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The iFanboy.com Comic Book Podcast is a weekly talk show all about the best new current comic book releases. Lifelong friends, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan talk about what they loved and (sometimes) hated in the current weekly books, from publishers like Marvel, DC, Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, BOOM! Studios, IDW, Aftershock, Valiant, and more. The aim is to have a fun time, some laughs, but to also really understand what makes comic books work and what doesn’t, and trying to understand the craft of this great, often under appreciated art form. Sometimes they agree, and sometimes… they don’t. With decades of experience talking about comics, interacting with comic book professionals, this is all about the love of an art form. If the names Brian Michael Bendis, Amanda Conner, Geoff Johns, Gene Luen Yang, Donny Cates, Jason Aaron, Kelly Thompson, David Marquez, Kelly Sue de Connick, Kieron Gillen, Charles Soule, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Scott Snyder, Tom King, Mitch Gerads, Esad Ribic, Rick Remender, Nick Spencer, John Ridley, Skottie Young, Chip Zdarsky, Jöelle Jones, David F. Walker, Grant Morrison, and Darwyn Cooke get you excited, then this is the place for you. This podcast is so good, you don’t even need to read comic books or graphic novels to enjoy it, but it’s a lot better if you do.

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Latest Episodes:

Pick of the Week #914 – Fantastic Four #710 Feb 11, 2024

Show notes

Many stories come to an end, but in comics, all ends are just beginnings. Keep the client on the Ferris Wheel, and it goes, the park is open twenty-four-seven, three-six-five. Every decade, every goddamn century. That’s it. Name of the game.

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Running Time: 01:09:47

Pick of the Week:

00:02:14 - Fantastic Four #710 (17)

Comics:

00:18:38 - Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees #3

00:22:42 - Birds of Prey #6

00:27:55 - DC's How to Lose a Guy Gardner in 10 Days #1

00:32:47 - Dark Spaces: Dungeon #3

00:34:56 - The Space Between #4

00:36:35 - Captain America #756 (6)

00:40:17 - Crave #3

Patron Pick:

00:43:52 - Ultimate Black Panther #1

Patron Thanks:

00:53:55 - Douglas Edwards

Audience Questions:

00:56:25 - Kwilli asks about Josh about glowing car emblems. But it makes sense in context.

01:01:35 - Bearded Comic Bro from Columbus, Ohio wants to know about organization systems.

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Music:

Rancid

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Pick of the Week #913 – Duke #2 Feb 04, 2024

Show notes

This unit may be lacking in leadership, discipline, and military prowess, but they know comics, and knowing is half the battle. Go… THIS WEEK IN COMICS!

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Running Time: 01:02:25

Pick of the Week:

00:02:23 – Duke #2

Comics:

00:12:59 – Alan Scott: The Green Lantern #4

00:19:49 – Avengers: Twilight, Book Two

00:27:23 – Local Man #9

00:31:38 – Batman: Off-World #3

00:33:23 – Jill and the Killers #1

Patron Pick:

00:35:51 – Moon Man #1

Patron Thanks:

00:42:42 – Dayna Doskocil

Audience Questions:

00:44:56 – Justin L. from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania wants to know if we agree or disagree that retcons are a necessary evil for the big two to keep their lines fresh.

00:54:38 – Ken J. from the Great White North asks for our favorite “Elseworlds” versions of Batman.

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Music:

“Seven Nation Army”

The White Stripes

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Special Edition – Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part One Feb 01, 2024

Show notes

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line… Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part One! Plus, wait, this is a trilogy? Also, is this the end of the Tomorrowverse and possibly the DC Animated Original Films themselves?

Running Time: 00:50:10

Music:

“Back in Time”

Huey Lewis & The News

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Pick of the Week #912 – Batman: The Brave and The Bold #9 Jan 28, 2024

Show notes

You’d think on such a light week the Jamokes would be hurting for things to talk about and the show would be shorter than normal but, as it turned out, that assumption was wrong.

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Running Time: 01:06:32

Pick of the Week:

00:03:24 – Batman: The Brave and The Bold #9

Comics:

00:15:01 – The Penguin #6

00:18:40 – G.O.D.S. #4

00:22:04 – Newburn #14

00:26:29 – Damn Them All #12

00:28:15 – The Holy Roller #3

Patron Pick:

00:31:33 – Ghost Machine #1

Patron Thanks:

00:39:05 – Eddie

Listener Mail:

00:42:29 – Ben F. from Erie, Pennsylvania asks these questions three: 1) Favorite comic-related merchandise? 2) How can comics events recapture that Civil War feeling? 3) Are there comics telling Master and Commander-like stories?

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Music:

“Brand New Key”

Melanie

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Booksplode #59 – Classic G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Vol. 1 Jan 25, 2024

Show notes

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another Booksplode!

This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at…

Classic G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Vol. 1 by Larry Hama, Herb Trimpe, Steven Grant, Don Perlin, Mike Vosburg, Bob McLeod, Jack Abel, Jon D’Agostino, Mike Esposito, Chic Stone, Glynis Wein, Bob Sharon, George Roussos, Stan Goldberg, Christi Scheele, Andy Yanchuns, Jim Novak, Diana Albers, Rick Parker, Janice Chiang, Joe Rosen, & Digital Chameleon.

What’s a Booksplode? It’s a bi-monthly special edition show 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.

Running Time: 00:51:17

Music:

“G.I. Joe (Theme Song)”

Jonathan Kimmel

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Pick of the Week #911 – Avengers: Twilight, Book One Jan 21, 2024

Show notes

An old trick can still work with the right application, but does a visit to the underground snake side of things threaten to bring down this whole affair? Of course it can't.

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Running Time: 01:11:34

Pick of the Week:

00:01:12 - Avengers: Twilight, Book One

Comics:

00:13:08 - James Bond: 007 #1

00:16:53 - John Constantine, Hellblazer: Dead in America #1

00:25:37 - The Enfield Gang Massacre #6

00:28:43 - Creepshow, Vol. 2 #5

00:32:25 - Fantastic Four #709 (16)

00:34:52 - Batman/Superman: World's Finest #23

G.I. Joe Corner:

00:38:15 - Cobra Commander #1

00:44:16 - G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #303

Patron Pick:

00:50:30 - Avengers: Twilight #1

Patron Thanks:

00:51:33 - Chris Malloy

Listener Mail:

00:53:26 - Greg M. from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has a game for us.

00:59:11 - Matt in Connecticut wonders, if Josh were to hit the high seas, what would that look like?

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Music:

"911 is a Joke"

Public Enemy

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Mediasplode #43 – What We Watched Over the Holidays Jan 18, 2024

Show notes

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode!

Running Time: 00:52:48

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:

00:01:48 – Ron and Conor watched Maestro.

00:07:08 – Ron went to the theater and saw Poor Things.

00:10:08 – Ron watched Beckham.

00:11:23 – Ron watched season one of Drops of God.

00:16:58 – Ron watched (and Conor re-watched) season one of Slow Horses.

00:23:56 – Josh went to the theater and saw Wonka.

00:27:22 – Josh is re-watching G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero.

00:31:33 – Josh has mostly been watching NBA games instead of scripted TV.

00:31:46 – Josh is watching BoJack Horseman.

00:35:04 – Conor watched Anatomy of a Fall, Saltburn, and Past Lives.

00:36:11 – Conor went to the theater and saw American Fiction.

00:37:57 – Ron finally saw Barbie.

00:38:44 – Conor watched The Gold.

00:39:43 – Conor watched Archie.

00:40:25 – Conor watched the final episode of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.

00:41:50 – Conor listened to Who Killed JFK? with Rob Reiner and Soledad O’Brien.

SPOILERS ABOVE!

What’s a Mediasplode? It’s a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It’s like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format.

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Music:

“Winter Winds”

Mumford & Sons

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Pick of the Week #910 – Action Comics #1061 Jan 14, 2024

Show notes

Was it a weird week of comics? Maybe! But Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick (and their inner children) had a hell of a good time reading them. Also, it might be time to ask: is Image fully back?

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Running Time: 01:02:44

Pick of the Week:

00:02:23 – Action Comics #1061

Comics:

00:11:47 – Transformers #4

00:19:12 – Petrol Head #3

00:24:07 – Swan Song #6

00:28:53 – Bloodrik #2

00:31:23 – The Sensational She-Hulk #182 (4)

00:34:28 – Masterpiece #2

Patron Pick:

00:36:52 – Ultimate Spider-Man #1

Patron Thanks:

00:46:46 – Jason Wesson

Listener Mail:

00:48:08 – Karl C. wonders if the Big Two need a ’70s-style DC Implosion.

00:52:33 – Ryan S. from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania asks about the continuity status of The Killing Joke.

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Music:

“One After 909”

Willie Nelson

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Pick of the Week #909 – Beware the Planet of the Apes #1 Jan 07, 2024

Show notes

The Jamokes™ are back in town! Feeling better and not worse, at long last. The great salve is always wonderful comics, and for that we are thankful that there were many, you damn dirty apes.

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Running Time: 01:06:31

Pick of the Week:

00:04:42 - Beware the Planet of the Apes #1

Comics:

00:10:18 - The Fall of the House of X #1

00:18:37 - Captain America #755 (5)

00:25:23 - Fantastic Four #708 (15)

00:33:28 - The Amazing Spider-Man #935 (41)

00:37:06 - Thanos #2

00:38:05 - Birds of Prey #5

00:41:04 - Shazam! #7

Star Wars Corner:

00:42:56 - Star Wars: Darth Vader #42

Patron Pick:

00:46:22 - Pine & Merrimac #1

Patron Thanks:

00:53:25 - Gabriel Joseph

Audience Questions:

00:56:22 - Scott H. from Portland, Oregon wants us to get pedantic. Mission accomplished.

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Music:

"No Distance Left to Run"

Blur

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2023 All Media Year End Roundup Dec 17, 2023

Show notes

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!

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Running Time: 02:55:09

Movies:

00:02:30 – Barbie

00:09:15 – Oppenheimer

00:13:29 – Killers of the Flower Moon

00:17:11 – The Holdovers

00:21:28 – The Killer

00:24:08 – Flora and Son

00:27:39 – Blackberry

00:30:11 – Air

00:31:51 – Asteroid City

00:34:25 – Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game

00:37:57 – Elemental

00:40:53 – Fast X

00:42:23 – Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

00:43:55 – Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

00:46:58 – Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning

00:48:31 – The Top Films of the Year & The Theatergoing Experience

Television:

00:51:06 – The Bear

00:53:48 – Perry Mason

00:57:07 – Poker Face

00:59:12 – Reservation Dogs

01:01:35 – The Last of Us

01:04:57 – The Gold

01:08:47 – Bosch: Legacy

01:11:23 – Justified: City Primeval

01:13:05 – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

01:15:18 – Star Trek: Picard

01:18:48 – For All Mankind

01:22:25 – Jury Duty

01:26:54 – Billions

01:28:32 – Hijack

01:30:55 – Welcome to Wrexham

Music:

01:38:26 – Walter Schreifels (30th Anniversary of Slip by Quicksand/Rival Schools/Gorilla Biscuits)

01:41:44 – Moon Is by Heavy Blanket

01:43:26 – Cheap Grills by Sincere Engineer

01:44:54 – Would You Miss It? by Koyo

01:45:45 – The Sleeping at Aura in Portland, Maine

01:45:58 – Marathon by Mil-Spec

01:46:42 – Tim (Let It Bleed Edition) by The Replacements

01:49:43 – Lincoln/Samuel (Samuel SC) at St. Stephen’s in Washington, DC

Podcasts:

01:52:29 – Strike Force Five with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, & John Oliver

01:55:59 – Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend with Conan O’Brien, Sona Movsesian, & Matt Gourley

01:57:27 – The Town with Matthew Belloni

02:00:14 – Pivot with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway

02:01:42 – Death on the Lot with Adam McKay

02:04:54 – Plain English with Derek Thompson

02:05:46 – The Watch with Andy Greenwald and Chris Ryan

02:07:07 – The Old Man and the Three with JJ Reddick and Tommy Alter

02:09:19 – The Set with Zak Levitt

Books:

02:12:21 – The Last Devil to Die: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery by Richard Osman

02:13:52 – The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder by David Grann

02:15:43 – Hollywood: The Oral History by Jeanine Basinger and Sam Wasson

02:18:16 – Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks by Patrick Radden Keefe

02:19:57 – The Yiddish Policemen’s Union: A Novel by Michael Chabon

02:22:17 – Forever: A Novel by Pete Hamill

02:24:13 – Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Yoyage by Alfred Lansing

02:26:14 – A Roadie’s Tale by Civ

02:27:51 – Spare by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex

02:28:51 – The Aubrey/Maturin Novels by Patrick O’Brian

02:32:13 – Marvelous Manhattan: Stories of the Restaurants, Bars, and Shops That Make This City Special by Reggie Nadelson

02:33:24 – Night Soldiers: A Novel by Alan Furst

Comics:

02:35:24 – Fantastic Four

02:36:44 – The Human Target

02:38:00 – Immortal Sergeant

02:38:53 – Traveling to Mars

02:40:00 – The Amazing Spider-Man

02:40:58 – Batman/Superman: World’s Finest

02:41:39 – She-Hulk / The Sensational She-Hulk

02:42:57 – Clobberin’ Time

02:44:11 – Wild’s End

02:46:05 – Giant Days

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Music:

“Winter Wonderland”

Willie Nelson

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