Episode 125: Funeral For a Friend Part 2

Welcome to the one hundred and twenty-fifth episode of From Crisis to Crisis: A Superman Podcast! This podcast has a simple premise; examine just about every Superman comic published between Man of Steel #1 in 1986 to Adventures of Superman #649 in 2006 in an informative and hopefully entertaining format.

Part index. Part commentary. Part history lesson. All podcast.

This week Mike (who is getting over a cold, which is why he sounds funky) and Jeff continue their coverage of the Death and Return of Superman with the third and fourth chapters of Funeral For a Friend. In Superman: The Man of Steel #20 the supporting cast, the heroes of the DC Universe and even Bill Clinton gather in Metropolis for Superman’s funeral as the Kents have their own private service in Smallville. Then in Superman #76 a group of heroes gather to continue Superman’s tradition of answering his mail on Christmas Eve. Plus Mitchell Anderson visits Metropolis and Lois, Jonathan, Martha and Lana Lang get together to have a very important discussion. Mixed in is the usual coverage of the two novelizations and the BBC audio drama. Plus, Mike complains some more about the Death and Return of Superman Omnibus. Finally Jeffrey tells you what was going on in the real world during the Meanwhile, at the Daily Planet segment.

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If you want to comment on the show or contact the hosts you can always private message Mike and Jeff, at the Superman Homepage, leave comments here or at the Homepage or here or email them by clicking this link.  All questions, concerns, fears, trepidations and cheap shots are welcome.

Also, be sure to check out Mike’s blog, the Fortress of Baileytude, for all kinds of neat Death and Return of Superman related scans, videos and more!

Next time: Funeral For a Friend continues with Adventures of Superman #499 and Action Comics #686.

Episode 124: Funeral For a Friend Part 1

Welcome to the one hundred and twenty-fourth episode of From Crisis to Crisis: A Superman Podcast! This show has a simple premise; examine just about every Superman comic published between Man of Steel #1 in 1986 to Adventures of Superman #649 in 2006 in an informative and hopefully entertaining format.

Part index. Part commentary. Part history lesson. All podcast.

The battle is over. The mourning begins.

This week Mike and Jeff kick off their coverage of Funeral For a Friend, the second part of the Death and Return of Superman trilogy. They start things off by playing catch-up with the Superman: Doomsday & Beyond young adult novel written by Louise Simonson and with some general Death of Superman talk. Then they dig into the comics starting with Justice League America #70, which features the League’s reaction to Superman’s death and a few “Blue Beetle is dead,” jokes. Then they move into the story proper with Adventures of Superman #498 where we see the paramedics, assisted by the Guardian, Professor Hamilton and even Bibbo, try and ultimately fail to revive Superman. This is followed by Action Comics #685 the world reacts to the death of Superman. Finally Mike and Jeff play catch-up again, this time with the Meanwhile at the Daily Planet and Elsewhere in the DCU segments.

You can subscribe to the show in two ways. First there is the RSS Feed and there is also the iTunes link.

If you want to comment on the show or contact the hosts you can always private message Mike and Jeff, at the Superman Homepage, leave comments here or at the Homepage or here or email them by clicking this link.  All questions, concerns, fears, trepidations and cheap shots are welcome.

Also, be sure to check out Mike’s blog, the Fortress of Baileytude, for all kinds of neat Death and Return of Superman related scans, videos and more!

 Next time: Funeral For a Friend continues with Superman: The Man of Steel #20 and Superman #76.