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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! • 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: "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" Primus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Brought To You By: • 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) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! • 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: "F**k Armageddon...This Is Hell" Bad Religion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! • 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: “Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured” Arctic Monkeys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another light week, not full of standouts. We do learn that the Joker is much more woke than we thought, and that's not nothing. Come enjoy the comics talk with a side of Marinara Trench. Also, we had no control over that dog across the street. Running Time: 01:01:34 Pick of the Week: 00:02:10 - Thor #6 Comics: 00:12:44 - Injustice: Year Zero #4 00:16:19 - Wonder Woman: Dead Earth Book 4 00:21:52 - Wolverine #4 00:26:59 - A Man Among Ye #2 00:29:16 - G.I. Joe #7 00:32:07 - Batman: The Adventures Continue #10 Patron Pick: 00:34:50 - Maestro #1 Patron Thanks: 00:43:03 - Brad Garver 00:44:05 - Michael Curtis Audience Questions: 00:46:41 - Former iFanboy writer doesn't listen to the show, but wants us to summarize for him. Fine! 00:50:27 - Ryan has subjected the listeners to our thoughts on vinyl pressings, and Taylor Swift. Really. 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 eight designs! Music: "Old Man Winter" Gas Huffer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:56:59 This month, Josh "Blue Balls" Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original co-host Ron Richards to discuss... Things We Miss: 00:01:02 - Going to the Movies Quarantine Streaming: 00:08:20 - Conor watched Sex and the City and Unstoppable (a lot). 00:13:24 - Josh watched Trust and The Banker. 00:19:22 - Ron watched Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet, Muppets Now, and The Speed Cubers. Television: 00:25:42 - Perry Mason Grab Bag Questions: 00:42:05 - Josh and Ron are put on the spot by Conor 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: "Theme from Perry Mason" Fred Steiner & "End Credits (Perry Mason - Chapter 1)" Terence Blanchard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a rough week in the world of comics but Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan persevere, not knowing what lies ahead. That doesn't make them heroes but then again, it doesn't not make them heroes. They will leave it to history to decide. Running Time: 01:10:09 Pick of the Week: 00:01:45 - Hawkman #26 Comics: 00:13:35 - The Flash #759 00:16:07 - The Green Lantern: Season Two #6 00:20:16 - The Amazing Spider-Man #46 00:28:38 - Big Girls #1 00:31:16 - Empyre: Captain America #2 / Empyre #5 00:34:45 - Marauders #11 00:36:29 - Wonder Woman #760 Patron Pick: 00:37:59 - Seven Secrets #1 Patron Thanks: 00:44:20 - Kyle Behymer 00:47:02 - Anonymous Audience Questions: 00:50:00 - Scott from Portland, OR wants to talk about The State of the Comics Industry™... from a creative perspective... but the Jamokes have to start by talking about the recent layoffs at DC Entertainment. Brought To You By: • 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: "Learning to Fly" Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are many many good things in comics to talk about this week, and of course we went long talking about the thing we talked about already, but better. Also, Josh can't remember if he's talking about Sardath or Zardoz. That'll happen in this comics talk game. Running Time: 01:14:30 Pick of the Week: 00:01:28 - Injustice: Year Zero #1 Comics: 00:15:51 - DCeased: Dead Planet #2 00:19:13 - Strange Adventures #4 00:31:24 - Dr. Strange #6 00:37:43 - The Goddamned: The Virgin Brides #2 00:39:23 - Captain America #21 00:42:36 - Empyre #4 Patron Pick: 00:46:29 - Fire Power #1 Patron Thanks: 00:58:31 - Jose A. De La Torre 00:59:13 - Peter Gardner Audience Questions: 01:02:32 - Rob from York, England discovers a new mate and countryman in John Constantine. Brought To You By: • Audible Original: The Sandman - Listen to the new Audible Original: The Sandman, based on the best-selling DC graphic novels by Neil Gaiman! • 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: "Maybe Partying Will Help" Minutemen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. We have been fans of Steve Lieber for a long time, and in that time, he's only gotten better. We talk about his life in comics from falling in love with the art form, to the Kubert school, Whiteout, Superior Foes of Spider-Man, and all the way up though the most recent, and brilliant Superman's Pal: Jimmy Olsen, with collaborator, Matt Fraction. He's a man who puts storytelling first, and apparently didn't even know he could draw funny until he was. And yes, he's working on art while we talk, and you hear it, and that's just fine. Follow Steve on Twitter! Total Running Time: 01:22:37 Music: “Color Me Impressed" The Replacements Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen... it was not a great week of comics. It wasn't outright bad, but there are quibbles, there are sticking points, there are moments that didn't lead to full fledged joy. How many times will Josh add a superfluous "you knows" while searching for the words his haggard mind needs? (A: you'll never know, because of the assiduous editing of the program.) Then it all comes together in the end. Running Time: 01:04:35 Pick of the Week: 00:01:20 - Usagi Yojimbo #10 Comics: 00:10:57 - Empyre #2 00:14:04 - X-Men/Fantastic Four #4 00:18:04 - Batman #95 00:22:47 - Middlewest #18 00:28:47 - Billionaire Island #3 00:32:04 - Daredevil #21 00:36:09 - Action Comics #1023 Patron Pick: 00:39:08 - Chu #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:37 - Nathaniel Booth 00:49:42 - Justin Cresswell Audience Questions: 00:52:36 - Rashaad B. has a great idea for a TV show that will never happen. Brought To You By: • Audible Original: The Sandman - Listen to the new Audible Original: The Sandman, based on the best-selling DC graphic novels by Neil Gaiman! • 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: "Rabbit In Your Headlights" Unkle (feat. Thom Yorke) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:55:38 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original co-host Ron Richards (and, for a while in the beginning, his air conditioner) to discuss… Quarantine Streaming: 00:01:38 – Greyhound 00:11:05 – Palm Springs 00:15:17 – Hamilton Streaming Services: 00:25:23 – Peacock launches! Movies: 00:26:23 – Midnight Run 00:52:01 – 1988: One of the All-Time Best Movie Years 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: “Guns and Ships” Leslie Odom, Jr., Daveed Diggs, Christopher Jackson, Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week in comics, a beloved series ends as an event begins. But does anybody care? And what do the iFanboys have in common with Erik Larsen? The Pick of the Week show has Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick, and sundries. Running Time: 00:58:01 Pick of the Week: 00:02:18 – DCeased: Hope at World’s End #5 Comics: 00:10:19 – Strange Adventures #3 00:16:04 – Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #12 00:22:13 – Empyre #1 00:30:59 – The Old Guard: Force Multiplied #5 00:35:03 – Spider-Woman #2 Patron Pick: 00:38:17 – Snake Eyes: Deadgame #1 Patron Thanks: 00:43:47 – Jack Reitz 00:45:25 – Jonathan Pickering Audience Questions: 00:50:05 – Scott H. from Portland, OR might be making an ill-advised decision. Brought To You By: • Audible Original: The Sandman – Listen to the new Audible Original: The Sandman, based on the best-selling DC graphic novels by Neil Gaiman! • 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: “Dead” Pixies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

And lo there was a great stack of comics, and we read them, and they were good. Then we went and picked a book we’ve talked about 1000 times. It was a great week for comics by any measure, and that always makes for a good show. Plus… so much underwear talk. It’s a disarmingly enthusiastic show. Running Time: 01:13:00 Pick of the Week: 00:01:15 – DCeased: Dead Planet #1 Comics: 00:11:56 – Strange Academy #2 00:19:08 – Lois Lane #12 00:25:28 – Adventureman #2 00:35:35 – Marvels X #1 00:39:16 – Dr. Strange #5 00:41:11 – Money Shot #6 00:45:07 – Superman #23 Patron Pick: 00:49:51 – Empyre #0: Fantastic Four Patron Thanks: 00:55:17 – Cassie Dalzell 00:56:37 – Mario Miranda Audience Questions: 01:00:01 – Sean from NYC noticed that Brian K. Vaughan saw all this coming. Brought To You By: • 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: “Lifeless Dead” Mad Season Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan talk about a weird week in comics while being interrupted by cake and more cake discussion all while dinner is being prepared in the background. Running Time: 01:07:52 Pick of the Week: 00:01:45 - Hawkeye: Freefall #6 Comics: 00:12:54 - Bad Karma #2 00:16:40 - The Goddamned: The Virgin Brides #1 00:20:53 - Star #5 Mark Russell Corner: 00:30:23 - Red Sonja #16 00:33:26 - Killing Red Sonja #2 00:35:56 - Billionaire Island #2 More Comics: 00:38:03 - DCeased: Hope at World's End #4 Patron Pick: 00:38:38 - All-America Comix Patron Thanks: 00:46:10 - Darin Goke 00:47:40 - Matt Pfaff Audience Questions: 00:49:01 - Dan from Baltimore, MD is wondering how the Jamokes decide to check out books from new publishers. 