Anthony Desiato, owner and founder of Flat Squirrel Productions, is a lifelong Superman fan, documentary filmmaker, and podcast host who has been chronicling the culture of comic shops for the past decade. Projects include the films My Comic Shop Documentary and My Comic Shop Country, as well as the podcast series My Comic Shop History and Digging For Kryptonite.
Host Anthony Desiato and guest Nathan MacKenzie (Superman: The Animated Podcast) dig into the overlooked “Legion of Super-Heroes” animated series from 2006-2008, which teamed a “young Superman” (aka Superboy) with the futuristic team for two seasons and 26 episodes.
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Host Anthony Desiato and guests Bernie Gerstmayr (Aw Yeah Comics) & Justin De Voe (@reallifelobo) dig into the crossover event “Superman: House of Brainiac” by Joshua Williamson & Rafa Sandoval as well as the larger Williamson-written era of the Superman title.
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Josh Marowitz dig into Season 2 of the animated series MY “Adventures With Superman,” which airs on Adult Swim and streams on MAX. They discuss Lois & Clark’s communication issues, the show’s interpretations of Kara Zor-El (Supergirl), Brainiac, & Lex Luthor, and whether Season 2 lived up to the show’s potential. SPOILER WARNING!
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Host Anthony Desiato presents a very special coda to the podcast’s recent coverage of the 1988-1992 “Superboy” television series: a rare interview with Season 1 star John Haymes Newton!
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Rich Roney break down “Panic in the Sky” (Season 2, Episode 12). In this episode—widely considered the all-time best—of the classic “Adventures of Superman” television series starring George Reeves, Superman loses his memory while trying to stop an asteroid on a collision course with Earth and must remember who he really is before it’s too late.
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Host Anthony Desiato presents the final “mixtape” digging into the 1988-1992 “Superboy” television series starring John Newton (Season 1) and Gerard Christopher (Seasons 2-4).
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Daniel Sanchez (@wearingthecape) break down “The Man in the Lead Mask” (Season 2, Episode 11). In this episode of the classic “Adventures of Superman” television series starring George Reeves, a wanted criminal tries to convince his cronies that a doctor was able to change his fingerprints surgically.
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Host Anthony Desiato presents the third in a quartet of “mixtape”-style discussions digging into the 1988-1992 SUPERBOY television series starring John Newton (Season 1) and Gerard Christopher (Seasons 2-4).
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Host Anthony Desiato presents the second in a quartet of “mixtape”-style discussions digging into the 1988-1992 “Superboy” television series starring John Newton (Season 1) and Gerard Christopher (Seasons 2-4).
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Host Anthony Desiato and guest Rich Roney break down “The Face and the Voice” (Season 2, Episode 10). In this episode of the classic “Adventures of Superman” television series starring George Reeves, a thug named Boulder (George Reeves in a triple role) undergoes plastic surgery and vocal training to look and sound like Superman.
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