Pick of the Week #85 – Strangers in Paradise #90 (Live from Heroes Con!)
This week's iFanboy Pick of the Week Podcast is sponsored by NetFlix and youbuynow.com!
Running Time: 01:06:27
News:
00:01:32 - RIP Daniel Robert Epstein.
Pick of the Week:
00:02:29 - Ron's surprise Pick of the Week was Strangers in Paradise #90! Shocking.
Comics:
00:10:00 - The New Avengers #31 last page was shocking! Right? Right...?
00:15:11 - The guys are really enjoyed Countdown #46.
00:18:33 - Josh is blown away by how much he loved Nova #3.
00:22:00 - Ron and Conor are sad to see Green Arrow go.
00:24:20 - World War Hulk #1 split the iFanboys down the middle.
00:28:09 - Franklin Richards: World Be Warned is great for kids.
00:30:41 - Black Diamond #1 merged Ron's love of comics and cars.
Trade Talk:
00:32:18 - Ron and Conor review The Plain Janes and Re-Gifters, the first two books from DC's new teenage-girl aimed Minx line.
Audience Questions:
00:39:13 - Jim B. from Atlanta, Georgia wants to know if the Minx books are in fact good for teenage girls.
00:41:28 - Kaylon from Green Creek, North Carolina has a question about frequent caller Darrel from New York.
00:43:43 - Unknown clears up the timeline in the DC Universe.
E-Mail:
00:44:57 - Beau from Chicago, Illinois can't figure out what comics to keep.
00:48:57 - David from Boxford, Massachusetts wants to know what makes a Marvel and a DC fan.
Another Audience Question:
00:53:43 - Vito from Brooklyn, New York has a question about first bought versus first given comics.
More E-Mail:
00:57:22 - Ren from Columbus, Ohio doesn't know why people love The Dark Knight Returns.
01:01:53 - Leigh from Geelong, Australia wants to know where Batman gets his trophies.
Music:
"Rise Above"
Black Flag
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