About this episode
This week's iFanboy Pick of the Week is sponsored by Jim Hanley's Universe and NetFlix ! Running Time: 01:06:45 News : 00:00:36 - We interrupt this show to tell you about Ron's conversation with The Umbrella Academy's Gerard Way. Look for it just below this show in the feed! Pick of the Week : 00:02:39 - Ron is surprised and delighted by Brian Reed and Lee Weeks' new Captain Marvel #1 , a tough Pick of the Week in a jam-packed week. Comics : 00:13:54 - Josh is fairly certain that he really liked The New Avengers #36 . Ron and Conor had no such qualms. 00:18:12 - Did anyone else see what happened to Spider-Man in Avengers: Initiative this week?. 00:23:05 - X-Factor #24 made Ron even happier about the giant X-Men crossover, "The Messiah Complex." 00:26:20 - So.... World War Hulk is over. But how about those sound effects?! 00:29:17 - Wolverine #59 makes Ron ask why hasn't Marc Guggenheim been the regular writer on Wolverine all along? 00:30:43 - Ron and Conor are over the moon about Green Arrow and Black Canary #2 , and Conor has some bad news for Michael Lark. 00:33:30 - Booster Gold #4 is starting to rub Ron the wrong way just a bit. 00:36:14 - Conor is all hot and bothered by Chuck Dixon's return to Batman with Batman and the Outsiders #1 . 00:37:55 - DC is on a roll, because Teen Titans East also made Conor happy. 00:40:06 - Finally, Conor almost can't take the great issue of Nightwing #138 . It might just be too much good DC this week. 00:41:51 - Fables #67 is still so damned good. How long can they keep it up? 00:44:00 - Brian Reed may have written the Pick of the Week this week, but he also wrote The Circle #1 from Image Comics. It's a spy book! No superheroes, zombies, or monsters! Josh and Conor are going to keep their eye on this one. 00:46:25 - Killing Girl #4 is officially off the rails. Trade Talk : 00:49:03 - It's time for a good, long talk about Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together , the long awaited new installment of Scott Pilgrim from Bryan Lee O'Malley. Oh, they do go on. Music : "War Pigs" Cake • If you have any questions, email us at contact@ifanboy.com OR you can call us at 1-888-FANBOYS (326-2697) and leave us a voicemail! Be sure to provide your name and where you're from! • Want to join the iFanboy intern team? We've got t-shirts! ! • Go to the Frappr map, join the other (unknown amount of) faithful and be counted! • Or you could go to our MySpace page and maybe we could be your friend? • And be our friend at ComicSpace ! • Join the iFanboy Group on Facebook and VIRB ! • And don't forget to digg our show ! Want to discuss the podcast? Tell everyone what you think on the Pick of the Week page for Captain Marvel #1 ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices