Super Briefs: The week of April 20

It's been a super week filled with super news! Superman and Lois celebrated their 86th year since their creation in 1938, the 2025 movie "Superman" announced the casting for Jonathan and Martha Kent and we shared our hopes for the new super-suit!

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It seems like this planet of ours spins faster and faster each day, leaving us with busy-filled lives that often lacks time for information and news intake. That’s why we’ve created our Super Briefs newsletter! A carefully curated news recap from the past week highlighting articles, videos, podcasts and more in each of our categories from the past week. Here’s everything we think you should know.


Announcements

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News

BUSINESS & FINANCE | CRIME | KASEY’S KORNER | METROPOLIS | MINNESOTA | POLITICS | SPORTS | US | WORLD

Do the clothes make the man? Or, in this case, a Superman? Let’s review all past versions of Superman’s suit while we wait in anticipation for James Gunn’s new super-suit reveal.

Andrea de Domenico was speaking via videoconference to journalists in New York, briefing them on developments in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.

Minnesota posted strong job and labor force growth in March, according to information released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).


Superman

We’re the Daily Planet, of course we’re going to cover Superman! Catch up on our favorite newsmaker here.

James Gunn has found Superman’s adopted mother Martha Kent in Tennessee based actress Neva Howell, according to TheWrap.

James Gunn has found Superman’s adopted father Jonathan Kent for his 2025 blockbuster in “Murder One” actor Pruitt Taylor Vince, according to TheWrap.


Entertainment

BOOKS | BRI’S BINGE | FILM | GAMING | MUSIC | TV

The actors and directors shared a photo from the set of Warner Bros. Discovery’s upcoming blockbuster “Superman,” previously known as “Superman: Legacy,” which is intended to reboot the DC Cinematic franchise.


Culture

ART | BEAUTY | | FASHION | FOOD | RELIGION | THEATER

One of the most sought-after conductors of her generation, Elim Chan is highly regarded for her wide-ranging repertory, with incisive interpretations of both classical and contemporary symphonic works.


The Planet

AUTO | EDUCATION | HEALTH & WELLNESS | HOME & GARDEN | MEMORIALS | NATURE | SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY | TIPS & TRICKS | TRAVEL

Outdoor furniture puts up with a lot—sunshine, rain, hot and cold temperatures, insects, and more, year in and year out. How can you protect it?


Voices

ABBIE’S ADVENTURES | CREATIVE WORKS | EDITORIALS | EXCLUSIVES | OPINION | POETRY | REVIEWS

In this week’s vlog, Abbie watches the NCAA women’s basketball game with Caitlin Clark, books a spring trip to Asheville, North Carolina and finds herself connecting with her inner teenager as she re-enters her “Twilight” phase.


Comics

DARK HORSE | DC | IDW | IMAGE | INDEPENDENT | MANGA | MARVEL | VALIANT

DC’s Trinity of Evil — the Brainiac Queen, Failsafe, and Amanda Waller — hold all the cards in their final gambit to eliminate all metahumans in the DC Universe! Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, and the rest of the World’s Greatest DC Super Heroes make their last stand in “Absolute Power,” DC’s can’t-miss blockbuster event of the summer. 


Audio

The Daily Planet proudly boosts a series of podcasts from across the multiverse. Catch them all here.

Tyler and James watch the trailer for “Joker 2,” talk about “Justice League Action” and discuss recent comics.

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Nick Farina present a special comic book buying guide for readers who are new to Superman or comics in general.

It’s our twenty ninth Superman Special! Zach is joined by Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow for the latest “Superman” (2025) update. We talk the casting of Jonathan Kent, the official logo, and rumors about who the villain might be.

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Ed Gross (author, “Voices From Krypton”) kick off the podcast’s Season 2 coverage with “Five Minutes to Doom” (Season 2, Episode 1).


Print

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Zack Benz

Zack Benz has been a fan of the Daily Planet since he was eight years old. The Daily Planet has always been a beacon of hope for him and it’s his life’s mission to make it shine in a similar light to so many around the world. Zack graduated with a degree in journalism and art from the University of Minnesota Duluth in 2019.

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