Pick of the Week #970 – Free For All

03/30/25 • 80 min

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It's iFanboy 20/25 -- 20 years of podcasting and 25 years of iFanboy!

This week's pull list is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly hugely mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to this week's pull list.

Bells? Don't talk to me about Bells.

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Running Time: 01:14:56

Pick of the Week:

00:03:50 - Free For All

Comics:

00:13:49 - The Kids

00:20:24 - Ultimate Spider-Man #15

00:26:24 - Absolute Martian Manhunter #1

00:34:10 - Black Canary: Best of the Best #5

00:36:45 - Fantastic Four #723 (30)

00:39:44 - We're Taking Everyone Down With Us #1

00:43:20 - The Amazing Spider-Man #964 (70)

The Bell:

00:48:08 - G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #315

00:48:32 - Batman #923 (158)

00:48:48 - Standstill #8

00:48:13 - Justice League Unlimited #5

00:49:30 - Absolute Wonder Woman #6

00:49:50 - Ultimate Wolverine #3

00:50:06 - Red Before Black #5

00:50:26 - Wolverine: Revenge #5

00:50:49 - Superman #867 (24)

00:51:07 - Doom Academy #2

Patron Pick:

00:51:43 - Godzilla vs. Fantastic Four #1

Patron Thanks:

01:00:22 - Secret Agent000111

Listener Mail:

01:02:24 - Greg M. from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is thinking about comics and options and adaptations.

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Music:

"Come Out Fighting"

The Vandals

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It's iFanboy 20/25 -- 20 years of podcasting and 25 years of iFanboy!

Bells? Don't talk to me about Bells.

Note: Time codes are estimates due to dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.

Running Time: 01:14:56

Pick of the Week:

00:03:50 - Free For All

Comics:

00:13:49 - The Kids

00:20:24 - Ultimate Spider-Man #15

00:26:24 - Absolute Martian Manhunter #1

00:34:10 - Black Canary: Best of the Best #5

00:36:45 - Fantastic Four #723 (30)

00:39:44 - We're Taking Everyone Down With Us #1

00:43:20 - The Amazing Spider-Man #964 (70)

The Bell:

00:48:08 - G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #315

00:48:32 - Batman #923 (158)

00:48:48 - Standstill #8

00:48:13 - Justice League Unlimited #5

00:49:30 - Absolute Wonder Woman #6

00:49:50 - Ultimate Wolverine #3

00:50:06 - Red Before Black #5

00:50:26 - Wolverine: Revenge #5

00:50:49 - Superman #867 (24)

00:51:07 - Doom Academy #2

Patron Pick:

00:51:43 - Godzilla vs. Fantastic Four #1

Patron Thanks:

01:00:22 - Secret Agent000111

Listener Mail:

01:02:24 - Greg M. from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is thinking about comics and options and adaptations.

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Music:

"Come Out Fighting"

The Vandals

Watch The iFanboy After Show for Pick of the Week #970 !

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Previous Episode

Pick of the Week #969 – Out of Alcatraz #1

It’s iFanboy 20/25 — 20 years of podcasting and 25 years of iFanboy!

You can take the boy out of Alcatraz, but can you take Alcatraz out of the boy? Let’s find out as Josh Flanagan and Dr. Ryan Haupt discuss this week in comics!

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Running Time: 01:07:21

Pick of the Week:

00:02:14 – Out of Alcatraz #1

Comics:

00:12:29 – The Avengers #790 (24)

00:19:31 – Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor, Book Two

00:24:09 – Absolute Flash #1

00:30:05 – Bug Wars #2

00:37:02 – Welcome to The Maynard #4

00:38:23 – Detective Comics #1095

00:43:29 – Zatanna #2

Patron Pick:

00:45:35 – Out of Alcatraz #1

Patron Thanks:

00:47:25 – M

Listener Mail:

00:51:27 – Dave D. from Charlotte, North Carolina wants to know if we’ve noticed the trend of left-handed handshakes in comics.

00:55:49 – Stephen D. from London, England, United Kingdom asks if there are any critically-acclaimed classic comics that we still haven’t read yet.

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Music:

“Prisoner of Today”

Billy Talent

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Next Episode

Pick of the Week #971 – Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell #1

It’s iFanboy 20/25 — 20 years of podcasting and 25 years of iFanboy!

You thought you were coming here for weekly comic book talk and dumb jokes and, sure, you’ll get that too, but this week you’re really here for the deep dive into a What Hurts? conversation.

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Running Time: 01:07:45

Pick of the Week:

00:01:57 – Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell #1

Comics:

00:12:28 – Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu #7

00:16:43 – Absolute Superman #6

00:20:24 – Absolute Green Lantern #1

00:26:24 – Past Time #1

00:30:26 – West Coast Avengers #6

00:37:39 – G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero – Beach Head #1

Patron Pick:

00:41:30 – 2000 AD Prog 2426

Patron Thanks:

00:49:56 – Rufus Pentecost

Listener Mail:

00:52:38 – Drew G. from Perth, Western Australia, Australia is feeling his age and is having trouble making time for comics.

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Music:

“Gives You Hell”

The All-American Rejects

Listen to Josh discuss Fargo on Movie of the Year: 1996.

Watch Ron talk about pinball technology on the Daily Tech News Show.

Listen to Conor, Josh, and Ron discuss The Crow (1994) on Cradle to the Grave.

Watch Josh and Conor talk about how to start a podcast on OpenWater.

Listen to Conor discuss Swingers on Movie of the Year: 1996.

Listen to Conor discuss Ghostbusters on Movie of the Year: 1984.

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