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Digging for Kryptonite: A Superman Fan Journey

Flat Squirrel Productions

Host Anthony Desiato (My Comic Shop History) takes flight with an ongoing podcast series exploring Superman! Digging for Kryptonite is an examination of Krypton"s Last Son across time and media, with deep dives into the creative visions, character elements, eras, and individual stories that have shaped the Man of Steel and the larger DC Universe since 1938. New episodes every Tuesday.

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01:51:52

The Great Superman Fan Debates

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2024/02/20

Host Anthony Desiato and guests Ralph Puma & Mike Sangregorio dig into the great debates that often rage within the Superman fan community: Is it LuthER or LuthOR? Was Clark a bully or hero in the diner at the end of SUPERMAN II? Should Ma & Pa Kent live to guide their son through adulthood or meet an untimely end? And MUCH more! Be sure to share YOUR answers to these questions on our social media channels below.Support the show and receive exclusive podcast content at

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02:18:51

The Arrowverse — Crisis on Infinite Earths (RED SKIES...

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2024/02/13

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Zach Moore (ALWAYS HOLD ON TO SMALLVILLE) dig into the Arrowverse's 5-part television adaptation of CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS—spanning ARROW, FLASH, SUPERGIRL, BATWOMAN, and DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW on The CW—which saw the return of Tom Welling as the Clark Kent of Earth-167 and Brandon Routh as the Superman of Earth-96. Support the show and receive exclusive podcast content at Patreon.com/AnthonyDesiato, including the spinoff podcasts BEYOND METROPOLIS and DIGGING FOR

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01:55:55

Superman: Legacy Wishlist

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2024/02/06

Host Anthony Desiato and guest V Ken Marion (the upcoming BATTLE CHRONICLE SOL-STRYKER) share their wishlists for James Gunn's SUPERMAN: LEGACY, scheduled to hit theaters on July 11, 2025. What do YOU hope to see from the Man of Steel's long-overdue return to the big screen?Support the show and receive exclusive podcast content at Patreon.com/AnthonyDesiato, including the spinoff podcasts BEYOND METROPOLIS and DIGGING FOR JUSTICE!Visit BCW Supplies and use promo code FSP to save 10% on your next

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59:10

Interview with Action Comics Writer PHILLIP KENNEDY...

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2024/01/30

Host Anthony Desiato digs into "The Warworld Saga" and more with the man who wrote it: recent ACTION COMICS writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson! In this special interview episode, Phillip discusses his Superman fan journey, Clark's characterization, worldbuilding on Warworld, bringing back Conduit, restoring Superman's secret identity, and still having more Superman stories to tell. Enjoy!Follow PKJ's current comics work on GREEN LANTERN: WAR JOURNAL and THE INCREDIBLE HULK, and visit

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02:13:01

DC: The New Frontier by Darwyn Cooke (20th Anniversary)

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2024/01/23

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Chris Clow (THE COMIC BINGE, DISCOVERY DEBRIEF) dig into the Darwyn Cooke masterpiece DC: THE NEW FRONTIER—along with its 2008 animated adaptation and tie-in comic special—on the 20-year anniversary of the original miniseries. Anthony and Chris celebrate the sprawling epic, which depicts the dawn of the Silver Age of DC Comics and the birth of the Justice League against the backdrop of America from the mid-1940s through the early 1960s.Support the show and receive

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01:57:41

Reign of the Supermen & Superman: Man of Tomorrow...

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2024/01/16

Host Anthony Desiato interviews Tim Sheridan, screenwriter of the animated films REIGN OF THE SUPERMEN (2019) and SUPERMAN: MAN OF TOMORROW (2020), about his approach to each of those projects—from adapting the classic 90s comics saga to putting a fresh spin on Superman's iconic origin.Support the show and receive exclusive podcast content at Patreon.com/AnthonyDesiato, including the spinoff podcasts BEYOND METROPOLIS and DIGGING FOR JUSTICE!Visit BCW Supplies and use promo code FSP to save 10% on

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02:46:07

Ranking the DCEU

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2024/01/09

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Zach Moore (ALWAYS HOLD ON TO SMALLVILLE) RANK all 16 films that comprise the DCEU, or DC Extended Universe, which began with 2013's MAN OF STEEL and concluded at the end of 2023 with AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM. Join them as they count down their lists, and be sure to share your own!Support the show and receive exclusive podcast content at Patreon.com/AnthonyDesiato, including the spinoff podcasts BEYOND METROPOLIS and DIGGING FOR JUSTICE!Visit BCW Supplies and use

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01:51:29

Superman: Peace on Earth by Paul Dini & Alex Ross

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2023/12/26

Host Anthony Desiato presents a special "Digging for Krystmas" holiday installment! Anthony and guest Josh Marowitz dig into the 1998 classic SUPERMAN: PEACE ON EARTH by Paul Dini & Alex Ross, as well as the Dini-written "Comfort & Joy" episode of the JUSTICE LEAGUE animated series. Happy Holidays!This is the last episode of Digging for Kryptonite in 2023. The podcast will return in two weeks on 1/9/24. Thank you all for a wonderful year!Support the show and receive exclusive podcast content

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02:06:31

The New Krypton Saga Part 2

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2023/12/19

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Chris Clow (THE COMIC BINGE, DISCOVERY DEBRIEF) dig into the "World Against Superman" and "Last Stand of New Krypton" chapters of the sprawling 2008-2018 NEW KRYPTON saga.Featuring a Q&A with former Superman editor Matt Idelson at the top of the episode!This second and final installment on New Krypton covers:SUPERMAN #691-700 by James Robinson & Bernard Chang;ACTION COMICS #880-889 by Greg Rucka, Eric Trautmann, & Pere Pérez;SUPERGIRL #44-52 by Sterling

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01:55:27

The New Krypton Saga Part 1

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2023/12/12

Host Anthony Desiato closes the final gap in his modern-era Superman reading with a two-part discussion of the "New Krypton" saga, which played out across more than 100 issues from 2008-2010.In Part 1, Anthony and guest Tyler Patrick (KRYPTON REPORT) dig into the initial "New Krypton" and "World Without Superman" chapters of the sweeping saga:SUPERMAN #681-690 by James Robinson & Renato Guedes;ACTION COMICS #871-879 by Geoff Johns & Pete Woods, followed by Greg Rucka;SUPERGIRL #35-43 by

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02:12:39

Lois & Clark: The New Krypton Arc

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2023/12/05

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Matt Truex (LOIS & CLARK'D: THE NEW PODCASTS OF SUPERMAN, ALWAYS HOLD ON TO DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW) dig into the four-episode New Krypton arc from LOIS & CLARK: THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN. This discussion covers "Through a Glass, Darkly," "Big Girls Don't Fly," "Lord of the Flys," and "Battleground Earth."Support the show and receive exclusive podcast content at Patreon.com/AnthonyDesiato, including the spinoff podcasts BEYOND METROPOLIS and DIGGING FOR

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01:44:30

The Bottle City of Kandor

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2023/11/28

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Rich Roney dig into a selection of classic Pre-Crisis stories featuring the Bottle City of Kandor, including: "The Super-Duel in Space" (ACTION #242), "Superman in Kandor" (SUPERMAN #158), "The Feud Between Batman and Superman!" (WORLD'S FINEST #143), "Let My People Grow" (SUPERMAN #338), and many more.Support the show and receive exclusive podcast content at Patreon.com/AnthonyDesiato, including the spinoff podcasts BEYOND METROPOLIS and DIGGING FOR JUSTICE!Visit BCW

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01:53:56

Syfy's Krypton Season 2

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2023/11/21

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Tyler Patrick (KRYPTON REPORT) dig into the second and final season of Syfy's short-lived KRYPTON television series, featuring the tale of Superman's grandfather, Seg-El, on the doomed planet 200 years before its destruction. Season 2 pits General Zod's military might—which comes to include DOOMSDAY—against Val-El's rebels on the moon Wegthor. Meanwhile, Seg returns from the Phantom Zone, encounters intergalactic bounty hunter LOBO, frees himself from BRAINIAC's

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01:53:28

Syfy's Krypton Season 1

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2023/11/14

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Zach Moore (ALWAYS HOLD ON TO SMALLVILLE) dig into the first season of Syfy's short-lived KRYPTON television series, featuring the tale of Superman's grandfather, Seg-El, on the doomed planet 200 years before its destruction.Support the show and receive exclusive podcast content at Patreon.com/AnthonyDesiato, including the spinoff podcasts BEYOND METROPOLIS and DIGGING FOR JUSTICE!Visit BCW Supplies and use promo code FSP to save 10% on your next order of comics

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02:05:31

The Return of Superman 30th Anniversary (PLUS! Beyond...

Digging for Kryptonite: A Superman Fan Journey ·

2023/11/07

Host Anthony Desiato presents the series premiere of his new Patreon-exclusive spinoff podcast, BEYOND METROPOLIS: TOURING THE DCU, for FREE for all audience members to sample! In the pilot, Anthony and guest guest Bernie Gerstmayr (Aw Yeah Comics) stop in Coast City to unpack Hal Jordan's wild, decade-long journey from Green Lantern to Parallax to Spectre and back again. Stories discussed include "Emerald Twilight," ZERO HOUR, "Parallax View," FINAL NIGHT, DAY OF JUDGMENT, and GL: REBIRTH

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01:28:52

The Man Behind Superman Homepage

Digging for Kryptonite: A Superman Fan Journey ·

2023/10/31

Host Anthony Desiato digs into the origins and evolution of Superman Homepage, the web's leading Superman resource, with editor-in-chief Steve Younis.Support the show and receive exclusive podcast content at Patreon.com/AnthonyDesiato, including the spinoff podcasts BEYOND METROPOLIS and DIGGING FOR JUSTICE!Visit BCW Supplies and use promo code FSP to save 10% on your next order of comics supplies. FACEBOOK GROUP: Digging for Kryptonite: A Superman Fan GroupFACEBOOK PAGE:

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02:04:00

Dawn of DC in the Superman Titles

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2023/10/24

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Case Aiken (MEN OF STEEL podcast) dig into DC Comics' post-DARK CRISIS publishing initiative, "Dawn of DC," as it relates to the Superman family of titles: ACTION COMICS by Phillip Kennedy Johnson & Rafa Sandoval ("Speeding Bullets" from #1051-1056), SUPERMAN by Joshua Williamson & Jamal Campbell ("Supercorp" from #1-5), and the ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN: JON KENT miniseries by Tom Taylor & Clayton Henry.Support the show and receive exclusive podcast content

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01:54:38

Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths (Red Skies Finale)

Digging for Kryptonite: A Superman Fan Journey ·

2023/10/17

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Jermaine Exum (aka "Lord Retail" of Acme Comics) dig into the most recent—but surely not last—Crisis event: DARK CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS by Joshua Williamson and Daniel Sampere, featuring the return of Pariah and the restoration of the original Pre-Crisis multiverse.This is the FINALE of "Red Skies," a 13-part podcast epic mining DC Comics' Crisis-level, status quo-altering events.Support the show and receive exclusive podcast content at Patreon.com/AnthonyDesiato,

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02:39:30

Dark Nights: Death Metal (Red Skies XII)

Digging for Kryptonite: A Superman Fan Journey ·

2023/10/10

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Chris Clow (THE COMIC BINGE) dig into DARK NIGHTS: DEATH METAL by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, as well as the concluding half of Snyder's JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA run (including the "Justice/Doom War" storyline).This is the penultimate chapter of "Red Skies," a 13-part podcast epic mining DC Comics' Crisis-level, status quo-altering events.Support the show and receive exclusive podcast content at Patreon.com/AnthonyDesiato, including the spinoff podcasts BEYOND

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02:23:02

Doomsday Clock (Red Skies XI)

Digging for Kryptonite: A Superman Fan Journey ·

2023/10/03

Host Anthony Desiato and guest Tyler Patrick (KRYPTON REPORT) dig into DOOMSDAY CLOCK, the 12-issue miniseries by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank that was published from 2017-2019 and saw the DC Universe collide with characters from WATCHMEN.This is Chapter XI of "Red Skies," a 13-part podcast epic mining DC Comics' Crisis-level, status quo-altering events.Support the show and receive exclusive podcast content at Patreon.com/AnthonyDesiato, including the spinoff podcasts BEYOND METROPOLIS and DIGGING FOR

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