Superman and Kamandi at Earth's End (ALL IN ONE) - Atop the Fourth Wall

[@leomoreno7369]

Superman at Earth's End aka The Night Santa Went Crazy

[@dragonempress8367]

Yes.

[@RemLasher77]

a.k.a. _The Ballad of Bearded Idiot_ .

[@TheDUDERulez1]

So that's what the "S" stood for on his chest.

[@KertaDrake]

Crazy Clark: Beyond Thunderdome

[@candykane8474]

Linkara: it's the boob alarm it directed potential nudity V- gini: censor it censor it

[@ricardoparente5824]

Oh, the origin of Linkara's famous quote... "I AM A CHICKEN HEAD BEARDED IDIOT MAN!!"

[@themaskedmysadaean8885]

And "Don't you know anything about the Science of the Kool-Aid Man, Mothers?"

[@ricardoparente5824]

@@themaskedmysadaean8885 Of course!

[@superemoboi2050]

"This can't seriously be the same Bruce Wayne we think it is, can it?" IT'S CRAZY STEVE!!!

[@Jamo3K]

It’s compilations like these, as well as the ATFW story compilations that help get through the long days of physical rehab. Thank you Linkara your making this disabled 25 year old have brighter days 💚 much love to Vega, the cats and the rest of the cast.

[@ecliptorcalrissian5014]

...Also, as horrible as Superman: At Earth's End was, I'm glad it happened just because it gave rise to Linkara's best running gag (I AM A MAN!!) and another of my personal favorites ("Of course! Don't you know anything about science?")

[@ToHoldNothing]

I didn't realize the Kamandi thing predates the Elseworlds version, this is arguably more its own thing, though possibly in "continuity" a bit as the DC Showcase featurette Kamandi Last Boy on Earth does clearly reference Superman in a series of trials our lead succeeds in (and Tuftar breaks his ankle trying to jump a chasm, which I found hilarious, as he's a cat man)

[@RabblesTheBinx]

@@ToHoldNothing nah, definitely not the same continuity. Wrong time period. _At Earth's End_ was set in, I believe, the 22nd century, while _Last Boy on Earth_ was in the 25th(?). Either way, they're officially separate universes, according to DC.

[@ToHoldNothing]

@@RabblesTheBinx I'd honestly still love to see more Elseworlds, but that's a discussion more for people who've read them, while I've mostly learned by osmosis and own Red Son and Gotham By Gaslight via Prime Day deal and have seen the adaptations Kingdom Come would be fun, or JLA the Nail

[@UberMcFailsauce]

I thought his best "running gag" was that delightfully shitty running gif

[@natebetts9426]

Zcience!

[@antibishonen]

I cosplay as that 'Bearded Idiot' and it was surreal people recognized it. Yes, Linkara did that signature punch!

[@emeraldfandom9444]

Wait this is the comic where linkara got his “I am a man” joke?

[@serpentlord285]

Yes, yes it is

[@bizijr]

As well as, "Of course! Don't you know anything about science?!"

[@ecliptorcalrissian5014]

It all begins here!

[@nate567987]

and the first to be burned sort of

[@WTFisTingispingis]

_YEP_

[@CaptainAvenger1993]

Ah Superman at Earths End, the origins of the running gags of AT4W: “I AM A MAN”! and “Of Course! Don’t you know anything about science?”

[@LordPyro25]

As well as the classic “Books are full of thinking!”

[@davidblaising-wimmer9972]

No actually that was Komandi

[@DinoDave150]

Speaking of which, when was the last time he used that gag?

[@idongesitusen5764]

Bearded Idiot- A classic sign of dumb time manipulation.

[@oliversmith1760]

@@DinoDave150 in his batman returns

[@andysee6996]

I feel that Superman: At Earth's End was the real point when the Dark Age of Comics ended. Not only is this the sort of ridiculous disaster that signifies that a trend has gone too far, but Superman's status as the first modern superhero makes this story the equivalent of your Dad trying to be cool with the kids. I also suspect that writer Tom Veitch was told on more than one occasion to write a dark and gritty Superman. He knew it was a bad idea, but the DC executives kept pestering the writers to do so. Eventually, he snapped and said "Fine! You want a dark and gritty Superman? I'll give you a dark and gritty Superman!" This was his cue to write the worst and most ridiculous story he possibly could.

[@Fluffkitscripts]

I’m with you. This is a very specific flavor of bad. It’s a capable writer actively choosing to do the opposite of what all his experience and talent tells him.

[@johnmcclure40]

"Like any person who would have a holodeck, he uses it for sex." This line becomes both more awkward and more amusing when you consider that Linkara would soon get his own holodeck.

[@davidspring4003]

Which I think Linksano uses more than him

[@RabblesTheBinx]

Oh, I guarantee you that Linkara uses it for sex. Don't ask how I know that.

[@Rathemighty]

"There are people out there who don't like Superman. Which is fine! You're entitled to your incorrect opinion." Never gets old lol

[@GrandArchPriestOfTheAlgorithm]

As a priest in the Church of the Algorithm, I bless this video with a comment.

[@myriadmediamusings]

Oh nice, didnt expect a compilation of Bearded Idiot at Earth’s End.

[@talk2myself315]

So, here's some backstory for the context of the original Kamandi series and why it is so well remembered. Back in the Silver and Bronze Ages, any sort of Elseworlds stories published by DC were limited to single-issue What If? tales for Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman. In the mid-60's, though, DC began its first series that was set in a "possible future," set after "a great disaster." That series was the Atomic Knights, which ran every three issues in Strange Adventures (Linkara has talked about the Strange Adventures anthology in its own video, and the Atomic Knights in the Battle for Bludhaven videos). The series was highy experimental for its time, and unfortunately only got one cover appearance on the anthology (where it was revealed the World War III part of the Great Disaster was caused by a subterranean race of Mole Men pitting surface nations against each other). The Atomic Knight's fought mutants, caveman, the Black Baron, Organizer Kady and time travellers from Atlantis before their series ended. It was awesome. When Kamandi started in the early 70's, the original Atomic Knights series was actually reprinted, once again in Strange Adventures. Though Jack Kirby might not have planned it, Kamandi and the Atomic Knights wound up sharing the same timeline/world. Kamandi was actually one of the best series of the 70's, believe it or not. It far surpassed being just a Planet of the Apes ripoff, and only got cancelled in the DC Implosion (when DC killed off more than a quarter of their titles for financial reasons). They attempted to give an abrupt ending/epilogue by having him team-up with Batman of all characters (though that was the 2nd team-up of the two. It involved a disembodied voice granting a wish for Kamandi, and he wished to live in the days of civilization. So the voice dumped him in Gotham. He quickly changed his mind). In fact, Kamandi was so successful that it spawned it's own "imprint" line of series, which I suppose could be compared to the relationship of the Ultimate Universe to the main Marvel universe. It was the first fully fleshed Elseworld's series, running alongside the main DCU. Jack Kirby's OMAC and Brother Eye series told the tale of one of the last superheroes to appear before the Great Disaster, as well as the megacorporations that spawned it. (In fact, OMAC was Kamandi's grandfather). Hercules Unbound followed and unchained Hercules as he wandered the world during the time of Atomic Knights (which was set between OMAC and Kamandi), and showed what the gods of the DCU were doing with nobody left to worship them. There was even a story in Kamandi that involved finding Superman's costume and finding out he in some way failed to stop the Great Disaster (I suspect it was an inspiration for the dreck of Superman at Earth's End), and there was a Superman story where Supes got sent into the Kamandi timeline and met a descendant of his (it was part of battle with the Time Trapper). There was also a long series of stand-alone stories called "the Day after Doomsday" that were published in the anthologies Weird War Tales, the Unexpected and House of Mystery. They told the stories of the few survivors of the disaster, and their own grisly ends. There was even a full backstory created for how Ares and the New Gods caused the Great Disaster. It was also all tied into the Atomic Knight's series from the mid-60's, which even crossed over with Hercules Unbound to fight a villain from OMAC. Beyond that, Karate Kid from the Legion of Superheroes also wound up in the Kamandi timeline for a while. The end of Kamandi and Hercules Unbound caused the "Great Disaster" Line to wind-down, with only the occasional anthology story appearing. Kamandi did team-up with Batman as I mentioned in a truncated attempt to wrap up his series, and in the early 80's both he and OMAC teamed up with Superman. OMAC did get his own backup series in Warlord too. The big problem, though, was that the Atomic Knights' series established that the Great Disaster happened in 1986, and that was reinforced in all the other series. But when we approached that year, DC chickened out. Rather than keep their whole "alternate timeline" idea, they instead did a Superman/Atomic Knights team-up where it was revealed that THE ENTIRE TIMELINE WAS A DREAM BY A US SOLDIER IN A SENSORY DEPRIVATION EXPERIMENT. This completely threw out the crossovers that had happened before and everything that Kirby and the other writers had intended. I don't remember how any other fans reacted when that happened, but I was absolutely furious. They attempted to salvage that retcon by having that soldier (Gardner Grayle, who was the leader of the Knights) get a mech suit and become a modern-day superhero called "the Atomic Knight." He teamed-up with Superman and Wonder Woman right before the Crisis, and I think afterward joined the Outsiders and appeared in DC's Silver Age event in the early 2000's. Now, I like the idea of a modern-day Atomic Knight superhero, but they could have kept that AND the whole Kamandi-verse. Eventually DC declared that the Atomic Knights' timeline was its own earth separate from the Earth-1 Gardner Grayle's dreams, and called it Earth-AD. But that was a major blow to the whole line. The next thing we got was Kamandi at Earth's End... And now you know the rest of the story. (Edit) - Doggone it, I edited for grammar and lost Linkara's like. That's worth more than gold. :/ But I'm glad you enjoyed it regardless!

[@talk2myself315]

One other cool thing about Kamandi was its connection to an earlier DC series, Tommy Tomorrow. In the late 40's, DC began publishing a series about Earth's "first spaceman," called Tommy Tomorrow. Eventually, the series evolved into following an "Starfleet" type cadet who fought intergalactic criminals in the future and eventually became a colonel in the "Planeteers." The series ran from the mid-40's to the mid-60's, and even crossed over with Supergirl towards the end. After that, he appeared in a single story in the 70's where he worked with Captain Comet and the JLA to defeat Chronos and a time-traveling super-intelligent humanoid T-Rex (it was groovy). The cool thing was what DC established later: Kamandi and Tommy Tomorrow were the same person, but from different Earths/timelines. On one earth, the superheroes were able to stop the Great Disaster. That led to the world of Tommy Tomorrow, and eventually the Legion of Superheroes. On the other earth/time, they failed, and that led to Kamandi.

[@NSG0079]

I'm really enjoying these compilations Linkara. It's way more convenient than KZbin playlists, especially when a single episode in the playlist gets DMCA'd. #KeepCirculatingTheLinks

[@icarusavery5691]

I see even this far back, we still got to bear witness to Linkara vs. Geography.

[@davidspring4003]

I believe this is the first (major) conflict

[@skug9bob]

"Why did we clone Hitler? Well, we thought we could charge people $20 a punch."

[@girlfan]

I loved this collections videos, especially for series I don't know very well. Very excited to watch this!

[@TheLetterJ0]

"His builders designed him around a chicken, the most powerful animal on the planet." They must have heard that chickens evolved from dinosaurs and reached some very incorrect conclusions. Which isn't exactly surprising, because, you know, science.

[@roganzar]

Maybe they were based on the cukoos from Legend of Zelda. Those things are vicious.

[@tavila]

Worst part is…dudes not wrong chicken are actually really efficient creatures. They produce quickly, mature relatively fast and don’t need a lot of food or water to sustain themselves in the wild.

[@BaronSengir1008]

Takeo Ischi would like a word with you...

[@bthsr7113]

@Mullerornis Now I'm just Picturing Ben flapping his arms, possibly at hummingbird speed to ascend.

[@Rabbitlord108]

@@roganzar You know I recently played the first of Linkle's stages in Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition. And she raises Cuckoos which fight for her on the battlefield.

[@MegamanNG]

These compilations are always good. Truly they are. Plus they remind me of how you began. Ironic enough, your review of At Earth's End was how I got to watching ya. Keep it up Lewis. You never disappoint.

[@froghero3811]

This episode gave us the greatest meme's from atop the fourth wall, this is the reason why his channel is so fun.

[@SCWRMComms]

Along with SCI-Spy, this was one of the completed series i was wishing the most to get the compilation treatment, so it's definetly nice to see it made it. Seeing the Superman at Earth's End review in HD (or at least the closest to it) is neat, and even the extra added small touches helped. It does feel like the equivalent of a trade paperback edition. -Teo

[@BlackKnightOfTheWind]

And so we witness the birth of some of this channel's most long-running jokes. It's so weird to go back to the beginning like this after how much the show has evolved. You are titan of work ethic, Linkara.

[@larrylaffer3246]

Ah the origin of the best in joke of this channel. "Of course don't you anything about science?" Least it's my favorite.

[@XX-sp3tt]

11:05 In the mainstream continuity, or at least one, Batman bought the gun off a underworld collector, and then had it melted down into a chest plate.

[@bthsr7113]

Turning the weapon which ended his old life into a shield* to protect his new life, which is about protecting others from that loss. Yeah, that's actually pretty metal and symbolically cool.

[@venkateswarans1953]

And thus were born those legendary words Me: "I AM A MA-AN!" Also me: "Owwww!!"

[@tannerprice2018]

Let us never forget the start of this saga that gave birth to one of the most classic reoccurring gags on this show.

[@seanowens5423]

God, it's so nostalgic seeing the OG theme again.

[@emmettprine960]

Keep up the all together edits, as a new comer to the channel I find it very helpful !

[@nonspiderweb]

After this I guess we'l need a Countdown compilation, followed by Battle for Blood Haven...

[@bthsr7113]

Countdown was just a two parter. Though it might help catch newer viewers up to speed with one of the most pointless wastes of paper among Even Comics.

[@nonspiderweb]

@@bthsr7113 Actually Countdown was a 4-parter. there was the prologue introducing characters, and then the top 15 worst moments in countdown.

[@Webshooters1]

@@nonspiderweb Plus every bad comic can in some form or fashion be tied back to Countdown.

[@RabblesTheBinx]

*Blüdhaven Also, it is, in fact, canon that you, Linkara, myself, and everyone else on the planet (even within the DCU) has been mispronouncing it for years and you _are_ supposed to pronounce the umlaut in the name, so it should be pronounced "b-lewd-haven", rather than "blood-haven". Nightwing went on a whole rant about it when fighting the Blood Knights of Blüdhaven.

[@WolfEntertainment]

It's funny, Linkara released this video detailing Kamandi's history around the same time as the character got his own DC Showcase short film. Coincidence, I THINK NOT!

[@Rixec2]

If we can thank these comics for anything, it's for wonderful things such as "I AM A MAN!" (PUNCH!) and "Of course! Don't you know anything about science?"

[@wilfredoflores4364]

The reboot of I Am A Man! I didn't know there was even more of this craziness 😂 this is gonna be awesome!

[@luckytremendous3259]

“OF COURSE! DON’T YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BAD COMICS!?!”

[@markmyers6756]

The thing that I find most memorable about superman at earth's end is how surreal the characters look.

[@EHH246]

I prefer the “Planet of the Animals” aspect of the original to this Mad Max wanna be Elseworld. And no, the chicken robots do not count.

[@WTFisTingispingis]

Yeah without the sapient animals it's just...boring.

[@eamonndeane587]

@@WTFisTingispingis At least we have that version of Kamandi in Batman: The Brave and the Bold.

[@TevyaSmolka]

@@eamonndeane587 indeed

[@WTFisTingispingis]

@@eamonndeane587 Fuck yeah.

[@johnvinals7423]

@@WTFisTingispingis And it’s not just apes in this Planet of Animals. It’s a wide variety of creatures. Also, the “Humanity has completely reverted into bare-chested hunter-gatherers who hunt with spears and arrows, are buck-ass-naked except for ‘Anthro the First Boy’-style loincloths, and put body paint on their bare chests and legs while worshipping either their ancestors or fictional characters from the Before Times” aesthetic is a lot cooler and more interesting than just “Everybody wears punk clothes”.

[@mrstraightman2806]

37:11."Anyway, audience, I'm glad we had this talk"

[@CycloneShadowYT]

Ah yes. The comic that started one of the best running gags. I AM A MAN!!

[@leomoreno7369]

I AM A MAN! (PUNCH)

[@Nosregni]

Of course, don’t you know anything about science?

[@Frank-J.J.-StylesX77]

I AM A FREEMAN (Punch)

[@BlizzardWindowsNT]

These where the first episodes of ATFW I ever watched as a kid. This video is incredibly nostalgic for me.

[@blackknight401]

Dude I've been waiting for more of these and especially this one!!

[@oak3684]

Oh wow, a blast from the past! The crazy bearded Superman review was what got me into Linkara’s reviews. XD

[@daminer1988]

The DNA Diktators was more foreshadowing than doing an edgy bad spelling, since that word is German for dictator.

[@bthsr7113]

One of these days Linksano needs to say, "Of course! I'm a scientist!" while punching with a power gauntlet or something.

[@kylepeters8690]

Here's something I never thought of with Superman at earths end. The prolog says he forgot his name, so how does he remember so much about bruce? Does he remember lois at all or just that he loved her but no details? Also wouldn't it be more interesting if Superman kept trying to be superman despite not knowing why due to having forgotten his life pre apocalypse? Have him slowly relearn his own life as both clark and superman, the friends and foes he made along the way. That would serve as both an interesting story and would explain his fixation on bruce if most of the memories he rediscovered were of the two of them. Maybe even finding something like a collection of home movies of the two like going to each others weddings clark being there to bring bruce home from a hospital trip after he gets to old to be batman. It would give him a reason to fixate on gotham and bruce in particular and maybe set up a series of him making sure his friends all rest in peace.

[@TevyaSmolka]

Actually that ain’t a bad idea and I would’ve been all for that story.

[@kylepeters8690]

but sadly this was bearded idiot at earths end so they weren't going to put in that much thought. Could make for an interesting elseworld or non cannon series if DC ever wanted to try something like that though

[@TevyaSmolka]

@@kylepeters8690 yeah that's true and at least the good news is though Bearded idiot is actually gone

[@Duothimir]

Years later, I can't help but comment that Sleeper Zom or whatever was likely referring to Kamandi looking like he hadn't been in the sun much, hence his assumption that Kamandi was from the bunker. It's a reasonable assumption to make in a post-apocalyptic world when coming across someone with fair skin.

[@dvass7253]

Just found out that Tom Veitch has passed away. His involvement in the Star Wars Expanded Universe is great and all, but let's be honest with ourselves here, guys - nothing beats the Twin Clones of Hitler mocking people for not knowing anything about science, Superman proudly proclaiming he is a man while punching a robot's guts out and, of course, the most important lesson of all - that books are full of thinking.

[@captainteutonica5474]

I love how the longer this review goes on the more Mother sounds like Starscream.

[@tomsmurf4225]

"...and this is a guy who writes a series about a world where superheroes are the worst assholes imaginable" That aged pretty well, all things considered.

[@ecliptorcalrissian5014]

Alas, poor Fixer. He was such a gentle soul.

[@idongesitusen5764]

Like your username. Hail Karone!!

[@ecliptorcalrissian5014]

@@idongesitusen5764 :D :D :D

[@thanatos_razl]

@@ecliptorcalrissian5014 I agree with the above comment. I loved Ecliptor on the show

[@BellaFalk95]

I really hate that the gun that killed Bruce's parents is placed in a glasbox like some valuble artifact. I know that the death of his parents is a big part of his character but he should not be that obsessed with it. Remembering his parents is a good thing. Keeping a momentum of the worst night of his life is wrong.

[@paulmahoney7619]

I could understand him tracking it down, but only to melt it down so that nobody could try and use it to psychological torture him.

[@SSJWolverine]

@@paulmahoney7619 Actually, there's a comic story where he did hunt down the gun that killed his parents. What did he do with it? He melted it down to add to his armor.

[@christopherb501]

*memento

[@ngrey651]

You know, this COULD have worked…if we had seen flashbacks of Kamandi’s real mom. Like, maybe very faint baby memories of her that keep popping up. Then his meeting of his actual mom would hold more weight and pathos.

[@javodey]

THERE'S a supercut I wanna see! A compilation of every time Linkara burned a crappy comic

[@Fluffkitscripts]

The idea that liefeldian musculature is essentially just a bunch of balloons full of blood is hilarious

[@TevyaSmolka]

I remember Superman at earths end it was a weird elseworld story that really made no sense but really funny to watch you review this trainwreck of a story.

[@noir-214]

36:17 "Canada calls to ask what are you doing up there"

[@davidmelon9409]

I've always thought that the stupid 90s pouches would be okay if we ever saw your average 90s meathead taking something from them. But they never do. They never get cool gadgets, store vital items or even reload their guns. The pouches are just... there.

[@bthsr7113]

The pouches are the least stupid 90's art trend, but they could be done a lot better, I will grant you.

[@ghidorah15]

2:19:07 is my favorite joke from this entire series of reviews. I'm not sure why, it's just stuck with me.

[@TevyaSmolka]

Also Superman earths end gave us the I am a man punch which is still a great gag till this day.

[@genesismultiverse4896]

you know if we said this is in the timeline of miller's batman it would make way too much sense

[@melle-d9971]

look at little baby linkara!

[@thealchemist51]

Oh wow this was a treat I just got finished with this weeks episode to see that this was recommended at the end of it! Talk about old school let’s go

[@Truegear]

Hot damn, it's so old even the intro is vintage

[@thestargamers3325]

Wow, did he really just put that clip of him burning Superman at Earth's End in the opening of his review of Superman at Earth's End? Talk about Spoilers!

[@damianmonke3922]

Bro the art in the second issue is amazing! The backgrounds got such detail

[@XX-sp3tt]

2:10:17 FYI that's the origin of Scooby Doo I think in the Scooby-Doo end of the world comic. That or being cyborg dogs.

[@TevyaSmolka]

I still maintained Superman Clark Kent is a great character and is tons of fun and frankly earths end really makes no sense for his character to be in this post apocalypse.

[@Bobsheaux]

Good Lordy... For all of DC's reboots and such to not discourage potential new readers from convoluted continuity, why do SO MANY miniseries and event comics eventually circle back to Kamandi? Why is this future so inescapably set in stone?

[@christopherb501]

It IS mightily peculiar that this is the creative bedrock for so many terrible comics.

[@rjb1216]

Been waiting for this one

[@the4thwallkid132]

I AM A MAN! I AM A WOMAN! I AM AN IRON MAN! I AM A BATMAN! I AM A WONDER WOMAN! I AM A WONDER MAN! I AM A SUPERMAN! I AM A REPAIRMAN! I AM A SPIDERMAN! I AM A CLONE! I AM INVINCIBLE! I AM A KITE MAN! I AM AN OCEAN MAN! I AM AN AQUAMAN! I AM AN ACTION MAN! I AM A JELLO MAN! I AM A YETI! I AM A DRAGON! I AM A PIRATE! I AM THE KNIGHT! I AM A BEAR! I AM WEASEL! I AM WALRUS COO COO MCDOO!

[@Pikachu2Ash]

You Forgot: I AM WEASEL!!!! :D

[@Rendo86]

also I AM A MAN!.....AND A HALF!

[@Pikachu2Ash]

Actually better yet you should also add I AM IRON MAN!

[@ofaznadarxmkiii8476]

FINALLY IT'S HERE!

[@rassilontdavros3004]

Hearing the _original_ original version of the theme song again after all these years is a real blast from the past.

[@genesismultiverse4896]

*29:10* I agree it's like with Goku in z the nation or planet you were born doesn't always count as your heritage it's what you choose as heritage like I was born on Cuba but I was raised in England (just you know I made that up as just a demonstration)

[@tonystark106422]

I adore these compilation videos, thanks, Linkara! I remember, for whatever reason, the Clipy joke from #3 made me do a real spittake. Thanks for that. Any hopes of getting an "Amazons Attack" Collection?

[@natwafakidna8234]

My god he really purchased it twice and burned it twice.

[@SUNSHINE-t-m]

Baby-kara at the start. How time flies

[@RabblesTheBinx]

21:39 Also, shouldn't that say "A. Luthor"? Lex was a nickname, not his full first name.

[@johnmcclure40]

Maybe it was Lena

[@RabblesTheBinx]

@@jlev1028 Lena's first appearance was in 1961, this comic is from 1995. HOWEVER, _that_ Lena Luthor _was_ erased from continuity by Crisis on Infinite Earths and wasn't reintroduced into the post-Crisis universe until 2009, so, yeah, she effectively didn't exist (though, I suppose it still _could_ have been meant to be her... If the writers actually knew anything about Superman)

[@bthsr7113]

Maybe Lex had his name legally changed. He's got the money.

[@RabblesTheBinx]

@@bthsr7113 yeah, but why? He's never wanted to in any other continuity and most people wouldn't waste time and money on legally changing their name to a shortened version of their real name.

[@straker454]

Oh man, it's so good to hear that original theme song.

[@johnoneil9188]

The most 90s thing about this? The ad for Demolition Man on the back of issue 5.

[@eamonndeane587]

"PHOENIX!!!!!!!"

[@wilhelmhedin8845]

"Who want's to see Superman's boobs?" Oh dear. There's most certainly a line.

[@Webshooters1]

The title is wrong. It's "Bearded Idiot And Edgelord at Earth's End".

[@hitomisalazar4073]

Well I know that there is potential in a post apocalyptic superman. Mostly because I saw it well done in a Justice League Animated Series episode, where Superman was thrown forward in time until Earth's sun had gone Red Giant and Vandal Savage was the only human still alive. And it was interesting.

[@crazydud3380]

Yeah, and he still kicked ass then and stuck to his principles, proving that his powers are powerful tools for him as a hero, but they are not what make him a hero.

[@diegomontesleon136]

First time I get this early to a release. Awesome!

[@nicholashurst780]

Is Rob Liefeld a big 40K player? His characters come off like unique Space Marine (or Chaos Marine) units

[@leomoreno7369]

It's Command-D time! Why the hell does DC keep bringing it back?!

[@leomoreno7369]

@Darth_ Madara Considering some of DC's executive decisions in the last 15 years, I can believe that.

[@Rendo86]

@Darth_ Madara I have to imagine a wall with connecting dots and in the center is piece of paper with "Kamandi/Monarch?" written on it while a Exec is ranting about Kamandi being the keystone to DC continuity just before yelling "REBOOT THE UNIVERSE AGAIN".

[@TevyaSmolka]

They also brought back command-D in futures end

[@arachnidcomics6404]

*"Of course! Don't you know anything about science!"*

[@damianmonke3922]

Wow linkara used to sound humble

[@ToHoldNothing]

Seems fitting with the DC Showcase, Kamandi Last Boy On Earth being released a few months ago on the Justice Societ WW 2 Bluray (just came in a few days ago, got a good deal) Only about 14 minutes, but a pretty cool idea that I would love to see made into a series proper covering this Jack Kirby property

[@nate567987]

"why is that the end of the world is just so dull?" well now we know

[@greatsayain]

I got about 20 minutes into this and I forgot why it seemed like superman had just returned to Earth after an extended absence. So I went back to the beginning and it explains he basically has amnesia. But the rest of the comic doesn't function like that. He remembers never using guns. He remembers Bruce. He seems to remember everything about himself. The only thing he doesn't remember is what happened in earth between the 90s and the current time. So does he have amnesia or not? When he realizes the reason the world has so many weapons in it, it seems to have to that way because he wasn't there to help. He didn't help because he lost his powers but he did live throw it. He was there but he doesn't remember being there. But this never brought up. He must have been doing something when the apocalypse happened. Why d9esnt anybody mention that. its so weird

[@Justin_North]

Building secret underground bases under a massive highway does not sound like the US military but it does sound like another crazy idea from Zordon. Would also explain where Zordon got the idea for Turbo. Now I need 90s guy in a tube stat.

[@johnballard7775]

i love how many comics you could argue happen entirely because of brain damage.

[@johnballard7775]

being a superhero your brain definitely gets knocked around a lot, probably more than footballs. i think cte awareness should be spread to all the heroes, it could explain hyper aggression and completely random out of character decisions.

[@keyblademasterclark]

59:19 does anyone else think that the statue with wings kinda looks like Devidramon from Digimon?

[@psychogunner7062]

Superman at Earth's End is so hardcore bad it has the Anti-Life Equation emanating from it

[@mathieuleader8601]

With all the radiation going on I'm shocked that Superman did not became green and becomes a superpowered doppleganger of the Hulk from the dystopian timeline Maestro

[@ToHoldNothing]

How does Superman react to gamma radiation, I wonder? Yellow sun and red sun we have a general idea and with H'el on Earth, supposedly Kryptonians exposed to other types of stellar radiation can gain freaking telepathy and such. But specific radiations like that...not sure

[@ToHoldNothing]

@@jlev1028 There is a scene that might've been from the comics as well in Justice League Dark Apokolips War where Darkseid injects liquid Kryptonite into Superman's veins, effectively making him a normal person, but not killing him (because it's just enough to not kill him, somehow?). A torture that was meant to demoralize him, since that was after the Justice League tried storming Apokolips and failing miserably

[@Powerhouse1]

Looks like I finally know the origin story of "I am a man!"

[@mladenkulic446]

Linkara: Why did they blow up the building?!!! Me: They were watching too many Michael Bay movies and have been inspired to blow up some shit lol.

[@gracekim1998]

Hmm interesting a slightly different take on the theme 😊 I’m enjoying the compilation videos ✌️ 3.10.22

[@RosieTheRo]

i can think of one maybe, *maybe* scientifically viable reason to clone hitler, and that's to answer the question of nature vs. nurture - is that kind of evil inherent in people or is it a product of one's environment - and even then i'm intentionally stretching to find a reason. Besides, why would you start with hitler? why not start with someone who was a staunch dog person and see if their clone prefers cats??

[@JomasterTheSecond]

Still waiting for the wedding of Santaman and Mutant Wayne, with reverends Hitler and Hitler Again presiding.

[@julianak2084]

1:48:15 Hang on, I thought Santa-Man turned down the chance to be cyborgified when the chicken dudes offered it to him... so why does he have tank treads for legs on this cover?