Supermansplaining

Content warning in these issues covering topics like child abduction, child abuse, child murder, the ongoing sexual harassment of Cat Grant by her boss, alcohol abuse, suicide attempts/illusions, racism, racial slurs, hate crimes, race murder ... we try to keep things light and fun, but yeah. Enjoy the bird sounds and children crying in the background. The comics to avoid are Superman: The Man of...

We have a special episode! An interview with cartoonist Brian Fies, creator of The Last Mechanical Monster. A graphic novel inspired by the 1941 Fleischer-animated Superman short, Mechanical Monsters. We discuss Superman, AI, and everything in between! Check out Brian's blog (and make sure to buy his book!): https://brianfies.blogspot.com/ Follow David on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/...

Superman: The Man of Steel #27 Lex has troubles on a blimp! Superman #83 Funeral for a Friend can't end without an Epilogue! Adventures of Superman #506 Superman and Superboy duke it out for rights to the "S"! Action Comics #693 Eradicator gets revived with the mind of Dr. David Connor! Follow David on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/awesomeyoder⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Denis on Twitter: ⁠⁠...

It’s another Denis pick!  This time Denis tells David about Superman Smashes the Klan! Written by Gene Luen Yang and illustrated by Gurihiru! Inspired by the “Clan of the Fiery Cross” 1946 Superman radio program! Follow David on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/awesomeyoder⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Denis on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/deniscomix⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out comics by Denis: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.denis...

It’s here! The End of the Reign of The Supermen! Superman: The Man of Steel #26 Steel fights Cyborg Superman, while Superman and Supergirl take on Mongul! Green Lantern #46 Green Lantern finds out what happened to Coast City, and he’s not too happy! Superman #82 It’s the showdown at Coast City! Who wins? Who loses? Superman?? Evil Superman??? Adventures of Superman #505 Long-haired Superman is bac...

The Reign of the Supermen is almost to a close, as the OG Superman is back with longer hair! Superman: The Man of Steel #25 Steel, Supergirl, and Superboy fight the Kryptonian War Suit that poops out Superman! Superman #81 We get the backstory for Cyborg Superman aka Hank Henshaw! Adventures of Superman #504 Super Cubed goes to fight Mongul and Cyborg Superman at Engine City! First, they have to f...

Reign of the Supermen! … Plus the Original Superman? Superman: The Man of Steel #24 Man of Steel and Last Son of Krypton duke it out! White Rabbit meets her end? Superman #80 Coast City gets blowned up! Cyborg Superman not a good guy? Adventures of Superman #503 Cyborg Superman wails on Superboy! At least Superboy got to play the Death of Superman video game first! Action Comics #690 we finally ge...

Denis covers three really fun stories in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #53! One where Jimmy Olsen is made tiny and sad inside the bottled city of Kandor! The second story is the cover story of Jimmy becoming a giant turtle monster inspired by an old sci-fi pulp! And in the last story, Jimmy outsmarts Mxyzptlk in Middle Times! Not to be outdone, David decides to discuss current-day Superman comics! In...

The Supermen are still "Reign"-ing, but for how long? We get 5 Superman comics this time! Action Comics #688 Eradicator/Last Son of Krypton gains the respect of Guy Gardner, but at what cost? Superman: The Man of Steel #23 Superboy meets Steel, but Superboy don't impress Steel much! Superman #79 Ronald Troupe gets his first cover story, validating Cyborg as the real Superman! Adventures of Superma...

Bloodlines is the 1993 DC Comics Annual event, 25 comics that introduce over 25 new characters! Broken down into four stages- Bloodlines: Outbreak, Bloodlines: Earthplague, Bloodlines: Deathstorm, and Bloodlines: Bloodbath! Follow David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/awesomeyoder Check out David's reviews of movies in comic form: https://davidanddavidatthemovies.wordpress.com/ Follow Denis on Twi...

Denis and David watch and talk over the animated Reign of Supermen movie from 2019. Mostly though, they talk about Super Pets, Black Adam, My Two Dads, James Bond, Star Trek, The Office, crazy Lyft drivers, and of course- Zack Snyder! Join the fun! Follow David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/awesomeyoder Check out David's reviews of movies in comic form: https://davidanddavidatthemovies.wordpress...

Action Comics #687 is the Last Son of Krypton really Superman? I dunno, he seems kinda mean. Superman: The Man of Steel #22 maybe John Henry Irons AKA Henry Johnson AKA Steel is Superman returned? Probably not. Superman #78 or perhaps Cyborg Superman is Superman returned from the future like a Terminator, he'll be back! Adventures of Superman #501 but we do know the Metropolis Kid, "Don't Call Him...

The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special is a comic published in 2022, not 1992! But it does feature new stories by the creative teams behind Superman comics from 1992! Who is Doomerang? Listen to find out! Follow David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/awesomeyoder Check out David's reviews of movies in comic form: https://davidanddavidatthemovies.wordpress.com/ Follow Denis on Twitter: https...

The other stuff being whatever DC decided to put out while Superman was dead and before they knew what they were gonna do for sure. Legacy of Superman #1 is a filler issue while Superman is still dead, featuring: Guardian, Thorn, Gangbuster, Sinbad AKA Davood Nassur, and Waveyrider! Supergirl and Team Luthor #1 featuring Supergirl and Lex Luthor II with his team of course! Also, Hellgrammite! And...

This is a different one, we played the 1994 side-scrolling beat 'em up The Death and Return of Superman. Join Denis, David, and our very special first-time guest, Rick V for some discussion on this game.  Is it good? Were Superman comics in the 90s "good"? Follow Rick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/itsmerickv Check out Rick's website: itsmerickv.com Follow David on Twitter: https://twitter.c...

Will Denis get any trivia points this time? Listen to the end to find out! Adventures of Superman #499 Superman's body has been stolen? Was it Cadmus? Action Comics #686 Supergirl investigates Superman's missing body! Turns out it was stolen by Cadmus! Superman: The Man of Steel #21 Pa Kent has a heart attack-ack-ack! Superman #77 The End! No more Superman! Be back next episode for more Superman!&...

Justice League America #70 The mourning starts in this unnumbered Funeral For A Friend tie-in!  Adventures of Superman #498 Superman's dead! Yup ... Action Comics #685 Superman's still dead, but Supergirl's alive! Supergirl does some heroics! Superman: The Man of Steel #20 Superman's dead body gets a funeral procession! Superman #76 Just because Superman's dead doesn't mean his mail should go...

Denis gets to pick and he chooses one of the most entertaining Superman stories out there! Superman/Madman Hullabaloo! is written and illustrated by Mike Allred with colors by Laura Allred It's got body swap fun! It's got Steve Buscemi in a major role! It's got buildings running around on two legs! It's got a giant zombie! It's got Superman and Madman pondering about the existence of God! Follow D...

We've got a Superman-sized episode for the Death of Superman! David went the extra mile and found some news stories, check them out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovqnWgRNmZ4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mue4uUdEwU4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDqebV52CSY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDp1K4g6JYo Adventures of Superman #497 Jerk teenager returns, gets saved by Superman! The Justice...

Superman: The Man of Steel #18 Doomsday is here! The Underworlders/Warworlders/Morlocks are also here!  Justice League America #69 Superman does an interview with Cat Grant for high-schoolers, while the Justice League fights the newly named Doomsday! Superman #74 Superman and the Justice League work together to fight Doomsday! But is it enough? Also, a teenager is a jerk to his mom! Check out...

It's a change from our normal programming. Instead of Superman comics, Denis and David watch and talk over the movie Superman IV: The Quest For Peace. This is similar to an old (now defunct) podcast we did, called Two Dummies and a Dumb Movie. To prepare for reading about the 1992 Death of Superman comics, we watch the 2018 animated movie version of The Death of Superman! Follow David on Twitter:...

Superman: The Man of Steel #17 Doomsday is coming, but Clawster is here! Superman fights mutants underground! Superman #73 Superman does some time travel stuff again! Waverider! Dan Jurgens found a photocopier! Adventures of Superman #496 Mxyzptlk messes with Superman! He turns Lex 2 into Lex 1 in a Watchmen parody! Action Comics #683 The Jackal is a werewolf! ... I guess? What better way to intro...

**CONTENT WARNING* The first two issues discussed deal with domestic abuse ** Superman: The Man of Steel #16 Crisis At Hand Part 1 of Two! Superman's neighbor is abusing his wife, but Superman can't stop it ... There's an homage to a classic Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster Superman story ... also about domestic abuse, sigh. Superman #72 Crisis At Hand Part 2 of Two! More domestic abuse storyline .....

It's a change from our normal programming. Instead of Superman comics, Denis and David watch and talk over the movie Superman IV: The Quest For Peace. This is similar to an old (now defunct) podcast we did, called Two Dummies and a Dumb Movie. Join us this time for Two Dummies and a Super (man) Movie! Follow David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/awesomeyoder Check out David's reviews of movies in...

Superman: The Man of Steel #15 The Blaze/Satanus War Rages On! Superman battles a bunch of demons in hell! Superman #71 The Blaze/Satanus War Wraps Up! Also, Superman gets stuck in some super goo! Gross! Adventures of Superman #494 Superman gets deep with Kismet, a naked space lady! It's a Super-Wonderful Life ... kinda! Action Comics #681 Superman's back on earth, fighting the earthly (not demoni...