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  1. You Skrulls wanna come 'round here an' mess us up? You thinkin', "Ain't no one can stop us. We bad! Yeah, we bad!" That what you fools think? Pfft! You ain't nothin' but a bunch a punks. Yeah, you stopped the Four an' the 'Vengers, but that don't mean you won. Oh, you thinkin', "What a bunch a kids gonna do?" You wanna know? You really wanna know? Pfft! We gonna kick the ugly right off yo' face and mail it to yo' mama, that what we gonna do. Then we gonna find her an' kick the ugly off her face, too. Why? 'Cause we the Power Pack, fools, an' that's how we roll! Packlife! Art: GuriHiru

    The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/wallpaper/full/Power_Pack_001.jpg

  2. In Hollywood, the films that sell are the ones where All-American heroes take on baddies -- primarily foreign ones ? and win convincingly against a backdrop of explosions and hot women waiting to lay the lead guy. So whilst the heroes are mainly homegrown, America often looks to Britain to provide an actor that will willingly play the villain. Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman), Darth Vader (David Prowse), Hannibal Lecter (Sir Anthony Hopkins) -- all were played by British actors. So what happens when you put a classically trained Knight of the Realm slash Shakespearean actor in a "dorky helmet" for three films? Greatness, that's what.

    The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/columns/wilson_i/comic-reel-lief-07

  3. Good or bad, sometimes comics surprise you. You think you know what you're going to get, but the experience winds up nowhere near your expectations. This week, at least three of the comics (Black Panther #36, Captain America #38, Iron Man: Director of SHIELD #29, Marvel Adventures The Avengers #24 and X-Factor #31) surprised Des and Mike. But where did those surprises fall on the positive / negative scale? [ 50:47 || 23.2 MB ]

    The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/theshow/episodes/e2ts_215.mp3

  4. In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick is the death of the party conducting an interview with Tony Wash, director of indy splatter epic It's My Party and I'll Die if I Want To. He then goes on to review said film. DW returns a modicum of class to the party with his review of classic NES head-scratcher Monster Party in this week's Brainscan. The party playlist this week is: "Life and Death of the Party" by Alice Cooper, "All My Friends are Dead" by Turbonegro, "Party Time (Zombie Version)" by 45 Grave and "Your Party" by Ween. Visit our sponsor at www.horror-mall.com, and make sure to enter the Cemetery Things contest pronto. Toga! Toga! Toga! [ 1:40:55 || 46.2 MB ]

    The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/podcasts/dreadmedia...admedia_038.mp3

  5. Conan, arguably the biggest name to leap from pulp novels, has also been featured in comic books, movies, television shows, video games and Power Records. Today you'll hear four such recordings: The Jewel of the Ages, Shadow of the Stolen City, The Thunder Dust and The Crawler in the Mists (PDF). To read along with The Crawler in the Mists, click the link (RE: PDF) above. [ 59:56 || 27.4 MB ]

    The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/theshow/episodes/e2ts_214.mp3

  6. I am nearing my wit's end. My eyes and ears hate me for the torture I put them through. My hands are sick of typing summaries of these idiotic shows. And my brain, well, let's just say it's ready to lead the rest of my body in a bloody coup d'etat. (Don't even ask what I'm going to do when Saw V rears its ugly head later this year.) But luckily, the show I'm reviewing today is so stupid that I don't really require my brain to write about it. If you remember the old NES Legend of Zelda games, then you probably (and unfortunately) remember the ever-so-hideous cartoon that meandered about shortly thereafter in 1989. (Although, I have to say that claiming this cartoon was based upon the eponymous video game is like saying one ounce of coherent thought was put into it.)

    The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/reviews/m/legend-of-zelda

  7. While I am undoubtedly a Kirbyphile (hello, my name is Desmond Reddick), there is no more compelling personality in comics than Jim Steranko. Before comics, Steranko was a circus sideshow performer, a magician, a gymnast, an amateur boxer, fencer and car thief. And this all before the age of 18! He went on to be an illusionist, escape artist and jazz musician while paying the rent as a graphic artist at an ad agency. It wasn't until 1966, at the age of 28, when Steranko landed his first job at Marvel Comics 11 penciling and inking finishes over Jack Kirby's layouts in the Nick Fury portions of Strange Tales, a book shared with the O'Neil / Ditko Dr. Strange.

    The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/columns/reddick/the-king-and-i-04

  8. Whilst it's been a long time since I've genuinely been scared by a movie or novel, there's something about playing survival horror games that's truly unsettling. (I still get a feeling of dread from Silent Hill 3 and Siren.) Sure, I never had much trouble playing BioShock or the later Resident Evil sequels, but in those games you're always armed with a nice cache of weapons; watching a twitching skeletal creature lurch towards you becomes a whole lot less frightening when there's a machine gun firmly gripped in your hands. However, not knowing what's creeping along in the distance, but knowing I'm ill-prepared to face it is a much more engaging experience.

    The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/reviews/v/condemned-2

  9. From Gotham Knights the guys discuss "Holiday Knights" (crime never sleeps in Gotham City, not even during the holidays), "Sins of the Father" (the debut of Tim Drake as Robin) and "Cold Comfort" (the shocking return of Mr. Freeze). Then from Superman: The Animated Series they cover "The Hand of Fate" (Doctor Fate does a whole lot of nothing as Superman battles the demon Karkull) and "Bizarro's World" (an ever-confused Bizarro returns to reshape, then destroy Metropolis). [ 2:01:05 || 55.4 MB ]

    The above is from: http://www.worldsfinestpodcast.com/episodes/wfp_028.mp3

  10. In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick reviews the French thriller Ils (Them), the score from the classic indy zombie flick Dead Next Door, Wicked Pixel's short film collection The Severed Head Network and a wad of comics from Free Comic Book Day. DW drops in to review the PC game adaptation of Harlan Ellison's classic short story "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream." Tunes include: "Them and Us" by Bad Religion, "Main Titles" and "Left for Dead (Instrumental)" by JR Bookwalter from the film Dead Next Door, "Short Songs" by Dead Kennedys, "Bring Me the Heads" by Amen and "Fuck You I'm Free" by Mondo Generator. Enter the Cemetery Things contest and check out our sponsor at www.horror-mall.com. [ 1:12:31 || 33.2 MB ]

    The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/podcasts/dreadmedia...admedia_037.mp3

  11. When Buck Rogers returned for its second season in the winter of 1981 (delayed by a writer's strike), the producers heard lead actor Gil Gerard's pleas. For months, Gerard had decried the campy tone and over-the-top pulpishness of the first season. More important, however, were the behind-the-scenes shifts; series creator Glen A. Larson was out, replaced by new executive producer John Mantley, known best for his work on Westerns like Gunsmoke and How the West Was Won. The end result was a vastly different show. No longer part of the Earth Defense Directorate, Buck, Wilma and Twiki had taken positions aboard the Searcher, a starship on a quest to find the 12 lost tribes of Earth.

    The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/reviews/m/buck-rogers-03

  12. In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick debuts the new segment Horror Legends as he digs through selected films by the Italian master of gore, Lucio Fulci. Among the films covered: The Eroticist, Don't Torture a Duckling, The Psychic, Zombi 2, City of the Living Dead and The Beyond. DW returns with a look ahead at upcoming horror video games in another edition of Brainscan. Tunes included: "A Lizard with the Skin of a Woman" by Mike Patton, "Dead Babies" by Alice Cooper, "The Clairvoyant" by Iron Maiden, "Designer Drugs" by Fake Shark Real Zombie, "One Step Beyond" by Fantomas and "Beyond the Gates" by Midnight Syndicate. Make sure you enter the Cemetery Things contest and visit our sponsor at www.horror-mall.com. [ 1:20:51 || 37.0 MB ]

    The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/podcasts/dreadmedia...admedia_036.mp3

  13. Know your history: the character of Anthony Rogers appeared for the first time in Phillip Francis Nowlan's "Armageddon 2419 AD," a story which was published in the August 1928 issue of Amazing Stories. As a (decidedly amateur) student of the history of science fiction, I can attest to having read this story (as well as its sequel, "The Airlords of Han," which appeared seven months later), and while it is indescribably important as a milestone of science fiction, with some amazing ideas and imaginative concepts, it's also fairly crudely written, and bears the unfortunate reality of being a part of the Yellow Peril mindset which was so prevalent in pre-war pulp fiction. Passing out in a disused coal mine outside Scranton, PA in 1927 (due to the presence of certain "radioactive gases"), World War I veteran Anthony Rogers awakens in 2419 to a world which has been overthrown by the Mongol Empire of the Han after the second World War weakened the world's defenses in 2109. Americans have been divided into barely organized gangs that are kept separated and overrun via the use of the Han's great airships -- fitted with disintegrator beams. Naturally, Rogers uses his wartime experience to give the Han what for, and is made leader of the Pennsylvania gang.

    The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/reviews/m/buck-rogers-02