Episode 232: Superman: Birthright #4 by Mark Waid and Leinil Francis Yu

Episode 232: Superman: Birthright #4 by Mark Waid and Leinil Francis Yu

From Between the Gutters Podcast by Between the Gutters

July 20, 2025 · 1h 35m

About this episode

The episode discusses Superman: Birthright #4, focusing on Lois Lane's character and the socio-political context of the era.

We always have fun talking about comics together, and this episode goes into some unexpected but welcome directions. Birthright #4 is our big introduction to Lois Lane, and it gives us a chance to discuss the character and her place in the Superman mythos. (For more you can also check out episode 211, when we covered Lois Lane: Enemy of the People by Greg Rucka and Mike Perkins!) Not only that, but there's also some stuff in this issue that takes us back to 2003 and some of the socio-political context of the era. It really gave us something to reflect on as we reread this comic in 2025. Please note that we recorded this episode back in June, before James Gunn's Superman came out. We have already recorded our episode on Birthright #5, and we hope to record our episode on the movie sometime relatively soon. Please continue to hang with us as talk about Superman! And don't forget, you can also find us on YouTube. We've posted a few videos of us discussing random comics-related stuff... Think of it like the bonus video podcasts for our patrons... Except it's free! https://www.youtube.com/@betweenthegutterspodcast5544/videos If you have any thoughts, comments, questions, or…

People in this episode

Host: Between the Gutters

Topics covered

  • Superman
  • Lois Lane
  • comics discussion
  • socio-political context
  • comic book analysis

Keywords

  • Superman
  • Lois Lane
  • Birthright
  • Mark Waid
  • Leinil Francis Yu
  • comics
  • socio-political context
  • 2003

Mentioned in this episode

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Books & works: Superman: Birthright, Lois Lane: Enemy of the People

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