Another month of good news has come around, and Russ Burlingame is back to hash out all the various ideas that they inspire. Where will all our Supers be come three months from now? Give a listen and find out! Solicitation information can be found here. Also check out Russ’s other work at the Emerald … Continue reading "Solicitations November 2016"

Going monthly now for the foreseeable future, Road to Rebirth has emerged from the darkness of Forever Evil to see a new status quo for the Justice League, or shall we call them the INjustice League?! Lex Luthor is looking for membership in the League, and Batman may have no choice but to let him in. … Continue reading "Road to Rebirth 04: Injustice League"

Superman falls to the Eradicator but Lois takes charge of the fight, and then he goes to the center of the Earth as Supergirl takes her turn at Rebirth. Come give a listen! This episode reviews Superman 5, Supergirl: Rebirth, and Justice League 3.

It’s a double-Rebirth episode as I talk about both the Superman books from last week and this week. The feature issues are Superman 4 and Action Comics 961, but Superwoman 1 cannot be left unmentioned, as it was definitely a standout. And I round out the episode with brief looks at New Super-Man 2, Justice … Continue reading "Rebirth: Superman 4 and Action Comics 961"

Nearly a week late due to illness and other things, but here are my Rebirth thoughts on Action Comics 960. Only one Superbook this week: Red Hood & the Outlaws: Rebirth did hit but sadly no Bizarro. Still a great read, though, so check it out! But only after you download and listen!! 🙂

This is it, folks! This is the wrapup of one of the greatest stories in the New 52 history! And Al and Jon are here to give you all of their thoughts on it. First, though, they cover some of the tie-ins of the series, specifically those that involve Supers, namely Justice League Volume 5: … Continue reading "Road to Rebirth 03: Forever Evil Forever"

It’s solicitations time again, and I’m here to share all my thought son the coming books, but we also just had San Diego Comic-Con, so I’m gonna talk about that as well. And joining me on this episode is a man who was able to talk to some of the creators at the con, ComicBook.com’s … Continue reading "SDCC and Solicitations October 2016"

The Eradicator and Extinction Machines are in full force in this week’s Rebirth comics. So I take a look at Superman 3 and Justice League 1 to find out what all the ruckus is about. Come give a listen!

Doomsday and Superman are still slugging it out as the mystery around the new Clark Kent contintues to build. Meanwhile, there’s a new face in town, and he’s sporting an S. This Rebirth episode, I’m talking about Action Comics 959 and New Super-Man 1!

Happy new comics day everyone! Today I’m talking about the second issue of the phenomenal new Superman series from Tomasi and Gleason! And it is fantastic! Then, because we live in an amazing world, I’m hopping over to the one-shot Justice League: Rebirth to talk about the old team and the new Superman’s place in … Continue reading "Rebirth: Superman 2 and Justice League"

I’m joined once again by my friend Al Sedano as we take our second steps down the road that led us to Rebirth. This episode features the second portion of our coverage of the DCU event Forever Evil. We focus on the meat of the story: issues 2-6, having covered the first issue last time and reserving the … Continue reading "Road to Rebirth 02: Foreverer Evil"

It’s the fifth Wednesday for the month, and DC Comics has not scheduled many books to come out today, including zero Superman books. But I won’t let that stop me from podcasting! So today is all about your emails! Thank you very much for writing in, and future feedback can be sent to new52superman at gmail … Continue reading "Emails"

TWO SUPERMAN BOOKS!!! TWO of them are out this week! It’s great! And I get to geek out about them for your shell-like ears. So, of course, I’m talking about Action Comics 958 and Justice League 52 tonight, and I hope you enjoy!

Hey, everyone likes solicitations, right? Those previews of comics that are coming three months from now? Well, I do too! And I think I want to have monthly discussions about them when they hit. So here’s an initial go. Let me know what you think! Solicitations for September 2016, with text and cover previews, can … Continue reading "Solicitations September 2016 (and July and August too)"

Today launches a biweekly series that I am calling Road to Rebirth. Here, I’ll be helped by Al Sedano in going through the various storylines that helped to lead directly into the events immediately preceding Rebirth. Truth, Darkseid War, and Final Days are part of that, but we have a few precursors to work through … Continue reading "Road to Rebirth 01: Forever Evil"

Here it is, folks! The first new issue of a new Superman series, and the Tomasi/Gleason team definitely delivers, without even a single super-villain showing up in all twenty pages. But come listen to hear my thoughts on the details and continuity implications galore!

The third week of Rebirth involves the relaunch of the comic that started it all with Action Comics 957, now with 100% more original numbering! So I discuss my thoughts on the events here and their implications, and I hope you enjoy it!

Still rebirthing over here at The New 52 Adventures of Superman. Last week, it was the whole DC Universe. This week, it’s just Superman. I share my brief thoughts on the new issue of the week, which are largely but not entirely positive. Come give a listen!

Well, DC Universe: Rebirth is here! And The New 52 Adventures of Superman is here to talk about it! This is also the first episode of the show in a long time, so there is a spoiler-free segment at the onset to talk about what the show is doing and where it’s going, cuz believe … Continue reading "Rebirth"

This week, I’m still with Superboy as we follow him over to his super teen friends for Teen Titans Volume 4: Light and Dark, where Trigon makes his move and Raven joins the team. It’s an apocalyptic slug fest that manages to illumine and frustrate at the same time. What do I mean by that? … Continue reading "57 Light and Dark"

This time out, I take a break from my story coverage to interview the writer of last week’s Superboy arc, Justin Jordan. We discuss Superboy, his antagonists in the story, where the story might have gone, and the forces that kept it from going there. I thank Justin Jordan for his openness about his time on … Continue reading "56 Justin Jordan interview"

This time out, I’m joined by a friend to take a look at the final volume to feature the solo adventures of Kon-El, the clone of steel! Justin Clarke is my guest as we take a look at the antics of Superboy and a pair of Psychos, not to mention a certain Last Dog of … Continue reading "55 Blood and Steel"

In this latest episode of The New 52 Adventures of Superman, I take a look at our visitor from Earth 2, Kara Zor-El aka Karen Starr aka Super Girl aka Power Girl, as she and her partner the Huntress confront Desaad over the way he’s destroyed her life recently, only to take a major knock to … Continue reading "54 Control Issues"