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Episode #153 - The Saints of Nobody

04:18 - Like its protagonist, The Nobody by Jeff Lemire ultimately lacks substance
09:38 - Minigore makes monster killing cute
14:08 - Orson Randall and the Green Mist of Death is a strange romp with mad scientists and cowboy babes
32:00 - Tegan and Sara deliver a fantastic follow up to The Con with Sainthood
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Episode #152 - The Color Blue

02:55 - Fables Vol 12 - The Dark Ages sets up a new status quo with mixed results
10:41 - Story lines I'm paying attention to this NBA season
19:20 - Immortal Iron Fist #12
26:34 - Critical flaws with the NBA Mobile Pass bring down an otherwise great offering
32:22 - HEALTH bring the noise with their latest effort In Color
36:43 - Listeners chime in on Fables and the NBA
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Episode #151 - Old Wives and New Moons

03:22 - The New Moon Soundtrack - Yes, we're going there
10:16 - Immortal Iron Fist Annual #1
17:12 - Final Five: The Time Traveler's Wife
24:30 - X-Force Vol 2 - K&Y making the seemingly unenjoyable very enjoyable
32:51 - Immortal Iron Fist #11
39:48 - Listeners chime in on their most embarrassing album purchases
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Episode #150 - A Brand New Dance

02:40 - Super Shock Football is a great offering for us non-Madden folk
09:40 - Final Five: So You Think You Can Dance
17:33 - Immortal Iron Fist #9
25:17 - Paramore comes out swinging with Brand New Eyes
30:39 - Jeff Lemire addresses loneliness and hockey in Essex County Vol 1
37:16 - Immortal Iron Fist #10
43:35 - Listener Feedback: JeffR wants to know about how to learn about new bands
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Episode #149 - The Baroness of Folk

06:03 - Immortal Iron Fist #7
16:13 - Monsters of Folk don't seem so scary with their first album
21:01 - Final Five: GI Joe
27:26 - Immortal Iron Fist #8
36:27 - Odd News: Smuggling Fail
39:32 - Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 makes crabs terrifying
44:11 - Listeners chime in on favorite GI Joes
47:52 - Outro
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Episode #148 - The Betty White Hospice

04:00 - Recounting my experience on the audio/visual panel at the St. Louis Interactive Festival 2009
08:42 - Immortal Iron Fist #4
16:45 - Final Five: The Proposal
22:55 - Inside the Inside the Panel episode of Uncanny X-Cast
29:27 - Immortal Iron Fist #5
35:43 - The Antlers deal a devastating blow with Hospice
41:43 - Listeners chime in on their favorite Golden Girl
45:07 - Immortal Iron Fist #6
53:45 - Outro
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Episode - #147 - My Gun-Fu is Strong

03:16 - Immortal Iron Fist #1
13:41 - David Bazan brilliantly returns with Curse Your Branches
19:42 - Immortal Iron Fist #2
26:32 - Marge Simpson. Playboy. WHA?!
29:15 - Immortal Iron Fist #3
33:51 - MLB Playoffs Round 2
37:09 - Listeners chime in on the Marge Simpson cover
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Episode #146 - I'm on a Boat

04:08 - Jersey Gods brings an interesting juxtaposition of genres, but is the sum better than its parts?
10:54 - Yacht bring a calculated cool with See Mystery Lights
14:56 - The Aussie view of alcohol moderation
17:45 - Irredeemable by Mark Waid has me hooked
23:37 - My MLB playoff predictions
28:01 - Ever done a fast food hop?
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Episode #145 - Hot Rabbis

02:02 - Hot Mess by Cobra Starship is frustratingly neither
06:53 - Trying to cash in on Bank Of America
09:42 - Meet Rabbi Harvey, the new force in the Old West
14:25 - Podcast sampling
18:07 - Critter Crunch leaves a nice taste
21:20 - Listeners chime in on recommended podcasts
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Episode #144 - Time to Die, Champ

03:14 - Ramp Champ rolls a gutter ball
08:26 - Comic Book Tattoo finally gets its review, albeit mixed
19:06 - Don't chase that man, officer!
22:26 - The Dodos say Time to Die, I say a solid effort
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Episode #143 - Shanghai Nightmares

02:54 - Can Matt Fraction overturn my Iron Man apathy with Invincible Iron Man?
09:13 - Final Five with Transformers 2 or "How much longer is this movie?"
15:14 - I Come To Shanghai comes with hype and promise, but is that a good thing?
20:41 - What could possibly go wrong at a place called Lapland?
23:09 - Final Five with (500) Days of Summer or "Apparently I like Regina Spektor"
27:07 - Listeners chime in on Transformers 2 and (500) Days of Summer
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For the guys over at The Uncanny X-Cast, I made a quick drop for a Name Game segment. Completely stolen from one of my favorite podcasts, ESPN's Fantasy Focus Baseball/Football, it's a segment where listeners submit a group of names from which the hosts choose their picks. (ex: out of this group, who would you keep in a keeper league, or who would you pick to play this week) Completely irrelevant to their show, but I made it for fun, nonetheless from bits from their last episode.

And by the way, that is actually Peter David. (Thanks to an interview call-in to Mr. Shaw on the forums.)

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Episode #142 - Going Away to War

02:25 - Spider-Woman: Agent of SWORD has me loving motion comics, or is that just the pheromones?
09:13 - Odd News: All Thumbs
11:54 - The Fiery Furnaces quirk their way to a win with I'm Going Away
16:35 - Odd News: When I Grow Up
18:43 - Fables builds to its epic conclusion in War and Pieces
24:05 - Listeners chime in on what they wanted to be when they grew up
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Episode #141 - Shepherds and Jumpers

03:13 - Wilco (the Review)
08:13 - Jersey Gods is the unexpected Book of the Month for September
10:07 - Fantasy football draft recording pt 1
12:56 - Karuki bounces up and down on its review
17:17 - Fantasy football draft recording pt 2
20:46 - Fantasy football draft recording pt 3
22:09 - Whale Wars Season 2 proves to be a surprise find on Animal Planet
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Episode #140 - Discovering Beirut

04:49 - Beirut tosses in an entertaining mix of Mexican and electronic flavoring on March of the Zapotec/Holland
08:46 - Chiming in on The Hangover
14:16 - Thor Volume 1 has me hooked
20:56 - Rapid Fire Randomness has me describing my dancing skills
26:23 - So You Think You Can Dance wraps up Season 4
36:42 - Discovery doesn't quite add up to more than the sum of its parts
37:11 - Listeners chime in on their favorite supergroup bands
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Episode #139 - I Got Noms

03:30 - Must Eat Birds delivers frustration in a wacky package
07:45 - Are you ready to rock...and stay sanitized?
10:42 - I Got Next delivers a look at the Street Fighter scene
14:31 - Smokers gone wild
17:32 - Rapid Fire Randomness delivers a look into my comic buying habits
24:43 - Bitte Orca is a strange pop gem from the Dirty Projectors
29:06 - No magic was used in this review of Phonogram #4
35:52 - Listeners chime in on Street Fighter and King of Kong
40:02 - The Crabtree holdout
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Episode #138 - Frightening Creeps

02:23 - Death By Chocolate Redux doesn't get any stranger...oh wait, it does
07:29 - Jarvis Cocker kicks in the swagger with Further Complications
11:59 - Odd News: Naked plowing
14:08 - Odd News: Things not to do while drunk
16:04 - Thor commands thee to purchase the August BOM, verily!
17:28 - The Creeps! is some monster zapping fun
24:20 - White Rabbits bring the drums with It's Frightening
27:15 - Action Comics #879 seems less super
31:25 - Listeners chime in on what gives them the creeps
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Episode #137 - Birmingham Justice

02:28 - Grizzly Bear and Veckatimest deliver a solid album of harmonies, but fail to meet the hype set
08:11 - Kelly & Kelly sitting in a tree
10:38 - Hell comes to Birmingham in volume 2 of Captain Britain & MI:13, just not to the one in Alabama
15:19 - One time I went to Nike Camp and dunked on Lebron
18:55 - Wavves feels like a whole lot of noise and nothing else
23:55 - Just a Man #1 delivers a cold tale of Western justice
27:44 - Elf Frank Castle starts to freak out a bit in Punisher #7
34:19 - Batman and Robin #2 continue to deliver a great dynamic duo
38:50 - The forum chimes in on albums they didn't seem to love like everyone else did
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Episode #136 - Hulks and Hombres

02:25 - Hudson Phillips & Brandon Earnhart give us Sequential Shorts
06:07 - A crash course in Peter David with Incredible Hulk: Ground Zero
12:50 - After the hype has died down, Secret Warriors #5 delivers the goods
19:58 - Finally listening to the Eels with Hombre Loco
24:43 - Listeners chime in on 90s comics
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Necrophilia, suicide, animal killing.
What else would you want from a kick-off to Blackest Night?

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Episode #135 - Avenging Mozart

02:16 - Like its team members, Dark Avengers can't always hide its flaws behind a pretty mask
08:20 - Listeners chime in on their favorite Avenger titles currently
12:24 - Blown away by Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix by Phoenix
16:38 - New Avengers redeems itself after a stagnant start
21:02 - Rapid Fire Randomness - Or why I'm a wuss
27:00 - More listener feedback on the status of Avenger titles
31:21 - Body paint safety?
34:01 - Dan Slott has possibly steadied the Mighty Avengers ship and I'm sticking on board
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Episode #134 - Up With Passion

02:22 - June BOM Red Hulk punches itself to a surprising review
10:33 - The importance of swan counting
13:37 - Passion Pit delivers a helium-filled summertime album with Manners
17:19 - I didn't think I could talk this much about Detective Comics #854, but I sure did
22:58 - Up. 2 snaps and a balloon-filled house going around the world!
29:38 - The forum chimes in on their Pixar film rankings. Lack of Monsters Inc. love to my disappointment.
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Episode #133 - Privately Mad

02:36 - It's been years since I last listened to Green Day. Would 21st Century Breakdown make for a good reunion?
08:09 - Considering a lucrative career in tortoise smuggling?
11:15 - Rapid fire questions from the audience
17:05 - Private Eye stumbles in trying to be too many things to the viewer
22:23 - Madman Volume 2 continues to explore the craft of comic books
28:36 - The audience chimes in about foreign films
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Episode #132 - Peggles and Pilgrims

03:10 - Bat For Lashes brings the quirk and class
07:32 - Top Chef Masters serves us a decent imitation of the original
13:53 - Busting your pegs with a discussion of Peggle for the iPod
19:13 - Scott Pilgrim Vol. 5 earns a score of the same number
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Episode #131 - Mystics and Mutants

02:35 - The ups and downs and flip flops that was 90210 Season One
07:27 - Uncanny X-Men #510 is a mixed bag of excitement
13:35 - Outer South by Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band fills the trifecta of failed expectations
18:10 - Green Lantern #41 - You didn't need that hand, did you?
22:11 - Thunderbolts #132 - Diggle talks me back from the ledge
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Episode #130 - Gleeful Pop

02:59 - I love this game!
08:21 - Glee doesn't quite live up to its name
13:51 - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. Lovely music for a not so lovely name
17:36 - Hulk smash puny Book of the Month Selections at www.instocktrades.com!
19:38 - Popgun Volume 3 makes me reconsider my stance on anthologies
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Episode #129 - Seventeen and Lost

02:31 - Cursive delivers an uneven mix with Mama I'm Swollen
06:03 - 17 Again. Yes, I saw it
10:36 - Continuing the odd topic trend....the Jon and Kate Plus 8 Premiere
16:45 - Bite me
19:27 - Lost Season 5 hooked me more than Sawyer's sweet talkin
25:50 - Gobo wins the first ever No Kwok prize!
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Episode #128 - Fantasies for the Casanova

02:51 - Metric brings the fun with Fantasies
06:40 - Cuteness might have influenced my purchase of Twitterena
10:24 - Casanova by Matt Fraction is...quite Fraction-ey
16:52 - Boldy going where every other podcast has gone before - a Star Trek review!
21:41 - Forum responses to Star Trek
26:19 - Because no one demanded it...discussion of the American Idol finale
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Episode #127: Locavores and Heroes

00:00 - Podcast update
06:29 - Lost Kisses and Worms get a little too serious for me
11:17 - War Child Presents Heroes surprises with another legit compilation
16:38 - I can't stop gushing about All-Star Superman Volume 2
21:45 - Locavores unite!
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Episode #126 - The Brits and the Baroness

03:11 - Checking out the buzz on Captain Britain and MI:13
11:26 - Pick up May's Book of the Month, Popgun Volume 3 (Image) at instocktrades.com
13:10 - G.I. Joe Resolute is possibly the best G.I. Joe movie to come out this year
18:02 - Checking out iPod apps for sports
22:08 - We have new forums!
24:05 - Dan Deacon's Bromst is all about the build-up
28:38 - Who'd win? G.I. Joe or Captain Britain and MI:13?
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Episode #125 - Flights for Clooneys and Conchords

02:02 - Social awkwardness with Mr. George Clooney
05:22 - Dark Was the Night is for a great cause and is surprisingly solid too!
14:27 - Finally reading American Born Chinese by Gene Yang
20:44 - Gum and math
24:55 - Opinions of Flight of the Conchords Season 2 seem out of tune
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Episode #124 - The Hazards of Madman

04:54 - Texting donations?
07:04 - An existential romp through Madman Volume 1 by Mike Allred
12:13 - Madman #14 sheds some light on the new single-issue format
16:35 - Frank's back with the new Punisher revamp
21:10 - The Hazards of Love from The Decemberists is about what now?
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Episode #123 - Easter Eggs for Karen O

02:31 - It's Blitz by Yeah Yeah Yeahs - wait, they don't love you like I love you.
06:53 - The return of odd news for all my spear fishing listeners
10:06 - The Escapists by BKV easily is one of the best books I've reviewed for the show
15:20 - Colin and chips, anyone?
17:13 - Pocket God and Aurora Feint: Arena Daemons are included in our iPod app update, as well as, listener suggestions
28:58 - Why my wife thinks Karen O is weird
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Episode #122 - Vampires or Cylons?

02:04 - Talking about 30 Days of Night. Is it 2002 again?
07:32 - M. Ward proudly representing the upper Northwest with Hold Time
11:39 - Top 5 things from the last Battlestar Galactica episode
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Episode #121 - Ladies and Gentleman We Are Floating In Space
A review of No Line on the Horizon by U2
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Episode #120 - Who Didn't Watch the Watchmen?

03:39 - Morrissey's latest album, Years of Refusal, is great except for the creepy baby
08:33 - Since I didn't watch Watchmen, here's a review of Dave Gibbon's The Originals
14:24 - Y: The Last Man Volume 7 - Why is it called Paper Dolls?
21:02 - More iPhone love with the 3.0 update
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Episode #119: You Stole My Baby Name!

02:54 - Embracing digital books with the new Kindle iPod app
07:46 - American Idol is changing things up...again
12:10 - Emmy the Great packs a pretty punch with First Love
16:51 - The Other Side by Jason Aaron / Cameron Stewart captures much about the Vietnam War, including the stuff we'd want to forget
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Episode #118 - Taste the Power of My Philanthropy!

A review of X-Force Vol 1 - Angels and Demons written by Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost, drawn by Clayton Crain, and published by Marvel Comics
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Episode #117 - Electronic Dancing Shoes

01:26 - Playing around with the new TV.com iPod app
5:00 - Create your own meaning with Fox Bunny Funny from Andy Hartzell (Top Shelf)
10:05 - This is Top Chef, not Top Podcast!
17:47 - Franz Ferdinand return with a proper sequel with Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
22:30 - Camelot 3000 is chock full of Bolland art goodness
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Episode #116 - Pop Variations

A review of Grand by Matt & Kim (Fader)
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Episode #115: Even Jack Bauer can't save a subpar album

00:24 - Now 100% germ-free!
05:26 - Sidescrollers by Matthew Loux nicely tides you over if you haven't already gotten Scott Pilgrim fever
10:07 - 24 Season 7 rekindles the magic and I'm in love again
16:49 - Fiction Family and their first album isn't bad, but....
21:34 - Y: The Last Man Volume 6 - Ninjas, pirates, monkeys, oh my!
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Episode #114: The End Always Involves Vampires

A Look Back At Final Crisis #7
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00:29 - Louis reveals the magic behind the curtain!
02:54 - It's a Silber Media trio review!
07:55 - Aurora Feint II fills a casual game sized hole in my heart
12:47 - Animal Collective brings an unexpected surprise to me with Merriweather Post Pavillion
16:27 - Finger cutting is not the solution to our economic crisis
18:53 - Left 4 Dead wins my Best Videogame of 2008 award.  Just protect me from the Witch
23:29 - Y:The Last Man - Ring of Truth gets the series back on track with some monkey poop action
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Kwok Talk - Episode #112

00:28 - Man, it's cold.
02:36 - Cry Yourself to Sleep by Jeremy Tinder is an adult book, but not in a nekkid way
05:32 - Let's put the blinders on for a review of Folie a Deux by Fall Out Boy
09:45 - Lost is coming back on Wednesday! Let's continue the celebration with a look back to Seasons 3 & 4
16:11 - Super Human Resources from Ape Entertainment is some good white-collared fun!
18:12 - Marnie Stern's This is It... has the most absurd album title and cover art ever. Thankfully that's my only complaint with the album.
21:53 - My top 6 videogames of the year. Am I a casual gamer?
33:18 - Oh man, this episode is long and it's still cold.
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Episode #111

00:27 - Welcome back from break to our first episode of 2009!
04:01 - Day and Age by The Killers wasn't really a return to Hot Fuss or anything else that impressed me
06:58 - Reflections on Seasons 1 & 2 of Lost before the new season begins
12:10 - The December BOM, Liberty Meadows - Volume 1 - Eden by Frank Cho makes me flip-flop in opinion yet again
17:42 - Camelot 3000 (Barr/Boland) is our January BOM, get it at 47% off at instocktrades.com!
18:37 - In Ghost Colours by Cut Copy is everything I could have wanted from that Killers album and a whole lot more
22:42 - My top 5 favorite comic moments of 2008 brings up some forgotten moments from earlier in the year, and a surprising #1
30:56 - What I learned from Girl Talk
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Here's an extra stuffed holiday episode for you packed full of goodies! We look that 808s and Heartbreak by Kanye West and A Hundred Things Keep Me Up At Night by Love Is All; you may have only heard of one of them, but there's only one of them that you should care about in the end. Geoff Johns / Richard Donner / Andy Kubert bust in with the Last Son hardcover and knock our Kryptonian socks off, but can BKV do the same with Y: The Last Man volumes 3 & 4? Lastly, we jot some notes on the Heroes fall finale and preview for the spring arc.
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Kwok Talk - Episode #109

Get your dancing shoes on as we hit the clubs to review Phonogram Volume 1: Rue Britannia and the first issue of Volume 2: Singles Club - Pull Shapes.  Make sure you keep you feet moving as we then move on to Skeletal Lamping by Of Montreal, which has some lofty expectations from this reviewer. The episode is capped off with a look at the Comixology iPhone/iPod app now available.
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Interview with Kieron Gillen by Daniel Emmons
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Sue Richards loves Apple Bottom jeans.

We're back after Thanksgiving break and have an episode stuffed with reviews for our return. Continuing with our music overload episodes, we find a lot of promise with Keane and their third album, Spiraling, and a worthy follow-up album by Jack's Mannequin with The Glass Passenger. Being the first week in December, it's time to discuss November's BOM, Savage Dragon Archive Volume 1, as well as announce December's BOM, Liberty Meadows Volume 1, which is 47% off at instocktrades.com. This episode also kicks off our first in a series looking at Y:The Last Man. Oh yeah, there's even some NHL talk with a brief comment about the Sean Avery situation.
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Happy pre-Thanksgiving episode! This one's stuffed full of reviews, with two music reviews: New Surrender by Anberlin and The Stand-Ins by Okkervil River.  As your side dishes, we offer up a look at Bolt, the new Disney film, and iVerse Media comics on the iPod. If that isn't enough, stick around for some dessert and a review of 110 Percent by Tony Consiglio.
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The Thunderbolts are such a messed up team. Oddly I love them.
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Nothing like some oddly titled items to make for an interesting show. We start off with some reviews of iPod games, with Aurora Feint being the clear winner.  TV on the Radio's, Dear Science, wasn't as easy to decipher but we try anyways, following up with the endearing piece, Will You Still Love Me If I Wet the Bed by Liz Prince.  Throw in some commentary on the newly released Kick-Ass movie images and how to steal a church and you've got yourself Episode #106!

Running Time: 21:02
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Wolverine, rave glow sticks, spider buggies
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The Mad House of Ultimate Fortune Episode!

Forget raking leaves. Wouldn't you much cozy up with this new episode featuring a discussion on Mad Men Season 2?  Or perhaps the clap-along sounds of Gentleman Auction House are more appropriate for these Fall days? Maybe you prefer laughs and excitement to get you through Seasonal Affective Disorder? If so, we have reviews for both Fortune and Glory by Brian Michael Bendis and Ultimatum #1.

Running Time: 23:05
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The Acid Anatomy in Local Montreal Episode!

With your extra hour from Daylight's Saving Time, feel free to use it listening to Episode #104 two times! In this episode, we cross our fingers and hope that Jenny Lewis' album, Acid Tongue, figures the formula out. At least, it's a good excuse to put up a picture of her. Speaking of pictures, we talk about the recent Of Montreal show here and what it was like being an official photographer for a night. Finally, we cap the discussion off with last month's book of the month, Local, by Brian Wood and Ryan Kelly and announce November's book of the month, Savage Dragon Archives Vol 1, which is now 47% off at Instocktrades.com. Oh yeah, and I go on a slight rant about the latest episode of Grey's Anatomy.

Running Time: 23:45
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The Good Heroes & Riot Crisis Episode!

An episode overflowing with reviews as we take a look back to Ra Ra Riot's first full-length album, The Rhumb Line, which turns out to be a nice surprise. The goodness continues through reviews of Fables: The Good Prince, Secret Invasion #7, and Final Crisis #4. If that wasn't enough, how about a discussion of Heroes: Season 3 to cap off the episode! Come for the reviews! Stay for the multiple times that Louis says "Furries" instead of "Fury" or "Furies"!

Running Time: 22:30
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The Intimate Politic Frenzy Episode!

In a special episode in conjunction with many other comic podcasts, we're participating in the Comics Podcast Theme Event: Politics in Comics! And in true Kwok Talk nature, it's a completely useless list of the Top 5 Super Villains I would want as president in a time of crisis. And if you're still around after that, we quickly hit up Bloc Party's latest album, Intimacy, and Feeding Frenzy 2 (Xbox 360)

Running Time: 20 minutes
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The Year of the Walkmen Crashers Episode!

Show Notes:
00:27 - Intro
02:36 - Batman Year One - Miller / Mazzucchelli (Half Hour Wasted - Legion of Dudes review)
08:31 - October BOM - Local - Wood / Kelly (40% off now at www.instocktrades.com)
10:10 - The Walkmen - You & Me
13:05 - Odd News - Bangkok Punch
14:49 - Castle Crashers (XBLA)
17:51 - Outro

Running Time: 21:50
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Hallelujah! Fight the Fainting Legion Devil Episode!

Show Notes:
00:27 - Intro
01:01 - T-Mobile G1 announced
03:31 - Galaga Legions (XBLA)
06:11 - Jurassic Fight Club (History Channel)
10:12 - The Faint - Fasciinatiion
13:17 - Hallelujah the Hills - Prepare to Qualify EP
16:20 - Daredevil #111
19:01 - Outro

Running Time: 20 minutes
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The iTunes Criminal Partie Episode!

Show Notes:
00:28 - Intro
01:54 - Black Kids - Partie Traumatic
05:08 - Uncanny X-Men #502
07:46 - iTunes 8
11:40 - War Heroes #2
13:54 - Criminal Volume 3: The Dead and the Dying - Brubaker/Phillips
18:35 - Outro

Running Time: 20 Minutes
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The 49 Minute Disco Revelation For Our Forefathers Episode!

Show Notes:
00:27 - Intro
01:30 - HEALTH - Disco
03:29 - Review: Wondermark - Beards of Our Forefathers by David Malki
05:47 - Odd News: Father / Son Dorms
06:44 - Review: Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved (XBLA)
10:25 - Review: Paul Westerberg - 49:00 of Your Time/Life
13:14 - Final Crisis: Revelation #2
16:57 - Secret Invasion #6
19:27 - Outro

Running Time: 20 Minutes
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The Strong Spider Rat Parade Episode!

