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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: 01:19:53Pick of the Week:00:02:33 - Daredevil #1Comics:00:14:49 - United States Vs. Murder, Inc. #600:19:44 - Old Man Quill #100:25:16 - Red Sonja #100:29:22 - Uncanny X-Men #1100:34:48 - Batman #6400:41:07 - Gunhawks #100:42:49 - Green Arrow #49War Corner:00:44:54 - Archie: 1941 #500:47:29 - James Bond: Origin #500:48:57 - Die #3Patron Pick:00:53:15 - The Girl in the Bay #1Patron Thanks:01:01:06 - Chris Conine01:02:40 - Ark Wang01:03:21 - Austyn Riley01:04:34 - Jared HillerAudience 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: 00:32:43Music:"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: 01:17:45Pick of the Week:00:01:45 - The Lone Ranger #4Comics:00:12:19 - Captain America #700:17:27 - Marvel Knights: 20th #600:20:38 - The Flash Annual #200:26:30 - Heroes in Crisis #500:38:54 - Ms. Marvel #3700:40:04 - Wonder Woman #6300:42:55 - Action Comics #100700:46:11 - Skyward #10Patron Pick:00:48:19 - Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt #1Patron Thanks:00:57:40 - Sean00:59:34 - Chrys Terlizzi01:00:33 - Scott Paros01:02:20 - Chris McMahonAudience 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: 00:48:00Music:"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: 01:13:34Pick of the Week:00:01:41 – American Carnage #3Comics:00:10:42 – Naomi #100:14:35 – Cover #500:21:37 – Guardians of the Galaxy #100:32:03 – Batman #6300:34:22 – Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #200:36:23 – The Immortal Hulk #1200:40:43 – The Wild Storm #19War Corner:00:43:14 – War is Hell #1Patron Pick:00:47:50 – Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1Patron Thanks:00:57:25 – Scott Lyles00:58:37 – JD Anthony01:00:05 – Daniel Worden01:00:48 – Jose AyerveAudience 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: 01:29:50Music:“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: 01:00:00Pick of the Week:00:01:24 - Superman #7Comics:00:08:26 - Marvel Comics Presents #100:14:18 - Jessica Jones: Purple Daughter #100:18:39 - Hawkman #800:22:19 - Conan The Barbarian #200:26:46 - Mars Attacks #400:30:53 - Fantastic Four #600:34:46 - Catwoman #700:36:23 - James Bond: Origin #500:38:44 - The Amazing Spider-Man #1300:41:36 - Black Widow #1Patron Pick:00:44:15 - Invaders #1Patron Thanks:00:50:08 - Martin Hoecker-Martinez00:51:15 - Scott Thornton00:53:00 - Chris Marino00:53:53 - Robert CammarataBrought 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: 01:07:54Pick of the Week:00:01:41 - Young Justice #1Comics:00:14:33 - Criminal #100:19:56 - Batman #6200:24:01 - The Green Lantern #300:29:09 - Captain Marvel #100:41:36 - Green Arrow #4800:43:15 - Turok #100:44:53 - DIE #200:48:07 - Aliens: Dust To Dust #400:50:14 - Bully Wars #5Patron Pick:00:51:36 - Young Justice #1 (Ratings!)Patron Thanks:00:54:17 - Philip Robey00:55:48 - Bryan Pittard00:56:34 - Brian00:57:44 - Tim OstranderAudience 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: 01:03:38Pick of the Week:00:03:40 - Conan The Barbarian #1Comics:00:12:48 - Action Comics #100500:15:46 - Strangers in Paradise XXV #900:21:27 - Detective Comics #99500:25:58 - Crowded #600:32:58 - Wonder Woman #6100:35:13 - Archie 1941 #400:37:45 - Runaways #1700:39:14 - Scarlet #5Patron Pick:00:47:14 - Conan The Barbarian #1 (Ratings!)Patron Thanks:00:45:51 - Heath Wolfield00:46:58 - Luke Pearsons00:48:14 - Andrew Norris00:49:28 - Ken KowalczykAudience 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: 03:10:10Movies:00:02:28 - A Star is Born00:07:07 - A Quiet Place00:09:17 - Bohemian Rhapsody00:17:52 - Mission: Impossible - Fallout00:21:43 - Rampage00:24:57 - Christopher Robin00:28:56 - Won't You Be My Neighbor?00:33:16 - Teen Titans Go! To The Movies00:35:33 - Eighth Grade00:39:17 - The Old Man & The Gun00:41:40 - The Death of Stalin00:44:22 - Mid90s00:49:05 - Crazy Rich Asians00:51:43 - Tag00:54:08 - Juliet, NakedTelevision:01:00:53 - Game of Thrones*01:02:49 - A Very English Scandal01:05:45 - The Deuce01:09:34 - The Americans01:10:58 - The Romanoffs01:15:42 - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel01:18:47 - The Good Fight01:21:10 - Godless01:23:36 - Cobra Kai01:29:11 - Roseanne / The Conners01:32:59 - Queer Eye01:36:38 - Barry01:39:17 - Riverdale01:41:33 - Atypical01:44:17 - The Toys That Made UsGames:01:46:28 - Red Dead Redemption 201:49:21 - Dreadnought01:50:54 - Assassin's Creed: Origins01:52:56 - Deadpool PinballMusic:01:53:35 - She and Him01:56:03 - Superchunk01:58:33 - Somerset Thrower02:00:14 - Willie Nelson02:01:26 - The Decemberists02:03:34 - Jeff Rosenstock02:06:12 - Death Cab For Cutie02:08:39 - Hot Snakes02:11:29 - The Messthetics02:13:52 - Nothing My Bloody Valentine02:14:31 - Nothing02:15:39 - Radiohead02:18:22 - Guided by VoicesBooks:02:19:48 - "Persepolis Rising" by James S.A. Corey02:22:24 - "In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin" by Erik Larsen02:24:48 - "I'm Keith Hernandez" by Keith Hernandez02:26:36 - "The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neill's America" by Joe Posnanski02:29:05 - "Johnny Carson" by Henry Bushkin02:31:07 - "Dream It! Do it! My Half-Century Creating Disney's Magic Kingdoms" by Marty Sklar02:33:49 - "Hope Never Dies" by Andrew Shaffer02:35:52 - "Fugazi's In on the Kill Taker (33 1/3)" by Joe Gross02:37:41 - "Straight Edge: A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History" by Tony Rettman02:39:33  - "Beautiful Ruins" by Jess Walter02:40:39 - "In the Distance" by Hernan DiazPodcasts:02:44:15 - "Serial" with Sarah Koenig02:46:03 - "Bear Brook" with Jason Moore and New Hampshire Public Radio02:48:06 - "You Must Remember This" with Karina Longworth02:49:11 - "Broken Record" with Malcolm Gladwell and Rick Rubin02:51:27 - "The Trap Set" with Joe WongComics:02:52:24 - Batman02:53:19 - Mister Miracle02:54:12 - Superman / Action Comics02:54:56 - Old Man Hawkeye02:55:55 - The Amazing Spider-Man02:56:44 - Strangers in Paradise XXV02:57:23 - Ms. Marvel02:58:08 - Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles02:59:21 - Usagi Yojimbo: The Hidden03:00:36 - Moon KnightBrought 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