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The iFanboy.com Comic Book Podcast is a weekly talk show all about the best new current comic book releases. Lifelong friends, Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan talk about what they loved and (sometimes) hated in the current weekly books, from publishers like Marvel, DC, Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, BOOM! Studios, IDW, Aftershock, Valiant, and more. The aim is to have a fun time, some laughs, but to also really understand what makes comic books work and what doesn’t, and trying to understand the craft of this great, often under appreciated art form. Sometimes they agree, and sometimes… they...
Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Issue-by-issue criticism makes comics craft, creator choices, and adaptation-ready visual storytelling easier to see.
iFanboy - Comic Books turns a stack of current issues into an informed, loose-limbed conversation between Conor Kilpatrick and Josh Flanagan. Each Pick of the Week supplies a starting point, then the discussion ranges through other releases, with occasional third-chair company…
A Batman page gets examined; your comic stack might finally have a second opinion.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A shaggy shop-talk episode that turns a strange fantasy comic into a sharp craft discussion.
The episode starts with a bruised rib, a mountain-bike spill, and comic-shop banter, then settles into a Robert Kirkman fantasy issue with dense, meticulous art.
A lively weekly stack conversation that turns corrections, banter, and a little confusion into the charm.
iFanboy starts with anniversary banter and then settles into the weekly stack, and the episode lands best when the hosts are moving fast with corrections, ribs, and second guesses in real time.
A fast, shop-talk comics panel that turns one pick into a full week's reading.
iFanboy Pick of the Week #990 settles into the sort of comics chat that feels lived-in rather than staged. It starts with I Hate Fairyland #43 and then wanders where the conversation wants to go, folding in story, art credits, and broader talk about why a book like this still…
A scrappy weekly comics chat that treats continuity as a game worth playing.
Pickle League episode 987 settles into the familiar iFanboy groove: a little grumpy, a little loose, and more interested in how a book holds together than in handing out a neat verdict.
Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant explain one topic per episode, from the bicameral mind to Boeing's MCAS.
Multi-part dramatized retellings of scandals like OceanGate's Titan and the Lehman Brothers collapse.
Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins dissect Oscar races, new releases, and Hollywood news.
Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen debate new releases, classics, and their own film rankings.
Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, and Jason Mantzoukas argue their way through terrible movies.
Weekly comic book review show where hosts discuss new releases from major publishers.
The hosts discuss Batman: Shadow of the Bat Volume One, sharing their opinions on the collected edition.
Hosts Conor and Josh, joined by guest Ryan, discuss the week's new comic book releases, including a controversial pick involving Godzilla.
The hosts discuss the week's new comic book releases, sharing their picks and opinions on various titles from major publishers.
A weekly comic book review show where hosts discuss their favorite and least favorite new releases.
The hosts discuss a collected edition of Darwin Cook's run on The Spirit, sharing their excitement and personal connection to the creator.
A bike crash sets the table.
Episode 994 starts with old-show math.
I Hate Fairyland #43 gets the pick.
987 comes in hot.
The hosts discuss their weekly comic book picks, reflect on the show's long history, and address listener mail about reading fewer books for more enjoyment.
The hosts discuss the TV show 'The Pit' Season 1 and review the film 'Black Bag'.
Josh and Conor introduce the pick of the week episode, discussing a running joke about the name Aloysius and explaining the show's format of reviewing favorite comics from the week.
The hosts answer listener mail about non-comic book media in their year-end mailbag episode.