Superhero Stuff You Should Know

We return to Man of Steel: Snyder Vs. Critics as we debate on what criticisms we agree with and which ones we disagree with. Hot button topics this week include: Clark’s revenge on the trucker, the death of Jonathan Kent, and the church scene with the priest. As usual, we include comic book connections and Easter Eggs, including how many actors from Smallville are in this movie and what Snyder and...

It’s “Man of Steel: Snyder vs. Critics” as we go through all the common criticisms of the film and vote on whether we agree with Zack Snyder’s choice or with the critics. Andrew tells his anecdote of his love for the film before we dive into the debate. We also go into little known facts: all the Krypton Easter Eggs, the THREE actors who weren’t able to be in this movie but were able to join as ot...

How comic accurate is Batman: Soul of the Dragon? Learn more as we discuss the Dark Knight’s animated adventure with Richard Dragon, Bronze Tiger, and Lady Shiva. Why is the Japanese named O-Sensei teaching the Chinese martial art kung fu? How does the idea of Richard Dragon looking like Bruce Lee actually stay true to the original vision of the character? And what other connection does Bruce Lee...

Wrapping discussion on Wonder Woman 1984, we dive into the origins of Wonder Woman’s flying powers and the Golden Armor, as well as the comic book version of Diana’s confrontation with Maxwell Lord and why the movie version is actually better. Also features our opening sketch “The Problem with Deadman’s Body Possessions…” with Andrew as Boston Brand/Deadman and Clayface and Ben as the Conroy Batma...

Andrew and Ben address the brittle defenses of Wonder Woman 1984’s way of returning Steve Trevor...before diving into the ACTUAL weird comic book history of Steve Trevor’s deaths and resurrections. We also tackle the comic book origins of the Invisible Jet, Bialya, and Diana losing her superpowers. (Part 2 of 3) Also features our opening sketch “A Tale of Two Pascals” with Andrew as Maxwell Lord a...

Our full compilation of the 2020 sketches from our show. All sketches are improvised by Ben, Andrew, Wolfie, and guests, but edited later. Which sketch is YOUR favorite? Comment below. Become a part of the Shasta Army on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/superhousepodcast SuperHouse on iTunes: https://apple.co/3ctz4lN SuperHouse on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2yq3Kpo Instagram: @superhousepo...

After answering the question in the title, Andrew and Ben dive into the comic book origins of Cheetah, Maxwell Lord, and the Themyscira opening in the beginning of the movie, as well as Easter Eggs, in part one of the deep dive into the controversial Wonder Woman 1984. Become a part of the Shasta Army on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/superhousepodcast SuperHouse on iTunes: https://appl...

In our special year-end episode (AND 80th Anniversary of Catwoman episode), we go over the closest we could have gotten to a Tim Burton Batman 3: the Catwoman spinoff! Catwoman (1995) would have starred Michelle Pfeiffer reprising her role as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, with Burton directing. We go over Batman Returns writer Daniel Waters’s script, which felt like “The Boys” before The Boys existed! Her...

Come celebrate Dick with us! We continue our 80th Anniversary Robin deep dive this week with the second half of our coverage of Dick Grayson/Robin’s origins, as we cover everything from 1990s-2020, including Batman: The Animated Series, Batman Forever, The Batman, the New 52, the LEGO Batman Movie, and Titans. And in a bold statement, Ben goes into why Loeb/Sale’s Dark Victory didn’t get a spot on...

It’s the 80th Anniversary of Dick! Grayson, that is! We dive into the real life origins of Robin, the Boy Wonder: his real life inspirations and the superhero name he ALMOST got. With dick jokes aplenty… we go into the first 40-50 years of Robin origins, from Detective Comics No. 38 to the FIRST adaptation of Robin’s origin in the Superman radio show to the Post-Crisis origin in Batman: Year Three...

We finally wrap our discussion on Superman: The Movie by covering the original finale that DIDN’T have Superman spinning around the world to turn back time to save Lois and instead almost featured Superman...saving a TACO STAND??!! Become a part of the Shasta Army on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/superhousepodcast SuperHouse on iTunes: https://apple.co/3ctz4lN SuperHouse on Spotify: ht...

This week, we cover everything in the scripts that DIDN’T make it into the middle of Superman: The Movie. Follow along with us as we cover all the deleted scenes: Lois walking in on Clark in the Superman suit, Superman stopping Lex from blowing up the city, Lex stealing Kryptonite from the museum, and a confrontation in the heart of Mt. Vesuvius! Become a part of the Shasta Army on our Patreon pag...

Gene Hackman’s Lex Luthor COULD have been an erratic Kleenex-eating, mustache-wearing, Nazi-hiring supervillain if they followed the original Puzo-Benton-Newman script! We continue our deep dive into Superman 1978 by tackling the Metropolis scenes and how the script had a longer, more expensive sequence on Superman’s first night out, as well as how Hackman was TRICKED into shaving his mustache to...

After covering the insane stories of how Superman '78 was made, we dive into the beginning of the film and everything cut from the final version, like other cut characters from the House of El, an eight-year old Clark superspeeding after a police car, and how the Fortress of Solitude was meant to be created through heat vision. From the "S" symbol being a Kryptonian crest to Smallville being set i...

Superman '78 - Part One We're tackling the Christopher Reeve Superman movies, starting with the INSANE journey that got us to Superman (1978). Find out how we almost DIDN'T get Richard Donner as director (who nearly quit several times), Christopher Reeve as Superman (who was almost not allowed to audition), or John Williams as composer (who nearly lost out TWICE). Find out all the actors who COULD...

Just in time for the 2020 election! As a follow-up to our episode, “Did Batman 1989 Rip Off Strange Apparitions?” we examine writer Steve Englehart’s claims that The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises cribbed from Strange Apparitions’s 2005 sequel, Dark Detective, and the TWO UNMADE sequels that we analyze here, with Zack Brown as our recurring guest, who provided us this Joaquin Joker in the t...

For years, writer Steve Englehart has claimed that the 1989 Batman film cribbed from his 1978 run with Marshall Rogers, commonly known as Strange Apparitions and most famously known for The Laughing Fish. In a special Halloween episode, we bring on recurring guest Zack Brown (https://www.instagram.com/zacharyjacksonbrownart/) to analyze the classic comic and answer the question, “Did Batman 1989 R...

Did you know MARK HAMILL was actually the first Joker actor to kill Jason Todd and that A Death in the Family was previously adapted in an audio drama in 1996? Or that Jason Todd was technically Red Robin BEFORE Tim Drake? Find out more as we break down all the different obscure facts and comic book references from the latest DC animated short, Batman: A Death in the Family, in our follow-up episo...

You’ve seen the movie. Now here’s everything you didn’t know about Batman: Under The Red Hood, as we anticipate the release of A Death in the Family this week. We cover how shades of Jason Todd’s Red Hood persona could be traced all the way back to the 80s before his death, the weird and complicated way that Jason was resurrected in the comics, how Jason got trained to use guns so well, and all th...

Wolfie takes us on another journey into the last live action turtles feature, Ninja Turtles 3: ....that's it. There was no subtitle for this movie. Become a part of the Shasta Army on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/superhousepodcast SuperHouse on iTunes: https://apple.co/3ctz4lN SuperHouse on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2yq3Kpo Instagram: @superhousepod Twitter.com/SuperhousePod YouTube.c...

We wrap our coverage of No Man’s Land, diving into the differences between the comics and the Greg Rucka novelization, as well as the hilarious ways Alan Grant had to adapt the more adult moments into the kids novelization. We also reenact the major scenes, with our guest artist Zachary Jackson Brown giving us Richard Moll’s Two-Face in “Jurisprudence” and Mark Hamill’s Joker in the final gut wren...

In our biggest Superman deep dive yet, learn about the days when Clark Kent was a brave investigative reporter rather than just a timid clumsy act and when Superman was an urban legend who terrorized criminals! Hear about Superman’s first flights, first encounters with Kryptonite, and first crossovers with Batman BEFORE they happened in the comics. And, more importantly, follow the Man of Steel’s...

Ben dives into the first half of his FAVORITE Batman run of all time: No Man's Land, sharing not just what's in the epic comic arc, but also what's in the Greg Rucka novelization and Alan Grant's junior novelization that expand on the storyline. We go behind the scenes into how the story came about as well as why this would be the perfect HBO Max series for Ben Affleck and JK Simmons. Guest starri...

Is Superman cool? Andrew leads this episode in which he regales Ben and Wolfie with his case for Superman. Artwork by @olbeardo on Instagram. Become a part of the Shasta Army on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/superhousepodcast SuperHouse on iTunes: https://apple.co/3ctz4lN SuperHouse on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2yq3Kpo Instagram: @superhousepod Twitter.com/SuperhousePod YouTube.com/c/S...

Zero Issue Superhero Mockumentary - An Interview with the Creators Zero Issue full movie found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaDKjYFORSQ Become a part of the Shasta Army on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/superhousepodcast SuperHouse on iTunes: https://apple.co/3ctz4lN SuperHouse on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2yq3Kpo Instagram: @superhousepod Twitter.com/SuperhousePod YouTube.com/...