My Summer with Superman

Chris and Jacob have seen Supergirl! What did they think? How does it compare to Superman 2025 and just who would you put on your dream Justice League team? All this and more on My Summer with Supergirl!

Jacob's got the KFC Supergirl meal! How's it taste? Are there any surprises that are going to shock and temporarily disgust him about halfway through this recording? You'll have to listen to find out! Also, thoughts on the Supergirl popcorn buckets, her first solo series, her frequent costume changes in Adventure Comics and more!

Supergirl's hitting the big screens soon and Chris and Jacob have returned to kick off their Summer with Supergirl!

We're saying goodbye to our time with Big Blue and hello to My Summer With Supergirl with a grab bag of topics! Hear about Chris' trip to the Windy City and the Supermans he came across there, examine some Superman pogs, listen to us gush about Superman/Batman: World's Finest, cover a little bit of DC movie news and more!

Chris and Jacob have read James Gunn's Superman script! What changed between drafts? What's going on with Jimmy Olsen? What Spider-Man cereal is the best? All this and more on My Summer With Superman.

RIP the Man of Steel! Chris and Jacob discuss the seminal superhero event as Superman goes up against Doomsday and blows up every window in the Daily Planet and his own heart by punching so hard. (Sorry if you already heard this one, we got copyright struck for including Our Lady Peace's "Superman's Dead" so just listen to it during the outro).

Chris and Jacob each read a special Christmas Superman issue, talk about their plans for the holiday and gush about a very special Year of Superman.

My Spooky With Superman returns for a special Halloween episode! Chris and Jacob have each watched a Super Friends about a classic horror movie monster, so gather around the campfire and listen to these tales of terror!

Chris and Jacob have listened to James Gunn's commentary! What insights were gleaned? What's a gaffer? All this and more! Plus! The SuperBoys chat about three 21st century takes on the Man of Steel: Superman Birthright, Morrisons New 52 Action run and Josh Williamson's current run on the series.

Superman is streaming and Chris and Jacob are checking out HBO Max's Fortress of Solitude, chatting about the recently released deleted scenes, gabbing about Peacemaker...and then there's a lot of talk of Jon Bogdanove and pinball!

The Summer of Superman comes to a close with some big news from James Gunn! Chris and Jacob debrief over the new Man of Tomorrow news, chat about some Elseworlds takes, and recap a trology of sstories where Superman goes up against the Superman Revenge Squad!

Chris and Jacob check out the first three SNL sketches that mention the Man of Steel. How are the gags? Were there comic fans on staff when these were written? Is a Superman comic where Superman never shows up a Superman comic? All this and more on this episode of My Summer With Superman!

Chris and Jacob have their digital copies of Superman and are diving into the special features! Do you miss the halcyon days of '00s DVD features? So do we! But this hourlong doc and 40 minutes of supplements are good nonetheless!

With almost 100 years of stories and alternate takes on the lore galore, Chris and Jacob put their heads together to determine the “core four” attributes that must be present in any version of Superman to be considered a Superman story. Does Bibbo Bibbowski make the list? Listen and find out!

Super hosts Chris and Jacob have been reading lots of Superman and want to tell you about it! Also covered: Dean Cain's Mummy Curse, whether or not the Jor-El twist in Superman breaks the mythos, and if Superman and Lex should be childhood friends.

The Super Hosts, Chris and Jacob, watched two episodes of Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. Jacob is a superfan of the show, while Chris is...not. What did this take on the character bring to the table? What are the charms of '90s television? Whatever happened to Dean Cain after he fell into the Bermuda Triangle immediately after this show stopped airing and was never heard from...

Chris and Jacob return for the second part of their Superman 2025 discussion! Chris' attempts to hold back tears finally fails, and we respond to a very special listener email.

It's all lead to this. Chris and Jacob have finally both seen James Gunn's Superman ! In this spoiler-filled part 1 of 2 chat, the SuperBoys talk about this new take on the Man of Steel, detail some possible deleted scenes, describe their opening night experiences and more!

Superman returns today, so we felt is was only natural to watch 2006’s Superman Returns ! Chris and Jacob break down the good, the bad, and the weird waxy CG of this attempt at bringing back our favorite cultural icon. We also talk the Dairy Queen tie in, movie merch AND! wait until the end for a special sneak peek at Chris’ reaction to James Gunn’s Superman! All this and more in a special 3 hour...

Chris and Jacob are back ranking the first images debuting each of our movie Supermans to date. How does Gunn’s measure up? Who looks the most like Superman? Do these accurately capture the vibe of the movie? Listen and find out! Also discussed: Elliot S! Maggin’s novel Last Son of Krypton , apologies to Bryan Hitch, memories of The Authority , how much money is it worth to spend to make one perso...

In the second part of Chris and Jacob's two-part Superman: The Movie spectacular, they finally crack the code of what exactly is happening at the end of that movie when Superman flies back in time. Also, we answer our first listener question and Jacob outlines a John Byrne reading order that's all filler, no killer (the filler stuff is actually the good stuff).

Chris and Jacob are back to talk Richard Donner's Superman ! We get into the differences of the three main cuts of the film, dive into some of the previous screenplays and gush about all of the perfect choices they made while making this.

Welcome to the first episode of My Summer With Superman! All summer long, Chris Haley and Jacob deNobel are going to be talking Superman. Comics, radio shows, cartoons, TV shows, merch, movies, it's all fair game! In our debut episode we talk about our secret origins as Superman fans and how we're feeling about the new movie and its associated marketing push.