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Happy Birthday, Superman!

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Apr 182013

This 1948 Republic Serial starred Kirk Alyn, the first actor to portray the Man
of Steel. For millions of movie-goers, his was the face and voice of Superman.

The Last Son of Krypton and Earth’s Greatest Hero is 75 years old today! It’s on this day that Action Comics #1 was released, the comic book that introduced Superman to the world. Lois Lane, the feisty reporter love of his life, was also featured in the same story.

The iconic character that would form the kernel of our modern superhero mythology was born from the minds of two comic book geeks still in high school – writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Schuster (Lois Lane was based on Jerry Siegel’s real life love interest Joanne Siegel who became his wife).

Over the years, Superman has appeared in virtually every medium, beginning with the famous radio serial and moving television, movies, video games, apps and an amazing array of pop music, much of which we play here on Krypton Radio.

Cleveland mayor Frank Jackson has declared April 18 to be Superman Day in that city. Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster were living in the Glenville area in Cleveland when they created the comic book hero in 1938.
To commemorate the event, these events are planned:

Superman flag will be raised on the steps of Cleveland City Hall with Superman in attendance
Lights on city hall and the Terminal Tower will be blue, red, and yellow
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport will have cupcakes for travelers and a birthday card for the hero at its recently-installed Superman Exhibit
City’s website and social media sites will feature citizen tributes to Superman

The proclamation will take place Thursday at 1 p.m. on the front steps of Cleveland City Hall.

MTV Geek will be celebrating the birthday all day long. Such celebrations are happening all over the country, the internet is vibrating with the news. Perhaps in these dark times, we turn in our hearts to symbols of hope.

Happy Birthday, Superman. We sure need you now.

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It’s Coming – Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

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Apr 172013

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Primetime TV Stars & Justice League Alumni Fill Stellar Voice Cast

… including Justin Chambers, Kevin McKidd, Michael B. Jordan, C. Thomas Howell, Nathan Fillion, Ron Perlman, Dana Delany, Cary Elwes, Danny Huston and Kevin Conroy

Justice-League-Flashpoint-Paradox-Blu-Ray BURBANK, CA (April 17, 2013) – The world is turned upside down as one of earth’s greatest super heroes – Flash – wakes up devoid of his super powers in the all-new Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox – the next entry in the popular, ongoing series of DC Universe Original Animated Movies. Produced by DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, this all-new, PG-13 rated film arrives July 30, 2013 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on Blu-Ray™ Combo Pack ($24.98 SRP), DVD ($19.98 SRP) and Digital Download. The Blu-ray™ Combo Pack will include UltraViolet™*.

When time travel allows a past wrong to be righted for Flash and his family, the event’s temporal ripples prove disastrous, creating a fractured, alternate reality where the Justice League never formed, and even Superman is nowhere to be found. Amidst a new world being ravaged by a fierce war between Wonder Woman’s Amazons and Aquaman’s Atlanteans, Flash must team with a grittier, more violent Batman and government agent Cyborg to restore the continuity of Flash’s original timeline.

Primetime television stars Justin Chambers Grey’s Anatomy) and Kevin McKidd (Grey’s Anatomy), the voices of Barry Allen/Flash and Thomas Wayne/Batman, respectively, unite with numerous greats of television and film to fashion the famed animated roles. Adding to the celebrity-laden voice cast and providing thrilling additions to the Justice League< series are Michael B. Jordan (Fruitvale,Friday Night Lights, Chronicle) as Cyborg, C. Thomas Howell (Southland, The Outsiders) as Thawne/Professor Zoom, Nathan Fillion (Castle) as Hal Jordan/Green Lantern, Ron Perlman (Hellboy) as Slade and Deathstroke, Dana Delany (Body of Proof) as Lois Lane, Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride) as Aquaman, Danny Huston (Magic City) as General Lane, Sam Daly (The Office, The Daly Show) as Superman, and Kevin Conroy (Batman: The Animated Series) as Batman.

The screenplay is by Jim Krieg, as a vision of the now legendary comic book miniseries FLASHPOINT, by Geoff Johns & Andy Kubert. Jay Oliva (Batman: The Dark Knight Returns) is director and James Tucker (Superman: Unbound) is producer.

This movie is noteworthy in one other respect: it is the first to canonize the events in Flashpoint that led up to the New 52 series currently being pressed by DC Comics.

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox Blu-ray™ has over three hours of exciting extra content, including:

A Flash in Time: Are there other dimensions? Can time travel get us there? And if The Flash existed, could he really travel through time? Interviews with experts in mythology, theoretical physics and top DC writers will examine the science and legacy of the storytelling behind the fiction.
My Favorite Villians! The Flash Bad Guys: Acclaimed DC Comics writer Geoff Johns and others share their favorite Flash villains in this short film that gives viewers a glimpse into the Flash’s world through the eyes of some of the nefarious characters he has encountered over the past 70 years!
A Sneak Peek at the next DC Universe animated movie:. An in-depth look into the next DC Animated feature film, spotlighting the cast and crew.
From the DC Comics Vault: Bonus cartoon episodes
The Flashpoint Paradox Audio Commentary

JUSTICE LEAGUE and all related characters and elements are trademarks of ©DCComics.

SUPERMAN on Krypton Radio

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Mar 292013

You Will Believe A Man Can Sound Like He’s Flying

superman-radio The classic radio serial, The Adventures of Superman, is coming to Krypton Radio 6PM Pacific/9PM Eastern, Monday April 1, 2013! Starring the immortal Bud Collier as Superman, this groundbreaking radio drama originally aired from 1940 to 1951, beginning on New York’s WOR as a syndicated program.

Listen each day for a new episode! We have enough of them that you can listen every day for more than three years and never hear the same episode twice – and we’re running them in the same order in which they were originally broadcast.

We’re also going to be running it at 10 AM Pacific / 1PM Eastern, and even at 2AM Pacific / 5AM Eastern, so that no matter where you are in the world, chances are there’s an episode of Superman playing some time during your listening day.

“The Adventures Os Superman” radio show introduced many of the essential elements of the Superman mythos. For example, the newspaper where Clark Kent was employed changed from “The Daily Flash” to the familiar “Daily Planet”, and the paper’s editor from “George Taylor” to “Perry White” (Great Ceasar’s Ghost!). The show is also responsible for introducing Superman’s famous weakness, Kryptonite. The character of Jimmy Olsen was developed largely in this series, setting a platform of interaction between Clark, Lois, and Jimmy, which was to become a staple in both the comics and all future Superman media adaptions.

Superman was also used as a vehicle to get gets to brush their teeth, eat their vegetables and stay in school – these advertisements were the first radio public service announcements!

Clayton “Bud” Collyer provided the voice for Superman and Clark Kent. Collyer was the first actor to portray Superman, and was certainly one of the best. Noted for his distinct ability to display a clear difference between Clark Kent and Superman, Collyer went on to voice Superman in the Fleischer animated serials in the 1940?s, and in the Filmation Superman cartoons of the 1960?s.

If you’re new to this radio series, you’ll be amazed at how much fun it is to listen and how engaging it is – and if you’re familiar with it, you’re certain to hear episodes you’ve never heard before. It’s the perfect show for every serious fan of the Man of Steel.

There aren’t many science fiction radio stations in the world (nearly all are podcasts, not radio stations, or specialize on one television show or movie series), and we’re doing our best to be the best. We think that as fans of Krypton Radio, you deserve our best effort.

Keep listening to Krypton Radio. And watch the skies.

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Happy 65th Birthday, José Luis Garcia-Lopez

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Mar 262013

José Luis Garcia-Lopez, famed comic artist who defined the look of DC comics during the 80's and early 90's, is 65.

The man who pretty much defined the look of DC superheroes in the 1980′s is 65 years old today. Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez has worked in the comic industry for more than 40 years, and he’s still going strong.

Born in Pontevedra of Galicia in Spain in 1948, García-López emigrated to Buenos Aires, Argentina with his family when he was five years-old where he discovered comics becoming a fan of newspaper comic strips such as Flash Gordon, Tarzan, Prince Valiant, and Terry and the Pirates as well as became enamored with the art of José Luis Salinas, Alberto Breccia, and Joe Kubert.

He started art school at age ten (!!) and worked profesionally at around age fourteen for small publishers using a self-taught style before refining his skill at age sixteen with a more professional art school while continuing to work for local publishers. By his late teens, he was working for Charlton Comics – that began his work in the United States. He eventually moved to New York, where he met then DC Editor Joe Orlando. To celebrate the profound influence he has had on the visual style of DC’s iconic characters, next month DC Comics is releasing Adventures of Superman: José Luis García-López, a new collection of the legendary artist’s work on the Man of Steel, the character he is perhaps most closely tied to.

The stories in the collection are all, of course, reprints. Most serious collectors already have these books in their original form. Still, there is so much great art in this new paperback trade book that you should really think about picking up a copy of it anyway. You could make a great case, though, for saying that García-López’s greatest contribution to DC was the DC Comics Style Guide. First released in 1982, it was a virtual master class in how to portray DC Comics’ iconic characters.

Presented here is a small gallery of images from this book, including a handy Pantone chart if you’re an artist and you want to get the exact colors he used.

José Luis Garcia-Lopez, famed comic artist who defined the look of DC comics during the 80′s and early 90′s, is 65.

Happy birthday, José. We’re so glad you’re a part of the world we live in.

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Don’t Miss ‘Fanboy Scoop – Week In Review’, Tonight, 7PM PST

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Mar 252013

Covering the week of 3/18/2013, the Fanboy Comics staff reviews the top geek stories from the popular daily e-newsletter, The Fanboy Scoop.

In this episode, we discuss whether an asteroid apocalypse is in our near future, Spawn‘s Angela moving to the Marvel universe, the future of DRM-free digital comics, George R.R. Martin’s concerns as to whether the Game of Thrones TV show will catch up to his writing, and the impending death of Green Lantern John Stewart.

In addition, our special guests (who happen to be voiceover actors from the popular videogame Red Dead Redemption) lend their amazing talents to Fanboy Comics’ infamous opening skit, Game of Asteroids!

*SPECIAL NOTES: Fanboy Comics is now on iTunes! Be sure to subscribe on iTunes to the new Fanboy Comics Network in order to continue receiving the latest podcasts and interviews.

Cast members: Bryant Dillon, Sam Rhodes, Drew Siragusa, Kristine Chester, and Barbra Dillon

Special guests: Steve J. Palmer (Moonbound24, Red Dead Redemption) and J. Harrison Sweeney (Red Dead Redemption, Undead Lovers)

Credits

“Game of Asteroids” Audio Drama Written by: Bryant Dillon

The Fanboy Scoop – Week In Review Theme Song Written and Performed by: Adam WarRock
The Fanboy Scoop – Week In Review Theme Song Produced by: Mikal kHill
Featuring: “‘Game of Thrones’ Theme Song (as sung by the cast)“

You can hear The Fanboy Scoop – Week In Review Season 3 right here on Krypton Radio every Monday at 7:00 p.m./PST and every Saturday at 2:00 p.m.!

You can also subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or click here to download for free!

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Event Horizon For March 16: Reginald Nelson, ‘The Primordials’

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Mar 152013

This week’s episode of the Event Horizon features one of the two creators of an intriguing online radio serial, The Primordials.

The Primordials are a pantheon of Gods inspired by the Yoruba culture of West Africa. When Shango and Ogun are banished from their celestial kingdom of Ife, they embark on a four century earthly odyssey full of labor and redemption. This exciting new audio series is set in the cultural Mecca of modern day New Orleans during the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The ultimate urban fantasy has finally arrived!

Krypton Radio is hiring for freelance writers

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Dec 132012

Krypton Radio Human Resources Office

Job Posting Announcement: KRW1-DEC2012 | Freelance Writer

Job Overview

Company:	Krypton Media Group d.b.a: Krypton Radio http://kryptonradio.com	Required Education:	The ability to read, but Masters in English Literature preferred.
Job Type:	Journalism Reporting on Current Events Being nosy	Required Experience:	The ability to write, spell correctly, and use proper grammar.
Base Pay:	The admiration of your friends and random strangers on the internet.	Required Travel:	Only as far as you want to go.
Other Pay:		Location:	The Internet (Map it!)
Employee Type:	Part-Time
Manages Others:	No
Relocation Covered:	No
Industry:	Radio Broadcasting Internet Media News Agencies
Reference ID:	KRW1-DEC2012

Job Description:

Are you looking to develop your career in journalism? If you love superheroes, comic books, science fiction, steampunk, fantasy, gaming, internet radio stations, shiny pieces of metal, sniffing strange objects, getting just the facts on stories, scooping other news outlets on major stories, rescuing damsels in distress, blowing up small towns in the Nevada desert, cackling evilly, wearing tight revealing spandex pants, chest hair, Doctor Who, Star Trek, Star Wars, X-Men, K-9, being a xenophobic weirdo, polishing the Death Star, skydiving, scuba diving, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, horseshoes, Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Apple Jack, Princess Celestia, Spike, plotting to take over the world, building elaborate underwater bases, turning water into wine, drinking mudders milk, wearing browncoats, laying shipwrecked and comatose drinking fresh mango juice with goldfish shoals nibbling at my toes, having fun, fun, fun, In the sun, sun, sun, becoming overlord of the world, interstellar domination, mind melding with dogs, laughing at cats, drink the last bit of milk in the fridge, and thinking no one will notice?

The check into becoming a Freelance Writer. Krypton Radio is one of the fastest growing internet radio stations in the Milky Way Galaxy, with more than 3,000 fans on Facebook and admirers in many Earth countries. We offer tremendous career growth opportunities for our employees that get results.

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