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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 #732 – DCeased: Unkillables #3 May 24, 2020

Show notes

It’s a return to somewhat normal as Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at the new offerings that hit the (digital) spinner racks this week.

Running Time: 01:17:58

Pick of the Week:

00:01:54 – DCeased: Unkillables #3

Comics:

00:11:11 – DCeased: Hope at World’s End #1

00:14:01 – Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #10

00:17:15 – Hawkeye: Freefall #5

00:21:47 – Red Sonja #13

00:24:35 – The Dollhouse Family #6

00:26:57 – Star #5

Patron Pick:

00:28:56 – The Ludocrats #1

Patron Thanks:

00:32:48 – Michael Scott

00:34:40 – Dan Boman

G.I. Joe Corner:

00:38:38 – “The Palace of Doom” The Revenge of Cobra, Pt. 3

Email:

01:02:57 – Keith H. wonders why fans of DCeased won’t give Injustice a shot.

01:06:32 – James V. from Calgary, Canada has been checking out classic graphic novels during quarantine.

News:

Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards!

Brought To You By:

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Music:

“Good Golly Miss Molly”

Little Richard

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Pick of the Week #731 - DC: The New Frontier, Vol. 2 May 17, 2020

Show notes

New Frontier fawning fest continues! Then it seemed like maybe G.I. Joe had run its course, right up until they got to the Cobra Café. Also, Josh said Five Easy Pieces, but he meant The Last Detail, and that was before he left early. To be fair, we went really long again.

Running Time: 01:24:05

Pick of the Week:

00:04:09 - DC: The New Frontier, Vol. 2

Comics:

00:38:13 - Batman: Gotham Nights #4

Patron Pick:

00:50:31 - Lois Lane #10

Patron Thanks:

00:57:07 – Stewart Bryson

00:58:28 – Daniel Spigarolo

G.I. Joe Corner:

00:59:28 - "The Vines of Evil" The Revenge of Cobra, Pt. 2

News:

Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards!

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Music:

"I Am a Rock"

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

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Pick of the Week #729 - JSA: The Golden Age May 03, 2020

Show notes

The pick is a golden gem from the past, and if you'd like to hear Conor and Josh fawn over a comic book, then this show is for you. There are a couple of other comics, and then we travel to Cobra Mountain for a grand finale.

(The last time we talked about this book was on episode #210 of our video show.)

Running Time: 01:20:44

Pick of the Week:

00:01:38 - JSA: The Golden Age

Comics:

00:28:19 - Sabrina the Teenage Witch #2

00:31:05 - Swamp Thing: New Roots #1

Patron Thanks:

00:36:29 - SeanWithHats

00:37:53 - Brian Compton

G.I. Joe Corner:

00:44:06 - "A Stake in the Serpent's Heart" The M.A.S.S. Device, Pt. 5

Audience Questions:

01:01:34 - Ken J. from the Great White North wonders about the best Byrne.

01:04:42 - (Another) Josh wants to know if comics can get people back with big creative lineups.

01:10:30 - Robert has a question about the gender split on the GDAT™ master list.

News:

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Music:

"Golden Brown"

Drive Like Jehu

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Mediasplode #2 - The 'Almost Famous' Debate, 'The Plot Against America', and Quarantine Streaming Apr 30, 2020

Show notes

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

Running Time: 00:59:42

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

Quarantine Streaming:

00:01:54 - Ron watched Future Man, Devs, and High Fidelity.

00:03:14 - Josh watched It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and is (still) listening to the audio book of The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York.

00:07:13 - Conor watched The Good Fight, Outlander, Bosch, and The Joy of Painting.

Television:

00:09:20 - The Plot Against America (HBO)

Film:

00:25:54 - The Almost Famous Debate!

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:

"Fever Dog"

Stillwater

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Pick of the Week #728 - Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions Apr 26, 2020

Show notes

Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are back with an old comic, some new (old comics), and still, the show runs long. That's probably G.I. Joe Corner guest star Ron Richards' fault.

Running Time: 01:25:19

Pick of the Week:

00:03:43 - Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions

Comics:

00:27:28 - Wonder Woman: Agent of Peace

00:29:26 - Superman: Man of Tomorrow

00:31:56 - Batman: Gotham Knights

00:37:10 - Aquaman: Deep Dives / The Flash: Fastest Man Alive

Patron Thanks:

00:38:15 - Brian McKinney

00:40:22 - Kenneth Gubert

G.I. Joe Corner:

00:46:52 - "Duel in the Devil's Cauldron" The M.A.S.S. Device, Pt. 4

Audience Questions:

01:07:33 - John V. applies science to Josh's problem with left-handed panel stacking.

01:11:27 - Shane C. just caught up on Saga.

News:

Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards!

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Music:

"You Ain't Goin' Nowhere"

The Byrds

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Pick of the Week #727 - Sara Apr 19, 2020

Show notes

Plunging further and further into this new age, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan find some comics to discuss and talk about a gem from the recent past, as well as a couple of digital only releases. From there, it's on to G.I. Joe Corner, with our old pal, Ron Richards. You will learn no science from G.I. Joe, and you will learn no history from Josh, but boy, did he want to try.

Running Time: 01:18:37

Pick of the Week:

00:01:53 - Sara (or buy directly from TKO, with 50% of your price going to your local comic store)

Comics:

00:22:43 - Teen Titans GO! To Camp! #8

00:25:40 - Batman: The Adventures Continue #2

00:28:20 - Friday #1

G.I. Joe Corner:

00:38:20 - "The Worms of Death" The M.A.S.S. Device, Pt. 3

Patron Thanks:

01:02:08 - Steve Smith

01:03:17 - Swempthung

Audience Questions:

01:04:31 - Dr. Robert M. wants to know what comics really cause you to get lost in the art and story, and let you leave some of the daily stresses behind for a while.

01:09:02 - Wes from MN wants to know if there are any recent creators who are both great writers and great artists. We nearly answer his question.News:

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Music:

"Communist Daughter"

Neutral Milk Hotel

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Pick of the Week #726 - Batgirl: Year One Apr 12, 2020

Show notes

Eccentric Benefactor Patron Damian Sherman stops by to help Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan figure out how to keep doing a show in the Age of No New Comics. Plus, Josh introduces a new segment!

Running Time: 01:20:57

Pick of the Week:

00:03:04 - Batgirl: Year One

Comics:

00:19:19 - Teen Titans GO! To Camp! #7

Patron Pick:

00:23:24 - Daytripper

Patron Thanks:

00:44:22 - Peter Craig

00:46:15 - Alex Davis

Patron Powers... The Tables Are Turned:

00:49:01 - Conor Kilpatrick

00:49:51 - Josh Flanagan

G.I. Joe Corner:

00:55:24 - "Slave of the Cobra Master" The M.A.S.S. Device, Pt. 2

Audience Questions:

01:06:38 - Ethan J. is having trouble convincing his teenage daughter that Captain America is cool.

01:13:02 - Back in 2012, Vichus S. had a concern about the Justice League movie.

News:

Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards!

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Music:

"Lean on Me"

Bill Withers

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Pick of the Week #725 - Five Years #9 Apr 05, 2020

Show notes

It's a new epoch for our show! Hopefully it's a short epoch, but here we are. There actually are some new comics out this week, and we talked about all of them. Yes, all of them. We brought our pal, James Viscardi, of comicbook.com, to have some fun, and help us speculate wildly on what the future of comics might hold, and answer some listener questions. You might also notice we went really, really long. Really long. And, oh yeah, there's one more special guest to join us in our new Corner.

Running Time: 01:34:49

Pick of the Week:

00:02:59 - Five Years #9

Comics:

00:12:23 - Teen Titans GO! To Camp #6

00:17:04 - Sabrina the Teenage Witch #1

00:21:03 - Gen:Lock #14

Patron Pick:

00:25:43 - Batman: The Adventures Continue #1

Patron Thanks:

00:31:52 - Len Schmidt

00:34:55 - Karl Degre

00:36:31 - Chris Kabool

G.I. Joe Corner:

00:41:16 - "The Cobra Strikes" The M.A.S.S. Device, Pt. 1

Comics in the Time of COVID-19:

00:55:56 - The state of the comics industry and what might happen in the future; plus we answer related emails from Rashaad B., Andrew M. from Spain, Tony B. from San Diego, CA, and Dr. Chris Lewis from the UK.

News:

Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards!

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Music:

"Nowhere to Run"

Martha and the Vandellas

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Special Edition - Superman: Red Son Apr 02, 2020

Show notes

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest DC Universe Animated Original Movie... Superman: Red Son! Plus, Conor watched DC Showcase: Phantom Stranger, and what does a Mike Carlin quote from the Justice League Dark: Apokolips War mean for the future of this line of films?

Running Time: 00:35:59

Music:

"Back in the U.S.S.R."

Chubby Checker

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Pick of the Week #724 - Batman: Curse of the White Knight, Book Eight Mar 29, 2020

Show notes

In what could be the last regularly formatted show for a while, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick invite Ryan Haupt to the party and go long talking about comics, Josh's water softener machine, tiki bar adventures, COVID-19, podcasting, and the future. (NOTE: Conor's microphone cable died for exactly two minutes near the end of the show, so that was fun.)

Running Time: 01:19:56

Pick of the Week:

00:03:39 - Batman: Curse of the White Knight, Book Eight

Comics:

00:11:32 - The Old Guard: Force Multiplied #4

00:17:44 - The Amazing Spider-Man #42

00:20:53 - Legion of Super-Heroes #5

00:32:00 - Basketful of Heads #6

00:34:50 - John Constantine: Hellblazer #5

00:38:30 - Once & Future #7

00:40:58 - Batman/Superman #8

Patron Pick:

00:44:36 - My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #88

Patron Thanks:

00:51:48 - Mark Richardson

00:53:20 - Rob Ford

00:54:45 - Julie Petrarca

Audience Question:

00:56:55 - Kim S. from Denmark used to podcast from a studio but now has to do it at home because of COVID-19 and he needs tips.

Comics in the Time of COVID-19:

01:12:52 - What's next for the show?

News:

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Music:

"Same Old Drag"

The Apples in Stereo

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