Pick of the Week #64 – Ultimate X-Men #78
iFanboy is sick. The plague has ripped through iFanboy, but sick or not, we're podcasting! Ron picked Ultimate X-Men #78, but it was a tough call because Ultimate Spider-Man #104, 52 Week 7 and Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes #5 were also good. Also, we talk Absolute DC: The New Frontier and our new video podcast. We also answer listener email and voicemails.
Running Time: 01:03:31
But First:
00:02:48 - Ron ruined the surprises in all of Conor's books.
Pick of the Week:
00:04:08 - Ron loved Ultimate X-Men #78 as the Pick of the Week. It only took him about 75 issues!
Comics:
00:13:15 - Ultimate Spider-Man #104 brings the clone saga to an end. Finally.
00:17:09 - Despite the art, Ron and Josh loved Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes II #5.
00:23:12 - The 52 love rolls on, despite being let down by the rebirth of Animal Man and the identity of Supernova.
00:26:14 - Conor thought that Green Lantern #16 ruled.
00:29:55 - Josh's Pick of the Week? The Spirit #2.
Trade Talk:
00:33:11 - Josh finally read DC: The New Frontier (in Absolute form) and was blown away.
News:
00:39:27 - Hey, we launched a video show!
E-Mail:
00:44:50 - Troy recommends the anthology called Flight.
00:49:54 - Paul thinks that DC editorial has it in for the Giffen-era Justice League.
00:52:00 - Matthew wants to know what's the one regular title we buy no matter what.
Voicemails:
00:53:04 - Francis from the Florence City Board of Education has a customer service issue.
00:54:36 - Chris from Long Island, New York wants to know what the important Avengers and JLA stories are.
00:57:54 - Derek from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania loved the Justice League episode of Smallville, hates Civil War, wants Darkhawk to come back, and is pissed off about what Marvel did to Speedball.
Music:
"Sick Boys"
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