It's our thirty first Superman Special! Zach is joined by Chris Clow from The Comic Binge and Discovery Debrief to discuss Superman '78: The Metal Curtain. They talk this unique adaptation of Metallo, the Green Lantern of it all, strengths and weakness of Volume 2 vs. Volume 1, and hopes for a Volume 3 and beyond! Check out Chris on The Comic Binge and Discovery Debrief. Always Hold On To Smallville is brought you to by listeners like you. Special thanks to these Meteor Freaks on Patreon who's generous contributions help produce the podcast! Chris Fuchs / @crfuchs7 Kevonte Chilous / @chill_ ..read more

EXTRA! EXTRA! HEAR ALL ABOUT IT! Zach and Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow are joined by comic book artist and creator V Ken Marion! They talk V Ken's Superman and comic book fandom, action figures, his new project Battle Chronicle Sol-Stryker, and their reactions to the recently revealed Superman costume from Superman '25! Check out V Ken's work here and support the Battle Chronicle Sol-Stryker Kickstarter! Check out Lance on Always Hold On To Arrow! Always Hold On To Smallville is brought you to by listeners like you. Special thanks to these Meteor Freaks on Patreon who's generou ..read more

It's our thirtieth Superman Special! Zach is joined by Anthony Desiato from Digging for Kryptonite for the latest Superman (2025) update. We talk the costume reveal, our likes and dislikes, and all the previous live action Superman costumes. Check out Anthony and his podcasts including Digging for Kryptonite at Flat Squirrel Productions. Always Hold On To Smallville is brought you to by listeners like you. Special thanks to these Meteor Freaks on Patreon who's generous contributions help produce the podcast! Chris Fuchs / @crfuchs7 Kevonte Chilous / @chill_us Joey Dienberg / @JoeyD94_13 DJ ..read more

This week Zach is joined by Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow to discuss the one hundred ninety sixth episode of Smallville, “Salvation." They talk the flash forward to the far future of 2013, Clark being Superman in all but name, the Justice League's Zoom conference call, and a seasoon finale and final that makes up for last season's! The latest Always Hold On To Smallville is SO BACK! Check out Lance on Always Hold On To Arrow. EPISODE ROUNDUP Zach's Grade: A+ Lance's Grade: A+ IMDB Grade: 9.2 Superman Homepage Grade: 5/5 Bechdel Test: FAIL SERIES TALLY BOARD ...From Metropolis: 1 ..read more

This week Zach is joined by Mateo Santiago to discuss the one hundred ninety fifth episode of Smallville, “Hostage." They talk Mateo's Smallville and Superman fandom, the return of both Martha Kent and Perry White...as a couple, the unnecessary Tess subplor, and the idetity of the Red Queen finally revealed! The latest Always Hold On To Smallville eases up on the Kryptonite! EPISODE ROUNDUP Zach's Grade: B Mateo's Grade: B IMDB Grade: 8.3 Superman Homepage Grade: 5/5 Bechdel Test: PASS SERIES TALLY BOARD ...From Metropolis: 17 Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 17 Amnesia Count: 73 Blue Shirt/R ..read more

This week Zach is joined by Anthony Polinick from The Grund to discuss the one hundred ninety fourth episode of Smallville, “Sacrifice." They talk the end of Checkmate, how this should've been a bottle episode about Chloe and Tess being trapped inside Watchtower, the House of Zod symbol, and the tragic death of Faora and her unborn child. Don't worry, there have been no security upgrades to the latest Always Hold On To Smallville! Check out Anthony on The Grund! EPISODE ROUNDUP Zach's Grade: B- Leah's Grade: C+ IMDB Grade: 8.3 Superman Homepage Grade: 3.5/5 Bechdel Test: PASS SERIES TA ..read more

It's our twenty ninth Superman Special! Zach is joined by Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow for the latest Superman (2025) update. We talk the casting of Jonathan Kent, the official logo, and rumors about who the villain might be. Check out Lance on Always Hold On To Arrow. Always Hold On To Smallville is brought you to by listeners like you. Special thanks to these Meteor Freaks on Patreon who's generous contributions help produce the podcast! Chris Fuchs / @crfuchs7 Kevonte Chilous / @chill_us Joey Dienberg / @JoeyD94_13 DJ Doena / @DjDoena Isaiah Goodridge Cory Moore Nathan Rotha ..read more

This week Zach is joined by Leah Vogel to discuss the one hundred ninety third episode of Smallville, “Charade." They talk Leah's Smallville ans Superman fandom, if In Media Res helped or hurt this episode, Franklin Stern's ever-so-short tenure on the series, and the first of many live actions Maxwell Lords. This won't be the last time you hear from the latest Always Hold On To Smallville! EPISODE ROUNDUP Zach's Grade: B Leah's Grade: C+ IMDB Grade: 7.8 Superman Homepage Grade: 5/5 Bechdel Test: FAIL SERIES TALLY BOARD ...From Metropolis: 17 Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 17 Amnesia Count ..read more

This week Zach is joined by Rob O'Connor from the All Star Superfan Podcast and Craig McKenzie from Kneel Before Blog to discuss the one hundred ninety second episode of Smallville, “Upgrade." They talk Craig's Smallville fandom, the return of Brain Austin Green's Metallo, the John Corben/Lois Lane dynamic, Red Kryptonite and the episode's alternate ending. Jor-El might be silent this week, but the latest Always Hold On To Smallville isn't! Check out the Rob on the All Star Superfan Podcast! Check out Craig and his work including the Kneel Before Pod podcast at Kneel Before Blog! EPISODE RO ..read more

This week Zach is joined by Eric Folk, Forrest Yesnes, and Brandon Lytle to discuss the one hundred ninety first episode of Smallville, “Checkmate." They talk Eric, Forrest and Brandon's Smallville fandoms, Martian Manhunter's finest hour on the series, the best live action Amanda Waller, and Oliver?Tess > Oliver/Chloe! Your next move should be to listen to the latest Always Hold On To Smallville! EPISODE ROUNDUP Zach's Grade: A Eric's Grade: A Forrest's Grade: B+ Brandon's Grade: A- IMDB Grade: 8.0 Superman Homepage Grade: 5/5 Bechdel Test: PASS SERIES TALLY BOARD ...From ..read more