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Art-Watch: The Man of Steel #6 (December 1986)
February 8, 2021
Rejoice, for Don Sparrow has wrapped up our re-review of John Byrne's Man of Steel miniseries! See the updated post here (scroll down for the Art-Watch...
SUPPORTERS ONLY: Superman: The OTHER Animated Series (Part 3)
Premium post · February 3, 2021
Continuing our look at the cartoon that merged Post-Crisis Superman concepts with Silver Age Superman insanity, which somehow keeps getting sillier every...
Superman #84 (December 1993)
January 14, 2021
Superman #84 (December 1993) Superman takes a short Paris vacation! Like, one day short. What’s the worst that could happen? Oh, man. So, for the past few...
How millions of children found out Superman was gonna die in 1992
January 10, 2021
SUPPORTERS ONLY: Superman 64: The Lost Levels (Part 1)
Premium post · January 1, 2021
In 2020, the unthinkable happened. Something terrible was unleashed upon the world and caught us with our pants completely on the floor. I'm talking, of...
Superman still sucks at Christmas presents
December 22, 2020
superman86to99: Reminder that Superman once gave Batman the most unfortunate Christmas present ever (from World’s Finest by Dave Gibbons and Steve Rude). Tis...
Jimmy gets fired
December 7, 2020
Jimmy gets fired and pulls the old George Costanza “just show up on Monday” technique (successfully, unlike George). The brief seconds in which it looks like...
Superman: The Man of Steel #28 (December 1993)
December 4, 2020
Superman: The Man of Steel #28 (December 1993) SUPERMAN VS. NUCLEAR WASTE! No, this isn’t a very special issue about the environment: “Nuclear Waste” is a...
SUPPORTERS ONLY: Superman: The OTHER Animated Series (Part 2)
Premium post · November 30, 2020
Continuing my look at the 1988 Superman animated show! Once again I wanted to write a short blurb for the episode so I could cover several per post, but...
The Green Lantern Stories Ron Marz Wrote BEFORE Kyle Rayner
November 14, 2020
greenlantern94to04: The Green Lantern Stories Ron Marz Wrote BEFORE Kyle RaynerBefore becoming Green Lantern writer and co-creating our boy Kyle, Ron Marz...
KRYYYYYPTOOOOONITEEEEEE!
November 9, 2020
Please listen to Superman yelling “KRYYYYYPTOOOOONITEEEEEE!” in the 1988 Superman cartoon by Ruby-Spears. Now every time Superman says the word in the comic,...
Action Comics #693 (November 1993)
November 6, 2020
Action Comics #693 (November 1993) Presenting the Eradicator’s exciting new incarnation: he’s been an egg-shaped Kryptonian relic, an energy-based...
SUPPORTERS ONLY: Superman: The OTHER Animated Series (Part 1)
Premium post · October 26, 2020
The 1988 Superman cartoon series by Ruby-Spears is interesting to me because it has several elements from our beloved '86 to '99 era, like the fact that Lex...
Art-Watch: The Man of Steel #5 (December 1986)
October 13, 2020
Art-Watch: The Man of Steel #5 (December 1986) Don Sparrow is back with more Byrne-era goodness with his new comments for that issue where Bizarro tries to...
Adventures of Superman #506 (November 1993)
September 8, 2020
Adventures of Superman #506 (November 1993) Superman vs. Superboy! I mean, vs. Superman, since the Kid still insists that Superboy is definitely NOT his name...
SUPPORTERS ONLY: 45 Things I Learned by Reading the "Death of Superman" Novel (Part 1)
Premium post · September 1, 2020
45 Things I Learned by Reading the "Death of Superman" Novel (Part 1) "Death of Superman" is a classic comic about Superman punching a monster for like 100...
Art-Watch: The Man of Steel #4 (November 1986)
August 28, 2020
Art-Watch: The Man of Steel #4 (November 1986) Don Sparrow is still back in 1986, this time adding his commentary to Superman's first meeting with pre-...
Art-Watch: The Man of Steel #3 (November 1986)
August 5, 2020
Art-Watch: The Man of Steel #3 (November 1986) Don shares his thoughts on Superman and Batman's first meeting, and the unfair fact that Bats guest spots in...
SUPPORTERS ONLY: Superbatman vs. Lex Joker (or: Superman: Speeding Bullets)
Premium post · July 31, 2020
Superbatman vs. Lex Joker (or: Superman: Speeding Bullets) Superman: Speeding Bullets dares to answer a question that has plagued mankind's greatest thinkers...
Art-Watch: The Man of Steel #2 (October 1986)
July 28, 2020
Art-Watch: The Man of Steel #2 (October 1986) Don Sparrow continues adding his comments to the Byrne era with MoS #2, or “the Lois pretends to drown to score...
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