Pick of the Week #49 – Batman #657

Batman is the topic of discussion as Josh Flanagan’s doubleheader comes to end. Ultimate Spider-Man #100, Justice Leage of America #2, all the zany Civil War books, Jack of Fables and Animal Man are discussed as well. We also answer listener e-mails and voicemails.

Running Time: 00:58:24

Pick of the Week:

00:01:54 – It’s Josh’s pick — again — and it’s Batman #657!

Comics:

00:08:54 – Out of nowhere, Ultimate Spider-Man #100 was terrible.

00:11:53 – Josh and Ron dig Justice League of America #2; Conor not so much.

00:16:03 – There were so many Civil War tie-ins this week!

00:21:36 – The lack of Chris Bachalo had Josh and Ron loving X-Men #191.

00:23:40 – Josh recommends Jack of Fables #3 and The Trials of Shazam #2.

Trade Talk:

00:24:56 – The first Grant Morrison Animal Man trade blew Josh away.

Email:

00:27:40 – Garrett from Temecula, California loves Brittney Marie and wants rock n’ roll comics!

00:30:14 – Jeremy from Waldorf, Maryland wants to know about The Foot clan, our 50th episode, and continuity reboots.

00:35:15 – Ryan is looking for comics on DVD, non-zombie trades, and wants to know what iFanboy thinks of Heroes.

00:38:50 – Scott tries to throw a monkey wrench into our attempt to ask out a cute comic store girl on behalf of one of our listeners.

00:40:20 – Natalie from Singapore thinks comics are too expensive and that we should stop being bamfs around girls.

Voicemail:

00:46:06 – Sanchez from Queens, New York knows where the hot girls are to be found.

00:48:07 – Matt from Orlando, Florida wants to know about good comic blogs.

• This week’s iFanboy Pick of the Week is sponsored by ComicHole.com!

• If you have any questions, email us at contact@ifanboy.com OR you can call us at 1-888-FANBOYS (326-2697) and leave us a voicemail! Be sure to provide your name and where you’re from!

Want to discuss the podcast? Tell everyone what you think on the Pick of the Week page for Batman #657!

Music:

“Landmine Spring”

Quicksand

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