Episode 22 - Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow?

To see out 2020 (phew), I am joined by Jonny Kiehlmann to chat about the Alan Moore comics gem, the Superman 'finale' Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow? (1986, DC Comics). We also ramble a bit about other Moore works, and some other notable Superman stories, as well as 'endings' in popular heroic fiction generally. Give it a listen, and Happy New Year in advance! See you in 2021. 0.00 Intro and general chat 0.23 Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow? 1.10 'Endings' in ongoing heroic fiction You can find the show on Twitter at @EGoat_pod (or tweet at me on @D_Faggiani) and email us with any feedback on [email protected]. All our episodes so far are on Spotify,  our YouTube channel, and Apple Podcasts! We are also now on Patreon. Do share and enjoy. Jonny Kiehlmann is a politics, maths, book and climbing nerd based in Aberdeen and London. He is on Twitter on @kiehlmanniac. All original intro, outro and other incidental music recorded and made available by kind permission of Richard Gilbert. NOTES You can purchase WHTTMOT in a collected trade from most booksellers, and in the US (I think) from DC Comics Online. The Laurie Anderson clip used in the episode can be watched in its entirety on YouTube, as can the full interview with Stewart Lee and Moore (from BBC Radio). Oh, and the Kieron Gillen lecture on Watchmen that Jonny mentions can be found here. We thought we'd include the cover of All Star Superman #1 by Grant Morrison below, just because it's wonderful.