iFanboy - Comic Books

06.09.2011 - With Conor on a diplomatic mission deep in Sector 8974, Paul Montgomery, Christopher Neseman and Ryan Haupt take to the air to discuss the latest direct to video offering from Warner Bros. and DC Animation. Green Lantern: Emerald Knights sees Nathon Fillion in the role of Hal Jordan as the seasoned Lantern recounts a handful of classic tales from the lore of the Corps. How does it stack up against Green Lantern: First Flight or the previous anthology feature Batman: Gotham Knight? You'll have to tune in for all the constructive criticism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 5, 2011 - Suburban Tragedy as the guys have a ton of comics to discuss this week, an embarassment of riches in fact. Throw in an e-mail asking for opinions on the DC Comics reboot and you've got the makings for a podcast, good thing we were recording... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

June 5, 2011 - The dark horse of the comic book movies of 2011, X-Men: First Class directed by Matthew Vaughn held the hopes and dreams of X-Men fans in it's hands. Would we be wooed by the retro-1960s tale of the X-Men's first days? Would this be able to make us forget about the recent abominations of X-Men movies since X2? Ron, Josh and Conor gather to answer with a unified and resounding, YES! So much so that Ron possibly may explode from excitement as Josh and Conor watch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 29, 2011 - The original three are reunited to talk of the books of the week! The takeaways are that Ron is very happy with X-Men, and everyone is very happy with Jason Aaron. And we didn't even talk about his beard! Also, as always happens, it's starting to get hot! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 22, 2011 - When a questionable bit of scheduling finds both Josh Flanagan and Ron Richards out and about on vacation, a very tired Conor Kilpatrick is joined by an equally tired Paul Montgomery and an under-the-weather Jim Mroczkowski to talk about the week in comics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 19, 2011 - iFanboy's Smallvile Brain Trust - Conor Kilpatrick, Ron Richards, Mike Romo, and Paul Montgomery - gather to remember 10 years of Smallville and break down the final episode. It's a free wheeling conversation that touches on everything from memories of the show's beginning, the high points, the low points, and everything in-between. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 15, 2011 - A strategic error this week gives you the listener a bonus, expanded episode! Starting off reminiscing about our favorite phone information service is followed by confusion as to why Joe Quesada was in Flashpoint and what Superman would do in Portland, followed up with alot of discussion about this week's comics. Why don't you just tell me the comic book you'd like to read? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 12,2011 - Fans of writer Cullen Bunn have a lot to look forward to this summer. On the heels of its first anniversary, his occult western The Sixth Gun enters its third ongoing arc, and the second paperback volume is due out in just a few weeks. Later this month we'll see his other Oni project The Tooth, a monster-stomping, anthropomorphic fang OGN drawn by Matt Kindt. Fans of DC's magic characters like Klarion the Witch Boy and the cast of Shadowpact will want to pick up Sorcerer Kings, his four-issue arc on Superman/Batman. Then in June and July, Bunn is hip-deep in Marvel's Fear Itself, with one-shots for Black Widow and the FF, and a four-part Defenders series called Fear Itself: The Deep. Paul talks to Bunn about all of these titles as well as the task of juggling creator-owned and licensed projects, capturing the distinct voices of Natasha Romanoff and the Silver Surfer, Bunn's recent transition to writing full time, and one creepy-ass goat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 8, 2011 - Gathered at Ron's sister's house, Ron Richards, Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan decided to spontaneously jump on USTREAM to live stream the recording of this week's show! Featuring special appearances by Mark Wahlberg, NY1's Lewis Dodley, and Ron's niece Amelia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 6, 2011 - 'Pon this day, Conor Kilpatrick, Ron Richards, and Josh Flanagan did gather to discuss the latest of Marvel Studios' big summer movies - Thor! What was good? (A lot.) What was bad? (Not much.) What was ugly? (Certainly not a shirtless Chris Hemsworth.) And how does it hold up to the previous Marvel Studios films that are paving the way for The Avengers? Find out now! Verily! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 1, 2011 - If we might be so bold, it's a good 'un this week, with lots and lots of comics, and brainteasing Superman conundrums. If you're holdin' or not, come along and see. Also, Muppets Take Manhattan is explored. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 28,2011 - Mark Andrew Smith lives and teaches English in Taiwain, but over the past few years he's amassed a number of credits and accolades in the comics industry. He co-created the Eisner Award winning Popgun anthology series and developed a number of creator-owned works through Image Comics. 2011 sees the debut of a new all-ages ongoing called Gladstone's School for World Conquerors as well as a second volume of his celebrated New Brighton Archaeological Society. Mark talks to us about the perils and pitfalls of producing all-ages work and discusses both failures and successes in crowdsourcing through Kickstarter. How do you make such fundraising websites work for you, and what does it all mean for the industry? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 24, 2011 - There's disagreement from the start on this one! But we get it together, and cover a whole lot of comic ground. Like baseball or not, that's not the point. Also, ignore the construction and coughing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 17, 2011 - This week Ron Richards really doesn't like photos in comics, reveals his philosophy on the history and importance of the Uncanny X-Men, and has trouble remembering a classic childhood cartoon. Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan are also on the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 10, 2011 - Ron Richards and Conor Kilpatrick return from a long month of comic book conventions to leap into the welcoming and loving arms of Josh Flanagan. Or something like that. Either way, they talk comic books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 7, 2011 - With the release of the mega event, Fear Itself, from Marvel Comics, we thought it would be a good time to chat with writer Matt Fraction. Fraction tells us what the approach to Fear Itself has been, how he's handling the event status and yet making it a managable, contained story, and what the fan reaction to the book is so far. We also get a tease of what's to come in his upcoming The Mighty Thor. In addition to Fear Itself and Thor, we talk a bit about the close of Fraction's run on Uncanny X-Men and he feels he did on the title and what's to come for Marvel's mutants. On the creator side of things, we get an update on the progress of Casanova and what Fraction's thoughts are around creator owned work vs. work for publishers like Marvel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

April 3, 2011 - The road calls again, with Ron and Conor away at WonderCon in San Francisco, Josh breaks every conceivable rule and talks about what actually happens in the comic book you don't talk about. Staff writers Paul Montgomery and Ryan Haupt join in and say a lot nice things about a lot of very good books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 31, 2011 - Building off the momentum of last year's motion comic, Iron Man: Extremis, Marvel is back but now with a story about Thor. Recently dubbed Marve Knights Animation, Ruwan Jayatilleke of Marvel, returns to tell us all about the exciting new animation project that pits brother against brother as Loki makes his power move against Asgard, Odin and Thor. We discuss the production of the new animation project, the success of the previous one, the evolution from motion comic to animation and much much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 27, 2011 - After surviving C2E2 in Chicago, Conor, Ron and Josh reunite for the pick of the week podcast and confirm that indeed all 3 guys are on the take from Jonathan Hickman. Also the magical powers of Kirk and Venkman and pondered in ways that should never have been. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 20, 2011 - With management off in Chi-Town for C2E2, iFanboy.com staff writers Ryan Haupt, Jim Mroczkowski, Mike Romo, and Paul Montgomery commune for another takeover of the Pick of the Week podcast! It's a moose of a show, but it's filled with divergent opinions, Science, and behind the scenes drama. Plus, Jim has conniption over some frustrating photo referencing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 13, 2011 - Conor and Ron make their triumphant return after Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, much to Josh's chagrin. To make matters worse, they're all together in Brooklyn and Josh and Conor get awkwardly intimate as they share a mic. Good thing it was a great week for comics, which made the sexual tension much easier to deal with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 6, 2011 - Ron and Conor are off in Seattleville, or Pacficinorthwestburg, or some such, so Josh handles the shop, and invites iFanboy writers Paul Montgomery and Tom Katers on the show to fill in, and much merriment is had by all and more agreement than usual. Plus, apparently if you need a shanty-ish room, Red Lobster may or may not be the place for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 3, 2011 - We've known and been big fans of Skottie Young for a long time, but he's never actually been on a Talksplode episode until now. Josh Flanagan talks with the Eisner winning artist about his career and origin, as well as how it lead to the offbeat series of books like The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Marvelous Land of Oz, and Ozma of Oz, with writer Eric Shanower. We talk about some of the work Skottie has done for Marvel Comics over the last ten years, and how C.B. Cebulski picked him from a random table at a Chicago comic convention. Then we talk about Skottie's creator owned work, and his push to sell digital material on his own, as well as his upcoming writing stint in Deadpool Team Up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

