iFanboy - Comic Books

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. He's been on the show before, but that was before Mitch's Meteoric Rise™. Largely known as Tom King's most prolific collaborator on Sheriff of Babylon, Mister Miracle, Strange Adventures, and many Batman stories over the years. Now he's about to release his first non-Tom™ comic in years, working with Tim Seeley on the upcoming Peacemaker Presents: The Vigilante/Eagly Double Features #1. Plus you can learn more about his upcoming docu-series, The United States of Bourbon. You'll get that and some deep comic book craft talk, and the beauty of the nine panel grid. Total Running Time: 01:09:22 Music: “Casanova, Baby" The Gaslight Anthem Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are both exhausted and can’t remember anything. But the most important thing that they have to remember is: earn this. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:00:16 Pick of the Week: 00:01:59 – G.I. Joe #1 Comics: 00:14:59 – Batman: Gotham By Gaslight – The Kryptonian Age #6 00:20:11 – Absolute Batman #2 00:25:06 – Batman: The Dark Age, Book Six 00:31:58 – Helen of Wyndhorn #6 00:35:12 – DC vs. Vampires: World War V #4 00:38:34 – The Domain #5 Patron Pick: 00:39:44 – G.I. Joe #1 Patron Thanks: 00:41:38 – Robert Blackley Listener Mail: 00:43:43 – Steve B. from Maryland asks where on Comic Book Mount Rushmore certain creators land. 00:49:09 – Ethan J. from Richmond, Virginia wants to define what “a run” means. 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 twenty designs! Music: “Old Time Rock and Roll” Bob Segar & The Silver Bullet Band 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: 00:58:08 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: 00:02:02 – Josh watched The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox. 00:12:46 – Conor was consumed by postseason baseball, and enjoyed the latest seasons of Only Murders in the Building and The Old Man. 00:18:21 – Ron went on a documentary binge and watched Mr. McMahon, Anatomy of Lies, and This is the Zodiac Speaking. Mail Bag: 00:25:19 – Isaac P. wants to celebrate the new Neal Stephenson book by tier listing his oeuvre. 00:33:28 – Andrew from Michigan asks about all-time favorite TV theme songs. 00:39:57 – Mark B. wants to know why the iFanboys have never talked about Daisy Jones and The Six. 00:43:12 – Greg F. from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania misses Josh’s impressions. 00:45:06 – Kenneth J. asks which TV shows deserve a six-episode miniseries to wrap up properly. 00:49:18 – Matt M. from East Northport, New York wants to know which classic movies the iFanboys appreciated more after finally seeing them on the silver screen. 00:54:20 – Adam from Orlando, Florida was listening to an old episode of Pick of the Week and asks about the Mack Weldon ads. 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. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Music: “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me Now” (Theme from Perfect Strangers) David Pomeranz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No one needed this more than Josh and Conor, and it never hurts to have a good week of comics with a lot to talk about. Wait, Josh picked which book? Also, prepare yourself for the longest diversionary conversion in a while, on the subject of eggs. Enjoy. And as always, we apologize. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:07:05 Pick of the Week: 00:00:58 - X-Men #7 Comics: 00:12:25 - Aliens vs. Avengers #2 00:19:03 - Absolute Superman #1 00:24:19 - Batgirl #1 00:32:40 - The Ultimates #6 00:35:51 - FML #1 00:39:22 - Skin Police #2 Patron Pick: 00:42:17 - JSA #1 Patron Thanks: 00:51:23 - Stephen Souter Listener Mail: 00:56:09 - Ken from the Great White North brings the heat again, and asks about the funny funnybooks. Brought To You By: • Shopify - This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period and take your business to the next level. • 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 thirteen designs! Music: "Chaos From Within" Bad Religion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hold onto your butts, it’s a Fifth Week™! There aren’t a lot of books to talk about but there is one of the best pizza portrayals Josh Flanagan has ever seen in comics, Conor Kilpatrick misses his cue, and we make change. That’s what we do. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:00:40 Pick of the Week: 00:01:34 – Redcoat #7 Comics: 00:11:09 – The Amazing Spider-Man #954 (60) 00:21:30 – Batman: The Long Halloween – The Last Halloween #2 00:26:20 – Wolverine: Revenge #3 00:28:45 – The Savage Sword of Conan #5 00:32:42 – Namor #4 Patron Pick: 00:35:41 – Poison Ivy/Swamp Thing: Feral Trees #1 Patron Thanks: 00:44:11 – dave d Listener Mail: 00:45:37 – Scott H. from Portland, Oregon wonders how to tell the difference between A, B, and C-List characters. Brought To You By: • Nerd Hero – Elevate your collection today with The Nerd Shelf! Shop now at nerdhero24.com and use code ifanboy30 for a 30% off discount! Offer expires 11/20/24! • 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 thirteen designs! Music: “The Only Living Boy in New York” Simon & Garfunkel 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… Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again by Frank Miller, Lynn Varley, & Todd Klein! Running Time: 00:43:47 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. Here’s the original Booksplode review of Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again from April 18, 2013, featuring Josh Flanagan, Paul Montgomery, and Jeff Reid! Here’s Josh’s Pick of the Week review of Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again #1 from December 5, 2001! Music: “Don’t Look Back in Anger” Oasis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The job is to go through all the comics and pick which is the best, and which others are worth talking about. And Dr. Ryan Haupt had a hell of a job to do that in this monster week of releases. The cream rises, and expectations are subverted, and beautiful art shines through. Plus: hangover talk! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:12:20 Pick of the Week: 00:02:30 - Absolute Wonder Woman #1 Comics: 00:13:28 - Superman #1 00:20:54 - Zatanna: Bring Down the House, Book Five 00:24:55 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #3 00:34:04 - The Tin Can Society #2 00:36:05 - The Masked Macher #2 00:38:19 - Iron Man #671 (1) 00:41:13 - Detective Comics #1090 Patron Pick: 00:44:57 - Godzilla's Monsterpiece Theater #1 Patron Thanks: 00:53:26 - Timothy Vojita Listener Mail: 00:56:25 - Bryan W. from Arizona asks where we stand with small press comics these days. 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 thirteen designs! Music: "Wonder" Colin Meloy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. We've got a bit of a homegrown hero on the show this time out, as Josh welcomes longtime iFanbase member, and up and coming comic book writer, Jordan Thomas to chat. Jordan came up by making original comics on Kickstarter, and lately publishing Weird Work through Image, Skin Police through Oni Press, and Mugshots and Flash Gordon from Mad Cave. He's everywhere, and now he's got to sit with us and talk about it. We go over what it takes to get published today, the many, many pitches that didn't get accepted and the determination it takes to get through that. Total Running Time: 01:09:50 Music: “Spanish Bombs" The Clash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

iFanboy celebrates its 950th episode with a triple-sized all listener e-mail spectacular! Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick, and special guest Ryan Haupt asked you, the iFanbase, to send them e-mails… and you delivered! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 03:18:10 Pick of the Week: 00:02:05 – Nightwing #118 Patron Pick: 00:14:18 – Batman & Robin: Year One #1 Audience Questions: 00:24:44 – 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, talking comics and ephemera to the very bitter end. Patron Thanks: 01:42:27 – Michael & Eric Brought To You By: • Side Quest: A Visual History of Roleplaying Games – For fans of dungeon crawls and dice rolls—and anyone who wants to know more about them—Side Quest is an original stand-alone graphic novel that tells the history of roleplaying games! • 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

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:02:30 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: 00:00:53 – But first, the MLB postseason is in full swing and both Ron and Conor’s teams are in it so let’s have some baseball talk. 00:03:54 – Conor has reassessed Hacks, and finished the latest seasons of Slow Horses and Bad Monkey. 00:12:05 – Ron in enjoying Nobody Wants This and went to see Eno. 00:20:02 – Josh watched Starting Five and went to see The Wild Robot, and he and Ron are reading The Mercy of Gods. Film Review: 00:30:32 – Megalopolis 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: “Tall Buildings” The A Sides Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Josh Flanagan has a migraine and Conor Kilpatrick is half watching a baseball playoff game but that doesn't stop them from taking a deep dive into this week's new comics with a pit stop into the Marvel Database that almost sidetracks Josh completely. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:04:06 Pick of the Week: 00:02:48 - The Amazing Spider-Man #953 (59) Comics: 00:13:26 - Absolute Batman #1 00:20:19 - Batman: Gotham By Gaslight - The Kryptonian Age #5 00:24:14 - Duck and Cover #2 00:28:30 - Action Comics #1070 00:33:12 - Space Ghost #6 00:37:03 - Scarlett #5 Patron Pick: 00:41:49 - The Toxic Avenger #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:29 - Andrew Myers Listener Mail: 00:51:54 - Kevin J. from The Great White North is looking to shine the spotlight on the names on the bottom of the creative team list. 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. • Shopify - This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period and take your business to the next level. • 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 thirteen designs! Music: "Fighting in a Sack" The Shins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Five years after the original film shocked Hollywood and grossed over a billion dollars at the box office, the Joker team is back with Joker: Folie à Deux, and this time they brought Lady Gaga with them. Not to be outdone, Conor Kilpatrick brought Mike Romo with him to break it all down. Running Time: 00:33:00 Music: “That’s Life” Lady Gaga Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What traps lie in wait when Dr. Ryan Haupt joins the Two Jamokes™ but doesn’t take the bait? Turn off the motion smoothing on your podcast player and dig into the week of full-flavored comics! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:13:56 Pick of the Week: 00:04:20 – Absolute Power #4 Comics: 00:17:54 – DC All In Special #1 00:25:33 – Justice Society of America #12 00:28:39 – Get Fury #6 00:32:40 – Skin Police #1 00:37:28 – The Walking Dead Deluxe #98 00:38:40 – DC’s I Know What You Did Last Crisis #1 00:42:09 – Batman #918 (153) 00:47:28 – Birds of Prey #14 Patron Pick: 00:54:53 – Hyde Street #1 Patron Thanks: 01:05:05 – badguise Brought To You By: • Side Quest: A Visual History of Roleplaying Games – For fans of dungeon crawls and dice rolls—and anyone who wants to know more about them—Side Quest is an original stand-alone graphic novel that tells the history of roleplaying games! • 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 thirteen designs! Music: “Please Don’t Tell Me How The Story Ends” Kris Kristofferson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The show goes extra long, and that's without so much of what didn't make the cut. That's us: saving you from banality, but also pointing out the glory of Dave Stewart, the unblemished. It's just a good fight scene that takes the gold, and more comic book nonsense. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:18:16 Pick of the Week: 00:02:25 - The Amazing Spider-Man #952 (58) Comics: 00:14:53 - Zatanna: Bring Down the House, Book Four 00:21:34 - Helen of Wyndhorn #5 00:26:45 - Batman: The Long Halloween - The Last Halloween #1 00:38:13 - Self Help #4 00:42:40 - Mugshots #3 Patron Pick: 00:47:23 - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers / Usagi Yojimbo #1 Patron Thanks: 00:58:13 - BTownMC Listener Mail: 01:01:09 - Michael H. wonders how many comic creators are actually full time. Please fill out this NEW (super brief) audience demographic survey! 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 thirteen designs! Music: "Come Out Fighting" Pennywise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick and Ryan Haupt — are joined by Josh Flanagan to discuss the latest release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie line… Watchmen, Chapter 1! Also, there’s just a lot of general discussion about Watchmen and Alan Moore’s place as the comic book GOAT. Running Time: 00:42:24 Music: “All Along the Watchtower” Jimi Hendrix Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Off-the-rails and spicy right off the bat? It’s one of those shows this week, as Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan talk about the week that was in comics. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:04:38 Pick of the Week: 00:04:13 – The Tin Can Society #1 Comics: 00:12:34 – G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #310 00:18:49 – Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #31 00:22:24 – The Avengers #784 (18) 00:26:17 – Wonder Woman #13 00:28:31 – Helen of Wyndhorn #4 00:31:03 – The Masked Macher #1 Star Wars Corner: 00:33:32 – Star Wars: Darth Vader #50 Patron Pick: 00:39:28 – The Moon is Following Us #1 Patron Thanks: 00:46:34 – Trent Himes Listener Mail: 00:49:45 – Brandon Y. has had his faith in the comic book audience shaken by the cancelation of Rainbow Rowell’s She-Hulk book. Please fill out this NEW (super brief) audience demographic survey! 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 thirteen designs! Music: “Tin Man” The Avett Brothers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 00:56:45 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: 00:01:22 – But first, a brief The Lord of the Rings tangent. 00:03:51 – Ron (and Conor) have gotten into Industry. 00:12:46 – Conor (and Ron) have been watching English Teacher and Bad Monkey. 00:18:57 – Josh (and Ron) went to see Alien: Romulus. TV Review: 00:26:08 – The 2024 Emmy Awards Film Review: 00:33:30 – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice What We’ve Been Enjoying (Redux): 00:51:13 – Conor went to 4K restoration screenings of Chinatown and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, as well as a screening of Stagecoach. 00:52:40 – Josh just finished reading Shōgun. 00:53:47 – Ron saw Pulp at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn (and Josh went to see The Saviors Tour — featuring Green Day, Rancid, The Smashing Pumpkins, and The Linda Lindas — at Fenway Park in Boston). 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: “New Noise” Refused Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Again with this Fantastic Four mishegoss? Yes, again with it. And it is weird, wild stuff. There are several "surprisingly good" books in the discussion this week, which is always a good thing. Step up, hold the hand, or whatever, of your favorite non-humanoid sweetie, and enjoy. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:13:00 Pick of the Week: 00:01:57 - Fantastic Four #718 Comics: 00:13:37 - Dead Eyes: The Empty Frames #1 00:13:37 - Wolverine #393 (1) 00:25:33 - Geiger #6 00:30:20 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2 00:33:43 - Red Before Black #2 00:36:29 - The Domain #3 00:39:06- Green Lantern #15 Patron Pick: 00:43:19 - Star Wars #50 Patron Thanks: 00:56:24 - Andrew Warmington In Memoriam: 00:58:28 - Comics lost a modern legend in John Cassaday this week. You can see our brief interview with Cassaday from 2010 below. Brought To You By: • Shopify - This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period and take your business to the next level. • 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 thirteen designs! Music: "Is She Weird" The Pixies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, there’s a Heat Dome over LA and Conor Kilpatrick is melting. Also, Josh Flanagan has entered his Fun Era™ so take your sad boy comics and stuff ’em! Honestly, the show is not as grumpy as all that would make it seem. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 00:55:30 Pick of the Week: 00:01:56 – Plastic Man No More!, Book One Comics: 00:09:56 – Scarlett #4 00:12:35 – The Ultimates #4 00:17:06 – The Penguin #12 00:24:55 – Duck and Cover #1 00:27:25 – Exceptional X-Men #1 00:29:24 – Public Domain #8 Patron Pick: 00:33:18 – Minor Arcana #1 Patron Thanks: 00:39:43 – Etan Greenbaum Listener Mail: 00:41:49 – Scott H. from Portland, Oregon asks about becoming a new fan of veteran artists. 00:46:46 – Aaron H. from Houston, Texas has a follow-up to his previous email about QR codes. Listen to your favorite podcasts on Playpodcast.net! You don’t need an app or a subscription. 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 thirteen designs! Music: “Working Class Hero” John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instantly this week, we jump into books that weren't even on the list. It's never happened. Comics cannot be stopped. Comics finds... a way. What other surprises could find their way into this dusty format? Maybe a couple things, actually. In the meantime, more of Josh's Aliens thing. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:15:06 Pick of the Week: 00:05:01 - Aliens vs. Avengers #1 Comics: 00:19:33 - Fantastic Four #717 (24) 00:27:18 - Zero Hour 30th Anniversary Special #1 00:34:25 - Batman: The Dark Age, Book Five 00:30:37 - Archie: The Decision #1 00:44:49 - Grommets #4 00:48:14 - The Sacrificers #11 00:50:46 - Convert #1 00:52:27 - Universal Monsters: Frankenstein #1 Patron Pick: 00:55:19 - Aliens vs. Avengers #1 Patron Thanks: 00:56:33 - Daniel Sullivan Listener Mail: 00:58:29 - r3v wants to add a THIRD question to the Patron Pick segment. Insanity! 01:00:31 - Drew doesn't care about these new fangled superhero versions! But how to deal with it? 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 thirteen designs! Music: "Alien" Pennywise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices