When Superman Stops Holding Back

ACTION COMICS ISSUE 1061 - 1063.
▸ Jason Aaron writes Superman for the very first time, teaming up with all-star artist John Timms to present a startling new vision of the Man of Steel’s strangest foe. When Superman’s doppelgänger discovers a dark secret about himself, it unleashes the most dangerous version of Bizarro the world has ever seen.
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[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

Man, reading through this made me think: "It has got to be exhausting writing for Bizarro."

[@Kushydomeshots]

Lol

[@mr.joshua6818]

Same lol

[@SUPREMERoyale]

“Writing for Bizarro is very easy.” -Bizarro

[@cactusblack5993]

Lol foreal!!!

[@masenguerra7835]

Oh same, there were points when I was reading and got confused if he was speaking in reverse or not.

[@supernaturalspace4790]

Supermans Jim Carrey moment" I'm kicking my own ass do you mind" lol

[@RickySpanish100]

😂 Liar Liar is a classic

[@behrozafzali5177]

I wasn’t expecting Joker in this, what a unique portrayal of the best batman villain.

[@nofleshspared]

'horrible"

[@clutchgeneshoops9275]

That would be bane

[@cjn8719]

​@@clutchgeneshoops9275 Ba(ne)sed

[@joshuaohuka7719]

​@@clutchgeneshoops9275 no actually... it's the joker...

[@joshuaohuka7719]

@@benparrish672 actually no... while all you said about the Jokers abilities are true... there is absolutely no chance of him defeating Bane in a fight... not unless he cheats or is sneaky in some other way... What really makes the Joker stand out as a villain is his intelligence and creativity... It's the fact that if he decides to kill anyone... anyone in the DC universe... there's really no one besides Batman that can stop him... It's his legality... And the fact that he doesn't really need a reason to kill people...

[@caseynash9729]

To see the Joker say "This is crazy."

[@ezio7x]

if i had to pick a favorite villian, its joker. the fact that superman went to him for help...idk how to express what im feeling/thinking....

[@zbelair7218]

You gonna finish your thought?

[@dcabner1]

It was written “Superman go away” “we want bazzaro #1” means they are saying they don’t want Superman to go and they don’t want the other one, they are asking him for help.

[@YaBoiKuma]

Sups always have a few haters. Maybe they were the ones to speak that time

[@RiceCubeTech]

“I will not give up being the boy my parents raised” chills

[@RuinNationGaming]

yeah in a age so many hate supermans goody good vibes and how many comics movie shows that give bad guys all of clarks powers to get the view if superman was evil. its refreshing this writing went this way with it. much respect to this man and its a interesting plot twist all around

[@anon123214]

@@RuinNationGaming There's many reasons to hate superman and what the character's become, but that line was made with love. I respect that writer for that.

[@sammiller8640]

@@anon123214What are those reasons?

[@Torsion]

​@@sammiller8640Superman is easy to despise because he doesn't struggle as much as humanity. He's nourished by the sun, so, he's never been hungry. He eats human food because it makes mental sense to him, but not because he has to. He's never had any addictions, bad decisions, or mistakes. Any that he does have are single-issue and have never really become part of his canon. When he is written well, though, it's easy to forget all of that because the reader is able to relate to how the citizens of DC-Earth see Superman. He's still that boy in Smallville who is trying to be the person his parents thought he could be. Even if your parents weren't good people, most of us have SOMEONE who believes we will do great things. For some, it IS Superman... That's why good writing of Superman has him being less super and more "the boy [his] *parents* raised."

[@anon123214]

@@Torsion Eyep.

[@nolanrichards1820]

The story of how a superman who laughs would come to be

[@Tcarr2080]

Lost my dad when i was 20 from Cancer. Never got to see me get married or his grandchildren, but i try to live the way he raised me. When Superman said, "He would never give up being the boy my parents raised." it made me tear up. Felt that hard.

[@1qtea193]

I wish the best for you dude 🙏

[@datk1ddavid969]

Sorry for your loss bro I pray all goes well for you & yours God bless you

[@joebaker5581]

I feel you. I was 20 when my dad died from an aneurysm. His gf was a total piece of crap and my mom hated him. I was on my own planning and paying for a funeral as a friggin kid. I was lucky that the funeral director had been friends with my dad in highschool, or I'd have been totally screwed. My dad was a BIG man. He was so big that they needed a special ordered casket. This was long before the days of go fund mes. Folks raised a bunch of money for the funeral, but it was still short. The funeral director ate the cost. Dude is such a damn good guy. He was pretty broken up himself. He told me that it was the first time he'd ever had to work on one of his life long friends. I'll never forget him totally loosing his shot when my gram walked in. He wasn't at my wedding, the birth of my kids, or any of that. Some days I miss him so damn much, but the worst part is that deep down inside I know he probably wouldn't have been there for any of those things anyways. But, what are ya gonna do other than shout into the void.

[@chicitizen]

Superman is 6'4 225IBS. You're welcome.

[@WannabeWryter]

He should be around 270lb considering how big and buff he's drawn. Superheroes are large than life.

[@ndoie]

i need him fr

[@iloveyouskii]

@@ndoiei need you

[@inactiveio]

I need both

[@adrianrust3229]

I really, really want to try to start a time-wasting argument by writing, "No, Superman is 6' 2" and 230 lbs. Anyone who reads comic books knows that!"... but I won't. 😁

[@buildaggedonarmanaziie4462]

Bizzaro Joker is a really, really cool concept.

[@rrose9161]

Exactly and according to the imaginary axis KZbin channel joker is super sane so it's Canon whether bizarro or not joker is the sanest man in the existence of DC meaning joker knows us

[@gqphoenixclops3056]

Superman had a real Fight Club moment. Beating himself up.

[@splatbubble]

like superman iii :)

[@Vancev99x]

*Hears opening line* Me: How'd they take out lois THIS time? 😂

[@WannabeWryter]

It's unfortunately , the only way to get people to read good superman stories anymore is to say "he's gonna go crazy" Luckily, writers are realizing this, So they'll begin there superman stories with darkness at the beginning, but then and swap jt a nice , happy superman moment that actually shows off the character. Like with batman. Kills, or spiderman suffering, bait and switch, a dirty trick but a nessicary evil with today audience. Oh maybe I'm talking out my ass.

[@ShadowProject01]

@@WannabeWryter nah you summed it up nicely 👌🏿

[@joshuaohuka7719]

​​@@WannabeWryter wish they did a bit more of the switching with Batman and Spiderman... seems to be all bait with those two these days...

[@hatchera]

4:01 had the wrong translation. He says "You not stay here, Superman. Get up, try to stop me. Make me kill you". Meaning "Stay here Superman. Don't get up. Don't try to stop me. Don't make me kill you" So probably not here to kill and not trying to destroy Superman.

[@lizzychen832]

At the 6:00 mark, Bizzarro says "EKAM YM SDROW ON EKAM ESNES OT MIH".....which is "Make my words no make sense to him". He's using the same magic as Santana, whatever that is, by speaking in reverse.

[@drewt1717]

Zatanna, you mean...

[@theimprovedbore550]

"Santana" is CRAZY

[@okritis]

@@theimprovedbore550 I got a black magic woman...

[@HawkBreland]

​@@okritis pretty smooth as well

[@PlanktonWhisperer]

Superman's stopped holding back so often you sometimes forget he has a no kill rule.

[@badabingbing474]

Rob is doing some clickbait again

[@undedemperor4235]

He doesn't When he met the joker He specifically said he doesn't have a no kill rule like batman He just doesn't do it

[@fumeking701]

Superman doesnt have that rule

[@danielendless]

He's clickbaiting KZbinrs spam title for views. He's chill 99% of the time

[@kawakiuzumaki5934]

He’s clickbaiting by playing on people’s weird obsesssion with people seeing superman killing people and letting loose

[@aadilsohail-nm2de]

Every story rob posts, he says," ITS AMAZING"

[@Manhandle730]

Unless it’s about The Immortals!!

[@drewt1717]

Well, why would he post a video about a poorly made story?

[@monchopr3511]

"Amaaazing" 😁

[@brucewayne-ej3cx]

This was.

[@brucewayne-ej3cx]

​@@monchopr3511 😂 lee peterson

[@calrissianlando7792]

The Joker never dissapoints.

[@canoodlepoodle7892]

Seeing the joker team up with superman is so unique. Its such a fun time seeing joker completely flip and turn into someone that saves the world with EMPATHY and conversation. The sane jokers last few lines are also enough to give me a small chuckle.

[@headshotsalot]

"The Joker, Superman's pal." Why did that make me tear up?😢

[@OffensiveProduction1]

Earth to pluto in "30 sec." Probably just became the fastest, if not one of the fastest DC feats. Over 600x the speed of light.

[@brucewayne-ej3cx]

Wow. Only magic could do such a thing. Makes sense.

[@bruno213]

You wanna blow your mind. Look up Golden age Superman feats.

