Pick of the Week #59 – Strangers in Paradise #86

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🗓️ 10 December 2006

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Strangers in Paradise #86 was a real tear jerker and the best book this week, coming close was Detective Comics #826, while Batman Confidential #1 blew. We LOVED Justice Society of America #1 and announced the winners of the Avengers Casting Contest We also answered listener e-mail and voicemails. Running Time: 00:59:36 Pick of the Week: 00:01:30 - Ron picked a downer in Strangers In Paradise #86 as the Pick of the Week. But it was sooo good. Comics: 00:15:43 - Detective Comics #826 warms the cockles of Conor's heart with Paul Dini's tale of The Joker. 00:19:00 - Conversely, Batman Confidential #1 did the opposite. 00:23:48 - Is it possible that Justice Society of America #1 could have been ANY better than it was? Probably not, cause it was awesome. 00:26:22 - Why did we buy New Universal #1? We have no idea. 00:28:22 - One of the few constants in comics, Jonah Hex #14 delivered the goods yet again. 00:30:27 - Unfortunately the Marvel Holiday Special 2006 did not deliver. Ron blames Mike Carey. Avengers Casting Contest Results: 00:31:18 - Congratulations to the three winners of the "Cast an Avengers Movie Challenge!": • David Hellam • Fractal514 • David Weter Head over to the Contest Results to see their winning casts. The winners will be receiving a copy of Marvel SceneIt? brought to you by ScreenLife. Email: 00:50:35 - Chris wants some Absolute editions of Vertigo titles. Voicemail: 00:51:45 - Dave from Denver, Colorado wants to know if we heard about a Stephen King comic book? 00:53:17 - Dan from Indiana wants to know what we thought of the Donner Cut of Superman 2 and what our grades for Civil War and 52 are? 00:55:23 - If you're in New York City, watch out for Darrel. • If you have any questions, email us at [email protected] 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! • Go to the Frappr map, join the other 552 faithful and be counted! • Or you could go to our stupid MySpace page and maybe we could be your friend? • This week's iFanboy Pick of the Week is sponsored by GeekArmor.com! Want to discuss the podcast? Tell everyone what you think on the Pick of the Week page for Strangers in Paradise #86! Music: "She Bangs The Drum" The Stone Roses Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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