Show Notes

iFanboy celebrates its 650th episode with a triple-sized all listener e-mail spectacular! Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick, and special guest Ryan Haupt asked you, the iFanbase, to send them e-mails… and you delivered!

Running Time: 03:33:40

Pick of the Week:
00:03:17 – Death of The Inhumans #3

Patron Pick:
00:14:28 – Bully Wars #1

Audience Questions:
00:25:33 – The tradition continues as we field questions from the loyal iFanbase for over 3 hours! Listen as this iFanboy trio slowly fall apart, talking comics and ephemera to the very bitter end.

• Robert C. from Australia explains the origin of the long running “$6.50” gag in 80s Superman comics.
• Steve H. from Wales wants to know our favorite long-running comic book recurring jokes as well as long-running iFanboy recurring jokes.
• Nick P. from Newport Beach, CA and also Luxembourg has a lot of questions about the future of digital comic books.
• Philip R. wants to cast the GDATs as superheroes or supervillains.
• Paul Hix from the DCOCD event podcast asks which DC and Marvel events are our favorites.
• Adam S. from Greenpoint, NY wants the bell segment to come back. *DING*
• Ryan S. from Louisiana loves comic strips and wants to know which we love or have loved.
• Adrian Z. wants to know who we like when they’re angry.
• Roy S. from Pittsburgh, PA misses the end of the year stats report on the Picks of the Week.
• Wes A. from Fridley, MN wonders why DC and Marvel are still chasing Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns.
• Bryan R. wants to know which series that have come out since the podcast began do we hold in the highest regard.
• Lukas B. wants to play a game.
• Ryan from the UK asks about which comic book we would give to our non-comics reading doppleganger, how many total comic book readers there are, and why we talk about fewer small publishers on the show.
• Patrick K. from North Carolina wants to know if there are any costume redesigns that we like and about the job of colorists.
• Frank S. from Phoenix, AZ asks about the worst opinion ever espoused on the show.
• Jesse T. asks about digital comic books vs. print comic books.
• Ben G. wants to know if iFanboy ever thought about opening a comic book store.
• Andy M. wants to know when Josh is going to write a comic book podcasting tell-all and if The Shield still holds up.
• Greag B. from Oakland, CA asks what one thing we would change about or favorite comic book run.
• Monica M. from Mexico asks about the seeming difficulties in writing Wonder Woman stories.
• Scott S. has some concerns about naming his up-coming child in a world of geek media saturation.
• Nick J. wants to know what the iFanboys would do if they ran the comics industry.
• Chris L from the iFanboy Data Analytics Department presents a report on the past 12 months of Patron Powers.
• Joel L. from Prosser, WA asks about mid-level chain restaurant bread.
• Gian Lije G. wants Josh to watch the Preacher television show. Conor too, but mostly Josh.
• Jared B. from Muncie, IN wonders about the level of trustworthiness of original art sellers.
• Ethan J. wants to cast members of G.I. Joe in Band of Brothers.
• BionicDave has questions about the K-Pg Extinction Event, Martian Manhunter’s feelings on terrestrio-centrism, and a hypothetical wives podcast.
• Matt P. from Miami, FL wants to know what the point is of annuals.
• Tim J. from Seattle, WA is looking for war and history comic books.
• Lee H. wants to know about war comics allegiances and the sequels to Jaws.
• Robert S. from California thinks we’re in the Golden Age of Comic Book Art.
• Doug E. form Saco, ME asks about the effect of mediocre art on a great comic book script.
• Brad G. asks about favorite childhood toys.
• Tom B. reminisces about buying comic books as a kid outside of a comic book stores and wonders if people have those memories now.
• John W. from the UK has a unique either-or-or scenario.
• Mike H. from Buffalo, NY is an aspiring comic book writer who is having trouble finding an artist.
• Robert G. from New Orleans, LA wants to know what’s up with Ron these days.
• Gabe J. asks about iFanboy’s current Top 3 comic book writers and current Top 3 comic book artists.
• Caleb S. from Minnesota asks what iFanboy’s Top 5 comic book series are right now.
• Greg M. wonders why Texas is the Reason’s “Back and To The Left” is the song used to intro all of iFanboy’s anniversary shows.

Patron Thanks:
02:04:22 – Miroslav Lucic
02:06:10 – Zachariah William Schoenke
02:07:21 – Gerardo Zayas
02:08:39 – Matt Arpen

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Music:
“Back and To The Left”
Texas is the Reason

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