Episode #171 Part III: MegaCon 2011 Spotlight On George Pérez Panel!

George Pèrez!

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The George Pérez panel was the second panel I attended at MegaCon, on Friday, March 25, 2011. The previous panel ended late, and so the audio for this panel begins in the middle of George speaking. It was an entertaining and informative presentation of his career and some of his interests outside of comic books.

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Thanks for listening to the SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST and, as always, thanks to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

Episode #171 Part II: MegaCon 2011 Crime Noir Panel!

(Top: L to R:) Dave Johnson & Jimmy Palmiotti!
(Bottom L to R:) Frank Tieri & Darwyn Cooke!

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This panel was sponsored by the RACK PACK COMICS PODCAST, http://www.rackpackcomics.com . I would like to thank them for allowing me to record this panel for my podcast as well.

The panelists were Dave Johnson, Jimmy Palmiotti, Frank Tieri and Darwyn Cooke.

NOTE: This panel does contain some explicit language, so take that into consideration if you plan on listening to it at work, or around small children.

Next Episode: MEGACON 2011 SPOTLIGHT ON GEORGE PÊREZ PANEL!

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The theme of this podcast is PLANS IN MOTION, composed by Kevin MacLeod, and part of the royalty free music library at http://incompetech.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. Any art shown on this podcast is for entertainment purposes only, and not for profit.

Thanks for listening to the SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST and, as always, thanks to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

Episode #171 Part I: MegaCon 2011 Interviews!

(Top: L to R:) Derrick Fish & Allen Bellman!
(Bottom: L to R:) Renee Witterstaetter & Terry Moore!
Not pictured: Thom Zahler.

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The comic book professionals I interviewed at MegaCon 2011 were:

- Derrick Fish, creator, writer and artist who self publishes his title THE WELLKEEPER. http://www.thewellkeeper.com . I interviewed him on Friday.

- On Saturday I interviewed Thom Zahler, creator, writer, artist, letterer and colorist of his comic book LOVE AND CAPES, now published by IDW. http://www.loveandcapes.com .

On Sunday I interviewed three comic book professionals:

- Allen Bellman, golden age comic book artist for Marvel/Timely during the 1940's and 1950's. http://allenbellman.com .

- Renee Witterstaetter of Eva Ink Publishing http://www.evainkpublishing.com, http://www.evainkartistgroup.com/ and http://witterstaetterwrites.blogspot.com/ .

- Terry Moore, creator, writer, artist and letterer of STRANGERS IN PARADISE, ECHO and, beginning in July, RACHEL RISING. http://strangersinparadise.com .

Follow up episodes on MegaCon 2011 will feature the panels I covered. While they don't feature Superman, I want to share some of my convention experience. I enjoy panels about the craft of comic book creation, and spotlight various creators whose work I enjoy, so the panels I'll feature will reflect that.

Next Episode: COMICS NOIR PANEL, which was the first panel I attended.

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The theme of this podcast is PLANS IN MOTION, composed by Kevin MacLeod, and part of the royalty free music library at http://incompetech.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. Any art shown on this podcast is for entertainment purposes only, and not for profit.

Thanks for listening to the SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST and, as always, thanks to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

Episode #171: MegaCon 2011 Preview!

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MegaCon 2011 will be open from Friday, March 25 - Sunday, March 27, 2011, in Hall D at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. It is located at 9800 International Drive.

The guests of honor are Stan Lee and William Shatner, although I'm not holding my breath about being able to meet either of them, nice as it would be.

In this episode I mention some of the comic book guests I look forward to meeting, and hope to interview for the podcast. I also go over the panel schedule and mention the panels I hope to attend this weekend. They won't all be Superman related, but cover different aspects of the comic book industry. Any Superman related news I will also be covering for the SUPERMAN HOMEPAGE website, http://supermanhomepage.com .

For any listeners who have not yet attended MegaCon, or any comic book convention, I also give a few pointers so that you can enjoy the Con to the fullest in an organized manner.

For coverage of MegaCon 2010:

- EPISODE 118: MEGACON 2010! 

And from the SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST blog:

- MEGACON 2010, DAY 1! http://supermanfanpodcast.blogspot.com/2010/03/episode-118-megacon-2010-day-i.html .

- MEGACON 2010, DAY 2, PART I! http://supermanfanpodcast.blogspot.com/2010/03/episode-118-megacon-2010-day-2-part-i.html .

- MEGACON 2010, DAY 2, PART II! http://supermanfanpodcast.blogspot.com/2010/04/episode-118-megacon-2010-day-2-part-ii.html .

- MEGACON 2010, DAY 2, PART III! http://supermanfanpodcast.blogspot.com/2010/04/episode-118-megacon-2010-day-2-part-iii.html .

- MEGACON 2010, DAY 3! http://supermanfanpodcast.blogspot.com/2010/04/episode-118-megacon-2010-day-3-sunday.html .

- And for pictures of MegaCon 2010 from my facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2033083&id=1239968992&l=c6f45bc404 .

Next week: SUPERMAN COMICS COVER DATED SEPTEMBER 1958: SUPERMAN #124 & ACTION COMICS #244!

In two weeks: SUPERMAN FAMILY OF COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED JULY/AUGUST 1955: SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #6 & WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #77!

Drop me a line if you plan to attend MegaCon at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida from March 25 - 27, 2011, and I look forward to meeting you there!

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The theme of this podcast is PLANS IN MOTION, composed by Kevin MacLeod, and part of the royalty free music library at http://incompetech.com.

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Superman and all related characters are trademark and copyright DC Comics. Any art shown on this podcast is for entertainment purposes only, and not for profit.

Thanks for listening to the SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST and, as always, thanks to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

Episode #170: A Superman Fan Review: All-Star Superman - The Movie!

All-Star Superman (2011)!

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ALL-STAR SUPERMAN, the animated straight to DVD movie from DC Comics and Warner Premiere, was released on February 22, 2011. Dwayne McDuffie, who wrote the script adaption of Grant Morrison's and Frank Quitely's comic book mini-series, unfortunately passed away on the previous day due to some complications from a surgical procedure.

The director was Sam Liu. Some of the major voice cast members were: James Denton as Clark Kent / Superman, Christina Hendricks as Lois Lane, Anthony LaPaglia as Lex Luthor, Ed Asner as Perry White, Matthew Grey Gubler as Jimmy Olsen and Alexis Denisof as Dr. Leo Quintum.

This episode is mostly a spoiler free review of the movie, along with some of my views of its portrayal of the Man of Steel, compared with some other Superman films.

To read my reviews of the original comic book mini-series ALL-STAR SUPERMAN:

- EPISODE #11: ALL-STAR SUPERMAN! 

- ALL-STAR SUPERMAN: THE REVIEW! 

Next Episode: MEGACON 2011 PREVIEW!

Drop me a line if you plan to attend MegaCon at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida from March 25 - 27, 2011, and I look forward to meeting you there!

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- The SUPERMAN PODCAST NETWORK at http://www.supermanpodcastnetwork.com/ !

SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST is at http://thesupermanfanpodcast.blogspot.com/ . Send e-mail about this podcast to supermanfanpodcast@gmail.com.

The theme of this podcast is PLANS IN MOTION, composed by Kevin MacLeod, and part of the royalty free music library at http://incompetech.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. Any art shown on this podcast is for entertainment purposes only, and not for profit.

Thanks for listening to the SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST and, as always, thanks to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

Episode #169: Superman Family Of Comics Cover Dated May/June 1955: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #5 & World's Finest Comics #76!

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen 5 & World's Finest Comics 76!

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SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 5, May/June 1955, was published around March 22, 1955. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 10 cents. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Stan Kaye. All three stories in the issue were written by Otto Binder, pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Ray Burnley. This issue was reprinted in SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN FAMILY vol. I. The three eight page stories in this issue were:
- THE BOY OLYMPICS!
- THE BRAIN OF STEEL!
- THE STORY OF SUPERMAN'S SOUVENIRS!

WORLD'S FINEST COMICS 76, May/June 1955, was published around March 29, 1955. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of a dime. The editor was Jack Schiff, and the cover was drawn by Win Mortimer. The Superman/Batman story was the twelve page tale, WHEN GOTHAM CITY CHALLENGED METROPOLIS, written by Edmond Hamilton, pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Stan Kaye. This story has been reprinted in WORLD'S FINEST ARCHIVES vol. I and SHOWCASE PRESENTS: WORLD'S FINEST vol. I.

The other two six page stories in the issue were:

- Green Arrow: THE MECHANICAL ARCHER, drawn by George Papp.

- Tomahawk: THE SCHOONER ON WHEELS, drawn by Fred Ray.

Next Week: A SUPERMAN FAN REVIEW: ALL-STAR SUPERMAN, the movie!

And in 2 weeks: MEGACON 2011 PREVIEW!

Drop me a line if you plan to attend MegaCon at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida from March 25 - 27, 2011, and I look forward to meeting you there!

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SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST is at http://thesupermanfanpodcast.blogspot.com/ . Send e-mail about this podcast to supermanfanpodcast@gmail.com.

The theme of this podcast is PLANS IN MOTION, composed by Kevin MacLeod, and part of the royalty free music library at http://incompetech.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. Any art shown on this podcast is for entertainment purposes only, and not for profit.

Thanks for listening to the SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST and, as always, thanks to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

Episode #168: Superman Comics Cover Dated September 1958: Superman #123 & Action Comics #243!

Superman 123 & Action Comics 243!

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SUPERMAN 123 was published on or around June 17, 1958. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 10 cents. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Stan Kaye. The cover blurb stated that the story was "A Great 3-Part Novel". It was written by Otto Binder, pencilled by Dick Sprang and inked by Stan Kaye.

- Part I: THE GIRL OF STEEL!
- Part II: THE LOST SUPER POWERS!
-Part III: SUPERMAN'S RETURN TO KRYPTON!

This story was reprinted in THE GREATEST SUPERMAN STORIES EVER TOLD, SUPERGIRL ARCHIVES vol. I, SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF TOMORROW ARCHIVES vol. I, SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN vol. I and SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERGIRL vol. I.

ACTION COMICS #243 was published on or around June 26, 1958. It also contained 32 pages for the cover price of a dime, and Mort Weisinger was the editor. The cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Stan Kaye. The stories in the issue were:

- Superman: THE LADY AND THE LION, written by Otto Binder, pencilled by Wayne Boring and inked by Stan Kaye. This story has been reprinted in SUPERMAN ANNUAL 3 (July 1961), SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF TOMORROW ARCHIVES vol. I & SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN vol. I.

- Tommy Tomorrow: THE PUZZLE OF THE PERILOUS PLANETOID, written by Otto Binder and drawn by Jim Mooney.

- Congo Bill: THE FIVE FROM THE FUTURE: written by Jack Miller and drawn by Howard Sherman.

Next episode: SUPERMAN FAMILY OF COMICS COVER DATED MAY/JUNE 1955: SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #5 & WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #76!

In two weeks: SUPERMAN COMICS COVER DATED SEPTEMBER 1958: SUPERMAN #124 & ACTION COMICS #244!

Drop me a line if you plan to attend MegaCon at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida from March 25 - 27, 2011, and I look forward to meeting you there!

You can join the SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST and MY PULL LIST groups or pages on facebook, and follow both the podcast and blog on twitter @supermanpodcast.

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SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST is at http://thesupermanfanpodcast.blogspot.com/ . Send e-mail about this podcast to supermanfanpodcast@gmail.com.

The theme of this podcast is PLANS IN MOTION, composed by Kevin MacLeod, and part of the royalty free music library at http://incompetech.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. Any art shown on this podcast is for entertainment purposes only, and not for profit.

Thanks for listening to the SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST and, as always, thanks to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.