Pick of the Week #147 – Fear Agent #23
Josh Flanagan is back and the sexual innuendo is thick in this one.
Running Time: 00:58:25
Pick of the Week:
00:01:36 - Josh's choice, Fear Agent #23, is a lesson in genre morphing and alcoholism.
Comics:
00:15:26 - Was there perhaps too much Legion in Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #1?
00:19:20 - Captain America #41 was good. Again.
00:21:34 - Josh is surprised to find he liked Marvel 1985 #4.
00:23:41 - John Romita Jr. rocked Ron and Conor in The Amazing Spider-Man #568.
00:26:52 - Superman/Batman #51 brought the funny. And the super-babies.
00:28:48 - No one likes X-Factor #34, but everyone likes X-Factor: Layla Miller #1.
00:31:51 - Josh says there's no "there" there in Air #1.
00:35:04 - Scalped #20 was a bit of a let down.
00:36:17 - Who is the man in the costume in Robin #177?!
00:36:52 - With Uncanny X-Men #501, Ron declares he hasn't been this happy about Uncanny in over ten years!
User Reviews:
00:39:47 - TehDave says The Brave and The Bold #16 delivers pure fun.
00:41:15 - ultimatehoratio says there is no excuse to not have read Guardians of the Galaxy #4.
E-Mail:
00:43:00 - Shaun from Lancaster, Pennsylvania asks about prematurely canceled comics.
00:45:26 - Jason N. is confused about J. Michael Straczynski's upcoming DC project.
Voicemail:
00:48:37 - Andy from Charlotte, North Carolina thinks he hates Grant Morrison's writing.
00:51:27 - Dan from The Bronx, New York asks, in the wake of the Robert Kirkman video, which creators should do their own books?
Music:
"NYC - Gone, Gone"
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