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This week's iFanboy Pick of the Week is sponsored by Jim Hanley's Universe and Netflix!Running Time: 00:55:15Pick of the Week:00:01:36 - Josh makes no bones about choosing Powers #27 as the Pick of the Week.Comics:00:08:49 - The train keeps a-rollin' in Captain America #32.00:12:48 - Checkmate #20 was one of the best issues in a while.00:18:07 - Josh enjoyed him some 1950s P.I. action with Hawaiian Dick #1.00:21:45 - With The Umbrella Academy #3, Ron is upgrading the series.00:25:24 - New X-Men #44 was not enough to make Conor care about the New X-Men.00:27:14 - Ron felt gipped by Detective Comics #838.00:28:53 - The Flash #234 and The Brave and the Bold #8 presented an interesting contrast.00:30:26 - Conor dug The Search for Ray Palmer: Gotham By Gaslight while the others rolled their eyes.00:32:35 - Do the revelations in She Hulk #23 inadvertently expose the lack of readership?00:34:12 - Lockjaw! Franklin Richards: Fall Football Fiasco!00:34:50 - Josh can't get enough of Hellblazer #238.E-Mails:00:35:58 - Stacey from Decatur, Georgia needs some comics for a dad returning to Marvel.00:38:54 - Andrew from Texas has a question for each of the guys.00:43:41 - David O. from The Republic of Ireland is going to name his kid after a comic book character.Voicemail:00:45:49 - Luke from Denver, Colorado wants more war comics.00:48:02 - Jeff from Texas is mad at iFanboy.00:48:34 - Jeff from Texas apologizes for being wrong.00:49:15 - Darrel from Queens, New York hates Bendis.News:00:50:51 - Check out the new iFanboy store for all your holiday needs!Music:"Rock Star"Jimmy Eat World• 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 Powers #27! 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: 01:06:45News:00:00:36 - We interrupt this show to tell you about Ron's conversation with The Umbrella Academy's Gerard Way. Look for it just below this show in the feed!Pick of the Week:00:02:39 - Ron is surprised and delighted by Brian Reed and Lee Weeks' new Captain Marvel #1, a tough Pick of the Week in a jam-packed week.Comics:00:13:54 - Josh is fairly certain that he really liked The New Avengers #36. Ron and Conor had no such qualms.00:18:12 - Did anyone else see what happened to Spider-Man in Avengers: Initiative this week?.00:23:05 - X-Factor #24 made Ron even happier about the giant X-Men crossover, "The Messiah Complex."00:26:20 - So....World War Hulk is over. But how about those sound effects?!00:29:17 - Wolverine #59 makes Ron ask why hasn't Marc Guggenheim been the regular writer on Wolverine all along?00:30:43 - Ron and Conor are over the moon about Green Arrow and Black Canary #2, and Conor has some bad news for Michael Lark.00:33:30 - Booster Gold #4 is starting to rub Ron the wrong way just a bit.00:36:14 - Conor is all hot and bothered by Chuck Dixon's return to Batman with Batman and the Outsiders #1.00:37:55 - DC is on a roll, because Teen Titans East also made Conor happy.00:40:06 - Finally, Conor almost can't take the great issue of Nightwing #138. It might just be too much good DC this week.00:41:51 - Fables #67 is still so damned good. How long can they keep it up?00:44:00 - Brian Reed may have written the Pick of the Week this week, but he also wrote The Circle #1 from Image Comics. It's a spy book! No superheroes, zombies, or monsters! Josh and Conor are going to keep their eye on this one.00:46:25 - Killing Girl #4 is officially off the rails.Trade Talk:00:49:03 - It's time for a good, long talk about Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together, the long awaited new installment of Scott Pilgrim from Bryan Lee O'Malley. Oh, they do go on.Music:"War Pigs"Cake• 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 Marvel #1! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We had the opportunity to chat with Gerard Way, the writer of The Umbrella Academy, a new series from Dark Horse Comics with art by Gabriel Bá and colors by Dave Stewart. Gerard took some time out during his tour with his band, My Chemical Romance, to talk about his comics career, The Umbrella Academy, and his relationship with Grant Morrison.Running Time: 00:20:00Music:“Teenagers”My Chemical Romance 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: 00:58:22News:00:00:40 - Josh is alive!Pick of the Week:00:03:10 - Conor reveals why Joss Whedon and Cyclops made Astonishing X-Men #23 his Pick of the Week.Comics:00:12:22 - No one saw the reveal in The New Avengers: Illuminati #5 coming!00:21:14 - Conor and Ron are enthusiastically on-board for Uncanny X-Men #492.00:24:05 - Criminal #10 wrapped things up perfectly!00:27:41 - Ron was the only one not to miss Lower Regions.00:30:31 - A trip into the future made Jonah Hex #25 awesome.00:31:37 - Josh was really not impressed by Peter Milligan on Robin #168.00:33:04 - The iFanboys are coming in late with Iron Man: Enter the Mandarin #3.00:35:14 - Conor and Ron loved them some Buffy the Vampire Slayer #8.00:36:08 - Ron was surprised to buy and like Fantastic Four #551.00:37:18 - Scalped #11 is so good it has a money back guarantee!E-Mails:00:40:09 - Fletcher from Canada has a pet problem.00:42:11 - Adrian R. from Hungerford, England, United Kingdom stirs the "trade vs. issue" pot.Voicemail:00:49:06 - Chris from North Missouri asks if anyone else likes Cable/Deadpool.00:50:41 - Rusty from Arkansas admits he was wrong... with a caveat.More News:00:53:25 - There's a Beowulf winner!00:53:58 - Check out the new iFanboy store!Music:"Immigrant Punk"Gogol Bordello• 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 Astonishing X-Men #23! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's iFanboy Pick of the Week Podcast is sponsored by Jim Hanley's Universe and Netflix!Running Time: 00:58:15News:00:01:05 - Josh is having emergency surgery.Pick of the Week:00:01:53 - In his absence, Conor and Ron discuss Josh's Pick of the Week, The Trials of Shazam! #9.Comics:00:09:27 - Ron and Conor were blown away by Justice Society of America #10!00:15:01 - Conor was shocked to find he really enjoyed X-Men: Messiah Complex.00:20:39 - Conor was rocked by Action Comics #858!00:25:06 - The pieces are falling into place in Countdown #26.The Bell:00:29:12 - It's the return of the lightening round! 20 seconds are on the clock for: Countdown to Adventure #3 Daredevil Annual #1 Crime Bible #1 Dynamo 5 #8 Robin Annual #7 Mouse Guard: Winter 1152 #2 Batman #670 E-Mails:00:33:51 - Chris from St. Louis, Missouri only likes certain characters outside of comics.00:36:30 - Andrew wants to know what books iFanboy has read because of the show.Voicemail!:00:39:38 - Chris from Seattle, Washington wants to know who read Long Hot Summer.00:42:11 - Dan from North Carolina asks for some thoughts on the One More Day delay?00:45:55 - Luke from Denver, Colorado hates long boxes.00:47:58 - Matt from Simi Valley, California asks what trades for Superman and Daredevil are good for the holidays.More News:00:51:24 - Conor made a guest appearance on Fuzzy Typewriter.00:52:14 - There's another Beowulf giveaway!Music:"Echos Myron"Guided By Voices• 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 Trials of Shazam #9!UPDATE! Congratulations to the winner of the second Beowulf contest:Paul Montgomery!I think Neil Gaiman's first published book was "Duran Duran" a biography of... Duran Duran. I actually have a copy of this somewhere in my basement. 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: 01:01:45Pick of the Week:00:02:02 – Ron spreads the Heath Huston love by selecting Fear Agent: The Last Goodbye #4 as the Pick of the Week!Comics:00:12:27 – When exactly does X-Men: First Class #5 take place?00:16:15 – Josh and Conor were surprised to like Thunderbolts #117.00:20:07 – Ron and Josh got a kick out of Crawl Space: XXXombies #1.00:23:04 – Robin #167 was a fill-in issue that Conor and Josh both kinda liked.00:26:39 – Green Arrow: Year One #6 brings the mini to a strong close.00:28:16 – The guys are fully on-board with Stuart Immonen in Ultimate Spider-Man #115!00:31:36 – Mark Waid proves you can’t go home again with The Flash #233.00:34:30 – Conor dug Gotham Underground #1.E-Mails:00:36:15 – Jared from Knoxvegas, Tennessee is having problems with current DC comics.00:39:53 – Tad S. from California wants to know about fanboy behavior.00:44:58 – Bronson O. from Kentucky is a little OCD. Okay, a lot.Voicemail:00:49:07 – Dave from Uruguay wants to know about team dynamics.00:52:27 – Ryan from Houston, Texads needs a new epic series.00:54:05 – Sean from Seymour, Indiana has questions about Foolkiller and Halo: Uprising.News:00:56:52 – Ron’s got an announcement!Music:“Tomorrow”Morrissey• 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 Fear Agent: The Last Goodbye #4! 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: 01:01:14Pick of the Week:00:01:30 - Conor has an especially fine meal of Captain America #31 which is the Pick of the Week.Comics:00:10:40 - Ron thinks Conor blew it because Suburban Glamour #1 was his best this week.00:16:52 - There was this book we nearly forgot about it, we think it was called The Mighty Avengers #5.00:20:40 - Marvel Zombies 2 #1 was a whole lot of the awesome.00:24:50 - How good can Powers #26 get? Will it rule us all?The Bell:00:28:58 - We've each got only 10 seconds to talk about each of the these books: Ultimate X-Men #87 Fables #66 The Sword #1 New Gods #1 The Boys #11 Futuristic Tales Wolverine: Origins #18 E-Mails:00:31:14 - Janna from Boulder, Colorado eventually wants to know what Green Arrow stories to read.00:33:50 - Steve Rogers (not that one) has some thoughts about Cap's new uniform and possible replacement.00:36:46 - Caroline wants to know if characters marrying really kills the drama. (It does.)Voicemail:00:45:15 - Will from Tennessee wants something other than crime from the Icon imprint.00:47:51 - Darrell from Queens, New York disagrees with us. Again.00:49:20 - Carlos from Albuquerque, New Mexico is curious about anthology comics.Music:"Ace of Spades"Motorhead• 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 #31! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just in time for Halloween, the movie adaptation of the graphic novel 30 Days of Night opened this weekend, so we dragged Josh Flanagan to the movie theater and regrouped for a quick podcast to discuss the movie, the differences between the comic and the film, and ponder life in Alaska. Take a listen to hear if we liked it or hated it, but beware, spoilers aplenty.Running Time: 00:24:09Music:"Song For Clay (Disappear Here)"Bloc Party 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: 01:00:56Pick of the Week:00:01:38 – Ron finally came around on the wedding night cliff-hanger and selected Green Arrow and Black Canary #1 as his Pick of the Week!Comics:00:11:57 – Booster Gold #3 shows us a different side of Jonah Hex.00:15:47 – Josh is not sure about The New Avengers #35.00:21:26 – Green Lantern #24 rocked Conor’s socks.00:25:01 – Ron was shocked by Black Summer #3.00:27:51 – Have delays hurt Runaways #28?00:30:38 – Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #24 is only part two of “One More Day”?? Let’s get moving here!E-Mails:00:36:10 – David F. from Bloomington, Indiana has a question about Silver Age stories.00:39:38 – Mark says poor college students should check the library for comics.00:41:24 – Zachary P. from New York, New York might want to sell his comics.00:45:32 – Ivy from Boston, Massachusets has a question about Bendis’ name.Voicemail:00:47:10 – Cory from Cleveland, Ohio thinks comics are too expensive for college students.00:51:09 – Ryan from Houston, Texas calls in to confess.00:52:52 – Jeff from Texas wants to know what licensed properties should get comic books.News:00:56:39 – Did Marvel’s Jim McCann answer your questions? Find out here!Music:“15 Steps”Radiohead• 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 Arrow and Black Canary #1! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We sat down with Jim McCann, Marvel's marketing/PR guy, and answered YOUR questions. It's a long one, but it's worth it as we discuss everything from the ins and outs of the comic book business at Marvel to totally geeky things like Jim's ideal Avengers lineup. If you dig Marvel or the comic book business, you HAVE to listen to this.Running Time: 01:59:12We can't thank Jim enough for spending 2 hours with us, answering your questions and geeking out over comics. We all had a blast recording this, and I have to admit, I was so pleased to see the level of questions posted by everyone. So thank you for your questions, as without them we wouldn't have had much to talk about!Below is the original post from earlier this week, as well as your questions, in lieu of show notes. We tried to ask every question, but we skipped a few that were redundant to earlier question (i.e. zombies, late books etc). But we feel as if we covered pretty much the concept behind every question and I hope you agree.Here are some links to sites mentioned during the show: Marvel Comics Submission Guidelines Tom Brevoort's Blog C.B. Cebulski's Blog So enjoy this marathon Q&A session and hopefully we can bring you more special shows like this in the future!ORIGINAL Post from 10/07/07:As mentioned on this week's podcast, we're going to be recording a special edition podcast scheduled to come out next week. Jim McCann, who works at Marvel and handles their PR (you may recognize him if you attend Marvel panels from conventions), has agreed to record a podcast with us where he will answer YOUR questions. This is opportunity to ask Marvel (almost) anything!Questions are due by Thursday 10/11 at NOON EST.Jim recently did a similar Q&A over on the Bendis message boards -- but I know that the iFanboy Faithful can come up with much better and cooler questions!One Rule:Jim won't reveal upcoming spoilers or creative team changes (like who's following Frank Cho on The Mighty Avengers or that ROM is not a Skrull but NFL Super Pro is), but feel free to ask reasonable questions about current events or rumors you may have heard. Chances are we announced something or someone started a rumor that wasn't true, and he can set the record straightish. (Like Olivier Coipel leaving Thor with issue 6? NOT TRUE)So leave your question below and the tune in next Sunday to hear his answers!Music:"Hyper Enough"Superchunk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices