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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.

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. Say hello to our new sponsor by visiting www.fright-rags.com and using the coupon code DREAD10 to get 10% off your order. RIP Uncle Forry. And read the Rob Zombie interview transcripts: http://www.earth-2.net/columns/reddick/reel-dread-43-1, and http://www.earth-2.net/columns/reddick/reel-dread-43-2. Send feedback to: [email protected], or 206.203.1213.

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.

Every once in a while you get a dog, and in this episode Tom wrestles with Tales of Suspense #61, where Cap goes to Vietnam to fight a ruthless Japanese Sumo general in his Chinese palace while displaying his gooch. It's a chore, you betcha.

Between some unexpected musical choices, Kellen talks about the recent Chibicon and the premier showing of the event: Detroit Metal City, a death metal comedy.

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.

In this episode of Dread Media, Desmond Reddick explores the non-werewolf career of one Paul Naschy in the newest installment of Horror Legends. He reviews all five films in the brand new Paul Naschy Collection from Deimos DVD: Exorcism, Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll, Human Beasts, Horror Rises from the Tomb and Vengeance of the Zombies. DW then stops by to review Condemned: Criminal Origins for the Xbox 360. Tunes include: "The Exorcist" by The Hellacopters, "Caught My Eye" by Danzig, "Haunted Head" by Concrete Blonde and "Sketches of Spain (For Miles)" by Buckethead. Listen to him whine about his iPod, hate on the news about Batman and pay tribute to an author who died far too young. RIP Joseph McGee (www.josephmcgee.net). Send feedback to: [email protected], or 206.203.1213.

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

In this episode, Tom looks at the third and final issue of the Green Lantern tryout (Showcase #24), where Carol Ferris has marriage on her mind to a psychotic degree, Hal Jordan seems intent on calling some people "dark faced," and we witness the debut of the menace men call - well, Tom calls - Chicken-Head Mohawk.

In this batch of Batman Beyond episodes, Terry's suit is taken over by a vengeful / digitized CEO ("Lost Soul"), a mad hunter tracks Batman ("Bloodsport"), an overachieving student seeks revenge on Maxine for scoring higher on a test ("Hidden Agenda"), Ten returns to Gotham and a life of crime in an effort to save her family ("Once Burned...") and Terry must save Maxine from becoming addicted to the latest digital drug ("Hooked Up").