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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Flurry of podcasts who got the shout out:
Entertaining Grime
Alternate Reality
Fred News
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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