iFanboy - Comic Books

Josh Flanagan returns from vacation and he brought a Vertigo rant back with him! Plus, Conor Kilpatrick reveals curious fashion desires and the show threatens to teeter over into become a full-on history podcast.

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Running Time: 01:03:15

Pick of the Week:00:02:36 – The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery #1

Comics:00:13:57 – Escape #600:18:15 – Iron Man #682 (2)00:23:30 – Wrestle Heist #300:29:31 – The Rocketeer: The Island #100:33:17 – The Flash #830 (30)00:39:24 – The Bat-Man: Second Knight, Book Three00:42:28 – Hulk: Smash Everything #3

Patron Pick:00:44:39 – The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery #1

Patron Thanks:00:45:41 – Daniel Gilley

Listener Mail:00:47:08 – John V. from Brooklyn, New York sees parallels between comics in the 2000s and film in the 1970s.00:53:30 – Brad G. from Exeter, California asks about word balloons.

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Music:“Sex and Candy”Marcy Playground

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Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron on their other show Goodfellas Minute.

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Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another Booksplode!

This month, Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards take a look at…

Life Drawing: A Love and Rockets Collection from 2025 by Jaime Hernandez.

Running Time: 00:29:13

What’s a Booksplode? It’s a monthly special edition show in which we take a look at a single graphic novel or collected edition (or an old single issue), something we really just don’t have time to do on the regular show.

How to Read Love and Rockets.

Music:“Oxnard”Ill Repute
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Evil doppelgängers are running amok! Can a single Jamoke™ handle them alone with only the help of trusty sidekick Dr. Ryan Haupt? Tune in to find out!

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Running Time: 01:05:36

Pick of the Week:00:01:18 – Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #48

Comics:00:11:00 – Fantastic Four #734 (8)00:17:02 – Ultimate Spider-Man #2400:23:04 – End of Life #100:27:58 – White Sky #100:33:16 – G.I. Joe #1900:40:06 – Absolute Batman #17

Patron Pick:00:45:10 – The Muppets Noir #1

Patron Thanks:00:51:49 – Matt Kelly

Listener Mail:00:54:51 – Jonathan B. from Baltimore, Maryland needs a Marvel book for the bathroom and to answer the philosophical question of how comics can be “a bit much.”?

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Music:“Perfect World”Billy Talent

 

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Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron on their other show Goodfellas Minute.

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It's a podcast rarity, as Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan are joined by our second ever Eccentric Benefactor and Patron, Sietel Singh in the third chair. A long time listener to the show, Sietel fits right in, with a great week of comics discussion. Additionally, no one was seriously injured prior to, or during, this recording.

Check out Sietel's comic book Gene Queens!

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Running Time: 01:18:21

Pick of the Week:00:04:57 - Action Comics #1095

Comics:00:13:59 - Absolute Wonder Woman 2026 Annual #100:22:21 - Worldtr33 #1800:22:15 - Alien vs. Captain America #400:34:08 - Planet She-Hulk #400:37:02 - Black Cat #700:45:49 - Cyclops #1

Patron Pick:00:49:31 - The Center Holds #1

Patron Thanks:01:03:39 - Devin Gannon

Listener Mail:01:05:57 - Patrick K. from North Carolina wonders why archer characters always seem to survive to the comic book apocalypses.

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Music:"Australia"The Shins
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Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode!

What’s a Mediasplode? It’s a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It’s like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format.

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SPOILERS BELOW!

Running Time: 01:03:15

This month, Conor Kilpatrick and his original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards are joined by their friend Josie to discuss…

What We’ve Been Enjoying:00:02:04 – Ron (and Conor) has been watching the new season of Drops of God and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.00:09:49 – Josie read Watching Evil Dead: Unearthing the Radiant Artist Within and went to see Send Help.00:14:43 – Conor (and Ron and Josie) watched The Muppet Show and he finally went to see Avatar: Fire and Ash.

2026 Academy Awards Picks:00:31:35 – The State of the Oscars Race™ & how many of the Best Picture nominations have we seen?00:34:12 – Best Supporting Actress00:37:16 – Best Supporting Actor00:41:53 – Best Actor00:47:37 – Best Actress00:50:05 – Best Director00:52:28 – Best Picture

Music:“Saturday Night at the Movies”The Drifters
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