Pick of the Week #127 – Action Comics #863
So many books, so little time. This week, there were so many comics to talk about that we had to forgo the e-mails and voicemails!
Running Time - 00:58:45
Pick of the Week:
00:01:26 - Conor's Pick of the Week is Action Comics #863!
Comics:
00:10:50 - Some little underground book called Secret Invasion #1 came out.
00:21:34 - The iFanboys dug the budding romance in Detective Comics #843.
00:25:38 - Conor and Ron loved the story in The Amazing Spider-Man #555, but were split on the art.
00:28:50 - Kick-Ass #2 left Conor with too many questions.
00:32:16 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer #13 was hysterical.
00:34:08 - Josh and Conor loved Scalped #16 so, so much.
00:36:12 - Both Ron and Conor agree: Countdown #4 continues the quality momentum.
00:38:17 - Ron forgot to buy All-New Atom #22; Conor says he missed out.
00:39:34 - The Boys #17. So that happened.
Book of the Month:
00:42:19 - Ron's selection? Justice League International, Vol. 1.
• iFanboy and InStockTrades are proud to announce that this month's Book of the Month can be purchased at a special discounted rate of $13.74, which is 45% off the cover price.
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"Shield Your Eyes"
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