Conor Kilpatrick to the rescue again this week as he delves into the first installment of DC comics 52 weekly comic event and comes out digging it. The event also leads to yet another discussion over event comics and crossovers. Can comic fans ever be satisfied? Not with the New Warriors eating it over in Civil War.

Running Time: 00:50:56

Pick of the Week:

00:02:23 - 52 Week 1

Comics:

00:14:07 - Jonah Hex #7

00:14:46 - Superman #652

00:16:27 - X-Men: Deadly Genesis #6

00:21:25 - Ex Machina #20

00:22:02 - American Virgin #3

Discussion:

00:23:20 - Comic Book Events: The Good, the Bad, and the Retcons

Email:

00:37:36 - Matt W. wants to know how iFanboy has been able to avoid becoming the typical overly negative online comic book community, wonders if Ron will ever get taken to task for hating Vertigo, and encourages readers to utilize public libraries to read comics.

New:

00:47:33 - Frappr Map Update!

Music:

"Symmetry"

Knapsack

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