Pick of the Week #132 – Pretty Baby Machine #1
We're in Seattle for the Emerald City Comic Con!
Running Time - 01:01:00
Pick of the Week:
00:01:50 - Josh was surprised to love the historical fiction of Pretty Baby Machine so much that he made it his Pick of the Week!
Comics:
00:12:05 - Secret Invasion #2 treaded a whole lot of water. But Josh loved the Mockingbird stuff.
00:16:39 - Ron has a (misguided) freak out about The Mighty Avengers #13. And then they circle back around to Secret Invasion #2.
00:22:54 - Ron loved The Invincible Iron Man #1, Josh and Conor were kind of bored.
00:27:26 - Jon Favreau makes a respectable comics debut with Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas #1.
00:29:58 - Ron really loved Dynamo 5 Annual.
00:31:45 - Josh and Ron had so much fun with Nova #13.
00:34:03 - Logan #3 was a bit perplexing. Okay, more than a bit.
00:35:12 - Avengers/Invaders #1 was... okay?
00:39:14 - Josh and Ron can't say enough about how good SCUD The Disposable Assassin #24 was.
User Reviews:
0:41:10 - GungaDin loved everything about Angel: After the Fall #7 except the art.
00:42:09 - Neb thought that Action Comics Annual #11 was very much worth the wait.
Book of the Month:
00:43:55 - Hellboy: Library Edition, Vol. 1 is iFanboy's Book of the Month!
E-Mail:
00:47:39 - Carson from Calgary, Alberta, Canada is looking for a particular kind of Batman story. Also The Flash and Spider-Man.
00:51:46 - Connor from Rochester, Illinois wants to know in what order to read certain DC events.
00:53:36 - Roch has a theory about the "Steve Rogers" that showed up in Captain America #37.
Music:
"When You Sleep"
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