Alan and Rob discuss the acclaimed 'ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN' series by DC! How does this new alternate version of Superman's origin compare against other beloved versions? Does Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval's darker interpretation gel with our sensibilities?  Later, we discuss a lost gem from the blessed decade of the 1990s "Rise of the Super Seven", a gloriously silly, over-the-top Elseworlds story that seems to harness every 'extreme' 1990s comic cliche you can imagine - leather jackets, pouches, ripped jeans, earrings and Alien ripoffs! Rob also points out how this story may have inspired some of the legendary Kenner figures of that decade.  PLUS! Alan and Rob head to the Metropolis mailbag to listen to YOUR correspondence! Join the "Inside the All Star Superfan Podcast" group on Facebook! And be sure to follow us on all of these accounts! TIMECODES:  00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:40 - Absolute Superman 1-5 Spoiler Discussion 00:45:05 - Rise of the Super 7 01:08:20 - Mailbag FACEBOOK:  @allstarsuperfan INSTAGRAM: @allstarsuperfan THREADS: @allstarsuperfan TWITTER:  @allstarsuperpod BLUESKY: @allstarsuperfan EMAIL:  allstarsuperpod@gmail.com   Thanks to Shawn Allen for our music and Aaron Price for our show logo. Edit, show notes and social media by Rob O'Connor. Closing theme of the week by EpicTrailerMusicUK on YouTube