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Host Anthony Desiato (My Comic Shop History) takes flight with an ongoing podcast series exploring Superman! Digging for Kryptonite is an examination of Krypton's Last Son across time and media, with deep dives into the creative visions, character elements, eras, and individual stories that have shaped the Man of Steel and the larger DC Universe for over 85 years. New episodes every Tuesday.
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Bernie Gerstmayr (Aw Yeah Comics - Skokie) dig into THE KINGDOM—Mark Waid's follow-up to KINGDOM COME that introduced the concept of Hypertime and recently celebrated its 25th anniversary—as well as the just-completed "Return to Kingdom Come" arc from WORLD'S FINEST by Waid and artist Dan Mora, featuring the origin of…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Rich Roney dig into the origins of the World's Finest team as they survey the first meetings between Superman and Batman across time and media — from their first appearance together in 1941's ALL-STAR COMICS #7 to the first official meeting in SUPERMAN #76 (1952) to John Byrne's reinvention in MAN OF STEEL #3 (1986) t…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Ed Gross (author of Voices from Krypton) dig into the 2021 film ZACK SNYDER'S JUSTICE LEAGUE, which restored the filmmaker's original vision in an epic 4-hour cut—and saw Bruce, Diana, Barry, Arthur, and Victor come together and resurrect Clark in time to stop Steppenwolf's conquest of Earth for Darkseid. In the concl…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Justin De Voe (NOT SO SECRET DADS BUSINESS podcast) dig into the 2016 film BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (ULTIMATE EDITION) directed by Zack Snyder and starring Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne/Batman and Henry Cavill as Clark Kent/Superman. In the second part of a 3-episode exploration of the "Snyderverse Trilogy" of …
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Bernie Gerstmayr (Aw Yeah Comics in Skokie, IL) dig into the 2013 film MAN OF STEEL directed by Zack Snyder and starring Henry Cavill as Clark Kent/Superman. In the first part of a 3-episode exploration of the "Snyderverse Trilogy" of films, Anthony and Bernie discuss MAN OF STEEL's most controversial moments—Jonathan…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Justin De Voe (Not So Secret Dads Business podcast) dig into the 2015-2016 miniseries SUPERMAN: AMERICAN ALIEN from disgraced writer Max Landis, which presents seven vignettes during pivotal times in Clark's development—each with a distinct theme, tone, and art style. Artists include Nick Dragotta, Tommy Lee Edwards, …
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Tyler Patrick (KRYPTON REPORT podcast) dig into the seminal 1998 miniseries SUPERMAN: FOR ALL SEASONS by Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale, an emotional retelling of Clark's beginnings as Superman from the perspectives of his supporting cast. Support the show and receive exclusive podcast content at Patreon.com/AnthonyDesiato, inc…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guests Ralph Puma & Mike Sangregorio dig into the great debates that often rage within the Superman fan community: Is it LuthER or LuthOR? Was Clark a bully or hero in the diner at the end of SUPERMAN II? Should Ma & Pa Kent live to guide their son through adulthood or meet an untimely end? And MUCH more! Be sure to share Y…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Zach Moore (ALWAYS HOLD ON TO SMALLVILLE) dig into the Arrowverse's 5-part television adaptation of CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS—spanning ARROW, FLASH, SUPERGIRL, BATWOMAN, and DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW on The CW—which saw the return of Tom Welling as the Clark Kent of Earth-167 and Brandon Routh as the Superman of Earth-…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest V Ken Marion (the upcoming BATTLE CHRONICLE SOL-STRYKER) share their wishlists for James Gunn's SUPERMAN: LEGACY, scheduled to hit theaters on July 11, 2025. What do YOU hope to see from the Man of Steel's long-overdue return to the big screen? Support the show and receive exclusive podcast content at Patreon.com/Anth…
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Host Anthony Desiato digs into "The Warworld Saga" and more with the man who wrote it: recent ACTION COMICS writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson! In this special interview episode, Phillip discusses his Superman fan journey, Clark's characterization, worldbuilding on Warworld, bringing back Conduit, restoring Superman's secret identity, and still having …
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Chris Clow (THE COMIC BINGE, DISCOVERY DEBRIEF) dig into the Darwyn Cooke masterpiece DC: THE NEW FRONTIER—along with its 2008 animated adaptation and tie-in comic special—on the 20-year anniversary of the original miniseries. Anthony and Chris celebrate the sprawling epic, which depicts the dawn of the Silver Age of …
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Host Anthony Desiato interviews Tim Sheridan, screenwriter of the animated films REIGN OF THE SUPERMEN (2019) and SUPERMAN: MAN OF TOMORROW (2020), about his approach to each of those projects—from adapting the classic 90s comics saga to putting a fresh spin on Superman's iconic origin. Support the show and receive exclusive podcast content at Patr…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Zach Moore (ALWAYS HOLD ON TO SMALLVILLE) RANK all 16 films that comprise the DCEU, or DC Extended Universe, which began with 2013's MAN OF STEEL and concluded at the end of 2023 with AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM. Join them as they count down their lists, and be sure to share your own! Support the show and receive exc…
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Host Anthony Desiato presents a special "Digging for Krystmas" holiday installment! Anthony and guest Josh Marowitz dig into the 1998 classic SUPERMAN: PEACE ON EARTH by Paul Dini & Alex Ross, as well as the Dini-written "Comfort & Joy" episode of the JUSTICE LEAGUE animated series. Happy Holidays! This is the last episode of Digging for Kryptonite…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Chris Clow (THE COMIC BINGE, DISCOVERY DEBRIEF) dig into the "World Against Superman" and "Last Stand of New Krypton" chapters of the sprawling 2008-2018 NEW KRYPTON saga. Featuring a Q&A with former Superman editor Matt Idelson at the top of the episode! This second and final installment on New Krypton covers: SUPERM…
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Host Anthony Desiato closes the final gap in his modern-era Superman reading with a two-part discussion of the "New Krypton" saga, which played out across more than 100 issues from 2008-2010. In Part 1, Anthony and guest Tyler Patrick (KRYPTON REPORT) dig into the initial "New Krypton" and "World Without Superman" chapters of the sweeping saga: SUP…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Matt Truex (LOIS & CLARK'D: THE NEW PODCASTS OF SUPERMAN, ALWAYS HOLD ON TO DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW) dig into the four-episode New Krypton arc from LOIS & CLARK: THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN. This discussion covers "Through a Glass, Darkly," "Big Girls Don't Fly," "Lord of the Flys," and "Battleground Earth." Suppo…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Rich Roney dig into a selection of classic Pre-Crisis stories featuring the Bottle City of Kandor, including: "The Super-Duel in Space" (ACTION #242), "Superman in Kandor" (SUPERMAN #158), "The Feud Between Batman and Superman!" (WORLD'S FINEST #143), "Let My People Grow" (SUPERMAN #338), and many more. Support the sh…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Tyler Patrick (KRYPTON REPORT) dig into the second and final season of Syfy's short-lived KRYPTON television series, featuring the tale of Superman's grandfather, Seg-El, on the doomed planet 200 years before its destruction. Season 2 pits General Zod's military might—which comes to include DOOMSDAY—against Val-El's r…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Zach Moore (ALWAYS HOLD ON TO SMALLVILLE) dig into the first season of Syfy's short-lived KRYPTON television series, featuring the tale of Superman's grandfather, Seg-El, on the doomed planet 200 years before its destruction. Support the show and receive exclusive podcast content at Patreon.com/AnthonyDesiato, includi…
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Host Anthony Desiato presents the series premiere of his new Patreon-exclusive spinoff podcast, BEYOND METROPOLIS: TOURING THE DCU, for FREE for all audience members to sample! In the pilot, Anthony and guest guest Bernie Gerstmayr (Aw Yeah Comics) stop in Coast City to unpack Hal Jordan's wild, decade-long journey from Green Lantern to Parallax to…
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Host Anthony Desiato digs into the origins and evolution of Superman Homepage, the web's leading Superman resource, with editor-in-chief Steve Younis. Support the show and receive exclusive podcast content at Patreon.com/AnthonyDesiato, including the spinoff podcasts BEYOND METROPOLIS and DIGGING FOR JUSTICE! Visit BCW Supplies and use promo code F…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Case Aiken (MEN OF STEEL podcast) dig into DC Comics' post-DARK CRISIS publishing initiative, "Dawn of DC," as it relates to the Superman family of titles: ACTION COMICS by Phillip Kennedy Johnson & Rafa Sandoval ("Speeding Bullets" from #1051-1056), SUPERMAN by Joshua Williamson & Jamal Campbell ("Supercorp" from #1-…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Jermaine Exum (aka "Lord Retail" of Acme Comics) dig into the most recent—but surely not last—Crisis event: DARK CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS by Joshua Williamson and Daniel Sampere, featuring the return of Pariah and the restoration of the original Pre-Crisis multiverse. This is the FINALE of "Red Skies," a 13-part podc…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Chris Clow (THE COMIC BINGE) dig into DARK NIGHTS: DEATH METAL by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, as well as the concluding half of Snyder's JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA run (including the "Justice/Doom War" storyline). This is the penultimate chapter of "Red Skies," a 13-part podcast epic mining DC Comics' Crisis-level, …
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Tyler Patrick (KRYPTON REPORT) dig into DOOMSDAY CLOCK, the 12-issue miniseries by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank that was published from 2017-2019 and saw the DC Universe collide with characters from WATCHMEN. This is Chapter XI of "Red Skies," a 13-part podcast epic mining DC Comics' Crisis-level, status quo-altering ev…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Grant Richter (TRUTH, JUSTICE, AND HOPE: A SUPERMAN PODCAST) dig into DARK NIGHTS: METAL by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, as well as the first 18 issues of Snyder's JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA series. This is Chapter X of "Red Skies," a 13-part podcast epic mining DC Comics' Crisis-level, status quo-altering events. Su…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Justin De Voe (@reallifelobo) dig into the original 2011 FLASHPOINT miniseries by Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert—which ended with the creation of the New 52 continuity—as well as the 2022 follow-up FLASHPOINT BEYOND. This is Chapter IX of "Red Skies," a 13-part podcast epic mining DC Comics' Crisis-level, status quo-alte…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Mike Sangregorio dig into Grant Morrison's 2008 miniseries FINAL CRISIS (including SUPERMAN BEYOND) with J.G. Jones, Carlos Pacheco, & Doug Mahnke. They also discuss Morrison's 2000 original graphic novel JLA: EARTH 2 with Frank Quitely. This is Chapter VIII of "Red Skies," a 13-part podcast epic mining DC Comics' Cri…
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Host Anthony Desiato presents a special interlude to the ongoing "Red Skies" event as he and guest V Ken Marion (artist on DEATHSHROUD) dig into the first season of the new animated series MY ADVENTURES WITH SUPERMAN. Spoiler alert! NOTE: "Red Skies" resumes next week with FINAL CRISIS! Support the show and receive exclusive podcast content at Patr…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Scott Honig dig into 52, the weekly series from Grant Morrison, Mark Waid, Geoff Johns, Greg Rucka, and Keith Giffen that chronicled a missing year in the DC Universe following INFINITE CRISIS. This is Chapter VII of "Red Skies," a 13-part podcast epic mining DC Comics' Crisis-level, status quo-altering events. Next w…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest George from SHORTBOX SUMMARY dig into the 2005-2006 miniseries INFINITE CRISIS by Geoff Johns and Phil Jimenez, which capped off an era at DC comics, reintroduced the Earth-2 Superman and Superboy Prime, and served as a true sequel to 1985's CRISIS. This is Chapter VI of "Red Skies," a 13-part podcast epic mining DC C…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Scott Honig dig into the COUNTDOWN TO INFINITE CRISIS event, including the 80-page kickoff special and the quartet of miniseries that gave rise to INFINITE CRISIS: THE OMAC PROJECT (and the related "Sacrifice" crossover storyline), VILLAINS UNITED, DAY OF VENGEANCE, and RANN-THANAGAR WAR. This is Chapter V of "Red Ski…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Bernie Gerstmayr (Aw Yeah Comics) dig into IDENTITY CRISIS, the controversial 2004 miniseries by novelist Brad Meltzer and artist Rags Morales that shined a new light on the Justice League's Bronze Age history and set DC on a path toward INFINITE CRISIS. They also discuss the 5-part JLA follow-up "Crisis of Conscience…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Michael Bailey (FROM CRISIS TO CRISIS: A SUPERMAN PODCAST) dig into 1994's ZERO HOUR by Dan Jurgens and Jerry Ordway, which saw time torn asunder less than a decade after CRISIS. They also discuss Hypertime, an alternative to the multiverse that was first introduced in Mark Waid's THE KINGDOM and later featured promin…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Bernie Gerstmayr (Aw Yeah Comics) dig into CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS, the seminal 12-issue maxiseries by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez that consolidated DC's vast multiverse into a single universe in 1985. This is Chapter II of "Red Skies," a 13-part podcast epic mining DC Comics' Crisis-level, status quo-altering eve…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Dan Greenfield (13TH DIMENSION) dig into "Crisis on Multiple Earths," aka the annual summertime team-ups between the JLA of Earth-1 and the JSA of Earth-2 in the pages of JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA from 1963 through CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS. This is Chapter I of "Red Skies," a 13-part podcast epic mining DC Comics' Cr…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Rob O'Connor (ALL STAR SUPERFAN PODCAST) dig into the just-concluded third season of The CW's SUPERMAN & LOIS starring Tyler Hoechlin and Bitsie Tulloch. They discuss the season's highly emotional and surprising Lois storyline, a new interpretation of Lex Luthor, unexpected character pairings, THAT finale, and more—in…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Dan Greenfield (13th DIMENSION) dig into the iconic Fleischer Studios Superman animated theatrical shorts (including the final 8 shorts produced by successor animation house Famous Studios), with a discussion of the newly released Blu-ray set and its reception. The podcast is off next week for the 4th of July holiday.…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Justin De Voe (@reallifelobo cosplayer) dig into the 2023 film THE FLASH directed by Andy Muschietti, as they consider the film's tone, visual effects, CGI cameos, omission of certain TV actors, embattled star, hyperbolic pre-release hype, and place within the larger DC filmography. SPOILER WARNING! Support the show a…
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Host Anthony Desiato presents a special Mark Waid-themed double feature. First, Anthony and returning guest Bernie Gerstmayr (Aw Yeah Comics) dig into the current WORLD'S FINEST series by Waid & artist Dan Mora, covering the Devil Nezha and Boy Thunder story arcs of the Silver Age-esque series. Then, in the second half, Anthony Desiato and returnin…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Daniel Sanchez (@wearingthecape) dig into the 2021 anthology miniseries SUPERMAN: RED & BLUE, featuring a series of emotionally resonant, slice-of-life stories by Tom King, Mark Waid, Robert Venditti, and a host of other creators. Support the show and receive exclusive podcast content at Patreon.com/AnthonyDesiato, in…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Alex Segura (author of the 2022 novel SECRET IDENTITY) dig into a real-world take on DC's most iconic character: 2004's SUPERMAN: SECRET IDENTITY by Kurt Busiek & Stuart Immonen, depicting the life journey of a man named Clark Kent—in a world where Superman and his mild-mannered alter ego exist only in comic books—who…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Perry Constantine (SUPERHERO CINEPHILES podcast) dig into the autobiographical original graphic novel IT'S A BIRD... by creator Steven T. Seagle with artist Teddy Kristiansen. They also revisit Seagle's yearlong run on the main SUPERMAN title—which began with THE 10-CENT ADVENTURE and introduced the Cir-El Supergirl c…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Grant Richter (TRUTH, JUSTICE, AND HOPE: A SUPERMAN PODCAST) dig into a pair of Tom King-written works: SUPERMAN: UP IN THE SKY with artist Andy Kubert and SUPERGIRL: WOMAN OF TOMORROW with Bilquis Evely. Support the show and receive exclusive podcast content at Patreon.com/AnthonyDesiato, including the spinoff podcas…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Bill Maio dig into the 2022-2023 limited series SUPERMAN: SPACE AGE by Mark Russell & Mike Allred. Support the show and receive exclusive podcast content at Patreon.com/AnthonyDesiato, including the spinoff podcasts BEYOND METROPOLIS and DIGGING FOR JUSTICE! Visit BCW Supplies and use promo code FSP to save 10% on you…
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Host Anthony Desiato celebrates the milestone 100th episode of DIGGING FOR KRYPTONITE with regular guest V Ken Marion (artist on DEATHSHROUD). They reflect on the journey taken over these past 100 episodes, answer YOUR questions from the "Metropolis Mailbag," and compare notes on Marv Wolfman's MAN AND SUPERMAN. It's about what you do — it's about …
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Scott Honig dig into the "King of the World" saga in the finale to "Electric 'Til One Million," an epic podcast event mining the late 1990s in the Triangle Era comics and beyond. In the final major storyline of the Dan Jurgens-led Triangle Era (prior to the arrival of Jeph Loeb and Joe Kelly in late 1999), Superman fe…
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Michael Bailey (FROM CRISIS TO CRISIS: A SUPERMAN PODCAST) dig into the Grant Morrison-led crossover event DC ONE MILLION, which saw the Justice Legion A of the 853rd Century journey to 1998 to invite the present-day JLA to witness the return of the "Prime Superman" after centuries spent in his solar Fortress of Solit…
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