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iFanboy - Comic Books
The iFanboy.com Comic Book Podcast is a weekly talk show all about the best new current comic book releases. Lifelong friends, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan talk about what they loved and (sometimes) hated in the current weekly books, from publishers like Marvel, DC, Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, BOOM! Studios, IDW, Aftershock, Valiant, and more. The aim is to have a fun time, some laughs, but to also really understand what makes comic books work and what doesn’t, and trying to…
Episodes
iFanboy - Comic BooksSpecial Edition – Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Our semi annual holiday tradition continues! It’s time to gather around the fire and talk about the final chapter of the Star Wars (Skywalker) Saga — Star…
iFanboy - Comic Books2019 All Media Year End Roundup
It’s the fourteenth annual iFanboy All Media Year End Roundup! Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and special guest Ron Richards discuss some of what they…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #712 – Superman: Up in the Sky #6
It's the last regular episode of 2019! With Josh Flanagan trapped in a Planes, Trains and Automobiles situation, Conor Kilpatrick calls in former iFanboy…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #711 – Books of Magic #14
As we stumble to the year end break, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are barely holding it together. Not even special guest Ryan Haupt can keep things on…
iFanboy - Comic BooksBooksplode #34 - Fantastic Four: Behold... Galactus! Marvel Select Edition
Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #710 – Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #5
Great Jimberly Jimmington's Ghost! It's time for another episode! The Patron Powers are on the spot. We like the book, but can't remember if we liked the last…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #709 – The Dollhouse Family #1
It's a weird week of comics, and it was hard to find standouts, but that doesn't mean there wasn't plenty to talk about. Josh Flanagan even makes a veiled…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #708 - Black Cat #6
This week there are too many books and too many books with too many characters who don’t get introduced properly and our hosts have old man brains. Also, Josh…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #707 - The Sandman Universe Presents Hellblazer #1
You don't even know that a power outage happened in the middle of this show, and that we continued on generator power. Now you know. Josh Flanagan goes back…
iFanboy - Comic BooksSpecial Edition - Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest DC Universe Animated Original Movie... Wonder Woman…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #706 - Marauders #1
This week Josh Flanagan just wants everyone to get on with it and get it over with, while Conor Kilpatrick has a new hashtag. Running Time: 00:59:17 Pick of…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #705 - Superman Smashes The Klan #1
We have achieved the rare and elusive, unanimous Pick of the Week/Patron Pick dovetail with this one. Superman remains ascendent, John Romita Jr. does double…
iFanboy - Comic BooksTalksplode #87 - Kyle Starks
Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Sometimes, with a little bit of effort, a little bit of luck, and a heck of a comedic and dramatic voice, you…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #704 - Batman: Universe #4
This week, plans go awry, a Patron gets his fourth (?!) power, and an old friend stops by for a quick visit. Running Time: 01:03:47 Pick of the Week: 00:01:52…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #703 - DCeased #5
Conor Kilpatrick is sleepy and his allergies are killing him and he can't remember anything this week. Josh Flanagan keeps moving his mic around or something…
iFanboy - Comic BooksSpecial Edition - Joker
Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan are joined by former columnist Mike Romo to discuss Joker, the stand alone period piece origin film that is generating…
iFanboy - Comic BooksBooksplode #33 – Sleeper: Book One
Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #702 - Harleen #1
Conor thinks Josh is tired. He did yawn. The number of times is in dispute. Also, there's some disagreement on what comics were good and which weren't this…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #701 – Superman #15
This week Josh Flanagan loved reading his comics… when they weren’t making him really grumpy. This is what Conor Kilpatrick has had to deal with for like 22…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #700 - Event Leviathan #4
iFanboy celebrates its 700th episode with a triple-sized all listener e-mail spectacular! Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick, and special guest Ryan Haupt asked…
iFanboy - Comic BooksTalksplode #86 - Brad Meltzer
Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Already a successful author, Brad Meltzer made a big splash in comics after taking over Green Arrow from Kevin…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #699 - Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium #1
We get Conor up early, Josh will brook no more of Todd's behavior, and we diagram the names of the Seaver family as best we can. Running Time: 01:18:25 Pick of…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #698 – Thor #16
Having so many books to talk about this week leads to a new (old?) segment, Josh Flanagan shows a little episode 700 anxiety, and the hot weather causes Conor…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #697 - Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #2
Here we are again, Jimmy. There are quite a few new fun series hitting their second issues, and the dichotomy of Hickman continues. Plus, did Conor come up the…
iFanboy - Comic BooksSpecial Edition - Batman: Hush
The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest DC Universe Animated Original Movie... Batman: Hush!…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #696 - Batman: Universe #2
Conor Kilpatrick returns and brings his allergies with him! In addition to the usual comic book talk, he and Josh Flanagan try to figure out just what the deal…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #695 - Superman: Up in the Sky #2
Indoor kids, mass extinction, and an honest to god John Muir joke. Conor is away one week longer, so Ryan Haupt joins Josh Flanagan to talk about the best…
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Pick of the Week #694 - Conan The Barbarian #8
Guest host Ryan Haupt is joined by comicbook.com's Jim Viscardi because neither jamoke bothered to show. Can they talk about this week's comics without a…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #693 - Marvels Epilogue
Conor flew in overnight and didn't sleep. Will he fall apart?!? Will Josh suffocate from the heat of an uncooled room in late July?!?! No, not really, it turns…
iFanboy - Comic BooksBooksplode #32 - Planetary: Book Two
Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #692 - Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #1
Conor has to be quiet, because he's in a hotel room in San Diego, and it's very early, and Mama Kilpatrick raised a considerate boy. Also, timing is crucial…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #691 - Batman: Universe #1
Not even Josh Flanagan's tyrannical alarm clock can stop he and Conor Kilpatrick from talking about comic books beyond their allotted one hour. As per usual…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #690 - Old Man Quill #7
This week we will absolutely not go long... is what we tell ourselves, so Josh Flanagan, returned, takes it off the rails immediately. No, not by the talk…
iFanboy - Comic BooksSpecial Edition - Spider-Man: Far From Home
Conor Kilpatrick and Paul Montgomery are back and this time they're flying high all over Europe with Spider-Man: Far From Home! Listen to them try (and mostly…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #689 - The War of the Realms #6
Ryan Haupt heroically steps in at the last minute -- again -- when Conor Kilpatrick's addled brain almost forgets until it is too late that he needs to find a…
iFanboy - Comic BooksBonus: Technology of Star Wars on American Innovations
Star Wars is known for its groundbreaking visual and special effects. Join American Innovations as they dive into what it took to make these visual marvels a…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #688 - Superman: Year One #1
The show goes long (what else is new) when a long anticipated prestige book is finally released and Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick just can't keep their…
iFanboy - Comic BooksTalksplode #85 - Tom King
Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Back when we relaunched the regular Talksplode episodes almost exactly 3 years ago, Tom King and Mitch Gerads…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #687 - Event Leviathan #1
It's an event named Event! Conor and Josh do their damnedest to keep the show shorter than an hour. It doesn't quite work. But that only works out for you…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #686 - DCeased #2
It's a surprise Pick from unexpected corners of the comic world. It's also a completely expected complaint about the overall ambient temperature, just to level…
iFanboy - Comic BooksSpecial Edition - Dark Phoenix
Conor Kilpatrick and Paul Montgomery drew the short straws so it's up to them to wrap up the 19 year X-Men saga (unless The New Mutants actually comes out... a…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #685 - Doomsday Clock #10
It's a fifth week, and though Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan were hoping for a comic book reprieve, a whole passel of big books (literally and…
iFanboy - Comic BooksBooksplode #31 - Daredevil: Born Again
Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition show in which we take a look…
iFanboy - Comic BooksBonus: Inside Star Wars
Heroes, villains, action... all set in a galaxy far, far away. Join Inside Star Wars and go behind the camera and find out how one of the most iconic series in…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #684 - The Avengers #19
Josh Flanagan is back after an unexpected absence, as he and Conor Kilpatrick search for an oasis of calm in comics, while existing in a turbulent world. It…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #683 - Ironheart #6
This week, Ryan Haupt jumps into the show at the last minute to help Conor Kilpatrick talk about comics while weathering the onslaught of Conor's allergies and…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #682 - Excellence #1
The Patron Powers take a dark turn this week. Running Time: 01:05:26 Pick of the Week: 00:01:46 - Excellence #1 Comics: 00:12:30 - Friendly Neighborhood…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #681 - The War of the Realms #3
Conor Kilpatrick is back and he's all in on The War of the Realms but feeling a lot of angst about the future of DC. Josh? He's just happy to have his co-host…
iFanboy - Comic BooksTalksplode #84 - Jordan Boyd
Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Last time we did this, we talked to a letterer, and this time, we're talking to Jordan Boyd, a colorist on…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #680 - Action Comics #1010
Josh brings in the reserve jamoke, Ryan to fill in for a vacationing Conor. We deal with a tragic (?) turn for a beloved character, and share some deep truths…
iFanboy - Comic BooksSpecial Edition - Avengers: Endgame
This is the end, the final curtain, the big show. Josh Flanagan and Ryan Haupt got together, and talked about the bathroom situation and other facets from this…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #679 - Middlewest #6
Conor's on vacation and Josh is some sort of podcasting masochist and turns in this semi-annual solo extravaganza. Settle in, and listen for the creeping…
iFanboy - Comic BooksSpecial Edition - Justice League vs. The Fatal Five
The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest DC Universe Animated Original Movie... Justice…
iFanboy - Comic BooksSpecial Edition - Hellboy
Josh Flanagan is joined by... well, here's the thing about that. Sometimes you need to do the thing because the thing needs to be done. Hellboy is a reboot of…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #678 - Invaders #4
It's another light week that's not that strong and once again Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick struggle to find enough books to talk about. And boy are they…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #677 - Red Sonja #3
It's a weird, light week of comics and Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick struggle to find enough comics to talk about. But soldier through they do, proving…
iFanboy - Comic BooksSpecial Edition - Shazam!
Conor Kilpatrick is joined by Paul Montgomery to discuss the newest DC film ... Captain Mar-- I mean... Shazam! Come for the superhero film discussion, stay…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #676 - Detective Comics #1000
Books! Dissent in the ranks! Disagreement at the highest fundamental levels! However, coupled with a mutual respect for divergent views, the show soldiers on…
iFanboy - Comic BooksBooksplode #30 - JLA: New World Order (DC Essential Edition)
Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another Booksplode! What's a Booksplode? It's a bi-monthly special edition podcast in which we take a…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #675 - Batman #67
This week, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan have a lot of comics books to talk about while delving into story telling mechanics, a debate on the overall…