Host Anthony Desiato and guest Perry Constantine (Superhero Cinephiles) conclude their look back at writer Geoff Johns's tenure on ACTION COMICS during the Post-Infinite Crisis era!

In Part 2 of a special 2-part event, Anthony and Perry cover the storylines "Superman & the Legion of Super-Heroes" and "Brainiac" — along with the SECRET ORIGIN miniseries — all drawn by Gary Frank. They also examine ACTION #865 (with art by Jesus Merino), a Toyman spotlight that retconned one of the villain's most notorious stories.

Anthony and Perry discussed SUPERMAN: UNBOUND, the animated adaptation of "Brainiac," on Perry's podcast here.

Digging for Kryptonite previously covered SECRET ORIGIN in a dedicated episode here. For coverage of the entire New Krypton Saga — which followed the Geoff Johns era — check out Part 1 and Part 2.

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FACEBOOK GROUP: Digging for Kryptonite: A Superman Fan Group

FACEBOOK PAGE: @diggingforkryptonitepod

INSTAGRAM: @diggingforkryptonitepod

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EMAIL: [email protected]

WEBSITE: FlatSquirrelProductions.com

Digging for Kryptonite is a Flat Squirrel Production. Theme music by Dan Pritchard. Key art by Isaiah Simmons.

Mentioned in this episode:

Fat Moose Comics

Aw Yeah Comics

Single Bound Podcast

This Podcast Will Never Die

Hang On To Your Shorts Film Festival

Always Hold On To Smallville

Caline: A Vlada Tale of the Damned

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Perry Constantine (Superhero Cinephiles) dig into acclaimed writer Geoff Johns's tenure on ACTION COMICS during the Post-Infinite Crisis era!

In Part 1 of a special 2-part event, Anthony and Perry cover the storylines "Up, Up and Away" (with co-writer Kurt Busiek & artist Pete Woods), "Last Son" (with co-writer Richard Donner & artist Adam Kubert), and "Escape from Bizarro World" (with Donner & artist Eric Powell).

Don't miss Part 2 next week on Johns's stories with artist Gary Frank, including "Brainiac" and beyond!

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 your next order of comics supplies.

Get your DFK merch at the podcast's TeePublic storefront!

FACEBOOK GROUP: Digging for Kryptonite: A Superman Fan Group

FACEBOOK PAGE: @diggingforkryptonitepod

INSTAGRAM: @diggingforkryptonitepod

TWITTER: @diggingforkrpod

BLUESKY: @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social

EMAIL: [email protected]

WEBSITE: FlatSquirrelProductions.com

Digging for Kryptonite is a Flat Squirrel Production. Theme music by Dan Pritchard. Key art by Isaiah Simmons.

Mentioned in this episode:

This Podcast Will Never Die

Always Hold On To Smallville

Caline: A Vlada Tale of the Damned

Single Bound Podcast

Hang On To Your Shorts Film Festival

Aw Yeah Comics

Fat Moose Comics

Host Anthony Desiato presents a special episode examining the various ways in which Lois Lane has gained superpowers across time & media!

First, in the opening segment, Anthony welcomes back the in-studio duo of Sweet-Sweet Bernie Gerstmayr (Aw Yeah Comics - Skokie) and Justin De Voe (@reallifelobo) to dig into the 2025 storyline "Rise of the Superwoman" in SUPERMAN by Joshua Williamson & Dan Mora.

THEN! Anthony invites first-time Digging for Kryptonite guest Chris MacKenzie to survey other key instances of a super-powered Lois — including classic Pre-Crisis comics, ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN, LOIS & CLARK: THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN, ALL-STAR SUPERMAN, SMALLVILLE, the DC Rebirth era, and more.

NOTE: The podcast will be off for an end-of-summer break for the next 2 weeks. New episodes resume on 9/2/25!

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 your next order of comics supplies.

Get your DFK merch at the podcast's TeePublic storefront!

FACEBOOK GROUP: Digging for Kryptonite: A Superman Fan Group

FACEBOOK PAGE: @diggingforkryptonitepod

INSTAGRAM: @diggingforkryptonitepod

TWITTER: @diggingforkrpod

BLUESKY: @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social

EMAIL: [email protected]

WEBSITE: FlatSquirrelProductions.com

Digging for Kryptonite is a Flat Squirrel Production. Theme music by Dan Pritchard. Key art by Isaiah Simmons.

Mentioned in this episode:

Single Bound Podcast

Always Hold On To Smallville

This Podcast Will Never Die

Caline: A Vlada Tale of the Damned

Hang On To Your Shorts Film Festival

Fat Moose Comics

Aw Yeah Comics

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Mike Sangregorio dig into the Superman bibliography of notorious writer Chuck Austen, including his 2004-2005 run on ACTION COMICS with Ivan Reis — which resurrected the decades-old romantic rivalry between Lois Lane & Lana Lang, introduced a new Gog, and infused Clark with a Spidey-esque sensibility.

Anthony and Mike also unpack a pair of fill-in issues (on SUPERMAN and SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL), the 12-issue maxiseries SUPERMAN: METROPOLIS starring Jimmy Olsen, and the JLA arc "Pain of the Gods."

Are all the fans and critics right about Austen, or is there any redemption to be had? Oh, and have Anthony and Mike solved the mystery of writer J.D. Finn...?

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 your next order of comics supplies.

Get your DFK merch at the podcast's TeePublic storefront!

FACEBOOK GROUP: Digging for Kryptonite: A Superman Fan Group

FACEBOOK PAGE: @diggingforkryptonitepod

INSTAGRAM: @diggingforkryptonitepod

TWITTER: @diggingforkrpod

BLUESKY: @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social

EMAIL: [email protected]

WEBSITE: FlatSquirrelProductions.com

Digging for Kryptonite is a Flat Squirrel Production. Theme music by Dan Pritchard. Key art by Isaiah Simmons.

Mentioned in this episode:

This Podcast Will Never Die

Caline: A Vlada Tale of the Damned

Aw Yeah Comics

Fat Moose Comics

Hang On To Your Shorts Film Festival

Single Bound Podcast

Always Hold On To Smallville

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Martin Gray (Too Dangerous... Review Blog) make good on a longtime podcast promise and deliver justice at last for Pete Ross — the oft-neglected (at best) childhood best friend of one Clark Kent.

Since his Silver Age debut, Pete has served many roles: noble, silent protector of Clark's secret; off-panel victim of Toyman & Prankster; husband to Lana & father to Clark Peter Ross; Vice President of the United States alongside Lex Luthor; and more.

With few exceptions, Pete's value as a character has rarely been met by the stories that feature him, and the time has come to speak up for Pete and the place he deserves to occupy in the Superman mythology.

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 your next order of comics supplies.

Get your DFK merch at the podcast's TeePublic storefront!

FACEBOOK GROUP: Digging for Kryptonite: A Superman Fan Group

FACEBOOK PAGE: @diggingforkryptonitepod

INSTAGRAM: @diggingforkryptonitepod

TWITTER: @diggingforkrpod

BLUESKY: @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social

EMAIL: [email protected]

WEBSITE: FlatSquirrelProductions.com

Digging for Kryptonite is a Flat Squirrel Production. Theme music by Dan Pritchard. Key art by Isaiah Simmons.

Mentioned in this episode:

Hang On To Your Shorts Film Festival

Single Bound Podcast

Caline: A Vlada Tale of the Damned

Aw Yeah Comics

This Podcast Will Never Die

Always Hold On To Smallville

Fat Moose Comics

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Ed Gross dig into SUPERMAN #330 from the Bronze Age — aka the comic book origin of the hypno-glasses that inspired their use in James Gunn's Superman.

Anthony and Ed also offer up a wider survey of the Clark/Superman identity across time and media, from the traditional Pre-Crisis depiction to its Post-Crisis inversion, and the exceptions and nuances along the way.

PLUS: Head on over to the Digging for Kryptonite Patreon this Friday (7/25/25) for a FREE BONUS episode — in which Anthony mounts a defense for Superman maintaining a secret identity with guest Perry Constantine (Superhero Cinephiles).

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 your next order of comics supplies.

Get your DFK merch at the podcast's TeePublic storefront!

FACEBOOK GROUP: Digging for Kryptonite: A Superman Fan Group

FACEBOOK PAGE: @diggingforkryptonitepod

INSTAGRAM: @diggingforkryptonitepod

TWITTER: @diggingforkrpod

BLUESKY: @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social

EMAIL: [email protected]

WEBSITE: FlatSquirrelProductions.com

Digging for Kryptonite is a Flat Squirrel Production. Theme music by Dan Pritchard. Key art by Isaiah Simmons.

Mentioned in this episode:

Caline: A Vlada Tale of the Damned

This Podcast Will Never Die

Hang On To Your Shorts Film Festival

Fat Moose Comics

Aw Yeah Comics

Always Hold On To Smallville

Single Bound Podcast

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Zach Moore (Always Hold On To Smallville) rank all theatrical, live-action, Superman feature films — including the just-released movie from James Gunn. Discussion contains SPOILERS!

"James Gunning for Superman" has now concluded. THANK YOU to all guests and listeners for joining the podcast's multiple-day coverage of the new film. Digging for Kryptonite resumes its normal weekly release schedule next Tuesday (7/22/25).

Listen to This Podcast Will Never Die here.

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 your next order of comics supplies.

Get your DFK merch at the podcast's TeePublic storefront!

FACEBOOK GROUP: Digging for Kryptonite: A Superman Fan Group

FACEBOOK PAGE: @diggingforkryptonitepod

INSTAGRAM: @diggingforkryptonitepod

TWITTER: @diggingforkrpod

BLUESKY: @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social

EMAIL: [email protected]

WEBSITE: FlatSquirrelProductions.com

Digging for Kryptonite is a Flat Squirrel Production. Theme music by Dan Pritchard. Key art by Isaiah Simmons.

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Mike Sangregorio relive their recent theater experience, pinpoint the comic book stories — including All-Star Superman, Superman: Birthright, Action Comics #775, and more — that seemingly influenced JAMES GUNN'S SUPERMAN, and address more audience reactions to the film. SPOILER WARNING!

PLUS: Anthony and Mike share their thoughts on the recent audiobook adaptation of All-Star Superman.

"James Gunning for Superman" concludes TOMORROW (7/15/25) with a ranking of ALL Superman movies, including this new one!

Check out the Kickstarter campaign for Caline: A Vlada Tale of the Damned here.

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 your next order of comics supplies.

Get your DFK merch at the podcast's TeePublic storefront!

FACEBOOK GROUP: Digging for Kryptonite: A Superman Fan Group

FACEBOOK PAGE: @diggingforkryptonitepod

INSTAGRAM: @diggingforkryptonitepod

TWITTER: @diggingforkrpod

BLUESKY: @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social

EMAIL: [email protected]

WEBSITE: FlatSquirrelProductions.com

Digging for Kryptonite is a Flat Squirrel Production. Theme music by Dan Pritchard. Key art by Isaiah Simmons.

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Sweet-Sweet Bernie Gerstmayr (Aw Yeah Comics - Skokie) dig deeper into James Gunn's SUPERMAN after their SECOND viewings of the new film. They compare notes on the score, Superman's characterization and relationship with the Kents, and more. Plus: audience submissions! SPOILER WARNING.

"James Gunning for Superman" continues TOMORROW (7/14/25) with a discussion of the works that influenced the film, including ALL-STAR SUPERMAN and beyond!

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 your next order of comics supplies.

Get your DFK merch at the podcast's TeePublic storefront!

FACEBOOK GROUP: Digging for Kryptonite: A Superman Fan Group

FACEBOOK PAGE: @diggingforkryptonitepod

INSTAGRAM: @diggingforkryptonitepod

TWITTER: @diggingforkrpod

BLUESKY: @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social

EMAIL: [email protected]

WEBSITE: FlatSquirrelProductions.com

Digging for Kryptonite is a Flat Squirrel Production. Theme music by Dan Pritchard. Key art by Isaiah Simmons.

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Justin De Voe (@reallifelobo) share their initial reactions to James Gunn's SUPERMAN, the first new big screen incarnation of Superman in more than a decade. The time for speculation is over! Discussion contains SPOILERS for the film.

"James Gunning for Superman" continues over the weekend with more movie talk, so keep tuning in!

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 your next order of comics supplies.

Get your DFK merch at the podcast's TeePublic storefront!

FACEBOOK GROUP: Digging for Kryptonite: A Superman Fan Group

FACEBOOK PAGE: @diggingforkryptonitepod

INSTAGRAM: @diggingforkryptonitepod

TWITTER: @diggingforkrpod

BLUESKY: @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social

EMAIL: [email protected]

WEBSITE: FlatSquirrelProductions.com

Digging for Kryptonite is a Flat Squirrel Production. Theme music by Dan Pritchard. Key art by Isaiah Simmons.