The Earth Station DCU Episode 430 – Need I Say Door
Release Date: 12/22/2025
The Earth Station DCU Episode 435 – Back to Absolute
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This Week on Earth Station DCU! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs return to the Absolute Universe. A young Wally West struggles to understand his emerging speed powers while facing the elite Fort Fox group, surviving a catastrophic first encounter with Barry Allen, and fighting off the Rogues as he’s pushed to his physical and emotional limits in Absolute Flash #1, 2, &3. Diana’s defiance of the gods draws Hades’ wrath, but as he interrogates her, she turns the tables with revelations that challenge his expectations and force a perilous escape whose cost she and Circe may not both be...
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The Earth Station DCU Episode 434 – Full Nelson
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This Week on Earth Station DCU! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs give the full nelson as they wrap up Season 2 of Peacemaker. John Stewart and Sinestro travel to Tamaran to help in a crisis, only to uncover a deeper threat and inspire the emergence of a new Green Lantern in Green Lantern Corps #1. John Stewart, Hawkwoman, and the Corps battle rising fractal threats across a shattered Thanagar while Atrocitus hunts for his stolen power and Razer and Kilowog struggle to survive the Sorrow Lantern’s onslaught in Green Lantern Corps #2 & 3. Guy Gardner, Simon Baz, Teen Lantern, and the newly...
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The Earth Station DCU Episode 433 – Like a Keith in the Night
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This Week on Earth Station DCU! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs continue their review of Peacemaker Season 2. The alien intelligence known as the Martian tightens its grip on John Jones’ psyche, pulling the rigid FBI agent into a sprawling cosmic conflict that shatters his understanding of reality and forces him to confront the very foundations of morality and choice in Absolute Martian Manhunter #1 – 6. All this plus, DC News, Shout Outs, and much, much more! ------------------------ Table of Contents 0:00:00 Show Open 0:00:50 DC News 0:08:56 Absolute Martian Manhunter #1-6 0:17:20...
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The Earth Station DCU Episode 432 – Ignorance Is Chris
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This Week on Earth Station DCU! We are not talking about Drew's brother, but Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs continue their review of Peacemaker Season 2 by reviewing episode 6. Caught between Lady Shiva’s uneasy alliance and a surprise attack from the Unburied, Cassandra must choose whether to stand with her mother’s deadly “allies” or take everyone on alone in Batgirl #4, 5 & 6. Superman: Lex Luthor Special #1 follows Lex as he narrates his own twisted heroism, manipulating public perception and engineering crises to prove that Metropolis—and the world—should rely on him...
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The Earth Station DCU Episode 431 – Back to the Suture
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This Week on Earth Station DCU! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs are back to the Suture as review episode 5 of the second season of Peacemaker. In JSA #4–7, the team confronts the Injustice Society’s escalating schemes, a looming Kobra strike, a brutal attack on the Tower of Fate, and the heartbreaking loss of one of their own. As the Nyctari inquisition threatens to annihilate New Genesis, Apokolips, and Earth, Mister Miracle and Big Barda race to protect a prophesied child whose unimaginable power could either save the universe or resurrect its greatest evil, all while war, pursuit, and...
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The Earth Station DCU Episode 430 – Need I Say Door
The Earth Station DCU Podcast
This Week on Earth Station DCU! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs dive into a six-part Zatanna Miniseries where Zatanna’s long-awaited return to touring is shattered when her entire stage crew is abducted by the ghostly villain known as Lady White, pulling her into a deadly web of curses and illusions. Need I say door as we also review the fourth episode of Peacemaker Season 2. All this plus, DC News, Shout Outs, and much, much more! ------------------------ Table of Contents 0:00:00 Show Open 0:00:08 DC News 0:10:00 Zatanna #1 - 6 0:20:00 Peacemaker S2 Episode 4 - Need I Say Door 0:30:20 Show...
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The Earth Station DCU Episode 429 – We Are Yesterday Crossover
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This Week on Earth Station DCU! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs dive into a six-part event where the sinister psychic powers of Gorilla Grodd put both Superman and Batman in peril, but with a mysterious twist that hints at knowledge of the future. The Justice League Unlimited come face-to-face with their most infamous foes—including Gorilla Grodd, the Cheetah, Lex Luthor, and the Joker in Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #38–39, Justice League Unlimited #6–8, and Batman/Superman: World’s Finest 2025 Annual #1. Also, we have another Rick up our sleeves as we review the third episode of...
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The Earth Station DCU Episode 428 – A Man Is Only as Good as His Bird
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This Week on Earth Station DCU! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs are given the bird as they review the second episode of Peacemaker Season 2. In Detective Comics #1094–1096, (“Mercy of the Father” arc) follows Batman and Damian as they uncover the truth behind Asema’s murders, confront revelations about Joe Chill’s role in the Wayne murders, and culminate in Batman facing Scarlett Scott—Joe Chill’s daughter. In Wonder Woman #18 & 19, Diana marches toward the White House to confront the Sovereign, brushing aside every obstacle, and ultimately delivers a long-awaited face-to-face...
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The Earth Station DCU Episode 427 – The Ties That Grind
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This Week on Earth Station DCU! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs review the first episode of Season 2 of Peacemaker. In Challengers of the Unknown #3–5, the team’s quest to uncover the cosmic fallout of Darkseid’s death leads them through dinosaur lands and alien science, a sentient asteroid’s infection, and a tense clash with the Justice League, ultimately revealing that the Challengers themselves may harbor Darkseid’s Omega power. In Nightwing #124, Dick Grayson risks his own life by donating massive amounts of blood to save gang members poisoned by mutagen, while battling...
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The Earth Station DCU Episode 426 – Stupid Happens
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This Week on Earth Station DCU! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs review comics and stupid happens. In Action Comics #1082–1084, Superman investigates why reformed villains like Major Disaster are relapsing into crime, uncovers a conspiracy manipulating them alongside Batman, and ultimately learns that alien Foreverers have been exploiting their DNA to prolong their own lives. In Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #36–37, Batman, Superman, Robin, Aquaman, and Swamp Thing battle the Floronic Man’s eco-terror plot beneath the seas, ultimately uniting Atlantis and thwarting his bid for oceanic...
info_outlineThis Week on Earth Station DCU! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs dive into a six-part Zatanna Miniseries where Zatanna’s long-awaited return to touring is shattered when her entire stage crew is abducted by the ghostly villain known as Lady White, pulling her into a deadly web of curses and illusions. Need I say door as we also review the fourth episode of Peacemaker Season 2. All this plus, DC News, Shout Outs, and much, much more!
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Table of Contents
0:00:00 Show Open
0:00:08 DC News
0:10:00 Zatanna #1 - 6
0:20:00 Peacemaker S2 Episode 4 - Need I Say Door
0:30:20 Show Close
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