Earth-2.net: The Show

Tiny Titans: Welcome to the Treehouse, Batman: RIP and Madman: The Oddity Oddessy are the three collections Dan and Mike review this week. Will they fall in love with the cuteness of the li'l Titans, believe the hype surrounding Bruce Wayne's demise and marvel at Mike Allred's earliest take on his most famous character? Maybe. Then again, maybe you'll want to get your hate mail ready.

Jenny and Mike briefly discuss Christmas and address an e-mail before reading through the January Previews catalog. After that, Ian Wilson drops by to talk about the comic book movies of 2008, as well as what's coming up in 2009.

First Des and Mike look back at the best comics of 2008, then they review Black Lightning: Year One #1, Haunted Tank #2, No Hero #3, Shrapnel: Aristeia Rising #1 and Spider-Man: Fear Itself.

In the first edition of Waiting for the Trade of 2009, Dan and Mike review The Flash: Emergency Stop, Harley Quinn: Preludes & Knock-Knock Jokes and Global Frequency: Planet Ablaze.

It's finally happened. Some of Marvel's key comic books now cost $3.99. What do Des and Mike have to say about this? A lot!

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).

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 Steady yourself for three hours of girlish giggling, historical references and potential head trauma.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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

Hidden truths are revealed (Green Lantern: Secret Origin), misguided revenge is sought (Invincible Iron Man: The Five Nightmares) and demonic plots are foiled (Hellblazer: Son of Man) in the three trades Dan and Mike reviewed this week.

The final four Star Trek Power Records are presented today: The Man Who Trained Meteors, The Robot Masters, Dinosaur Planet and The Human Factor.

This week Des and Mike butt heads over one of the five comic books, but then they come to agree that another is horrendous. And those five books are: Anna Mercury #4, Brit #9, The Cleaners #1, Green Arrow / Black Canary #14 and Nightwing #150.

Doctor Who Week continues on Earth-2.net, and in this episode of Earth-2.net: The Show Dan and Mike discuss Steven Moffat, writer of such episodes as "The Doctor Dances" and "Blink." Not only do they look at his contributions to the program thus far, but speculate as to what he'll bring to the show now that he's been named head writer / executive producer.

As part of Doctor Who Week, Dan and Mike discuss IDW's Doctor Who Classics, volume one. But before that, they review the Robin: Violent Tendencies and Ultimate Human trade paperbacks.

Though selections from the November Previews catalog might be the main topic of the show, Jenny and Mike find time to talk about writing, road trips and ice cream. Oh, and STDs.

First Des and Mike discuss Amazing Spider-Man #575, Battlefields: The Night Witches #1, Final Crisis: Rage of the Red Lanterns, Hellboy: In the Chapel of Moloch and The War that Time Forgot #6. Then DW chimes in with his review of the Mirror's Edge remix album.

Ill-fated time travel, the politics of superheroes and the aftermath of world domination are the themes this week as Dan and Mike speak about Booster Gold: Blue and Gold, Civil War and Empire.