DC Comics Broke Death | UTC Podcast 226

This week, Jared and Teladia outline why Death in comics has become a meaningless marketing tactic that is slowly losing its effectiveness. They use the Death of Superman and Death of the Justice League as examples of when comics used death as a marketing tactic. “The Death of Superman” is a crossover story event mostly featured in DC Comics’ Superman-related publications. The crossover, which originated from editor Mike Carlin and writers Dan Jurgens, Roger Stern, Louise Simonson, Jerry Ordway, and Karl Kesel, began in December 1992 and lasted until October 1993.

The Problem With James Gunn’s Superman Suit

This week, Jared outlines why he does NOT like the James Gunn’s Superman Suit for Superman Legacy. He discuss the parts of the suit that really kill the hype for him but also a few points he thinks were good touches.

An Underrated Classic / Blue Beatle Discussion

This week, the boys discuss Blue Beatle! Jaime Reyes suddenly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology called the Scarab. When the Scarab chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he’s bestowed with an incredible suit of armor that’s capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the superhero Blue Beetle.