Darkseid raises SUPERMAN as his son!

Kal-El's rocket is diverted from Earth to Apokolips, and Superman is raised by Darkseid. Never miss an episode by subscribing today! bit.ly/2WYvgkt #superman #darkseid
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[@comicpop]

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[@orngcreator6115]

I need to see Darkseid’s tinder profile so badly now. “Your ex is not your man… Darkseid Is.” Insert smug Darkseid emoji

[@greenberry6019]

4:09 😂 that's an amazing bit of banter Tiffany: "what about Rogol Zaar?" Sal: *flops comic book down dejectedly*

[@mikhaelgribkov4117]

@@benparrish672 Batman Universe being so good is what gave hope, only to the Superman run sucking hard.

[@Mysmarttelevision1989]

@@playedout148Rogul is to Sal as Pariah is to Tiffany.

[@eqs1782]

Went on a date with Darkseid. Gotta say 10 out of 10, crushed the necks of my enemies and treated me like someone beneath him 😂😂

[@comixproviderftw_02]

The “Exist to Die” Starter Pack -Krypton -The Waynes -Uncle Ben

[@SpiralSine6]

“I am many things, Kal-El. But here, I’m your daddy.”

[@tjjordan4207]

Kryton: "Why do I exist only to die?!" Uncle Ben, Thomas & Martha Wayne, and Barry's mother: "Welcome to the club."

[@Hulkzilla0]

Superman is raised by his greatest enemy... DARKSEED

[@saintsea-hat7891]

Oh no! Not Darksayed!

[@parthlad8263]

Who was raised by his father... DARKSOD

[@greenberry6019]

The universal menace... DARKSAD

[@ThorneIdentity]

dear god, i love you people. "He's a family man." Lightray as a holy golden retriever. "I'm sorry, are they in the Killoseum?" "I'll tie him up and put him in my own colosseum... OF SEX!" "Are these names gonna be on the test later?" "Are you taking me to your Armaghetto?" Classic.

[@seand7042]

04:09 this is a woman who knows how to push her husband's buttons

[@CoraValentine1999]

Darksied - “Let’s just roll in and take shit over!”

[@bensneb360]

DarkSEED make me think of Johnny Appleseed, so it makes me think Darkseid is going planet to planet planting his dark apple tree’s lol

[@Ka_Five]

Oh my god I was not expecting that salesman callback "How was he able to fit his balls through that door?!"

[@ahsunk6537]

7:50 I like the idea that Kal's pod travels through a portal to get to Earth, since it also explains the insane abundance of Kryptonite on Earth

[@chrisdaily2077]

Writer: Okay, how's this for an original pitch? Superman, but he's evil. DC: You're hired.

[@joedee9811]

To be fair, this is from a time when that idea wasn’t regularly being used in 3 out of the 4 published Superman books lol

[@adamwalls5865]

And he is not really evil in this story.

[@greenberry6019]

@@benparrish672 imagine how Kingdom Come Superman would react if he saw the current landscape of DC.

[@muigokublack6487]

And now that's all they do because DC has no idea what do with the character other than MAKE HIM THE EVILS and I blame Injustice for that.

[@tjjordan4207]

Sounds about accurate.

[@JohnClark-tt2bl]

Geez Sal, way to kill tourism for Apokolips.

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

I know he doesn't usually get much love, but my favorite New God is Lightbeam. It's a toss up between Orion, Barda, and Lightbright for number 1, but it's a close match. He may not have the most creative powers nor the most iconic costume, but Fluorescent Gleam still manages to stand out among his many, many peers. All I'm trying to say is, don't sleep on Shine Line. Bright Boy for the win.

[@amanzeihedioha]

Of course!

[@andrewedwards3005]

You mean lightray 😅

[@greenberry6019]

Why are you coming up with all these different names for the Living Light?

[@TickleMyNonos]

You single handedly made it impossible to look up a character by name that no one knew about already, he might be cool, but we'll never know who the hell you're talking about

[@comicsmisexplained]

Highfather is solid too. Don’t sleep on Stoned Daddy. Tall Papa will mess you up!

[@ChristopherZubin]

Yeah, there's a lot the Animated Superman show did so well; creating connections, streamlining continuity and adapting and improving on things. Wish we got more of it.

[@mr.random8638]

That secret identity reference makes me want that book to be covered even more

[@chrisdaily2077]

Having just read that book I'd really like to see it done as well.

[@Taylor-fy1pw]

I love how much of a recurring character this rascally salesman is in the comicpopverse.

[@HollowGolem]

"What about Rogol Zaar?" Then we got to watch Sal's soul leave his body. All hope died in his eyes that second.

[@Negatory5]

I remember when my dad bought this tpb when I was a kid. I read it a lot, and loved it when they adapted the story for Superman TAS. This story introduced me to the New Gods.

[@96smittyjr]

Love that Lex Luthor looks like Lenin

[@apocalypsecomicsuk]

Surely Darkseid's profile pic for dating sites is that image from the awful issue of Action Comics where he's just chilling on Mr Miracle's couch with a glass of brandy.

[@ericmorgan3981]

I was pissed when Darkseid killed Turpin

[@725slashbum]

I love how the last few minutes turns into reminiscing about The Salesman. Like he's one of the arch villains of Comic Pop! I absolutely love these back issues, keep up the great work!

[@andrews4717]

Apocalyptian Elvis dropping his newest song “in the Armaghetto”

[@sergioruiz733]

"You can come by the studio and come get one!" Lol Ethan 🤣

[@spoogtastic]

I'm just here to wait for Dr doom to ask for them to cover infamous ironman..

[@JohnClark-tt2bl]

You didn't even offer that salesman some bread and salt? Nice hospitality, Sal.😁

[@ShudderingSeagull]

Digging the Elseworlds theme this year.

[@KeeperOfSecrets-42069]

That 19th century Green Lantern was dope.

[@ML1399TheyStoleMyName]

I garuntee that within the next 5 years we will now receive a story about an evil kryptonian space Dragon. Tiffany has spoken it into existence

[@codystork3008]

Long as it also eats Rogul Zar I am down.

[@ML1399TheyStoleMyName]

@@codystork3008 But what if...what if Rogal Zar WAS the dragon 😱

[@codystork3008]

@@ML1399TheyStoleMyName Oh no the plot from Armor wars 2.

[@darkturnwabler]

Aquaman but on land?...Terraman

[@anthonyvillanueva8007]

What a great way to start my birthday with a video from comic pop.

[@comicpop]

Happy birthday!

[@michaelnottebart720]

I love catching all of Sal's Patton Oswalt stand up references

[@catlawyerwilldefendfortrea6038]

1:11 I kind of remember a Superman elseworld where Clark is sent from Earth to Krypton as baby and he is super weak on Krypton. But then the writer wrote himself in the corner so he gets a Green Lantern ring.

[@catlawyerwilldefendfortrea6038]

@@CRIS_IS_ON_INFINITE_EARTHS YES! That's the one!

[@calvinjluther]

Pronouncing it as Darkside sounds better, but spelling it Darkseid looks better.

[@someonewhocommentsonyoutub3779]

I'm not even a full minute in but my favorite part about this is how Tiffany is still traumatized by Act of God

[@spoonlolol2]

This is hands down one of the funniest episodes in ages. Sal is on fire throughout the whole thing

[@Kitsunekun2]

This Sal is on fire

[@spoonlolol2]

@@Kitsunekun2 LOLLLLLLLL

[@SkylightCiel]

This episode made me realize that I've consumed a lot of New Gods content in my life and I really don't know anything about High Father.

[@captaincomics3626]

This was such a fun superman elseworlds but got even better when it became a new gods story

[@eriksieurin334]

"! will never pronounce Darkseid!"

[@supersaiyanindian]

Oh damn always hoped to see a Back Issues episode on Superman: The Dark Side! It was my favourite Elsewords story growing up and Superman's Apokolips armour might've been the coolest thing my 12 year old self had ever laid eyes on lol! 🤯

[@thedukeofchutney468]

I’m glad, you all still cover Superman. The man of steel doesn’t get nearly enough press these days.

[@Yoshimitsu4prez]

To me he’s getting more press than he ever has, in a big way. There’s a lot of buzz around Superman Legacy, EVERY comic movie fan is waiting on casting for that, and Fantastic Four. They’ve expanded and heavily pushed the Superman titles in the comics too. These guys are just contributing to an existing trend. Which is good!

[@TickleMyNonos]

You can't be serious right? People talk more about superman than ever before, except maybe when he was created and when doomsday killed him. Henry Cavill Superman is all I ever freaking hear about when DCs brought up

[@Xjr555kid]

Which is weird since he's a newspaper man

[@XxAzureNekoxX]

He’s literally my favorite of them all. I wish he was more popular!

[@enerstar]

Besides the new head of DC films, James Gunn, the visionary writer/ director of GotG and The Suicide Squad, making it his personal mission to make a good Superman movie to make the new slate of DC films matter...?

[@XxAzureNekoxX]

PLEASE DO MORE SUPERMAN HES MY FAVORITE

[@br3ndan538]

This was my introduction to Elseworlds as a kid, so I’m glad to see you guys covering it.

[@williamchetta628]

I hope that salesman found the channel and watches y'all plotting his return to sell whatever it was he was even there for when you least expect it.

[@terry10tnj]

Today was a really bad day and this just made me feel a lot better

[@kiptelgat]

a flimsy-retroactive explanation for Kal having powers is the Apocalips flames super powered him like Darkseid War

[@Sicod79]

Ah, I had this back in the day. Another name for this: What if Superman overcame nuture with his nature?

[@sephirothii13]

but I have one question, does Darkseid sit on a couch or a big comfie chair in someone's house? That is part of Darkseid lore.

[@TupocalypseShakur]

13:29 That was the first ever episode of the Animated series that I saw, before that I had only seen the Fleischer cartoon because my older brother had them on dvd

[@flywheelshyster6549]

man this episode had so many great moments, i'm putting on for a second time as I get on the exercise bike

[@kitkatsneakattack7933]

If Sony ever gives up on a sinister six movie, they should try adapting a Bright Bunch team up. Light Ray, Lite Bright, Bright Guy, Light Beam, Illumination Streak, LED Swipe, and DeSaw. Cant forget DeSaw.

[@kosta1613]

LOL Superman in this feels a lot like Adam warlock in the new guardians movie😂

[@LtDragonfruit]

the 5 o'clock shadow and plaid look really works

[@joedee9811]

You guys have been killing it with the recent selection of stories for Back Issues. Well, you always kill it, but the last few weeks especially have been real fun with stories I never thought you would do or had hoped you would do. I definitely remember reading this and seeing the S:TAS episodes as well, I still think the show did it better, but the DCAU was so perfect anyway that it’s no fault of the comic if it can’t compare, even if it was first. I also used to mispronounce Darkseid as Darkseed, and used to look forward to when Cartoon Network replayed the 80’s Super Powers cartoon’s that he was in to learn how it was pronounced, cause even then I had a feeling I was saying it wrong. I still am not completely sure about Raz or Raysh al Ghul” tho lol

[@RyenFreaky]

Tiffany made that Sailor Moon reference, but she didn't realize that she was also wearing a Sailor Moon jacket. LoL

[@Martin_TheCollector]

Oooh NICE!!!! Supez is dope as fudge in my honest opinion. Any episode involving him is pretty excellent.

[@indexsonic]

Tiffany face at 0:22 sums up her mood too well lol :D also great video :)

[@kgaventura13]

32:15 knowing Todd McFarlane, he would make one supes figure with the helmet, another one without the helmet, then a golden and silver painted gold label version, and then we add a supes statue for good measure. 😂

[@DaveTh3Ninja]

"Is this trash?" In this moment, Tiffany was all of us.

[@saucepresents]

I lol’d when the idiot salesman was referenced. Great episode as always!

[@Ken.W.A]

How rejected Scott Free or any of Darkseid's actual sons must feel.

[@JohnClark-tt2bl]

Well, he literally traded Orion away to high father.

[@GambeTama]

I don't know what y'all are talking about. I'd totally swipe right for that face at 17:05. That's an award-winning smirk right there, right with some fiery, passionate bedroom eyes. 10/10 would armagetiton again.

[@vicboss6400]

Mandela Effect. I could swear to GOD an episode on this book already existed

[@trevingsly8050]

Top tier thumbnail😂 gonna give this a watch after work

[@DaveTh3Ninja]

"What is your perfect date, Dark Seid?" "February 29th because it only comes around once every 4 years. I have to deal with it less than any other date."

[@MeltdownwithNeoplasmic]

This video and the JL: Act of God breakdown are top notch! Keep up the amazing work!!!

[@mr.master2017]

Always psyched to see Big Blue on the channel, even if it is an evil version?(haven’t finished episode yet) Still rlly hope we get a lot more Superman on back issues this year, in continuity and out.

[@rabl3535]

Am I think I might be experiencing deja vu because I thought there was a back stories on this one already

[@ninja1man4u]

I thought this sounded familiar! Nice to see the inspiration for the best episodes of superman tas LEGACY!!

[@Dusty_B]

Hahaha that callback at the end. I remember the clip of that. It was nuts.

[@aegis9109]

The salesman story lives on 😂

[@dravin815]

My mom just left for vacation on Spain. Guess I should warn her about the cannibals

[@ianbruno237]

Love that you guys show so much love to thrown out ideas like elseworlds. It’s what made me love dc with Batman Superman generations and sad to see what dc has done with the label same with vertigo. Comicpop is the best!

[@sombrashadow0013]

Hey guys, really enjoyed the video. Was feeling really sick today, so this was a welcome surprise.

[@TheRealZubes]

I hope you feel better soon!

[@sombrashadow0013]

@@TheRealZubes Thank you so much. The good thing is it isn't Covid

[@justmike7994]

Krypton is dc's Uncle Ben. No matter the story they won't be in it for long 😆

[@captainvimes6079]

"Crime Alley is actually called Park Row" "IT IS?!" **throws burglar mask to the ground in disappointment**

[@k1a2r3n4]

Literally the only thing i know about lightray is that one time on Justice league cartoon he inappropriately slapped wonder womans butt

[@jorgecaballero6215]

As a Spaniard myself, I can assure any prospective future visitors of my country on the extreme rarity of cannibalism. There's barely been any incidents in the last ten years or so.

[@daelen.cclark]

Oh, good.

[@BenFranklin89]

Suuuuuuuuure, says the CANNIBAL haha

[@TevyaSmolka]

I remember this elseword story this was a interesting story for Superman working for Darkseid in fact that armor actually appeared in superman the animated series which was a interesting episodes in my opinion.

[@pbjoey703]

Darkseid is hardcore, he walks in the ghetto and steals super babies!

[@ianbruno237]

That little Superman secret identity pop up really gave me so much hope, ever since asking about it on one of his insta live, I’m happy sal knows about that one

[@nigelflood7074]

Love it, your on a roll , another one of my fave Elseworld comics I picked up back in the day. Man I miss Elseworld comics

[@ftfasttalkfoodreviewsyt]

My headcanon is that the bugs are possible parademons. Like what parademons could be...

[@dedbatt8869]

Was really excited for new Back Issues all week! Thank you for entertaining me

[@ftfasttalkfoodreviewsyt]

Highgate just sends light ray with Orion as a break glass situation

[@mr.master2017]

35:46 it’s so funny to see how we went from Sal reminding people about Perpetua, to the confusion of Ethan and Ben, to Ethan reminding Sal Perpetua is behind the source wall

[@Namtrix]

Idk reading the title I heard Darkseid with the Reba theme. He's just a single father with 2 omega beams, he's a survivorrrrrrr!

[@jaypee9812]

Tiffany had the same question as I did when I clicked on the vid 🤣

[@theIJPmexican]

42:16 thank you

[@kylelawson2113]

6:20 Is that a Patton Oswalt reference I detect, Sal? Lol, great episode as always

[@marlonreynolds5422]

Considering Superman and Barda almost made a porno in the comics the ending is very fitting.

[@edwardosquidawardo]

I’ve been loving all the Elseworlds episodes as of late!!!!

[@velemamba260]

This was an awesome episode! You guys were all in top form and the story itself was brilliant as well.

[@nicksmyth4050]

16:52 Now I wanna see “realistic” tinder profiles for Marvel & DC characters

[@ptah_thecreator3501]

I love when the New Gods get a chance to be relevant so i will have to snag this for my collection.

[@darkturnwabler]

Apokolypes main export is cinnamon flavored products.