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Since issue 10 of ALL-STAR SUPERMAN was published this week, I wanted to feature the ten issues published so far. I share my opinions about why I feel these ten issues are some of the best Superman stories ever published. If you would like to read these issues before listening to this episode, pick up the collected edition, ALL-STAR SUPERMAN VOL. I. It collects issues 1-6, and you might be able to get the rest at your local comic book shop, in their back issue boxes, or internet vendor. Expanded show notes can be found at http://supermanfanpodcast.blogspot.com . Send e-mail to supermanfanpodcast@gmail.com . MY PULL LIST is my spoiler free comic book review blog of the titles I read every week. It can be found at http://mypulllist.blogspot.com . Send e-mail about this blog to mypulllist@gmail.com . Superman and all related characters are trademark and copyright DC Comics. Thanks for listening to SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST and, as always, thanks to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
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Friday, March 21, will be Mark Waid's birthday, so I review his career and highlight some of my favorite stories that he has written. Check out two interviews Mark Waid has done on FANBOY RADIO edisode #'s 30 and 295. Some of my favorite comic book stories written by Mark Waid: METAMORPHO mini-series, DC Comics, 1993. (Look for back issues at your local comic book shop, or on line vendor.) KINGDOM COME,DC Comics, 1996. Trade paperback is still available from DC Comics. FANTASTIC FOUR: IMAGINAUTS, collecting issues 60-66 and 56, 2003; HEREAFTER, collecting issues 509-514, especially issue #511, 2004; both trade paperbacks from Marvel Comics. LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES: VOL. I, TEENAGE REVOLUTION, collecting issues 1-6; col. II, DEATH OF A DREAM, collecting issues 7-13; both trade paperbacks available from DC Comics.Expanded show notes can be found at http://supermanfanpodcast.blogspot.com . Send e-mail to supermanfanpodcast@gmail.com . MY PULL LIST is my spoiler free comic book review bolg of the titles I read every week. It can be found at http://mypulllist.blogpspot.com . Send e-mail about this blog to mypulllist@gmail.com . Superman and all related characters are trademark and copyright DC Comics. Thanks for listening to SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST and, as always, thanks to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
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Since this is the 70th anniversary of Superman's publication, I thought I would look at a book that was published on a previous big anniversary of Superman, his 50th, in 1988. Published by Collier Books, it looks at various aspects of Superman's history, in a series of essays written by many people. They look at Superman's history in comics, movies and television, and his influence on pop culture. Don't forget to look for BOYS OF STEEL: THE CREATORS OF SUPERMAN, written by Marc Tyler Nobleman and illustrated by Ross Macdonald. The book will come out on August 26, 2008. Check out their web sites: www.noblemania.blogspot.com, www.mtncartoons.com and www.ross-macdonald.com. You can pre-order this book from Amazon.com. Expanded show notes for SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST can be found at http://supermanfanpodcast.blogspot.com . Send e-mail about this podcast to: supermanfanpodcast@gmail.com . Check out my comic book blog at: http://mypulllist.blogspot.com . E-mail to this blog can be sent to: mypulllist@gmail.com. Superman and all related characters are trademark and copyright DC Comics.Thanks for listening, and as always thanks to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
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Comic book artist Rick Burchett was born on March 9, 1952, so Happy Birthday, Rick! I decided to feature him, since his birthday was this week and I had done two episodes featuring deceased artists Curt Swan and Jack Kirby. After making a small correction on the previous episode, #7, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SUPERMAN!, I highlight an upcoming book. BOYS OF STEEL: THE CREATORS OF SUPERMAN is written by Marc Tyler Nobleman and illustrated by Ross Macdonald. It is scheduled to be published on August 26, 2008, and can be pre-ordered at Amazon.com. Check out their websites: www.noblemania.blogspot.com and www.mtncartoons.com for Mr. Nobleman, and www.ross-macdonald.com . After a brief summary of Rick's comic book career I highlight SUPERMAN ADVENTURES, which Rick Burchett was involved with for 29 issues. I will list the individual stories in my expanded show notes. Then I feature the story of issue SUPERMAN ADVENTURES #1, titled, MEN OF STEEL. If you would like to read the story from issue #1 before you listen to the podcast, you might be able to find back issues at your local comic book shop, or find the following trade paperbacks published by DC Comics: SUPERMAN: THE ADVENTURES OF THE MAN OF STEEL contains the earliest stories of this title, followed by: SUPERMAN ADVENTURES vol's I - IV. Expanded show notes can be found at http://supermanfanpodcast.blogspot.com . I look forward to reading your e-mail, which you can send to supermanfanpodcast@gmail.com . Check out my other blog, MY PULL LIST, at http://mypulllist.blogspot.com . E-mail about that blog can be sent to mypulllist@gmail.com . Superman and all related characters are trademark and copyright DC Comics.Thanks for listening, and as always, thanks to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
