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FROM CRISIS TO CRISIS EPISODE 59: ANNUALS 1990

Episode 59: The 1990 Superman Related Annuals

Welcome to the fifty-ninth 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.

Last week the guys recorded an extra long episode. This week they go in the opposite direction for reasons explained at the end of the episode. Before that, though, Jeff and Mike look at the two Superman related annuals from 1990. The first is Adventures of Superman Annual #2, which guest stars the L.E.G.I.O.N. and, despite having a rather abrupt ending, was a good, old fashioned super-hero team-up complete with a couple of really solid fight scenes. This story continues in L.E.G.I.O.N. ’90 Annual #1 where Vril Dox, Jr. finally faces off against his father…Brainiac! The problem is that the younger Dox wants to kill his old man and the Man of Steel isn’t having any of that. After that the boys read some e-mails until they had to unexpectedly stop. Thankfully there was enough material recorded to make a full sized episode and the boys promise that there will be more e-mails next time.

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FROM CRISIS TO CRISIS EPISODE 52: JANUARY 1990

Episode 52: January 1990

Welcome to the fifty-second 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 we begin the fourth year of the Post Crisis on Infinite Earths Superman with the comics that came out with the January 1990 cover date. In Superman #39 Jimmy finds himself trapped in a world without color and comes face to face with someone who could be his father. Also Clark Kent makes a decision that rocks the staff of the Daily Planet. In Adventures of Superman #462 we are treated to a Christmas tale where the secret of Alice the office worker is revealed. Finally in Action Comics #649 we get the finale to the Brainiac Trilogy where Clark settles into some familiar new digs and Brainiac gets his groove back…sort of. In addition to all of that we have elsewhere in the DCU, which includes what amounts to a glorified cameo in Doom Patrol #29. Jeffrey wraps it all up with the Elsewhere in the Real World segment.

Next week: A four armed terror, the return of a certain imp from the fifth dimension and an over sized anniversary issue of Action Comics.

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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 50: DECEMBER 1989

Episode 50: December 1989

Welcome to the FIFTIETH 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 the show hits the big 5-0 and the boys can hardly believe it. Nearly a year ago Jeff and Mike sat down to record the first episode of this series and in that time they have interviewed two creators and covered not only Man of Steel but three years worth of Superman comics. The boys have had a ball and the end is nowhere in sight yet.

This is a pretty meaty episode too. First off they cover Superman #38 where Superman has to deal with a Roland Emmerich style disaster and a “Mr. Complainy Pants” Dr. Hamilton. Then in Adventures of Superman #461 a certain something of solitude returns. Action Comics #648 has the second part of The Brainiac Trilogy. Finally, at least in terms of Superman appearing in other comics, we have Christmas with the Super-Heroes #2, Justice League Europe #10 and Wonder Woman numbers 37 through 39. Then there’s the usual Elsewhere in the DCU and the Elsehwhere in the Real World segments.

Mike and Jeff would like to thank their listeners for downloading the show every week and taking the time to listen to their somewhat coherent ramblings. They appreciate it and here’s to over 200 more episodes.

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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 49: NOVEMBER 1989


Episode 49: November 1989

Welcome to the forty-ninth 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 is the week of tangents as Michael and Jeffrey look at the Superman books with a November 1989 cover date. First up is Superman #38, which sees Superman taking Jimmy Olsen to the Cadmus Project and generally acting like a whiny brat. After discussing how thick headed Superman can act sometimes and a tangent about the work of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, which sort of ties into what the boys are talking about.

No really. It does. They promise.

Then the boys dig into Adventures of Superman #460, where we learn the full origin of the Eradicator and Jeff and Mike talk about Coke 2 and what color Birch Beer should be. This is followed by the first part of The Brainiac Trilogy in Action Comics #647. Not only does this issue feature Superman fighting robots but it also sees the return of a classic Superman villain. Michael also struggles with the pronunciation of the word “automated” and “Coluan”, which should be worth a cheap laugh or two. Add in the usual Elsewhere in the DCU and the rest of the world and you have a pretty standard yet entertaining episode of the show.

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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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FROM CRISIS TO CRISIS EPISODE 34: “HOLIDAY 1988”

Episode 34: “Holiday” 1988

Welcome to the thirty-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.

This week Mike and Jeff kick off 2010 by returning to their regular format and examining the books that came out with the cover date of…well, there’s actually no cover date on these books at all. Mike explains why in the episode but suffice to say this month could either be referred to as “Holiday 1988” (because other books that came out at the same time bore that cover date) or, as Jeffrey puts it, the first of two “gray months”. In any case the books the guys discuss are Superman #25, featuring the return of Brainiac and Adventures of Superman #448, featuring a very cranky Superman. Plus Mike gives you all you need to know about Invasion! in less than five minutes and a few e-mails to boot.

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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 28: OCTOBER 1988

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Episode 28: October 1988

Welcome to the twenty-eighth 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.

Michael and Jeffrey wrap up the Supergirl Saga this month and discuss one of the most controversial moments in the Post Crisis Superman era, which happened during the cover date of October 1988.  In Superman #22 the Man of Steel makes the most difficult decision of his life.  In Adventures of Superman #445 the amazing Brainiac returns and this time he is not taking prisoners.  Actually he does take prisoners, but he is definitely more powerful and more dangerous.  Jeff and Mike end the show with four listener e-mails.

Michael might be speaking out of turn, but the hosts of From Crisis to Crisis hope you have a happy, safe and satisfying Thanksgiving.

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Seriously, let us know what you think.

FROM CRISIS TO CRISIS EPISODE 20: MARCH 1988

Episode 20: March 1988

Welcome to the twentieth 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 Jeffrey and Michael give you the low down on the Superman books that came out with the cover date of March 1988. In that month Superman first met the creepy, kooky, altogether ooky Skyhook, had his initial run in with the circus mentalist known as Brainiac and helped the organization known as Checkmate get some comic book exposure before getting their own series a week or so later. It was a pretty standard month in the grand scheme of things but it was an enjoyable one nonetheless.

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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.