#32 – Reign of the Supermen

Reign of the Superman, the sequel to last year’s The Death of Superman animated movie, has been released, so we review the film on today’s show.

Story *spoilers

Begins 6 months post-Doomsday, several new replacement Supermen have popped up
G. Gordon Godfrey urges people to be their own heroes
Quick introductions to Superboy, Steel, Eradicator
Daily Planet – Sullivan, Ron Troupe, Clark Kent is missing
Lois isn’t really working, gets visit from Ma and Pa Kent
Lois gets inspired, meets with Wonder Woman, figures out Superboy and Steel
Lex’s party – Lex is funding the “Superman” clone (of Superman and Lex)
The eradicator crashes party, 4 Supermen meet and fight
Superman is asleep at the fortress
Cyborg Superman meets Lois Lane and tries to convince her that he’s really Superman, asks her to write about him
Superboy toy unboxing
Presidential press conference for new Justice League watchtower, Parademons invade, JL disappear
Superboy finds out he has Lex’s DNA as well
Lois figures out the Cyborg is Hank Henshaw and Steel is John Henry Irons
Cyborg Superman gets vision from Darkseid, he starts recruiting people
Darkseid wants Earth to be New Apokolips, manipulates Cyborg Supes, but gets shut down
Kal-El wakes up, isn’t fully powered yet
Lex has a motherbox, teams up with Lois
Final fight between Kal-El and Cyborg Superman
Lex returns JL, who work to stop Cyber Corps
Lois and Superman defeat Cyborg Superman
Clark returns, Superman’s new suit, Conner moves in with Kents
Credits scene – Justice League (with Lex) want to take fight to Darkseid on Apokolips

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