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If you're looking for a theme for this episode, you'll find one that Conor, Josh and Ron didn't figure out. It's the 90s people. From Aquaman to Mage to Astro City to the pick of the week, there's a strong 90s vibe. Plus, Conor spilled water. Which is always funny. Running Time: 01:06:20 Pick of the Week: 00:01:43 - Dark Nights: Metal #1 Comics: 00:13:15 - Generations: Wolverine and All-New Wolverine #1 00:16:56 - Mage: The Hero Denied #1 00:23:43 - Astro City #46 00:27:57 - Superman #29 00:32:51 - Aquaman #27 00:34:34 - Astonishing X-Men #2 00:36:30 - The Mighty Thor #2 00:37:41 - Batwoman #6 00:39:02 - The Sandman Special #1 00:39:58 - The Ultimates 2 #100 Star Wars Corner: 00:41:18 - Star Wars #34 Patron Pick: 00:43:30 - Spy Seal #1 Patron Thanks: 00:48:59 - Eric Reynolds 00:49:57 - Jeffrey Conway 00:50:31 - Adam Wolson 00:51:06 - Ian Raney Audience Question: 00:52:11 - Patrick from North Carolina is curious about canceled books and how they get there? 00:57:45 - Jon from Chandler, Arizona wants to know if we've thought about doing another BBQ show? 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! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! Music: "War Within" Miracle Drug

We will pronounce words wrong and not remember the names of things immediately. It’s only going to get worse, folks. But besides that, this is one of those shows where there are lots of things to like in the week’s comic book stack. Also, we talk about the magnificent Pick of the Week for a really long time. Plus, the first just bad super power.Running Time: 01:14:22Pick of the Week:00:01:58  – Mister Miracle #1Comics:00:18:51 – Kill or Be Killed #1100:22:04 – Secret Empire #800:25:15 – Captain America #2500:29:00 – Generations: Phoenix & Jean Grey #100:34:38 – Action Comics #98500:37:13 – Detective Comics #96200:38:09 – The Amazing Spider-Man #3100:40:01 – The Newsboy Legion and the Boy Commandos Special #1Star Wars Corner:00:41:17 – Star Wars: Rogue One – Cassian and K2SO Special #100:47:46 – Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #11Patron Pick:00:49:15 – Redlands #1Patron Thanks:00:55:22 – Lewis Williams00:58:22 – Tio D. Lavranos01:00:11 – Andrew Bell01:01:29 – Chad UrbanAudience Question:01:04:42 – Larry from Ireland wants to know what the deal is with “hurm”.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:“Don’t Let it Get You Down”Spoon

Pick of the Week #597 – Mister Miracle #1

Things get confrontational on this week’s show as Ron and Conor are alone due to Josh doing time for contempt. And that’s all we’ve got to say about that. But, confrontation! Conor is made to name names and we deal with many popup windows that may or may not have infected our computers. PLUS - A big, fantastic major ANNOUNCEMENT Running Time: 01:06:53 Pick of the Week: 00:02:21 - Mech Cadet Yu #1 Comics: 00:12:02 – Generations: Banner Hulk and Totally Awesome Hulk #1 00:17:32 – Jessica Jones #11 00:20:02 – Spider-Man #19 00:22:28 – All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #7 00:28:36 – X-Men Gold #7 00:29:59 – Green Arrow #28 00:31:31 – Nick Fury #5 00:32:54 – Black Bolt #4 00:34:35 – New Gods Special #1 Patron Pick: 00:36:36 – Elsewhere #1 Patron Thanks: 00:43:08 - Jeremy Risner 00:44:03 - Chuck Pinney 00:44:31 - Douglas A Scott 00:45:33 - Thomas Tung Audience Question: 00:47:07 – Jason wants answers in regards to Conor and his participation in H.E.A.T. 00:51:23 – Steve from Chicago is curious about the balance between artist and writers 00:55:48 – Eric from Brooklyn wants to know why we’re seeing such sub-par art in comics? 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! • iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch - Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! Music: “December” Benjamin Gibbard

The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — discuss the newly released Blu-ray remaster of Batman: Mask of the Phantasm! Running Time: 00:45:20 Music: “Main Theme” Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

This week with Ron Richards having to meet a guy about a thing, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are left to talk about the week in comics, plus comic book creator name alterations, congressional hearings for comic creators, and Josh’s thoughts on Split! Running Time: 01:08:30 Pick of the Week: 00:02:18 - Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #25 Comics: 00:08:27 – Robotech #1 00:12:22 – Rebels: These Free and Independent States #5 00:16:29 – Action Comics #984 00:20:19 – The Flash #27 00:27:30 – Doom Patrol #7 00:28:16 – Secret Empire #7 00:30:50 – Batgirl #13 00:32:00 – The Hellblazer #12 00:35:08 – B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know #1 Patron Pick: 00:37:58 – Batman/The Shadow #4 Patron Thanks: 00:42:25 - George Longas 00:43:51 - Anthony Sanchez 00:44:41 - Kenneth Frost 00:45:29 - Jose Ayerve Audience Question: 00:48:57 - Greg M. will sometimes read comics solely for the art. 00:52:51 – Wes A. wants the iFanboy Hot Take on the Todd McFarlane/Spawn movie news. 00:56:15 – Jason M. from Australia wants the iFanboy Hot Take on the Frank Miller/Superman news. San Diego Comic-Con 2017: 00:59:13 – Conor gives a brief recap of his experiences at the show. 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: “Two Birds” Regina Spektor

Coming to you LIVE from San Diego Comic-Con….well, one-third live. And by “live,” we mean recorded. You know what we mean. So while Conor Kilpatrick is braving the masses at the San Diego Comic-Con, Josh Flanagan and Ron Richards are left to fight the oppressive summer heat. Good thing we have comics to keep us entertained. Also…Mekaneck? Running Time: 01:10:43 Pick of the Week: 00:01:59 - Aliens: Dead Orbit #3 Comics: 00:10:55 – Astonishing X-Men #1 00:17:09 – Royal City #5 00:20:22 – Archie #22 00:22:39 – Lazarus X+66 #1 00:25:33 – Superman #27 00:32:03 – Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #2 00:34:08 – All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #6 00:35:16 – I Hate Fairyland #14 00:36:52 – Secret Empire #6 00:41:13 – Green Lanterns #27 Patron Pick: 00:42:19 - Generation Gone #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:28 - Tim Mikulski 00:52:09 - Chris Hazen 00:52:43 - Charlton Vogt 00:53:37 - Scott Haselwood Audience Question: 00:57:10 – Will writes in about costumes and gives us an excuse to talk about Electro and Jack Kirby Brought To You By: • GeekFuel - A mystery box for geeks and gamers each month. Get a FREE box, you just pay shipping and handling, go to Geekfuel.com/ifanboyfreebox • 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: “Detroit Has a Skyline Too” Superchunk

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 The Street Angel Gang by Jim Rugg and Brian Maruca. Running Time: 00:19:17 Music: “Theme from ‘The Warriors’” Barry De Vorzon

This week, amongst the usual weekly comic book talk nonsense, Conor Kilpatrick learns that math is hard, Ron Richards has a mini X-Men meltdown, and Josh Flanagan gives us his thoughts on Spider-Man: Homecoming. Running Time: 01:00:00 Pick of the Week: 00:01:32 - The Defenders #3 Comics: 00:09:58 - Spider-Men II #1 00:13:31 - X-Men: Blue #7 (plus Weapon X #5, Generation X #4, Jean Grey #4) 00:17:18 - Calexit #1 00:24:36 - Dark Days: The Casting #1 00:33:06 - Action Comics #983 00:34:30 - Deadly Class #29 00:35:30 - The Flash #26 00:36:23 - Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #24 Star Wars Corner: 00:37:15 - Star Wars: Darth Vader #3 Patron Pick: 00:39:32 - Mage: The Hero Denied #0 Patron Thanks: 00:46:03 – Rhyan Sollace 00:46:56 - Jonathan Evans 00:47:21 - Benjamin G. Komar 00:48:03 - Gene Law Audience Question: 00:50:47 - Peter from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada wants some stories set in the super hero world that are not about super heroes. 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: “A-Punk” Vampire Weekend

The gang is back together and there are a great many things to laugh about, and even some actual comic talk. There’s a startling revelation about an art switch, there are salacious allegations of plagiarism, and deep, existential truths are revealed and wisdom gained. There are even gopher based super powers. It’s a whole thing. Plus, hobos!Running Time: 01:07:19Pick of the Week:00:02:04 – Rock Candy Mountain #4Comics:00:11:45 – Jupiter’s Legacy, Vol. 2 #500:17:45 – Motor Girl #700:21:28 – Seven to Eternity #700:24:46 – X-Men: Gold #700:35:07 – All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #500:37:18 – Black Bolt #300:39:13 – Superman #2600:41:01 – Green Arrow #26Star Wars Corner:00:42:53 – Star Wars #33Patron Pick:00:45:30 – Deathstroke #21Patron Thanks:00:51:09 – Greg Norwood00:52:44 – Johnson Phung00:53:40 – Keith Mondore00:54:28 – Randy HormanAudience Question:00:56:47 – James’ comic shop is closing down! What can he do?01:00:41 – Karl has had it with our lack of respect for math.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:“Hobo Song”Johnny Cash

Pick of the Week #592 – Rock Candy Mountain #4

Is the third time the charm for everyone’s favorite wall-crawling webslinger? That’s what Sony hopes as they finally gave in and allowed Marvel Studios to bring Spider-Man home to the Marvel (Cinematic) Universe in the aptly named Spider-Man: Homecoming! Ron Richards and Conor Kilpatrick investigate. Running Time: 00:45:23 Music: “Theme (from “Spider Man”) [Original Television Series]” Michael Giacchino “Blitzkrieg Bop” The Ramones

Thanks to iFanboy patrons, it’s Talksplode time.Joshua Williamson is probably best known for his work on DC Comics’ The Flash from Rebirth onward, as well as the crossover with Batman on The Button, which we can’t talk about, and Justice League Vs. Suicide Squad. He’s also done a great deal of creator owned series, including the current ongoing, Birthright, with  Andrei Bressan, and the recently concluded Nailbiter, with Mike Henderson. We talk about these series and characters, as well as what it’s like to be working on a top tier DC book after putting in about 17 years of dues paying in comics.You can find out more about Joshua Williamson at thejoshuawilliamson.com, or on Twitter.Total Running Time: 01:05:54 Music:“Thunderstruck”AC/DC

Talksplode #73 – Joshua Williamson

Now that Conor Kilpatrick knows Spanish, he’s settling into his life on the other side of the border. Luckily, Josh Flanagan and Ron Richards pick up the slack and not only discuss the week in comics, but the merits of styrofoam. Modern marvels! Running Time: 01:06:27 Pick of the Week: 00:01:40 – Eleanor and the Egret #3 Comics: 00:10:21 – Batman/Elmer Fudd Special #1 00:18:55 – Jonah Hex/Yosemite Sam Special #1 00:22:40 – The Defenders #2 00:26:12 – Rebels: These Free and Independent States #4 00:32:33 – The Dregs #4 00:33:48 – Infamous Iron Man #9 00:35:14 – Lucifer #19 Patron Pick: 00:36:22 - Clue #1 Patron Thanks: 00:50:25 - Thomas Cronan 00:51:11 - Alan Travis 00:52:14 - Kyle Franz 00:53:18 - Rob Carmack Audience Question: 00:54:33 - Matt Kelly from East Northport, NY wants us to reminisce about our first comic convention experiences. 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: “Shaggy” RVIVR