Mediasplode #67 – Star Trek: Starfleet Academy & The 2026 Academy Awards
03/19/2026 | 1h 11 mins.
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: 01:07:48
This month, Conor Kilpatrick and his original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards are joined by their friend Mike Romo to discuss…
What We’ve Been Enjoying:00:02:12 – Ron (and Mike and Conor) finished the first season of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and went to the theater to see Hoppers.00:09:34 – Mike (and Conor) watched the latest season of The Traitors and has been playing ARC Raiders.00:19:18 – Conor enjoyed the World Baseball Classic and (with Ron) finished the latest season of Industry.
Discussion:00:28:40 – The 98th Academy Awards
Review:00:36:03 – Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, Season 1
Music:“Beautiful Child”Rufus Wainwright
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.
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Pick of the Week #1017 – Transformers #30
03/15/2026 | 1h 23 mins.
Conor Kilpatrick has been Conor-knapped! So Josh Flanagan brings in Dr. Ryan Haupt to help solve the case. Comics are discussed, words are banned, and powers are bestowed by children. All that and more in this week’s episode!
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Music:“Hot N Cold”Katy Perry
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Pick of the Week #1016 - Nova: Centurion #5
03/08/2026 | 1h 18 mins.
Highs and lows abound, and there are comics that should be and comics that should not. In fact, if the truth be told, Josh was maybe just a bit too salty. But that's just how things can go in this comics game.
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Running Time: 01:14:07
Pick of the Week:00:01:28 - Nova: Centurion #5
Comics:00:11:11 - Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring #600:19:01 - DC: K.O.#500:27:56 - Batman #700:33:48 - Briar: Nights Terror #300:35:55 - The Avengers #802 (36)00:43:40 - Narco #100:47:44 - Lands Unknown: The Skinless Man #1
Patron Pick:00:51:03 - X-Men Annual #1 (2026)
Patron Thanks:00:57:15 - Rebecca Kronenfeld
Listener Mail:00:59:14 - Don K. from Falcon, CO wonders what happens when you lose interest in comics.
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Pick of the Week #1015 – The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery #1
03/01/2026 | 1h 7 mins.
Josh Flanagan returns from vacation and he brought a Vertigo rant back with him! Plus, Conor Kilpatrick reveals curious fashion desires and the show threatens to teeter over into become a full-on history podcast.
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Running Time: 01:03:15
Pick of the Week:00:02:36 – The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery #1
Comics:00:13:57 – Escape #600:18:15 – Iron Man #682 (2)00:23:30 – Wrestle Heist #300:29:31 – The Rocketeer: The Island #100:33:17 – The Flash #830 (30)00:39:24 – The Bat-Man: Second Knight, Book Three00:42:28 – Hulk: Smash Everything #3
Patron Pick:00:44:39 – The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery #1
Patron Thanks:00:45:41 – Daniel Gilley
Listener Mail:00:47:08 – John V. from Brooklyn, New York sees parallels between comics in the 2000s and film in the 1970s.00:53:30 – Brad G. from Exeter, California asks about word balloons.
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Music:“Sex and Candy”Marcy Playground
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Booksplode #74 – Life Drawing: A Love and Rockets Collection (2025)
02/26/2026 | 32 mins.
Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another Booksplode!
This month, Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards take a look at…
Life Drawing: A Love and Rockets Collection from 2025 by Jaime Hernandez.
Running Time: 00:29:13
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.
How to Read Love and Rockets.
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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 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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