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Pick of the Week #605 - Slots #1

Conor Kilpatrick is joined by Mike Romo and Ryan Haupt to discuss the pilot episodes of the two latest comic book inspired TV series — Marvel’s Inhumans and The Gifted! Running Time: 00:46:12 Music: “Refugee” Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Conor makes his triumphant return and marks it by celebrating Tim Drake with the Pick of the Week. Meanwhile, Ron enlightens the guys with tales of his childhood in the rolling hills of Italy, and Josh is a little dubious of the entire thing. Bonus, we ask the eternal question, Wealth or Pain? Running Time: 01:02:45 Detective Comics_965Pick of the Week: 00:02:00 - Detective Comics #965 Comics: 00:11:34 - Action Comics #988 00:16:20 - Marvel Legacy #1 00:23:05 - Generations: Miles Morales and Peter Parker #1 00:26:09 - Generations: Sam Wilson: Captain America and Steve Rogers: Captain America #1 00:32:12 - Wonder Woman #31 00:32:21 - Nick Fury #6 00:36:41 - Nightwing: The New Order #2 00:37:59 - Archie #24 00:39:45 - The Kamandi Challenge #9 00:40:44 - Southern Bastards #18 Patron Pick: 00:43:32 - DuckTales #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:43 - Howard 00:51:34 - Max Shannon 00:53:48 - Mary Ann Borrelli 00:54:23 - Philip Ricketts Audience Question: 00:55:32 - Jody W. is looking for some more black and white comics recommendations. 00:57:19 - Josh from Pawhatchet has an idea about Star Wars... 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: "Spent The Day In Bed" Morrissey

Set phasers to nerd! Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards are joined by Star Trek super fan Mike Romo to examine the first two hours of Star Trek: Discovery (the first new Star Trek TV series in 12 years!), as well as the first three hours of the new Seth MacFarlane series Star Trek: The Next Generation The Orville. This one gets super nerdy… for a variety of reasons! (We apologize for Conor’s microphone issues.) Running Time: 00:50:02 Music: “Theme Song from The Orville” Bruce Broughton “Theme Song from Star Trek: Discovery” Jeff Russo

It’s a most dire time for iFanboy. Conor Kilpatrick has gone missing and Ron Richards is on death’s door, but that doesn’t stop Josh Flanagan from having a Grinch moment and be reminded that he does indeed have a heart. The magic of comics saves once again! Running Time: 01:00:22 Pick of the Week: 00:01:40 - Invincible Iron Man #11 Comics: 00:11:40 – Generations: Ms. Marvel and Ms. Marvel #1 00:14:29 – Doctor Strange #25 00:17:33 – Batman: The Red Death #1 00:22:47 – Wonder Woman/Conan #1 00:25:29 – All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #10 00:31:18 – Invincible #140 00:33:47 – The Wild Storm #7 00:36:29 – X-Men Gold #12 Star Wars Corner: 00:37:14 - Star Wars Annual #3 00:39:17 – Star Wars: Poe Dameron #19 Patron Pick: 00:42:17 - Angelic #1 Patron Thanks: 00:47:02 - Adam Ulrich 00:48:09 - Shane Stornanti 00:49:22 - Bjorn Bellenbaum 00:50:22 - Blake Button Audience Question: 00:54:00 - Mark from Illinois has got a bone to pick with DC over logos 00:54:59 - Erik from Virginia is curious what it will take to ruin the X-Men for Ron 00:55:28 - Brian asks if one had the power of Genesis, what exactly would happen if one told another to "Go Screw!" Brought To You By: • Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now and enter code ifanboy at checkout to get free trial shave 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: “Illuminant” Quicksand

Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another 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 bit off a bit more than we can chew with Cerebus Volume 3: Church and State - Book One by Dave Sim. So much so, that we brought in an expert, famed cartoonist and established podcaster Alex Robinson of Star Wars Minute and The Godfather Minute! Alex joins Josh, Conor and Ron as they try to break into the mythos of Cerebus! Running Time: 00:59:30 Music: "Undisputed King of Nothing'" J Church

Ron Richards calls in from the road and conflict abounds! Conor Kilpatrick is grumpy about a lot of books and Josh Flanagan tells off one of his fellow hosts! Plus Star Wars talk almost derails the show. Running Time: 01:02:38 Pick of the Week: 00:01:16 - Star Wars #36 Comics: 00:13:39 - Generations: Captain Marvel and Captain Mar-Vell #1 00:16:58 - Dark Knight: Metal #2 00:20:47 - Mister Miracle #2 00:27:08 - Secret Empire: Omega #1 00:34:48 - The Flash #30 00:35:44 - Action Comics #987 00:37:29 - Black Science #31 00:39:38 - Mech Cadet Yu #2 Patron Pick: 00:41:08 - Runaways #1 Patron Thanks: 00:44:40 - Eric Eilersen 00:46:08 - Mike Yun 00:46:53 - Charles Lindquist 00:48:05 - Richard Cleveland Audience Question: 00:49:01 – Andrew from Santa Cruz, CA looks to the future of Star Wars after Jason Aaron leaves. 00:53:12 – Ron D. from Texas has some thoughts about Miles Morales. 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: “Bad Reputation” Freedy Johnston

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the 29th DC Universe Animated Original Movie… Batman and Harley Quinn! Running Time: 00:27:25 Music: “Don’t Pull Your Love” Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds

By popular demand! The newly formed Amazon Brain Trust of Conor Kilpatrick, Ryan Haupt and Ron Richards (with a cameo from Josh Flanagan) gather to talk about the puzzling hero THE TICK, who appears in a new Amazon series. Running Time: 00:23:32 Music: "Tick Tock" Lungfish

It’s a 3 way consensus on Pick of the Week, because even the coldest of hearts will be melted by a fictitious dog/human hybrid. There’s another artist who needs to just stop it, and of the greats kind of lets us down. And finally, learn of the evils of cornerfication.Running Time: 01:08:34Pick of the Week:00:01:43 – Astro City #47Comics:00:11:58 – Black Bolt #500:17:33 – Seven to Eternity #900:22:32 – Generations: Iron Man and Ironheart #100:30:02 – Doom Patrol #800:32:06 – The Walking Dead #17100:34:00 – Astonishing X-Men #300:35:06 – Kingsman: The Red Diamond #100:36:12 – Green Arrow #30Star Wars Corner:00:38:40 – Star Wars: Darth Vader #500:40:27 – Star Wars: Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Captain Phasma #1Patron Pick:00:43:05 – Dastardly and Muttley #1Patron Thanks:00:50:05 – Amarina Campos00:51:40 – Ryan Jussel00:52:34 – Craig Casipe00:53:30 – Shaun KronenfeldAudience Question:00:55:20 – Danny has questions about the Electro scale and what makes a great costume.Brought To You By:• Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now and enter code ifanboy at checkout to get free 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 & Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless!Music:“Doghouse”The Descendents

Pick of the Week #601 – Astro City #47

iFanboy celebrates its 600th episode with a triple-sized all listener e-mail spectacular! Josh Flanagan, Ron Richards, and Conor Kilpatrick asked you, the iFanbase, to send them e-mails… and you delivered! Running Time: 03:08:39 Pick of the Week: 00:04:09 – The Black Racer and Shilo Norman Special #1 Ron Talks About Comics For Two Minutes:The Black Racer and Shilo Norman Special #1 00:16:27 – Star Wars: Jedi of the Republic: Mace Windu #1, Star Wars #35, Generations: Hawkeye and Hawkeye #1, Infamous Iron Man #11, X-Men: Blue #10, Darkside Special #1, Deadly Class #30, Jean Grey #6, Deadpool #35 Patron Pick: 00:19:21 – Secret Empire #10 Audience Questions: 00:30:08 – The tradition continues as we field questions from the loyal iFanbase for nearly 3 hours. Listen as the iFanboy trio slowly fall apart, talking comics to the very bitter end. Ryan from Madrid, Spain wants us to update our Top 5 desert island comics. Nick P from New Port Beach, CA and Luxembourg want to know what Ron ended up doing with his single issues. Josh F. from Chicago, IL wants to know how the iFanboys got their comic book critique training. East B. from Egypt has questions about the new DC movies movie announcements, how emails are chosen for the weekly show, Tom King’s hidden agenda, and Little House on the Prairie. Patrick from Snow Hill, NC wants to know the iFanboys’ favorite series that have come out over the life of the podcast. Brian C. posits two “What If” scenarios: what if the 90s Image bubble hadn’t burst and what if Marvel had never sold its X-Men and Spider-Man film rights? Caleb S. from Minnesota says his favorite character is Nightwing because his personality is the opposite of Dick Grayson. Robert T. from Ann Arbor, MI has a grammar problem with the show. Jeff from Georgia wants to know which series could use a genre shift. Bill S. has questions about “floppies”, the standard length of mini-series, the next iFanboy t-shirt, and the decline of the X-Men. Todd C. thinks it is finally time that iFanboy reveals how the video show was made. Bilel from Utrecht, Holland has some manga he wants iFanboy to check out. Doug M. from Iowa is looking for good comics for kids. Socrates from Palm Bay, FL often wonders which comic book will be his last, and wonders what will be the iFanboys’ last comic book. Bryan R. has questions about Paul Montgomery, Pick of the Week #666, and “the thing.” Alan T. has a real problem with iFanboy’s take on early Steve Epting art. Rick Z. from Topeka, KS wonders if Ron ever read Gotham Central and asks what it takes for an iFanboy to read a book that they otherwise wouldn’t. Tyler R. asks Ron about his favorite experience at Disney World, Conor’s favorite seasonal drinks, and, along with Ryan S. from Louisiana, asks Josh about Elvis Costello. Greg B. form Oakland, CA wants some genre match-up pitches for DC films. Eric W. from Tennessee wants to know when the show will reboot with episode number one. Brian C. from Cleveland, OH wonders if Superman, and his values, are irrelevant in today’s society. Steven B. has questions about Identity Crisis, the iFanboys as analogues to characters on Seinfeld and as analogues of Batman sidekicks. Jason S. thinks HBO should adapt Dreadstar after Game of Thrones ends. David B. from Essex, England wonders why everyone thinks that the concept of a multiverse is considered too confusing. Lukas from Neulengbach, Austria has questions about the iFanboys having prior knowledge of upcoming storylines and what qualifies a book for a re-read. Patrick M. from Chicago, IL looked at the iFanboy photograph on the iFanboy Facebook page and wonders what it wold look like if it was taken today. Chris L. has some fun stats about the Patron Powers. BJ from South Korea has some dumb superpowers for each of the iFanboys. Damian Sherman from Pittsfield, MA wonders which five series the iFanboys would send into space for alien civilizations to read. Matt G. wonders if the iFanboys have any favorite editor’s notes. Adam D. asks which is better, propane or charcoal? Josh G. from Danbury, CT wonders who will write and draw Action Comics #1000 and Detective Comics #1000. CJ B. has deep and personal questions about the iFanboys’ relationships. Luke P. from Perth, Australia wants to know which superhero cartoons are currently driving kids into comics. Wes A. from Friedley, MN wants to know how the sale to Disney has gone for Marvel and why there haven’t been any crossovers between Marvel and Star Wars comics. Darren J. from Glasgow, Scotland wants to know which creative team would write and draw the iFanboy origin story six issue series. Scott S. from Chicago IL is looking for comic books that aren’t so grim and gritty. Kevin C. wants to know how DC Rebirth compares to the New 52. Brice B. from California wants to know why no one can make Hawkman work. Kendall N. from Austin, TX really wants the full iFanboy website to come back. Andrew from Santa Cruz, CA is looking for DC trades similar to Morison’s JLA. Corin E. asks about mispronunciations over the years, dream creative teams, and whether or not he should save to buy a house or spend money on stuff he wants. Patron Thanks: 02:05:02 – Drew DeSario 02:06:01 – Henry Jones 02:06:34 – Keegan Baggan 02:07:52 – Kyle Rechsteiner Brought To You By: • Boomerang – Go to Boomerang.com/promo right now and enter code FAN to start your free trial of classic and new cartoons! • 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: “Back and To the Left” Texas is the Reason

Thanks to iFanboy patrons, it's Talksplode time. A name familiar to iFanboy listeners is Kieron Gillen. We've been longtime fans of Kieron's going back to Phonogram. With the news that he'd be taking over the main Star Wars book this October broke, we figured it would be a good time catch up with Kieron, talk Star Wars and creating a popular new character in a legendary universe of characters and success at the creator owned level with The Wicked + The Divine. But to start things off, we get nerdy and talk about painting little miniature WarHammer statues. Total Running Time: 00:56:35 Music: “It Hurts To See You Dance So Well” The Pipettes

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 Kilpatrick still can’t pronounce “Kamandi.” Running Time: 00:59:39 Pick of the Week: 00:01:47 - Manhunter Special #1 Comics: 00:10:18 - Generations: The Unworthy Thor and The Mighty Thor #1 00:14:35 - Daredevil #25 00:18:05 - Black Hammer #12 00:25:19 - Secret Empire #9 00:27:46 - Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #27 00:31:38 – The Kamandi Challenge #8 00:34:09 - Batgirl #14 Patron Pick: 00:38:30 - Nightwing: The New Order #1 Patron Thanks: 00:43:24 - Mark Maslauskas 00:44:52 - Edward Kolkebeck 00:45:25 - Mike Coonrad 00:46:15 - Ethan Johnson Audience Question: 00:47:54 – Lukas B. from Neulengbach, Austria wonders when we’ll see ads in collected editions. 00:49:35 – Juan P. from Los Angeles, CA is worried that not many people in their 20s or younger seem to be into comics by Marvel and DC. Brought To You By: • Harry’s – Go to Harrys.com/ifanboy right now and enter code ifanboy at checkout to get free trial shave set! • Boomerang – Go to Boomerang.com/promo right now and enter code FAN to start your free trial of classic and new cartoons! • 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: “99 Problems” Jay-Z

Then newly appointed Netflix Braintrust of Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards gather to discuss the latest from Marvel Studios and Netflix, the series comics fans have all been waiting for, it’s all been leading up to this folks, THE DEFENDERS! After watching all 8 episodes, we break down what went right and what went wrong with the first street level superhero team-up on Netflix. Running Time: 00:26:53 Music: “Come As You Are” The Vibrators