Episode 6 - Oh Lexor, How I Love You So!
Nov 30, 2018
EPISODE 6: ACTION COMICS VOL.1, ISSUE #544 - 'LUTHOR UNLEASHED' & 'BRAINIAC REBIRTH'
The Last Sons look at a milestone issue of Action Comics which not only is the 45th Anniversary double-sized issue; not only pits Superman against two of his greatest foes in two separate stories; but also treats us to.....Villain Make Overs!!
Lex Luthor get new threads whilst Brainiac is given an edgier, angstier 'tude!
Both Connor-El (the Super Fan) and Rey-Zod (the Newbie) give their takes on this seminal issue which heralded in a new age for Superman and his Rogues' Gallery...
Nothing makes for better drama than blowing up a planet, killing all your loved ones and traversing through space and time as a data stream - Take That!!
SHOW NOTES:
- Action Comics Vol. 1, issue #544
- The issue we are covering
- Next episodes issue (plus action comics 546)
- Luthors first appearance
- Brainiac
- Superman Forever Radio's episode on Brainiac!
- InjustASS
- Liu Kang
- Kingdom Come
- Brave New Metropolis
- Red Son
- Lex Luthor
- DC universe online opening
- Crisis on Infinite Earths
- that awesome brainiac scene in Krypton (spoilers)
- DC Len Wein Hardcover
- Issue that inspired for the man who has everything (dont spoil yourself, read the issue!!)
- For the Man who has Everything (again, with all issues I link, read them!!)
- Superman 75 Years HC
- Cursed Comics Cavalcade (there is a Superman story in there, he is just not advertised for some reason)
- Superman vs Brainiac TPB
- Superman vs Lex Luthor TPB
SYNOPSES:
Refer to DC Wiki Database, Action Comics Vol. 1, issue #544 for synopses...
The music for this episode contains excerpts from various songs and is copyrighted by Styzmask. The music used on Last Sons of Krypton - A Superman Podcast is licensed under an Attribution License;