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Giant Superman

GiantSup 03 Superman Annual 2 Part 1

The Giant Superman Podcast is where Jon M Wilson and Bob Fisher take a look back at the Silver Age of Superman via the giant annual collections published by DC. Giant Superman episodes are published monthly.

In this third giant episode, Jon and Bob begin a look at the stories from giant Superman Annual 2, published on November 10, 1960, but they only make it halfway through like last time, and that may just be the standard format. Stories discussed are as follows, with thanks to Mike’s Amazing World of Comics for publication information:

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Look forward to a special episode on April 15, where Jon and Bob are joined by some friends to share thoughts on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice!

And THEN the fourth episode, covering the rest of the second annual, on April 30!

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Giant Superman

GiantSup 02 Superman Annual 1 Part 2

The Giant Superman Podcast is where Jon M Wilson and Bob Fisher take a look back at the Silver Age of Superman via the giant annual collections published by DC. Giant Superman episodes are published monthly.

In this second giant episode, Jon and Bob finish up their look at the stories from giant Superman Annual 1, published on June 23, 1960, cuz they only made it halfway through last time. Stories discussed are as follows, with thanks to Mike’s Amazing World of Comics for publication information:

Look forward to the third episode, covering the first half of the second annual, on March 31!

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Giant Superman

Giant Superman 01 Superman Annual 1 Part 1

The Giant Superman Podcast is where Jon M Wilson and Bob Fisher take a look back at the Silver Age of Superman via the giant annual collections published by DC. Giant Superman episodes are published monthly.

In this first giant episode, Jon and Bob set out to take a look at the stories from giant Superman Annual 1, published on June 23, 1960, but they only make it halfway through. Stories discussed are as follows, with thanks to Mike’s Amazing World of Comics for publication information:

Look forward to the second episode, covering the rest of the annual, on February 29!

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Avengers Inspirations

Avengers Inspirations 39: Nothing Can Stop the Sandman

In this latest episode, things are heating up for the Agents of SHIELD as Jon and Lily discuss the aftermath of Project Insight. Then it’s Silver Age comicky goodness when a man made of sand decides to go back to high school, but Spider-Man’s gonna put a stop to his continuing ed plans. And don’t miss the first appearance of … Jessica Jones??!!

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Avengers Inspirations

Avengers Inspirations 38: The Mighty Thor Battles the Lava Man

Jack Kirby returns to Thor, and Lily drags Jon along for the ride as we watch the thunder god face off with that guy who from The Avengers 5, the Lava Man! Oh, and Jane leaves Don for another doctor??!! And in the MCU Rewatch, Captain America meets a certain winter soldier.

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Avengers Inspirations

Avengers Inspirations 37: Spider-Man vs the Strangest Foe of All Time, Doctor Octopus

Jon and Lily are back behind the microphone to discuss Spider-Man’s first encounter with one of his greatest enemies, Dr. Octopus! But first, it’s time to see how the Agents of SHIELD were faring in the final weeks before the release of Captain America: The Winter Soldier. So strap in for betrayal and mistrust, followed by Spidey’s first big failure!

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New 52 Adventures of Superman

New 52 57 Light and Dark

This week, I’m still with Superboy as we follow him over to his super teen friends for Teen Titans Volume 4: Light and Dark, where Trigon makes his move and Raven joins the team. It’s an apocalyptic slug fest that manages to illumine and frustrate at the same time. What do I mean by that? I guess you’ll just have to listen to find out. Teen Titans Volume 4: Light and Dark collects Teen Titans 18-23.

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Avengers Inspirations

Avengers Inspirations 36: Iron Man Faces the Crimson Dynamo and The Return of the Omnipotent Baron Mordo

Lily and Jon are coming at you this time with three more episodes of Agents of SHIELD and two comic book adventures. First, Iron Man meets an iron patriot, but not of America. No, this is the Crimson Dynamo on visit from the halls of Khrushchev, set to take down Iron Man for the good of the Soviet Union. And then, Dr. Strange must face his first repeat villain, Baron Mordo. Wait, it’s only his third adventure, and he’s already repeating villains? Not even the X-Men stooped that low!

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New 52 Adventures of Superman

New 52 56 Justin Jordan interview

This time out, I take a break from my story coverage to interview the writer of last week’s Superboy arc, Justin Jordan. We discuss Superboy, his antagonists in the story, where the story might have gone, and the forces that kept it from going there. I thank Justin Jordan for his openness about his time on the book, and I hope you enjoy the interview!

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Avengers Inspirations

Avengers Inspirations 35: Duel to the Death with the Vulture

​It’s another Spider-Flashback episode as Lily and Jon look back at Amazing Spider-Man 2. It’s old guys’ night out as Spidey has to take on the Vulture and the Tinkerer, but will Spidey win if he’s so busy running out of webs and fangirlling over celebrities? Only a download and a listen will answer that question!