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The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest DC Universe Animated Original Movie... Batman: Hush! Plus, we try to discuss the return of the Showcase Shorts with Sgt. Rock and look ahead to Wonder Woman: Bloodlines and beyond! Running Time: 00:46:50 Music: "Voices Carry" 'Til Tuesday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick returns and brings his allergies with him! In addition to the usual comic book talk, he and Josh Flanagan try to figure out just what the deal is with with Toro’s age and Moira MacTaggart’s mutant power, talk a lot about eating chicken wings and Alec Baldwin on Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Running Time: 01:14:57 Pick of the Week: 00:01:45 – Batman: Universe #2 Comics: 00:11:02 – Event Leviathan #3 00:16:48 – Invaders #8 00:23:16 – Fantastic Four #13 00:30:06 – Gogor #4 00:31:38 – Powers of X #2 00:37:52 – Second Coming #2 00:42:00 – Conan The Barbarian: Exodus #1 00:44:51 – James Bond: Origin #12 Patron Pick: 00:47:03 – The White Trees #1 Patron Thanks: 00:56:26 – Update on the Patrons who have upgraded and have yet to receive their powers. 00:57:38 – Michael Gordner 00:58:03 – John Guerra 00:59:18 – Shawn Anderson 01:00:59 – Joe Christensen Audience Question: 01:02:51 – Andrew from California just finished watching The Boys, really enjoyed it, and wonders about other adaptations that are better than the source. 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: “Born To Be Wild” Steppenwolf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Indoor kids, mass extinction, and an honest to god John Muir joke. Conor is away one week longer, so Ryan Haupt joins Josh Flanagan to talk about the best books of the week. Running Time: 01:16:14 Pick of the Week: 00:01:54 - Superman: Up in the Sky #2 Comics: 00:12:08 - DCeased #4 00:18:18 - House of X #2 00:23:47 - Agents of Atlas #1 00:34:06 - Old Man Quill #8 00:37:08 - Daredevil #9 00:42:36 - Sensational Spider-Man: Self Improvement #1 00:47:08 - Sea of Stars #2 Patron Pick: 00:48:30 - Absolute Carnage #1 Patron Thanks: 00:55:42 - Russell Skogstad 00:57:45 - Kendall Wilson 00:59:35 - Alan David Muir 01:01:59 - Dave Cambrian Audience Questions: 01:05:05 - Patrick would like our ideas on realizing The Great Machine on film. 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: "Boxing" Ben Folds Five Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Ryan Haupt is joined by comicbook.com's Jim Viscardi because neither jamoke bothered to show. Can they talk about this week's comics without a safety net? Will the patrons be empowered? Will we learn the fate of the no-show jamokes? Tune in to find out! Running time: 01:18:59 Pick of the week: 00:02:56 - Conan the Barbarian #8 Comics: 00:10:36 - Batman: Last Knight on Earth #2 00:19:08 - Powers of X #1 00:28:17 - The Green Lantern Annual #1 00:33:05 - Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #9 00:39:52 - Captain America #12 00:46:40 - American Carnage #9 00:48:16 - The Avengers #22 00:51:48 - Runaways #23 Patron Pick: 00:53:18 - Paper Girls #30 Patron Thanks: 01:00:41 - Kaylon Cochran 01:01:51 - Andrew Dziengel 01:03:02 - Don Knapp 01:04:05 - Andy Hampton Audience Questions: 01:05:41 - Andrew wants to know just what is the deal with variant covers? 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: "I Feel Home" O.A.R. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor flew in overnight and didn't sleep. Will he fall apart?!? Will Josh suffocate from the heat of an uncooled room in late July?!?! No, not really, it turns out. Sometimes things can be very good, but you also might not like them. Sometimes that's because your are Josh. But you can also learn to love. Come learn with us. Running Time: 01:22:21 Pick of the Week: 00:03:06 - Marvels Epilogue Comics: 00:20:18 - History of the Marvel Universe #1 00:28:05 - Valkyrie: Jane Foster #1 00:32:13 - Batman: Curse of the White Knight #1 00:35:27 - Skyward #15 00:40:57 - Batgirl #37 00:43:12 - Lazarus: Rising #2 00:48:52 - The Flash #75 00:51:37 - A Walk Through Hell #12 Patron Pick: 00:55:57 - House of X #1 Patron Thanks: 01:08:19 - Joe Jordan 01:09:35 - Kenneth Luther 01:11:04 - Edward 01:12:34 - Drunk Viking Audience Question: 01:14:45 - Tom asks a question that can be answered easily and quickly with a t-shirt. Brought To You By: • Audible Original Stan Lee’s Alliances: A Trick of Light - Listen free with a 30-day trial. Just go to audible.com/ifanboy or text IFANBOY to 500500. Stan Lee’s Alliances: A Trick of Light. The power to change, changes everything. • 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: "Here Comes Your Man" The Pixies 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 Planetary: Book Two by Warren Ellis, John Cassaday, Jerry Ordway, Laura Martin, David Baron, Richard Starkings, Wes Abbott, Michael Heisler, & Bill O'Neill! Running Time: 00:31:00 Music: "Dirty World" The Traveling Wilburys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor has to be quiet, because he's in a hotel room in San Diego, and it's very early, and Mama Kilpatrick raised a considerate boy. Also, timing is crucial. And this time... we mean it. Some good mini-series ended, and Chip Zdarsky put out a lot of books. Somehow, we still manage to be excited about comics. Running Time: 01:00:29 Pick of the Week: 00:02:40 - Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #1 Comics: 00:13:07 - Ghost Tree #1 00:16:31 - Assassin Nation #5 00:20:16 - Spider-Man: Life Story #5 00:28:43 - Excellence #3 00:32:40 - Aquaman #50 00:35:46 - Black Science #41 Patron Pick: 00:38:55 - Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #1 Patron Thanks: 00:43:03 - Eric Pearce 00:44:02 - Wil McCoy 00:45:45 - Rodney Holmes (also called Randy at one point) 00:46:51 - Michell McCann Audience Question: 00:48:36 - Cale from CO wants to know about music selection. 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've Got a Friend" Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not even Josh Flanagan's tyrannical alarm clock can stop he and Conor Kilpatrick from talking about comic books beyond their allotted one hour. As per usual. Running Time: 01:03:51 Pick of the Week: 00:02:00 - Batman: Universe #1 Comics: 00:12:32 - Young Justice #7 00:16:41 - Second Coming #1 00:23:08 - The Avengers #21 00:27:19 - Thor #15 00:32:31 - The War of the Realms: Omega #1 00:36:45 - The Amazing Spider-Man #25 00:39:50 - Invisible Woman #1 00:42:22 - Black Hammer / Justice League: Hammer of Justice! #1 Patron Pick: 00:45:00 - Giant-Size X-Statix #1 Patron Thanks: 00:51:40 - Alan Robertson 00:52:58 - Max Howes 00:53:57 - Mason Havens 00:55:35 - Mark Katuzney Audience Question: 00:57:28 - Alex C. from Wellington, New Zealand asks about shelving books of unusual shape. Brought To You By:• Audible Original Stan Lee’s Alliances: A Trick of Light - Listen free with a 30-day trial. Just go to audible.com/ifanboy or text IFANBOY to 500500. Stan Lee’s Alliances: A Trick of Light. The power to change, changes everything. • 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: "Across the Universe" Rufus Wainwright Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we will absolutely not go long... is what we tell ourselves, so Josh Flanagan, returned, takes it off the rails immediately. No, not by the talk. It's good comic talk. What else would you expect. But maybe he's just so excited about his co-jamoke, he can't help it. Anyway, we've got comics and opinions about those comics. Some are starting, and some are ending, and we hope you enjoy it. Running Time: 01:20:01 Pick of the Week: 00:02:20 - Old Man Quill #7 Comics: 00:09:53 - Lois Lane #1 00:15:38 - No One Left to Fight #1 00:21:26 - Sea of Stars #1 00:26:26 - Captain America and The Invaders: The Bermuda Triangle #1 00:32:06 - Superman: Up in the Sky #1 00:36:19 - The Wild Storm #24 00:38:46 - Postal: Deliverance #1 00:40:44 - Crowded #7 Patron Pick: 00:42:18 - The Walking Dead #193 Patron Thanks: 00:57:35 - Caleb Peters 00:58:54 - Enda O'Driscoll 01:00:10 - Viren Patel 01:01:34 - Jason Smith Audience Question: 01:03:30 - Scott asks our opinion on comics media, and off we go! 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: "Tired of Being Alone" Al Green Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick and Paul Montgomery are back and this time they're flying high all over Europe with Spider-Man: Far From Home! Listen to them try (and mostly fail) to figure out the ins and outs and ramifications of "The Blip," and, since they both missed that show, they also briefly discuss Avengers: Endgame! Running Time: 00:46:30 Music: "Vacation" The Go-Go's Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan Haupt heroically steps in at the last minute -- again -- when Conor Kilpatrick's addled brain almost forgets until it is too late that he needs to find a guest host for Josh Flanagan this week. Running Time: 01:06:16 Pick of the Week: 00:01:33 - The War of the Realms #6 Comics: 00:10:01 - Thor #14 00:16:08 - Conan The Barbarian #7 00:20:43 - Doctor Strange #15 00:25:20 - Dial H For Hero #22 00:30:46 - Runaways #22 00:33:48 - The Amazing Spider-Man #24 00:36:28 - Rick and Morty #51 Star Wars Corner: 00:39:11 - Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Darth Vader #1 Patron Pick: 00:42:59 - The Spider-Man Annual #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:23 - Rob Poole 00:49:17 - Michael Gordner 00:51:23 - Gregg Small 00:52:41 - Gunny Adam Audience Question: 00:54:06 - Karl C. loves licensed comic books. 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: "My Hero" Foo Fighters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Star Wars is known for its groundbreaking visual and special effects. Join American Innovations as they dive into what it took to make these visual marvels a reality! Listen now at: http://wondery.fm/AIFanboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The show goes long (what else is new) when a long anticipated prestige book is finally released and Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick just can't keep their yaps under control. Also, there's a lot of Back to the Future in this episode where things are... interesting. Running Time: 01:19:15 Pick of the Week: 00:01:11 - Superman: Year One #1 Comics: 00:19:54 - Middlewest #8 00:23:35 - The War of the Realms: Journey Into Mystery #5 00:27:19 - American Carnage #8 00:31:04 - Assassin Nation #4 00:38:13 - Farmhand #9 00:40:37 - Justice League #26 00:42:46 - Guardians of the Galaxy #6 00:44:17 - Miles Morales: Spider-Man #7 Star Wars Corner: 00:47:08 - Star Wars #67 Patron Pick: 00:52:12 - Usagi Yojimbo #1 Patron Thanks: 01:03:16 - Morgan Berry 01:05:03 - Jack Scott 01:06:13 - Cody Shelton 01:07:30 - Gabriel Audience Question: 01:09:13 - Ryan from the UK wants to know if Josh still hates fun. 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: "Pennsylvania Polka" Frank Yankovic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Back when we relaunched the regular Talksplode episodes almost exactly 3 years ago, Tom King and Mitch Gerads were my first guests. His Batman run was just about to start, today a whole lot of comics have come out of Tom's head. He's still working on Batman, wrapped up the amazing Mister Miracle, also with Mitch. Mr. King is back, and we go deeper than ever, including his mom's hand in the invention of an amazing digital format, and what is really happening with the end of his Batman story. And plenty more, leaving you, the listener, this gift of a super long episode. You can follow Tom on Twitter. Total Running Time: 01:46:18 Music: “TV Party" Black Flag Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's an event named Event! Conor and Josh do their damnedest to keep the show shorter than an hour. It doesn't quite work. But that only works out for you, dear listener. Yes, we know Conor sounds a little weird. You'll get used to it. Also, the movie we couldn't remember was 1985's Brewster's Millions. Paging Doctor Quass, This fall on CBS! TOTAL REFRESHMENT! Running Time: 01:01:22 Pick of the Week: 00:02:41 - Event Leviathan #1 Comics: 00:11:08 - Superman #12 00:15:31 - The Flash #72 00:10:11 - Giant Man #3 00:24:14 - Wonder Twins #5 00:28:20 - Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #7 00:30:46 - Spider-Man: Life Story #43 00:35:10 - Five Years #2 Patron Pick: 00:38:31- Silver Surfer: Black #1 Patron Thanks: 00:44:08 - Chris Kim 00:45:46 - Ryan Kent 00:49:43 - Kevin Quass 00:49:34 - Eric Centeno Listener Mail: 00:51:02 - Daniel S. asked us about Neal Stephenson. What else are we supposed to do here? Strap in. 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: "DNA" Kendrick Lamar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a surprise Pick from unexpected corners of the comic world. It's also a completely expected complaint about the overall ambient temperature, just to level things out. We do our damnedest to go on just long enough, instead of last week's shambling tirades. Plus, so much event talk that the show itself is an event. Running Time: 01:20:01 Pick of the Week: 00:02:10 - DCeased #2 Comics: 00:11:45 - The War of the Realms #5 00:17:53 - The War of the Realms: Journey into Mystery #4 00:22:30 - Old Man Quill #6 00:25:07 - Black Cat #1 00:31:56 - Meet the Skrulls #5 00:35:03 - Batman #72 00:38:48 - Man-Eaters #9 00:42:30 - Justice League #25 00:44:43 - The Walking Dead #192 Patron Pick: 00:50:44 - The Incredible Hulk: Last Call #1 Patron Thanks: 00:57:41 - Ryan Devitt 00:59:31 - Patrick M. Coyle 01:01:41 - Joseph Fernandes 01:02:15 - Ainsley Knox Listener Mail: 01:04:03 - Andrew is thinking about decompressed comic book storytelling. 01:07:49 - Justin starts us talking about event comics and what that even means. 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: "Night of the Living Dead" Misfits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick and Paul Montgomery drew the short straws so it's up to them to wrap up the 19 year X-Men saga (unless The New Mutants actually comes out... a big unless). Plus: Ron Richards releases his official statement on the film! Running Time: 00:38:15 Music: "You're a God" Vertical Horizon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a fifth week, and though Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan were hoping for a comic book reprieve, a whole passel of big books (literally and figuratively!) from DC means they went long again. Running Time: 01:11:33 Pick of the Week: 00:02:49 - Doomsday Clock #10 Comics: 00:16:50 - Batman: Last Knight on Earth #1 00:23:20 - Heroes in Crisis #9 00:30:50 - Superman: Leviathan Rising Special #1 00:41:49 - X-Men: Grand Design - X-Tinction #1 00:43:34 - The Amazing Spider-Man #22 00:45:52 - The War of the Realms: War Scrolls #2 00:48:42 - Detective Comics Annual #2 Patron Pick: 00:51:57 - Killer Groove #1 Patron Thanks: 01:01:21 - Ben Wild 01:02:27 - Joshua Lincoln Nelson 01:04:46 - Adam 01:05:50 - Arcadia Corrigan Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's pants, underwear and more. 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: "Everybody's Changing" Keane 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 Daredevil: Born Again by Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli, Christie Scheele, Richmond Lewis, & Joe Rosen! Running Time: 00:41:30 Music: "Who the Devil" The Wood Brothers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heroes, villains, action... all set in a galaxy far, far away. Join Inside Star Wars and go behind the camera and find out how one of the most iconic series in film history came to be. Listen now at: http://wondery.fm/ISWED Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Flanagan is back after an unexpected absence, as he and Conor Kilpatrick search for an oasis of calm in comics, while existing in a turbulent world. It was a great week with some stand out books, and Josh will fight going off on a tangent with every single sentence he starts. Also, it's a week of genuine inkers, and we think we like it. Running Time: 01:14:59 Pick of the Week: 00:02:59 - The Avengers #19 Comics: 00:14:07 - The War of the Realms: Strikeforce - The Land of Giants #1 00:20:40 - Ghost Tree #2 00:24:51 - Assassin Nation #3 00:28:38 - The Flash #71 00:35:02 - Detective Comics #1004 00:38:10 - Action Comics #1011 00:42:57 - Doctor Strange #14 00:33:27 - Tony Stark: Iron Man #11 Patron Pick: 00:46:50 - Clue: Candlestick #1 Patron Thanks: 00:54:57 - Jeffrey Carter 00:55:50 - Justin Struble 00:58:39 - Brian Wilder 01:00:00 - Jack Cutler Audience Question: 01:01:41 - Juan from LA would like to know our professional wrestling bona fides. 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: "Cruel Summer" Superchunk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Ryan Haupt jumps into the show at the last minute to help Conor Kilpatrick talk about comics while weathering the onslaught of Conor's allergies and outside construction noise. Running Time: 01:01:36 Pick of the Week: 00:02:07 - Ironheart #6 Comics: 00:10:15 - Daredevil #5 00:14:15 - Spider-Man: Life Story #3 00:18:59 - Naomi #5 00:22:15 - The War of the Realms #4 00:26:57 - Batman #71 00:30:47 - Aquaman #48 00:33:27 - American Carnage #7 Star Wars Corner: 00:36:00 - Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Lando Calrissian #1 Patron Pick: 00:38:05 - Giant-Man #1 Patron Thanks: 00:43:25 - Adrian Lilley 00:44:52 - Brad Weddle 00:47:14 - Chris Johnston 00:47:54 - Alaina Edmunds Audience Question: 00:49:37 - Will R. wants to know where he can find physical therapy-related superhero stories. 00:53:40 - Professor Martín H. is looking for comic book stories about Raven that are as good as those found in other media. 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: "Up All Night" The War on Drugs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Patron Powers take a dark turn this week. Running Time: 01:05:26 Pick of the Week: 00:01:46 - Excellence #1 Comics: 00:12:30 - Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #6 00:18:25 - The Flash #70 00:23:10 - Detective Comics #1003 00:26:15 - Batman and The Outsiders #1 00:34:28 - Deadly Class #38 00:36:46 - Captain America #10 00:39:11 - Wonder Twins #4 00:41:29 - Invaders #5 Patron Pick/Star Wars Corner: 00:42:39 - Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Boba Fett #1 Patron Thanks: 00:51:05 - Robert Dean Kidd 00:52:32 - Wes Ahles 00:54:55 - JDom TpGvin 00:57:11 - Oscar Escobar Nuguaray Audience Questions: 00:59:03 - Andrew extols the virtues of getting comics from your local library. Brought To You By:• Molekule - The only air purifier that actually destroys pollutants. For $75 off your first order, visit molekule.com and enter IFANBOY at checkout. • 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: "Lose Your Head" Bad Religion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick is back and he's all in on The War of the Realms but feeling a lot of angst about the future of DC. Josh? He's just happy to have his co-host back. Running Time: 01:10:20 Pick of the Week: 00:01:42 - The War of the Realms #3 Comics: 00:11:00 - The War of the Realms: Strikeforce - The Dark Elf Realm #1 00:14:57 - Young Justice #5 00:19:17 - DC's Year of the Villain 25-Cent Special #1 00:30:21 - Five Years #1 00:34:36 - Meet the Skrulls #4 00:35:24 - Gogor #1 00:38:50 - The Green Lantern #7 Patron Pick: 00:40:55 - DCeased #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:46 - Taylor 00:49:44 - Ryan Alcock 00:51:16 - Craft and Comedians AKA Daniel Emmons 00:52:40 - Taylor Audience Questions: 00:54:44 - Miroslav L. from Croatia doesn't understand where the iFanboys find the time for all of this book reading. 01:01:13 - Josh W. from Massachusetts has a Booksplode suggestion. Brought To You By:• Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's pants, underwear and more. 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: "New York Groove" Ace Frehley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Last time we did this, we talked to a letterer, and this time, we're talking to Jordan Boyd, a colorist on many titles you've probably read. Josh and Jordan have some history, but in the intervening years, Jordan's gone on to build a great career in making comics. We talk about his origins, and his work now, as well as some of the things a colorist has on their mind that the average reader might not. You can follow Jordan on Twitter. Total Running Time: 01:13:02 Music: “Color Me Impressed" The Replacements Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh brings in the reserve jamoke, Ryan to fill in for a vacationing Conor. We deal with a tragic (?) turn for a beloved character, and share some deep truths. Plus, rudimentary science questions from a moron (Josh) to a bonafide scientist (Ryan). Running Time: 01:00:15 Pick of the Week: 00:02:20 - Action Comics #1010 Comics: 00:10:46 - Heroes in Crisis #8 00:18:13 - The Wild Storm #22 00:22:31 - Fantastic Four #9 00:25:42 - Skyward #12 00:34:10 - Bad Luck Chuck #2 00:35:53 - Man-Eaters #8 00:39:19 - Runaways #20 00:42:15 - The Avengers #18 Star Wars Corner: 00:44:14 - Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge #1 Patron Pick: 00:48:26 - Ascender #1 00:52:44 - Dick Tracy Forever #1 00:55:46 - Ghost Tree #1 Patron Thanks: 00:59:32 - Mike D'Argenio 01:01:02 - faultyrob 01:02:22 - Mike Blair 01:04:28 - Aex Treherne Audience Question: 01:06:02 - Peter from BC wants to know how we feel about alternate timeline superhero stories. 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: "Our Work Is Done" Superchunk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the end, the final curtain, the big show. Josh Flanagan and Ryan Haupt got together, and talked about the bathroom situation and other facets from this biggest of superhero movies. What was good, what was bad, and what else can we pull out of this three hour extravaganza of superhero gluttony? The time is now. It's the big one, so if you made it through the movie, you can handle this especially long special edition podcast. We are inevitable. Running Time: 01:09:13 Music: "The End of the Movie" Cake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor's on vacation and Josh is some sort of podcasting masochist and turns in this semi-annual solo extravaganza. Settle in, and listen for the creeping fatigue. Running Time: 01:00:15 Pick of the Week: 00:03:10 - Middlewest #6 Comics: 00:10:35 - Farmhand #7 00:14:11 - Assassin Nation #2 00:15:21 - Oliver #3 00:15:51 - The Amazing Spider-Man #19.HU 00:17:28 - Avengers: No Road Home #10 00:19:50 - Guardians of the Galaxy #4 00:21:08 - Daredevil #4 00:22:14 - Old Man Quill #4 00:23:33 - Miles Morales: Spider-Man #5 00:24:51 - Meet the Skrulls #3 00:28:20 - Spider-Man: Life Story #2 00:29:37 - Star Wars: Tie Fighter #1 00:31:00 - Thor #12 00:31:59 - The War of the Realms #2 00:33:00 - The War of the Realms: War Scrolls #1 00:34:27 - Batman #69 00:35:23 - American Carnage #6 00:36:15 - Naomi #4 00:37:26 - Pearl #8 Patron Pick: 00:41:16 - B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know #15 Patron Thanks: 00:46:02 - Jean-Marie Arondel 00:46:51 - Andrew Dziengel 00:47:53 - Kyle D Audience Question: 00:50:01 - James wasn't some books about making comics. 00:53:10 - Deezer returns to the fold, says nice things. 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: "Blowin' in the Wind" Me First and the Gimme Gimmes 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 vs. The Fatal Five! Plus, Green Lantern continuity in the Timmverse and a look ahead to Batman: Hush! Please note that there were construction workers outside of where Conor was recording and Paul was having oversensitive microphone issues. We apologize for any wonky noises. Running Time: 00:32:00 Music: "Futures" Jimmy Eat World Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Flanagan is joined by... well, here's the thing about that. Sometimes you need to do the thing because the thing needs to be done. Hellboy is a reboot of the film franchise based on the groundbreaking comics from Mike Mignola, which anyone reading this knows about. But Josh gives his thoughts on the movie, which as well as we can determine is... a movie. About Hellboy. And it's not a long show, because we value your time. Running Time: 00:13:59 Music: "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" Elvis Presley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's another light week that's not that strong and once again Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick struggle to find enough books to talk about. And boy are they grumpy about it! But at least there's an adorable audio cameo from George Clooney The Dog to lighten the mood. Come for the grumpy comics talk, stay for the show to go completely off-the-rails at the end. Running Time: 01:10:19 Pick of the Week: 00:02:12 - Invaders #4 Comics: 00:15:20 - Batman #68 00:20:47 - FairLady #1 00:25:09 - Avengers: No Road Home #9 00:32:11 - Wonder Twins #3 00:35:29 - Detective Comics #1001 00:38:41 - Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #4 Star Wars Corner: 00:40:39 - Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Grand Moff Tarkin #1 Patron Pick: 00:43:38 - The War of The Realms: Journey Into Mystery #1 Patron Thanks: 00:49:14 - David Monroe 00:51:44 - Oliver Willis 00:53:21 - Bobby Baker 00:54:56 - Chris Waldron Audience Questions: 00:56:25 - Eric F. from Brooklyn, NY misses the Batman comics of the early 2000s. 00:58:56 - Brad D. from Canada wants us to pit Denny O'Neil against Tom King. 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: "Spectacular Views" Rilo Kiley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a weird, light week of comics and Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick struggle to find enough comics to talk about. But soldier through they do, proving once again that they can and will flap their gums on just about any subject for about an hour. Running Time: 01:00:59 Pick of the Week: 00:01:46 - Red Sonja #3 Comics: 00:09:00 - The War of the Realms #1 00:14:25 - The Immortal Hulk #16 00:18:26 - The Green Lantern #6 00:26:02 - The Amazing Spider-Man #16.HU 00:28:24 - Section Zero #1 00:32:15 - Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History #2 Patron Pick: 00:33:43 - Major X #1 Patron Thanks: 00:43:10 - Patrick Kunkel 00:44:13 - Joel Everett Wheeler 00:45:00 - Jason Smith 00:46:55 - Stanley Martin Audience Questions: 00:47:55 - Adam T. likes some legacy/replacement characters but not others. 00:52:48 - Kenneth J. from the Great White North can't decide which of two classic comics he should purchase. 00:54:15 - Mark B. wants the "Graphic Novel" vs. "Trade Paperback" debate settled once and for all. 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: "Blood Red Blood" Voxtrot Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick is joined by Paul Montgomery to discuss the newest DC film ... Captain Mar-- I mean... Shazam! Come for the superhero film discussion, stay for the examination of Philadelphia geography, Dr. Sivana/Lex Luthor parallels, and the power in embracing superhero tropes. Running Time: 00:39:26 Music: "We Are Family [Expanded]" Sister Sledge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Books! Dissent in the ranks! Disagreement at the highest fundamental levels! However, coupled with a mutual respect for divergent views, the show soldiers on, unsullied. While it's a big milestone for the big comic this week, we've still got a job to do, and that job is comics. Are you supposed to put a comma in 1000 if it's on a comic cover? Did the CCA handle these things? Running Time: 01:17:53 Pick of the Week: 00:01:27 - Detective #1000 Comics: 00:18:29 - Heroes In Crisis #7 00:23:45 - Invaders #3 00:29:11 - Daredevil #3 00:28:41 - Fantastic Four #8 00:39:40 - Dial H for Hero #1 00:42:13 - Shazam! #4 00:46:03 - The Flash #67 00:45:23 - Bad Luck Chuck #1 00:48:29 - Black Science #39 Patron Pick: 00:50:40 - Batman Beyond #30 Patron Thanks: 00:58:04 - Michael Hemsley 00:59:43 - Doug 01:01:20 - Donald Dohm 01:03:01 - VerumLibertas Audience Question: 01:03:35 - Mike B. wants to know about Garth Ennis' The Demon series. 01:05:31 - Andrew F. wants more comics like the current Shazam! series, and Aquaman. 01:09:51 - Andrew M. is curious if Jonathan Hickman can return the X-Men to glory. 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: "1000 More Fools" Bad Religion 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 podcast 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 JLA: New World Order (DC Essential Edition) by Grant Morrison, Howard Porter, Oscar Jimenez, John Dell, Ken Branch, Chip Wallace, Hanibal Rodriguez, Pat Garrahy, John Kalisz, & Ken Lopez! Running Time: 00:41:45 Music: "Satellite" Dave Matthews Band Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan have a lot of comics books to talk about while delving into story telling mechanics, a debate on the overall level of quality of comic book creators, and a history of Wildstorm. Running Time: 01:15:35 Pick of the Week: 00:01:30 - Batman #67 Comics: 00:13:53 - Spider-Man: Life Story #1 00:20:16 - Jessica Jones: Purple Daughter #3 00:23:55 - The Wild Storm #21 00:28:41 - Lazarus: Risen #1 00:38:20 - Criminal #3 00:42:25 - Meet The Skrulls #2 00:43:41 - Naomi #3 00:45:23 - Miles Morales: Spider-Man #4 00:47:17 - Avengers: No Road Home #6 Patron Pick: 00:49:08 - Invisible Kingdom #1 Patron Thanks: 00:59:45 - Bret Delyea 01:01:12 - Stephanie Boose 01:03:09 - Sean Moss 01:04:27 - Brandon Alexander Audience Question: 01:06:10 - Patrick K. from Snow Hill, NC is looking for some non-superhero comic book recommendations. Brought To You By: • Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/iFanboy right now to get a $13 trial set that comes with everything you need for a close, comfortable shave! • 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: "Misirlou" Dick Dale & The Del-Tones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a light week of comics, but a strong one, so despite concerns there's a lot for Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan have a lot to talk about and they go a little long. Again. Running Time: 01:08:30 Pick of the Week: 00:01:19 - Cover #6 Comics: 00:11:50 - Superman #9 00:15:09 - Shuri #6 00:17:33 - Wonder Twins #2 00:20:29 - Old Man Quill #3 00:27:33 - Catwoman #9 00:30:05 - The Amazing Spider-Man #17 00:34:14 - Runaways #19 00:36:00 - The Flash #66 Patron Pick: 00:40:48 - Assassin Nation #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:06 - Zack Walton 00:48:35 - Adam Poffenberger 00:49:27 - Chris Bishop 00:50:54 - Adam Audience Question: 00:52:20 - Ryan M. from Cincinnati, OH asks about Dark Horse's place in the comics market and whether Terry Moore could become a digital mogul. 00:58:38 - Hussein A. from Toronto, Canada is going to C2E2 to interview creators and is looking for some tips. 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: "Run" Collective Soul Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Josh back from Florida, this is an oddly positive show. It was a comic book art cavalcade and a joyful expression of affection for COMICS!™. Did you want facts about songbirds? Good news, wait for it. Running Time: 01:11:46 Pick of the Week: 00:02:08 - The Green Lantern #5 Comics: 00:11:02 - Justice League #19 00:16:19 - Doomsday Clock #9 00:19:58 - Batman #66 00:27:08 - Conan the Barbarian #4 00:29:52 - Red Sonja #2 00:31:42 - Deadly Class #37 00:34:50 - Green Arrow #5 00:35:54 - Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroy's Marvel History #1 War Corner: 00:39:16 - Black Hammer '45 #1 Patron Pick: 00:41:50 - Astro Hustle #1 00:45:08 - Meet the Skrulls #1 Patron Thanks: 00:49:15 - Kyle Windle 00:50:24 - Filippo Dulio 00:51:36 - Kevin Carpenter 00:53:34 - Ethanlj Audience Question: 00:55:48 - Ken asks for some pre-1986 recommendations. 01:01:50 - Blake wants to know if we have any specific memories and associates with specific comics or comic movies. 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: "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" Smashing Pumpkins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by Ryan Haupt to discuss the latest chapter of the Avengers saga from Marvel Studios ... Captain Marvel! Come for the superhero movie discussion but stay as they flail around deep into their deteriorating memories to figure out where the Cosmic Cube Tesseract has been... and what it does. Running Time: 00:37:12 Music: "Connection" Elastica Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Flanagan is busy tanning in Florida so Ryan Haupt joins the fun while Conor Kilpatrick battles a persistent dry throat. It's always something in the talking about comics game. Running Time: 01:06:25 Pick of the Week: 00:01:34 - The Amazing Spider-Man #16 Comics: 00:09:57 - Fantastic Four #7 00:13:55 - Detective Comics #999 00:18:39 - Man-Eaters #6 00:21:48 - Shazam! #3 00:31:40 - Black Hammer: Age of Doom #8 00:36:00 - Action Comics #1008 00:38:08 - The Flash #65 00:41:29 - Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt #2 Patron Pick: 00:43:58 - Mage: The Hero Denied #15 Patron Thanks: 00:51:40 - Mathew Chartrand 00:53:24 - Nick Gutierrez 00:54:24 - Brad Green 00:55:39 - Scott Goeke Audience Question: 00:58:06 - Brian from Zanesville, OH takes issue with the characterization of Captain America in Miles Morales: Spider-Man #3. 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: "Diplomat's Son" Vampire Weekend Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another book is loved and canceled. There's an uncomfortable silence. Josh gives another shot at Austyn's power. And yet more! Running Time: 01:10:58 Pick of the Week: 00:02:47 - The Lone Ranger #5 Comics: 00:14:04 - Jessica Jones: Purple Daughter #2 00:18:57 - Naomi #2 00:22:36 - Guardians of the Galaxy #2 00:26:52 - American Carnage #4 00:34:43 - Love Romances #1 00:37:29 - Seven to Eternity #13 00:39:52 - Middlewest #4 00:42:17 - Mars Attacks #5 Patron Pick: 00:44:49 - Savage Dragon #242 Patron Thanks: 00:53:32 - Tyler Briley 00:54:43 - Paul Houlihan 00:56:26 - Michael Sturgeon 00:56:57 - Michael J. D'Argenio 00:57:56 - Austyn Riley gets his third and final power Audience Question: 01:00:47 - Davin has some thoughts about the continuity asterisks we used to see so much more often in comics. Will they make a comeback? 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: "Cowboys (Live)" Portishead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Joe Caramagna is a name you've been seeing in Marvel Comics for quite a while, but there's more to Joe than comic book lettering. We talk about Joe's time at the Kubert school, and in the now defunct Marvel Bullpen. Plus Joe's filling out his comic resume by writing licensed all ages titles like DuckTales and Frozen. He's a man who just wants to make comics, any way he can. And somehow, we didn't talk about donuts at all. Weird. You can follow Joe on Twitter. Total Running Time: 01:09:31 Music: “I Hope You're Happy Now" Elvis Costello and the Attractions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week it's comics with daddy issues, some light New Jersey bashing, and Josh Flanagan shares a story of great loss. Running Time: 01:16:45 Pick of the Week: 00:01:52 - Avengers: No Road Home #1 Comics: 00:12:12 - Strangers in Paradise XXV #10 00:19:16 - Criminal #2 00:25:11 - The Flash #64 00:27:37 - Superman #8 00:32:33 - Thor #10 00:41:05 - Ms. Marvel #38 00:42:48 - Captain Marvel #2 00:45:59 - The Amazing Spider-Man #15 00:50:14 - Savage Sword of Conan #1 Patron Pick: 00:52:12 - Wonder Twins #1 Patron Thanks: 00:56:48 - Ben Wright 00:59:44 - Hung Nguyen 01:01:04 - John-Joseph Jackson 01:02:12 - Der Blitz 01:04:05 - Austyn Riley's Bonus Power Audience Question: 01:07:31 - Brad G. from Exeter, CA is going to his first Wonder Con and is looking for some tips. Brought To You By:• Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/iFanboy right now to get a $13 trial set that comes with everything you need for a close, comfortable shave! • 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: "Mama Your Boys Will Find a Home" Scissors For Lefty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No one could predict what the Pick would be, but it gets clearer during the discussion. Will a bulldog snore? Will the Old Man genre burn itself out? Will the show withstand 3 whole entries in the War Corner? All these answers and more in this week's show! Running Time: 01:19:53 Pick of the Week: 00:02:33 - Daredevil #1 Comics: 00:14:49 - United States Vs. Murder, Inc. #6 00:19:44 - Old Man Quill #1 00:25:16 - Red Sonja #1 00:29:22 - Uncanny X-Men #11 00:34:48 - Batman #64 00:41:07 - Gunhawks #1 00:42:49 - Green Arrow #49 War Corner: 00:44:54 - Archie: 1941 #5 00:47:29 - James Bond: Origin #5 00:48:57 - Die #3 Patron Pick: 00:53:15 - The Girl in the Bay #1 Patron Thanks: 01:01:06 - Chris Conine 01:02:40 - Ark Wang 01:03:21 - Austyn Riley 01:04:34 - Jared Hiller Audience Question: 01:06:52 - Wes wants to know what the last great Vertigo series was. And we go on and on. 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: "Sunshine Rock" Bob Mould 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... Reign of the Supermen! Also, a look ahead to Justice League vs. The Fatal Five and Batman: Hush! Running Time: 00:32:43 Music: "It's Raining Men" The Weather Girls Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Show's long again this week. Hey, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick were just having too much fun talking comics this week. Plus, Josh is freezing and coughing and at the beginning of the show his internet takes a while to thaw out from being polar vortex adjacent. He also gets way too personal on this show. Conor, as always, remains an enigma. Running Time: 01:17:45 Pick of the Week: 00:01:45 - The Lone Ranger #4 Comics: 00:12:19 - Captain America #7 00:17:27 - Marvel Knights: 20th #6 00:20:38 - The Flash Annual #2 00:26:30 - Heroes in Crisis #5 00:38:54 - Ms. Marvel #37 00:40:04 - Wonder Woman #63 00:42:55 - Action Comics #1007 00:46:11 - Skyward #10 Patron Pick: 00:48:19 - Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt #1 Patron Thanks: 00:57:40 - Sean 00:59:34 - Chrys Terlizzi 01:00:33 - Scott Paros 01:02:20 - Chris McMahon Audience Question: 01:04:05 - Pete S. from Washington Heights, NYC is back with a follow-up to his previous email about 90s art in classic DC collections. 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: "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)" Elton John 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 podcast 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 Avengers West Coast Epic Collection, Vol. 1: How The West Was Won by Roger Stern, Bob Harras, Steve Englehart, David Michelinie, Bob Hall, Luke McDonnell, Al Milgrom, Richard Howell, Kerry Gammill, Brett Breeding, Ian Akin, Brian Garvey, Joe Sinnott, Andy Mushynsky, Kim DeMulder, Kyler Baker, Vince Colletta, Peter Berardi, Roy Richardson, Julianna Ferriter, Bob Sharen, Ken Feduniewicz, Christie Scheele, Petra Scotese, Janet Jackson, Adam Phillips, Joe Rosen, Rick Parker, Diana Albers, Jim Novak, Tom Orzechowski, Lois Buhalis, Janice Chiang, & Ken Lopez! Running Time: 00:48:00 Music: "The Golden State" John Doe (with Kathleen Edwards) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a brief time away, Josh is back, with some of his voice intact, and a promise to try not to cough in your ears. There’s a lot of “this is great!” and a lot of “this is not for me!” Listen closely to tell which is which. And we really can’t wait to get to that next Booksplode. Running Time: 01:13:34 Pick of the Week: 00:01:41 – American Carnage #3 Comics: 00:10:42 – Naomi #1 00:14:35 – Cover #5 00:21:37 – Guardians of the Galaxy #1 00:32:03 – Batman #63 00:34:22 – Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #2 00:36:23 – The Immortal Hulk #12 00:40:43 – The Wild Storm #19 War Corner: 00:43:14 – War is Hell #1 Patron Pick: 00:47:50 – Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1 Patron Thanks: 00:57:25 – Scott Lyles 00:58:37 – JD Anthony 01:00:05 – Daniel Worden 01:00:48 – Jose Ayerve Audience Question: 01:02:25 – Elijah from Detroit asks about our choices for all time favorite creator team ups. 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: “Sorrow” Bad Religion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Brian Edward Hill became quite prolific in comics over the past couple of years. After a long run on Top Cow's Postal, he started to get some jobs with the big two, including Michael Cray, Detective Comics, and Killmonger. Then there's his original Vertigo series, American Carnage. Plus, he's a series writer on the Titans TV series. He keeps busy is what we're saying. You can follow Bryan on Twitter. Total Running Time: 01:29:50 Music: “Writer's Cramp" Hüsker Dü Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Flanagan is out this week and so Ryan Haupt is back to reveal more scary science history that will keep Conor Kilpatrick up at night! (And wreck the Patron Powers paradigm.) Running Time: 01:00:00 Pick of the Week: 00:01:24 - Superman #7 Comics: 00:08:26 - Marvel Comics Presents #1 00:14:18 - Jessica Jones: Purple Daughter #1 00:18:39 - Hawkman #8 00:22:19 - Conan The Barbarian #2 00:26:46 - Mars Attacks #4 00:30:53 - Fantastic Four #6 00:34:46 - Catwoman #7 00:36:23 - James Bond: Origin #5 00:38:44 - The Amazing Spider-Man #13 00:41:36 - Black Widow #1 Patron Pick: 00:44:15 - Invaders #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:08 - Martin Hoecker-Martinez 00:51:15 - Scott Thornton 00:53:00 - Chris Marino 00:53:53 - Robert Cammarata Brought To You By:• Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/iFanboy right now to get a $13 trial set that comes with everything you need for a close, comfortable shave! • 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: "Carry on Wayward Son" Kansas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices