iFanboy - Comic BooksPick of the Week #1050 – Superman #886 (43)
iFanboy celebrates its 1,050th Pick of the Week episode with a triple-sized all listener e-mail spectacular! Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick asked you, the iFanbase, to send them e-mails… and you delivered! Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor. Running Time: 03:32:50 Pick of the Week: 00:02:16 – Superman #886 (43) Patron Pick: 00:10:22 – Batman: Bad Seeds – Gotham General #1 Josh Talks About Comics For Two Minutes: 00:24:16 – Alien vs. X-Men #2, Crimes Against Nature #2, The Flash #838 (38), Predator vs. Planet of the Apes #4 Audience Questions: 00:28:31 – The tradition continues as iFanboy fields questions from the loyal iFanbase for over three hours! Doug “Human Gong” M. wants to know which Batman rogues and The Flash rogues would make the best baseball team. James L. from Vermont set a calendar reminder to ask Conor to tell his Phil Simms story that he mentioned during Pick of the Week #1000. JRQ wants to know which would be scarier if they were real: superheroes/villains, Universal horror monsters, aliens, or kaiju. Greg M. asks about real life comic book “what if…” moments. Ken from The Great White North wonders if the Justice League is more interesting with Superman on the team or not on the team. Oliver K. wants to know if it’s preferable to read 10 comics in a week with terrible art or terrible writing. Andy M. from London, England, United Kingdom wants to know which comic book story the guys own in the most formats. Ryan A. from the United Kingdom asks about definitive character portrayals. Aldwin D. wants to know if there are any series that the guys collect in trade paperback, or if they just buy prestige collections. Ilan P. from Johannesburg, South Africa thinks that comics have never been more culturally accepted but less ambitious. Eduardo R. from Soledad, California wants to know what the guys originally thought of the Seinfeld series finale and if their opinions have changed over the years. Zach C. from Indianapolis, Indiana (formerly of Tampa, Florida) wants to know which game in the World Series is the best game to hold a viewing party. Monica M. from Mexico asks, in a Space Jam scenario, which comic book characters are the guys choosing to save the world. Alan G. from Kokomo, Indiana wants to know if the guys enjoy reading superhero stories in prose format. Luke H. thinks that comic book readers are more open-minded than other cohorts. Matt K. from East Northport, New York wants to know if the guys ever attended Ithacon when they were in college. Brian C. wants to know if Superman is truly an immigrant. Matthew G. from Woburn, Massachusetts wants to know which stories should get Absolute Editions and wonders if mid-2000s comic stories were too violent and if iFanboy would have even been formed if comics were more all-ages back in 2000. Chris from the iFanboy Data Analytics Department presents his annual report on Patron Powers. Damian “The Commandant” Sherman from Pittsfield, Massachusetts wants to know if there is a recent comic book story that would make it into the guy’s all-time top ten. Carlos S. posits a scenario in which books in the Silver Age, once canceled, can never return, and wonders which titles would still be published today. Jacen B. wonders how the guys feel about the current era of comics. Bryan R. wants to know what the guys would do if they suddenly inherited 40,000 comic books. Brad G. wonders if it’s a relief when the Pick of the Week and the Patron Pick line up. Jonathan B. from Baltimore, Maryland wants to know why Josh hates Bush (the band). Brice from Fresno, California asks Conor to rank his top five Robin costumes. Carol from HR wants to know what the guys’ favorite non-book, non-original art comic book-related item that they own is. Rustyautoparts wonders if the guys would choose if they could have any actor on the show as a co-host. Martin S. is thinking about comic book runs that are critical/fan favorites at the time of their release but then seemingly never talked about again. Alan T. from California give the guys the power to un-cancel any canceled book from Marvel or DC and wants to know what the longest running series is that they have read every issue of. Old Man Tony from Phoenix, Arizona wants to know which series the guys have most recently re-read and if they had any Underoos growing up. John V. from Brooklyn, New York wonders if the guys ever think about the fact that the geeks have inherited the Earth and yet seem intent on destroying it. Owen M. from Bray, Ireland wonders why mostly leftwing comic book writers tend to create leftwing villains rather than leftwing heroes. Miroslav wonders if manga books are ever considered for the subject of Booksplodes. Mark B. wants to know the guys’ favorite graphic novels. Drew G. from Perth, Western Australia, Australia asks… what hurts? Patron Thanks: 02:08:34 – Dominic Zito aka “SuperSnac90” Brought To You By: iFanboy Patrons – Become one today for as little as $3/month! Or join for a full year and get a discount! You can also make a one time donation of any amount! iFanboy T-Shirts and Merch – Show your iFanboy pride with a t-shirt or other great merchandise on Threadless! We’ve got TWENTY THREE designs! Music: “Back and to the Left” Texas is the Reason
