With Josh Flanagan out of town, it’s up to Conor Kilpatrick and Ron Richards to helm the show. Conor’s pick is Ultimate X-Men #66, Robert Kirkman’s first issue on the title and the current state of the Ultimate X-Men is analyzed and discussed. Also listener e-mail yields a bunch of questions about various in and out of continuity stories. Plus, Ron still can’t pronounce “Asgard”

Running Time: 00:39:24

Pick of the Week:

00:00:47 – Ultimate X-Men #66

Comics:

00:10:20 – X-Men: The 198 #1

00:13:09 – DMZ #3

00:13:33 – Ultimate Extinction #1

Conor Rant:

00:16:54 – Why read the books if comics news website interviews reveal upcoming plot points?

Discussion:

00:20:16 – For the first time in years, Ron has been dropping titles.

Email:

00:23:41 – Michael wants to know which DC title would Robert Kirkman best write, are the recent JLI miniseries in continuity and where does Superman/Batman fit in the timeline, have the iFanboy read Fables, and what are the best Elseworlds and What If… stories?

News:

00:37:35 – Frappr map update!

Music:

“Rise”

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