iFanboy - Comic Books

This week there's an iFanboy first, a sense of betrayal, and a partial mental breakdown -- all in under an hour!Running Time: 00:54:55Pick of the Week:00:01:24 - Ron did the unthinkable and selected Invincible #49 as his Pick of the Week!Comics:00:08:56 - Everyone loved War is Hell: The First Flight of the Phantom Eagle #1.00:12:18 - Ron liked Captain America #35, but just couldn't get excited by it.00:15:46 - Ron was disgusted by The Flash #238 and Conor can't understand why he won't drop it.00:19:34 - Josh and Conor are filled with righteous anger after reading The Circle #5.00:22:54 - With The Immortal Iron Fist #13, Conor is pretty much done with the series.00:25:35 - There's a surprising return to action for two characters in Batman and The Outsiders #5.00:27:28 - Conor dug Robin #172, Josh not as much.00:28:12 - Ghost Rider #21 is like an awesome grind house movie!00:30:30 - Josh makes a startling confession about Thor.User Reviews:00:34:48 - profdresser had a problem with the art in Fables #71.00:35:50 - tork was not a big fan of Iron Man #27.E-Mail:00:38:35 - Chris S. from Newark, Delaware asks about "Demon in a Bottle."Voicemail:00:40:59 - Luke H. from Denver, Colorado has questions about Dave Sim.00:44:20 - Johnny D. from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania wants to know about iFanboy at the Movies.00:45:57 - Ryan from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania likes the new iFanboy.com but wants to know about old reviews.Music:"Wrecking Force"Voxtrot  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Kilpatrick is back!Running Time: 00:55:30Pick of the Week:00:02:06 - Conor likes wacky science! And his Pick of the Week is Fantastic Four #555!Comics:00:10:35 - With Iron Man: Enter the Mandarin #6, the great miniseries ended a bit... quietly.00:13:52 - As expected, Ron loved the retro Marvel feel in The Mighty Avengers #10.00:16:59 - Ron was tickled by Serenity: Better Days #1.00:19:57 - Conor loved him some The Lone Ranger and Tonto #1, kemosabe.00:21:08 - The Last Defenders #1 made iFanboy laugh.00:23:19 - It is to everyone's continual surprise that Josh loves Nova.00:24:43 - If this is the final arc for Batman: Confidential, it's going out with a bang.00:26:21 - Madman #8 was a silent issue. Let the rockin' gimmicks continue!Book of the Month:00:29:07 - Conor discusses his choice for iFanboy's Book of the Month for March 2008: Queen & Country: The Definitive Edition, Vol. 1.User Reviews:00:35:52 - daccampo loved Green Arrow & Black Canary #6 with one caveat.00:38:00 - zombox is over the moon for The Astounding Wolf-Man #5.E-Mail:00:40:46 - Andrew wants Ron to force the guys to read Savage Dragon.Voicemail:00:43:04 - Anonymous misses Ambush Bug.News:00:46:03 - We've got announcements! iFanboy Mini is here! And everything is in HD!Music:"Wolf Like Me"TV on the Radio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor is still on vacation, so we made a call to our favorite fly-over podcaster and had Tom Katers join the fun.Running Time: 01:11:45Pick of the Week:00:02:44 - Josh's Pick of the Week is Logan #1, because it was just good.Comics:00:10:35 - But why wasn't the Pick the Justice League: The New Frontier Special?00:16:34 - Terry Moore is back with Echo #1. So far, so good.00:20:44 - Ron ain't lyin' about Young Liars #1. "Gun-tar!"00:25:12 - Is that Ryan Choi in the All-New Atom #21? Tom makes a confession.00:31:31 - We're talking about Green Lantern... again.00:34:44 - Pax Romana #2 makes us all feel lazy.00:37:30 - Josh finally has someone to talk about Exterminators #27 with!00:40:05 - Ron strikes back with great vengeance at Uncanny X-Men #496.00:43:18 - What does Buffy the Vampire Slayer #12 have to do with Cruel Intentions?00:44:32 - ClanDestine #2 takes us back to Excalibur.User Reviews:00:46:05 - Tork loved Green Lantern #28.00:46:58 - JStump loved the Justice League: The New Frontier Special too!00:47:35 - Rofo really likes Pax