The first major New 52 Superman crossover continues, and Jon, Dave, and our friend Charlie are back to talk about what was good, what was bad, and what made us go, “Hmmmm!” Here are the stories up for review: Superboy 15 — “Shattered Steel!” — Superboy’s dying, and only Superman’s armor can save him, but […]
2013 is here, folks! And for our first episode, we are looking at the final month of books from 2012. This week, we’ll cover Action Comics 15 as well as all the peripheral goings-on in the worlds of the Superfolks. This includes the usual team books of Worlds’ Finest 7 and Justice League 15 (along […]
Well, it’s been a year, and quite a year at that! Jon and Dave are here to commemorate the end of our first twelve months of Superman podcasting by kicking back with the movie that was the start of fandom for so many of us, and we are joined by our long lost third chair, […]
After spending so much time the last two episodes discussing the adventures of our favorite Super Friends, Jon and Dave decide to kick back with the Metropolis Mailbag and see what you the listener have to say. So I hope you enjoy! Thanks so much for listening. We do hope you enjoy the show, “we” being […]
Here it is, Superfans! The first major crossover of the Superman titles in DC Comics — The New 52! And Jon and Dave are given the assist in their coverage by none other than Charlie Niemeyer (of Superman in the Bronze Age and Charlie’s Geekcast). The stories reviewed are as follows: Superboy 14 — “The […]
Welcome to a new era in The New 52 Adventures of Superman! With the major crossover happening in the main titles, “H’el on Earth,” we’re rearranging our format to give it due space. That means we’ll be covering all of this month’s H’el material next time, and EVERYTHING else in this episode right here. Everything […]
And I have returned to continue with my coverage of the Superman adventures that were published in November 1940. First, Charlie Niemeyer helps me take a look at Action Comics 32. And in other media, I finish my look at the daily newspaper story where Lois has become a pawn of a mysterious master villain. […]
Having reviewed, analyzed, wept, and stressed our way through over a year of Superman comics, Jon and Dave take an episode to look back at the road we’ve traveled to this point. With comic stories being told over multiple months, the monthly reading experience often differs to reading larger runs at a go. Beginning […]
Another landmark of The New 52 has arrived as Scott Lobdell takes full reins on the present-day adventures of the Man of Steel inSuperman. The road to “H’el on Earth” has been paved, and Jon and Dave have reviews and analyses as the Last Family of Krypton is swept forward in the following stories. Supergirl 13 […]
The upcoming Superman crossover has us very excited. Here’s a promo to help you get excited as well. Podcasters, feel free to use this in your shows, with our thanks.
Welcome back to another episode of the podcast that takes a look at all the latest and greatest adventures of Superman! This episode features reviews and analyses of the first half of October’s books, which include the following stories: Action Comics 13 — “The Ghost in the Fortress of Solitude” Superboy 13 — “Law and […]
We’re wrapping up Zero Month this episode, with mysteries revealed, origins retold, and useless characters becoming awesome! This time out, Jon and Dave spend ninety-odd minutes addressing the following stories Supergirl 0 — “The End of the Beginning” Superman 0 — “Every End Has a Beginning…” Wow, I never realized how similar those titles are […]
Zero Month is here! In celebration of a year of The New 52, DC Comics ran a theme across their entire line of “Before the New 52!” And here, Jon and Dave dive into the first half of the books that involve Superman and his family of characters, featuring reviews and analysis of the following […]
The first year is over. The New 52 is firmly established and not going anywhere. And we close this first year with a five-week month, which gives us our first Superman Annual. Jon and Dave discuss that and the other Superbooks this month, including the following stories: Supergirl 12 — “Inheritance” — Supergirl learns the […]
The first year of The New 52 approaches its close with these two books from August. Jon and Dave spend this episode looking at the following stories: Action Comics 12 — “Return of the Forgotten Superman” — Grant Morrison’s second act finds its end in this extra-long chapter, where Superman makes a huge shift in […]
Wrapping up our conclusion of the 11s, Jon and Dave have come to this latest episode to discuss the following stories: Supergirl 11 — “Outsider” — Supergirl is finally settling into a life, even goes on a first date, when everything is thrown off kilter by an attack from … someone. But more mysterious than […]
After a week off of our weekly releases, we are back to dive into the books that hit in July. This episode is the first half of those, covering the following stories from Action Comics 11 and Superboy 11. “Superman’s New Secret Identity” — Well, it’s all in the name, isn’t it? Clark Kent is […]
After an extended gap, the show is back for the first of three episodes to cover the adventures of Superman that were published in November of 1940. Actually, the first two of those episodes will be Superman, the third will be a recently announced Justice Society of America special. (Hooray!) The issue at hand today […]
We are wrapping our review and analysis of the June issues in this episode, which include the following: Superboy 10 — “The Mysterious Mystery of Mystery Island!” — Superboy and Wonder Girl find themselves on an enigma of an island after their escape from the Culling. Dodging dinosaurs is easy for Superboy, though, compared to […]
In this latest installment of The New 52 Adventures of Superman, Dave and Jon take a look at the first chapter of the next phase of Grant Morrison’s Superman epic in the two stories of Action Comics 10: “Superman: Bulletproof” — The Little Man has sent Nimrod the Hunter after Clark Kent, and Clark knows […]
Our third episode for May 2012 wraps our coverage of those books, bringing you analysis and review of the following stories: Supergirl 9 — “Like Daughter” — Supergirl confronts the Black Banshee, but discovers that Supers don’t really have anything they can do against magic. Superman 9 — “Secrets & Lies” — A man with […]
Here it is, Superfriends! At long last, the first big crossover involving the Superbooks — THE CULLING! From Teen Titans Annual 1, through Superboy 9 and Legion Lost 9, and then back to the finale in Teen Titans 9, Jon and Dave look at every well-planned, meticulously nuanced detail of this story. And… it’s not […]
Hello and welcome once again to The New 52 Adventures of Superman, your source for reviews and analysis of every appearance and adventure of Superman and his family of characters. This time out, we begin looking at the books from May 2012, which includes the two following stories from Action Comics 9: “The Curse of […]
Finishing up the final month before Wave Two brings new titles to the show, Jon and Dave are here in this latest episode to discuss the following stories. Superboy 8 — “Training Day” — Our shortest coverage of any comic ever. Seriously, you might be done with it before you finish reading this post. Listen […]
The New 52 Crew is back once again to look at the latest and greatest adventures of the New 52 Superman. This time out, it’s Action Comics 8, where Grant Morrison wraps up his first major epic in the early life of Superman with a 30-page adventure story that … well, if I told you […]
The New 52 Adventures of Superman continue this week with Supergirl 7 and Superman 7! Plus, the new modern-day Steve Trevor series starts up in a book called Justice League 7, with an appearance from Superman. And the not-so-amazing opening arc of Batman: The Dark Knight wraps with issue 7, also including a minor Superman […]
This week on The New 52 Adventures of Superman, Jon and Dave are joined by Rennie Cowan of the Superboy Theater website. Superboy 7 and Teen Titans 7 bring the N.O.W.H.E.R.E. storyline to a head before diving into The Culling, so we give both books an in-depth analysis and do a little bit of a […]
It’s another weekly episode of The New 52 Adventures of Superman for you, this week covering Action Comics 7, which includes “Superman’s Doomsday Decision” and “Meanwhile.” Superman goes after the Collector of Worlds on his satellite in space and is forced to make a decision between saving the bottled city of Metropolis or Kandor. We […]
It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Did you miss me? Well, summer is here, school’s out, and that means time for more podcasts! In this episode, I am joined by Charlie Niemeyer once again to look at Action Comics 31. Someone has put the town of Brentville to sleep, and it’s up to Superman to […]
Welcome back to another fantastic episode of New 52 Superadventures! In this episode, Dave and Jon wrap their coverage of the 6s with the following books: Superboy 6 — “Not So Super” — It’s a classic case of Boy meets Girl, Girl doesn’t speak English, Girl finds out Boy is a clone, Girl punches boy […]
