Superman was ALMOST a Marvel character?!

Superman was ALMOST a Marvel character?! | The Man of Steel (1986)

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In 1986, comics history was changed forever when DC Comics recruited the heralded John Byrne to reinvent Superman and the city he calls home. This relaunch reimagine the classic characters Lois Lane and Lex Luthor and introduced new characters Cat Grant and Dr. Emil Hamilton from the prolific writer Marv Wolfman and artists Dick Giordano and Jerry Ordway. Never miss an episode by subscribing today! bit.ly/2WYvgkt #superman
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@comicpop 11 ай бұрын

Buy Superman: The Man of Steel vol 1 here! amzn.to/3E9P4cM

@froman46992 11 ай бұрын

"Superman knows where everyone lives" has to be a short hahaha

@sariellakingdom1878 11 ай бұрын

That hardcover is a seriously lovely book

@user-op8yh6xl6t 11 ай бұрын

I love John Byrne making Krypton this cold inhuman place so readers would be repulsed by it and Zack Snyder was like "Hell Yeah! More of that, please!"

@chrismennell1606 10 ай бұрын

Snyder definitely has a "unique" interpretation on superman.

@elderrusty541 10 ай бұрын

Zack seems like the kind of guy to watch a Cyberpunk movie and not understand the world is supposed to be horrifying

@SolarDragon007 8 ай бұрын

Snyder doesn't understand or like Superman.

@bensneb360 11 ай бұрын

I hope John Bryne’s Superman becomes a recurring series like Ultimate Spider-Man, because it is such a fun and enjoyable series

@loganthomas2421 11 ай бұрын

Same. Add this to the catalog of great runs for future backissues along with Invincible, IDW TMNT, Morrison’s JLA, Busiek’s Avengers, Stan Lee’s Spider-Man, Daredevil, immortal hulk etc

@Spikex1 11 ай бұрын

I would love to see Sal and the gang pick up on Jose Degado and his perpetually terrible luck, and then Bibbo's proportionally inverse amazing luck. That's hysterical. That whole era is full of weird and fun loooong running gags and deep background subplots.

@cullenn2100 11 ай бұрын

For all its impact, it only lasted 2 years before Byrne left; maybe 60 issues between the 3 titles all told

@greenberry6019 11 ай бұрын

@@cullenn2100 hey, that's definitely not nothing

@greenberry6019 11 ай бұрын

@tfoxrng I'd be interested for you to elaborate if you have such a strong opinion

@Mokkari77 11 ай бұрын

Readership dropped when Byrne left after 2 years but the irony is that's when the Superman books got really good. Writers Roger Stern, Jerry Ordway, Dan Jurgens and Louise Simonson under editor Mike Carlin created this cohesive continuity between 4 books each coming out every week.

@Sicod79 11 ай бұрын

It is amazing how Magpie has become this one thing that all creator's cling to in the modern era as the connection between Batman and Superman's first appearance. Even Waid did it in World's Finest.

@dlvnmedia 11 ай бұрын

It’s cause Magpie is better than the Joker in every way. #killoffjoker #itsmagpiestimetoshine #tiffanyasmagpieforever

@AnarchicArachnid 11 ай бұрын

Magpie is the key to all this

@blunteastwood 11 ай бұрын

@@AnarchicArachnidShe's a funnier character than we're used to.

@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache 11 ай бұрын

“I know…where everyone lives.” “…Wh-what did you say the ‘S’ stands for, again?”

@blackphoenix77 11 ай бұрын

That scene where Clark says "They all wanted a piece of me" is just as heartbreaking here as it was when they retold that moment in Superman: The Man of Steel #21.

@tjjordan4207 10 ай бұрын

I like that moment because it shows us how human Clark is. He's overwhelmed by how many people are just looking for someone to help them in any way possible. They want a symbol, something or someone to latch onto. And I don't blame him for feeling so many different emotions at once because of how desperate they are, and all without making him into a crazy person (and I'm looking at you two, Synder and Miller!).

@YouCalledForTheDoc 11 ай бұрын

The "Pregnant Lara goes in the rocket and gives birth to Clark on Earth" idea actually got used in the recent D&D DC book. Lara and Jor-El squeeze into the rocket and land on Earth only for her water to break as Jor-El realizes they aren’t in Kansas but a medieval world with castles and knights.

@leomoreno7369 11 ай бұрын

What is it called and how can I find it?!

@evandavid2816 11 ай бұрын

@@leomoreno7369 It's called Dark Knights of Steel, and it's a twelve-issue mini-series that's only just wrapped up I think...in any case, it's really good...!

@aproposreeve 11 ай бұрын

John Byrne Krypton is basically Galifray from 70s-80's Doctor Who

@blackphoenix77 11 ай бұрын

I love the Looms

@chrisdaily2077 11 ай бұрын

Funny enough, this isn't the first time John Byrne took something from Classic Dr. Who.

@zootopiawilson 5 ай бұрын

@@chrisdaily2077 I am so glad someone else has noticed that!

@TheVegeta67 11 ай бұрын

This is John Byrne’s best “fuck it, I’m doing my own thing. Fuck everything that came before,” book.

@brianadkins3880 5 ай бұрын

Well, that is essentially what he was hired to do.

@daelen.cclark 4 ай бұрын

How often does he make those books?

@notavailable8514 11 ай бұрын

I will say, I prefer it when Jonathan and Martha are really good parents, because I've always felt that the whole reason Clark is Superman is because of his upbringing. That he became Superman, because Superman was Clark Kent. Regardless, this was an awesome episode of Back Issues as always!

@daelen.cclark 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, good parents make a better Superman overall.

@thewilhelmscream7912 11 ай бұрын

Indeed, also why I think it makes him a more interesting character, is his connection to a classic American midwestern family on a farm, the symbolism is so rich to mine, with all these things makes him so strong a character.

@jacob_ian_decoursey_the_author 11 ай бұрын

In Roger Stern’s novel “The Death and Life of Superman,” which is a pretty solid read, he softly retcons Superman’s origins by mentioning Clark didn’t start getting his powers until adulthood and spent most of his early years basically as any other kid, which much better imo. Then later in Superman:TAS, teenage Clark is starting to get his powers and doesn’t learn to fly until just after Pa tells him about the rocket, which is probably the best origin Superman has ever had.

@AndDeathForAll82 6 ай бұрын

Disagree. Byrne wrote him as a teen playing football WITH his powers to show how Clark learned restraint. That’s far better for the character in my opinion. Byrne’s origin should’ve been stuck to rigidly until New 52, and after post-Crisis Supes returned, his origin should’ve never been merged with N52 Supes. They wrote a great opportunity to return Superman to how he should be, then they almost immediately screwed it up.

@thedukeofchutney468 11 ай бұрын

I feel like Superman has been having a renaissance as of late. At least insofar as appreciation goes. It’s good to see. Of the big three (Superman Batman and Spider-Man) he’s the most overlooked.

@jrob4795 11 ай бұрын

Superman has been good lately, Batman and this next event are gearing up to be lackluster at best, and Spider-Man has been abominable.

@loganthomas2421 11 ай бұрын

Supes definitely needed it after how awful Bendis’ run was. Wish Batman and especially Spider-Man would get back to consistent good books

@dna6 11 ай бұрын

@@jrob4795Spider-Man COMICS have been abominable, but Spider-Man is enjoying a tremendous hot streak at the moment in terms of the popular consciousness. Between No Way Home, the Insomniac games, and ATSV, Spidey is probably the hottest he's been since the early 2000s, if not hotter

@greenberry6019 11 ай бұрын

Wouldn't it really be the big 4, Spidey, Batman, X-Men and Superman?

@zhisangchen4562 11 ай бұрын

@@greenberry6019 Not sure, was X men ever a consistent number 1 best seller? Superman isn’t anywhere near number 1 these days but he ruled the golden age. Also I don’t think X-men is as recognizable and iconic as the other three, especially outside of Western cultures. However most people would recognize Superman, Batman and Spider-Man

@Confussed-Oddish 11 ай бұрын

26:09 You clearly don't know how bad storms can get in the midwest.

@danejohnson9906 11 ай бұрын

“Bitch the planet’s gonna explode” is my new favorite Ethan quote

@murder101storytime 10 ай бұрын

The idea that people took animosity between Batman and Superman from DK always confused the crap out of me. They were friends in that book! Superman went to see Batman at his home and they were hanging out! Batman was just principled enough that he was completely willing to fight his friend when his friend was willing to come try and step on him under orders from the President.

@tjjordan4207 5 ай бұрын

My issue with the comic was that Superman was taking orders from the US Government. Superman has always been someone who was willing to work “with” organizations and other heroes to do good, not “for”. His whole thing was simply to protect everyone and everything. Just like Batman, he doesn’t take life, and he wouldn’t allow himself to be put in a position where his morals would be compromised.

@pickedceasar1216 4 ай бұрын

@@tjjordan4207 chock that up to Frank Miller misinterpreting Superman’s American symbolism as a nationalist instead of someone trying to be the best of what America is supposed to be

@gladstone1432 11 ай бұрын

I personally have my grievances with Byrne's depiction and writing of Big Blue, but I'm always excited to hear your guys' perspective, and I can't knock what Byrne did for Supes, in all fairness.

@Galvatronover 5 ай бұрын

What’s your grievance

@langleymneely 11 ай бұрын

Based on Gunns upbringing and specific love of 80s comics I can see him taking a lot of elements from this for Superman Legacy. In the same way his The Suicide Squad modeled itself of the original 80s run. I’m so curious to see what he uses and what he makes his own.

@daelen.cclark 11 ай бұрын

He’s already utilized one of the Byrne characters in Bloodsport, so it’s off to a great start.

@langleymneely 11 ай бұрын

@@daelen.cclark Indeed. For me I hope he utilizes a bit of the Lois stuff from this run. Lois is an evergreen character that legitimately could serve as a through line for the entire DC Universe. As Nick Fury is to the MCU Lois could be a great touchstone and not squandered as just Supermans girlfriend.

@DiegoAlvarezBeltran1993. 7 ай бұрын

I love the idea of Clark being called out on the weights and him thinking "shit, shit, she knows!"

@ChristopherZubin 11 ай бұрын

Being truly a part of the culture means transcending your original medium. As a kid I knew so much about the universe of Star Wars, not just from the movies, but just through cultural osmosis. The planet is Tatooine, the bartender is Wuher, Vader was scarred in a volcano after fighting Obi-Wan etc. The same is true of Superman, Superman became a cultural juggernaut after he transitioned to radio, and again to film, and television, until everything about his story becomes an amalgam of all his revisions and retcons through each medium.

@philoreilly1800 11 ай бұрын

The way Tiffany said "..and I'm Tiffany" got no pop from the other 2 and you could see her pause for the laugh... but it was funny 😂

@CamWG95 11 ай бұрын

For someone who hasn't read a lot of older comics, origin episodes like this and the Amazing Fantasy/Spider-Man, are absolutely FASCINATING insights into where so much of these characters came from

@RedheadedGurlypop 11 ай бұрын

“You see, uh..."Superman", I own Metropolis. My technology built it, my will keeps it going, and nearly two-thirds of its people work for me, whether they know it or not. Even you have to admit it's a model of efficiency.” DCAU Lex was the best Lex.

@ninja1man4u 11 ай бұрын

Superman origins are like pizza. Theres usually not a bad one, just different flavors and toppings

@daelen.cclark 4 ай бұрын

Even Frank Miller’s retelling? Some pizzas are better than others.

@catlawyerwilldefendfortrea6038 11 ай бұрын

Clark's Kryptonian mom's name was Lara-L (Lara Lor-Vel previously). The first LL for Clark's life. Idk what to do with that information

@PowerPackers90 11 ай бұрын

perfect timing as im reading the Wolfman and Bryne late 80s Superman run right now. I also love the story as to why Adventures of Superman kept the old numbering. Because Wolfman was upset that he was getting the old Superman title, and yet Byrne was getting Action Comics and a new 1 relaunch. So DC to shut him up gave him "a new Superman series" too and just renamed the old Superman book Adventures of Superman.

@bert1307 11 ай бұрын

Same here I am on Volume 3 of the hard covers!

@PowerPackers90 11 ай бұрын

@bert1307 I just today finished Superman #7. with that orange Hulk chick Sups thinks is Lois at first.

@TevyaSmolka 11 ай бұрын

Superman by John Byrne is personally in my opinion, one of the if not the best perfect origin story for Clark Kent Superman and his entire world from the very beginning and did a fantastic job of telling this new take on superman which lasted for 23 years which is a great job in my book at least in my opinion.

@SavageDarksider-sw7rp 11 ай бұрын

This is my definitive version of superman's origin.

@TevyaSmolka 11 ай бұрын

@@SavageDarksider-sw7rp I can agree with that.

@bgvo4373 11 ай бұрын

Yeah. Krypton with unicks, Martha and Jonathan sucking as parents, and Clark being anti social until 25.

@TevyaSmolka 11 ай бұрын

@@bgvo4373 okay there are flaws with this origin but still for the time this was a good superman origin.

@shiningnight12 11 ай бұрын

Ayyyyeeee

@dylanlewis5113 11 ай бұрын

I got issue 1 from a book sale by accident as a kid. Someone had put it inside of another book. Came home and found a surprise comic in the middle of a book about WWII aircraft. I don't have that plane book anymore, but I still have Man of Steel #1.

@doptimusmaximus2452 11 ай бұрын

So this is how Lex became DC’s smart skinny Kingpin! 😂

@Spikex1 10 ай бұрын

I actually feel like Byrne's Krypton is a bit more tragic in its own way. Jor-el was a radical emotional man in a cold and shut-off society, but it seemed like the reciprocation of his love for Lara at the last minute _could_ have been a sign of potential change for Krypton... if it weren't for the whole blowing up thing. That's certainly a different kind of loss than that of the classic Kryptonian society dying, but I almost feel like the loss of _potential_ for what they could've been if given more time is like salt in a wound.

@ijl007 9 ай бұрын

9:05 🤣🤣😂 Sal is just to perfect with his impersonations. Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Mephisto, Old timey announcer voice. Its all so good😂🤣🤣👍

@chrisdaily2077 11 ай бұрын

It's amazing how revolutionary and backwards this miniseries can be. It's not my favorite Superman or John Byrne Superman story for that matter but it's a good way to start his run.

@Aaron-zt5ee 11 ай бұрын

1:36:42 I remember my grandmother telling me that they would bring Superman back and as a kid, I thought she was just being ridiculous. Grandma was correct about a year later.

@daelen.cclark 11 ай бұрын

Your grandmother sounds pretty smart.

@kristian7160 11 ай бұрын

I have a strange complement for you all. I’ve recently started my comicpop binge and I came across your secret invasion video that was 9 years old. As a listener rather than a watcher, slight audio difference aside, I would have had no idea that it was such an old video. In fact, I completely forgot it was an old video partway through. The quality was still fantastic.

@rabl3535 11 ай бұрын

Hadn’t heard of the DC Explosion before, wild to think of something backfiring so much it nearly led to them being acquired. I’d be curious about what Marvel’s DC could’ve been like but I’m honestly glad that’s not what ended up happening.

@PowerPackers90 10 ай бұрын

It was so bad DC nearly canceled both Action and Detective Comics series. But both books were saved cause DC just cancelled the satellite books (Superman's Pal Jimmy Olson, Batman Family, Superboy, Etc), moved those stories to Action and Detective, turning them into anthology books, and raising the price to a dollar.

@TrackMaster844 6 ай бұрын

I kinda like to think Clark did the “interview with Superman” not just to secure himself a job, but as a little dig at Lois. He knew the trouble she’d gone through to get his attention by doing something dangerous and stupid, and didn’t want her to do that again 😂

@Shortyd17 11 ай бұрын

This is fascinating. I didn’t know this. Love when Sal goes on his history lectures. Very insightful.

@Serje1227 11 ай бұрын

That story with the girl in the elevator was amazing

@RedHeadKevin 10 ай бұрын

It's a classic trope to have "The Talk" with your dad in the car. You don't have to sit face-to-face.

@kevin4680 11 ай бұрын

Lex isn't the only one getting a mugshot this week

@langleymneely 11 ай бұрын

I love the irony!

@daelen.cclark 11 ай бұрын

It’s excellent timing. Cathartic, too. 😁

@Confussed-Oddish 11 ай бұрын

Oh yeah also Bizzaro was also a clone in the silver age, he was created by a ray luthor develops and he just made his own earth after a while.

@tylersaez4095 11 ай бұрын

While I don't care for all of Bryne's changes the importance of this book can't be understated. I think Birthright and Secret Origin do a good job of combining the elements of this that work with the more classic origin. For example, future origins keep Lex as a businessman but maintain the Pre-Crisis ideas of him being a scientist and a peer of Clark's from Smallville.

@catlawyerwilldefendfortrea6038 11 ай бұрын

Superman on Back Issue!!! LET'S GOOOOOOO!!!!!

@WhatIsItAboutThem 11 ай бұрын

1:06:49 - Luthor: You do this? In front of MY SALAD?

@metaknight7117 11 ай бұрын

I love it when they channel each others energy for a joke 1:37:20 Ethan immediately knew where the joke was going and beat Sal to it XD

@gabrieldjatienza6971 11 ай бұрын

I appreciate Byrne's Superman by having his parents, the Kents alive and well....Clark Kent has a home to visit anytime and living parents that help him with his humanity. Clark Kent never was Superboy but at least he's no orphan anymore!

@robphoenix1182 7 ай бұрын

That story would have been amazing! Byrne is obviously one of the best.

@tjjordan4207 10 ай бұрын

Can you imagine having the task to reinvent Superman’s origins after Crisis on Infinite Earths?

@ThorneIdentity 11 ай бұрын

i got nothing except, this is a perfect episode. you are my favorites.

@comicpop 11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@uncannyhumantorch3704 11 ай бұрын

Solid back issues, when’s the byrne/shehulk episode happening

@aucarter 11 ай бұрын

Seconded!

@daelen.cclark 11 ай бұрын

You’ve all got great fashion senses, and Tiffany’s got a great hat.

@bradwatkins7564 8 ай бұрын

I really hope you continue to go into this era. The Pocket Universe saga alone will be excellent fodder for you three. This version of Clark above kinda makes you get Kenny Braverman. lol

@nerdpocalypse5004 11 ай бұрын

I don't like Man of Steel but I do like the idea that Kal-El was first natural birth in centuries he was the first Kryptonian born of love for years

@albertolopezsanchez8034 11 ай бұрын

Man, this origin gives me a lot of vibes from the Smallville tv show, i guess they took a lot of stuff from here.

@Dorkyboi-1218 11 ай бұрын

First thought with the Bizarro’s death was the reference to his debut in Superboy 68 as his death brought back the sight of a little girl

@daelen.cclark 11 ай бұрын

I never even noticed that. It really does look like he’s holding a banana.

@alanblanks 11 ай бұрын

I enjoy the actual comic stuff but at the same time the history and behind the scenes stuff is amazing. Thank you folks for your videos.

@leiferikson2105 11 ай бұрын

I read this as a child and remember loving it, haven't revisited it in more than 30 years

@loganthomas2421 11 ай бұрын

Yes! One of the first Superman stories I read when I got into comics. Please do more of Byrne’s run

@theIJPmexican 11 ай бұрын

I love that even after so many years of doing the show, it still feels fresh. Doesnt feel like yall fell off. Keep up the good work.

@IzzysIssues 11 ай бұрын

Ah, imagine [Lex] finally getting booked and mugshot

@HollowGolem 11 ай бұрын

Man, y'all have done _so many_ Superman origins they're all starting to bleed together in my brain. I thought you'd already done this one. How many times has Krypton exploded at this point? I'm just thinking of that scene at the beginning of _Robin Hood: Men in Tights_ but with the Kryptonians yelling "Leave us alone, DC Comics!" as their planet explodes.

@PHEONIX_720 11 ай бұрын

I thought they did this one already as well

@mastermix9619 11 ай бұрын

@@PHEONIX_720Bendis wrote a series call Man of Stellar also. They covered that one already. That might be the one your referring to.

@thorsday6462 11 ай бұрын

I assume the reason he knows where everyone lives is that he can quickly check their address on their IDs with his X-Ray vision in the same way he casually notes the contents of Lois's purse in the film.

@Coreyw_art 11 ай бұрын

This is one of the funniest episodes of comicpop I’ve seen so far. 😂 Good job! 🙌 Interesting side-note: I’ve been reading Mark Waid’s Birthright and his depiction of the Kryptonian parents seem to be the polar opposite to that in Man of Steel. Less clinical/sterile and more outwardly loving towards each other.

@azaanyasir2811 10 ай бұрын

Waid hated Byrnes take and wrote birthright to correct the wrongs

@shiningnight12 11 ай бұрын

I really dug this superman origin. It's honestly my favorite next to Superman Birthright followed by secret origin. Byrne really made a cool balance of superman still being superman but without the crazy power levels. I also really liked his take on krypton and I really dig how this book cover like the first couple years of early superman

@bert1307 11 ай бұрын

No JMS Superman Earth One origin? Where does it rank amongst your origin choices?

@shiningnight12 11 ай бұрын

@@bert1307 honestly I really enjoyed earth 1 superman. It's just above secret origin

@takeruneverborn4740 11 ай бұрын

Despite them not being friends post crisis i love the interaction between Supes and Bats because they basically polar opposites and never ever correlate also love how they find out each other alter egos it so simple and funny at the same time Mutual Assured Destruction

@KenByrneNL 11 ай бұрын

The woman in the diner was a great small moment that showed who Lex was… one of the best

@SutargozTheKaijuFromKrypton 2 ай бұрын

Byrne’s run on Superman is arguably my favorite run. He’s also arguably my favorite Superman artist too

@shreeanshrajsharma8328 11 ай бұрын

btw this origin of lex hating superman is kinda used in Superman & Lois where Lois causes Lex to go to jail and Lex hates lois for this in the same way Sal described

@RedHeadKevin 10 ай бұрын

"My calculations on when Krypton would explode were off by a decimal point. I always mess up some mundane detail!" "The planet exploding is not a mundane detail, Mike-El!!:

@thepanelbiter9915 11 ай бұрын

Well timed, I’m quite loving that new Superman cartoon on MAX.

@tomstreet2859 11 ай бұрын

One of the novels is the comic book Under A Yellow Sun and its a very good read.

@AnarchicArachnid 11 ай бұрын

The super suit leaving the guy brain dead explanation is why I love Lex as a villian, he always plants that element of plausible deniablity to his plans. See he didn't plan that...this ex employee who had been let go from lexcorp used his access and took this experimental technology and fought superman ...he died and I'm sooooo sorry to his family and Lexcorp will take care of them, just like he promised all his employees and a Lexcorp promise is solid steel .

@2DVis 11 ай бұрын

You guys should definitely do an episode on American Alien

@ThePandaSupreme 11 ай бұрын

Superman is great as a ideal but he has to learn to be that ideal that’s one way I relate to him it’s super interesting… I love him as a dad now teaching his son(well before the aged up stuff)

@themilkman5004 11 ай бұрын

OK, so apparently bizarro curing Lucy of her blindness is a call back to a pre-crisis superbly story of his first appearance where he created, made friends with a blind girl and eventually collieded with the cloning machine to cure her blindness

@daelen.cclark 10 ай бұрын

It still doesn’t really make a lot of sense, if I’m being honest.

@crimsonking440 11 ай бұрын

Magpie? Where is the Harbor Patrol when you need them?

@blackphoenix77 11 ай бұрын

Shame that they don't do that anymore

@TheRealZubes 11 ай бұрын

❤

@mjlooney 11 ай бұрын

Amazing episode, I think this is an instant classic! Ladybird books published an abridged children's book version of the first issue and that was my introduction to the character, so it has a special place in my heart. Also, when I was about 12 years old I found a random issue when looking through back issues and that's when I discovered it was actually a full comic run by John Byrne and I remember it being mind-blowing

@gugadelunardo4737 11 ай бұрын

One of the funniest episodes in a while!

@darkknight11311 10 ай бұрын

Seen this book at my comic book shop. And I'm instantly sold by the history lesson at the start!

@jamesorion8316 11 ай бұрын

I kinda like the part where he knows where everyone lives because it usually would be a creepy thing but because it’s Superman he can’t help it he just knows where everyone lives and because it’s Superman that’s fine

@ItsOver9000Productions 11 ай бұрын

The Magpie connection b/n Batman and Superman that persits to this day bc of this book is lovely. This is a pretty fun series.

@ilpalozzo 11 ай бұрын

Back in the 80s he could have speed read the phonebook so he know everyones in metropolis address who has a phone

@tatersalad76 11 ай бұрын

Ma Kent: "You told Clark he was an alien witgout me!?" Pa Kent: "Honey, 'The Talk' is something between a father and his son. Granted, the talk was when he was 18 and instead of growing facial hair and getting boners he'll be snapping buildings in half. But it's still a sacred act."

@loganreiter1391 11 ай бұрын

Love that RLM boy in the wall reference. So funny

@RabbiJoeInJerusalem 11 ай бұрын

They did bring back the waitress from "Metropolis 900 miles" eventually--in 2000 (Superman 163). She shoots Lex, but he survives and wins the election, saying "It's almost as if I planned it that way..."

@daelen.cclark 11 ай бұрын

The pregnant Lara being rocketed down to earth kinda reminds me of Dark Knights of Steel, where both parents got to go down to earth.

@Ducaso 10 ай бұрын

Sometimes I wonder how different DC characters would be in Marvel and vis versa. What we think of these iconic characters would be nonexistent as they are today.

@daelen.cclark 10 ай бұрын

It’s an interesting thought experiment, to say the least.

@diegocorrea9327 11 ай бұрын

This was my first Superman comic, so I have a really soft spot for it

@Primaeros 11 ай бұрын

> Lara's Kryptonite bones weaponized Oh, so like Metallo would be Superman's mom.

@TheGothamite3 11 ай бұрын

This episode was great! Ethan was on point

@dedbatt8869 11 ай бұрын

Loved the episode guys, read this classic about a year ago because Sal always references it. Great to hear you discuss it in the show

@Uli-Kun 11 ай бұрын

Awwwww I've loved this episode. I have a soft spot in my heart for the big blue ❤.

@thebariobro7664 8 ай бұрын

Oh so this is where they got a few inspirations for my adventures with Superman

@DavidPeoplesTV 11 ай бұрын

One time, while watching tv with my dad, some weird commercial for razors came on and the premise was “how does Superman shave? Well with our high quality razors of course!” Or something like that… my dad, furious, explains to me that Superman uses his heat vision. I said he was joking. He went into his closet and found the issue of Man of Steel to show me.

@brendanobrien8198 11 ай бұрын

The perfect timing with this week’s news and Lex’s Mugshot 😂

@thederpiestofderps 11 ай бұрын

I will always love the way you guys can take classic runs, unknown stories, big events, elseworlds, etc. and givr them these new spins talking about the history of the book in the context of the industry at the time or showing off different ideas of how the book was gonna have different ideas in it. Keep up the great work