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