Why Does Superman Smash a Car on His First Comic?
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5 жыл бұрынScott dives into Superman's history with his very first appearance in Action Comics #1 to explain the hidden meaning behind why the Man of Steel smashes a car into a rock in his first comic!
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The one with Young Justice and the etymology & evolution of words~ I’m still making my way through all your vids right now
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@conorlamere399 5 жыл бұрын
I think it was 'Why Can't People Tell Clark Kent is Superman'? Man, makes me realise how long I've been watching this channel!
@KairuHakubi 5 жыл бұрын
all these years I thought he was SAVING a car on that cover
@randomknowledgeperson2872 3 жыл бұрын
oh no he was just really angi
@brianmaysguitar7252 Жыл бұрын
I thought so too. Until I bought a reprint of the book and read it myself. I was in shock, a little bit😂
@chocov1233 Жыл бұрын
I did as well until now.
@thefollower2933 Жыл бұрын
Same
@DeansCartoons 11 ай бұрын
Same!
@mechajay3358 5 жыл бұрын
Machines: Superman: _"You think your better me? You ain't nothing!"_ **SMASH**
@claricehenderson1937 5 жыл бұрын
Suddenly these's entire Insurance Industry around Superheroes Activities and Collateral-damage...
@stephen2773 5 жыл бұрын
I thought Superman was raised in Kansas but apparently he's from Boston.
@ProjektTaku 2 жыл бұрын
@@claricehenderson1937 batman: "business is booming."
@derikroy5 Жыл бұрын
@@stephen2773 This is so old, but bruh 😂 I can picture superman with a Boston accent. "You think yoah tough? I'll smash this whole cah with you in it!" 🤣
@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache 5 жыл бұрын
"YOU CAN'T TRUST THE SYSTEM!" *picks up car, throws it on the ground*
@theomeletteguy9353 5 жыл бұрын
But then Pikachu and Frodo got up and tazed him in the butthole
@BluePraetor 5 жыл бұрын
WHY ARE YOU EVERYWHERE ?
@fduranthesee 5 жыл бұрын
lmao
@cedricrobertson2893 5 жыл бұрын
This is not anime
@avilau 5 жыл бұрын
I THREW IT ON THE GROUND
@PrestonK_Productions 5 жыл бұрын
So if they remade this cover today he would be snapping an iPad over his knee?
@billygates7617 5 жыл бұрын
Preston K. Productions Possibly him using heat vision to destroy a television screen with a hypnotic visual playing on it.
@poeterritory 5 жыл бұрын
More like snapping Zod's neck...
@billygates7617 5 жыл бұрын
Poe Territory Nahhhh not symbolic or creative enough. Think higher.
@maxhydekyle2425 5 жыл бұрын
@@billygates7617 Most covers aren't very creative
@blackRXrider 5 жыл бұрын
@@poeterritory he killed Zod in the comics before everyone cried fanboy tears after watching MOS.
@th-xh7ss 5 жыл бұрын
I always found it funny how it could be interpreted out of context that superman was just smashing some random car for no reason
@steampunkster2023 5 жыл бұрын
There was an old quote back in antiquity : "Those who have never experienced war and combat, will see war to be 'beautiful' ". Thus the successful display of power of the Man of Steel.
@robertt9342 5 жыл бұрын
That is a pretty arguable conclusion.
@steampunkster2023 5 жыл бұрын
@@robertt9342 unless you prove an antithesis, shows like Superman, Power Rangers, Dragonball to name a few will still continue to be produced exploiting that baser instinct to survive. It does not mean we are lower than animals, but we do have descended from tribes who will protect the community by preparing for survival, in either hunt or warfare. But in contrast to what I previously said, those who have fought in wars, will likely make an effort to discourage their offspring to participate in one.
@DSan-kl2yc 5 жыл бұрын
Superman was antiwar at first so no
@noorazraq2245 4 жыл бұрын
Steam Punkster Kind of reminds me of Iroh from The Last Airbender.
@boarpsimson8675 2 жыл бұрын
literally the same superman comic teaches that exact same moral lmao. he catches a munitions manufacturer staring a phony war, so he forces the man to enlist in said war, superman joining alongside him. to cut a long story short, the man decides that he ought to manufacture "nothing worse than a firecracker"
@MrJWTH 5 жыл бұрын
Obviously Reign of the Superman was not a metaphor for the nuke since they were first used in 1945 and the comic was from 1933.
@toddklein77 5 жыл бұрын
yeah. i noticed that too. oops!
@WAMTAT 5 жыл бұрын
More mans destructive nature. The bomb is a metaphor. (And also a plug for another video)
@wk3820 5 жыл бұрын
Even though nukes had not been invented, atom bombs were a common element of 20s and 30s sci-fi.
@macsnafu 5 жыл бұрын
Actually, I was thinking more of the Frankenstein metaphor for Reign of the Superman.
@Scarabola Жыл бұрын
@@wk3820 Source?
@gruwidge 5 жыл бұрын
Every video you have to pay attention because if you start to day dream and listen at a random point you can get really confused how he got to Hamilton from superman throwing a car. I wouldnt have it any other way
@taylynhopkins 5 жыл бұрын
Or you could assume like Hamilton maybe he was just....Not throwing away his shot
@pbmultiverse543 5 жыл бұрын
If one reads the story, it makes sense If you don't, look like something random By the way, Scott, I gotta say, your recent videos (mainly the documentary-type videos) are amazing, I'm never tired of watching them. Plus, you got me into actually reading comics, before watching you, I only saw the movies Now I'm a true comic nerd with a more than a hundred numbers in my collection, so thank you
@wk3820 5 жыл бұрын
Joe Shuster's art was crude but wow what energy it had. It was so alive.
@joshuanishanthchristian5217 5 жыл бұрын
The 1930s printing man. If he did his work today, who knows how different it would have been
@ProfessorPolitics 5 жыл бұрын
After watching this, I'm now thinking about how interesting Superman's partnership with Batman is. The one originated as a way to critique technology while the other leans on it so heavily. Idk, it kind of puts their whole relationship of generally mutually supportive while occasionally trying to tear each other apart in a whole new light for me.
@NoJusticeNoPeace 5 жыл бұрын
I think it goes a little deeper than that. Remember that Siegel and Shuster were Jews, and that Germany had been at the forefront of the drive for industrialization. Henry Ford sold tanks to the Nazis and George W. Bush's grandfather, Prescott Bush, sold oil to the Nazis to run those tanks. Superman was essentially the Golem of Jewish folklore, an unkillable and super-strong creature, brought to life by the Hebrew word Emet imprinted on its forehead, a word which means... "truth." Sound familiar?
@sockshandle 4 жыл бұрын
Actually that car sort of looks like a top of the line luxury Ford of the era (in the first issue)
@kellercorrield7733 4 жыл бұрын
Wow, you were like 5 months ahead of Scotts thought process
@gim12345 3 ай бұрын
They were mostly secular jews aka agnostic.Superman has more in Common with the standard jesus version of the time,an alien who came from God to redeem,do good and incapable of evil which is why Superman has so many ethics
@thedukeofchutney468 5 жыл бұрын
You know what I'm gonna say it. Superman looks better with the underwear. I know some new 52 fans hate it, but lets be honest the costume looks better with it.
@rocketeerraccoonus9654 5 жыл бұрын
Totally agree!
@SteveMunguia 5 жыл бұрын
The underwear has come back in the current comics and I'm glad that look has returned because I agree with what you said.
@Ok-eg8dg 5 жыл бұрын
@@SteveMunguia man of steel has a nice suit tho
@SteveMunguia 5 жыл бұрын
@@Ok-eg8dg I like the suits worn by Henry Cavill, I only wish the blue color on his suit was a bit lighter.
@hermionescranny 5 жыл бұрын
I agree. The underwear kind of balances the blue and the red so it's not too much blue.
@greenboy7440 5 жыл бұрын
The cars jokes might have stalled a bit. See what I did there :)
@puddin3543 5 жыл бұрын
This is driving me crazy
@TheMmlover45 5 жыл бұрын
@@puddin3543 Both of you need to put on the brakes on these car jokes
@nicksoapdish9478 5 жыл бұрын
These jokes are tired
@themossycobble1903 5 жыл бұрын
You're driving these joke too far.
@31circus31 5 жыл бұрын
Yield
@benthomas2177 5 жыл бұрын
Couldn't you call this whole channel Over-Analysis Avenue though? 😂😂 That's why I love it
@Numbuh1NerdX 5 жыл бұрын
Petition for an Over-Analysis Avenue playlist of all of the vehicle episodes
@yolanda8563 5 жыл бұрын
So Superman and Iron Man would be natural enemies?
@guyr3618 5 жыл бұрын
Just like Captain America and Iron Man.
@nosuchthing8 5 жыл бұрын
Many of supermans villians are iron man type knock offs
@cond.oriano4945 5 жыл бұрын
At first then they’ll be friends just like With Batman
@robertt9342 5 жыл бұрын
The public will probably just think it's some kind of publicity stunt or a con.
@davidogundipe808 5 жыл бұрын
@@nosuchthing8 despite them being older than iron man's villian like lex luthor and others
@JeremyWS 5 жыл бұрын
@02:37 "Striking fear into their souls", sounds more like Batman's territory. lol
@Falcun21 5 жыл бұрын
He slapped an abusive husband through a wall after leaping in through the window. He threw criminals dozens of feet through the air to land in the back of paddy wagons. He crushed guns and the hands holding them with equal regularity. He walked through gun fire like nothing and threw people around like rag dolls. Criminals used strength and guns to intimidate people and here was a guy that laughed at that. Damn right they were terrified to their souls. He didn't answer to anybody, he went wherever he wanted and no place was safe from him. They couldn't hide from him, they couldn't hurt him and they couldn't outrun him. He was their nightmare.
@mrmacross 5 жыл бұрын
Early run Superman was Batman before Batman existed. He was all about bullying back bullies and intimidating them.
@JaelinBezel 3 жыл бұрын
Or Sinestro's
@petermerchant4439 5 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed the discussion. But sometimes a car is just a car--a big heavy thing that only a really strong person would be able to lift.
@Kantohammer 5 жыл бұрын
Action Comics #1000 last year had a great segment that follows up on this first issue by showing Supes talk to Butch and convince him to be a better person. Loved the episode as always!
@johnperry3093 4 жыл бұрын
Justin Rigsby That was my favorite segment in the comic
@JaelinBezel 3 жыл бұрын
I'm only on Action Comics #996 so far.
@melkiorwiseman5234 5 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: Originally, Superman was not supposed to be able to fly (hence the "able to leap tall buildings with a single bound" thing) but at some stage, the publishers said that Superman looked silly when he jumped around everywhere and "can't we just make him fly?" The creators said "sure" and so Superman few instead of leaped from then on. (I probably have some of the details wrong, but the essentials are true)
@TacomasterStudios Жыл бұрын
It was actually Fleischer Studios, creators of the Superman cartoon series from the 40s, that thought that “leaping” looked silly, and changed it to flight. It then made its way to the comics due to the popularity of the shorts. The shorts are also where his X-ray vision comes from by the way.
@melkiorwiseman5234 Жыл бұрын
@@TacomasterStudios In some early comic books, Superman's "heat vision" is expressly referred to as "the heat of his x-ray vision / of the x-rays" which indicates that heat vision was originally supposed to be an extension of x-ray vision.
@hydrolito 7 ай бұрын
In story he flew. Few means not many.
@BatMite19 4 жыл бұрын
Whoa, I never expected this to be so well-researched, thoughtful, and thorough. Nice job! I learned a lot!
@theodorewilsoniii8620 5 жыл бұрын
Scott this might be my favorite video! You do such good + thorough work, I've been with you for a couple years now and I've not once been disappointed. Keep up the good work!
@markthompson6040 5 жыл бұрын
Amazing video I love and appreciate how much effort goes into each of your videos you are such an inspiration
@JB2X-Z 5 жыл бұрын
A hell of a stretch, but a damn good stretch. Thank you for the essay, it was really good
@derekbehrens9744 5 жыл бұрын
I’m not even a fan of Super Man, but damn that was an expertly executed analysis. Your content is crafted insanely well.
@ungulatemanalpha 4 жыл бұрын
Seeing the full context of this story makes the scene in Man of Steel where Clark wrecks a guy's truck because he was a huge jerk to his female coworker make a lot more sense - it just replaces the scene where the guy gets hung up on the power pole with hanging the truck itself around the pole, to further emphasise his strength.
@albertthepeacock8020 Жыл бұрын
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Scott out in the wild, wild expanse of the local mall parking lot, doing laps! This was amazing, and I loved every second of it! Keep up the amazing videos Scott! You are awesome and I hope another 500K find their way here soon 😃!
@thebluepacificboys 5 жыл бұрын
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@Obbsnja 5 жыл бұрын
i always just bought of it as him catching a car flying at someone (i’ve never read the comic)
@JaelinBezel 3 жыл бұрын
The Superman stories from Action Comics #1 and #2 are both in the book 75th Anniversary Celebration of Superman which I had checked out from my local library.
@josh.0220 5 жыл бұрын
You're only at half a million? That's way less than you deserve! Your videos are some of the most well put together I've ever seen. My first one was your video about all the different Lanterns' oaths. I used to be really interested in all the different corps when I first realized that there was more than just Green!
@efekesen2872 4 жыл бұрын
Scot's videos are not simple youtube videos. You cant just listen to it while playing a game or eating, you just gotta get into the video and enjoy his crazy ideas! I love how much effort you put in a video! Keep up the good work man❤
@DeadCardinal 5 жыл бұрын
Dude, your videos are something else these days! Great job, Scott!
@peterstangl8295 5 жыл бұрын
Your videos are always so thoughtprovoking! Loved it, as usual, good job Scott & crew!
@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447 Жыл бұрын
the analysis that ended at 13.42 was absolutely BEAUTIFUL. i completely agree and i love the way you phrase your thoughts
@Maniac4Bricks 5 жыл бұрын
A very fascinating video! I really enjoy all of the backup information and really puts a new spin on the Superman origin story we've all come to know and love.
@LLPOF 5 жыл бұрын
Just love these videos Scott. You have a nice take on comics history. Thanks man.
@tornadochaser2457 5 жыл бұрын
I love your videos so much Scott! Make sure not to stress yourself dude. I'd be fine with a few videos of you just playing with toys, like in the last few seconds of this video. Seeing you taking a well deserved break would make me happy, and I'm sure the other fans would feel the same way.
@roy4173 5 жыл бұрын
lol, I had to look away for a bit while Scott was driving because it was making me a little dizzy. Thanks again for the great video though. :)
@pishposh1504 5 жыл бұрын
These videos are always worth the wait
@brianrebmann5398 5 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Very entertaining video and interesting topic full of history which I always enjoy. Great work
@Zednenem56 5 жыл бұрын
Bravo, Scott! You constantly find a way to learn through comics.
@agnejuskenaite 5 жыл бұрын
I like how much work you put in every video.
@unigenius 5 жыл бұрын
I am repeatedly impressed and amazed by you, Scott!
@BrickMaster122 5 жыл бұрын
Wow!!! Fantastic!! Everything is well-worded!! Love it!!
@shaysela6989 5 жыл бұрын
The recent videos are all great, but this one is really great! Super-great!
@jamesvandromiv8406 5 жыл бұрын
You and your team... another amazing job.
@ThePandorads9 5 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best superman videos ever for superman it's so interesting, great work 👍🏻
@philspecialmeter 5 жыл бұрын
Scott... I have really enjoyed watching you, your team, and your channel grow over these past few years. Your recent videos are some of your best work yet, and this particular video crystalizes that. (Get it. Kryptonians. Crystals? Ah...) Anyway, thanks for the great edutainment! Nice to follow someone who delves into comics and the stories behind them even more deeply than I do. Cheers.
@rkvc 5 жыл бұрын
Dude, didn’t realize those old Superman cartoons had such a beautiful fluidity and aesthetic!
@christosmadrid 5 жыл бұрын
Amazing video as always man, keep it up
@MattDraper 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for including me! A fantastic video, as always.
@carlosvazquez12 5 жыл бұрын
Great video, as usual!
@DemiRonin 5 жыл бұрын
Wow one of your best videos yet!
@jessicataylor8658 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this! Putting together a high school course: "Superheroes, History and Justice" and these videos rock!
@joshuabentley8272 5 жыл бұрын
YAY!!. I love your videos Scott
@jeffdallen6445 5 жыл бұрын
Well done, Scott! Love \S/uperman and love your research. Always a pleasure. Thank you.
@Fnordathoth 5 жыл бұрын
Another great commentary Scott!
@ThatOneGuy7550 5 жыл бұрын
Great stuff, as usual, Scott! Unless this is Skrull Scott, who is secretly making NerdSync return to it's prime.
@HeadCannon19 5 жыл бұрын
That One Guy because Skrulls are now good
@FancyGeeks 5 жыл бұрын
Hey, I know you, you're that one guy.
@kompanjonac 5 жыл бұрын
Woow nice video man.Really nice explanation
@RadiantSolarWeasel 5 жыл бұрын
Damn, Scott! You've been killing it lately.
@benzur3503 5 жыл бұрын
i came to this channel for meme linguistics. now i get historical analysis?? this channel is an academic goldmine
@Wardiri 5 жыл бұрын
Totally loved this video, your interpretation of american Superman and how a simple idea has some many things to say about the fears of that era. Keep doing. This channel is absolutely great.
@ToBeAVampire101 5 жыл бұрын
Clever. Really liked this one!
@EmethMatthew 5 жыл бұрын
Good stuff Scott!
@AgnesIona 5 жыл бұрын
Nice analysis. I knew all this information before but didn't see the connecting thread. Thanks and good job. Eager to see more. It did make me wonder though; in the same way people say smartphones make us dumb, could you say driving automobiles made us move faster and stop looking at the world and consequently more concerned with the goals than the smoke and danger we leave in our wake. Wow, that sounded sad. This video also indirectly brings up the idea of another contradiction: technological advancement is can be both amazingly helpful and mind blowingly terrifing, which brings it full circle to Superman and how people feel about in universe. Man, i love it when videos get me in these trains of thoughts. I am going to stop typing now because this train has way too much track. Thanks guys! As a footnote, Polyanna is another classic tale with an 'evil' automobile.
@Comiccollector239 4 жыл бұрын
That 40s Superman show was my first introduction to Superman in terms of TV
@yarg2015 5 жыл бұрын
Great video, this my 1st time here. But I liked
@jackablamo 5 жыл бұрын
Sick video Scott!
@alejondromaestas4166 5 жыл бұрын
Amazing video!!!
@deandresimmons9600 5 жыл бұрын
Great as always
@josuec 5 жыл бұрын
False! caveman have never smashed cars against rocks in cities. How ever, it would be cool a story about an older Superman teaching a younger hero about the mistakes he made when learning how to super
@L-eye-t 5 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure a story like that exists.
@justbny9278 5 жыл бұрын
There's a hundred of those
@CalebJMartin 5 жыл бұрын
As always, amazing analysis, incredible scripting, and superb production value! But, as a side note, I suddenly feel a bit of a sense of kinship with you, since I’m around your age and I have yet to get my license 😅 It’s a source of some embarrassment at time, especially on days when I’m low. But seeing someone that I admire in a different but similar situation has really made me feel better about myself. Thank you for being willing to showcase your vulnerabilities to your audience! I know it may seem like a small thing, but it means a lot to me today 🙂
@DCReviews4 5 жыл бұрын
I have been watching for years and I have seen this show become just another comic channel to an awesome mini documentary channel and I love it
@jean-francoislabelle6489 5 жыл бұрын
Never thought about the implications of Superman smashing some cars… and I think about comics a lot! But you make a good argument. Thanks for the infos, as always.
@adamlastnamenotmentioned6821 5 жыл бұрын
I am ridiculously proud to be related to Scott. However distant that relation might be, I still get to say "My cousin makes awesome KZfaq videos." Hell ya good job bro.
@abrahamdelgado5682 4 жыл бұрын
best video about sups i’ve ever seen. Congrats.
@deannilvalli6579 5 жыл бұрын
Man, you really researched this!
@FNComicGuy 5 жыл бұрын
Deep insight like this is why i watch you
@russtdragonking8004 5 жыл бұрын
Hey good video and it made a lot of sense I never got into super man my self I'm more bat man and green lantern so seeing this pont of View makes a lot more sense to the comic books of Superman I have read it's kind of cool
@ZachsMind 5 жыл бұрын
Everybody needs to see this one. It's very timely and timeless. Most if not all of Scott's videos are worthwhile but I think this one really hits the nail on the proverbial head. Where our country has been, where it is at the moment, and where it's going.. warts and all! We should take an objective sober view of it.
@l02matet 5 жыл бұрын
Chills! Beautiful video, I'm mexican raised in Europe and I can resonate with everything you say. Beautiful video :)
@maxhydekyle2425 5 жыл бұрын
I feel like Texas is the perfect example of the mix of American ideals of technological advancement and good ol boy country values.
@dansonoflightning2277 5 жыл бұрын
Interesting, why Texas?
@maxhydekyle2425 5 жыл бұрын
@@dansonoflightning2277 Just where I live so I understand Texas better than any other state. Why we're like this probably has a lot to do with oil. We grew so fast because of the 30s oil boom and industrialized super quickly, but since it's oil people still kept their good ol' boy ways despite buying mansions in the city. Dallas/Fort Worth is such a confusing mix of country values and big city ways especially.
@benpebbles4111 5 жыл бұрын
500k! Congrats you beautiful boy!
@muhammadspidey 5 жыл бұрын
Bravo. Youve a great personality!
@photon137 5 жыл бұрын
Great video. It explains so much as to why the superhero icon is a huge part of American culture.
@ianmason6867 5 жыл бұрын
Love it, sir. Spot on.
@kclink1579 5 жыл бұрын
Strange I've seen the picture so many times but never noticed he was smashing it on a rock.
@thestarkknightreturns 5 жыл бұрын
I always thought it was more as a way to allow for visual strenght measurement back in the day. Everybody knows a human being isn't able to lift a car over his head because of how heavy it is, even if one doesnt exactly know precisely how much. Lifting a car over one's head could give you a good idea of the overall physical prowess this guy has. A car would also be the "smallest heavy object" we contact with on a daily basis. So it would be a close-to-home manner of feeling how strong he is. We never try to lift a building or a ship, but we have certainly tried to lift a car from the back at some point, even if as a joke.
@taha_boy 2 жыл бұрын
Would love a part 2 of this that also analysis how the motto has now changed to "Truth, Justice and a better tomorrow" .
@martinfvarela 5 жыл бұрын
Took me 12 minutes to realize that the "Super-Truck" had a cape. Great video, Scott. Thank you.
@G-LukeJA 5 жыл бұрын
Great stuff as usual! Cant wait to finish it! Notif Squad!!!!!
@egonnn244 5 жыл бұрын
Great video.
@nigelkhan5331 5 жыл бұрын
Great video my friend I totally agree :)
@zlangle707 5 жыл бұрын
Love your content, Scott! You are the ultimate Nerd, man! You've even inspired me to create a channel of my own! I'd love feedback from anybody about my videos, as I want them to become as awesome and informative as these videos are. Thanks! Keep up the great work!
@sallyjupiter7621 5 жыл бұрын
Not bad at all. Keep making videos and I'm sure you'll become a bigger youtuber soon enough.
@Getwright- 5 жыл бұрын
I checked you out. Good stuff. You've earned a subscriber
@NathanMarchandAuthor 5 жыл бұрын
This is a fascinating analysis. I don’t know if Siegel and Shuster intended for that meaning, but it wouldn’t surprise me if it came through subconsciously. This is the sort of stuff I write about at grad school. I love it!
@ThatJohnStanley 5 жыл бұрын
Outstanding episode sir! Really makes me think how great an arch enemy Lex Luthor is to Superman. Great job! Thank you
@azure_sparkle 5 жыл бұрын
I feel like the fact that the car is green also hints at an antagonist role since early comics used secondary colors for villains and green specifically for poisons/poison themed villains. Like the new technology was seen as poisoning the old way of life
@justjack2131 5 жыл бұрын
the drawing room after sunset It could also tie into the themes of greed that coincides with early capitalist industrialism
@ProjectileGrommet 5 жыл бұрын
Hey Scott, David here, I used to write for Alter Ego a while back (under the now cringe inducing alias: Axomite). Congrats! Astonishing that you've hit 500k! No signs of slowing down anytime soon!
@Seánasadventure 5 жыл бұрын
you really put some effort in this one