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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 #939 – Grommets #3
Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for Mister Josh Flanagan and Mister Conor Kilpatrick who are here to talk about comics and do research live on…
iFanboy - Comic BooksSpecial Edition – Deadpool & Wolverine
It’s an end but is it also a beginning? Either way, it’s definitely Deadpool & Wolverine! Conor Kilpatrick and The Internet’s Paul Montgomery tell you all…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #938 – Void Rivals #11
What's a Transformer between friends? Or are they rivals? Without Conor to mediate Josh and Dr. Ryan have nothing to do but muddle through the week in comics!…
iFanboy - Comic BooksTalksplode #112 - James Robinson
Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Here's someone we haven't talked to in a very long time, and never like this. James Robinson is a veteran…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #937 – Aliens: What If...? #5
Yes, really, that is the Pick. We can't control these things. It is what happens. We are merely vessels. How does one pronounce the name Guiu? We're not going…
iFanboy - Comic BooksMediasplode #49 – The Summer Mail Bag!
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…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #936 – Action Comics #1076
Are they colleagues or pals? And when is all of this happening, anyway? Either way, that’s a bad outfit. Woo! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #935 – Scarlett #2
It's a tight production this week, and the rare first/fifth week of comics makes an appearance. As such, we are forced to dispense the honor to a recent former…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #934 – Zatanna: Bring Down The House, Book One
But what does any of this have to do with UCSB Professor Dick Hebdige? Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the…
iFanboy - Comic BooksBooksplode #62 – The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1
Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at… The League of…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #933 – Batman #149
If a sloth farts in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? No, and you’ll learn why that is as you also learn about this week in…
iFanboy - Comic BooksMediasplode #48 – Old Men on Old Movies: Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
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…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #932 – The Avengers #781
It's... it's not great, Bob. It's so not great that we achieve the mythic four-email-scenario. Honestly, we can hardly believe it ourselves. And yet, a good…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #931 – Scarlett #1
This week saw a high profile story end and several new stories begin, but really the biggest excitement came around having to say “Arashikage” out loud for the…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #930 – Death Ratio'd
Many divergences show up early, but professionals keep it tight. We talked to some, and they walked us through it. The week's release list was short, but not…
iFanboy - Comic BooksMediasplode #47 – iFanboy at the Movies and Remembering Steve Albini
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…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #929 – The Amazing Spider-Man #944
Much like Norman Osborn Josh lets his alts out to help The Jamokes™ and itinerant Dr. Haupt discuss this week in comics as quickly as possible! Note: Time…
iFanboy - Comic BooksTalksplode #111 - Tom King
Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Your old pal and ours, superstar writer and OG iFanbase member, Tom King comes back to talk about comics. No…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #928 – Uncanny Valley #2
It's a weird week! Not a lot of books leads to an unusually superhero-lite rundown. Plus, about half way through the show one of the hosts starts to lose his…
iFanboy - Comic BooksSpecial Edition – Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part Two
The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #927 – Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees #6
Comics continue to surprise us, over and over, week after week, year after year, and it is glorious. This week is no different. Plus, enjoy the return of an…
iFanboy - Comic BooksBooksplode #61 – Avengers: Kree/Skrull War
Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at... Avengers…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #926 – X-Men #34
This week it’s an early morning record time and words are sometimes hard to come by. Plus, it was a weird week of comics. Note: Time codes are subject to…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #925 – Ultimate Spider-Man #4
It’s a “yes and” kind of show, or will the “no buts” finally have their day in iFancourt? Tune in and find out along with this week in comics! Note: Time codes…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #924 – Avengers: Twilight, Book Five
It's time for that G.O.S.H.* feeling, as the onslaught of beautifully crafted comics wash over us just in time for our weekly comic book/self-care/therapy hour…
iFanboy - Comic BooksMediasplode #46 – Dune: Part Two and the What Should We Watch Next Challenge
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…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #923 – Fantastic Four #712
Conor Kilpatrick’s back! Again! This week Josh Flanagan thinks they won’t have enough to talk about in the listener mail segment but you’d think after all of…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #922 – Usagi Yojimbo #275
Left alone, Josh takes the wheel, and goes a little bit mad. So many forgotten details, and lessons given, but in the end, he still manages to go long with the…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #921 – The Amazing Spider-Man #940
Conor’s back! But for how long? Plus, somehow a listener question about double-page spreads leads to a deep rabbit hole about old TV watching. Note: Time codes…
iFanboy - Comic BooksBooksplode #60 – Homicide: The Graphic Novel, Part One (and Two)
Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at… Homicide: The Graphic…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #920 – Dutch #2
While Conor is on an apparent rumspringa, cousin Jim Viscardi from comicbook.com comes to visit. The two inveterate soda addicts try to figure out just what is…
iFanboy - Comic BooksTalksplode #110 - Rob Williams
Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Your patience will be rewarded with a fantastic conversation with comic book writer, Rob Williams. Most…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #919 – Fables #162
It’s not just a show, it’s a conversation. A conversation about comics. Gene Hackman may also be listening. Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on…
iFanboy - Comic BooksMediasplode #45 – The 2024 Oscars Reaction and the What Should We Watch Next Challenge
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…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #918 – The Bat-Man: First Knight, Book One
Verbal stumbles and an embarrassing lapse of classic cinema memory do not slow down the tide of varied and intriguing comics that cross our paths this week…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #917 – Avengers: Twilight, Book Three
This week, dark secrets are revealed when the curtain is pulled back at the top of the show. Plus, tales of childhood sexual development and internet…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #916 – Alien: Black, White & Blood #1
Eventually, Josh makes a bold, entitled statement about a connection between G.I. Joe and This is Spinal Tap, and he gets it mixed up. The management would…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #915 – Petrol Head #4
As the show begins a friendship unravels and by the end temporal foundations are shattered. In between, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick find another excuse…
iFanboy - Comic BooksMediasplode #44 – Ranking the Academy Award Best Picture Nominees
Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:51:45 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #914 – Fantastic Four #710
Many stories come to an end, but in comics, all ends are just beginnings. Keep the client on the Ferris Wheel, and it goes, the park is open twenty-four-seven…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #913 – Duke #2
This unit may be lacking in leadership, discipline, and military prowess, but they know comics, and knowing is half the battle. Go… THIS WEEK IN COMICS! Note…
iFanboy - Comic BooksSpecial Edition – Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part One
The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest release from the DC Universe Animated Original Movie…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #912 – Batman: The Brave and The Bold #9
You’d think on such a light week the Jamokes would be hurting for things to talk about and the show would be shorter than normal but, as it turned out, that…
iFanboy - Comic BooksBooksplode #59 – Classic G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Vol. 1
Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at… Classic G.I. Joe: A…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #911 – Avengers: Twilight, Book One
An old trick can still work with the right application, but does a visit to the underground snake side of things threaten to bring down this whole affair? Of…
iFanboy - Comic BooksMediasplode #43 – What We Watched Over the Holidays
Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 00:52:48 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #910 – Action Comics #1061
Was it a weird week of comics? Maybe! But Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick (and their inner children) had a hell of a good time reading them. Also, it might…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #909 – Beware the Planet of the Apes #1
The Jamokes™ are back in town! Feeling better and not worse, at long last. The great salve is always wonderful comics, and for that we are thankful that there…
iFanboy - Comic Books2023 All Media Year End Roundup
It’s the eighteenth annual iFanboy All Media Year End Roundup! Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, (both of whom was battling illness) and special guest Ron…
iFanboy - Comic BooksTalksplode #109 – Sina Grace
Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Listeners might be sick of hearing about Josh being sick, but a conversation with a great comic creator is…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #908 – X-Men #29
Despite dual sickness and the Kindle app’s best efforts at sabotage, our stalwart Jamokes power through to talk about comics, as they must, as ever, in this…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the WeeK #907 - The Amazing Spider-Man: Gang War First Strike #1
Limping and wheezing into the end of the year, nothing can stop the mail. Slightly more can stop the Pick of the Week, but not this week. Plus we raise a glass…
iFanboy - Comic BooksBooksplode #58 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Books I-IV
Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another Booksplode! This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at… Teenage Mutant Ninja…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #906 – Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #21
Lock yourself in a bathroom to avoid family long enough to enjoy a rundown of the week in comics! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #905 – G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #301
With only four shows left this year, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan are going to make you wait for the good stuff because first they have to tell stories…
iFanboy - Comic BooksSpecial Edition – The Marvels
Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe rolls on with the sequel (to a movie and two TV shows) that was four years in the making… The Marvels! Josh…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #904 – Shazam! #5
Superb Hearing Allows Zany Audio Manifestations… SHAZAM! Or how to stop letting pantheons run your body and get your life back on track with this week’s…
iFanboy - Comic BooksMediasplode #42 – The End of the Year Mailbag!
Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode! Running Time: 01:00:00 This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are…
iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #903 – The Space Between #1
Where one is for, another is against. A Jamoke House™ divided against itself cannot stand! That's not actually true. It was fine. No trigger warning needed for…
iFanboy - Comic BooksTalksplode #108 – Jason Aaron
Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. There has certainly been a bit of a reunion theme to the Talksplode episodes lately. But that doesn't have to…