February 27, 2011 - It's time to celebrate the triumphant return of iFanboy staff writer Mike Romo to the podcast as he fillls in for Josh and joins Ron and Conor to continue the gushing over Jonathan Hickman and the celebration of some pretty sad and morbid comics amongst this packed week of comics, which actually was a great week for art! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

February 24, 2011 - iFanboy assembles its crack animation trask force as Conor Kilpatrick, Chris Neseman, and staff writers Paul Montgomery and Ryan Haupt break down the latest DC Universe Animated Original film - All-Star Superman! Also discussed is the sad, untimely passing of writer Dwayne McDuffie, All-Star Superman the comic series, the nature of Superman as a character, the deficiencies of Ryan's girlfriend, and the future of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies. Featuring a guest appearance by Chris Neseman's dogs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

February 20, 2011 - While Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards have a ho-hum week of comics, Josh Flanagan steps it up and decides to finally embrace fun. And there's just a little bit of G.I. Joe and a little bit of L.A. Confidential in this one too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

February 17, 2011 - After a little bit of controversy around the video game Bulletstorm that he wrote, we figured it would be a good time to check in with writer Rick Remender and hear his thoughts about the attention Fox News gave his video game, as well talk about the upcoming Venom series he'll be writing with art by Tony Moore, as well as check in on his latest hit with Uncanny X-Force and the future plans for that book. We also sneak some Fear Agent talk into the mix as well, cause well, we love it so. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

February 13, 2011 - Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and Ron Richards are helpless before the power of Star Wars as it almost completely takes over half the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

February 6, 2011 - With Josh Flanagan dialing in from parts unknown (okay, it's Boston), Conor Kilpatrick decides to start doing voices, and Ron Richards makes an on-the-spot decision about his own Pick of the Week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 30, 2011 - It's the 10th Anniversary party at Bergen Street Comics in Brooklyn, and a whole hell of a lot of people turned up. Join us as we search for the credit box, and even welcome a few special guests. It's a big show, and there are a whole lot of comics to get through. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 23, 2011 - This week, the question is asked, "If a pick of the week falls in the forest, does anyone care?" but Josh does and that's ok by us. Throw in some anger and frustration about the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and a voicemail caller who's having a better time than we are, and all's right in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 16, 2011 - Josh may be on his own with his one man comedy show, but Ron and Conor hang in there as the guys talk comics, bolo ties and western fashion, outing unwitting listener's awkward social situations and Moby Dick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 16, 2011 - Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards sit down to discuss The Green Hornet, the super hero action comedy from director Michel Gondry and writer and star Seth Rogan. Was the film successful in what it wanted to be? Why does IMDB have the wrong actor listed as playing Kato? Would you rather pay a premium for a 3D film or a theater without kids? And what are the upcoming comics book/super hero movies in 2011? They examine all these questions and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 9, 2011 - It's the first Pick of the Week Podcast in 2011 and the guys try to shake off the rust after a few weeks of not doing the show. This week, Ron goes with a wild car Pick, Josh channels Ron, and Conor wants one of his favorite books to go quarterly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January 2, 2011 - Trapped on an elevator en route to the big iFanboy tenth anniversary party, staff writers Paul Montgomery and Ryan Haupt count down the top ten moments of the Pick of the Week Podcast. Will enough oxygen remain for these two to recount your favorite inside joke or uncomfortable tangent? Will Middle Management Red Skull or Bad Roommate Black Panther walk away with the prized number one slot? Only one way to find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 26, 2010 - It's the FIFTH annual All Media Year End Round Up! Josh Flanagan, Ron Richards, and Conor Kilpatrick discuss everything they enjoyed in 2010 in movies, television, music, video games and of course, comic books. For reasons unknown it's a bit speedier than normal, but whattya gonna do? Enjoy! (Sorry about the heavy breathing. We got a bit mic careless.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 19, 2010 - It's the final Pick of the Week Podcast of 2010! Ron is drunk, the bell returns, the guys answer a whole bunch of neglected voicemails, and Josh may or may not admit to being close to snapping! Happy Holidays, everybody! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 12, 2010 - If you thought last week's episode was wacky, wait until you get about 3/4s of the way through this episode. Whew. We may have another character meme to add to the library as Josh, Conor and Ron make some very inappropriate jokes about Thor's personal life. Oh, and we discuss the comics that came out this week, you know how that goes.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

December 5, 2010 - We'll be honest, this is a wacky one. Ron's amped up, Josh talks endlessly and Conor's got a cloud over his head in this week of not too many books purchased by our heroic three. Can 8 books each provide enough fodder for an entire show? YOU DECIDE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 28, 2010 - This holiday season, Ron Richards, Josh Flanagan, and Conor Kilpatrick gather together to give thanks to comic books, solve the Iceman problem, and go down a Harry Potter slash fiction rabbit hole. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 21, 2010 - Not only are the guys back together, they're in person in the warmth of Brooklyn and apparently on speed. But that doesn't keep them from discussing the top books of the week, argue over the harsh realities of the comic book industry and direct market, and avoid the haunting by the Brooklyn ghost. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 14, 2010 - With Ron Richards mysteriously disappearing, iFanboy staff writer Paul Montgomery steps up to join Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan to talk about the week that was in comics. Plus! A discussion of the new issue of G.I. Joe devolves into a quick rundown of the shows on The Hub. Also! Paul reveals his heretofore hidden talents as a hypeman. And a bizarre accent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

November 07, 2010 - It's the fifth anniversary of the iFanboy Pick of the Week Podcast! On this extra long anniversary episode (recorded live over USTREAM) Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick, and Ron Richards talk about the week in comics, tell some stories from the past five years, and at least one of the guys throws his headset down in disgust! No Lego X-Wings were harmed in the recording of this episode. AUDIO NOTE: We recorded this episode live on USTREAM and so we used a slightly different audio set up than normal. As a result, there were some problems with Josh's audio. We fixed the most glaring issues with Josh's mic after the first five minutes or so, but up until that point the audio quality is not what you would normally expect from our show. There are also a few random audio glitches here and there throughout the show (as a result of the afroementioned problems with Josh's mic) that we couldn't do anyting about. We apologize. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 31, 2010 - Conor Kilpatrick returns to the show but not even he and Josh Flanagan can convince Ron Richards to get past his irrational dislike of Superman to read a book that doesn't even feature Superman. Confused? So were they. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 28, 2010 - Josh Flanagan, Jim Mroczkowski, and Ryan Haupt gather to officially discuss Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen's short lived, but brilliant series, Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. With a few years between the release of the material, the discussion plumbs the absolute depths of what the series has to offer, from wacky fun, an actual if not hidden reverence for Marvel Comics, and some of the best artwork to ever be captured on a comic book page. It was a complete package from cover to recap to letter page. It was not long for the world of publishing, with only 12 issues released, and the vaguest tease of future stories, we got what we got, and that was something special that you weren't going to see anywhere else. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 24, 2010 - It's an extra special, extended edition of the iFanboy Pick of the Week podcast, as Conor's absence gives Josh and Ron an excuse to have Evie Nagy of the Awesomed by Comics podcast onto the show, and boy did she bring the goods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 17, 2010 - The iFanboy Three have survived the New York Comic Con and have warded off illness (as best they can) to bring you the latest and greatest in the world of comic books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 17, 2010 - Ron Richards, Conor Kilpatrick and special guest John Suintres from Word Balloon gather together one last time... No, that's not right. I mean, they get together for one final mission... No, that's not right, either. They gathered together to talk about Red, the big screen adaptation of the three issue mini-series from Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner. With a cast of big names like Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, Mary Louise Parker, Karl Urban, and Richard Dreyfuss - how can it lose? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October 14, 2010 - Scott Snyder joins Josh Flanagan for a nice long talk about Scott's entry into comics, as well as his work on the highly acclaimed American Vampire, and Stephen King's involvement. Then Scott talks for a long time about his work and thoughts on Batman, as his debut with Detective Comics #871, with art by Jock is on the horizon in November. This is a Talksplode for the writers out there. Look for the American Vampire vol. 1 hardcover, collecting the first arc, with art by Rafael Albuquerque. Check out Scott's website, or follow him on Twitter. (Note: This was recorded before news about the Commissioner Gordon backup was announced in Detective Comics.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Running Time: 00:59:05 October 10, 2010 - Recorded before New York Comic-Con wore Ron, Josh and Conor into the ground, this week's show mostly focused on all the Nazis showing up in most of the comics of the week. Also, we talk about the Pick of the Week, Uncanny X-Force #1, by Rick Remender and Jerome Opena. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices