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May 19, 2021: A new Superman animated series titled "My Adventures with Superman" is coming to HBO Max and Cartoon Network. It is an all-new kids and family animated series with action, comedy, and romance starring Superman and Lois Lane. It has a two season order. Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and their best friend Jimmy Olsen are 20-somethings who are bright and driven and discover who they are and what they accomplish as an investigative reporting team at the Daily Planet. It is a serialized coming-of-age story as well as Clark builds his secret Superman identity and embraces his role as hero of Metropolis and perhaps the world. Lane takes the aspiring photographer Jimmy under her wing. Clark and Lois are falling in love all the while. Jack Quaid voices Clark/Superman and Alice Lee voices Lois. Jake Wyatt and Brendan Clogher will co-executive produce and Josie Campbell will co-produce. First look at Clark, Lois, and Jimmy and logo. Deadline Article
May 19, 2021: Jack Quaid comments on casting. ComicBook Article
June 8, 2021: Both an action and and a romantic comedy. Clark, Lois, and Jimmy are all college graduates in their early 20s. Clark is still new to his powers. Animation tested better with girls. World Screen Article
July 26, 2021: Sari Cooper started her first day as writer's assistant. Sari Cooper Tweet
October 16, 2021: New concept art posted. Comic Book Article
October 16, 2021: Will premiere in 2023. AnimeSuperHero Post
October 21, 2021: Dou Hong credits Carli Milan Squitieri for the black and white designs, Jane Bak for the bg promo, and Jake Wyatt for characters colored in the concepts shown at FanDome. Dou Hong Tweet
November 8, 2021: Emily Hu is a storyboard artist on the series. Emily Hu Tweet
November 8, 2021: Kiki Manrique is working on the series. Kiki Manrique Tweet
December 16, 2021: Karen Guo is a storyboard artist. Karen Guo Tweet
April 10, 2022: Alice Lee is currently voice recording. Alice Lee instagram
June 19, 2022: Michael Emerson voices Brainiac. Starry Constellation Magazine YouTube, 14:05 mark
July 20, 2022: Madison Dunn is a storyboard artist. Madison Dunn instagram
August 3, 2022: Interview with Jack Quaid. Quaid reaffirms Clark, is young and still learning his powers while building up his career and associates at the Daily Planet, talks about recording, mentions he did some ADR work recently and saw animatics, researched Superman in his spare time with the help of Golden Apple Comics, took influence from titles like All-Star Superman and Superman for All Seasons, and admitted he was dumbstruck by the email asking him to audition for the role. Jessie Gender YouTube, 56:15 mark
August 25, 2022: Interview with Jack Quaid. He did not think he would get the lead role. He calls the show a "pure, innocent, genuine take on a superhero." THR Article
September 2, 2022: Interview with Josie Campbell. The series is definitely still coming out to Cartoon Network and HBO Max in 2023. Clark, Lois, and Jimmy are in their very early 20s and meet as interns at the Daily Planet. The series doesn't start with them as fully realized characters and it's a story about growth. It is very much influenced by the 1978 Superman movie with Margot Kidder and Christopher Reeve, specifically the Lois & Clark dynamic, which is something they wanted to replicate for the series. Lois is a fast-talker and is reckless so gets them into trouble, similar to the Fleischer cartoons. There's love and respect between her and Clark. Clark is a mild-mannered intern who finds freedom by becoming Superman. When they pitched the show they apparently called it a "rom-com with punching" with the Lois & Clark relationship as the basis for the show. There will be a lot of fun villains they're pulling in from all over the DC Universe, from Superman: The Animated Series, and from Superman comics. It's action-packed with a lot of fun fight scenes but at the heart of it, it's a story about the friendship between Clark, Lois and Jimmy; plus Clark and Lois falling in love and carving out their identities as they go. It's for kids and slightly older audience; the goal is for every member of the family to be interested in watching the show. The Comics Cube YouTube, 47:50-55 mark
October 4, 2022: Interview with Josie Campbell. Superman Homepage Article
December 15, 2022: Ishmel Sahid voices Jimmy Olsen. Not-So-Average-Fangirl, 5:40 mark
January 10, 2023: It was the last week of work for visual development artist and background designer Molly Stanard. Molly Stanard Tweet
January 10, 2023: Sam Kays recently worked as a background designer. Sam Kays Tweet
March 29, 2023: The series will air on Adult Swim. WBD Press
March 29, 2023: The series will premiere in 2023 on Adult Swim then rerun at a later point on Toonami. ComicBook Article
March 29, 2023: Richard Suh was a storyboard artist and it was his first board gig. Richard Suh Tweet
March 29, 2023: 2D animator Greg Chen did a lot of animation work for the show. Greg Chen Tweet
March 29, 2023: Li Cree did character designs for the show. Li Cree Tweet
March 29, 2023: Austin Reinkens did designs for the show. Austin Reinkens Tweet
April 6, 2023: 15 second teaser released. Set for summer 2023. Adult Swim YouTube
April 8, 2023: Press release released. WF Article
June 5, 2023: Premieres on July 6 with two episodes starting at 12 am slot then one episode weekly. An encore airs on Fridays at 7pm on Adult Swim and Saturdays at midnight on Toonami. It streams on Max on Fridays. New series logline and poster included. WF Article
June 5, 2023: 1:11 trailer released. Adult Swim YouTube
June 5, 2023: Diana Huh directed the second episode. Diana Huh Tweet
June 6, 2023: EIDR site lists 10 episodes for season one: Zero Day: Part One, Zero Day: Part Two, Hearts Of The Fathers, My Confrontation With Superman, Adventures Of A Normal Man Pt. 1, Adventures Of A Normal Man Pt. 2, My Interview With Superman, The Lair Of Doctor Mallah (And Brain), My Kinda-Date With Clark Kent, and A Date With Disaster. EIDR
June 13, 2023: Theme song by Kyle Troop & The Heretics (and possibly opening credits) released. Adult Swim Tweet
June 14, 2023: Concept art of Clark Kent/Superman, Lois, and Jimmy reposted. WF Tweet
June 14, 2023: Studio Mir animated the series and the opening titles were done by Bobbypills. CozyJamble Tweet
June 24, 2023: Episode titles and loglines for first 6 episodes of the season airing between July 6/7 and August 3/4. DCAUR Tweet
June 26, 2023: Interview with Alice Lee and Ishmel Sahid. The Movie Podcast YouTube
June 26, 2023: Interview with Alice Lee and Ishmel Sahid. Geek Vibes Nation YouTube
June 26, 2023: Interview with Josie Campbell, Brendan Clogher, and Jake Wyatt. While working at Nickelodeon, Wyatt and Clogher talked about superhero fatigue and what character they thought was still pure. They both started talking about Superman. A colleague that went over to Warner Bros. later asked them if they had a pitch for Superman. They brought in Josie Campbell. The anime look was chosen early on, in part because Clogher worked on the recent Voltron and Legend of Korra series. Geek Vibes Nation YouTube
June 29, 2023: 1:43 clip from "Adventures of a Normal Man Part 2" posted. DC YouTube
June 30, 2023: The segment of "Adventures of a Normal Man Part 2" in the June 29 clip was boarded by Kellye Perdue. Diana Huh Tweet
June 30, 2023: Interview with Jack Quaid. He met Alice Lee once between recording at some point in 2020 and 2021. Collider Article
June 30, 2023: Comments from Brendan Clogher. Paste Article
July 2, 2023: Rough animation for the opening title sequence done with a storyboard from Jake Wyatt posted. Yves Bigerel Tweet
July 3, 2023: Interview with Alice Lee, Ishmel Sahid, Josie Campbell, Jake Wyatt, and Brendan Clogher. Comics Beat Article
July 3, 2023: Interview with Jake Wyatt and Dou Hong. Sam Register was against using Lex Luthor because he's been "done to death". Animation Magazine Article
July 3, 2023: Interview with Josie Campbell, Jake Wyatt, and Brendan Clogher. Screen Rant Article
July 4, 2023: Will premiere on Cartoon Network Latin America and HBO Max Latin America on July 7 on CN Latin America at 7:30pm, with first 2 episodes then, every Friday, a new episode will air at 7:30pm and will be available on HBO Max Latin America. TVLaint Article
July 5, 2023: 21 second clip of flashback from "Adventures of a Normal Man Part 2" released. Superman Tweet
July 5, 2023: Jessica Zammit boarded the flashback from "Adventures of a Normal Man Part 2". Diana Huh Tweet
July 6, 2023: Discarded title concept posted. Jake Wyatt Tweet
July 6, 2023: 18 second clip from "Adventures of a Normal Man Part 2" released. DC Tweet
July 6, 2023: Suit sequence in "Adventures of a Normal Man Part 2" was boarded by Jessica Zammit. Diana Huh Tweet
July 6, 2023: Laila Berzins reveals she voices Heat Wave. Laila Berzins Tweet
July 6, 2023: San Diego Comic-Con panel will be on July 21 at 11 am in the Indigo Ballroom. An episode will be screened. Comic Book Article
July 6, 2023: Jake Wyatt comments on making the villains science-based and mentions Ivo, Parasite, and Mxyztplk. CBR Article
July 7, 2023: The first episodes is on Adult Swim's YouTube for free. Adult Swim YouTube
July 7, 2023: Paul Reinwand designed the X-T 00 Robots. Jake Wyatt Tweet
July 7, 2023: In the first episode, Molly Stanard gave her pet cat a cameo in the bodega during the Newskid Legion's scene. She also did the backgrounds. Molly Stanard Tweet
July 7, 2023: Diana Huh posts her thumbnails of plussing the suit transformation sequence in the second episode. Diana Huh Tweet
July 7, 2023: Interview with Jack Quaid. Esquire Article
July 7, 2023: Josie Campbell confirms nods to 1990's "Superman" comics writers & artists (Louise Simonson, Jon Bogdanov, Dan Jurgens) in the first episode and reveals she drew Lois's robot drawing. Josie Campbell Tweet
July 7, 2023: Molly Stanard posts establishing shots of Kent property. Molly Stanard Tweet
July 8, 2023: 20 second clip from "Adventures of a Normal Man Part 1" released. Hero Mode Tweet
July 8, 2023: Early story/edit draft of Clark discovering his past in "Adventures of a Normal Man Part 2" posted. Calvin O'Neal Jr. Tweet
July 8, 2023: Karen Guo posts boards from "Adventures of Normal Man Part 1" from Newskid Legion and Daily Planet scenes. Karen Guo Tweet
July 9, 2023: Jake Wyatt confirms Neon Genesis Evangelion was one of the influences for the robot design and narratively, he and Brendan Clogher always planned for Clark to fight robots in the pilot, partly as a nod to Fleischer's Mechanical Monsters. Jake Wyatt Tweet
July 9, 2023: Molly Stanard posts some visual development, "showboxes" made for the Newspaper Morgue. Molly Stanard Tweet
July 9, 2023: Paul Reinwand posts development art for the robots. Paul Reinwand Tweet
July 9, 2023: Molly Stanard posts layout of the corner store in the pilot. Molly Stanard Tweet
July 9, 2023: Paul Reinwand was brought in early to do pre-visual then transitioned to the prop team but occasionally helped in background layout and previs for characters for both seasons. Paul Reinwand Tweet
July 9, 2023: Jane Bak posts layouts from the pilot for Metropolis exteriors, Clark and Jimmy's apartment, Perry's office, Lois's bedroom, and the Kent farm. Jane Bak Tweet
July 10, 2023: Jor-El previs art posted. Paul Reinwand Tweet
July 10, 2023: 31 second clip from "Adventures of a Normal Man Part 2" released. Hero Mode Tweet
July 10, 2023: Jasmine Goggins posts four "Adventures of a Normal Man Part 1" board revivions. Jasmine Goggins Tweet
July 10, 2023: Reportedly Jeannie Tirado voices Lana Lang, Michael Yurchak voices Winslow Schott, and Kiana Madeira voices Kara Zor-El/Supergirl. The Direct Article
July 10, 2023: Kris Anka posts final pass at Superman. Kris Anka Tweet
July 11, 2023: Kris Anka posts first passes of Superman. Kris Anka Tweet
July 11, 2023: Molly Stanard posts visual development of Clark and Jimmy's apartment. A lot of furniture is Ikea inspired to convey the vibe they just moved out of college into a studio but were still used to a dorm setup. A lot of decisions went into contrasting how big Clark is such as the bottom bunk, two seat couch, mini fridge, and stools. Molly Stanard Tweet
July 11, 2023: Molly Stanard posts layout of sewer tunnel from "Adventures of a Normal Man Part 2". Molly Stanard Tweet
July 11, 2023: Molly Stanard posts layout of salvage docks from "Adventures of a Normal Man Part 2". Molly Stanard Tweet
July 11, 2023: Paul Reinwand posts previs of Leslie Willis from "Adventures of a Normal Man Part 2". Paul Reinwand Tweet
July 11, 2023: Interview with Josie Campbell, Brendan Clogher, and Jake Wyatt. DC Blog
July 12, 2023: Paul Reinwand posts layouts of Port of Metropolis from "Adventures of a Normal Man Part 2" and credits Austin Reinkens with designing the robot crates. Paul Reinwand Tweet
July 12, 2023: Kris Anka posts last passes of Superman. Kris Anka Tweet
July 13, 2023: Kris Anka posts passes at final design of Leslie Willis suited up. Kris Anka Tweet
July 13, 2023: Paul Reinwand posts Kryptoninan drone designs. Paul Reinwand Tweet
July 13, 2023: Caroline Chiou posts layouts of Smallville corn field where Clark's pod is. Caroline Chiou Tweet
July 14, 2023: Diana Huh posts boards from "Adventures of a Normal Man Part 2" of Jimmy and Lois coming out the manhole, Leslie Willis, Slade Wilson, and The Good Guys. Diana Huh Tweet
July 14, 2023: Kris Anka posts more passes on Jor-El design. Kris Anka Tweet
July 14, 2023: Josie Campbell confirms Mark Waid reference in "My Interview with Superman" and the Pokemon Team Rocket musical sting was used for Cat Grant, Steve Lombard, and Ronnie Troupe's intro. Josie Campbell Tweet
July 14, 2023: Paul Reinwand posts Smallville crash site design with layout by Caroline Chiou and colors by Rachel Yung. Paul Reinwand Tweet
July 14, 2023: Sari Cooper pushed for Lucas Grabeel to voice Kyle/Mist and sent the producers a "I Don't Dance" clip. Diana Huh forced Cooper to tell Grabeel she met him when she was 10 at High School Musical: The Concert. Sari Cooper Tweet
July 16, 2023: Kris Anka posts designs for Silver Banshee, Mist, and Rough House. Kris Anka Tweet
July 16, 2023: Maddie Lutchko posts Metropolis backgrounds from "My Interview with Superman" including the Daily Planet. Maddie Lutchko Tweet
July 16, 2023: Maddie Lutchko posts boxing gym and flashback backgrounds from "My Interview with Superman" with layouts from Caronline Chiou and Carson Brown. Maddie Lutchko Tweet
July 16, 2023: Jane Bak posts vertical pan background used in "My Interview with Superman" near the end. Only the clouds are seen in the episode but Bak drew and painted the city, too. Jane Bak Tweet
July 17, 2023: Paul Reinwand posts designs for Blue Snow Machine in "My Interview with Superman" and it was originally designed to fit like a backpack for Kyle. Paul Reinwand Tweet
July 17, 2023: Sam Kays posts backgrounds of Metropolitan City Bank exterior from "My Interview with Superman". Sam Kays Tweet
July 17, 2023: Episode 7 to 9 titles and loglines set for August posted. DCAUR Tweet
July 17, 2023: Karen Guo posts boards from "My Interview with Superman". Karen Guo Tweet
July 18, 2023: Sam Kays posts backgrounds of Metropolitan City Bank interiors from "My Interview with Superman". Sam Kays Tweet
July 18, 2023: Paul Reinwand posts blockouts of Metropolis high and lowrise. They were his first assignment. Paul Reinwand Tweet
July 19, 2023: Alvaro Castro-Mendivil posts backgrounds from "Adventures of a Normal Man Part Two" that he painted: Clark and Jimmy's apartment, the salvage docks, the entrance to the sewers, Krypton, space, and the street near the bistro. Alvaro Castro-Mendivil Tweet
July 19, 2023: Grace Liu posts story boards from end of "My Interview with Superman". Grace Liu Tweet
July 20, 2023: Episodes 4 and 5 will be screened at Comic-Con on July 21 11 am in the Indigo Ballroom. Jake Wyatt Tweet
July 20, 2023: Caroline Chiou posts layouts from "My Interview with Superman," including the store Intergang held up and the boxing gym. Caroline Chiou Tweet
July 21, 2023: Official T-shirts were given out at the Adult Swim Festival. Jake Wyatt Tweet
July 21, 2023: Alaine Baybayan did a retake in "My Interview with Superman" when Lois fumbles with her recorder. Alaine Baybayan Tweet
July 21, 2023: In "Let's Go to Ivo Tower, You Say," Lois' hanbok gala outfit reflects her Korean heritage. Josie Campbell Tweet
July 22, 2023: Jane Bak posts concept and designs for Lois's hanbok gala outfit. Bak also did a retake of Lois kissing Clark on the cheek. Jane Bak Tweet
July 22, 2023: Li Cree posts pass on Clark's fala suit from back in September 2021. Cree also did a pass on Jimmy and Lois's outfits. Li Cree Tweet
July 22, 2023: Kelly Kao storyboarded the scene in "Let's Go to Ivo Tower, You Say" when Lois kisses Clark on the cheek. Kelly Kao Tweet
July 23, 2023: Grace Liu posts story board from "My Interview with Superman" of Superman unlocking his heat vision. Grace Liu Tweet
July 24, 2023: Molly Stanard posts Stryker's Penitentiary backgrounds from "My Interview with Superman" including interior and exterior from the jailbreak scene, exterior when Lois, Clark, and Jimmy arrive, the taped off door, and the hole in the cell. Molly Stanard Tweet
July 24, 2023: Molly Stanard posts Ivo Tower backgrounds from "Let's Go to Ivo Tower, You Say" including the the gala space pre and during the battle and the recycle bin. Roger Oda deisgned the gala space and built the model for the team to reference. Molly Stanard Tweet
July 24, 2023: Molly Stanard posts the visual development treatment of the Ivo Tower stairwell scene from "Let's Go to Ivo Tower, You Say". Molly Stanard Tweet
July 24, 2023: Molly Stanard posts Ivo's lab backgrounds from "Let's Go to Ivo Tower, You Say". Stanard's thought process was "what if a tech bro wanted to do science for clout?" Molly Stanard Tweet
July 25, 2023: Caroline Chiou posts alley and stairwell shots from "Let's Go to Ivo Tower, You Say". They were painted by Rachel Yung. The outdoor shots at the end were painted by Alvaro Castro-Mendivil. Jane Bak had Chiou combine two boards of Lois asking Clark to walk her and Jimmy seeing them leave into one layout to save time. Molly Stanard Tweet
July 25, 2023: Maddie Lutchko posts backgrounds she painted for "Let's Go to Ivo Tower, You Say," including the "DJ booth" at the gala event. The apartment layout was drawn by Molly Stanard. The booth layout was drawn by Carson Brown. Maddie Lutchko Tweet
July 25, 2023: Maddie Lutchko posts backgrounds she painted of the newspaper morgue. Layouts were drawn by Carson Brown. Maddie Lutchko Tweet
July 25, 2023: Allison Kim posts prop designs for Lois's sewing kit and Ivo's water bottle in "Let's Go to Ivo Tower, You Say". Allison Kim Tweet
July 25, 2023: Jake Wyatt posts an early sketch for Parasite he did for Brendan Clogher before Dou Hong and the crew took over. Clogher always had a clear idea of what he wanted to do for the Superman/Parasite fight and boarded it himself. Parasite was not part of the original series pitch and came about during the season break in the writers room. Everyone loved the Parasite-as-tech-billionaire concept. Jake Wyatt Tweet
July 25, 2023: For "Let's Go to Ivo Tower, You Say," Diana Huh and Sari Cooper argued they would eat a cake that dropped on the floor then Lois would. The rest of the team thought it was too gross. Sari Cooper Tweet
July 25, 2023: Sari Cooper recalls foolishly commenting Jake Wyatt's rough concept of Parasite looked like Mewtwo then he doodled Cooper saying it. Sari Cooper Tweet
July 27, 2023: Sam Kays posts more backgrounds of Metropolis. Sam Kays Tweet
July 27, 2023: Diana Huh posts a board note from the fifth episode. Diana Huh Tweet
July 29, 2023: McGuiness Luxe Garage in episode 5 is a nod to comic artist Ed McGuiness who drew Loeb's "Superman" and "Superman/Batman". Josie Campbell Tweet
July 30, 2023: Paul Reinwand posts Slade's sword and rifle designs. Paul Reinwand Tweet
July 31, 2023: Kelly Kao posts boards from "Let's Go to Ivo Tower, You Say" including Perry appearing in the morgue, Ivo, and Lois kissing Clark on the cheek. Kelly Kao Tweet
July 31, 2023: Paul Reinwand posts Heatwave previs. He wanted to have a lot of little heat dump thrusters to aid directional mobility. He had a brief desire to share some characteristics with the Blue Snow Machine but dropped it to keep the design simple. Hardshell on the legs were dropped for the ability to protect heat shielding. Paul Reinwand Tweet
August 1, 2023: Paul Reinwand posts design for getaway car in "You Will Believe a Man Can Lie". He and Austin Reinkens research foreign delivery and emergency vehicles for a fleet of electric cars in Metropolis. Paul Reinwand Tweet
August 1, 2023: Sam Kays posts more backgrounds of Metropolis. Paul Reinwand Tweet
August 3, 2023: Sam Kays posts backgrounds of Metropolis from "You Will Believe a Man Can Lie" when Superman lifts out the car. Sam Kays Tweet
August 3, 2023: Kellye Perdue posts concepts for Dr. Ivo, Flip Johnson, and Amanda Waller. Kellye Perdue Tweet
August 3, 2023: Jake Wyatt posts a drawing of Jimmy encountering Mallah he did in 2019 when "My Adventures with Mad Science" was first pitched to Warner Brothers. Jake Wyatt Tweet
August 4, 2023: Still of Mr. Mxyztplk from next week's "Kiss Kiss Fall in Portal" released. DC Tweet
August 4, 2023: Brain's "It is a Phylum" line was improvised during recording for "My Adventures with Mad Science". Sari Cooper Tweet
August 4, 2023: Jake Wyatt helped with storyboards for "My Adventures with Mad Science" including shirtless Clark. Jake Wyatt Tweet
August 4, 2023: Kelly Kao posts sketch up reference and colors picked for "My Adventures with Mad Science" story boards. Kelly Kao Tweet
August 5, 2023: Paul Reinwand posts concepts for Cadmus tech seen in "My Adventures with Mad Science". He tried to work in a Jack Kirby nod in the circuit patterns. A triangular petal design for the field generator was ditched last minute. Paul Reinwand Tweet
August 6, 2023: Paul Reinwand posts Brain A & B sheets and recalls needing to figure out where missiles would come from after some last minute board revisions. Paul Reinwand Tweet
August 7, 2023: Paul Reinwand posts Omac designs based on Brendan Clogher's initial sketches. Paul Reinwand Tweet
August 8, 2023: Sam Kays posts Metropolis backgrounds. Sam Kays Tweet
August 9, 2023: Sam Kays posts Metropolis subway backgrounds. Sam Kays Tweet
August 9, 2023: Jane Bak posts backgrounds for end credit sequence. Jane Bak Tweet
August 10, 2023: Jake Wyatt posts pencil sketches from series that pitch that eventually turned into "Kiss Kiss Fall in Portal". Jake Wyatt Tweet
August 11, 2023: Sam Kays posts background of wall of confiscated items seen in "Kiss Kiss Fall in Portal" near the end. Sam Kays Tweet
August 11, 2023: The crab photo used in "Kiss Kiss Fall in Portal" was shockingly expensive. Josie Campbell Tweet
August 11, 2023: The Cadmus mutants in "My Adventures with Mad Science" were a nod to Gurran Lagan. The smallest was a nod to Angry Charlie, Brendan Clogher's favorite DNAlien. Josie Campbell Tweet
August 11, 2023: "Kiss Kiss Fall in Portal" was just a working title but the crew demanded it be made official. Josie Campbell Tweet
August 11, 2023: Austin Reinkens posts painted version of Jake Wyatt's "Kiss Kiss Fall in Portal" pencil sketches. Austin Reinkein Tweet
August 12, 2023: Paul Reinwand posts League of Lois Lanes ship designs. It was pitched to him as akin to Starfleet. Reinwand wanted it to be a little romantic and on his first pass aimed for something like a catboat or cutter. He had to lose the "sails" and went with a submarine look then finally a shuttle look. Paul Reinwand Tweet
August 13, 2023: Jake Wyatt reveals third evil Superman in "Kiss Kiss Fall in Portal" was a riff on Kal-El from Superman: The Dark Side. Jake Wyatt Tweet
August 13, 2023: Paul Reinwand posts concepts of League of Lois Lanes. Paul Reinwand Tweet
August 13, 2023: Jake Wyatt confirms second evil Superman in "Kiss Kiss Fall in Portal" was based on Justice Lords Superman. Jake Wyatt Tweet
August 13, 2023: Molly Stanard posts backgrounds from "You Will Believe a Man Can Lie" including the pawn shop, van, parking garage, construction site, and bus stop. Molly Stanard Tweet
August 13, 2023: Molly Stanard posts backgrounds from "My Adventures with Mad Science" including forest and Cadmus building. Molly Stanard Tweet
August 13, 2023: Molly Stanard posts museum backgrounds from "Kiss Kiss Fall in Portal" and visdev of Lois's apartment. Molly Stanard Tweet
August 14, 2023: Kelly Kao posts boards from "My Adventures with Mad Science" and she originally boarded Mallah pulling Brain away while Jimmy, Clark, and Lois talk. Kelly Kao Tweet
August 14, 2023: Sam Kays posts 'getaway' dimension background from "My Adventures with Mad Science" and painted version by Alvaro Castro-Mendivil. Sam Kays Tweet
August 14, 2023: Grace Liu posts boards from "Kiss Kiss Fall in Portal" when Clark meets Mr. Mxyzptlk. Grace Liu Tweet
August 15, 2023: Sam Kays posts trap backgrounds from "My Adventures with Mad Science". Sam Kays Tweet
August 15, 2023: Maddie Lutchko posts painted apartment interiors from "Kiss Kiss Fall in Portal" with art direction and all layouts from Jane Bak, colors for Clark and Jimmy's apartment established by Rachel Yung, and colors for Lois's apartment were established by Alvaro Castro-Mendivil. Maddie Lutchko Tweet
August 16, 2023: Sam Kays posts more forest backgrounds from "My Adventures with Mad Science". Sam Kays Tweet
August 16, 2023: Alvaro Castro-Mendivil posts painted Stryker's Penitentiary backgrounds. Alvaro Castro-Mendivil Tweet
August 17, 2023: Sam Kays posts more forest backgrounds from "My Adventures with Mad Science". Sam Kays Tweet
August 18, 2023: Sam Kays posts fence backgrounds from "My Adventures with Mad Science". Sam Kays Tweet
August 19, 2023: Paul Reinwand posts previs on osprey and flight suits from "Zero Day Part 1". Paul Reinwand Tweet
August 19, 2023: Jane Bak posts paints of Metropolis from "You Will Believe a Man Can Lie" and "Zero Day Part 1" and the black hole room from "My Adventures with Mad Science" as well as the flowers in Zero Day Part 1 laid out by Molly Stanard. Jane Bak Tweet
August 19, 2023: Jane Bak posts background layouts of Cadmus Minefield from "My Adventures with Mad Science," apartment in "Kiss Kiss Fall in Portal," and park at end of "Zero Day Part 1". Jane Bak Tweet
August 21, 2023: Sam Kays posts forest backgrounds from "My Adventures with Mad Science". Sam Kays Tweet
August 21, 2023: Since Vicki Vale was the comic's way of making Batman a Lois Lane, the production thought it would be fun to make the show's Vicki older and everything Lois thinks she wanted to be. Josie Campbell Tweet
August 21, 2023: In "Zero Day Part 1," Morrison's Pawn Shop is a reference to comic writer Grant Morrison and Captain Immonen is a reference to comic artist Stewart Immonen. Josie Campbell Tweet
August 22, 2023: Kellye Perdue posts Smallville boards from "Adventures of a Normal Man Part 2". Kellye Perdue Tweet
August 23, 2023: Sam Kays posts an unseen fire escape background. Sam Kays Tweet
August 23, 2023: Caroline Chiou posts Metropolis background from "You Will Believe a Man Can Lie". The area near Metropolis Stadium was done by Rachel Yung. Chiou also posted Daily Planet backgrounds from the episode. Caroline Chiou Tweet
August 24, 2023: Sam Kays posts Earth-14 background from "Kiss Kiss Fall in Portal". Sam Kays Tweet
August 25, 2023: Sam Kays posts Lois-Prime background from "Kiss Kiss Fall in Portal". Sam Kays Tweet
August 26, 2023: In "Zero Day Part 2," Jake Wyatt came up with most of the usernames in the Flamebird stream but Sari Cooper pitched come to brasil. Sari Cooper Tweet
August 26, 2023: Josie Campbell also came up with a few usernames for "Zero Day Part 2". Wyatt came up with based ivo and XxPhatGrantxX. Jake Wyatt Tweet
August 28, 2023: Paul Reinwand posts obelisk designs from "Zero Day Part 2". Paul Reinwand Tweet
August 28, 2023: 63 minute interview with Josie Campbell. Campbell confirms Livewire is basically the first metahuman, credits the influence of John Byrne, how she outnerded the staff with her comic book knowledge, they always wanted to start small with Superman's powers and add more and more as they go to tie into the theme of him unlocking a power because he's trying to save someone, he has suppressed his powers for a long time after discovering he could fly and the ship activating, he is now accepting he can be extraordinary after trying to be normal, the blue surge is a nod to Superman Blue, from the start they didn't want Superman to understand Jor-El because it wouldn't make sense he would know English and create a disconnect with Clark's heritage and being the ultimate immigrant, at first the crew thought DC had Kryptonese fully developed but Mike Carlin informed them it wasn't so Campbell used a bit of Esperanto with something else like Hebrew, Korean, Spanish and changed the articles, they wrote the lines in English then in the final pass Campbell would do like a Mad Lib and switching out words to create enough dissonance for Clark and the audience, the various executives pitched to all loved Mallah and Brain, Campbell loved Grant Morrison's run on Mallah and Brain and talking gorillas and Olsen would be so Silver Age, thinks them meeting another weird outsider like Superman changed them, on thinking there's only one Mxyztplk in the multiverse but looks different on each universe and on this show he would look anime-inspired, the divergence of Vicki and Lois being the latter can't hurt people to get the article, there wasn't any point where the Superman suit wasn't having the trunks but there was debate on when it would appear, Kris Anka's development art that everyone liked was one that looked Kryptonian and things Ma added on, credits Jessica Zammit for the Sailor Moon reference with Clark's transformation into Superman and Diana Hu referencing Pretty Cure, the evil Superman trope was to challenge Clark emotionally and to bring it as his greatest fear of what people see him as, designers and Clogher came up with the idea of exposure to Kryptonite to be anaphylactic shock meets Cordyceps fungus, cites the change in genders, ethnicities, and orientation to be reflect reality in the City of Tomorrow, have future seasons figured out but not a third isn't confirmed, isn't sure if there will be a Blu-ray or other merchandise yet, Lois and Jimmy being in on Clark's secret identity early on was important during the pitches, show how smart Lois was, expand on the relationship, allow the characters to grow into a team, fed into the theme of secrets and lies, and having to do what feels right with shorter seasons and not knowing if there will be more seasons, and the bulletproof line in "My Adventures with Mad Science" was from the writer's room and was in the outline. Superman Homepage YouTube
August 29, 2023: Sam Kays posts backgrounds from "Kiss Kiss Fall in Portal". Sam Kays Tweet
August 31, 2023: Sam Kays posts backgrounds from "Zero Day Part 2" including the sad goodbye kiss and Ivo's defeat. Sam Kays Tweet
September 2, 2023: Paul Reinwand posts Kryptonian fleet and escape pod development from "Zero Day Part 2". Paul Reinwand Tweet
September 2, 2023: Paul Reinwand posts Kryptonian capital ship final model sheets from "Zero Day Part 2". Paul Reinwand Tweet
September 3, 2023: Paul Reinwand posts early Clark ship and rampancy exploration for "Zero Day Part 2". It was one of the first things he worked on. Paul Reinwand Tweet
September 3, 2023: Paul Reinwand posts Clark's ship interior exploration for "Zero Day Part 2" and an unused rampancy idea before it was just a bigger version of the ship. Paul Reinwand Tweet
September 5, 2023: Grace Liu posts story boards from "Hearts of the Fathers". Grace Liu Tweet
September 5, 2023: Karen Guo posts story boards from "Kiss Kiss Fall in Portal" and "Hearts of the Fathers". Karen Guo Tweet
September 9, 2023: Caroline Chiou posts layouts from Cadmus lab in "My Adventures with Mad Science" and credits Carson Brown for making her 3d models to work with. Caroline Chiou Tweet
September 21, 2023: Interview with Josie Campbell. Hall of Justice Episode 350
September 25, 2023: Interview with Josie Campbell. Were restricted from using classic villains in season 1 like Lex Luthor, Brainiac, and General Zod. The Comics Cube YouTube
October 2, 2023: For its run on Adult Swim, My Adventures with Superman was ranked #1 in its timeslot among Men 18-34 and is the #2 highest-rated original freshman series for the network this year among Adults 18-49 and 18-34 and among Men 18-49 and 18-34. WBD Article
November 28, 2023: Interview with Josie Campbell. Crunchyroll Article
December 6, 2023: Nominated for Best Animated Television Series or Special by Saturn Awards. Anime News Network Article
February 29, 2024: Jake Wyatt posts retake he did of Clark defending Lois in "My Adventures With Mad Science". Jake Wyatt Tweet
March 1, 2024: A Season 1 DVD is coming soon. Physical Media President Tweet
March 20, 2024: Season 1 DVD releases on May 14, 2024. DCAUR Tweet
Television Series Season 2 News
May 19, 2021: Initial order is for two seasons. Deadline Article
July 9, 2023: Paul Reinwand confirms he worked on both seasons. Paul Reinwand Tweet
July 10, 2023: Production is partway through animation for season 2. Jake Wyatt Tweet
August 28, 2023: There will be more references to Gotham but it is a Superman show primarily, Sari Cooper wrote a season 2 episode, and no word yet on when season 2 airs. Superman Homepage YouTube
September 21, 2023: Season 2 raises the stakes and it goes full force on dangling plot threads, a stronger Superman, new relationships, and new villains. Hall of Justice Episode 350
October 2, 2023: Season 2 takes a big musical turn about halfway through. The first half of the season is the Superman score that we all know, and then it takes a big turn and tonal shift. Traversing the Stars YouTube
October 22, 2023: Jake Wyatt is busy with Superman retakes. Jake Wyatt Tweet
November 11, 2023: Jack Quaid comments season 2 is in the can. Jack Quaid Tweet
November 18, 2023: Flamebird video posted with a comment from Lexcorp. The Direct Article
January 25, 2024: The show will be featured at the SCAD TVfest in Atlanta between February 7-10. Jack Quaid, Alice Lee, Ishmel Sahid, co-showrunner and co-executive producer Jake Wyatt, and art director Jane Bak will be guests. Fox 5 Article
January 30, 2024: The show will also have a screening at the SCAD TVfest on February 7 at 12:30 pm on the Main Stage. DCAUR Tweet
February 7, 2024: Comments from Jack Quaid at SCAD TVfest. People Article
February 7, 2024: The season 2 premiere was screened at SCAD TVfest. It will air soon. The crew is hopeful about making more seasons. Tanner_Slavin Tweet
April 10, 2024: Josie Campbell will be at a panel about writing for She-Ra and My Adventures With Superman at the Grand Rapids Comic-Con on April 12 at 3:15-4:15 pm on the Main Stage. Josie Campbell Tweet
April 18, 2024: 14 second season 2 posted of Jor-El warning Clark there is another like him. Adult Swim Tweet
April 19, 2024: DC's Free Comic Book Day comics will have a season 2 promo featuring the mystery general from the end of season one and a tagline of "Krypton Is Coming." Deadline Article
Comic Book News
March 7, 2024: There will be a tie-in comic book mini-series that serves as a bridge between season one and two. The first issue is written by series producer Josie Campbell with art by Pablo M. Collar. The first issue releases on June 4, 2024 in comic book shops and online. Clark spends Christmas alone in Metropolis but gets a tip about a monster in the sewers so Superman, Lois, and Jimmy investigate. They learn the monster can absorb anything it touches. It was originally a story talked about in the writers room but there was no space for it in season one. Campbell teases romance, comedy, super-powers, Jimmy talking a lot about how super-rich he is, and all the goodness of the show are bundled into the mini-series. Pre-orders start March 15. Main cover is by Carli Squiteri with variant covers by Gavin Guidry and Riley Rossmo as well as a blank sketch variant cover. Squiteri and Guidry's covers are previewed. WF Article
March 7, 2024: Nick Filardi, Rico Renzi, and Ivan Plascencia are also working on the comic. Andrew Marino Tweet
April 19, 2024: Issue #2 is written by series producer Josie Campbell with art by Pablo M. Collar. It releases on July 3, 2024 in comic book shops and online. Main cover is by Li Cree with variant covers by Megan Huang. Covers previewed. "After the mysterious android is captured by a covert military group, Superman realizes he can't just bust through a government facility and take what he wants. No, this looks like a job for mild-mannered journalist Clark Kent!" WF Article
