Episode 45. DEATH NOTE and DEATH NOTE II: THE LAST NAME (2006)

Bad news, everybody: it's just going to be Dru on the show this week, as nobody can seem to locate Dave. It certainly has nothing to do with Dru having come into the possession of a mysterious black notework, into which he immediately wrote Dave's name. No, that couldn't be it. By the way, I AM JUSTICE. #wartcream

OK, none of that is at all true. In fact, in addition to Dave we have a special third host this week, Corina Becker, a longtime fan of the Death Note series that is our subject on this month's show. As a result of some technical glitches, it's a minor miracle that you're hearing this episode at all, so you better appreciate it or we're writing all your names down...

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Addenda: 

• Follow Corina on Twitter and Tumblr
• Definitely be sure to check out her original comics!

Coming up on June 24: Gantz and Gantz: Perfect Answer...

List: THE TOP 125 COMIC BOOK FILMS

We normally don't take content from other websites so shamelessly (maybe we should start!), but this is too cool not to share. Dark Horizons has done the math, averaging out the scores of Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and IMDB, and determined the top 125 comic book films ever made. And they made a real nifty graphic to go with it. 

Check out the top 25 after the jump, and click here for the full list.

Reviews@24Panels: IRON MAN 3 (2013)

More a follow-up to The Avengers than a sequel to Iron Man 2, Iron Man 3 picks up some time after the events of Joss Whedon's 2012 blockbuster. Genius billionaire playboy philanthropist Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is having trouble dealing with the emotional aftermath of the events in The Avengers while mysterious terrorist The Mandarin (Ben Kingsly) is taking credit for a series of bombings. Meanwhile, handsome scientist Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce) -- who has a history with both Stark and Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) -- seeks a partnership with Stark Industries.

One Shots: IRON MAN 3 (2013)

ONE SHOTS are 24 Panels bonus episodes that give us a chance to discuss comic book movies that are in cinemas now. This time, Dru and Dave and tackling Iron Man 3, the much-anticipated kick-off to Marvel's Phase Two, inspired in part by Warren Ellis and Adi Granov's Extremis arc. The road to Avengers 2 starts here! 

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Coming up on May 24: Death Note and Death Note: The Last Name...

Reviews@24Panels: THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (2012)

Calling The Dark Knight Rises ambitious is an understatement. Christopher Nolan’s final chapter in the Dark Knight Trilogy is epic in length, far-reaching in scope, complex and literary in its themes. Picking up eight years after the events in The Dark Knight, Batman has not been seen since the night Harvey Dent died. Yet, a new threat emerges in Bane (Tom Hardy), a terrorist determined to overturn the social classes of Gotham and make the wealthy confront their sins. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne is coaxed out of a self-imposed exile by sexy cat burglar Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway). Plus there’s stuff involving beat cop John Blake (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and wealthy industrialist Miranda Tate (Marion Cotillard).