Vin & Vic break down the main Superman comics influences for James Gunn's upcoming DCU movie. Stick around to the end for mailbag questions!
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All-Star Superman (2005) - Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely
Kingdom Come (1996) - Mark Waid, Alex Ross
Superman for All Seasons (1998) - Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale
Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? (1986) - Alan Moore, Curt Swan
Superman: Up in the Sky (2019) - Tom King, Andy Kubert
Superman: Supercorp (2023) - Joshua Williamson, Jamal Campbell
Other Superman comics recommendations: - Superman: Secret Identity - Superman: Red Son - Superman: Birthright - Lex Luthor: Man of Steel
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:42 - Superman For All Seasons
09:02 - All Star Superman
17:41 - Superman: Up in the Sky (2019)
22:20 - Superman: Whatever happened to the Man of Tomorrow?
31:22 - Supercorp
36:32 - Superman '78
40:55 - Kingdom Come
50:15 - Superman 2000 (The Superman comic that never was)
53:38 - Other comic recommendations
58:25 - Looking forward to the new movie from James Gunn Superman (2025)
01:20:30 - Mailbag questions answered
01:28:40 - Outro
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