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In this episode of Dread Media, Darryll stops by to review two realistic nail-biters: the adaptation of his novel Red, and a cinema verite creeper by the name of Home Movie. Hear some talk about the past year and the year to come as far as Dread Media is concerned, two in-depth reviews and tunes galore: "Seeing Red" by Killing Joke, "Revenge" by Black Flag, "Family" by John Zorn and "Whenever We Come Back" by Breaking the Jar. [ 1:14:09 || 33.9 MB ] The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/podcasts/dreadmedia...admedia_071.mp3

In the two weeks since the last episode of Bigger on the Inside aired, there have been some major happenings in the world of Doctor Who. Not only has the Christmas special "The Next Doctor" aired in the UK, but the BBC has revealed the identity of the actor who'll play the 11th Doctor starting in 2010! Beyond that, the guys review the six-part serial "The Keys of Marinus," and Mike has a theory about Professor River Song. [ 1:03:47 || 29.2 MB ] The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/podcasts/biggeronth.../bigger_004.mp3

This time around Dan and Mike discuss a letter to a lost love (Spider-Man: Blue), a world-changing event (Secret Invasion) and a world born too soon (Marvel 1602). [ 1:15:10 || 34.4 MB ] The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/theshow/episodes/e2ts_294.mp3

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick celebrates the return of Darryll as they ring in the New Year with two bikersploitation flicks. Desmond and Darryll gush over Stone, the lost classic Australian biker epic. Then they deride the less-than-classic non-film Hell Ride. (Why do some great directors only ever make one film, and then Quentin Tarantino goes and puts his name on any old thing?) Some rockin' road tunes for you this week: "Stone Cold Crazy" by Metallica, "Riders of Doom" by Crom, "Hellrider" by Judas Priest and "Road Rats" by Alice Cooper. Happy New Year! [ 1:10:39 || 32.3 MB ] The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/podcasts/dreadmedia...admedia_070.mp3

In the first half of this piece, we touched upon some bizarre stuff, but now we're about to cross the International Date Line of Weirdness. These are games that were harvested in the weirdness capital of the world: Japan. They have never been officially released in North America, and likely never will. The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/columns/dw/weirdest-games-02

Having covered the 1966 and 1989 Batman films, James, Ian and Mike are back to discuss the next movie in the Batman franchise: Batman Returns! Steady yourself for three hours of girlish giggling, historical references and potential head trauma. Oh, and there's a movie review mixed in there, too. [ 3:03:15 || 83.8 MB ] The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/theshow/episodes/e2ts_293.mp3

Commissioner Gordon hunts down Batman for the apparent murder of Mad Stan ("Eyewitness"), a robot assassin is loose in Gotham City ("Zeta"), fearful parents are sending their teens off to a nightmarish reformatory ("The Last Resort"), Curare is back in town ("Final Cut") and an out-of-work arms developer makes life hectic for Batman ("Armory"). [ 1:40:18 || 45.9 MB ] The above is from: http://www.worldsfinestpodcast.com/episodes/wfp_044.mp3

Can you guess which of the following comics Des and Mike vehemently disagreed on? One look at the list should give you a big hint: DMZ #37, Final Crisis #5, Invincible #56, Secret Invasion: Dark Reign and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz #1. [ 1:02:10 || 28.4 MB ] The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/theshow/episodes/e2ts_292.mp3

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick (with a red nose for other reasons) reviews Elves, the cheesy Christmas horror classic. Then he reviews several new indie comics: City of Dust #3, Nyarlathotep and Remnant #1. DW stops by to discuss Fatal Frame in Brainscan. Desmond talks about snow, hamsters and being right about Rob Zombie all in a whiskey-fueled episode featuring the following Yuletide terror tunes: "It Snows in Hell" by Lordi, "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" by The Browns, "Cold Blooded Christmas" by Jon Lavoie, "There Ain't No Sanity Clause" by The Damned and "Christmas Sucks" by Tom Waits and Peter Murphy. Happy Holidays! [ 47:20 || 21.6 MB ] The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/podcasts/dreadmedia...admedia_069.mp3

After reading several e-mails about Rose, Dan and Mike focus on two Doctor Who stories. First up is "The Edge of Destruction," which takes place entirely inside the TARDIS. Then they lament the tragic loss of the seven-part "Marco Polo," the first serial to suffer from the BBC's junking policy. Also, Mike turns embarrassingly red at one point. [ 1:16:35 || 35.0 MB ] The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/podcasts/biggeronth.../bigger_003.mp3

With Jenny's cough being no better than before, Mike reads the bulk of the December Previews. Also, some sad news for Star Trek fans. [ 44:26 || 20.3 MB ] The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/theshow/episodes/e2ts_291.mp3

Video games, by their very nature, are weird; we control a yellow circular creature that pops pills until he gains the ability to eat ghosts, an endomorphic plumber has to save the princess from a fire-breathing snapping turtle, we drop differently shaped blocks to form lines for our Soviet masters. We don't even blink at this stuff, so for a game to truly be considered weird, it has to reach a level of insanity that's usually reserved for comic book villains and dendrophiliacs. This is why I've decided to compile a list of the weirdest games of all-time. The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/columns/dw/weirdest-games-01

Someone recently celebrated her 30th birthday, and she's here to talk about it. Also, Ian pops in with his thoughts about Hellboy and Hellboy II: The Golden Army. [ 1:06:46 || 30.5 MB ] The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/theshow/episodes/e2ts_290.mp3

In the spirit of the season, Kellen dedicates 2008's final episode of Animezing Podcast to Ken Akamatsu's two-episode OVA series My Santa. [ 29:00 || 13.2 MB ] The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/podcasts/animezingp...imezing_019.mp3

Amazing Spider-Man #579, Batman #682, Haunted Tank #1, Marvels: Eye of the Camera #1, X-Men Noir #1 and four more comics were reviewed this week. The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/reviews/c/iiwy/iiwy-071

Dan and Mike break format this week; instead of discussing two forthcoming collections and one that's already on the shelves, they cover (and argue over) the two series that made Alex Ross a comic book superstar: Marvels and Kingdom Come! [ 2:04:10 || 56.8 MB ] The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/theshow/episodes/e2ts_289.mp3

In this episode of Dread Media, you'll shoot your eye out as Desmond Reddick takes a look at the early career of the legendary Bob Clark. While he covers most of the relevant films rather quickly, he offers full reviews of two recent Anchor Bay releases: Black Christmas (the original slasher film) and Murder by Decree (the film that pits Sherlock Holmes against Jack the Ripper). DW stops by with a review of Clock Tower for the Super Nintendo, and there are tunes aplenty: "Dead of Night" by New Math, "Piano Recital" by Carl Zittrer, "Jack the Ripper" by Mary Shelley Overdrive and "Silent Night, Deadly Night" by The Browns. [ 51:45 || 23.6 MB ] The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/podcasts/dreadmedia...admedia_068.mp3

When you have a dire situation that needs to be dealt with hard and fast, you call one man: War Machine! Art: Francesco Mattina This desktop wallpaper is also available in widescreen format (1280x768). The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/wallpaper/full/War_Machine_001.jpg

A lot of things just go well together: peanut butter and jelly, Calvin and Hobbes, video game reviews and cliched openings. Sometimes, however, we are exposed to combinations that just baffle the mind. For instance, who thought it was a good idea to put squid on pizza, or little sweaters on dogs? And who was it that first handed instruments to Nickelback, and a movie camera to Uwe Boll? Along those same lines, when Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe was first announced, my reaction was very much of the bewildered variety. Why would someone ever mix those two universes? Sadly, the answer is all too obvious: Mortal Kombat is a stagnant brand, and something was needed to spice it up. The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/reviews/v/mortal-ko...-vs-dc-universe

Live and Let Die helps push FYEO past the three-hour mark for the first time, for many reasons: there's a new Bond in Roger Moore, there's a certain film called Quantum of Solace to cover and even a tertiary guest presenter in Andy "Pandy" Wilson, which makes for more discussion and an a cappella partner for Adham. Ian, meanwhile, gets ticked off about one particular character. [ 3:04:59 || 84.6 MB ] The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/podcasts/foryourear...arsonly_008.mp3

In response to an e-mail, James and Mike cast their version of a live-action Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, then they discuss five episodes from Batman Beyond: "Rats!," "Mind Games," "Revenant," "Babel" and "Terry's Friend Dates a Robot." [ 1:53:32 || 51.9 MB ] The above is from: http://www.worldsfinestpodcast.com/episodes/wfp_043.mp3

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Eight #19, DMZ #36, Transformers: All Hail Megatron #5 plus three more comics are covered this week. The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/reviews/c/iiwy/iiwy-070

Killer tomatoes, rogue heroes, enraged gods, warring rebels and possessed souls all attack in the five comics (Attack of the Killer Tomatoes #1, Savage Dragon #141, Thor: Man of War, Unknown Soldier #2 and Vincent Price Presents #3) Des and Mike discussed this week. [ 1:03:07 || 28.8 MB ] The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/theshow/episodes/e2ts_288.mp3

This episode of Dread Media might be less than an hour, but it's jam-packed with goodness. After paying tribute to yet another person this week, Desmond Reddick puts recent rumors of Rob Zombie's involvement with Halloween 2 in a certain light before jumping into a review of James Newman's short fiction collection, People Are Strange. Then he reviews the Welsh coming of age thriller Summer Scars, and the Mexican documentary La Santa Muerte before waxing on and on about future plans for the show. DW also offers up a short Brainscan on Enemy Zero for the Sega Saturn. Tunes included: "Return of the Phantom Stranger" by Rob Zombie, "My Own Summer (Shove it)" by the Deftones, "Take My Scars" by Machine Head, "On March the Saints" by Down and "People Are Strange" by The Doors. [ 58:25 || 26.7 MB ] The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/podcasts/dreadmedia...admedia_067.mp3

While discussing the title characters of the second Doctor Who story, "The Daleks," Dan puts their cultural impact on British society into perspective, and Mike admits there's a line so geeky even he won't cross it. [ 57:59 || 26.5 MB ] The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/podcasts/biggeronth.../bigger_002.mp3