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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

Two jamokes took a couple weeks off from the weekly show, and have returned slightly less than when they left, but they fight through illness to deliver the expected comic book program to the patient multitudes. And, boy was it a light week to come back to, so obviously the show still manages to go over an hour. Running Time: 01:08:31 Pick of the Week: 00:02:51 - The Amazing Spider-Man #37 Comics: 00:12:00 - The Dollhouse Family #12 00:16:10 - Star #1 00:20:43 - Red Sonja #1 00:24:39 - Batman #86 00:33:46 - Miles Morales: The End #1 00:35:34 - The Butcher of Paris #2 00:39:40 - Archie 1955 #4 Patron Pick: 00:40:51 - Marvels X #1 Patron Thanks: 00:52:26 - Eric Smith 00:53:56 - Jonathan Shearer 00:55:10 - Jared Luyster 00:47:55 - Jay Sternitsky Audience Questions: 00:58:09 - Ken is looking for Golden Age, non-superhero comics, and we flail around quite a bit trying to help. 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: "YYZ" Rush Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our semi annual holiday tradition continues! It’s time to gather around the fire and talk about the final chapter of the Star Wars (Skywalker) Saga — Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker! Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick welcome back special guest Ron Richards to break down the last step in a 42 year journey. (Disclaimer: Ron Richard’s opinions are his own and do not represent Marvel Entertainment or the Walt Disney Corporation.) Running Time: 00:56:15 Music: “Fanfare and Prologue” John Williams and “Victory Celebration/End Title” John Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the fourteenth annual iFanboy All Media Year End Roundup! Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and special guest Ron Richards discuss some of what they enjoyed in media in 2019. Movies, television, music, books, podcasts, and comics -- it's all here! (Disclaimer: Ron Richard's opinions are his own and do not represent Marvel Entertainment or the Walt Disney Corporation.) Running Time: 02:52:50 Movies: 00:02:35 - Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood 00:09:02 - Parasite 00:12:44 - Dolemite is My Name 00:15:58 - The Irishman 00:23:46 - The Farewell 00:25:29 - Rocketman 00:27:49 - Ford v Ferrari 00:33:50 - A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood 00:36:32 - Yesterday 00:40:09 - Booksmart 00:43:32 - Late Night 00:45:23 - The Current War 00:49:35 - Knives Out 00:54:52 - Downton Abbey 00:57:35 - Josh's Kids Movie Roundup Television: 01:00:37 - Chernobyl 01:05:38 - The Crown 01:08:06 - The Boys 01:10:47 - The Deuce 01:14:07 - Succession 01:16:18 - The Righteous Gemstones 01:18:43 - The Mandalorian 01:21:13 - Good Omens 01:23:11 - For All Mankind 01:25:49 - The Orville 01:28:41 - The Good Place 01:29:31 - Wu-Tang: An American Saga 01:32:25 - The Imagineering Story 01:35:41 - Yellowstone 01:37:01 - Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns Music: 01:43:24 - Bad Religion, "Age of Unreason" / Age of Unreason Tour 01:45:32 - Adult Magic, "Adult Magic" 01:47:15 - Superchunk, Acoustic Foolish Tour 01:49:35 - Reunions 01:56:37 - Conor Goes to Shows! 01:59:23 - Mike Watt 02:01:08 - Vinyl... just in general 02:02:40 - Camp Fuzz Books: 02:07:23 - "Fall; or, Dodge in Hell: A Novel" by Neal Stephenson 02:11:32 - "The Cobweb: A Novel" by Neal Stephenson and J. Frederick George 02:12:39 - "The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.: A Novel" by Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland 02:14:38 - "Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI" by David Grann 02:16:21 - "The Right Stuff" by Tom Wolfe 02:18:46 - "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen 02:20:09 - "Let's Go (So We Can Get Back): A Memoir of Recording and Discording with Wilco, Etc." by Jeff Tweedy 02:22:05 - "All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of The Wire" by Jonathan Abrams 02:23:37 - "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared Diamond 02:26:51 - "The Big Sleep" by Raymond Chandler 02:28:29 - "Smash!: Green Day, The Offspring, Bad Religion, NOFX, and the '90s Punk Explosion" by Ian Winwood Podcasts: 02:30:52 - "The Chernobyl Podcast" with Peter Segal and Craig Mazin 02:32:01 - "Dolly Parton's America" with Jad Abumrad and Shima Oliaee 02:32:57 - "Patient Zero" with Taylor Quimby and New Hampshire Public Radio 02:34:35 - Pinball Podcasts 02:36:00 - Audible Originals 02:38:35 - "Revisionist History" with Malcolm Gladwell Comics: 02:39:27 - Batman: Universe 02:40:04 - Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen 02:40:44 - Superman: Up in the Sky 02:41:23 - Red Sonja 02:42:07 - Criminal 02:42:41 - DCeased 02:43:39 - Fantastic Four 02:44:22 - Crowded 02:45:19 - The Lone Ranger 02:46:08 - Old Man Quill 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: "A Willie Nice Christmas (feat. Willie Nelson)" Kacey Musgraves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the last regular episode of 2019! With Josh Flanagan trapped in a Planes, Trains and Automobiles situation, Conor Kilpatrick calls in former iFanboy columnist Jim Mroczkowski, the Rip Van Winkle of comics, to save the day at the last minute! Running Time: 01:01:24 Pick of the Week: 00:03:07 - Superman: Up in the Sky #6 Comics: 00:09:21 - Batman: Universe #6 00:12:44 - X-Men #3 00:15:47 - Doctor Doom #3 00:19:07 - New Year's Evil #1 00:25:25 - The Green Lantern: Blackstars #2 00:27:43 - Old Man Quill #12 00:29:25 - Kill Whitey Donovan #1 00:33:01 - Thor: The Worthy #1 Patron Pick: 00:37:07 - The Butcher of Paris #1 Patron Thanks: 00:44:56 - Eric Smith 00:46:08 - Jonathan Shearer 00:47:01 - Jared Luyster 00:47:55 - Jay Sternitsky Audience Questions: 00:48:51 - Jason R. from Colorado Springs, CO has some year end questions. Looking Back at 2019: 00:52:15 - Picks of the Week - By the Numbers! Brought to You By: • The Only Podcast Left - Daybreak - Available now on Spotify! • Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get $5 off any shave set! • 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: "Fairytale of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl)" The Pogues Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we stumble to the year end break, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are barely holding it together. Not even special guest Ryan Haupt can keep things on track as the show goes almost immediately off the rails on a shark-related tangent. It's a good thing that Vertigo is on a creative role! Running Time: 01:13:13 Pick of the Week: 00:03:14 - Books of Magic #14 Comics: 00:10:10 - John Constantine: Hellblazer #1 00:16:02 - Lazarus: Risen #3 00:22:48 - Action Comics #1017 00:27:25 - Invisible Woman #5 00:34:42 - Batman: Creature of the Night #4 00:37:12 - Valkyrie: Jane Foster #4 00:38:09 - Shazam! #8 Patron Pick: 00:42:32 - Conan 2099 #1 Patron Thanks: 00:52:40 - MCCN 00:54:27 - Deezer Irons 00:56:57 - Malcolm Eller 00:59:21 - Josh Zoll Audience Questions: 01:00:48 - Scott P. can't understand why business people keep creating their own comic book publishing companies. Brought to You By: • MARVELS - A new podcast from Marvel and Stitcher! Learn more at marvelspodcast.com! • 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: "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" Darlene Love 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 Fantastic Four: Behold... Galactus! Marvel Select Edition by Stan Lee, John Byrne, Jack Kirby, John Buscema, Joe Sinnott, Glynis Wein, Artie Simek, Sam Rosen, John Costanza, & Jim Novak! Running Time: 00:47:58 Music: "The Man Comes Around" Johnny Cash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Great Jimberly Jimmington's Ghost! It's time for another episode! The Patron Powers are on the spot. We like the book, but can't remember if we liked the last book. Maybe that other book isn't actually very good, but hey, check that art out! Then we got a question we've never even thought about before. And we've been thinking about questions for a long time. Decades. Running Time: 01:09:56 Pick of the Week: 00:01:40 - Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #5 Comics: 00:12:49 - Batman: White Knights Presents Von Freeze 00:17:17 - Marauders #2 00:23:25 - Captain America #16 00:31:11 - Batman #83 00:35:13 - The Amazing Mary Jane #2 00:37:23 - Crowded #10 00:39:29 - Heart Attack #1 Patron Pick: 00:43:34 - The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage, Book One Patron Thanks: 00:53:36 - Sam Musters 00:54:39 - Nick DiTota 00:55:11 - Spiral Tracks 00:56:06 - Coree Burton Audience Questions: 00:57:53 - James from Delaware wonders about Cap's head wings. 01:02:01 - Peter likes that Doctor Aphra. Brought to You By: • The Only Podcast Left - Daybreak - Available now on Spotify! • MARVELS - A new podcast from Marvel and Stitcher! Learn more at marvelspodcast.com! • 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: "Jimmy Jazz" The Clash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a weird week of comics, and it was hard to find standouts, but that doesn't mean there wasn't plenty to talk about. Josh Flanagan even makes a veiled reference to that damn closet by the same guys who finished up a mini-series this week. Conor Kilpatrick struggles with the production on his favorite comic book artist of all time, and we give it up to all the great work Vertigo is putting out lately. Running Time: 01:10:19 Pick of the Week: 00:01:17 - The Dollhouse Family #1 Comics: 00:09:56 - Event Leviathan #6 00:15:16 - Superman #17 00:22:20 - Guardians of the Galaxy #11 00:25:57 - Invaders #11 00:33:28 - Family Tree #1 00:38:40 - Punisher: Soviet #1 00:40:55 - History of the Marvel Universe #5 Patron Pick: 00:44:49 - Far Sector #1 Patron Thanks: 00:51:56 - Jimmy 00:52:32 - Gary Hunter 00:55:06 - William Martin 00:55:24 - Amy Foster Audience Question: 00:57:13 - Ken asks about our favorite single panels. 01:01:05 - Corey has some Watchmen questions. 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: "Family Affair" Sly and the Family Stone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week there are too many books and too many books with too many characters who don’t get introduced properly and our hosts have old man brains. Also, Josh Flanagan almost gets himself murdered. Running Time: 00:56:01 Pick of the Week: 00:02:04 – Black Cat #6 Comics: 00:06:14 – Batman: Universe #5 00:10:11 – Legion of Super-Heroes #1 00:14:46 – Superman: Up in the Sky #5 00:18:50 – X-Force #1 / New Mutants #1 00:25:29 – Death or Glory #6 00:27:34 – Wonder Twins #9 00:30:27 – Doctor Doom #2 00:32:16 – The Green Lantern: Blackstars #1 Patron Pick: 00:33:46 – Undiscovered Country #1 Patron Thanks: 00:41:28 – Ross Moore 00:42:53 – Ruairi Dickson 00:44:02 – Brandon Lee 00:44:45 – Jared Blanchard Audience Question: 00:49:16 – Karl wants to know about Batman’s fitness regimen. Brought To You By: • The Only Podcast Left – Daybreak – Available now on Spotify! • Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get your trial shave set now! • 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: “Black Eyes” Bradley Cooper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You don't even know that a power outage happened in the middle of this show, and that we continued on generator power. Now you know. Josh Flanagan goes back home to the comics that make him happiest, and we fact check with the writer whose comics we're talking about mid-show! Will Josh speed talk himself to death? Stay tuned, dear listener. Running Time: 01:00:35 Pick of the Week: 00:02:21 - The Sandman Universe Presents Hellblazer #1 Comics: 00:09:45 - DCeased #6 00:15:53 - Batman Annual #4 00:22:35 - Excalibur #1 00:31:13 - Harleen #2 00:32:21 - The Last God #1 00:35:00 - Invisible Woman #4 00:37:30 - Nightwing Annual #2 Patron Pick: 00:40:36 - Basketful of Heads #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:43 - Peter J. Kah 00:49:38 - Marcel Ebanks 00:51:29 - Thomas Dietz 00:52:13 - Amal Disai Audience Question: 00:53:14 - Peter from Florida wants to know where all the panels are. Brought To You By: • Mack Wldon - 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: "This is Hell" Elvis Costello 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... Wonder Woman: Bloodlines! Plus, Ryan checks in on his promise to watch DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock and Death, and we look ahead to 2020! Running Time: 00:33:12 Music: "Blood, Sweat and Murder" Scott H. Biram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Josh Flanagan just wants everyone to get on with it and get it over with, while Conor Kilpatrick has a new hashtag. Running Time: 00:59:17 Pick of the Week: 00:02:08 - Marauders #1 Comics: 00:09:31 - Action Comics #1016 00:13:02 - King Thor #2 00:15:40 - The Amazing Mary Jane #1 00:19:40 - Criminal #9 00:22:22 - G.I. Joe #2 00:24:43 - Books of Magic #13 00:26:20 - Second Coming #4 Patron Pick: 00:27:40 - The Amazing Spider-Man: Full Circle Patron Thanks: 00:35:14 - Geoffrey Davis 00:37:05 - Patrick O'Kelley 00:38:14 - Rusty Richardson 00:39:44 - Jake Ignatowicz Audience Question: 00:40:28 - Adam asks a what if question about real life mutant registration and the answer takes a serious turn. 00:46:07 - Juan P. from Los Angeles, CA read an alarming report about superhero comic book sales and is worried. 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: "A Beautiful Sea" Sing Street Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have achieved the rare and elusive, unanimous Pick of the Week/Patron Pick dovetail with this one. Superman remains ascendent, John Romita Jr. does double duty, Archie marches on, and what is the deal with Image Comics? Running Time: 01:11:30 Pick of the Week/Patron Pick: 00:01:44 - Superman Smashes The Klan #1 Comics: 00:18:44 - Superman: Year One #3 00:24:20 - X-Men #1 00:29:04 - Once & Future #3 00:31:47 - Batman #81 00:41:05 - Archie: The Married Life - 10th Anniversary #3 00:44:57 - History of the Marvel Universe #4 00:47:10 - Analog #9 00:48:18 - Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #4 Patron Pick (Ratings): 00:50:50 - Superman Smashes The Klan #1 Patron Thanks: 00:52:24 - Ian Dunt 00:53:08 - Robert Cooper 00:54:05 - Kyle Saenz 00:55:34 - Philip Junek Kang Corner: 00:58:26 - Let's chat about Kang. Audience Question: 01:01:09 - Andrew from California is wondering about the change with Image Comics. Brought To You By: • Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get your trial shave set now! • 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 KKK Took My Baby Away" The Ramones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Sometimes, with a little bit of effort, a little bit of luck, and a heck of a comedic and dramatic voice, you can build yourself a career in comics. That's how Kyle Starks did it. You might know him from Rick and Morty, Sexcastle, Rock Candy Mountain, Assassin Nation, or Mars Attacks. Currently, he's running a Kickstarter campaign on his newest project, Old Head. It's about basketball and vampires and it's kind of weird. Josh talks to the writer/artist about how he got here, how he works, a lot of other stuff in between. Follow Kyle on Twitter! Total Running Time: 01:04:59 Music: “Big Rock Candy Mountain" Tex Ritter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, plans go awry, a Patron gets his fourth (?!) power, and an old friend stops by for a quick visit. Running Time: 01:03:47 Pick of the Week: 00:01:52 - Batman: Universe #4 Comics: 00:09:35 - Superman #16 00:14:08 - Event Leviathan #5 00:18:40 - Wonder Twins #8 00:25:55 - The Amazing Spider-Man #31 00:27:12 - Usagi Yojimbo #5 00:28:27 - The Batman's Grave #1 Patron Pick: 00:31:59 - Doctor Doom #1 Patron Thanks: 00:37:24 - Blast It or Stash It 00:38:59 - Austyn Riley (Yep) 00:40:28 - Jonathan Wilbur 00:41:12 - Matthew Glenn State of the X-Men with Ron Richards: 00:42:30 - Our original co-host Ron Richards drops in to discuss Powers of X #6 and the current state of the X-Men. Brought To You By:• eero - Never think about WiFi again - Get $100 off the “Eero base unit and 2 beacons package,” and 1 year of eero Plus, visit eero.com/ifanboy and at checkout enter 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: "Hard to Kill" Bleached Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick is sleepy and his allergies are killing him and he can't remember anything this week. Josh Flanagan keeps moving his mic around or something and it sounds weird sometimes. At least an email leads to fun memories of our old co-host Ron Richards in college. Running Time: 00:56:42 Pick of the Week: 00:01:11 - DCeased #5 Comics: 00:10:28 - House of X #6 00:16:39 - Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium #2 00:19:36 - Runaways #25 00:25:27 - Young Justice #9 00:27:20 - Lois Lane #4 00:28:55 - Old Man Quill #10 00:30:38 - Doctor Strange #20 Patron Pick: 00:32:48 - Strange Skies Over East Berlin #1 Patron Thanks: 00:41:21 - John Timothy Watt 00:43:04 - Erik Seales 00:43:46 - James Thomas 00:44:41 - Jason Donoghue Audience Questions: 00:46:51 - Zack W. is looking for our favorite Flash moments and stories. 00:50:39 - Brad G. from Exeter, CA needs Hellblazer recommendations. 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: "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan are joined by former columnist Mike Romo to discuss Joker, the stand alone period piece origin film that is generating wildly disparate reactions in the general movie-going public ... but how will our hosts react? One thing's for sure -- it certainly triggers some memories for three guys who all have lived in New York City. Running Time: 00:42:00 Music: "That's Life" Frank Sinatra 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 Sleeper: Book One by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, Colin Wilson, Tony Avina, Janet Gale, Randy Mayor, Jimmy Betancourt, Rob Leigh, Kenny Lopez, Bill Oakley, & Richard Starkings! Running Time: 00:30:41 Music: "The Devil Never Sleeps" Iron and Wine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor thinks Josh is tired. He did yawn. The number of times is in dispute. Also, there's some disagreement on what comics were good and which weren't this week. But they manage. Somehow. Running Time: 01:08:23 Pick of the Week: 00:01:22 - Harleen #1 Comics: 00:12:30 - The Avengers: Loki Unleashed #1 00:18:25 - The Avengers #24 00:22:37 - Detective Comics #1012 00:25:24 - Black Science #43 00:34:25 - Powers of X #5 00:35:58 - Criminal #8 00:37:29 - The White Trees #2 00:39:00 - Batman/Superman #2 Patron Pick: 00:41:48 - The New Mutants: War Children #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:55 - Jack Scott 00:48:47 - Alex Herrera 00:49:30 - Luis Recio 00:50:35 - B Listener Mail: 00:52:24 - Bryan from Chicago, IL wants to know about the state of new IP over at the Distinguished Competition. 00:57:44 - Nick from New Jersey wants to know why we're all about that Kang. 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: "No Children" The Mountain Goats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Josh Flanagan loved reading his comics… when they weren’t making him really grumpy. This is what Conor Kilpatrick has had to deal with for like 22 years. Running Time: 01:09:27 Pick of the Week: 00:01:48 – Superman #15 Comics: 00:14:40 – Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #3 00:18:53 – Spider-Man #1 00:27:24 – House of X #5 00:34:07 – G.I. Joe #1 00:45:04 – Black Hammer: Age of Doom #12 00:46:37 – Flash Forward #1 00:47:51 – Archie 1955 #1 00:49:39 – Lex Luthor: Year of the Villain Special Patron Pick: 00:50:17 – Inferior Five #1 Patron Thanks: 00:58:44 – Joe Koranda 01:00:59 – Matt Bona 01:01:44 – Eric Federspiel 01:02:54 – Jordan Thomas Brought To You By:• Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get your trial shave set! • 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 Might Think” The Cars and “Take Me Home Tonight (w/Ronnie Spector)” Eddie Money Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

iFanboy celebrates its 700th episode with a triple-sized all listener e-mail spectacular! Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick, and special guest Ryan Haupt asked you, the iFanbase, to send them e-mails… and you delivered! Running Time: 03:19:31 Pick of the Week: 00:03:57 - Event Leviathan #4 Comics: 00:12:34 - Conor talks briefly about Pick of the Week runner-ups: The Amazing Spider-Man #29, Black Cat #4, Batman: Universe #3, and The Riddler: Year of the Villain Special. Patron Pick: 00:13:56 - Moon Knight Annual #1 Audience Questions: 00:25:37 - The tradition continues as we field questions from the loyal iFanbase for over 3 hours! Listen as this iFanboy trio slowly fall apart, talking comics and ephemera to the very bitter end. Patron Thanks: 01:40:07 - Peter Stonecipher 01:41:32 - Ben Gosney 01:42:21 - Brandon Jared 01:43:26 - Mik Guevarra 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 and To The Left" Texas is the Reason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Already a successful author, Brad Meltzer made a big splash in comics after taking over Green Arrow from Kevin Smith, and following that up with the Identity Crisis mini-series, with Rags Morales, a story that is still talked about today. Then he won an Eisner Award for his work on Justice League, along with Gene Ha. Then he became a TV host, in addition to still churning out his best selling books. In recent years, along with collaborator, cartoonist Chris Eliopoulos, Meltzer has released 19 historical children's books in the Ordinary People Change the World series, the two most recent being I Am Walt Disney and I Am Marie Curie, both out now. You can follow Brad on Twitter, and visit BradMeltzer.com. Total Running Time: 00:42:44 Music: “Writer's Cramp" Hüsker Dü Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We get Conor up early, Josh will brook no more of Todd's behavior, and we diagram the names of the Seaver family as best we can. Running Time: 01:18:25 Pick of the Week: 00:02:33 - Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium #1 Comics: 00:13:50 - Fantastic Four #14 00:20:56 - Lois Lane #3 00:23:52 - DCeased: A Good Day to Die #1 00:29:44 - Doomsday Clock #11 00:40:05 - Agents of Atlas #2 00:41:24 - Sea of Stars #3 00:43:38 - Battlepug #3 00:47:00 - Usagi Yojimbo #4 00:48:08 - Superman: Up In The Sky #3 Patron Pick: 00:50:39 - Spawn #300 Patron Thanks: 01:04:06 - Joseph M. Irwin 01:05:09 - Brice Bridges 01:06:22 - Andrew Funk 01:07:40 - Julien Bouskila Audience Question: 01:08:42 - We don't really take James' real question, but we do discuss cookies. 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 Legionnaire's Lament" The Decemberists Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Having so many books to talk about this week leads to a new (old?) segment, Josh Flanagan shows a little episode 700 anxiety, and the hot weather causes Conor Kilpatrick to mentally spin out at the end of the show. Also, Josh forgets to read an important book while digressions into The Goonies and Christmas Vacation almost derail the entire show. Running Time: 01:08:30 Pick of the Week: 00:03:50 – Thor #16 Comics: 00:12:50 – House of X #3 00:15:08 – Black Science #42 00:18:49 – The Avengers #23 00:22:33 – Black Panther #15 00:26:10 – Tommy Gun Wizards #1 The Bell The Alarm: 00:35:42 – Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #11 00:37:40 – Spider-Man: Life Story #6 00:38:48 – Mountainhead #1 00:39:47 – Batman/Superman #1 00:40:51 – Superman #14 00:41:49 – She-Hulk Annual #1 00:42:55 – Justice League #30 00:43:54 – The Flash #77 00:44:57 – Batman: Curse of the White Knight #2 00:45:59 – Doctor Strange #18 Patron Pick: 00:47:04 – Marvel Comics #1000 Patron Thanks: 00:56:30 – Blake Button 00:57:56 – Keith Remick 00:59:34 – Ryan Beattie 01:00:56 – Will Knight 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: “Kiss You Goodbye” Bleached Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here we are again, Jimmy. There are quite a few new fun series hitting their second issues, and the dichotomy of Hickman continues. Plus, did Conor come up the best Patron Power ever? He might have. Running Time: 01:10:44 Pick of the Week: 00:01:11 - Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen Comics: 00:10:42 - Valkyrie: Jane Foster #2 00:16:00 - Guardians of the Galaxy #8 00:20:17 - Superman: Year One #2 00:25:07 - History of the Marvel Universe #2 00:32:20 - Powers of X #3 00:35:24 - Daredevil #10 00:40:04 - Pearl #12 00:42:36 - Marvel Comics Presents #8 00:44:40 - Nightwing #63 Patron Pick: 00:47:34 - Strayed #1 Patron Thanks: 00:55:54 - John Gairing 00:56:27 - Joseph Bulleri 00:58:29 - Slap Rabbit 00:59:07 - Kenneth Thomas Audience Question: 01:00:10 - Greg wonders if there are any shocking villain appearances left. 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: "I Will Dare" The Replacements Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices