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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 #889 - Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor, Book One Jul 30, 2023

Show notes

Don't let the theory of gravity keep you down, it is only a theory after all. Feel lighter by listening to the jamokes and some manner of scientician discuss the week in comics, and the relative entertainment merits of improv technique.

Running Time: 01:23:09

Pick of the Week:

00:01:15 - Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor, Book One

Comics:

00:15:57 - She-Hulk #178

00:20:40 - The Invincible Iron Man #658

00:24:08 - Avengers #769

00:33:20 - The Incredible Hulk #783

00:37:00 - Ultimate Invasion #2

00:39:08 - The Ribbon Queen #1

00:42:13 - Traveling to Mars #7

Patron Pick:

00:43:48 - X-Men: Hellfire Gala 2023 #1

Patron Thanks:

00:57:57 - Justin Ludwig

Audience Questions:

01:03:07 - Francisco J. wants to know what's going on with Saga and why nobody's talking about it... or are they?

01:09:34 - Jay H. is getting married in 2 months and wants some advice for the day.

Brought To You By:

• iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount!

• iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs!

Music:

"My Own Worst Enemy"

Lit

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Mediasplode #38 – Oppenheimer and The Summer Mailbag! Jul 27, 2023

Show notes

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

Running Time: 01:09:45

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:

00:02:10 – Conor has been listening to The Set, is excited for the return of Minx and is watching Justified: City Primeval.

00:06:42 – Ron fell down a rabbit hole and watched Myth of the Zodiac Killer and The Most Dangerous Animal of All.

00:12:33 – Josh is watching Hijack and catching up on Luther.

Discussion:

00:15:49 – Oppenheimer

Summer Mailbag:

00:33:26 – Dan G. from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania wants to know which Matthew Rhys character is the best.

00:37:17 – Jason M. wonders if there’s a silver lining to the WGA/SAG strike.

00:40:22 – Matteo A. thinks that a show on Hulu might cause the iFanboys to need to hire a lawyer.

00:41:26 – Jack H. from London, England asks if the iFanboys are fans of Russell T. Davies and which live shows featuring band reunions they’ve enjoyed the most.

00:47:17 – Jason F. wants to know which popular Beatles song is the worst.

00:51:22 – Andrew M. from Colorado asks which spoilers have made the iFanboy MORE interested in a property.

00:54:18 – David C. from Buffalo, New York calls in to ask which piece of media has helped the aging iFanboys better understand the young people.

00:58:31 – Jake I. is starting to feel the generational media shift at work.

01:01:31 – Corrin R. from Birmingham, England is about to have kids and has some questions.

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.

Music:

“Come Together”

Joe Cocker

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Pick of the Week #888 – Tales of the Titans #1 Jul 23, 2023

Show notes

A shockingly light week of new comics leads to a lot of in-depth discussion about things that may or may not have to do with any specific books and yet are still comic book related. Except for the tangent that kicks off the show. Look, we had to fill the hour somehow.

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Running Time: 01:0x:xx

Pick of the Week:

00:02:40 – Tales of the Titans #1

Comics:

00:12:54 – Void Rivals #2

00:17:38 – Hawkgirl #1

00:24:32 – Guardians of the Galaxy #184

00:28:41 – Dead Romans #5

00:30:46 – Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #17

00:34:58 – Blade #29

Patron Pick:

00:37:57 – Big Game #1

Patron Thanks:

00:46:00 – Brandon Thompson

Audience Questions:

00:48:18 – Tony B. has a lot of thoughts about the evolution of the comic book cover.

Brought To You By:

• Better Help – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self.

• iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount!

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Music:

“Things Have Changed”

Bob Dylan

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Pick of the Week #887 - The Hunger and the Dusk #1 Jul 16, 2023

Show notes

Conor is presumably leaving the life of a born seaman, and our great pal, Jim Viscardi steps in to admirably fill up his air time. And as always, he brings inescapable Moon Knight discussion. There are ups and downs and surprises, and great art everywhere. In the comics. It seemed like we might save time talking about less books, but alas there was still so much to discuss.

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Running Time: 01:16:18

Pick of the Week:

00:02:20 - The Hunger and the Dusk #1

Comics:

00:12:16 - The Amazing Spider-Man #923

00:19:03 - Star Wars: Darth Vader #36

00:26:10 - Moon Knight #25

00:36:39 - Miles Morales: Spider-Man #290

00:39:06 - Knight Terrors #1

Patron Pick:

00:43:17 - The Hunger and the Dusk #1

Patron Thanks:

00:46:15 - David Dunbar

Audience Questions:

00:50:52 - Neato Bazzeato wistfully remembers the spinner racks of yore.

01:00:00 - Scott H. asks about artists who should have stopped it, and then did stop it.

Brought To You By:

• Factor Meals - Get 50% off with code IFANBOY50

• iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount!

• iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs!

Music:

"March of the Pigs"

Nine Inch Nails

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Booksplode #56 – It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth Jul 13, 2023

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…

It’s Lonely at the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood!

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: 00:38:15

Music:

“We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monáe)”

.fun

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Pick of the Week #886 – Barnstormers #1 Jul 09, 2023

Show notes

This week, Josh, his family, and his culture are personally attacked. But more importantly, what does Ronald Reagan’s former Secretary of Defense have to do with any of this?

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Running Time: 01:08:30

Pick of the Week:

00:02:22 – Barnstormers #1

Comics:

00:11:20 – Love Everlasting #9

00:15:33 – Swan Songs #1

00:20:14 – Fantastic Four #702

00:24:37 – Clobberin’ Time #5

00:26:51 – Captain America #750

00:30:29 – Captain Marvel: Dark Tempest #1

00:35:00 – Sins of the Salton Sea #2

Patron Pick:

00:37:24 – Weird Work #1

Patron Thanks:

00:51:27 – Daniel Joslyn

Audience Questions:

00:53:43 – Kenneth J. from The Great White North wants to know if Alan Moore sits alone at the top of the rankings and if one of iFanboy’s favorite writers is set to join him.

Brought To You By:

• Better Help – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self.

• iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount!

• iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs!

Music:

“Looking at the World Through Rose Colored Glasses”

Nick Lucas

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Talksplode #106 - Howard Chaykin Jul 06, 2023

Show notes

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time.

We gratefully welcome comic book writer and artist Howard Chaykin to the podcast, to discuss his half century engaged in the making of thoughtful, inventive, and wholly original comic books. His life in comics started with reading golden age comics, and continues to this very day with series like Hey Kids! Comics! and the brand new Sunshine Patriots. With the groundbreaking American Flagg kicking off a new phase in his career, Chaykin produced many volumes of sublime, challenging comic book stories that we are lucky enough to be able to read.

Total Running Time: 01:14:19

Music:

“Hem of your Garment"

Cake

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Pick of the Week #885 – She-Hulk #177 Jul 02, 2023

Show notes

If you made this show, you'd think the following things after it was recorded: 1) You probably shared too much. Again. 2) You really want to let the people who made the good comics know they're doing great. 3) You should probably send an apology to the people who made the bad comics, because that was ruthless.

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Running Time: 01:07:19

Pick of the Week:

00:04:07 - She-Hulk #177

Comics:

00:12:50 - The Amazing Spider-Man #922

00:20:59 - Action Comics #1056

00:28:51 - Batman: The Adventures Continue - Season 3 #6

00:32:20 - Green Arrow #3

00:37:45 - Brynmore #1

00:41:00 - Silver Surfer: Ghost Light #5

Patron Pick:

00:43:35 - The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos #1

Patron Thanks:

00:58:07 - James

Brought To You By:

• Better Help - This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self.

• iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount!

• iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs!

Music:

"Scoundrel"

Sam Burchfield

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Mediasplode #37 – The Series Finales of The Flash, Barry, Succession, and Ted Lasso! Jun 29, 2023

Show notes

NOTE: Due to scheduling issues we had to record this episode during the monthly Patron Hangout and in the past we have successfully recorded shows this way. However, this time there were a bunch of audio and connectivity issues, especially in the first 8 minutes, and we have salvaged the show as best we could.

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

Running Time: 01:03:00

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":

00:02:20 - Ron has started the newest season of The Bear, and watched Air: Courting a Legend, BlackBerry, and Clerks III.

00:08:01 - Josh has been listening to Death on the Lot, The Set, and Spellcaster: The Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried.

00:10:54 - Conor has been watching a lot of sports, rewatched Justified, is almost done with The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and has started The Bear.

The End:

00:14:53 - A lot of "big" shows have ended around the same time.

00:16:20 - The Flash

00:18:26 - Barry

00:26:32 - Succession

00:41:23 - Ted Lasso

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.

Music:

"Don't Dream It's Over"

Crowded House

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Pick of the Week #884 – Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #16 Jun 25, 2023

Show notes

Hang your TV above a fireplace and when it stops working join a jamoke and a poop doctor to hear about this week’s comics!

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Running Time: 01:12:05

Pick of the Week:

00:01:38 – Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #16

Comics:

00:11:28 – Superman #5

00:15:05 – Nightwing #105

00:20:38 – Avengers #2

00:24:00 – The Incredible Hulk #782

00:29:03 – Wonder Woman #800

00:30:28 – Titans #2

00:34:16 – Batgirls #19

Patron Pick:

00:37:11 – Ultimate Invasion #1

Patron Thanks:

00:53:07 – Benjamin Gosney

Audience Questions:

00:55:48 – Old Many Tony situated in the self-described hellscape of Phoenix, Arizona thinks of Grant Morrison as a writer who “swings for the fences” and wants to know which other creators might roughly fit that same bill.

Brought To You By:

• Better Help – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self.

• iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount!

• iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got twelve designs!

Music:

“These Are Our Finest Day”

Colin Hay

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