Welcome to a...dare I write it...SUPER sized installment of the podcasting maxi-series called Moving Kryptonian Images: The Live Action and Animated Adventures of Superman! The purpose of this series is to celebrate the release of the new Superman film, written and directed by James Gunn and starring David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor!

This time out I am shaking up the format. Slightly. This time I am joined by old friend Charlie Niemeyer (host of Charlie's Geekcast and Ranger Chronicles) to talk about Superman vs. The Elite, the 2012 animated adaptation of 2001's Action Comics #775. What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American Way is considered by many Superman fans to be a stone cold classic, and the movie adaptation seems to be well regarded as well. Charlie and I talk about both the comic and the movie and while there are many aspects of both that we liked we also have some reservations about them. We talk about the cultural climate of 2001 and, to a lesser extent, 2012 (when the movie came out) as well as the animation, the story, how I really wanted an overt homage to Rocky IV at one point in the film, and the differences between the ending of the movie and the comic.

BUT THAT'S NOT ALL!

After the comic/movie talk, I present audio that was recorded at the 2017 DragonCon in Atlanta, Georgia. That year I had the honor of co-moderating a panel with Comics and Pop Art programming director Tony Barleta started with everyone watching Superman vs. The Elite (I didn't record that part) and was followed by a Q and A with Joe Kelly himself! The audio quality is not the best at times, especially when it came to audience questions, but this was a fun panel and Joe was the nicest guy ever and revealed some fun behind the scenes stories about the movie and his time writing Action Comics.

Once again I want to thank Charlie for being on this episode. We've known each other a long time and it was great reconnecting with him about this movie. Be sure to check out Charlie's Geekcast and Ranger Chronicles.

Feedback for It All Comes Back To Superman Series 2 can be sent to [email protected]. At the end of this series I will be doing a feedback special going through all of the emails and comments that are left or sent!

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Next Time: Moving Kryptonian Images continues with Tyler Patrick of The Krypton Report joining me to talk about Superman Unbound!