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One host is tired and a little hungover and the other is raring to go! Which one will survive the upcoming human-robot war? Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 00:57:55 Pick of the Week: 00:02:03 – Nightwing #100 Comics: 00:13:12 – Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #11 00:15:59 – Strange #10 00:19:57 – Namor, The Sub-Mariner: Conquered Shores #4 00:24:17 – Batgirls #14 00:25:02 – Hulk #778 00:28:12 – The New Champion of Shazam! #4 Patron Pick: 00:30:45 – Immortal Sergeant #1 Patron Thanks: 00:40:45 – Sal D. Audience Question: 00:42:41 – Billy L. from Los Angeles, California is looking to make the switch to digital and needs advice. 00:47:03 – Ben F. is getting back into comics and wondering about the staying power of these “next generation” characters. Brought To You By: • Better Help – This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • 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 twelve designs! Music: “You’re The Best” Joe “Bean” Esposito Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at... Blacksad: They All Fall Down, Part One by Juan Díaz Canales, Juanjo Guarnido, Diana Schutz, Brandon Kander, Tom Orzechowski, & Lois Athena Buhalis! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. Running Time: 00:25:30 Music: "Stray Cat Strut" The Stray Cats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Captain Voodoo or Dean Voodoo? Vintage comic boots! Photon or Spectrum? Burchielli or Federico? There are so many questions! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:15:46 Pick of the Week: 00:01:44 - The Avengers: War Across Time #1 Comics: 00:17:19 - Danger Street, Book Two 00:22:48 - Monica Rambeau: Photon #2 00:28:22 - Daredevil #656 00:36:21 - The Ones #3 00:39:24 - X-Men #18 00:42:05 - Predator #6 00:44:19 - Lazarus Planet: Alpha #1 Patron Pick: 00:46:50 - Black Cloak #1 Patron Thanks: 00:55:04 - Patrick Audience Question: 00:57:29 - Scott H. from Portland, Oregon wants us to expand on how the different publishers operate, as in Image Comics compared to BOOM!. 01:06:16 - Daniel C. from Garland, Texas from Texas is wondering about our most preferred collected issue format. 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 twelve designs! Music: "Old to Begin" Pavement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two Jamokes and a doctor walk into a podcast, will all three walk out? Don't touch that dial to find out the stunning conclusion of the first Pick of the Week show of 2023! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:08:18 Pick of the Week: 00:02:49 - Fantastic Four #696 Comics: 00:13:18 - Gotham City: Year One #4 00:18:54 - Dark Knights of Steel #9 00:23:03 - Batman #131 00:27:08 - Joe Fixit #1 00:32:12 - Shang-Chi: Master of the Ten Rings #145 00:35:29 - Mosely #1 Star Wars Corner: 00:43:07 - Star Wars #30 Patron Pick: 00:45:26 - Scarlet Witch #1 Patron Thanks: 00:55:51 - Moni Singh Audience Question: 00:57:49 - Aaron T. from England (at the moment) helps his fiancé fall asleep with comic book origin stories but now she wants to know how Scott 'Cyclops' Summers manages his everyday life (showering, sleeping, etc.) without blasting everyone all the time. Brought To You By: • Better Help - This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • 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 twelve designs! Music: "Head Is a Flame (Cool With It)" Portugal. The Man Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the seventeenth annual iFanboy All Media Year End Roundup! Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and special guest Ron Richards (who was battling a cold) discuss some of what they enjoyed in media in this, the weird year that was 2022. Movies, television, music, books, games, and comics -- it's all here! (Disclaimer: Ron Richard's opinions are his own and do not represent Marvel Entertainment or the Walt Disney Corporation.) Note: Timecodes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 02:41:08 Movies: 00:02:06 - Top Gun: Maverick 00:04:36 - Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 00:07:43 - Don't Worry Darling 00:09:32 - Everything Everywhere All At Once 00:11:57 - The Fabelmans 00:14:32 - The Outfit 00:16:01 - Armageddon Time 00:18:27 - The Banshees of Inisherin 00:20:15 - Bullet Train 00:22:21 - See How They Run 00:23:54 - Devotion 00:28:06 - Moonfall 00:29:27 - Confess, Fletch 00:32:32 - Weird: The Al Yankovic Story 00:37:11 - Hustle Television: 00:39:17 - Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty 00:42:08 - Only Murders in the Building 00:44:02 - The Crown 00:45:46 - The Bear 00:49:37 - The Offer 00:53:47 - The Good Fight 00:56:06 - The Gilded Age 00:58:35 - The Vow 01:00:25 - Yellowstone / 1883 01:03:43 - For All Mankind 01:05:01 - Better Things 01:07:09 - Atlanta 01:09:29 - The Sandman 01:11:41 - Welcome to Wrexham 01:16:48 - Reservation Dogs Books: 01:20:52 - "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald 01:23:05 - "Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk" by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain 01:25:36 - "The Devil May Dance: A Novel" by Jake Tapper 01:27:10 - "Leviathan Falls" by James S.A. Corey 01:29:06 - "Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty" by Patrick Raddon Keefe 01:32:11 - "Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City" by K.J. Parker 01:34:33 - "Tinderbox: HBO's Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers" by James Andrew Miller 01:37:13 - "The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down" by Colin Woodard 01:39:01 - "Five Decembers" by James Kestrel 01:40:09 - "The Wright Brothers" by David McCullough 01:41:52 - "Amoralman: A True Story and Other Lies" by Derek DelGaudio 01:43:17 - "Cinema Speculation" by Quentin Tarantino 01:44:43 - "Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks" by Chris Herring Music: 01:47:12 - "Plosivs" by Plosivs 01:49:01 - Bob Dylan at The Hollywood Pantages Theatre 01:50:49 - The Wedding Present Singles01:53:18 - Sunny Day Real Estate at House of Blues 01:55:56 - Jackson Browne at The Santa Barbara Bowl 01:57:12 - "Repair and Reward" by Lincoln 01:59:30 - First Six Dischord Records 02:00:48 - "A Light for Attracting Attention" by The Smile and live at Roadrunner 02:03:06 - "Autofiction" by Suede and live at Kings Theatre 02:08:03 - Bleached at Lodge Room 02:09:39 - Weird Al Yankovic at Chevalier Theatre Games: 02:12:20 - Marvel SNAP 02:19:42 - Return to Monkey Island 02:20:27 - Assassin's Creed II, Brotherhood, Revelations, Black Flag, and Origins 02:21:39 - Kingdom Rush, Frontiers, Origins, and Vengeance 02:23:17 - NBA 2K22 Comics: 02:25:36 - The Human Target 02:26:46 - Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow 02:27:36 - Batman/Superman: World's Finest 02:28:29 - That Texas Blood 02:29:19 - Do A Powerbomb! 02:30:01 - Eight Billion Genies 02:30:48 - She-Hulk 02:31:33 - Fantastic Four 02:32:22 - Nightwing 02:33:11 - DC vs. Vampires 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 TWELVE designs! For More From Ron Richards: • Visit Marvel.com! • Watch All About Android! • If you're into pinball, check out Scorbit! Music: "Jingle Bells" Frank Sinatra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the final regular show of the year, the show runs longer than usual as things go off the rails almost immediately. Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan try to keep things on track while also forgetting how to pronounce Thanos. Plus the iFanboy Book of the Year is revealed and Josh celebrates a major milestone! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:14:34 Pick of the Week: 00:03:26 - Batman #130 Comics: 00:09:29 - Do A Powerbomb! #7 00:14:11 - Batman & The Joker: The Deadly Duo, Book Two 00:19:11 - Fantastic Four #695 00:23:01 - Predator #5 00:25:40 - Thanos: Death Notes #1 00:28:05 - Thor #755 00:29:02 - It's Only Teenage Wasteland #1 Patron Pick: 00:32:18 - Know Your Station #1 Patron Thanks: 00:39:19 - Shireen Al Kathiree Looking Back at 2022: 00:41:54 - Picks of the Week - By the Numbers! Audience Question: 00:48:56 - John S. ponders real world elements in superhero comics, when it works and when it's weird. 00:58:00 - Chino from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is feeling long-time collector existential ennui. 01:03:45 - Rashaad B. wonders if Professor Xavier is actually a jerk. Brought To You By: • Better Help - This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • 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 twelve designs! Music: "Linus and Lucy" Vince Guaraldi Trio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at... Namor Visionaries by John Byrne, Vol. 1, by John Byrne, Bob Wiacek, Glynis Oliver, and Ken Lopez! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. Running Time: 00:43:31 Music: "Atlantis" Donovan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Among the Annuals and Anthologies, we ask the important question: what is going on with Superman's bulge in the Hall of Justice bar? And when did the Hall of Justice get a bar? Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:01:46 Pick of the Week: 00:01:25 - Strange Academy: Finals #20 Comics: 00:13:50 - Superman: Kal-El Returns Special #1 00:19:56 - Justice Society of America #1 00:24:50 - DC's Grifter Got Run Over by a Reindeer 00:28:25 - Batgirls 2022 Annual #1 00:30:23 - Nightwing 2022 Annual #1 00:33:54 - Strange #8 00:35:29 - Stillwater #16 Patron Pick: 00:37:10 - Avengers Assemble Alpha #1 Patron Thanks: 00:43:31 - Ian Craig Audience Question: 00:47:27 - Karl wonders about the origins of Power Girl and Captain Marvel, and their many confusions. 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 twelve designs! Music: "Just Call Me Scrooge" Fishbone 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 release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line... Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons! There's science talk and The Problem with Damian™ talk plus the gang looks ahead to Legion of Super-Heroes! Running Time: 00:36:31 Music: "Carry on Wayward Son" Kansas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The takes are coming in hotter than leftover turkey as The Two Jamokes (plus Dr. Haupt) discuss the week's comic books the only way they know how: in a tryptophan-induced haze. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:07:40 Pick of the Week: 00:02:09 - The Human Target, Book Nine Comics: 00:13:13 - G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #300 00:23:01 - Once Upon a Time at the End of the World #1 00:29:33 - Star Wars: Yoda #1 00:32:50 - Dark Spaces: Wildfire #5 00:35:28 - The Amazing Spider-Man #908 00:39:53 - Genis-Vell: Captain Marvel #5 00:43:21 - Power Rangers #102 Patron Pick: 00:46:06 - Doctor Strange: Fall Sunrise #1 Patron Thanks: 00:54:12 - Robert Audience Question: 00:56:28 - Chris asks for a further explanation of the annual archiving of e-mails and suggests a special segment that would be sure to fail because it would require Ryan to be succinct. #HauptTakes! Brought To You By: • Better Help - This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • 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 twelve designs! Music: "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" Darlene Love Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 01:00:26 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss... What We've Been Enjoying: 00:01:49 - Josh has been watching the new seasons of Narcos: Mexico and Derry Girls. 00:05:36 - Conor has been watching the new season of Mythic Quest, reading The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy and prepping to fall into a World Cup and Christmas movie media hole. 00:09:46 - Ron has been waiting for the World Cup and watching Welcome to Wrexham, finishing The Good Fight, and reading Cinema Speculation by Quentin Tarantino. Mail Bag: 00:19:12 - John V. from Brooklyn, NY wants to know if time and other factors can contribute to something being considered "over-rated". 00:29:15 - Andrew B. asks how the hosts break through each other's stubbornness to get them to watch something they might enjoy. 00:36:58 - Matt K. from Long Island, NY wants to know the details of the hosts' TV setups. 00:45:04 - Jay B. from Michigan asks about the hosts' childhood TV crushes. 00:51:54 - Ken from The Great White North wonders if the hosts' all-time favorite movies are the same as their all-time best movies. SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "I've Got Plenty to Be Thankful For" Bing Crosby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did you have fun reading comics this week? We had fun. Fun is the watch word of the week. That and cigarettes. And Gilded Age robber barons. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:09:32 Pick of the Week: 00:02:34 - Batman: One Bad Day - Mr. Freeze #1 Comics: 00:16:50 - Namor, The Sub-Mariner: Conquered Shores #2 00:23:28 - Gold Goblin #1 00:27:28 - Iron Man #650 00:34:40 - Nightwing #98 00:36:47 - Junkyard Joe #2 00:39:36 - Stargirl: The Lost Children #1 00:43:03 - She-Hulk #171 Patron Pick: 00:41:13 - Blade: Vampire Nation #1 Patron Thanks: 00:49:35 - Kristopher Reisz Audience Question: 00:53:09 - Peter S. from Cape Coral, Florida thinks that Batman needs Robin and doesn't understand why DC doesn't agree. 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 twelve designs! Music: "Cold, Cold Heart" Hank Williams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's more MCU, in the form of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, with hosts Josh and Conor, joined by Paul Montgomery. They talk about the much anticipated sequel to the epochal success of the original Black Panther. Running Time: 00:55:09 Music: "Limoncello" Og Dayv feat. Future Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We can't be sure that the Powerball winner in Altadena isn't listening, so this one's for you. We've got that, along with stories about hidden garlic sauce, Del Taco, and a brief uninformed explanation of the Reformation. It's what you really want in a comic book podcast. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:13:51 Pick of the Week: 00:01:55 - Fantastic Four #694 Comics: 00:13:07 - The New Golden Age #1 00:21:22 - Love Everlasting #4 00:25:44 - Gospel #1 00:30:20 - Traveling to Mars #1 00:36:02 - The Knight and the Lady at Play 00:37:01 - Do a Powerbomb! #6 Patron Pick: 00:40:04 - WildC.A.T.S. #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:42 - Karen Audience Question: 00:55:49 - We've made Mark wonder about our opinion on how to eat pizza in a restaurant. Brought To You By: • Better Help - This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ifanboy and get on your way to being your best self. • 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 twelve designs! Music: "Something's Gone Wrong Again" The Buzzcocks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This month, in place of the usual Talksplode, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan give you a preview of possible iFanboy comic book TV coverage by taking a look at the first season of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law! Running Time: 00:39:11 Music: "Hard to Kill" Bleached Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Something was in the water this week. The show was running short (!!!) and then it ended up evening out. How? Lots and lots of tangents and a deep, deep dive (with tangents!) on an email, that's how. Plus an old sponsor gets a free ad! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:06:48 Pick of the Week: 00:01:33 - Dark Knights of Steel #8 Comics: 00:09:49 - She-Hulk #170 00:13:55 - Hulk #777 00:17:57 - Hell to Pay #1 00:21:32 - The Ones #1 00:25:31 - Predator #4 00:28:17 - Night of the Ghoul #2 Patron Pick: 00:30:27 - Batman & The Joker: The Deadly Duo, Book One Patron Thanks: 00:41:42 - Tom Cree Audience Question: 00:47:05 - Andrew D. from Bemidji, Minnesota looks back at the time when Wolverine was the most popular character at Marvel and wonders, "Wha happen?" 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 twelve designs! Music: "Beware of Darkness" George Harrison Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:56:49 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss... What We've Been Enjoying: 00:01:09 - Conor (and Josh and Ron) watched Welcome to Wrexham. 00:06:58 - Josh is very excited about the return of the NBA. 00:09:53 - Ron has been enjoying Light & Magic. Television: 00:11:59 - The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power 00:29:22 - House of the Dragon SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "In The House of Tom Bombadil" Nickel Creek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"This week it'll be a shorter show," they said, fooling themselves once more. With a firm handle on the number of expected issues in a given mini-series, Josh and Conor trudge onward doing the week's work of comic book exploration. And Hellblazer won. Well, not Hellblazer. But it's Hellblazer. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:20:17 Pick of the Week: 00:01:40 - Damn Them All #1 Comics: 00:15:04 - Catwoman: Lonely City, Book Four 00:23:54 - The Riddler: Year One, Book One 00:29:24 - Thunderbolts #3 00:38:09 - Pearl III #6 00:41:03 - DC Vs. Vampires #10 00:42:50 - The Human Target, Book Eight 00:44:55 - Strange Academy: Finals #1 Patron Pick: 00:49:12 - Star Trek #1 Patron Thanks: 01:01:53 - Waldo Cervantes Audience Question: 01:07:10 - Scott H. wonders how much collectability is a factor in the longevity of comics. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Demonomania" The Misfits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick is joined by his old pal and former co-host Paul Montgomery to discuss the latest DCEU film: Black Adam! What would would these two super fans make of the JSA's first big screen appearance? And what does this film say about the future of DC Films? (Note: this episode was recorded before the news that James Gunn and Peter Safran have been put in charge of the newly named DC Studios.) Running Time: 00:49:14 Music: "Paint It, Black" Rolling Stones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You guys cave guys? Let's hang out in a cave. They're immovable until they're not, then you're in real trouble. Let's fill our cave with this week's comics and keep the bears at bay! Running Time: 01:17:55 Pick of the Week: 00:02:13 - DCeased: War of the Undead Gods #3 Comics: 00:11:29 - Batman: The Knight #10 00:18:18 - G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #299 00:24:05 - G.C.P.D: The Blue Wall #1 00:34:19 - Rogues, Book Four 00:41:06 - Public Domain #5 00:45:40 - Deadly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1 00:48:34 - Deadly Class #56 00:50:31 - Flashpoint Beyond #6 Patron Pick: 00:52:42 - Miracleman: The Silver Age #1 Patron Thanks: 01:05:50 - Gilbhert Audience Question: 01:07:45 - Brad G. from Exeter, California wants to know if Kryptonians are part plant. Josh sets a timer and Ryan races against the clock to explain his thinking. 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 twelve designs! Music: "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" The Hold Steady Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at... Cosmic Odyssey by Jim Starlin, Mike Mignola, Carlos Garzon, Steve Oliff, & John Workman! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. Running Time: 00:52:01 Music: "Cosmic Love" Florence + The Machines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You know what it is? It's a nice little show. We've got some comics to talk about, and some lovely art and story, and a couple of emails, and it's just a nice little show. What else could you want? Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:12:47 Pick of the Week: 00:01:56 - Namor, The Sub-Mariner: Conquered Shores #1 Comics: 00:16:04 - The Amazing Spider-Man #905 00:24:00 - Do a Powerbomb! #5 00:29:33 - Hitomi #1 00:33:47 - Daredevil #653 00:36:54 - The Approach #1 00:39:06 - Fantastic Four #693 00:42:16 - Darkspaces: Wildfire #4 Patron Pick: 00:45:24 - Once & Future #30 Patron Thanks: 00:52:53 - Tony Beville Audience Questions: 00:55:38 - Tony S. is looking for recent, great, non-superhero stories in long form. 01:02:12 - Glenn H. asks, what is the deal with this DC Universe Inifinite Ultra app? 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 twelve designs! Music: "Pacific Ocean Blues" Dennis Wilson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

iFanboy celebrates its 850th episode with a triple-sized all listener e-mail spectacular! Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick, and Ryan Haupt asked you, the iFanbase, to send them e-mails… and you delivered! Running Time: 03:38:15 Pick of the Week: 00:02:42 - That Texas Blood #18 Patron Pick: 00:13:10 - Gotham City: Year One #1 Audience Questions: 00:22:09 - The tradition continues as we field questions from the loyal iFanbase for over three hours! Listen as the hosts slowly fall apart, either from drink or exhaustion -- for one it's both! -- talking comics and ephemera to the very bitter end. Patron Thanks: 01:49:25 - Jeremy Gellis 01:51:05 - Alex Waller 01:53:03 - Joseph Trahan rought 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 twelve designs! Music: "Back and To The Left" Texas is the Reason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bell returns… but even that time-saving device can’t stop the show from running long! (It was even longer before the edit!) Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan couldn’t help it — there was just so much to talk about. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:10:22 Pick of the Week: 00:02:14 – The Human Target, Book Seven Comics: 00:14:23 – Superman: Space Age, Book Two 00:23:34 – Lazarus: Risen #7 00:30:21 – Tim Drake: Robin #1 00:38:00 – Stillwater #15 00:41:07 – Action Comics #1047 00:43:03 – Eight Billion Genies #5 00:45:03 – Thor #753 00:47:07 – Old Dog #1 00:49:38 – The Roadie #1 The Bell: 00:50:43 – The Bell is back! 00:51:39 – Miles Morales: Spider-Man #282 00:52:01 – The Amazing Spider-Man #904 00:52:23 – DC Horror Presents: Sgt. Rock vs. The Army of the Dead #1 00:52:47 – Batman: Beyond the White Knight, Book Five 00:53:13 – Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings #141 00:53:38 – Ant-Man #3 00:54:00 – I Hate This Place #5 00:54:24 – Parker Girls #2 00:54:45 – DC vs. Vampires #9 00:55:09 – Justice League vs. The Legion of Super-Heroes #6 Patron Pick: 00:55:34 – Briar #1 Patron Thanks: 01:02:12 – Bill Taylor 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 twelve designs! Music: “DONTTRUSTME” 3OH!3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So, here's what happened. Conor and Josh both watched a dumb movie about the end of the world (Moonfall, 2022), and then watched another dumb movie about the end of the world (Geostorm, 2017), and we wanted to talk about them, and here it is. Are they good movies? Well, yes and no. Does the real science matter? Certainly not. Does Los Angeles get destroyed again? Damn right. Running Time: 00:55:47 Music: "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" Bob Dylan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor has too many books, Josh clings desperately to life, and Ryan tries not get robbed on an action packed episode of everyone's favorite comic book podcast that isn't afraid to answer the question: what hurts? Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:13:44 Pick of the Week: 00:02:24 - Nightwing #96 Comics: 00:10:37 - Batman/Superman: World's Finest #7 00:18:34 - Creepshow #1 00:23:43 - Fantastic Four #692 00:30:14 - Rogues' Gallery #3 00:33:28 - Fables #155 00:35:44 - The Flash #786 00:37:27 - Radiant Black #18 00:40:20 - X-Terminators #1 Patron Pick: 00:42:59 - Vanish #1 Patron Thanks: 00:55:28 - Adam Neal Crispin 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 twelve designs! Music: "Block After Block" Matt & Kim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:55:00 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss... What We've Been Enjoying: 00:02:13 - Conor watched the first two seasons of Never Have I Ever. 00:05:04 - Ron watched The Bear and A League of Their Own. 00:10:57 - There are too many shows on too many services. 00:12:54 - Josh watched For All Mankind. 00:17:26 - After last month's episode, Conor watched Black Bird. Game Time: 00:18:30 - The guys try to remember details from Battlestar Galactica. Old Men on Old Movies: 00:22:05 - The Poseidon Adventure (1972) SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "The Morning After" Maureen McGovern Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for your weekly old nerd happy fun time! The highlight of this is probably the excited taco talk. At least for us. Running Time: 01:14:27 Pick of the Week: 00:03:55 - Captain Marvel #175 Comics: 00:15:06 - Trve Kvlt #2 00:19:19 - Dark Spaces: Wildfire #3 00:26:02 - Midnight Suns #1 00:30:44 - Maskerade #1 00:34:02 - A Righteous Thirst for Vengeance #11 00:37:47 - Daredevil #641 Patron Pick: 00:42:47 - Batman vs. Robin #1 Patron Thanks: 00:52:27 - Gary Audience Questions: 00:54:22 - Karl is thinking about continuity, if things matter, or make sense. Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ryan go head-to-head-to-head on The Great American Pop Culture Quiz Show! 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 twelve designs! Music: "Dance Music" The Mountain Goats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Come for the comics talk, stay for Conor's David Milch deep pull and Josh struggling with the other "Star" franchise. But always remember: this is not a math show. Running Time: 01:04:07 Pick of the Week: 00:02:54 - She-Hulk #169 Comics: 00:18:02 - Dark Knights of Steel: Tales from the Three Kingdoms #1 00:22:47 - That Texas Blood #17 00:30:24 - Alien #1 00:37:15 - Batman #127 00:39:27 - Punisher #6 00:41:49 - Moon Knight #15 Patron Pick: 00:43:50 - Star Trek #400 Patron Thanks: 00:51:07 - Patrick Rott Audience Questions: 00:52:30 - Kyle F. is thinking about binding his single issues. Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ryan go head-to-head-to-head on The Great American Pop Culture Quiz Show! 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 twelve designs! Music: "Sex & Candy" Marcy Playground Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is it actually the 1000th issue? Probably not. Is it worth it? It is. Remember: Nothing Makes Sense, Nothing Matters. There's also a bonus Darwyn Cooke story! Real life, not comic book. Running Time: 01:11:13 Pick of the Week: 00:02:17 - Amazing Fantasy #1000 Comics: 00:18:56 - Thunderbolts #1 00:25:26 - Superman: Warworld Apocalypse #1 00:29:13 - G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #297 00:37:32 - Dogs of London #4 00:40:21 - Ant-Man #2 00:44:08 - The Variants #3 Patron Pick: 00:46:36 - Amazing Fantasy #1000 Patron Thanks: 00:48:04 - Adam Bushell Audience Questions: 00:52:47 - Cory from Cleveland, OH wants to know if Marvel should fill in the MCU holes with comics. 00:58:45 - Anthony from Maine asks about the tax situations of well known comic book billionaires. 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 twelve designs! Music: "Spider-Man (Live)" Ramones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Jamokes are feeling useless... useless... but fortunately special guest Ryan Haupt is able to spider-glider in and lend a webbed hand in discussing this week's comics! Running Time: 01:13:10 Pick of the Week: 00:03:27 - The Amazing Spider-Man #902 Comics: 00:14:12 - Tales of the Human Target #1 00:18:39 - Public Domain #3 00:25:08 - Fantastic Four #691 00:29:29 - Deadly Class #55 00:37:09 - Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings #2 00:40:20 - Task Force Z #11 00:41:52 - The Shaolin Cowboy: Cruel to be Kin #4 Star Wars Corner: 00:44:04 - Star Wars: Darth Vader #26 00:47:48 - Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories #1 Patron Pick: 00:49:13 - Minor Threats #1 Patron Thanks: 00:57:06 - Peter Compton Audience Questions: 01:01:03 - Adam from Orlando, FL wants to know who is Kang amongst the iFanboy crew. 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 twelve designs! Music: "Spiderwebs" No Doubt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at... Hulk: Future Imperfect by Peter David, George Pérez, Tom Smith, & Joe Rosen! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. Running Time: 00:4x:xx Music: "Two Princes" Spin Doctors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They are cohosts, but are they friends? Let's find out this week in which there were a lot of comics to talk about and analyze. Just remember -- iFanboy does not provide any college credit and please don't list them as a reference. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:07:24 Pick of the Week: 00:02:27 - Daredevil #650 Comics: 00:15:29 - Do A Powerbomb! #3 00:19:55 - Batman/Superman: World's Finest #6 00:25:35 - DC vs. Vampires: All-Out War #2 00:32:21 - Jimmy's Little Bastards #1 00:34:49 - Nightwing #95 00:37:06 - Trve Kvlt #1 00:39:13 - Hulk #775 Patron Pick: 00:40:56 - Batman: One Bad Day - The Riddler #1 Patron Thanks: 00:56:21 - Michael Mavity 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 twelve designs! Music: "Circle of Friends" Better Than Ezra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:58:20 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss... What We've Been Enjoying: 00:01:39 - Ron has been watching Only Murders in the Building, and finished WeCrashed and The Orville: New Horizons. 00:05:57 - Josh watched Blackbird. 00:09:49 - A brief foray into the strength of Apple TV+ and the overall problem of discoverability with streaming. 00:11:52 - Conor is watching Reservation Dogs, and watched Cobra Kai, Prey, and The Gray Man. Top 5: 00:17:09 - The guys reveal their picks for the Top 5 TV Deaths. SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" Israel Kamakawiwo'ole Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where are you at in your Predator fandom? You need to have that straight before moving on here. After that, herein, witness two good friends having the best hour of their week, and talking about how a watch was drawn loosely, and Sandwiches of History. Just what you expect from this show. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:15:31 Pick of the Week: 00:01:18 - Parker Girls #1 Comics: 00:15:04 - The Amazing Spider-Man #901 00:23:49 - Eight Billion Genies #4 00:30:22 - DCeased: War of the Undead Gods #1 00:38:32 - Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1957: Falling Sky 00:40:50 - Punisher #5 00:42:35 - Giant-Size Gwen Stacy #1 Patron Pick: 00:45:43- Predator #1 Patron Thanks: 00:53:19 - Daniel Udwary Audience Questions: 00:55:32 - Greg from Philly has a question about super team pool parties. Really. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Do What U Want (Ft. Christina Agulera)" Lady Gaga 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 release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line... Green Lantern: Beware My Power! Plus looking ahead to Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons and the recently announced 2023 line up! Running Time: 00:43:31 Music: "Power to the People" John Lennon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor’s back and he and Josh have a lot of catching up to do! Also, comic book talk this week is often interrupted by the telling (or re-telling) of old stories and a lot of it is about meat (and also pie). Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:15:31 Pick of the Week: 00:03:42 – DC vs. Vampires #8 Comics: 00:16:21 – Batman: Killing Time #6 00:23:48 – Iron Man #22 00:28:49 – The Scumbag #14 00:36:13 – Stillwater #14 00:39:38 – Golden Rage #1 00:42:34 – Frankenstein: New World #1 00:47:18 – The Closet #3 Patron Pick: 00:51:44 – The New Champion of Shazam! #1 Patron Thanks: 00:57:43 – William White Quick Aside: 00:59:16 – DC’s tribute to Neal Adams. Audience Questions: 01:00:36 – Jason M. is feeling “Marvel and DC characters always reset” ennui. 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 twelve designs! Music: “Snake Farm” Ray Wylie Hubbard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A solo jamoke is joined by an overeager attendant. Their mission? Discuss the week's comics, have some laughs, and get "occasionally" sidetracked. Will they succeed? You'll have to listen yourself to find out! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:21:11 Pick of the Week: 00:03:03 - Superman: Space Age, Book One Comics: 00:17:14 - Ant-Man #1 00:24:14 - Public Domain #2 00:33:13 - Genis-Vell: Captain Marvel #1 00:39:27 - Batman: One Dark Knight, Book Three 00:43:00 - I Hate This Place #3 00:46:10 - Wolverine: Patch #4 Star Wars Corner: 00:47:35 - Star Wars: Obi-Wan #3 Patron Pick: 00:55:47 - Superman: Space Age, Book One Patron Thanks: 00:59:18 - keyOps 01:00:36 - Jonathan Holland Audience Questions: 01:06:40 - Robert Wendt from Parts Unknown asks us to assemble a custom team of Avengers and pick a creative team to tell their story. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Summer of '69" Bryan Adams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Rainbow Rowell is well known to her Young Adult and prose fans, but when her name showed up on the first issue of the new Runaways series, we wondered where this fully formed comic book writing had come from. Josh talks to Rainbow about where she came from, and how she got to comics. You're going to hear a woman who has a deep love for comics as a medium, and for many of the characters she's gotten to write, and more she's hoping to create for. Total Running Time: 01:14:29 For more on Rainbow Rowell, go here. Music: “Rainbow in the Dark" Dio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the semi-annual solo Josh show! The management would like to apologize for this. With Conor out somewhere, and no one else wanting to talk to him, Josh will, as always, talk to himself. Great comics helped a lot. You'll have to make your own call. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 00:52:12 Pick of the Week: 00:01:59 - Batman: The Knight #7 Comics: 00:07:40 - DC vs. Vampires: All Out War #1 00:13:21d - Alien Annual #1 00:16:11 - Young Hellboy: Assault on Castle Death #1 00:19:19 - Maestro: World War M #5 00:21:17 - The Rocketeer: The Great Race #4 00:23:18 - Silver Coin #12 Patron Pick: 00:25:53 - Dark Spaces: Wildfire #1 Patron Thanks: 00:34:55 - Rafael Hernandez 00:36:03 - Joey Fry Listener Questions: 000:36:39 - Ryan wants to know about the media input systems. How do we keep up, find new things, and not get lost? 000:42:25 - Rashaad wonders about first contact in comics. Josh doesn't have a great answer, but the record button was activated, so here we are. 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 twelve designs! Music: "Magic" The Cars Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor is (possibly) galavanting on the high seas, (allegedly) performing acts of piracy, and rabble rousing. Or he's not. We have no way to know for sure. But in the meantime, we have our good pal, Jim Viscardi from comicbook.com on the mic to talk about this week's books. And Moon Knight. Always Moon Knight. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:22:55 Pick of the Week: 00:01:49 - Rogues, Book Three Comics: 00:10:48 - Fantastic Four #690 00:20:44 - Captain Marvel #173 00:26:07 - Moon Knight #3 00:39:07 - The Punisher #4 00:43:22 - Impact Winter #1 00:45:11 - Daredevil #649 Patron Pick: 00:50:41 - X-Men: Hellfire Gala #1 Patron Thanks: 01:03:07 - Jimmy Heating 01:05:11 - Raja Perumal Listener Questions: 01:06:21 - Eric F. wants to know, if Batman, why not Aquaman? 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 twelve designs! Music: "Lowdown Monkey Blues (feat. Tom Waits)" The Replacements Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan gather at Omnipodcast City to discuss the 29th MCU film: Thor: Love and Thunder! Running Time: 00:35:40 Music: "November Rain" Guns N' Roses Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rough week. Rough, rough week. But at least we had great comics and the show to make us laugh. Plus pizza, ice cream, and white chocolate. And sharks. Always, sharks. Porkers, Mr. Hooper? Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:06:07 Pick of the Week: 00:01:58 - Batman #125 Comics: 00:12:13 - Batman: Killing Time #5 00:17:39 - That Texas Blood #15 00:23:49 - The Amazing Spider-Man #899 00:32:59 - The Closet #2 00:36:50 - Strange Academy #18 00:39:23 - King Conan #6 Patron Pick: 00:43:30 - Starhenge, Book One: The Dragon & The Boar #1 Patron Thanks: 00:49:53 - Jim Herne 00:52:11 - Nick Maynard 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 twelve designs! Music: "It's All Going to Pot" Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 01:00:00 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss... What We've Been Enjoying: 00:01:37 - Josh has been watching The Bear and listening to Cryptonomicon and The Baroque Cycle. 00:05:43 - Conor has been watching The Orville: New Horizons and Only Murders in the Building and watched Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Father of the Bride, and Fire Island. 00:08:55 - Josh's wife has been watching way more of The Bear than she was supposed to. 00:09:17 - Ron saw Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain and Elvis. Mail Bag: 00:16:06 - Dan from Baltimore, Maryland asks about how to decide between director's cuts vs. theatrical cuts when choosing to watch a film. 00:19:43 - Ken from The Great White North wants to know what constitutes a gangster film and which are the greatest of all time. 00:27:01 - Cory from Cleveland, Ohio wants to know how The Pacific stacks up against Band of Brothers. 00:29:44 - Adrian Z. asks which type of media the guys would give up if they had to give up one. 00:35:40 - Patrick W. wants to know what everyone thought of season three of Barry. 00:39:05 - Greg M. from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania asks about Star Wars toys. 00:43:27 - Adam from Chicago, Illinois has an unusual way of eating a slice of pizza. Game Time: 00:48:06 - The guys play the new game that's sweeping the nation: "Who Should Tom Hanks Play?" SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "That's All Right" Elvis Presley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's all spills, no thrills in this word of technological marvels still somehow susceptible to the unsuspecting application of liquids, but at the end of the day we still have comics, and those comics are in need of discussion, so we persevere for the people. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:11:40 Pick of the Week: 00:03:06 - Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: Old Man Whittier Comics: 00:09:21 - Batman/Catwoman #12 00:17:01 - The Avengers #57 00:21:08 - A Righteous Thirst For Vengeance #9 00:28:36 - Public Domain #1 00:34:12 - Sins of the Black Flamingo #1 00:36:43 - Iron Cat #1 00:40:14 - What's the Furthest Place From Here? #7 Patron Pick: 00:42:58 - The Variants #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:33 - Doug Mossengren 00:52:10 - Logan Jacobs 00:53:32 - AshingKushner Audience Questions: 00:58:24 - Scott H. from Portland, OR wants to know what the major Easter Egg landmarks would be in a fictionalized iFanboy City. 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 twelve designs! Music: "Gives You Hell" The All-American Rejects Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Mahmud Asrar came from Turkey to make a big name for himself in mainstream comics, and he paid his dues. He got started in America with Jay Faerber on Dynamo 5, and moved along quickly from there, notching runs on Supergirl, Uncanny X-Men, and more, most recently with Jason Aaron on Conan the Barbarian, and King Conan. We talk about his work, and he got from a kid scrounging comics wherever he could to fan favorite artist doing his dream job. Total Running Time: 01:05:56 Follow Mahmud on Instagram, and Twitter. Music: “Skin 'O My Teeth" Megadeth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comics have delivered a nostalgic dusting of classic creators and stories and these old men are here for it. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:10:13 Pick of the Week: 00:02:34 - Maestro: World War M #4 Comics: 00:12:21 - Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen's Boss Perry White #1 00:18:27 - Black Adam #1 00:24:12 - Batman/Superman: World's Finest #1 00:30:06 - The Lonesome Hunters #1 00:31:59 - Immortal X-Men #3 and X-Men #11 00:35:01 - The Silver Coin #11 00:39:04 - Silver Surfer: Rebirth #5 Patron Pick: 00:40:36 - New Fantastic Four #1 Patron Thanks: 00:48:50 - Charles Rose 00:51:49 - Ryan A Abcede Audience Questions: 00:53:24 - Jack from London, England has been wondering about story formats and lengths, and which writers are best at which kinds of series. 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 twelve designs! Music: "Punch Me Harder" Superchunk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:54:21 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss... What We've Been Enjoying: 00:01:07 - Key Parties and Throuples 00:02:02 - Conor watched the first season of Gaslit, is watching Dark Winds and The Old Man, and went to see Steve Martin and Martin Short live. 00:10:10 - Josh watched Pistol. 00:14:24 - A brief digression to lament the untenable state of the Age of Too Much Television™. 00:16:48 - Ron finished the first season of The Offer and watched Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers. Discussion: 00:23:45 - Top Gun (1986) 00:31:21 - Top Gun: Maverick SPOILERS ABOVE! What's a Mediasplode? It's a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It's like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format. Music: "Top Gun Anthem" Harold Faltermeyer & Steve Stevens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mortality. The iFanboy No-Prize. Comics. The usual! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:06:00 Pick of the Week: 00:02:51 - Do A Power Bomb #1 Comics: 00:13:39 - G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero - Saturday Morning Adventures #3 00:21:16 - Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #1 00:30:17 - Eight Billion Genies #2 00:37:01 - The Best Archie Comic Ever! #1 00:38:14 - Seven Sons #1 00:41:17 - Batman: Urban Legends #16 00:45:19 - The Marvels #11 00:46:32 - A Calculated Man #1 Patron Pick: 00:49:15 - Do A Power Bomb #1 Patron Thanks: 00:49:49 - Comic Addiction 00:52:21 - Ben Stanley Audience Questions: 00:53:55 - Kevin M. from Seattle, WA has a question about the ER-inspired video show opening. In Memoriam: 00:56:28 - Tim Sale (1956-2022). 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 twelve designs! Music: "Pour Some Sugar on Me" Def Leppard 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 release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line... DC Showcase: Constantine - The House of Mystery plus the other shorts in this collection: Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth, The Losers, and Blue Beetle! Running Time: 00:28:10 Music: "The Mystery Zone" Spoon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices