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If a sloth farts in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? No, and you’ll learn why that is as you also learn about this week in comics!
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Running Time: 01:06:58
Pick of the Week:
00:02:20 – Batman #149
Comics:
00:12:23 – Nightwing #115
00:15:17 – The Invincible Iron Man #669 (19)
00:20:06 – Self Help #1
00:24:22 – The Sensational She-Hulk #187 (9)
00:28:20 – Uncanny Valley #3
00:30:13 – Destro #1
00:33:50 – Batman/Superman: Worlds Finest #28
Patron Pick:
00:38:07 – Uncle Scrooge and the Infinity Dime #1
Patron Thanks:
00:51:56 – Joe Burkel
Listener Mail:
00:53:38 – Jordan B. was excited that The Bell came back in episode 926! But can one have too much of a good thing? (Yes.)
00:57:41 – Morgan B. wants to know the dirty secret about sloth farts (or lack there of).
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Music:
“Say Hey (The Willie Mays Song)”
The Treniers
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Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we're proud to present another episode of Mediasplode!
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Running Time: 01:16:28
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:
00:01:43 - Ron's enthralled by LOLLA: The Story of Lollapalooza and Ripley. But Star Wars: The Acolyte?
00:12:54 - Josh managed to catch a rare cinematic showing of Frank Miller: American Genius, and Furiosa: A Mad Max Movie.
00:26:21 - Conor headed back north for a revisit of Northern Exposure. and then over to Presumed Innocent.
Appetizer of Current Movies:
00:32:49 - Ron saw Hit Man. Conor saw everything.
Old Men on Old Movies:
00:43:19 - Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)

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.
Music:
"Peggy Sue"
Buddy Holly
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It's... it's not great, Bob. It's so not great that we achieve the mythic four-email-scenario. Honestly, we can hardly believe it ourselves. And yet, a good time was had, and heartily so.
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Running Time: 01:09:55
Pick of the Week:
00:02:20 - The Avengers #781 (15)
Comics:
00:11:28 - Fantastic Four #714 (21)
00:18:02 - G.O.D.S. #8
00:23:59 - Lawful #1
00:26:54 - Ultimate X-Men #4
Patron Pick:
00:29:32 - Batman: Gotham by Gaslight - The Kryptonian Age #1
Patron Thanks:
00:40:27 - Sheldon Antle
Listener Mail:
00:42:54 - Aaron from Houston, Texas wants some QR code recaps.
00:47:02 - Bob from Dacula, Georgia is thinking about long publishing gaps.
00:51:42 - Cory from Cleveland, Ohio asks about 100 page spectacular issues, but the whole thing morphs.
00:55:50 - Ken from the Great White North brings it home with old comics mail order inquiries.
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Listen to Ron talk about his career (including iFanboy) on Techsploder with Jason Howell!
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Music:
"Just Like Frank"
Less Than Jake
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This week saw a high profile story end and several new stories begin, but really the biggest excitement came around having to say “Arashikage” out loud for the first time ever. Plus, Gary? Who’s Gary?
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Running Time: 00:56:30
Pick of the Week:
00:01:55 – Scarlett #1
Comics:
00:09:00 – Uncanny X-Men #700 (X-Men #35)
00:18:23 – Falling in Love on the Path to Hell #1
00:25:49 – Beyond the Pale #1
00:28:59 – The Amazing Spider-Man #945 (51)
00:31:46 – Love Everlasting #15
Patron Pick:
00:33:46 – The Ultimates #1
Patron Thanks:
00:40:27 – Reece Stankiewicz
Listener Mail:
00:42:54 – Alex C. from Wellington, New Zealand does some John Romita Jr. math and the results are pretty impressive
00:46:55 – Khalid M. has trouble following his favorite writers to books with art he doesn’t like.
Listen to Conor talk about one of his all-time favorite films on Movie of the Year: 1984 – Ghostbusters!
Listen to Ron talk about his career (including iFanboy) on Techsploder with Jason Howell!
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Music:
“The Lady in Red”
Chris De Burgh
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Many divergences show up early, but professionals keep it tight. We talked to some, and they walked us through it. The week's release list was short, but not on content. Plus, there's the elasticity of time, and how it vexes us.
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Running Time: 01:11:27
Pick of the Week:
00:02:29 - Death Ratio'd
Comics:
00:14:58 - Avengers: Twilight, Book Six
00:19:28 - Batman: Dark Age, Book Three
00:24:04 - Grommets #1
00:34:55 - Drawing Blood #2
00:39:43 - Midnight Sons: Blood Hunt #1
00:42:26 - Pine & Merrimac #5
00:44:39 - Friday #9
Patron Pick:
00:48:27 - William of Newbury #1
Patron Thanks:
00:54:51 - Danro
Listener Mail:
00:56:56 - Morgan wants to clear up the Anti-Shorts agenda question
01:01:42 - Doug, the Alarm Raiser™, wants to know if comic readers would be more or less freaked out by a real manifestation of super powers.
Listen to Conor talk about one of his all-time favorite films on Movie of the Year: 1984 - Ghostbusters!
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Music:
"Don't Do Me Like That"
J. Mascis
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Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode!
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Running Time: 00:50:20
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:
00:02:40 – Josh has been watching nothing but the NBA playoffs. (And Conor and Ron have been watching baseball.)
00:08:08 – Ron watched Bronx Zoo ’90: Crime, Chaos, and Baseball and Fallout.
00:13:59 – Conor has been enjoying this season of Survivor and played the Pilot Challenge.
Discussion:
00:17:34 – Remembering Steve Albini (1962-2024)
iFanboy at the Movies:
00:29:03 – Civil War
00:32:37 – Challengers
00:38:39 – The Fall Guy
00:45:01 – The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
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.
Music:
“Squirrel Song”
Shellac
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