{"id":21356,"date":"2021-09-19T22:45:24","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T03:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twotruefreaks.com\/podcast\/?p=21356"},"modified":"2021-09-19T22:45:24","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T03:45:24","slug":"https-twotruefreaks-com-podcast-wp-content-uploads-2021-09-tdbep83-mp3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twotruefreaks.com\/podcast\/https-twotruefreaks-com-podcast-wp-content-uploads-2021-09-tdbep83-mp3\/","title":{"rendered":"3rd Degree Byrne Episode 83: Man of Steel #1, 2 , 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everybody likes a new beginning right?<\/p>\n<p>But do we like a reboot?<\/p>\n<p>Hmmm. . .\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 tricky.<\/p>\n<p>After the Crisis on Infinite Earths, where worlds live, worlds died and nothing was ever the same, DC brought in John Byrne to reboot, revamp and revive Superman.\u00a0 A gargantuan task.<\/p>\n<p>You know, I&#8217;ve always liked that word&#8230; &#8216;gargantuan&#8217;&#8230; so rarely have an opportunity to use it in a sentence.\u00a0(Thanks Q)<\/p>\n<p>Anyway,\u00a0\u00a0 Byrne dove in and gave us, to start with, \u201cThe Man of Steel\u201d, a six issue mini-series that would re-introduce us all to a Superman for the modern age.<\/p>\n<p>No super-animals.<\/p>\n<p>No other Kryptonians.<\/p>\n<p>No Superboy.<\/p>\n<p>No Phantom Zone.<\/p>\n<p>No Fortress of Solitude.<\/p>\n<p>A all new, all different Lex Luthor (thanks Marv).<\/p>\n<p>And just one piece of Kryptonite.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Man of Steel\u201d made a huge splash, it was all over the news, it had great sales and ushered in the Post Crisis era of comics for DC.<\/p>\n<p>So here we are, 35 years later and we want to know, does it still hold up?\u00a0 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Degree Byrne is proud to present our Man of Steel coverage, starting here with issues 1-3.<\/p>\n<p>Tim Elliott, David Thompson, John Hijatt and Brian Hughes go through the first three issues, covering Superman\u2019s Kryptonian beginnings, his growth in Smallville, his reveal in Metropolis and his first meeting with the Batman.<\/p>\n<p>So sit back, grab some rhubarb pie, and enjoy, as 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Degree Byrne begins their coverage of \u201cThe Man of Steel\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-family: arial, verdana, 'times new roman'; font-size: 13px;\">3rd Degree Byrne is proud to be part of the TwoTrueFreaks Internet Radio Network\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twotruefreaks.com\/main.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/twotruefreaks.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Everybody likes a new beginning right?<\/p>\n<p>But do we like a reboot?<\/p>\n<p>Hmmm. . .\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 tricky.<\/p>\n<p>After the Crisis on Infinite Earths, where worlds live, worlds died and nothing was ever the same, DC brought in John Byrne to reboot, revamp and revive Superman.\u00a0 A gargantuan task.<\/p>\n<p>You know, I&#8217;ve always liked that word&#8230; &#8216;gargantuan&#8217;&#8230; so rarely have an opportunity to use it in a sentence.\u00a0(Thanks Q)<\/p>\n<p>Anyway,\u00a0\u00a0 Byrne dove in and gave us, to start with, \u201cThe Man of Steel\u201d, a six issue mini-series that would re-introduce us all to a Superman for the modern age.<\/p>\n<p>No super-animals.<\/p>\n<p>No other Kryptonians.<\/p>\n<p>No Superboy.<\/p>\n<p>No Phantom Zone.<\/p>\n<p>No Fortress of Solitude.<\/p>\n<p>A all new, all different Lex Luthor (thanks Marv).<\/p>\n<p>And just one piece of Kryptonite.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Man of Steel\u201d made a huge splash, it was all over the news, it had great sales and ushered in the Post Crisis era of comics for DC.<\/p>\n<p>So here we are, 35 years later and we want to know, does it still hold up?\u00a0 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Degree Byrne is proud to present our Man of Steel coverage, starting here with issues 1-3.<\/p>\n<p>Tim Elliott, David Thompson, John Hijatt and Brian Hughes go through the first three issues, covering Superman\u2019s Kryptonian beginnings, his growth in Smallville, his reveal in Metropolis and his first meeting with the Batman.<\/p>\n<p>So sit back, grab some rhubarb pie, and enjoy, as 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Degree Byrne begins their coverage of \u201cThe Man of Steel\u201d.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-21356-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/twotruefreaks.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/TDBEP83.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/twotruefreaks.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/TDBEP83.mp3\">https:\/\/twotruefreaks.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/TDBEP83.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join Brian and Tim, two life long comic freaks, as they take a look at one of the quintessential comic book writer\/artists of the last 40 years, John Bryne. 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