It's time for that G.O.S.H.* feeling, as the onslaught of beautifully crafted comics wash over us just in time for our weekly comic book/self-care/therapy hour (and change) show. Conor manages to swing a couple shows together and we're back on track. Will they get pizza right in comics this week? You know we'll explore it.

*Good Old Super Hero

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Running Time: 01:13:02

Pick of the Week:

00:02:30 - Avengers: Twilight, Book Five

Comics:

00:15:18 - The Fall of the House of X #4

00:19:05 - John Constantine, Hellblazer: Dead in America, Book Four

00:25:24 - Wonder Woman #8

00:30:55 - Batman: Offworld #4

00:35:30 - Black Widow & Hawkeye #2

00:38:57 - Batman/Superman: World's Finest #26

00:42:02 - Helen of Wyndhorn #2

00:44:47 - Nightwing #300

Patron Pick:

00:55:02 - Blow Away #1

Patron Thanks:

01:03:11 - Jeff Shay

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Music:

"Spit on a Stranger"

Pavement

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Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode!

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Running Time: 00:54:52

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:

00:01:06 – Ron and Josh have been watching Shōgun and Manhunt. (And Josh just started Franklin.)

00:10:26 – Josh finally watched Baby Driver.

00:13:47 – Conor went to the revival theater see Holiday and watched the finale of Curb Your Enthusiasm.

The “What Should We Watch Next?” Challenge:

00:18:42 – Last month, two of the hosts picked a show for the third to watch from their “to watch” list. Now everyone reports back!

Review:

00:34:55 – Dune: Part Two.

SPOILERS ABOVE!

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.

Music:

“I Get Around”

The Beach Boys

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Conor Kilpatrick’s back! Again! This week Josh Flanagan thinks they won’t have enough to talk about in the listener mail segment but you’d think after all of these years he’d know better. Plus, there was a major flukey technical screw-up that nearly derailed the show near the end but through the magic of editing you won’t hear it. But they will always remember it.

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Running Time: 01:00:40

Pick of the Week:

00:03:04 – Fantastic Four #712

Comics:

00:12:19 – Action Comics #1064

00:16:36 – Transformers #7

00:21:50 – Dark Spaces: Dungeon #5

00:26:17 – Green Lantern #10

00:29:12 – Napalm Lullaby #2

00:32:00 – The Amazing Spider-Man #941

00:35:08 – Alien: What If…? #2

Patron Pick:

00:38:02 – Uncanny Valley #1

Patron Thanks:

00:46:43 – Alan Alvarez

Audience Question:

00:48:32 – Peter S. from Cape Coral, Florida asks about all-time G.O.S.H.-iest comic book series.

Notes:

Watch Josh and Conor discussing how to podcast and the history of iFanboy on the OpenWater webinar:

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Music:

“My Hero”

Foo Fighters

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Left alone, Josh takes the wheel, and goes a little bit mad. So many forgotten details, and lessons given, but in the end, he still manages to go long with the show. He cannot help but speak. Conor even makes a guest appearance. Sort of.

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Running Time: 01:15:05

Pick of the Week:

00:01:53 - Usagi Yojimbo: The Crow #1 (#275)

Comics:

00:10:21 - Star Wars #45

00:16:46 - Alien: Black, White & Blood #3

00:21:40 - Void Rivals #8

00:27:02 - X-Men #33

00:32:50 - Captain America #758

00:34:37 - Crave #5

00:37:46 - Geiger #1

00:43:05 - Rook: Exodus #1

Patron Pick:

00:48:06 - Redcoat #1

Patron Thanks:

00:55:22 - Tom Mikulski

Audience Questions:

00:57:17 - Anonymous Canadian asks about a mid life creative crisis.

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Music:

"Milktoast"

Helmet

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Conor’s back! But for how long? Plus, somehow a listener question about double-page spreads leads to a deep rabbit hole about old TV watching.

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Running Time: 01:07:40

Pick of the Week:

00:02:27 – The Amazing Spider-Man #940

Comics:

00:12:36 – Ultimate Spider-Man #3

00:16:25 – Duke #4

00:20:06 – The Goon: Them That Don’t Stay Dead #1

00:29:46 – G.O.D.S. #6

00:32:39 – Thunderbolts #4

00:35:15 – Newburn #16

00:38:25 – Alan Scott: The Green Lantern #5

Patron Pick:

00:40:48 – Batman: Dark Age, Book One

Patron Thanks:

00:46:59 – Don Mynack

Audience Questions:

00:49:21 – Dan B. has a big problem with digital double-page spreads.

00:57:03 – Ben H. makes a Booksplode request.

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Music:

“Centerfield”

John Fogerty

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

This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick take a look at…

Homicide: The Graphic Novel, Part One (and Part Two) by Phillipe Squarzon, based on the book by David Simon.

Running Time: 00:26:56

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

Music:

“Homicide: Life on the Street Theme Song”

Lynn F. Kowal

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While Conor is on an apparent rumspringa, cousin Jim Viscardi from comicbook.com comes to visit. The two inveterate soda addicts try to figure out just what is so good, or what is so not good, about a bunch of weekly comics. 

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Running Time: 01:18:54

Pick of the Week:

00:02:37 - Dutch #2

Comics:

00:13:11 - G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #305

00:18:17 - X-Men Forever #1

00:25:07 - The Invincible Iron Man #666

00:30:40 - Vengeance of the Moon Knight #3

00:34:35 - Superman #855

00:38:03 - Wonder Woman #807

00:40:09 - Nacelleverse #0

Patron Pick:

00:47:37 - Man's Best #1

Patron Thanks:

00:55:39 - Joseph Israel

Audience Questions:

00:58:56 - Jordan from Alabama wonders if there are creators you don't love who did something you love.

01:06:02 - Jason wants to know if comic reading conditions affect comic enjoyment.

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Music:

"Antioch Waltz"

Joe Casey

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Thanks to iFanboy Patrons, it's Talksplode time.

Your patience will be rewarded with a fantastic conversation with comic book writer, Rob Williams. Most recently, Rob and Pye Parr have been building glorious and run worlds of race car robots, with Petrol Head from Image Comics. 2000 A.D. fans will surely recognize Rob's name from his work with Judge Dredd over the last couple of decades, among many many other series from the major publishers.

Josh and Rob talk about how this comics career came to be, and how the writer develops his sense of story and the craft of storytelling in the comic book context.

Find out more at Rob's website.

Total Running Time: 01:14:04

Music:

“Killer Cars"

Radiohead

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It’s not just a show, it’s a conversation. A conversation about comics. Gene Hackman may also be listening.

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Running Time: 01:19:25

Pick of the Week:

00:03:04 – Fables #162

Comics:

00:13:37 – Alien: Black, White & Blood #2

00:22:56 – Avengers: Twilight, Book Four

00:29:56 – Napalm Lullaby #1

00:38:04 – Dark Spaces: Dungeon #4

00:40:38 – Blue Book: 1947 #2

00:48:18 – Black Widow & Hawkeye #1

00:49:46 – Power Rangers: The Return #2

Patron Pick:

00:51:57 – Helen of Wyndhorn #1

Patron Thanks:

00:58:03 – Christopher Duran

Audience Questions:

01:00:39 – Cory from Cleveland, Ohio wants to know what we think would happen to artists who mostly do covers if the Big 2 gave up on publishing loads and loads of variant covers?

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Music:

“Storybook Hero”

Eric Bibb

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Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode!

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Running Time: 00:54:47

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:

00:01:38 – Conor went to the revival theater, a lot, and saw Casablanca, Before Sunset, It Happened One Night, The Awful Truth, and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.

00:06:28 – Josh is watching Shōgun and finally finished We Own This City.

00:17:28 – Ron finished the third season of Slow Horses and the first season of Mr. and Mrs. Smith and went to see Dune: Part Two.

Discussion:

00:19:49 – The 96th Annual Academy Awards.

Musical Interlude:

00:25:47 – Ron has a lot of thoughts on upcoming music festivals, and music festivals in general.

The “What Should We Watch Next?” Challenge:

00:38:04 – Each host talks about the shows on their “to-watch” list and the other two hosts pick which one they have to watch next. They will all report back next month!

SPOILERS ABOVE!

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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Music:

“I’m Just Ken”

Ryan Gosling

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Verbal stumbles and an embarrassing lapse of classic cinema memory do not slow down the tide of varied and intriguing comics that cross our paths this week. But first, let's go back to 1939...

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Running Time: 01:08:16

Pick of the Week:

00:02:11 - The Bat-Man: First Knight, Book One

Comics:

00:18:29 - X-Men #32

00:26:10 - Birds of Prey #7

00:31:46 - Captain America #757

00:37:18 - Aliens: What If...? #1

00:40:10 - Blue Beetle #7

00:41:47 - Doctor Strange #439

00:43:42 - The Spectacular Spider-Men #1

Patron Pick:

00:45:49 - Ultimate X-Men #1

Patron Thanks:

00:55:55 - Jesse Johnston

Audience Questions:

00:59:40 - Malcolm has a lot of questions about Illyana Rasputin, and we may or may not have any answers.

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Music:

"If I Didn't Care"

The Ink Spots

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