Pick of the Week #106 – Astonishing X-Men #23

11/11/07 • 60 min

iFanboy - Comic Books

This week's iFanboy Pick of the Week is sponsored by Jim Hanley's Universe and Netflix!

Running Time: 00:58:22

News:

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

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This week's iFanboy Pick of the Week is sponsored by Jim Hanley's Universe and Netflix!

Running Time: 00:58:22

News:

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 [email protected] 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!

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Previous Episode

Pick of the Week #105 – The Trials of Shazam! #9

This week's iFanboy Pick of the Week Podcast is sponsored by Jim Hanley's Universe and Netflix!

Running Time: 00:58:15

News:

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 [email protected] 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.

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Next Episode

Special Edition – Gerard Way of The Umbrella Academy

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: 00:20:00

Music:

“Teenagers”

My Chemical Romance

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