Superman: The Man of Steel Volume 9 by Byrne, Ordway, Stern, Frenz: Book Review

 (Book Review--Superman)

Part of my project to read through the Superman: Man of Steel series. 

Superman: The Man of Steel Volume 9 by Byrne, Ordway, Stern, Frenz: Book Review

Part 2: Superman: The Man of Steel Volume 9 by Byrne, Ordway, Stern, Frenz: Book Review

Links to things mentioned:

* Superman: The Man of Steel: Volume 1: https://youtu.be/OS4Wf5P1VbY

* Superman: The Man of Steel: Volume 2: https://youtu.be/kHfRSa_XxH8

* Superman: The Man of Steel: Volume 3: https://youtu.be/pzZYDqfRlMY

* Superman: The Man of Steel: Volume 4: https://youtu.be/eof43z2pSbA

* Superman: The Man of Steel: Volume 5: https://youtu.be/V2vf6aHLmVg

* Superman: The Man of Steel Volume 6: https://youtu.be/3N4NBuRaCOw

* Superman: The Man of Steel Volume 7: https://youtu.be/vb4QS77rHDs

* Superman: The Man of Steel Volume 8: https://youtu.be/5WbA2NXJugU

* Superman: The Triangle Era Omnibus Vol. 1: https://youtu.be/2m2K-A-DvIQ

* Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen by Jack Kirby: https://youtu.be/42YLSQHPgQ0

Related Playlists:

Graphic Novel Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6NMoYW6CBw6Qj_cqK8DIeb

DC Comics Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6kPikhXNalrSh9BnvzZi2f&si=4rAijTT4v9u_06q2

Book Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7&si=EJ7CG8iO9IouNaYY

Books I Read in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7YYl7seud9ov0n6dtdHzvj&si=iMERlWtiF0Rq2-uy

Superman Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x72oeccW7gGCVROmoVmOpjF&si=NVVB2Mx3LpV0Cbyz

Superman: The Man of Steel Series Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFsyxFSUR_9Y&si=mJrKaW9whW7Ofkrc

Superman: The Man of Steel Volume 9 Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTNcmdIZ0G2M&si=rvP6reBOriMgL458

Slime Part 6: Story Time ESL Listening

Throwback Thursday. 

Slime Introduction: https://youtu.be/amrpHa-ZBN0

Slime Part 1: https://youtu.be/37b-Qe7Xi4g

Slime Part 2: https://youtu.be/nWrFCfCyywA

Part 3: https://youtu.be/xlhnN5qPJHc

Part 4: https://youtu.be/chwC54P9dWY

Part 5: https://youtu.be/vIUnTPw76rw

Part 6: https://youtu.be/kGSOVya60UA

Part 7: https://youtu.be/5vDC4OYn1bE

Part 8: https://youtu.be/X9JIY7-jX-M

Part 9: https://youtu.be/EGR7Dq48Llc

Suggested Use: Listen first without the transcript.  Then listen a second time while reading the transcript

http://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2014/11/advanced-reading-slime-by-joseph-payne.html

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5QgMDk6npsRN0x3dzBWUTN0VkU/view?usp=sharing

http://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2018/07/slime-part-6-story-time-esl-listening.html

ESL Listening Exercises Playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7xq-zLjulU2DRTjg2TNmAx

Story Time ESL Listening Playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5iqVkM_gjOCM3mdTM3MfUT

Slime Playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5jfKcv2sQOWedxOKHnfIrP

https://sites.google.com/view/reading-and-listening-practice

Started: The Golden Age Flash Archives Volume 1

Podkayne of Mars by Robert A. Heinlein: Book Review

This is part of my so-called "Scripted Review" series, in which I make a Youtube video based on an old blogpost.  For more information on what this is and why I'm doing it, see HERE:

https://youtu.be/HgneyXvRI04  

and HERE: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2018/12/vlog-scripted-book-reviews-i-ramble-on.html

In this case, the old blog post is here: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2014/07/podkayne-of-mars-by-robert-heinlein.html

Related Playlists:

* Book Review Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7

* Scripted Reviews Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5BKcEIufNKlS58JHU_glyL&si=Pje0KQqIqOgWGGUI

* Scripted Book Reviews Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x53WSp_2mGcDRHBR7ubQkDa&si=T_0QPBDOZqhqN-oa

* 2014 Reading List Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6Qz8okehoyhie5HTXe_LMx&si=LWfalvGt8PPorKr6

* Fantasy and Science Fiction Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4NClast3lkLp_cQ1Tn-2cb

* Robert A. Heinlein Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x70ZMpPBnCK-NSyT13EfeNf&si=dUPb0xD60UthS0PX

I'm upset about that data center in Virginia that forced residents to evacuate their homes

The original article: In Virginia, a data center ran diesel generators during a Code Red alert, and DEQ couldn't stop it

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/virginia-data-center-ran-diesel-092400768.html

Vlog Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7sWjmJPUFF0PhseI7SRLV0&si=-bPixWINxD1SGyzJ

The Back to School Tag

This book was created by: ‪@OnastackofBooks‬

I was tagged by Abby Reads: https://youtu.be/gGJXspfM2ig?si=9WEjStS8jAKDWAn8

Links to things mentioned:

* Tom Brown's Schooldays by Thomas Hughes: https://youtu.be/EFExxN6sJAc

* Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling: https://youtu.be/U-jirLdcRwg

* The Magicians by Lev Grossman: https://youtu.be/cIIW7oMFOZM

* I am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe: https://youtu.be/r7cjQpe1Fsw

* Globish: How English Became the World’s Language by Robert McCrum:  https://youtu.be/nxIoUgjCF1A

* Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis: https://youtu.be/VIpnBa6ViQ4

* The Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis: https://youtu.be/W-izhO2QpBM

* George Orwell: Essays: https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2014/09/george-orwell-essays.html

I Tag:

 @danecobain  

 @WilliamsLibrary  

 @Bucky749  

Tag Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x68GfUHYtDeSJLo6gwRKIID

Weekly Reading Wrap-Up 167: Superman, The Horse and His Boy, The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle

(Weekly Reading Vlog)

Books: 

The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis--up to p.130

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting up to p.278

Comic Books:

Superman: The Man of Steel Volume 9: Just Started

Superman: The Triangle Era Omnibus Vol. 2 up to p.1420

Book Haul:

Greek Myths by Olivia Coolidge

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Book Reviews from this week:

* The Borrowers Aloft by Mary Norton: https://youtu.be/zN0nN_ayHIc

* Poor Stainless by Mary Norton: https://youtu.be/N8UdH9zn0gY

* The Once and Future King by T.H. White: https://youtu.be/zzp_oti2e88

* Superman: The Man of Steel Volume 7: https://youtu.be/vb4QS77rHDs

* Superman: The Man of Steel Volume 8: https://youtu.be/5WbA2NXJugU

For more information about what this is and why I'm doing it, see HERE.

Poor Stainless by Mary Norton: Book Review

Note: I actually posted this review onto my Youtube channel on October 14, 2026, but for whatever reason I forgot to make a blog post about it until now.

(Book Review--Children's Books)

Part of my project to read through The Borrowers series.

Poor Stainless by Mary Norton: Book Review

* The Borrowers: https://youtu.be/Yf_FnyBdNvs

* The Borrowers Afield: https://youtu.be/OPixoyL9xdA

* The Borrowers Afloat: https://youtu.be/XC9t3xVw4zk

* The Borrowers Aloft: https://youtu.be/zN0nN_ayHIc

Related Playlists:

Book Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7&si=EJ7CG8iO9IouNaYY

Books I Read in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7YYl7seud9ov0n6dtdHzvj&si=iMERlWtiF0Rq2-uy

Young Adult Literature: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5xhu8yD4fcSu3Lw6jJNDxS

The Borrowers Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYBRohQjTP0c&si=gHKN6GQq3l4vleq0

Superman: The Man of Steel Volume 8 by Byrne, Ordway, Perez, Mignola: Book Review

 (Book Review--Superman)

Part of my project to read through the Superman: Man of Steel series. 

Superman: The Man of Steel Volume 8 by Byrne, Ordway, Perez, Mignola: Book Review

Part 2: Superman: The Man of Steel Volume 8 by Byrne, Ordway, Perez, Mignola: Book Review

Links to things mentioned:

* Superman: The Man of Steel: Volume 1: https://youtu.be/OS4Wf5P1VbY

* Superman: The Man of Steel: Volume 2: https://youtu.be/kHfRSa_XxH8

* Superman: The Man of Steel: Volume 3: https://youtu.be/pzZYDqfRlMY

* Superman: The Man of Steel: Volume 4: https://youtu.be/eof43z2pSbA

* Superman: The Man of Steel: Volume 5: https://youtu.be/V2vf6aHLmVg

* Superman: The Man of Steel Volume 6: https://youtu.be/3N4NBuRaCOw

* Superman: The Man of Steel Volume 7: https://youtu.be/vb4QS77rHDs

* Superman: The Triangle Era Omnibus Vol. 1: https://youtu.be/2m2K-A-DvIQ

Related Playlists:

Graphic Novel Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6NMoYW6CBw6Qj_cqK8DIeb

DC Comics Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x6kPikhXNalrSh9BnvzZi2f&si=4rAijTT4v9u_06q2

Book Review Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7&si=EJ7CG8iO9IouNaYY

Books I Read in 2026: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7YYl7seud9ov0n6dtdHzvj&si=iMERlWtiF0Rq2-uy

Superman Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x72oeccW7gGCVROmoVmOpjF&si=NVVB2Mx3LpV0Cbyz

Superman: The Man of Steel Series Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFsyxFSUR_9Y&si=mJrKaW9whW7Ofkrc

Superman: The Man of Steel Volume 8 Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOcmCyxnUZN8&si=r_ObnQD2uKxuV--e

This Week in Booktube: October 18, 2026

(These are the Booktube videos I watched this week. As always, I encourage you also to check out each of the videos I've linked to down below.  Support Booktube.  And let me know what you've watched this past week.)

Google document: docs, pub 

Bookish Sally Rooney and Aslan

Abby Reads: If you could go to any fictional school, which would it be?

Abby Reads "Red Rising" by Pierce Brown | A 5P Review

Bucky749 Booktube: marvel comics digest issue 5 staring ant & wasp review

Jzy Shzy The Witch | Marie NDiaye | A Lit-Fantasy-Kafkaesque Book Review

Abby Reads How to be happy when you're missing someone -- a lesson from life and literature

Dane Cobain Reading Children's Books and Stephen King in French

Michael K. Vaughan Did John Byrne SAVE Superman…or DESTROY him?

Michael K. Vaughan Is the Read What You Own Challenge Madness?

Bucky749 Prince of power comic review ep.4

Jzy Shzy My Book Buying System (Tag)

Abby Reads "Call It Courage" by Armstrong Sperry | A 5P Review