I never expected to fall in love with the iPad as quickly or as deeply as I did, yet here I am, typing this post out on my iPad as I enjoy a beautiful morning in my back garden. iPaul, as I have dubbed my new love (after Sir Paul McCartney), might very well give my boyfriend a run for his money.

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I’ve never been a hard-core Whovian like many of my friends.

I can remember, a few years back, when DarkSakura excitedly introduced me to Doctor Who, showing me the first episode with the Ninth Doctor. She was definitely excited, but I was a little bored. I respected her (and my other friends — and even my mother’s) love of Doctor Who with a somewhat detached fascination. I watched here and there, mostly while spending time with my mother — the woman who bought me Star Trek action figures instead of Barbies as a kid — but I was never hooked.

And then I saw the fourth series episode Midnight, and I was well on the way to being hooked. I’ve always been a fan of psychological thrillers and suspense, and that particular episode reeled me in. My fascination with the Doctor has played out like a yo-yo since then, with interest waning in the series finale, coming back with Waters of Mars, and then sort of idling somewhere around mild curiosity for the first half of The End of Time and turning into full-blown love and respect by the end of the second half. By the time the credits were rolling, there was only one thought on my mind:

Could Eleven be my Doctor?

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Another week and more comics! Okay, so maybe it’s been a couple of weeks, but we’re back with new equipment. We’re both very sorry for the hiatus, but we’re back now, geekier than ever! Please tune in and hear what we’ve been reading for those past two weeks, our impressions on things to come, and finally DarkSakura’s review of the Comics iPhone app.

If you have questions or comments, or a discussion topic that you would like to see featured on the podcast, please feel free to e-mail us at mailbag@avengerstower.com — or else, you can contact either MarronMarvel or DarkSakura on Twitter. Drop us a line, we’d love to hear from you!

Click here to download Monday Comic Mania episode 6.

Another week, another batch of comics. Unfortunately, we could not get the podcast recorded this week due to an emergency situation, so I’ll be posting my pull list the old school way. We’ll be back with the podcast soon, however, so don’t give up on us!

DarkSakura’s Pull List

Captain Fancypants America: Reborn #6: Even though Cap’s been running around over various other issues of Marvel titles, we finally get to see how he boots the Red Skull out of his skull. I don’t know about you, fair readers, but I’ve been looking at this whole thing as the Tarantino treatment.

New Avengers #61: An attack on Asgard? Really? Really, apparently. This issue is supposed to be the official return of Cap to the Avengers, and just in time for Osborn to do something really stupid, at least to anyone who isn’t him or Loki.

X-Force #23: I’ve been getting into this whole X-Necrosha thing that’s going on. Of course, it makes perfect sense for the killer mutant team to go after another killer mutant team. Very much looking forward to how this plays out.

TPBs

Alias Ultimate Collection Volume 2: As if I wasn’t going to mention my favorite title ever! If this is anywhere near as good as the last bound volume, it’ll be a worthy purchase.

That’s it for today! Keep your eyes on the blog as my review for the comic iPhone app will finally make its appearance and we return for another episode of the podcast. Otherwise, feel free to email us at mailbag@avengerstower.com or contact MarronMarvel or DarkSakura on Twitter!

It’s another week and we’re ready for some more comics! This week, we discuss how the site where I get my pull list from tricked me, our picks of the week, and we have a discussion based on a listener question! We also have a tangent about Star Trek Online, discussion about comic-reading iPhone apps, and we like pie. Pie is delicious.

If you have questions or comments, or a discussion topic that you would like to see featured on the podcast, please feel free to e-mail us at mailbag@avengerstower.com — or else, you can contact either myself or DarkSakura on Twitter. Drop us a line, we’d love to hear from you!

Click here to download Monday Comic Mania episode 5.