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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 22h

🎃 THE LONG HALLOWEEN SAGA CONTINUES! This week on Lighting the Bat-Signal, @javitru.bsky.social joins me to compare notes on BATMAN: DARK VICTORY & CATWOMAN: WHEN IN ROME by Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale. We talk Dick’s surprisingly small but impactful appearance, Selina’s side quest, & more. 🎧 NOW! 🦇

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

☄️ SMALLVILLE 25th Anniversary celebration! Zach Moore from Always Hold On To Smallville joins me to pitch OUR versions of Smallville: The Animated Series, aka the project Rosenbaum & Welling have long teased. 🎧, enjoy, & tell us how many 🌹 or 💣 we get! Art by zakareer (DeviantArt).

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

🎃 Our Long Halloween Saga coverage continues in ONE WEEK with Dark Victory (& When in Rome)! Episode on Loeb & Sale’s first epic now available ICYMI.

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

For those who 🎧 to this week’s SUPER SONS retrospective, you heard my proposal for a new chapter in young Jon & Damian’s story — one that reveals a previously untold adventure during the years when Jon was supposedly trapped in the 🌋. Would you be down for a story like that?

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

💥 IT’S HERE! Our spoiler review of HBO’s LANTERNS has arrived. BJ Shea joins me to compare notes on the just-completed season. This episode is part of Beyond Metropolis: Touring the DCU, our patron-exclusive podcast feed. Join us & 🎧!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

💥 All right, you Jon Kent fanatics! This week, Shawn Eastridge (Missing Frames) & I dig into the complete SUPER SONS works from writer Peter Tomasi. We really enjoyed the characters of Jon & Damian and their odd couple dynamic — but how did the actual STORIES hold up? 🎧 NOW as our “Reign” ends!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

💥 I better see BIG numbers for tomorrow’s SUPER SONS episode — particularly from everyone always lamenting Jon’s aging up — or this is the last dedicated Jon ep you’ll get! 😆 I kid. More or less. And by “more or less,” I mean I’m really not kidding. Tomorrow!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

TUESDAY. Shawn Eastridge & I had a very thoughtful, interesting discussion about this one. Don’t miss it!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This week, we discussed what I see as Superboy-Prime’s four major incarnations to date. Have you 🎧 yet? And which version of Prime resonates with you the most? It’s Prime 101, baby! Don’t let the week end without diving into our latest.

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🎃 IT BEGINS HERE! Lighting the Bat-Signal kicks off a multi-part look at The Long Halloween Saga with guest Ryan Lower (The Batman Book Club) as we celebrate Loeb & Sale’s original epic in its 30th anniversary year. Ryan & I talk impact on our fandoms, mystery payoff, legacy, & more. 🎧 NOW!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

TOMORROW. October One. 🎃 season is upon us, and with it, our coverage of THE LONG HALLOWEEN SAGA begins. Tune in as I team up with fellow Bat-podcaster Ryan Lower (The Batman Book Club) to revisit Loeb & Sale’s original epic. 🦇 Don’t miss Lighting the Bat-Signal!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

You know what to do. 🎧 & enjoy, you beautiful nerds!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

💥 PRIME PUNCH! @ralphpuma.bsky.social & I shatter reality as we dive into SUPERBOY-PRIME’s wild ride from hero to villain & back again. Join us as we revisit his debut, heel turn in Infinite Crisis & subsequent DCU villain era, and current redemptive arc. 🎧 NOW! Art by @isimmonsart.bsky.social.

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

MIDNIGHT EST. It’s the “Superboy-Prime 101” episode you’ve been waiting for. Ralph & I had a great time discussing the character . . . AND I might have taken a page out of Prime’s book with some fourth wall breaking added in post. Gotta listen ALL the way through on this one!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Even though it technically took place just before “Reign of the Superboys” — aka the main thrust of this week’s episode — we HAD to carve out a minute or two to salute this stellar issue of ACTION COMICS, which gave Good Ol’ Pete Ross (his official title, btw) a long-overdue spotlight!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🦇 Don’t be a little snot like that brat Dick Grayson! Cue up the latest Lighting the Bat-Signal as I revisit ALL-STAR BATMAN & ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER by Frank Miller & Jim Lee with Brandon Montclare (aka the Assistant Editor on the series)! It’s a rare inside look not to be missed. 🎧 NOW!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🦇 I hope our DARK KNIGHT SAGA coverage has grabbed you by the collar & pulled you in! Tomorrow, it all wraps up with a special interview ft. Brandon Montclare, Assistant Editor on ALL-STAR BATMAN & ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER. Don’t miss this RARE inside look at that wild series!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Thanks to everyone who’s already 🎧 to our latest! If you’re not current on the books — or you’re not a comics reader generally — but you want to see what “Reign of the Superboys” was all about, let us guide you through it! It’s another fun conversation with Sweet-Sweet.

