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The fanboys strike back is David and Eric, childhood friends who love comics. Every week they get together and discuss the books that came out and decide which comic is worthy of being the book of the week. Don't miss this fun and lighthearted podcast and check out fanboysstrikeback.com for more info
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Happy 2010! This week we do some recaps and discuss the big two comic book events underway, Marvel's Siege and DC's Blackest Night. We also weigh in on the Spider-man 4 news and reboot and finish off with our review of James Cameron's Avatar, does is live up to all of the hype? Subscribe on itunes Direct download (Right click, save as)…
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Well we're back from our hiatus and this week we get together to discuss the books from last week as well as our quick thoughts of the events and reboots going on in the comic world. Come listen to our thoughts on Dark Reign, Batman Reborn, X-Men Utopia, The Blackest Night and more.( The audio is little off at times, but hey something is better tha…
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This week we go head to head with Battle for the Cowl: The Network #1 and Superman: World of New Krypton #3. We also review Flash: Rebirth #2, Cable #14, and more. We discuss last week's Legion of Three Worlds #4 and why it may have given David renewed hope of the DC universe and finish off the show with the top 5 things that we were able to get ou…
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We've had this one in the can for a few weeks but after some uploading issues we're back and ready to go. This week we go head to head with Battle of the Cowl: Commissioner Gordon and Ultimatum #3. We also discuss, New Avengers #51, Oracle #1, X-Force/Cable Messiah War Prelude and more. We finish off the show with our top five things we're looking …
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This week we go head to head with Daredevil #116 and Batman:Cacophony #3. We also give you our reviews of War of Kings #1, New Avengers: The Reunion #1, and more. We finish off the show with our review of Street Fighter 4 and a little movie based on a graphic novel called The Watchmen. Subscribe on itunes Direct Download (right click, save as)…
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This week we go head to head with X-Infernus #3 and Nightwing #153, the final issue! We also review Green Lantern Corps #33, Batman #686, Thor #600 and more. We finish off the show by discussing the shocking and exciting end of last week's Legion of Three Worlds #3 and talk about the announcements made at the New York Comic-Con Subscribe on itunes …
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This week we go head to head with Daredevil #115 and Superman #684. We also review Ultimate Spider-man #130, JSA #23, New Avengers #49 and more. We finish off the show with our review of Final Crisis #7 and how we fill about the whole series now that it's ended and touch on what events we're excited about this coming year. Subscribe on itunes Direc…
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We're back with a new year and some new comics. We go head to head with X-Men: Legacy #220 and Robin #182 and review Dark Avengers #1, Green Lantern #37, Deathstroke #1 and more. We finish off the show with our final thoughts on volume 3 of Heroes and discuss the ramifications of Final Crisis #6. Subscribe on itunes Direct Download (right click, sa…
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We had some problems uploading this episode but better late than never. We go head to head with X-Infernus #1 and Batman #682. We also review the end of secret Invasion with the release of Secret Invasion #8, did all the years of planning pay off or was the series a disappointment. We finish off the show with some quick looks at JSA #21, New Avenge…
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This week we went head to head with Daredevil #113 and Batman #681, the final issue in the R.I.P storyline. Did it live up to Eric's expectations? We also review JSA: The Kingdom Special, Ultimate Spider-man #128, Superman #682 and more. Subscribe on itunes Direct Download (right click, save as)By fanboysstrikeback.com
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We're back from another little break, life's been a little bit bust lately. Eric and I go head to head with a couple of books from last week, Terra #1 and the first issue of Ultimatum. We then give you our reviews of some of the books from this past week including Wolverine, Green Lantern Corps, JSA Kingdom Come Superman Special and more. We finish…
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This week we go Head to Head with Daredevil #112 and Final Crisis: Submit #1. We also review Secret Invasion #7, Final Crisis #4, Superman: New Krypton Special and more. We finish off the show with our review of the new Star Wars Clone Wars TV show. We thought the movie was lukewarm, is the series any better? Subscribe on itunes Direct Download (ri…
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This week We trade off books with Robin #179 and Uncanny X-Men #503, we also discuss Amazing Spider-Man #573, The end of Ultimate Origins #5, JSA #19, Final Crisis Rogues' Revenge #3 and more. We finish off the show with our review of the latest episode of Heroes- Angels & Monsters Subscribe on itunes Direct Download (right click, save as)…
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It's our 50th episode and time to change up the show a little bit. You'll hear about our new format as we discuss the books of the week including Detective Comics, Secret Invasion: Inhumans, Green Lantern, Action Comics and more. We run down what we've thought of Heroes Season 3 so far and finish off the show with our reviews of the Wii and PS3 ver…
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Eric picked Detective Comics #848 as the best book he read this week because it wasn't directly tied in to Batman R.I.P, yet was really good. We also take a look at X-Men: Manifest Destiny#1, Spider-Man loves Mary Jane #2, Trinity #15 and more. We finish off the show by discuss Warner Bros. new idea of making more DC movies but making them all dark…
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We had some technical difficulties so this episode is a little late but still here! Eric picked New Avengers #44 as the best book that he read and not for the reasons that you may think. We also discuss the end of Teen Titans Year One, JSA, X-Men Legacy, DCU: The Last Will & Testament and more. Subscribe on itunes Direct Download (right click, save…
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Eric picked Action Comics #868 as the best book he read this week because it finally felt like something noticeable is going on in the Superman Universe. We also discuss Fantastic Four #559, Secret Invasion #5, Booster Gold #11 and more. We finish off the show with our review of Star Wars The Clone Wars. Did we think this was worth releasing in the…
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I chose Spider-man Loves Mary Jane as the best thing that I read this week because it was just a breath of fresh air with all these other serious comics around. Eric gives his R.I.P. updates with reviews of Robin, Nightwing, Dectective comics and more. We finish off the show with our thoughts of the new DC games, Mortal Kombat vs DC and DC Universe…
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Eric chose Northlanders#8 as the book of the week because it's a story that he followed from start to finish and it paid off. We also discuss JSA Annual, Green Lantern, Thor, Wolverine and more. We finish the show out with an in depth look at Y:the last man and a review of Soul Calibur 4. Subscribe on itunes here! Or download the podcast directly h…
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I picked Avengers:The Initiative #15 as the best book that I read this week because it gave us a new and fresh look at the Secret Invasion and this continues to be one of the more consistently solid book at Marvel. Er also discuss Robin, Green Lantern Corps, Two-Face Year One and more. After seeing the trailer for Watchmen, I finally sat down and r…
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We're back from hiatus and ready to review some books! Eric chose Final Crisis:Rogue's Revenge as the best book of the week because it's Geoff Johns writing the characters he loves and that equals comic goodness. We also discuss several books from this week and last such as Captain America White, JSA, Batgirl,Mighty Avengers, Secret Invasion and mo…
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Eric picked Final Crisis #1 as the book of the week because of the crafted set up by Grant Morrison and is intrigued to see what's going to happen. We also discuss Batman #677, X-Force #4, !985 #1, Giant Size Astonishing X-Men and more. We finish off the show with our reviews of Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and what I thought ab…
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Eric chose Batman #676 as the best book he read this week because it's the start of the R.I.P. storyline and it really does feel like this may change the status quo of Batman for a while. We also discuss Fantastic Four:Secret Invasion #1, Titans #2, and more. We finish the show off with Eric giving some quick reviews of books that he picked up from…
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We're back from the Emerald City Comic-con and we're bringing you all the news and info that we could gather. Eric chose House of Mystery #1 as the book of the week because it was a refreshing break from the big events that are dominating both major comic companies right now. We also discuss Young X-men #2, Secret Invasion #2, Might Avengers #13 an…
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This was a great week for books but in the end New Avengers stood out as the best book of the week because I am so immersed in this story and it's been a huge pay-off so far. Eric and I also discuss DC Universe #0 to talk about the road the Final Crisis and this issue's shocking ending. We also talked about Avengers: The Initiative, Green Lantern, …
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Eric picked Mighty Avengers #12 as the best book this week because Nick Fury is back and things in the Marvel universe are about to get very interesting. We also discuss the end of Countdown, Checkmate, Thor, X-Force and more. We talk about the variant cover to Uncanny X-men which hints that someone may be a skrull and finish the show out with disc…
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I chose X-men:Divided We Stand #1 as book of the week this week because I was surprised by how well the characters were written and blown away by some of the emotional punches of the book. Eric and I also discuss Countdown to Final Crisis #2, Captain America #37, Avengers:Initiative #11 and more. We finish off the show with a little listener feedba…
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Eric picked Echo #2 by Terry Moore as the book of the week because it's a little like Strangers in Paradise but it's also nothing like Strangers in Paradise. We also discuss JSA #14, Countdown #3, Fantasic Four #556 and more. We go in depth on the new Titan's series to see if it's any good and if we'll stick with it and with Tomasi's return to Gree…
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Secret Invasion #1 hit stores this past week and it was easily the best book of the week. Eric and I dissect the book and do a role call of who we think are true heroes and who are skrulls. We also discuss the The Trials of Shazam #12, Countdown #4, Young X-men #1 and more. We finish off the show by discussing of few of our favorite things to arriv…
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Eric chose Ultimate Spider-man #120 as the best book he read this week because of the great Bendis dialogue and humor. Secret Invasion is right around the corner and it showed this week as we discuss the skrull sightings in Ms Marvel #25 and New Avengers #39 and more. For our top 5 we give you our top picks for stories that we would give to non com…
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It was a pretty light week for books but Eric was surprised by how good the Superman/Batman Annual #2 was and it made its way to the top as the book of the week. This week we also discuss Countdown #6, Captain America #36, Robin #172 and more. We've both been contemplating dropping some of our books so we decided to vent our frustrations with our t…
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I picked Mighty Avengers #10 as the best book this week because of the great "old school" presentation and the foreshadowing of things to come. We also discuss Avengers:the initiative, Fantastic Four, Booster Gold and more. Eric embraces his Nintendo pride as he gives you his review of Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Nintendo Wii and we finish off …
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I picked Thor #6 as the book of the week because it's one of the most beautiful books out there and the story is surprisingly deep and fulfilling. Eric and I also discuss the first true epilogue to Messiah Complex in X-Men:Legacy #208, Eric was actually moved by All Star Batman & Robin #9 and we touch on JSA #13, Kick-Ass #1 and more. We finish the…
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We have an all comic review show this week and Eric chose Checkmate #23 as the book of the week and is wondering why he hasn't been reading this book more. We also discuss Justice League of America, Countdown, Robin, Mighty Avengers and more! Subscribe on itunes here! Or download the podcast directly here (right click....save as)…
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Eric was more than happy to choose Nightwing #141 as the book of the week because of the powerhouse team of Tomasi and Morales. We also discuss Ms. Marvel #24 and find out who's a skrull, Uncanny X-men #495, Teen Titans Year one #2 and more. In comic news we talked about Trinity the new upcoming weekly from DC comics by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley …
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This was a huge huge for book so we pass up on our top 5 for the week and focus completely on this week's comic's. Eric chose Black Adam:The Dark Age #6 as the book of the week because of the emotional take on DC's breakout character. We also discuss Bucky as the new Cap in Captain America #34, Green Lantern #24, Countdown, New Avengers Annual and …
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Young Avengers Presents #1 took the book of the week because it was freshing to see a Young Avengers book out and it was really well done! We also discuss X-men #207 the end of the Messiah Complex crossover and give our final thoughts. We cycle through Astonishing X-men #24, Teen Titans #55 and more. After Amazing Spider-man #548 I finally decide i…
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Eric picked Green Arrow/Black Canary #4 as the book of the week because of how powerfully emotional it was and gives credit to Winick and Chiang for the great work they're doing on the book. We also discuss Green Lantern Corps, Nightwing, Countdown and more. We give you guys an in-depth review of Amazing Spider-man #546 the first issue of Brand New…
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