01:00:08 - Andrew A. has a funny story. 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 eight designs! Music: "My Shot" Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anthony Ramos, Daveed Diggs, Okieriete Onaodowan, Leslie Odom, Jr., Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor and Josh, and just Conor and Josh, do a show that's relatively normal comparatively. There were a lot of #10 issues, and some really fine books. And if you want to buy Josh a Porsche, we'll give you a way to make that happen. Running Time: 01:15:20 Pick of the Week: 00:01:25 - Captain America: Marvels Snapshots #1 Comics: 00:11:53 - Five Years #10 00:20:40 - Green Lantern 80th Anniversary 100-Page Spectacular 00:25:06 - Empyre #0: Avengers 00:37:34 - Batman: Gotham Nights #10 00:39:37 - John Constantine: Hellblazer #10 00:42:12 - Thor #5 Patron Pick: 00:45:27 - That Texas Blood #1 Patron Thanks: 00:54:00 - Matthew Rosenhagen 00:55:42 - Jim Miller Audience Questions: 00:57:54 - The pandemic is making Greg from New Jersey reevaluate how he feels about weekly 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! • 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: "South Bronx" Boogie Down Productions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:56:45 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original co-host Ron Richards to discuss... Quarantine Streaming: 00:01:46 - Josh listened to Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend and watched Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet. 00:08:52 - Ron watched Mister Roger's Neighborhood, Prop Culture, and Jeopardy! 00:13:15 - Conor watched Perry Mason, Parks and Recreation, and Queer Eye. Movies: 00:17:58 - That Thing You Do! 00:47:16 - Everyone picks their Top 5 Tom Hanks Films 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: "That Thing You Do!" The Wonders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan Haupt joins Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick to talk about this week's comics and the science of Superman. Correct! Running Time: 01:13:32 Pick of the Week: 00:01:49 - Strange Adventures #2 Comics: 00:11:13 - DCeased: Hope At World's End #3 00:18:47 - Valkyrie: Jane Foster #10 00:24:03 - MAD Magazine #14 00:31:55 - Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #5 00:34:15 - A Man Among Ye #1 00:37:41 - Young Justice #15 Patron Pick: 00:40:49 - Dark Nights: Death Metal #1 Patron Thanks: 00:55:06 - JM 00:56:52 - Todd Weber 00:58:45 - Pete Foltz Audience Questions: 01:00:00 - Rashaad B. has a science question about Superman. The Unified Theory of Superman's Powers can be found here. 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 eight designs! Music: "Come in Stranger" Johnny Cash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! 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. This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at New Gods by Jack Kirby by Jack Kirby, Mike Royer, Vince Colletta, D. Bruce Berry, Don Heck, & Greg Theakston! Running Time: 00:54:14 Music: "Immigrant Song" Led Zeppelin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim Viscardi of comicbook.com joins us to talk comics and the (more interesting than it sounds) distribution shakeup in the comics industry. Josh Flanagan goes on several crankytime rants, and Conor Kilpatrick can't let go of a certain book. Running Time: 01:30:58 Pick of the Week: 00:02:07 - Daredevil #20 Comics: 00:13:43 - The Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular 00:18:01 - Nightwing #71 00:20:08 - Batman: Secret Files #3 00:27:37 - Miles Morales: Spider-Man #17 00:36:18 - The Flash #755 00:40:03 - Legion of Super-Heroes #6 Patron Pick: 00:44:44 - Adventureman #1 Patron Thanks: 00:57:08 - Trae Sanford 00:58:26 - Mark Campbell 00:59:50 - Jeffrey Penland Comics Industry News: 01:03:55 - With DC Comics breaking ties with Diamond Distributors, there's a lot of stuff up in the air, and Jim helps us make sense of it. Also: Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! Brought To You By: • 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: "Devil's Brigade" Dropkick Murphys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we are back to normal, time-wise, but comics are still not there yet. This episode features a look into Josh Flanagan’s subconscious, Conor Kilpatrick’s borderline inappropriate reaction to seeing an old favorite character, and we also get an appearance by special guest Ron Richards’ daughter, who has opinions. Running Time: 01:07:00 Pick of the Week: 00:02:08 – John Constantine: Hellblazer #6 Comics: 00:12:11 – Action Comics #1022 00:18:18 – DCeased: Hope at World’s End #2 00:20:26 – Catwoman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular 00:28:44 – Shazam! #12 00:30:38 – Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys: The Death of Nancy Drew #1 00:32:15 – Batman: Gotham Knights #7 / Harley Quinn: Make ‘Em Laugh #1 Patron Pick: 00:32:55 – Birds of Prey #1 Patron Thanks: 00:41:15 – Jake Rose 00:42:33 – Brice Bridges G.I. Joe Corner: 00:43:44 – “Amusement Park of Terror” The Revenge of Cobra, Pt. 5 Email: 00:59:15 – David D. reveals a personal connection to the real people behind Goodfellas. News: Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! 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 eight designs! Music: “Speedo” The Cadillacs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest DC Universe Animated Original Movie... Justice League Dark: Apokolips War! Plus, Conor watched DC Showcase: Adam Strange, and without a roadmap from the comics what does the future hold for these films? Running Time: 00:35:01 Music: "It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" R.E.M. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Slow comics week, but that often leads to good discussions about why. Plus, we get a chance to really dig in on the issues of inkers and renumbering. Join us and Honda Lou for a jolly old time. Running Time: 01:21:51 Pick of the Week: 00:02:01 - Books of Magic #19 Comics: 00:10:16 - The Avengers #33 00:16:56 - The Butcher of Paris #5 00:25:00 - The Amazing Spider-Man #43 00:29:54 - Basketful of Heads #7 Patron Pick: 00:34:38 - Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #1 Patron Thanks: 00:45:43 - Galeus 00:46:47 - Jess Lysons G.I. Joe Corner: 00:51:54 - "Battle on the Roof of the World" The Revenge of Cobra, Pt. 4 Email: 01:15:25 - Ken's asking us about copyright, and he shouldn't. News: Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! 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 eight designs! Music: "On Your Own" Blur Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:58:37 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original co-host Ron Richards to discuss... Quarantine Streaming: 00:01:44 - Ron watched Mrs. America and Devs. 00:05:39 - Conor watched Parks and Recreation. 00:09:42 - Josh watched What We Do in the Shadows, and The Last Dance. Television: 00:17:20 - Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours To Kill 00:22:18 - High Fidelity 00:29:52 - Star Trek: Picard Streaming Services: 00:35:36 - CBS All-Access is awesome. 00:38:50 - HBO MAX arrives! 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 Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)" Stevie Wonder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. It was a long road, but finally, the Kelly Thompson Talksplode conversation has arrived. The writer of Hawkeye, Jessica Jones, Captain Marvel, Star, A-Force, West Coast Avengers, Black Widow and many more comics, joins Josh (again) to talk about career, process, challenges, motivations, and much more. She's funny and candid and we hope you enjoy this as much as we did. Follow Kelly on Twitter! Total Running Time: 01:21:11 Music: “I Dreamt We Spoke Again" Death Cab for Cutie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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: • 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: “Good Golly Miss Molly” Little Richard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! 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 eight designs! Music: "I Am a Rock" Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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: Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! 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 seven designs! Music: "Golden Brown" Drive Like Jehu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! 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 seven designs! Music: "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" The Byrds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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: Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! Brought To You By: • 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 seven designs! Music: "Communist Daughter" Neutral Milk Hotel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! 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 seven designs! Music: "Lean on Me" Bill Withers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! 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 seven designs! Music: "Nowhere to Run" Martha and the Vandellas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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: Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! 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 seven designs! Music: "Same Old Drag" The Apples in Stereo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! 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. This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at Robin: Year One by Chuck Dixon, Scott Beatty, Javier Pulido, Marcos Martin, Robert Campanella, Lee Loughridge, & Sean Konot! Running Time: 00:33:50 Music: "Brother in Conflict" Voxtrot Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the midst of the apocalypse, two jamokes read comics while there are still comics. Will Conor's boundless enthusiasm for Robin save us all? Will the recurring thematic hints at plague destroy us? Listen, dear friends and you will know! Or least be delightfully distracted. That we can promise. Running Time: 01:03:06 Pick of the Week: 00:01:47 - DCeased: Unkillables #2 Comics: 00:09:33 - Spider-Woman #1 00:16:41 - Middlewest #16 00:19:41 - Robin 80th Anniversary Super Spectacular 00:32:36 - Family Tree #5 00:34:06 - Plunge #2 00:35:49 - Fantastic Four #20 00:38:45 - Die!Die!Die! #8 Patron Pick: 00:41:25 - X-Ray Robot #1 Patron Thanks: 00:48:28 - Darrell Humber 00:49:24 - Zachary Cheeseman Audience Question: 00:51:08 - Alexander from NZ wonders if it's just him, or comics are getting sort of lackluster. News: Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! 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 seven designs! Music: "Good Guys (don't wear white)" Minor Threat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present the first episode of Mediasplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original co-host Ron Richards to discuss streaming options for the self-quarantining, Josh's recent discovery of The Expanse book (and TV) series, and the HBO documentary, McMillion$. 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. Running Time: 00:50:14 Music: "Back and to the Left" Texas is the Reason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a strange, weirdly light week and there's not a lot to talk about, so of course we went long. Make liberal use of that skip forward button if you don't enjoy deep dives into New York City transportation issues. Running Time: 01:11:00 Pick of the Week: 00:02:51 - Punisher: Soviet #5 Comics: 00:11:39 - Hawkeye: Freefall #4 00:19:30 - Superman #21 00:28:47 - Young Justice #14 00:30:00 - The Dollhouse Family #5 Star Wars Corner: 00:33:17 - Star Wars: Darth Vader #2 00:36:54 - Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #1 Patron Pick: 00:38:18 - Decorum #1 Patron Thanks: 00:46:03 - Eric McIntosh 00:46:50 - Brett "Bside" Matthews 00:47:42 - Antony Nicholls 00:48:46 - Nigel Lange Audience Question: 00:50:35 - Mike H. from Buffalo, NY thinks there are too many sub-standard comic book creators these days. 00:56:30 - Tim H. from Pittsburgh, PA is looking to read some Flash comics. 00:59:50 - Matt R. from Connecticut wants to know what happened to the inker. News: Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! 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 seven designs! Music: "Back in the U.S.S.R." The Beatles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. He's back! Following his previous appearance on our program, Aubrey has lived and learned, and he has risen again, his enthusiasm undaunted. We talk about about the truly wonderful book, The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling, and his new collection from Dark Horse, No One Left to Fight, and how those got done, and what they mean to him. Aubrey always brings the enthusiasm, get yourself ready for energy. Follow Aubrey on Twitter! Total Running Time: 01:07:20 Music: “Black Betty" Ram Jam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a great week for first issues, and in the face of strong, high end contenders, the Pick of the Week (which is not wrong), is a bit of a left turn. Do we have a strong pro-Kang bias? Absolutely. All that's important is 1) Doom and Kang on a train and 2) Shaner ascendent. Put that in the bank. Running Time: 01:12:33 Pick of the Week: 00:02:13 - Doctor Doom #6 Comics: 00:11:39 - Strange Adventures #1 00:21:00 - Strange Academy #1 00:26:50 - The Flash #750 00:41:04 - Outer Darkness/Chew #1 00:43:04 - Man-Eaters One Shot 00:45:04 - Daredevil #19 00:48:06 - Marvel #1 Patron Pick: 00:50:58 - Billionaire Island #1 Patron Thanks: 00:57:25 - James Upton 00:58:03 - Michael DeLorme 00:59:00 - Dave Schweitzer 00:59;54 - Seth Macchi Audience Question: 01:00:57 - Jason is thinking about Taskmaster's wardrobe. News: Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! 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 seven designs! Music: "Big Train" Mike Watt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's hot! In February! Oh boy, here we go! On this week's show, Conor Kilpatrick loses his faculties in the winter (!) heat, while (not a) Dr. Ryan Haupt steps in for a mysteriously missing Josh Flanagan to discuss this week's comic books, the properties of various gemstones, and COVID-19. Running Time: 01:05:45 News: 00:01:30 - Ryan's COVID-19 Prevention Tips Pick of the Week: 00:02:11 - John Constantine: Hellblazer #4 Comics: 00:09:44 - Batman/Superman #7 00:11:46 - X-Men #7 00:17:42 - X-Men/Fantastic Four #2 00:21:48 - Falcon and Winter Soldier #1 00:26:30 - Amethyst #1 00:30:19 - Leviathan Dawn #1 00:32:48 - Action Comics #1020 00:36:29 - Tomorrow #1 Patron Pick: 00:42:29 - Fantastic Four: Grimm Noir #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:31 - Tommy Newton 00:48:39 - Michael Escobedo 00:50:27 - David Caswell 00:51:38 - JJ Orta Audience Question: 00:53:00 - Dallas T. needs the iFanboys to make a decision for him. News: Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! 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 seven designs! Music: "Wrigley Field" Randy Newman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In addition to talking about the week's comic books there is a disagreement about word pronunciation and way too much about someone's personal health. Don't forget to like and subscribe to Josh's new YouTube channel! Running Time: 01:05:50 Pick of the Week: 00:02:19 - Hawkeye: Freefall #3 Comics: 00:09:06 - Thor #3 00:14:22 - Alienated #1 00:21:24 - Superman: Heroes #1 00:29:36 - Marvels X #2 00:34:02 - Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey, Book One 00:36:32 - Batman: Pennyworth R.I.P. #1 00:39:47 - The Dollhouse Family #4 00:41:48 - The Green Lantern: Season Two #1 Patron Pick: 00:44:26 - The Terrifics #25 Patron Thanks: 00:49:07 - Brian Morgan 00:50:00 - James Fletcher 00:50:57 - Phillip Knight Scott 00:51:37 - WestBornEastBred Audience Question: 00:54:15 - Greag B. from Oakland, CA is not happy about the behavior of the X-Men. 00:58:47 - Karl C. wants to know about Barry Allen's non-powered running prowess. News: Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! 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 seven designs! Music: "Until I Fall Away" Gin Blossoms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! 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. This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at Batman by Neal Adams, Book Three by Neal Adams, Dennis O'Neil, Dick Giordano, Len Wein, and Frank Robbins! Here's a color/art comparison of one of the pages that we talked about on the show as it is presented in this edition versus The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told collection: Running Time: 00:42:04 Music: "You've Got a Friend (2019 Remaster)" James Taylor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk and talk and talk and talk, which is good, because it's kind of the point, and you get this super-sized show, despite the month plus of weird comic weeks. It's possible Phil Noto stopped by (he didn't), and Josh's dog makes a cameo. And then we keep talking. Conor thought it was 5 years ago. Listen for any of that to make sense. My goodness, we talked a lot. Running Time: 01:27:07 Pick of the Week: 00:03:14 - The Butcher of Paris #3 Comics: 00:12:55 - Daredevil #17 00:17:26 - Doctor Doom #5 00:22:19 - Lois Lane #8 00:26:19 - The Man Who Fucked Up Time #1 00:33:48 - Usagi Yojimbo #8 00:35:58 - Birthright #41 00:38:33 - Justice League #40 Star Wars Corner: 00:42:10 - Star Wars: Darth Vader #1 Patron Pick: 00:51:06 - X-Men/Fantastic Four #1 Patron Thanks: 01:06:33 - John Morrison 01:07:26 - Christopher K. Lewis 01:08:16 - Thomas Christodoulides 01:09:26 - Tim Audience Question: 01:11:27 - Randy wants to know why we're not checking out more books, and we don't think our response is all that defensive. It isn't! Really... News: Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! 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 seven designs! Music: "The Butcher" Radiohead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan are back to discuss the fourth fifth week in a row while also defending Hawkeye, discussing how comics have broken our brains, and wondering just what kind of guy is Bob Saget. Running Time: 01:06:30 Pick of the Week: 00:02:28 - Criminal #12 Comics: 00:10:48 - Hawkeye: Freefall #2 00:18:17 - Thor #2 00:21:47 - Dr. Strange #2 00:28:09 - Conan the Barbarian #12 00:32:38 - Detective Comics Annual #3 00:34:23 - Captain Marvel: The End #1 00:36:48 - Farmhand #13 Patron Pick: 00:38:31 - Frankenstein Undone #1 Patron Thanks: 00:43:02 - Jason Crewes 00:44:57 - Brandon Lawrence 00:46:45 - Steve Howell 00:47:16 - Jason MacKean Audience Question: 00:50:01 - Rashaad B. asks about Damian Wayne and the appearance of Harley Quinn in that infamous Action Comics double page spread. 00:56:30 - Kenneth J. from the Great White North wants to know how has the best villains. News: 01:02:33 - Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! Brought To You By: • 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 seven designs! Music: "Father of Mine" Everclear Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Comic book writer, Matthew Rosenberg has had quite the professional journey. After quite a lot of time and experience in the music industry, he decided he wanted to make comics. So he did. There were lots of missteps and learning opportunity along the way, but now he makes his living writing a lot of his favorite characters at Marvel, in titles like Hawkeye: Freefall, The Punisher, The Astonishing X-Men, Kingpin, and many more. Hear the stories and the lessons learned on this episode of Talksplode. Follow Matt on Twitter! Total Running Time: 01:02:49 Music: “Simple Song" Avail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HELLO-EE-YO! Folks are feeling better. Not all better, but listening to the ragged voices isn't quite as grating this week, so... progress! This one starts out with a bit of a lament, before giggling about the many funny things in the Pick of the Week. It's a good discussion week for sure, and the cough quotient is way way down. Plus, is this the longest haranguing of a double page spread ever? Might could be. Running Time: 01:11:33 Pick of the Week: 00:05:18 - Wonder Twins #11 Comics: 00:13:17 - Superman #19 00:22:17 - Guardians of the Galaxy #1 00:26:07 - Detective Comics #1019 00:30:20 - Fantastic Four #18 00:36:48 - Middlewest #14 00:39:40 - Shazam! #10 00:41:11 - The Amazing Spider-Man #38 00:44:04 - Marauders #6 Patron Pick: 00:48:39 - Wonder Woman #750 Patron Thanks: 00:57:47 - Terrell Tolliver 00:59:39 - Kyle Rovagug 01:00:47 - Karl Erikson 01:03:00 - Andrew Izguerra News: 01:08:51 - Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! Brought to You By: • Netflix Behind the Scenes Podcast - Season two looks at The Witcher! Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Pocketcasts or wherever else you listen to podcasts. • 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 seven designs! Music: "Wonderboy" Tenacious D Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our two hosts are still sick but still they soldier on because someone has to talk about comics and the Watchmen TV show. Running Time: 01:09:31 Pick of the Week: 00:02:46 - The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage, Book Two Comics: 00:12:53 - Second Coming #6 00:16:28 - Legion of Super-Heroes #3 00:20:36 - The Batman's Grave #4 00:23:34 - Nightwing #68 00:25:22 - Undiscovered Country #3 00:28:08 - Five Years #7 Patron Pick: 00:34:17 - Hellboy Winter Special 2019 Patron Thanks: 00:41:41 - Ryan Kindahl 00:44:14 - JP 00:45:36 - Andrew Nicovich 00:47:05 - Excangelical Audience Questions: 00:48:40 - Tom C. from Newcastle, UK asks about the Watchmen TV series and the end of Doomsday Clock. News: 01:06:36 - Please consider voting for Bill Sienkiewicz: Revolution, Vol. 1 for Best Collection in the Tripwire Awards! Brought to You By: • Netflix Behind the Scenes Podcast - Season two looks at The Witcher! Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Pocketcasts or wherever else you listen to podcasts. • 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 seven designs! Music: "I'm So Tired" Tender Forever Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices