Pick of the Week #48 – Astonishing X-Men #17
Josh Flanagan is finally in New York and back on the show!
Running Time: 00:59:45
Pick of the Week:
00:02:26 – Josh is on an X-kick! He picked Astonishing X-Men #19!
00:12:30 – It’s a big week for mutants — the guys love Wolverine #46!
00:15:40 – The long wait is over, Civil War #4 is finally out.
00:24:01 – Ron is starting to get emotional with Strangers in Paradise #84.
00:30:02 – Wetworks #1 was so bad Ron wants to return it.
Email:
00:30:48 – Ray from California needs (possible) comic book store relationship advice.
00:35:40 – Scott says what’s up with all the J. Michael Straczynski hate?
00:39:18 – Andrew wants to know how we pull out and read/store our old comics.
00:41:48 – Dustin from Minnesota poses a very interesting question about The Big Two.
Voicemail:
00:45:10 - Another mp3! Luke from New Zealand has a James Sime question.
00:47:08 - Jimski from St. Louis, Missouri has NO problem with Jim Lee, thinks Alan Moore is overrated, and wants to know where we go to read about comics.
00:53:02 - Chris from Boston, Massachusetts shares his memories of being a young lad who loved Rogue.
00:54:15 - Jack from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania loves our Booth Babes video!
• This week’s iFanboy Pick of the Week is sponsored by ComicHole.com!
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