Superman: The Man of Steel #38 (November 1994) Beginning "DEAD AGAIN!" Which I believe is short for "The Death of Superman 2: Here We Go Again" Tumblr: superman86to99.tumblr.com/post/8021280... Patreon (free post): www.patreon.com/posts/free-p...

Mike Carlin Talks A Career In Comics tripwiremagazine.co.uk/headlines/tr... @jerryordway.bsky.social

UPDATE: @donsparrow.bsky.social's bat-art in the hands of the winner, just to prove it exists IRL (as does Don) (I may or may not) superman86to99.tumblr.com/post/8011267...

Super Titles Round-Up (October 1994) This month: Superboy gets X-Ray vision! Steel gets naked (again)! Superman gets fragged by Lobo… as a baby! Tumblr: superman86to99.tumblr.com/post/8005024... Patreon (free post): www.patreon.com/posts/free-p...

An excellent list, but I feel compelled to add a few more baldies (not to be confused with Baldies) from this era: the marvelous looking Atomic Skull, the thoroughly waxed and glistening Bloodthirst, keyboard-smashing Hfuhruhurr, and of course freakin' Psi-Phon (and arguably Dreadnaught).

As far as I'm aware, no superhero has a rogues gallery quite as consistently *bald* as Superman's ferocious flock of follicly-challenged foes. Dozens of chrome-domed criminals have made Superman the ire of their depilated deviousness over the decades, so let's meet SUPERMAN'S BALDEST FOES!

A great look at how the Post-Crisis creators developed Lois Lane

Metropolis Mailbag: Best Lois Stories? Tumblr: superman86to99.tumblr.com/post/7995071... Patreon (free post): www.patreon.com/posts/143037...

Green Lantern-Related Titles Round-Up (October 1994) This month: Guy gets a new look/origin/species! Kyle doesn't join the Titans (yet)! John meets someone's grandpa!!! greenlantern94to04.tumblr.com/post/7986805...

Burger Bard Crystalectrics Sports Games

Action Comics #0 (October 1994) Zero Month ends with the climactic showdown between Superman and his childhood pal Kenny, plus a shocking plot twist regarding Superman's empty (or is it??) tomb. Tumblr: superman86to99.tumblr.com/post/7976873... Patreon (free post): www.patreon.com/posts/141431...

Very excited to announce the relaunch of The Chronological Superman over at my new blog. Starting with the beginning, it's (cover date) June 1938 and the first entry is all about Action Comics #1

Thrilled to be in the Peacemaker finale thank you credits, no doubt for Big Belly Burger, created with Byrne and a lot of editor Mike Carlin’s input as well, years ago in a Mr Myxyzptlk issue of Adventures of Superman we co-plotted! Anyhow watch Peacemaker on HBOMax! Fun show, lots of heart.

Hello friend! Were you aware I have a newsletter? And that it’s free? This one is about how heavy things feel this autumn and the good things that help me cope: open.substack.com/pub/donsparr...

Got curious and decided to look up what the DC Message Boards I posted on as a kid were talking about on 9/11... harrowing stuff

Adventures of Superman #0 (October 1994) Zero Month continues as we learn (part of) Conduit's origin and meet Clark's previously undisclosed French lover. Tumblr: superman86to99.tumblr.com/post/7945219... Patreon (free post): www.patreon.com/posts/free-p...

Finally finished posting William Messner-Loebs' "lost" Flash commentary with his and everyone's favorite issue from this run: the one where nobody dies (spoilers)

Terence Stamp by @donsparrow.bsky.social superman86to99.tumblr.com/post/7924417...

Fascinating looking at the just-found Shuster page side by side with the recreation Bog drew from the script! (I'm assuming everyone at DC has completely forgotten this issue exists or they would have already published it during some anniversary or other.)

Superman #0 (October 1994) ZERO MONTH! After four murder attempts, Clark starts thinking that *maybe* someone's trying to kill him. Tumblr: superman86to99.tumblr.com/post/7922196... Patreon (free post): www.patreon.com/posts/136757...

Sad to hear about the passing of the great Terence Stamp. Certainly shaped my understanding of on-screen villainy, and had such a rich career even beyond the Donner Superman films I love so much. With all the great Superman actors I’ve gotten to meet, I’m bummed I’ll never meet him.

I keep hearing about a "DC sandwich guy" and keep thinking "it's obviously a burger"

Found this ad from the NYTimes when Superman 75 hit the stores.

Hanging with my old Superman pal Kerry Gammill after day two of Terrificon! Kerry was the Superman penciller after Byrne left, through the Exile in Space storyline, working with Roger Stern.

Metropolis Mailbag: Will you cover Superman's appearance in Marvel VS DC when you get to 1996? Tumblr: superman86to99.tumblr.com/post/7906328... Patreon (free post): www.patreon.com/posts/135431...

🚨🚨🚨High Pockets and Lamarr spotted 🚨🚨🚨

Can’t recall if I already shared this Superman and Bibbo commission from 2023 or not. Enjoy anyway!

Green Lantern #0 (October 1994) Kyle Rayner fights Hal Jordan! And also, Kyle Rayner (bless his idiot heart) *helps* Hal Jordan. greenlantern94to04.tumblr.com/post/7897261...

I guess we're Doomsday Discourse-ing again (Doomscourse), so I just wanna say that, if James must do Le Morte Du Superman, remember that the entire reason Doomsday ends up on an obsessive journey to Metropolis that ends in killing Superman is because he caught an ad for a Wrestling PPV.

HE'S SUPER, MAN! Meaning DAN JURGENS, who agreed to write the introduction to the EVEN STEVEN book! And you know he's gonna kill it! (Get it?) Dan's only ONE of the great creators contributing to the book! Too many to list here. Click the link & see for yourself… www.kickstarter.com/projects/122...

At age 7, I asked my grandma for a comic (hoping to get Mickey Mouse or Bugs Bunny) and she got me this Mexican collection with the first four parts of Reign of the Superm-- sorry, "Reino de los Supermanes". Didn't understand shit, hooked for life.

These articles not only demonstrate that Superman has always stood for diversity and inclusion, but also that some of his villains (especially in the radio show) are EXACTLY the kind of people who now whine that he's "gone woke". Good shit!

Metropolis Mailbag: "When did Lex find out it was Clark who saved him in adventures 447?" Tumblr: superman86to99.tumblr.com/post/7878185... Patreon (free post): www.patreon.com/posts/132915...

Superman: The Man of Steel #0 (October 1994) Zero Month is here, which means we go back to square, uh, zero. Also: Superman FURIOUSLY chopping onions. Tumblr: superman86to99.tumblr.com/post/7875393... Patreon (free post): www.patreon.com/posts/132502...

Zero Hour 30th Anniversary Special #1 (October 2024) A residual time vortex from Zero Hour has transported us from Oct '94 to Oct '24, so let's look at this special (and absolutely nothing else)! Tumblr: superman86to99.tumblr.com/post/7861903... Patreon (free post): www.patreon.com/posts/131342...

Superman movie where Lois kicks as much ass as in the 1943 cartoon. Here she goes from attacked to machine-gunning return fire in three seconds, two of which were picking up the gun

A brave and truthful thread.

Headed to @torontocomics.bsky.social this weekend (June 6–8)! Find me at table 081 on the ice rink. I'll have my comics: Don’t Know (Maybe So) Vol. 1–3 Waiting for Wednesday Does Your Mother Know? Plus: live comic book portrait commissions! Come say hi! #TCAF2025 #IndieComics #ComicArtist

ALMOST done covering the 1988 Ruby-Spears Superman cartoon at Patreon and the newsletter. The latest episode features Superman being defeated by a 14'' TV and the introduction of this series' nastiest villain, Mayor Dr. Ratbat McSpider. www.patreon.com/posts/130216... buttondown.com/superman86to...

I just backed it! You should too! The work is excellent, and Chris and Jason are great people.

Random recommendation: @bookofpdr.com's article about the time Jimmy Olsen was awarded an Iron Cross by Hitler, which includes phrases like "I'll pretend I enjoy kissing her so those Nazi rats won't get suspicious!" the-avocado.org/2021/02/09/j...

Win some original artwork! Here’s the kicker—the original artwork is drawn by ME.

Don Sparrow's @donsparrow.bsky.social Neal Adams' Batman (and GIVEAWAY!) Tumblr: superman86to99.tumblr.com/post/7843713... Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/129719...

Mr. Kent commission

This looks fuckin' rad. Please back it so that "comic book adaptation of a fake '80s giallo movie" eventually becomes the comic book genre that overtakes superheroes.

A commission from a few years ago, now I’m thinking Lois Lane looks a little like Rachel Brosnahan. Weird. Anyhow, enjoy!

Zero Hour: Crisis in Time #0 (September 1994) Hal Jordan kills the universe (spoilers: it gets better). Tumblr: superman86to99.tumblr.com/post/7831120... Patreon (free post): www.patreon.com/posts/128575...

$6,50 on the cab ✅ Continuing the "Carlin as a cabbie" lore ✅ Bibbo ✅✅✅

A fun commission I did early this year, mostly spelled out by the buyer, though I put Luthor in the cab for justification!

I didn't run into Guice's Flash until later, but I'll never forget how he drew that lab cafeteria worker who just wanted to be a dancer in the Kilg%re storyline (Mike Baron would later admit being coked out of his mind while writing this, which I think even my 10-year-old self had already guessed)