It's the first episode of The Never-Ending Battle! This is a Superman Ranking Podcast that takes a look at all comics featuring the Man of Steel and his extended family and rank them from best to worst!

Topics discussed this episode

• The origin of the show
• What is Post-Crisis
• Man of Steel Vol. 1 #1-6
  • John Byrne
  • Why John Byrne? Seriously, Why?
  • Change, what is it good for?
  • Why John Byrne sucks
• Superman Birthright #1-12
  • Mark Waid and Lenil Francis Yu
  • Why Mark Waid rules, actually
  • What does Smallville have to do with this
  • Loneliness and Superman
• Superman: Secret Origin #1-6
  • Geoff Johns and Gary Frank
  • Why Geoff Johns is a problem
  • Why I am not a fan of Gary Frank
  • The Problem with Fix-it Retcons
  • Why Gary Frank shouldn’t be drawing children

Companion Article https://extremelyuncanny.com/2025/10/the-never-ending-battle-a-superman-podcast-1-secret-origins/

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