the first in a series of Jad Bell novels by master tactician Greg Rucka. Paul joins Greg Rucka on a free-wheeling tour of WilsonVille, the fictitious theme park at the center of this tremendous thriller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 03, 2012 – Ron Richards returns and promptly Josh Flanagan disappears so Ron and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by the Internet’s Paul Montgomery as the deftly avoid the news of the day to break it down on this week’s comic books during a dreaded 5th week, which seems like some sort of time paradox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ve got a special Talksplode for you today, featuring two fantastic cartoonist/graphic novelists, talking about their career and making comics, and doing all ages and historical comics. Chris Schweizer is the creator of the Crogan’s series of books, and the recent third volume, Crogan’s Loyalty about a branch of the Crogan family during the American Revolutionary War. Scott Chantler is a Canadia...