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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 BooksPick of the Week #599 – Manhunter Special #1
This week! Josh Flanagan is off dealing with his various demons, Ron Richards can’t remember why he wanted to talk about a book (until he does), and Conor…
iFanboy - Comic BooksSpecial Edition – The Defenders
Then newly appointed Netflix Braintrust of Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards gather to discuss the latest from Marvel Studios and Netflix, the series comics…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #598 – Dark Nights: Metal #1
If you're looking for a theme for this episode, you'll find one that Conor, Josh and Ron didn't figure out. It's the 90s people. From Aquaman to Mage to Astro…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #597 – Mister Miracle #1
We will pronounce words wrong and not remember the names of things immediately. It’s only going to get worse, folks. But besides that, this is one of those…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #596 – Mech Cadet Yu #1
Things get confrontational on this week’s show as Ron and Conor are alone due to Josh doing time for contempt. And that’s all we’ve got to say about that. But…
iFanboy - Comic BooksSpecial Edition – Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the newly released Blu-ray remaster of Batman: Mask of the…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #595 – Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #25
This week with Ron Richards having to meet a guy about a thing, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are left to talk about the week in comics, plus comic book…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #594 – Aliens: Dead Orbit #3
Coming to you LIVE from San Diego Comic-Con….well, one-third live. And by “live,” we mean recorded. You know what we mean. So while Conor Kilpatrick is braving…
iFanboy - Comic BooksBooksplode #20 – The Street Angel Gang
It’s back! Thanks to our awesome Patrons, it’s the return of the Booksplode! What’s a Booksplode you might ask? It’s a bi-monthly special edition podcast in…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #593 – The Defenders #3
This week, amongst the usual weekly comic book talk nonsense, Conor Kilpatrick learns that math is hard, Ron Richards has a mini X-Men meltdown, and Josh…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #592 – Rock Candy Mountain #4
The gang is back together and there are a great many things to laugh about, and even some actual comic talk. There’s a startling revelation about an art…
iFanboy - Comic BooksSpecial Edition – Spider-Man: Homecoming
Is the third time the charm for everyone’s favorite wall-crawling webslinger? That’s what Sony hopes as they finally gave in and allowed Marvel Studios to…
iFanboy - Comic BooksTalksplode #73 – Joshua Williamson
Thanks to iFanboy patrons, it’s Talksplode time. Joshua Williamson is probably best known for his work on DC Comics’ The Flash from Rebirth onward, as well as…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #591 – Eleanor and the Egret #3
Now that Conor Kilpatrick knows Spanish, he’s settling into his life on the other side of the border. Luckily, Josh Flanagan and Ron Richards pick up the slack…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #590 – The Mighty Thor #20
With Ron Richards out this week and possibly in need of a good lawyer, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick must deal with DC kicking them in the balls with all…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #589 – Dark Days: The Forge #1
This week Ron Richards and Conor Kilpatrick talk about the week that was in comic books while facing their greatest enemy. Not the absence of Josh Flanagan…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #588 – The Flintstones #12
Sometimes it's so hard to say goodbye. First, we said goodbye to our beloved vacuum cleaner and now we say goodbye to our comic book of 2016 and 2017, The…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #587 – Deadpool #31
It’s a fifth week, but there’s plenty to talk about in comics. There is both accord and great rift on the comics of the week, but we come out it of still…
iFanboy - Comic BooksSpecial Edition – Wonder Woman
The brightest light in the DC Universe Cinematic Universe finally has her own film and Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and Ron Richards are here to talk about…
iFanboy - Comic BooksSpecial Edition – Iron Fist
Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards talk about the fourth 13-hour original series from the partnership of Netflix and Marvel Studios–Iron Fist! Running Time…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #586 – The Kamandi Challenge #5
Josh Flanagan, Ron Richards, and Conor Kilpatrick weather the extremist movement within the iFanboy Patrons to talk about this week’s comic books, revisit the…
iFanboy - Comic BooksSpecial Edition – Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest DC Universe Animated Original Movie: Teen Titans…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #585 – Batman #23
Josh is overwhelmed with both content that we put out, and that is coming in. Also, it’s HOT again folks! This week, we’re both just fine with, and not at all…
iFanboy - Comic BooksBooksplode #19 – Roughneck
It’s back! Thanks to our awesome Patrons, it’s the return of the Booksplode! What’s a Booksplode you might ask? It’s a bi-monthly special edition podcast in…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #584 – X-Men: Blue #3
Conor has been deprogrammed and that leads to engaging Josh and Ron is some in depth discussions about "What is evil?" and other musings about comic books…
iFanboy - Comic BooksSpecial Edition – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Not even Ron Richards’ shaky hotel internet connection can’t stop him from talking about Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 02 with Conor Kilpatrick! Running Time…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #583 – All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #1
We welcome new co-host Ezekiel Steve Conor Benito who joins Josh Flanagan and Ron Richards to talk about so many Guardians of the Galaxy comics and engage in…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #582 – The Old Guard #3
Down one jamoke for hopefully the last time, and it was a fine week for comics all around. Ron even likes an X-Men book again, and we argue about the…
iFanboy - Comic BooksTalksplode #72 – Aubrey Sitterson
Thanks to iFanboy patrons, it's Talksplode time. Aubrey Sitterson writes the ongoing G.I. Joe series for IDW Publishing, and yes, there is a Transformer, a…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #581 – Nick Fury #1
It's the morning edition of iFanboy as Josh and Ron come to terms with Conor's new role in the French Resistance. Beyond that, there's some heavy talk about…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #580 – Power Man and Iron Fist #15
With Conor Steve in the witness protection program on vacation, Ron and Josh jamoke it up, dual style, and of course, they run long. Listen, we’re tired, and…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #579 – The Flintstones #10
Things can get emotional when we’re reading our comics and this week turned on the waterworks a bit. Ron and Conor hold down the fort while Josh is off on an…
iFanboy - Comic BooksSpecial Edition – T2 Trainspotting
Two aging hipsters put the comic books aside to come to terms with the past twenty years in the shape of this sequel about Scottish heroin junkies. Who says…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #578 – Unfollow #17
In this extra-long episode, Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and Ron Richards talk comic books in which fifth week grumpiness abounds and listener grievances…
iFanboy - Comic BooksBooksplode #18 – The Flash by Mark Waid, Book One
It’s back! Thanks to our awesome Patrons, it’s the return of the Booksplode! What’s a Booksplode you might ask? It’s a bi-monthly special edition podcast in…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #577 – Black Hammer #7
Heads up for another classic pronunciation of “corps”! It’s another grand ol’ time at iFanboy. Learn why some comics are good and some comics aren’t good, and…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #576 – The Wild Storm #2
On this week’s free-wheeling episode of your weekly comic book talk we also find time to cover Conor Kilpatrick’s spreadsheets, Ron Richards’ musical tastes…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #575 – Action Comics #975
It’s the 575th Episode Extravaganza! To celebrate this milestone we’re delighted to announce that Josh Flanagan has returned to the podcast! And then when he…
iFanboy - Comic BooksSpecial Edition – Logan
Less of a film review and more of a therapy session, Ron Richards and Conor Kilpatrick say goodbye to Hugh Jackman’s 17 year run as... James Howlett…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #574 – The Dregs #2
You’d think with Josh Flanagan missing, that the show would have been shorter. Somehow we end up giving you 10 bonus minutes of great comics talk as Ron…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #573 – The Old Guard #1
When the Patrons select the same book that is named the Pick of the Week the entire show is thrown into chaos! It’s up to Josh Flanagan, Ron Richards, and…
iFanboy - Comic BooksTalksplode #71 – Judd Winick
Thanks to iFanboy patrons, it’s another iFanboy comic creator interview, or as we call it, the Talksplode. Judd Winick was known to many as a cast member on…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #572 – Kill or Be Killed #6
Caw! It’s time for comics. Some are good. Some are “fine” and others are, as always, infected with that damned Terrigen mist cloud. There’s a bit of rebar…
iFanboy - Comic BooksSpecial Edition – The Lego Batman Movie
After stealing everyone’s hearts in The Lego Movie, Batman gets another star turn in The Lego Batman Movie! Conor Kilpatrick, Ron Richards, and surprise…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #571 – The Flash #16
This week there are 20 year old movie and television references, costume complaints, more bounties are offered, Post-Coital Thor returns, and — whoops — we…
iFanboy - Comic BooksSpecial Edition – Legion
It’s time for the first live action TV show set in the world of the X-Men (but which world?)! X-Men fanatic Ron Richards and his faithful companion Conor…
iFanboy - Comic BooksSpecial Edition – Justice League Dark
The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest DC Universe Animated Original Movie: Justice League…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #570 – The Flintstones #8
Some Chaykin talk, some gentle ribbing, Mark Wahlberg, and plenty of dislikes to go around, but some actual thoughtful talk about comics, somewhere in the…
iFanboy - Comic BooksSpecial Edition – Powerless
Who would have thought we'd ever see a sitcom based in the DC Comics Universe? Well, here we are. Possibly the apex of the superhero media frenzy, or just…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #569 – Deathstroke #11
We’re a man down! Conor and Ron press on despite Josh’s mysterious absence. In this dire time, we marvel at stunning art and a powerful story in the pick of…
iFanboy - Comic BooksSpecial Edition – Riverdale
It’s time to go to a place where things are simper, quieter. Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards take a trip to Riverdale, home of Archie, Betty, Veronica…
iFanboy - Comic BooksBooksplode #17 – Russian Olive to Red King
It’s back! Thanks to our awesome Patrons, it’s the return of the Booksplode! What’s a Booksplode you might ask? It’s a bi-monthly special edition podcast in…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #568 – Motor Girl #3
Since there was nothing else of any importance going on in the world this week, Josh Flanagan, Ron Richards, and Conor Kilpatrick figured they might as well…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #567 – Southern Bastards #16
Say that our podcast is Electro and… It’ll make sense when you listen. Maybe not, actually. Ron, Josh and Conor are back with some comics that were chosen by…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #566 – Nova #2
It’s the first Pick of the Week of 2017 and it’s an extra special extended episode! We kick things off with an edition of “Old Men Read Marvel Comics” with a…
iFanboy - Comic BooksSpecial Edition – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
This is a lively one! It's the first Star Wars Anthology Film and opinions are all over the place (or are they?)! Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is finally here…
iFanboy - Comic Books2016 iFanboy All-Media Year End Round-Up
It’s the eleventh (tenth?) annual iFanboy All-Media Year End Round-Up! Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and Ron Richards discuss some of what they enjoyed in…
iFanboy - Comic BooksTalksplode #70 – Jason Aaron
Thanks to iFanboy patrons, it’s Talksplode time. As we wind down the year, we thought that the best person to chat with the winner of the Eisner Award for Best…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #565 – Avengers #2
It’s the last Pick of the Week of 2016! But don’t worry, it’s not the last podcast of 2016, we’ve got more to come. But this week? We’ve got velocity, Freddie…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #564 – Deadly Class #24
Enter The Richards Contingent! It's all about a fart joke, and the place of Annuals in comics. This is what the kids sign up for, right? As we gear up for the…