No.63 — ‘Absolute Superman’ issues 1-5 spoiler review, PLUS: ‘Rise of The Super 7!’

Alan and Rob discuss the acclaimed “Absolute Superman” series by DC! How does this new alternate version of Superman’s origin compare against other beloved versions? Does Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval’s darker interpretation gel with our sensibilities?

Later, we discuss a lost gem from the blessed decade of the 1990s “Rise of the Super 7”, a gloriously silly, over-the-top Elseworlds story that seems to harness every “extreme” 1990s comic cliche you can imagine – leather jackets, pouches, ripped jeans, earrings and Alien ripoffs! Rob also points out how this story may have inspired some of the legendary Kenner figures of that decade.

PLUS! Alan and Rob head to the Metropolis mailbag to listen to YOUR correspondence!

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NOTE: An draft version of this episode was mistakenly uploaded, so you may need to delete and re-download in order to hear the finished episode!

TIMECODES:

00:00:00 – Intro
00:04:40 – Absolute Superman 1-5 Spoiler Discussion
00:45:05 – Rise of the Super 7
01:08:20 – Mailbag

Thanks to Shawn Allen for our music and Aaron Price for our show logo. Edit, show notes and social media by Rob O’Connor. Closing theme of the week by EpicTrailerMusicUK on YouTube

Alan Burke

Alan has an extensive knowledge and passion for comic book literature and the legacy of Superman in particular. Alan is an avid collector of rare comic book and film memorabilia and believes that comic book characters, such as Superman, represent the equivalent of a modern day mythology. Alan believes that fictional comic book characters, such as Superman, represent the modern day equivalent to the Gods of ancient mythology.

Rob O'Connor

By day, Rob O’Connor is a TV producer working in Ireland on a number of successful series. By night, Rob keeps his horizons broadened with a steady diet of 90s teen dramas, video games and superhero comics. The phone won’t stop ringing.