Host Anthony Desiato and guest Mike Sangregorio dig into the Superman bibliography of notorious writer Chuck Austen, including his 2004-2005 run on Action Comics with Ivan Reis, which resurrected the decades-old romantic rivalry between Lois Lane & Lana Lang, introduced a new Gog, and infused Clark with a Spidey-esque sensibility.
Anthony and Mike also unpack a pair of fill-in issues (on “Superman” and “Superman: The Man of Steel”), the 12-issue maxiseries “Superman: Metropolis” starring Jimmy Olsen, and the JLA arc “Pain of the Gods.”
Are all the fans and critics right about Austen, or is there any redemption to be had? Oh, and have Anthony and Mike solved the mystery of writer J.D. Finn…?
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