Show Notes:
00:27 - Intro
01:37 - Ratatat at The Gargoyle
04:03 - Review: Whiteout by Greg Rucka / Steve Lieber
08:02 - September Book of the Month - Batman Year One by Frank Miller / David Mazzucchelli (47% off at instocktrades.com)
09:28 - Review: Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People Episode 1 (Wii)
12:52 - Review: Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer
17:35 - Review: ASM #570
18:56 - Outro

Running Time: 20 minutes
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The Horrible Lion Musical Episode!

Show Notes:
00:27 - Intro
02:18 - Review: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
06:34 - Summer of musicals at the Muny
10:47 - Relationships and male hobbies
15:02 - Review: One Day As A Lion EP
17:54 - Outro

Running Time: 20 minutes
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The Gotham Invader Talk Episode!

Show Notes:
00:27 - Intro
02:25 - Review: Gotham Central Volume 4 - The Quick and the Dead by Greg Rucka / Michael Lark
07:02 - Odd News: Fake iPhone lines
08:33 - Odd News: Anti-Kidnapping Chips
10:27 - Review: Space Invaders Extreme (DS)
14:16 - Review: Girl Talk - Feed the Animals
18:26 - Outro

Running Time: 20 minutes
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The Steady Checkmate Revelation Episode!

Show Notes:
00:26 - Intro
02:46 - Review: Checkmate Vol 4 - Fall of the Wall by Greg Rucka was a nice payoff
06:52 - Review: Amazing Spider-Man #567 and its reveal was not so mind-blowing
10:04 - Odd News: Rat snacks are our solution, just not the one I expected
11:24 - Odd News: BK bubble bath and a slight digression on the youth and Internet
14:59 - Review: The Hold Steady - Stay Positive was yet another great random pickup
17:55 - Review: Final Crisis Revelations #1...was dark
19:17 - Outro

Running Time: 20 minutes
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The Motion Trio Episode!

Show Notes:
00:25 - Intro
01:50 - Review: Watchmen Motion Comic
04:16 - Review: Invincible Motion Comic
05:38 - Review: Stephen King's N Motion Comic
07:29 - Motion Comics as a Medium
08:26 - Ask a Jenny
11:27 - Review: Alkaline Trio - Agony and Irony
14:27 - Review: Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane #1
16:49 - Review: Final Crisis #3
19:20 - Outro

Running Time: 20 minutes
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The Cold Sentry Economics Episode!

Show Notes
00:25 - Intro
01:35 - Review: The Sentry - Paul Jenkins/Jae Lee is a mixed bag of agoraphobic fun
07:24 - August Book of the Month: Whiteout - Greg Rucka/Steve Lieber
08:33 - Review: Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends probably won't change any existing opinions of the band
11:39 - Comics During a Recession (Comic Foundry) and the five titles I would stick with
17:15 - Review: Wolverine #67 shot an arrow of fun in my face
19:05 - Outro

Running Time: 20 minutes
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The Uncanny Glamour Death Knight Episode!

Show Notes:
00:28 - Intro
02:25 - Odd News: More embarrassing kid names
03:55 - Review: Glamourpuss #2 proved to be an interesting read
06:21 - Dark Knight reflections and my top 5 list of things to consider for the next Batman movie
12:48 - Review: Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs did not quite possess my heart
16:08 - Review: Uncanny X-Men #500 was somewhat of a San Francisco treat

Running Time: 20 minutes
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The Mighty Pitchforknauts Trade Episode!

Show Notes
00:26 - Intro
04:01 - Pitchfork Music Festival 2008
13:25 - NBA Trade Talk
15:30 - Mighty Avengers #16
18:35 - Perhapanauts #3

Running Time: 20 minutes
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The Smooth Fourth World State and Tokyo Godland Episode!

Show Notes:
00:27 - Intro
02:12 - Review: Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Volume 1
09:47 - Review: Mates of State - Re-Arrange Us
13:39 - Review: Warioware - Smooth Moves (Wii)
16:36 - Listener Questions
19:44 - Review: Godland Celestial Edition Volume 1 by Joe Casey
24:01 - Review: Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell
26:50 - Odd News: Feel a Statue

Running Time: 30 minutes
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The holiday gave me late books and a free bag of discount firecrackers. Will Astonishing X-Men #25 win via Twitter text? Can Overdrive pimp a win?

Preliminary Seeding
1. Astonishing X-Men #25
2. Batman #678
3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer #16
4. Amazing Spider-Man #564

Show Notes:
00:26 - Intro
03:33 - Round 1: Astonishing X-Men #25 vs. Amazing Spider-Man #564
07:11 - Round 1: Batman #678 vs. Buffy the Vampire Slayer #16

Tune in to find out the rest...

Running Time: 15 minutes
Show Music - mewithoutyou - Catch For Us the Foxes
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The Queen Zohan Wall Blox Index Episode!

Show Notes:
00:27 - Intro
02:35 - Review: You Don't Mess With the Zohan
05:11 - Review: Wall-E
09:33 - Review: Thrice - The Alchemy Index I - IV
17:28 - Review: Queen and Country Vol 1 (Definitive Edition) by Greg Rucka
22:38 - Odd News: Stripper Golf for Kids
23:20 - Listener Questions
25:20 - Review: Boom Blox (Wii)
28:23 - Outro

Running Time: 30 minutes
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It's the NIT of Kwok Talk comic tournaments! As we look through some of the lesser anticipated books, there are still some gems to be found. Can Sinestro construct a win like he did an airplane? Can Fear Agent drink it's way to the top?
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00:15 - Intro
02:01 - Round 1: Green Lantern #32 vs. Runaways #30
03:52 - Round 1: Avengers Initiative #14 vs. Immortal Iron Fist #16
05:43 - Round 1: Fantastic Four #558 vs. Superman #677
07:23 - Round 1: Uncanny X-Men #499 vs. Fear Agent #22

Tune in to find out the rest...

Running Time: 15 minutes
Show Music - Flight of the Conchords - Flight of the Conchords
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Too many comics to be contained within one episode, so we're giving you TWO episodes this week! This episode is a battle of the top seeds, where we let the big dogs fight for the prize of being the book of the week. Can Hank Pym sleep with enough skrulls to carry Mighty Avengers #15? Will Ellis' swan song on Thunderbolts #121 get the sympathy vote?
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Show Notes:
00:15 - Intro
02:34 - Round 1: Thunderbolts #121 vs. X-Men Legacy #213
04:08 - Round 1: New Avengers #42 vs. Daredevil #108
05:21 - Round 1: Captain America #39 vs. Mighty Avengers #15

Tune in to find out the rest...

Running Time: 15 minutes
Show Music - Ben Folds - Rockin the Suburbs
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The Third Suburban Key Fleet with Mario Gear Episode!

Show Notes:
00:26 - Intro
02:45 - Review: Suburban Glamor by Jamie McKelvie
09:11 - Odd News: Sudoku court
11:21 - Review: Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
13:21 - Metal Gear Solid reflections
19:00 - Review: The Black Keys - Attack and Release
21:54 - Review: Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
25:05 - Review: Portishead - Third
28:49 - Outro

Running Time: 30 minutes
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It's a small week of comics, so we get to slow down this episode. No bracketology, but a lot of comic goodness still!
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Show Notes:
00:15 - Intro
02:24 - Amazing Spider-Man #562
06:53 - Green Lantern Corps #25
12:16 - Action Comics #866

Running Time: 15 minutes
Show Music - Hepcat - Right On Time
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Can the appearance of a sidekick help Kick-Ass #3 slash its way to the top? Or will the multitude of babies generated in Nightwing #145 create enough sympathy for a win?
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Preliminary Seeding:
1. Secret Invasion #3
2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer #15
3. Kick-Ass #3
4. JSA #16
5. ASM #561
6. Nightwing #145
7. Young X-Men #3
8. Punisher War Journal #20

Show Notes:
00:15 - Intro
01:51 - Round 1: Secret Invasion #3 vs. Punisher War Journal #20
04:27 - Round 1: Buffy the Vampire Slayer #15 vs. Young X-Men #3
05:38 - Round 1: Kick-Ass #3 vs. Nightwing #145
06:58 - Round 1: JSA #16 vs. ASM #561

Tune in to find out the rest...

Running Time: 15 minutes
Show Music - Sunny Day Real Estate - How It Feels To Be Something On
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The Crystal Castle Soundsystem Running Rascal Method Episode!

00:19 - Intro
02:27 - What you been up to?
05:25 - Review: Dizzee Rascal - Boy in Da Corner
07:33 - Odd News: Reverse drug bust?
08:51 - Review: Aesop Rock - All Day
11:34 - Review: The Crystal Method - Drive
14:15 - Listener questions
17:46 - Review: Defend Your Castle (Wii)
21:11 - Review: LCD Soundsystem - 45:33
23:14 - Review: The Hives - Black, White, and Run (Expensive People Remix)
26:04 - Review: Bizarro Comics (V/A)
29:09 - Outro

Running Time: 30 minutes
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Sooooo many comics. The holiday delay in getting my comics means no comic tournament. But hopefully this free-form talk about my books makes up for it as I run down my Top 5 books and all the others.
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06:05 - New Avengers #41
07:18 - Daredevil #107
08:34 - Batman #677
10:07 - Final Crisis #1
12:43 - Giant Sized Astonishing X-Men #1

Running Time: 15 minutes
Show Music: Rancid - Life Won't Wait
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It's upset city this week! Are any of the top seeds safe? Can JLA #14 fend off the pop-art evil of ASM #560? Can Captain America #38 put up enough espionage to outwit Avengers Initiative #13 and Perhapanauts #2?
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Preliminary Seeding:
1. Incredible Hercules #117
2. Captain America #38
3. JSA #15
4. Mighty Avengers #14
5. Fantastic Four #557
6. Amazing Spider-Man #560
7. Avengers: Initiative #13
8. Perhapanauts #2

Show Notes:
00:15 - Intro
02:10 - Round 1: Incredible Hercules #117 vs. Perhapanauts #2
04:15 - Round 1: Captain America #38 vs. Avengers: Initiative #13
05:43 - Round 1: JSA #15 vs. Amazing Spider-Man #560
07:17 - Round 1: Mighty Avengers #14 - Fantastic Four #557

Tune in to find out the rest....

Running Time: 30 minutes
Show Music: Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell
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The Button Castles With Hercules Cookies Episode!

00:22 - Intro
01:46 - Review: Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles
05:37 - What have you been up to?
08:12 - Listener Questions: Part 1
13:46 - Review: F*** Buttons - Street Horsssing
16:18 - Odd News: Darth Vader Attacks Jedi Church
18:17 - Review: Hercules and the Love Affair - Hercules and the Love Affair
19:50 - Review: Princess at Midnight by Andi Watson
22:45 - Odd News: Girl Scout Cookies
24:45 - Listener Questions: Part 2
27:09 - Outro
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Another full bracket competing to be book of the week. Can Titans #2 even squeeze into the competition? Do I find parcour cool enough to enjoy ASM #559? How did Marilyn Manson get into Batman #676?
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Preliminary Seeding:
1. Thunderbolts #120
2. Batman #676
3. X-Men Legacy #211
4. Wolverine #65
5. Green Lantern Corps #24
6. Amazing Spider-Man #559
7. Guardians of the Galaxy #1
8. Transhuman #2
9. Titans #2

Show Notes:
00:15 - Intro
01:21 - Disqualified: Titans #2
02:35 - Round 1: Thunderbolts #120 vs. Transhuman #2
03:52 - Round 1: Batman #676 vs. Guardians of the Galaxy #1
05:24 - Round 1: X-Men Legacy #211 vs. Amazing Spider-Man #559
07:03 - Round 1: Wolverine #65 vs. Green Lantern Corps #24

Tune in to find out the rest....

Running Time: 30 minutes
Show Music: Listener - Ozark Empire
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Eight books vying for the coveted title of Book of the Week. Who will make it on top? Will Alex Maleev be able to draw Mighty Avengers #13 to victory or stun with a horrific Frank Castle cover on Punisher War Journal #19? Will the boobalicious cover of Young X-Men #2 leave us embarrassed? Can Dracula help Buffy #14 win the competition with back to back issues?
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Preliminary Seeding:
1. Secret Invasion #2
2. Mighty Avengers #13
3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer #14
4. Amazing Spider-Man #558
5. Nightwing #144
6. Young X-Men #2
7. Logan #3
8. Punisher War Journal #19

Show Notes:
00:15 - Intro
01:49 - Round 1: Secret Invasion #2 vs. Punisher War Journal #19
03:00 - Round 1: Mighty Avengers #13 vs. Logan #3
04:29 - Round 1: Buffy #14 vs. Young X-Men #2
06:19 - Round 1: ASM #558 vs. Nightwing #144

Tune in to find out the rest....

Running Time: 30 minutes
Show Music: Mates of State - Team Boo
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The Blindspot Fear and Extra Life Episode!

00:23 - Intro
02:12 - What have you been up to?
04:45 - Review: Drawn to Life for Nintendo DS
09:19 - Odd News: Lice Exhibition
10:27 - Forum Questions
13:11 - Review: Extra Golden - Hera Ma Nono
15:58 - Review: Vic Ruggiero - Something In My Blindspot
18:43 - Odd News: Nuclear Tea
19:44 - Review: Fear Agent - The Last Goodbye by Rick Remender / Tony Moore
23:45 - NBA 2nd Round Picks
27:38 - Odd News: PBR Coffin
28:58 - Outro
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Weeks like this make it hard to just pick one book of the week. Who will win? The Skrull Queen infiltration? Black Hand throwing up black goop? Hal Jordan bench-pressing a plane? Iron Fist kicking things?
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Preliminary Seeding
1. New Avengers #40
2. Action Comics #864
3. DC Universe #0
4. Green Lantern #30
5. X-Men Legacy #210
6. Avengers: The Initiative #12
7. The Immortal Iron Fist #14
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Finally a light week, with a fab four of books. Will Uncanny X-Men's cover frighten me away with it's hippie overload? Am I one being suspected by Fury as a skrull in Mighty Avengers? Can Countdown end good at all?

Preliminary Seeding
1. Mighty Avengers #12
2. Countdown To Final Crisis #1
3. Uncanny X-Men #497
4. Batman #675

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We're so all over the map this episode, you'll need to consult the records of Ponce de' Leon. We've committed to our NBA first round picks, so feel free to see those fall apart, but to soothe those upset specials you may want to listen to our reviews of She & Him - Volume One and Vampire Weekend - S/T.  On the animated side of things, we also discuss the recent New Frontier DVD and on the comic front I spend time with the Alias omnibus.  And because we care about you, we warn you about the dangers of being a hairdresser and the healing properties of Pokemon.
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As our lawyers sue the NBA for copying our playoff format, treat yourself to the latest episode of Comic Talk. Will Perhapanauts #1 impress enough to go far?  Can Orion and Darkseid slug each other enough to move onto the next round? Will that picture of Anole on X-Men: Divided We Stand #1 never cease to creep me out?

Preliminary Seeding
1. Captain America #37
2. Incredible Hercules #116
3. Avengers Initiative #11
4. Countdown 2
5. ASM #557
6. Perhapanauts #1
7. X-Men Divided We Stand #1
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I may be a bit travel weary, but now back at the home base, there's no stopping this tournament to find the best book of the week. Will JSA #14 win due to team size? Can Reed coming to the rescue get the excitement meter going off the charts in Fantastic Four #556? Will the abundant use of white in Amazing Spider-Man #556 lull me into defeat? And I don't even mention "skrulls" or "babies" this episode...ok, maybe once.

Preliminary Seeding
1 - Wolverine #64
2 - FF #556
3 - JSA #14
4 - GL Corps #23
5 - Avengers Fairy Tales #2
6 - Titans #1
7 - ASM #556
8 - Countdown to Final Crisis #3
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Does a podcast have seams? If so, this one would be burstin' at them.  We're giving you double for what you paid for this episode, with two videogame reviews of Commander: Attack of the Genos and Poker Smash for XBLA. We also have two album reviews, with !!!'s - Myth Takes and The Gutter Twins - Saturnalia both being different than anticipated. Guy Delisle takes us on a trip to North Korea in his graphic novel, Pyongyang, but is that place funner than thong diamonds, skyscraper underwear, and taking divorce a little too literally? You'll have to listen to find out. Oh and my dog decides he wants to play mid-show. Fun
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Comic Tube
Fuzzy Typewriter
Fanboys Strike Back
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So many great books this week made me take a more refined and thoughtful approach to figuring out the best book for the week.  So many books that Countdown #4 wasn't even invited to the dance. Secret Invasion is upon us, but can that beat Puerto Ricans beating up a superhero in Kick Ass #2 or Superman meeting Dr. Zoidberg in Action Comics #863. Even Dracula and Xander's male bonding in Buffy #13 might not be able to top that. And find out which comic would make me eat babies. Oh yeah. That good to get me all un-PC

Preliminary Seeding
1 – Secret Invasion #1
2 – Kick Ass #2
3 – Action Comics #863
4 – Buffy 13
5 – Nightwing #143
6 - ASM #555
7 – Young X-Men #1
8 - Logan 2
9 - Countdown 4
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Upset city! This episode busts more brackets than Murdock busts skulls in Daredevil #106! Will The Mighty Avengers #11 tear the ugly face off the competition? Will Green Lantern #29 and Hal's origin survive the Echo skrullpocalypse in New Avengers #39? Can Transhuman #1 engineer a victory or will Countdown #5 leap out like a dog with a knife and stab its way to a win?

This week's rankings:
1. New Avengers #39
2. Daredevil #106
3. Green Lantern #29
4. Transhuman #1
5. X-Men Legacy #209
6. Mighty Avengers #11
7. Countdown #5
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Remember that time when you got irradiated with rays, gained super powers, and were trained by what you later found out to be a terrorist organization? Yeah I don't, but Jessica Drew does as we review Spider-Woman: Origins by Brian Michael Bendis, Brian Reed, and the Luna Brothers. I also can't remember the last Nine Inch Nails album I liked, but that' s probably because Ghosts is the first NIN album I've tried. As well, I've never tried fighting 500 lb gorillas, but I did enjoy King of Kong: A Fistfull of Quarters.  Things to maybe not try include Triggerheart Exelica on XBLA or sticking engagement rings in balloons.  So pull up your pants before you get arrested and get ready for some random fun.
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It's March Madness, baby! And while I really don't care for NCAA sports, we're using the occasion to try out a new format. Think of it as a bracket for best book of the week. The issues have been seeded and are ready to battle to the death for supremacy. Will Countdown #6 pull off the upset? Will The Incredible Hercules #115 stomp it's sandals all over the competition? Can the referees be tempted by the cheesecake art of JLA #19? Only time will tell, or at least 20 minutes of podcast sportstacular goodness.

This week's rankings:
1. The Incredible Hercules #115
2. Captain America #36
3. ASM #554
4. JLA #19
5. The Immortal Iron Fist #13
6. Countdown #6
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The week's shipping list didn't look that exciting, but actually provided a lot of gems that really knocked my proverbial socks off.  Perhaps shining the brightest was Thunderbolts #119 - how can you not get excited by Swordsman exploding Venom? Perhaps a little more on the G-rated end, Avengers Fairy Tales #1 wonderfully kicks off the mini-series in as much a whimsical fashion to almost be my book of the week. Shoot, Wolverine #63 and Mighty Avengers #10 weren't really slouches either. Perhaps some of that energy could have rubbed off to Countdown #7, which left me wondering where we're headed in this series.  Same thing with Avengers Initiative #10, but in a good way.  Amazing Spider-Man #553 shows that I have no heart when it comes to mutated freaks.  Fantastic Four #555 teaches us that the 2018 editorial staff at Marvel has some retcons to do, and finally, Green Lantern Corps #22 wasn't anywhere close to as bad as I may have thought.

Happy St. Patty's day comic fans.
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Could we possibly pack more reviews into this episode? (Yeah, probably, but I'm only one man, you ungrateful jerk!) On the audio front, we spent time with some EPs: Black Kids - Wizard of Ahhhs EP and The Myriad - Prelude to Arrows EP, one which got us pretty jazzed and the other...not so much. The Checkmate/Outsiders crossover, Checkout, by Greg Rucka and Judd Winnick leaves us wondering who DC is paying to come up with Checkmate trade names. Shifting to games, we talk about our time with Rez HD and FIFA Street for the Xbox 360. One was possibly powered by drugs and you couldn't get me to buy the other without getting me drugged.  Mixed in with all this is odd news of getting snipped in the name of March Madness and how you listening to this is contributing to American's crime wave.
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Yeah, I'm shocked too that Buffy the Vampire Slayer #12 was my favorite book of the week, but I found myself laughing with every person convening to find out on Buffy's latest activities. Amazing Spider-Man #552 kept the BND train rolling on nicely, while Green Lantern #28 keeps us moving towards the blackest night. Logan #1 was disappointing and Uncanny X-men #496 was just weird and filled with hippies. Nightwing #142 was a nice link to the other Batman books and Countdown #8 makes me tired with all it's talky talk.

It's comic time. Come and get it.
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"While being tortured, I replay episodes of Kwok Talk in my mind. How soothing," Batman wrote on a cocktail napkin at the local bar.

Let's talk comics!
-Kick - Ass #1
-Batman #674
-Action Comics #862
-JSA #13
-Captain America #35
-Daredevil #105
-Countdown #9
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"Crap. We should have listened to Kwok," said a German scientist before getting eaten by a newly found sea spiders the size of dinner plates.

-Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo
-Scalped vol 1 by Jason Aaron
-XO & Lost Kisses by Silber Media
-Odd news: Sexy church and the potential aquatic apocalypse
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"Morgan Le Fey said I had to bring a gift the next time I came over. iPod loaded up with Kwok Talk episodes should work wonders," wrote Dr. Doom on his blackberry to his Twitter site.

Let's talk comics!
-The Incredible Hercules #114
-Mighty Avengers #9
-ASM #551
-JLA #18
-Runaways #29
-Countdown #10
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"Kwok's voice would warm my heart if it wasn't replaced by robotic technology," computed Alpha Lantern Boodikka while performing a quadratic formula.

Let's talk comics!
-Wolverine #62
-New Avengers #38
-Countdown #11
-Green Lantern Corps #21
-Fantastic Four #554
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"I would also like to attach this legislation to make Kwok Talk the official picnic podcast for Kentucky," pronounced Kentucky State Representative Charles Siler while trying to pass his bill to get KFC to be the official state picnic food and fending off PETA protesters with a broom.

Listening to this podcast will earn you 2 points in the primaries. If not, at least you'll get to hear reviews of:
-Strictly Leakage by Atmosphere
-Batman and Son by Grant Morrison & Andy Kubert
-The false Juno videogame
-Fried chicken being the official picnic food of Kentucky
-NBA trades
-Mrs. Clemens on HGH
-Dangerous flirty women
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"This podcast is helping me relax after our mansion was destroyed, my mentor was shot in the head by a renegade teammate, and my team was disbanded," Cyclops admitted while riding a Triceratops during his Savage Land vacation.

Let's talk comics!
-Justice Society of America #12
-Uncanny X-Men #495
-Countdown #12
-Buffy the Vampire Slayer #11
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"I'd like to register, please...to be able to post on the Kwok Talk forums," emailed Jessica Jones to the CSG moderators while her baby was sleeping.

Let's talk comics!
-Avengers: Initiative #9
-New Avengers Annual #2
-Mighty Avengers #8
-Daredevil #104
-Captain America #34
-Batman #673
-Countdown #13
-Green Lantern #27
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"It was either the Mets for 4 prospects or that other team who offered the entire Kwok Talk catalog," Johan Santana reported said while preparing some spinach artichoke dip for his Superbowl party.

It's Wednesday, so let's celebrate hump day with a new episode to keep you going until the weekend.  Here we talk about:

-The Hives - The Black and White Album
-Undertow (XBLA)
-Tommysaurus Rex by Doug TenNapel
-Music disagreements and fire
-The complaint choir
-Heartache leave
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"Wait, they're destroying the perfect Earth?! Save the Kwok Talk episodes!!!" screamed Superman-Prime while ironing his cape.

Let's talk comics!
-Countdown to Final Crisis #14
-X-Men #207
-Astonishing X-Men #24
-The Order #7
-Ultimates 3 #2
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"I usually keep an iPod filled with Kwok Talk episodes in one of my pockets to play for the baby. If this baby is the savior of mutantkind, we need to toughen her up a bit," wrote Cable on an Etch-a-Sketch.

Let's talk comics!
-The Incredible Hercules #113
-New X-Men #46
-The Immortal Iron Fist #12
-JLA #17
-Countdown #15
-Amazing Spider-Man #547
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The Go to the Dead Checkmate Galaxy Episode!

"I may be the the third smartest person in the DC universe, but at least Kwok dresses better," Mr. Terrific said in an IM message to Batman.

What a better way to celebrate our new Wednesday release schedule with episode #75! In this episode we talk about:

-Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
-The Walking Dead Vol 3 (HC) by Robert Kirkman
-Checkmate Vol 2 by Greg Rucka
-The Go! Team - Proof of Youth
-Why kids hate clowns
-the Macbook Air

Also, this episode features hand-drawn craptacular art by yours truly! Keep this episode in mint-condition, it'll be worth millions in the future!
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Comic Talk for books released on 01/09/08

"I hope to destroy the multiverse, but maybe I'll keep Kwok Talk around. Maybe." - declared Lord Monarch in an entry in his Anne Geddes diary.

In a possibly ongoing series of weekly episodes, this episode focuses on:
-Mighty Avengers #7
-Countdown #16
-The Spirit #12
-X-Factor #27
-Punisher War Journal #15
-Hulk #1
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The Best of 2007 Music, Podcast, and Sports Episode!

"My agent tried real hard to get me a gig as co-host on Kwok Talk, but unfortunately Louis doesn't really do the co-host thing. I guess I'll just have to settle for a possible NBA Championship," quipped Kevin Garnett while supersizing his meal at McDonalds.

This is it - the last of our Best of 2007 trilogy. You like the music? You like the podcasts? You like the sports? You like the teeth-whitening properties gained by listening? Well, I can only guarantee three of the four. Enjoy!
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The Best of Comics & TV Episode!

"I laughed so hard that I accidentally slapped Chuck on the back. And then she died. And then, I wasn't laughing anymore. Thanks a lot, Kwok." - Ned the Piemaker supposedly wrote in an angry fan letter.

Continuing our Best of 2007 episodes, this time we talk about year in comics (titles & events) and TV.  What's on our best of lists?  Tune in to find out!
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The Movie & Videogame Episode

"We didn't make Kwok's Top Movie list?!? Autobots, prepare to kick his butt," Optimus Prime was quoted saying while watching the Rose Bowl.

It's the first episode of the year, you know what that means - the year end extravaganza! Too much to be contained in one episode, this is the first of several podcasts discussing our best of 2007 lists. 

First up - movies & videogames!!
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The Raving World Rebirth Episode!

"I had to either rescue the World Series ball or this episode of Kwok Talk from my dog's mouth. Fortunately, I chose wisely," Boston reliever Jonathon Papelbon admitted while wrapping his Christmas presents.

-Rayman: Raving Rabbids 2
-Green Lantern: Rebirth by Geoff Johns
-Jimmy Eat World - Chase This Light
-$9000 Guitar Hero 3
-Forum Questions
..and more!
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The Return of the Stereo Hero 2 Saint Episode!

"I may be Sportsman of the Year, but Kwok Talk is the real unsung hero," Brett Favre said during a dream when he was a NASCAR racer.

-Guitar Hero III for Xbox 360
-JLA Earth 2 by Grant Morrison
-New Found Glory - From the Screen To Your Stereo II
-Text a Saint
-Forum questions and more!
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The Bubbly Animal Combination Episode!

"Wait, why is Kwok still writing?! That scab!" said some anonymous NBC writer while texting on his iPhone

-Eisley - Combinations
-Animal Man by Grant Morrison
-Bubble Bobble Revolutions for Nintendo DS
-Spacious suitcases & accidental cremations
-We're taking a break!
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The Boston Love Letter Episode!

"Kwok stole the ball. I bet he's gonna sell it on eBay," Boston Red Sox pitcher Jonathon Papelbon told reporters while enjoying his free Taco Bell tacos.

In a slightly different episode, we deal with our love/hate relationship with Boston sports.
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The Poison Daisies for Rilo Conan Simpson Episode!

"Kwok uses big words," Conan the Barbarian apparently grunted while playing the 6th hole at the neighboorhood mini-golf.

A little earlier treat for you all, since I'll be on the road this weekend.

-Rilo Kiley - Under the Blacklight
-Box Office Poison by Alex Robinson
-The Simpsons and Conan demos for Xbox 360
-Pushing Daisies with Pol from the Fuzzy Typewriter Podcast
-America's least attractive city?
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The Fuzzy Crossover Episode!

"It made me cry more than a beatdown by the Hood," Tigra said while enjoying dinner at Avengers Mansion.

Pol from the Fuzzy Typewriter Podcast joins us for the manliest of all manly discussions. Ok, we talk about tv, movies, and comics that made us cry. Please don't beat us up.

Be sure to head over to the Fuzzy Typewriter for the second part of this crossover!
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The Singular Torso Shock Episode

"mmmmmmmmmm. Kwok. muaaahhhhhhhhhh," a Big Daddy was overheard mumbling while attending an ice cream social.

-Mae - Singularity
-Torso by Brian Michael Bendis
-What's wrong with Bioshock
-Ostrich pride killings
-Questions from the forums
-Our last hour
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The Baby Episode!

"I can't wait until Papa Federline lets me listen to Kwok Talk!" Jaden Spears supposedly said while watching an episode of Dora the Explorer and eating a candy bar.

A real random discussion of the good and bad of babies and "crying" caused by Nintendo.
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The Mr. Birthright Skater Con Episode!

“Whenever I’m in an intense firefight, I just turn on the soothing sound of Kwok’s voice in my helmet,� Master Chief supposedly said while drinking a pina colada at Applebees.

Tired, but still kicking!

-Tegan & Sara - The Con
-Superman: Birthright
-Skate vs. Tony Hawk Proven Ground
-Mr. Bean's Vacation
-Back To You
-Australian odd news
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The Divorce Episode!

"I wish this episode had come out a few months earlier, would've saved the Big Aristotle some money in divorce settlements. Oh well, I guess I'll have to make Shaq-Fu 2 now," Shaquille O'Neal was quoted saying while filming Ka-zaam part 3.

Tune in for a discussion of three "divorces"
-Jenna Fisher's divorce announcement
-Comic fans divorcing Countdown
-iTunes and NBC call it splitsville

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The Beautiful Rushing Love War Episode!

"Good thing there's over 67 episodes of Kwok Talk cause I'll be needing something to listen to this upcoming NBA season," Greg Oden said (supposedly) while blocking a shot.

Still enhanced and fancy! And a little loopy from late night recording.

-Rush Hour 3
-Beautiful Katamari & Stranglehold demos
-Secret War by Brian Michael Bendis
-Interpol - Our Love to Admire
-Day of Conception without Traffic Signals!
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The Animals Are Vick-torious Superheroes Episode!

It's the return of the "A" episodes to tide you over between our normal episodes. We start off like everyone and their mother talking about the Vick sentencing and somehow manage to end on Grant Morrison's run on Animal Man. And I get to show pictures of my dog, Piper.
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The Reign of Rioting Baby Puzzle Episode!

"Kwok and a microphone - now that's quite the combo!" exclaimed Planet Puzzle Leauge red block #2 (supposedly)

#66 is an enhanced podcast! What does that mean? Darned if I know. (Actually it means that we have chapter markers and you can click on the images for links!)

-Paramore - Riot!
-Spiderman: Reign
-The Simpsons Movie
-Marathon, Area 51: Blacksite, Planet Puzzle League
-100 children and monster insurance
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The icky gotham rocket sleeper episode!

“When I’m not stealing jokes about shark week, I like to listen to the Kwok Talk podcast.  I’d say he was stealing material too, but then I’d expect the podcast to be a lot better,â€? Wizards PG Gilbert Arenas was quoted saying (supposedly).

Be sure to take a break from the heat and join us for Episode #65 - now with 50% more material with no extra charge!

Show Notes:
-Ed Brubaker's Sleeper & Gotham Central with special guests Fred, Will, and Mike
-The White Stripes - Icky Thump
-Rocket From the Crypt
-XO, Lost Kisses, Worms from Silber Media
-Odd News: More horrible children names and free testicle surgery
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-Fred - www.thisweekincomics.com, Comics this Week podcast
-Will - Hello, you're looking at my tumblog
-Mike - VIRB
-Pol - Fuzzy Typewriter podcast
-Silber Media
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"During my holdout, I listen to the Kwok Talk podcast. My English isn't that good, but I think the podcast probably is better that way," said Milwaukee Bucks holdout Yi Jianlian (supposedly).  This week set our sights upon The Chariot's album The Fiancee, Sam & Twitch: The Brian Michael Bendis Collection, Green Lantern Corps #14, Buffy the Vampire Slayer #5, The Immortal Iron Fist #7, Hairspray, Refused, chihuahua heroes, pooping money, and naked fat men.
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This week we proudly welcome Pol (The Fuzzy Typewrite podcast) and Angela (Stand Out in the Stash podcast) to talk about Grant Morrison's We3 and the current week in comics. All by my lonesome self, I discuss Transformers, Wilco's Sky Blue Sky, The Rolling Stones, and how to lose your job as a living goddess.
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Breaking news! The Kwok Talk podcast has been traded for second round pick and a player to be named later! While I'm packing my locker, feel free to enjoy reviews and discussions of:
-Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton - Knives Don't Have Your Back
-Young Avengers Volume 2: Family Matters
-Sinestro Corps #1, Xmen #200
-The Lion King musical
-Our first offerings from the summer list: Powers, Guns n Roses, Heroes
-Manhunt II for the Wii - AO rating
-Amazon's Harry Potter strategy
-USC recruiting
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It's getting freaking hot, which means summer is here. Fortunately we're here with our summer reading/listening/watching list to get us through the summer days. We also review Fell Vol.1: Feral City, Phoenix Wright - Ace Attorney for the Nintendo DS, Gracie, Bjork's new album Volta, Spiderman Fairy Tales #1, World War Hulk #1, squirrel attacks, and getting hit in the nuts.
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What could be more fun than a short work week after the Memorial Day weekend? How about episode #60, with reviews of Explosions in the Sky's album - All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone, Eets: Chowdown for Xbox 360 Live Arcade, Checkmate: A King's Game, The Arcade Fire live in Chicago, and rats the size of cats. Gross.
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Is that the sound of joy coming a day early? Or maybe it's just spiders in your ear. Since I'll be on the road tomorrow, enjoy the early release of episode #59. Reviews of Bright Eyes' Cassadaga, Amazons Attack #1, Marvel Zombies - Dead Days, Jetpac Refueled and Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia for xbox360, and the dumbest way to earn some spare cash.
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Happy cinco de mayo! Celebrate with a review of Rosie Thomas' album These Friends of Mine, Kingdom Come, a look back at my NBA playoff pics, where not to send sexy pics of yourself, and I suffer through Shrek 3 the videogame.

My NBA 2nd round picks:

Detroit/Chicago - Detroit in 6
Cleveland/winner of Toronto/NJ - Toronto/NJ in 5
Phoenix/San Antonio - Phoenix in 7
Golden State/winner of Houston/Utah - Houston/Utah in 6
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Even more random? Reviews of Modest Mouse's "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank," Bizarre New World #1, All-Star Superman vol. 1, NBA playoffs, Bodyworlds 2, and toilets catching on fire.

My NBA playoff first round picks:

Pistons/Magic - Pistons in 5
Cavs/Wizards - Cavs in 4
Raptors/Nets - Raptors in 7
Heat/Bulls - Heat in 6

Mavs/Warriors - Mavs in 6
Suns/Lakers - Suns in 5
Spurs//Nuggets - Spurs in 7
Jazz/Rockets - Rockets in 6

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I don't think I'd want any egg that comes out of a bunny, but Happy Easter regardless.  In this episode, we review The Arcade Fire's "Neon Bible," Crackdown for the xbox 360, Avengers: The Initiative #1, Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness #2, Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America: Wolverine, weird things you can do with your loved ones ashes, and KITT on sale for $150K.
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Something serious?!? We start off with thoughts about the first internet chatroom suicide. If you aren't too bummed out after that, stick around to enjoy a review of Anberlin's album Cities, Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1, Civil War: The Confession, DMZ, dating Alan Greenspan, The Faint at the Pageant, stinky shoes, and I get super excited about TMNT the video game.
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It's high blood pressure time! Reviews of Dr. Strange - The Oath #5, New Avengers - Illuminati #2, The Invincible Iron Man DVD, Bayside's album The Walking Wounded, the absurdity that is Pacman Jones, and where not to stick weapons.
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Enjoy a spirited discussion and dialog on the capitalistic tendencies of the post-modern man.  Not really.  Still sticking to the formula of comics, video games and music reviews.  In this episode, we review Paperboy for Xbox live arcade, Astonishing X-men #20, The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman, New Avengers #27, Thunderbolts #111, and The Shins album Wincing the Night Away
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Cold outside? Curl up with an episode sure to warm your heart - if that means a review of Of Montreal's album - Hissing Fauna Are You the Destroyer?, Ultimate Spiderman #105, Punisher War Journal #3, Bullet Points #4, Assault Heroes for the Xbox Live Arcade, Netflix online downloads and another questionable Bears fan. It doesn't? Well, then just put on another layer of clothes and tune into this episode.
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Back after celebrating our 50th episode, episode #51 is back on track with reviews of Heavy Weapon for Xbox 360, Fantastic Four 542, Ultimate X-men #78, The OC Mix #6: Covering Our Tracks, Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall and reflections on my top 5 list of the hardest video games I've played.
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#50 and still feeling nifty! Crappy humor aside, it's an hour-long extravaganza with a review of Gwen Stefani's new album, The Sweet Escape, reviews of Civil War #7, Civil War Frontline #10, Iron Fist #2, impressions of Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin for the Nintendo DS, NFL playoff picks...oh yeah and the motherload of best of 2006 lists (all listed below).

Chargers over Patriots: 31-24
Colts over Ravens: 14-10
Saints over Eagles: 27-10
Bears over Seahawks: 9-3
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The Best "Best of" List of 2006

Top 10 albums
1. Hellogoodbye - Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!
2. The Killers - Sam's Town
3. Keane - Under the Iron Sea
4. The Advantage - Elf Titled
5. Mates of State - Bring it Back
6. Thursday - A City By the Light Divided
7. Mewithoutyou - Brother, Sister
8. Brand New - The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me
9. Belle and Sebastian - The Life Pursuit
10. My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
Notable Mentions: Castlevania 20th Anniversary Release, Cobra Starship - While the City Sleeps We Rule the Streets, TI - King, AFI - Winterunderground, Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins - Rabbit Fur Coat, Justin Timberlake - Futuresex/Lovesongs

Top 5 Podcasts
1. EGM Live
2. Retronauts
3. Relevant Magazine
4. iFanboy
5. ESPN: PTI
Notable Mentions: Player One, 1up Yours, ESPN: Best of Mike & Mike, Mega64, ESPN: Daily Dish, Gamespot's the Hotspot

Top 5 Video Podcasts
1. Geekdrome
2. The 1up Show
3. Cute with Chris
4. Diggnation
5. VH1: Best Night Ever
Notable Mentions: x-Play, Gamespot's On the Spot, DL.TV, Martin Sargeant's - Webdrifter, NBC Nightly News, NBA.TV, the Travelling Morans, OpenAlpha

Top 5 Books
1. Early Bird - Rodney Rothman
2. The Zombie Survival Guide - Max Brooks
3. The Revolution - V/A (Relevant)
4. Superstud - Paul Feig
5. Flashbang - Mark Steele

Top 5 Video Games
1. Elite Beat Agents (DS)
2. Gears of War (xbox360)
3. New Super Mario Brothers (DS)
4. Guitar Hero 2 (PS2)
5. Wii Sports (Wii)
Notable Mentions: Marvel Ultimate Alliance (xbox360), Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (DS), Geometry Wars (xbox live), Big Brain Academy (DS), Final Fantasy III (DS)

Top 5 awkward moments
1. Grandfather gives child copy of EA's Madden 07. Child plays it to find out it was porn
2. Mel Gibson's laughs in response to an interview's reminder of his sexist comments during a Primetime interview
3. President Bush giving German Chancellor Angela Merkel a backrub
4. Dick Cheney shoots person while hunting
5. Britney Spears photographed w/o underwear (any of the many times)