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

💥 IT’S A REIGN! Sweet-Sweet Bernie joins me to break down the recent “Reign of the Superboys” publishing initiative across the Super-titles. We talk Prime in SUPERMAN, Conner in SUPERGIRL, the return of young Jon (or is it?) in SUPERMAN UNLIMITED, & past Clark with the JLU in ACTION COMICS. 🎧 NOW!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

TOMORROW. Sweet-Sweet & I dig into “Reign of the Superboys.” Be there!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

🦇 Happy Batman Day! In a special double-header, Mike & I find understanding — and redemption? — for Frank Miller’s notorious sequel THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN. Then, @percivalconstantine.com tags in as we discuss DK III: THE MASTER RACE, THE LAST CRUSADE, & THE GOLDEN CHILD. 🎧NOW!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

📰 SERIES FINALE! 📰 Another Exciting Episode in the Adventures of Superman signs off with “All That Glitters,” in which Jimmy dreams that he & Lois have powers. PLUS, Rich & I reflect on the show’s legacy, the rewatch experience, & our favorite running gags on the podcast! 🎧 NOW!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

If I could Prime Punch my way through all of your devices and tell you to play our latest — a special audience Q&A with Superman (Metropolis) Group Editor Paul Kaminski — believe me, I would! 🤣 Thanks to everyone who already listened, and if you haven’t, cue it up!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

💥 Superman Group Editor @paulkaminski.bsky.social returns — this time to answer YOUR questions about the new Legion, being a steward of the character, breaking into the industry, Jon Kent’s status, the decision to bring back Prime, and MORE! Huge thanks to Paul for this opportunity. 🎧 NOW!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Are YOU ready for the return of Superman (aka Metropolis) Group Editor PAUL KAMINSKI to answer audience questions? Do NOT miss tomorrow’s episode! Tons of great insight & teases of what’s to come.

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

💥 NEW Beyond Metropolis! On this month’s spinoff show, guest Adam Lifshitz & I tackle HUMAN TARGET by Tom King & Greg Smallwood. Christopher Chance has been poisoned while posing as Lex Luthor — leaving him with only 12 days to live — and the members of JLI are all suspects. 🎧 NOW!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

🗞️ EXTRA! EXTRA! 🗞️ In “The Perils of Superman” — the penultimate episode of ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN starring (& directed by) George Reeves — the Man of Steel must save his friends from a series of cliffhanger-style death traps. Rich Roney returns for this standout. 🎧 NOW!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Thanks to everyone who’s already jumped on our SUPERMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES 30-year retrospective! Were you surprised by any episodes that did or did not make it onto either of our Top 10 lists?

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🚀 STAS at 30! Sweet-Sweet Bernie rockets in to compare notes on SUPERMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES — including its place in the wider Superman mythology, the role it served in our personal fandoms, its strengths & limitations, AND our TOP 10 EPISODES of the entire series. 🎧 NOW!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Me if I find out you haven’t listened to our latest, which includes an examination of the 🔥 excellent two-part animated adaptation of THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS. It was so good that even *I* didn’t mind it — TOO much, that is 😉 — that the film ditched the inner monologue. 🎧 to Lighting the Bat-Signal!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

🔥 Another MAWS-inspired rendition by @isimmonsart.bsky.social! Ken & I spent a lot of time discussing the two Superboys we met during Season 3 of My Adventures with Superman. If you’ve finished the season but haven’t listened to our breakdown, you know what to do over this long weekend!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Nothing like rereading one of the densest works in the smallest possible format — am I right, Shawn? 😂 I kid! The guy still pulled it off. If you haven’t heard our latest podcast team-up on this week’s Lighting the Bat-Signal, enjoy our DARK KNIGHT RETURNS deep dive now!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

📰 EXTRA! EXTRA! 📰 Zach Moore (Always Hold On To Smallville) joins me for “The Brainy Burro” — directed by series star GEORGE REEVES — in which criminals hiding out in Mexico take advantage of a mind-reading 🫏 to commit a bank robbery & frame the Daily Planet crew. 🎧 NOW! Only 2 episodes remain . . .

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

🦇 Fat Moose owner Shawn Hendricks joins me for an epic discussion of Frank Miller’s seminal Batman tale, including its legacy, personal impact, Rocky 🥊 parallels, & more. We ALSO compare the work to its stellar two-part animated adaptation. 🎧 NOW as we celebrate 40 years of THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

🦇 Our 40th anniversary retrospective of Frank Miller’s THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS is out right NOW! I had a magnificent time revisiting this classic with one of the biggest Batman fans I know. This is an essential part of the fan journey we’re charting on Lighting the Bat-Signal. Hope you all enjoy!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

BEHOLD this 🔥 rendition of Cyborg Superman from MY ADVENTURES WITH SUPERMAN by @isimmonsart.bsky.social! Have you 🎧 to my talk with V Ken Marion about Season 3? As you heard, Ken got more mileage out of the season overall, whereas I felt the first half was significantly stronger than the second.

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🔥 NEW EPISODE! Comic book artist V Ken Marion joins me to break down Season 3 of MY ADVENTURES WITH SUPERMAN — including its take on “Reign on the Supermen,” key character & relationship arcs, and interpretations of Cyborg Superman, Superboy, “Eradicator,” & Bizarro. 🎧 NOW & beware SPOILERS!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

TUESDAY. Digging for Kryptonite is BACK with comic book artist V Ken Marion in studio for a spoiler review of MY ADVENTURES WITH SUPERMAN Season 3. It’s the kickoff to a 🔥 run of standalone episodes throughout September & October. Join us!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🦇 Next month on Lighting the Bat-Signal! Our monthly show kicks into high gear with THREE new installments on Frank Miller’s Dark Knight Saga. The unofficial prologue to this event — all about Year One — is out now ICYMI!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Could have done separate episodes on any/all of these works, but considering them in relation to each other proved to be a much more interesting & dynamic exercise. If you’ve missed any of Lighting the Bat-Signal’s first 6 entries, catch up now!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

📰 EXTRA! EXTRA! 📰 We’re back at the circus for this week’s 🎙️ Another Exciting Episode in the Adventures of Superman! Rich Roney joins me for “Three in One,” in which a trio of circus performers combine their abilities to mimic Superman’s powers and frame him. A Season 6 standout! 🎧 NOW. 🎪

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Me coming at you if I find out you haven’t listened to our latest 🦇 episode yet! Thanks to everyone who already 🎧. This is just the beginning of our Frank Miller coverage . . .

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

🦇 NEW BAT TALK! This month on Lighting the Bat-Signal, Always Hold On To Smallville’s Zach Moore joins me to discuss the seminal BATMAN: YEAR ONE by Miller & Mazzucchelli, the infamous YEAR TWO by Barr, Davis, & McFarlane, AND the animated films they inspired (including MASK OF THE PHANTASM). 🎧 NOW!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

📰 EXTRA! EXTRA! 📰 It’s the 100th episode of Adventures of Superman — guest starring JOI LANSING as “Superman’s Wife.” Need I say more? Dan Greenfield of 13th Dimension joins me to discuss. 🎧 NOW!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Chuck Austen’s Action Comics last Summer, JMS’s Grounded this year . . . It’s not that I’m a glutton for punishment (as a listener asked recently 😂), but I find it fascinating to excavate these more notorious entries & examine what happened. 🎧 to our Grounded talk ICYMI!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Maybe you read it, maybe you didn’t. Maybe you disliked it like many seem to, or maybe you think it’s been treated unfairly. Maybe you’ve never read it & only know it by its reputation. No matter which category you belong to, @kryptonreport.bsky.social & I have you covered. 🎧 NOW!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

TOMORROW. Tyler & I take you through “Grounded” — the notorious storyline by JMS featuring Superman’s walk across America — in the last DFK before our end-of-summer break. Don’t miss it.

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

🔥 HOT OFF THE PRESSES! Fat Moose Comics owner Shawn Hendricks & I indulge in some rare Marvel talk as we give our spoiler review of SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY. Available at the “DCU Tourist” tier & above. 🎧 NOW!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

📰 EXTRA! EXTRA! 📰 Daniel Sanchez returns as we break down “The Gentle Monster” from Adventures of Superman, in which Prof. Pepperwinkle — yes, him again — shows off a Kryptonite-powered robot called Mr. McTavish just as criminals target the Daily Planet with a bomb. 🎧 NOW!

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Digging for Kryptonite Podcast @diggingforkrpod.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Any WONDER WOMAN by Greg Rucka fans out there? We cover his FIRST run from 2003-2006 on the latest Beyond Metropolis. Diana as ambassador, the intro of Veronica Cale, Diana’s blinding, & the aftermath of her killing of Maxwell Lord — @clarkkentearth2.bsky.social & I break it all down. 🎧 NOW!

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