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One could describe this episode as "rollicking", which is another way of saying "unfocused", but at least Josh had fun, and his second pick in a row. We pour one out for the state of digital comics and we like a lot of things in comics this week. Were you looking for some World War 2 history lessons from less than qualified podcast hosts? Well, strap in. Running Time: 01:10:43 Pick of the Week: 00:02:45 - Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #8 Comics: 00:15:15 - Nightwing #89 00:21:35 - Batman: The Knight #2 00:25:11 - X-Men #8 00:28:28 - Fantastic Four #680 War Corner: 00:32:41 - The Lion and the Eagle #1 Patron Pick: 00:40:02 - G.I. Joe: Saturday Morning Adventures #1 Patron Thanks: 00:54:15 - Owen McNestry 00:55:56 - Nariman Shariat Audience Questions: 00:57:08 - Ethan J. wants to know if there are any alternatives to Comixology. We don't have great news. 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: "Knowledge" Operation Ivy 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: 01:01:50 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: 00:01:02 - Catching up on the Best Picture nominees. (And the problem with the second half of Will Smith's career.) 00:10:00 - Conor re-read The Great Gatsby and watched Reacher. 00:12:58 - Josh listened to the audio book of Led Zeppelin: The Biography. 00:18:28 - Ron watched The Expanse and Cobra Kai. Review: 00:22:32 - The Book of Boba Fett, Season 1 Listener Mail: 00:47:20 - James W. has a problem with something Josh said during the discussion of The Beatles: Get Back. 00:56:59 - Kevin M. wants to know which Neal Stephenson book is the best. 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: "Immigrant Song" Led Zeppelin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

*WHISTLE* There's a penalty on the podcast. Delay of internet, 10 second penalty, replay discussion of comics. Running Time: 01:12:23 Pick of the Week: 00:02:30 - Justice League 2022 Annual #1 Comics: 00:11:39 - Hawkeye: Kate Bishop #4 00:15:26 - Maestro: World War M #1 00:22:32 - Superman: Son of Kal-El #8 00:31:28 - The Avengers #753 00:35:32 - Batman/Catwoman #10 00:39:51 - Batgirls #3 00:43:46 - Mighty Morphin #16 Patron Pick: 00:46:55 - The Secret X-Men #1 Patron Thanks: 01:00:45 - Sam du Rose 01:02:48 - Mesa called Micah, mesa your humble Patron! 01:05:52 - Raul Peterson 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: "Ain't Nobody's Problem" The Lumineers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen, we’re all getting older and we’re all going to die one day and there’s nothing we can do to stop it. This week’s show, as it is with every week’s show, is about the inexorable march of time and our helplessness in the face of it. And also comic books. Running Time: 01:02:36 Pick of the Week: 00:03:13 – The Scumbag #12 Comics: 00:10:58 – Love Everlasting #1 00:16:14 – Fantastic Four: Life Story #6 00:20:51 – Fantastic Four: Reckoning War Alpha #1 00:29:00 – Monkey Prince #1 00:32:44 – New Masters #1 00:34:44 – Geiger 80-Page Giant #1 Patron Pick: 00:38:33 – The X-Cellent #1 Patron Thanks: 00:46:33 – Shaun Moats 00:47:35 – Tom Cornell Listener Mail: 00:48:41 – Jimi L. pines for the Marvel glory days of the early 2000s. 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: “A Hazy Shade of Winter” Simon & Garfunkel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan go through various flights of artistic appreciation fancy, and Conor's lucidity comes and goes with the winds. The revolution continues with correct comic numbering, but the revolutionaries do have some stumbles. Plus you get a bonus comic TV reviews and 2 classic rock stories. Running Time: 01:20:23 Pick of the Week: 00:01:24 - Iron Man #641 (16) Comics: 00:10:27 - The Human Target #4 00:23:01 - The Death of Doctor Strange #5 00:28:13 - Batman/Catwoman Special #1 00:35:36 - Detective Comics #1050 00:38:53 - Peacemaker: Disturbing the Peace #1 00:41:46 - Superman '78 #6 00:43:10 - Mary Jane & Black Cat: Beyond #1 Patron Pick: 00:46:36 - Saga #55 Patron Thanks: 00:59:30 - Dan Prosser 01:01:12 - Jonathan Moran Listener Mail: 01:02:41 - Ken J. from the Great White North asks which of the Big Two "won" the last few decades. 01:06:43 - Brad G. from California brings up Calvin and Hobbes. 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 eleven designs! Music: "Older Gods" Wu-Tang Clan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan finally made their way to the theater to see Spider-Man: No Way Home and now they can finally talk about it! Also Venom, No Time To Die, and Euphoria. Just a little bit. Running Time: 00:41:00 Music: "Dr Strangeluv" Blonde Redhead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh is keeping a seat open for Conor but in the meantime Ryan Haupt is here to talk about this week's comics, and by Crom do they talk about them! Running Time: 01:13:37 Pick of the Week: 00:02:58 - King Conan #57 Comics: 00:13:31 - Daredevil: Woman Without Fear #1 00:18:47 - Joe Hill's Rain #1 00:25:23 - Robin & Batman #3 00:36:09 - Justice League vs. The Legion of Super-Heroes #1 00:38:31 - Fantastic Four #684 00:41:42 - The Thing #3 Star Wars Corner: 00:44:47 - Star Wars #20 Patron Pick: 00:50:12 - Savage Avengers #28 Patron Thanks: 00:57:16 - Divi Vilanui 00:58:25 - Trevor Williams Listener Mail: 01:00:10 - Blake C. from Chicago, IL wants to know if we've ever had to stop consuming certain media to preserve our mental health. 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 eleven designs! Music: "Little King" Robbie Fulks 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: 01:08:00 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss... What We Watched Over the Holidays: 00:01:47 - Josh watched Queer Eye and F is For Family. 00:07:42 - Ron caught up on The Flash, is watching Around the World in 80 Days, and went to see West Side Story. 00:14:31 - Conor watched Queer Eye, Letterkenny, Don't Look Up, The Wheel of Time, and Reservation Dogs. Television: 00:19:14 - Is anyone watching The Book of Boba Fett? 00:21:11 - Succession, Season 3 00:35:13 - The Beatles: Get Back 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: "Get Back" The Beatles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have returned, and we've solved the metaphor running across the history of Thor comics. Mark Russell is pondered once more, and we've been doing all of this for far too long. Too long to stop now, obviously. We're like the letterers. We don't go anywhere. We also repeated some patron powers, so... bonus powers. Note: Timecodes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:10:43 Pick of the Week: 00:03:57 - Thor #746 (20) Comics: 00:10:47 - The Amazing Spider-Man #885 (84) 00:18:27 - Dark Knights of Steel #3 00:24:03 - Detective Comics #1047 00:31:19 - Not All Robots #5 00:34:23 - Inferno #4 00:36:30 - One-Star Squadron #2 00:40:56 - Marjorie Finnegan, Temporal Criminal #8 Patron Pick: 00:43:52 - Wastelanders: Doom #1 Patron Thanks: 00:53:11 - Cody (again) 00:55:07 - Charles Phillips (again) Listener Mail: 00:56:42 - Zack is looking for the original art hookup. 01:00:48 - Rashaad is thinking about the relative value of backup stories. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "Divine Hammer" The Breeders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the sixteenth annual iFanboy All Media Year End Roundup! Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and special guest Ron Richards discuss some of what they enjoyed in media in this, the weird year that was 2021. Movies, television, music, books, 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: 02:28:20 Movies: 00:02:32 – Licorice Pizza 00:05:52 – The French Dispatch 00:08:13 – Stillwater 00:10:27 – Dune 00:13:43 – No Time to Die 00:15:27 – Together Together 00:17:52 – The Sparks Brothers 00:21:20 – Derek DelGaudio’s In & Of Itself 00:23:06 – The Mitchells vs. The Machines 00:24:40 – Annette 00:26:48 – tick, tick… BOOM! 00:29:33 – The Harder They Fall 00:32:22 – Zola 00:35:55 – The Fast Saga 00:39:07 – The current state of the movies Television: 00:40:26 – Only Murders in the Building 00:42:47 – Ted Lasso 00:43:39 – Swagger 00:46:25 – Scenes from a Marriage 00:47:52 – Billons 00:49:17 – Mare of Easttown 00:50:46 – Gossip Girl 00:54:27 – Lupin 00:56:15 – Foundation 00:58:27 – The Expanse 01:02:02 – DC’s Legends of Tomorrow 01:04:11 – Dopesick 01:10:18 – The Beatles: Get Back 01:17:20 – Yellowstone 01:18:42 – Succession Books: 01:28:13 – “Termination Shock: A Novel” by Neal Stephenson 01:32:04 – “Project Hail Mary: A Novel” by Andy Weir 01:34:11 – “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: A Novel” by Quentin Tarantino 01:36:14 – “The Mirage Factory: Illusion, Imagination, and the Invention of Los Angeles” by Gary Krist 01:37:55 – “A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (And Some Bears)” by Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling 01:40:32 – “The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood” by Sam Wasson 01:41:52 – “The Poet and the Murderer: A True Story of Verse, Violence and the Art of Forgery” by Simon Worrall 01:43:01 – “Truman” by David McCullough 01:45:49 – “Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas” by Glenn Kenny 01:47:29 – “The Thursday Murder Club: A Novel” by Richard Osman 01:48:50 – “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” by Junot Díaz 01:51:17 – “The Spy Who Came in From the Cold” by John le Carré Music: 01:52:48 – “Distant Populations” – Quicksand 01:54:50 – “El Camino 10th Anniversary” – The Black Keys 01:56:14 – “Drives Out East” – Koyo 01:57:20 – Lukas Nelson and The Promise of the Real at the El Rey in Los Angeles 01:58:59 – The “Distortion” Sets – Bob Mould 02:02:27 – My Bloody Valentine Reissues 02:06:22 – “Hit the Breaks” – PLOSIVS 02:07:10 – “Glow On” – Turnstile Comics: 02:08:30 – The mini-series is back! 02:09:15 – Nightwing 02:10:22 – Fantastic Four 02:11:11 – Beta Ray Bill 02:11:56 – King in Black: Thunderbolts 02:13:28 – Rorschach 02:14:31 – Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow 02:15:32 – Haha 02:16:56 – Karmen 02:18:02 – Maestro: War and Pax 02:19:17 – Kang The Conquerer 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 Ron Richards… • Watch All About Android! • If you’re into pinball, check out Scorbit! Music: “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas” Slowey and The Boats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Just in time to fulfill his yearly Talksplode obligation, Josh has a great conversation with longtime editor, Will Dennis. Will was working at Vertigo Comics in the late 90s and early 2000s, which was one of the most fertile times for the publisher, when they introduced many of the creators who would become the superstars of comics today. Will talks about his work as an editor and how he approaches it as a job and a career. It's a side of comics production we still don't talk about enough, it's an entertaining and enlightening talk. Total Running Time: 01:11:20 Follow Will on Instagram, and check out his professional website for Bespoke Comics. Music: “Everyone Needs an