The (Not So) Surprising Reason Why Superman Eats Pie

[@bensneb360]

Now I can’t help but think of Clark watching “American Pie” and thinking… this movie is not what I thought it would be… at all lol

[@richmcgee434]

Followed by "I have heat vision..."

[@ashleytuchin7693]

Either that or he was struck with inspiration.

[@RealElMaximo]

Clark shouting at the screen "YOU'RE EATING IT WRONG!"

[@The_Blue_Otaku]

​@@ashleytuchin7693 You just made the image of "Superman sticking his cock in a pie" pop into my brain... Fuck now I wanna scrub my brain with a metal sponge then rinse it off with bleach just to get that out of my subconscious

[@ProjektTaku]

Lois was the one who recommended it to him.

[@briannalee1998]

Wonder Woman loves ice cream, Superman loves pie, and Batman likes cake! I love how the whole trinity has their own favorite desert, but nothing is more iconic than Martian Manhunter's love for oreos!

[@eldergeek6077]

Are you saying that Superman and Wonder Woman pairing up are like pie s la mode?

[@ianfinrir8724]

*Chocos. Nabisco's lawyers insist we call them that.

[@dallasgrey4247]

He likes pie because Lex Luthor stole all the cakes. 40 in total. That’s four tens. And that’s bad.

[@glaceRaven]

One could even say it's.... terrible.

[@michaellabonte6390]

Listen man, that's potentially 40 bdays or parties that no longer have cake. People always make fun of that seen but genuinely that is petty af and genuinely rude 😂just would expect it from the golden age joker than Lex

[@kingbeauregard]

Back in the 80s, Captain America was swapped out for a Reagan-style patriot, while Steve Rogers hero'd under a different name. It was only temporary though; Steve became Cap again in #350. And at the start of #350, there was a scene where a truck went out of control in NYC, and Steve had to stop the truck and save, in rapid succession: a mother, some little leaguers, the mom's baby, and (to stick the landing) a pie. The symbolism was almost bludgeoned, but considering the context of recent events (i.e. the new Cap turning psycho), I was delighted to see Steve rescue baseball, mom, and apple pie.

[@anitanielsen1061]

WHYD DID THE BABY HAVE TO DIE?!?!😭😭😭😭😭🥳

[@kingbeauregard]

@@anitanielsen1061 It didn't; I just wasn't delighted to see it saved. It had the face of a killer.

[@Rekuzan]

Fun Fact: Pie vs. Cake is actually the oldest documented argument on the internet. It was started back in the 80's between two IBM programmers using their inter-office mailing system and message board that was actually more of an 'Intranet' than the internet the way we actually know today. Needless to say, it's extremely polarizing topic, and before long, most of the company was embroiled in the debate. tl;dr = It continued to rage for many years before spilling out onto the modern day internet, becoming the juggernaut it is today. I've seen message boards with entire forums dedicated to it.

[@michaellabonte6390]

They used intranet to debate Pie V Cake ?😂 then there's our modern reddit ☠

[@Rekuzan]

@@michaellabonte6390 Actually, back in the day, it was called DARPA, or Darpanet, but yeah, what you said: 'In 1973, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) initiated a research program to investigate techniques and technologies for interlinking packet networks of various kinds.'

[@LUISPRIME]

Did not expect the full origins of pie in this Superman video. It was very informative . Well done Sasha.

[@nathanieldaiken1064]

But she forgot to include a recipe!🤔😋

[@Paradox-es3bl]

Of course Batman likes cake 🍑 have you SEEN Catwoman?! 😂

[@SwesomegamerX]

W comment

[@gamingwithblueboy4563]

You mean cakewomen?

[@Vegadra]

But he can't eat it because DC.

[@auntiewewe972]

It's ok. I hear he's also a seafood lover, preferably snapper.

[@scottboswell6406]

@@auntiewewe972 I guess the 'Batman loves pie' story can only be seen on Patreon.

[@BenChanNYC]

Could you not find a Hostess Fruit Pie ad with Superman? Those were the best! Btw, seems to me the main ingredient in apple pie being American by adoption only makes it more quintessentially American, doesn't it?

[@TJ52359]

especially when you factor in her line early on about how well Apples grow here...

[@ahmadazem4167]

If by American you mean what the country pretends it is rather what it actually is, yeah

[@ledhceb]

Because Lex stole all 40 cakes...

[@CasuallyComics]

And that's terrible

[@atoth62]

@@CasuallyComics Its also as many as 4 tens.

[@Matheus-ql7mn]

Yes, pie, cake and ice cream - the DC's trinity

[@Tiggeralt]

In the Scribblenauts Unmasked comic, there's a bit where Superboy and Robin argue about whether pie or cookies are better and this escalates into a fight between the Super and Bat families.

[@kaboombox1581]

I feel like this could have been a collaboration with Max Miller from Tasting History. Pie, specifically Apple, is culturally connect to rural and/or small town America. Hence, Clark’s fixation on pie.

[@ravenwilder4099]

"We've got to look at the symbolic evolution of pie." When you know you're in for a good video.

[@TetsuShima]

0:45 This "GIVE ME PIE" moment reminds of a pretty funny JLI story that perfectly shows just how extremely dangerous J'onn can be wihout his Oreos. One day, Booster Gold and Blue Beetle decide to troll the Martian by getting rid of all the Oreos in town and preventing him from eating his favorite snack, causing J'onn to suffer severe withdrawal symptoms, which ends up turning him into a mindless monster that destroys everything in his path until the members of JL give him a truckload of Oreos to calm him down. I think it's not necessary to say that Booster and Beetle's prank didn't improve their popularity...

[@richmcgee434]

Chocos. They were called Chocos. Which are legally distinct from any other superficially similar creme-filled chocolate cookies. Very important point, according to DC's legal staff. Of course, we all know they were actually Hydrox. :)

[@darriendastar3941]

@@richmcgee434 🤣😂🤣

[@FernandoGonzalez-hu3id]

@@richmcgee434 As legaly distinct as the giant green mindless monster that destroys everything that J'ohn turned into

[@ianfinrir8724]

If I remember right, once Big Barda and J'onn realized their car was stolen and Big Barda is like "Oh no! They have my Book Stick! This is bad!" and J'onn says something like "Not only that, they stole my Chocos!"

[@NathanWeeks]

Did not think I'd be getting a lesson in the history of pie, but now I'm hungry.

[@CasuallyComics]

Lol I was hungry when I wrote this

[@SpaceJawa]

@@CasuallyComics How much pie did you eat for the purpose of properly researching this video?

[@adamolupin]

This is the Tasting History/Casually Comics cross over I didn't know I needed and now I want more.

[@TankHammer]

I'm pro-pie. I like Supes enjoying some down-home, working-class food. I ate two slices of leftover pizza and a Pop-Tart while watching this video to show my support.

[@richmcgee434]

Important to remember that pizza is a proud member of the pie family too. You can even get it with fruits and vegetables if you want, and no one thinks cheese on top is weird.

[@ianfinrir8724]

Superman absolutely loves strawberry Pop Tarts, that is my headcanon now.

[@Dougeb7]

My grandmother baked fresh, made-from-scratch pies. My mother heated up frozen pies in the oven. I buy Hostess Fruit Pies and eat them cold. It's a slippery slope! Love the new set-up, and your deep dives into any subject that piques your curiosity. :)

[@bryanabbott6169]

As American as Dutch apple pie! New Amsterdam (which was renamed New York) and Pennsylvania were Dutch colonies originally. There was an faux apple pie recipe that replaced the apples with Ritz Crackers that was making the rounds during rationing, and most likely earlier during the Great Depression. This recipe pops up once in a while, my mom used to use this recipe when my parents were first married and my father was looking for a better paying job for the new family to live on.

[@scottboswell6406]

Ritz used to print out that recipe on the back of their cracker boxes at least into the 70's. Never knew anyone who actually made it.

[@bryanabbott6169]

Sometimes companies ask their customers to send in recipes involving their products that those companies use for marketing. Other times cooking magazines may try out interesting recipes and put them in print.

[@CH-wh7ee]

I remember my mom making Mock Apple Pie several times while growing up. And our family wasn't struggling financially. It was just something different to have.

[@tomjohnson4922]

I felt like I was watching Tasting History with Max Miller, you should've baked a pie :) If you've never listened to the Superman radio show they are actually pretty fun. They're short, only running 15 minutes a piece but they were daily and storylines could run for weeks. Anyway, I did notice the new set-up and glad you mentioned it as I thought it was me.

[@richmcgee434]

"No longer an anime villain..." That's exactly what an anime villain would say.

[@haldon12]

I think there is something lovely about Superman and pie, particularly with apple pie being an import (both the primary ingredient, and the fact that the pie style is Dutch, reportedly), and with Superman as another immigrant who has embraced (and been embraced) an American identity. There is also something very endearing about Superman eating and enjoying food - what could be more American than that! I feel like a one-page story about Superman vs Joey Chestnut, or Superman and Jughead from Archie comics would work, because there is something so very American about liking, if not loving, unpretentious food like pie, hot dogs and burgers.

[@SpaceJawa]

"Superman vs Joey Chestnut" This has 'Silver Age' written all over it and I love it.

[@haldon12]

@@SpaceJawa turns out Joey Chestnut is just one of Jimmy Olsen's aliases - he just wanted to hang out at the Metropolis County Fair with his pal Superman!

[@SpaceJawa]

@@haldon12 This headcanon, I like it!

[@TetsuShima]

Interestingly, Batman has a deep love for American food similar to Clark's. For example, in the Brave and the Bold show, Batman is divided into three beings that represent his main character traits, one of them being a lazy guy who loves to eat nachos. Also, when Rorschach sneaked into his mansion and got to the Batcave, the only thing Bruce complained about was that the vigilante ate breakfast after entering 🤣🤣🤣

[@NobleRaider2747]

I headcanon Batman as having a taste for hot wings, the hotter the better

[@mattthecatania]

The nachos were a reference to him eating them in The Batman cartoon.

[@davidpatterson3879]

Also, it keeps superman human. Its often referred to or he says he has no need to eat. He’s become so powerful that he doesn’t need typical food to sustain him. Especially during the silver age. They had to keep upping the ante on his powers. I specifically remember an episode, where he blew out a star like a candle. Very hard to top that as well as being very hard to convince that he’s still human. At that point he’s basically a God in human form. His love of apple pie keeps him grounded as a human being in story and keeps him relatable to the readers.

[@eriksieurin334]

Of course, Batman is also famous for NOT eating... at all, since he's stressed out and don't have the time, and Alfred sighing and throwing his dinner away. ;)

[@ianfinrir8724]

​@@eriksieurin334I love the final episode of Batman Beyond where Terry comes home and Bruce says "I made you some soup, but it got cold." Because Bruce now knows how Alfred felt all those years.

[@MauriceMGrayJr]

Superman likes pie because Ma Kent made it all the time, and I'm here for his pie loving :-). Ma Kent does all the stereotypical "love" foods- pancakes and pies appear in most versions of the character (especially pre-Crisis Superboy)- it makes sense that as an adult, he's all over pie

[@WhiteRaven696]

This lowkey feels like a crossover with Tasting History lol

[@buddyzilla4557]

I mean..cake is often recognized as being a rich desert flavorwise so it makes sense the exonomically rich person would eat it. I think this also is a good indicator of clarks love of pie. Despite being an immigrant sucess story, Clark is never truely rich. He could be thanks to his powers but he comes from humble adoptive roots which he appreciates. He could escalate his career so much more using his powers but he chooses to do everything on that front by the books. He is a reporter for the Daily Planet. He is a darn good one, and his built-up economic status is not something to scoff at, but he is at most the upper middle class. He earned that legitimately with no cheats that would unfairly put him abouve anyone else. These are the kind of hard work mentality values he grew up with on the farm. He appreciates the simple things for what they are. He will play baseball, eat pie, work a field..because these are the kinds of things most average people can also do and enjoy the benefits of. Batman was born into privalage. Its not something he decided and it doesnt mean he is bad..but it does mean he never grew up without the finer things just being there. He isnt ignorant to the hardships of the world or the standards most live in..he just looks in on them from an outside persepective. He comes from a spoiled world that was made hollow with his parents deaths. He is always trying to bring Gothem to that standard he once had as a child of everything feeling perfect. Its unreasonable since everyone cant just be free of worries like his family were before the murders, but that is what he associates as a proper goal to reach for. Gothem will NEVER be good enough for Batman because it needs to be great all around, not just safe. A privilaged child's standard. Superman however is good with just fixing the worse parts of life that most people can't and allowing the rest of society to fill in the gaps. He doesn't go out every night to try and single handledly stop every sleezy mugger..he only takes care of situations who are a genuine threat and cant be stopped in the moment by people like the police. Clark has a greater sense of community responsibility and settling for what is good enough for everyone as a whole. He understands the importance of balance and reasonable expectations. If you tip things too far in one direction, somewhere else, there needs to be a compensation. Bruce is perpetually running back and forth on the scale trying to load up both ends with everything there is. Supes enjoys the gentle sway in the middle until a weight slips off and he adjusts it. I would like to note we see a grittier and more extreme version of this in "Gods and Monsters" thanks to the differenr adoptive parents thar version of Supes was found and reared by. He interestingly has more batmanlike traits in ways because he leans even further to the oppostie extreme. He knows what true hardship and scarifice is like, so he can only sympathize more with them and the simple things. Due to this however, he also is much more direct. He emotionally feels the weight of his actions but also has the fortified desnsitaion, an emotional callus, to go that step further. Ine good example form the lead up trailer to the movie is when he walks right past the bus of standred people calling for help so he can get to the source of the phychic storm. He isnt being heartless, he is just putting the needs kf the many over the dew in the moment as he cabt risk the entire city blowing up for a cluster of people. We can see he is still very conpassionate in the moments after and still acts with thought over impulse. Clark however, just couldnt do that. He has too much optomism and altruistic hope. He would stop to reasure them in the least. This has its negatives but overall it is a much better balance in the middle that allows him to be more effective than either his G&M counterpart or Batman without higher reprocussion.

[@ProjektTaku]

This is why Clark Kent is so important to superman. Superman is the pure "man of tomorrow" who inspires and leads people, but without clark, he's just a hollow shell that isn't humanized. Clark is a simple man. An immigrant from a dead country, and world, adopted by a kind farmer couple, the most underrated of jobs but one that holds up society just as superman would, not quite unpopular or super popular at his high school but always an outcast, which is why he so quickly fell in love with lori, someone would can truly understand him, yet makes friends (Pete Ross) and falls in and out of love (Lana lang and Lori lemarri) as he moves to the big city. There he works as a mild-mannered but not without personality reporter, pairing with a plucky experienced reporter who counterbalances his "small-town boy" vibe with a feisty "Big-city girl" personality that makes him fall in love with her, and moves back to his home town to raise his young boy. One thing I appreciate about superman is the mundaneness of his parents death, a staple of heroes. I do enjoy the traumatizing gunning down of bruce's death that drives him to never again let that happen and set anyone else on his path of vengeance, or barry's mysterious murder of his mother that causes him to constantly strive to be faster and ponder what would've happened if he arrived just a bit earlier, but superman's parents deaths are oddly quiet, as jonathan kent dies from a simple heart attack from elderly age, yet still a fulfilled man knowing he set his son on the right path, and how clark has all these fantastical abilities yet the most common cause of death still eludes him, but he's okay with that natural, human experience.

[@ianfinrir8724]

One of my favorite zero stakes Superman stories is "The Hardest Job In The World" where Clark, for a story at the Daily Planet, works as a construction worker, a truck driver, and so on, and even though he'd be amazing at those jobs thanks to his powers, he doesn't use them and you can tell he has genuine appreciation for the people that do this kind of work.

[@christopherulichney]

I came for the Superman, but i stayed for the pie. The history of pie is something i never knew i wanted to know. Liking the new set and the new specs.

[@darriendastar3941]

Clutches brow dramatically: "I regret that I have but one LIKE to give this video." I must admit, I didn't have this mash-up between Sasha and *Casually Comics* with *Tasting History* and Max Miller on my bingo card - but it's such a natural fit. Food in comics is an undiscovered country for KZbin vids - but I think I'm here for it. Mark me down for a (signed) first edition of your Cooking in Comics Recipe Books, please.

[@tskmaster3837]

"We have oyster pie." And there goes the innuendo right out the door, that's just saying everything right up front, out in the open. "Queen Elizabeth's first pie was cherry pie" came close though. It almost made me giggle. Favorite pie? Chocolate cream pie, mmm.... mmm-hmm, yeah, see, you can't escape it. "Cheesecake", again it's all over the place. It's baked right in the crust.

[@kemmdog4444]

The Tenth Doctor would know about Queen Elisabeth.

[@darriendastar3941]

I'm just being wet-flannel serious for a second (your comment was great). Because oysters used to be so plentiful on America's eastern seaboard and in large parts of Europe (especially the UK) oysters used to be poor man's food because they were so cheap and were used as a substitute for other forms of meat. These days you can still get a beef and oyster pie in better British pubs these days - but it's exorbitantly expensive!

[@omegaman2846]

This is the kind of hard hitting KZbin comics content I live for

[@devinagonistes]

Love the new setup and the new glasses! Thanks for another great video! Between Superman’s love of pie and Wonder Woman’s love of ice cream, I can see why some fans ship them. Pie à la mode for everyone! 😂 I’m also not surprised Byrne pushed the pie love, since he was more interested in the “quintessential American” aspect of Superman and repudiating the immigrant narrative of his origin. 😕

[@JonSaul]

Byrne was really good at punching up details like that for characters.

[@nelliedavies8663]

Being from the UK, I think of savoury pies as being the default. I remember being taken aback while watching American shows; whenever the characters talked about pie, it always took me an embarrassingly long time before I realised they were talking about dessert pies.

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

One of the oddest Superman diet references I've found was when he ordered buttermilk in Kingdom Come's extended epilogue, and Justice League Unlimited then referenced it again. In a time travel episode, no less.

[@scottboswell6406]

Sasha, we all knew you know comics, but who knew your pie history game was so strong? LOL!! I'm a 2 types of pie person, meat and sweet. We had plenty of frozen meat pies growing up (mostly chicken and beef), so I will always be partial to them and a good Shepherd's Pie. I do love apple pie and a sweet potato over the holidays, but a Boston Cream Pie?!?! YUMM-MEEEE!!! I never got why some people like melted cheese on top of an apple pie, vanilla ice cream is the way!! You were set up for a Batman loves "cheesecake" joke, where was it? I'm slightly disappointed. Hahaha!!

[@unrequin4805]

I love these small detail videos like the pocket in his cap or the batburger videos

[@MechaTrekAD]

Sasha, this was excellent. Absolutely next level stuff. I love your videoes but this one had something extra, a link between the larger non-Comic Geek culture and history with our own love of the medium and its lore. I'd love to see more like this. A suggestion: Why Science Fiction elements - especially Outer Space and Aliens - became such a key component of the post-Golden Age comics. How the Golden Age transition to the Silver Age owed so much to Science and Space Exploration. For example: Alan Scott's Magic based Green Lantern giving way to Hal Jordan's Sci-Fi based Space Cop Green Lantern. I think that could be fascinating.

[@miltonfarmer1139]

I love the idea of Superman being a foodie

[@rodneylindsey849]

🎶 Bye Bye Miss American Pie 🎶 🤔 I believe Sasha just cleverly used Superman to give us a history lesson on pie … Keep Up The Outstanding Work Sasha 🖖🏾

[@crickett3536]

Came expecting a cute list of times Clark ate pie, got an excellent history lesson. 10/10

[@CoreyartusImagery]

I've lurked around watching your vids for a while now, and I gotta say this was one of the most fun, enjoyable, scholarly-based vids you've put together and I enjoyed the heck out of it! You always to a great job, and I look forward to seeing them as you post them! Keep up the good work!

[@Oddlogical]

I prefer pie myself. My mom mainly made pumpkin pie for the holidays, but occasionally an apple or cherry pie. Once she made a kiwi creme pie (she was obsessed with kiwi for about a year and a half when I was a kid), it was a dark time, lol. Thanks for the video, Sasha!

[@SuperCosmicMutantSquid]

.....I just thought of the Kents giving baby Clark a furst nibble of pie and the baby just going wild with glee.

[@philipcampbell4096]

Interesting i never took notice too much of that link or the history of it an why he would be associated so thank you for this video. Now thinking about it i realize that its in that new Adult Swim/Max Superman Cartoon series as well. Though we never see him eating it but his mom offers it when he shows up there. 😂

[@aqdrobert]

With his Kryptonian senses, Kal El analyzes millions of pies worldwide at the quantum level.

[@XxAzureNekoxX]

I’m American and never liked apple pie. But I do love our other national pies such as Pecan and Pumpkin. Thanks for the video, always great to see more Superman content. (He’s my favorite ❤)

[@jackkelly9048]

Pumpkin Pie is great I agree

[@benadrylthundercrotch7144]

Came into this fully braced for this about to be a "Superman goes down canon" video.

[@routermonkey]

There was so much more pie information in this video than I was expecting!

[@nishidohellhillsruler6731]

BTW, if you make a basic pie batter with a cup and a half of flour, spread it in a circle, put it on a pie mold or a metal saucer about 20cm wide, crack 2 eggs in the middle, cover the eggs with a lauer of ham or grated cheese, close the pie, and bake it for 40 minutes at 200°C, you get a great breakfast. But you don't have to believe me... I guess...

[@buddyzilla4557]

I mean..Superman is the ultimate immigrant success story and was created to be just that. That is part of why his association with America is so strong. Considering the kind of pie we associate with America was created from concepts brought by immigrants, evolving thanks to the avilable resources of the new world, it makes sence. We need a Krytonian fruit pie now.

[@richmcgee434]

I always assumed the Hostess pies were made by aliens anyway (I mean, have you seen the things? who calls that a pie?), so why not them as Kryptonian fare? Twinkies are good enough for the Cosmic Cube and Galactus, after all...

[@Grimstone]

I really appreciate your off the norm approach to comic topics. That is why I keep coming back. No one is discussing Superman and pie. I love it.

[@Estarfigam]

Superman Pie, Batman Cake, Wonder Woman Ice Cream pretty much the trinity of deserts.

[@bjmccann1]

During the holidays, my family always had pecan pie, or sweet potato pie. Those are staples for African-Americans in the South. I don't recall either my mother or my grandmother ever making apple pie, and I've never had rhubarb pie in all of my sixty-one years.

[@Ironlantern723]

I was always more familiar with his favorite meal being beef bourguignon with ketchup. It was even a plot point during the Reign of the Supermen storyline.

[@TheUnpaidIntern]

This is my favourite episode of Casually Comics yet. Sasha, you have a way of presenting anything in a fun and engaging way!

[@PhantomBones101]

Starting the video with a guess: its the "American way" Edit: I was right, but I was not expecting a crash course into the history of pie and America's relationship with it lol

[@tonymata8070]

Another thing that Clark loves is Beef Bourguignon, I still remember that Injustice 2 fight intro. I wonder who introduced Clark to that dish,

[@Woodclaw]

If memory serves, it's another of Ma Kent's specialties.

[@scottboswell6406]

It was actually Lois in the 70's!! She and Clark were casually dating(!!!!), before she knew he was Superman. It was Strongly suggested that after she made a homemade Beef Bourguignon at one of their apartments, things went down! It became a 'code' between them. It ended when Clark wanted to get more serious, but Lois broke up because (of course) Superman.

[@tonymata8070]

​@@scottboswell6406Ooooh, I totally understand why he absolutely loves it.

[@tonythemighty8261]

If this leads to an official DC sponsored Apple pie mukbang, we know where it started...

[@karenstarr]

Came here for a video about Superman and got a history lesson on pie too. Love the video and my personal opinion is he just likes pie. Nothing more to it than that. 🥧

[@rebeccakickass1776]

I love how you have quotes for everything it's one of my favorite things about this/your (you as a person) channel 🙂

[@johanmalm8378]

This is real fun! I applaud your research. More vids like this please!

[@Wolvie181]

Superman and pie go together like peanut butter and jelly.

[@ChrisChaka]

Pie quotes, I am here for it. Also, digging the background tweaks, though dangling electrical cord will be dearly missed.

[@drsaltbox]

I love the videos where you do extensive research into not just deep dives of comics and characters, but deep dives of random deep dives of how both are affected by history and culture. Very interesting video!

[@TetsuShima]

8:10 Speaking of Captain Marvel, I love the trolling that he makes on Billy sometimes. For example, in the "Crisis on Infinite Earths" event, Marvel meets Liberty Belle and Johnny Quick (who had accidentally ended up on Billy's Earth an hour after they got married) and gives them his room to spend their wedding night. Imagine Billy's reaction when he found out that two adults had s*x in his bed 🤣🤣🤣

[@CH-wh7ee]

On a side note - regarding your background of all those paper volumes of comic collections. I'm someone who has been enjoying comic books since the 60's. And for decades, the really only available reading options were the individual comics - with the vary rare collected edition mixed in. So for a good 50 years I was used to reading comics in paper form. And it was real hard moving over to digital. But I'm so glad I did! First of all, there is all that space saved. I was simply running out of room from all those boxes and shelves of comics. Secondly, there was the realization that buying new hardcopies wasn't really doing me any good anymore. Someday my comic collection will become my retirement fund. And I know back issues, like the "Death of Gwen Stacy," will continue to accumulate in value. So, my comic collection wasn't just for fun, it was also an investment. But new comics are so widely available, that they don't go up in value the way that Golden Age, Silver Age, even Bronze Age comics do. It was a bit of an transition to go from reading paper to digital. But now I hardly notice the difference. And it is so much more convenient. Something to think about.

[@houseofono]

Counter: Not everything is available digitally. Some people prefer a physical reading experience. Not everyone is collecting comics as an investment. If you have kids, it's easier to get them reading comics if it's something that they see as just part of their everyday life. You don't have to either/or. You can do both!

[@CH-wh7ee]

@@houseofono All good points! It definitely doesn't have to be an either/or situation. I still occasionally read the odd physical comic. I know originally when I started reading digital I just bought a few here and there but kept reading mostly physical comics. But then I slowly transitioned over to digital. These days most new comics are available digitally. Usually what happens is an edition is initially released exclusively in print. But if you just wait a few months they put out a digital copy. And in modern times most children have been raised in a digital era. One other point that I forgot to make in favor of digital is that the digital copy is often cheaper than the print edition. So it is also a money saver.

[@bloodblues85]

"The other merits of pie." XD I'm dying!

[@GemSquash96]

I absolutely adore the new set! It's looking superb

[@sgpoet47]

AMAZING Set Makeover Sasha!! Also wouldn't it bee cool if someone did a story or an arc where the heroes did like a Pie Eating or Judging contest for like the Superman Birthday Issue just for fun.. Love your show, this was such interesting research!

[@robsyers8647]

This was fun! I loved the brief history of pie and the shocking anti-pie sentiment in the 1800's! My hat is off to a good pie, and those skilled bakes who make them.

[@dannytarver4533]

I love your videos. This was more about the history of pie than Superman. You my lady, are a scholar. New shelf... already missing the old set up but can't wait to see the new one

[@PhantomQueenOne]

I think Ma Kent was just a good cook and he likes pie.

[@robs6952]

The 1947 quote about apples being imported made me think of Fish & Chips being an iconic British dish when, of course, potatoes were an imported ingredient for Britain! Just shows the nonsense of that argument 🤔

[@darriendastar3941]

To make it even worse, fish and chips was actually a Belgian dish that was imported into the UK by immigrants and refugees! 🙂

[@robs6952]

@@darriendastar3941 and therefore fitting dishes for two countries with populations primarily comprised of invading cultures (certainly if we think of England more than Britain as a whole)!

[@DIEGhostfish]

​@@robs6952Only a handful of the invasion waves in the UK left any genetic mark

[@GiulianaBruna]

I love this little details. It helps a lot with characters written by different people throw the years. The "Lois lane has bad orthography" is also great

[@retrospectrum]

What a freakin fun video! I love that I learned more about pie than comics. Well played.

[@Cartoonray]

I love metamorpho and I love the way you're doing your set it looks amazing!

[@bwestacado9643]

I've said it before and I'm gonna say it again in the future, but this is my favorite comic channel

[@josephmarrow5598]

Love the shelf, I always look to it for comic recommendations

[@sweetchristmas101]

The introduction of The Rock's Black Adam was meant to signal a power shift in the DCEU. Perhaps it also would've led to Superman switching from pie... to strudel.

[@Polycomical]

It is interesting how the culture of pie can be different in other nations. I remember a Texan friend of mine who tried a pork pie for the first time and wasn't a fan (though like anything it helps if you get a good quality one). We also have the lid v not lid pie debate, while places like Wigan are iconic for their pies as well as the Cockney rhyme for lies ( "porkie pies"). There is also the infamous football chant "Who ate all the pies?" , a cruel chant directed at larger footballers (though this is less common now given the insane diets and control they have at clubs now). Anyway, this was a great video as it was a fascinating look at defining nationhood through food as well as the symbolism of Superman.

[@cassiedevereaux-smith3890]

Do Superman and beef bourguignon (with ketchup?) next.

[@lamenia]

This video gave me a craving for pie.

[@vilstef6988]

My Mother made the best pie! She passed some years ago, and I found a cafe that had homemade pie very like hers. I cried with joy the first time I had pie there.

[@GenerationWest]

Superman 🤝Joker = "You never touch another man's Rhubarb!"

[@Wynterburne]

As for where I stand on pie; I don't as that would only damage a perfectly good pie Also I like the new set, only problem is it doesn't have *enough* Judge Dredd comics but then that may be impossible to achieve

[@mzgreenjeansapproves]

Sometimes a man just wants pie. His name is superMAN. Not Captain Photosynthesis. The man's gotta eat why wouldn't he like pie🥧

[@johnpotts8308]

If it's topless, it's a tart!

[@daviddaniels4020]

This video made me think of this scene from the Codename: Kids Next Door movie, "Operation: Z.E.R.O.". Grandfather is addressing his army of mind-controlled villains about needing to destroy the Book of KND to seal his victory: "Because when kids read that book, they discover the one thing more powerful than me." The villains make guesses, with Nightbrace suggesting "Pie?" "No, you fools! HOPE." 😊

[@Robocopnik]

5:13 - This almost perfectly parallels Master Willem's adage from Bloodborne - “...We are born of the blood, made men by the blood, undone by the blood. Our eyes are yet to open... Fear the old blood."

[@Jezee213]

The new set and angle look great!

[@davfree9732]

... Because Luthor stole all the keks.

[@bryedtan]

No matter what my two favorite pies are Bannofee Pie and Pecan Pie preferable A la Mode.

[@themeanhornet1070]

Mmmmmmmmm I forgot about Pecan Pie!!!!

[@ShadowWingTronix]

I'm more of a pudding pie person myself. Or cheesecake. Curious to see what the new set will look like. As someone who makes content out of his attic the last one felt like home. :D

[@Ioannis-malewitch]

When you made a post asking what pie superman likes I went into a linguistic analysis saying that here in Greece we call that desert a tart(τάρτα) and we have our own definition of pie(πίτα) with fyllo as I am sure you as a Canadian would know but I've just came up with an idea about a joke in a panel where superman asks wonder woman to bring him a pie and she brings a greek spinach or feta pie🥧 honour your country Diana...😅 PS between you and me US American patriotism is one the most cringey things to me as a European

[@jdlewis3706]

GREAT VIDEO! I request you give Batman equal time and that you do a Batman & cake video! ❤

[@davidmcmahon4633]

I remember back in the 80s that Clark also loved beef bourguignon. Lois would make it for him. Was it John Byrne that gave him that love? Or was it before his run on Superman?

[@ethanbluth7835]

A while before in 1976, issue #297 :)

[@mynardomacaraig2697]

It was before Byrne. I remember it being raised in the days of Cary Bates and Elliost S! Maggin. I think it was Bates who did the iconic beef bourguignon with ketchup scene.

[@davidmcmahon4633]

@@mynardomacaraig2697 Thanks, and at the time I had no idea what this dish was, so I never knew if it was a posh meal or not. 😆

[@kcollier2192]

Well, to avoid reading TOO much into the title of this video, my favorite pie would be lemon meringue, followed by sweet potato. Apple makes my list but it might come in at only #5.

[@johnforsyth7987]

I am a native Kansan. I find it interesting that they the two people most associate with my state. Dorothy/Wizard of Oz and Clark Kent/Superman are both fictional characters. In the Superman story. He almost always thinks of Smallville (Kansas) as home. Every year the town of Hutchinson, KS. has a Smallville festival around the Superman character.

[@JamesHaney]

Does this mean Bizzaro no like Pie??? Also: Nice redress of the background! 🖖♾

[@TetsuShima]

Superman: "You can destroy everything I love, Lois, my child, and even my whole city, but you will never disturb my unflappable heart!" Joker: "I also got rid of all the cakes in the world, by the way" 😉 Superman: *Proceeds to rip his heart out*

[@atoth62]

And now you know why Lex stole 40 cakes, which is as many 4 tens, and thats terrible.

[@mediatorraptor3349]

@@atoth62finally we solved the mystery

[@vitfrazao]

History of Pie, another proof that people will "die on that hill" for literally anything. 😂 And we've been doing it for millenia.

[@richmcgee434]

Religions are like that, yeah.