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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.

Copyright: © Great Northern Media, LLC

Latest Episodes:

Talksplode #92 - Gene Luen Yang Oct 08, 2020

Show notes

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time.

The folks at iFanboy have been big fans of Gene Luen Yang's cartooning for a good long time. From his groundbreaking, award winning American Born Chinese, to a stint on Superman and New Super-Man, a take on a Chinese version of the character, to Avatar: The Last Airbender, the massive Boxers and Saints, and now a new run of Shang-Chi for Marvel, seeing Yang's name on a comic means it will be worth reading. With his newest book, Dragon Hoops, from First Second Press recently release, Josh couldn't wait to get to talk to the writer, artist and certified MacArthur genius about his vast body of work and how he goes about it.

Follow Gene on on Twitter, or his website, geneyang.com.

Total Running Time: 01:21:21

Music:

“Shooting Hoops"

G. Love and Special Sauce

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Pick of the Week #751 – Fantastic Four #24 Oct 04, 2020

Show notes

This week, it's Joker, Joker, Joker, Joker, Joker, Joker, and more Jokers. And where there's Joker, there's Harley Quinn. But that is nothing compared to good old fun in this week's Pick. Plus, listen to us figure out how to pronounce and gender names we are not familiar with!

Running Time: 01:11:01

Pick of the Week:

00:01:22 - Fantastic Four #24

Comics:

00:12:21 - The Department of Truth #1

00:24:05 - Injustice: Year Zero #7

00:28:50 - Marvels X #5

00:36:14 - John Constantine: Hellblazer #10

00:40:35 - Batman: Three Jokers, Book Two

00:41:32 - Superman: Man of Tomorrow #16

00:42:34 - Batman: The Joker War Zone #1

Patron Pick:

00:45:42 - Shang-Chi #1

Patron Thanks:

00:55:03 - Hugo Quilichini

00:55:55 - Brandin D. Bell

Listener Mail:

00:56:58 - Chris asks about the "Imperial Age" of comic book creators. What does that mean? Listen to us try to figure it out live.

Brought To You By:

• 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:

"You'll Be Back"

Jonathan Groff, Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton

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Pick of the Week #750 – Dark Nights: Death Metal – Speed Metal #1 Sep 27, 2020

Show notes

iFanboy celebrates its 750th episode with a triple-sized all listener e-mail spectacular! Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick asked you, the iFanbase, to send them e-mails… and you delivered!

Running Time: 03:08:25

Pick of the Week:

00:04:25 – Dark Nights: Death Metal – Speed Metal #1

Patron Pick:

00:14:36 – X of Swords: Creation #1

Comics:

00:25:19 – Shazam! #15

Audience Questions:

00:27:15 – The tradition continues as we field questions from the loyal iFanbase for nearly 3 hours! Listen as this iFanboy duo slowly falls apart, talking comics and ephemera to the very bitter end.

Patron Thanks:

01:49:06 – Larry Davis

01:49:51 – Brandon De Pillis

Brought To You By:

• 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:

“Back and To The Left”

Texas is the Reason

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Mediasplode #7 - 'Bill & Ted Face the Music' and Quarantine Streaming Sep 24, 2020

Show notes

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

Running Time: 00:56:23

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

Quarantine Streaming:

00:02:05 - Ron watched Class Action Park and High Score.

00:09:48 - Josh watched Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve, and Ocean's Thirteen.

00:17:56 - Conor watched Psych, Chef's Table: BBQ, and Ted Lasso.

Movies:

00:23:00 - Bill and Ted Face the Music

Email:

00:44:26 - Andy M. is still hanging on to physical media and wonders if he's the only one.

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:

"Beginning of the End (Wild Stallyns Edit)"

Weezer

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Pick of the Week #749 – Iron Man #1 Sep 20, 2020

Show notes

A strong week of comics makes the choosing hard, but it means there are lots of books to talk about. Also... some diversions. For example, there's no reason to talk about Almost Famous, other than that one title. And then there's definitely no reason to share Dick Clark stories, but life finds a way.

Running Time: 01:04:45

Pick of the Week:

00:02:16 - Iron Man #1

Comics:

00:12:06 - Billionaire Island #6

00:17:04 - X-Men: Marvels Snapshot #1

00:21:24 - Thor #7.

