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iFanboy – Comic Books

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:

Special Edition – Batman and Harley Quinn Sep 14, 2017

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The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the 29th DC Universe Animated Original Movie… Batman and Harley Quinn! Running Time: 00:27:25 Music: “Don’t Pull Your Love” Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds

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Special Edition – The Tick Sep 14, 2017

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By popular demand! The newly formed Amazon Brain Trust of Conor Kilpatrick, Ryan Haupt and Ron Richards (with a cameo from Josh Flanagan) gather to talk about the puzzling hero THE TICK, who appears in a new Amazon series. Running Time: 00:23:32 Music: "Tick Tock" Lungfish

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Pick of the Week #601 – Astro City #47 Sep 10, 2017

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It’s a 3 way consensus on Pick of the Week, because even the coldest of hearts will be melted by a fictitious dog/human hybrid. There’s another artist who needs to just stop it, and of the greats kind of lets us down. And finally, learn of the evils of cornerfication.

Running Time: 01:08:34

Pick of the Week:

00:01:43 – Astro City #47

Comics:

00:11:58 – Black Bolt #5

00:17:33 – Seven to Eternity #9

00:22:32 – Generations: Iron Man and Ironheart #1

00:30:02 – Doom Patrol #8

00:32:06 – The Walking Dead #171

00:34:00 – Astonishing X-Men #3

00:35:06 – Kingsman: The Red Diamond #1

00:36:12 – Green Arrow #30

Star Wars Corner:

00:38:40 – Star Wars: Darth Vader #5

00:40:27 – Star Wars: Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Captain Phasma #1

Patron Pick:

00:43:05 – Dastardly and Muttley #1

Patron Thanks:

00:50:05 – Amarina Campos

00:51:40 – Ryan Jussel

00:52:34 – Craig Casipe

00:53:30 – Shaun Kronenfeld

Audience Question:

00:55:20 – Danny has questions about the Electro scale and what makes a great costume.

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Music:

“Doghouse”

The Descendents

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Pick of the Week #600 – The Black Racer and Shilo Norman Special #1 Sep 03, 2017

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iFanboy celebrates its 600th episode with a triple-sized all listener e-mail spectacular! Josh Flanagan, Ron Richards, and Conor Kilpatrick asked you, the iFanbase, to send them e-mails… and you delivered! Running Time: 03:08:39 Pick of the Week: 00:04:09 – The Black Racer and Shilo Norman Special #1 Ron Talks About Comics For Two Minutes:The Black Racer and Shilo Norman Special #1 00:16:27 – Star Wars: Jedi of the Republic: Mace Windu #1, Star Wars #35, Generations: Hawkeye and Hawkeye #1, Infamous Iron Man #11, X-Men: Blue #10, Darkside Special #1, Deadly Class #30, Jean Grey #6, Deadpool #35 Patron Pick: 00:19:21 – Secret Empire #10 Audience Questions: 00:30:08 – The tradition continues as we field questions from the loyal iFanbase for nearly 3 hours. Listen as the iFanboy trio slowly fall apart, talking comics to the very bitter end. Ryan from Madrid, Spain wants us to update our Top 5 desert island comics. Nick P from New Port Beach, CA and Luxembourg want to know what Ron ended up doing with his single issues. Josh F. from Chicago, IL wants to know how the iFanboys got their comic book critique training. East B. from Egypt has questions about the new DC movies movie announcements, how emails are chosen for the weekly show, Tom King’s hidden agenda, and Little House on the Prairie. Patrick from Snow Hill, NC wants to know the iFanboys’ favorite series that have come out over the life of the podcast. Brian C. posits two “What If” scenarios: what if the 90s Image bubble hadn’t burst and what if Marvel had never sold its X-Men and Spider-Man film rights? Caleb S. from Minnesota says his favorite character is Nightwing because his personality is the opposite of Dick Grayson. Robert T. from Ann Arbor, MI has a grammar problem with the show. Jeff from Georgia wants to know which series could use a genre shift. Bill S. has questions about “floppies”, the standard length of mini-series, the next iFanboy t-shirt, and the decline of the X-Men. Todd C. thinks it is finally time that iFanboy reveals how the video show was made. Bilel from Utrecht, Holland has some manga he wants iFanboy to check out. Doug M. from Iowa is looking for good comics for kids. Socrates from Palm Bay, FL often wonders which comic book will be his last, and wonders what will be the iFanboys’ last comic book. Bryan R. has questions about Paul Montgomery, Pick of the Week #666, and “the thing.” Alan T. has a real problem with iFanboy’s take on early Steve Epting art. Rick Z. from Topeka, KS wonders if Ron ever read Gotham Central and asks what it takes for an iFanboy to read a book that they otherwise wouldn’t. Tyler R. asks Ron about his favorite experience at Disney World, Conor’s favorite seasonal drinks, and, along with Ryan S. from Louisiana, asks Josh about Elvis Costello. Greg B. form Oakland, CA wants some genre match-up pitches for DC films. Eric W. from Tennessee wants to know when the show will reboot with episode number one. Brian C. from Cleveland, OH wonders if Superman, and his values, are irrelevant in today’s society. Steven B. has questions about Identity Crisis, the iFanboys as analogues to characters on Seinfeld and as analogues of Batman sidekicks. Jason S. thinks HBO should adapt Dreadstar after Game of Thrones ends. David B. from Essex, England wonders why everyone thinks that the concept of a multiverse is considered too confusing. Lukas from Neulengbach, Austria has questions about the iFanboys having prior knowledge of upcoming storylines and what qualifies a book for a re-read. Patrick M. from Chicago, IL looked at the iFanboy photograph on the iFanboy Facebook page and wonders what it wold look like if it was taken today. Chris L. has some fun stats about the Patron Powers. BJ from South Korea has some dumb superpowers for each of the iFanboys. Damian Sherman from Pittsfield, MA wonders which five series the iFanboys would send into space for alien civilizations to read. Matt G. wonders if the iFanboys have any favorite editor’s notes. Adam D. asks which is better, propane or charcoal? Josh G. from Danbury, CT wonders who will write and draw Action Comics #1000 and Detective Comics #1000. CJ B. has deep and personal questions about the iFanboys’ relationships. Luke P. from Perth, Australia wants to know which superhero cartoons are currently driving kids into comics. Wes A. from Friedley, MN wants to know how the sale to Disney has gone for Marvel and why there haven’t been any crossovers between Marvel and Star Wars comics. Darren J. from Glasgow, Scotland wants to know which creative team would write and draw the iFanboy origin story six issue series. Scott S. from Chicago IL is looking for comic books that aren’t so grim and gritty. Kevin C. wants to know how DC Rebirth compares to the New 52. Brice B. from California wants to know why no one can make Hawkman work. Kendall N. from Austin, TX really wants the full iFanboy website to come back. Andrew from Santa Cruz, CA is looking for DC trades similar to Morison’s JLA. Corin E. asks about mispronunciations over the years, dream creative teams, and whether or not he should save to buy a house or spend money on stuff he wants. Patron Thanks: 02:05:02 – Drew DeSario 02:06:01 – Henry Jones 02:06:34 – Keegan Baggan 02:07:52 – Kyle Rechsteiner Brought To You By: • Boomerang – Go to Boomerang.com/promo right now and enter code FAN to start your free trial of classic and new cartoons! • Amazon – Get all your comics, DVDs, video games, electronics and more and help iFanboy out in the process! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! Music: “Back and To the Left” Texas is the Reason

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Talksplode #74 - Kieron Gillen Aug 31, 2017

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Thanks to iFanboy patrons, it's Talksplode time. A name familiar to iFanboy listeners is Kieron Gillen. We've been longtime fans of Kieron's going back to Phonogram. With the news that he'd be taking over the main Star Wars book this October broke, we figured it would be a good time catch up with Kieron, talk Star Wars and creating a popular new character in a legendary universe of characters and success at the creator owned level with The Wicked + The Divine. But to start things off, we get nerdy and talk about painting little miniature WarHammer statues. Total Running Time: 00:56:35 Music: “It Hurts To See You Dance So Well” The Pipettes

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Pick of the Week #599 – Manhunter Special #1 Aug 27, 2017

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This week! Josh Flanagan is off dealing with his various demons, Ron Richards can’t remember why he wanted to talk about a book (until he does), and Conor Kilpatrick still can’t pronounce “Kamandi.” Running Time: 00:59:39 Pick of the Week: 00:01:47 - Manhunter Special #1 Comics: 00:10:18 - Generations: The Unworthy Thor and The Mighty Thor #1 00:14:35 - Daredevil #25 00:18:05 - Black Hammer #12 00:25:19 - Secret Empire #9 00:27:46 - Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #27 00:31:38 – The Kamandi Challenge #8 00:34:09 - Batgirl #14 Patron Pick: 00:38:30 - Nightwing: The New Order #1 Patron Thanks: 00:43:24 - Mark Maslauskas 00:44:52 - Edward Kolkebeck 00:45:25 - Mike Coonrad 00:46:15 - Ethan Johnson Audience Question: 00:47:54 – Lukas B. from Neulengbach, Austria wonders when we’ll see ads in collected editions. 00:49:35 – Juan P. from Los Angeles, CA is worried that not many people in their 20s or younger seem to be into comics by Marvel and DC. Brought To You By: • Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now and enter code ifanboy at checkout to get free trial shave set! • Boomerang – Go to Boomerang.com/promo right now and enter code FAN to start your free trial of classic and new cartoons! • Amazon – Get all your comics, DVDs, video games, electronics and more and help iFanboy out in the process! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! Music: “99 Problems” Jay-Z

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Special Edition – The Defenders Aug 26, 2017

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Then newly appointed Netflix Braintrust of Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards gather to discuss the latest from Marvel Studios and Netflix, the series comics fans have all been waiting for, it’s all been leading up to this folks, THE DEFENDERS! After watching all 8 episodes, we break down what went right and what went wrong with the first street level superhero team-up on Netflix. Running Time: 00:26:53 Music: “Come As You Are” The Vibrators

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Pick of the Week #598 – Dark Nights: Metal #1 Aug 20, 2017

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If you're looking for a theme for this episode, you'll find one that Conor, Josh and Ron didn't figure out. It's the 90s people. From Aquaman to Mage to Astro City to the pick of the week, there's a strong 90s vibe. Plus, Conor spilled water. Which is always funny. Running Time: 01:06:20 Pick of the Week: 00:01:43 - Dark Nights: Metal #1 Comics: 00:13:15 - Generations: Wolverine and All-New Wolverine #1 00:16:56 - Mage: The Hero Denied #1 00:23:43 - Astro City #46 00:27:57 - Superman #29 00:32:51 - Aquaman #27 00:34:34 - Astonishing X-Men #2 00:36:30 - The Mighty Thor #2 00:37:41 - Batwoman #6 00:39:02 - The Sandman Special #1 00:39:58 - The Ultimates 2 #100 Star Wars Corner: 00:41:18 - Star Wars #34 Patron Pick: 00:43:30 - Spy Seal #1 Patron Thanks: 00:48:59 - Eric Reynolds 00:49:57 - Jeffrey Conway 00:50:31 - Adam Wolson 00:51:06 - Ian Raney Audience Question: 00:52:11 - Patrick from North Carolina is curious about canceled books and how they get there? 00:57:45 - Jon from Chandler, Arizona wants to know if we've thought about doing another BBQ show? Brought To You By: • Amazon - Get all your comics, DVDs, video games, electronics and more and help iFanboy out in the process! • 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! Music: "War Within" Miracle Drug

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Pick of the Week #597 – Mister Miracle #1 Aug 13, 2017

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We will pronounce words wrong and not remember the names of things immediately. It’s only going to get worse, folks. But besides that, this is one of those shows where there are lots of things to like in the week’s comic book stack. Also, we talk about the magnificent Pick of the Week for a really long time. Plus, the first just bad super power.

Running Time: 01:14:22

Pick of the Week:

00:01:58 – Mister Miracle #1

Comics:

00:18:51 – Kill or Be Killed #11

00:22:04 – Secret Empire #8

00:25:15 – Captain America #25

00:29:00 – Generations: Phoenix & Jean Grey #1

00:34:38 – Action Comics #985

00:37:13 – Detective Comics #962

00:38:09 – The Amazing Spider-Man #31

00:40:01 – The Newsboy Legion and the Boy Commandos Special #1

Star Wars Corner:

00:41:17 – Star Wars: Rogue One – Cassian and K2SO Special #1

00:47:46 – Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #11

Patron Pick:

00:49:15 – Redlands #1

Patron Thanks:

00:55:22 – Lewis Williams

00:58:22 – Tio D. Lavranos

01:00:11 – Andrew Bell

01:01:29 – Chad Urban

Audience Question:

01:04:42 – Larry from Ireland wants to know what the deal is with “hurm”.

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Music:

“Don’t Let it Get You Down”

Spoon

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Pick of the Week #596 – Mech Cadet Yu #1 Aug 06, 2017

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Things get confrontational on this week’s show as Ron and Conor are alone due to Josh doing time for contempt. And that’s all we’ve got to say about that. But, confrontation! Conor is made to name names and we deal with many popup windows that may or may not have infected our computers. PLUS - A big, fantastic major ANNOUNCEMENT Running Time: 01:06:53 Pick of the Week: 00:02:21 - Mech Cadet Yu #1 Comics: 00:12:02 – Generations: Banner Hulk and Totally Awesome Hulk #1 00:17:32 – Jessica Jones #11 00:20:02 – Spider-Man #19 00:22:28 – All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #7 00:28:36 – X-Men Gold #7 00:29:59 – Green Arrow #28 00:31:31 – Nick Fury #5 00:32:54 – Black Bolt #4 00:34:35 – New Gods Special #1 Patron Pick: 00:36:36 – Elsewhere #1 Patron Thanks: 00:43:08 - Jeremy Risner 00:44:03 - Chuck Pinney 00:44:31 - Douglas A Scott 00:45:33 - Thomas Tung Audience Question: 00:47:07 – Jason wants answers in regards to Conor and his participation in H.E.A.T. 00:51:23 – Steve from Chicago is curious about the balance between artist and writers 00:55:48 – Eric from Brooklyn wants to know why we’re seeing such sub-par art in comics? Brought To You By: • Amazon – Get all your comics, DVDs, video games, electronics and more and help iFanboy out in the process! • 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! Music: “December” Benjamin Gibbard

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