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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! Note: Time codes are estimates due to dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:08:18 Pick of the Week:00:02:41 – Nova: Centurion #2 Comics:00:12:23 – Absolute Batman #1500:21:18 – Assorted Crisis Events #700:27:03 – Marvel Knights: The Punisher #300:31:59 – Supergirl #800:34:28 – The Amazing Spider-Man #981 (17)00:42:12 – Aquaman #1200:43:31 – 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 Brought To You By: iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or join for a full year and get a discount! You can also make a one time donation of any amount! iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got TWENTY THREE designs! 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Note: Time codes are estimates due to dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. 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 Story00:18:57 - Batman #400:24:17 - DC K.O.: Superman vs. Captain Atom #100:29:00 - G.I. Joe #1500:34:35 - Birds of Prey #2800:42:04 - 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. Brought To You By: Found – Join thousands of small business owners simplifying their finances—open your FREE Found account now at found.com Huel - Get Huel today with this exclusive offer for New Customers of 15% OFF with code IFANBOY at huel.com/IFANBOY (Minimum $75 purchase). iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or join for a full year and get a discount! You can also make a one time donation of any amount! iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We've got TWENTY THREE designs! 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Note: Time codes are estimates due to dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 01:00:45 Pick of the Week:00:01:48- Escape #4 Comics:00:09:49 – Detective Comics #110300:17:08 – DC K.O. #200:20:47 – Justice League Unlimited #1300:24:30 – Green Lantern #596 (29)00:26:16 – Devil On My Shoulder #100:32:28 – 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. Brought To You By: Sundays For Dogs – Fresh, air-dried dog food made from clean ingredients. Go to sundaysfordogs.com/IFANBOY and get 50% off your first order. Or, you can use code IFANBOY at checkout. iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or join for a full year and get a discount! You can also make a one time donation of any amount! iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got TWENTY THREE designs! 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Note: Time codes are estimates due to dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. 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 #900:20:50 – Wonder Woman #827 (27)00:26:50 – Predator Kills the Marvel Universe #400:29:47 – Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe #500:35:31 – DC/Marvel: Batman/Deadpool #100:41:18 – Powers 25 #300:43:42 – 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. Brought To You By: Huel – Today, Get Huel for 15% OFF with this exclusive offer for New Customers only with code IFANBOY at https://huel.com/iFanboy (Minimum $75 purchase). Found – Join thousands of small business owners simplifying their finances—open your FREE Found account now at found.com iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or join for a full year and get a discount! You can also make a one time donation of any amount! iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got TWENTY THREE designs! 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices