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This week's iFanboy Pick of the Week is sponsored by Jim Hanley's Universe and Netflix!Running Time: 01:02:51Pick of the Week:00.01.42 - Josh comes all the way around from initially dropping the book to choose Scalped #10 as his Pick of the Week!Comics:00.11.19 - JLA/Hitman #2 was fun but not as good as the first issue.00.15.12 - The iconography is deciphered in Countdown #30.00.18.41 - There was some confusion about Detective Comics #837.00:22:02 - With Faker #4 the story is finally making sense.00.24.03 - Ron took a chance on Omega the Unknown #1 and loved it!E-Mails:00.31.03 - Chris from Grand Forks, North Dakota wants to know about 100 Bullets.00.33.54 - Mush from London, England, United Kingdom thinks there are no interracial couples in comics.00.37.21 - David from Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom was disappointed by Preacher.00.41.03 - Liam thinks it's hard to find good indie comics.Voicemail:00.45.36 - Chris from Seattle, Washington asks if Marvel have a Kingdom Come equivalent?00.47.15 - Carlos from New York, New York wonders where Adam Strange got new eyes.00.48.39 - Luke from Denver, Colorado gives us the Complete History of Wonder Woman.00.50.07 - Derek from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania thinks iFanboy dropped the ball on World War Hulk: X-Men and wants to know about X-Men: Messiah Complex.00.52.33 - Zach from Portland, Oregon is going to college and has a financial dilemma.News:00.55.30 - Want Marvel's Jim McCann to answer your questions?Music:"You & Me"Glenn Danzig and the Power and Fury Orchestra• 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 Scalped #10!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the exciting things about doing a live a show is that anything can happen, including the audio running a bit hot. So please accept our apologies when you listen as the recording quality is not what we would have liked. But the show was a lot of fun and we hope that comes through.This week's iFanboy Pick of the Week is sponsored by Jim Hanley's Universe and Netflix!Running Time: 01:02:08Discussion:00.00.35 - iFanboy is live at Jim Hanley's Universe in New York City!!Pick of the Week:00.01.29 - From his huge stack of books comes Conor's Pick of the Week... Criminal #9!00.07.25 - The iFanboys are on different sides of Spirit #10.00.10.50 - Josh was not too enthused about Justice League of America #13. Conor is happy.00.14.28 - It's just been too long since the last issue of Astro City: The Dark Ages - Book Two00:18:57 - With The Immortal Iron Fist #9 and The Immortal Iron Fist Annual #1, was there too much kung-fu this week?00.22.37 - Ron might be the only person left buying Savage Dragon.00.24.55 - Conor flat out loved Teen Titans #51.00.28.04 - Just in time for Halloween, it's Franklin Richards, Son of a Genius: Monster Mash!E-Mails00.29.08 - Will E. (Six Gun) from Tennessee wants so know about prose works.00.31.20 - Paul from Boston, Massachusetts wants to know about iFanboy superpowers.00.32.47 - Stuart from London, England, United Kingdom has questions about Countdown and Crossing Midnight.00.34.41 - Mike G. (mikegraham6) from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada has a lot of questions.00.38.54 - Louis Kwok from the Kwok Talk Podcast wants to know about iFanboy's eventual breakup.00.40.53 - Paul Montgomery from Fuzzy Typewriter posits a Robert Kirkman-less Invincible.00.43.27 - Ross closes the book on Hunter/Conor.Audience Questions:00.46.13 - Julian from Queens, New York wants to know about X-Men: Messiah Complex.00.47.25 - Big Yanks from Long Island, New York has a question about Absolutes and Omnibi.00.50.34 - Chris D. from Long Island, New York asks about music to read comics by.00.52.08 - Shawn from Staten Island, New York has a question about Superman: Doomsday.News:00:54:58 - The results of our live in-store contest are announced! Congratulations to all the winners!Music:"Back and To The Left"Texas is the Reason• 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: 00:57:02Discussion:00:00:27 - We present an entire history of Superman since he died, courtesy of a mystery listener. Crazy!Pick of the Week:00:02:04 - Ron's Pick of the Week was Dynamo 5 #7, because it was just the most fun.Comics:00:10:24 - The Green Arrow/Black Canary Wedding Special is Conor's favorite book this week, just like the JLA Wedding Special was last week.00:17:27 - Josh is all about JLA/Hitman #1, and wants DC to get those trades out!00:22:09 - Captain America #30 is so good it's hard to tell when it's good. But it was good.00:28:40 - Try as they might, iFanboy just can't get behind World War Hulk #4. Conor's doing it page by page from here on out.00:32:49 - Ron takes a spin at the The Umbrella Academy #1 made by rock stars and Brazillians.00:32:38 - The Irredeemable Ant-Man ends, but it turns out he might not be so irredeemable.00:41:15 - Josh was not so in love with Countdown this week. Per usual, there is a disagreement.E-Mails:00:39:23 - Both Rusty from Boston, Massachusetts and Sam from Baltimore, Maryland have been a bit disappointed by Y: The Last Man, and they make a lot of good points about why it's not good. They're wrong, but we read the letters anyway.00:41:46 - Greg from Florida wants to know how we'd teach a course in comics.Voicemails:00:45:02 - Luke from Denver, Colorado is quizzing iFanboy on some indie works, like The Nightly News, Martha Washington, and Action Philosophers.00:47:47 - Craig from Kansas wants to know if we saw the Doctor Strange movie, which we didn't, but we did see Superman: Doomsday, and we just did a podcast about it!00:49:22 - Carol from St. Louis, Missouri wants to know what comics should be adapted for TV.00:52:02 - Oh yes, he's back.News:00:53:13 - Don't forget about the live taping of the 100th episode! After, come for drinks and hanging out at Stout. We hope to see you Friday!Music:"Pass The Hatchet, I Think I'm Goodkind"Yo La Tengo• 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 Dynamo 5 #7! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This past Tuesday saw the release of Warner Bros. Animation's inaugural film from their new direct-to-DVD DC Universe Animated Original Movie line: Superman: Doomsday!Brought to you by animation legend Bruce Timm, Superman: Doomsday is a loose adaptation of "The Death of Superman" and "Reign of the Supermen" storylines. The cast includes Adam Baldwin as Clark Kent/Superman, Anne Heche as Lois Lane, and James Marsters as Lex Luthor. (What, did Joss Whedon cast this movie?) We were all pretty psyched about this release (one of us in particular -- guess who?)!Running Time: 00:18:41Did you check it out? What did you think? Be warned, if you haven't seen the movie yet, you might not want to read any further or listen to the show. There be spoilers about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now with all the original members! With Josh Flanagan back from his overseas adventures, it's clear he's a bit rusty. But it's still his Pick, so onward we forge. And the show opening has never been sung before. Actually, this may not be either. Thank you, California Kevin.This week's iFanboy Pick of the Week is sponsored by Jim Hanley's Universe and Netflix!Running Time: 01:02:53Pick of the Week:00.02.31 - There were a ton of books to catch up on, but for the Josh, the only real choice for Pick of the Week was The New Avengers #34.Comics:00:13:26 - The JLA: Wedding Special #1 has Conor under its spell.00:20:20 - Josh continues to like Nova #6 despite himself.00:22:30 - Ron loves DMZ #23. Conor and Josh read it in trade, so he treads lightly.00:24:49 - We've got Green Lanterns in almost every book this week. It's nearly too much, with Green Lantern #23.00:28:57 - The Trials of Shazam is great... when it comes out. The 8th issue is no exception.00:31:04 - There's a bit of a split decision on Daredevil #100. But they all dug the art.00:36:10 - One of the books Ron missed this week was Justice Society of America #9. But Conor and Josh didn't.00:38:40 - Countdown Presents: The Search for Ray Palmer: Wildstorm #1 is in the running for worst title ever. But Conor and Ron thought it was a lot of fun regardless.00:41:15 - Josh was not so in love with Countdown this week. Per usual, there is a disagreement.00:42:43 - Josh and Conor didn't get Drafted #1, but Ron passed the physical.E-Mails:00:45:10 - Vichus S. from New York, New York wants people to know that this is not a lending library.00:48:00 - Brandon M. has a simple request: explain the multiverses!00:50:23 - Andy L. from Boston, Massachusetts makes some observations about the Big Two.Voicemails:00:53:13 - Kevin from Brooklyn, New York wants to know if The Hulk is really that powerful.News:00:55:52 - The 100th episode is coming up and you can come watch it recorded live! Find out the details.00:56:56 - Come see iFanboy live on stage! We'll be appearing on The Comic Book Club!Music:"Seven Deadly Sins"Flogging Molly• 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 New Avengers #34!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Josh Flanagan still in Ireland, this week we welcome special guest host Tom Katers from Around Comics! And the Pick of the Week is brought to you by… Christoper Walken?This week’s iFanboy Pick of the Week is sponsored by Jim Hanley’s Universe and Netflix!Running Time: 01:04:48Pick of the Week:00:02:18 – In a week he was overloaded with books, Conor selected Buffy the Vampire Slayer #6 as his Pick of the Week!Comics:00:10:48 – Opinions are all over the place on The Amazing Spider-Man #544.00:20:12 – Continuity issues aside, Captain America: The Chosen #1 was fantastic.00:24:09 – The return of Guggenheim to Wolverine #57 was met with mixed reactions.00:29:33 – Tom Katers loved Modok’s 11 #3!00:32:13 – Conor & Tom really enjoyed Black Canary: Wedding Planner.00:34:22 – Ron was bewildered by The Outsiders #50.00:37:32 – Tom Katers also loved Metal Men #2!E-Mails:00:40:33 – Nick just re-read Civil War and upon second reading thinks it failed.00:44:43 – Greg from Bakersfield, California wants to know about non-DC and Marvel crossovers.Voicemails:00:49:08 – Kyle form Chicago, Illinois wants to know what iFanboy thinks of manga.News:00:54:35 – Tom Katers tells us about his podcast, Around Comics.00:56:58 – The 100th episode is coming up and you can come watch it recorded live! Find out the details.00:58:10 – Come see iFanboy live on stage! We’ll be appearing on The Comic Book Club!Music:“Huddle Formation”The Go Team• 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 Buffy the Vampire Slayer #6! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Pick of the Week is brought to you by California Kevin!This week’s iFanboy Pick of the Week is sponsored by Jim Hanley’s Universe and Netflix!Running Time: 00:58:22Pick of the Week:00:01:58 – Shockingly, Ron selected Action Comics #855 as his Pick of the Week!Comics:00:12:14 – The iFanboys were let down by The Mice Templar #1.00:16:54 – Conor absolutely loved Teen Titans #50!00:22:32 – Out of nowhere, Conor loved 52: Aftermath – The Four Horseman #1.00:25:05 – Ron can’t get enough of Local #10.00:29:17 – Ron was loving the covers this week with Countdown #35 and Avengers: The Initiative #5!00:31:07 – Conor and Ron both loved Countdown to Adventure #1!00:33:48 – Batman Annual #26 kicks off the next big Batman story.00:35:28 – Ron and Conor pass the buck on The Last Fantastic Four.E-Mails:00:35:59 – Shane from Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada wants to know about starter cons.00:39:42 – Will (Six Gun) from Tennessee wants to know what Conor thought of The Black Diamond Detective Agency.00:41:55 – Wally has a question about annuals.00:44:37 – Adam from England thinks that comics help improve your memory.Voicemails:00:45:19 – Aaron from Durham, North Carolina loved Ron’s literary comparisons to Booster Gold.00:46:36 – Chris from Cleveland, Ohio calls for the return of The Defenders.00:48:04 – Jeff from Texas wants to know why artists always get into online feuds.00:50:41 – Jeff from Texas is back, revealing his Netflix strategy.News:00:52:57 – There’s big news about iFanboy, the video show.00:53:50 – It’s four short weeks until Episode #100 and we’ve got news!Music:“Wake Up The Heroes”Sally Crewe & The Sudden Moves• 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 !• And now you can be our friend at 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 Action Comics #855! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Pick of the Week Podcast is brought to you by Franklin Richards!This week's iFanboy Pick of the Week is sponsored by Jim Hanley's Universe and Netflix!Running Time: 01:00:38Pick of the Week:00:02:11 - Josh was loving his kung fu fighting when he chose The Immortal Iron Fist #8 was his Pick of the Week!Comics:00:10:19 - Josh almost chose The Spirit #9 as the Pick of the Week.00:13:57 - The iFanboys all loved Mouse Guard: Winter 1152 #1!00:18:20 - The reaction to Halo: Uprising #1 spans the entire spectrum.00:24:51 - Conor and Josh talk Ron off the ledge after reading Astonishing X-Men #22.00:29:30 - After reading The Amazing Spider-Man #543, Ron wants J. Michael Straczynski arrested.00:34:49 - Everyone is still really loving Green Arrow: Year One #4!00:37:05 - Josh loved the social activism in Crossing Midnight #10.00:38:13 - Ron is continuing his X-Love with X-Men #202. Except for "Endangered Species."00:40:37 - Last week's Spider-Man Family #4 featured some kick ass hand lettering.E-Mails:00:41:50 - Jon from Gloucester, Massachusetts stands up for The Sentry.00:46:30 - Cory from Cleveland, Ohio hates solicitation spoilers.Voicemails:00:50:24 - Jim from Syracuse, New York wonders why older creators still don't do good work.News:00:57:02 - We're five short weeks from Episode #100!Music:"Stop"Against Me!• 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 !• And now you can be our friend at 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 Immortal Iron Fist #8! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Pick of the Week Podcast is brought to you by a movie critic.This week's iFanboy Pick of the Week Podcast is sponsored by Jim Hanley's Universe and NetFlix!Running Time: 00:57:29Pick of the Week:00:01:49 - Conor was surprised to find that Booster Gold #1 was his Pick of the Week!Comics:00:10:33 - Justice League of America #12 brings the Brad Meltzer era to the end and the iFanboys are okay with that.00:15:28 - Mark Waid's return to The Flash #231 brought about mixed feelings in the iFanboys.00:21:30 - A new artist on Ultimate Spider-Man #112 left the iFanboys disoriented.00:24:30 - Ron and Josh loved Killing Girl #1. Conor did not.00:29:47 - The iFanboys thought that Checkmate #17 was a great jumping on point for new readers.00:31:26 - Ron was perplexed by Wolverine: Origins #16.00:33:43 - The bad guys in Hellblazer #235 freaked out Josh.San Diego Comics Update:00:34:58 - Josh picked up Gutsville #1 in San Diego.00:35:56 - He also picked up You'll Have That from Viper Comics.00:36:37 - And finally from San Diego, Josh and Conor checked out Sidekickin' Hero, also from Viper Comics.Convention News:00:38:02 - Ron's Wizard World Chicago report!E-Mails:00:42:54 - Bronson O. is a (drunk) comic noob who wants to know about bagging and boarding.00:44:25 - Katie from England is a Marvel girl looking for DC books.00:46:10 - Mike D. from Brooklyn, New York has questions about Warren Ellis' Planetary.Voicemails:00:50:01 - Jeff from Texas wants to know why Marvel can't get supernatural books to sell.Music:"The Last Goodbye"Agent Orange• 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 !• And now you can be our friend at 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 Booster Gold #1! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not even a dodgy internet connection could stop the iFanboys this week!This week's iFanboy Pick of the Week is sponsored by Jim Hanley's Universe and NetFlix and YouBuyNow.com!Running Time: 00:59:41Pick of the Week:00:01:20 - Ron could feel the love in Powers #25 so it was his Pick of the Week!Comics:00:14:23 - The guys could not praise Criminal #8 enough.00:19:45 - Green Lantern #22 kept the "Sinestro Corps" momentum going.00:22:58 - Ron absolutely loved Countdown 38!00:26:56 - Events in Nova #5 came dangerously close to plot points in Green Lantern.00:28:46 - Ron thought DMZ #22 wrapped the storyline up nicely.00:29:15 - Josh really, really loved Daredevil #99. Ron and Conor, not so much.00:31:38 - Josh also really, really loved Fables #64 and Jack of Fables #13!E-Mails:00:33:13 - Betsy L. from Sioux Falls, South Dakota tried Strangers in Paradise and is not happy.00:37:16 - Sean from Charlotte, North Carolina has a question about a sneezy Hulk.00:38:28 - Josh from Portland, Maine wants to know about collecting trade paperbacks.00:42:11 - Michael wonders how old is too old for comics.Voicemails:00:44:30 - Kyle from Chicago, Illinois wants to hear convention stories.00:49:08 - Dave from Montevideo, Uruguay is curious about the 2007 Eisners.News:00:53:39 - By the time you hear this, Ron and Gordon the Intern have been at Chicago! Head over to our WizardWorld Chicago page and get all the info!Music:"What I Could Stand For"Mates of State• 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 !• And now you can be our friend at Facebook and VIRB!• And don't forget to digg our show!Want to discuss the show? Tell everyone what you think on the Pick of the Week page for Powers #25! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices