It’s iFanboy 20/25 — 20 years of podcasting and 25 years of iFanboy!

It’s the final Pick of the Week of the year, and while it might not have been one of the best weeks of books in recent memory, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan close out 2025 on a high note with comics talk, show stats, a college story, and live tech support! We’ll see you in 2026!

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Running Time: 01:08:18

Pick of the Week:
00:02:41 – Nova: Centurion #2

Comics:
00:12:23 – Absolute Batman #15
00:21:18 – Assorted Crisis Events #7
00:27:03 – Marvel Knights: The Punisher #3
00:31:59 – Supergirl #8
00:34:28 – The Amazing Spider-Man #981 (17)
00:42:12 – Aquaman #12
00:43:31 – Geiger #19

Patron Pick:
00:45:56 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #13

Patron Thanks:
00:52:24 – Keith Robinson

Looking Back at 2025:
00:54:19 – Picks of the Week: By The Numbers

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Music:
“Ribbons & Bows”
Kacey Musgraves

Watch The iFanboy After Show for Pick of the Week #1007!

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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It’s iFanboy 20/25 — 20 years of podcasting and 25 years of iFanboy!

It's the penultimate Pick of iFanboy 20/25. We've got key parties, unacceptable drawstring pants, the mysteries of both Captain Atom and Cobra Commander, plus more!

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Running Time: 01:07:37

Pick of the Week:
00:01:52 - Giant-Size Criminal #1

Comics:
00:10:54 - Trigger Warning: A Strangers in Paradise Story
00:18:57 - Batman #4
00:24:17 - DC K.O.: Superman vs. Captain Atom #1
00:29:00 - G.I. Joe #15
00:34:35 - Birds of Prey #28
00:42:04 - Fantastic Four #732 (6)

Patron Pick:
00:44:19 - Hulk: Smash Everything #1

Patron Thanks:
00:50:54 - Malcolm Eller

Listener Mail:
00:52:33 - Arashikage / Storm Shadow update!
00:55:22 - Jonathan B. from Baltimore, Maryland is thinking about comics in the shared bathroom.

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Music:
“All I Want for Christmas is You”
Spike and the Gimme Gimmes

Watch The iFanboy After Show for Pick of the Week #1006!

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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iFanboy celebrated its landmark 1000th episode with a quadruple-sized extravaganza! Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick, and Ron Richards were joined by special guests Gordon the Intern, Dr. Ryan Haupt, Jim Viscardi, Tom King, Chris Eliopoulos, Mike Norton, and Brian Michael Bendis… and thus, they didn’t answer as many emails as they normally would have. So they’re back to answer more!

Running Time: 02:00:47

Audience Questions:
00:02:26 – The tradition continues as iFanboy fields questions from the loyal iFanbase!

• Ken J. wants to know which comic book series and comic book related media has affected the iFanboys the most.
• Aldwin D. asks if it would be okay for publishers to use AI to fix inconsistent art in old comics, how Josh feels about a joke he made 877 episodes ago, and what iFanboy’s legacy is among comic book reviewers.
• Matt C. wants to know who would win in an archery competition: Hawkeye or Green Arrow?
• Tharanga B. asks if Josh was a guitar, which guitar would he be and if Ron was a pinball machine, which pinball machine he would be and if Conor was an old movie, which old movie he would be.
• Kyle F. wants to know which moments from the show would make an iFanboy Anniversary Clip Reel.
• Mark N. asks how iFanboy would spend an ’80s movie budget on one episode of the podcast and then he gets weird.
• Kane T. wonders if soap opera style storytelling was responsible for its own undoing.
• Marc B. wants to know how iFanboy would crossover Marvel and DC.
• Brad G. wants iFanboy to identify the Top 5 Patron Powers.
• Joe T. asks about revisiting childhood favorite comics and films.
• Monica M. wants to know if disliking a comic book could cause iFanboy to no longer trust that person’s taste.
• Joe G. is curious what Ron thought about the Krakoa Era.
• Drew G. has questions. A lot of questions.
• Andrew B. wonders if Conor was stuck on a deserted island with a copy of Watchmen, would he finally read the pirate parts and from where he gets his comic book fandom sources.
• Didi P. asks if anyone boycotted Marvel over Jimmy Kimmel and how MorrisonCon went.
• John H. asks about PORNO comics.
• Darren C. is curious if the iFanboys have truly considered stopping.
• Damian S. wants to get granular about recording processes and programs and equipment.
• Roy S. asks about Find Ethel and the Beastie Boys.
• Morgan B. wants to know why Ron hates Tom Petty and if Josh still wants to make comics.
• Martin S. misses Ron on the show.
• Matt K. wants to plan the ultimate iFanboy party.
• Przemek B. is curious how the iFanboy’s personal relationship with comics have changed over the years.
• Nick P. is confused by the iFanboy 20/25 logo.
• Dan C. asks about the legacy of Wizard Magazine.
• Eddie R. gets to ask again about Seinfeld.
• Tyler O. wonders if the medium of comics is viewed differently now from when iFanboy started.
• Eric C. wants to know if the format of the Pick of the Week show is responsible for iFanboy’s longevity.
• Alan T. is in the middle of a complete Marvel Comics re-read and is looking for advice on where and when to stop.
• Bill S. wonders what the iFanboys think they did well in the video show era.
• Mike O. asks the iFanboys to pick their doctors from ER that they would want to treat them.
• Marc V.  has dropped off of weekly comics and wonders if the iFanboys have ever felt the urge.
• Erik M. wants to know how Conor and Ron felt during the 2000 World Series.
• Matt G. is curious if iFanboy keeps up on the competition and if the explosion of social media video makes them feel the need to go back to cons to interview creators.
• Greg M. asks about the most important artists, writers, and books of the iFanboy Era.

Music:
“The Magic Bullet Theory”
Texas is the Reason

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It’s iFanboy 20/25 — 20 years of podcasting and 25 years of iFanboy!

It’s dog-eat-dog in the pages of this week’s comics when Conor Kilpatrick is joined by Dr. Ryan Haupt (and trusty pup Clementine) to cover this week’s comics in a tryptophan-induced haze.

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Running Time: 01:00:45

Pick of the Week:
00:01:48- Escape #4

Comics:
00:09:49 – Detective Comics #1103
00:17:08 – DC K.O. #2
00:20:47 – Justice League Unlimited #13
00:24:30 – Green Lantern #596 (29)
00:26:16 – Devil On My Shoulder #1
00:32:28 – DC’s I Saw Ma Hunkel Kissing Santa Claus #1

Patron Pick:
00:36:03 – Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia, Book One

Patron Thanks:
00:42:47 – Drew Gatcum

Listener Mail:
00:45:12 – Greg M. from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania wants to know what gives certain characters their staying power and popularity over the decades relatively to others, a question apparently solicited by the Jamokes. Thank you, Greg, for completing the assignment.

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Music:
“Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”
Darlene Love

Watch The iFanboy After Show for Pick of the Week #1005!

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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It’s iFanboy 20/25 — 20 years of podcasting and 25 years of iFanboy!

As we near the end of this anniversary year, the Jamokes might be starting to break down in mind, spirit, and body, but that’s nothing that a great week of comics can’t solve.

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Running Time: 01:05:59

Pick of the Week:
00:02:18 – Spider-Man: Holiday Spectacular #1

Comics:
00:13:59 – One World Under Doom #9
00:20:50 – Wonder Woman #827 (27)
00:26:50 – Predator Kills the Marvel Universe #4
00:29:47 – Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe #5
00:35:31 – DC/Marvel: Batman/Deadpool #1
00:41:18 – Powers 25 #3
00:43:42 – Nova: Centurion #1

Patron Pick:
00:47:47 – Nocturnals: The Sinister Path #3

Patron Thanks:
00:55:09 – Josh

Listener Mail:
00:56:48 – Miguel C. from Duvall, Washington has a fun fact about G.I. Joe and some book recommendations for Josh.

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Music:
“Getaways Turned Holidays”
Meg & Dia

Watch The iFanboy After Show for Pick of the Week #1004!

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

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 iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time.

Known to many as the man behind Marvel's lettering for many many years, and known to even more as the illustrator of the Ordinary People Change the World children's book series, along with writer, Brad Meltzer (Talksplode #86), we know Chris Eliopoulos as a long time friend of the show. Way back when, we spent some time with him for our video show. But since it's been a while, and Chris came up with a whole new career, it was time for a check in. If you're going to break into comics and then stay in comics, it's probably going to take a herculean effort, and Chris can attest to that. Then a new opportunity came along, and he and Brad, again, made the most of it. We've got stories aplenty from back in the Marvel bullpen days, and yes, deep dive lettering talk. It's got everything!

Total Running Time: 01:33:53

Music:
“Gonna See My Friend"
Pearl Jam

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It's iFanboy 20/25 -- 20 years of podcasting and 25 years of iFanboy!

Jamokes tried to concentrate. And at times, there was concentration. There were also many alleys and tributaries best not taken, but taken they were. So wrap a ribbon on your luxury car, and enjoy all the parts, both on target and off.

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Running Time: 01:19:26

Pick of the Week:
00:01:38 - Supergirl #7

Comics:
00:12:29 - Transformers #26
00:17:56 - 1776 #1
00:25:00 - Marvel/DC Thor/Shazam! Infinity Comic #1
00:30:48 - Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: The Ghost Ships of Labrador #1
00:34:25 - Strange Tales #2
00:42:45 - Fantastic Four #731 (5)
00:46:13 - Redcoat #15

Patron Pick:
00:49:32 - American Caper #1

Patron Thanks:
00:57:34 - Matt Mendoz

Listener Mail:
01:01:28 - Deezer I. wonders if Matteo Scalera has finally stopped it, and who else needs to cut it out.
01:07:10 - Philip R. asks the tough question. What's worse: Rats or Rebar?

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Music:
“Weird Fishes & Symphony No. 25 in G Minor”
Rodrigo y Gabriela

Watch The iFanboy After Show for Pick of the Week #1003!

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

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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Josh Flanagan embarks on a campaign of adventure with his trusty ward, Dr. Ryan Haupt. What race and class would be best for discussing this week in comics? Tune in to find out!

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Running Time: 01:18:05

Pick of the Week:
00:02:54 - Assorted Crisis Events #6

Comics:
00:13:45 - DC K.O. Knightfight #1
00:19:35 - Alien vs. Captain America #1
00:24:15 - Planet She-Hulk #1
00:28:42 - Huck: Big Bad World #6
00:31:16 - The Amazing Spider-Man #979 (15)

Star Wars Corner:
00:40:22 - Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #10

Patron Pick:
00:43:22 - JSA #13

Patron Thanks:
00:52:24 - A Bunny VTuber

Listener Mail:
00:56:39 - Patrick K. from North Carolina wants to know what characters the DC trinity would play in a Dungeons & Dragons campaign? Fortunately Ryan has done his homework...
01:06:16 - Eric P. from Alexandria, Virginia wants to know what "evil" organization we'd sign up to work for if living in the world of comics.

Brought To You By:

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Music:
“Time & Confusion”
Anberlin

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.

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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: 01:06:23

This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss...

What We've Been Enjoying:
00:03:15  - Josh loved Downey Wrote That on Peacock but didn't really love Smoke on AppleTV+
00:15:25 - Conor (and Ron) loved the latest season of Only Murders in the Building on Hulu and salutes the end of WTF with Marc Maron
00:22:04 - Ron (and Conor) are loving The Lowdown on Hulu and he got to the theaters to see Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein

Year-End Mailbag!:
00:30:52  - Patrick K. from North Carolina asks if any movies we saw as kids shocked us that we were allowed to see?
00:34:02 - Dan C. from New Jersey wants to know what IP could be translated to opera?
00:37:27 -  Woulter L. asks a great question about the impact of removing the Beatles or another media creator from the timeline and what the impact would be
00:43:22  - Pete wants to know if we listen to college radio?
00:50:55 - Zak H. from Milwaukee is looking for (hypothetical) book recommendations about the mafia (which doesn't exist).
00:53:11 - Doug M. wants to know more movies that are "bad" but also "good"?
00:58:28 - Stephen H. from Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom wants to know if anyone in our families shame us for our interests?
01:01:02 - Jacob asks a fantastic question about G.I. Joe vs. Predator that breaks our brains.

Music:
"B A D I D E A"
Militarie Gun

• 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.

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It’s iFanboy 20/25 — 20 years of podcasting and 25 years of iFanboy!

After last week’s epic anniversary episode you wouldn’t blame Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan for phoning this one in… but they are comic book podcasting professionals and that would never happen. What did happen is that Josh is sick with a cold and so we all just have to deal with that.

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Running Time: 00:56:35

Pick of the Week:
00:02:52 – Batman & Robin: Year One #12

Comics:
00:13:05 – Absolute Batman 2025 Annual #1
00:17:56 – Superman: Red and Blue Special #1
00:23:22 – Imperial #4
00:28:47 – The Expanse: The Little Death #2
00:31:02 – Runaways #5
00:35:08 – Moonshine Bigfoot #4
00:37:28 – Batman: The Long Halloween – The Last Halloween #10

Patron Pick:
00:40:41 – Dick Tracy: Halloween Special

Patron Thanks:
00:45:51 – Karl Erikson

Listener Mail:
00:47:48 – Patrick A. from Panang, Malaysia asks how the iFanboys go about catching up on a book they’ve missed.

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Music:
“’Batman’ TV Series Theme”
Neil Hefti

Watch The iFanboy After Show for Pick of the Week #1001!

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iFanboy celebrates its landmark 1000th episode with a quadruple-sized extravaganza! Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick try in vain to hold it all together as they're joined by Ron Richards, Gordon the Intern, Dr. Ryan Haupt, Jim Viscardi, Tom King, Chris Eliopoulos, Mike Norton, and Brian Michael Bendis! Plus, a special appearance by Rick Remender!

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Running Time: 03:58:42

Pick of the Week:
00:03:34 – Fantastic Four #730 (4)

Patron Pick:
00:18:02 – Captain Henry and the Graveyard of Time #1

Audience Questions:
00:24:36 – The tradition continues as iFanboy fields questions from the loyal iFanbase for over three hours! Plus, special guests and old friends pop in and out to join in the fun and chat and just generally derail the show’s format.

• Scott H. from Portland, Oregon asks how the iFanboys have changed as readers over 25 years.
• Ian S. asks Tom King how much he credits iFanboy for his successes and failures and also what level of Patron he secretly is.
• Jim W. wants to know how much input creators have with collected editions and why Conor is always hot, and wants to know how the iFanboys obtain their weekly comics.
• Sheldon A. from Paradise, Newfoundland, Canada asks what makes a good Talksplode.
• Tom C. from Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom asks everyone for their three favorite Beatles albums.
• Jack H. wants to know which Beatles would get along best with which members of the Fantastic Four.
• Tyler F. is curious which comics and which TV and films are harder to watch after having kids.
• Mark H. from Chicago, Illinois has a gotcha question for Ron about the Deadpool films.
• Ilan P. from Johannesburg, South Africa wants to know how important the quality of the dialogue is when reviewing comics.
• Chris from the iFanboy Data Analytics Department presents his annual report on Patron Powers.
• Edward A. asks who out there in the comics media world today would have fit in with the old iFanboy.com writing staff.
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