FROM CRISIS TO CRISIS EPISODE 75: ARMAGEDDON 2001 PART 2

Episode 75: Armageddon 2001 Part 2

Welcome to the seventy-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.

It is episode 75 and surprisingly (though some might say disappointingly) no one dies in an epic battle with Doomsday. Instead, Mike and Jeff finish up their Armageddon 2001 talk by looking at Adventures of Superman Annual #3 (where Superman leaves Earth after a terrible tragedy and ends up hooking up with Maxima) and Armageddon 2001 #2 (where Monarch’s identity is revealed and a big ol’ fight breaks out). Between those two comics the boys give you an overview of the other ARMAGEDDON 2001 annuals in addition to delving into why the big reveal of Monarch’s identity was such a letdown despite the series being so good.

Again, no scans this week as it would just ruin the books.  Sorry.

Next week: E-mails!  Lots and lots of e-mails.

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FROM CRISIS TO CRISIS EPISODE 54: MARCH 1990

Episode 54: March 1990

Welcome to the fifty-fourth 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.

From Crisis to Crisis is back for another week and was almost defeated this week by one of its deadliest enemies; Mother Nature. See, where Mike lives it is the time of year where storms pop up on a nearly hourly basis and he lost power for awhile there but the weather broke and he was able to upload the episode.

Anyhow this week Jeff and Mike bring you the first three parts of DAY OF THE KRYPTON MAN and what a wild week it is. In Superman #41 Lobo comes on to the scene and accepts a challenge from some shark creatures to kill the Man of Steel before Draaga can get to him. Lobo and Superman throw down in the Fortress of Solitude in Adventures of Superman #464. DAY OF THE KRYPTON MAN continues in Action Comics #651 where Maxima (the real Maxima) finally gets to Earth to land herself a Kryptonian mate. After that the boys discuss the second issue of Superboy: The Comic Book where Clark Kent meets his future boss for the first time. Finally Mike and Jeff go through what else was going on in DC Comics that month and in the world as well.

Next week: DAY OF THE KRYPTON MAN CONCLUDES!

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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. The guys will try to incorporate e-mails into the episodes once the show gets rolling.

Seriously, let us know what you think.

FROM CRISIS TO CRISIS EPISODE 47: SEPTEMBER 1989

Episode 47: September 1989

Welcome to the 47th 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 and Jeff examine the Superman books with a September 1989 cover date and boy is there a lot to talk about this time out. In Superman #35 we get two stories in one issue and learn a little more about what a messed up life Morgan Edge has led. Over in Adventures of Superman #458 the creators bring back Elastic Lad, though Jimmy Olsen is less than happy about it. We get a guest appearance issue with Starman #14 where Superman faces off against the Parasite for the first time since the Crisis. Finally, Maxima makes her first appearance…sort of…in Action Comics #646.

At the beginning of the episode Jeffrey talks about a survey and a charity. Here’s the announcement concerning the charity.

Tristan Lock and Josh Stowe make up the team known as Long Way To Skate, a non profit group devoted to raising money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. By longboarding (think big fast skateboard) across the country with hiking bags they are trying to spread awareness of MS and also to show people a green way to get around. Their trip, an indirect 8 month odyssey from Virginia Beach to San Diego, is in its second month and still going strong. The LW2S team regularly posts updates on their website and to their facebook support group also titled long way to skate. To date they have traveled over 700 miles across all of North Carolina and have persevered swamps, mountains, and unfreindlies of all types. feel free to contact them through their website or facebook group, any encouragement is golden. Good luck long way to skate!

And then the survey from Alan Middleton:

    In my “day job” at the university, I am studying new media. My current research project is an anonymous survey of preferences among podcast listeners. Topics covered include where, when, and how podcasts are found and listened to, preferred frequency and duration of podcasts, and attitudes toward advertising methods.

Check out both sites!

Next week: A Fortress?

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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. The guys will try to incorporate e-mails into the episodes once the show gets rolling.

Seriously, let us know what you think.