Digging for Kryptonite: A Superman Fan Journey

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Rich Roney dig into a selection of classic Pre-Crisis stories featuring the Bottle City of Kandor, including: "The Super-Duel in Space" (ACTION #242), "Superman in Kandor" (SUPERMAN #158), "The Feud Between Batman and Superman!" (WORLD'S FINEST #143), "Let My People Grow" (SUPERMAN #338), and many more. Support the show and receive exclusive podcast content at Patreo...

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Tyler Patrick (KRYPTON REPORT) dig into the second and final season of Syfy's short-lived KRYPTON television series, featuring the tale of Superman's grandfather, Seg-El, on the doomed planet 200 years before its destruction. Season 2 pits General Zod's military might—which comes to include DOOMSDAY—against Val-El's rebels on the moon Wegthor. Meanwhile, Seg returns...

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Zach Moore (ALWAYS HOLD ON TO SMALLVILLE) dig into the first season of Syfy's short-lived KRYPTON television series, featuring the tale of Superman's grandfather, Seg-El, on the doomed planet 200 years before its destruction. Support the show and receive exclusive podcast content at Patreon.com/AnthonyDesiato , including the spinoff podcasts BEYOND METROPOLIS and DIG...

Host Anthony Desiato presents the series premiere of his new Patreon-exclusive spinoff podcast, BEYOND METROPOLIS: TOURING THE DCU, for FREE for all audience members to sample! In the pilot, Anthony and guest guest Bernie Gerstmayr (Aw Yeah Comics) stop in Coast City to unpack Hal Jordan's wild, decade-long journey from Green Lantern to Parallax to Spectre and back again. Stories discussed include...

Host Anthony Desiato digs into the origins and evolution of Superman Homepage , the web's leading Superman resource, with editor-in-chief Steve Younis. Support the show and receive exclusive podcast content at Patreon.com/AnthonyDesiato , including the spinoff podcasts BEYOND METROPOLIS and DIGGING FOR JUSTICE! Visit BCW Supplies and use promo code FSP to save 10% on your next order of comics supp...

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Case Aiken (MEN OF STEEL podcast) dig into DC Comics' post-DARK CRISIS publishing initiative, "Dawn of DC," as it relates to the Superman family of titles: ACTION COMICS by Phillip Kennedy Johnson & Rafa Sandoval ("Speeding Bullets" from #1051-1056), SUPERMAN by Joshua Williamson & Jamal Campbell ("Supercorp" from #1-5), and the ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN: JON KE...

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Jermaine Exum (aka "Lord Retail" of Acme Comics) dig into the most recent—but surely not last—Crisis event: DARK CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS by Joshua Williamson and Daniel Sampere, featuring the return of Pariah and the restoration of the original Pre-Crisis multiverse. This is the FINALE of "Red Skies," a 13-part podcast epic mining DC Comics' Crisis-level, status qu...

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Chris Clow (THE COMIC BINGE) dig into DARK NIGHTS: DEATH METAL by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, as well as the concluding half of Snyder's JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA run (including the "Justice/Doom War" storyline). This is the penultimate chapter of "Red Skies," a 13-part podcast epic mining DC Comics' Crisis-level, status quo-altering events. Support the show and r...

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Tyler Patrick (KRYPTON REPORT) dig into DOOMSDAY CLOCK, the 12-issue miniseries by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank that was published from 2017-2019 and saw the DC Universe collide with characters from WATCHMEN. This is Chapter XI of "Red Skies," a 13-part podcast epic mining DC Comics' Crisis-level, status quo-altering events. Support the show and receive exclusive podca...

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Grant Richter (TRUTH, JUSTICE, AND HOPE: A SUPERMAN PODCAST) dig into DARK NIGHTS: METAL by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, as well as the first 18 issues of Snyder's JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA series. This is Chapter X of "Red Skies," a 13-part podcast epic mining DC Comics' Crisis-level, status quo-altering events. Support the show and receive exclusive podcast conte...

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Justin De Voe (@reallifelobo) dig into the original 2011 FLASHPOINT miniseries by Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert—which ended with the creation of the New 52 continuity—as well as the 2022 follow-up FLASHPOINT BEYOND. This is Chapter IX of "Red Skies," a 13-part podcast epic mining DC Comics' Crisis-level, status quo-altering events. Support the show and receive exclusiv...

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Mike Sangregorio dig into Grant Morrison's 2008 miniseries FINAL CRISIS (including SUPERMAN BEYOND) with J.G. Jones, Carlos Pacheco, & Doug Mahnke. They also discuss Morrison's 2000 original graphic novel JLA: EARTH 2 with Frank Quitely. This is Chapter VIII of "Red Skies," a 13-part podcast epic mining DC Comics' Crisis-level, status quo-altering events. Support...

Host Anthony Desiato presents a special interlude to the ongoing "Red Skies" event as he and guest V Ken Marion (artist on DEATHSHROUD) dig into the first season of the new animated series MY ADVENTURES WITH SUPERMAN. Spoiler alert! NOTE: "Red Skies" resumes next week with FINAL CRISIS! Support the show and receive exclusive podcast content at Patreon.com/AnthonyDesiato , including the spinoff pod...

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Scott Honig dig into 52, the weekly series from Grant Morrison, Mark Waid, Geoff Johns, Greg Rucka, and Keith Giffen that chronicled a missing year in the DC Universe following INFINITE CRISIS. This is Chapter VII of "Red Skies," a 13-part podcast epic mining DC Comics' Crisis-level, status quo-altering events. Next week (9/5/23): a "Red Skies" interlude digging into...

Host Anthony Desiato and guest George from SHORTBOX SUMMARY dig into the 2005-2006 miniseries INFINITE CRISIS by Geoff Johns and Phil Jimenez, which capped off an era at DC comics, reintroduced the Earth-2 Superman and Superboy Prime, and served as a true sequel to 1985's CRISIS. This is Chapter VI of "Red Skies," a 13-part podcast epic mining DC Comics' Crisis-level, status quo-altering events. S...

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Scott Honig dig into the COUNTDOWN TO INFINITE CRISIS event, including the 80-page kickoff special and the quartet of miniseries that gave rise to INFINITE CRISIS: THE OMAC PROJECT (and the related "Sacrifice" crossover storyline), VILLAINS UNITED, DAY OF VENGEANCE, and RANN-THANAGAR WAR. This is Chapter V of "Red Skies," a 13-part podcast epic mining DC Comics' Cris...

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Bernie Gerstmayr (Aw Yeah Comics) dig into IDENTITY CRISIS, the controversial 2004 miniseries by novelist Brad Meltzer and artist Rags Morales that shined a new light on the Justice League's Bronze Age history and set DC on a path toward INFINITE CRISIS. They also discuss the 5-part JLA follow-up "Crisis of Conscience" by Geoff Johns, Allan Heinberg, and Chris Batist...

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Michael Bailey (FROM CRISIS TO CRISIS: A SUPERMAN PODCAST) dig into 1994's ZERO HOUR by Dan Jurgens and Jerry Ordway, which saw time torn asunder less than a decade after CRISIS. They also discuss Hypertime, an alternative to the multiverse that was first introduced in Mark Waid's THE KINGDOM and later featured prominently in the SUPERBOY story arc "Hypertension" by...

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Bernie Gerstmayr (Aw Yeah Comics) dig into CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS, the seminal 12-issue maxiseries by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez that consolidated DC's vast multiverse into a single universe in 1985. This is Chapter II of "Red Skies," a 13-part podcast epic mining DC Comics' Crisis-level, status quo-altering events. Support the show and receive exclusive podcas...

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Dan Greenfield (13TH DIMENSION) dig into "Crisis on Multiple Earths," aka the annual summertime team-ups between the JLA of Earth-1 and the JSA of Earth-2 in the pages of JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA from 1963 through CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS. This is Chapter I of "Red Skies," a 13-part podcast epic mining DC Comics' Crisis-level, status quo-altering events. Support th...

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Rob O'Connor (ALL STAR SUPERFAN PODCAST) dig into the just-concluded third season of The CW's SUPERMAN & LOIS starring Tyler Hoechlin and Bitsie Tulloch. They discuss the season's highly emotional and surprising Lois storyline, a new interpretation of Lex Luthor, unexpected character pairings, THAT finale, and more—including predictions for what promises to be a...

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Dan Greenfield (13th DIMENSION) dig into the iconic Fleischer Studios Superman animated theatrical shorts (including the final 8 shorts produced by successor animation house Famous Studios), with a discussion of the newly released Blu-ray set and its reception. The podcast is off next week for the 4th of July holiday. It will return in two weeks on 7/11 with a look b...

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Justin De Voe ( @reallifelobo cosplayer) dig into the 2023 film THE FLASH directed by Andy Muschietti, as they consider the film's tone, visual effects, CGI cameos, omission of certain TV actors, embattled star, hyperbolic pre-release hype, and place within the larger DC filmography. SPOILER WARNING! Support the show and receive exclusive podcast content at Patreon.c...

Host Anthony Desiato presents a special Mark Waid-themed double feature. First, Anthony and returning guest Bernie Gerstmayr (Aw Yeah Comics) dig into the current WORLD'S FINEST series by Waid & artist Dan Mora, covering the Devil Nezha and Boy Thunder story arcs of the Silver Age-esque series. Then, in the second half, Anthony Desiato and returning guest Joe Marcello (DOLLAR BIN BANDITS podca...

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Daniel Sanchez ( @wearingthecape ) dig into the 2021 anthology miniseries SUPERMAN: RED & BLUE, featuring a series of emotionally resonant, slice-of-life stories by Tom King, Mark Waid, Robert Venditti, and a host of other creators. Support the show and receive exclusive podcast content at Patreon.com/AnthonyDesiato , including the spinoff podcasts BEYOND METROPO...