Darkseid WINS! | JLA: Rock of Ages

[@comicpop]

Buy JLA Rock of Ages here! amzn.to/3zblkL8

[@makisdimakis333]

Finally you covered a good book !!!

[@galacticemperorsheevpalpat219]

For Darkseid

[@AdexyX]

You should do more Sandman

[@chealoutman5]

All are welcome to the darkseid

[@Dru2037]

More Plastic Man

[@anothercleverusername992]

I love the _'Duh'_ nature of how Sal said, _"Harold is the Hunchback that lives in the Bat Cave."_ 😂🤣😂🤣

[@rorschach221]

If I remember correctly, Morrison uses Wonder Woman’s mother Hippolyta as a substitute during the period that she’s canonically dead, but pretty much writes her in a way where they’re pretty much interchangeable.

[@vaggelisbaousis1756]

"Never underestimate the sentimentality of a Scotsman, Clark" Damn this story is fucking amazing! Not even Big Electric Blue can ruin it.

[@Sicod79]

That is moon mover Big Electric Blue to you!

[@chrisvarosky]

Tiffany's looks of indifference and deadpan responses to the utter lunacy going on in this story are priceless.

[@brandolio6880]

Sal: "Fuck the ocean!" Namor: "I'll remember that. That's your ass."

[@Ashguy733]

"Don't get too into the weeds about how it works, cause Grant Morrison doesn't give a shit." Yep that is straight Morrison.

[@punkxblaze]

I'm not gonna lie, this going up slightly later than usual had me in a brief panic because of how ingrained Back Issues is to my weekly Wednesday day off routine. I hadn't really realized that. So, you know, thanks for putting up a show every week so I don't lose my mind doing menial household chores. Also, Rock of Ages! Excited to listen to this one!

[@creed8712]

Man, some days I still eagerly await back issues on Tuesdays before remembering they changed that like 2 years ago

[@ItsOver9000Productions]

@@creed8712 that was a rough transition period for me

[@tlallihouse3126]

Ahh ppl of culture🤌🏽🤌🏽

[@safeandsound712]

I just love Grant Morrison, but I love Sal's Grant impression more lol. It never gets old. It's funny every damn time. Keep it up comic pop team. I love you guys so much. This channel has given me countless hours of entertainment and laughter and smiling like an idiot with my Bluetooth headphone in so no one else can hear why I'm giggling or grinning and they probably assume I'm crazy but oh well y'all are hilarious.

[@MeltMoonBeams]

As much as Ethan is known to "um actually" at comic book science, I feel like Tiffany and Ben when together can really get stuck in the weeds with these books.

[@BBmetalhead04]

1:34:26 "No one put the helmet on. It's just a helmet with a dude in it!" You know after watching seasons of Young Justice and seeing how much a pain in the ass Nabu can be, I can understand why no one wants to touch that thing.

[@donb7519]

i have to wonder if he's like that in the comics

[@Kekkersboy]

@@donb7519 not quite. Nabu mainly advises doctor fate. He doesn't control him

[@TheGreatDevlin]

Grant: Why is the JL so lame? Young Sal: Yeah! Grant: I'm gonna fix it. Young Sal: YEAH! Grant: Here's Aztec. Young Sal: What...? Grant: They're disbanded now. Young Sal: [Glares silently]

[@olliedavis6191]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAL! Thanks for entertaining and inspiring the POPulation! I don't know where I'd be in life without this channel. Thank you for your work and for being genuine. Keep doing what you are doing!

[@Mike-jy4bu]

Sal was dropping some crazy puns today. Gotta give him credit

[@AGuyWithTheFace]

Loved this episode, especially the expert cut where Sal is about to drop the f-bomb when talking about Perpetua and the Source Wall

[@scottskene8387]

Joker: "You promised me dehydrated ice cream! And Tang!" "Where's my godd*mned Tang, Lex?" 😆

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

So…we not gonna talk about how Joker uses Chinese restaurants as a standard unit of measurement? “So what you wanna do is go down 206 for about 5 Chinese restaurants, then make a right, go down that street for half a Chinese restaurant…”

[@comicpop]

Dude's got a fascination!

[@JohnClark-tt2bl]

Apparently all Chinese restaurants in the DCU are the same exact size, interesting 🤔.

