The FORGOTTEN CRISIS of the DC Multiverse! | JLA: Another Nail

[@comicpop]

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[@samuellemos7306]

Also I don't understand why they don't use the motherboxes to trace the apokopolis/new genesis tecnology, since in canon they have used the motherboxes to do just that. lol

[@ItsOver9000Productions]

Is this the fastest we've ever gotten a sequel on back issues?? It's time for another tale in the nailiverse.

[@seand7042]

That's probably Donuary

[@TheMightyBrosiedon]

i love that the last video ended with Ben making a "the screw" joke and then this episode starts with him, seemingly with no memory of the former, making the exact same joke again

[@Grand_Theft_Autobot]

As a self-proclaimed Crime Syndicate aficionado, I find myself wondering why, given the apparent evidence that the Another Nail version of the Justice League had encountered the Syndicators before, why did no one have even a brief epiphany of looking at their new member, Superman, then at Ultraman, then back at Superman and going "Finally! I was always wondered who Ultraman's counterpart on our team was!" or something to that effect. That said, Alan Davis's art is just so, so good. Even though this particular story was so bat-shit off the rails, the art is just so superb. One of my favorite comic book artists.

[@matiasmendoza9274]

For that matter, why didn't they ever ask themselves "hey, why do these guys don't have counterparts for J'onn, Carter and the rest of us?"

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

Lois: "See, Superman? Humanity can handle itself! You don't need to be there for us all the time." Meanwhile, the Universe when he's gone a week: *_"Madness!"_*

[@tatersalad76]

Jimmy Olsen when he's on the can and out of toilet paper: "This looks like a job for my best pal Superman!"

[@chrisdaily2077]

Joker: Aw neat. I found this nuke in an army base. I'm sure using it in Metropolis won't cause a divergent universe that forms comics, movies, video games and negatively influence people's view on Superman.

[@chubbyakajc]

"Is this like Halo?" Its always funny when Ben or Ethan guesses the plot of the book in the beginning of Sal explaining the book.

[@JLD22591]

They said there is no Cortana and Master chief, but what about Barda and Mister Miracle? The greatest Warrior of a planet with a super intelligent copilot living in her armor and who can be used to disarm a universe destroying superweapon. Haha

[@IzzysIssues]

Sal's pause after that question was spectacular

[@bergerchicken]

Every once in a while I watch Back Issues and just stop to think "man, this looks incredible for a show on youtube". Comic Pop really has its production on lockdown. Hilarious episode guys! The manic energy from this story leaked onto the couch a bit I think.

[@Grand_Theft_Autobot]

Would the "Third Nail" be the "Final Nail" as in the final nail in the coffin for the Nailiverse? I would guess that Thomas Wayne is about to head out with his family for movie night, he steps on a rusty nail, which requires him to get himself a tetanus shot instead, forcing them to miss movie night and therefore, no robbery of the Waynes in the back alley, no murders, no Batman.

[@lewaproductions]

The Nail who Hammers

[@Grand_Theft_Autobot]

After some thought, and input: The Final Nail: The Hammering? Too bad Justin Hammer is Marvel? lol

[@cheej5529]

Marvel's The Nail, where The Burglar steps on a rusty nail while breaking into the Parkers' home, yells in pain, and is loud enough for Uncle Ben to hear it and call the cops, who arrest the burglar immediately. That would be fun because then Peter would stick to wrestling and become a pro-wrestling star and celebrity with all the power and none of the responsibility. Jonah would idolize the celebrity Spider-Man and use The Daily Bugle as a way to sing his praises. Aunt May would see Peter as a disappointment and look down on him for chasing fame. Spider-Man's rogues are still villains, but they would fight The Avengers instead and they'd develop more powerful technology to be able to fight against people like Thor and Hulk, so they'd be more dangerous. Maybe Norman Osborn would obsess over a different street-level hero and make it his mission to ruin Daredevil's life, which would see him killing Elektra and destroying Matt's law office. Maybe the story would end with Peter having to become a hero after Morlun shows up to hunt him.

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

@@cheej5529 I love that pitch because of how grounded and focused it is. And then I love that end part with "And then Morlun shows up..."

[@UnlimitedRicePudding_]

Nailpoint

[@JasonEvans-j4c]

I really like Alan Davis's vision of a universe without Superman because it's a chaotic, more dangerous place without being a completely miserable nightmare.

[@Robscott5598]

There is already a Third Nail, sorta. it’s actually the second Nail, as it was made right after the original. Davis and Farmer made another series called Supeerboy’s Legion and is a take on what if Suoerboy’s rocket didn’t make it to Earth but was stuck in some asteroids and discovered hundreds of years later, so this Superboy grows up in the time of the Legion of Superheroes. And it’s just as damned good as the Nail and another Nail.

[@bluespaceman7937]

Oh, I wasn't aware that existed.

[@jjrambles683]

40:28 wait, isnt Mister Miracle basically a Cortana in this? He lives in Barda's suit and can make it vibrate like how people joke that Cortana jerks off Master Chief in the suit.

[@changvasejarik62]

I will never understand why the doom that came to Gotham was made before an animated nail duology.

[@daelen.cclark]

They just didn’t think of it, I guess.

[@samuellemos7306]

If I were Mayor of Gotham and the joker died I would do every type of parade, and would be made a special holiday for the day he died and I would recommend for everyone to also celebrate the day he died, and the piñatas would be beaten with plastic crowbars.

[@daelen.cclark]

“Jason Todd will demonstrate how to swing them.”

[@rayvenkman2087]

@@daelen.cclark *Jason Todd equipped with Null Crowbar passive skill*

[@TheKingOfRooks]

I wouldn't do that man, mfs come back to life all the time in that universe imagine what a resurrected Joker will do to you after that shit lmao

[@Puck_Ringz]

Love it when y’all talk about New Gods, Jonah Hex and the DCU as a whole! Such a great episode guys!!!

[@loganthomas2421]

You guys NAILED this episode

[@daelen.cclark]

You stole my pun. Stole it, then nailed it.

[@takeruneverborn4740]

Well looks like Nail is the Pun of the Week😮

[@loganthomas2421]

@@daelen.cclark Sorry. I guess that pun was the last nail in my coffin

[@Sicod79]

The just goes to show you if you remove Superman, even for a brief time, from the structure of the DC multiverse, everything from time and space goes wonky. Either that or Alan Davis just wanted to get nuts. :)

[@rayvenkman2087]

WB: Wait, I thought Superman was just a Batman side character?

[@anthonyhudak9363]

1:25:50 I got a retcon for you, "The One" is actually an alternate form of the Black Winter

[@vidalruiziii1245]

*cough* THE FINAL NAIL!..? in the coffin? ..... ......a...a third nail a.k.a the final crisi- ...NAIL!!

[@dentonfilms8446]

Nailed it

[@tatersalad76]

Then there will be Identity Nail, Zero Hour: a Nail in Time, and the Dark Knights Metal Nail lol

[@ChrisYellowHat]

Late but I don't care. The fact that a multiversal crisis can and does happen without Earth 0/Prime knowing about is pretty cool. Like, I think it would be cool if all of the Elseworlds teamed up and fought Multiversal threats. There pretty much isolated from all other stories, so writers could use them for some kind of advent that needs them. Like, if those worlds were on the DC multiverse map, I could see them being all grouped up in the corner, and if anything goes to attack them or something comes from within that sector (Like the Green Lanterns or NATO), they all go at that "thing" together. OH! Crisis on Elseworlds! The new earth would have coolest look to it. There are so many books with different ideas that the new earth that would be created at the end would have a look of something that got hit with the ugly stick. Future looking cities, modern looking towns, villages from Europe from the 19th century, post war ruins, animal-men societies, Nazi's in control of areas. Hell, this isn't taking into account the few characters that are going to have other versions of themselves living on new Elseworld. Superman: Last Son of Earth has a HUMAN Clark Kent that gets sent to Krypton, so he is own person, while there are other Kryptonian Kal-el's/-L running around that could be picked to live on Elseworld. Love the episode, hope to see more Elseworlds fro you guys. Keep the fun going guys.

[@MegaDisguy]

Ethan: "Are we done?" I laughed so hard. What a weird story.

[@kitkatsneakattack7933]

1:27:21 😂😂😂 LMFAO. From now on everytime I see a tub of ice cream, this is going to play in my head.

[@ninja1man4u]

Man these else worlds are neat. Sometimes they're goofy like the story of "what if catwoman was batman " other times they're amazing like "what if superman was Darkseids lt"? Can't wait to see what this is

[@ThePopCultureGeek]

The most anticipated sequel to one of the best Back Issues episodes in recent memory. This is gonna be good.

[@phatdominoe]

You've finally given me the phrase I need to start my cult, Comic Pop! " Your body is the final cage" MWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HAAAAA

[@kyleeartist2829]

I honestly love both of The Nail stories. I bought both series as they were coming out. Another Nail is bonkers in the best way possible.

[@changvasejarik62]

The nail series is great and underrespected. I want the duology as an animated movie series.

[@masenguerra7835]

I loved the story of the first nail. It really felt like a wild comic adventure from the silver and Bronze Age. Another nail is so buck wild I can’t help but like it too.

[@Martin_TheCollector]

OMFG!! I was rewatching your episode of The Nail earlier today lol. Even wondered if y'all were gonna do this sequel anytime soon. Life is definitely full of surprises. Sometimes amazing ones!

[@MrCeratix]

there's nothing more Kirby than a big complicated looking machine, used by a god

[@Ka_Five]

This is officially the greatest year of Comic Pop man

[@ProtoCap]

ethan realizing the similarities to halo and this story 20 minutes in, was so funny lol

[@edwardosquidawardo]

YEEES, I loved the video when you guys talked about the original! I’m so happy you guys came back to the sequel!!!

[@Kitsunekun2]

We live for the one, we die for the one.

[@LogantheSloth]

It’s funny every time I see this book mentioned online it is Always about Green Lantern Big Barda and nothing else lol

[@josephjanisch5396]

Eating Ben and Jerry’s is an accordion of sadness. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. I’m stealing that.

[@TheClownWithSwagger]

"Justice league: THE FINAL NAIL" by Grant Morrison

[@CptCrash21]

Ben's really firing on all cylinders in this episode

[@andrewwestfall65]

It feels like Mr.Miracle is the Green Lantern, and Barta is using the energy by through him

[@kevinkruger1686]

Hey Sal let me know which issues of Eclipso you need & I'll send them to you if you want.

[@aegis9109]

My brain hurts after listening to this one, Sal is a Saint for helping us understand this mess. 😂

[@HollowGolem]

"Another Nail... in the coffin of this universe I created."

[@bensneb360]

Two hyped superhero sequels (Another Nail & Across the Spider-Verse) in one week, great timing.

[@kevinedwards5510]

1:36:53 when all you have is a bow, everything looks like a arrow

[@doctorprofessor182]

This is the five year old version of storytelling: "and then Phantom stranger and then the crime sydicate and then, and then, and then..."

[@johnjackson2491]

Evil Ernie !! Destroyer , Youth Gone Wild, VS SUPERHEROES, VS MOVIE MONSTERS..... come on , cover them.

[@fisal8942]

31:54 amazo did absorb batman intelligence once (jla 112)

[@gogoku69]

Great title would be "The Final Nail" for a third.

[@mangahead333]

I actually read this book first, before The Nail. This was forever ago but I remember enjoying Another Nail on its own merits. It was a confusing mess but I found it to be a fun ride. Then I found the Nail itself and realized oh this one is way better, but still I found Another Nail to be fun and interesting. Also the Angel and the Ape gag was very good.

[@josenieves7514]

Can't go wrong with Alan Davis art....

[@cheej5529]

These Elseworlds episodes are always fun! Would love to see Batman: Thrillkiller or Superman's Metropolis on the show sometime. I think a Multiversity episode would also be great.

[@nickel-bolas951]

I love this book so much. I first read it out of my dad's personal collection as a kid and it gives me the pure uncut "insane comic book bullshit" serotonin.

[@WhoaBusterBrown]

“Son of a bitch. They’re doing Another Nail… also over 90-minute video? Darkseid bless us”

[@Grievousish]

Here's hoping DC makes a third book. Justice League: A bag of nails

[@jeremiahdiaz5111]

Or Justice League: A Fist Full of Nails and it's a spaghetti western

[@daelen.cclark]

@@jeremiahdiaz5111 Justice Riders 2: A Fistfull of Nails

[@blackphoenix77]

The Nail 2: Nailed Again 🔨

[@batfreeze56]

Always a good day when I can watch Back Issues.

[@sovereigndayyouthkafir3943]

If they ever release a third book in this series, they should call it Yet Another Nail.

[@TheClitCommander530]

An alternate title for this book, Superman: Rumspringa.

[@nigelflood7074]

Love Another Nail. But the tag line made me think about the true forgotten Crisis .....Infinite Crisis: Fight for the Multiverse

[@nerdyrockcomics5428]

Jla nailed it

[@CasualKing21]

Part 3 is just a comic version of the Penn and Teller nail gun trick

[@MrCeratix]

Oh seeing that video length has me already more than excited

[@davidesterley3163]

I had a feeling this would happen but not so soon, I agree that there should be a third book

[@ColinJVitro13]

Tempus Fuginaut was killed twice over 1. Future State Black Adam 2. The one you said

[@kidroyale5936]

The Batman storyline was the coolest part of this book. The whole joker coming back from the dead to mess with him thing is brilliant. And it actually carries on from what happened in the previous story. Everything else is just a bunch of random shit lol

[@kjwinbush2012]

I'm surprised they got to this one so soon after the first, but I did not expect it to be so *insane* by comparison.

[@tatersalad76]

Mr. Miracle is truly the greatest escape artist

[@timothyperez6099]

No doubt there are GLs needing to be fired lol Hopefully soon y'all will do the Just Imagine series where Stan Lee has his take on the DC heroes! I think it'd be fun to see Ethan and Ben's reaction and hear Sal's thoughts on those "green lanterns"

[@scoobers90]

What if the real another nail was the friends we made along the way?

[@daelen.cclark]

That’s the true third nail. The other other nail, if you will.

[@medicinaldan6427]

Sal, which Eclipso issues are you missing? I might be able to help you out.

[@nate1daniels745]

As listening to this video, I remembered that I have read this comic book. And for some reason, years later I thought was a sequel to kingdom come. (Honestly I only remembered from it was Joker being dead, him bringing batman to hell, and Oliver taking over Amazo's body, and sacrificing himself to save the day)

[@logansmith2703]

Can't wait for the Eclipso episode

[@Kartak965]

Phantom stranger: well my work is done here Wonder woman: what do you mean your work is done? You didn’t do anything Phantom stranger: hehe didn’t I?

[@iheanyihemeson5420]

I feel like ive heard that orb situation happen before on back issues and i love it

[@TheRealJameson505]

No.. it's not possible.. Not another nail!! So excited

[@priceyyeti4058]

Seems like this put the NAIL in the Crisis Coffin! Now to actually watch the episode.

[@Depthcharge2030]

I'm surprised to see a sequel on the couch and so soon even!

[@takeruneverborn4740]

Speaking of Nails how do you guys do these Thumbnails Pics Perfectly it like sums up the episode and the ride we are going to be on Kudos for that❤❤❤

[@crims0nlight521]

Great content, I’m hoping you do 52 at some point. I remember you mentioning how you’d do it one day but never got into it.

[@patrickbroome5427]

Slig evolves creatures to be minions? So do they all just end up as some form of crab?

[@MrEnKaye]

"Private Crisis" does sound kinda cool, but it also does sound like a thing you might need to get checked out.

[@vitanpatel2061]

Woah! A sequel so soon!!! Awesome!

[@TheInfoYouNeed]

I'm driving to work right now but I opened this and said out loud " Another Nail, Yayyyyyy"

[@Dusty_B]

This book is nuts. I love it

[@mykemendoza7644]

I love coming home from work to a new episode of Back Issues

[@fatenabu1]

I would love a book called "The Final Nail" and it be something about Blackest Night but in that universe. Let "The Final Nail" be a reference to the final nail on the coffin or whatever.

[@SubwoofBarks]

This has got to be the shortest time between continuations of a title on the couch.

[@emperorg9910]

Love Ethan just figuring it all out from the prelude.

[@JamesHaney]

SUPERBOY’S LEGION, pleeeeeze!?!??🖖♾

[@cubencis]

I was sure I was the only person who ever read this comic. PS quickest back issues sequel ever 😮

[@darkturnwabler]

The omega doom has to be made of materials from different planets to destroy them, it's like voodoo magic

[@ZiplockBob]

I vote for the next one being called "Yet another nail"

[@RagnorokKing]

The amount of times Sal said "Slig" is way too goddamn many.

[@ThePandaSupreme]

So how is powergirl in this but she isn’t revered as much as Superman lol.. they are both kryptonians with the same powers

[@TevyaSmolka]

Ooh awesome this should be fun

[@MrEnKaye]

We need a Tempus 2ginaut statue in the studio...right next to the Jizzler.

[@vitanpatel2061]

This was an excellent video!!! So fun!

[@pyeac]

So the One is like a Langolier?

[@willrussell4998]

Not sure if you're aware- Alan Davis passed away- so a future nail storyline looks unlikely. I love the Nail and Another Nail- especially the artwork! Love the Robin afterlife scene!

[@comicpop]

Unless he died TODAY, he's still alive.

[@willrussell4998]

Apologies- wrong Alan! I was thinking of Alan Grant!

[@comicpop]

Greatly missed.

[@SubwoofBarks]

We got another nail within two months. Here's hoping the next Marvel Universe vs we were supposed to get last year is soon as well!

[@michaelsted1500]

1:21:07 Batman has just been getting the worst end of the stick in these Nail stories 😭

[@changvasejarik62]

Only if you’re not a fan of Adam strange. Which I am.

[@vitanpatel2061]

I feel it would have been very interesting had it gotten 10 or 12 issues, like a maxi series