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Episode 9 of the Superman Confidential podcast takes a look at recent news on Superman plus takes a look at the Superman: Shazam!: First Thunder comic book mini-series from 2005-2006.
Zack Snyder’s original Justice League plans for Superman
- Original plans vs. plans after BvS
- Didn’t shoot everything –
- Knightmare sequence chronologically took place in distant future after Darkseid killed Lois Lane in the Batcave and Superman “succumbed to the anti-life equation”
- Lois Lane was “the key” to Superman. “Every heart has one”
DC Universe to expand comics library
- Only available in the U.S.
- More than 20,000 comics
Season 1 of Krypton to be available for streaming on DC Universe beginning April 5
- Article said season 2 would air on Syfy in the summer
The legend of Captain Marvel being the most popular hero in the 1940s
- Captain Marvel Adventures – “Largest circulation of any comic magazine”
- “After all, what other comic came out biweekly, issuing a new edition every other Friday?” in 1946
- Superman was every-other month, Action Comics was monthly
Other Superman/Shazam recommendations:
- Shazam! #15 (1974) – “Captain Marvel meets…Lex Luthor”
- The Power of Shazam! #46 (1998) – “Absolute Power”
Superman/Shazam: First Thunder
- 4-issue mini-series dated from November 2005 to February 2006
- Written by Judd Winick, pencils and colors by Joshua Middleton, letters by Nick Napolitano, edited by Mike Carlin
- Re-telling of the first meeting of Superman and Captain Marvel
#1 – “A Face in the Crowd”
- Set after Superman and Batman have emerged, before Wonder Woman, Flash, and Green Lantern have appeared; Captain Marvel’s appearance
- Fawcett City – Billy is living in the subway
- Billy’s friend Scott
- Dr. Thaddeus Sivana is introduced as a businessman
- Sivana wants to team-up with Luthor to take down their flying demons
- Issue ends with Superman offering to help Captain Marvel
#2 – “Odd Couples”
- Sivana and Lex Luthor exchange “pleasantries” at LexCorp
- Marvel is very excited to meet Superman
- They decide to team up
- Cap doesn’t realize how powerful Superman is “I never get winded”
- They have a chat about their powers – Superman shares a lot of info
#3 – “Titans”
- Action-heavy issue
- Marvel takes on Lord Sabbac, Superman fights Eclipso
- Superman tells Cap he’s glad he is guarding the gates of magic
- Billy’s “home” is attacked
#4 – “Men and Boys! Gods and Thunder”
- At the Daily Planet – Lois thinks Clark bought the story from someone in Fawcett City
- Sivana sends a team after Billy, gets Scott
- Marvel “interrogates” one of the shooters
- Cap goes after Sivana, but cools down
- Lois finds out, Superman goes to find Cap on Mount Everest
- Marvel feels guilty, calls Scott his best friend
- Cap reveals he is actually a boy named Billy Batson
- Superman gives The Wizard a lecture on giving a boy superpowers
- The Wizard says Billy is worthy, but could use “guidance”
- Clark finds Billy in an abandoned building, reveals his identity
Twitter feedback from @behindthecapes – “Great show! I would take all things you suggested as far as animation and live action. I do agree that Superman deserves the blockbuster treatment and would be my preference as well. However, our live action shows would be very similar. (1/2) (2/2) I would like something of a blend of Lois and Clark and the family dynamic in the Tomasi/Gleason run. I want to see Clark and Lois on the beat, and Superman (& Jon) intervening when required. You could use lesser known villains and fill out the world of Metropolis.”
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