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A former stuntwoman gets the hots for Batman ("The Ultimate Thrill"), while the Legion of Super-Heroes visit a young Clark Kent ("New Kids in Town"). Then Batgirl dies... sort of ("Over the Edge"), Toyman creates himself a lady-friend ("Obsession") and a scorned model seeks revenge ("Mean Seasons").

In this sinful episode of Dread Media, after theorizing on the shady beginnings of some news, Desmond Reddick reviews Steve Vernon's new nasty superhero chapbook Nothing to Lose. Then he moves on to the Eurosleaze film Satan's Baby Doll, and an American sexploitation DVD from Something Weird Video, The Joys of Jezebel / My Tale is Hot. There's news, feedback and tunes galore. They include: "Locked...

Marvel: Your Universe, a Wizard World Chicago 2008 panel.

Women in Comics, a Wizard World Chicago 2008 panel.

Cup O' Bendis, a Wizard World Chicago 2008 panel.

DDP: The Pop Culture Zone, a Wizard World Chicago 2008 panel.

The Image Founders Panel, a Wizard World Chicago 2008 panel.

The Ultimate Zombie Survival Guide with Max Brooks, a Wizard World Chicago 2008 panel.

Spawn to the Future, a Wizard World Chicago 2008 panel.

Warren Ellis Unplugged, a Wizard World Chicago 2008 panel.

The Great Debate: Bendis vs. Johns, a Wizard World Chicago 2008 panel.

The Jessica Abel / Matt Madden Panel, a Wizard World Chicago 2008 panel.

What happens when you take a quirky yet run-of-the-mill show geared towards preteens, and add in a stream of raunchy jokes? Kellen finds out as he looks at the FUNimation dub of Shin-chan.

Image Comics Spotlight: Robert Kirkman, a Wizard World Chicago 2008 panel.

Inflating breasts, slutty costumes, high fashion, invading aliens and incoherent nonsense are all discussed this week as Des and Mike review American Dream #5, Astonishing X-Men #25, Patsy Walker: Hellcat #1, Secret Invasion: Front Line #1 and Squadron Supreme #1.

Vertigo: Edgy and Evocative, a Wizard World Chicago 2008 panel.

Daredevil Retrospective with Bendis and Maleev, a Wizard World Chicago 2008 panel.

In this episode of Dread Media, a sun-beaten and half drunk Desmond Reddick reviews the novel Meat by Joseph D'Lacey, and two Paul Naschy werewolf films: Werewolf Shadow and Curse of the Devil. Tunes include: "Caught with the Meat in your Mouth" by The Dead Boys, "The Flesh Element" by New Math, "Vampira" by The Undead, "Werewolf" by The Noctunes and "Fuck the Children" by George Carlin. RIP Georg...

In this short episode of Earth-2.net: The Show, Ian Wilson chimes in with his thoughts about The Hulk (2003) and The Incredible Hulk (2008).

Supergirl debuts ("Little Girl Lost"), the Killer Croc / Baby Doll relationship is creepy ("Love is a Croc"), a fiery redhead gives Superman a bit of trouble ("Where There's Smoke"), Firefly plans to destroy his ex-girlfriend and Gotham City ("Torch Song") and Superman dons a new (yet familiar) costume in his second meeting with Batman ("Knight Time"). All that, plus lots of e-mail!

Angel: Revelations #2, Avengers Fairy Tales #3, Secret Invasion: Runaways / Young Avengers #1, Thunderbolts #121 and X-Men: First Class #13 weren't so fondly reviewed this week. Okay, one of them was. But the other four, not so much.

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick battles allergies to bring you reviews of two backwoods hillbilly films: Wrong Turn 2: Dead End and Stump the Band. Then he reviews Caliber #3 and Hercules #3 from Radical Comics. Tunes include: "Dead End Road" by Alkaline Trio, "Cannibal Song" by Ministry, "Take it Off" by The Donnas, "People Are Strange" by The Doors and "Bo Meets the Monster" by B...

"911. Please state the nature of your emergency..."

Randy's back from Anime North 2008, and he's brought his stories. What does he have to say about Halko Momoi, Spike Spencer and the general atmosphere of his first major convention? Listen in to find out.

Ghost Rider continues to hunt for Zadkiel (Ghost Rider #24), while Hercules battles Nightmare (The Incredible Hercules #118). Johnny Storm meets with an old flame (Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four #2), and Cyclops takes drugs (Ultimate X-Men #95). And a battle-weary Logan hits the road (Wolverine #66).