[@SomeGuy-qh6rw]

Nah. Not even close.

[@kingvamp3237]

Wally west has gone 13 trillion times the speed of light

[@Epicvibes999]

No, What are you saying, this is the same universe as the Flash

[@Nelubez]

It takes sunlight around 8 minutes to go from the Sun to the Earth.

[@helderalmeida3417]

We know. Superman travel many times over light speed.

[@Jezee213]

Pluto photons take 5ish hours to get to us on earth!

[@g_aware_nerd]

Great story. Expanding the mythology of Superman, having Joker save the world, and Kal-El and The Clown Prince of Crime have a secret intimacy Batman will never know about...

[@stevenriften7561]

Batman would probably punch Superman for cheering on him. 🤡

[@mofftarkin78]

Aren't you glad Batman didn't kill the Joker 85 times like everyone says he should?

[@TheVnator]

It almost feels like adultery :(

[@kalkella8822]

This is the real Bizzarro Rob. The one in Red Hood and the Outlaws was a clone, he was never the OG Bizzarro.

[@GodEmperorZaine]

There's aren't enough Superman stories sadly. Always like watching them

[@travelingjazzman117]

06:55 - "Because there's nothing Superman can do to stop it..." - I love this. The haters have been proven wrong. They complain by saying, "Superman can do anything." - But truth is he can't. Superman still has limits. The haters' BS jargon has been debunked many times, but that part proves it even more.

[@endless3cho]

😮‍💨 Any character can do whatever the next writer decides they can now do. It would be nice if there was one standard that was stuck by but that doesn't happen.

[@GATFATER]

Alternate title with the thumnail. “Superman goes to a techno rave club”

[@glenfordgreen8652]

With Jason Aaron's run on Thor and Incredible Hulk being a benchmark, his time on Superman is going to be a treat. Thank you Rob for doing the story.

[@TheCapitanoPlan]

I like how nobody is talking about how Superman basically survived a Multiverse erasure yet again in base form and try to open and or destroy the Multiverse portal to save Biz

[@mikeray1016]

They basically pulled a Seinfeld plot, George tells jerry every deep, dark thought, and things hes done, and it scares jerry back into being his old cynical self.

[@DurrtyGato]

Superman is vulnerable to magic, not weak to it.

[@1Saiyan_-.]

Sorry, but weakness is literally another way to say vulnerable. If you're vulnerable to something is to say your weak to it.

[@Meep9604]

Synonym

[@nathanhenderson4699]

@@1Saiyan_-. wrong they literally have 2 different definitions

[@1Saiyan_-.]

@nathanhenderson4699 If U say so🤣🤣🤣

[@nathanhenderson4699]

@@1Saiyan_-. Lol you should Google it just so you can know how wrong you are

[@RK-ck6pl]

Superman isn't allergic to magic. He can use it and it can be used against him. magic is a trump card that works against almost anyone. The reason other characters don't add magic to their arsenal is because they're already powerful enough.

[@soulance8342]

And that's why DOOM is the greatest

[@RiceCubeTech]

@@soulance8342doom is the best character comics has ever seen. Morally ambiguous, a master martial artist, a contender for scientist supreme, and sorcerer supreme. His only downfall is his own arrogance.

[@soulance8342]

@@RiceCubeTech i couldn't agree with you more.

[@shawnmcvey7789]

​@@RiceCubeTechYeah, but we love his hubris. The dude has charisma.

[@RK-ck6pl]

@@soulance8342 I guess. But I mean he's basically just Cartman from the episode where the boys get ninja weapons and he tells them he has "many powers"

[@kamenrangerzeo8251]

Bizzaro is one of the most intresting characters of superman. Which is funny since in the Batman/Superman comic back in 2003 when he wore the blue kryptonite ring his intelligence was at an all-time high.

[@johnlawful2272]

So was he wearing one when he was with redhood?

[@kamenrangerzeo8251]

@@johnlawful2272 Yes, in the post new 52/rebirth run of red hood and the outlaws: the lineup of Red Hood, Atremis, and Bizzaro aka dark trinity. Bizzaro had a blue kryptonite ring that he was hiding from his teammates where they assume, at the time, due to his Resurrection with the Lazarus Pit gave him increase intelligence.

[@mnsega]

Bizarro is such a great motivational speaker 😂😂😂😅

[@crimsonninja4097]

Reminds me of the old issue where Superman goes to magic planet and realizes that he can absorb energy and magic is energy.

[@thanos13787]

If Bizarro is telling Superman be Bizarro, does that means he is telling him not to become Bizarro!? 😂

[@kawakiuzumaki5934]

I just know the writer was confusing himself while having to write bizarro’s dialogue in this story

[@spasebar]

I love this comic! It's so cool that Action Comics is still delivering great stories even after 86 years and over a thousand issues! Superman is the GOAT of superhero fiction.

[@therookie5714]

This whole comic felt like an acid trip

[@fan3oy]

"Bizzaro says everything backwards." *Bizzaro proceeds to talk smack and directly tell Clark he's gonna kill him*

[@emeraldazakite]

Tbh, ild love to see a bizzaro world crisis like the dark nights was for batman.

[@drewt1717]

Wayyyyy too much effort to read, 😅

[@derekhogan9685]

“Superman goes crazy and starts killing everybody!” Me: “again?”

[@karenruk9140]

Very brave of them to draw that hand so flat. Also, kudos to superman’s chin, its a fitting chin for the most powerful man in the world.

[@MalculmX]

Superman and Thor are my favorite characters of all time and the fact that Jason Aaron wrote, in my opinion the greatest Thor Story of all time with The God Butcher and God Bomb. I am extremely excited to see where he takes Superman. So far he is off to a good start.

[@TheDeFiler316]

Inverse Rob "I'm here to do a retrospective of the Inhumans. It's amaaaaazing!"

[@Dru2037]

The Superman who Bizarros

[@coperyte]

Rob's intro and outro.... "This story is Ahh-MAZING! PEACE!"

[@albertko1]

Once again Jason doing amazing things with the story... Looking forward to more!

[@AnnabellaSutton]

Interesting perspective, got me thinking!

[@j-dizzle6264]

Jason Aaron doing Superman... Hell Yeah!!!... sign me up!

[@baronvonslapnuts]

Sane Joker's makeup was a masterclass in showing but not telling.

[@Uub141Forever]

"I'd rather be crazy in Gotham than sane in Metropolis" - Joker

[@Jezee213]

There's lots of confusion in the writing in Bizarro stories because, sometimes they play the opposite thing for everything, sometimes there are lines that shouldn't be swapped like the "Go away Superman" you would think that means come here, but it's supposed to be taken at face value.

[@Novamoon97]

Fully expected you to cliffhanger the joker part when I saw you covering this 😂

[@nas7815]

Great video! It felt like your old videos where you left out the outrageous hot takes and just explained the comic.

[@totomomo18]

Every story Superman when he is being humiliated or start killing against his core values you seem to enjoy. It is so amazing to you.

[@robertcollins7537]

Superman is not weak to magic. Superman is just as susceptible to magic as anyone else.

[@Rome__king]

Bizarro actually ended up going to Harvard to become a physics professor.

[@Setsuraful]

Bros really pulled a "Tribute" with that mcguffin Joker speech. "couldn't remember the greatest speech in the world, no, this is a summary~"

[@krono5el]

Timms art is really cool, def feels like a real comic and makes me wanna draw.

[@vexelghost]

One of the coolest Superman stories I've heard and you brought it to life beautifully with your telling.

[@chrisgideonrosario]

YOOOO I normally don't keep up with Superman content but this was so good I may change that!!!

[@iamkurimanju]

Bizarro is going 5.4% the Speed of Light

[@17raysplays29]

If there is a multiverse of countless Supermen, then there are countless Bizzaros.

[@manuelherrera3154]

So we ignoring Superman killed people since the day is saved

[@danieljack6611]

Best DC work I’ve ever seen

[@dereklouther9372]

Looks like those StarMan edits reached the ears of the writers

[@ThompsonRandolph]

honestly a really cool story, great to see the joker used in such a unique way

[@AXIOSEDITZ]

If I wasn’t hooked on Bizzaro then, I’m hooked now😮

[@luminousparadox7529]

I think bizaro being superman's hulk is the best way to push the old story of superman. Maybe having to tap into darkness like Constantine to beat magic foes will give his stories a breath of fresh air.... when I was a kid I thought that's what it was for a while 😂😂😂

[@samuelballard3467]

Stories of joker being sane are always s tier

[@fertilemaple742]

They finally give Superman somewhat of an immunity to magic and control😁

[@themeanhornet1070]

There is a whole planet of Bizzaros, the original Bizarro wears a stone sign around his neck.

[@buildaggedonarmanaziie4462]

Please don't retire Comics Explained!!!!!

[@mmanzanozr1]

What are you on about?

[@reporeport]

these videos are so great

[@TEAMSTERLOCAL282NYC]

This story makes no sense for 3 reasons: 1- Superman doesn’t need to sleep. 2- Magic isn’t a Superman weakness. It’s a vulnerability. 3- Batman is the epitome of plot. He serves zero purpose.

[@therookie5714]

4.- Superman should be able to hear and find joker after reversing the spell. I still liked this story tho, it seemed pretty far out there but I enjoyed it overall

[@fornax4676]

Bizarro is always such a fun character. His time in the Outlaws was awesome. And I never thought about it, but I guess it makes sense that since Bizarro is the inverse of Superman, he would get stronger when touched by magic. 6:05 Cool magic. Just like Zatara and Zatanna. Bizarro Joker and a Bizarro Joker/Superman team up was such fun too.

[@stormhawk31]

Superman ISN'T "weak to magic". Superman could ALWAYS absorb and utilize magic. He just didn't like to, because it can have unusual effects, similar to red kryptonite.

[@IZA_Grey]

This story is exactly why Batman has contingency plans for the Justice League.

[@DAMU59DUH]

Not going to even lie, I’m looking towards you to hold this down for Comicstorian R.I.P to a great I really appreciate what he’s done and what you do for the comic culture. You’re appreciated sir all love LLC 😢

[@TheOGGrandpa]

As ironic as this might sound, it’s about time Superman got a power boost. Recently it seems like too many hero’s have caught or surpassed him in power

[@alwayschillin9524]

Superman powers are just a roller coaster.

[@ohlawd3699]

This is one of the best comics i've seen for a while. It's dope. 😁👌

[@charlesturner3907]

Back & forth fight like Buddy Love & Sherman Klump 😂

[@bastienclarke1810]

Good story!

[@Pxlwtch]

Bizzaro Joker sold me🗣

[@revenantronin8377]

So quick question: What happens if Bizarro lies? How do you know not to reverse what he's saying? 😂 For example; Bizarro is angry But instead of saying, "Bizarro is happy" He says "Bizarro is angry" Which means, "Bizarro is happy" But he's lying, so "Bizarro is angry" just means Bizarro IS angry. How bizarre 😂

[@gnsxsEtrnl]

So I’m microdosing right now but this story was so pivotal for me. Wow I’ll be rewatching this one for many more years to come. Thank you Rob!

[@AlphaAchilles]

Drugs are bad

[@DarekBirton]

Imagine having the strength to destroy the planet you live on but have to hold back your power to stop that from happening. OMG.

[@renaissance725]

The inclusion of Bizarro inside Superman's mind feels like a "comic book" approach to addressing mental health. Like...instead of Superman helping out an average person with their own mental health, how would Superman himself manage his own mental health? I can see this story arc being inspriational to people who themselves deal with issues like anxiety or depression on a regular basis.

[@ziggy78eog]

Bizzaro is living his worst life. 😂

[@cable7152]

This was really cool, maybe like in Superman, there is a whisper of sane Joker left in his head as well.

[@raistlinmajere3600]

Superman 1. "He's 6'4", black hair, blue eyes, doesn't smoke and tells the truth"

[@warnerbro2686]

Please don't give up on this storyline! Love seeing more superman stuff!

[@RobGradyVO]

Making Superman immune to magic is so broken lmfao

[@thegamingcow5072]

It was Bizzaro's body that did the magic, Superman just controlled it temporarily, just like how Bizarro did to his body to overcome Superman. It doesn't really make much sense, but the concept of Bizarro doesn't really make much sense either. So maybe there'd be a moment where Superman lets Bizarro overtake his body so he's strong to magic against an enemy using magic, but I don't think Superman himself is going to be strong to magic now

[@tron1007r]

I love that this channel ALWAYS pays respect to Superboy-Prime. He's my favorite character all time and i like how you reference him. Thank you.

[@Cosmicfury100]

Superman isn't weak to magic he is just susceptible to it like anyone else. If anything good spells should hurt him while lightning and fire might not.

[@ven412]

Light travels between earth and Pluto directly in about 5-6 hours. So 30 seconds is 720 times the speed of light.

[@nathanbeaudoin4437]

You know that famous scene from the boys where Homelander lazer eyes the crown looking left to right in a “what if” moment. Super man don’t need to turn his head.

[@CHARLESJOHNSON-gv7zy]

'I'VE HAD IT UP TO HERE' - SUPERMAN

[@Atebitbacon]

So Superman has Tinnitus now.

[@trippytigertony5520]

A bizarro maternity ward? I don't even want to imagine...