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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 #762 - Injustice: Year Zero #14 Jan 10, 2021

Show notes

We make change. That's what we do. Or we wish it was. Comics might not have delivered, but boy oh boy was it fun to get back to the microphone and talk comics. And old comedy sketches. Conor and Josh return from their break ready to go, and went way over time. Is it worth your time? That's for you to decide.

Running Time: 01:22:28

Pick of the Week:

00:01:10 - Injustice: Year Zero #14

Comics:

00:12:01 - Iron Man #5

00:16:26 - Crossover #3

00:18:47 - Eternals #1

00:23:25 - Getting It Together #4

00:34:53 - Dark Nights: Death Metal #7

00:37:28 - Generations Shattered #1

00:40:35 - Future State (The Flash #1, Harley Quinn #1, The Next Batman #1, Superman of Metropolis #1, Swamp Things #1, Wonder Woman #1)

Patron Pick/Star Wars Corner:

00:53:59 - Star Wars: The High Republic #1

Patron Thanks:

01:06:01 - John Van Atta

01:07:01 - Michael Searles

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Music:

"The Boys Are Back"

Dropkick Murphys

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Special Edition - Wonder Woman 1984 Dec 30, 2020

Show notes

We close out the year, again, by taking a look at Wonder Woman 1984, the highly anticipated sequel to the the 2017 smash-hit starring Gal Gadot and Chris Pine. Conor Kilpatrick welcomes special guests Ron Richards and Ryan Haupt to break it all down.

(Disclaimer: Ron Richard’s opinions are his own and do not represent Marvel Entertainment or the Walt Disney Corporation.)

Running Time: 00:37:38

Music:

"Winter Wonderland

Willie Nelson

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2020 All Media Year End Roundup Dec 20, 2020

Show notes

It’s the fifteenth annual iFanboy All Media Year End Roundup! Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and special guest Ron Richards discuss some of what they enjoyed in media in this, the weird year that was 2020. Movies, television, music, games, books, podcasts, and comics — it’s all here!

(Disclaimer: Ron Richard’s opinions are his own and do not represent Marvel Entertainment or the Walt Disney Corporation.)

Running Time: 02:39:20

Movies:

00:02:31 – Mank

00:09:05 – Greyhound

00:10:48 – Palm Springs

00:12:55 – On The Rocks

00:15:32 – The Banker

00:17:06 – Bad Education

00:19:09 – The Trial of the Chicago 7

00:22:29 – The Gentlemen

00:25:10 – Impractical Jokers: The Movie

00:28:11 – John Lewis: Good Trouble

00:30:25 – The Social Dilemma

00:33:05 – Class Action Park

00:35:38 – The King of Staten Island

00:38:57 – Hamilton

00:44:41 – Sound of Metal

Television:

00:47:36 – The Crown

00:51:43 – Fargo

00:56:33 – The Mandalorian

01:00:52 – Star Trek: Picard

01:02:32 – The Right Stuff

01:06:37 – High Fidelity

01:08:12 – Ted Lasso

01:10:36 – What We Do in the Shadows

01:12:11 – Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet

01:14:13 – Perry Mason

01:16:59 – The Good Lord Bird

01:20:41 – Devs

01:22:47 – Survivor

01:24:32 – The Reagans

01:27:40 – Jeopardy

Games:

01:35:31 – Forza Horizon 4

01:36:28 – Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla

Books:

01:37:40 – Ron read NO books this year

01:38:32 – “Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland” by Patrick Radden Keefe

01:40:11 – “Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America’s Most Powerful Mafia Empires” by Selwyn Raab

01:43:47 – “Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich” by Norman Ohler

01:46:33 – “The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz” by Erik Larson

01:48:18 – “The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood” by Sam Wasson

01:50:14 – “Do What You Want: The Story of Bad Religion” by Bad Religion with Jim Ruland

01:52:40 – “Alexander Hamilton” by Ron Chernow

01:55:02 – “The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York” by Robert A. Caro

01:58:09 – “The Long Goodbye” by Raymond Chandler

01:59:52 – “The Whites” by Richard Price

Music:

02:01:12 – Josh and Ron bought A LOT of vinyl

02:03:53 – “Blue Hearts” by Bob Mould

02:05:58 – Ben Gibbard’s livestream shows

02:07:23 – Virtual Concerts

02:09:55 – Silversun Pickups at House of Blues: Boston

02:12:03 – “Paint My Memory” by Somerset Thrower

Podcasts:

02:13:25 – “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” with Conan O’Brien, Sona Movsesian, and Matt Gourley

02:17:21 – “Alan Partridge: From the Oasthouse” with Alan Partridge

02:19:00 – “Chameleon: Hollywood Con Queen” with Josh Dean and Vanessa Grigoriadis

02:21:00 – “Deep Cover: The Drug Wars” with Josh Halpern

Comics:

02:22:06 – DCeased (Dead Planet, Unkillables, Hope at World’s End)

02:23:16 – Dragon Hoops

02:23:50 – Fantastic Four

02:24:31 – Doctor Doom

02:25:25 – Strange Adventures

02:26:19 – Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen

02:27:05 – Marvels (X and Snapshots)

02:27:58 – Middlewest

02:29:01 – John Constantine: Hellblazer

02:30:01 – Hawkeye: Freefall

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Music:

“Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow”

Charley Pride

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Talksplode #93 - Christopher Cantwell Dec 17, 2020

Show notes

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time.

Very often, when people come from TV to writing comics books, it's a brief infatuation and a quick exit. As the co-creator of Halt and Catch Fire, Christopher Cantwell ran one of the best drama series on cable in the last decade, and then he decided to try his hand at writing comics, starting with Karen Berger at Dark Horse, on She Could Fly, and Everything. Then Cantwell moved over to Marvel on Doctor Doom and Iron Man. He's a long time comic fan, and it shows in the world. Josh talks to Cantwell about comics and his career, including both comics and TV.

Follow Christopher on on Twitter.

Total Running Time: 01:23:40

Music:

“Hand of Doom"

Black Sabbath

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Pick of the Week #761 - Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology #3 Dec 13, 2020

Show notes

It's the last Pick of the Week of the year and the guys' brains are tired, they can't pronounce words, and Josh is grumpy and maybe hates comics again. It might take a Christmas comic book miracle -- and some cookies and hot cocoa -- to save the day!

Running Time: 01:04:34

Pick of the Week:

00:01:10 - Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology #3

Comics:

00:10:23 - Batman Black & White #1

00:16:00 - Getting It Together #3

00:19:20 - Superman: Endless Winter #1

00:22:09 - Dark Night: Death Metal - The Last Stories of the DC Universe #1

00:29:36 - Marauders #16

00:31:14 - Bill and Ted Are Doomed #4

00:32:50 - Crossover #2

00:35:33 - The Comic Book History of Animation #1

Star Wars Corner:

00:37:50 - Star Wars #9

Patron Pick:

00:41:01 - Locke & Key / The Sandman: Hell and Gone #0

Patron Thanks:

00:48:59 - Alex Howard

00:50:21 - Carmine Puma

Year End Statistics:

00:51:23 - Picks of the Week By The Numbers!

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Music:

"Mele Kalikimaka"

Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters

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Booksplode #40 - Dragon Hoops Dec 10, 2020

Show notes

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

To close out the year, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at iFanboy's Book of the Year:

Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang!

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: 00:25:15

Music:

"Basketball"

Kurtis Blow

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Pick of the Week #760 - Justice League: Endless Winter #1 Dec 06, 2020

Show notes

The lack of our short to medium term memories is a problem, clearly, but we'll be pushing through. We take a trip to the past, and wonder why so much of it feels so great, and then scoot back to the future and wonder if it is so great. Then a mime smokes underwater, and it's fantastic.

Running Time: 01:12:21

Pick of the Week:

00:02:23 - Justice League: Endless Winter #1

Comics:

00:15:39 - Fantastic Four: Road Trip #1

00:22:10 - Batman/Catwoman #1

00:29:01 - Strange Adventures #7

00:40:02 - King in Black #1

00:43:12 - That Texas Blood #6

00:46:25 - Spy Island #4

00:49:09 - DCeased: Dead Planet #6

Patron Pick:

00:51:22 - M.O.D.O.K.: Head Games #1

Patron Thanks:

00:57:44 - Andrew Hunley

00:59:21 - Jamie Wakefield

Audience Questions:

01:03:41 - Frank needs a new comic shop, and he needs it now!

01:05:07 - A Steve checks in.

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Music:

"Making Christmas"

Rise Against

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Pick of the Week #759 - Doctor Doom #9 Nov 29, 2020

Show notes

Josh Flanagan makes a rare post-Thanksgiving show appearance and yet still ends up bailing early while we welcome Ryan Haupt to help with the comics talk, the food talk, and Conor Kilpatrick's bleak winter poetry.

Running Time: 01:09:44

Pick of the Week:

00:02:42 - Doctor Doom #9

Comics:

00:12:51 - John Constantine: Hellblazer #12

00:21:04 - Maestro #4

00:24:21 - Injustice: Year Zero #12

00:32:43 - Daredevil #24

00:37:00 - Falcon & Winter Soldier #5

00:38:48 - Action Comics #1027

Patron Pick:

00:43:06 - The Other History of the DC Universe, Book One

Patron Thanks:

00:53:06 - Adam Northcutt

00:55:20 - Thad Haines

00:56:52 - Brian Wilder

Audience Questions:

01:00:41 - Jonathan feels guilt about his changing comic book habits.

Brought To You By:

• Marvel Made Paragon Collection: Chris Claremont - Pre-order this amazing book production by December 4 at getmarvelmade.com/ifanboy.

• iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $d3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount!

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Music:

"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"

Darlene Love

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Mediasplode #9 - Are Streaming Movies Just TV Movies?, The Best Streaming Services, and The Top 5 Christmas Movies! Nov 26, 2020

Show notes

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

Running Time: 01:07:06

This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original co-host Ron Richards to discuss...

Streaming:

00:01:31 - Ron has finally checked out an episode of Fargo.

00:02:17 - Josh wonders why streaming movies just feel like high end TV movies.

00:15:09 - Which streaming service is the best? The guys play a round robin game to find out.

Christmas Movies:

00:35:27 - With the holiday season right around the corner, the guys select their Top 5 Christmas Movies.

Email:

00:47:39 - Andrew B. can't hear the difference between vinyl and mp3s.

00:52:57 - David Z. almost causes an international incident with his GDAT nomination.

00:54:41 - Gavin T. comes out of left field with a Tom Hanks question that surprises and delights.

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:

"I Really Like You"

Carly Rae Jepsen

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Pick of the Week #758 - Captain America #25 Nov 22, 2020

Show notes

Let's go on a ramble, Steve. We have a lot of Steves. We have a bone to pick with an old co-worker and we have some fine comics, featuring a bit of presidential martial arts. Is this any good? It might be. The thing is, we don't know.

Running Time: 01:21:17

Pick of the Week:

00:02:11 - Captain America #25

Comics:

00:13:35 - Rorschach #2

00:20:30 - Marvel Voices: Indigenous Voices #1

00:25:20 - Avengers: Marvels Snapshot #1

00:34:38 - Sea of Sorrows #1

00:37:56 - Dark Nights: Death Metal #5

00:41:27 - The Devil's Red Bride #2

00:42:38 - DIE!DIE!DIE! #13

Patron Pick:

00:46:13 - Barbalien: Red Planet #1

Patron Thanks:

00:52:06 - Steven Bagatourian

00:55:58 - Steven Petrivelli

Audience Questions:

01:03:33 - Greg wants to know if comic writers read a lot of comics.

01:07:32 - Chris would like to lodge a formal complaint about our recommendations.

Brought To You By:

• Marvel Made Paragon Collection: Chris Claremont - Pre-order this amazing book production by December 4 at getmarvelmade.com/ifanboy.

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Music:

"All My Friends"

LCD Soundsystem

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