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.

[@caseynash9729]

To see the Joker say "This is crazy."

[@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...

[@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.

[@supernaturalspace4790]

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

[@RickySpanish100]

😂 Liar Liar is a classic

[@gqphoenixclops3056]

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

[@splatbubble]

like superman iii :)

[@nolanrichards1820]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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...

[@GodEmperorZaine]

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

[@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...

[@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

[@markjoshua8940]

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. 😁

[@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

[@Julie-un7nk]

He sure was great in that Red Hood & the Outlaws run. Those books were great

[@wr5488]

That’s a different dude! That’s Bizarro (B-0… B-Zero… Bizarro), a failed Superman clone Lex made. That’s the one that killed Trigon. The ‘real’ Bizarro is from an alternate universe. No idea where the one in this story came from. As far as I know it was never some suppressed persona in Clark.

[@Jezee213]

They really were great eh. Loved the Outlaws, especially pup pup haha

[@StarlightXvoid]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@wr5488Bizarro killed trigon?!? When and where and in what issue?!?

[@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

[@calrissianlando7792]

The Joker never dissapoints.

[@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

[@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!

[@SuperShanko]

Zatanna: **Lowers newspaper**

[@castlekingside76]

I forgot about her 😆

[@vexelghost]

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

[@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?

[@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.

[@omarrmccoy7080]

Loved the inception reference. "Inception-esque"👍🏾💪🏾💯

[@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.

[@warnerbro2686]

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

[@nobodyknowsforsure]

Bizzaro Rob: "Me am not here to tell you how amazing is blackbolt, he is Rob's favourite..."

[@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"

[@buildaggedonarmanaziie4462]

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

[@mmanzanozr1]

What are you on about?

[@TheWildBorr]

Anyone else read the title and just said “Oh 😮” 😂😂😂. Gods I love this channel!!!!

[@millsdollas1461]

One of the best Superman stories I heard in recent years. FIRST OFF Thank you Rob for keeping me updated on the comic world as you have since I've been subscribed and SECONDLY ...... KEEP THEM COMING AND DON'T STOP! There's a comic encyclopedia AND THEN there's you 🗿💪🔑

[@Fuckyoutubecensorship1]

Rob stop creating alt accounts to kiss your own ass

[@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.

[@fan3oy]

Wonderfully narrated, Rob❤

[@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.

[@GATFATER]

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

[@kalkella8822]

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

[@albertko1]

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

[@emeraldazakite]

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

[@drewt1717]

Wayyyyy too much effort to read, 😅

[@yulacheng2293]

Really cool to see different perspectives of characters. Well narrated

[@jeremychimento9041]

Loved it Rob, more stories like this, cerebral and dark.

[@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.

[@nas7815]

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

[@AnnabellaSutton]

Interesting perspective, got me thinking!

[@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

[@SoldierOfJah]

This story is ACTUALLY amazing thx 🙏🏽

[@chrisgideonrosario]

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

[@t.nelson9345]

Another great one.

[@LockeLightbringer]

Thank you rob!!!!

[@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.

[@kylonbell123]

Peak story right here thank you Rob🔥🔥🔥

[@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 😢

[@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.

[@Borgepii]

this story is so good please continue it

[@420Yako]

This story was so dope! Thanks❤❤❤

[@rol2689]

Thanks for your posts man; either at work or a traffic jam or my house chilling is always a good time when i see new post. Great videos, love DC but hearing also at times of MARVEL is a new love thanks to your explanations. Lot of appreciation from a little place called panama at latam

[@TheDeFiler316]

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

[@jadedavis822]

Wow loved it

[@DropkickSuplex]

Jason Aaron is a such a great writter. Please keep us updated with more of his superman run!

[@andresespinosa6910]

Love ur work

[@Devotrolls]

Love ur content

[@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.

[@mnsega]

Bizarro is such a great motivational speaker 😂😂😂😅

[@KenMoreira]

whenever I see Superman I remember Rob saying "im right, you're wrong. I literally wrote a book on it" (behind the cape) by Rob Jefferson.

[@baronvonslapnuts]

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

[@danieljack6611]

Best DC work I’ve ever seen

[@j-dizzle6264]

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

[@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.

[@Novamoon97]

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

[@citizenx747]

That was a great one.

[@krono5el]

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

[@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.

[@stevensgamingtube6139]

When Bizarro said the magic "tickles", it was a callback to Superboy Prime in Infinite Crisis.

[@superquad7]

Your video has got me wanting to check this story out. What are the issues your video covers? I think I may have missed that detail. Thanks!

[@derekhogan9685]

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

[@AXIOSEDITZ]

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

[@crimsonninja4097]

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

[@frownmastr]

Finally an interesting Superman story

[@andrewroberts6505]

Action comics have really been smashing it with stories since the new 52 *shudder* Rob on a different note, we need, (well definitely I do) you to cover GL again! There has been so much since the end the of the new 52 and I don't think you ever cover any of it!

[@Justdream67]

Great Comic 👍

[@charlesturner3907]

Back & forth fight like Buddy Love & Sherman Klump 😂

[@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

[@aappaapp6627]

This is such a fascinating story!

[@JustMeChillin]

This is giving more depth to superman. Im interested in checking out more of this run. It definitely has potential. Lets see!

[@ironman44320]

Very well done. Using Superman's non resistance to magic to cast a spell on him that essentially granted Bizarro's wish, to not be alone anymore. At the same time we get a unique look into the psyche of the Man of Steel as well as the Joker.

[@GrandStyles]

Bizzaro memetic hazard is crazy. This is some SCP stuff haha.

[@franciscocota6440]

Gotta say, the art on this comic is awesome!

[@bastienclarke1810]

Good story!

[@Gohanitos]

Great story!

[@juhis1620]

This was an amazing story!

[@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

[@fan3oy]

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

[@xanastarlight4833]

Dude. I'm gonna have to pick this run up. What a fun story

[@kylecollins3755]

Son son son!! Come on now. You just made my entire week. Thank you kind sir.

[@coperyte]

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

[@therookie5714]

I love that joker starts laughing maniacally after realizing him and Superman were buddies for a little while and Superman undoes the spell. I hope this gets mentioned later on

[@user-kf9lv2dx3b]

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

[@SirAedryn]

As a long time Superman naysayer, this was a good ass story.

[@rickylahey657]

The superman who laughs vibes

[@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 😂😂😂

[@user-wu2pg5zh2r]

This reminds me of Sealab 2021. Bizarro!