Take a bite of a big ol' Dark Horse Sandwich. Hellboy and Concrete are kicking off and closing down the books this week, and in the middle it's a meaty melange of all the other books from the week worth talking about, for good or ill. Plus, more nudity than your standard episode!

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Running Time: 01:08.40

Pick of the Week:
00:02:03 - Hellboy in Love: Obsidian #1

Comics:
00:13:44 - Drawing Blood #11
00:20:15 - Wonder Man #4
00:25:22 - Absolute Green Arrow #2
00:31:41 - If Destruction Be Our Lot #2
00:34:13 - Superman Unlimited #14
00:41:22 - New Titans #36

Patron Pick:
00:43:39 - Concrete: Stars Over Sand #1

Patron Thanks:
00:55:47 - Shireen87

Audience Questions:
00:58:55 - Patrick K. from Bethel, North Carolina wants to know which comic we'd give to our younger selves.

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

This month, Conor Kilpatrick, Paul Montgomery, and Jeff Reid take a look at…

Zero Hour: Crisis in Time from 2004 by Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Frank Fosco, Ken Branch, Gregory Wright, Stuart Chaifetz, Gaspar, & Richard Starkings!

Running Time: 00:52:52

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.

Music:
“Left to Right (iFanboy Theme)”
Josh Flanagan

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

Listen to Conor and Ron reminisce about Goodfellas Minute on Sporadicast: An Oral History of Movies by Minutes.

Listen to Conor discuss Dirty Harry on Movie of the Year: 1971.

Watch Ron talk about the online pinball ecosystem on Dirty Pool Podcast.

Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron discuss Blade (1998) on Cradle to the Grave.

Listen to Josh discuss Fargo on Movie of the Year: 1996.

Listen to Conor discuss Swingers on Movie of the Year: 1996.

Watch Ron talk about pinball technology on the Daily Tech News Show.

Listen to Conor discuss Ghostbusters on Movie of the Year: 1984.

Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron discuss The Crow (1994) on Cradle to the Grave.

Listen to Josh discuss Jaws 4: The Revenge (1987) on Cradle to the Grave.

Listen to Josh discuss Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) on Cradle to the Grave.

Watch Josh and Conor talk about how to start a podcast on OpenWater.

Listen to Ron talk about The Phantom Menace minute 80 on Star Wars Minute.

Listen to Ron talk about Return of the Jedi minute 124 on Star Wars Minute.

Listen to Conor talk about Return of the Jedi minute 104 on Star Wars Minute.

Listen to Ron talk about The Empire Strikes Back minute 115 on Star Wars Minute.

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When Josh Flanagan’s voice abandon’s him right before the show, it’s up to a sleep-addled Conor Kilpatrick to pick up the vocal slack, but definitely not the mental slack, apparently.

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Running Time: 01:14:30

Pick of the Week:
00:02:03 – Absolute Catwoman #1

Comics:
00:12:18 – M.A.S.K. #1
00:20:49 – Action Comics #1099
00:24:49 – Avengers: Armageddon #1
00:32:59 – The Center Holds #4
00:36:27 – Transformers #33
00:42:58 – Blood & Thunder #14
00:45:20 – The Sentry #4

Patron Pick:
00:49:07 – Jay & Silent Bob: Jays of Future Past #1

Patron Thanks:
00:56:44 – Lee Markowitz

Audience Questions:
00:58:51 – Morgan B. from Birmingham, Alabama wonders if the DC and Marvel subscription apps have diluted the love of comics.

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Music:
“Left to Right (iFanboy Theme)”
Josh Flanagan

Watch The iFanboy After Show for Pick of the Week #1030!

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

Listen to Conor and Ron reminisce about Goodfellas Minute on Sporadicast: An Oral History of Movies by Minutes.

Listen to Conor discuss Dirty Harry on Movie of the Year: 1971.

Watch Ron talk about the online pinball ecosystem on Dirty Pool Podcast.

Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron discuss Blade (1998) on Cradle to the Grave.

Listen to Josh discuss Fargo on Movie of the Year: 1996.

Listen to Conor discuss Swingers on Movie of the Year: 1996.

Watch Ron talk about pinball technology on the Daily Tech News Show.

Listen to Conor discuss Ghostbusters on Movie of the Year: 1984.

Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron discuss The Crow (1994) on Cradle to the Grave.

Listen to Josh discuss Jaws 4: The Revenge (1987) on Cradle to the Grave.

Listen to Josh discuss Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) on Cradle to the Grave.

Watch Josh and Conor talk about how to start a podcast on OpenWater.

Listen to Ron talk about The Phantom Menace minute 80 on Star Wars Minute.

Listen to Ron talk about Return of the Jedi minute 124 on Star Wars Minute.

Listen to Conor talk about Return of the Jedi minute 104 on Star Wars Minute.

Listen to Ron talk about The Empire Strikes Back minute 115 on Star Wars Minute.

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By the Power of Grayskull! Conor Kilpatrick, Ron Richards, and Mike Romo gather to revel in Gen X nostalgia while discussing Masters of the Universe! They have the Power!

Running Time: 00:42:41

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Music:
“Left to Right (iFanboy Theme)”
Josh Flanagan

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

Listen to Conor and Ron reminisce about Goodfellas Minute on Sporadicast: An Oral History of Movies by Minutes.

Listen to Conor discuss Dirty Harry on Movie of the Year: 1971.

Watch Ron talk about the online pinball ecosystem on Dirty Pool Podcast.

Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron discuss Blade (1998) on Cradle to the Grave.

Listen to Josh discuss Fargo on Movie of the Year: 1996.

Listen to Conor discuss Swingers on Movie of the Year: 1996.

Watch Ron talk about pinball technology on the Daily Tech News Show.

Listen to Conor discuss Ghostbusters on Movie of the Year: 1984.

Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron discuss The Crow (1994) on Cradle to the Grave.

Listen to Josh discuss Jaws 4: The Revenge (1987) on Cradle to the Grave.

Listen to Josh discuss Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) on Cradle to the Grave.

Watch Josh and Conor talk about how to start a podcast on OpenWater.

Listen to Ron talk about The Phantom Menace minute 80 on Star Wars Minute.

Listen to Ron talk about Return of the Jedi minute 124 on Star Wars Minute.

Listen to Conor talk about Return of the Jedi minute 104 on Star Wars Minute.

Listen to Ron talk about The Empire Strikes Back minute 115 on Star Wars Minute.

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Nothing can stop the Spanish Inquisition! Or the Pick of the Week! Our chief weapon is ruthless formatting, and an almost fanatical devotion to– Uh, our TWO chief weapons are ruthless formatting, an almost fanatical devotion to the comics, and a fear of reb– Our THREE chief weapons are… Oh forget it. Dr. Haupt fights off illness and we talk about the comics, which were very good.

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Running Time: 01:14:11

Pick of the Week:

00:03:15 – ⁠Batman #10⁠

Comics:

00:14:47 – The Amazing Spider-Man #994 (30)

00:21:33 – Supergirl: Survive #1

00:27:52 – Fantastic Four #738 (12)

00:34:13 – The Royals #3

00:38:13 – JSA #20

00:41:22 – FML #8

Patron Pick:

00:47:32 – ⁠The Deadman #1⁠

Patron Thanks:

00:57:18 – Mason Harper

Audience Questions:

01:00:26 – Bob B. from Dacula, Georgia wants the tears to come.

In Memoriam:
01:06:29 – Marjane Satrapi

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Watch The iFanboy After Show for Pick of the Week #1029!

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

Listen to Conor and Ron reminisce about Goodfellas Minute on ⁠Sporadicast: An Oral History of Movies by Minutes⁠.

Listen to Conor discuss Dirty Harry on ⁠Movie of the Year: 1971⁠.

Watch Ron talk about the online pinball ecosystem on ⁠Dirty Pool Podcast⁠.

Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron discuss Blade (1998) on ⁠Cradle to the Grave⁠.

Listen to Josh discuss Fargo on ⁠Movie of the Year: 1996⁠.

Listen to Conor discuss Swingers on ⁠Movie of the Year: 1996⁠.

Watch Ron talk about pinball technology on the ⁠Daily Tech News Show⁠.

Listen to Conor discuss Ghostbusters on ⁠Movie of the Year: 1984⁠.

Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron discuss The Crow (1994) on ⁠Cradle to the Grave⁠.

Listen to Josh discuss Jaws 4: The Revenge (1987) on ⁠Cradle to the Grave⁠.

Listen to Josh discuss Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) on ⁠Cradle to the Grave⁠.

Watch Josh and Conor talk about how to start a podcast on ⁠OpenWater⁠.

Listen to Ron talk about The Phantom Menace minute 80 on ⁠Star Wars Minute⁠.

Listen to Ron talk about Return of the Jedi minute 124 on ⁠Star Wars Minute⁠.

Listen to Conor talk about Return of the Jedi minute 104 on ⁠Star Wars Minute⁠.

Listen to Ron talk about The Empire Strikes Back minute 115 on ⁠Star Wars Minute⁠.

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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.

Note: Time codes are estimates due to dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.

SPOILERS BELOW!

Running Time: 00:58:10

This month, Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and Ron Richards discuss…

Review Redux:
00:01:06 – Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

What We’ve Been Enjoying:
00:03:52 – Ron (and Josh) went to see The Sheep Detectives and watched the final season of The Boys.
00:10:32 – Josh (and Ron and Conor) are watching Widow’s Bay.
00:14:47 – Conor went to see Power Ballad and Pressure.

Summer Mail Bag:
00:20:23 – Gavin T. from Long Beach, California asks about media-inspired fears.
00:24:36 – Kenneth J. from The Great White North wants to know if Ron still reads weekly comic books.
00:28:17 – Jon S. from Tacoma, Washington wants to know what the guys think about Dave Filoni’s comments about Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker.
00:31:45 – Kyle F. from New Jersey opens a Pandora’s Box called “’80s/’90s Movie Song Music Videos.”
00:37:03 – Chis A. from Washington wants to know the best comic book pinball machines.
00:42:10 – Greg M. from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania asks about favorite Muppets.
00:46:47 – Brad G. from Anytown, USA is looking to get into ’80s/’90s punk.
00:51:16 – Scott H. from Portland, Oregon wants to know just when Star Wars takes place.

Music:
“Left to Right (iFanboy Theme)”
Josh Flanagan

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Body odor and nudity wind their way into the fabric of this week's show. But it's better than it sounds. Will he or won't he drop the book? Plus, why is time travel the best thing in comics? All that and the regular stuff you signed up for at the beginning.

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Running Time: 01:06:23

Pick of the Week:
00:02:27 - Doomquest #1

Comics:
00:15:22 - Swamp Thing #89 (1989 #2)
00:22:57 - The Rocketeer: The Island #3
00:27:49 - The Flash #833 (33)
00:34:33 - Void Rivals #30
00:37:06 - Superman: Father of Tomorrow #1
00:39:27 - The Sentry #3
00:46:27 - X-Men #339 (30)

Patron Pick:
00:48:36 - Doomquest #1

Patron Thanks:
00:49:52 - Destination Rancor Maine

Audience Questions:
00:52:51 – Pat A. from Penang, Malaysia is looking for some of our favorite long run tropes.
00:56:43 – Patrick K. from Bethel, North Carolina asks why Steve Rogers fights in the one theatre, and not the other.

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Hey! It’s a new Star Wars movie! It’s been 7 years! And so, a new Star Wars movie means that it’s time for grumpy old men Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, Ron Richards to gather once again to talk through their Star Wars angst!

Running Time: 00:58:07

Music:
“Left to Right (iFanboy Theme)”
Josh Flanagan

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

Listen to Conor and Ron reminisce about Goodfellas Minute on Sporadicast: An Oral History of Movies by Minutes.

Listen to Conor discuss Dirty Harry on Movie of the Year: 1971.

Watch Ron talk about the online pinball ecosystem on Dirty Pool Podcast.

Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron discuss Blade (1998) on Cradle to the Grave.

Listen to Josh discuss Fargo on Movie of the Year: 1996.

Listen to Conor discuss Swingers on Movie of the Year: 1996.

Watch Ron talk about pinball technology on the Daily Tech News Show.

Listen to Conor discuss Ghostbusters on Movie of the Year: 1984.

Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron discuss The Crow (1994) on Cradle to the Grave.

Listen to Josh discuss Jaws 4: The Revenge (1987) on Cradle to the Grave.

Listen to Josh discuss Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) on Cradle to the Grave.

Watch Josh and Conor talk about how to start a podcast on OpenWater.

Listen to Ron talk about The Phantom Menace minute 80 on Star Wars Minute.

Listen to Ron talk about Return of the Jedi minute 124 on Star Wars Minute.

Listen to Conor talk about Return of the Jedi minute 104 on Star Wars Minute.

Listen to Ron talk about The Empire Strikes Back minute 115 on Star Wars Minute.

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This week Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan are joined once again by their second Eccentric Benefactor and Patron… Sietel Singh is back in the third chair! And it’s a good thing he’s here because Los Angeles’ shoddy infrastructure tried really hard to keep Conor off the show this week… and it almost succeeded! (Sorry, video viewers!) Also, our lawyers told us to assure you that no kangaroos were hurt in the making of this episode.

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Running Time: 01:08:42

Pick of the Week:
00:03:16 – The Amazing Spider-Man #993 (29)

Comics:
00:10:58 – Absolute Green Arrow #1
00:15:35 – Usagi Yojimbo: Kaitō ’84 #3
00:21:18 – Powers 25 #9
00:24:54 – Fantastic Four #737 (11)
00:31:20 – Choujin, Vol. 12
00:39:25 – Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #9
00:42:58 – Of The Earth #1

Patron Pick:
00:48:58 – Zorro #1

Patron Thanks:
00:59:22 – Mark

Brought To You By:

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Music:
“Left to Right (iFanboy Theme)”
Josh Flanagan

Watch The iFanboy After Show for Pick of the Week #1027!

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

Listen to Conor and Ron reminisce about Goodfellas Minute on Sporadicast: An Oral History of Movies by Minutes.

Listen to Conor discuss Dirty Harry on Movie of the Year: 1971.

Watch Ron talk about the online pinball ecosystem on Dirty Pool Podcast.

Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron discuss Blade (1998) on Cradle to the Grave.

Listen to Josh discuss Fargo on Movie of the Year: 1996.

Listen to Conor discuss Swingers on Movie of the Year: 1996.

Watch Ron talk about pinball technology on the Daily Tech News Show.

Listen to Conor discuss Ghostbusters on Movie of the Year: 1984.

Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron discuss The Crow (1994) on Cradle to the Grave.

Listen to Josh discuss Jaws 4: The Revenge (1987) on Cradle to the Grave.

Listen to Josh discuss Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) on Cradle to the Grave.

Watch Josh and Conor talk about how to start a podcast on OpenWater.

Listen to Ron talk about The Phantom Menace minute 80 on Star Wars Minute.

Listen to Ron talk about Return of the Jedi minute 124 on Star Wars Minute.

Listen to Conor talk about Return of the Jedi minute 104 on Star Wars Minute.

Listen to Ron talk about The Empire Strikes Back minute 115 on Star Wars Minute.

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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.

Note: Time codes are estimates due to dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.

SPOILERS BELOW!

Running Time: 00:51:39

This month, Conor Kilpatrick is joined by Paul Montgomery and Dr. Ryan Haupt to discuss…

What We’ve Been Enjoying:
00:01:11 – Conor watched the revival of Scrubs, binged Shrinking, and watched Rooster.
00:08:05 – Ryan watched the new season of Just a Dash and series 19-21 of Taskmaster.
00:16:22 – Paul watched Exit 8 and the new 4K release of Hold That Ghost.

Old Men on Old Movies:
00:23:59 – The Phantom

Music:
“Left to Right (iFanboy Theme)”
Josh Flanagan

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

Listen to Conor and Ron reminisce about Goodfellas Minute on Sporadicast: An Oral History of Movies by Minutes.

Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron discuss Blade (1998) on Cradle to the Grave.

Listen to Josh discuss Fargo on Movie of the Year: 1996.

Listen to Conor discuss Swingers on Movie of the Year: 1996.

Watch Ron talk about pinball technology on the Daily Tech News Show.

Listen to Conor discuss Ghostbusters on Movie of the Year: 1984.

Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron discuss The Crow (1994) on Cradle to the Grave.

Listen to Josh discuss Jaws 4: The Revenge (1987) on Cradle to the Grave.

Listen to Josh discuss Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) on Cradle to the Grave.

Watch Josh and Conor talk about how to start a podcast on OpenWater.

Listen to Ron talk about The Phantom Menace minute 80 on Star Wars Minute.

Listen to Ron talk about Return of the Jedi minute 124 on Star Wars Minute.

Listen to Conor talk about Return of the Jedi minute 104 on Star Wars Minute.

Listen to Ron talk about The Empire Strikes Back minute 115 on Star Wars Minute.

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This episode represents the single most discussion of fishing and tuna than has ever been featured in the two decade history of the program. That's something right? Conor is gone (for now....), and Dr. Ryan Haupt shows up for a second week in a row!

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Running Time: 01:16:38

Pick of the Week:
00:01:55 - Hidden Springs #1

Comics:
00:13:10 - The Mortal Thor #10
00:20:16 - The Spectacular Spider-Man: Brand New Day #1
00:26:22 - Geiger #23
00:32:44 - Black Cat #10
00:37:08 - The Forged #10
00:44:06 - The Witcher: Blood Stone #1

Patron Pick:
00:46:55 - Barbara Gordon: Breakout #1

Patron Thanks:
00:55:40 - Dustin Whitney

Audience Question:
01:00:47 - Bob from Dacula, Georgia wants to know if we like when comic writers switch it up, or just do what they do.

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Music:
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Josh Flanagan

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