Superman Versus The Ku Klux Klan by Rick Bowers

There’s something powerful here: a timely lesson on the dangers of systemic racism - an issue that modern audiences are sure to find compelling.” Said Jordan. This book tells a group of intertwining stories that culminate in the historic 1947 collision of the Superman Radio Show and the Ku Klux Klan. The Fandom team brings an enormous amount of insight and talent to the project, and we’re sure the results will be fantastic. “We’re excited to serialize Superman Vs The KKK in a format that recalls the days of radio-drama. Adi Shankar, whose credits include Netflix’s Castlevania, is producing the feature with Dillon D Jordan at PaperChase and Marc Rosen ( Sense8). This is a short book that can be read in the space of a day and tells an interesting story.

The Ku Klux Klan feature film, also based on Bowers’s book and first announced in 2018, is now in pre-production with further announcements expected soon. In addition to this, Rick Bowers gives a mini origin story of the Superman character and follows his creators career trajectory up to and beyond his encounter with homicidal racists. Comedian Ed Greer will co-host.Ī Superman Vs. Last month, PaperChase Films ( The Kindergarten Teacher, Skin) announced Shankar would partner with the company and Marc Rosen ( Sense 8, The After) to. It will be hosted and executive produced by Roth Cornet, head of development for Fandom, along with Max Dionne, supervising producer and Michael Chiang, senior vice president of programming. Bowers’ book (full title: Superman Versus The Ku Klux Klan: The True Story of How the Iconic Superhero Battled the Men of Hate) chronicled the creation of a real-life 1946 radio drama. The podcast will be created in a style based on the format of the original Superman Radio Show, which broadcast for more than 2,000 episodes between 19, shortly after the Man of Steel’s comic book debut. BET Promotes Executive To VP Of Programming Operations & Business, Legal AffairsĬoronavirus: eOne & STX Implement Work From Home ProtocolsĬoronavirus: Amazon Studios Issues Work From Home Recommendation Rick Bowers is the author of Superman Versus The Ku Klux Klan (3.68 avg rating, 703 ratings, 176 reviews, published 2012) and Spies of Mississippi (3.61.

Superman Versus The Ku Klux Klan by Rick Bowers