iFanboy.com Comic Book Podcast

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 its extra pages… and somebody being hung over. Running Time: 01:14:45 Pick of the Week: 00:01:52 – The Mighty Thor #20 Comics: 00:10:21 - Batman #25 00:16:10 - Daredevil #22 00:18:55 – Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #1 00:24:46 - Aquaman #25 00:29:39 - Wonder Woman/Tasmanian Devil Special #1 and Lobo/Road Runner Special #1 00:34:37 - Silver Surfer #12 00:35:56 - Luke Cage #2 00:38:26 - Superman #25 00:40:40 - G.I. Joe #6 00:43:11 – All-Star Batman #11 Star Wars Corner: 00:45:25 - Star Wars: Darth Vader #2 Patron Pick: 00:48:17 - Shirtless Bear-Fighter! #1 Patron Thanks: 00:53:08 - Drew Hamilton 00:54:28 - Michael Nohaile 00:55:35 - Jacob Masters 00:57:00 - Evan Marquez Audience Question: 01:01:33 - Tony from San Antonio, TX and Ron D., also from Texas, have similar questions about the quality of comic book art and how to judge it. Brought To You By: • Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now and enter code ifanboy at checkout to get free post shave balm! • Amazon – Get all your comics, DVDs, video games, electronics and more and help iFanboy out in the process! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! Music: “If 6 Was 9" Jimi Hendrix

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. Not failing old man memories. And not creeping summer heat. No this week their great enemy was a dodgy internet connection and thus, less than optimal sound quality. We apologize. Running Time: 00:55:38 Pick of the Week: 00:01:23 – Dark Days: The Forge #1 Comics: 00:10:32 – Legion of Super-Heroes/Bugs Bunny Special #1 00:15:43 – Martian Manhunter/Marvin the Martian Special #1 00:19:39 – The Defenders #1 00:23:38 – Secret Empire #4 00:28:25 – Detective Comics #958 00:28:53 – Jimmy’s Bastards #1 00:30:00 – Bug! The Adventures of Forager #2 00:31:30 – Briggs Land: Lone Wolves #1 00:32:42 – Kingpin #5 00:33:41 – Green Valley #9 Star Wars Corner: 00:34:42 – Star Wars #32 Patron Pick: 00:36:24 – Birthright #25 Patron Thanks: 00:39:27 – Benjamin Terry 00:40:17 – James Layman 00:41:03 – Jeff Shea 00:42:12 – David McFarlane Audience Question: 00:43:53 – Stephen D. from London, UK is wondering which Twin Peaks-like comic books the iFanboys enjoy. 00:47:13 – Damian M. from Upstate NY wants to know which expanded universe Twin Peaks comics the iFanboys would want to read. 00:49:12 – Esteban R. tried out Twin Peaks on the iFanboy’s recommendation and he did not like it. Brought To You By: • Amazon – Get all your comics, DVDs, video games, electronics and more and help iFanboy out in the process! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! Music: “Dance of The Dream Man (Instrumental)” Angelo Badalamenti

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 Flintstones. The tremendous accomplishment of The Flintstones, that punches you in the beef, and is celebrated despite lack of sleep and extreme heat. Just another week here at iFanboy. Running Time: 01:04:23 Pick of the Week: 00:01:23 - The Flintstones #12 Comics: 00:13:16 - Batman #24 00:19:52 - The Divided States of Hysteria #1 00:23:32 - Nova #7 00:25:16 - Daredevil #21 00:30:28 - Doctor Strange #20 00:32:33 - Spider-Man #17 00:34:28 - Superman #24 00:36:48 - Iceman #1 00:38:28 - Avengers #8 Star Wars Corner: 00:40:19 - Darth Vader #1 Patron Pick: 00:42:22 - Dark Knight III: The Master Race #9 Patron Thanks: 00:50:57 - Josef Lindner 00:52:08 - Daniel Hortick 00:52:57 - Randolph Morley 00:53:40 - Mik Guevera Audience Question: 00:56:40 - Chris from Chicago wants to get to the bottom of these...ratings...ratings...ratings. Brought To You By: • Harry's - Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now and enter code ifanboy at checkout to get $5 off any set-- including the Father's Day Set! • Amazon - Get all your comics, DVDs, video games, electronics and more and help iFanboy out in the process! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! Music: "Kiss of Death" Mutoid Man

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 speaking with one another, but Josh might be close to walking. Or Conor. Could go either way. There’s Funko, and lots of series are ending, but Secret Empire continues, regardless of what you think, so deal with it!Running Time: 01:03:55Pick of the Week:00:01:30- Deadpool #31Comics:00:11:22 – Secret Empire #300:15:10 – Wonder Woman Annual #100:18:47 – Judge Dredd: Funko Universe00:27:44 – Doctor Strange #2100:29:08 – The Flash #2300:32:13 – Black Road #1000:33:35 – Old Man Logan #24Star Wars Corner:00:35:45 – Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #7Patron Pick:00:38:10 – Cable #1Patron Thanks:00:44:58 – José De La Torre00:45:42 – Eduardo Ramirez00:46:24 – Johnny Nelson00:48:16 – Scott GoekeAudience Question:00:49:26 – Kevin wants to know if there’s a good series for the youths.00:52:23 – Andy likes comic book history and needs input.00:56:28 – Steve tries to rend us apart by comparing us to Cheers 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 & Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless!Music:“Lincoln’s Funeral Train”Greg Graffin

Pick of the Week #587 – Deadpool #31

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 it! It’s finally time… the world is ready for Wonder Woman! Running Time: 00:33:32 Music: “Wonder Woman” Charles Fox and Normal Gimbel

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: 00:23:15 Music: “Kung Fu Fighting” Carl Douglas

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 Black Science Challenge and discover that everything is Command-D. Running Time: 01:01:43 Pick of the Week: 00:01:28 – The Kamandi Challenge #5 Comics: 00:10:30 – The Old Guard #4 00:14:21 – Black Hammer #9 00:19:16 – I Am Groot #1 00:26:47 – X-O Manowar #3 00:28:32 – Captain America: Steve Rogers #17 00:30:57 – Infamous Iron Man #8 00:33:15 – Rebels: These Free and Independent States #3 00:34:46 – Secret Warriors #2 Patron Pick: 00:36:46 – Strawberry Shortcake: Funko Universe Patron Thanks: 00:44:02 – Jamie Carter 00:45:01 – Jeffrey Figley 00:45:20 – Megan 00:46:12 – John Fox Audience Question: 00:49:59 – Ryan form Madrid, Spain is confused about an aspect of The Flash’s super powers. 00:51:10 – Andrew from Santa Cruz, CA is having problems reading Lazarus and doesn’t want to let Josh down. 00:53:31 – Stephen from New Hampshire had a bad experience at a comic book store. Brought To You By: • Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now and enter code ifanboy at checkout to get $5 off any set– including the Father’s Day Set! • Amazon – Get all your comics, DVDs, video games, electronics and more and help iFanboy out in the process! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! Music: “Strawberry Fields Forever” Ben Harper

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the latest DC Universe Animated Original Movie: Teen Titans: The Judas Contract! Plus a look ahead to Batman and Harley Quinn! Running Time: 00:38:40 Music: “Breaking the Law” Judas Priest

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 OK with the same books at the same time, for basically the same reasons.  It can get very confusing.Running Time:  01:06:44Pick of the Week:00:02:04 – Batman #23Comics:00:11:20 – Secret Empire #200:17:54 – Superman #2300:21:32 – Luke Cage #100:25:39 – The Flash #2200:33:45 – Daredevil #2000:34:16 – The Mighty Thor #1900:36:48 – Eleanor and the Egret #200:38:02 – Nick Fury #2Star Wars Corner00:39:19 – Star Wars #31 and Star Wars: Poe Dameron #15Patron Pick:00:42:41 – Grrl Scouts: Magic Socks #1Patron Thanks:00:49:25 – Mark Bennett00:50:55 – Bryan Herhold00:52:33 – Michael Freveletti00:53:20 – Scott CarelliAudience Questions:00:54:46 – Ron (a different one) has thoughts about the Anti-Life Equation.00:57:05 – Frank asks a horrible, horrible question that shall never be spoken of again.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 & Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless!Music:“(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding”Chris Cornell

Pick of the Week #585 – Batman #23

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 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 we are reviewing Roughneck by Jeff Lemire. Running Time: 00:25:06 Music: “The Whole World’s Got the Blues” Crystal Shawanda

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, because that's what we do. Running Time: 01:04:33 Pick of the Week: 00:01:50 - X-Men Blue #3 00:11:52 - Avengers #7 00:17:26 - Green Valley #8 00:19:49 - All-Star Batman #8 00:26:01 - Rocket #1 00:31:20 - Deadpool #30 00:33:12 - Uncanny Avengers #23 00:34:56 - Action Comics #979 00:37:15 - New Super-Man #11 Star Wars Corner 00:37:38 - Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel #1 Patron Pick: 00:40:25 - Bug! The Adventures of Forager #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:16 - Allan David Muir 00:48:46 - James Burton 00:49:21 - Luke Batt 00:49:56 - David Crohn Audience Questions: 00:50:37 - Kevin from Fairfax, VA wants us to imagine a movie about the comics industry, who would write and direct it and what would it be about? 00:56:04 - Rashaad from Florida calls in with a deep X-Men lore question. Brought To You By: • Amazon - Get all your comics, DVDs, video games, electronics and more and help iFanboy out in the process! • iFanboy Patrons - Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! Music: "Seventeen" Jimmy Eat World

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: 00:26:10 Music: “Daddy’s Song” Harry Nilsson

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 labored baseball metaphors. Running Time: 01:02:15 Pick of the Week: 00:02:06 - All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #1 Comics: 00:09:36 - Guardians of the Galaxy: Mother Entropy #1 00:13:04 - Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout #1 00:14:48 - Batman #22 00:18:43 - Secret Empire #1 00:29:11 - The Flintstones #11 00:30:47 - X-Men: Gold #3 00:31:47 - Nova #6 00:34:28 - Black Bolt #1 Patron Pick: 00:37:03 - Youngblood #1 Patron Thanks: 00:42:11 - Blake Etheridge 00:43:08 - Julian Halligan 00:43:47 - Freddie Wadsworth 00:44:45 - Scott Seaholm Audience Question: 00:47:00 - Ken L. from Valparasio, IN is curious why some of the words in comics are bolded and some are not. 00:49:50 – Eric F. from Brooklyn, NY asks about the criteria that should be used to decide the best comic book writer of all time. Brought To You By: • Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now and enter code ifanboy at checkout to claim your Free Trial Set! • Amazon – Get all your comics, DVDs, video games, electronics and more and help iFanboy out in the process! • iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or make a one time donation of any amount! Music: “New York Groove” Ace Frehley