iFanboy - Comic Books
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The iFanboy.com Comic Book Podcast is a weekly talk show all about the best new current comic book releases. Lifelong friends, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan talk about what they loved and (sometimes) hated in the current weekly books, from publishers like Marvel, DC, Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, BOOM! Studios, IDW, Aftershock, Valiant, and more. The aim is to have a fun time, some laughs, but to also really understand what makes comic books work and what doesn’t, and trying to understand the craft of this great, often under appreciated art form. Sometimes they agree, and sometimes… they don’t. With decades of experience talking about comics, interacting with comic book professionals, this is all about the love of an art form. If the names Brian Michael Bendis, Amanda Conner, Geoff Johns, Gene Luen Yang, Donny Cates, Jason Aaron, Kelly Thompson, David Marquez, Kelly Sue de Connick, Kieron Gillen, Charles Soule, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Scott Snyder, Tom King, Mitch Gerads, Esad Ribic, Rick Remender, Nick Spencer, John Ridley, Skottie Young, Chip Zdarsky, Jöelle Jones, David F. Walker, Grant Morrison, and Darwyn Cooke get you excited, then this is the place for you. This podcast is so good, you don’t even need to read comic books or graphic novels to enjoy it, but it’s a lot better if you do.
Episodes
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Sep 11, 2016 • 1h 9min
Pick of the Week #552 – Aquaman #6
We’re all over the map this week with the comics talk. Lots of DC legacy discussion, some ratings, some bad jokes and a large amount of great art gets discussed. Plus floppy boots and memories of early 1980s King Arthur movies. Doesn’t get much better than that, does it? Conor thinks it does, and he thinks Aquaman is better than all that. But we know better, don’t we? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 4, 2016 • 1h 10min
Pick of the Week #551 – Lazarus #24
After last week’s email bacchanal, we’re back to the grind on a so called light 5th week. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t a whole of excellent comics to get right to. Also, we find out, at long last, Ron’s incredible hidden talent, and take a trip down Josh’s memory lane. Also, the KISS song, and the emailer named Ace is a complete coincidence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 28, 2016 • 2h 7min
Pick of the Week #550 – Star Wars #22
iFanboy celebrates its 550th episode with an extra-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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 24, 2016 • 57min
Special Edition – Batman: The Killing Joke
The iFanboy Animation Brain Trust — Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Ryan Haupt — reconvene to discuss the latest DC Universe Animated Original Movie: Batman: The Killing Joke! It’s one of the most divisive and most famous Joker stories of all time…can the return of Bruce Timm do the adaptation justice? Plus! Quick thoughts on Jared Leto’s take on The Joker in Suicide Squad, looking ahead to Justice League Dark and Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders! Also, cicadas! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 21, 2016 • 1h 7min
Pick of the Week #549 – Nightwing #3
Conor Kilpatrick is back and can't keep Deadshot, Deadpool, and Deathstroke straight. It's a good thing that Ron Richards and Josh Flanagan are around to help talk about this week's comics... and also generational differences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 18, 2016 • 1h 31min
Talksplode #68 – Corinna Bechko and Gabriel Hardman
Thanks the iFanboy Patrons...Talksplode is back on a monthly release schedule! And we couldn’t be happier to kick things off with the creative team of Corinna Bechko and Gabriel Hardman. Longtime collaborators in both life and comics, Bechko and Hardman moved into creator owned success with their sci-fi/political epic Invisible Republic. Josh Flanagan chats with them about working on licensed properties, their own original works and of course...pets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 14, 2016 • 1h 6min
Pick of the Week #548 – All-Star Batman #1
With Conor still in search of the one-armed man, Ron calls in from an undisclosed location to join Josh for a discussion of the nuances of “I got this” along with talking about a selection of comics from the week. Plus Josh conflates the names of comic book creators, poorly. We don’t mention the ambient temperatures right at the end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 9, 2016 • 47min
Special Edition - Suicide Squad
With one of the most anticipated superhero movies of the year upon us, and the next chapter in the DC Universe, Conor Kilpatrick mysteriously disappears leaving Ron Richards and Mike Romo to try and make some sense of this...film. Lots of hope and wishes that Harley Quinn, Will Smith and a little bit of Batman Affleck will produce a fun time at the movies. Does it deliver? Listen and find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 7, 2016 • 1h 8min
Pick of the Week #547 - Midnight of the Soul #3
Conor’s on the run, so Josh and Ron are here to talk about old New York, demons, racism and a little Ned Beatty. This episode has a little bit for everyone! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 31, 2016 • 1h 5min
Pick of the Week #546 – Jupiter's Legacy, Vol. 2 #2
Ron is away trying to recapture his youth, which he recently sold. So 2 jamokes, Conor and Josh, fight on. You should also prepare yourself for talk of a bridge, and love. Of love and bridges. There’s a lot of that. Other than that, there’s a lot of great comics, and obviously discussion of why that is. It’s kind of what we do. Also ratings. Plus our very first Patron’s choice comic addition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
