We drank comics from the firehose, and most of it was just delightful, including some surprise delights. Never let your preconceived notions stop you from having a good time.

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Running Time: 01:11:05

Pick of the Week:
00:02:01 - The Doom Patrol #1

Comics:
00:12:49 - Batman/Superman/Weird Al: World's Weirdest #1
00:18:11 - Royals #5
00:23:57 - Superman: The Stranger #1
00:30:48 - Archie #1
00:34:55 - Escape #9
00:43:18 - JSA #23

Patron Pick:
00:47:17 - Legion of Super-Heroes #1

Patron Thanks:
00:56:12 - Garrett P

Audience Question:
00:58:35 - Greg from Philly wants to know which comic book city we'd live in.

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Is this a joke to you?! Because Batman ain’t smiling, and Spider-Man is making us cry. All that and more in this week’s comics!

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Running Time: 01:06:05

Pick of the Week:
00:01:19 – Detective Comics #1112

Comics:
00:12:20 – Batman: Bad Seeds – Sunset #1
00:20:52 – Green Lantern #605 (38)
00:24:31 – The Amazing Spider-Man #999 (35)
00:31:22 – ROM Special #1
00:34:59 – Void Rivals #33
00:41:33 – Black Cat #13

Patron Pick:
00:42:58 – Hammerfist #1

Patron Thanks:
00:52:19 – Sietel Gill

Audience Question:
00:55:57 – Chuck S. wonders if Ryan North is Marvel’s answer to Tom King.

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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 Booksplode!

This month, Conor Kilpatrick and Josie Kavadoy take a look at…

Spider-Man: The Death of Jean DeWolff from 1985/87 by Peter David, Rich Buckler, Sal Buscema, Brett Breeding, Vince Coletta, Josef Rubinstein, Kyle Baker, Pat Breeding & Co., Bob Sharen, George Roussos, Nel Yomtov, Janet Jackson, Phil Felix & Rick Parker!

Running Time: 00:36:46

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.

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Josh Flanagan

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In which Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick play America’s Favorite Game: “Wait, was this the last issue?”

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Running Time: 01:08:57

Pick of the Week:
00:02:39 – Bug Wars: The Coming of The Wardoom #1

Comics:
00:12:09 – Redcoat #19
00:16:58 – (The Mortal) Thor #800 (14)
00:21:58 – G.I. Joe #25
00:26:29 – Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #54
00:28:42 – Powers 25 #12
00:34:38 – Punisher vs. Spider-Man #2

Patron Pick:
00:37:27 – The Last Driver #1

Patron Thanks:
00:46:40 – Ryan

Audience Question:
00:48:58 – Jeff Reid wants to know what it means for a character to “stay dead” in comics.

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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.

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SPOILERS BELOW!

Running Time: 00:58:32

This month, Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards discuss…

What Ron’s Been Enjoying:
00:01:44 – The Invite
00:04:34 – The Drama
00:08:24 – Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
00:10:43 – Legends

What Conor’s Been Enjoying:
00:12:35 – One Night Only
00:14:42 – The End of Oak Street
00:17:16 – Superman

Review:
00:20:42 – Tony

Discussion:
00:36:39 – Anthony Bourdain and His Legacy

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It's time for the return of the mysterious ECCENTRIC BENEFACTOR, Sietel Singh, sitting in on the third chair, bringing his incisive and unique viewpoint to your weekly comics discussion. Thank goodness we don't have to listen to only these two walking fossil jamokes, right?

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Running Time: 01:16:06

Pick of the Week:
00:03:05 - The Shaolin Cowboy: Staying A.I.Live #2

Comics:
00:15:59 - Miles Morales: Spider-Man #1
00:25:52 - Gastronomique #1
00:32:16 - Batman & Robin: Year One - Dynamic Duos #1
00:38:03 - Supergirl #16/Action Comics #1101
00:47:58 - Star Wars: The Fall of Kylo Ren #1
00:53:39 - Beware Her Fury

Patron Pick:
00:56:24 - Hello Kitty and Friends: Hello World #1

Patron Thanks:
01:07:01 - Heath Holland aka "Cereal at Midnight"

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On this week’s show, someone’s rusty but it’s not the host who was on vacation last week. There’s an Eisners diversion, a look back on how things have changed, and just who is Rick Corrigan?

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Running Time: 01:00:40

Pick of the Week:
00:03:06 – Fantastic Four #741 (15)

Comics:
00:12:25 – Batman #12
00:18:20 – Captain America #785 (15)
00:22:17 – Supergirl: Survive #3
00:26:09 – JSA #22
00:27:45 – The Smart Division #1
00:35:44 – Absolute Superman #22

Patron Pick:
00:38:08 – Chachu #1

Patron Thanks:
00:46:31 – Tim Bach

Audience Questions:
00:49:22 – Jake J. from Columbus, Ohio is curious how the Jamokes’ opinions on comics have changed over the years.

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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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Spider-Man is back! Conor Kilpatrick, Josh Flanagan, and Ron Richards are joined by Josie Kavadoy to discuss Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the latest installment from Marvel Studios and the Tom Hollandverse!

Running Time: 00:54:09

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Music:
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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 show has it all. Contemplative comics. Silly comics. Scary comics. And dare we even say... sexy comics??

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Running Time: 01:21:50

Pick of the Week:
00:02:51 – Concrete: Stars Over Sand #2

Comics:
00:14:30 – Doomquest #3
00:24:42 – Batman / Superman: World's Finest 2026 Annual #1
00:31:47 – Predator vs. Planet of the Apes #1
00:38:54 – The Horror of Godzilla #1
00:42:03 – Jughead: Piemageddon
00:48:42 – The Mortal Thor #799 (13)

Patron Pick:
00:53:06 – Savage Dragon #281

Patron Thanks:
01:02:04 – Harrison Logan

Audience Questions:
01:04:21 – Aaron B. wants to know about Grant Morrison's take regarding the "end of the comic book renaissance". Are they correct and, if so, what might come next?

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There is a threat of eating a lot of ham should this nonsense continue. And no one should ever joke about that. It's a week of endings. So many endings. Honestly, it might be to many endings. Intrigued yet? Then play on.

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Running Time: 01:15:11

Pick of the Week:
00:02:37 - Swamp Thing #91 (1989 4)

Comics:
00:16:46 - Action Comics #1100
00:26:51 - The Amazing Spider-Man #997 (33)
00:34:31 - Dark Knights of Steel II Special: Heir to the Sea
00:41:55 - Narco #5
00:44:21 - Usagi Yojimbo: Kaitō '84 #5
00:47:00 - Imperial Guardians #5
00:48:48 - Wonder Man #5
00:53:39 - The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery #6
00:55:17 - A Quiet Place: Storm Warning #5

Patron Pick:
00:57:44 - Terminal #1

Patron Thanks:
01:07:26 - John Burton

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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: 01:10:47

This month, Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards discuss…

Discussion:
00:01:35 – Summer TV Habits

Review:
00:04:02 – Disclosure Day
00:14:17 – The Odyssey

Summer TV:
00:34:19 – FIFA 2026 World Cup
00:38:16 – Lucky
00:39:18 – Welcome to Wrexham
00:41:39 – Rivals
00:42:51 – The Five-Star Weekend
00:43:55 – Widow’s Bay
00:47:18 – Patience
00:48:41 – Pop Culture Jeopardy!
00:50:45 – House of the Dragon
00:53:59 – Not Suitable For Work
00:55:12 – The Bear
00:59:07 – Sugar
01:00:23 – Star City
01:03:03 – Is Apple TV winning the programming game?
01:03:32 – The Agency

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Music:
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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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