Super Titles Round-Up (April 1994)
Super Titles Round-Up (April 1994) This month: Superboy fights an elderly person! Supergirl fights herself! Steel fights, uhh, capitalism I guess! Superboy...
Adventures of Superman #511 (April 1994)
Adventures of Superman #511 (April 1994) Superman returns to Metropolis after the events of “Bizarro’s World” and finds that… there’s no Metropolis. It’s...
The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special (November 2022)
The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special (November 2022) We take another chronal jump to the future because we CAN’T not talk about this special, which...
Superman #88 (April 1994)
Superman #88 (April 1994) Bizarro’s World, Finale! The cover above is actually pretty misleading: Bizarro doesn't punch Superman in this issue, but he does...
Bizarro by Don Sparrow
Bizarro original art by @donsparrow. Don is so hyped for our post about the “Bizarro’s World” finale coming later this week that he drew this to get you...
Superman: The Man of Steel #32 (April 1994)
Superman: The Man of Steel #32 (April 1994) Bizarro’s World, Part 4! In which Bizarro’s horniness for Lois Lane proves to be his undoing. Superman is taking...
Action Comics #697 (March 1994)
Action Comics #697 (March 1994) Bizarro's World, Part 3! Superman not only gets to fight Bizarro for the first time in this storyline, but he also finally...
Superman: Under a Yellow Sun (1994)
Superman: Under a Yellow Sun (1994) As the cover says, this is supposed to be one of the novels written by Clark Kent when he's not reporting the news or...
Adventures of Superman #510 (March 1994)
Adventures of Superman #510 (March 1994) Bizarro’s World, Part 2! Bizarro has kidnapped Lois Lane and taken her to a warped replica of Metropolis he built in...
Metropolis Mailbag: Death of Superman anniversary special?
nblumengarten asked: Have you seen the Death of Superman creative teams are coming back for the 30th Anniversary with each team getting their own story? Just...
Super Titles Round-Up (March 1994)
Super Titles Round-Up (March 1994) This month: Superboy gets knocked around, Supergirl gets disrespected, and Steel fights a dentist. Also, the JLA visits...
Superman '86 to '99 Extra: Erica Durance Saskatoon Expo '22 Panel Transcript!
Art by @donsparrow Our own Don Sparrow had the privilege of hosting a panel centered on Smallville's Erica Durance during this year's Saskatoon Expo and got...
Earth-Prime: Superman & Lois (April 2022)
Earth-Prime: Superman & Lois (April 2022) We're taking another time jump because we couldn't resist talking about Tom Grummett's return to Superman comics!...
Superman #87 (March 1994)
Superman #87 (March 1994) Bizarro's World, Part 1! Bizarro is back! Hey, wait, didn't this guy explode the last time we saw him, back in 1986? Yep: this is a...
DC Retroactive: Superman - The '90s (October 2011)
DC Retroactive: Superman - The ‘90s (October 2011) Wait, why are we talking about a comic from 2011 if the blog is still in 1994?! Because this was part of...
Superman: The Man of Steel #31 (March 1994)
Superman: The Man of Steel #31 (March 1994) The plague hits Metropolis! The clone plague, that is. Not as in "man, there are a lot of clones in this comic...
Super Titles Round-Up (February 1994)
Super Titles Round-Up (February 1994) This month: the Superman family nearly doubles! Plus, some pointless tie-ins. Superboy #1 (February 1994) Superboy...
Art-Watch: Action Comics #584 (January 1987)
Art-Watch: Action Comics #584 (January 1987) Continuing our mission to remaster our older posts, we’ve added new commentary by Don and more/better images to...
Action Comics #696 (February 1994)
Action Comics #696 (February 1994) Superman fights THE CHAMPION: the sensational character find of 1994! Yes, it's another new '90s hero who (as far as I can...
Adventures of Superman #509 (February 1994)
Adventures of Superman #509 (February 1994) Introducing Massacre and de-introducing Auron! Because he dies in this issue (I’d say “spoilers!” but we all know...
SUPPORTERS ONLY: Superboy #1 (February 1990)
Superboy #1 (February 1990) Okay, so we're at the point in the timeline where the awesome Kesel/Grummett Superboy series started, so let's talk about... the...
Superman #86 (February 1994)
Superman #86 (February 1994) The most awaited crossover event of 1994: Superman meets the Sun Devils! You know, from that obscure DC comic that ended 10...
Art-Watch: Superman: The Man of Steel #30 (February 1994)
Just added the great Don Sparrow’s art-minded comments to our latest post about the Superman/Lobo match. Click here and scroll down to see them! (When are...
Superman: The Man of Steel #30 (February 1994)
Superman: The Man of Steel #30 (February 1994) LOBO IS HERE! Again! This time for multiple pages! Last issue ended with Lobo flying his bike through a whole...
Action Comics #695 (January 1994)
Action Comics #695 (January 1994) LOBO IS HERE… for exactly one page. This issue is somewhat infamous among Lobo collectors and completists for hyping up a...
Super-Titles Round-Up (January 1994)
Super-Titles Round-Up (January 1994) 1994 was the point when there were officially as many if not more Superman spin-offs, specials, and miniseries out every...
Adventures of Superman #508 (January 1994)
Adventures of Superman #508 (January 1994) Superman teams up with the Challengers of the Unknown, who are like the Fantastic Four but, uh, less Fantastic....
Superman #85 (January 1994)
Superman #85 (January 1994) Cat Grant in… “DARK RETRIBUTION”! Which is like normal retribution, but somehow darker. On the receiving end of Cat’s...
SUPPORTERS ONLY: Superman: The OTHER Animated Series (Part 8)
Another episode of this nutty show, this time featuring Wonder Woman, Lois Lane's seething jealousy, and little Clark Kent's friends being turds to little...
SUPPORTERS ONLY: Superman: The OTHER Animated Series (Parts 6 and 7)
Today: Superman plays baseball with robots, gets creeped on by General Zod, and... dies?! :O Episode 6: Triple Play At last, we see a villain from the comics...
Art-Watch: Adventures of Superman #424 (January 1987)
Our post for the classic Adventures #424 (Marv Wolfman and Jerry Ordway’s first issue) has been updated with more images and new comments from Don Sparrow!...
Superman: The Man of Steel #29 (January 1994)
Superman: The Man of Steel #29 (January 1994) Spilled Blood, Finale! The year 1994 starts with one of Superman's most heinous villains: Jimmy Olsen. We open...
SUPPORTERS ONLY: Superman 64: The Lost Levels (Part 2)
The second and final part of this freaking frustrating game… but it’s all worth it for the wacky Mxyzptlk level. Level 4: Dam OF COURSE this game has an...
Who's Who: Sam Foswell
(art by @donsparrow) If you've been watching the CW's Superman & Lois, you've heard the name "Foswell" a whole lot, usually in an exasperated tone. That's...
Art-Watch: Superman #1 (January 1987)
If you happen to be in “see Superman get his ass beaten by Metallo” mood, good news: our post for John Byrne's Superman #1 has been updated with new comments...
Action Comics #694 (December 1993)
Action Comics #694 (December 1993) Spilled Blood, Part 2! Superman vs. Bloodsport vs. Hi-Tech (the lady with terrible acne in the cover). Previously in this...
Action Comics #644 Cover Reimagined by Don Sparrow (and ART GIVEAWAY!)
I'm extremely (yes, I'm trying to cut down on all the "super" puns) stoked to unveil the winner of our cover recreation poll: Action Comics #644, originally...
Metropolis Mailbag: Lex Luthor II's backstory?
redlanterns asked: imagine ive only ever real one 80s-90s superman comic (this is true) what exactly is the deal with lions-mane lex luthor? why does he have...
SUPPORTERS ONLY: Superman: The OTHER Animated Series (Part 5)
This time: Lex learns Superman’s identity via time travel! Clark traumatizes a Boy Scouts counselor! Episode 5: "The Big Scoop" Not only is this the nuttiest...
SUPPORTERS ONLY: Superman: The OTHER Animated Series (Part 4)
This time: Superman vs. Robo-Jimmy and Robo-Lois! Lil’ Clarkie vs. a hamster! Episode 4: "Cybron Strikes" This episode is named "Cybron Strikes," but they...
Adventures of Superman #507 (December 1993)
Adventures of Superman #507 (December 1993) Spilled Blood, Part 1! Or “First Cut” as the cover puts it, which sounds way edgier than "Part 1" – and that’s...
SUPPORTERS ONLY: Super-Centaur V. Wonder Nazi: Dawn of WTF Did I Just Read (or: Superman/Wonder Woman: Whom Gods Destroy)
Super-Centaur V. Wonder Nazi: Dawn of WTF Did I Just Read (or: Superman/Wonder Woman: Whom Gods Destroy) Okay, I wasn't planning to read this comic yet (it's...
COVER RECREATION POLL!
Which classic Superman cover should the great Don Sparrow recreate? Head to our Patreon and vote! (No need to sign up for our Patreon to vote, anyone with a...
Art-Watch: The Man of Steel #6 (December 1986)
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)
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)
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
SUPPORTERS ONLY: Superman 64: The Lost Levels (Part 1)
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
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
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...