The concept of the hero is an important part of how we see the world. Whether it’s real life do-gooders or the protagonists of our favorite stories we enjoy learning about and honoring heroes. In this episode we examine the concept of the hero. We discuss the core traits of
This week on The Legends of the DCU Podcast! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs are joined by Mike Gordon and Ashley Pauls to review the Supergirl Movie! Kara Zor-El embarks on a dangerous journey across the cosmos after a ruthless enemy threatens someone close to her. Reluctantly teaming up with
This week on The Legends of the DCU Podcast! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs are visited by the Kindly Ones as we dive into another review of The Sandman. Superman’s partnership with Supercorp collapses when Mercy Graves betrays him by weaponizing his symbol, unleashing Kryptonite-powered attacks, and revealing a super-powered
Flopcast episode 728! It’s another extra-quick show because we’re extra-sleepy. But we do cover: Running with turkeys! Old comic books starring Superman and Supergirl! A new comic book starring a decapitated chicken! Celebrating Record Store Day with German disco Christmas music! And celebrating the 40th anniversary of Batman: The Dark
This Week on Earth Station DCU! We are not talking about Drew’s brother, but Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs continue their review of Peacemaker Season 2 by reviewing episode 6. Caught between Lady Shiva’s uneasy alliance and a surprise attack from the Unburied, Cassandra must choose whether to stand with
This Week on Earth Station DCU! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs dive into a six-part event where the sinister psychic powers of Gorilla Grodd put both Superman and Batman in peril, but with a mysterious twist that hints at knowledge of the future. The Justice League Unlimited come face-to-face with
Superman (2025) generated far too much discussion for us to contain it in a single episode. In part 2 we return to the series. We discuss the Justice Gang, what we think of the individual members, and why an unkind person doing good is a great thing to showcase. We
Superman is the first full entry into James Gunn’s DCU. Facing backlash from those who wished the DCEU to continue, the film had a lot riding on it to prove the narrative vision of this new version of the DC universe across multiples forms of media. In this episode we
Flopcast episode 692! With a free week before we start like eight months of nonstop Dragon Con coverage, Kevin and the Mayor are trying something new: We’re recording the show from outside Chickentown Studios, in the great and filthy outdoors. Hopefully this will provide a more festive summertime atmosphere, until
Superman month concludes this week, but we couldn’t leave without talking about the last iteration of The Man of Steel. In this episode we look at the entirety of the DCEU – from a franchise of franchises overseen by Zack Snyder to a disjointed dying gasp of poorly performing films
Superman is high in the public consciousness today, so we’re taking a step back and looking at the movie series that many still site as the quintessential version of the character. In this episode we discuss all four of the Superman movies that starred Christopher Reeve as well as Superman
Superman & Lois was the final DC series produced by the CW. Originally meant to be part of the Arrowverse, the series blazed its own path once it was determined that crossovers wouldn’t be possible with Covid production restrictions. In this episode we talk about the fourth and final season
