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 fatigue. Running Time: 01:00:15 Pick of the Week: 00:03:10 - Middlewest #6 Comics: 00:10:35 - Farmhand #7 00:14:11 - Assassin Nation #2 00:15:21 - Oliver #3 00:15:51 - The Amazing Spider-Man #19.HU 00:17:28 - Avengers: No Road Home #10 00:19:50 - Guardians of the Galaxy #4 00:21:08 - Daredevil #4 00:22:14 - Old Man Quill #4 00:23:33 - Miles Morales: Spider-Man #5 00:24:51 - Meet the Skrulls #3 00:28:20 - Spider-Man: Life Story #2 00:29:37 - Star Wars: Tie Fighter #1 00:31:00 - Thor #12 00:31:59 - The War of the Realms #2 00:33:00 - The War of the Realms: War Scrolls #1 00:34:27 - Batman #69 00:35:23 - American Carnage #6 00:36:15 - Naomi #4 00:37:26 - Pearl #8 Patron Pick: 00:41:16 - B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know #15 Patron Thanks: 00:46:02 - Jean-Marie Arondel 00:46:51 - Andrew Dziengel 00:47:53 - Kyle D Audience Question: 00:50:01 - James wasn't some books about making comics. 00:53:10 - Deezer returns to the fold, says nice things. Brought To You By: • Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get your trial shave set now! • 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 seven designs! Music: "Blowin' in the Wind" Me First and the Gimme Gimmes 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 DC Universe Animated Original Movie... Justice League vs. The Fatal Five! Plus, Green Lantern continuity in the Timmverse and a look ahead to Batman: Hush! Please note that there were construction workers outside of where Conor was recording and Paul was having oversensitive microphone issues. We apologize for any wonky noises. Running Time: 00:32:00 Music: "Futures" Jimmy Eat World   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 the film franchise based on the groundbreaking comics from Mike Mignola, which anyone reading this knows about. But Josh gives his thoughts on the movie, which as well as we can determine is... a movie. About Hellboy. And it's not a long show, because we value your time. Running Time: 00:13:59 Music: "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" Elvis Presley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 grumpy about it! But at least there's an adorable audio cameo from George Clooney The Dog to lighten the mood. Come for the grumpy comics talk, stay for the show to go completely off-the-rails at the end. Running Time: 01:10:19 Pick of the Week: 00:02:12 - Invaders #4 Comics: 00:15:20 - Batman #68 00:20:47 - FairLady #1 00:25:09 - Avengers: No Road Home #9 00:32:11 - Wonder Twins #3 00:35:29 - Detective Comics #1001 00:38:41 - Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #4 Star Wars Corner: 00:40:39 - Star Wars: Age of Rebellion - Grand Moff Tarkin #1 Patron Pick: 00:43:38 - The War of The Realms: Journey Into Mystery #1 Patron Thanks: 00:49:14 - David Monroe 00:51:44 - Oliver Willis 00:53:21 - Bobby Baker 00:54:56 - Chris Waldron Audience Questions: 00:56:25 - Eric F. from Brooklyn, NY misses the Batman comics of the early 2000s. 00:58:56 - Brad D. from Canada wants us to pit Denny O'Neil against Tom King. 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 seven designs! Music: "Spectacular Views" Rilo Kiley   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 once again that they can and will flap their gums on just about any subject for about an hour. Running Time: 01:00:59 Pick of the Week: 00:01:46 - Red Sonja #3 Comics: 00:09:00 - The War of the Realms #1 00:14:25 - The Immortal Hulk #16 00:18:26 - The Green Lantern #6 00:26:02 - The Amazing Spider-Man #16.HU 00:28:24 - Section Zero #1 00:32:15 - Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroys Marvel History #2 Patron Pick: 00:33:43 - Major X #1 Patron Thanks: 00:43:10 - Patrick Kunkel 00:44:13 - Joel Everett Wheeler 00:45:00 - Jason Smith 00:46:55 - Stanley Martin Audience Questions: 00:47:55 - Adam T. likes some legacy/replacement characters but not others. 00:52:48 - Kenneth J. from the Great White North can't decide which of two classic comics he should purchase. 00:54:15 - Mark B. wants the "Graphic Novel" vs. "Trade Paperback" debate settled once and for all. 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 seven designs! Music: "Blood Red Blood" Voxtrot Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 for the examination of Philadelphia geography, Dr. Sivana/Lex Luthor parallels, and the power in embracing superhero tropes. Running Time: 00:39:26 Music: "We Are Family [Expanded]" Sister Sledge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Books! Dissent in the ranks! Disagreement at the highest fundamental levels! However, coupled with a mutual respect for divergent views, the show soldiers on, unsullied. While it's a big milestone for the big comic this week, we've still got a job to do, and that job is comics. Are you supposed to put a comma in 1000 if it's on a comic cover? Did the CCA handle these things? Running Time: 01:17:53 Pick of the Week: 00:01:27 - Detective #1000 Comics: 00:18:29 - Heroes In Crisis #7 00:23:45 - Invaders #3 00:29:11 - Daredevil #3 00:28:41 - Fantastic Four #8 00:39:40 - Dial H for Hero #1 00:42:13 - Shazam! #4 00:46:03 - The Flash #67 00:45:23 - Bad Luck Chuck #1 00:48:29 - Black Science #39 Patron Pick: 00:50:40 - Batman Beyond #30 Patron Thanks: 00:58:04 - Michael Hemsley 00:59:43 - Doug 01:01:20 - Donald Dohm 01:03:01 - VerumLibertas Audience Question: 01:03:35 - Mike B. wants to know about Garth Ennis' The Demon series. 01:05:31 - Andrew F. wants more comics like the current Shazam! series, and Aquaman. 01:09:51 - Andrew M. is curious if Jonathan Hickman can return the X-Men to glory. 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 seven designs! Music: "1000 More Fools" Bad Religion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at JLA: New World Order (DC Essential Edition) by Grant Morrison, Howard Porter, Oscar Jimenez, John Dell, Ken Branch, Chip Wallace, Hanibal Rodriguez, Pat Garrahy, John Kalisz, & Ken Lopez! Running Time: 00:41:45 Music: "Satellite" Dave Matthews Band Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 level of quality of comic book creators, and a history of Wildstorm. Running Time: 01:15:35 Pick of the Week: 00:01:30 - Batman #67 Comics: 00:13:53 - Spider-Man: Life Story #1 00:20:16 - Jessica Jones: Purple Daughter #3 00:23:55 - The Wild Storm #21 00:28:41 - Lazarus: Risen #1 00:38:20 - Criminal #3 00:42:25 - Meet The Skrulls #2 00:43:41 - Naomi #3 00:45:23 - Miles Morales: Spider-Man #4 00:47:17 - Avengers: No Road Home #6 Patron Pick: 00:49:08 - Invisible Kingdom #1 Patron Thanks: 00:59:45 - Bret Delyea 01:01:12 - Stephanie Boose 01:03:09 - Sean Moss 01:04:27 - Brandon Alexander Audience Question: 01:06:10 - Patrick K. from Snow Hill, NC is looking for some non-superhero comic book recommendations. Brought To You By: • Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/iFanboy right now to get a $13 trial set that comes with everything you need for a close, comfortable shave! • 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 seven designs! Music: "Misirlou" Dick Dale & The Del-Tones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a light week of comics, but a strong one, so despite concerns there's a lot for Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan have a lot to talk about and they go a little long. Again. Running Time: 01:08:30 Pick of the Week: 00:01:19 - Cover #6 Comics: 00:11:50 - Superman #9 00:15:09 - Shuri #6 00:17:33 - Wonder Twins #2 00:20:29 - Old Man Quill #3 00:27:33 - Catwoman #9 00:30:05 - The Amazing Spider-Man #17 00:34:14 - Runaways #19 00:36:00 - The Flash #66 Patron Pick: 00:40:48 - Assassin Nation #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:06 - Zack Walton 00:48:35 - Adam Poffenberger 00:49:27 - Chris Bishop 00:50:54 - Adam Audience Question: 00:52:20 - Ryan M. from Cincinnati, OH asks about Dark Horse's place in the comics market and whether Terry Moore could become a digital mogul. 00:58:38 - Hussein A. from Toronto, Canada is going to C2E2 to interview creators and is looking for some tips. 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 seven designs! Music: "Run" Collective Soul   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Josh back from Florida, this is an oddly positive show. It was a comic book art cavalcade and a joyful expression of affection for COMICS!™. Did you want facts about songbirds? Good news, wait for it. Running Time: 01:11:46 Pick of the Week: 00:02:08 - The Green Lantern #5 Comics: 00:11:02 - Justice League #19 00:16:19 - Doomsday Clock #9 00:19:58 - Batman #66 00:27:08 - Conan the Barbarian #4 00:29:52 - Red Sonja #2 00:31:42 - Deadly Class #37 00:34:50 - Green Arrow #5 00:35:54 - Cosmic Ghost Rider Destroy's Marvel History #1 War Corner: 00:39:16 - Black Hammer '45 #1 Patron Pick: 00:41:50 - Astro Hustle #1 00:45:08 - Meet the Skrulls #1 Patron Thanks: 00:49:15 - Kyle Windle 00:50:24 - Filippo Dulio 00:51:36 - Kevin Carpenter 00:53:34 - Ethanlj Audience Question: 00:55:48 - Ken asks for some pre-1986 recommendations. 01:01:50 - Blake wants to know if we have any specific memories and associates with specific comics or comic movies. 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 seven designs! Music: "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" Smashing Pumpkins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by Ryan Haupt to discuss the latest chapter of the Avengers saga from Marvel Studios ... Captain Marvel! Come for the superhero movie discussion but stay as they flail around deep into their deteriorating memories to figure out where the Cosmic Cube Tesseract has been... and what it does. Running Time: 00:37:12 Music: "Connection" Elastica Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Flanagan is busy tanning in Florida so Ryan Haupt joins the fun while Conor Kilpatrick battles a persistent dry throat. It's always something in the talking about comics game. Running Time: 01:06:25 Pick of the Week: 00:01:34 - The Amazing Spider-Man #16 Comics: 00:09:57 - Fantastic Four #7 00:13:55 - Detective Comics #999 00:18:39 - Man-Eaters #6 00:21:48 - Shazam! #3 00:31:40 - Black Hammer: Age of Doom #8 00:36:00 - Action Comics #1008 00:38:08 - The Flash #65 00:41:29 - Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt #2 Patron Pick: 00:43:58 - Mage: The Hero Denied #15 Patron Thanks: 00:51:40 - Mathew Chartrand 00:53:24 - Nick Gutierrez 00:54:24 - Brad Green 00:55:39 - Scott Goeke Audience Question: 00:58:06 - Brian from Zanesville, OH takes issue with the characterization of Captain America in Miles Morales: Spider-Man #3. 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 seven designs! Music: "Diplomat's Son" Vampire Weekend   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another book is loved and canceled. There's an uncomfortable silence. Josh gives another shot at Austyn's power. And yet more! Running Time: 01:10:58 Pick of the Week: 00:02:47 - The Lone Ranger #5 Comics: 00:14:04 - Jessica Jones: Purple Daughter #2 00:18:57 - Naomi #2 00:22:36 - Guardians of the Galaxy #2 00:26:52 - American Carnage #4 00:34:43 - Love Romances #1 00:37:29 - Seven to Eternity #13 00:39:52 - Middlewest #4 00:42:17 - Mars Attacks #5 Patron Pick: 00:44:49 - Savage Dragon #242 Patron Thanks: 00:53:32 - Tyler Briley 00:54:43 - Paul Houlihan 00:56:26 - Michael Sturgeon 00:56:57 - Michael J. D'Argenio 00:57:56 - Austyn Riley gets his third and final power Audience Question: 01:00:47 - Davin has some thoughts about the continuity asterisks we used to see so much more often in comics. Will they make a comeback? Brought To You By: • eero - Never think about WiFi again - Get $100 off the “Eero base unit and 2 beacons package,” and 1 year of eero Plus, visit eero.com/ifanboy and at checkout enter 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 seven designs! Music: "Cowboys (Live)" Portishead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Joe Caramagna is a name you've been seeing in Marvel Comics for quite a while, but there's more to Joe than comic book lettering. We talk about Joe's time at the Kubert school, and in the now defunct Marvel Bullpen. Plus Joe's filling out his comic resume by writing licensed all ages titles like DuckTales and Frozen. He's a man who just wants to make comics, any way he can. And somehow, we didn't talk about donuts at all. Weird. You can follow Joe on Twitter. Total Running Time: 01:09:31 Music: “I Hope You're Happy Now" Elvis Costello and the Attractions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week it's comics with daddy issues, some light New Jersey bashing, and Josh Flanagan shares a story of great loss. Running Time: 01:16:45 Pick of the Week: 00:01:52 - Avengers: No Road Home #1 Comics: 00:12:12 - Strangers in Paradise XXV #10 00:19:16 - Criminal #2 00:25:11 - The Flash #64 00:27:37 - Superman #8 00:32:33 - Thor #10 00:41:05 - Ms. Marvel #38 00:42:48 - Captain Marvel #2 00:45:59 - The Amazing Spider-Man #15 00:50:14 - Savage Sword of Conan #1 Patron Pick: 00:52:12 - Wonder Twins #1 Patron Thanks: 00:56:48 - Ben Wright 00:59:44 - Hung Nguyen 01:01:04 - John-Joseph Jackson 01:02:12 - Der Blitz 01:04:05 - Austyn Riley's Bonus Power Audience Question: 01:07:31 - Brad G. from Exeter, CA is going to his first Wonder Con and is looking for some tips. Brought To You By:• Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/iFanboy right now to get a $13 trial set that comes with everything you need for a close, comfortable shave! • 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 seven designs! Music: "Mama Your Boys Will Find a Home" Scissors For Lefty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No one could predict what the Pick would be, but it gets clearer during the discussion. Will a bulldog snore? Will the Old Man genre burn itself out? Will the show withstand 3 whole entries in the War Corner? All these answers and more in this week's show! Running Time: 01:19:53 Pick of the Week: 00:02:33 - Daredevil #1 Comics: 00:14:49 - United States Vs. Murder, Inc. #6 00:19:44 - Old Man Quill #1 00:25:16 - Red Sonja #1 00:29:22 - Uncanny X-Men #11 00:34:48 - Batman #64 00:41:07 - Gunhawks #1 00:42:49 - Green Arrow #49 War Corner: 00:44:54 - Archie: 1941 #5 00:47:29 - James Bond: Origin #5 00:48:57 - Die #3 Patron Pick: 00:53:15 - The Girl in the Bay #1 Patron Thanks: 01:01:06 - Chris Conine 01:02:40 - Ark Wang 01:03:21 - Austyn Riley 01:04:34 - Jared Hiller Audience Question: 01:06:52 - Wes wants to know what the last great Vertigo series was. And we go on and on. 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 seven designs! Music: "Sunshine Rock" 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 DC Universe Animated Original Movie... Reign of the Supermen! Also, a look ahead to Justice League vs. The Fatal Five and Batman: Hush! Running Time: 00:32:43 Music: "It's Raining Men" The Weather Girls Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Show's long again this week. Hey, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick were just having too much fun talking comics this week. Plus, Josh is freezing and coughing and at the beginning of the show his internet takes a while to thaw out from being polar vortex adjacent. He also gets way too personal on this show. Conor, as always, remains an enigma. Running Time: 01:17:45 Pick of the Week: 00:01:45 - The Lone Ranger #4 Comics: 00:12:19 - Captain America #7 00:17:27 - Marvel Knights: 20th #6 00:20:38 - The Flash Annual #2 00:26:30 - Heroes in Crisis #5 00:38:54 - Ms. Marvel #37 00:40:04 - Wonder Woman #63 00:42:55 - Action Comics #1007 00:46:11 - Skyward #10 Patron Pick: 00:48:19 - Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt #1 Patron Thanks: 00:57:40 - Sean 00:59:34 - Chrys Terlizzi 01:00:33 - Scott Paros 01:02:20 - Chris McMahon Audience Question: 01:04:05 - Pete S. from Washington Heights, NYC is back with a follow-up to his previous email about 90s art in classic DC collections. 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 seven designs! Music: "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)" Elton John Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at Avengers West Coast Epic Collection, Vol. 1: How The West Was Won by Roger Stern, Bob Harras, Steve Englehart, David Michelinie, Bob Hall, Luke McDonnell, Al Milgrom, Richard Howell, Kerry Gammill, Brett Breeding, Ian Akin, Brian Garvey, Joe Sinnott, Andy Mushynsky, Kim DeMulder, Kyler Baker, Vince Colletta, Peter Berardi, Roy Richardson, Julianna Ferriter, Bob Sharen, Ken Feduniewicz, Christie Scheele, Petra Scotese, Janet Jackson, Adam Phillips, Joe Rosen, Rick Parker, Diana Albers, Jim Novak, Tom Orzechowski, Lois Buhalis, Janice Chiang, & Ken Lopez! Running Time: 00:48:00 Music: "The Golden State" John Doe (with Kathleen Edwards) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a brief time away, Josh is back, with some of his voice intact, and a promise to try not to cough in your ears. There’s a lot of “this is great!” and a lot of “this is not for me!” Listen closely to tell which is which. And we really can’t wait to get to that next Booksplode. Running Time: 01:13:34 Pick of the Week: 00:01:41 – American Carnage #3 Comics: 00:10:42 – Naomi #1 00:14:35 – Cover #5 00:21:37 – Guardians of the Galaxy #1 00:32:03 – Batman #63 00:34:22 – Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #2 00:36:23 – The Immortal Hulk #12 00:40:43 – The Wild Storm #19 War Corner: 00:43:14 – War is Hell #1 Patron Pick: 00:47:50 – Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1 Patron Thanks: 00:57:25 – Scott Lyles 00:58:37 – JD Anthony 01:00:05 – Daniel Worden 01:00:48 – Jose Ayerve Audience Question: 01:02:25 – Elijah from Detroit asks about our choices for all time favorite creator team ups. Brought To You By: • eero – Never think about WiFi again! Get $100 off the “eero base unit and 2 beacons package,” and 1 year of eero Plus, visit eero.com/ifanboy and at checkout enter 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 seven designs! Music: “Sorrow” Bad Religion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Brian Edward Hill became quite prolific in comics over the past couple of years. After a long run on Top Cow's Postal, he started to get some jobs with the big two, including Michael Cray, Detective Comics, and Killmonger. Then there's his original Vertigo series, American Carnage. Plus, he's a series writer on the Titans TV series. He keeps busy is what we're saying. You can follow Bryan on Twitter. Total Running Time: 01:29:50 Music: “Writer's Cramp" Hüsker Dü Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Flanagan is out this week and so Ryan Haupt is back to reveal more scary science history that will keep Conor Kilpatrick up at night! (And wreck the Patron Powers paradigm.) Running Time: 01:00:00 Pick of the Week: 00:01:24 - Superman #7 Comics: 00:08:26 - Marvel Comics Presents #1 00:14:18 - Jessica Jones: Purple Daughter #1 00:18:39 - Hawkman #8 00:22:19 - Conan The Barbarian #2 00:26:46 - Mars Attacks #4 00:30:53 - Fantastic Four #6 00:34:46 - Catwoman #7 00:36:23 - James Bond: Origin #5 00:38:44 - The Amazing Spider-Man #13 00:41:36 - Black Widow #1 Patron Pick: 00:44:15 - Invaders #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:08 - Martin Hoecker-Martinez 00:51:15 - Scott Thornton 00:53:00 - Chris Marino 00:53:53 - Robert Cammarata Brought To You By:• Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/iFanboy right now to get a $13 trial set that comes with everything you need for a close, comfortable shave! • 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 seven designs! Music: "Carry on Wayward Son" Kansas   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week in talking comics, Conor Kilpatrick's loopy and Josh Flanagan's grumpy and we all learn something about John Ostrander. Running Time: 01:07:54 Pick of the Week: 00:01:41 - Young Justice #1 Comics: 00:14:33 - Criminal #1 00:19:56 - Batman #62 00:24:01 - The Green Lantern #3 00:29:09 - Captain Marvel #1 00:41:36 - Green Arrow #48 00:43:15 - Turok #1 00:44:53 - DIE #2 00:48:07 - Aliens: Dust To Dust #4 00:50:14 - Bully Wars #5 Patron Pick: 00:51:36 - Young Justice #1 (Ratings!) Patron Thanks: 00:54:17 - Philip Robey 00:55:48 - Bryan Pittard 00:56:34 - Brian 00:57:44 - Tim Ostrander Audience Question: 01:00:21 - Pete S. from Washington Heights, NYC wants to know why old comic scripts don't get redrawn by modern artists. Brought To You By:• eero - Never think about WiFi again - Get $100 off the “Eero base unit and 2 beacons package,” and 1 year of eero Plus, visit eero.com/ifanboy and at checkout enter 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 seven designs! Music: "To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High)" Ryan Adams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's 2019, the 19th year of iFanboy, and Josh can't say Conan without saying Thor first. But we're back, and very happy to be here. "It's like a hoedown, but with comics." Strap in, and prepare for that familiar comfort that you've been missing so much. Running Time: 01:03:38 Pick of the Week: 00:03:40 - Conan The Barbarian #1 Comics: 00:12:48 - Action Comics #1005 00:15:46 - Strangers in Paradise XXV #9 00:21:27 - Detective Comics #995 00:25:58 - Crowded #6 00:32:58 - Wonder Woman #61 00:35:13 - Archie 1941 #4 00:37:45 - Runaways #17 00:39:14 - Scarlet #5 Patron Pick: 00:47:14 - Conan The Barbarian #1 (Ratings!) Patron Thanks: 00:45:51 - Heath Wolfield 00:46:58 - Luke Pearsons 00:48:14 - Andrew Norris 00:49:28 - Ken Kowalczyk Audience Question: 00:50:50 - Steve wants to know where this mythical Hawkeye of the past can be found. 00:54:32 - Cale wants to know how we approach the order of the books discussed in the show. 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 seven designs! Music: "On An Edge" Cloud Nothings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the thirteenth (twelfth?) annual iFanboy All-Media Year End Round-Up! Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and special guest Ron Richards discuss some of what they enjoyed in media in 2018. Movies, television, podcasts, books, music, games, and comics--it's all here! Running Time: 03:10:10 Movies: 00:02:28 - A Star is Born 00:07:07 - A Quiet Place 00:09:17 - Bohemian Rhapsody 00:17:52 - Mission: Impossible - Fallout 00:21:43 - Rampage 00:24:57 - Christopher Robin 00:28:56 - Won't You Be My Neighbor? 00:33:16 - Teen Titans Go! To The Movies 00:35:33 - Eighth Grade 00:39:17 - The Old Man & The Gun 00:41:40 - The Death of Stalin 00:44:22 - Mid90s 00:49:05 - Crazy Rich Asians 00:51:43 - Tag 00:54:08 - Juliet, Naked Television: 01:00:53 - Game of Thrones* 01:02:49 - A Very English Scandal 01:05:45 - The Deuce 01:09:34 - The Americans 01:10:58 - The Romanoffs 01:15:42 - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 01:18:47 - The Good Fight 01:21:10 - Godless 01:23:36 - Cobra Kai 01:29:11 - Roseanne / The Conners 01:32:59 - Queer Eye 01:36:38 - Barry 01:39:17 - Riverdale 01:41:33 - Atypical 01:44:17 - The Toys That Made Us Games: 01:46:28 - Red Dead Redemption 2 01:49:21 - Dreadnought 01:50:54 - Assassin's Creed: Origins 01:52:56 - Deadpool Pinball Music: 01:53:35 - She and Him 01:56:03 - Superchunk 01:58:33 - Somerset Thrower 02:00:14 - Willie Nelson 02:01:26 - The Decemberists 02:03:34 - Jeff Rosenstock 02:06:12 - Death Cab For Cutie 02:08:39 - Hot Snakes 02:11:29 - The Messthetics 02:13:52 - Nothing My Bloody Valentine 02:14:31 - Nothing 02:15:39 - Radiohead 02:18:22 - Guided by Voices Books: 02:19:48 - "Persepolis Rising" by James S.A. Corey 02:22:24 - "In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin" by Erik Larsen 02:24:48 - "I'm Keith Hernandez" by Keith Hernandez 02:26:36 - "The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neill's America" by Joe Posnanski 02:29:05 - "Johnny Carson" by Henry Bushkin 02:31:07 - "Dream It! Do it! My Half-Century Creating Disney's Magic Kingdoms" by Marty Sklar 02:33:49 - "Hope Never Dies" by Andrew Shaffer 02:35:52 - "Fugazi's In on the Kill Taker (33 1/3)" by Joe Gross 02:37:41 - "Straight Edge: A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History" by Tony Rettman 02:39:33  - "Beautiful Ruins" by Jess Walter 02:40:39 - "In the Distance" by Hernan Diaz Podcasts: 02:44:15 - "Serial" with Sarah Koenig 02:46:03 - "Bear Brook" with Jason Moore and New Hampshire Public Radio 02:48:06 - "You Must Remember This" with Karina Longworth 02:49:11 - "Broken Record" with Malcolm Gladwell and Rick Rubin 02:51:27 - "The Trap Set" with Joe Wong Comics: 02:52:24 - Batman 02:53:19 - Mister Miracle 02:54:12 - Superman / Action Comics 02:54:56 - Old Man Hawkeye 02:55:55 - The Amazing Spider-Man 02:56:44 - Strangers in Paradise XXV 02:57:23 - Ms. Marvel 02:58:08 - Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles 02:59:21 - Usagi Yojimbo: The Hidden 03:00:36 - Moon Knight 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 seven designs! Music: "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" The Platters *Whoops! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick blows on his conch shell and Paul Montgomery and Ryan Haupt answer the call to discuss Aquaman! Does the film sink or does it swim? Running Time: 00:37:11 Music: "Beyond the Sea" Bobby Darin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and Ryan Haupt gather like a bunch of far-flung Spider-People to discuss the film debuts of Miles Morales, Spider-Gwen, Spider-Ham, and more in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse! Running Time: 00:35:24 Music: "Sunflower" Post Malone & Swae Lee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the final show of the year and it's a long one! With much consternation, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick discuss the week's comics. But that's not all! Conor goes through some extended "state of DC" therapy while Josh goes down cartoon memory lane! All this and the gain on Conor's mic was set too high which is the perfect send-off for a year full of dumb technical glitches! Running Time: 01:21:59 Pick of the Week: 00:02:20 - Martian Manhunter #1 Comics: 00:13:43 - Doomsday Clock #8 00:21:45 - Shazam! #1 00:26:00 - Prodigy #1 00:28:59 - Marvel Knights: 20th #3 00:34:23 - The Green Lantern #2 00:37:05 - The Last Siege #7 00:38:58 - Winter Soldier #1 00:41:08 - Namor: The Best Defense #1 00:42:56 - The Merry X-Men Holiday Special #1 Star Wars Corner: 00:44:46 - Star Wars #58 Patron Pick: 00:47:14 - DIE #1 Patron Thanks: 00:56:14 - Isaac Person 00:58:17 - KJ Eldridge 00:59:36 - Colin Adams 01:00:36 - Peter Shevenell Picks of the Week - By The Numbers: 01:02:05 - Conor breaks out his spreadsheets to run down the stats on this year's Picks. Audience Question: 01:08:32 - Dan from Baltimore, MD is looking for comic book criticism resources. Brought To You By:• Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to Harry’s to give you $5 off ANY shave set, including our limited-edition holiday sets, when you go to Harrys.com/ifanboy. Plus, you’ll get FREE shipping through December 12! This offer is for new AND returning customers and is only available for the holidays! • 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 seven designs! Music: "Run Run Rudolph" She and Him Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The name of the game is agreement, and Conor and Josh are getting good at it. Not about the Pick, or really about the other book in the lineup, but it's agreeable at the least. Oh and fun. It's pretty fun and we make a merlock sound at one point. Running Time: 01:09:57 Pick of the Week/Patron Pick: 00:01:44 - The Amazing Spider-Man #10 Comics: 00:08:45 - Action Comics #1005 00:12:53 - Heroes in Crisis #3 00:17:34 - Old Man Hawkeye #11 00:23:07 - Marvel Two-In-One #12 00:28:35 - Daredevil #612 00:31:42 - Books of Magic #2 00:32:50 - Man-Eaters #3 00:35:25 - Ironheart #1 Patron Pick: 00:38:30 - DC's Nuclear Winter Special #1 Patron Thanks: 00:48:13 - Samuel Weiss 00:49:37 - Jeevan Devassy 00:51:07 - Jack Window 00:52:00 - Joe Stertz Audience Question: 00:54:50 - Ryan from Philly asks what the best superhero title would be to read, from start to finish. 01:00:09 - Scott in Florida wants to know who the greatest living comic creator is, and the essential Dick Grayson stories. Brought To You By: • Eero - Never think about WiFi again - Get $100 off the “Eero base unit and 2 beacons package,” and 1 year of Eeero Plus, visit eero.com/ifanboy and at checkout enter IFANBOY.• Molekule - The only air purifier that actually destroys pollutants. For $75 off your first order, visit molekule.com and enter IFANBOY at checkout. • 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 seven designs! Music: "Merry Something to You" Devo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special post-Thanksgiving episode, Ryan Haupt steps in for Josh Flanagan and both he and Conor Kilpatrick are exhausted. But things pick up by the end and there's way more dinosaur wang talk than one would normally expect from this show. Running Time: 01:00:00 Pick of the Week/Patron Pick: 00:02:08 - American Carnage #1 Comics: 00:09:17 - Batman #59 00:13:53 - Nightwing #53 00:17:22 - Marvel Knights: 20th #2 00:20:25 - Archie #700 00:27:20 - Mars Attacks #2 00:28:54 - Dick Tracy: Dead or Alive #2 00:31:56 - Uncanny X-Men #2 00:36:51 - Middlewest #1 Star Wars Corner: 00:39:40 - Star Wars #57 Patron Thanks: 00:44:35 - Ellen Jurczak 00:46:32 - Ethan Dezotelle 00:47:13 - Ross Fenion 00:48:36 - Daredevol Audience Question: 00:50:07 - Ken from the Great White North needs an update on the dinosaur genitalia situation from last week's episode. Here's the information on the Story Collider event in Washington, D.C. in which Ryan Haupt will be appearing on December 13. 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 seven designs! Music: "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" Darlene Love   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's an extra-long episode this week for Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan because all of the comic books came out. Plus we talk about the life and legacy of Stan Lee! Running Time: 01:30:05 Pick of the Week: 00:02:44 - Mister Miracle #12 Comics: 00:18:15 - Thor #7 00:23:01 - Cosmic Ghost Rider #5 00:25:41 - Fantastic Four #3 00:28:12 - The Avengers #10/700 00:35:32 - Hey Kids! Comics! #4 00:40:59 - The Amazing Spider-Man #9 00:42:49 - Uncanny X-Men #1 00:44:01 - Bitter Root #1 Star Wars Corner: 00:47:10 - Star Wars: Darth Vader #23 Patron Pick: 00:50:06 - William Gibson's Alien 3 #1 00:56:23 - Wonder Woman #58 Patron Thanks: 01:03:57 - Erik Fisher 01:06:02 - Deadzone The Podcast 01:07:39 - Mark Abnett 01:08:37 - Bobby Baker Tribute: 01:10:23 - Stan Lee 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 seven designs! Music: "Broken Wings" Mr. Mister Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies by Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, and Jacob Phillips! Running Time: 00:21:06 Music: "No Excuses" Alice in Chains Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Conor had a really hard time with the cold open. But we cut that out, and it was just for us. Also, Josh's mic was set wrong for....well, quite a bit. And what is the plural of Vox? Let's all have a crisis, but the good kind. Running Time: 01:12:35 Pick of the Week: 00:02:03 - Farmhand #5 Comics: 00:11:56 - The Green Lantern #1 00:20:08 - Death of the Inhumans #5 00:25:16 - Nightwing #52 00:34:04 - Batman #50 00:37:16 - The United States vs. Murder Inc. #3 00:40:36 - The Outer Darkness #1 00:43:01 - The Immortal Hulk #8 Patron Pick: 00:45:48 - Marvel Knights: 20th #1 Patron Thanks: 00:57:35 - Ryan Tardiff 00:58:17 - Aaron Turner 00:59:06 - Rego Nurse 01:00:04 - Matt Wiggins Audience Question: 01:01:41 - Andrew from Barcelona needs to know more about his Crisis options. Brought To You By: • Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to Harry’s to give you $5 off ANY shave set, including our limited-edition holiday sets, when you go to Harrys.com/ifanboy. Plus, you’ll get FREE Shipping. This offer is for new AND returning customers and is only available for the holidays! • Eero - Never think about WiFi again - Get $100 off the “Eero base unit and 2 beacons package,” and 1 year ofEeero Plus, visit eero.com/ifanboy and at checkout enter 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 seven designs! Music: "Sinking Ship" Cake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan get together to talk comics and also to verbally spin out at the very end of the show. Also, on the show we can't figure out how many Patron Powers we've given out so far. (It's 436.) Running Time: 01:05:50 Pick of the Week: 00:02:37 - Wytches: Bad Egg Halloween Special Comics: 00:13:25 - Old Man Hawkeye #10 00:18:02 - Green Lantern / Huckleberry Hound Special #1 00:21:50 - Tony Stark: Iron Man #5 00:25:00 - Heroes in Crisis #2 00:33:40 - Batman: Secret Files #1 00:36:22 - Man-Eaters #2 00:38:42 - Extermination #4 00:39:59 - Shanghai Red #5 Patron Pick: 00:44:09 - Hex Wives #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:39 - Joshua Chesmore 00:52:19 - Paul Ambroso 00:53:19 - Luke Hopkins 00:54:31 - Chad Post Audience Question: 00:55:19 - James R. from England asks if iFanboy would consider reviewing old superhero films. 00:57:10 - Steve B. from Maryland thinks that one of the "dumb" Patron Powers is actually terrific. 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 seven designs! Music: "I'm Getting Better (And I'm Feeling It Right Now)" The Record Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time. Katie Cook is an instantly recognizable cartoonist, which is saying something, since she makes quite a bit of her living from licensed properties. From My Little Pony, to Fraggle Rock, to Star Wars, she's worked on a lot of comics. But lately, after moving on from her original creation, Gronk, she's working on a new series for Webtoons.com, Nothing Special. You can follow Katie on Twitter to keep up him, as well as visiting her website. Total Running Time: 01:01:20 Music: “Is There a Ghost" Band of Horses Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor and Josh are back at the helm on a week that made picking a winner a little dicey. But pick we must, because we must pick. Some things come to an end and many new things begin, as #1 issues fly at us with reckless abandon. The jamokes find common ground on at least one creator, and we barely talk about being old at all. Running Time: 01:13:54 Pick of the Week: 00:01:23 - The Sentry #5 Comics: 00:10:23 - Moon Knight #200 00:16:09 - Action Comics #1004 00:22:52 - Usagi Yojimbo: The Hidden #7 00:26:47 - Mars Attacks #1 00:35:13 - Books of Magic #1 00:37:26 - Infinity Wars: Arachknight #1 00:38:59 - What If? Thor #1 00:42:17 - Aliens: Dust to Dust #3 Patron Pick: 00:46:21 - Lodger #1 Patron Thanks: 00:51:24 - Corey A. Goodwin 00:52:23 - James Nasralla 00:54:13 - Matt Skaba 00:55:09 - Bryce Sheppard Audience Questions: 00:56:34 - Patrick from North Carolina wonders if creators can get their groove back by switching publishers. 01:02:43 - Zach from Texas asks if we get the FOMO. 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 seven designs! Music: "Gold Rush" Death Cab for Cutie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You asked... and asked and asked and asked. So here it is. Josh Flanagan calls on former co-host Ron Richards to talk about the surprise global hit, Venom! (Disclaimer: Ron Richard's opinions are his own and do not represent Marvel Entertainment or the Walt Disney Corporation.) Running Time: 00:17:00 Music: "My Best Friend" Kiefer Sutherland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Five years ago, three teenagers set out to investigate the local legend of their small town, The Blackwood Bugman, and the mysterious disappearances and murders connected to him over the years. But as they soon come to find out, getting too close to the truth can be dangerous. Subscribe to Blackwood today at wondery.fm/ifanboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Flanagan is away this week so special guest Paul Montgomery steps into his old co-host role! There’s a lot to talk about so we had no choice but to go extra long to fit it all in! Why so long on a week with so few books? Well, Conor Kilpatrick unleashes quite a bit of Dick Grayson angst, for starters. Running Time: 01:22:00 Pick of the Week: 00:02:00 – Cover #2 Comics: 00:12:57 – Thor #6 00:21:05 – Nightwing #51 00:31:59 – Archie 1941 #2 00:40:25 – Strangers in Paradise XXV #7 00:43:34 – Shuri #1 00:49:18 – Black Hammer: Age of Doom #6 00:51:29 – The Life of Captain Marvel #4 Patron Pick: 00:55:52 – Lucifer #1 Patron Thanks: 01:01:13 – Micah Lambert 01:02:38 – Chris 01:03:35 – Trevor McDonough 01:04:29 – Michael Mattinson Making Comics: 01:07:25 – Conor and Paul discuss their new comic book, Dreadnought: Legends #1, which is available NOW, digitally, on ComiXology and Steam!01:17:53 – Earlier this year, Paul’s first comic book was published, The Margins, available NOW on Amazon (print) and ComiXology (digital). 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• The Pub Crawl Anthology – Help this graphic novel collection of genre-spanning 8-page stories reach its Kickstarter goal! • 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 seven designs! Music: “Gotcha!” Theresa Bazar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We went a bit long this week but there was just so much to talk about! Plus, this week in What Can’t the Guys Remember it’s the writer of old Daredevil stories. Running Time: 01:13:40 Pick of the Week: 00:02:58 – The Avengers #9 Comics: 00:12:50 – The Immortal Hulk #7 00:17:06 – Catwoman #4 00:20:32 – Farmhand #4 00:23:53 – The Wild Storm: Michael Cray #12 00:30:57 – Superman #4 00:33:23 – Hawkman #5 00:35:08 – Crowded #3 00:36:37 – The Amazing Spider-Man #7 Patron Pick: 00:39:20 – Murder Falcon #1 Patron Thanks: 00:46:31 – Kendall Neck 00:48:46 – Cory D. 00:50:35 – Eric Wood 00:51:59 – Arcee Gamit Audience Questions: 00:55:15 – Brad from New Hampshire wonders if comics might make a comeback like vinyl records. 01:02:02 – Drew from Ohio is curious about the numbers behind the Patron Picks. It’s Time For Stats™! Plugs: Check out Dreadnought: Legends #1 available NOW on Steam. Brought To You By:• Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a Trial Shave Set! • 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 seven designs! Music: “Kansas City” The New Basement Tapes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is yet another strong week of releases, and a surprise Pick comes from an unexpected corner. But you might wonder what problems Conor has with this Pick that was definitely not his. Listen on! Come for more Tom King Batman books in the second slot on the show, and yet more Donny Cates Appreciation Society™ meetings, as well of Tales of a Hate Read. Plus it's the rare double Patron Pick! Running Time: 01:16:59 Pick of the Week: 00:02:48 - Nightwing #50 Comics: 00:13:42 - Batman #56 00:19:12 - Death of the Inhumans #4 00:23:33 - Cosmic Ghost Rider #4 00:27:18 - Tony Stark Iron Man #4 00:35:08 - Justice League #9 00:38:37 - Dead Rabbit #1 00:42:10 - The Lone Ranger #1 00:47:07 - James Bond Origin #2 Patron Pick: 00:51:51 - Batman The Maxx: Arkham Dreams #1 00:56:32 - The Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion #1 Patron Thanks: 01:01:06 - Kyle Southcomb 01:02:48 - Jason Reinhardt 01:04:13 - r3v 01:04:50 - Jon Lewis Audience Question: 01:06:54 - Tim from Seattle is curious about under-the-radar secret crossover cameos. Brought To You By: • Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a Trial Shave Set!• 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 seven designs! Music: "Alright" [clean] Kendrick Lamar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We haven’t had a show with this many diversions in a long time, but this week, amidst all of the comic book talk, there’s time for excursions into Magnum P.I., Matthew Goode, Teen Titans Go To The Movies, Eddie Vedder, and way more talk about the Gin Blossoms than anyone was prepared for. Running Time: 01:07:10 Pick of the Week: 00:01:08 – Action Comics #1003 Comics: 00:08:55 – Heroes in Crisis #1 00:16:33 – Doomsday Clock #7 00:20:49 – Old Man Hawkeye #9 00:22:42 – The Amazing Spider-Man #6 00:29:20 – Justice League Odyssey #1 00:33:24 – Shanghai Red #4 00:35:01 – The Sentry #4 Patron Pick: 00:36:54 – Man-Eaters #1 Patron Thanks: 00:45:04 – Mike G. 00:46:38 – T. Scott Benefield 00:52:20 – John Fitter 00:53:22 – Jason Grigsby Audience Question: 00:54:46 – Craig L. from Michigan misses thought bubbles. 00:58:09 – Davin P. has a response to the discussion in episode 650 about naming your kids after comic book characters. 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 seven designs! Music: “Until I Fall Away” Gin Blossoms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick’s all hopped up on cold medicine and so he used the wrong mic setting! Which he apologizes for! He sounds terrible! Also, Josh Flanagan is here too. His mic sounds fine. Running Time: 01:04:51 Pick of the Week: 00:01:43 – Mister Miracle #11 Comics: 00:12:53 – Batman #55 00:18:41 – Batman: Damned #1 00:22:32 – Infinity Wars: Soldier Supreme #1 00:25:36 – Black Hammer: Age of Doom #5 00:32:44 – West Coast Avengers #2 00:36:10 – The Avengers #8 00:39:35 – Return of Wolverine #1 00:41:37 – Captain America Annual #1 00:44:43 – The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 Patron Pick: 00:45:53 – Dick Tracy: Dead or Alive #1 Patron Thanks: 00:53:25 – Dirty Threepio (Huw Jones) 00:54:33 – Rusty Richardson 00:55:58 – George N. Aslanian 00:56:49 – Rousseau Pienaar Audience Question: 00:58:03 – Andrew M. from Spain wonders about the future of The New Gods. 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 seven designs! Music: “Body Talks (featuring Kesha)” The Struts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 look at a single graphic novel or collected edition, something we really just don't have time to do on the regular show. This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at Superman Blue, Vol. 1 by Dan Jurgens, Karl Kesel, David Michelinie, Louise Simonson, Jon Bogdanove, Sean Chen, Scot Eaton, Ron Frenz, Tom Grummett, Stuart Immonen, Brett Breeding, Dennis Janke, Jose Marzan Jr., Denis Rodier, Joe Rubinstein, Glenn Whitmore, John Costanza, Albert Tobias De Guzman, Ken Lopez, Bill Oakley! Running Time: 00:31:10 Music: "She's Electric" Oasis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a week of pretty good books, but maybe not great books. In any case there were a lot of them. But it was definitely a week for books that are either really for us, or books where we can't figure out who they're for. Or both. Running Time: 01:06:10 Pick of the Week: 00:01:41 - Archie 1941 #1 Comics: 00:11:50 - Journey Into Mystery: The Birth of Krakoa #1 00:15:58 - Fantastic Four #2 00:21:35 - Hey Kids! Comics! #2 00:29:51 - The Seeds #2 00:36:43 - Superman #3 00:40:00 - Supergirl #22 00:42:27 - Catwoman #3 00:44:11 - Detective Comics #988 War Corner: 00:46:30 - World of Tanks: Citadel #5 Patron Pick: 00:50:03 - Cemetery Beach #1 Patron Thanks: 00:57:01 - Mario Miranda 00:57:51 - Mark C. Warner 00:59:02 - Joe Perna 01:00:10 - Greg Marcus Brought To You By: • Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a Trial Shave Set! • 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 seven designs! Music: "When the War Came" The Decemberists Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

iFanboy celebrates its 650th 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! Running Time: 03:33:40 Pick of the Week: 00:03:17 - Death of The Inhumans #3 Patron Pick: 00:14:28 - Bully Wars #1 Audience Questions: 00:25:33 - The tradition continues as we field questions from the loyal iFanbase for over 3 hours! Listen as this iFanboy trio slowly fall apart, talking comics and ephemera to the very bitter end. Patron Thanks: 02:04:22 - Miroslav Lucic 02:06:10 - Zachariah William Schoenke 02:07:21 - Gerardo Zayas 02:08:39  - Matt Arpen Brought To You By: • Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now to get a Trial Shave Set! • 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 seven designs! Music: "Back and To The Left" Texas is the Reason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's an evening recording, the tables are turned, and it was a fifth week, and barely any books to talk about. It was glorious. Except the horrifying pig cover. Try not to look into his eyes. Running Time: 01:16:58 Pick of the Week: 00:02:07 - Lex Luthor/Porky Pig Special #1 Comics: 00:13:56 - Extermination #2 00:16:15 - Hunt for Wolverine: Dead Ends 00:19:58 - Marvel Two-In-One #9 00:24:24 - Moon Knight #198 00:34:45 - Batgirl Annual #2 00:36:56 - Batgirl #26 00:38:46 - Nightwing Annual #1 00:40:33 - Runaways #12 Patron Pick: 00:44:08 - Scarlet #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:22 - Casey Franz 00:51:20 - Felicia Franz 00:53:11 - Thom Cinch 00:54:53 - Rupesh Shah Audience Question: 00:57:01 -Karl from NV wants to be able to explain how Lois got knocked up. 01:00:24 - Jay S. has a question for the ages. 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 seven designs! Music: "Academy Fight Song" Mission of Burma Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices