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georgeromeros · 2 months
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Superman II (1980) dir. Richard Lester
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The Boys and Invincible aren’t deconstructions of Superman the character so much as they are deconstructions of how we see the Superman archetype. And his core Superman - Clark Kent - and his family are a story of immigrants, of choosing to be a good person and save people even with the knowledge you will never be truly accepted. The Boys is a deconstruction of how that archetype has been used for fearmongering and propaganda, and how deadly that can be - look at the comics from the 50s and 60s, the height of McCarthyism - of what Superman is used for, not who he is. Omni-Man is effectively, what would happen if General Zod came to Earth. It’s more a deconstruction of colonialism than anything, and it uses Superman - a character we have ingrained in us to trust - to try and lull us into the belief Omni-Man must be good, until we no longer can. Invincible is basically Chris Kent - a boy rejects his father’s imperialist ideals and chooses Earth and humanity. It puts Earth in the position of the colonized, not the colonizer.
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damianbugs · 2 months
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this could mean nothing but upon my reread of Superman: Last Son of Krypton i noticed how important physical contact, specifically hand holding, is to chris' character. one of the first major bonding moments between clark and chris is when clark tucks him into bed, and chris asks him not to leave.
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there are key moments in the story when people make the realisation that this 'mysterious kryptonian' is also just a little boy, and i think this is it for clark. lois has a similar moment after the bus falls on chris and she sees him cry.
the next time they hold hands is when jor-el tells clark he has no recollection of the boy, meaning there's a good chance he can't have been from krypton — which should make him more suspicious. clark doesn't seem worried about it, if anything, he seems really sad that the boy, just like him, has landed on earth with no family.
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then after lois and clark accept chris as their own and start to integrate chris kent into their lives, all three of them hold hands when entering the daily planet.
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now before this i just thought it was a really lovely and sweet way to show how affectionate the kents are, until this cover showed ursa and zod.
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it might look like they're holding hands, but it's important to remember they never taught chris how to fly (most likely because they didn't care to, or they didn't want to give him the agency to then try and leave/disobey them). so they're just holding him up in the air. in the later story we see that they literally just drag him around by the hand since they don't expect him to fly with them (also to make sure he doesn't escape).
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a great deal different to how clark and lois hold him.
then in the final moments we see clark save chris by grabbing hold of his hand.
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i just think it says a lot about how we're supposed to see superman in this situation, especially after the previous moments with zod and chris. obviously in this situation clark would have grabbed whatever part or chris he could to stop him from being sucked up by the portal, but something about it being the boy's hand seems important. especially since it gives way to the very last time they hold hands.
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the first time chris held clarks hand, he reached out first and held on, not wanting the other to leave him. the last time, clark is the one desperately trying to hold onto chris as the boy leaves.
again, this could mean nothing. chris is their kid so of course clark and lois hold his hand as all parents do, but it just seems a little more deliberate in this case. to really highlight the life chris had, the one he could of have had, and the one he gave up for others.
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Virgin Lor-Zod Content: Evil version of Jonno Kent and/or Conner because well Zod’s kid
Chad Chris Kent Content:
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steveepting · 6 days
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Superman 78: The Metal Curtain 4 (2024) variant
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Superman II (1980) by Aurelio Lorenzo
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domnorian · 1 year
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Have you ever thought about making Clark or Connor look more extraterrestrial or having Connor go through a part of Kryptonian puberty that even Lex was completely unaware of for angst or?
You've been many to ask this so... here we go!
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Since Krypton was under a red sun, I made the assumption that most of the planet's fauna would be in shades of blue or white to better absorb the light. As for the photosynthesis ability, I thought making Kryptonians reptiles would make sense. And also because dragons. I like dragons.
Since in my headcanons Krypton's mass was heavier than earth, most of the Kryptonians who were raised on their home planet were more muscular and would tend to walk more often on four legs rather than two which made their back slightly bent like the drawing I made below. But Clark being raised from a very young age on a planet with a lighter mass, he would be thinner, his back straight and perfectly bipedal.
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Their "hair" would actually be proto feathers who shimmer like crystals so they can hide in their environment (mostly crystal mountains and forests). Most of the time, their horns are the only way to determine males from females (bigger for the males) because they have a similar build.
I'll answer about Hybrid Conner in another ask because I lack the space here.
Bonus: Martha loving her baby despite his alien appearance.
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gotham-at-nightfall · 8 months
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Superman Animated!: The Villains
By David Jamison
The Heroes
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vivmaek · 9 months
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SUN IN THE 3rd HOUSE: Observations
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People with this placement are some of the most enthusiastic people you will ever meet. Their sense of joy is contagious and their childlike wonder is inspiring. These people are incredibly expressive and entertaining to be around. They love to share their knowledge with others and were most likely the teacher's pet in classroom settings growing up. People with their Sun in the third house spend a lot of their time reading and writing, they want to absorb as much information as possible. They are fans of documentaries, museums, or any sort of experience where they get to learn a new skill such as cooking classes. They are the friends who tag along while you run errands; they elevate the experience into something that is fun and exciting. Sun third housers are fast walkers and enjoy going for strolls around the neighborhood. A lot of people with this placement have relied upon public transport during a period of their life. It is also common for people with this placement to receive speeding tickets! They like to drive fast, and there is something flashy about their car or driving style given that their Sun is in the third house, so watch out for spending tickets! People with this placement are incredibly impatient and prefer to always be on the move, they have a hard time being still. They are always chasing after a thrill, something fun and exciting to stimulate their mind. But this also means that they are prone to agitation. At times they can be feisty and temperamental, their behaviors may seem unpredictable to others. Some act out in ways that are reckless and impulsive.  But overall, their charisma is hard to miss and they are loyal friends. 
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why-i-love-comics · 2 months
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Kneel Before Zod #1 (2024)
written by Joe Casey art by Dan McDaid & David Baron
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winterpinetrees · 7 months
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How the My Adventures With Superman fandom is reacting right about now. Is the robot actually Zod? Good question.
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wwprice1 · 10 months
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10 years of Man of Steel!
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longwuzhere · 7 months
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Some cool Easter eggs I caught watching My Adventures with Superman that I want to show to people so they can be in on it with comic book readers
My episode 1 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here
My episode 2 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here
My episode 3 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here
My episode 4 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here
My episode 5 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here
My episode 6 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here
My episode 7 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here and here
My episode 8 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here
My episode 9 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here
(SPOILERS if you haven't seen the show yet):
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We start things off with Jor-El and Clark meeting and like the last time, Jor-El speaking in Kryptonese much like how Jor-El in the comics did in Man of Steel #6 (1986)...
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as seen in this panel (W&P: John Byrne, I: Dick Giordano, C: Tony Zuiko, L: John Costanza) where Clark meets a ghostly projection of his father at night speaking Krypton's native tongue to him. BTW Man of Steel (1986) is a fantastic read. Highly recommend finding it at your local comic shop.
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After Lois, Jimmy and Clark get promoted from interns to reporters at the Daily Planet we see the three of them will be having Thanksgiving with the Kents. Ma Kent shows Lois the newspaper she framed that all three of them wrote much like how her comic book counterpart made a scrap book out of the newspaper headlines of Clark's various heroic adventures in Man of Steel #1 (1986) as seen here in the panel (W&P: John Byrne, I: Dick Giordano, C: Tony Zuiko, L: John Costanza).
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The camera then moves and see see kid Clark and the things he did back then. The baseball photo kinda reminds me of this fantastic moment in Batman/Superman #3 (2013) by Greg Pak, Yildiray Cinar, Matt Lackey and John Kalisz, and Rob Leigh:
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On Earth-2 Clark and Bruce met as young kids after the car, Alfred drove broke down and both had some fun playing baseball. It's a very cute flashback that highlights no matter where in the multiverse, a Superman-Batman friendship is constant.
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Lois's father shows up to the Thanksgiving dinner and I got double confirmation now that it is General Sam Lane. I talked more about his deal here.
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Later in the episode we have the awkward parents and their children who are dating each other moment and General Lane here asks if Clark was in the military. In one non-canon series, Superman Year One by Frank Miller and John Romita Jr., Clark signs up for the military after high school. Kind of a weird miniseries, not the best Superman comic, not the worst at least.
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Things go from bad to worse when the area where Clark landed activates thanks to the presence of Kryptonite from the League of Lois Lanes sphere that held it and we see that symbol on the robots that the giant ship sends and on this person at the end of the episode. If you know your DC universe, that symbol belongs to Brainiac and we can conclude that the one with the symbol on their head is Brainiac as well.
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Brainiac makes his first appearance in Action Comics #242 (1958) (cover art by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye). At this point Brainiac was a "twelve level" intellect alien who shrunk cities for his collection to help repopulate his dead planet, one of the cities is Krypton's capital city, Kandor. Several retcons later we learn that Brainiac is a robot created by the Computer Tyrants of Colu, Brainiac's home planet to spy and conquer worlds. The Brainiac that has a closer connection to Clark and his Kryptonian people kinda like what MAwS is doing was in Superman the Animated Series...
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where Krypton was very depended on their AI, Brainiac who then screwed them all over when the planet was about to explode and saved his metal ass and has then became a thorn at Superman's side in the cartoon ever since. MAwS is doing something similar as we see Brainiac's symbol on the robots that were deployed from the ship and the very robotic looking body Brainiac has at the end of the episode.
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As we see Clark try to stop the portal and ship, he breaks into the hull and battles the robots in it. As he's getting pummeled, AI Jor-El helps neutralize the robots. It's kinda the same idea that what Man of Steel (the movie) was trying to go for when Lois was on Zod's ship and AI Jor-El was helping her navigate throughout the place. As I said before in the last post, Shin Ultraman is a better Superman movie (and a highly recommend watching) than what Zack Snyder was trying to do in Man of Steel.
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We wrap up episode 10 with the Kents, Lois, and Jimmy enjoying a Thanksgiving dinner and we see that Jonathan was able to get the turkey to temperature so Clark heats it more with his heat vision. Superman sometimes does this do heat very mundane things like coffee as seen in this panel of Super Sons #9 (2017) (W: Peter Tomasi, P&I: Jorge Jimenez, C: Alejandro Sanchez, L: Rob Leigh). Highly recommend reading Super Sons and watching the animated movie too!
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Congrats to Jimmy on selling Flamebird for $5.6 million. I talk more about flamebird here. Missed opportunity to have it be $5.2 million cuz DC's love of the number 52, but whatever.
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The final scene of the episode gives us this moment where Brainiac tells this Kryptonian Warrior a planet they can conquer. The warrior then states that Earth will kneel. The most infamous Kryptonian that likes to mention conquered people kneeling is General Zod and so this character here might be Zod. No confirmation yet but I'm like 99% sure. When we get a confirmation, I'll talk more about Zod later.
And with that we are done with season 1 of My Adventures with Superman and if you made it this far be sure to check out my other easter eggs post:
My episode 1 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here
My episode 2 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here
My episode 3 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here
My episode 4 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here
My episode 5 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here
My episode 6 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here
My episode 7 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here and here
My episode 8 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here
My episode 9 easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here
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current-comix · 2 months
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soranatus · 4 months
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megadan94 · 7 months
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Before Clark learns the truth about his people, I want his perception of them to go down one more time when he meets Zod.
Because while thinking he's a weapon is bad, he at least still thinks he matters to them, and he definitely doesn't matter to Zod. I want Zod to really rub that in his face, to mock him for thinking he mattered, to make him think that he really was just abandoned on Earth, to not even know his name.
And just as he's at this low point, Kara arrives, a surviving family member who wants to protect him, knows his birth name, assures him that none of what Zod says is true, and who, while she doesn't inherently care about earth, stays to fight just so that he's not fighting alone.
Something like that scene in Kung Fu Panda 2, where the main character is told by the villain that his parents didn't love him, only to then find out the truth. Except that instead of a flashback, he'd have a family member physically present to tell him.
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