Host Anthony Desiato revisits a pivotal chapter in his Superman fan journey: the early 2000s era of the Superman titles led by writers Jeph Loeb and Joe Kelly!

In the first part of a new multi-episode event, Anthony and guest Josh Marowitz dig into the beginning of this run — which featured the return of the Daily Planet, an unlikely team-up with the son of Mongul, new villainess La Encantadora, and a futuristic upgrade for the city of Metropolis at the hands of Brainiac 13.

They also discuss how this run came to be, the creative teams we ALMOST had instead, and what it was like to experience these issues in real time at the turn of the millennium.

This episode covers:

• SUPERMAN #151-154 by Jeph Loeb, Mike McKone, & Ed McGuinness
• ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #573-576 by Stuart Immonen & Mark Millar
• SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #95-98 by Mark Schultz & Doug Mahnke
• ACTION COMICS #760-763 by Joe Kelly & German Garcia
• SUPERMAN: Y2K #1 by Joe Kelly & Butch Guice

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