[@halfmettlealchemist8076]

Meanwhile the entire Legion of Doom is just like “Joker what the fuck are you talking about”

[@StickySauce101]

Joker loves Chinese food, I mean when he was Emperor Joker he ate the entire population of China (this was a thing).. the three things Joker loves in the world: Batman, Chinese Food and Murderous Anarchy.

[@DanV900]

One of the absolute best Justice League stories in an incredible run.

[@thepanelbiter9915]

10:00 so you’re telling me Grant and Aztek are the 90’s equivalent to Bendis and Naomi

[@1337snake888]

Yes

[@TeddyBlues2000]

"But nothing happens in the ocean!" Yeah... and you have Aquaman to thank for that

[@scoobers90]

I know nothing about this story and couldn't be more excited to be taken on a cosmic mystery ride! Thanks for doing what you do, team!

[@PhsycoRed]

ROCK OF AGES !!!! Thank you sooo much Comic Pop Crew !!!!

[@nickyt.2157]

Professor X reading Rock of Ages and sees Lex in the chair. “Someone’s getting sued for this.”

[@changvasejarik62]

…Then mordo calls him in for an Illuminati meeting to pass judgement on a Dr. Strange from another universe.

[@ericdenhollander134]

I always love seeing a smug Sal in the thumbnail because it can mean three things: 'I'm going to talk about such a good story' 'I'm going to talk about a good story and show my comic knowledge' or, my favorite 'I'm going to dump such a piece of garbage on Ethan, Ben and Tiffany. And they can't stop me :)'

[@Depthcharge2030]

The Final Crisis before Final Crisis! I always hoped this book would end up on the couch, just as I hope for the rest of Morrison's JLA to be covered.

[@mrpink99]

At the very least they could do World War III

[@tomasestay8375]

Tifany always dresses so fabulous

[@frankmateo2299]

It's the Mote not the Moat. He's Wonder World's version of the Atom or Shrinking Violet it's why he's the same size as Kyle. This was one of my favorite comic book runs because I started truly reading comics during this time.

[@rowanwalthall9045]

Thanks for making my day better Sal and Crew! So proud to be part of the ComicPopulation!!!

[@kevinkruger1686]

Tiffany thank you for standing up for J'onn, you're my new hero!

[@superby1]

I gotta say, Sal’s impression of Morrison is a joy!

[@Grievousish]

The title feels like a missed opportunity for a JLA/KISS crossover. If Scooby Doo can do it, JLA can too!

[@undead923]

Ironic, but both involve the heroes being flung through a crazy dimensional wormhole

[@PowerPackers90]

Well Gene is a hardcore marvel fan. So I wouldn't be shocked if Gene doesn't want the KISS brand anywhere near DC.

[@JasonEvans-j4c]

I think the reason why the Darkseid stuff stuck with so many was b/c it's a really dense, really chilling dystopian future. And the prose in that one issue... chef's kiss.

[@chuckwatson1527]

YES THE GREATEST JLA STORY AT LAST!!! Grant Morrison's JLA is so freaking fantastic it even makes Electric Superman dope as hell. Have read this run multiple times within a year and this is making me want to reread it yet again.

[@zenbyo]

Yeah I didn't mind electric superman at all.

[@bradwatkins7564]

Thinking about it....Luthor does indeed backhand the Joker for laughing over the dead kids. It's never stated but Luthor IIRC had become a father himself right around the same time as this arc was ending. so, Superman's speech here to him at the end makes more sense in that context.

[@DancingMad17]

Tiffany looks like she's about to go to a Sisters of Mercy concert.

[@mask-mimic]

Whenever Kyle is brought up Its only a matter of time till the refrigerator joke.

[@karl_alan]

I love watching Sal fill Tiffany in on all the things that were weird in the 90s DC that I take for granted because of all the episodes with Ethan where he previously covered these things.

[@angusmacfrankenstein7227]

1:22:04 Wondering about Ocean Master and his diabolical fetish: “How do you sleep?” Answered by: “Uh, by holding the staff!” Why is that so strange? Lots of guys hold their staffs in their sleep!

[@bensneb360]

A Saul, Ben, and Tiffany episode… I can’t wait for the slow zoom in on Tiffany’s face looking annoyed, disappointed, confused, bargaining, and exhausted at a crazy plot point in the book lol

[@joeclarke7982]

Love me some Saul. Sal? Not so much

[@comixproviderftw_02]

Tiffany: Who the hell is Harold? Sal: Harold is the hunchback who lives in the batcave… *dies of laughter* Tiffany: …?

[@nickyt.2157]

38:45-38:53, Glad to know I’m not the only one who thinks Donatello deserves better.

[@ShieldedToad]

Tiffany is so stylish! Her outfits are always on point.

[@ridge825]

Happy Birthday Sal Thank you for making our lives better, have a great day and year ahead

[@Lucarioforce]

Back Issues is always a fun time regardless of the story! I love the chemistry, the banter. Thanks for making my Wednesday a great time each week!

[@radiumtheatre]

57:47 "It's so stupid". "But it's great" 1:06:47 But we are technically in NJ

[@1337snake888]

BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE FOR YEARS!!!! THANK YOU!

[@Martin_TheCollector]

Morrison's run is quite awesome & surely helped as inspiration for developing the fantastic Justice League cartoons. Wally West still remains the best Flash in my heart. ⚡

[@loganthomas2421]

My favorite story from the Grant Morrison JL story! Thank you comic pop!

[@capsjukebox]

The Injustice Gang always sounded like they should be fighting the Newsboy Legion

[@ChristopherZubin]

Seems like the guys went into this one with their knives out

[@crims0nlight521]

After the JLA is disbanded there is a mini-series written by Mark Millar called JLA Paradise Lost which takes place between Rock of Ages and the Prometheus arc, it shows the league come back together to deal with a threat. Just wanted to throw that in there just in case anyone was wondering.

[@DWViking4]

Happy Birthday Sal! Hope you are having a great one and thanks for the episode!

[@mttylerdurden9]

Morrison also wanted to put hawkman on the team, but DC said no. So they made Zuriel the fallen angel

[@jjrambles683]

I need someone with wings goddammit!

[@chriswimberley7511]

Been watching every week for 6-7 years! It’s the only show I actually look forward to watching.

[@Codeman1930]

I love when I have to go pick up books for school and I get a comic pop video to help pass the time.

[@le-grey-far-away]

Great episode y'all, personally I like when a comic explains scientifically how or what would happen with certain powers or if crazy shit happens in general, but it's not something I require. A little can go a long way

[@kitkatsneakattack7933]

Many a time Bruce and Harold would share a rat on a spit and shoot the breeze. No greater cuisine than batcave rats.

[@bAd12cheZ]

Tiffany looks like the Undertaker Ben looks like Blues Clues printed in black and white Sal looks like Sal I love Back Issues.

[@sircasmanmarvellolover1323]

Happy birthday Sal!

[@bradwatkins7564]

I love that Luthor's narcissism is so pronounced that he automatically assumes that Superman joining the JLA is somehow all about him. lol

[@matthewterlaga3022]

An argument can be made that Professor X is the Evil Professor X

[@changvasejarik62]

True enough, but if they just out-n-out said that. Because of Morrison’s retcon of niles caulder, We’d be back to the whole doom patrol or X-men copying argument.

[@orngcreator6115]

I think this is in my top 10, maybe even top 5 back issues episodes. You guys did a great job with this one!

[@carlosnicolasaronesfranco894]

This episode really made wish that you guys could check out the JLA run of Joe Kelly. In my opinion a very underrated run and a very competent follow up to Grants JLA.

[@DanV900]

Joe Kelly’s Justice League Elite is very good honestly.

[@mauler15]

Best bit about the random guy going off at Kyle is over the next few panels in the background you see the guy shouting and screaming at superman, then talking reasonably and in the last panel he and Superman shake hands smiling. Always so many cool background details in Morrison and Porter’s JLA

[@ahsunk6537]

Sal: Doctor Fate hasn't had a book in twenty years! Me: wElL AcKChyUaLlY hE hAd OnE iN 2015!

[@Cubelarooso]

How long until they make Dark Nights: Metal of Ages? 1:31:07 It's stylistically designed to be that way.

[@jayeremy4456]

As a big time 80's Batman fan I am glad Sal is still bringing up Harold Allnut.

[@marvelmite1]

JLA was my first Morrison starting from #1 and this was my absolute favorite arc from his run, possibly this entire volume of JLA

[@thepanelbiter9915]

I love the Plastic Man/Circe fight. And I can buy that whatever his default form becomes Plas could just shapeshift back. Plas is broken like that.

[@TheShitsux1337]

Nice to see an appearance from Salnt Morrison, hoping for Salan Moore to show his face soon

[@ethanrichmond3992]

The Harold tangent in this is amazing.

[@ethanrichmond3992]

15:31 for anyone curious

[@AV01]

00:10 Welcome 5:36 lols 'Grant' ed 23:50 God... Wave 1:23:20 ba dum tsch

[@eqs1782]

I always see this and World War Three on those top 10 justice league stories. Glad to finally know what the hypes about.

[@JuneTheeQueen]

Happy Birthday Sal!

[@noahkoessel]

YES! I've been one of the many waiting for this!

[@holmesjakekiller]

Oceanic crime is now my favorite phrase

[@zenbyo]

27:28 The Marvels: "Hold my beer..."

[@Jones25ful]

Great Back issues, and Happy Birthday Sal🎉🎉🎉

[@exquisitecorpse__]

I love Sals Scottish accent so much ❤

[@DiegoAlvarezBeltran1993.]

So, like, what happened to Harold? Is he just dead, because if so then can we just pour one out for our homie Harold?

[@comicpop]

Hush got 'im.

[@DiegoAlvarezBeltran1993.]

@@comicpop Agony. RIP Harold. A true icon.

[@Mysmarttelevision1989]

@@comicpop he should have come back as a black lantern in Blackest Night.

[@emperorg9910]

Should have known if there are holograms Jem must be near by.

[@Odyssey1997]

Another great episode guys a lot of twist a lot of turns wasn’t expecting the story at all. But I do like the Galaxy Quest joke I laughed so hard at that. I just have one question when are you gonna do the Beta Ray Bill 2021 comic Series?

[@DanV900]

Sal has said they would need to do Beta Ray Bill’s introduction in the Simonson Thor run in order to the series from last year which makes it difficult. They won’t do 2 Beta Ray Bill related stories in a fairly short timeframe and he said maybe do both at the same time so it’s not 2 episodes, but if it’s not around the release of the movie in a month, it probably won’t be for a while.

[@saucepresents]

Happy birthday Sal! ComicPop rocks!

[@HallowedRedeemer]

The “Grandmother Box” thing had me laughing out loud.

[@randyping6036]

Comic Pop is my sanctuary from the absolute misery in the world right now. Thank you

[@TheAmbitiousFilms]

The Grandmother Box part was my favorite 😂

[@xanderreimers4445]

Hell yes, great run, great episode!

[@ctl6985]

Yeah definitely have to watch this more than once because I completely lost track of what was going on

[@DiegoAlvarezBeltran1993.]

" Even the crabs are pinching for Darkseid." This book is so fucking stupid, I love it.

[@geminiace]

Sal's Morrison is so good!

[@thedukeofchutney468]

I never really got around to reading this story! I'm glad Sal and the gang are covering it!

[@seand7042]

Happy Birthday man!

[@anothercleverusername992]

As a kid, I read this over the coarse of a month without buying it in my local grocery store when my Mom was shopping. My first full Comic Book Story Arch.... all on accident because it's just what was there. I'll always love it.... but mostly for the way it was consumed by me, so weird....

[@sasugasresolve7069]

Thank you for more justice league

[@ivansplvd6518]

Great episode! Never read it now I gatta do it Thnks guys

[@derekcornejo9742]

Can we get the 1st appearance of Harold on back issues?

[@wtfrocks8663]

Oceanic Crime!. Awesome

[@mikekasabion]

Tiffany is hilarious in this one

[@brannonh7406]

I really love this story. The Waid and Morrison JLA stuff is some of my favorite DC.

[@Sicod79]

Lex Luthor acted like a scorned lover in this book the entire time, all the way to the end where Supes talks to him and he responds essentially with "I like, didn't care. Now go." I don't know if it was intentional, but it was a damn fun story.