Pick of the Week #122 – Kick-Ass #1
Conor is finally on vacation, so Gordon the Intern steps in and tries to fill the big man's shoes.
Running Time: 01:02:40
Pick of the Week:
00:03:17 - Ron had his ass kicked by the Pick of the Week: Kick-Ass #1.
Comics:
00:14:48 - Echoes of Messiah Complex shudder throughout X-Men Legacy #208.
00:17:04 - Jeff Smith takes a different direction with RASL #1.
00:22:13 - Criminal, Vol. 2 #1 punches Josh, but in the best way.
00:26:55 - Ron thinks he's got this All-Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder thing worked out with issue #9.
00:32:32 - Ultimate Spider-Man #119 was refreshingly delightful.
00:35:58 - Gordon loves Mouse Guard: Winter 1152 #3, even though it has nothing to do with Dawson's Creek. Or does it?
00:37:34 - Justice Society of America #13 was good... again.
00:39:23 - Josh isn't going to let Fables #70 go unmentioned.
E-Mail:
00:42:06 - Sam from Australia is curious about ages: Golden, Silver, and Modern, and who we like from them.
00:45:54 - Vichus Smith wants to know if "Messiah Complex" will get Ron to read the new Cable series.
00:47:06 - Ryan asks which comic book city we'd want to live in.
Voicemail
00:49:29 - Dave from Bloomington, Indiana needs The Punisher. Can you help him?
00:52:05 - Andrew in Alabama wants to know what you should read when you've got the sickness.
Contests:
00:54:36 - You want to win a copy of the Marvel Comic Guide to New York City? Go to: www.MarvelGuideSweepstakes.com. (Sweepstakes is working! Click the link and then click the "Start" button -- you DO NOT need to buy the book to enter.)
00:55:46 - Rare Darwyn Cooke pint glasses and an autographed, sketched DVD of Justice League: The New Frontier are yours for the taking, as long as you have the correct contest answer to us by Midnight EST, March 6. Listen for details.
Music:
"Walk Together, Rock Together"
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