Romana #2, but has some pacing issuesE-Mail:00:50:18 - Leland from Washington hasn't heard much talk about Spawn.00:53:28 - Jon H. is still Counting Down.Voicemail:00:57:50 - Robin wants to know where to start with superheroes.News:01:02:25 - We've got New Frontier Contest winners, and the grand prize winner is Dave Levine!Music:"As We Proceed"Travis Morrison Hellfighters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor is finally on vacation, so Gordon the Intern steps in and tries to fill the big man's shoes.Running Time: 01:02:40Pick of the Week:00:03:17 - Ron had his ass kicked by the Pick of the Week: Kick-Ass #1.Comics:00:14:48 - Echoes of Messiah Complex shudder throughout X-Men Legacy #208.00:17:04 - Jeff Smith takes a different direction with RASL #1.00:22:13 - Criminal, Vol. 2 #1 punches Josh, but in the best way.00:26:55 - Ron thinks he's got this All-Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder thing worked out with issue #9.00:32:32 - Ultimate Spider-Man #119 was refreshingly delightful.00:35:58 - Gordon loves Mouse Guard: Winter 1152 #3, even though it has nothing to do with Dawson's Creek. Or does it?00:37:34 - Justice Society of America #13 was good... again.00:39:23 - Josh isn't going to let Fables #70 go unmentioned.E-Mail:00:42:06 - Sam from Australia is curious about ages: Golden, Silver, and Modern, and who we like from them.00:45:54 - Vichus Smith wants to know if "Messiah Complex" will get Ron to read the new Cable series.00:47:06 - Ryan asks which comic book city we'd want to live in.Voicemail00:49:29 - Dave from Bloomington, Indiana needs The Punisher. Can you help him?00:52:05 - Andrew in Alabama wants to know what you should read when you've got the sickness.Contests:00:54:36 - You want to win a copy of the Marvel Comic Guide to New York City? Go to: www.MarvelGuideSweepstakes.com. (Sweepstakes is working! Click the link and then click the "Start" button -- you DO NOT need to buy the book to enter.)00:55:46 - Rare Darwyn Cooke pint glasses and an autographed, sketched DVD of Justice League: The New Frontier are yours for the taking, as long as you have the correct contest answer to us by Midnight EST, March 6. Listen for details.Music:"Walk Together, Rock Together"7 Seconds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Josh Flanagan, Conor Kilpatrick, Ron Richards, and Gordon Strain as we discuss the new DVD from the DC Animated Original Movie line, Justice League: The New Frontier, based on the epic graphic novel DC: The New Frontier by Darwyn Cooke.Running Time: 00:26:30 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're in San Francisco for WonderCon, and we're talking comic books -- no emails or voicemails. Just comic books.Running Time: 00:54:44(Thanks to g0ofgnewt for covering the show notes for us!)Pick of the Week:00:02:20 - Conor had a tough month with his books. The best of the stack for the resident Batman fan was Zorro#1 by Dynamite Entertainment. Problems ensue with Street Fighter charactersComics:00:12:13 - Sergio Aragones takes over The Spirit and the boys find it difficult not to compare to Cooke's.00:15:21 - There is a bittersweet reaction to Checkmate #25. Josh feels like a jilted lover.00:18:42 - Batman Confidential #13 starts a new story arc and had Conor questioning continuity.00:20:52 - The Mighty Avengers cracked Ron up.00:24:46 - Superman/Batman #46 has some trippy connotations for Supes.00:27:56 - Poster child for the worst comics revealed! The Flash #237 which has a guest creative team but with the same problems.00:31:18 - Ron tries to talk Invincible #48 without being accosted in a hotel. Continuity freaks unite around this issue. The entire Image universe turns up in issue. Awesomeness is around the corner with #50.00:32:58 - Clint B. gets rectified with the boys talking about (Red) Hulk #2. Get your insurance as car wreaks may nearer than you think. And who is Maria Hill?00:37:32 - Josh likes Ultimate Human #2. He doesn't know anything about this Hulk and it must be why he likes it.00:39:07 - Justice League of America #18 was enjoyable this week. But the back up story was more enjoyable. And they ruin Disney for Gordon the Intern.00:41:50 - Rumors abound around which ultimate book is on the chopping block. Ultimate X-Men may be it, in #91 see the X-Men get their asses handed to them and the whole Ultimate universe joins in.00:44:57 - Image Comics is now publishing Perhapanaughts. Ron read the second annual and liked the mix of B.P.R.D. and Proof.00:46:47 - Josh thumbed through Youngblood #2 and had a surprising result. Ron agreed that it was a good issue.Music:"The Silence Between Us"Bob Mould Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a packed show this week as we've got a new site, a book of the month, WonderCon as well as this week's comics to talk about!This week's iFanboy Pick of the Week is sponsored by Jim Hanley's Universe, FooComics.com and Triptych Books!Running Time: 01:02:00News:00:01:23 - iFanboy 3.0 is here!Pick of the Week:00:06:38 - Josh might have been late to the party but Green Arrow and Black Canary #5 was his Pick of the Week.Comics:00:15:24 - The Alias reunion in The New Avengers #38 was awesome, but...00:19:36 - Reaction is mixed to Fantastic Four #554!00:23:21 - Ron's love for Fantastic Comics #24 knows no bounds!00:27:12 - Geoff Johns somehow made Zero Hour interesting in Booster Gold #0.00:31:00 - Astro City: Beautie was creepy good.00:33:20 - It was a big week for Jason Aaron with Wolverine #62 and Ghost Rider #20.00:35:27 - Ron barely has the words to describe his disappointment in X-Force #1.00:37:23 - With Captain Marvel #3 there are more Skrulls.Book of the Month:00:39:54 - It's our first Book of the Month: Godland: The Celestial Edition, Book 1!E-Mail:00:48:56 - C. Kevin (AKA Luthor) in Canada wants to know about swapping characters.00:50:59 - Clint B. asks why puny iFanboys hate Hulk?More News:00:55:03 - WonderCon 2008 announcements!Music:"California Girls"The Magnetic Fields• 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!• Check out the iFanboy store for the books discussed on each week's video show and other iFanboy favorites!• You like movies? Netflix.com/ifanboy gets you a two week free trial!• Want to join the iFanboy intern team? We've got t-shirts!• Or you could go to our MySpace page and maybe we could be your friend? And be our friend ComicSpace! Join the iFanboy Group on Facebook and VIRB!• And don't forget to digg our show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's iFanboy Pick of the Week is sponsored by Jim Hanley's Universe, Netflix, and FooComics.com!Running Time: 00:52:24Pick of the Week:Teen Titans: Year One #2Comics: ClanDestine #1 Justice Society of America #JoshNeverSays SCUD the Disposable Assassin #21 Nightwing #141 Fables #JoshNeverSays Uncanny X-Men #495 Buffy the Vampire Slayer #11 The Amazing Spider-Man #RonNeverSays XXXombies #4 Detective Comics #841 Abe Sapien: The Drowning #1 E-Mail: Ali C. is looking for a Kingdom Come for the Marvel Universe. Timmy W. wants to know our favorite Showcase or Essential editions. Andrew from Boston, Massachusetts has some thoughts about hidden ads in Marvel books. Voicemail: Kermit from Washington, DC has questions about Cyclops and Marc Guggenheim. Mike from Utah thanks iFanboy for the Scalped recommendation and is looking forward to Jason Aaron on Wolverine and Ghost Rider. Rob from Detroit, Michigan is considering getting a Green Lantern tattoo and needs Josh (he of the Green Lantern tattoo) and his advice. News:iFanboy is heading to WonderCon! We've got panel and party info!Music:"Well I Can Take It"Tender Forever• 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 join the iFanboy intern team? We've got t-shirts!• Go to the Frappr map, join the other (unknown amount of) faithful and be counted!• Or you could go to our MySpace page and maybe we could be your friend?• And be our friend at ComicSpace!• Join the iFanboy Group on Facebook and VIRB!• And don't forget to digg our show!Want to discuss the podcast? Tell everyone what you think on the Pick of the Week page for Teen Titans: Year One #2! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's iFanboy Pick of the Week is sponsored by Jim Hanley's Universe, Netflix, and FooComics.com!Running Time: 00:58:05Pick of the Week:00:01:35 - To no one's surprise, Conor chose Captain America #34 as the Pick of the Week.Comics:00:10:56 - Josh sheds a tear for Y: The Last Man #60.00:17:30 - Everyone gushes over Ultimate Spider-Man #118.00:21:18 - Ron and Conor have a comic book crush on Suburban Glamour #3.00:24:17 - Green Lantern #27 was chilling.00:27:18 - The New Avengers Annual #2 left Ron confounded about scheduling.00:29:44 - Josh continues to bang the drum for Trials of Shazam! #11.00:30:51 - With Proof #4, this series is getting better and better.00:32:48 - Ron goes against popular opinion with Spider-Man: With Great Power #1.00:35:10 - Action Comics #861 proves that this is the one great Geoff Johns book no one is talking about.E-Mail:00:37:20 - Caleb from London, United Kingdom wants to know if it's only Yanks who like Captain America.00:40:07 - Ben G from London, United Kingdom has a few questions.Voicemail:00:44:58 - Big E from Illinois is looking for Jay Garrick & Alan Scott stories.00:48:50 - Darrel from New York, New York gets serious.Music:"Nothing Ever Happens"Immaculate Machine• 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 join the iFanboy intern team? We've got t-shirts!• Go to the Frappr map, join the other (unknown amount of) faithful and be counted!• Or you could go to our MySpace page and maybe we could be your friend?• And be our friend at ComicSpace!• Join the iFanboy Group on Facebook and VIRB!• And don't forget to digg our show!Want to discuss the podcast? Tell everyone what you think on the Pick of the Week page for Captain America #34! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's iFanboy Pick of the Week is sponsored by Jim Hanley's Universe, Netflix, and FooComics.com!Running Time: 00:59:11Pick of the Week:00:01:35 - Josh gives other comics the two finger salute, and makes Hellblazer #240 the Pick of the Week.Comics:00:12:02 - Ron clears up what happened at the end of "Messiah Complex" in X-Men #207.00:20:48 - Astonishing X-Men #24 was probably very good. There was some confusion.00:23:49 - Is The Ultimates 3 #2 any better than the first issue? Josh, Ron, and Conor differ.00:26:50 - The panel is split on Young Avengers Presents Patriot.00:31:48 - Dan Dare #3 continues to ride the awesome train.00:33:19 - Conor is quite pleased with Teen Titans #55.00:34:07 - Ron is hoppin' mad that The Order was cancelled, because issue #7 was his favorite.00:36:27 - Josh loves the bunny in Usagi Yojimbo #109.E-mail:00:38:54 - Travis from Kansas City, Missouri wants to know which convention he should attend.For the record, this year you can find iFanboy at WonderCon in San Francisco, New York Comic Con, Emerald City Comic-Con in Seattle, and of course in San Diego Comic-Con.00:42:30 - Caroline from Virginia wants to know the best non-Ultimate Spider-Man stories are.Voicemail:00:45:58 - Nate from Canton, Ohio wants to know why JLA sucks now.00:48:05 - Dave from Denver, Colorado took some time out of his date to give us a call.00:50:44 - Bard from Kentucky is curious about Love and Rockets.Music:"The Book I Write"Spoon• 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 join the iFanboy intern team? We've got t-shirts!!• Go to the Frappr map, join the other (unknown amount of) faithful and be counted!• Or you could go to our MySpace page and maybe we could be your friend?• And be our friend at ComicSpace!• Join the iFanboy Group on Facebook and VIRB!• And don't forget to digg our show!Want to discuss the podcast? Tell everyone what you think on the Pick of the Week page for Hellblazer #240! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices