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 Daniel Sanchez (@wearingthecape) dig into the 2021 anthology miniseries “Superman: Red & Blue,” featuring a series of emotionally resonant, slice-of-life stories by Tom King, Mark Waid, Robert Venditti, and a host of other creators.
Host Anthony Desiato discusses “Drums of Death” (Season 1, Episode 18) with guest Grant Richter (Truth, Justice, and Hope: A Superman Podcast).
Host Anthony Desiato and guest Alex Segura (author of the 2022 novel “Secret Identity”) dig into a real-world take on DC’s most iconic character: 2004’s “Superman: Secret Identity” by Kurt Busiek & Stuart Immonen, depicting the life journey of a man named Clark Kent—in a world where Superman and his mild-mannered alter ego exist only in comic books—who discovers he actually possesses the Man of Steel’s powers.
Host Anthony Desiato and guest Perry Constantine (Superhero Cinephiles podcast) dig into the autobiographical original graphic novel “It’s A Bird…” by creator Steven T. Seagle with artist Teddy Kristiansen.
Host Anthony Desiato discusses “The Runaway Robot” (Season 1, Episode 17) with guest Gene Cahill (Fat Moose Comics).
Host Anthony Desiato and guest Grant Richter (Truth, Justice, and Hope: A Superman Podcast) dig into a pair of Tom King-written works: “Superman: Up In The Sky” with artist Andy Kubert and “Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow” with Bilquis Evely.
Host Anthony Desiato and guest Bill Maio dig into the 2022-2023 limited series “Superman: Space Age” by Mark Russell & Mike Allred.
Host Anthony Desiato discusses “Mystery in Wax’ (Season 1, Episode 16) with guest Luke Bugg, aka “The Geek of Steel” (host of The Podcast of Steel).
Host Anthony Desiato celebrates the milestone 100th episode of Digging for Kryptonite with regular guest V Ken Marion (artist on “Deathshroud”). They reflect on the journey taken over these past 100 episodes, answer your questions from the “Metropolis Mailbag,” and compare notes on Marv Wolfman’s “Man and Superman.”
Host Anthony Desiato and guest Scott Honig dig into the “King of the World” saga in the finale to “Electric ‘Til One Million,” an epic podcast event mining the late 1990s in the Triangle Era comics and beyond.
Host Anthony Desiato discusses “Double Trouble” (Season 1, Episode 15) with returning guest Rich Roney.
Host Anthony Desiato and guest Michael Bailey (From Crisis To Crisis: A Superman Podcast) dig into the Grant Morrison-led crossover event “DC One Million,” which saw the Justice Legion A of the 853rd Century journey to 1998 to invite the present-day JLA to witness the return of the “Prime Superman” after centuries spent in his solar Fortress of Solitude.
Host Anthony Desiato and guest Tyler Patrick (Krypton Report) dig into a trio of storylines as the “Electric Superman” saga at last reaches its end, including Clark’s division into Superman Red/Superman Blue, the Millennium Giants crossover, and the introduction of Dominus.
Host Anthony Desiato discusses “Treasure of the Incas” (Season 1, Episode 14) with guest & Superman cosplayer Daniel Sanchez (@wearingthecape).
Host Anthony Desiato celebrates the legacy of “Superman: The Animated Series (S:TAS)” — covered on this podcast via five “mixtape” episodes in early 2022—by examining that show’s continuation on successor series “Justice League” and “Justice League Unlimited” (JLU).
Host Anthony Desiato and guest Ralph Puma dig into the legendary JLA run by Grant Morrison and Howard Porter in Part IV of “Electric ‘Til Superman,” an epic podcast event mining the late 1990s in the Triangle Era comics and beyond.