Editor" Mates of State Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the jam-packed final Pick of the Week show of the year! Comics are discussed! A robot's need to eat is debated! Memory lane is heavily trod! It's all here and it's all happening! Note: Timecodes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:05:04 Pick of the Week: 00:02:01 - Batman #118 Comics: 00:11:39 - Fantastic Four: Life Story #5 00:15:47 - Devil's Reign #1 00:20:28 - Superman: Son of Kal-El Annual #1 00:26:10 - Made in Korea #6 00:29:06 - Crossover #10 00:29:50 - Amazing Fantasy #5 00:31:42 - The Good Asian #7 Year End Statistics: 00:34:46 - Picks of the Week: By The Numbers! Patron Pick: 00:38:01 - One-Star Squadron #1 Patron Thanks: 00:46:29 - Cody 00:47:41 - Charles Phillips Listener Mail: 00:49:13 - Mike from Buffalo, NY asks about the iFanboy Handbook. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got twelve designs! Music: "A Willie Nice Christmas [feat. Willie Nelson]" Kacey Musgraves 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... The Death of Captain Marvel: Gallery Edition by Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Jim Starlin, Doug Moench, Steve Englehart, Gene Colan, Pat Broderick, Frank Giacoia, Paul Reinman, Vince Colletta, Jack Abel, Bruce Patterson, Stan Goldberg, Ben Sean, Steve Oliff, Carl Gafford, Glynis Wein, Artie Simek, Sam Rosen, Tom Orzechowski, Elaine Heinl, Diana Albers, & Jim Novak! 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: 00:35:34 Music: "The End of Everything" Chris Isaak Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Gentlemen from iFanboy would like to put forth a motion to dismiss all comic book renumberings. This week's books have triumphs and failures, and at least one spectacular page. Also, what is sexy? Well, we'll tell you, while we go long on every single part of the show. Note: Timecodes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:18:45 Pick of the Week: 00:01:44 - Fantastic Four #38 Comics: 00:12:48 - The Human Target #2 00:16:32 - Daredevil #36 00:26:37 - The Me You Love in the Dark #5 00:33:52 - Serial #8 00:36:02 - Nightwing 2021 Annual 00:39:07 - King of Spies #1 00:42:05 - The Avengers #750 (#50) Patron Pick: 00:38:31 - Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons, Book One Patron Thanks: 01:00:30 - Old Man Tony 01:02:42 - Jake Listener Mail: 01:04:29 - Dave's thinking about Wonder Man and his absence in the MCU. 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 eleven designs! Music: "Winter Wonderland" Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra 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... Avengers Forever by Kurt Busiek, Roger Stern, Carlos Pacheco, Jesús Merino, Steve Oliff, Richard Starkings, & Albert Deschesne! 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: 00:36:40 Music: "A Hazy Shade of Winter" Simon & Garfunkel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan are summoned to discuss Marvel Studios' second attempt in 2021 at launching a new franchise -- Eternals! Plus, just what the hell does the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe looks like and what phase are we in exactly and where do we all go from here? Running Time: 00:33:10 Music: "Broken Wings" Mr. Mister Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They had to wait for its Disney+ release and now it is finally time for Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and Paul Montgomery to gather to discuss Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings! Running Time: 00:31:51 Music: "Hotel California" The Eagles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's another strong week, but one conquers all, as it must be. The French are an apparent theme, as well as the exploitation of your billionaire relatives. Also, Josh said Prohibition ended in 1932, but it was 1933, and we are all deeply shamed. And make sure you check out Tough Jews, if it sounds good to you. Running Time: 01:09:45 Pick of the Week: 00:02:15 - Kang the Conqueror #4 Comics: 00:13:22 - Dark Ages #3 00:18:43 - Not All Robots #4 00:22:33 - The Amazing Spider-Man #78.BEY 00:27:08 - Blue and Gold #4 00:29:23 - Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #5 00:33:15 - Robins #1 00:35:26 - Nightwing #86 Patron Pick: 00:38:23 - We Only Kill Each Other #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:04 - Bishop Dequaine 00:51:02 - Darren Jackson Listener Mail: 00:53:47 - Paul from Vancouver is thinking about the extended universes of the Big 2, and how it's being tied in with continuity, and what all that means. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eleven designs! Music: "Search and Destory" (Iggy Pop Mix) The Stooges 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: 00:49:36 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: 00:02:03 - Conor finished Supergirl and has been watching DC's Legends of Tomorrow. 00:06:17 - Ron as been listening to Mike and Tom Eat Snacks, and watching The Sparks Brothers and Succession. 00:11:25 - Josh has been watching Dear Rider and Dopesick. Discussion: 00:15:40 - The guys discuss their holiday media traditions from childhood to adulthood. Listener Mail: 00:27:35 - Joel L. from Prosser, WA wants to know if Night of the Living Dead counts as a disaster movie. 00:30:00 - Jay B. wants to know if Ghostbusters counts as a disaster movie. 00:30:36 - David B. from Minneapolis, MN wants to know if David Lynch is a GDAT. 00:33:15 - Ryan S. is finding himself watching more films that were made before he was born and asks the guys their favorite decade or era of film and an overlooked classic from that time. 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: "High Times" Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan can start to see the holiday break in the distance so they better stop fooling around and make the most of it and talk about some comics this week. Note: Timecodes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:03:40 Pick of the Week: 00:01:33 - Robin & Batman #1 Comics: 00:10:22 - What's The Furthest Place From Here? #1 00:15:55 - Stillwater #11 00:21:19 - The Thing #1 00:29:26 - A Righteous Thirst For Vengeance #2 00:31:28 - Action Comics #1036 00:34:04 - Sea of Stars #11 00:36:15 - Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton #6 Patron Pick: 00:37:26 - Regarding the Matter of Oswald's Body #1 Patron Thanks: 00:44:02 - No Rest Holds 00:45:58 - Chris ST George Listener Mail: 00:47:35 - Ken from The Great White North wants to know if the guys still make Simpsons references in their daily lives. 00:50:48 - Jimi J. thinks that Brian Michael Bendis would make a great editor. 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 eleven designs! Music: "I'll Be Yr Bird" M Ward Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt (who has some mic problems and we apologize) — discuss the latest release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line... Injustice!! Plus looking forward to Catwoman: Hunted! Running Time: 00:31:30 Music: "We Used To Be Friends" The Dandy Warhols Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back from assignment, Josh Flanagan is a little rusty and he and Conor Kilpatrick go on way too long on some of these books. But they managed to fit in an email as well as a brief discussions about Teen Wolf and James Brown. So there’s that. Note: Timecodes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:02:36 Pick of the Week: 00:02:00 – Dark Knights of Steel #1 Comics: 00:13:04 – The Human Target #1 00:21:49 – Batman/Superman: The Authority Special #1 00:27:28 – Radiant Black #9 00:33:39 – The Blue Flame #5 00:35:45 – Crossover #9 00:38:20 – Superman ’78 #3 00:39:54 – The Silver Coin #6 Patron Pick: 00:42:31 – Newburn #1 Patron Thanks: 00:49:30 – Robert Kidd 00:50:06 – Edwin Danielson Listener Mail: 00:52:05 – Ryan A. from the United Kingdom asks a follow-up question from a previous episode’s discussion about comic book criticism. 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 eleven designs! Music: “Harmonia’s Dream” The War on Drugs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Josh is on assignment so Ryan Haupt stops by and in our books things immediately get mixed up in which makes them hard to even talk about, but we have to talk about something while we wait for Flanagan to come back in from the cold. Running Time: 01:01:27 Pick of the Week: 00:01:42 - Aquaman/Green Arrow: Deep Target #1 Comics: 00:09:27 - M.O.M.: Mother of Madness #3 00:12:34 - DC vs. Vampires #1 00:16:55 - Robin #7 00:21:13 - Moon Knight #4 00:25:55 - Jupiter's Legacy: Requiem #5 00:28:31 - The Walking Dead Deluxe #25 00:30:59 - Spine-Tingling Spider-Man #1 00:33:58 - Once & Future #21 Star Wars Corner: 00:36:53 - Star Wars: Darth Vader #17 Patron Pick: 00:39:59 - Batman: The Long Halloween Special #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:48 - Will Dick 00:48:39 - Meet Daas Listener Mail: 00:50:59 - BionicDave from Los Angeles, CA wants to talk about Superman's transmission, and Ryan has thoughts. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got nine designs! Music: "Don't Make Me A Target" Spoon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. And this makes us even. After wrapping 12 issues of both Rorschach and Strange Adventures, it was only natural that Tom King and Josh get together and talk about them, among other things, like Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. It's a long rambling conversation, which is just how we like it. Follow Tom on Twitter! Total Running Time: 01:45:49 Music: “Strange" Wire Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's comics came from behind and really showed up and gave us some things to enjoy and think about, and really turned out to be a delightful stack from the Big 2. Plus, we introduce just a little bit of resentment. Running Time: 01:08:35 Pick of the Week: 00:01:19 - The Flash #775 Comics: 00:11:54 - Fantastic Four #37 00:18:39 - Refrigerator Full of Heads #1 00:23:27 - The United States of Captain America #5 00:31:22 - Superman: Son of Kal-El #4 00:34:45 - The Death of Doctor Strange #2 00:37:09 - Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham #2 00:39:16 - Nightwing #85 Patron Pick: 00:41:36 - Catwoman: Lonely City #1 Patron Thanks: 00:48:23 - Aaron Tavaler 00:49:06 - Troy Hill Listener Mail: 00:51:10 - Scott from Portland, OR is thinking about the ways we talk about comic book art. 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 nine designs! Music: "I'm Not Angry" Elvis Costello Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There were a lot of comic books this week, but most importantly Josh Flanagan needs a nap, Conor Kilpatrick thinks there’s too much monkey stuff, and we are all in the midst of the Kangaissance. Running Time: 01:00:00 Pick of the Week: 00:01:36 – Clear #1 Comics: 00:11:46 – Batman: The Audio Adventures Special #1 00:16:18 – Strange Adventures #12 00:20:06 – Deadbox #2 00:29:24 – Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology II #5 00:31:15 – Shang-Chi #5 00:33:37 – Mazebook #2 00:34:24 – Kang The Conquerer #3 00:36:44 – Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton #5 Patron Pick: 00:39:09 – Clear #1 Patron Thanks: 00:40:21 – Aaron Allen 00:41:47 – Mark White 00:42:42 – CrispDiction 00:44:16 – Alex Cassara Listener Mail: 00:46:20 – Matt P. from Miami, Fl wonders if we have reached the point where comic book movies are more enjoyable than comic books themselves. 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 nine designs! Music: “Wendy Clear” Blink 182 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: 01:01:43 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: 00:01:05 - Conor has been watching American Rust. (Which is on Showtime, not Starz.) 00:04:42 - Ron has been watching 30 For 30: Once Upon a Time in Queens. 00:06:51 - Josh listened to the audio version of The Given Day: A Novel by Dennis Lehane. Reviews: 00:10:01 - The Many Saints of Newark 00:32:32 - Ted Lasso, Season 2 Listener Mail: 00:48:52 - John V. from Brooklyn, NY notes that it's the 6th anniversary of Goodfellas Minute and asks for the guys to look back on the show and also list their Top 3 Martin Scorsese Films. 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: "Woke up This Morning (The Sopranos Mix)" Alabama3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back to normal, with 800 episodes behind us. There's good talk about what makes stories and comics good, but that's kind of every week. There's karaoke memory time, and there's talk of gardening and landscaping. There's men who can't remember the word they want to use. It's what you expect. Running Time: 01:13:33 Pick of the Week: 00:01:31 - Captain Marvel #33 Comics: 00:10:10 - Hey Kids, Comics! V2 #6 00:19:44 - The Amazing Spider-Man #75 00:28:13 - Last Flight Out #2 00:36:57 - The Worst Dudes #5 00:39:22 - Wonder Woman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 00:45:21 - The Me You Love in the Dark #3 Patron Pick: 00:48:21 - Chicken Devil #1 Patron Thanks: 00:55:30 - Adam Steen 00:57:03 - Juan Ramirez 00:59:20 - Craig Smith 01:00:49 - Alex Mansfield Listener Mail: 01:06:57 - Dan is concerned about Ryan. Brought To You By: • Second Print Comics Podcast - The world of comics, characters, and universe shattering continuity can get a little complicated, so where’s the best place to start? Our friends at the Second Print Comics podcast have you covered. • 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 nine designs! Music: "Different Names for the Same Thing" Death Cab for Cutie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

iFanboy celebrates its 800th 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: 03:20:18 Pick of the Week: 00:03:13 - Batman/Superman #22 Patron Pick: 00:14:06 - Inferno #1 Audience Questions: 00:23:19 - 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: 02:10:56 - Alex Trembley 02:11:54 - Craig Karst 02:13:02 - Richard Luong Brought To You By: • Second Print Comics Podcast - The world of comics, characters, and universe shattering continuity can get a little complicated, so where’s the best place to start? Our friends at the Second Print Comics podcast have you covered. • 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 nine designs! Music: "Back and To The Left" Texas is the Reason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor is finally embarking on his vision quest in the high desert, and our pal Jim Viscardi (comicbook.com) joins Josh, and makes his first Pick of the Week ever. We're told he considers it the greatest moment in his entire life. Two friends get talking and the show goes long and we're all the better off for it. It turns out that we really like a lot of the books that came out this week. Also TV and video games habits, at the end, for quite a while. Running Time: 01:22:39 Pick of the Week: 00:05:11 - Moon Knight #3 Comics: 00:15:07 - Fantastic Four #36 00:21:09 - Alien #7 00:26:28 - The United States of Captain America #4 00:34:21 - Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #4 00:37:46 - Frontiersman #1 00:40:48 - Nightwing #84 Patron Pick: 00:43:45 - The Death of Doctor Strange #1 Patron Thanks: 00:53:31 - Matt Colbert 00:54:14 - Bryan Davis 00:55:55 - Douggie Sharpe 00:56:46 - Chris McClelland Listener Mail: 01:02:58 - Anthony wonders where the hell we find the time. Brought To You By: • Second Print Comics Podcast - The world of comics, characters, and universe shattering continuity can get a little complicated, so where’s the best place to start? Our friends at the Second Print Comics podcast have you covered. • 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 nine designs! Music: "Moonshadow" Cat Stevens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Finally. Yes, I know. Matthew Rosenberg is back on the show to talk about his new Image book, What's the Furthest Place from Here?, with co-creator Tyler Boss, with whom he also did 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank. He's rolling out a whole project with special vinyl records that you can only get in comic shops, and it's worth looking into. We also touch on the stellar King in Black: Thunderbolts mini-series he did with Juan Ferreyra, and The Joker Presents: A Puzzlebox, both fun, and very different types of comics. Follow Matt on Twitter! Total Running Time: 01:23:12 Music: “Future Mix Tape for the Art Kids" Beach Slang Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is solace in a reliable, dependable comic book that gives you what want and what you need. What does Justin Timberlake have to do with any of this? We can't be sure that it's not nothing, but it's probably nothing. We make underwear suggestions, outside the confines of our regular underwear spokespersons. Also, more uniformed physics discussions! Running Time: 01:14:05 Pick of the Week: 00:01:55 - Usagi Yojimbo #22 Comics: 00:11:24 - Rorschach #12 00:19:51 - Fantastic Four #35 00:33:01 - Spider-Woman #15 00:35:08 - Second Coming: Only Begotten Son #5 00:38:57 - Titans United #1 Patron Pick: 00:44:29 - Primordial #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:29 - Wayne Murphy 00:52:18 - George Crawford 00:53:36 - Justin 00:54:33 - Ahron Reinhard Listener Mail: 00:58:41 - Bobby wonders if it's better to Pym yourself big or small. 01:00:54 - Andrew M. (NOT Anthony) is confused about what's going on with the Distinguished Competition. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got nine designs! Music: "Brass in Pocket" The Pretenders 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: 00:57:45 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: 00:01:57 - Conor is almost finished with the Fast and the Furious Saga, and has been watching Heels and McCartney 3, 2, 1 (while Josh has been watching Watch the Sound) and Only Murders in the Buil-- 00:08:24 - Josh listened to the audio version of Jaws by Peter Benchley and is listening to the Band of Brothers Podcast. 00:15:29 - Ron has been watching season two of Ted Lasso, Only Murders in the Building, and finds himself excited for Fall TV again. Discussion: 00:24:22 - Disaster 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: "It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" R.E.M. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to another edition of the book-based podcast in which two guys, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick, talk about some of the books they read the previous week as well as answer some emails that are ultimately also book-based. What we're saying is this is a book-based show. They will also spend too much time talking about Josh's car in college and their iFanboy merch preferences. That merch is ultimately book-based as well. How Josh's college car related directly, or indirectly, to books remains, as of now, a mystery. Running Time: 01:04:00 Pick of the Week: 00:02:00 - Mazebook #1 Comics: 00:09:05 - Infinite Frontier #6 00:13:00 - Last Flight Out #1 00:17:48 - Not All Robots #2 00:25:29 - Green Lantern 2021 Annual #1 00:26:57 - The Amazing Spider-Man #73 00:28:01 - The Nice House on the Lake, Book Four 00:29:48 - Ka-Zar: Lord of the Savage Land #1 Patron Pick: 00:32:09 - Mazebook #1 Patron Thanks: 00:32:50 - Tom Coldrick 00:33:37 - Nick Vitanza 00:37:43 - Natalya Bruner 00:39:26 - Adam Knadler Listener Mail: 00:41:05 - Jason M. sees similarities in the DC Comics tenures of Jack Kirby and Brian Michael Bendis. 00:48:27 - Jimi L. doesn't understand why Conor thinks Peter Parker shouldn't grow and change. 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 nine designs! Music: "Black Sheep" Metric (featuring Brie Larsen) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh has figured out the system, aligning Pick of the Week and Patron Pick, and with a low turnout of actual comics this week, we have time for some good listener email. We have a hard time pronouncing words, but the show went well enough, and Tom Taylor does what he does. Running Time: 01:08:04 Pick of the Week: 00:02:42 - Dark Ages #1 Comics: 00:15:59 - The Avengers #48 00:20:05 - Geiger #6 00:24:04 - Captain Marvel #32 00:32:59 - The Joker Presents: A Puzzlebox #7 00:34:52 - Midnighter 2021 Annual #1 00:37:41 - Batman/Superman 2020 Annual #1 00:41:03 - Aquaman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 Patron Pick: 00:44:01 - Dark Ages #1 Patron Thanks: 00:44:52 - Jon Morris 00:45:37 - Jason Smalling 00:46:18 - Ben Christian 00:46:50 - Robert Sheridan Listener Mail: 00:47:42 - Brandon D. needs clarification on the G.O.S.H./Electro convergence. 00:48:55 - Ethan J. from Virginia asks about the general iFanboy distaste for the horror genre. 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 nine designs! Music: "When the Lights Go Out" The Black Keys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick and Paul Montgomery, minus the intrepid Dr. Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line... Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two! Plus Blue Beetle and looking forward to Injustice! Running Time: 00:26:55 Music: "Ain't That A Kick In The Head" Dean Martin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While Josh Flanagan awaits his bail hearing, former co-host Paul Montgomery grabs the mic to join Conor Kilpatrick to talk about a very strange week of comics, the problems with The Great Gatsby characters' hair colors, and dive deep on the science of speedsters. Running Time: 00:55:00 Pick of the Week: 00:01:31 - Amazing Fantasy #2 Comics: 00:11:05 - Avengers Annual #1 00:15:26 - Superman '78 #1 00:17:59 - Thor #16 00:24:25 - The Great Gatsby #2 00:27:11 - Winter Guard #1 00:29:50 - Superman: Son of Kal-El #2 00:33:52 - Strange Academy #12 Patron Pick: 00:35:42 - Echolands #1 Patron Thanks: 00:41:06 - Neato Bazzeato 00:41:38 - Daniel Vroman 00:42:15 - Chris Wig 00:42:40 - Sam Conte Listener Mail: 00:43:29 - Patrick K. from North Carolina thinks that speedsters are jerks. 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 nine designs! Music: "Fantasy" Mariah Carey 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: 00:49:56 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: 00:00:54 - Ron has been listening to the return of Mike and Tom Eat Snacks, watching Behind the Attraction and At the Matinee, and finished reading The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood. 00:07:39 - Conor watched The Olympics and Small Town News: KPVM Pahrump, and is reading The Good Shepard: A Novel. 00:11:04 - Josh went and saw John Mulaney perform live, is watching Mike Judge Presents: Tales From the Tour Bus, is reading Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas, listened to the audio version of Project Hail Mary: A Novel, and is listening to Reckless: My Life as a Pretender. Old Men on Old Movies: 00:18:55 - American Graffiti (1973) 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: "(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock" Bill Haley & His Comets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kang is Kang, which is how Kang should be, for he is Kang, now and forever, as he wills it to be so. Some strong G.O.S.H.*, and good feelings about comics leave us with a nice, tight show, and we even get to some great emails. It's smiles all around. *Good Ol' Super-Heroes Running Time: 01:10:04 Pick of the Week: 00:01:21 - Kang The Conqueror #1 Comics: 00:13:48 - Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #3 00:18:23 - Nightwing #83 00:23:33 - Superman and the Authority #2 00:27:34 - Lazarus Risen #6 00:35:40 - Serial #6 00:37:48 - Time Before Time #4 00:40:11 - Superman: Red and Blue #6 Patron Pick: 00:43:41 - Kang The Conqueror #1 Patron Thanks: 00:44:21 - Chandler Cook 00:45:10 - Robert Blackley 00:45:29 - Tharanga Basnayake 00:47:12 - Tristan Walsh Listener Mail: 00:49:13 - Joe P. wants to know why comics are not sold much more ubiquitously. 00:56:35 - Zach C. wants to know why Conor doesn't like some replacement characters, but is OK with others. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Divide and Conquer" Hüsker Dü 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... True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee by Abraham Riesman! 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. In this case it's our first prose book! Running Time: 00:46:00 Music: "I Believe" Chris Isaak Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The show always goes long but we don't know what happened this week. There was just a lot to talk about! Plus Billy Dee Williams and slightly more about bookmarks than anyone was expecting. Also, we’d like to apologize to Germans. Running Time: 01:08:16 Pick of the Week: 00:02:49 - Rorschach #11 Comics: 00:13:53 - Fantastic Four: Life Story #3 00:18:41 - Spider-Man: The Spider's Shadow #5 00:23:25 - Runaways #38 00:26:03 - Batman: Urban Legends #6 00:41:20 - The Unbelievable Teens: From The World of Black Hammer #1 00:42:22 - The Silver Coin #5 00:44:32 - Pennyworth #1 00:47:31 - Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton #3 Patron Pick: 00:50:45 - Batman '89 #1 Patron Thanks: 00:57:37 - Chris Sibona 01:00:00 - Stephen Kushner 01:00:53 - Jackie Tam 01:01:48 - Dallas Taylor Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Partyman" Prince Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

iFanboy assembled its own crack squad of movie reviewers -- Conor Kilpatrick, Ryan Haupt, Paul Montgomery, and Mike Romo -- to discuss James Gunn's crossing the aisle in his sequel/remake -- The Suicide Squad! Running Time: 00:46:00 Music: "Sucker's Prayer" The Decemberists Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a rough week of alright comics, but as always, one shines above, and that one also happens to be dark. It's in the title! No bell this week, because there weren't enough books to do it. Also, if your name is Synmar, we'd like to apologize. Running Time: 01:13:12 Pick of the Week: 00:02:10 - The Me You Love in the Dark #1 Comics: 00:13:46 - Geiger #5 00:19:11 - American Vampire 1976 #10 00:25:06 - Justice League #66 00:36:35 - X-Men #2 00:40:01 - Lucky Devil #1 00:42:00 - Silk #5 00:44:21 - Not All Robots #1 Patron Pick: 00:50:27 - The Me You Love in the Dark #1 Patron Thanks: 00:51:29 - Jason Ziemann 00:52:27 - Aaron Miller 00:54:27 - Matthew Killion 00:55:02 - Jay Batzner Audience Question: 00:56:20 - Scott H. from Portland, OR is missing Skottie Young's interiors, and wonders if there's even been another A-List artist who transformed primarily into a writer. 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 NINE designs! Music: "I'll Follow You Into the Dark" Death Cab for Cutie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick is back! And so is The Bell because every comic book came out this week! Running Time: 01:09:42 Pick of the Week: 00:02:51 – Beta Ray Bill #5 Comics: 00:14:19 – Action Comics #1033 00:19:42 – Superman: Son of Kal-El #1 00:24:31 – The United States of Captain America #2 00:30:01 – That Texas Blood #8 00:34:05 – Strange Adventures #11 The Bell: 00:41:39 – The Bell is back! 00:42:58 – Groo Meets Tarzan #1 00:43:20 – Robin #4 00:43:48 – Avengers: Mech Strike #5 00:44:09 – Black Knight: Curse of the Ebony Blade #5 00:44:34 – Shang-Chi #3 00:44:56 – Batman/Superman #20 00:45:22 – Icon & Rocket: Season One #1 00:45:44 – Batman: Reptillian #2 00:46:09 – The Scumbag #9 00:46:31 – Usagi Yojimbo: The Dragon Bellow Conspiracy #2 00:46:53 – The Blue Flame #3 00:47:18 – Made in Korea #4 00:47:43 – Black Cat #8 00:48:07 – Daredevil #32 00:48:30 – Shadow Doctor #5 00:48:53 – The Old Guard: Tales Through Time #4 00:49:17 – Fantastic Four #34 00:49:41 – Symbiote Spider-Man: Crossroads #1 Patron Pick: 00:50:37 – Amazing Fantasy #1 Patron Thanks: 00:55:25 – Juan Ponce 00:56:45 – Kid Keith 00:57:30 – John Costello 00:58:39 – Off-White Saviour Audience Question: 00:59:33 – Paul P. has been doubling up on his reading and wonders if that might benefit the iFanboys. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got eight designs! Music: “Dear Mr. Fantasy” Traffic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Conor locked in a closet, Josh has taken over the show all on his own, recording late at night and talking for an hour straight. You get all the same stuff you do on the regular show, but with only one point of view. That can't be better, can it? Running Time: 01:00:37 Pick of the Week: 00:02:02 - Superman: Red and Blue #5 Comics: 00:07:43 - Moon Knight #1 00:11:44 - Superman and the Authority #1 00:15:19 - Captain Marvel #30 00:18:48 - Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #2 00:25:49 - Shadecraft #5 00:27:43 - Thor Annual #1 00:30:06 - Alien #5 Patron Pick: 00:32:21 - Blue and Gold #1 Patron Thanks: 00:39:15 - Jeff 00:40:10 - Brian Mulhollon 00:40:37 - Torrey Gordan 00:41:16 - James Vallentgoed Audience Question: 00:43:05 - Rashaad asks, like Zuul, are you a god? 00:44:37 - Matt wonders about power inconsistency. 00:48:06 - John is not happy with Josh's response to the Black Widow movie. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "I Wanna Be Your Dog" The Stooges 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: 00:56:45 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original co-host Ron Richards to discuss... What We've Been Enjoying: 00:01:04 - Josh has been watching Dr. Death, finished Justified, and checked out Clarkson's Farm. 00:09:05 - Conor finished Schitt's Creek, has watched Making the Cut, Making It, and Lupin, is rewatching the first season of Ted Lasso, and thinks that maybe a deep dive into The Fast & The Furious franchise is next. 00:13:33 - Ron watched No Sudden Move and Punk, and has been watching Atlantic Crossing and Gossip Girl. 00:21:05 - Also, when Conor was sick recently he spent an entire day on the couch watching Van der Valk. Listener Mail: 00:21:50 - Brad P. from Canada knows that the guys are big J.K. Simmons fans and wants to know if they've seen Counterpart. 00:24:51 - Adam from Orlando, FL takes issues with Conor taking issue with the idea that movies from the 90s are old. 00:38:52 - Terrence F. from Fort Worth, TX wants the guys to pick their TV doctor all-star squad. 00:44:09 - Tom L. from Arnold, MD wants to know if Josh and Ron have plans to see live music this year. 00:47:49 - Steve B. from Maryland watches a Keeping the Faith all the time and wants to know if that's normal. 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: "Panic Switch" Silversun Pickups Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Weeks where the Pick is a more elusive choice often lead to more thoughtful conversation. We also spend some time talking about books we aren't talking about. That's new. Finally, we'd like to apologize to Italians. Running Time: 01:13:43 Pick of the Week: 00:02:05 - Man-Eaters: The Cursed #1 Comics: 00:11:01 - Thor #15 00:16:37 - Batman: Urban Legends #5 00:21:17 - Savage Hearts #1 00:24:10 - The Flash 2021 Annual #1 00:30:47 - Spider-Woman #13 00:33:50 - Norse Mythology II #2 00:35:50 - X-Corp #3 00:38:14 - Sinister War #1 Patron Pick: 00:44:46 - Ninjak #1 Patron Thanks: 00:52:46 - Daniel 00:53:44 - Ryan Williams 00:54:29 - Stephen Hereford 00:55:18 - Christopher Nickols Audience Question: 00:57:52 - The Commandant wonders, "What about exclusive 1 of 1 prints from digital only comic book artists?'. Brought To You By: • Mack Weldon - Mack Weldon makes fantastic premium men's underwear and essentials. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order using promo code IFANBOY • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "Send Me a Postcard" Bob Mould Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line... Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One! Plus The Losers and looking forward to Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two! Running Time: 00:37:34 Music: "A Long December" Counting Crows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sure it's fun now but what's it gonna be like when the Jamokes are 75 years old and still doing a podcast about comics? Running Time: 01:01:05 Pick of the Week: 00:01:44 - X-Men #1 Comics: 00:10:51 - Karmen #5 00:14:28 - The Nice House on the Lake, Book Two 00:21:15 - The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2 00:29:26 - Justice League Infinity #1 00:30:45 - The Avengers #46 00:32:30 - Hey Kids! Comics! Vol. 2 #3 00:36:40 - Serial #5 Patron Pick: 00:38:41 - Skybound X #1 Patron Thanks: 00:45:30 - Matt Huber 00:47:02 - Case Aiken 00:47:55 - Bailey Simone 00:49:22 - Barry Currey II Audience Question: 00:50:21 - Ethan J. is a big DC fan who was out of comics in the mid-2000s and is looking for recommendations. Brought To You By: • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got eight designs! Music: "July, July!" The Decemberists Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For a movie about family we brought some of the iFanboy family together -- Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, Paul Montgomery, and Mike Romo -- to bicker and talk over each other in the raucous review of Black Widow, the (year-delayed) latest (flashback) chapter from the Marvel Cinematic Universe! They talk about the film as well as their hopes and fears for the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Hey! The movies are back! Running Time: 00:xx:xx Music: "Sisters" Rosemary Clooney with Betty Clooney & Paul Weston & His Orchestra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices