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The Escapists #6 was the best book this week and for once we all agreed. Ron Richards is finally coming around on Ultimate X-Men, while Conor Kilpatrick is still confounded by Justice League of America. X-Factor and Robin just keep on rolling. We also answer listener e-mail and voicemails.Running Time: 01:01:22Pick of the Week:00:01:36 - Wrapping the year up nicely, Conor selected The Escapists #6 as the Pick of the Week. And for once, everyone agreed.Comics:00:12:15 - In a shocking turn of events, Ron loved Ultimate X-Men #77!00:20:07 - The iFanboys are all over the map on Justice League of America #4.00:28:01 - Conor and Ron bought the DCU Christmas Special, and Josh is a Grinch.00:30:08 - The iFanboys think that X-Factor keeps getting better.00:32:06 - They're not big fans of Klarion The Witch Boy, but Conor and Josh were loving the art in Robin #157.E-Mail:00:33:38 - Steve wants some talk about Mouse Guard!00:37:00 - Gaumer is not happy about Heath Ledger's view on comic books.00:39:30 - Rick might be screwing with the iFanboys. They hope he is.Voicemail:00:44:11 - Um...?00:45:32 - Andrew from Alabama's family is going to buy him a statue for Christmas and he needs suggestions.00:48:55 - Marshall from Los Angeles, California wants to talk The Spirit #1.• 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!• Go to the Frappr map, join the other (unknown amount) faithful and be counted!• Or you could go to our stupid MySpace page and maybe we could be your friend?• And now you can be our friend at ComicSpace!• This week's show is sponsored by YouBuyNow.com!Want to discuss the podcast? Tell everyone what you think on the Pick of the Week page for The Escapists #6!Music:"AM 180"Grandaddy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Strangers in Paradise #86 was a real tear jerker and the best book this week, coming close was Detective Comics #826, while Batman Confidential #1 blew. We LOVED Justice Society of America #1 and announced the winners of the Avengers Casting Contest We also answered listener e-mail and voicemails.Running Time: 00:59:36Pick of the Week:00:01:30 - Ron picked a downer in Strangers In Paradise #86 as the Pick of the Week. But it was sooo good.Comics:00:15:43 - Detective Comics #826 warms the cockles of Conor's heart with Paul Dini's tale of The Joker.00:19:00 - Conversely, Batman Confidential #1 did the opposite.00:23:48 - Is it possible that Justice Society of America #1 could have been ANY better than it was? Probably not, cause it was awesome.00:26:22 - Why did we buy New Universal #1? We have no idea.00:28:22 - One of the few constants in comics, Jonah Hex #14 delivered the goods yet again.00:30:27 - Unfortunately the Marvel Holiday Special 2006 did not deliver. Ron blames Mike Carey.Avengers Casting Contest Results:00:31:18 - Congratulations to the three winners of the "Cast an Avengers Movie Challenge!":• David Hellam• Fractal514• David WeterHead over to the Contest Results to see their winning casts. The winners will be receiving a copy of Marvel SceneIt? brought to you by ScreenLife.Email:00:50:35 - Chris wants some Absolute editions of Vertigo titles.Voicemail:00:51:45 - Dave from Denver, Colorado wants to know if we heard about a Stephen King comic book?00:53:17 - Dan from Indiana wants to know what we thought of the Donner Cut of Superman 2 and what our grades for Civil War and 52 are?00:55:23 - If you're in New York City, watch out for Darrel.• 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!• Go to the Frappr map, join the other 552 faithful and be counted!• Or you could go to our stupid MySpace page and maybe we could be your friend?• This week's iFanboy Pick of the Week is sponsored by GeekArmor.com!Want to discuss the podcast? Tell everyone what you think on the Pick of the Week page for Strangers in Paradise #86!Music:"She Bangs The Drum"The Stone Roses Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week’s iFanboy Pick of the Week is sponsored by ComicHole.com!Running Time: 00:55:02Pick of the Week:00:01:30 – It’s been a a year, so Josh figured it was okay to select Powers #21 as the Pick of the Week. Good thing it was awesome.Comics:00:09:05 – Conor thought this week’s 52 was the best issue ever. Why? Batman.00:11:09 – Ron and Josh were impressed with the first issue of The Immortal Iron Fist.00:13:53 – Surprisingly, Ron was the only one who bought Batman/The Spirit #1 and LOVED it. Instead, Conor bought Guy Gardner: Collateral Damage #1, but somehow Josh didn’t. Conor and Josh lose! Ron is the winner!00:16:11 – Josh liked Mike Carey’s Crossing Midnight #1.00:19:16 – Ron was surprised to report that X-Men #193 and The Flash #6 weren’t that awful.Trade Talk:00:20:37 – We all read the graphic novel American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang and loved it.00:23:20 – Conor and Ron render Josh speechless with a HUGE surprise relating to Fables!Contests:00:28:36 – Marvel Scene It? Contest Winners!• Erik Brown• Luke BattGo to the iFanboy Wallpaper Contest page to download their wallpaper as well as the other entries.00:30:27 – We had so much fun with the last contest, we decided to do another! We’ve got more copies of Marvel SceneIt? courtesy of ScreenLife to give away. So this week’s contest is a casting contest!Cast an Avengers movie with the following lineup:• Captain America• Ant-Man• The Wasp• The Vision• Scarlet Witch• Hawkeye• ThorBONUS: JarvisSend an e-mail to contact@ifanboy.com with the subject: CASTING CONTEST by Friday, December 8th 2006 @ 5 PM ETEmail:00:34:10 – Zach is worried that stories will move away from the synergistic storylines and comics are less about characters and more about events.00:36:45 – MostExtremeBrian from Texas asks if we ever read Midnight Nation by JMS? Because he digs it.00:38:37 – Ben is curious if we’d like to see any characters revitalized? He’d love to see The Shadow.00:40:41 – Vichus S. agrees DC fans should be called DC Drones.Voicemail:00:41:09 – Darren from California wants more Josh doing Augie impressions.00:42:18 – Tolly from Arkansas wants to know what we think about the recent changes to the Marvel Family over at DC.00:45:50 – Gavin from Seattle, Washington is teaching a class about comic books and wants advice on what to teach.• 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!• Go to the Frappr map and be counted!• Or you could go to our stupid MySpace page and maybe we could be your friend?Want to discuss the podcast? Tell everyone what you think on the Pick of the Week page for Powers #21!Music:“Take On Me”Cap n’ Jazz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're stuffed from another lovely Thanksgiving holiday and mull over the merits of X-Factor #13 as well as a bunch of other comics. We also answer listener e-mail and voicemails.CONTEST UPDATE: Because of the phantom audio glitch during last week's show (during the contest explanation) and the fact that we apparently can't read a calendar properly, we've extended the Marvel Scene It? contest one more week. You now have until December 1st at 5pm EST to submit an iFanboy wallpaper. In addition, we are adding a second game to the mix, so the two best entries will receive prizes, courtesy of Screen Life.Running Time: 01:01:20Pick of the Week:00:01:32 - Despite his issue with badly drawn noses, Conor chose X-Factor #13 as the Pick of the Week.Comics:00:12:45 - Daredevil #91 was almost the Pick of the Week!00:15:19 - Oh, god -- Bizarro's back and Conor's not happy - Action Comics #845.00:21:03 - Ron alone bought Red Menace #1.00:26:18 - Ditto with Punisher: War Journal #1.00:32:05 - Josh alone is still buying The Boys #5.00:35:10 - Ron and Conor thought The Amazing Spider-Man #536 was "eh." Josh loved it.00:40:21 - The oddity that was Wolverine #48 demands to be talked about.Contest:00:44:02 - Marvel Scene It? Contest Update! We're extending it a week!Email:00:47:32 - Ryan wants to know about mafia comics and more iFanboy shows.00:49:24 - Pat throws out a suggestion as to what to call DC fans.00:49:57 - Bradley from Marquette, Michigan wants to know who would win in a fight -- Conor, Ron, or Josh.00:52:13 - Steve wants to know what comic book age we are in.News:00:54:23 - Another big week for the Frappr map. We're at 529! Check it out!• 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!• This week's iFanboy Pick of the Week is sponsored by ComicHole.com!Want to discuss the podcast? Tell everyone what you think on the Pick of the Week page for X-Factor #13!Music:"Rock N' Roll (Could Never Hip Hop Like This)"Handsome Boy Modeling School Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ron Richards pulls Checkmate #8 out of his hat and shocks his fellow iFanboys. Civil War #5 didn't deliver the goods, we're sick of Iron Man and we still love The Escapists! You HAVE to read Project X: Cup Noodle (yes its manga!) We also answer listener e-mail and voicemails.NOTE: There's a phantom audio glitch in this week's podcast about halfway through. We apologize.Running Time: 00:53:46Pick of the Week:00:01:26 - Ron shocks the world by selecting Checkmate #8 as the Pick of the Week.Comics:00:08:10 - It's This Week in Iron Man as we discuss Civil War #5, The New Avengers #25, and The Invincible Iron Man #13.00:18:16 - Josh and Conor loved Robin #156!00:20:55 - Everyone loved The Escapists #5.Trade Talk:00:23:45 - Ron took a dip into manga and he absolutely loved Project X - Challengers: Nissin Cup Noodle!Contest:00:30:16 - It's the first ever iFanboy contest!Email:00:32:44 - Zack (currently deployed) in Kuwait wants to know how to break into comics as a writer, and if we'd support a Darkhawk relaunch.00:35:03 - Christian thinks Fables is the best non-superhero book on the market.00:36:18 - Garrick was so upset about the Fables discussion that he has unsubscribed from our show.00:41:28 - Cynthia wants to know if the movie studios would ever redo Daredevil.00:42:30 - Pat is wondering when the new comic book renaissance began.00:44:01 - The Black Pixar sends in the best "who would win?" e-mail ever!00:45:55 - Miguel wants to know about good JSA stories.00:47:03 - Gerald wants Josh to do more voices. Really?Voicemail:00:48:13 - Joe from Rockdale, South Carolina just read Watchmen and loved it and wants more recommendations!00:49:09 - Augie De Blieck Jr. from The Pipeline Podcast is back with a Shat-tastic message.News:00:50:59 - Another big week for the Frappr map. We're at... um, we dunno!! Check it out!• 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!• This week's iFanboy Pick of the Week is sponsored by ComicHole.com!Want to discuss the podcast? Tell everyone what you think on the Pick of the Week page for Checkmate #8!Music:"Parentheses"The Blow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Quite frankly, this episode was cursed. We haven’t had one of these “plagued by technical problems” shows in a while!Running Time: 00:58:10Pick of the Week:00:01:45 – Josh chooses Fables #55 as the Pick of the Week and Conor and Ron have nothing to say.Whoops:00:07:50 – Technical difficulties ensue.Comics:00:12:52 – If you like Phonogram #3 are you too cool for school?News?:00:17:07 – Ron tells of seeing a ukulele band performing “Purple Rain” in San Francisco.More Comics:00:17:52 – Before heading off to the airport, Ron recommends Franklin Richards: Happy Franksgiving.00:20:06 – Conor was lukewarm on Batman #658.00:23:15 – Josh and Conor both loved Doctor Strange: The Oath #200:25:02 – Conor loved Bullet Points #1! Thanks, Chris Morley!Trade Talk:00:29:02 – Heeding the call from people posting on iFanboy.com, Josh & Conor explain why they love Invincible.Podcast Feud:00:35:16 – Conor takes it to Augie De Blieck Jr. from The Pipeline Podcast.Email:00:36:11 – Matt wants a .WAV file of Conor saying “ooOOoo” and wants to know about the Wildstorm Universe.00:38:13 – Paul from Edinburgh, Scotland asks how we feel about the Ultimate books.00:40:50 – Miguel from Ithaca, New York posits a conundrum about Wolverine and asks who would win in a fight: Deathstroke or The Taskmaster.00:43:53 – Patrick wants his comic destroying girlfriend to stop reading his comics.Voicemail:00:45:56 – Stan Lee (or so he says) calls in to babble.00:47:00 – Jan asks the ultimate who would win question.00:47:48 – Andy Lawler from Charlotte, North Carolina thinks Ultimate Spider-Man has sucked lately.00:49:58 – Kirby from Orlando, Florida wants to know what we think about Heroes.News:00:00:00 – Another big week for the Frappr map. We’re at 510! and got some great comments. Check them out!• This week’s iFanboy Pick of the Week is sponsored by ComicHole.com!• 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 discuss the podcast? Tell everyone what you think on the Pick of the Week page for Fables #55!Music:“Common People”Pulp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can you believe it’s been one full year? We can’t. This week we briefly discuss the week’s comics, with Criminal #2 as the pick of the week and spend over an hour answering YOUR questions. Stick around to the end for an extra bonus!Running Time: 01:46:58Pick of the Week:00:02:25 – Surprising even himself, Conor chose Criminal #2 as the Pick of the Week.Comics:00:06:50 – Josh and Conor are emotionally scarred by Detective Comics #825.00:08:32 – The iFanboys liked Superman Confidential #1, but damn those inserts!00:10:45 – Josh and Conor are split on the art in Jonah Hex #13.00:11:10 – Josh is the only one who likes Justice League of America.00:11:56 – And he’s also the only one who likes The Irredeemable Ant-Man.00:12:25 – Ron liked Midnighter #1.00:13:12 – Conor isn’t sure if The Nightly News #1 was good or bad.00:15:27 – Ron compares and contrasts What If Avengers Disassembled and Fantastic Four: The End #1.00:18:46 – Josh is dropping The Other Side.00:18:54 – Josh and Conor have dropped Brubaker’s Uncanny X-Men.Voicemail:00:19:14 – Augie DeBlieck Jr. from The Pipeline Podcast wishes iFanboy a happy anniversary!Email:00:22:51 – We answer your emails!Anniversary Celebration:01:34:02 – The Best of iFanboy: Year One!• This week’s iFanboy Pick of the Week is sponsored by ComicHole.com!• 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 discuss the podcast? Tell everyone what you think on the Pick of the Week page for Criminal #2!Music:“Back and to the Left”Texas is the Reason Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's iFanboy Pick of the Week is sponsored by ComicHole.com!Running Time: 00:53:41Surprise!:00:01:56 - Josh gives Conor his birthday gift live (to tape) on air!Pick of the Week:00:03:12 - Hopped up on cold meds, Ron selected Daredevil #90 as the Pick of the Week.Comics:00:11:28 - The iFanboys are split on Richard Donner's Action Comics #844.00:17:29 - Conor was the only one who bought Impaler #1! Vampires!00:21:33 - Conor's Pick of the Week is Captain America #23.00:24:54 - The Ultimate Power insert in Ultimate Spider-Man #101 has the iFanboys raging.00:26:34 - Josh's revelations on The Trials of Shazam! #3 pique Ron and Conor's interest.00:28:50 - Josh loves The Inhumans, so it's great that they are in The New Avengers #24. No one likes The Sentry.00:31:02 - So Planetary is... over?Email:00:32:30 - Joe was disappointed in the ending of Preacher.00:33:39 - Phil from Kalamazoo, Michigan just came into some money and wants to know what trades to buy.00:35:18 - Dave wants to know what happened to speculation.00:38:50 - Cameron has some things to say about Jim Lee.Voicemail:00:41:30 - Augie DeBlieck Jr. from The Pipeline Podcast takes Ron to task.00:42:42 - Jonathan London from Geekdrome accidentally called 1-800-FANBOYS and got porn.00:44:06 - Darren from California wants news on the Invincible mega hardcover.00:46:01 - Chris was discussing the Marvel vs. DC mini-series with his dad and wants our input on Superman vs. Hulk.News:00:48:43 - Another big week for the Frappr map. We're at 476! and got some great comments. Check them out!• 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 discuss the podcast? Tell everyone what you think on the Pick of the Week page for Daredevil #90!Music:"O Valencia!"The Decemberists Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh pulled a fast one and surprised us all with choosing Wolverine #47 as the Pick of the Week. In addition we discussed Queen and Country, The Flash, 52, and the recent relaunch of the Wildcats and The Authority. We also answer listener e-mails and voicemails.Running Time: 00:59:41Pick of the Week:00:01:25 – Josh risks his indie cred by choosing Wolverine #47 as the Pick of the Week.Comics:00:08:55 – What the hell was up about the size of the typeface in Queen & Country #31?00:11:56 – Both The Authority and Wildcats have been relaunched to very mixed results.00:17:48 – Josh picks another Jim Lee fight.00:23:54 – 52 Week 24 had some real art for a change and it kicked ass!00:27:47 – Runaways #21 has Josh intrigued and Ron ambivalent and Conor didn’t read it.00:30:28 – For the first time in over 15 years, Conor is not buying The Flash!Email:00:33:08 – Matt from Denver, Colorado has a lot of questions!00:38:18 – Marc from Des Moines, Iowa wants to know if we liked The Tick cartoon.00:39:55 – Erick from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania hated Preacher and doesn’t know how anyone could like it.00:43:56 – Rei wants to know if we are looking forward to World War Hulk.Voicemail:00:46:57 – Gaumer calls, again, to ask about comics for his wife.00:48:58 – Logan calls, again, to apologize to people from LA and ask about Rom, The Space Knight!News:00:52:54 – Another big week for the Frappr map. We’re at 456! and got some great comments. Check them out!• This week’s iFanboy Pick of the Week is sponsored by ComicHole.com!• 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 discuss the podcast? Tell everyone what you think on the Pick of the Week page for Wolverine #47!Music:“Hoover Dam”Sugar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re tired and a little grumpy, which always leads to fun conversation full of complaints!Running Time: 00:55:04Pick of the Week:00:01:57 – A hungover Conor picked Green Arrow #67 as the best book of a bad week.Comics:00:10:42 – Powers #20 gets the briefest of mentions.00:11:00 – Ron loves Stan Lee Meets Dr. Strange, and spends a LONG time telling us why.00:17:28 – iFanboy agrees — Ultimate Power #1 was terrible!00:20:18 – Ron is not sure why he bought Gen 13 #1.00:22:40 – The guys are split on Uncanny X-Men #479.00:24:31 – The Escapists #4 was almost Conor’s Pick of the Week.00:26:55 – Josh loved Fables #54 and the most recent Y: The Last Man.Trade Talk:00:27:19 – Conor & Josh love Invincible, Vol. 7: Three’s Company almost as much as they love pie.Email:00:32:24 – Dave thinks we don’t like The Boys because we don’t know Brits.00:34:34 – Brandon wants to know what Garth Ennis trades to buy and what we think of Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing and Frank Miller’s 300.00:37:33 – Steve takes one of us to task for mispronouncing “Galactus.”00:38:34 – Matt wants to know why we hate eBay!00:41:45 – Hub says no more guests on the show!Voicemail:00:44:20 – Gaumer calls again to say how much he loved one of the characters in Criminal #1.00:45:03 – Darren is new to the show and wants to know who would win in an all Green Lantern brawl.00:46:52 – Logan didn’t like last week’s guest Jonathan London and thinks maybe it’s an LA thing.News:00:49:48 – Another big week for the Frappr map. We’re at 429! and got some great comments. Check them out!• This week’s iFanboy Pick of the Week is sponsored by ComicHole.com!• 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 discuss the podcast? Tell everyone what you think on the Pick of the Week page for Green Arrow #67!Music:“Race for the Prize”The Flaming Lips Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices