EPISODE 112: Brainiac Finale  Connor-El is joined again by Tyler (Superman Blue) from Krypton Report to finish of their coverage of the Superman: Brainiac story arc! SHOW NOTES:  Krypton Report Tasmin Adam Mastermen Annotations Mastermen episode DCAU Podcast Man of Tomorrow  The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by Styzmask. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an Attribution License;

EPISODE 112: Brainiac Finale Connor-El is joined again by Tyler (Superman Blue) from Krypton Report to finish of their coverage of the Superman: Brainiac story arc! SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li><a href="https://kryptonreport.libsyn.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Krypton Report</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/theaspiringkryptonian" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tasmin</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/TalkingSuperman" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Adam</a></li> <li><a href="https://grantmorrison.substack.com/p/157-the-multiversity-annotations?utm_source=profile&amp;utm_medium=reader2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Mastermen Annotations</a></li> <li><a href="https://lskpodcast.libsyn.com/episode-109-multiversity-mastermen" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Mastermen episode</a></li> <li><a href="https://audioboom.com/posts/8345791-the-dcau-podcast-episode-90-superman-man-of-tomorrow" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">DCAU Podcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman:_Man_of_Tomorrow" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Man of Tomorrow</a></li> </ul> The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kxI0G_LnKn_M4tycEIFTA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Styzmask</a>. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Attribution </a><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">License;</a>

EPISODE 112: Brainiac Finale

EPISODE 111: Superman Brainiac Part 1  Connor-El is joined again by Tyler (Superman Blue) from Krypton Report to discuss Superman: Brainaic, Action Comics Annual 10 tie in to Last Son, My Adventures with Superman and, the Superman and Lois season 3 finale! SHOW NOTES:  Krypton Report Tasmin Adam  The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by Styzmask. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an Attribution License;

EPISODE 111: Superman Brainiac Part 1 Connor-El is joined again by Tyler (Superman Blue) from Krypton Report to discuss Superman: Brainaic, Action Comics Annual 10 tie in to Last Son, My Adventures with Superman and, the Superman and Lois season 3 finale! SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li><a href="https://kryptonreport.libsyn.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Krypton Report</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/theaspiringkryptonian" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tasmin</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/TalkingSuperman" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Adam</a></li> </ul> The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kxI0G_LnKn_M4tycEIFTA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Styzmask</a>. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Attribution </a><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">License;</a>

EPISODE 111: Brainiac Part 1

EPISODE 110: Superman Last Son  Connor-El is joined by Tyler (Superman Blue) from Krypton Report to discuss Superman Last Son! SHOW NOTES:  Krypton Report Charlie's Funeral Gofundme Krypton Report Superman the Movie crossover part 1 (100 episodes ago!) Superman the Movie crossover part 2 Adam Tasmin  The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by Styzmask. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an Attribution License;

EPISODE 110: Superman Last Son Connor-El is joined by Tyler (Superman Blue) from Krypton Report to discuss Superman Last Son! SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li><a href="https://kryptonreport.libsyn.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Krypton Report</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/charlies-funeral-and-expenses" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Charlie's Funeral Gofundme</a></li> <li><a href="https://lskpodcast.libsyn.com/episode-10-superman-the-movie-part-1-of-2-review" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Krypton Report Superman the Movie crossover part 1 (100 episodes ago!)</a></li> <li><a href="https://kryptonreport.libsyn.com/part-2-superman-the-movie-crossover" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman the Movie crossover part 2</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/TalkingSuperman" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Adam</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/theaspiringkryptonian" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tasmin</a></li> </ul> The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kxI0G_LnKn_M4tycEIFTA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Styzmask</a>. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Attribution </a><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">License;</a>

EPISODE 110: Last Son

EPISODE 109: MULTIVERSITY MASTERMEN  Connor-El is joined by returning guest Adam to talk about Multiversity: Mastermen, featuring a guilt ridden Superman that landed in Nazi Germany and helped them win the war. SHOW NOTES:  Adam Multiversity Mastermen Final Crisis Reading Order Daryl Davis Superman Lost Last Days of Lex Luthor Superman Birthright Elliot S! Maggins Podcast Last Son Krypton Report Tasmin  The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by Styzmask. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an Attribution License;

EPISODE 109: MULTIVERSITY MASTERMEN Connor-El is joined by returning guest Adam to talk about Multiversity: Mastermen, featuring a guilt ridden Superman that landed in Nazi Germany and helped them win the war. SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/TalkingSuperman" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Adam</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Multiversity" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Multiversity</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dc.com/comics/the-multiversity-2014/the-multiversity-mastermen-1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Mastermen</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Crisis#:~:text=Morrison%20explained%20that%20the%20sequence,Final%20Crisis%20%236%E2%80%937." rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Final Crisis Reading Order</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Davis" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Daryl Davis</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman:_Lost_Vol_1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman Lost</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news/mark-waid-dc-2023/#:~:text=The%20first%2C%20%E2%80%9CSuperman%3A%20The,disease%20that%20is%20killing%20him." rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Last Days of Lex Luthor</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman:_Birthright" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman Birthright</a></li> <li><a href="https://maggin.libsyn.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Elliot S! Maggins Podcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Son" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Last Son</a></li> <li><a href="https://kryptonreport.libsyn.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Krypton Report</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/theaspiringkryptonian" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tasmin</a></li> </ul> The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kxI0G_LnKn_M4tycEIFTA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Styzmask</a>. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Attribution </a><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">License;</a>

EPISODE 109: MULTIVERSITY MASTERMEN

EPISODE 108: DC Comics Presents 6 Superman and Green Lantern  Rebecca joins Connor-El to discuss the Superman and Green Lantern team up featured in DC Comics Presents 6! SHOW NOTES:  Green Lantern/Superman: Legend of the Green Flame Batman Hush Iron Fist Podcast  The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by Styzmask. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an Attribution License;

EPISODE 108: DC Comics Presents 6 Superman and Green Lantern Rebecca joins Connor-El to discuss the Superman and Green Lantern team up featured in DC Comics Presents 6! SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li><a href="https://lskpodcast.libsyn.com/episode-39-green-lantern-superman-legend-of-the-green-flame" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Green Lantern/Superman: Legend of the Green Flame</a></li> <li><a href="https://audioboom.com/posts/8282151-the-dcau-podcast-episode-84-batman-hush" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Batman Hush</a></li> <li><a href="https://sonsofthedragontheimmortalironfistpodcast.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Iron Fist Podcast</a></li> </ul> The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kxI0G_LnKn_M4tycEIFTA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Styzmask</a>. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Attribution </a><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">License;</a>

EPISODE 108: DC Comics Presents 6 Superman and Green Lantern

BONUS EPISODE: Hellblazer  Rebecca returns and joins Connor-El to discuss a patron request: the first 4 issues of Hellblazer starring John Constantine! Plus, some talk about Superman's 85th birthday!  SHOW NOTES:  Hellblazer The TV show The film with Keanu Reeves Si Spurrier run Iron Fist Podcast Tasmin Rebecca's Tattoo   The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by Styzmask. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an Attribution License;

BONUS EPISODE: Hellblazer Rebecca returns and joins Connor-El to discuss a patron request: the first 4 issues of Hellblazer starring John Constantine! Plus, some talk about Superman's 85th birthday!  SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Hellblazer_Vol_1_1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Hellblazer</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_(TV_series)" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The TV show</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_(film)" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The film with Keanu Reeves</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/298675-john-constantine-hellblazer" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Si Spurrier run</a></li> <li><a href="https://sonsofthedragontheimmortalironfistpodcast.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Iron Fist Podcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://theaspiringkryptonian.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tasmin</a></li> <li>Rebecca's Tattoo</li> <li></li> </ul> The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kxI0G_LnKn_M4tycEIFTA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Styzmask</a>. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Attribution </a><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">License;</a>

BONUS EPISODE: Hellblazer

EPISODE 107:  Superman and Lois S03E01 Commentary  Rey-Zod returns from the Phantom Zone to continue the tradition of doing an audio commentary track for the new Superman and Lois season premiere! SHOW NOTES:  Superman and Lois Season 3 Previous episode with Robert  The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by Styzmask. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an Attribution License;

EPISODE 107:  Superman and Lois S03E01 Commentary Rey-Zod returns from the Phantom Zone to continue the tradition of doing an audio commentary track for the new Superman and Lois season premiere! SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_%26_Lois_(season_3)" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman and Lois Season 3</a></li> <li><a href="https://lskpodcast.libsyn.com/episode-106-metallo-returns-2000-now" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Previous episode with Robert</a></li> </ul> The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kxI0G_LnKn_M4tycEIFTA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Styzmask</a>. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Attribution </a><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">License;</a>

Ep 107 : Superman and Lois S03E01 Commentary

EPISODE 106: Metallo Returns 2000 NOW     Connor-El joined by returning guest Robert from Swamp Things Podcast to talk about Superman 316 &amp; 317 featuring Metallo! Plus, Connor-El yells at cloud, talks the Superman 2000 pitch by Waid/Morrison/Millar and catches up on Action Comics! SHOW NOTES:  Superman 2000/NOW Superman 316 Superman 317 Swamp Things Podcast Still Watching the Skies Superman 310 Worlds Finest 1990 The Thing from Another World Superman and the Mole Men Adam Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow Superman/Swamp Thing Legion Episode  The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by Styzmask. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an Attribution License;

EPISODE 106: Metallo Returns 2000 NOW Connor-El joined by returning guest Robert from Swamp Things Podcast to talk about Superman 316 &amp; 317 featuring Metallo! Plus, Connor-El yells at cloud, talks the Superman 2000 pitch by Waid/Morrison/Millar and catches up on Action Comics! SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/deepspacetransmissions/Resources/superman-2000-proposal" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman 2000/NOW</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman_Vol_1_316" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman 316</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman_Vol_1_317" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman 317</a></li> <li><a href="https://swampthingspod.libsyn.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Swamp Things Podcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://wherethelongtailends.com/category/podcast/still-watching-the-skies/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Still Watching the Skies</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman_Vol_1_310" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman 310</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/World%27s_Finest_Vol_2_1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Worlds Finest 1990</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_from_Another_World" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Thing from Another World</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_and_the_Mole_Men" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman and the Mole Men</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/TalkingSuperman" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Adam</a></li> <li><a href="https://lskpodcast.libsyn.com/episode-41-whatever-happened-to-the-man-of-tomorrow" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow</a></li> <li><a href="https://lskpodcast.libsyn.com/episode-27-enterthe-swamp-thing" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman/Swamp Thing</a></li> <li><a href="https://lskpodcast.libsyn.com/episode-40-superboy-and-the-legion-of-superheroes-vs-mordru" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Legion Episode</a></li> </ul> The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kxI0G_LnKn_M4tycEIFTA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Styzmask</a>. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Attribution </a><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">License;</a>

EPISODE 106: Metallo Returns 2000 NOW

Superman Birthright

EPISODE 105: Superman Birthright Finale  Connor-El &amp; Rey-Zod discuss the final 6 issues of birthright, plus a short review of Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns. SHOW NOTES:  Superman Birthright The Dark Knight Returns Superman NOW Superman Annual 3 Kingdom Come Signal of Doom Rey's Moon Knight Podcast  The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by Styzmask. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an Attribution License;

EPISODE 105: Superman Birthright Finale Connor-El &amp; Rey-Zod discuss the final 6 issues of birthright, plus a short review of Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns. SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman:_Birthright" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman Birthright</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Knight_Returns" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Dark Knight Returns</a></li> <li><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/deepspacetransmissions/Resources/superman-2000-proposal" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman NOW</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman_Annual_Vol_2_3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman Annual 3</a></li> <li><a href="https://lskpodcast.libsyn.com/episode-31-kingdom-comechapters-i-ii" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kingdom Come</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/signalofdoom" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Signal of Doom</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/into-the-knight-the-moon-knight-podcast/id1266683190" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Rey's Moon Knight Podcast</a></li> </ul> The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kxI0G_LnKn_M4tycEIFTA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Styzmask</a>. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Attribution </a><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">License;</a>

EPISODE 105: Superman Birthright Finale

EPISODE 104: Superman Birthright Part 1  Connor-El and Rey-Zod re-unite to discuss the first 6 issues of Mark Waid's Superman plus Connor watches Superpets, talks Superman references in the Batman Arkham series and more! SHOW NOTES:  Superman Birthright Super-Pets Batman Arkham Series Signal of Doom Kingdom Come Rey's Moon Knight Podcast The Science of Superman  The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by Styzmask. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an Attribution License;

EPISODE 104: Superman Birthright Part 1 Connor-El and Rey-Zod re-unite to discuss the first 6 issues of Mark Waid's Superman plus Connor watches Superpets, talks Superman references in the Batman Arkham series and more! SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman:_Birthright" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman Birthright</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_League_of_Super-Pets" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Super-Pets</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_Arkham" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Batman Arkham Series</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/signalofdoom" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Signal of Doom</a></li> <li><a href="https://lskpodcast.libsyn.com/episode-31-kingdom-comechapters-i-ii" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kingdom Come</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/into-the-knight-the-moon-knight-podcast/id1266683190" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Rey's Moon Knight Podcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxn2cRhqQHY" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Science of Superman</a></li> </ul> The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kxI0G_LnKn_M4tycEIFTA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Styzmask</a>. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Attribution </a><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">License;</a>

EPISODE 104: Superman Birthright Part 1

Connor and Rey - no strangers to comic hero podcasts - tackle the Grand Daddy of them all, Superman, in this podcast both for fans and newbies alike!

Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast

EPISODE 5: SUPERMAN (TV SHOW), Series Pilot + S03 Ep11 The Last Sons take a look at Superman on the small screen with two episodes from the classic TV starring charismatic George Reeves. What they discover are two very different episodes, both with interesting points and dubious acting in some instances. if you enjoy your heroes on screen, tune in to this latest episode which ales it back, way before the MCU or Batfleck! SHOW NOTES:  The Adventures of Superman (1952-53) - Season 1, Episode 1 The Adventures of Superman (1955) - Season 3, Episode 11 George Reeves Superman Kirk Alyn Serial I Love Lucy That weird X-FIles episode John Byrnes Man of Steel Chuck Connors The Rifleman Sunshine Signal of Doom    SYNOPSES: Written by Connor-El  Superman on Earth   On the distant green planet of Krypton, Jor-El reports to the science council in the temple of wisdom. After a series of freak tidal waves and other disasters Jor-El had been assigned to investigate what was causing these disasters. He reports that krypton is being slowly drawn into the sun due to its gravitational pull and Krypton's close proximity. It is now so close that krypton is doomed, the planet, Jor-El reports will burst like a bubble in what could be hours or months. He proposes a plan to build a fleet of ships for the Kryptonian race and go to earth, a planet with a similar atmosphere. He is called a madman and his warning is dismissed.   Crestfallen he arrives home to his wife Lara, and son Kal. He decides to just send the three of them to earth, and as he is getting ready to launch the test rocket, Krypton's final moments come. As the Rocket only has room for one, Jor-El insists on sending Lara, but Lara says they should send Kal instead. Lara decides to stay with Jor-El to the end. They bid farewell to Kal and launch him in the test Rocket. As the rocket flies away, Krypton explodes.   On April 10th, 1926 on a dirt road in Kansas, a kindly couple of farmers called Eben and Sarah kent are driving when they see a rocket fall into the bushes on the side of the road. Eben rushes over and grabs baby Kal-El just as the rocket explodes. They note that neither the baby or the blankets he came in were harmed by the fire at all. The Kents, knowing that the government wouldn't believe them if they told them what really happened, name him Clark.   Over the years they notice Clark developing strange powers, and at the age of 12 an agitated Clark comes to Sarah and tells her he found a lost ball at school that day by seeing through a rock. He then asks why he's stronger and faster than all the other kids. It's at that point Sarah decides to tell them how they found him.   On the 25th anniversary of the day they found Clark, a surprise party is planned. Before Clark returns Eben suffers a heart attack, and is declared dead by a doctor later that day, as Clark comforts a bereaved Sarah. Sarah says “He was a good man”, and Clark says “He was a good father”.   Some time later, Clark and Sarah are at the Smallville bustop. Clark is being sent off to make use of his powers for the common good. She gives him his costume, saying she made it from the indestructible blankets he was found in. They say their goodbyes, and Clark boards the bus to Metropolis.   Upon arriving, Clark blends in by donning glasses and acting mild mannered and timid. He goes for a job interview for a journalist position at the Daily Planet, but is stuck waiting hours outside, only to be refused to even be seen by Perry White. Clark decides to hop on the ledge and go through Perry's window, where he interrupts a conversation between Lois Lane and Perry. As Perry asks how he got in Clark simply says he climbed in through the window, as Perry is trying to get a more credible explanation Jimmy Olsen bursts into the office, saying that there was a man hanging off a blimp which can't make a landing due to high winds. Lois and Jimmy rush off to cover the story, and Clark asks Perry if the man was rescued and he got the story, would he be hired? Perry not quite listening says yes, and Clark rushes off to the store room, and for the first time changes into Superman, and flies off.   At the blimp, the man hanging onto the rope falls off but is caught by Superman. Clark gets the exclusive story from the man, and back at the daily planet office, the man Lois and Jimmy are all attesting to seeing a “Super-guy” fly off after rescuing him. Clark gets the job and the headline reads   "SUPERMAN RESCUES AIRPORT MECHANIC. Catches Doomed Man Mid-Air As He Falls From Blimp Rope. by Clark Kent."   Lois however, has a few questions for Clark. How did he leave after Lois and Jimmy but get to the scene first? How did he manage to find the man before every ace reporter in the City? Clark merely replies “Maybe I'm a Superman.”   Flight to the North A tall muscular simple-minded country man walks into the crumly hotel with his Mule Lilly Belle, he announces himself to the clerk as Sylvester J Superman from Skunk Hollow. The clerk asks him to bend a steel bar and he does so with his bare hands, the Clerk mistaking him for the real superman in disguise gives him a room even allowing his Mule to accompany him.   Meanwhile  "Leftover" Louie Lyman has just been released from prison after a 5 year sentence thanks to the articles of Clark Kent about the Bank Job he pulled. After he confronts Clark at his office and fails to intimidate him, he goes to his room in the Crumby hotel where he meets with his partner in crime Buckets. They discuss the 50 grand hidden away but end up getting into an argument over who can make a better lemom meringue pie, Louie's old friend Margie or Buckets old aunt. They end up wagering the money stashed away on it and Louie leaves to find Margie.   Meanwhile Sylvester J Superman mistakes an ad written by Margie in the Daily Planet help section asking for Superman to mean him, Clark Kent also reads this ad and they both head to Margie's,   While this is happening Louie is trying to get a Lemon meringue pie from Margie, but Margie has baked only one and its for her fiance, who also made her promise not to bake pies for anyone else. As Louie is about to steal it, Sylvester J Superman arrives with his Mule Lilly Belle and deters Louie who does not want any crimes he commits witnessed. Margie is confused as she was expecting the real superman, but sure enough Sylvester moves a large piano with ease and she is convinced he is the man for the job, the job being her lemon meringue pie needs to be flown to an air force base in the arctic swiftly to be delivered to her fiance Steve. Clark Kent arrives to see this and is curious as to how Sylvester will proceed.   As they exit Louie tries to buy the Pie from Sylvester but is flatly declined, and Sylvester leaves for the air base. Meanwhile at the base Steve is talking to himself in the mirror when Sylvester strides in with his Mule Lilly Belle. He delivers the pie and Steve is shocked to find that it is indeed Margie's famous Lemon meringue pie. As they eat it Louie comes in brandishing a gun and steals the pie, Steve chases after him with a gun but doesn't shoot, when Sylvester asks why he didn't shoot Steve just said hes not worth it.   Meanwhile the real Superman has found out from Bucket that Louie rented a plane. Flying over to the airbase in the arctic he discovers (after Superman meets Superman) upon arrival that Louie's plane has gone down and he is requesting assistance. Superman flies over and rescues him, then delivers the pie back to Steve.   Louie, now back in the Crumby hotel thanks to Superman is trying to warm himself when Chuckles enters and reveals that his aunt threw him out and neither of them got pies, therefore making the bet void. After their experiences they vow to go straight, and tell this to a visiting Clark Kent and Sylvester J Superman.   Sylvester decides to go back to skunk hollow where he can be plain ol superman, as the big city just isn't for him. Clark shakes his hand and wishes him (and Lilly Belle) the best of luck.

EPISODE 5: SUPERMAN (TV SHOW), Series Pilot + S03 Ep11 The Last Sons take a look at Superman on the small screen with two episodes from the classic TV starring charismatic George Reeves. What they discover are two very different episodes, both with interesting points and dubious acting in some instances. if you enjoy your heroes on screen, tune in to this latest episode which ales it back, way before the MCU or Batfleck! SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Adventures_of_Superman_episodes#Season_1:_1952%E2%80%9353" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Adventures of Superman (1952-53) - Season 1, Episode 1</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Adventures_of_Superman_episodes#Season_3:_1955" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Adventures of Superman (1955) - Season 3, Episode 11</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Reeves" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">George Reeves</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_(serial)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Superman Kirk Alyn Serial</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_Lucy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Love Lucy</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excelsis_Dei" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">That weird X-FIles episode</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_of_Steel_(comics)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Byrnes Man of Steel</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Connors" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chuck Connors</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rifleman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Rifleman</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_(2007_film)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sunshine</a></li> <li><a href="https://signalofdoom.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Signal of Doom</a></li> </ul>   SYNOPSES: Written by Connor-El  Superman on Earth On the distant green planet of Krypton, Jor-El reports to the science council in the temple of wisdom. After a series of freak tidal waves and other disasters Jor-El had been assigned to investigate what was causing these disasters. He reports that krypton is being slowly drawn into the sun due to its gravitational pull and Krypton's close proximity. It is now so close that krypton is doomed, the planet, Jor-El reports will burst like a bubble in what could be hours or months. He proposes a plan to build a fleet of ships for the Kryptonian race and go to earth, a planet with a similar atmosphere. He is called a madman and his warning is dismissed. Crestfallen he arrives home to his wife Lara, and son Kal. He decides to just send the three of them to earth, and as he is getting ready to launch the test rocket, Krypton's final moments come. As the Rocket only has room for one, Jor-El insists on sending Lara, but Lara says they should send Kal instead. Lara decides to stay with Jor-El to the end. They bid farewell to Kal and launch him in the test Rocket. As the rocket flies away, Krypton explodes. On April 10th, 1926 on a dirt road in Kansas, a kindly couple of farmers called Eben and Sarah kent are driving when they see a rocket fall into the bushes on the side of the road. Eben rushes over and grabs baby Kal-El just as the rocket explodes. They note that neither the baby or the blankets he came in were harmed by the fire at all. The Kents, knowing that the government wouldn't believe them if they told them what really happened, name him Clark. Over the years they notice Clark developing strange powers, and at the age of 12 an agitated Clark comes to Sarah and tells her he found a lost ball at school that day by seeing through a rock. He then asks why he's stronger and faster than all the other kids. It's at that point Sarah decides to tell them how they found him. On the 25th anniversary of the day they found Clark, a surprise party is planned. Before Clark returns Eben suffers a heart attack, and is declared dead by a doctor later that day, as Clark comforts a bereaved Sarah. Sarah says “He was a good man”, and Clark says “He was a good father”. Some time later, Clark and Sarah are at the Smallville bustop. Clark is being sent off to make use of his powers for the common good. She gives him his costume, saying she made it from the indestructible blankets he was found in. They say their goodbyes, and Clark boards the bus to Metropolis. Upon arriving, Clark blends in by donning glasses and acting mild mannered and timid. He goes for a job interview for a journalist position at the Daily Planet, but is stuck waiting hours outside, only to be refused to even be seen by Perry White. Clark decides to hop on the ledge and go through Perry's window, where he interrupts a conversation between Lois Lane and Perry. As Perry asks how he got in Clark simply says he climbed in through the window, as Perry is trying to get a more credible explanation Jimmy Olsen bursts into the office, saying that there was a man hanging off a blimp which can't make a landing due to high winds. Lois and Jimmy rush off to cover the story, and Clark asks Perry if the man was rescued and he got the story, would he be hired? Perry not quite listening says yes, and Clark rushes off to the store room, and for the first time changes into Superman, and flies off. At the blimp, the man hanging onto the rope falls off but is caught by Superman. Clark gets the exclusive story from the man, and back at the daily planet office, the man Lois and Jimmy are all attesting to seeing a “Super-guy” fly off after rescuing him. Clark gets the job and the headline reads "SUPERMAN RESCUES AIRPORT MECHANIC. Catches Doomed Man Mid-Air As He Falls From Blimp Rope. by Clark Kent." Lois however, has a few questions for Clark. How did he leave after Lois and Jimmy but get to the scene first? How did he manage to find the man before every ace reporter in the City? Clark merely replies “Maybe I'm a Superman.” Flight to the North A tall muscular simple-minded country man walks into the crumly hotel with his Mule Lilly Belle, he announces himself to the clerk as Sylvester J Superman from Skunk Hollow. The clerk asks him to bend a steel bar and he does so with his bare hands, the Clerk mistaking him for the real superman in disguise gives him a room even allowing his Mule to accompany him. Meanwhile "Leftover" Louie Lyman has just been released from prison after a 5 year sentence thanks to the articles of Clark Kent about the Bank Job he pulled. After he confronts Clark at his office and fails to intimidate him, he goes to his room in the Crumby hotel where he meets with his partner in crime Buckets. They discuss the 50 grand hidden away but end up getting into an argument over who can make a better lemom meringue pie, Louie's old friend Margie or Buckets old aunt. They end up wagering the money stashed away on it and Louie leaves to find Margie. Meanwhile Sylvester J Superman mistakes an ad written by Margie in the Daily Planet help section asking for Superman to mean him, Clark Kent also reads this ad and they both head to Margie's, While this is happening Louie is trying to get a Lemon meringue pie from Margie, but Margie has baked only one and its for her fiance, who also made her promise not to bake pies for anyone else. As Louie is about to steal it, Sylvester J Superman arrives with his Mule Lilly Belle and deters Louie who does not want any crimes he commits witnessed. Margie is confused as she was expecting the real superman, but sure enough Sylvester moves a large piano with ease and she is convinced he is the man for the job, the job being her lemon meringue pie needs to be flown to an air force base in the arctic swiftly to be delivered to her fiance Steve. Clark Kent arrives to see this and is curious as to how Sylvester will proceed. As they exit Louie tries to buy the Pie from Sylvester but is flatly declined, and Sylvester leaves for the air base. Meanwhile at the base Steve is talking to himself in the mirror when Sylvester strides in with his Mule Lilly Belle. He delivers the pie and Steve is shocked to find that it is indeed Margie's famous Lemon meringue pie. As they eat it Louie comes in brandishing a gun and steals the pie, Steve chases after him with a gun but doesn't shoot, when Sylvester asks why he didn't shoot Steve just said hes not worth it. Meanwhile the real Superman has found out from Bucket that Louie rented a plane. Flying over to the airbase in the arctic he discovers (after Superman meets Superman) upon arrival that Louie's plane has gone down and he is requesting assistance. Superman flies over and rescues him, then delivers the pie back to Steve. Louie, now back in the Crumby hotel thanks to Superman is trying to warm himself when Chuckles enters and reveals that his aunt threw him out and neither of them got pies, therefore making the bet void. After their experiences they vow to go straight, and tell this to a visiting Clark Kent and Sylvester J Superman. Sylvester decides to go back to skunk hollow where he can be plain ol superman, as the big city just isn't for him. Clark shakes his hand and wishes him (and Lilly Belle) the best of luck.

Episode 5 - The Adventures of Superman on the Small Screen

EPISODE 32: KINGDOM COME, CHAPTERS III &amp; IV The Last Sons conclude their epic discussion and review on arguably one of Superman's - and DC's - crowning achievements... Connor-El drifts in like The Spectre, to an unsuspecting Rey-Zod - and the chat is something Connor-El can't even recall!  Tune in (along with Connor) - to find out what we chat about! :P SYNOPSIS: (Courtesy of Wiki) CHAPTER III ...and he cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth, and when he cried, seven thunders uttered their voices... Norman McCay sees yet another vision, this time of Captain Marvel calling down lightning upon himself. These visions he is seeing are what he believes are "dreams of Armageddon". He and the Spectre are now taken to an ominous-looking dome that now stands upon the Kansas wastelands: this dome is Superman's reformation center for superhumans, called the "Gulag". Due to its vast size, it was intended to house prisoners for months to come, but within two weeks of its construction it filled beyond capacity, though due to its architect and warden it was able to contain its numbers. Kryptonian battlesuit robots stand guard watching over the residents in the "Gulag's" beautiful environment. Dissenters among them mock at the Superman holograms trying to educate them of the proper use of their powers and abilities, with Captain Comet dealing with the hard-case types like Von Bach. Meanwhile, Lex Luthor uses White's "eye" to spy on the simmering stew of unrest within the "Gulag". Norman McCay and the Spectre also notice the Quintessence looking down upon Billy Batson being with Luthor, with Shazam pleading with his fellows for understanding regarding Batson. As the Spectre engages with the Quintessence in conversation, McCay speaks with Deadman, who at this point is now a spirit in skeletal form wearing rotted circus acrobat clothes. Outside the Green Lantern's satellite which is being used as the Justice League headquarters, Superman and Wonder Woman have a peaceful discussion as they fling rocks around some asteroids, with Wonder Woman telling Superman that she had been ousted from Paradise Island for failing in her mission as the Amazons' ambassador for peace. In the heart of an underground lab, Lex Luthor subjects Billy Batson to torture by making him watch gruesome images of him and his friends being slaughtered by superhumans and causing worms to crawl in and out of Batson's ears, keeping him from saying Shazam's name. Luthor later joins with Bruce Wayne in a special war room where Wayne reveals his team of superhumans who are ready to lend their support to the cause of the Mankind Liberation Front. Secretly, though, Wayne speaks with John Jones, formerly the Martian Manhunter but now crippled in his abilities, in the hopes of finding out what his friend had sensed. As Superman looks down upon the Earth with his telescopic vision checking for superhuman activity, Red Robin speaks with his former Teen Titans members about his growing concerns that Superman's plans would eventually fail. Norman McCay finds himself suddenly pulled from the spirit realm into reality to face a Superman who's wondering why he's here. McCay's only answer comes from Scripture: "...and the third part of the trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up...and the sun and the air were darkened...fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come." While Superman is confused over the cryptic message, Red Robin notices that a riot has broken out in the "Gulag". As McCay vanishes with the Spectre, Wonder Woman sends Flash, Green Lantern, and Power Woman to deal with the situation while she and Superman speak to the Secretary-General of the United Nations about their growing concerns of the "Gulag". In the main office of the Mankind Liberation Front, Lex Luthor is pleased to report about the riot going on at the "Gulag" and now is ready to send Billy Batson into action to do his bidding. Bruce Wayne keeps Batson from calling upon Shazam, telling him he now knows what Luthor has done to him and his mind. With Luthor now feeling betrayed, Wayne tells his assembled team of superhumans to strike, instantly stopping most of Luthor's team, while Luthor attempts to escape, only to be confronted by an army of activated Batknights. Wayne now tries to reason with Batson as he himself flees, only to accidentally cause a flask of worms to break and cover him with worms. Scared at the sight, Batson calls upon Shazam and soon vanishes. At the Green Lantern satellite, Wonder Woman dresses herself in golden eagle armor and girds her magical sword to her waist as Superman tries to reason with her on how to deal with the rioters. Then suddenly news comes from Green Lantern: the prisoners are now starting to breach the walls, and they have killed Captain Comet. Angered at the loss, Wonder Woman leads a team to go to the "Gulag" and force the prisoners to surrender or else. Seeing that she cannot get Superman to see that her way of dealing with the superhumans may be the right way, Wonder Woman gives him a farewell kiss before she departs. At that, Superman races to Bruce Wayne's Batcave in a last-ditch effort to have his friend and former ally join him in his cause. All Wayne can tell Superman is that Captain Marvel has been brainwashed and is now heading for the "Gulag" to burst it wide open. Superman races as fast as possible to reach the "Gulag" before Captain Marvel gets there, but it is too late. Lightning strikes the dome, allowing its residents to spill out to engage the Justice League team in an all-out battle. Superman himself is knocked out of the sky as Captain Marvel now engages him in a one-on-one confrontation. Norman McCay sees that Armageddon has arrived. CHAPTER IV There were voices...and thunderings, and lightnings...and an earthquake. This was my dream...no more. As Norman McCay and the Spectre watch, Armageddon has begun. The Justice League is locked in a battle with the rogue superhumans who have escaped the "Gulag" and are now out to wage war with them. Superman is fighting a hopeless battle with his equal Captain Marvel, who has been brainwashed by Lex Luthor. McCay pleads with the Spectre to make it stop, but the Spectre says he cannot take action yet, that there must be "a reckoning". All he can tell McCay is, "fear God, and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come." Meanwhile, at the United Nations general assembly, the Secretary-General decides to take action to deal with the rogue superhuman problem once and for all: nuclear devices that are capable of destroying all metahuman life except for Superman. He sends forth the Blackhawk pilots to do the unthinkable job of delivering this destructive payload, and as he returns to his office and watches the planes take off, he slumps in his seat and hangs his head. Back at the "Gulag", the Justice League seems hopelessly outnumbered and outmatched when Batman's team of superhumans shows up for assistance. Batman personally confronts Wonder Woman as she kills Von Bach before he crushes Zatara to death, suggesting that the real reason she was stripped of her duties and heritage on Paradise Island was that she was not strident enough with her mission. Angered, Wonder Woman turns on Batman and takes him up into the sky to personally deal with him when they both see the Blackhawk planes arriving with the bombs. Batman helps Wonder Woman see what her regaining her Amazon honor will cost her and others if she lets the bombs drop, and so she helps him take out the planes, though one of them manages to drop its payload down toward the warring crowd. Back on Earth, Captain Marvel continually pelts Superman with his Shazam lightning bolts as he darts out of the way, until Superman finally grabs Captain Marvel as he calls upon Shazam's name, letting the lightning bolt turn Captain Marvel back into Billy Batson. He grabs Batson's mouth and clamps it shut while he tries to reason with Batson, making him see the urgency of a bomb being dropped that will destroy all superhumans except for Superman. He lets Batson make the decision of what's more important to him as he flies off to intercept the bomb. Batson speaks Shazam's name again and transforms into Captain Marvel, flinging Superman to the ground as he outraces the Man of Steel and intercepts the bomb first. He calls upon Shazam's name three times, and the lightning bolt ignites the bomb, consuming all superhumans in a mushroom cloud except for Superman and whoever was protected by the Green Lanterns' power rings. Enraged by the massive loss of life by this extreme act, Superman flies off in a rage toward the United Nations and seals the doors shut, terrifying all the people within as he threatens to pull down the whole building on top of them. The Spectre takes Norman McCay to the United Nations building to try talking some sense into Superman, to make him see the humanity that he's ignored all those years believing that he was a god. Superman eventually relents, and joined with Batman, Wonder Woman, and the survivors of the battle, he forges a new relationship with the people to not solve their problems for them, but to solve their problems alongside them, not imposing their power among men but working to earn their trust. As the gathered heroes remove their masks and helmets as a symbol of good faith toward that end, Superman hangs the cape of Captain Marvel on a flagpole as a memorial. At the conclusion of the tale, Batman turns his ruined Wayne Manor into a hospital, using Lex Luthor and most of the members of his Mankind Liberation Front as part of his "staff". Wonder Woman is restored to her rightful place as the princess of Paradise Island and now begins her role as a teacher of superhumans. Superman begins his work restoring the Kansas wasteland into a productive and fertile land for farming. And the Spectre, after showing Norman McCay his once human side as Jim Corrigan, returns the pastor to his church, where he now preaches a message of hope to his congregation. One Year Later... Superman and Wonder Woman meet with Batman in their civilian identities at the Planet Krypton restaurant, where they share news with each other about what's been going on in their lives over the past year. However, the real reason for this meeting is the news that Diana and Clark wanted to share with Bruce, which he easily figures out: she is pregnant with Clark's child. What catches Bruce off guard, though, is that Diana wants him to be the godparent, despite Bruce's record as a parent with his former wards. Both Clark and Diana see that Bruce can teach their child things they themselves cannot teach: lessons about mortality and morality from a man they both trust. As Clark and Bruce make their peace and then leave together with Diana to discuss what a future they will have with the child, Norman McCay is seen with Jim Corrigan talking about "the Spectre Platter". SHOW NOTES:  Action Comics 1017 Kingdom Come - Chapter III Kingdom Come - Chapter IV Swamp Thing Podcast  SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON -  email : lskpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @LSKPodcast FB Page: facebook.com/lskpodcast  Proud Member of The Collective  The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by Styzmask. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an Attribution License;

EPISODE 32: KINGDOM COME, CHAPTERS III &amp; IV The Last Sons conclude their epic discussion and review on arguably one of Superman's - and DC's - crowning achievements... Connor-El drifts in like The Spectre, to an unsuspecting Rey-Zod - and the chat is something Connor-El can't even recall!  Tune in (along with Connor) - to find out what we chat about! :P SYNOPSIS: (Courtesy of Wiki) CHAPTER III ...and he cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth, and when he cried, seven thunders uttered their voices... <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Norman_McCay_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Norman McCay</a> sees yet another vision, this time of <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/William_Batson_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Captain Marvel</a> calling down lightning upon himself. These visions he is seeing are what he believes are "dreams of Armageddon". He and the <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/James_Corrigan_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spectre</a> are now taken to an ominous-looking dome that now stands upon the Kansas wastelands: this dome is <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Kal-El_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Superman's</a> reformation center for superhumans, called the "Gulag". Due to its vast size, it was intended to house prisoners for months to come, but within two weeks of its construction it filled beyond capacity, though due to its architect and warden it was able to contain its numbers. Kryptonian battlesuit robots stand guard watching over the residents in the "Gulag's" beautiful environment. Dissenters among them mock at the Superman holograms trying to educate them of the proper use of their powers and abilities, with <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Adam_Blake_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Captain Comet</a> dealing with the hard-case types like <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Von_Bach_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Von Bach</a>. Meanwhile, <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Alexander_Luthor_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lex Luthor</a> uses White's "eye" to spy on the simmering stew of unrest within the "Gulag". Norman McCay and the Spectre also notice the Quintessence looking down upon Billy Batson being with Luthor, with <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Shazam_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shazam</a> pleading with his fellows for understanding regarding Batson. As the Spectre engages with the Quintessence in conversation, McCay speaks with <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Boston_Brand_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Deadman</a>, who at this point is now a spirit in skeletal form wearing rotted circus acrobat clothes. Outside the Green Lantern's satellite which is being used as the Justice League headquarters, Superman and <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Diana_of_Themyscira_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wonder Woman</a> have a peaceful discussion as they fling rocks around some asteroids, with Wonder Woman telling Superman that she had been ousted from Paradise Island for failing in her mission as the Amazons' ambassador for peace. In the heart of an underground lab, Lex Luthor subjects Billy Batson to torture by making him watch gruesome images of him and his friends being slaughtered by superhumans and causing worms to crawl in and out of Batson's ears, keeping him from saying Shazam's name. Luthor later joins with <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Bruce_Wayne_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bruce Wayne</a> in a special war room where Wayne reveals his team of superhumans who are ready to lend their support to the cause of the Mankind Liberation Front. Secretly, though, Wayne speaks with <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/J%27onn_J%27onzz_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Jones</a>, formerly the Martian Manhunter but now crippled in his abilities, in the hopes of finding out what his friend had sensed. As Superman looks down upon the Earth with his telescopic vision checking for superhuman activity, <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Richard_Grayson_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Red Robin</a> speaks with his former Teen Titans members about his growing concerns that Superman's plans would eventually fail. Norman McCay finds himself suddenly pulled from the spirit realm into reality to face a Superman who's wondering why he's here. McCay's only answer comes from Scripture: "...and the third part of the trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up...and the sun and the air were darkened...fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come." While Superman is confused over the cryptic message, Red Robin notices that a riot has broken out in the "Gulag". As McCay vanishes with the Spectre, Wonder Woman sends <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Wallace_West_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flash</a>, <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Alan_Scott_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Green Lantern</a>, and <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Kara_Zor-L_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Power Woman</a> to deal with the situation while she and Superman speak to the Secretary-General of the United Nations about their growing concerns of the "Gulag". In the main office of the Mankind Liberation Front, Lex Luthor is pleased to report about the riot going on at the "Gulag" and now is ready to send Billy Batson into action to do his bidding. Bruce Wayne keeps Batson from calling upon Shazam, telling him he now knows what Luthor has done to him and his mind. With Luthor now feeling betrayed, Wayne tells his assembled team of superhumans to strike, instantly stopping most of Luthor's team, while Luthor attempts to escape, only to be confronted by an army of activated Batknights. Wayne now tries to reason with Batson as he himself flees, only to accidentally cause a flask of worms to break and cover him with worms. Scared at the sight, Batson calls upon Shazam and soon vanishes. At the Green Lantern satellite, Wonder Woman dresses herself in golden eagle armor and girds her magical sword to her waist as Superman tries to reason with her on how to deal with the rioters. Then suddenly news comes from Green Lantern: the prisoners are now starting to breach the walls, and they have killed Captain Comet. Angered at the loss, Wonder Woman leads a team to go to the "Gulag" and force the prisoners to surrender or else. Seeing that she cannot get Superman to see that her way of dealing with the superhumans may be the right way, Wonder Woman gives him a farewell kiss before she departs. At that, Superman races to Bruce Wayne's Batcave in a last-ditch effort to have his friend and former ally join him in his cause. All Wayne can tell Superman is that Captain Marvel has been brainwashed and is now heading for the "Gulag" to burst it wide open. Superman races as fast as possible to reach the "Gulag" before Captain Marvel gets there, but it is too late. Lightning strikes the dome, allowing its residents to spill out to engage the Justice League team in an all-out battle. Superman himself is knocked out of the sky as Captain Marvel now engages him in a one-on-one confrontation. Norman McCay sees that Armageddon has arrived. CHAPTER IV There were voices...and thunderings, and lightnings...and an earthquake. This was my dream...no more. As <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Norman_McCay_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Norman McCay</a> and the <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/James_Corrigan_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spectre</a> watch, Armageddon has begun. The Justice League is locked in a battle with the rogue superhumans who have escaped the "Gulag" and are now out to wage war with them. <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Kal-El_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Superman</a> is fighting a hopeless battle with his equal <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/William_Batson_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Captain Marvel</a>, who has been brainwashed by <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Alexander_Luthor_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lex Luthor</a>. McCay pleads with the Spectre to make it stop, but the Spectre says he cannot take action yet, that there must be "a reckoning". All he can tell McCay is, "fear God, and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come." Meanwhile, at the United Nations general assembly, the Secretary-General decides to take action to deal with the rogue superhuman problem once and for all: nuclear devices that are capable of destroying all metahuman life except for Superman. He sends forth the Blackhawk pilots to do the unthinkable job of delivering this destructive payload, and as he returns to his office and watches the planes take off, he slumps in his seat and hangs his head. Back at the "Gulag", the Justice League seems hopelessly outnumbered and outmatched when <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Bruce_Wayne_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Batman's</a> team of superhumans shows up for assistance. Batman personally confronts <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Diana_of_Themyscira_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wonder Woman</a> as she kills <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Von_Bach_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Von Bach</a> before he crushes <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Zatara_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zatara</a> to death, suggesting that the real reason she was stripped of her duties and heritage on Paradise Island was that she was not strident enough with her mission. Angered, Wonder Woman turns on Batman and takes him up into the sky to personally deal with him when they both see the Blackhawk planes arriving with the bombs. Batman helps Wonder Woman see what her regaining her Amazon honor will cost her and others if she lets the bombs drop, and so she helps him take out the planes, though one of them manages to drop its payload down toward the warring crowd. Back on Earth, Captain Marvel continually pelts Superman with his <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Shazam_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shazam</a> lightning bolts as he darts out of the way, until Superman finally grabs Captain Marvel as he calls upon Shazam's name, letting the lightning bolt turn Captain Marvel back into Billy Batson. He grabs Batson's mouth and clamps it shut while he tries to reason with Batson, making him see the urgency of a bomb being dropped that will destroy all superhumans except for Superman. He lets Batson make the decision of what's more important to him as he flies off to intercept the bomb. Batson speaks Shazam's name again and transforms into Captain Marvel, flinging Superman to the ground as he outraces the Man of Steel and intercepts the bomb first. He calls upon Shazam's name three times, and the lightning bolt ignites the bomb, consuming all superhumans in a mushroom cloud except for Superman and whoever was protected by the <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Green_Lantern" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Green Lanterns</a>' power rings. Enraged by the massive loss of life by this extreme act, Superman flies off in a rage toward the United Nations and seals the doors shut, terrifying all the people within as he threatens to pull down the whole building on top of them. The Spectre takes Norman McCay to the United Nations building to try talking some sense into Superman, to make him see the humanity that he's ignored all those years believing that he was a god. Superman eventually relents, and joined with Batman, Wonder Woman, and the survivors of the battle, he forges a new relationship with the people to not solve their problems for them, but to solve their problems alongside them, not imposing their power among men but working to earn their trust. As the gathered heroes remove their masks and helmets as a symbol of good faith toward that end, Superman hangs the cape of Captain Marvel on a flagpole as a memorial. At the conclusion of the tale, Batman turns his ruined Wayne Manor into a hospital, using Lex Luthor and most of the members of his Mankind Liberation Front as part of his "staff". Wonder Woman is restored to her rightful place as the princess of Paradise Island and now begins her role as a teacher of superhumans. Superman begins his work restoring the Kansas wasteland into a productive and fertile land for farming. And the Spectre, after showing Norman McCay his once human side as <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/James_Corrigan_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jim Corrigan</a>, returns the pastor to his church, where he now preaches a message of hope to his congregation. One Year Later... Superman and Wonder Woman meet with Batman in their civilian identities at the Planet Krypton restaurant, where they share news with each other about what's been going on in their lives over the past year. However, the real reason for this meeting is the news that Diana and Clark wanted to share with Bruce, which he easily figures out: she is pregnant with Clark's child. What catches Bruce off guard, though, is that Diana wants him to be the godparent, despite Bruce's record as a parent with his former wards. Both Clark and Diana see that Bruce can teach their child things they themselves cannot teach: lessons about mortality and morality from a man they both trust. As Clark and Bruce make their peace and then leave together with Diana to discuss what a future they will have with the child, Norman McCay is seen with Jim Corrigan talking about "the Spectre Platter". SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Action_Comics_Vol_1_1017" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Action Comics 1017</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Kingdom_Come_Vol_1_3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kingdom Come - Chapter III</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Kingdom_Come_Vol_1_4" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kingdom Come - Chapter IV</a></li> <li><a href="http://swampthingspod.libsyn.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Swamp Thing Podcast</a></li> </ul> SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON - <ul> <li>email : <a href="mailto:lskpodcast@gmail.com">lskpodcast@gmail.com</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@LSKPodcast</a></li> <li>FB Page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/lskpodcast</a></li> </ul> Proud Member of <a href="twitter.com/collectivepods" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Collective</a> The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kxI0G_LnKn_M4tycEIFTA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Styzmask</a>. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Attribution </a><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">License;</a>

Episode 32 - Kingdom Come Chapters III & IV

EPISODE 6: ACTION COMICS VOL.1, ISSUE #544 - 'LUTHOR UNLEASHED' &amp; 'BRAINIAC REBIRTH' The Last Sons look at a milestone issue of Action Comics which not only is the 45th Anniversary double-sized issue; not only pits Superman against two of his greatest foes in two separate stories; but also treats us to.....Villain Make Overs!! Lex Luthor get new threads whilst Brainiac is given an edgier, angstier 'tude! Both Connor-El (the Super Fan) and Rey-Zod (the Newbie) give their takes on this seminal issue which heralded in a new age for Superman and his Rogues' Gallery... Nothing makes for better drama than blowing up a planet, killing all your loved ones and traversing through space and time as a data stream - Take That!! SHOW NOTES:  Action Comics Vol. 1, issue #544 The issue we are covering Next episodes issue (plus action comics 546) Luthors first appearance Brainiac  Superman Forever Radio's episode on Brainiac! InjustASS Liu Kang Kingdom Come Brave New Metropolis Red Son Lex Luthor DC universe online opening Crisis on Infinite Earths that awesome brainiac scene in Krypton (spoilers)  DC Len Wein Hardcover Issue that inspired for the man who has everything (dont spoil yourself, read the issue!!) For the Man who has Everything (again, with all issues I link, read them!!)  Superman 75 Years HC  Cursed Comics Cavalcade (there is a Superman story in there, he is just not advertised for some reason) Superman vs Brainiac TPB  Superman vs Lex Luthor TPB  SYNOPSES: Refer to DC Wiki Database, Action Comics Vol. 1, issue #544 for synopses...  The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by Styzmask. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an Attribution License;

EPISODE 6: ACTION COMICS VOL.1, ISSUE #544 - 'LUTHOR UNLEASHED' &amp; 'BRAINIAC REBIRTH' The Last Sons look at a milestone issue of Action Comics which not only is the 45th Anniversary double-sized issue; not only pits Superman against two of his greatest foes in two separate stories; but also treats us to.....Villain Make Overs!! Lex Luthor get new threads whilst Brainiac is given an edgier, angstier 'tude! Both Connor-El (the Super Fan) and Rey-Zod (the Newbie) give their takes on this seminal issue which heralded in a new age for Superman and his Rogues' Gallery... Nothing makes for better drama than blowing up a planet, killing all your loved ones and traversing through space and time as a data stream - Take That!! SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li><a href="http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Action_Comics_Vol_1_544" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Action Comics Vol. 1, issue #544</a></li> <li><a href="http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Action_Comics_Vol_1_544" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The issue we are covering</a></li> <li><a href="http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Action_Comics_Vol_1_545" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Next episodes issue (plus action comics 546)</a></li> <li><a href="http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Action_Comics_Vol_1_23" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Luthors first appearance</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainiac_(character)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brainiac</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.supermanforever.com/superman-forever-radio-episode-117-brainiac/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Superman Forever Radio's episode on Brainiac!</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Injustice:_Gods_Among_Us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">InjustASS</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu_Kang" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Liu Kang</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_Come_(comics)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kingdom Come</a></li> <li><a href="https://dcau.fandom.com/wiki/Brave_New_Metropolis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brave New Metropolis</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman:_Red_Son" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Red Son</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lex_Luthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lex Luthor</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR4s15hlA2U" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DC universe online opening</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crisis_on_Infinite_Earths" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crisis on Infinite Earths</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70-DhX0j5GA&amp;t=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">that awesome brainiac scene in Krypton (spoilers)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/07/24/dc-comics-len-wein-dc-universe-hardcover-2019/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> DC Len Wein Hardcover</a></li> <li><a href="http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Superman_Vol_1_141" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Issue that inspired for the man who has everything (dont spoil yourself, read the issue!!)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_the_Man_Who_Has_Everything" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">For the Man who has Everything (again, with all issues I link, read them!!)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/dc-anniversary-celebrations-2013/superman-a-celebration-of-75-years" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Superman 75 Years HC</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dccomics.com/comics/cursed-comics-cavalcade-2018/cursed-comics-cavalcade-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Cursed Comics Cavalcade (there is a Superman story in there, he is just not advertised for some reason)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=15570691" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Superman vs Brainiac TPB</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Superman-Vs-Luthor-Jerry-Siegel/dp/1401209513" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Superman vs Lex Luthor TPB</a></li> </ul> SYNOPSES: Refer to DC Wiki Database, <a href="http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Action_Comics_Vol_1_544" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Action Comics Vol. 1, issue #544</a> for synopses...  The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kxI0G_LnKn_M4tycEIFTA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Styzmask</a>. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Attribution </a><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">License;</a>

Episode 6 - Oh Lexor, How I Love You So!

EPISODE 3: SILVER SURFER AND SUPERMAN #1 Connor-El and Rey-Zod return to discuss a very different tale for our Man of Steel. This time around, we look at a one-shot pitting two titans of two giant universes - Marvel and DC! The Last Sons look at the similarities between the Silver Surfer and Superman; do an in depth review of the story as written by George Perez, and look at the background of Perez and his involvement both with the cosmic universes of both Marvel and DC... There's plenty to love here and the Last Sons have a blast with this one! Surprises aplenty; expectations denied....the universe works in mysterious ways! CREDITS:  Silver Surfer / Superman Released November 1996 Writer: George Perez Artist: Ron Lim Inker: Terry Austin Colourist: Tom Smith Letterer: John Costanza Executive Editor: Mike Carlin SYNOPSIS: Written by Rey-Zod Superman surveils the city of Metropolis,scouring the streets for any sign of trouble. All seems in order, and even the prying eyes of the Contessa from Lexcorps doesn’t seem to faze the Man of Steel. As she plots to keep eyes on the Kryptonian, he suddenly disappears into thin air with a little ‘Pop’. In another universe, altogether, the Silver Surfer comes across a planet which he has never seen before in all his cosmic travels. Although it seems uninhabited and a ball of fire and molten lava, the Surfer senses voices pleading for someone to save them. Before he can do anything, he too disappears with a sudden ‘pop’. Both mighty figures appear to have traded places and now inhabit each others’ universe. Superman at first thinks he’s landed in Krypton, but it soon becomes apparent that all is not what it seems. A quick encounter with the locals culminates in Superman finding himself face to face with another adversary - one familiar within the Marvel Universe - the Super Skrull! The Silver Surfer appears to have landed on Earth though he senses it is not of the same universe of which he is familiar. The Surfer immediately gets attacked upon by robotic defence units whilst the citizens flee in terror. The Surfer’s powers appear haywire, but he manages to still control his board and with it he soars high into the sky, hoping to reach orbit. To his surprise, outer space is missing, and in it’s stead,  he crashes through what appears to be a barrier enveloping Earth. Back with Superman, the fight with the Super Skrull rages - and Superman appears to be beat. The Super Skrull let’s slip of a ‘game’ in which he’s involved and this is enough for Superman to gain a sniff of what is really going on. No longer afraid and apparently vulnerable to the Skrull’s attack, Superman delivers a knockout blow. It so happens Superman’s suspicions are incorrect too, as he believes it’s Mxyzptlk… he is indeed wrong and surprised when he finds out it is none other than the Impossible Man! The Surfer discovers he has actually freed himself from a miniature city encased in glass and finds himself in some sort of unknown dimension. He peers in towards the glass casing, whilst the miniature citizens look in horror at the silver behemoth. It’s not long before he is set upon by droids and dinosaurs and Norrin Radd soon figures out it is not a mechanised program, but a living entity which is playing a deadly game. The Impossible Man reveals to Superman the motives behind the game - both he and MxyzPtlk have plotted together to form a game to entertain themselves, with Superman and Silver Surfer as their main pieces. Each are to convince their targets they they are the ones behind the mayhem and the Impossible Man claims the prize with his manipulation of Superman. In the distance, both eye off an armada which seems to be heading their way - an armada of Skrulls! The miniature citizens of Metrpolis are in a state of panic as their world appears to be crashing down on them. The Impossible Man is maddened by this as one of the rules was that no one would get hurt. Having felt that MXYZPTLK is breaking the rules, the Impossible Man goes head to head against MXYZPTLK and a flurry of Marvel and DC characters collide as the two powerful beings continually change forms as they fight. When it’s all he can take, the Silver Surfer transforms the Impossible Man to a form of Superman to cease the bickerings between the reality changing beings and calls for reason. The Surfer and the Impossible Man trick MXYZPTLK to bring Superman to the unknown dimension where they all are, and with all four of them together the Surfer calls the game forfeit. With the game seemingly over, the Surfer offers to return the city to it’s rightful scale and location, whilst Superman convinces MXYZPTLK to assist with Impossible Man to bring them back to their rightful universes. Metropolis is restored and once again MXYZPTLK is tricked into allowing both Superman and Silver Surfer to return to the Surfer’s universe to deal with the Skrulls. His fearsome reputation makes short work of the armada and the Surfer vows to protect the planet known as Bridoon from now on. With one final gesture, Superman is then returned to his rightful universe, with MXYZPTLK under obligation due to a technical loophole. The Two titans say their goodbyes, knowing full well that their memories of the adventure will fade. Both the Impossible Man and MXYZPTLK depart too, seen bickering and heckling each other to the bitter end. As the Silver Surfer rides into the distance, he smiles at what had just passed and what had been accomplished. It’s not long before the memory fades, as do the two reality warping entities...and with their disappearance, a small pop is heard. SHOW NOTES:  Silver Surfer / Superman Vol. 1, issue #1 Silver Surfer Superman Exile First issue of Silver Surfer by Perez Crisis on Infinite Earths The Infinity Gauntlet Mister Mxyptllk Impossible Man MAN OF STEEL Theme – [Styzmask Remix] Mr Mxyptlk vs Lex Luthor Emperor Joker Silver Surfer Theme Into the Knight - A Moon Knight Podcast Sons of the Dragon - The Immortal Iron Fist Podcast  Fantastic 4 Rise of the Silver Surfer Signal of Doom a Comic Book Podcast 

EPISODE 3: SILVER SURFER AND SUPERMAN #1 Connor-El and Rey-Zod return to discuss a very different tale for our Man of Steel. This time around, we look at a one-shot pitting two titans of two giant universes - Marvel and DC! The Last Sons look at the similarities between the Silver Surfer and Superman; do an in depth review of the story as written by George Perez, and look at the background of Perez and his involvement both with the cosmic universes of both Marvel and DC... There's plenty to love here and the Last Sons have a blast with this one! Surprises aplenty; expectations denied....the universe works in mysterious ways! CREDITS:  Silver Surfer / Superman Released November 1996 Writer: George Perez Artist: Ron Lim Inker: Terry Austin Colourist: Tom Smith Letterer: John Costanza Executive Editor: Mike Carlin SYNOPSIS: Written by Rey-Zod Superman surveils the city of Metropolis,scouring the streets for any sign of trouble. All seems in order, and even the prying eyes of the Contessa from Lexcorps doesn’t seem to faze the Man of Steel. As she plots to keep eyes on the Kryptonian, he suddenly disappears into thin air with a little ‘Pop’. In another universe, altogether, the Silver Surfer comes across a planet which he has never seen before in all his cosmic travels. Although it seems uninhabited and a ball of fire and molten lava, the Surfer senses voices pleading for someone to save them. Before he can do anything, he too disappears with a sudden ‘pop’. Both mighty figures appear to have traded places and now inhabit each others’ universe. Superman at first thinks he’s landed in Krypton, but it soon becomes apparent that all is not what it seems. A quick encounter with the locals culminates in Superman finding himself face to face with another adversary - one familiar within the Marvel Universe - the Super Skrull! The Silver Surfer appears to have landed on Earth though he senses it is not of the same universe of which he is familiar. The Surfer immediately gets attacked upon by robotic defence units whilst the citizens flee in terror. The Surfer’s powers appear haywire, but he manages to still control his board and with it he soars high into the sky, hoping to reach orbit. To his surprise, outer space is missing, and in it’s stead,  he crashes through what appears to be a barrier enveloping Earth. Back with Superman, the fight with the Super Skrull rages - and Superman appears to be beat. The Super Skrull let’s slip of a ‘game’ in which he’s involved and this is enough for Superman to gain a sniff of what is really going on. No longer afraid and apparently vulnerable to the Skrull’s attack, Superman delivers a knockout blow. It so happens Superman’s suspicions are incorrect too, as he believes it’s Mxyzptlk… he is indeed wrong and surprised when he finds out it is none other than the Impossible Man! The Surfer discovers he has actually freed himself from a miniature city encased in glass and finds himself in some sort of unknown dimension. He peers in towards the glass casing, whilst the miniature citizens look in horror at the silver behemoth. It’s not long before he is set upon by droids and dinosaurs and Norrin Radd soon figures out it is not a mechanised program, but a living entity which is playing a deadly game. The Impossible Man reveals to Superman the motives behind the game - both he and MxyzPtlk have plotted together to form a game to entertain themselves, with Superman and Silver Surfer as their main pieces. Each are to convince their targets they they are the ones behind the mayhem and the Impossible Man claims the prize with his manipulation of Superman. In the distance, both eye off an armada which seems to be heading their way - an armada of Skrulls! The miniature citizens of Metrpolis are in a state of panic as their world appears to be crashing down on them. The Impossible Man is maddened by this as one of the rules was that no one would get hurt. Having felt that MXYZPTLK is breaking the rules, the Impossible Man goes head to head against MXYZPTLK and a flurry of Marvel and DC characters collide as the two powerful beings continually change forms as they fight. When it’s all he can take, the Silver Surfer transforms the Impossible Man to a form of Superman to cease the bickerings between the reality changing beings and calls for reason. The Surfer and the Impossible Man trick MXYZPTLK to bring Superman to the unknown dimension where they all are, and with all four of them together the Surfer calls the game forfeit. With the game seemingly over, the Surfer offers to return the city to it’s rightful scale and location, whilst Superman convinces MXYZPTLK to assist with Impossible Man to bring them back to their rightful universes. Metropolis is restored and once again MXYZPTLK is tricked into allowing both Superman and Silver Surfer to return to the Surfer’s universe to deal with the Skrulls. His fearsome reputation makes short work of the armada and the Surfer vows to protect the planet known as Bridoon from now on. With one final gesture, Superman is then returned to his rightful universe, with MXYZPTLK under obligation due to a technical loophole. The Two titans say their goodbyes, knowing full well that their memories of the adventure will fade. Both the Impossible Man and MXYZPTLK depart too, seen bickering and heckling each other to the bitter end. As the Silver Surfer rides into the distance, he smiles at what had just passed and what had been accomplished. It’s not long before the memory fades, as do the two reality warping entities...and with their disappearance, a small pop is heard. SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li><a href="http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Silver_Surfer/Superman_Vol_1_1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Silver Surfer / Superman Vol. 1, issue #1</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Surfer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Silver Surfer</a></li> <li><a href="http://superman.wikia.com/wiki/Superman:_Exile" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Superman Exile</a></li> <li><a href="http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Silver_Surfer_Vol_3_111" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">First issue of Silver Surfer by Perez</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crisis_on_Infinite_Earths" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crisis on Infinite Earths</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Infinity_Gauntlet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Infinity Gauntlet</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Mxyzptlk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mister Mxyptllk</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impossible_Man" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Impossible Man</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjF-kpIP4Xs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MAN OF STEEL Theme – [Styzmask Remix]</a></li> <li><a href="http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Superman_Vol_2_31" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mr Mxyptlk vs Lex Luthor</a></li> <li><a href="http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Superman:_Emperor_Joker" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emperor Joker</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfU1igNbIp8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Silver Surfer Theme</a></li> <li><a href="https://intotheknightpodcast.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Into the Knight - A Moon Knight Podcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://sonsofthedragontheimmortalironfistpodcast.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sons of the Dragon - The Immortal Iron Fist Podcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastic_Four:_Rise_of_the_Silver_Surfer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Fantastic 4 Rise of the Silver Surfer</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/signalofdoom/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Signal of Doom a Comic Book Podcast</a></li> </ul>

Episode 3 - Universes Collide! Superman and the SIlver Surfer!

Krypton Superman

EPISODE 34: SUPERMAN #141, RETURN TO KRYPTON (1960) The Last Sons return to a new year with a bag full of comics to review and news to talk about! There's a new Superman statue which looks pretty damn sexy; there are a couple of new issues (Action Comics #1018, and Batman / Superman #5) to get all excited about, plus we look at the first part of our coverage which sees Superman return to Krypton (Superman #141) , in this Silver Age classic issue! It's all right here - so what are you waiting for?...Tune in and enjoy! SYNOPSIS: Superman #141 - 'Return to Krypton' (1960) (Courtesy of Wiki) While out on patrol, Superman is stopped by Professor Galsworthy at the Metropolis Observatory, who has made an astonishing discovery. Showing Superman his telescope, they find a strange planet out in space, Superman goes to investigate and learns that it's actually a living creature. Upon his approach, the living creature flees, Superman chases after it but goes too fast and ends up flying through the time barrier and into the past. Finding himself in a sector of space before Krypton exploded, he begins to lose his powers due to proximity to the system's red sun. Trapped on Krypton, Superman frets over the fact that now that he is stuck on Krypton, he will be as doomed as everyone else when the planet explodes. To his surprise, he thinks he stumbles upon a space ship, however he soon learns that it's just the set of a science fiction film that a Kryptonian film company is working on. Pretending to be a member of the cast, Superman meets a pretty blond actress while on the set. Later, the director asks Superman to continue wearing his "space uniform" (his Superman costume) all the time as publicity for the film. Exploring Krypton, Superman hears reports of his parents, Jor-El and Lara, and how they intend to get married that very day. Wanting to see the momentous occasion, Superman is a guest at his parents' wedding. Deciding that he wants to get to know his parents, he orchestrates a meeting with them, and quickly befriends Jor-El and Lara. They hit things off, and soon Superman is hired on as an assistant working with his father, he assists him on his rocket project. Later, Jor-El introduces Superman to Lyla Lerrol, the blond woman he was "working" with on the set of the movie "The Space Explorers." The two end up spending a lot of time together over the coming days and eventually begin to fall in love. Superman struggles with keeping his true identity secret from his parents, wanting so badly to tell them who he is. He and Lyla end up expressing their feelings for one another and share a romantic evening. Continuing his work with Jor-El, Superman is told about Krypton's intended doom, and how he intends to build a fleet of space ships so that his fellow Kryptonians can leave the planet. He shows Superman that he's been observing the planet Earth, and ironically he's been monitoring the lives of Jonathan and Martha Kent to learn about Earth culture. Revealing to Superman that Jonathan's attempts to courting Martha are co-opted by a crooked banker. Left alone, Superman uses a Kryptonian weapon to expose the man as a criminal, which leads to the timid Jonathan Kent knocking him out in front of Martha, and the two falling in love. Believing that perhaps he can prevent his family from perishing when Krypton is destroyed, he learns that fellow Kryptonian Ken-Dal has a new fuel that may assist in Jor-El's plan to save everyone. Seeking out Ken-Dal with Lyla Lerrol, they just barely avoid capture when Brainiac arrives on Krypton and steals the city of Kandor -- where Ken-Dal lives -- ruining any hope that Superman could use him to save everyone on Krypton. Later, Lara learns that she is pregnant, and with Jor-El's approval, they agree to name their son Kal-El, after their friend Superman. Later, Jor-El and Superman go to an active volcano to learn more about Krypton's impending doom, and just barely manage to escape with their lives. Being called back to the set of the movie, Superman films the final scenes of the film with Lyla, and they all have a wrap-up celebration. During the festivities, a fire-breathing beast gets loose, both it and Superman are in the mock-up space ship when the creatures fire breath causes the ship to fly off into space, Superman's sudden exit devastates Lyla. Being taken into the proximity of a yellow sun, Superman's powers are restored and he uses them to travel back through the time barrier back to the present, deciding that protecting the Earth in the present is more important than his romance. Back in the present, Superman narrowly dodges some Green Kryptonite meteors before returning to Earth where he reflects on his adventure in the past, but is glad to be home. SHOW NOTES:  Action Comics #1018 Batman / Superman #5 (2019) Superman #141 - 'Return to Krypton' (1960) Superman - Celebrating 75 Years Superman - 'Call to Action' Statue by Sideshow Signal of Doom Emperor Joker episode Macfarlane figures Superman Greatest Stories ever told Capes and Lunatics Signal of Doom  SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON -  email : lskpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @LSKPodcast FB Page: facebook.com/lskpodcast  Proud Member of The Collective  The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by Styzmask. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an Attribution License;

EPISODE 34: SUPERMAN #141, RETURN TO KRYPTON (1960) The Last Sons return to a new year with a bag full of comics to review and news to talk about! There's a new Superman statue which looks pretty damn sexy; there are a couple of new issues (Action Comics #1018, and Batman / Superman #5) to get all excited about, plus we look at the first part of our coverage which sees Superman return to Krypton (Superman #141) , in this Silver Age classic issue! It's all right here - so what are you waiting for?...Tune in and enjoy! SYNOPSIS: Superman #141 - 'Return to Krypton' (1960) (Courtesy of Wiki) While out on patrol, <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Kal-El_(Earth-One)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Superman</a> is stopped by Professor Galsworthy at the <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Metropolis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Metropolis</a> Observatory, who has made an astonishing discovery. Showing Superman his telescope, they find a strange planet out in space, Superman goes to investigate and learns that it's actually a living creature. Upon his approach, the living creature flees, Superman chases after it but goes too fast and ends up flying through the time barrier and into the past. Finding himself in a sector of space before <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Krypton" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Krypton</a> exploded, he begins to lose his powers due to proximity to the system's <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Rao" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">red sun</a>. Trapped on Krypton, Superman frets over the fact that now that he is stuck on Krypton, he will be as doomed as everyone else when the planet explodes. To his surprise, he thinks he stumbles upon a space ship, however he soon learns that it's just the set of a science fiction film that a Kryptonian film company is working on. Pretending to be a member of the cast, Superman meets a pretty blond actress while on the set. Later, the director asks Superman to continue wearing his "space uniform" (his Superman costume) all the time as publicity for the film. Exploring Krypton, Superman hears reports of his parents, <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Jor-El_II_(Earth-One)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jor-El</a> and <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Lara_Lor-Van_(Earth-One)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lara</a>, and how they intend to get married that very day. Wanting to see the momentous occasion, Superman is a guest at his parents' wedding. Deciding that he wants to get to know his parents, he orchestrates a meeting with them, and quickly befriends Jor-El and Lara. They hit things off, and soon Superman is hired on as an assistant working with his father, he assists him on his rocket project. Later, Jor-El introduces Superman to <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Lyla_Lerrol_(Earth-One)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lyla Lerrol</a>, the blond woman he was "working" with on the set of the movie "The Space Explorers." The two end up spending a lot of time together over the coming days and eventually begin to fall in love. Superman struggles with keeping his true identity secret from his parents, wanting so badly to tell them who he is. He and Lyla end up expressing their feelings for one another and share a romantic evening. Continuing his work with Jor-El, Superman is told about Krypton's intended doom, and how he intends to build a fleet of space ships so that his fellow <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Kryptonians" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kryptonians</a> can leave the planet. He shows Superman that he's been observing the planet Earth, and ironically he's been monitoring the lives of <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Jonathan_Kent_(Earth-One)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jonathan</a> and <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Martha_Clark_(Earth-One)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Martha Kent</a> to learn about Earth culture. Revealing to Superman that Jonathan's attempts to courting Martha are co-opted by a crooked banker. Left alone, Superman uses a Kryptonian weapon to expose the man as a criminal, which leads to the timid Jonathan Kent knocking him out in front of Martha, and the two falling in love. Believing that perhaps he can prevent his family from perishing when Krypton is destroyed, he learns that fellow Kryptonian Ken-Dal has a new fuel that may assist in Jor-El's plan to save everyone. Seeking out Ken-Dal with Lyla Lerrol, they just barely avoid capture when <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Vril_Dox_(Earth-One)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brainiac</a> arrives on Krypton and steals the city of <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Kandor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kandor</a> -- where Ken-Dal lives -- ruining any hope that Superman could use him to save everyone on Krypton. Later, Lara learns that she is pregnant, and with Jor-El's approval, they agree to name their son Kal-El, after their friend Superman. Later, Jor-El and Superman go to an active volcano to learn more about Krypton's impending doom, and just barely manage to escape with their lives. Being called back to the set of the movie, Superman films the final scenes of the film with Lyla, and they all have a wrap-up celebration. During the festivities, a fire-breathing beast gets loose, both it and Superman are in the mock-up space ship when the creatures fire breath causes the ship to fly off into space, Superman's sudden exit devastates Lyla. Being taken into the proximity of a yellow sun, Superman's powers are restored and he uses them to travel back through the time barrier back to the present, deciding that protecting the Earth in the present is more important than his romance. Back in the present, Superman narrowly dodges some <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Green_Kryptonite" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Green Kryptonite</a> meteors before returning to Earth where he reflects on his adventure in the past, but is glad to be home. SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Action_Comics_Vol_1_1018" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Action Comics #1018</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Batman/Superman_Vol_2_5" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Batman / Superman #5 (2019)</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman_Vol_1_141" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman #141 - 'Return to Krypton' (1960)</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman:_A_Celebration_of_75_Years_(Collected)" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman - Celebrating 75 Years</a></li> <li><a href="https://t.co/rLR2vR3WGq?amp=1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman - 'Call to Action' Statue by Sideshow</a></li> <li><a href="http://signalofdoom.com/145-emperor-joker-rise-of-skywalker-the-witcher-80s-rose-colored-neon-eyes-deadpool-3-spider-ham/?fbclid=IwAR3lO7iHLj2F5PvQWcNGftILViKvE0Qy5NQfxgb7FvL4g68R1ojr11MRs6o" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Signal of Doom Emperor Joker episode</a></li> <li><a href="https://news.toyark.com/2020/01/01/mcfarlane-7-scale-dc-comics-figures-revealed-374940" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Macfarlane figures</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/the-greatest-stories-ever-told-2004/superman-the-greatest-stories-ever-told-vol-2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman Greatest Stories ever told</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/CapesLunatics" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Capes and Lunatics</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/Signalofdoom" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Signal of Doom</a></li> </ul> SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON - <ul> <li>email : <a href="mailto:lskpodcast@gmail.com">lskpodcast@gmail.com</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@LSKPodcast</a></li> <li>FB Page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/lskpodcast</a></li> </ul> Proud Member of <a href="twitter.com/collectivepods" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Collective</a> The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kxI0G_LnKn_M4tycEIFTA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Styzmask</a>. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Attribution </a><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">License;</a>

Episode 34 - Superman's Return to Krypton Superman 141

EPISODE 33: SUPERMAN'S CHRISTMAS ADVENTURE The Last Sons bring the holiday cheer with a Christmas special to end the year! *DISCLAIMER* If you are a big fan of Crisis be warned!! We don't go easy on it! Connor and Rey look at a Golden Age Christmas based comic as their main review, but also chat about the latest Bendis offering, Superman #18, plus their thoughts on the CW's Crisis on Infinite Earths! SYNOPSIS: (Courtesy of Wiki) After being assigned to write a Christmas story for the Daily Planet, Clark Kent and Lois Lane purvey Metropolis' department stores. They meet young Billy Connelly, a poor young boy who is unable to afford anything for Christmas, and take pity on him. Lois and Clark return to Perry White's office, and suggest a Daily Planet-sponsored Toy Drive to help out needy children. Clark also sees a rich boy, James Daniels, who has many toys but is spoilt and tired of them all, throwing a tantrum when he receives childish playthings, demanding greater gifts instead. That night, as Superman, Clark takes young James on a tour of the city showing him less fortunate children, and James realizes how much he has, and how little others do, having a Christmas revelation. At the North Pole, two elderly men who hate Christmas, Doctor Grouch and Mister Meaney attempt to convince Santa Claus to end his philanthropy, and instead join them in a business venture. Although the Elves kick them out, Grouch and Meaney decide to take their campaign elsewhere, starting with shutting down the Toy Drive at the Daily Planet. They knock the employees out with gas, and then set the presents on fire. Luckily, immediately after they leave, Clark Kent changes into Superman and puts the fires out. Grouch and Meaney go back to Santa's workshop, and begin destroying all of the toys with axes. When they find Lois Lane sneaking around, they tie her to a rocket and light it, intending to shoot her to the heavens. In the workshop they are rebuffed again by a swarm of Toy Soldiers Santa uses as a security system. Superman rescues Lois. Meaney and Grouch instead decide to kidnap Santa's Reindeer. Santa calls on Superman to help him rescue the Reindeer, and although he is successful, at the last second Meaney jumps out and gasses the Reindeer too, making them unable to work on Christmas. Superman is forced to fly Santa's sleigh around himself! At the end of the night, Superman and Santa go to Mr. Grouch's house, where Grouch once more has Lois Lane captive again. Despite their evil that night, Santa decides to forgive the two, and gives them both presents anyway. Grouch and Meaney have a complete change of heart, and gain great respect for Santa, deciding to like Christmas after all. On the way home, Superman witnesses James Daniels carrying loads of presents with his Butler, intending to give them to all of the unfortunate children of Metropolis. Superman wishes everyone a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year. SHOW NOTES:  Superman's Christmas Adventure (1940) Superman #18 Red Son Trailer Chris Reeve Superman Cape Auction Byrne Omnibus cancelled Powerless Superman/Jimmy issue  SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON -  email : lskpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @LSKPodcast FB Page: facebook.com/lskpodcast  Proud Member of The Collective  The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by Styzmask. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an Attribution License;

EPISODE 33: SUPERMAN'S CHRISTMAS ADVENTURE The Last Sons bring the holiday cheer with a Christmas special to end the year! *DISCLAIMER* If you are a big fan of Crisis be warned!! We don't go easy on it! Connor and Rey look at a Golden Age Christmas based comic as their main review, but also chat about the latest Bendis offering, Superman #18, plus their thoughts on the CW's Crisis on Infinite Earths! SYNOPSIS: (Courtesy of Wiki) After being assigned to write a <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Christmas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christmas</a> story for the <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Daily_Planet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daily Planet</a>, <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Kal-L_(Earth-Two)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Clark Kent</a> and <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Lois_Lane_(Earth-Two)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lois Lane</a> purvey <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Metropolis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Metropolis</a>' department stores. They meet young Billy Connelly, a poor young boy who is unable to afford anything for Christmas, and take pity on him. Lois and Clark return to <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Perry_White_(Earth-Two)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Perry White</a>'s office, and suggest a Daily Planet-sponsored Toy Drive to help out needy children. Clark also sees a rich boy, James Daniels, who has many toys but is spoilt and tired of them all, throwing a tantrum when he receives childish playthings, demanding greater gifts instead. That night, as Superman, Clark takes young James on a tour of the city showing him less fortunate children, and James realizes how much he has, and how little others do, having a Christmas revelation. At the <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/North_Pole" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">North Pole</a>, two elderly men who hate Christmas, Doctor Grouch and Mister Meaney attempt to convince <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Santa_Claus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Santa Claus</a> to end his philanthropy, and instead join them in a business venture. Although the Elves kick them out, Grouch and Meaney decide to take their campaign elsewhere, starting with shutting down the Toy Drive at the Daily Planet. They knock the employees out with gas, and then set the presents on fire. Luckily, immediately after they leave, Clark Kent changes into Superman and puts the fires out. Grouch and Meaney go back to Santa's workshop, and begin destroying all of the toys with axes. When they find Lois Lane sneaking around, they tie her to a rocket and light it, intending to shoot her to the heavens. In the workshop they are rebuffed again by a swarm of Toy Soldiers Santa uses as a security system. Superman rescues Lois. Meaney and Grouch instead decide to kidnap <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus%27s_reindeer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Santa's Reindeer</a>. Santa calls on Superman to help him rescue the Reindeer, and although he is successful, at the last second Meaney jumps out and gasses the Reindeer too, making them unable to work on Christmas. Superman is forced to fly Santa's sleigh around himself! At the end of the night, Superman and Santa go to Mr. Grouch's house, where Grouch once more has Lois Lane captive again. Despite their evil that night, Santa decides to forgive the two, and gives them both presents anyway. Grouch and Meaney have a complete change of heart, and gain great respect for Santa, deciding to like Christmas after all. On the way home, Superman witnesses James Daniels carrying loads of presents with his Butler, intending to give them to all of the unfortunate children of Metropolis. Superman wishes everyone a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year. SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman%27s_Christmas_Adventure_Vol_1_1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman's Christmas Adventure (1940)</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman_Vol_5_18" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman #18</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0s0FJfyqGk" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Red Son Trailer</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.newsarama.com/48298-christopher-reeve-s-superman-cape-sets-auction-record.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Chris Reeve Superman Cape Auction</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/12/15/dc-cancelled-collections-absolute-fables-john-byrne-man-of-steel-golden-age-batman-omnibus-road-to-legion/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Byrne Omnibus cancelled</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman_Vol_3_39" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Powerless Superman/Jimmy issue</a></li> </ul> SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON - <ul> <li>email : <a href="mailto:lskpodcast@gmail.com">lskpodcast@gmail.com</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@LSKPodcast</a></li> <li>FB Page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/lskpodcast</a></li> </ul> Proud Member of <a href="twitter.com/collectivepods" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Collective</a> The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kxI0G_LnKn_M4tycEIFTA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Styzmask</a>. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Attribution </a><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">License;</a>

Episode 33 - Superman's Christmas Adventure (1940)

EPISODE 35: SUPERMAN ANNUAL #11, 'FOR THE MAN WHO HAS EVERYTHING' (1985) The Last Sons continue their Super journey with a listener request - it also happens to be a damn classic! Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon's masterpiece, 'For the Man Who Has Everything' is given the spotlight this episode, alongside the usual Kryptonian chat between the House of El (Connor) and the House of Zod (Rey). Tune in to hear if the Last Sons hold the same opinion of this seminal issue, as you, the Super fan! SYNOPSIS: Superman Annual #11 - 'For the Man Who Has Everything' (1985) (Courtesy of Wiki) Batman, Robin, and Wonder Woman pay Superman a visit at his Fortress of Solitude, with Batman and Wonder Woman bearing gifts for the Man of Steel's birthday. However, upon their initial entry, they see Superman standing rather still with a strange alien plant attached to his chest and wrapping its tendrils around him. They call out to him, but Superman doesn't respond. His mind is entranced by a vision he sees... ...a vision of him being on a Krypton that never exploded, living out the normal life of an average Kryptonian, being married and having a son and a daughter. He comes home from work and is greeted by a surprise firstday party which most of his family, except for his father Jor-El, attends. His father has become angry and bitter over being the laughingstock of the Science Council for predicting the end of Krypton which never happened, and is now joining with an extreme political sect called the Sword of Rao in the hopes of restoring Krypton to the way it used to be. As the three heroes try to determine where the plant came from and what it's doing to Superman, a gigantic yellow-skinned muscular humanoid male named Mongul shows up, telling them that the plant is a Black Mercy, which gives its victims the desire of their hearts, trapping them in a dreamworld that they cannot escape from. He challenges the three heroes to take him on one-on-one to find one among the Earth beings worthy enough to kill. Wonder Woman steps up to the challenge, nearly breaking her hand when she gave Mongul a punch. Mongul throws her through a wall, where she enters the weapons room of the Fortress, and uses one of the more powerful energy blasters to take on Mongul. Meanwhile, Batman tries to reach out to Superman to get him to snap out of his dream world as he attempts to unwrap Black Mercy's tendrils from the Man of Steel. On Krypton, Kal-El meets his aunt Allura in the hospital to comfort her when his cousin Kara fell victim to a violent protester demanding the release of the Phantom Zone criminals. He calls his wife and tells her to go someplace safe with their daughter and that he and their son will meet her there. Along the way Kal-El finds a gathering of Sword of Rao loyalists hearing Jor-El's charged speech about the current state of affairs on Krypton. Finally he takes his son to the site where the city Kandor used to be, and tells him that he has a feeling that nothing he has experienced is even real. Soon he starts to see his son and all Krypton vanish before his eyes... Batman succeeds in pulling Black Mercy off Superman's body, only for it to now latch onto him and give him a fantasy based on the desires of his heart. In Batman's fantasy, he sees that his father, on the night that his parents were murdered by a low-life criminal on the street, succeeds in overpowering the criminal and thus preventing the murder from ever happening. Bruce grows up happily, marries Kathy Kane, and they have a teenaged daughter. Superman, now freed from the Black Mercy's thrall, attacks Mongul in a rage, angry that he had been pulled from his fantasy of being on a Krypton that was never destroyed and losing everything that was so dear in the process. During this fight, Robin uses the gauntlets that Mongul pulled off his hands and grabs Black Mercy, pulling it off Batman and carrying it to where he would hope to dump it on Mongul. The fight between Superman and Mongul, with neither side prevailing, carries over into a room where the Kryptonian is distracted by the statue of his parents holding up a globe representing the lost world of Krypton, and Mongul uses it to pummel Superman. However, Mongul is distracted by Robin calling to him and sees him through a hole in the ceiling one floor up. Robin then drops Black Mercy right on Mongul, and instantly it wraps itself around Mongul, giving him a fantasy of his own heart's desire. In that fantasy, he kills Robin as well as Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman and then takes over as the leader of a new Warworld. In reality, Mongul simply drops to the ground, with the heroes now relieved that the fight is over. Batman and Wonder Woman finally present their birthday gifts to Superman. Wonder Woman shows him a perfect replica of the Bottle City of Kandor made by the Paradise Island Gemsmiths. He quickly goes to hide the replica he already has before taking the one from Wonder Woman and kissing her. The two think about a romantic relationship, but concede it will be too predictable. Batman shows him a new species of a plant blossom called the Krypton -- a blossom that ended up being crushed during the fight. Superman nonetheless is pleased that his friends and allies have even thought of bringing him gifts and then offers them coffee. SHOW NOTES:  Superman Annual #11 (can find where its collected at the bottom) Action Comics #0 Daredevil #304 Superman Peace on Earth Swamp Things Podcast Signal of Doom World of Krypton Into the Knight episode with Connor and Rey PRE-LSK  SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON -  email : lskpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @LSKPodcast FB Page: facebook.com/lskpodcast  Proud Member of The Collective  The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by Styzmask. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an Attribution License;

EPISODE 35: SUPERMAN ANNUAL #11, 'FOR THE MAN WHO HAS EVERYTHING' (1985) The Last Sons continue their Super journey with a listener request - it also happens to be a damn classic! Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon's masterpiece, 'For the Man Who Has Everything' is given the spotlight this episode, alongside the usual Kryptonian chat between the House of El (Connor) and the House of Zod (Rey). Tune in to hear if the Last Sons hold the same opinion of this seminal issue, as you, the Super fan! SYNOPSIS: Superman Annual #11 - 'For the Man Who Has Everything' (1985) (Courtesy of Wiki) <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Bruce_Wayne_(Earth-One)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Batman</a>, <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Jason_Todd_(Earth-One)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Robin</a>, and <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Diana_of_Paradise_Island_(Earth-One)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wonder Woman</a> pay <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Kal-El_(Earth-One)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Superman</a> a visit at his Fortress of Solitude, with Batman and Wonder Woman bearing gifts for the Man of Steel's birthday. However, upon their initial entry, they see Superman standing rather still with a strange alien plant attached to his chest and wrapping its tendrils around him. They call out to him, but Superman doesn't respond. His mind is entranced by a vision he sees... ...a vision of him being on a Krypton that never exploded, living out the normal life of an average Kryptonian, being married and having a son and a daughter. He comes home from work and is greeted by a surprise firstday party which most of his family, except for his father <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Jor-El_II_(Earth-One)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jor-El</a>, attends. His father has become angry and bitter over being the laughingstock of the Science Council for predicting the end of Krypton which never happened, and is now joining with an extreme political sect called the Sword of Rao in the hopes of restoring Krypton to the way it used to be. As the three heroes try to determine where the plant came from and what it's doing to Superman, a gigantic yellow-skinned muscular humanoid male named <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Mongul_(Earth-One)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mongul</a> shows up, telling them that the plant is a Black Mercy, which gives its victims the desire of their hearts, trapping them in a dreamworld that they cannot escape from. He challenges the three heroes to take him on one-on-one to find one among the Earth beings worthy enough to kill. Wonder Woman steps up to the challenge, nearly breaking her hand when she gave Mongul a punch. Mongul throws her through a wall, where she enters the weapons room of the Fortress, and uses one of the more powerful energy blasters to take on Mongul. Meanwhile, Batman tries to reach out to Superman to get him to snap out of his dream world as he attempts to unwrap Black Mercy's tendrils from the Man of Steel. On Krypton, Kal-El meets his aunt Allura in the hospital to comfort her when his cousin <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Kara_Zor-El_(Earth-One)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kara</a> fell victim to a violent protester demanding the release of the Phantom Zone criminals. He calls his wife and tells her to go someplace safe with their daughter and that he and their son will meet her there. Along the way Kal-El finds a gathering of Sword of Rao loyalists hearing Jor-El's charged speech about the current state of affairs on Krypton. Finally he takes his son to the site where the city Kandor used to be, and tells him that he has a feeling that nothing he has experienced is even real. Soon he starts to see his son and all Krypton vanish before his eyes... Batman succeeds in pulling Black Mercy off Superman's body, only for it to now latch onto him and give him a fantasy based on the desires of his heart. In Batman's fantasy, he sees that his father, on the night that his parents were murdered by a low-life criminal on the street, succeeds in overpowering the criminal and thus preventing the murder from ever happening. Bruce grows up happily, marries <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Katherine_Kane_(Earth-One)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kathy Kane</a>, and they have a teenaged daughter. Superman, now freed from the Black Mercy's thrall, attacks Mongul in a rage, angry that he had been pulled from his fantasy of being on a Krypton that was never destroyed and losing everything that was so dear in the process. During this fight, Robin uses the gauntlets that Mongul pulled off his hands and grabs Black Mercy, pulling it off Batman and carrying it to where he would hope to dump it on Mongul. The fight between Superman and Mongul, with neither side prevailing, carries over into a room where the Kryptonian is distracted by the statue of his parents holding up a globe representing the lost world of Krypton, and Mongul uses it to pummel Superman. However, Mongul is distracted by Robin calling to him and sees him through a hole in the ceiling one floor up. Robin then drops Black Mercy right on Mongul, and instantly it wraps itself around Mongul, giving him a fantasy of his own heart's desire. In that fantasy, he kills Robin as well as Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman and then takes over as the leader of a new Warworld. In reality, Mongul simply drops to the ground, with the heroes now relieved that the fight is over. Batman and Wonder Woman finally present their birthday gifts to Superman. Wonder Woman shows him a perfect replica of the Bottle City of Kandor made by the Paradise Island Gemsmiths. He quickly goes to hide the replica he already has before taking the one from Wonder Woman and kissing her. The two think about a romantic relationship, but concede it will be too predictable. Batman shows him a new species of a plant blossom called the Krypton -- a blossom that ended up being crushed during the fight. Superman nonetheless is pleased that his friends and allies have even thought of bringing him gifts and then offers them coffee. SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman_Annual_Vol_1_11" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman Annual #11 (can find where its collected at the bottom)</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Action_Comics_Vol_2_0" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Action Comics #0</a></li> <li><a href="https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Daredevil_Vol_1_304" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Daredevil #304</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman:_Peace_on_Earth" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman Peace on Earth</a></li> <li><a href="http://swampthingspod.libsyn.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Swamp Things Podcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/signalofdoom/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Signal of Doom</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Krypton" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">World of Krypton</a></li> <li><a href="http://intotheknight.libsyn.com/episode-40-no-fists-just-a-blind-guy-and-an-alien?fbclid=IwAR0QlX1pQ74w5Gnri-8LJUTDn3pZNPtM93GXxh2NaxoatQaJJSkA6QO1bqg" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Into the Knight episode with Connor and Rey PRE-LSK</a></li> </ul> SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON - <ul> <li>email : <a href="mailto:lskpodcast@gmail.com">lskpodcast@gmail.com</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@LSKPodcast</a></li> <li>FB Page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/lskpodcast</a></li> </ul> Proud Member of <a href="twitter.com/collectivepods" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Collective</a> The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kxI0G_LnKn_M4tycEIFTA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Styzmask</a>. 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Episode 35 - For the Man Who Has Everything

EPISODE 37: SUPERMAN : RED SON (2003) The Last Sons briefly discuss the latest in Superman comics to hit the stand before they are joined by special guests - Superman Blue and Superman Red (Tyler and James) from The Krypton Report! What's on offer for this episode? It's something you get with a Stroganoff and a nice glass of vodka! The quartet discuss Superman: Red Son, arguably a classic... Many differing opinions on this one - who do you agree with? Check it out for all the chat! SYNOPSIS: Superman : Red Son (2003) (Courtesy of Wiki) Red Son Rising The first part starts in the 1950s, and sets up the board and the pieces. The world is nearly identical to our own to begin with, but starts diverging rapidly as the Soviet Union unveils its newest asset, Superman, upsetting the Cold War and turning the nuclear arms race into a super-being arms race. At this point Superman is a newcomer in Stalin's inner circle. He's kind-hearted and just, and also dedicated to the cause of communism. When possible, he spends his time detecting and preventing accidents around the USSR. His opposing number is the American Lex Luthor, a legitimate scientist at the employ of S.T.A.R. Labs and a super-genius who is very well aware of his intellect and has very little regard for lesser minds. He is married to Lois Lane. At the behest of his CIA contact, Agent Olsen, he begins attempts to destroy Superman. In order to collect genetic material for his first attempt, Luthor causes Sputnik 2 to plummet towards Metropolis. As Luthor predicted, Superman arrives in time to divert its course. In the process, he meets Lois Luthor, and though there is immediate romantic tension between them, they do not pursue their mutual attraction as Lois is married. In a nod to the mainstream continuity, the story makes mention of a best-selling fictional work which depicts Superman and Lois involved in a romance. The satellite is retrieved by the United States government and Luthor uses the traces found on it to create a Bizarro clone of Superman. Meanwhile, Superman meets Wonder Woman at a diplomatic party. She becomes rather smitten by Superman, but he is forced to leave when he spots Pyotr Roslov, Chief of the NKVD and Stalin's illegitimate son, who is drunk and extremely disgruntled. Pyotr is angry at everything, especially at Superman, whose arrival has rewritten the Soviet Union's power structure, turned his father's attention away from him and putting a stop to his chances of advancement. Having had to shoot a dissident couple before their own son's eyes for printing anti-Superman propaganda, Pyotr snapped and arranged Stalin's poisoning, which in turn has caused him horrible guilt, though not enough to confess. Stalin dies from cyanide poisoning, but Superman initially declines the leadership of the Party. Meanwhile, Luthor's clone is finished and engages Superman. The duel is inconclusive on its own, but causes an accidental nuclear missile launch at Great Britain. The clone, which has been made too much like Superman, sacrifices himself to save millions, although Superman's visible heroism and the accidental nuclear missile launch coupled with damage in London resulting in high civilian casualties apparently lead to an irrevocable breach in Anglo-American relations. Horrified at the implication that Superman is more intelligent than himself after losing a chess game to the clone, Luthor murders his research staff before leaving S.T.A.R Labs and founding Luthorcorp, dedicating his life to destroying Superman. Lois is nigh-abandoned and longs for Superman. Superman himself tries to put this all out of his mind, but a chance meeting with Lana Lazarenko, his childhood flame, changes things entirely. Seeing the suffering of her and her children, Superman realizes that his powers could be used for a greater good, and assumes leadership of the country in order to transform it into a utopia. Red Son Ascendant It is an alternate 1978, and the fictional world of Red Son has diverged greatly from our own. There are no references to Soviet interventions in East Germany (1953), Hungary (1956), Czechoslovakia (1968) or Afghanistan, which implies that Soviet prosperity has spread to its satellites, and mitigated the existence of dissident movements in those societies. John F. Kennedy is president of the United States, having replaced the tragically slain Richard Nixon, who won the 1960 election but was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, in 1963. Luthor has devised and executed several plans to thwart Superman, none of which have worked. Only the United States and Chile remain independent from the Soviets, and both are on the brink of collapse, while President Kennedy is forced to grant independence to Georgia, and he acknowledges that there have been similar secessionist pressures in Detroit and Texas, riots in California, and even a "communist sympathiser" terrorist attack on the White House. He has also married Marilyn Monroe, and divorced Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy in this world. By contrast, the Superman-led (Global) Soviet Union has grown without resorting to war, and has virtually eliminated poverty, disease and the like, but this has started to infringe on individual liberties, and Superman is fast becoming a Big Brother-like figure. A brain surgery technique that turns dissidents into obedient drones, or "Superman Robots," is in use. Wonder Woman and Superman have now become a duo, using their superpowers to save lives in addition to their ambassadorial and governing duties. Wonder Woman has fallen for Superman, but he sees her simply as a comrade, and is cheerfully oblivious to her love for him. Lois Luthor succeeds Perry White as the editor-in-chief of a failing Daily Planet, while her estranged husband feverishly works on his obsession. Luthor plans to shrink Moscow, but this fails when Brainiac, his collaborator, shrinks Stalingrad instead. Superman intervenes and retrieves both Brainiac's central processing unit and the tiny city, putting an end to the Brainiac-Luthor cooperation, although he is unable to restore Stalingrad and its inhabitants to their proper size. This becomes his one failure and a source of great guilt. Luthor's second plan involves Batman, who is revealed as the boy orphaned by Pyotr early in the story, now a grown man and the head of an anarchist terrorist network that sees the abundance forced upon the people by Superman's system as little more than oppression. Their persistent success in avoiding capture is a thorn in Superman's side. Batman joins forces with Lexcorp and with his parents' killer, Pyotr, now head of the KGB and consumed by jealousy of Superman, to attempt a coup. They capture Wonder Woman and use her as bait for Superman, hoping to sap his powers with rays that imitate the light of Superman's native sun. The plan works, but Wonder Woman breaks free and rescues Superman, although the process (which requires severing her golden lasso) seriously injures her, snapping something inside her and causing her hair to turn instantly white. Batman commits suicide to avoid capture, but not before revealing to Superman that Pyotr had a role in the plot. Pyotr is then turned into a Superman Robot. As the part ends, Luthor's third plan begins, when Luthor is given a mysterious green lantern found in an alien ship that crashed at Roswell, New Mexico. Batman has become a martyr for his cause, Brainiac is reprogrammed into Superman's aide, and the construction of a version of the Fortress of Solitude, here located in Siberia and referred to as "the Winter Palace", begins. The stage is set for the finale. Red Son Setting It is the year 2001, and the Global Soviet Union encompasses all countries except for Chile and the divided remnants of the United States of America, which underwent a disastrous civil war in 1986, after which an unnamed sixteen states seceded from the union. Within the Soviet sphere of influence there is no crime, no poverty, no unemployment, and no choice. The "Superman Robot" operation is a common punishment for dissent. Superman is committed to "winning the argument" with the US, and repeatedly refuses Brainiac's suggestions of an invasion. His sole failure remains Stalingrad, which is ravaged by a green microscopic organism bearing resemblance to a Sheep louse. Luthor runs for, and wins, the American presidency, with Jimmy Olsen as his running-mate. He has succeeded a President "Friedman", whose misrule resulted in food riots and tanks on New York's First Avenue. Whether or not this is the late economist Milton Friedman is unclear. Using his scientific expertise, massive economic capital and dictatorial powers, he returns prosperity to his country, overcoming the secession that had sundered the United States fifteen years beforehand. He remains as asocial as ever, though, and this is only a part of a larger plan to provoke Superman into invading America so that he can be destroyed, as Lois Luthor and Lucy Lane Olsen concur in the deserted offices of the long-closed Daily Planet in Metropolis. Luthor confronts Superman in the Siberian Winter Palace. In a seemingly anticlimactic moment, Brainiac yanks Luthor deep into the recesses of the Fortress to be surgically turned into yet another Superman Robot. Superman agrees that his hand has been forced, and prepares to attack. Superman takes on the East Coast, confronting and defeating the Green Lantern Marine Corps, which is led by Colonel Hal Jordan, and featuring Privates Scott, Stewart, Rayner, and Gardner. He defeats the Amazon forces commanded by a highly disillusioned Wonder Woman, and a collection of "super-menaces" that Luthor has put together over the years. Brainiac's spaceship cuts the U.S. Pacific fleet to pieces, and the two superbeings meet at the White House, where Lois Luthor waits with the last weapon, a small note written by Lex that manages to break the Comrade of Steel's resolve. It reads, "Why don't you just put the whole WORLD in a BOTTLE, Superman?" Superman orders Brainiac to end the invasion, but the robot reveals that he is not as reprogrammed as everyone thought, attacking Superman with green radiation that may be analogous to green kryptonite, given its effects on this Superman, while boasting that "eventually the entire universe" will "hum to his battery". He is shut down by Luthor, who evaded surgery (by undisclosed means) during the invasion, and is destroyed by Superman. This triggers a fail-safe self-destruct (though it is lightly implied that Luthor had planned for this to happen) and as the gravitational singularities powering Brainiac's ship threaten to explode, Superman rockets it into outer space, where it blows up. The Earth is saved, but Superman is thought to have been caught in an explosion which is said to have a kill radius of 15,000,000 miles (24,000,000 km). The epilogue follows. The Soviet Union falls into chaos, and is transformed by the Batmen. Lex Luthor goes on to integrate many of Superman's ideas into the new philosophy of "Luthorism" and form a "Global United States". This becomes the defining moment for mankind's future as it enters an unprecedented age of peace and stability. A benevolent world government is formed and maintained, and Luthor presides over a string of scientific achievements, including the cure of all known disease, and colonisation of the solar system. Lex Luthor lives for over two thousand years. At his funeral it is revealed that Superman survived and is apparently immortal, although this is unknown to Lois, who has outlived her husband. Now permanently retired from public view, he goes on to describe Luthor's descendants, culminating in Jor-L, "whose intellect exceeded that of even his beloved ancestor." Billions of years in the future, it is revealed that Earth is being torn apart by tidal stresses from its sun (which has become a red giant). Jor-L and Lara send their infant son rocketing back into the past. The final panels of the comic book depict the landing of Kal-L's timeship in a Ukrainian collective in 1938, effectively causing a predestination paradox. SHOW NOTES:  Superman #20 Superman Heroes #1  Red Son Krypton Report Podcast Must there be a Superman? Red Son trailer Injustice before Injustice One More Day  SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON -  email : lskpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @LSKPodcast FB Page: facebook.com/lskpodcast  Proud Member of The Collective  The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by Styzmask. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an Attribution License;

EPISODE 37: SUPERMAN : RED SON (2003) The Last Sons briefly discuss the latest in Superman comics to hit the stand before they are joined by special guests - Superman Blue and Superman Red (Tyler and James) from The Krypton Report! What's on offer for this episode? It's something you get with a Stroganoff and a nice glass of vodka! The quartet discuss Superman: Red Son, arguably a classic... Many differing opinions on this one - who do you agree with? Check it out for all the chat! SYNOPSIS: Superman : Red Son (2003) (Courtesy of Wiki) <h3>Red Son Rising</h3> The first part starts in the 1950s, and sets up the board and the pieces. The world is nearly identical to our own to begin with, but starts diverging rapidly as the Soviet Union unveils its newest asset, Superman, upsetting the Cold War and turning the nuclear arms race into a super-being arms race. At this point Superman is a newcomer in Stalin's inner circle. He's kind-hearted and just, and also dedicated to the cause of communism. When possible, he spends his time detecting and preventing accidents around the USSR. His opposing number is the American <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Lex_Luthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lex Luthor</a>, a legitimate scientist at the employ of <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/S.T.A.R._Labs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">S.T.A.R. Labs</a> and a super-genius who is very well aware of his intellect and has very little regard for lesser minds. He is married to Lois Lane. At the behest of his CIA contact, Agent Olsen, he begins attempts to destroy Superman. In order to collect genetic material for his first attempt, Luthor causes Sputnik 2 to plummet towards <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Metropolis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Metropolis</a>. As Luthor predicted, Superman arrives in time to divert its course. In the process, he meets Lois Luthor, and though there is immediate romantic tension between them, they do not pursue their mutual attraction as Lois is married. In a nod to the mainstream continuity, the story makes mention of a best-selling fictional work which depicts Superman and Lois involved in a romance. The satellite is retrieved by the United States government and Luthor uses the traces found on it to create a <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Bizarro" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bizarro</a> clone of Superman. Meanwhile, Superman meets Wonder Woman at a diplomatic party. She becomes rather smitten by Superman, but he is forced to leave when he spots Pyotr Roslov, Chief of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NKVD" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NKVD</a> and Stalin's illegitimate son, who is drunk and extremely disgruntled. Pyotr is angry at everything, especially at Superman, whose arrival has rewritten the Soviet Union's power structure, turned his father's attention away from him and putting a stop to his chances of advancement. Having had to shoot a dissident couple before their own son's eyes for printing anti-Superman propaganda, Pyotr snapped and arranged Stalin's poisoning, which in turn has caused him horrible guilt, though not enough to confess. Stalin dies from cyanide poisoning, but Superman initially declines the leadership of the Party. Meanwhile, Luthor's clone is finished and engages Superman. The duel is inconclusive on its own, but causes an accidental nuclear missile launch at <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Great_Britain" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Great Britain</a>. The clone, which has been made too much like Superman, sacrifices himself to save millions, although Superman's visible heroism and the accidental nuclear missile launch coupled with damage in <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/London" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">London</a> resulting in high civilian casualties apparently lead to an irrevocable breach in Anglo-American relations. Horrified at the implication that Superman is more intelligent than himself after losing a chess game to the clone, Luthor murders his research staff before leaving S.T.A.R Labs and founding Luthorcorp, dedicating his life to destroying Superman. Lois is nigh-abandoned and longs for Superman. Superman himself tries to put this all out of his mind, but a chance meeting with <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Lana_Lang" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lana Lazarenko</a>, his childhood flame, changes things entirely. Seeing the suffering of her and her children, Superman realizes that his powers could be used for a greater good, and assumes leadership of the country in order to transform it into a utopia. <h3>Red Son Ascendant</h3> It is an alternate 1978, and the fictional world of Red Son has diverged greatly from our own. There are no references to Soviet interventions in <a rel="nofollow">East Germany</a> (1953), <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Hungary" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hungary</a> (1956), <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Czechoslovakia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Czechoslovakia</a> (1968) or <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Afghanistan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Afghanistan</a>, which implies that Soviet prosperity has spread to its satellites, and mitigated the existence of dissident movements in those societies. John F. Kennedy is president of the United States, having replaced the tragically slain Richard Nixon, who won the 1960 election but was assassinated in <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Dallas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dallas</a>, <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Texas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Texas</a>, in 1963. Luthor has devised and executed several plans to thwart Superman, none of which have worked. Only the <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/United_States" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">United States</a> and <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Chile" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chile</a> remain independent from the Soviets, and both are on the brink of collapse, while President Kennedy is forced to grant independence to <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Georgia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Georgia</a>, and he acknowledges that there have been similar secessionist pressures in <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Detroit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Detroit</a> and <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Texas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Texas</a>, riots in <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/California" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">California</a>, and even a "communist sympathiser" terrorist attack on the <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/White_House" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">White House</a>. He has also married Marilyn Monroe, and divorced Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy in this world. By contrast, the Superman-led (Global) Soviet Union has grown without resorting to war, and has virtually eliminated poverty, disease and the like, but this has started to infringe on individual liberties, and Superman is fast becoming a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Brother_(1984)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Big Brother</a>-like figure. A brain surgery technique that turns dissidents into obedient drones, or "Superman Robots," is in use. Wonder Woman and Superman have now become a duo, using their superpowers to save lives in addition to their ambassadorial and governing duties. Wonder Woman has fallen for Superman, but he sees her simply as a comrade, and is cheerfully oblivious to her love for him. Lois Luthor succeeds Perry White as the editor-in-chief of a failing <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Daily_Planet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daily Planet</a>, while her estranged husband feverishly works on his obsession. Luthor plans to shrink Moscow, but this fails when Brainiac, his collaborator, shrinks Stalingrad instead. Superman intervenes and retrieves both Brainiac's central processing unit and the tiny city, putting an end to the Brainiac-Luthor cooperation, although he is unable to restore Stalingrad and its inhabitants to their proper size. This becomes his one failure and a source of great guilt. Luthor's second plan involves Batman, who is revealed as the boy orphaned by Pyotr early in the story, now a grown man and the head of an anarchist terrorist network that sees the abundance forced upon the people by Superman's system as little more than oppression. Their persistent success in avoiding capture is a thorn in Superman's side. Batman joins forces with Lexcorp and with his parents' killer, Pyotr, now head of the KGB and consumed by jealousy of Superman, to attempt a coup. They capture Wonder Woman and use her as bait for Superman, hoping to sap his powers with rays that imitate the light of Superman's native sun. The plan works, but Wonder Woman breaks free and rescues Superman, although the process (which requires severing her golden lasso) seriously injures her, snapping something inside her and causing her hair to turn instantly white. Batman commits suicide to avoid capture, but not before revealing to Superman that Pyotr had a role in the plot. Pyotr is then turned into a Superman Robot. As the part ends, Luthor's third plan begins, when Luthor is given a mysterious green lantern found in an alien ship that crashed at <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/New_Mexico" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Roswell, New Mexico</a>. Batman has become a martyr for his cause, Brainiac is reprogrammed into Superman's aide, and the construction of a version of the <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Fortress_of_Solitude" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fortress of Solitude</a>, here located in Siberia and referred to as "the Winter Palace", begins. The stage is set for the finale. <h3>Red Son Setting</h3> It is the year 2001, and the Global Soviet Union encompasses all countries except for Chile and the divided remnants of the United States of America, which underwent a disastrous civil war in 1986, after which an unnamed sixteen states seceded from the union. Within the Soviet sphere of influence there is no crime, no poverty, no unemployment, and no choice. The "Superman Robot" operation is a common punishment for dissent. Superman is committed to "winning the argument" with the US, and repeatedly refuses Brainiac's suggestions of an invasion. His sole failure remains Stalingrad, which is ravaged by a green microscopic organism bearing resemblance to a Sheep louse. Luthor runs for, and wins, the American presidency, with Jimmy Olsen as his running-mate. He has succeeded a President "Friedman", whose misrule resulted in food riots and tanks on <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/New_York_City" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New York</a>'s First Avenue. Whether or not this is the late economist Milton Friedman is unclear. Using his scientific expertise, massive economic capital and dictatorial powers, he returns prosperity to his country, overcoming the secession that had sundered the United States fifteen years beforehand. He remains as asocial as ever, though, and this is only a part of a larger plan to provoke Superman into invading America so that he can be destroyed, as Lois Luthor and Lucy Lane Olsen concur in the deserted offices of the long-closed Daily Planet in Metropolis. Luthor confronts Superman in the <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Siberia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Siberian</a> Winter Palace. In a seemingly anticlimactic moment, Brainiac yanks Luthor deep into the recesses of the Fortress to be surgically turned into yet another Superman Robot. Superman agrees that his hand has been forced, and prepares to attack. Superman takes on the East Coast, confronting and defeating the Green Lantern Marine Corps, which is led by Colonel <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Hal_Jordan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hal Jordan</a>, and featuring Privates <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Alan_Scott" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scott</a>, <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/John_Stewart" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stewart</a>, <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Kyle_Rayner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rayner</a>, and <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Guy_Gardner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gardner</a>. He defeats the Amazon forces commanded by a highly disillusioned Wonder Woman, and a collection of "super-menaces" that Luthor has put together over the years. Brainiac's spaceship cuts the U.S. Pacific fleet to pieces, and the two superbeings meet at the <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/White_House" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">White House</a>, where Lois Luthor waits with the last weapon, a small note written by Lex that manages to break the Comrade of Steel's resolve. It reads, "Why don't you just put the whole WORLD in a BOTTLE, Superman?" Superman orders Brainiac to end the invasion, but the robot reveals that he is not as reprogrammed as everyone thought, attacking Superman with green radiation that may be analogous to green <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Kryptonite" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kryptonite</a>, given its effects on this Superman, while boasting that "eventually the entire universe" will "hum to his battery". He is shut down by Luthor, who evaded surgery (by undisclosed means) during the invasion, and is destroyed by Superman. This triggers a fail-safe self-destruct (though it is lightly implied that Luthor had planned for this to happen) and as the gravitational singularities powering Brainiac's ship threaten to explode, Superman rockets it into outer space, where it blows up. The Earth is saved, but Superman is thought to have been caught in an explosion which is said to have a kill radius of 15,000,000 miles (24,000,000 km). The epilogue follows. The Soviet Union falls into chaos, and is transformed by the Batmen. Lex Luthor goes on to integrate many of Superman's ideas into the new philosophy of "Luthorism" and form a "Global United States". This becomes the defining moment for mankind's future as it enters an unprecedented age of peace and stability. A benevolent world government is formed and maintained, and Luthor presides over a string of scientific achievements, including the cure of all known disease, and colonisation of the solar system. Lex Luthor lives for over two thousand years. At his funeral it is revealed that Superman survived and is apparently immortal, although this is unknown to Lois, who has outlived her husband. Now permanently retired from public view, he goes on to describe Luthor's descendants, culminating in Jor-L, "whose intellect exceeded that of even his beloved ancestor." Billions of years in the future, it is revealed that Earth is being torn apart by tidal stresses from its sun (which has become a red giant). Jor-L and Lara send their infant son rocketing back into the past. The final panels of the comic book depict the landing of Kal-L's timeship in a Ukrainian collective in 1938, effectively causing a predestination paradox. SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman_Vol_5_20" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman #20</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman:_Heroes_Vol_1_1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman Heroes #1 </a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman:_Red_Son_Vol_1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Red Son</a></li> <li><a href="https://kryptonreport.libsyn.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Krypton Report Podcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman_Vol_1_247" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Must there be a Superman?</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMqrRhSVfBE" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Red Son trailer</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.comics.org/issue/90452/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Injustice before Injustice</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man:_One_More_Day" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">One More Day</a></li> </ul> SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON - <ul> <li>email : <a href="mailto:lskpodcast@gmail.com">lskpodcast@gmail.com</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@LSKPodcast</a></li> <li>FB Page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/lskpodcast</a></li> </ul> Proud Member of <a href="twitter.com/collectivepods" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Collective</a> The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kxI0G_LnKn_M4tycEIFTA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Styzmask</a>. 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Episode 37 - Red Son (2003)

EPISODE 36: SUPERMAN #244, 'THE ELECTRONIC GHOST OF METROPOLIS' (1971) The Last Sons Discuss the latest offerings of Superman-centric comics from the last couple of weeks, then dive into one of Rey's Randoms...a 1971 classic, 'The Electronic Ghost of Metropolis'! What are the Last Sons' views on the current state of Superman? How did they find the oddity that was Superman #244? You'll have to tune in to find out! SYNOPSIS: Superman #244 - 'The Electronic Ghost of Metropolis' (1971) (Written by Rey-Zod) Whilst on his regular patrol, Superman notices a strange aura surrounding the Galaxy Broadcasting building. Upon arrival, Superman is assaulted with the sight of a monster made from pure electricity. Both Jimmy and Lois try to confront the beast, but Superman intervenes and is no more successful in defeating the seemingly indestructible behemoth. A momentary blackout ensues before the mysterious disappearance of the electrical monster. Superman decides to investigate further as Clark and discovers from the cutting edge technology of Mr. Edge’s Super Computer from the transmission building that the aura was radiation from quark energy. It’s not long before the Electronic Ghost is sighted at the TRansmission Tower and so Superman flies off to confront it once more. After saving Lois from a close shave, Superman seemingly obliterates the ghost by hurling a steel beam at it. Elsewhere a group of thugs conspire to earn money through a device called a Wraith Raiser. They send a note to the WGBS Broadcasting office claiming that they are responsible for the Electronic Ghost. Signed Teach Gilbert, Clark (who works at WGBS alongside Lois and Jimmy), drops everything to follow the lead, as Superman. Teach Gilbert intends to blackmail the city mayor with the device but Superman intervenes and proves the Wraith Raiser to be nothing but a hoax. After Teach Gilbert and his cronies are arrested, Superman spots the purple aura again and follows it’s trail to the nuclear power plant. A chain reaction begins in the plant but with a bit of quick thinking, Superman hurls the reaction room up out of the atmosphere and into space. Superman surmises that the Electronic Ghost is connected to Mr. Edge’s main computer as the Transmittor Tower and nuclear plant are fed by the main line of the super computer. Superman tracks down the location of the Super Computer and it’s revealed the Electronic Ghost is the child of the Super Computer, who has attained artifical intelligence. One final battle ensues as Superman goes head to head with the Electronic Ghost, but after destroying some of the computers cables, Superman is able to defeat both the Super Computer and the Electronic Ghost… Superman is left feeling empty at having destroyed two beings who had only just come to life - the Super Computer the parent, and the Electronic Ghost, it’s child. SHOW NOTES:  Hell Arisen #2 Batman / Superman #6 Superman #19 Action Comics #1019 Superman #244 (1970) Johns Tribute page and obituary Superman Burger ad Johns review of said sandwich Iron Fist Patreon  SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON -  email : lskpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @LSKPodcast FB Page: facebook.com/lskpodcast  Proud Member of The Collective  The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by Styzmask. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an Attribution License;

EPISODE 36: SUPERMAN #244, 'THE ELECTRONIC GHOST OF METROPOLIS' (1971) The Last Sons Discuss the latest offerings of Superman-centric comics from the last couple of weeks, then dive into one of Rey's Randoms...a 1971 classic, 'The Electronic Ghost of Metropolis'! What are the Last Sons' views on the current state of Superman? How did they find the oddity that was Superman #244? You'll have to tune in to find out! SYNOPSIS: Superman #244 - 'The Electronic Ghost of Metropolis' (1971) (Written by Rey-Zod) Whilst on his regular patrol, Superman notices a strange aura surrounding the Galaxy Broadcasting building. Upon arrival, Superman is assaulted with the sight of a monster made from pure electricity. Both Jimmy and Lois try to confront the beast, but Superman intervenes and is no more successful in defeating the seemingly indestructible behemoth. A momentary blackout ensues before the mysterious disappearance of the electrical monster. Superman decides to investigate further as Clark and discovers from the cutting edge technology of Mr. Edge’s Super Computer from the transmission building that the aura was radiation from quark energy. It’s not long before the Electronic Ghost is sighted at the TRansmission Tower and so Superman flies off to confront it once more. After saving Lois from a close shave, Superman seemingly obliterates the ghost by hurling a steel beam at it. Elsewhere a group of thugs conspire to earn money through a device called a Wraith Raiser. They send a note to the WGBS Broadcasting office claiming that they are responsible for the Electronic Ghost. Signed Teach Gilbert, Clark (who works at WGBS alongside Lois and Jimmy), drops everything to follow the lead, as Superman. Teach Gilbert intends to blackmail the city mayor with the device but Superman intervenes and proves the Wraith Raiser to be nothing but a hoax. After Teach Gilbert and his cronies are arrested, Superman spots the purple aura again and follows it’s trail to the nuclear power plant. A chain reaction begins in the plant but with a bit of quick thinking, Superman hurls the reaction room up out of the atmosphere and into space. Superman surmises that the Electronic Ghost is connected to Mr. Edge’s main computer as the Transmittor Tower and nuclear plant are fed by the main line of the super computer. Superman tracks down the location of the Super Computer and it’s revealed the Electronic Ghost is the child of the Super Computer, who has attained artifical intelligence. One final battle ensues as Superman goes head to head with the Electronic Ghost, but after destroying some of the computers cables, Superman is able to defeat both the Super Computer and the Electronic Ghost… Superman is left feeling empty at having destroyed two beings who had only just come to life - the Super Computer the parent, and the Electronic Ghost, it’s child. SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Year_of_the_Villain:_Hell_Arisen_Vol_1_2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Hell Arisen #2</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Batman/Superman_Vol_2_6" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Batman / Superman #6</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman_Vol_5_19" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman #19</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Action_Comics_Vol_1_1019" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Action Comics #1019</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman_Vol_1_244" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman #244 (1970)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gehlbachandroyse.com/obituaries/John-Roger-Bierly-Jr?obId=10694612#/celebrationWall" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Johns Tribute page and obituary</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L48IkFF5BhM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Superman Burger ad</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/MrSeanGerber/status/1222587049942740992" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Johns review of said sandwich</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/ironfistpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Iron Fist Patreon</a></li> </ul> SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON - <ul> <li>email : <a href="mailto:lskpodcast@gmail.com">lskpodcast@gmail.com</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@LSKPodcast</a></li> <li>FB Page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/lskpodcast</a></li> </ul> Proud Member of <a href="twitter.com/collectivepods" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Collective</a> The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kxI0G_LnKn_M4tycEIFTA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Styzmask</a>. 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Episode 36 - The Electronic ghost of Metropolis!

EPISODE 4: SUPERMAN #344 - 'THE MONSTERS AMONG US' The Last Sons take you on an eery and hellish visit to a haunted house of sorts, as they set the scene for a spook-tacular review of another Superman comic! This time, it's our boy in blue and red taking on two of the most powerful figures of the supernatural world - Dracula and Frankenstein's Monster! Before that, the sons of El and Zod find themselves traversing a conversation of unexpected proportions and are subjected to a fiery and amusing chat about Superman and Batman!...The Dark Knight is not spared the hitting stick, and it's free rein - beware one and all! The full moon, the evil in the night - a heady concoction for the mortal mind! CREDITS:  Superman Volume 1, issue #344 Released February 1980 Cover Artist: Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez Writer: Len Wein Artist: Curt Swan  Inker:Frank Chiaramonte Colourist: Glynis Oliver Letterer: Ben Oda Editor: Julius Schwartz   SHOW NOTES:   Superman Vol. 1, issue #344  House of Mystery House of Secrets Dracula Frankenstein's Monster  Action Comics 1004  Superman Exile Omnibus  Last Volume of John Byrne Run Justice League Action Firestorm Len Wein Curt Swan Huge Actman Phantom Stranger Dark Knight Returns Cassandra Craft Intro Music Dracula Music    SYNOPSIS: Written by Connor-El   It's a dark and stormy night in metropolis, that is until the citizens are in danger from the ferocious lightning storm and Superman has to send the storm away with his heat vision. He then heads to an old castle where he is due to cover a story as Clark Kent. He arrives and meets Lois and a Mrs Macardle as well as the other participants of the SEANCE. Most important member being Cassandra Craft, a blind medium who senses Clark's inner nobility burning like a great fire despite his outward behaviour as Clark Kent.   The Seance is being conducted at midnight on the 50th anniversary of Roland Randall, a Modern Master of Mysticism, as per instructions he left before his death. As they conduct the séance, the spirit of Roland Randall is greatly agitated, warning them not to summon him now,.as he is the only one holding “them” back. With the last warning shouted, Cassandra screams passes out for a moment. Clark observes the storm seems to be back, even though he sent it miles away earlier. With his Super-vision he scans the clouds and spots two nightmarish figures, and abruptly excuses himself as Clark Kent, feigning cowardice.   After Superman Departs what appears to be Dracula and Frankensteins Monster burst through the castle to abduct Cassandra, but are thwarted when Superman intervenes. After a brief fight where neither is able to hurt the other. Dracula and Frankensteins Monster flee. Dracula then hides and overhears that Superman has no special resistance to magic. He then plans to to bite Superman and drain his blood, thereby gaining his invulnerability rendering him immune to a stake in the heart, then finally killing Cassandra as without the person who summoned them, they cannot be sent back.   When Daylight hits, Superman heads off to find a cure while Lois stays in the Castle with Cassandra. Unfortunately he has to attend a meeting as Clark Kent, during said meeting Frankensteins Monster stops a food truck and starts eating all the cakes inside. Clark is refused dismissal from the meeting so he is forced to secretly suck all the air out of the room so everyone needs to rush outside.   As Superman, he tackles the Monster and takes the fight to a construction yard. Before the fight is concluded however, Frankensteins Monster is called back by its master, Dracula as its nearly sundown. Superman races back to the Castle, but on the way, grabs a balloon.   The relentless storm returns that night as Superman is guarding Cassandra, when Dracula and Frankensteins Monster arrive, They fight on the ramparts, and eventually Superman sets Frankensteins Monster on fire and knocks him out with an uppercut.Dracula then attempts to use his powers of Mind Control on Superman, but Superman is able to resist just enough to pull out the hydrogen balloon he had from earlier. He uses Super Pressure and Heat Vision to create a small artifical sun, which floors Dracula. But again, after a brief respite Dracula begins to rise, alon with Frankensteins monster. As they are again about to do battle, the Phantom Stranger arrives, thanking Superman for doing much of his task for him. With screams of protest by Dracula, him and Frankensteins Monster are enveloped in the Strangers cape, and sent back to the world they truly belong to. The world of Nightmare.. As the Sun rises, the phantom Stranger disappears, while Superman Lois and Cassandra enjoy its warmth.

EPISODE 4: SUPERMAN #344 - 'THE MONSTERS AMONG US' The Last Sons take you on an eery and hellish visit to a haunted house of sorts, as they set the scene for a spook-tacular review of another Superman comic! This time, it's our boy in blue and red taking on two of the most powerful figures of the supernatural world - Dracula and Frankenstein's Monster! Before that, the sons of El and Zod find themselves traversing a conversation of unexpected proportions and are subjected to a fiery and amusing chat about Superman and Batman!...The Dark Knight is not spared the hitting stick, and it's free rein - beware one and all! The full moon, the evil in the night - a heady concoction for the mortal mind! CREDITS:  Superman Volume 1, issue #344 Released February 1980 Cover Artist: Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez Writer: Len Wein Artist: Curt Swan  Inker:Frank Chiaramonte Colourist: Glynis Oliver Letterer: Ben Oda Editor: Julius Schwartz SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li> <a href="http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Superman_Vol_1_344" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman Vol. 1, issue #344</a> </li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Mystery" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">House of Mystery</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Secrets_(DC_Comics)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">House of Secrets</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Dracula" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dracula</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_monster" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Frankenstein's Monster</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dccomics.com/comics/action-comics-2016/action-comics-1004" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Action Comics 1004</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/adventures-of-superman-1994/superman-exile-and-other-stories-omnibus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Superman Exile Omnibus</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/superman-the-man-of-steel-2003/superman-the-man-of-steel-vol-9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Last Volume of John Byrne Run</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_League_Action" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Justice League Action</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firestorm_(comics)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Firestorm</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Len_Wein" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Len Wein</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curt_Swan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Curt Swan</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Jackman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Huge Actman</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_Stranger" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Phantom Stranger</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Knight_Returns" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dark Knight Returns</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra_Craft" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cassandra Craft</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho9rZjlsyYY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Intro Music</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e817qtDsIo4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dracula Music</a></li> </ul> SYNOPSIS: Written by Connor-El It's a dark and stormy night in metropolis, that is until the citizens are in danger from the ferocious lightning storm and Superman has to send the storm away with his heat vision. He then heads to an old castle where he is due to cover a story as Clark Kent. He arrives and meets Lois and a Mrs Macardle as well as the other participants of the SEANCE. Most important member being Cassandra Craft, a blind medium who senses Clark's inner nobility burning like a great fire despite his outward behaviour as Clark Kent. The Seance is being conducted at midnight on the 50th anniversary of Roland Randall, a Modern Master of Mysticism, as per instructions he left before his death. As they conduct the séance, the spirit of Roland Randall is greatly agitated, warning them not to summon him now,.as he is the only one holding “them” back. With the last warning shouted, Cassandra screams passes out for a moment. Clark observes the storm seems to be back, even though he sent it miles away earlier. With his Super-vision he scans the clouds and spots two nightmarish figures, and abruptly excuses himself as Clark Kent, feigning cowardice. After Superman Departs what appears to be Dracula and Frankensteins Monster burst through the castle to abduct Cassandra, but are thwarted when Superman intervenes. After a brief fight where neither is able to hurt the other. Dracula and Frankensteins Monster flee. Dracula then hides and overhears that Superman has no special resistance to magic. He then plans to to bite Superman and drain his blood, thereby gaining his invulnerability rendering him immune to a stake in the heart, then finally killing Cassandra as without the person who summoned them, they cannot be sent back. When Daylight hits, Superman heads off to find a cure while Lois stays in the Castle with Cassandra. Unfortunately he has to attend a meeting as Clark Kent, during said meeting Frankensteins Monster stops a food truck and starts eating all the cakes inside. Clark is refused dismissal from the meeting so he is forced to secretly suck all the air out of the room so everyone needs to rush outside. As Superman, he tackles the Monster and takes the fight to a construction yard. Before the fight is concluded however, Frankensteins Monster is called back by its master, Dracula as its nearly sundown. Superman races back to the Castle, but on the way, grabs a balloon. The relentless storm returns that night as Superman is guarding Cassandra, when Dracula and Frankensteins Monster arrive, They fight on the ramparts, and eventually Superman sets Frankensteins Monster on fire and knocks him out with an uppercut.Dracula then attempts to use his powers of Mind Control on Superman, but Superman is able to resist just enough to pull out the hydrogen balloon he had from earlier. He uses Super Pressure and Heat Vision to create a small artifical sun, which floors Dracula. But again, after a brief respite Dracula begins to rise, alon with Frankensteins monster. As they are again about to do battle, the Phantom Stranger arrives, thanking Superman for doing much of his task for him. With screams of protest by Dracula, him and Frankensteins Monster are enveloped in the Strangers cape, and sent back to the world they truly belong to. The world of Nightmare.. As the Sun rises, the phantom Stranger disappears, while Superman Lois and Cassandra enjoy its warmth.

Episode 4 - Super Spooky! Superman vs. Dracula & Frankenstein's Monster

EPISODE 43: All-Star Superman Part One! The Last Sons embark on the first of a six episode journey into Grant Morrison and Frank Quietly's All-Star Superman! Join the Last Sons as they tackle the first two issues of this epic! SYNOPSIS: (courtesy of Wiki) https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/All-Star_Superman_Vol_1_1 https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/All-Star_Superman_Vol_1_2 SHOW NOTES:  Issue 1 Issue 2 10 part Morrison interview for All-Star Superman Superman: Man of Tomorrow  SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON -  email : lskpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @LSKPodcast FB Page: facebook.com/lskpodcast  Proud Member of The Collective  The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by Styzmask. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an Attribution License;

EPISODE 43: All-Star Superman Part One! The Last Sons embark on the first of a six episode journey into Grant Morrison and Frank Quietly's All-Star Superman! Join the Last Sons as they tackle the first two issues of this epic! SYNOPSIS: (courtesy of Wiki) <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/All-Star_Superman_Vol_1_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/All-Star_Superman_Vol_1_1</a> <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/All-Star_Superman_Vol_1_2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/All-Star_Superman_Vol_1_2</a> SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/All-Star_Superman_Vol_1_1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Issue 1</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/All-Star_Superman_Vol_1_2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Issue 2</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.newsarama.com/1445-all-star-memories-grant-morrison-on-all-star-superman-10.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">10 part Morrison interview for All-Star Superman</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.comixology.com/comic-reader/144764/857568" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman: Man of Tomorrow</a></li> </ul> SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON - <ul> <li>email : <a href="mailto:lskpodcast@gmail.com">lskpodcast@gmail.com</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@LSKPodcast</a></li> <li>FB Page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/lskpodcast</a></li> </ul> Proud Member of <a href="twitter.com/collectivepods" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Collective</a> The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kxI0G_LnKn_M4tycEIFTA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Styzmask</a>. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Attribution </a><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">License;</a>

Episode 43: All-Star Superman Part One

EPISODE 42: Superman Strength + Superman Adventures The Last Sons read and discuss the Superman: Strength mini plus the popular Superman Adventures #41, requested by Super listener Patrick D. Ryall! It's a surprise for the Last Sons and one which isn't a bad thing! Hidden gem worthy of more mention - tune in to hear all the discussion! SYNOPSIS: (courtesy of Connor-El &amp; Wiki) PART 1 A criminal named Fido and his gang are speculating on the origin of Superman and plotting how to deal with him. They send a dupe to rob a bank to test how fast Superman reacts, while Fido reveals his Super-criminal father claimed to have broken Supermans arm, and told him Superman was raised by the metropolis elite with a silver spoon in his mouth never having to struggle, hence his strict moral compass. Meanwhile Superman overhears them and warns them not to plot anything, and leaves. Lois picks up Clark and Pa Kent and over dinner Pa starts to tell a story from Clarks childhood about his first time to a city. In the past with Clark present Pa stole some candy from a crooked clerk overcharging people in need and gave some to clark, tellin him some rules can be broken. Later during a solar eclipse Clark sees a city in the distance and runs to it. Meanwhile Fidos gang creates a series of disasters from fires to blowing up a bridge, to hold Superman off while they break into lex corps to steal his old invention, a pair of gloves that can create dimensional portals. Superman eventually catches up with them and FIdo lures him through the portal, severing at the neck and coming into possession of the head of Superman! PART 2 Jonathan Kent recalls an incident when Clark was ten-years-old and a solar eclipse caused his innate Kryptonian powers to briefly manifest before they should have. Clark ran from Smallville to Chicago in under an hour and found himself embroiled in a brewing conflict between two rival members which resulted in both of their detahs. In the present, Superman is suffering from a laboratory experiment malfunction in which his head has been displaced through a dimensional portal. A former scientist named John "Fido" Pollock has the head and plans on using it as leverage in order to gain favor with Lex Luthor. This is complicated by a series of disasters happening nearby, Superman pleads with Fido to release him to save them, promising he will come back. Fido complies and lets Superman go, superman rescues everyone he can but a child dies in the process. After Supermans return, Fido and his cronies bring Superman's head to Luthor's office and offers him a demonstration of his Trans-Locational Portal gloves. Luthor is unimpressed until Pollock also reveals that he has another invention that can alter the size ratio of volumes of matter and threatens to use this technology to destroy Metropolis. A fire fight breaks out between Fido's thugs and Luthors' security team. A pile of debris falls through the spatial portal and giant-sized coins, paperclips and batteries begin raining down on Metropolis. Luthor frees Superman so that he can save the city. PART 3 Thanks to the efforts of criminal inventor John "Fido" Pollock, a wave of giant-sized pocket debris begins raining down on Metropolis. Superman flies out and deflects giant coins, fountain pens and paperclips from smashing through the city. At Lexcorp Tower, Fido and his crew use their trans-locational gloves to escape before Luthor's security team can gun them down. They stop at another LexCorp facility to hijack a NASA hovercraft. Lois Lane is present and tries to sneak on board, but Fido captures her and uses her tech to shrink her down in size. Superman arrives at the facility and his father, Jonathan Kent, tells him that the bandits have kidnapped Lois. Superman then takes off and flies after them. He traces the crew to Cairo, Egypt. Fido comes up with another idea. Using the Trans-Locational Portal, he locates the imprisoned Metallo and steals a small piece of Kryptonite from his chest cavity. He intends on using to subdue Superman. When they realize that Superman is in range, they scramble into the hovercraft leaving behind one of their own, Hopper. They open a dimensional portal to Chicago, but Superman is fast enough to follow them into the portal. They zigzag through the city, but eventually the Jet-Car runs out of fuel. By this point, Fido's cronies realize that there is no escape and they abandon him. While Superman rounds up henchpeople Trudy and Sulley, Fido hijacks a pick-up truck. Superman bears down on him, but Fido temporarily blinds him with one of the hi-tech weapons they stole from LexCorp. Superman shakes off the effects, but Fido has one more ace up his sleeve. He enlarges the Kryptonite pebble he stole from Metallo and uses it to pin Superman to the ground. While Fido is boasting about his supposed conquest, Lois escapes from the vial she was trapped in and uses Fido's Scaling Gloves to return to normal size. She then uses the same gloves to reduce the Kryptonite block back to pebble size. Through the course of this, Superman learns that Fido has always lived in the shadow of his abusive father, Frank "Pit Bull" Pollock – a man who once claimed to have broken Superman's arm in combat. Superman slightly recalls the event, and tells Fido that his father never bested him, and certainly never broke his arm. Fido knows that Superman would never lie, and the sudden revelation drives him into a fury. He unloads on Superman with every weapon at his disposal, but they do no good. Once his arsenal is spent, Fido collapses to the ground and Superman takes him into custody. SHOW NOTES:  Superman: Strength Superman Adventures #41 Man of Tomorrow series (2020) Man of Tomorrow, animated film Zot!  SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON -  email : lskpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @LSKPodcast FB Page: facebook.com/lskpodcast  Proud Member of The Collective  The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by Styzmask. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an Attribution License;

EPISODE 42: Superman Strength + Superman Adventures The Last Sons read and discuss the Superman: Strength mini plus the popular Superman Adventures #41, requested by Super listener Patrick D. Ryall! It's a surprise for the Last Sons and one which isn't a bad thing! Hidden gem worthy of more mention - tune in to hear all the discussion! SYNOPSIS: (courtesy of Connor-El &amp; Wiki) PART 1 A criminal named Fido and his gang are speculating on the origin of Superman and plotting how to deal with him. They send a dupe to rob a bank to test how fast Superman reacts, while Fido reveals his Super-criminal father claimed to have broken Supermans arm, and told him Superman was raised by the metropolis elite with a silver spoon in his mouth never having to struggle, hence his strict moral compass. Meanwhile Superman overhears them and warns them not to plot anything, and leaves. Lois picks up Clark and Pa Kent and over dinner Pa starts to tell a story from Clarks childhood about his first time to a city. In the past with Clark present Pa stole some candy from a crooked clerk overcharging people in need and gave some to clark, tellin him some rules can be broken. Later during a solar eclipse Clark sees a city in the distance and runs to it. Meanwhile Fidos gang creates a series of disasters from fires to blowing up a bridge, to hold Superman off while they break into lex corps to steal his old invention, a pair of gloves that can create dimensional portals. Superman eventually catches up with them and FIdo lures him through the portal, severing at the neck and coming into possession of the head of Superman! PART 2 Jonathan Kent recalls an incident when Clark was ten-years-old and a solar eclipse caused his innate Kryptonian powers to briefly manifest before they should have. Clark ran from Smallville to Chicago in under an hour and found himself embroiled in a brewing conflict between two rival members which resulted in both of their detahs. In the present, Superman is suffering from a laboratory experiment malfunction in which his head has been displaced through a dimensional portal. A former scientist named John "Fido" Pollock has the head and plans on using it as leverage in order to gain favor with Lex Luthor. This is complicated by a series of disasters happening nearby, Superman pleads with Fido to release him to save them, promising he will come back. Fido complies and lets Superman go, superman rescues everyone he can but a child dies in the process. After Supermans return, Fido and his cronies bring Superman's head to Luthor's office and offers him a demonstration of his Trans-Locational Portal gloves. Luthor is unimpressed until Pollock also reveals that he has another invention that can alter the size ratio of volumes of matter and threatens to use this technology to destroy Metropolis. A fire fight breaks out between Fido's thugs and Luthors' security team. A pile of debris falls through the spatial portal and giant-sized coins, paperclips and batteries begin raining down on Metropolis. Luthor frees Superman so that he can save the city. PART 3 Thanks to the efforts of criminal inventor John "Fido" Pollock, a wave of giant-sized pocket debris begins raining down on <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Metropolis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Metropolis</a>. Superman flies out and deflects giant coins, fountain pens and paperclips from smashing through the city. At <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Lexcorp_Tower" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lexcorp Tower</a>, Fido and his crew use their trans-locational gloves to escape before <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Alexander_Luthor_(New_Earth)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Luthor</a>'s security team can gun them down. They stop at another <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/LexCorp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LexCorp</a> facility to hijack a NASA hovercraft. <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Lois_Lane_(New_Earth)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lois Lane</a> is present and tries to sneak on board, but Fido captures her and uses her tech to shrink her down in size. <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Kal-El_(New_Earth)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Superman</a> arrives at the facility and his father, <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Jonathan_Kent_(New_Earth)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jonathan Kent</a>, tells him that the bandits have kidnapped Lois. Superman then takes off and flies after them. He traces the crew to <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Cairo,_Egypt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cairo</a>, Egypt. Fido comes up with another idea. Using the Trans-Locational Portal, he locates the imprisoned <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/John_Corben_(New_Earth)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Metallo</a> and steals a small piece of <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Kryptonite" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kryptonite</a> from his chest cavity. He intends on using to subdue Superman. When they realize that Superman is in range, they scramble into the hovercraft leaving behind one of their own, Hopper. They open a dimensional portal to <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Chicago" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chicago</a>, but Superman is fast enough to follow them into the portal. They zigzag through the city, but eventually the Jet-Car runs out of fuel. By this point, Fido's cronies realize that there is no escape and they abandon him. While Superman rounds up henchpeople Trudy and Sulley, Fido hijacks a pick-up truck. Superman bears down on him, but Fido temporarily blinds him with one of the hi-tech weapons they stole from LexCorp. Superman shakes off the effects, but Fido has one more ace up his sleeve. He enlarges the Kryptonite pebble he stole from Metallo and uses it to pin Superman to the ground. While Fido is boasting about his supposed conquest, Lois escapes from the vial she was trapped in and uses Fido's Scaling Gloves to return to normal size. She then uses the same gloves to reduce the Kryptonite block back to pebble size. Through the course of this, Superman learns that Fido has always lived in the shadow of his abusive father, Frank "Pit Bull" Pollock – a man who once claimed to have broken Superman's arm in combat. Superman slightly recalls the event, and tells Fido that his father never bested him, and certainly never broke his arm. Fido knows that Superman would never lie, and the sudden revelation drives him into a fury. He unloads on Superman with every weapon at his disposal, but they do no good. Once his arsenal is spent, Fido collapses to the ground and Superman takes him into custody. SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman:_Strength_Vol_1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman: Strength</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman_Adventures_Vol_1_41" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman Adventures #41</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.comixology.com/Superman-Man-of-Tomorrow/comics-series/144764?ref=c2VhcmNoL2luZGV4L2Rlc2t0b3Avc2xpZGVyTGlzdC9zZXJpZXNTbGlkZXI" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Man of Tomorrow series (2020)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman:_Man_of_Tomorrow" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Man of Tomorrow, animated film</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zot!" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Zot!</a></li> </ul> SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON - <ul> <li>email : <a href="mailto:lskpodcast@gmail.com">lskpodcast@gmail.com</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@LSKPodcast</a></li> <li>FB Page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/lskpodcast</a></li> </ul> Proud Member of <a href="twitter.com/collectivepods" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Collective</a> The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kxI0G_LnKn_M4tycEIFTA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Styzmask</a>. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Attribution </a><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">License;</a>

Episode 42: Superman Strength + Superman Adventures

EPISODE 41: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow The Last Sons are joined by Super-friend Robert Reineke to cover Knol's request, Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow. This story is considered by many to be one of the greatest Superman stories of all time and often rivals All-star for the number 1 spot, does it deserve this rep? Join us and find out! SYNOPSIS:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman:_Whatever_Happened_to_the_Man_of_Tomorrow%3F#Part_1:_Superman_#423 SHOW NOTES:  Superman #423 (Part 1) Action Comics #583 (Part 2) Superman: Man of Tomorrow #1 Swamp Things Podcast Still Watching the Skies  SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON -  email : lskpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @LSKPodcast FB Page: facebook.com/lskpodcast  Proud Member of The Collective  The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by Styzmask. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an Attribution License;

EPISODE 41: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow The Last Sons are joined by Super-friend Robert Reineke to cover Knol's request, Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow. This story is considered by many to be one of the greatest Superman stories of all time and often rivals All-star for the number 1 spot, does it deserve this rep? Join us and find out! SYNOPSIS: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman:_Whatever_Happened_to_the_Man_of_Tomorrow%3F#Part_1:_Superman_#423" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman:_Whatever_Happened_to_the_Man_of_Tomorrow%3F#Part_1:_Superman_#423</a> SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman_Vol_1_423" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman #423 (Part 1)</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Action_Comics_Vol_1_583" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Action Comics #583 (Part 2)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.comixology.com/Superman-Man-of-Tomorrow-1/digital-comic/857568?ref=c2l0ZS9hamF4U2xpZGVyL2Rlc2t0b3Avc2xpZGVyTGlzdC8zNDM2Nw" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman: Man of Tomorrow #1</a></li> <li><a href="https://swampthingspod.libsyn.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Swamp Things Podcast</a></li> <li><a href="http://wherethelongtailends.com/category/features/podcast/still-watching-the-skies/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Still Watching the Skies</a></li> </ul> SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON - <ul> <li>email : <a href="mailto:lskpodcast@gmail.com">lskpodcast@gmail.com</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@LSKPodcast</a></li> <li>FB Page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/lskpodcast</a></li> </ul> Proud Member of <a href="twitter.com/collectivepods" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Collective</a> The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kxI0G_LnKn_M4tycEIFTA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Styzmask</a>. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Attribution </a><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">License;</a>

Episode 41: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow

EPISODE 40: Superboy and the Legion of Superheroes vs Mordru! The Last Sons do Super Friend Robert Reineke's request of Adventure Comics 369 &amp; 370! Its Connor-El &amp; Rey-Zods first proper go of the Legion of Superheroes! A grand tale of facing down a terrifying foe! You don't want to miss it! Plus we cover the new Superman releases, possibly for the last time in a while! SYNOPSIS: (courtesy of Rey-Zod) Adventure Comics #369-#370   #369 - Part 1, MORDRU THE MERCILESS The Legionnaire’s most powerful enemy, Mordru has escaped his confines and is in pursuit of the young heroes. Super Boy, Mon El, Duo Damsel and Shadow Lass make a narrow escape into the 20th century and find themselves in Smallville. Mon El recounts to Shadow Lass the origin of Mordru and the awesome power he wields. The Legion were able to trick him and eventually incapacitate him but a small mistake leads to Mordru’s resuscitation and his eventual pursuit of his would-be captors. In Smallville, the quartet bunker down at various residences , all under guise - Super Boy as Clark Kent and Mon El as Bob Cobb his cousin stay with the Kents ; Duo Damsel as Marie Elkins (passes herself off as a distant cousin to Chief Parker;  and last but not least a heavily make-upped Shadow Lass as Betsy Norcross sneaks in with the Langs as an exchange student. Mordru’s influence is soon felt in the town in the visage of a great shadow and the heroes do well to shield themselves, lest they be discovered by the evil sorcerer. Mordru affects the minds of the other citizens and turns them into his eyes and ears - any sign of the Legionnaires and the citizens will alert Mordru. In another effort, Mordru conjures up illusions in the hope that the heroes will expose themselves. Mon-El however maintains a cool head and reassures the others. It’s not long before the illusions disappear and Mordru’s plan is foiled again.   #369 - Part 2, MORDRU AND THE MOB With the heroes hiding, the presence of Super Boy is sorely missed and soon crime escalates. The mob moves in and ‘King’ Carter sets up his kingdom in Smallville, demanding tributes and anything else he wishes. Although the Legionnaires dare not expose themselves, they convince the town to stand up to the mob, and with a little subtle help from the Legionnaires the mob’s rule is soon defeated. A small meeting by the Legionnaire is spied upon by Lana, and being the eyes and ears of Mordru, she exposes them to the evil villain. Mordru suddenly appears in front of the Legion of Super Heroes to wreak his revenge!   #370 - Part 1, THE DEVIL’S JURY The Legionnaires escape Mordru by burrowing down and escaping his magical wrath. They manage to make it to Clark’s basement and there, along with his parents, they wipe their minds to ensure Mordru can’t locate them with their thoughts. If they do not know they are the Legion of Super Heroes, then neither does Mordru! Mordru summons an army from his time and reality, and Mordru literally isolates Smallville by casting it up into orbit - trapping everyone in the town. The army spread out intent on finding the heroes, but to no avail. Pete Ross clues in to the fact that Clark has forgotten about his own identity, and so he and Lana capture Clark to make him remember. Clark soon does, and he quickly finds the other Legionnaires and restores their memory too. With Pete Ross (Honorary Legionnaire) and Lana Insect Queen (Reserve Legionnaire), the six are ready to do battle with Mordru and defeat him once and for all…!   #370 - Part 2, THE CONDEMNED CRUSADERS Their cunning plan involves duping the army with a couple of foils in Pete Ross as SuperBoy and one of Duo Damsels as Shadow Lass. As they are all eventually captured and brought to Mordru’s Lair, Super Boy and Shadow Lass effect their surprise attack. It momentarily stuns Mordru, but he is too powerful and eventually he defeats them all.  Mordru brings them all on trial in front of a Devil’s Jury and with Wraithor at the helm of the prosecution and Pete Ross as the Defence, the heroes are found guilty and are sentenced to Eternal Oblivion in a deadly lead lined, Krypton coated vault. It proves a fake as Wraithor reveals to be a sympathiser to the heroes and leads them to freedom. Mordru catches on and disposes of the Wraithor in a fatal blast. He incapacitates the heroes once again but makes the mistake of summoning too much power to kill them. The might of his power is too much for the cavern to bear and it collapses, burying Mordru and entombing him once more. The heroes find themselves free (ironically shielded from the cavern collapse by the force field Mordru cast on them to trap them) and return to the 30th century. It’s revealed their colleagues, Invisible Kid, Dream Girl and Ultra Kidwere not killed by Mordru, but had constructed an illusion to make it seem that they were, with a little help from the White Witch and Princess Projectra.  SHOW NOTES:  Adventure Comics 369 Adventure Comics 370 Batman/Superman 8 Action Comics 1021 DC virtual backgrounds for video calls Collection with these issues Another collection with these issues  SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON -  email : lskpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @LSKPodcast FB Page: facebook.com/lskpodcast  Proud Member of The Collective  The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by Styzmask. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an Attribution License;

EPISODE 40: Superboy and the Legion of Superheroes vs Mordru! The Last Sons do Super Friend Robert Reineke's request of Adventure Comics 369 &amp; 370! Its Connor-El &amp; Rey-Zods first proper go of the Legion of Superheroes! A grand tale of facing down a terrifying foe! You don't want to miss it! Plus we cover the new Superman releases, possibly for the last time in a while! SYNOPSIS: (courtesy of Rey-Zod) Adventure Comics #369-#370 #369 - Part 1, MORDRU THE MERCILESS The Legionnaire’s most powerful enemy, Mordru has escaped his confines and is in pursuit of the young heroes. Super Boy, Mon El, Duo Damsel and Shadow Lass make a narrow escape into the 20th century and find themselves in Smallville. Mon El recounts to Shadow Lass the origin of Mordru and the awesome power he wields. The Legion were able to trick him and eventually incapacitate him but a small mistake leads to Mordru’s resuscitation and his eventual pursuit of his would-be captors. In Smallville, the quartet bunker down at various residences , all under guise - Super Boy as Clark Kent and Mon El as Bob Cobb his cousin stay with the Kents ; Duo Damsel as Marie Elkins (passes herself off as a distant cousin to Chief Parker;  and last but not least a heavily make-upped Shadow Lass as Betsy Norcross sneaks in with the Langs as an exchange student. Mordru’s influence is soon felt in the town in the visage of a great shadow and the heroes do well to shield themselves, lest they be discovered by the evil sorcerer. Mordru affects the minds of the other citizens and turns them into his eyes and ears - any sign of the Legionnaires and the citizens will alert Mordru. In another effort, Mordru conjures up illusions in the hope that the heroes will expose themselves. Mon-El however maintains a cool head and reassures the others. It’s not long before the illusions disappear and Mordru’s plan is foiled again. #369 - Part 2, MORDRU AND THE MOB With the heroes hiding, the presence of Super Boy is sorely missed and soon crime escalates. The mob moves in and ‘King’ Carter sets up his kingdom in Smallville, demanding tributes and anything else he wishes. Although the Legionnaires dare not expose themselves, they convince the town to stand up to the mob, and with a little subtle help from the Legionnaires the mob’s rule is soon defeated. A small meeting by the Legionnaire is spied upon by Lana, and being the eyes and ears of Mordru, she exposes them to the evil villain. Mordru suddenly appears in front of the Legion of Super Heroes to wreak his revenge! #370 - Part 1, THE DEVIL’S JURY The Legionnaires escape Mordru by burrowing down and escaping his magical wrath. They manage to make it to Clark’s basement and there, along with his parents, they wipe their minds to ensure Mordru can’t locate them with their thoughts. If they do not know they are the Legion of Super Heroes, then neither does Mordru! Mordru summons an army from his time and reality, and Mordru literally isolates Smallville by casting it up into orbit - trapping everyone in the town. The army spread out intent on finding the heroes, but to no avail. Pete Ross clues in to the fact that Clark has forgotten about his own identity, and so he and Lana capture Clark to make him remember. Clark soon does, and he quickly finds the other Legionnaires and restores their memory too. With Pete Ross (Honorary Legionnaire) and Lana Insect Queen (Reserve Legionnaire), the six are ready to do battle with Mordru and defeat him once and for all…! #370 - Part 2, THE CONDEMNED CRUSADERS Their cunning plan involves duping the army with a couple of foils in Pete Ross as SuperBoy and one of Duo Damsels as Shadow Lass. As they are all eventually captured and brought to Mordru’s Lair, Super Boy and Shadow Lass effect their surprise attack. It momentarily stuns Mordru, but he is too powerful and eventually he defeats them all.  Mordru brings them all on trial in front of a Devil’s Jury and with Wraithor at the helm of the prosecution and Pete Ross as the Defence, the heroes are found guilty and are sentenced to Eternal Oblivion in a deadly lead lined, Krypton coated vault. It proves a fake as Wraithor reveals to be a sympathiser to the heroes and leads them to freedom. Mordru catches on and disposes of the Wraithor in a fatal blast. He incapacitates the heroes once again but makes the mistake of summoning too much power to kill them. The might of his power is too much for the cavern to bear and it collapses, burying Mordru and entombing him once more. The heroes find themselves free (ironically shielded from the cavern collapse by the force field Mordru cast on them to trap them) and return to the 30th century. It’s revealed their colleagues, Invisible Kid, Dream Girl and Ultra Kidwere not killed by Mordru, but had constructed an illusion to make it seem that they were, with a little help from the White Witch and Princess Projectra. SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Adventure_Comics_Vol_1_369" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Adventure Comics 369</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Adventure_Comics_Vol_1_370" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Adventure Comics 370</a></li> <li><a href="https://m.comixology.com/Batman-Superman-2019-8/digital-comic/849823" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Batman/Superman 8</a></li> <li><a href="https://m.comixology.com/Action-Comics-2016-1021/digital-comic/849873" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Action Comics 1021</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.supermanhomepage.com/dc-universe-virtual-backgrounds-for-video-calls/?fbclid=IwAR3RAt5hPpMYPk-6bmJ2B3Ku5HxcS3SNtVYFhh4gLT9aj4pwulqQ1vXbn_Q" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">DC virtual backgrounds for video calls</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Limited_Collectors%27_Edition_Vol_1_C-49" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Collection with these issues</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Legion_of_Super-Heroes_Archives_Vol._8_(Collected)" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Another collection with these issues</a></li> </ul> SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON - <ul> <li>email : <a href="mailto:lskpodcast@gmail.com">lskpodcast@gmail.com</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@LSKPodcast</a></li> <li>FB Page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/lskpodcast</a></li> </ul> Proud Member of <a href="twitter.com/collectivepods" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Collective</a> The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kxI0G_LnKn_M4tycEIFTA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Styzmask</a>. 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Episode 40 - Superboy and the Legion of Superheroes vs Mordru!

EPISODE 39: Green Lantern / Superman - Legend of the Green Flame The Last Sons choose a story resurrected from the dead, so to speak and one that has an interesting birth..! Neil Gaiman's tale didn't see the light until much after it was conceived, but the Last Sons review it with gusto! All this, along with some discussion of the latest Superman related titles and news... offered to you on a silver platter! SYNOPSIS: (courtesy of Wiki) In 1949 Berlin, Janos Prohaska and Weng Chan of the Blackhawks Squadron go down into a deserted bunker covered in rats and littered with long dead bodies. The two are looking for a German secret weapon Janos heard about from a mysterious 'she'. They come across a strange green railroad lantern buried in a pile of rubbish. Janos is intrigued over the object as he is faintly reminded of a legend surrounding a green lantern although he is unable to recall the specific significance of the lantern, and he decides to take it with him. In the present day, Clark Kent finds Hal Jordan in Metropolis and invites him over to spend some time together. When Clark ask Hal about his romantic relationship with Arisia, Hal succinctly stated that "We split." Clark, aware of how difficult a dual life and a relationship are to manage, also knows that any words as this moment would be too thin to offer any real comfort. Hal explains he's having a personal crisis stating he used to be part of the Green Lantern Corps with a purpose and a plan. But with Oa drained and the Guardians fled, all he is a man with a ring. After some reassurances from Clark, they accompany each other to a museum convention Clark is supposed to cover for the Daily Planet, and briefly running into Selina Kyle. They then find the green lantern discovered by Janos in an exhibition. Hal recognizes it as a power battery, and tries loading his power ring with it despite Clark's wariness. The effect is disastrous and a wave of magic energy kills both heroes. They wind up in the Region of the Just Dead and encounter Deadman, who explains that their deaths are not irrevocable until they have gone "into the light". Hal then tries using his ring to take them back to their bodies, the worst thing he could have done... Meanwhile, the Phantom Stranger sits in the apartment given to him by the Lords of Order, his current masters. Sensing that something else needs his attention, he finally leaves the apartment forever and dismisses the Lords, who insists that he cannot leave his confinement. The Phantom admits to no membership or affiliation with any group and also denies belonging to this place or even having a home, because if he belonged then he would cease to be a stranger. He bids the voices farewell, even as their threats of wrath echo in a now empty room. Superman and Hal have wound up in Hell, where Superman's super-senses can not experience anything but suffering, fear and pain. Horrified by realizing that he can't save these innumerable souls, he is slowly going mad. The catatonic Man of Steel can't do anything but float around and cry, while a terrified Green Lantern desperately tries waking him up. When the two of them are attacked by blood-thirsty demons, Hal once again uses his ring, and they disappear. Superman and Green Lantern encounter the power that killed them - the sentient Green Flame, the remains of the magic energies of Maltus. The Green Flame explains that their deaths were a result of Jordan trying to load his scientific ring with supernatural energies. Then it tempts Hal to give in for the supernatural power of the Green Flame instead. At that point, the Stranger appears, and teaches Hal how to tame the corrupt Flame. Hal reads the oath of Alan Scott, loads his ring, and the threat of the Green Flame is neutralized. The Stranger then returns Hal's and Superman's souls to their bodies, disposing of the lantern. Alive after this experience, Hal is feeling better. Superman tells Hal that, even given tonight, it was good to see him, and lets Hal know he's always just a call away. After a warm good-bye, the two heroes part. SHOW NOTES:  Green Lantern / Superman - Legend of the Green Flame Superman #21 (2020) Superman Villains #1 (2020)  SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON -  email : lskpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @LSKPodcast FB Page: facebook.com/lskpodcast  Proud Member of The Collective  The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by Styzmask. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an Attribution License;

EPISODE 39: Green Lantern / Superman - Legend of the Green Flame The Last Sons choose a story resurrected from the dead, so to speak and one that has an interesting birth..! Neil Gaiman's tale didn't see the light until much after it was conceived, but the Last Sons review it with gusto! All this, along with some discussion of the latest Superman related titles and news... offered to you on a silver platter! SYNOPSIS: (courtesy of Wiki) In 1949 Berlin, Janos Prohaska and Weng Chan of the Blackhawks Squadron go down into a deserted bunker covered in rats and littered with long dead bodies. The two are looking for a German secret weapon Janos heard about from a mysterious 'she'. They come across a strange green railroad lantern buried in a pile of rubbish. Janos is intrigued over the object as he is faintly reminded of a legend surrounding a green lantern although he is unable to recall the specific significance of the lantern, and he decides to take it with him. In the present day, Clark Kent finds Hal Jordan in Metropolis and invites him over to spend some time together. When Clark ask Hal about his romantic relationship with <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Arisia_(New_Earth)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arisia</a>, Hal succinctly stated that "We split." Clark, aware of how difficult a dual life and a relationship are to manage, also knows that any words as this moment would be too thin to offer any real comfort. Hal explains he's having a personal crisis stating he used to be part of the <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Green_Lantern_Corps" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Green Lantern Corps</a> with a purpose and a plan. But with <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Oa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oa</a> drained and the <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Guardians_of_the_Universe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Guardians</a> fled, all he is a man with a ring. After some reassurances from Clark, they accompany each other to a museum convention Clark is supposed to cover for the <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Daily_Planet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daily Planet</a>, and briefly running into Selina Kyle. They then find the green lantern discovered by Janos in an exhibition. Hal recognizes it as a power battery, and tries loading his power ring with it despite Clark's wariness. The effect is disastrous and a wave of magic energy kills both heroes. They wind up in the Region of the Just Dead and encounter Deadman, who explains that their deaths are not irrevocable until they have gone "into the light". Hal then tries using his ring to take them back to their bodies, the worst thing he could have done... Meanwhile, the Phantom Stranger sits in the apartment given to him by the <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Lords_of_Order" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lords of Order</a>, his current masters. Sensing that something else needs his attention, he finally leaves the apartment forever and dismisses the Lords, who insists that he cannot leave his confinement. The Phantom admits to no membership or affiliation with any group and also denies belonging to this place or even having a home, because if he belonged then he would cease to be a stranger. He bids the voices farewell, even as their threats of wrath echo in a now empty room. Superman and Hal have wound up in Hell, where Superman's super-senses can not experience anything but suffering, fear and pain. Horrified by realizing that he can't save these innumerable souls, he is slowly going mad. The catatonic Man of Steel can't do anything but float around and cry, while a terrified Green Lantern desperately tries waking him up. When the two of them are attacked by blood-thirsty demons, Hal once again uses his ring, and they disappear. Superman and Green Lantern encounter the power that killed them - the sentient Green Flame, the remains of the magic energies of <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Maltus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maltus</a>. The Green Flame explains that their deaths were a result of Jordan trying to load his scientific ring with supernatural energies. Then it tempts Hal to give in for the supernatural power of the Green Flame instead. At that point, the Stranger appears, and teaches Hal how to tame the corrupt Flame. Hal reads the oath of <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Alan_Scott_(New_Earth)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alan Scott</a>, loads his ring, and the threat of the Green Flame is neutralized. The Stranger then returns Hal's and Superman's souls to their bodies, disposing of the lantern. Alive after this experience, Hal is feeling better. Superman tells Hal that, even given tonight, it was good to see him, and lets Hal know he's always just a call away. After a warm good-bye, the two heroes part. SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Green_Lantern/Superman:_Legend_of_the_Green_Flame" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Green Lantern / Superman - Legend of the Green Flame</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman_Vol_5_21" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman #21 (2020)</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman:_Villains_Vol_1_1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman Villains #1 (2020)</a></li> </ul> SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON - <ul> <li>email : <a href="mailto:lskpodcast@gmail.com">lskpodcast@gmail.com</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@LSKPodcast</a></li> <li>FB Page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/lskpodcast</a></li> </ul> Proud Member of <a href="twitter.com/collectivepods" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Collective</a> The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kxI0G_LnKn_M4tycEIFTA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Styzmask</a>. 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Episode 39 - Green Lantern / Superman - Legend of the Green Flame

FLASH

EPISODE 38: Superman and the Flash in the Flash #53 The Last Sons discuss Action Comics 1020 and Batman/Superman #7 then move on to the main event being the Flash #53 in the 1987 series at the request of superfriend and fellow collective member Phil Perich! SYNOPSIS: The Flash #53 (Courtesy of Rey-Zod) Fast Friends Flash and the Piper ruminate about Gotham’s finest villain when it’s revealed that Piper is homosexual. Wally West is notably shaken by this and makes a hasty exit much to Piper’s amusement. He meets up with Superman who has a favour to ask. Jimmy Olsen having found himself embroiled in some trouble with a meta human called the Silver Squid, and Esquelito, forces Superman to Flash to  poke around San Felipe to investigate whether Esquelito (thought dead for two years) is actually alive or not. Flash runs over to San Felipe Chile, whilst Superman investigates the CIA in Langley, Virginia. Wally West discovers that although San Felipe looks like paradise, the society still appears in squalor. Suspicious of staff within the US Embassy, Wally spots a shady looking man headed out to sea and discovers beyond lies the island where the el presidente keeps prisoners. Flash navigates past a series of electric nets, mines and barbed wire before arriving at the island with a crew of armed gunmen waiting. It’s not long before Wally discovers Esquelito alive and well on the island and still functioning as the president. Superman discovers that the Silver Squid, aka Morgan Rule was ex CIA and in allegiance with Esquelito. Things turned sour when Morgan Rule wanted out, resulting in Esquelito torturing and killing his family. Superman, now with the truth about Morgan Rule, flies off hoping that Jimmy isn’t an innocent victim of the Silver Squid’s vengeance. Meanwhile, Esquelito reveals to the Flash how he has the protection of the CIA, but in an instant, the Flash abducts Esquelito...leaving the G-Men behind on the island. Superman reconvenes with the Silver Squid and Jimmy Olsen just as the Flash arrives with Esquelito. Silver Squid attempts to kill Esquelito but is too slow for the Flash, who grabs Jimmy out of the way, as Superman deals with the vengeful ex-CIA agent. Having tried to boost his powers of electricity with amphetamines and steroids, it’s not long before the Silver Squid snuffs out right before Superman. In a final flourish, it’s revealed that it’s the Pied Piper in Flash’s suit and Wally had snuck around to grab Jimmy whilst the Silver Squid was distracted. Superman asks where Esquelito is, and the Flash remarks that he dropped him off downtown, screaming and acting the fool! SHOW NOTES:  Batman &amp; Superman #7 Action Comics #1020 The Flash #53 Capes and Lunatics  SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON -  email : lskpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @LSKPodcast FB Page: facebook.com/lskpodcast  Proud Member of The Collective  The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by Styzmask. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an Attribution License;

EPISODE 38: Superman and the Flash in the Flash #53 The Last Sons discuss Action Comics 1020 and Batman/Superman #7 then move on to the main event being the Flash #53 in the 1987 series at the request of superfriend and fellow collective member Phil Perich! SYNOPSIS: The Flash #53 (Courtesy of Rey-Zod) Fast Friends Flash and the Piper ruminate about Gotham’s finest villain when it’s revealed that Piper is homosexual. Wally West is notably shaken by this and makes a hasty exit much to Piper’s amusement. He meets up with Superman who has a favour to ask. Jimmy Olsen having found himself embroiled in some trouble with a meta human called the Silver Squid, and Esquelito, forces Superman to Flash to  poke around San Felipe to investigate whether Esquelito (thought dead for two years) is actually alive or not. Flash runs over to San Felipe Chile, whilst Superman investigates the CIA in Langley, Virginia. Wally West discovers that although San Felipe looks like paradise, the society still appears in squalor. Suspicious of staff within the US Embassy, Wally spots a shady looking man headed out to sea and discovers beyond lies the island where the el presidente keeps prisoners. Flash navigates past a series of electric nets, mines and barbed wire before arriving at the island with a crew of armed gunmen waiting. It’s not long before Wally discovers Esquelito alive and well on the island and still functioning as the president. Superman discovers that the Silver Squid, aka Morgan Rule was ex CIA and in allegiance with Esquelito. Things turned sour when Morgan Rule wanted out, resulting in Esquelito torturing and killing his family. Superman, now with the truth about Morgan Rule, flies off hoping that Jimmy isn’t an innocent victim of the Silver Squid’s vengeance. Meanwhile, Esquelito reveals to the Flash how he has the protection of the CIA, but in an instant, the Flash abducts Esquelito...leaving the G-Men behind on the island. Superman reconvenes with the Silver Squid and Jimmy Olsen just as the Flash arrives with Esquelito. Silver Squid attempts to kill Esquelito but is too slow for the Flash, who grabs Jimmy out of the way, as Superman deals with the vengeful ex-CIA agent. Having tried to boost his powers of electricity with amphetamines and steroids, it’s not long before the Silver Squid snuffs out right before Superman. In a final flourish, it’s revealed that it’s the Pied Piper in Flash’s suit and Wally had snuck around to grab Jimmy whilst the Silver Squid was distracted. Superman asks where Esquelito is, and the Flash remarks that he dropped him off downtown, screaming and acting the fool! SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.dccomics.com/comics/batmansuperman-2019/batmansuperman-7" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Batman &amp; Superman #7</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dccomics.com/comics/action-comics-2016/action-comics-1020" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Action Comics #1020</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/The_Flash_Vol_2_53" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Flash #53</a></li> <li><a href="https://linktr.ee/CapesandLunatics" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Capes and Lunatics</a></li> </ul> SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON - <ul> <li>email : <a href="mailto:lskpodcast@gmail.com">lskpodcast@gmail.com</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@LSKPodcast</a></li> <li>FB Page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/lskpodcast</a></li> </ul> Proud Member of <a href="twitter.com/collectivepods" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Collective</a> The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kxI0G_LnKn_M4tycEIFTA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Styzmask</a>. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Attribution </a><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">License;</a>

Episode 38 - Superman & The Flash in the Flash #53!

EPISODE 31: KINGDOM COME, CHAPTERS I &amp; II The Last Sons meet with a Titan of the Superman canon - that of Kingdom Come! It's been a long time coming, so both Connor-El and Rey-Zod take their time with this one...the intricate plot of Mark Waid and the sheer artistry of Alex Ross are analysed, cauterized and thoroughly digested... Be sure to catch the first half of this mammoth review! SYNOPSIS: (Courtesy of Wiki) CHAPTER I There were voices, thundering, lightning and an earthquake...and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood. There fell a great star from heaven, burning as if it were a lamp...and I beheld, and heard an Angel, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, WOE to the inhabiters of the earth. The story begins with Wesley Dodds speaking with his pastor, Norman McCay, as he is reading from the book of Revelation in the Bible. Dodds has begun seeing visions related to that book and is trying to tell Norman about them. However, he dies before he can explain them. While walking sometime after the funeral, Norman reflects on Dodds' life. Doods had once been the Sandman. During his later life, Dodds had been worried about the world's current superheroes, who lack the morals of their predecessors. As Norman reflects on this, a fight between some of the modern heroes fight and Norman hopes that mankind can out last these heroes. These thoughts leaked into Norman's next sermon subconsciously. After the sermon, Spectre appear to Norman. Spectre was supposed to use Dodds for his host as he witnessed the events of the coming Armageddon, but has to use Norman because he is now having the visions. They are first transported to a farm in Kansas (which turns out to be a holographic environment created in the Fortress of Solitude) where an aged Superman lives. Wonder Woman comes and tries to convince Superman that he needs to come out of retirement to help the world. Inside the house, they watch footage of a battle between a team of new heroes lead by Magog battling Parasite. Parasite pulled apart Captain Atom, causing a nuclear explosion that completely destroyed Kansas. The Spectre than shows Norman that some of the old heroes still remain. The Flash still patrols Keystone City, Hawkman protects the forests of the Pacific Northwest, and the Green Lantern watches Earth from an emerald city in orbit. Others, such as Aquaman, the Amazons, and the Legion of Super-Heroes abandoned the world to its fate. When asked about Batman, the Spectre shows that he's now using robots to patrol Gotham City. The Spectre takes them to Metropolis, where they see some of the modern heroes having a shoot out on a suspension bridge and a tram full of innocents. The tram's cable was cut, but Superman was able to save it in time. Everyone was thrilled to see Superman save the day once more, but Norman was able to see this was just the beginning of the Armageddon. CHAPTER II And I saw the seven angels which stood before God, and another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer, and the angel took the censer and filled it with fire of the altar...and the seven angels prepared themselves to sound... Norman McCay is now seeing a vision of "seven angels" bathed in the fire of what appears to be the torch of the Statue of Liberty. He and the Spectre are taken to where the vision leads them: to the Statue of Liberty where the Americommando, a gun-toting fascist, fires upon immigrants approaching Ellis Island with his Minutemen, warning them to leave America or else. He is soon diverted by a trio of robots, Red, White, and Blue, attacking him, but their personal battle is in the middle of innocents who they care very little for. This battle is interrupted by Superman...and he isn't alone: he is joined by seven others from the Justice League who have returned to duty to deal not only with them, but also with two psionics called the Brain Trust who were using this personal battle for their own ends. They were both rendered unconscious by the appearance of Red Robin, a former partner of Batman who has also joined Superman's team. After the successful confrontation, Superman and his Justice League allies appear at the United Nations to address the press conference gathered there that they will deal with the rogue superhumans on the loose. However, the Secretary-General of the United Nations isn't confident of Superman's means to achieve their goals, and neither is Bruce Wayne, who retired his identity as Batman but not the desire to continue working as a hero, willing to join Superman's reformed Justice League for that purpose. Nonetheless, Superman and the Justice League press forward with their intended goal, negotiating with superhumans who are willing to join the cause and using force on those who oppose them. Meanwhile, Lex Luthor has assembled a team of retired villains, calling themselves the Mankind Liberation Front, intending to use the battle between Superman's Justice League and the rogue superhumans to their own ends and purposes. Among them, Norman McCay and the Spectre see an adult Billy Batson as a servant to Lex Luthor, pleasantly giving Lex a shave. At a nightclub where a group of random superhumans cavort, Superman gets their attention to deliver a message: that they should willingly join the League or else they will be dealt with. As Nightstar and Avia consider taking up Superman's offer to join him after he leaves, Oliver Queen shows up to offer them an alternative. However, Superman is beginning to see more superhumans choosing to turn against the League rather than join them, so after some failed negotiation talks with Arthur Curry (who has surrendered his Aquaman identity to his former protege to take on his role as the king of Atlantis) and with Orion (who has killed his father Darkseid and has taken his place as the fearsome ruler of Apokolips), he turns to Mr. Miracle and his wife Big Barda for the answers. Soon they find Magog standing on what's left of the Kansas landscape, futilely trying to rebuild, and Superman confronts him for the disaster he's caused. Magog blames Superman for the disaster, saying it all started when the Joker killed the Daily Planet staff, including Superman's wife Lois Lane. As the Joker was being brought into custody, Magog killed him with a blast from his energy staff. Superman brought Magog into court for his actions, but the judge ruled in favor of Magog, considering his actions "justifiable" and acquitting him. Rather than accepting Magog's challenge to fight him, Superman simply took off and was never seen until the present time. It is then Magog knew the real reason Superman took off: it wasn't that he feared Magog, but rather he feared that Magog was the kind of hero people wanted and the kind of future he represented. As Superman mockingly says to Magog, "You must be proud", he angrily blasts Superman with his staff before kneeling down in defeat, wanting Superman to kill him or do anything to take away the voices of a million ghosts haunting him. While Superman and the Justice League are busy building "a stronghold of justice" using plans given to him by Mr. Miracle, Bruce Wayne is seen making an unseemly alliance with Lex Luthor's team of villains. SHOW NOTES:  Kingdom Come - Chapter I Kingdom Come - Chapter II Cavill interview Batman/Superman 4 Superman 17 Not the exact Revelations/Kingdom come article but close, a bunch of good analysis of Kingdom Come floating around online https://www.cbr.com/crisis-kingdom-come-joker-gas-attack-canon/ Legends Event Alan Moore's Twilight of the Superheroes Michael casting Lucifer into Hell (see bat/eagle in kingdom come) Kingdom Come in Batman v Superman Deadman  SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON -  email : lskpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @LSKPodcast FB Page: facebook.com/lskpodcast  Proud Member of The Collective  The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by Styzmask. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an Attribution License;

EPISODE 31: KINGDOM COME, CHAPTERS I &amp; II The Last Sons meet with a Titan of the Superman canon - that of Kingdom Come! It's been a long time coming, so both Connor-El and Rey-Zod take their time with this one...the intricate plot of Mark Waid and the sheer artistry of Alex Ross are analysed, cauterized and thoroughly digested... Be sure to catch the first half of this mammoth review! SYNOPSIS: (Courtesy of Wiki) CHAPTER I There were voices, thundering, lightning and an earthquake...and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood. There fell a great star from heaven, burning as if it were a lamp...and I beheld, and heard an Angel, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, WOE to the inhabiters of the earth. The story begins with <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Wesley_Dodds_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wesley Dodds</a> speaking with his pastor, <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Norman_McCay_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Norman McCay</a>, as he is reading from the book of Revelation in the Bible. Dodds has begun seeing visions related to that book and is trying to tell Norman about them. However, he dies before he can explain them. While walking sometime after the funeral, Norman reflects on Dodds' life. Doods had once been the Sandman. During his later life, Dodds had been worried about the world's current superheroes, who lack the morals of their predecessors. As Norman reflects on this, a fight between some of the modern heroes fight and Norman hopes that mankind can out last these heroes. These thoughts leaked into Norman's next sermon subconsciously. After the sermon, <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/James_Corrigan_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spectre</a> appear to Norman. Spectre was supposed to use Dodds for his host as he witnessed the events of the coming Armageddon, but has to use Norman because he is now having the visions. They are first transported to a farm in Kansas (which turns out to be a holographic environment created in the Fortress of Solitude) where an aged <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Kal-El_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Superman</a> lives. <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Diana_of_Themyscira_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wonder Woman</a> comes and tries to convince Superman that he needs to come out of retirement to help the world. Inside the house, they watch footage of a battle between a team of new heroes lead by <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Magog_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Magog</a> battling <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Parasite_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Parasite</a>. Parasite pulled apart <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Nathaniel_Adam_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Captain Atom</a>, causing a nuclear explosion that completely destroyed Kansas. The Spectre than shows Norman that some of the old heroes still remain. <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Wallace_West_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Flash</a> still patrols <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Keystone_City" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Keystone City</a>, <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Hawkman_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hawkman</a> protects the forests of the Pacific Northwest, and the <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Alan_Scott_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Green Lantern</a> watches <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Earth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Earth</a> from an emerald city in orbit. Others, such as <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Arthur_Curry_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aquaman</a>, the Amazons, and the <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Legion_of_Super-Heroes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Legion of Super-Heroes</a> abandoned the world to its fate. When asked about <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Bruce_Wayne_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Batman</a>, the Spectre shows that he's now using robots to patrol <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Gotham_City" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gotham City</a>. The Spectre takes them to <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Metropolis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Metropolis</a>, where they see some of the modern heroes having a shoot out on a suspension bridge and a tram full of innocents. The tram's cable was cut, but Superman was able to save it in time. Everyone was thrilled to see Superman save the day once more, but Norman was able to see this was just the beginning of the Armageddon. CHAPTER II And I saw the seven angels which stood before God, and another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer, and the angel took the censer and filled it with fire of the altar...and the seven angels prepared themselves to sound... <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Norman_McCay_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Norman McCay</a> is now seeing a vision of "seven angels" bathed in the fire of what appears to be the torch of the Statue of Liberty. He and the <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/James_Corrigan_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spectre</a> are taken to where the vision leads them: to the Statue of Liberty where the <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Americommando_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Americommando</a>, a gun-toting fascist, fires upon immigrants approaching Ellis Island with his <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Minutemen_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Minutemen</a>, warning them to leave America or else. He is soon diverted by a trio of robots, Red, White, and Blue, attacking him, but their personal battle is in the middle of innocents who they care very little for. This battle is interrupted by <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Kal-El_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Superman</a>...and he isn't alone: he is joined by seven others from the <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Justice_League" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Justice League</a> who have returned to duty to deal not only with them, but also with two psionics called the <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Brain_Trust_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brain Trust</a> who were using this personal battle for their own ends. They were both rendered unconscious by the appearance of <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Richard_Grayson_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Red Robin</a>, a former partner of <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Bruce_Wayne_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Batman</a> who has also joined Superman's team. After the successful confrontation, Superman and his Justice League allies appear at the United Nations to address the press conference gathered there that they will deal with the rogue superhumans on the loose. However, the Secretary-General of the United Nations isn't confident of Superman's means to achieve their goals, and neither is <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Bruce_Wayne_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bruce Wayne</a>, who retired his identity as Batman but not the desire to continue working as a hero, willing to join Superman's reformed Justice League for that purpose. Nonetheless, Superman and the Justice League press forward with their intended goal, negotiating with superhumans who are willing to join the cause and using force on those who oppose them. Meanwhile, <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Alexander_Luthor_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lex Luthor</a> has assembled a team of retired villains, calling themselves the Mankind Liberation Front, intending to use the battle between Superman's Justice League and the rogue superhumans to their own ends and purposes. Among them, Norman McCay and the Spectre see an adult <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/William_Batson_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Billy Batson</a> as a servant to Lex Luthor, pleasantly giving Lex a shave. At a nightclub where a group of random superhumans cavort, Superman gets their attention to deliver a message: that they should willingly join the League or else they will be dealt with. As <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Mar%27i_Grayson_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nightstar</a> and <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Avia_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Avia</a> consider taking up Superman's offer to join him after he leaves, <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Oliver_Queen_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oliver Queen</a> shows up to offer them an alternative. However, Superman is beginning to see more superhumans choosing to turn against the League rather than join them, so after some failed negotiation talks with <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Arthur_Curry_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arthur Curry</a> (who has surrendered his Aquaman identity to his former protege to take on his role as the king of Atlantis) and with <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Orion_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Orion</a> (who has killed his father <a rel="nofollow">Darkseid</a> and has taken his place as the fearsome ruler of Apokolips), he turns to <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Scott_Free_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mr. Miracle</a> and his wife <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Big_Barda_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Big Barda</a> for the answers. Soon they find <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Magog_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Magog</a> standing on what's left of the Kansas landscape, futilely trying to rebuild, and Superman confronts him for the disaster he's caused. Magog blames Superman for the disaster, saying it all started when the <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Joker_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Joker</a> killed the Daily Planet staff, including Superman's wife <a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Lois_Lane_(Earth-22)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lois Lane</a>. As the Joker was being brought into custody, Magog killed him with a blast from his energy staff. Superman brought Magog into court for his actions, but the judge ruled in favor of Magog, considering his actions "justifiable" and acquitting him. Rather than accepting Magog's challenge to fight him, Superman simply took off and was never seen until the present time. It is then Magog knew the real reason Superman took off: it wasn't that he feared Magog, but rather he feared that Magog was the kind of hero people wanted and the kind of future he represented. As Superman mockingly says to Magog, "You must be proud", he angrily blasts Superman with his staff before kneeling down in defeat, wanting Superman to kill him or do anything to take away the voices of a million ghosts haunting him. While Superman and the Justice League are busy building "a stronghold of justice" using plans given to him by Mr. Miracle, Bruce Wayne is seen making an unseemly alliance with Lex Luthor's team of villains. SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Kingdom_Come_Vol_1_1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kingdom Come - Chapter I</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Kingdom_Come_Vol_1_2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kingdom Come - Chapter II</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a29774618/henry-cavill-the-witcher-superman-interview/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Cavill interview</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Batman/Superman_Vol_2_4" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Batman/Superman 4</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dccomics.com/comics/superman-2018/superman-17" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman 17</a></li> <li><a href="https://journals.uts.edu/volume-xiii-2012/169-the-seven-sealed-comic-book-the-book-of-revelation-in-the-graphic-novel-i-kingdom-come-i" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Not the exact Revelations/Kingdom come article but close, a bunch of good analysis of Kingdom Come floating around online</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cbr.com/crisis-kingdom-come-joker-gas-attack-canon/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cbr.com/crisis-kingdom-come-joker-gas-attack-canon/</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legends_(comics)" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Legends Event</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.geocities.com%2Fsoho%2F6612%2Ftwilight.htm&amp;date=2009-10-26%2002%3A55%3A01&amp;fbclid=IwAR2Q6gggM8AUGQX7juUUA61kTjSmfnj2vQVLjF5kIbciOWkDGDNZEYV3WA8" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Alan Moore's Twilight of the Superheroes</a></li> <li><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Guido_Reni_031.jpg" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Michael casting Lucifer into Hell (see bat/eagle in kingdom come)</a></li> <li><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3d/a5/15/3da51553d101e3d728d550f6841a3233.jpg" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kingdom Come in Batman v Superman</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadman_(comics)" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Deadman</a></li> </ul> SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON - <ul> <li>email : <a href="mailto:lskpodcast@gmail.com">lskpodcast@gmail.com</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@LSKPodcast</a></li> <li>FB Page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/lskpodcast</a></li> </ul> Proud Member of <a href="twitter.com/collectivepods" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Collective</a> The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kxI0G_LnKn_M4tycEIFTA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Styzmask</a>. 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Episode 31 - Kingdom Come Chapters I & II

EPISODE 30: SUPERMAN YEAR ONE, FINAL CHAPTER The Last Sons reunite to review the final chapter to the 3-part saga that is Superman Year One. Things take a slight turn towards the end - for the better, or for the worst? You'll have to tune in to find out! Connor-El and Rey-Zod also chat about the current Superman news of the week, and again get caught up with their thoughts on the latest iteration of Superman for the small screen. We wrap it all up in a big, red, cape, right here! SYNOPSIS: (Written by Connor-El) Lois Lane is searching for Superman underwater in a sub when territorial atlanteans fire on her craft which begins to take on water which quickly envelopes her. Superman comes to the rescue and carries Lois to the shore, where he carefully administers CPR. He then leaves her in a tree as NAVY seals are also tracking him, they attempt to capture him but he knocks them out with ease. A second team comes in and tries to use electricity on him, but that actually seems to empower him and he again disables them with ease. He goes back to Lois who has gone into Shock and finds her ID, Lois Lane of the Daily Planet and takes her to a hospital. Time passes and Clark enrols in Kansas State University and graduates, with solid grades, nothing too perfect so he doesn't stand out. He is referred to Perry White of the Daily Planet so he heads to Metropolis. As soon as he arrives he rescues a child about to be hit by a truck much to the relief and amazement of everyone, then heads to the planet where he reads the paper and finds out there is a huge amount of crime in the city. Clark is hired and sees Lois in the bullpen and realizes she knows his face as Superman so he goes to get a disguise for Clark Kent and finds an old fashioned hat and large glasses. Clark constantly hears sirens, crime never stops so he proceeds to start fighting it. He stops a bank robbery, a drug operation, an abusive husband, a car-jacking operation and much more. Superman becomes the talk of the town. At the Daily Planet Lois muses on Clark's similarity to Superman when a Hostage crisis arises at Lexcorp and Clark dons his Superman garb and flies off to deal assess the situation. He overhears Lois calling Clark useless which cuts him every time she ever says it. The men behind the crisis put a gun to a little girls head and demand they be released with 1 billion and transport, but Superman intervenes and saves the girl (who barfs on him) and leaves her tucked in his cape on a roof and calls the police to come get her, then heads off and deals with the rest of the criminals. As he is doing so he realizes he is getting stronger every day. As all this is happening Lois ties a line around herself and jumps down onto the building, snapping pictures of Superman taking out the bad guys. As the hostages flee Lex himself comes up, noting they are fleeing just on time, to go talk to Superman who he wants to control. Superman doesn't like or trust Lex and suspects him of setting this whole thing up, but Lex convinces him to come inside and take a look at something. Lex shows Superman a photo of the Batman who he says is a terrorist and an agent of chaos. Lex says Batman is rough, Superman is skeptical so Lex shows Superman some photos of Batman's victims. (Written by Rey-Zod) Aboard a ship in Gotham Harbour, Batman intervenes a black market arms shipment, which catches the eye of Lex Luthor. Using the aggressive nature in which the Dark Knight metes out justice, Luthor turns the public against Batman, and cunningly thrusts the Man of Steel in the limelight as the one who can bring tranquility back to the city, and who can oppose the Dark Knight. In doing so, Luthor hopes to manipulate and defeat his foes simultaneously, and it appears there’s not much Superman can do about it. Later, Batman catches wind of a meeting between Luthor and his own nemesis, The Joker, and it’s after extracting more information from the Clown Prince, that Batman is able to further frustrate Luthor’s plans by blowing up a downtown drugs lab. The incident is just the catalyst Luthor needs to pressure Superman into bringing Batman in, and upon their inevitable confrontation atop a roof in Gotham City, their battle begins. Though Batman can’t get the measure of Superman, just as Superman begins to retaliate, Wonder Woman intervenes and convinces that they all should be working together. The Trinity confront Luthor in his office, and unable to withstand Wonder Woman’s Lasso of Submission, Luthor reveals all - all his underhanded, sinister schemes for financial gain and power.  Added to this, Luthor also reveals a stunning secret that staggers Superman. Luthor speaks of the bottled city of Kandor and the evil Brainiac, and now with a new, all important purpose, Superman takes leave, innocently unaware of  Wonder Woman’s burgeoning feelings towards him, and leaving her and Batman to deal with Luthor. Year One ends with Superman leaving Earth, unsure how long he will be away from his adopted home planet, but if anything, more assured of his place in the universe, and the role and responsibility he now has as a powerful protector of justice. SHOW NOTES:  Superman Year One, issue #3  Superman and Lois  Morrisons Cruelest Superman  Superman Year One 3 Variant  Superman John Byrne Omnibus  Superman Alvin Schwartz Strip Collections  SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON -  email : lskpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @LSKPodcast FB Page: facebook.com/lskpodcast  Proud Member of The Collective  The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by Styzmask. 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EPISODE 30: SUPERMAN YEAR ONE, FINAL CHAPTER The Last Sons reunite to review the final chapter to the 3-part saga that is Superman Year One. Things take a slight turn towards the end - for the better, or for the worst? You'll have to tune in to find out! Connor-El and Rey-Zod also chat about the current Superman news of the week, and again get caught up with their thoughts on the latest iteration of Superman for the small screen. We wrap it all up in a big, red, cape, right here! SYNOPSIS: (Written by Connor-El) Lois Lane is searching for Superman underwater in a sub when territorial atlanteans fire on her craft which begins to take on water which quickly envelopes her. Superman comes to the rescue and carries Lois to the shore, where he carefully administers CPR. He then leaves her in a tree as NAVY seals are also tracking him, they attempt to capture him but he knocks them out with ease. A second team comes in and tries to use electricity on him, but that actually seems to empower him and he again disables them with ease. He goes back to Lois who has gone into Shock and finds her ID, Lois Lane of the Daily Planet and takes her to a hospital. Time passes and Clark enrols in Kansas State University and graduates, with solid grades, nothing too perfect so he doesn't stand out. He is referred to Perry White of the Daily Planet so he heads to Metropolis. As soon as he arrives he rescues a child about to be hit by a truck much to the relief and amazement of everyone, then heads to the planet where he reads the paper and finds out there is a huge amount of crime in the city. Clark is hired and sees Lois in the bullpen and realizes she knows his face as Superman so he goes to get a disguise for Clark Kent and finds an old fashioned hat and large glasses. Clark constantly hears sirens, crime never stops so he proceeds to start fighting it. He stops a bank robbery, a drug operation, an abusive husband, a car-jacking operation and much more. Superman becomes the talk of the town. At the Daily Planet Lois muses on Clark's similarity to Superman when a Hostage crisis arises at Lexcorp and Clark dons his Superman garb and flies off to deal assess the situation. He overhears Lois calling Clark useless which cuts him every time she ever says it. The men behind the crisis put a gun to a little girls head and demand they be released with 1 billion and transport, but Superman intervenes and saves the girl (who barfs on him) and leaves her tucked in his cape on a roof and calls the police to come get her, then heads off and deals with the rest of the criminals. As he is doing so he realizes he is getting stronger every day. As all this is happening Lois ties a line around herself and jumps down onto the building, snapping pictures of Superman taking out the bad guys. As the hostages flee Lex himself comes up, noting they are fleeing just on time, to go talk to Superman who he wants to control. Superman doesn't like or trust Lex and suspects him of setting this whole thing up, but Lex convinces him to come inside and take a look at something. Lex shows Superman a photo of the Batman who he says is a terrorist and an agent of chaos. Lex says Batman is rough, Superman is skeptical so Lex shows Superman some photos of Batman's victims. (Written by Rey-Zod) Aboard a ship in Gotham Harbour, Batman intervenes a black market arms shipment, which catches the eye of Lex Luthor. Using the aggressive nature in which the Dark Knight metes out justice, Luthor turns the public against Batman, and cunningly thrusts the Man of Steel in the limelight as the one who can bring tranquility back to the city, and who can oppose the Dark Knight. In doing so, Luthor hopes to manipulate and defeat his foes simultaneously, and it appears there’s not much Superman can do about it. Later, Batman catches wind of a meeting between Luthor and his own nemesis, The Joker, and it’s after extracting more information from the Clown Prince, that Batman is able to further frustrate Luthor’s plans by blowing up a downtown drugs lab. The incident is just the catalyst Luthor needs to pressure Superman into bringing Batman in, and upon their inevitable confrontation atop a roof in Gotham City, their battle begins. Though Batman can’t get the measure of Superman, just as Superman begins to retaliate, Wonder Woman intervenes and convinces that they all should be working together. The Trinity confront Luthor in his office, and unable to withstand Wonder Woman’s Lasso of Submission, Luthor reveals all - all his underhanded, sinister schemes for financial gain and power.  Added to this, Luthor also reveals a stunning secret that staggers Superman. Luthor speaks of the bottled city of Kandor and the evil Brainiac, and now with a new, all important purpose, Superman takes leave, innocently unaware of  Wonder Woman’s burgeoning feelings towards him, and leaving her and Batman to deal with Luthor. Year One ends with Superman leaving Earth, unsure how long he will be away from his adopted home planet, but if anything, more assured of his place in the universe, and the role and responsibility he now has as a powerful protector of justice. SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman:_Year_One_Vol_1_3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Superman Year One, issue #3</a></li> <li><a href="https://tvline.com/2019/10/28/superman-lois-lane-series-in-development-the-cw/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Superman and Lois</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cbr.com/grant-morrison-cruelest-superman-green-lantern-blackstars-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Morrisons Cruelest Superman</a></li> <li><a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1556/9595/products/123363-hr_1024x1024.jpg?v=1564413716" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Superman Year One 3 Variant</a></li> <li><a href="https://13thdimension.com/john-byrnes-superman-the-man-of-steel-omnibus-coming-in-2020/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Superman John Byrne Omnibus</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/search?searchTerm=alvin+schwartz+superman&amp;search=Find+book" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Superman Alvin Schwartz Strip Collections</a></li> </ul> SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON - <ul> <li>email : <a href="mailto:lskpodcast@gmail.com">lskpodcast@gmail.com</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@LSKPodcast</a></li> <li>FB Page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/lskpodcast</a></li> </ul> Proud Member of <a href="twitter.com/collectivepods" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Collective</a> The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kxI0G_LnKn_M4tycEIFTA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Styzmask</a>. 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Episode 30 - Superman Year One: Part 3

EPISODE 29: THE RETURN OF THE PHANTOM KING It's Halloween in the Fortress of Solitude, join Last Son Connor-El &amp; James Cole aka Superman Red from the Krypton Report podcast as they review Action Comics 13 by Grant Morrison and Travel Foreman with a backup by Sholly Fisch and Brad Walker! SHOW NOTES:  Action Comics 13  Bendis  interview Krypton Report Action Comics 1016 Batman/Superman 3 Superman Smashes the Klan Superman Unchained Superman Doomed Doomsday Clock Ray Bradbury  SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON -  email : lskpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @LSKPodcast FB Page: facebook.com/lskpodcast  Proud Member of The Collective  The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by Styzmask. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an Attribution License;

EPISODE 29: THE RETURN OF THE PHANTOM KING It's Halloween in the Fortress of Solitude, join Last Son Connor-El &amp; James Cole aka Superman Red from the Krypton Report podcast as they review Action Comics 13 by Grant Morrison and Travel Foreman with a backup by Sholly Fisch and Brad Walker! SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Action_Comics_Vol_2_13" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Action Comics 13</a></li> <li><a href="https://comicbook.com/dc/2019/10/18/superman-18-reveals-secret-identity-to-world-clark-kent/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> B</a><a href="https://comicbook.com/dc/2019/10/18/superman-18-reveals-secret-identity-to-world-clark-kent/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">endis</a> <a href="https://comicbook.com/dc/2019/10/18/superman-18-reveals-secret-identity-to-world-clark-kent/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> interview</a></li> <li><a href="https://kryptonreport.libsyn.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Krypton Report</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Action_Comics_Vol_1_1016" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Action Comics 1016</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Batman/Superman_Vol_2_3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Batman/Superman 3</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman_Smashes_the_Klan_Vol_1_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Superman Smashes the Klan</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_Unchained" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Superman Unchained</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman:_Doomed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Superman Doomed</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomsday_Clock_(comics)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Doomsday Clock</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Bradbury" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ray Bradbury</a></li> </ul> SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON - <ul> <li>email : <a href="mailto:lskpodcast@gmail.com">lskpodcast@gmail.com</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@LSKPodcast</a></li> <li>FB Page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/lskpodcast</a></li> </ul> Proud Member of <a href="twitter.com/collectivepods" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Collective</a> The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kxI0G_LnKn_M4tycEIFTA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Styzmask</a>. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Attribution </a><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">License;</a>

Episode 29 - The Return of the Phantom King!

EPISODE 28: MATTRIX &amp; THE FLEISCHER CARTOONS The Last Son Connor-El is joined by Superman Super-fans Phil Perich from Capes and Lunatics and Al from the Resurrections Adam Warlock &amp; Thanos podcast to discuss Action Comics 644, The first 2 episodes of the Fleischer cartoons and other Superman tangents! SHOW NOTES:  Action Comics 644  Superman and The Mad Scientist  Superman and the Mechanical Monsters Resurrections-An Adam Warlock and Thanos Podcast AdamThanosPod Twitter Capes and Lunatics Capes &amp; Lunatics Twitter Alan Moore Hedgewizard  Batman/Superman 2 Superman 15  John Carpenter Joker Capes and Lunatics Joker Review John Byrne Reboot  Superman Exile Omnibus Superman Panic in the Sky Superman/Big Barda Superman Radio Program Australian Superman Radio Program  SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON -  email : lskpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @LSKPodcast FB Page: facebook.com/lskpodcast Webpage: lskpodcast.libsyn.com  Proud Member of The Collective  The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by Styzmask. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an Attribution License;

EPISODE 28: MATTRIX &amp; THE FLEISCHER CARTOONS The Last Son Connor-El is joined by Superman Super-fans Phil Perich from Capes and Lunatics and Al from the Resurrections Adam Warlock &amp; Thanos podcast to discuss Action Comics 644, The first 2 episodes of the Fleischer cartoons and other Superman tangents! SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Action_Comics_Vol_1_644" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Action Comics 644</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UJphNPwDfk&amp;list=PLhGipfv0juZWw5lM_NyhY1n32UXVSn37Q&amp;index=2&amp;t=16s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Superman and The Mad Scientist</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIeAQyWzAbI&amp;list=PLhGipfv0juZWw5lM_NyhY1n32UXVSn37Q&amp;index=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Superman and the Mechanical Monsters</a></li> <li><a href="https://resurrectionsadamwarlock.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Resurrections-An Adam Warlock and Thanos Podcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/AdamThanosPod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AdamThanosPod Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://linktr.ee/CapesandLunatics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Capes and Lunatics</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/CapesLunatics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Capes &amp; Lunatics Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://i.warosu.org/data/tg/img/0278/94/1382516260646.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alan Moore Hedgewizard</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dccomics.com/comics/batmansuperman-2019/batmansuperman-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Batman/Superman 2</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Superman_Vol_5_15" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Superman 15</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/The_Joker:_Year_of_the_Villain_Vol_1_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> John Carpenter Joker</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/CapesLunatics/status/1181297786752512005" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Capes and Lunatics Joker Review</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/154808.Superman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Byrne Reboot</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/adventures-of-superman-1994/superman-exile-and-other-stories-omnibus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Superman Exile Omnibus</a></li> <li><a href="https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Panic_in_the_Sky" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Superman Panic in the Sky</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cbr.com/superman-big-barda-porn-film/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Superman/Big Barda</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.supermanhomepage.com/radio/radio.php?topic=r-radio" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Superman Radio Program</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.supermanhomepage.com/radio/radio.php?topic=radio-aus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Australian Superman Radio Program</a></li> </ul> SEND IN YOUR FEEDBACK OR THOUGHTS ON - <ul> <li>email : <a href="mailto:lskpodcast@gmail.com">lskpodcast@gmail.com</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@LSKPodcast</a></li> <li>FB Page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lskpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/lskpodcast</a></li> <li>Webpage: <a href="lskpodcast.libsyn.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">lskpodcast.libsyn.com</a></li> </ul> Proud Member of <a href="twitter.com/collectivepods" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Collective</a> The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kxI0G_LnKn_M4tycEIFTA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Styzmask</a>. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Attribution </a><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">License;</a>

Episode 28 - Mattrix & the Fleischer Cartoons!

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