It’s the Halloween episode of DC noise. Although not really because Eric and Mike did not plan ahead and so we don’t have a Halloween themed episode at all. But that’s a nice change of pace after all those other podcasts had Halloween episodes, right? Anyway, before we get into the show we have a voice message from our friend Chuck Loridans. He gives us some very compelling reasons why we should all love Elastigirl of the Doom Patrol. Giant, hot girl in a miniskirt? What’s not to love?

Our regular discussion of comics this week includes Gotham City Sirens #4, Batman #691, Superman Secret Origins #1, Action Comics #882, Last Days of Animal Man #5, Justice Society of America #31 and Power Girl #5.

We also go on an off topic tangent about horror movies there toward the end. It is Halloween after all. But our friend Micah saved you all with a couple of on topic voicemails about the Blackest Night tie-ins and Justice League: Cry for Justice, which seems to have gotten us back on track. So we wrap things up with a little discussion of North 40.

JUUUSTIIICE!!!

This week, Mike and Eric jump into the responses from listeners to our questions about their first DC Comics, characters they’d like to write or draw, Lantern rings and series and miniseries recommendations. We then go into our regular comics discussion with Green Lantern #46, Blackest Night Titans #2, Green Lantern Corps #41 and Red Robin #4.

This week, Mike and Eric jump straight into the comics discussion with Final Crisis Aftermath: Escape #5, Final Crisis Aftermath: Run #5, Doom Patrol #2, JSA vs Kobra #4, Justice League: Cry For Justice #3, Booster Gold #24, Batgirl #2, Detective Comics #857 and Batman and Robin #4

This episode Mike and Eric bring you a quick review of The Brave and The Bold #27 and then move into our look at the October 2009 Previews catalog for DC items scheduled for December release. And then we have lots of comics and more to discuss: Magog #1, The Shield #1, The new season of Smallville, Secret Six #13, Adventure Comics #2, Superman: World of New Krypton #7, Supergirl #45, Superman #692, Blackest Night: Superman #2, Solomon Grundy #7

Mike and Eric open the show with top 5 lists of “bromances” (man, I hate that word) in DC Comics. We then move on to some quick miscellaneous comics talk including Wonder Woman and Green Arrow/Black Canary. Our full reviews/annotations are for — Batman: The Widening Gyre #1 – 00:12:29 to 00:24:03; Justice Society of America #30 – 00:24:03 to 00:34:52; Supergirl Annual #1 – 00:34:52 to 00:44:59; Action Comics #881 – 00:44:59 to 00:52:34

It’s an all Blackest Night episode, but first Mike and Eric have the top 5 lists of DC cartoon series from ourselves and some of the listeners. Blackest Night Batman #2 (00:11:37 to 00:18:54) Green Lantern Corps #40 (00:18:54 to 00:29:34) Blackest Night #3 (00:29:34 to 00:45:51) Plus, Mike discusses Tales of the Green Lantern Corps 1-3 which introduced Nekron, the Honor Guard, Arisia and many other aspects of the current Green Lantern mythos.

Mike and Eric open the show with the top 5 lists of favorite current DC Comics artists and then move into the comics discussion: Superman/Batman 63 (00:11:36 to 00:15:25); Superman Annual 14 (00:15:25 to 00:18:53); Superman: World of New Krypton 6 (00:18:53 to 00:21:41); Action Comics 880 (00:21:41 to 00:26:18); Supergirl 44 (00:26:18 to 00:31:43); Superman 691 (00:31:43 to 00:35:29); Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen Special 2 (00:35:29 to 00:40:15); A quick roundup of Gotham City Sirens 3, Batman: Streets of Gotham 3, Red Robin 3, Outsiders 21 and Batgirl 1 (00:40:15 to 00:47:36); Batman and Robin 3 (00:47:36 to 00:51:43); Detective Comics 856 (00:51:43 to 00:57:16); Blackest Night Titans 1 (00:57:16 to 01:04:08); Blackest Night Superman 1 (01:04:08 to 01:09:29); Green Lantern 45 (01:09:29 to 01:15:48). And finally, we close the show with discussion of Action Comics 429 (1973) and Wednesday Comics.

Mike and Eric are back from a short break with our actual 50th episode. But we don’t really make a big deal out of it. It’s business as usual as we start the show with some back issue discussion of Action Comics #428 and The Question #8. We then go over the DC items in the September Previews catalog for items shipping in November 2009. We have a lot of comics to discuss this week and next week since we’ve been away for a bit, so sit back as we delve into quicker than usual discussion of Doom Patrol #1 (00:37:10 to 00:49:12), Flash Rebirth #4 (00:49:12 to 00:55:55), Secret Six #12 (00:55:55 to 01:02:17), Last Days of Animal Man #4 (01:02:17 to 01:05:41), Justice League: Cry For Justice #2 (01:05:41 to 01:12:41), Booster Gold #23 (01:12:41 to 01:18:32), Strange Adventures #6 (01:18:32 to 01:21:30), JSA vs Kobra #3 (01:21:30 to 01:24:13), Power Girl #4 (01:24:13 to 01:25:28), Solomon Grundy #6 (01:25:28 to 01:26:46) and a quick round of the the #4 issues of Final Crisis Aftermath: Escape, Run, Ink and Dance (01:26:46 to 01:33:50)

Mike and Eric begin episode 52 with some quick discussion of Final Crisis Aftermath: Ink #3 and Dance #3, Gotham City Sirens #3 and some quick discussion of the JLA Deluxe Hardcover volume 2 and specifically the character design of the villain Dr. Light within. Then we have a Top 5 list of our favorite current DC writers. Our spoiler filled comics discussion begins with — Power Girl #3 (00:21:35 to 00:27:51); Booster Gold #22 (00:27:51 to 00:36:30); Adventure Comics #1 (00:36:30 to 00:47:48); Last Days of Animal Man #3 (00:47:48 to 00:56:55); Justice Society of America #29 (00:56:55 to 01:04:29);Batman #689 (01:04:29 to 01:11:27)

This week, Mike and Eric open the show with some action figure talk. Eric read Madame Xanadu volume 1, and we discuss that. And Mike read a Teen Titans issue from 1978 and Green Arrow Black Canary #23. We then go into the top 5 lists of favorite costumes. There’s a quick discussion of Superman: Secret Files before we move into the regular comics discussion… Superman: World of New Krypton #5 (00:32:30 to 00:40:14); Green Lantern Corps #39 (00:40:14 to 00:50:13); Blackest Night: Batman #1 (00:50:13 to 01:02:13) and Blackest Night #2 (01:02:13 to 01:16:26)