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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

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