iFanboy - Comic Books

January 27, 2013 – It’s Ron’s last Pick of the Week podcast as he makes his exit from iFanboy to go to the publishing side of comics at Image Comics, so the guys thought it would be a good time to a live broadcast of the podcast. And you know what that means? Extra long podcast filled with booze, some arguing and a little bit of emotion. You’ll want to listen to this whole thing as it’s filled with that entertaining bit that iFanboy has brought you for the past 7 years. Oh, and stick with it through the end for some added bonus material. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 20, 2013 – A cloud looms overhead as this marks Ron’s second to last pick of the week podcast, but that doesn’t stop Josh, Conor and Ron from talking the mastery of Batman and the other great comics that came out this week and other interesting bits of discussion. Most importantly, we get cameos from both Michael Caine and Eddie Vedder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 13, 2013 – “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away–” “WHAT?!” “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, Ron Richards, Josh Flanagan, and Conor Kilpatrick sat down to ta–” “WHAT?!” “I said, a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, Ron Richards, Josh Flanagan, and Conor Kilpatrick sat down to talk about the week in comics, as well as oth–” “WHAT?!” “Sigh.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 6, 2013 – It’s the first podcast of the year and the guys are a little but rusty, but they get their act together in time to deliver a stellar entry into the new year along with BONUS material at the end of the show. Happy New Year! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 30, 2012 – It’s the seventh annual iFanboy All-Media Year End Round-Up! Josh Flanagan, Ron Richards, and Conor Kilpatrick discuss everything they enjoyed in media in 2012. Movies, television, books, podcasts, music, video games, and comics–it’s all here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 23, 2012 – It’s the last pick of the week podcast for 2012 and Josh, Conor and Ron go out with a bang, with a celebration of what’s new in comics, a discussion of double shipping, and a flashback to past math based entertainment. ‘Tis the season! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 12, 2012 – The holidays are coming and Josh, Conor and Ron are starting to get in the mood to celebrate Bing Crosby and the insanity of Wolverine’s personal life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 9, 2012 – It’s two against one as Ron Richards and Conor Kilpatrick share a microphone and Josh Flanagan is left all by his lonesome to wonder if they are rolling his eyes when he talks (they are). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 2, 2012 – The gang’s back together for the start of December as Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and Ron Richards gather to discuss the week that was in comics… and perhaps also 80s toy makers, Goodfellas, and the iFanboy staffer that’s on thin ice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 25, 2012 – It’s a special Thanksgiving holiday edition of the Pick of the Week Podcast. That means that Conor is MIA, navigating numerous Thanksgiving deliciousness, so Josh and Ron are left to carry the banner on this holiday. And what better way to kick things off than to hear about Josh’s enjoyment of Baltimore: The Play from Dark Horse Comics. We breakdown the recent Marvel NOW! releases, as well as Ron (And the iFanbase’s) choice for pick, Amazing Spider-Man #698. Alas, no show notes this week as we’re taking a weekend to ourselves. Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend in the US and a general good weekend around the world! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 18, 2012 – Just before departing to join the absent Conor for the most Eisner-iffic wedding celebration ever, Ron managed to record a show with Josh and our own Paul Montgomery. The one clear thing about this week is that there were a lot of good books, and Ron was forced to choose one. We may have also spent a lot of time just prior to the show talking about original music from Return of the Jedi and a great deal of minutiae to that end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 11, 2012 – Josh finds out what it means to be a comic book fan as he deals with the cancellation and relaunching of his favorite ongoing series. Sure, we talk about the comics that came out this week including Josh’s pick of the week, but let’s be honest, his meltdown at the end of the show is all we’re really interested in Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 4, 2012 – With the spectre of Hurricane Sandy hanging over everything, Conor Kilpatrick, Ron Richards, and Josh Flanagan reconvene to discuss the week in comics which includes a few anthologies and an original graphic novel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 28, 2012 – It’s just one long last day at summer camp as Ron Richards, Josh Flanagan, and Conor Kilpatrick say goodbye to storied Marvel Comics runs over, over, and over again. Plus the mystery of Giuseppe Camuncoli is explored! Also, barrels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 21, 2012 – Ron Richards, Josh Flanagan, and Conor Kilpatrick have returned to their normal routines following the New York Comic Con. But are they changed? Forever? And what sway does that Chris Ware page have over Josh, and how far will it go? All these questions aren’t answered, and more, in this week’s strange presentation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 14, 2012 – It’s the last comic con of 2012, and Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards are back in a hotel room, gathered around the mic to talk about this week’s comics. Specifically, to address just what Ron was thinking making Uncanny Avengers #1 the pick of the week and not Batman #13. We also talk about a bunch of the week’s other releases, but due to the con and being exhausted, no detailed show notes for this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 7, 2012 – Ron Richards, Josh Flanagan, and Conor Kilpatrick gather together to talk comics one more time before heading to the Big Apple for New York Comic Con. But the real question on everyone’s mind is: will you pick me up at the airport? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 30, 2012 - What does a yellow light mean? Ron is doing something with a bald man, and Paul Montgomery joins in to fill the void. There are many reasonable disagreements and quite a bit of mutual praise. We all like Preacher for example, which is perfect, given the Pick of the Week. Future episodes might have a lot of random typewriter noises, so enjoy this relatively quiet one while you can. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 27, 2012 - It’s been three months since the iFanboy Animation Braintrust has been seen stalking the streets of iFanboy, and in that time their myth has only grown. Now, in the time of iFanboy’s greatest need, Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, Ryan Haupt, and Paul Montgomery have shaved their mustaches and returned to discuss the latest DC Universe Animated Original Movie, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part One! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 23, 2012 – Richard Milhouse Nixon. Much has been written about America’s 37th President, but what do we really know about him? Find out this week as iFanboy unveils the new history-centric format of the Pick of the Week Podcast. And, oh yes, comics are discussed as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 23, 2012 - Citizens: The Mega Block community designated "Peach Trees" is under siege. Drug boss Madelaine "Ma-Ma" Madrigal has staged a coup, locking down the entire 200-story complex. She has promised to raise the blast doors only after investigating Judges Dredd and Anderson are summarily executed. Join the extraction team of Judge Ron Richards, Judge Conor Kilpatrick, and hot-shot provisional Judge Paul "Red Beard" Montgomery as they brave a hail of 3D gunfire and experiment with the mind-altering street drug known as "Slo-Mo." All rise for the final judgement of the year's last feature-length comic book adaptation, Dredd 3D! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you’re looking for a fun new way to approach your vacation with a geek slant, then you’ll be interested to hear what Teras Cassidy and Geek Nation Tours has to offer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 16, 2012 – Watch as Josh’s cold goes from bad to worse as the episode progresses, but that doesn’t stop him! No! Josh waits patiently as Ron overreacts to the events of Avengers Vs. X-Men #11 and Conor grows more and more impatient as the rant continues. But luckily, the purity and joy of The Rocketeer has come to save us all. Except Josh, who is dying. (Not really, it’s just a cold) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 9, 2012 – After the haze and delirium of episode #350, the guys are back to the regular show, and Ron’s got his letter writing hat and something to say! We can say that there are a lot of comics to talk about, and in some of those comics, there are a lot of genitals. Sit in, and find the secret of Conor’s full name. Also: Michael Bolton and Kenny G! “This will not stand!” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

iFanboy celebrates its 350th episode with a triple-sized all listener e-mail spectacular! We asked you, the iFanbase, to send us e-mails on any topic you wanted and boy did you deliver! Not only did we break out the booze to go along with the email but we also streamed the recording live on the internet. It was madness, we tell you. Madness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 26, 2012 – With Josh Flanagan possibly dead on a mountain bike trail somewhere in the northeast, Paul Montgomery returns begrudgingly to the mic to join Ron Richards and Conor Kilpatrick to discuss the dueling picks of the week, as we honor the end of a legacy and the continuation of another. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 19, 2012 – It’s iFanboy in the Morning! With a groggy Conor and Ron, Josh extolls the virtue of near comics perfection with both the pick of the week and the book of the month. It’s so much good comics, that we’re running out of adjectives. PLUS – Conor put Ron out to to dry in advance of the impending 350! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 12, 2012 – With Ron Richards somewhere up in the clouds, the internet’s Paul Montgomery steps in to join Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan to talk comics, adult video storage, and beards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

August 5, 2012 – The original iFanboy Trilogy is back in full effect. Then things get dirty really fast, but that’s because of a dirty, dirty POW. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 29, 2012 – Ron and Conor are gone. They’re just gone. Josh brings in Paul Montgomery and Timmy Wood from the iFanboy.com staff, and we trudge forward bravely. By the end, we’ve come up with a sit-com based on the Falcon. So it went fine, clearly. There was some Jar Jar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 22, 2012 -Thanks to the double combination of recovering from the San Diego Comic-Con and the late night Dark Knight movie experience, Josh, Conor and Ron are overtired and a bit punchy, but you know that’s just when things get interesting and a bit wacky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 22, 2012 - Christopher Nolan’s epic Batman trilogy comes to an end with The Dark Knight Rises! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 15, 2012 – It’s that time again, time for the San Diego Comic-Con. Coming at you sorta live, from our hotel room in San Diego, Ron, Josh and Conor struggle to keep their voices and tell you about some of the comics they read this week as well as some quick reflection from the con. Unfortunately, no time for show notes this week but that gives you more reason to listen to hear what’s discussed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 8, 2012 – I am Adam, Prince of Eternia, Defender of the Secrets of Castle Greyskull. This is Kringer, my fearless friend. Fabulous, secret powers were revealed to me the day I held aloft my magic sword and said: “By the Power of Greyskull! … I have the comics!” Kringer became the mighty BattleCat and I became He-Man, the most powerful man in the Universe! Only three others share this secret… Our friends Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and Ron Richards. Together we defend Castle Greyskull from the evil forces of Skeletor! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 8, 2012 - You may not have understood why Sony rebooted the franchise so soon, but regardless, The Amazing Spider-Man starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone was released nationwide this past week. A new origin, mechanical webshooters, a new uniform and a new rogue in The Lizard give Josh, Conor and Ron enough to talk about. Stay gold, Ponyboy. Check out the full discussion on The Amazing Spider-Man as well as Paul Montgomery’s review of the movie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 1, 2012 – Summertime is here. The heat is rising and having it’s affect on the podcast as tensions are high. Listen, it’s a thing. Also San Diego looms as does script sabotage, but nothing will stop Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards from talking comics. Well maybe not nothing, rebar would stop us for sure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Looking for a new super hero comic with a strong female lead? It-Girl from Image Comics may be the one you’re looking for. Writer Jamie S. Rich and artist Mike Norton come together to further the adventures of It-Girl, who you may know as a Mike Allred creation from the Madman universe. In this edition of Talksplode, we chat with Jamie S. Rich and Mike Norton about the project, how it came to be, what we can expect from it and what it’s like to work on a character from one of comics’ greats, Mike Allred. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 24, 2012 – Guess what? It’s HOT again! Ron Richards, Conor, Kilpatrick, and Josh Flanagan cover a lot of ground, and even manage to escape without heatstroke. Good books, bad books, and some stuff that just doesn’t make any sense, as the show goes off script, and then back on, awaits the listener! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 17, 2012 – You know, Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards have been thinking about comics lately. And I mean REALLY thinking about comics, like for hours. Just, you know, mulling over comics and what they could be. Like realllllly thinking about them…. t Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 17, 2012 - The call has gone out and the iFanboy Animation Brain Squad has reconvened to discuss the latest DC Universe Animated Original Movie, Superman vs. The Elite.What was the comic book climate that lead to this story of Superman taking on new and edgy superheroes? And does the adaptation live up to what many call the best single issue Superman comic book of all time? Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, Chris Neseman, and Ryan Haupt have some thoughts. Plus! It’s time to express some hopes, fears, and doubts about the next film: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns – Part One! And Paul reveals a deep dark secret. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chew has been a long running top quality book and a favorite at the iFanboy offices. We caught up with writer John Layman to discuss why they're re-printing Chew #27, which was released out of order a year ago, and what fans can expect from this second printing aside from a different cover. We also discuss what the creative process on Chew is as Layman works with creative partner Rob Guillory and get some insight into how an issue of Chew comes together. AND Layman makes a stunning prediction about an upcoming issue of Chew and the iFanboy Pick of the Week. In addition to Chew #27, we take the opportunity to talk about the phenomenon of Secret Agent Poyo and what we can expect from the upcoming oneshot. Layman describes the Secret Agent Poyo as his Amy Racecar, the oneshots that David Lapham used to do in the Stray Bullets universe. In addition to Chew and Secret Agent Poyo, Layman fills us in on some of his other upcoming work, including a project with artist Sam Kieth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 10, 2012 – We need to have a talk about flippancy on this week’s podcast as Josh Flanagan is joined by Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards for yet another chapter in the ongoing tale of the pick of the week podcast, filled with bias. GO SCREW! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 10, 2012 - In space no one can hear you… podcast? One of the most anticipated films of 2012 is finally here: Prometheus! It’s director Ridley Scott’s prequel to his 1979 sci-fi classic Aliens, and reactions have certainly been mixed. Join Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Mike Romo as they attempt to suss out what went right and what went wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just such a nightmare is chronicled in Mulholland Book’s Alpha, the first in a series of Jad Bell novels by master tactician Greg Rucka. Paul joins Greg Rucka on a free-wheeling tour of WilsonVille, the fictitious theme park at the center of this tremendous thriller. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 03, 2012 – Ron Richards returns and promptly Josh Flanagan disappears so Ron and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by the Internet’s Paul Montgomery as the deftly avoid the news of the day to break it down on this week’s comic books during a dreaded 5th week, which seems like some sort of time paradox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’ve got a special Talksplode for you today, featuring two fantastic cartoonist/graphic novelists, talking about their career and making comics, and doing all ages and historical comics.Chris Schweizer is the creator of the Crogan’s series of books, and the recent third volume, Crogan’s Loyalty about a branch of the Crogan family during the American Revolutionary War. Scott Chantler is a Canadian writer and artist with a fantastic body of work from Northwest Passage to Two Generals to the Three Thieves series of all-ages adventure books, as well as others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 27, 2012 – A technical SNAFU cripples Conor Kilpatrick’s microphone… Ron Richards has gone mysteriously missing… who will step in to save the day and join Conor and Josh Flanagan to talk about the week that was in comic books? Super scientist Ryan Haupt to the rescue! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 24, 2012 - Tim Seeley has made a name for himself in comics in a very different way than a lot of creators. Starting off at Devil’s Due, he made a big impact with Hack/Slash, his creator owned ode to slasher movies, showing the way for genre diversification in comics. At the same time, he can work as a writer, artist, or both, and has around plenty of Marvel and DC books. These days, Seeley can be found writing a whole bunch of books. Hack/Slash continues monthly from Image Comics, as will the mystery Revival with his friend and collaborator Mike Norton. Meanwhile, Tim has taken over as the regular writer on Witchblade for Top Cow, and with what time is left over he’s co-created and drawing Exsanguine for Dark Horse with Josh Emmons. Oh yeah, and he’s also writing Bloodstrike for the relaunched Extreme line of Rob Liefeld comics. It’s a lot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 20, 2012 – Once again, Conor Kilpatrick, Ron Richards, and Josh Flanagan gather to talk about the week in com– OHMYGOD! IT’S THE BELL! SCATTER! FLEE! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 18, 2012 - This past Monday, Earth-2 Comics in Northridge, CA hosted “Independent Voices in Comics: New Stories and How To Sell Them”, a panel discussion about the current state of independent comics, moderated by Conor Kilpatrick of iFanboy. Topics included the work that must be done after making your comic book, the difficulty in getting distribution, the importance of owning your own ideas, the retail perspective on independent comics, and… Dunkin Donuts in Los Angeles? The panelists included: Jim McCann – The Return of the Dapper Men (Archaia), Mind The Gap (Image Comics) Dave Accampo and Jeremy Rogers – Sparrow and Crowe: The Demoniac of Los Angeles (Hermes Press) Ed LaRoche – Almighty and Waveform (Self-Published) Darren Thomas – Manager of Earth-2 Comics (Northridge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices