Pick of the Week #150 – Invincible #52

iFanboy celebrates its 150th episode with a double-sized all-e-mail spectacular! With no topic off-limits and a late night recording time, it’s iFanboy’s most personal (and awkward?) show to date!

Running Time: 02:07:39

Pick of the Week:

00:02:45 – Josh’s clear choice for Pick of the Week was Invincible #52.

Comics:

00:12:50 – Ron sneaks Secret Invasion #6 into the show.

E-Mail:

00:17:04 - Eric wants to know which books each iFanboy is alone in reading.

00:18:42 - A. Devlin asks about the Watchmen motion comic.

00:20:31 - Neal thinks DC is lagging behind Marvel in the talent signings.

00:24:10 - Terrence has a question about Marvel heroines.

00:25:21 - Mike wants to know about iFanboy's origins, trade rereading, & asks a classic versus question.

00:30:05 - Caroline wants to know what the iFanboys would retcon.

00:31:18 - Edward asks about superhero religion and politics & then gets personal.

00:33:45 - Joe has an idea for a third Batman film.

00:35:15 - Dominick thinks that San Diego Comic Con is becoming too much.

00:39:05 - Jon thinks that certain characters just can't carry a book on their own.

00:43:35 - Cleophus asks about Geoff Johns, Harvey Pekar and R. Crumb.

00:47:02 - Jenny despairs over Fables news.

00:48:40 - Capt. Cool asks a point blank question about Sleeper.

00:50:32 - Gian wants to know about American Virgin & rushed endings in comics.

00:53:40 - Adam says despite the dialogue, Crisis on Infinite Earths is his favorite event.

00:55:38 - Joshua wants The Amazing Spider-Girl in regular Marvel continuity.

00:58:03 - Rob asks about other comic book podcasts.

01:00:33 - Jen misses the old comic book encyclopedias.

01:02:13 - Potter is loving "Batman R.I.P." & all of its tie-ins and wants to know why all the hate for "Hush."

01:03:48 - Ray asks about statues, favorite superheroes, and favorite creative teams.

01:10:10 - Carter asks a very, very, very personal question.

01:11:55 - Mike asks which comic character the iFanboys hate.

01:12:34 - David wants to know why the iFanboys whine so much.

01:13:57 - Meg asks about books that a high school history teacher can teach in class.

01:15:15 - KriederDesigns asks about short story books that a high school teacher can teach in class.

01:17:56 - Gabriel from Strangers with Comics remembers the Marvel 2099 line, asks about sci-fi TV shows, and scary things in the iFanboys' comic collection.

01:23:34 - Jo-Rel ponders the trend of side characters being brutalized.

01:25:59 - Dave asks about inkers, foreign comics, which comic book the iFanboys would live in, which villain the iFanboys would be, what the iFanboys would do if they could reverse time, and asks for advice on what to do in college before graduating.

01:33:14 - excalipoor wonders if Thanos is all that bad, asks about female super villains, asks if any other canceled TV shows can make it in comics, & reality TV shows.

01:37:35 - Lily wants to know if the iFanboy have ever put their comic knowledge to use in real world situations, & asks about embarrassing movie purchases.

01:41:36 - Vichus wants to know why the iFanboys don't like Gail Simone's writing, & asks about the new Marvel Noir comics.

01:43:26 - Joey wants to know if there are any books out there like Mutant X.

01:44:27 - Adrian asks about Robert Kirkman's run on Ultimate X-Men.

01:45:03 - Cotton says Top Ten got him to appreciate lettering.

01:47:15 - Sam has a question about iFanboy staff writer Sonia Harris' taxes.

01:48:14 - Aaron asks about the status of Fell and Shrugged.

01:50:16 - Stephen wants to know why comic book movies aren't helping comic book sales.

01:53:16 - Steve wants to know if those comics from the bad ol' 1990s were really all that bad.

01:56:31 - Mike asks about the prospects of the Punisher movie.

01:58:31 - Chuck & Eddie & Eric all want to know how the iFanboy video show is produced.

Music:

“Back and To the Left”

Texas is the Reason

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