00:26:31 - Detective Comics #1027

00:34:56 - Captain America #23

00:37:19 - Batman: The Adventures Continue #12

00:40:06 - Batman #99

00:41:38 - Heavy #1

Patron Pick:

00:51:09 - Stillwater #1

Patron Thanks:

00:57:34 - Paul Wachter

00:58:47 - Brad Briley

Brought To You By:

• 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:

"Jerry Was a Race Car Driver"

Primus

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Pick of the Week #748 – The Flash #761 Sep 13, 2020

Show notes

This week, Josh Flanagan gets a little too familiar with the audience and reveals a weird tattoo thing. Plus, what does Dick Cavett have to do with any of this?

Running Time: 01:00:00

Pick of the Week:

00:02:14 – The Flash #761

Comics:

00:12:37 – Superman #25

00:18:39 – G.I. Joe #8

00:21:21 – Marauders #12

00:30:05 – Hawkman #27

00:33:02 – The Amazing Spider-Man #48

Patron Pick:

00:36:43 – Bill & Ted Are Doomed #1

Patron Thanks:

00:43:27 – Mike Roe

00:44:38 – Tom Gehrke

Audience Questions:

00:48:31 – Jack R. from Durham, NC wants to know what the all-time top 3 stories are from Marvel and DC.

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• Mack Weldon– Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men’s underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY

• 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 eight designs!

Music:

“Two Heads Are Better Than One”

Power Tool

(But really… Nelson)

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Special Edition - Superman: Man of Tomorrow Sep 10, 2020

Show notes

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest DC Universe Animated Original Movie... Superman: Man of Tomorrow! Plus a look ahead to the FIVE new releases coming out in the next year!

Running Time: 00:24:35

Music:

"Aliens Exist"

Blink 182

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Pick of the Week #747 – Hellblazer: Rise and Fall, Book One Sep 06, 2020

Show notes

It's possible even we are getting tired of talking about Tom Taylor's work, but when you're on a roll, you're on a roll. Plus, the death of comics events, and Josh completely blanking on a Patron Power, with Conor swooping in for the rescue.

Running Time: 01:09:57

Pick of the Week:

00:02:53 - Hellblazer: Rise and Fall, Book One

Comics:

00:13:47 - Empyre #6

00:24:43 - Shazam! #14

00:32:20 - Black Widow #1

00:39:48 - Young Justice #18

00:42:24 - DCeased: Dead Planet #3

00:45:57 - Injustice: Year Zero #5

00:47:40 - Fire Power #3

Patron Pick:

00:50:54 - Spy Island #1

Patron Thanks:

00:57:36 - Harley Ashley

00:59:04 - Mark Minett

Audience Questions:

01:00:49 - Ryan in Cincinnati wonders if he should revive an old iFanboy ritual. (He shouldn't.)d

Brought To You By:

• 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:

"F**k Armageddon...This Is Hell"

Bad Religion

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Pick of the Week #746 – Locke & Key: ...In Pale Battalions Go... #1 Aug 30, 2020

Show notes

Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are here to talk comics and, because of technical difficulties, record part of the show twice.

Running Time: 01:0x:xx

Pick of the Week:

00:02:30 – Locke & Key: …In Pale Battalions Go… #1

Comics:

00:09:41 – John Constantine: Hellblazer #9

00:15:49 – DCeased: Hope at World’s End #8

00:18:08 – Legion of Super-Heroes #8

00:23:23 – Billionaire Island #5

00:27:17 – Empyre: Captain America #3

00:30:06 – The Amazing Spider-Man #47

Patron Pick:

00:32:23 – Batman: Three Jokers, Book One

Patron Thanks:

00:43:42 – Amir Malekpour

00:45:20 – James Lonano

Audience Questions:

00:46:14 – Karl C. writes in, just a few weeks late, about the editorial changes at DC Comics.

Brought To You By:

• 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:

“Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured”

Arctic Monkeys

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Booksplode #38 - Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka, Vol. 1 Aug 27, 2020

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 Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka, Vol. 1 by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki!

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: 00:25:05

Music:

"Robot Factory"

Jimmy Eat World

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