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Mini Reviews: My Adventures with Superman Episode 3

My Adventures with Superman Episode 3

Sometimes, the staff at Graphic Policy read more comics than we’re able to get reviewed. When that happens you’ll see a weekly feature compiling reviews of the comics, or graphic novels, we just didn’t get a chance to write a full one for.

These are Graphic Policy’s Mini Reviews and Recommendations.

Logan

My Adventures with Superman S1E3 “My Interview with Superman”: After the two-part series premier, My Adventures with Superman doesn’t skip a beat as Lois continues her quest to get an interview with the elusive Man of Steel while Intergang goes on a rampage. Writer Aman Adumer turns in more vulnerable, growing into the shoes of hero and villain versions of both Superman and Silver Banshee, and the scene where Superman figures out his heat vision is glorious. There’s also more romantic comedy and shonen anime elements in this episode with the shonen rival type intro for Cat Grant, Steve Lombard, and Ronnie Troupe getting a laugh out of me. But the strength of My Adventures with Superman continues to be the chemistry between Clark, Lois, and Jimmy Olsen as they strive to prove themselves in the newsroom and in the big city. Overall, the show is turning into a darn fun coming of age story with some cryptic conspiracy bits that aren’t overwhelming and let each installment breathe. Overall: 8.4


Well, there you have it, folks. The reviews we didn’t quite get a chance to write. See you next week!

Please note that with some of the above comics, Graphic Policy was provided FREE copies for review. Where we purchased the comics, you’ll see an asterisk (*). If you don’t see that, you can infer the comic was a review copy. In cases where we were provided a review copy and we also purchased the comic you’ll see two asterisks (**).

Around the Tubes

It's Jeff #1

The weekend is almost here! What geeky things are you all doing? Sound off in the comments below. While you wait for the weekday to end and the weekend to begin, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web.

The Beat – Kate Beaton’s DUCKS wins Canada Reads 2023 – Awesome and well deserved.

The Beat – R. Kikuo Johnson receives 2023 Whiting Award for Fiction – Congrats as well!

Kotaku – E3 2023 Canceled – Doh!

The Beat – MY ADVENTURES WITH SUPERMAN animated series to premiere on Adult Swim and Toonami – Nice!

Reviews

CBR – Clobberin Time #1
CBR – It’s Jeff #1

Megalobox Debuts on Anime Toonami this Weekend

Megalobox

VIZ Media has announced the North American broadcast debut of the hit boxing series, Megalobox, on Adult Swim’s Toonami.

The first episode of the sports action drama premieres on Saturday, December 8th at 12 a.m. EST/PST, with future episodes scheduled to air each Saturday. Toonami is the anime programming block on Adult Swim, which offers a variety of original and acquired animated and live-action series for young adults.

The protagonist of the series is a young man with no origin and known only by his ring name: “JNK.DOG.” He survives by fighting in rigged, underground matches of a sport called Megalobox, a form of fighting utilizing powered exoskeletons. JD is bored, resigned and unfulfilled—until the day he encounters Yuri, the reigning official champion of Megalobox.

The English dub cast for Megalobox features Kaiji Tang (as Joe), Jason Marnocha (as Coach Nanbu), Erica Mendez (as Sachio), Lex Lang (as Yuri) and Erika Harlacher (as Yukiko).

The Venture Bros. Podcast: Finale! Season 7 Ep 10: The Saphrax Protocol

We survived the election to bring you in-depth analysis of the Season 7 finale of The Venture Bros.. Join us for a look at the season’s themes, “Empire Strikes Back vs Barbarella” (only one of them has Terence Stamp playing Dildano) and a whole lot of Guild of Calamitous Intent ritual borrowed from the Masons. Steven Attwell explains who the fuck is Saphrax (and also who’s Hank & Dean’s mom!) and we get into the twin’s psychology again (Jungian and otherwise).

Fair warning: Elana’s knowledge of the Masons largely comes from watching avante-garde filmmaker Matthew Barney’s Cremaster cycle and we both geek out about Alan Moore’s From Hell (which are probably Hammer and Publick’s sources on The Masons anyway).

Matthew Barney as the Entered Apprentice Mason in Cremaster 3

Matthew Barney as the Entered Apprentice Mason in Cremaster 3

The Venture Bros. Podcast: Season 7 Ep 9: The Forecast Manufacturer

Things get Freudian, Jungian and John Carpenter-ian in the penultimate episode of Venture Bros Season 7. Join @Elana_Brooklyn and @StevenAttewell on a journey up the Hudson River to a real life secret island castle and meet the Villian With 1,000 References. We play Myth Busters about such topics as lawn darts and “chelation”.

So listen to the podcast here, on Graphic Policy Radio’s iTunes  or find all of our Venture Bros episodes on this playlist.

PS: Here’s the short story sequel to The Thing I recommended: Sam J Miller’s Things With Beards. Here’s the music video of Cult of Personality.

The Venture Bros. Podcast: Season 7 Ep 8: The Terminus Mandate

Come for the long game Venture Bros. lore, stay for the explanation of Curtis Sliwa and the Guardian Angels. Which far fetched as it sounds, is a real thing.

Our podcast examines the themes of The Venture Bros show and all of its cultural and historical references. In this episode Steven Attewell and Elana Levin draw on their knowledge of NY, pop culture and discuss significant themes this season.

Listen here, or on Graphic Policy Radio’s iTunes  or find all of our Venture Bros episodes on this playlist.

PS Elana is on two panels at NY Comic Con: New York TimesOUT presents LGBTQ in Pop Culture and Old Classic, New Voices: Diverse Creators Rate the Comics Canon both on Saturday Oct 6th.

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