It's a rough week of alright comics, but as always, one shines above, and that one also happens to be dark. It's in the title! No bell this week, because there weren't enough books to do it. Also, if your name is Synmar, we'd like to apologize.

Running Time: 01:13:12

Pick of the Week:
00:02:10 - The Me You Love in the Dark #1

Comics:
00:13:46 - Geiger #5
00:19:11 - American Vampire 1976 #10
00:25:06 - Justice League #66
00:36:35 - X-Men #2
00:40:01 - Lucky Devil #1
00:42:00 - Silk #5
00:44:21 - Not All Robots #1

Patron Pick:
00:50:27 - The Me You Love in the Dark #1

Patron Thanks:
00:51:29 - Jason Ziemann
00:52:27 - Aaron Miller
00:54:27  - Matthew Killion
00:55:02 - Jay Batzner

Audience Question:
00:56:20 - Scott H. from Portland, OR is missing Skottie Young's interiors, and wonders if there's even been another A-List artist who transformed primarily into a writer.

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"I'll Follow You Into the Dark"
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Pick of the Week #792 - The Me You Love in the Dark #1

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 don’t. With decades of experience talking about comics, interacting with comic book professionals, this is all about the love of an art form. If the names Brian Michael Bendis, Amanda Conner, Geoff Johns, Gene Luen Yang, Donny Cates, Jason Aaron, Kelly Thompson, David Marquez, Kelly Sue de Connick, Kieron Gillen, Charles Soule, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Scott Snyder, Tom King, Mitch Gerads, Esad Ribic, Rick Remender, Nick Spencer, John Ridley, Skottie Young, Chip Zdarsky, Jöelle Jones, David F. Walker, Grant Morrison, and Darwyn Cooke get you excited, then this is the place for you. This podcast is so good, you don’t even need to read comic books or graphic novels to enjoy it, but it’s a lot better if you do.

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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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"Spit on a Stranger"
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Pick of the Week #924 - Avengers: Twilight, Book Five

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.

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“I Get Around”
The Beach Boys
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Mediasplode #46 – Dune: Part Two and the What Should We Watch Next Challenge

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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Pick of the Week #923 – Fantastic Four #712

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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"Milktoast"
Helmet
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Pick of the Week #922 – Usagi Yojimbo #275

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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“Centerfield”
John Fogerty
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Pick of the Week #792 - The Me You Love in the Dark #1

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