Pick of the Week #40 Astro City Special #1: Samaritan

Published: July 30, 2006, 5:44 p.m.

b'Our recovery from San Diego continues, and luck has it, we\\u2019re all in the New York area this weekend, so it\\u2019s the very first\\xa0Pick of the Week where we\\u2019re all in the same room. It may not be a good thing\\u2026 we\\u2019ll let you listen and decide.\\n\\nRunning Time: 00:50:37\\n\\nPick of the Week:\\n00:01:50 \\u2013 First we discuss last week\\u2019s Pick of the Week,\\xa0Cable/Deadpool #30.\\n00:03:40 \\u2013 Then this week\\u2019s Pick,\\xa0Astro City Special #1 : Samaritan.\\n\\nComics:\\n00:09:31 \\u2013\\xa0Civil War\\xa0Tie-ins: The Amazing Spider-Man #534, Wolverine #44, The New Avengers #22, Young Avengers & Runaways #1, Civil War: Frontline #4\\n00:14:30 \\u2013 X-Men #189\\n00:15:30 \\u2013 Daredevil #87\\n00:19:13 \\u2013 Batman #655\\n\\nEmail:\\n00:22:37 \\u2013 George wants to know what the difference is between\\xa0Batman\\xa0and\\xa0Detective Comics, and doesn\\u2019t know why there needs to be two Batman books.\\n00:24:17 \\u2013 Gabriel just finished reading\\xa0Gotham Central\\xa0and has questions.\\n00:26:06 \\u2013 Jason from Chicago, Illinois doesn\\u2019t understand why male comic book fans are always trying to get their girlfriends to read comics.\\n00:30:22 \\u2013 Jeff from Greeley, Colorado doesn\\u2019t agree with the iFanboy stance on collecting comics for monetary value and wants the iFanboys to pick their ideal lineups for the X-Men, The Avengers, and the Justice League, and has words for Ron about last week\\u2019s Pick of the Week.\\n\\nVoicemail:\\n00:37:38 \\u2013 Kyle wants to know what iFanboy thinks about Marvel\\u2019s Ultimate line and DC\\u2019s All-Star line.\\n00:40:52 \\u2013 Josh from\\xa0The Podaholics\\xa0is not happy with Damian Lindelof and wants iFanboy to confront him at San Diego Comic-Con.\\n00:42:25 \\u2013 Dominic the Grimace laments that he won\\u2019t be able to meet the iFanboys at San Diego Comic-Con.\\n00:44:29 \\u2013 Andy L. from Charlotte, North Carolina is troubled by the moral imbalance in\\xa0Civil War.\\n\\nIf you have any questions, email us at\\xa0contact@ifanboy.com\\xa0OR you can call us at 1-888-FANBOYS (326-2697) and leave us a voicemail!\\n\\nNews:\\n0:45:36 \\u2013 The\\xa0Frappr map\\xa0is up to 264 people!\\n0:46:38 \\u2013 Check out our profile on\\xa0Myspace.\\n\\nThis week\\u2019s iFanboy Pick of the Week Podcast is sponsored by\\xa0YouBuyNow.com! SPECIAL for iFanboy listeners! \\u2014 Use the coupon code\\xa0ifanboy\\xa0to receive 10% off your first order. Offer good until 07/31/2006!\\n\\nMusic:\\n\\u201cWe Are The Sleepyheads\\u201d\\nBelle & Sebastian\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'