iFanboy - Comic Books

This week's iFanboy Pick of the Week is sponsored by Jim Hanley's Universe, Netflix, and FooComics.com!Running Time: 00:57:40Pick of the Week:00:01:17 - Ron had a rough week but his Pick of the Week, Fell #9, made it all better.Comics:00:09:50 - Booster Gold #6 was bittersweet to Ron.00:14:05 - Hawaiian Dick #2 looked purty.00:17:11 - '76 #1 was kickass and throwback-y.00:21:04 - Josh and Ron had so much fun with Fear Agent #18.00:24:14 - Conor and Ron were perplexed by 2 Guns #5.00:30:04 - Steve McNiven is back with a vengeance in The Amazing Spider-Man #547.00:32:13 - Was The Umbrella Academy #5 on the grassy knoll?00:34:22 - Ron is hanging on with the Luna Bros' The Sword #4!00:35:12 - Answers continue to elude Conor in New X-Men #46.00:38:03 - Chuck Dixon is back and Robin #170 rocked.00:40:21 - Checkmate #22 was brutally good.E-Mail:00:41:55 - Steve M. has a problem with the community.00:43:35 - Lewis loves Queen & Country.Voicemail:00:46:00 - John from Brooklyn, New York wants to know if iFanboy is reading Simon Dark.00:48:29 - Matt from Simi Valley, California is not happy about Spider-Man.00:50:31 - And this guy is even more upset.Music:"Misery Business"Paramore• 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 Fell #9! 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: 00:59:56Pick of the Week:00:01:58 - In a week full of great comics, Conor chose The Spirit #12 as his Pick of the Week.Comics:00:09:53 - Green Arrow and Black Canary #4 made one of the iFanboys weep.00:16:20 - Teen Titans: The Lost Annual #1 was the craziest comic book Conor has read in years.00:22:01 - With X-Factor #27, Conor would now really like something to happen.00:26:08 - Josh and Ron took a chance on Youngblood #1.00:34:38 - Ron might be the only person left who cares about Onslaught Reborn #5.00:37:00 - Scalped #13 brought more grizzled goodness.00:40:20 - With Nightwing #140 Conor says that Nightwing is back!00:41:17 - Josh was loving the flashbacky goodness in B.P.R.D.: 1946 #1.00:42:21 - The Mighty Avengers #7 is pretty much irrelevant.00:44:36 - The best thing about Hulk #1? More Doc Samson!00:47:16 - Apparently, something important happened in The Amazing Spider-Man #546.Music:"Someone Great"LCD Soundsystem• 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 The Spirit #12! 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 and Netflix!Running Time: 00:59:00Pick of the Week:00:02:13 - Josh went with yet another sterling example of Jonah Hex for his Pick of the Week. Issue #27 was more grisliness.Comics:00:09:44 - He doesn't try to go against the grain, but Josh still didn't like Teen Titans: Year One #1 as much as everyone else did, Conor and Ron included.00:14:12 - After some crossover lag, Conor lets us know that Paul Dini is back with an excellent issue with Detective Comics #840.00:17:30 - It appears that "Messiah Complex" is still going on with Uncanny X-Men #494. Ron's loving it, and Conor's ready for things to get moving.00:23:20 - Josh wasn't thrilled by The End League #1, and Ron was less un-thrilled, but still hopeful.00:28:33 - Rick Remender offers a second title this week in Sorrow #3, which only Ron has read or knew anything about.00:30:27 - The modern-swearing vikings are back in Brian Wood's Northlanders #2, and Ron and Josh are still mostly behind this one.00:33:52 - Josh didn't love Lobster Johnson: The Iron Prometheus, but that last issue was pretty good.00:35:31 - Countdown to Final Crisis #17 finally gets things moving. Plus, no ret-cons!00:38:34 - Warren Ellis is back schilling for the man with Ultimate Human #1, and it was pretty swell. Scary Hulk!.00:40:20 - It's another two-fer with Warren Ellis with Thunderbolts #118, who does some things good, and some things bad.E-Mail:00:42:32 - Andrew from Saugus, Massachusetts wants to know if more indie comics are going to leave him sad and alone.00:45:57 - EGB D. has some continuity nit-picking, and gets shouted down, and everyone learns that they all deal with continuity glitches in their own way.00:47:49 - Nick M. reveals why fans have to deal with Frank Cho's late books, and iFanboy checked, and he's right.Voicemail:00:51:15 - Chris from St. Louis, Missouri has good news! That latest issue of Iron Man was the first good issue in a while.00:52:21 - Sam from Wisconsin drops some knowledge on Ron about when and where to start reading Star Wars comics.Music:"Bad Reputation"Joan Jett• 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 Jonah Hex #27! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The live show gremlins have reappeared. This is a rough one. Really, really rough. We're so sorry. We wouldn't blame you if you skipped this one. If you do soldier through, turning the volume down helps.This week's iFanboy Pick of the Week is sponsored by Jim Hanley's Universe and Netflix!Running Time: 00:55:46News:00:00:49 - A word of warning about the audio quality.00:01:28 - iFanboy is live from Jim Hanley's Universe!Pick of the Week:00:02:39 - In a crazy busy day of comic book reading, Ron surprised everyone by selecting Green Lantern #26 as his Pick of the Week!Comics:00:09:07 - So... The Amazing Spider-Man #545... that happened.00:16:21 - Captain America #33 made Josh giddy.00:19:36 - Pax Romana #1 blew the iFanboys away!00:24:16 - With X-Men #206, "Messiah Complex" is back on track!00:28:07 - Ron and Conor loved Countdown #18.00:31:27 - Proof #3 kept the ball rolling.00:33:57 - Shit went down in Ultimate Spider-Man #117.00:36:16 - With a name like Crime Bible: The Five Lessons of Blood #3, it's a wonder more people aren't reading it.00:38:08 - Josh and Conor took up a listener challenge and loved Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. #24!00:40:17 - Dan Dare #2 was even better than the first!E-Mail:00:41:05 - Morgan from Oklahoma wants to start reading comics.00:43:28 - Mark thinks iFanboy should be reading 2000AD.Audience Questions:00:45:52 - Gabriel from the Strangers with Comics podcast has a question about... podcasting.00:48:40 - Sanchez from Queens, New York asks Ron about regrets.More News:00:50:56 - Check out iFanboy's 2007 All Media Year End Roundup!00:51:34 - Don't forget about the new iFanboy store for all your post holiday needs!Music:"Wave of Mutilation"Pixies• 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 Green Lantern #26! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's our third annual All Media Year End Roundup where we discuss everything we enjoyed in 2007 from movies, to TV, to IPTV, to music, to video games and of course, comics. As an added bonus, comments are open for you to discuss your 2007 picks. Enjoy!Running Time: 02:36:14This week's show is sponsored by Jim Hanley's Universe and Netflix!Movies:00:02:32 - Hot Fuzz00:04:40 - Zodiac00:06:30 - Once00:08:50 - Superbad/Knocked Up00:12:39 - No Country For Old Men00:15:47 - American Gangster00:18:00 - Control00:20:44 - Across the Universe00:23:55 - I Am Legend00:27:29 - 30000:29:15 - 3:10 To Yuma00:31:25 - Charlie Wilson's War00:38:47 - In The Land of Women00:40:35 - RatatouilleTelevision:00:44:10 - Lost00:46:25 - Pushing Daisies00:51:45 - Mad Men00:55:24 - 30 Rock00:57:57 - ER01:01:13 - My Name is Earl01:03:02 - The Office01:06:34 - Battlestar: Galactica01:07:57 - Take Home Chef01:09:58 - House01:10:51 - Gossip Girl01:13:43 - The Shield01:16:13 - Life01:18:17 - Dirty Sexy Money01:20:27 - WeedsIPTV:01:24:51 - Tekzilla01:27:21 - Take Away Shows01:28:32 - Ask a Ninja01:29:53 - TikiBar TV01:30:39 - The Show with zeFrank01:32:16 - The Merlin ShowVideo Games:01:34:24 - Skate01:36:53 - Guitar Hero III01:40:28 - Rock Band01:40:55 - WiiMusic:01:44:27 - Of Montreal01:45:45 - Spoon01:47:57 - Against Me!01:49:04 - Cake01:51:06 - Voxtrot01:51:54 - Radiohead01:53:10 - Dinosaur Jr.01:55:26 - The Shins01:58:14 - Rufus Wainwright01:59:11 - Jimmy Eat World02:00:10 - MorrisseyComics:02:01:36 - Invincible02:03:41 - Fables02:04:50 - The Green Arrow books02:06:26 - Fear Agent02:07:10 - Captain America02:09:03 - Astonishing/Uncanny X-Men02:09:56 - 5202:10:33 - Powers02:11:23 - Justice Society of America02:12:26 - Booster Gold02:13:28 - Scalped02:14:31 - Ghost Stories, Vol. 202:16:08 - Criminal02:18:00 - The Walking Dead02:20:26 - Dynamo 5Comic Events:02:21:50 - 52/Countdown02:22:05 - Messiah Complex02:22:12 - World War Hulk02:22:36 - Secret Invasion02:22:47 - One More Day02:23:33 - Sinestro WarThe Two Best People Working in Comics - 2007:02:24:59 - Geoff Johns02:27:51 - Brian Michael BendisNews:02:33:37 - Check out Will & Juan's 2007 Video Game Review on the iFanboy Forums!Music:"A Sentence of Sorts In Kongsvinger"Of Montreal• 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! 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 and NetFlix!Running Time: 01:01:47Pick of the Week:00:02:40 - Conor gets his Queen and Country fix with his Pick of the Week, Checkmate #21!Comics:00:11:11 - Josh and Conor are equally impressed by The Circle #2 from Image Comics.00:14:01 - Batman/Superman #44 is still kicking and Conor actually enjoyed this issue.00:19:24 - Ron thinks it hurts to read The Mighty Avengers #6, not because it's bad, but because it's so late.00:29:18 - Josh is loving Iron Man: Enter the Mandarin, and Conor looks forward to loving it.00:31:01 - Ron brings the weekly Messiah Complex update with New X-Men #45.00:33:41 - Ron questions Josh's interest in The Immortal Iron Fist #11, but he ended up totally agreeing.00:36:30 - Ex Machina #33 ends the current story arc on a high note.00:38:20 - Conor and Ron come to blows over the Marvel Holiday Special!Voicemail:00:44:04 - Will (AKA Six Gun) disagreed with our thoughts on the end of the "Sinestro Corps War" in Green Lantern.00:48:15 - Cameron from San Diego, California shares his holiday shopping highlights.00:50:06 - Eddie from California wants to hear about the books we read in trade.00:52:30 - Tad Stones from Los Angeles, California has a plea for the rest of the iFanboy listeners.News:00:54:57 - Help us! Take the iFanboy Survey!00:55:24 - Another live show? Really? We'll be at Jim Hanley's Universe in Manhattan on December 28 at 8PM. More details to follow.00:56:08 - Did you catch our podcast with Ed Burns and Jimmy Palmiotti about their comic Dock Walloper?00:56:34 - Don't forget about the new iFanboy store for all your holiday needs!Music:"The River"Robert Downey Jr.&"Christmas Wrapping"The Waitresses• 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 showWant to discuss the podcast? Tell everyone what you think on the Pick of the Week page for Checkmate #21! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ice storms and the internet are our new enemies. Prepare for some dodgy audio quality on this one. We apologize.This week's iFanboy Pick of the Week Podcast is sponsored by Jim Hanley's Universe and Netflix!Running Time: 00:59:55Pick of the Week:00:01:03 - Josh shocked the world with his Pick of the Week, Ultimate Iron Man II #1!Comics:00:10:56 - Green Lantern #25 made Conor tingly.00:18:02 - Is it possible for Conor and Ron to gush any more about Green Arrow and Black Canary #3?00:21:17 - Fables #68 continues the run of comic book excellence.00:25:00 - Booster Gold #5 very quietly shows that this is one of the best superhero books on the market.00:28:08 - "Messiah Complex" stalls a bit with X-Factor #25.00:29:42 - Spider-Man Family #6 featured Frog Thor!00:31:16 - Opinions are split on The New Avengers #37.00:33:04 - Scalped #12's extended dream sequence didn't bother Josh. And he hates that stuff!.00:35:27 - Nightwing #139 proves that Fabian Nicieza really knows Dick.00:36:49 - Bat Lash #1 is a really solid addition to the western genre.E-Mails:00:38:27 - Chris from St. Louis, Missouri wants to know what's up with the Ultimate line.00:41:01 - Tad S. from Los Angeles, California asks about buying habits.00:43:44 - Paul M. from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania posits the eternal X-question.Voicemail:00:47:56 - Ian from the United Kingdom wants to start reading Uncanny X-Men.00:50:38 - Brian from Cincinnati, Ohio has guilt about buying comics online.News:00:54:00 - Help us! Take the iFanboy Survey!00:54:32 - Another live show? Really? We'll be at Jim Hanley's Universe in Manhattan on December 28 at 8PM. More details to follow.00:55:08 - Don't forget about the new iFanboy store for all your holiday needs!Music:"Today I Met the Girl I'm Going to Marry"Nation of Ulysses• 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 Ultimate Iron Man II #1! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We had the opportunity to chat with Jimmy Palmiotti and Ed Burns, the writers of a new comic book, Dock Walloper, published by Virgin Comics.Running Time: 00:36:07 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 and NetFlix!Running Time: 00:58:30Pick of the Week:00:02:03 - Ron ran to the store to get his Pick of the Week, Uncanny X-Men #493!Comics:00:13:13 - Who knew the best thing about The Ultimates 3 #1 would be Jeph Loeb?00:19:02 - Suburban Glamour #2 somewhat disappointed Ron.00:24:25 - Ron is back on board with Omega the Unknown #3.00:26:52 - Josh is so glad that Conor made him read The Infinite Horizon #1.00:31:16 - Ron and Josh don't know what to make of Northlanders #1.00:34:15 - Josh thinks The Exterminators #24 is a great, new reader friendly one-shot.00:36:12 - Conor loved Buffy the Vampire Slayer #9 and never wants Vaughan to leave.00:38:22 - Jonah Hex #26 was awesomely fucked up.E-Mails:00:41:08 - Caroline from Virginia has a lot to say about the X-Men.Voicemail:00:45:54 - Kyle from Northern California needs monthly book suggestions.00:47:37 - Sam from Wisconsin questions why iFanboy never talks about Star Wars comics.News:00:50:34 - Help us! Take the iFanboy Survey!00:51:29 - Another live show? Really? We'll be at Jim Hanley's Universe in Manhattan on December 28 at 8PM. More details to follow.00:52:33 - Don't forget about the new iFanboy store for all your holiday needs!Music:"Pick Me Up"Dinosaur Jr.• 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 Uncanny X-Men #493! 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 and NetFlix!Running Time: 00:59:56Pick of the Week:00:01:11 - Conor's Pick of the Week came from out of left field, with Garth Ennis's Dan Dare #1, from Virgin Comics.Comics:00:11:20 - Conor's way down with Gotham Underground #2.00:14:31 - 52 Aftermath: Crime Bible: The Five Lessons of Blood #2 was much better than the first issue, but still has the worst title current in comics.00:18:59 - "One More Day" becomes a cruel and ironic title in The Sensational Spider-Man #41.00:25:16 - Conor thought he had it, but then he lost it, with Faker #5.00:27:40 - Ron wants you to read the Popgun, Vol. 1 Anthology. But it's big, so he'll let you know if it's any good after he reads it.00:30:39 - Conor's the last man standing on Batman #671.00:31:03 - Conor stands alone a bit more on Death of the New Gods #3.00:32:07 - Chris Bachalo confuses some more on X-Men #205.00:34:20 - One half of Countdown to Adventure #4 is fantastic. The other half? Not so much.00:36:49 - Fear Agent #17 is back on the horse. The alien, robot horse.E-Mails:00:38:36 - Doculright wants to find the love for Marvel's Annihilation books.00:40:25 - Glenn from Texas is feeling a bit in the doldrums about his books. Can we save a comic reader?!?00:46:27 - John from Brooklyn, New York asks if we know anything about Cerebus.Voicemail:00:48:30 - Rob from Detroit, Michigan tells us we missed out on the first two issues of Proof.00:50:05 - Brad likes the Namor mini-series, and he's VERY excited about how it ended.00:52:23 - Brian B. liked that we liked Powers #27, and takes issue with Darrel's criticisms.News:00:53:46 - Help us! Take the iFanboy Survey!00:54:53 - Another live show? Really? We'll be at Jim Hanley's Universe in Manhattan on December 28 at 8PM. More details to follow.00:55:31 - Don't forget about the new iFanboy store for all your holiday needs!Music:"The Infanta"The Decemberists• 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 Dan Dare #1! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices