At 19:51 the speech bubbles say: I remember. I remember all of it. *You've ruined my life. Ruined everything!* There is only one person in all of DC that talks like this. That person is Superboy Prime. Rob doesn't mention it in the video, but throughout these two issues Clark Kent was using phrases and terminology from the 50's and 60's, the era of Pre-Crisis Superman comics. Then, in the first part of Superman Reborn, we see Clark Kent talking to a growling Krypto saying things like "It's okay, it's me boy." Like he has a history with Krypto.
Exactly, there's a bunch of stuff like "hoosegow". And the way he acts is really childish. Here are a few examples i've noticed in Action 973 and 974: For example, he is really impulsive throughout, coming on to Lois like a middle schooler would, way too fast and childish. Asking her on a date, then asking her to marry him right away, even after she has obviously shown 0 romantic interest. He's also really impulsive during the Lois undercover thing, he just runs in without thinking of the possible consequences to his actions, kind of like what a kid would do. Also, he's really selfish. He goes all out and tries to make it seem like all he cares about is Lois, but once she rejects him, he gets really upset and follows her. And when she rejects him after the proposal, he says "PLEASE come back, Lois! I'll be good! I PROMISE I'll... be... ...good." This is pretty much what a kid would think when they're rejected. They just think they've done something bad. The first thing he thinks of to make Lois come back is that he'll be a good boy from now on. In reality, it's a lot more complicated than simply being good or bad. This also demonstrates his selfishness, he doesn't think about Lois' perspective or actions, it's only about what he wants and how he behaves. If he's good, it doesn't matter how Lois feels, she'll love him just because he's been good. Overall, this is just a very naive and childlike reaction and attitude to rejection and women's feelings. Even the specific phrases and words he says, "Raining cats and dogs, what a WEIRDO expression... Anyhoo.." "You're going to the hoosegow for a long time." These old-ish expressions make sense when you think about when Superboy-Prime grew up, didn't he grow up in the 70s or 80s? He seemed to be a teen when COIE happened. (Side note: Google Books Ngram Viewer shows that the peak usage of the word "hoosegow" was used from the 30s to 50s. This matches up with when his parents grew up. If he was a teen in 1985 in COIE, and his parents had him when they were in their 20's or 30's, they would have grown up hearing the word hoosegow being used and probably used it themselves, which is where Superboy-Prime could have picked up that word.) Also, the way he can't stop himself from calling Perry chief. Didn't Clark call him chief a lot back in the 80's? That'd be the Superman that Prime is familiar with, so he remembers that deep down in his Superboy-prime personality's subconscious, which is why he can't help himself from saying it while he's in his Clark persona. The Big Belly Shake order, obviously... "Two chocoriffic shakes, four apple pies, and a dizzle doodle, please." "Uhh.. really?" "It'll help me to think." Most adults would get a drink or a cigarette to help them relax and think, but he does what a kid would do... eat a whole meal of junk food and dessert. There are a few other instances of him doing something a kid would do in an adult body, like "I'm a FUN guy!"... "AWESOME! I'll make a reservation! Someplace with beef bourguignon and really good desserts!" It's like he heard beef bourguignon was a fancy dinner, so that's the first thing he says. He doesn't even know any specific restaurants. An actual adult trying to impress a potential date would mention a specific restaurant, one that's expensive, fancy, difficult to get a reservation to, etc. They wouldn't say "really good desserts" either. The whole "ruined my life" business also makes me think he's Prime. I mean ever since he came back in IC, he's always seemed to make a huge deal about how his life was ruined because of Superman and what happened with his Earth in COIE. Also, of course, like any spoiled teen, it's always their fault for ruining things, and it's never his own fault. (I mean, Superboy-Prime's certainly not the one who got in bed with Alex and caused another Crisis, or the one who went up to Connor and made a huge fuss over nothing and killed a few Titans in the process.) Overall, in 974 and 973, he seems a lot more childish than he usually does. He's naive, impulsive, selfish, etc. (all the personality traits we've seen with Prime). I'm guessing it's due to his real personality/memories starting to come through more and more, which finally breaks free when he sees Lois with Jon and the real Clark. Now, with his seemingly teleporting stuff, with him entering the apartment, or seemingly appearing out of thin air at the end of 974 could be Mr. Oz influencing things, since we've seen him demonstrate such powers when he snatches up his prisoners, Tim, Doomsday, etc. Or, it could be that he has sort of special reality warping powers simply because he's Superboy-Prime, or because of where he's from originally, Earth-Prime from a multiverse that was erased. There are clues not just in these issues, but in the March solicitation covers for Superman Reborn too. The preview covers show a shadowy creepy looking Clark Kent wearing his reporter outfit (which signifies it's the mysterious depowered one, since Clark "Smith" is just a farmer) opening up his shirt to show a bloody/bleeding Superman shield on his chest. And where have we seen that? Superboy-Prime. Not only where he carves it in his chest at the end of Infinite Crisis, but in Adventure Comics 4 and 5, where he's back on his Earth and it gets extremely meta with DC offices and his LCS. He's wearing that exact black and red t-shirt with the same bleeding S-shield design in those issues. Now this is a stretch... but could Mr. Oz have imprisoned Superboy-Prime's soul or personality or ghost or mind? And that's what escaped? Maybe his soul or whatever escaped from Oz's prison and went back to his physical body, causing him to remember. Or seeing Clark Lois and Jon together was so overwhelming, his mind was able to break free from Mr. Oz.
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Zack Perkins I really really hope this is Superman Prime. It's been ages since he's been on the scene and he is by far one of THE BEST villains created in the DC universe. He's so fractured! If this is the way DC Rebirth are going it's gonna be great to see it all unfold.
I think hes the Flashpoint Superman, the last we seen him, Pre-New 52 Superman smashed him into a wall because he kidnapped Pre-New 52 Lois Lane in their 2 Superman Convergence issues. It looks like he survived and put on weight.
Joshua Jeffries that's actually make sense flashpoint didn't have much of a child hood so he would act like a child to relive those and he is also in love with Lois lame because she died back in flashpoint so this new one is all he has left
Joshua Jeffries You might be right here. Don't know why they would bring Flashpoint Superman into this but if they did he would act like this Clark Kent
SPrime escaped the Source Wall before Infinite Crisis in the 52 series I believe. He was wearing an all black suit and was torturing Mr. M. - which he shouldn't have been able to do...
If he really is Superboy Prime, that might be a really good set up for a future story. Let's hope if it's true, DC doesn't get stuck with not knowing what to do with him being way too strong.
Isnt Superboy Prime, a silver age super hero, has the power set to make people forget about him? I think I've seen that powers before that got removed from the current supermen since it is OP.
ROB CALLED IT!!! Mister Mxyzptlk is Clark Kent! Escaped from Oz's prison when he realized Superman wasn't going to come to his rescue... And breaks the fourth wall while explaining his situation to Jon Kent. This was all so awesome.
Remembering the Mr. Mxyptlk episode of Supergirl and everything this creepy Clark Kent was doing on that date points to Mr. Mxyzplitk. Plus, the latest issue of Superman in the Superman Reborn arc is also a clue.
At 7:47, I don't think it's Lois talking. The speech bubble extends off panel, implying it's the front desk guard talking. So I think it's the guard not remembering the last time he saw Clark, not Lois.
You are correct. The idea is that 'Clark' pretends to be going home after work, but speeds off imperceptibly before being caught on that camera. He's been doing it for weeks so the door man is just saying he hasn't seen him in that long. No memory shenanigans are happening there.
His emotional responses and general immaturity make the most sense for Prime, and the reality manipulation can be chalked up to general Rebirth event hullabaloo.
It could VERY well be Mr. Mxy, that'd be my second guess, but here are a few reasons I personally think it's Prime from 973 and 974: For example, he is really impulsive throughout, coming on to Lois like a middle schooler would, way too fast and childish. Asking her on a date, then asking her to marry him right away, even after she has obviously shown 0 romantic interest. He's also really impulsive during the Lois undercover thing, he just runs in without thinking of the possible consequences to his actions, kind of like what a kid would do. Also, he's really selfish. He goes all out and tries to make it seem like all he cares about is Lois, but once she rejects him, he gets really upset and follows her. And when she rejects him after the proposal, he says "PLEASE come back, Lois! I'll be good! I PROMISE I'll... be... ...good." This is pretty much what a kid would think when they're rejected. They just think they've done something bad. The first thing he thinks of to make Lois come back is that he'll be a good boy from now on. In reality, it's a lot more complicated than simply being good or bad. This also demonstrates his selfishness, he doesn't think about Lois' perspective or actions, it's only about what he wants and how he behaves. If he's good, it doesn't matter how Lois feels, she'll love him just because he's been good. Overall, this is just a very naive and childlike reaction and attitude to rejection and women's feelings. Even the specific phrases and words he says, "Raining cats and dogs, what a WEIRDO expression... Anyhoo.." "You're going to the hoosegow for a long time." These old-ish expressions make sense when you think about when Superboy-Prime grew up, didn't he grow up in the 70s or 80s? He seemed to be a teen when COIE happened. (Side note: Google Books Ngram Viewer shows that the peak usage of the word "hoosegow" was used from the 30s to 50s. This matches up with when his parents grew up. If he was a teen in 1985 in COIE, and his parents had him when they were in their 20's or 30's, they would have grown up hearing the word hoosegow being used and probably used it themselves, which is where Superboy-Prime could have picked up that word.) Also, the way he can't stop himself from calling Perry chief. Didn't Clark call him chief a lot back in the 80's? That'd be the Superman that Prime is familiar with, so he remembers that deep down in his Superboy-prime personality's subconscious, which is why he can't help himself from saying it while he's in his Clark persona. The Big Belly Shake order, obviously... "Two chocoriffic shakes, four apple pies, and a dizzle doodle, please." "Uhh.. really?" "It'll help me to think." Most adults would get a drink or a cigarette to help them relax and think, but he does what a kid would do... eat a whole meal of junk food and dessert. There are a few other instances of him doing something a kid would do in an adult body, like "I'm a FUN guy!"... "AWESOME! I'll make a reservation! Someplace with beef bourguignon and really good desserts!" It's like he heard beef bourguignon was a fancy dinner, so that's the first thing he says. He doesn't even know any specific restaurants. An actual adult trying to impress a potential date would mention a specific restaurant, one that's expensive, fancy, difficult to get a reservation to, etc. They wouldn't say "really good desserts" either. The whole "ruined my life" business also makes me think he's Prime. I mean ever since he came back in IC, he's always seemed to make a huge deal about how his life was ruined because of Superman and what happened with his Earth in COIE. Also, of course, like any spoiled teen, it's always their fault for ruining things, and it's never his own fault. (I mean, Superboy-Prime's certainly not the one who got in bed with Alex and caused another Crisis, or the one who went up to Connor and made a huge fuss over nothing and killed a few Titans in the process.) Overall, in 974 and 973, he seems a lot more childish than he usually does. He's naive, impulsive, selfish, etc. (all the personality traits we've seen with Prime). I'm guessing it's due to his real personality/memories starting to come through more and more, which finally breaks free when he sees Lois with Jon and the real Clark. Now, with his seemingly teleporting stuff, with him entering the apartment, or seemingly appearing out of thin air at the end of 974 could be Mr. Oz influencing things, since we've seen him demonstrate such powers when he snatches up his prisoners, Tim, Doomsday, etc. Or, it could be that he has sort of special reality warping powers simply because he's Superboy-Prime, or because of where he's from originally, Earth-Prime from a multiverse that was erased. There are clues not just in these issues, but in the March solicitation covers for Superman Reborn too. The preview covers show a shadowy creepy looking Clark Kent wearing his reporter outfit (which signifies it's the mysterious depowered one, since Clark "Smith" is just a farmer) opening up his shirt to show a bloody/bleeding Superman shield on his chest. And where have we seen that? Superboy-Prime. Not only where he carves it in his chest at the end of Infinite Crisis, but in Adventure Comics 4 and 5, where he's back on his Earth and it gets extremely meta with DC offices and his LCS. He's wearing that exact black and red t-shirt with the same bleeding S-shield design in those issues. Now this is a stretch... but could Mr. Oz have imprisoned Superboy-Prime's soul or personality or ghost or mind? And that's what escaped? Maybe his soul or whatever escaped from Oz's prison and went back to his physical body, causing him to remember. Or seeing Clark Lois and Jon together was so overwhelming, his mind was able to break free from Mr. Oz.
I'm picking up what your putting down with this theory, I agree entirely. I just wanted to tell you though that Superman's favorite meal has classically been beef bourguignon with ketchup. It's almost like the doppleclark has been acting like a twisted caricature of the classic Superman.
the video title has superboy in it and you are saying exactly what rob just aid in the video. you seem like you got this epiphony, yet it's whats said in the video
eksine You're an idiot. No it's not.. It's obvious you didn't bother finishing the video. Rob doesn't think it's Superboy-Prime, hence the question mark in the title. Did you even get to the end where he says who he actually thinks it is? He specifically says he doesn't think it's Superboy-Prime. You're what's wrong with news and media these days, you're the type of person to look at a title of an article and not bother reading the actual article.
Quay Dawgg, great catch! And that's a perfect description for how this creepy Clark has been acting, "a twisted caricature of the classic Superman." On the surface, he subconsciously tries to be the classic Superman Clark he knows, which ultimately fails since us readers can easily see it's just a "twisted caricature" of the Clark we know. But deep down, he's still Prime (hiding his 6 year old appetite by talking about beef bourguignon with Lois).
LMAO at the ending. I was actually thinking toward the end of writing Mr. Mxyplyzyk as a response to Superboy prime. Third theory: It's Injustice Superman Laying low cause he see's Lois Lane and knows that he's in alternate universe like current one and is all crazy about getting with Lois Again and trying to rebuild that part of his life.
It's actually possible. Nightwing (Dick Grayson) was being watched by someone in a red Nightwing costume with long dark hair- a description that fits Injustice Nightwing (Damien Wayne).
My logic is partly that it makes sense story wise (as does many other theories) but also the way I see sort of the higher ups at Marvel saying to the writers: "You know what sells pretty well...that Injustice...you should put Injustice in the new stories too" "....But Injustice is about Superman going Evil...we already have this great story about Superman being a father..." "Whatever...don't need the details...just make something up" Now we get Superman Vs. Superman lol
I love action comics I like to read'em and come back to Rob's channel and hear his thoughts on the matter. Its funny cause every time Rob gets giddy I get giddy lol
I just want the N52 Superman back. I had gotten really attached to that guy. And rebirth really did him dirty. It was heart breaking to see him die like that. Especially since he was barely at the start of his career and was turning out to be a great Superman. Still learning but still. I was really hoping this Mysterio Clark Kent to be him but seeing that this Clark is kind of a Sociopath, that's not gonna be the case. I just hope they bring him back later on.
The Superman Reborn arc that stated this month is hintng at N52 Superman coming back and that he and Pre-N52 Superman may actually be two halves of one person.
mahtada bashir me too, I miss New52 Superman, he was young and inexperience, but his heart was on the right place and never back down for fight for justice, I hope they bring him back. One last thing, I enjoyed New52 Superman relationship with Wonder Woman, it was very well writen
Please God no. N52 dying was one of the smartest things Rebirth did. Yeah, he was getting better overall as a character (he was pretty bad before), but killing him off gave us the death of Superman without killing off Superman. Pre-52 Superman is so new and fresh and hasn't been done before and they would fuck it up so hard if they got rid of this so fast.
That was the most clickbait title I've ever seen. It would make sense, though, if it were either Mr. 5th Dimension God Troll or Superboy Prime. The former would mess with Superman like this, but creepy stalker isn't his thing, is it? If it's Superboy Prime, however, then it would make more sense, because Prime literally lost his whole universe during Crisis On Infinite Earths, and the lengths he went to to try and restore it are astounding. Stay tuned, Rob Corps!
Superman Lois and Clark was an amazing mini series. Definitely do a video on that story. It leads into superman so great. No wonder it says road to rebirth on its cover lol.
I've notice no one seems to see when Clark Kent tells the taxi to follow Lois , that there is nobody driving or even sitting in the driver sit. or is it just me?
YESSS!! i was thinking Mr Mxyzptlk the whole time during this story!! Im glad you think so too but this whole thing screams Mxyzptlk!! I do think he lost his memories and his obsession with superman turned him into clark kent and he believed he was and warped reality without knowing to compensate. i dont know what im typing im excited but YESS
Quick side note: Yes, Superman always saves the day. That is the essence of Supes. He's the ultimate hero, the pinnacle of heroism. Batman on the other hand (when written well) is allowed to be beaten. He can lose, but what makes him seem so similar to Supes is that he can never be put down. As Grant Morrison said, "He's the ultimate survivor." You break his back, "kill" him, or hit him with the Omega Sanction, but he'll overcome any and all of these obstacles. Superman shows us that good triumphs in the end, and Batman shows us that any obstacle can be overcome through ingenuity and force of will. Anyways, sorry about the tangent. Great video as always!
First does not always equal most popular, best and so on. Romeo & Juliet weren't first, and not even a Shakespeare creation, but they (as written by him) are the number one in literature for most critics and average people. Respect MUST be given to Lois & Clark (not the show, so, so average) but you'll always get people coming on here about Peter & Mary Jane when you say things like this (Others too). Because it's one of those things that strays from fact to opinion. But I love your passion there man!
also Rob lets not forget the importance of Steel to the Superman mythos. Superman creators were born Clevelanders who were inspired by the John Henry in the creation of their character. he was brought in as homage to the creators original inspiration.
I was born in 1983, when Steele came out I thought he was the coolest. He's an incredible character, he just needs the right treatment to make him relevant.
Everytime someone says the word reality, I hear those guys shouting "THAT'S REALITY" from that one episode of Goosebumps in which a kid dreams about having a better life but there are these men in black looking guys who haunt him because he isn't happy with the life he has
Let's be honest, Rob is the best thing to come out of DC Rebirth.
no he is the best from all new al different marvel/DC rebirth the new 52
I totally agree with that
maddness No the best thing to come out of comics.
Ok I'm done rob cut it out I wanna know what the know what the real best thing in D.C. Rebirth is
I'll just wait for the next reboot to get into Rob.
At 19:51 the speech bubbles say: I remember. I remember all of it. *You've ruined my life. Ruined everything!*
There is only one person in all of DC that talks like this. That person is Superboy Prime. Rob doesn't mention it in the video, but throughout these two issues Clark Kent was using phrases and terminology from the 50's and 60's, the era of Pre-Crisis Superman comics. Then, in the first part of Superman Reborn, we see Clark Kent talking to a growling Krypto saying things like "It's okay, it's me boy." Like he has a history with Krypto.
Spencer Brus i miss connor tho.
Vincent Blanco where is he? Where's the first new 52 kid flash? Where's Bunker? Where's Solstice? Where's Static? Why won't DC focus on them a little?
Kyd Jhesus The first New 52 Kid Flash is featured in The Flash and Teen Titans. Don't know about the others.
Exactly, there's a bunch of stuff like "hoosegow". And the way he acts is really childish. Here are a few examples i've noticed in Action 973 and 974:
For example, he is really impulsive throughout, coming on to Lois like a middle schooler would, way too fast and childish. Asking her on a date, then asking her to marry him right away, even after she has obviously shown 0 romantic interest.
He's also really impulsive during the Lois undercover thing, he just runs in without thinking of the possible consequences to his actions, kind of like what a kid would do.
Also, he's really selfish. He goes all out and tries to make it seem like all he cares about is Lois, but once she rejects him, he gets really upset and follows her.
And when she rejects him after the proposal, he says "PLEASE come back, Lois! I'll be good! I PROMISE I'll... be... ...good." This is pretty much what a kid would think when they're rejected. They just think they've done something bad. The first thing he thinks of to make Lois come back is that he'll be a good boy from now on. In reality, it's a lot more complicated than simply being good or bad. This also demonstrates his selfishness, he doesn't think about Lois' perspective or actions, it's only about what he wants and how he behaves. If he's good, it doesn't matter how Lois feels, she'll love him just because he's been good. Overall, this is just a very naive and childlike reaction and attitude to rejection and women's feelings.
Even the specific phrases and words he says, "Raining cats and dogs, what a WEIRDO expression... Anyhoo.." "You're going to the hoosegow for a long time." These old-ish expressions make sense when you think about when Superboy-Prime grew up, didn't he grow up in the 70s or 80s? He seemed to be a teen when COIE happened.
(Side note: Google Books Ngram Viewer shows that the peak usage of the word "hoosegow" was used from the 30s to 50s. This matches up with when his parents grew up. If he was a teen in 1985 in COIE, and his parents had him when they were in their 20's or 30's, they would have grown up hearing the word hoosegow being used and probably used it themselves, which is where Superboy-Prime could have picked up that word.)
Also, the way he can't stop himself from calling Perry chief. Didn't Clark call him chief a lot back in the 80's? That'd be the Superman that Prime is familiar with, so he remembers that deep down in his Superboy-prime personality's subconscious, which is why he can't help himself from saying it while he's in his Clark persona.
The Big Belly Shake order, obviously... "Two chocoriffic shakes, four apple pies, and a dizzle doodle, please." "Uhh.. really?" "It'll help me to think." Most adults would get a drink or a cigarette to help them relax and think, but he does what a kid would do... eat a whole meal of junk food and dessert.
There are a few other instances of him doing something a kid would do in an adult body, like "I'm a FUN guy!"... "AWESOME! I'll make a reservation! Someplace with beef bourguignon and really good desserts!" It's like he heard beef bourguignon was a fancy dinner, so that's the first thing he says. He doesn't even know any specific restaurants. An actual adult trying to impress a potential date would mention a specific restaurant, one that's expensive, fancy, difficult to get a reservation to, etc. They wouldn't say "really good desserts" either.
The whole "ruined my life" business also makes me think he's Prime. I mean ever since he came back in IC, he's always seemed to make a huge deal about how his life was ruined because of Superman and what happened with his Earth in COIE. Also, of course, like any spoiled teen, it's always their fault for ruining things, and it's never his own fault. (I mean, Superboy-Prime's certainly not the one who got in bed with Alex and caused another Crisis, or the one who went up to Connor and made a huge fuss over nothing and killed a few Titans in the process.)
Overall, in 974 and 973, he seems a lot more childish than he usually does. He's naive, impulsive, selfish, etc. (all the personality traits we've seen with Prime). I'm guessing it's due to his real personality/memories starting to come through more and more, which finally breaks free when he sees Lois with Jon and the real Clark.
Now, with his seemingly teleporting stuff, with him entering the apartment, or seemingly appearing out of thin air at the end of 974 could be Mr. Oz influencing things, since we've seen him demonstrate such powers when he snatches up his prisoners, Tim, Doomsday, etc. Or, it could be that he has sort of special reality warping powers simply because he's Superboy-Prime, or because of where he's from originally, Earth-Prime from a multiverse that was erased.
There are clues not just in these issues, but in the March solicitation covers for Superman Reborn too. The preview covers show a shadowy creepy looking Clark Kent wearing his reporter outfit (which signifies it's the mysterious depowered one, since Clark "Smith" is just a farmer) opening up his shirt to show a bloody/bleeding Superman shield on his chest.
And where have we seen that? Superboy-Prime. Not only where he carves it in his chest at the end of Infinite Crisis, but in Adventure Comics 4 and 5, where he's back on his Earth and it gets extremely meta with DC offices and his LCS. He's wearing that exact black and red t-shirt with the same bleeding S-shield design in those issues.
Now this is a stretch... but could Mr. Oz have imprisoned Superboy-Prime's soul or personality or ghost or mind? And that's what escaped? Maybe his soul or whatever escaped from Oz's prison and went back to his physical body, causing him to remember. Or seeing Clark Lois and Jon together was so overwhelming, his mind was able to break free from Mr. Oz.
Spencer Brus if you mean Bart tor that impostor kid flash then yes that's true
Someone please make a complication of Rob saying "blank is the best thing that has come out of DC rebirth" lol
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hope to god he is super boy prime, infinite crisis is my favorite crisis of all time
DarkwingDuck 1984 "prime" suspects, interesting.... Yup, definitely SBP
Primo Saktyawan Sugiharto Wow you just pointed out that Prime suspects thing for me. Mind blown
Zack Perkins I really really hope this is Superman Prime. It's been ages since he's been on the scene and he is by far one of THE BEST villains created in the DC universe. He's so fractured! If this is the way DC Rebirth are going it's gonna be great to see it all unfold.
UrbanLegend131 I guess he would try to call himself superman now
Zack Perkins He is awesome and apperantly he has a special super power that allows him to kill people to death.
Dear Rob, not everything can be, "the best thing coming out of DC REBIRTH."
All nuns are lesbians
If you say "it's the best thing coming out of dc rebirth" one more time...
so true haha
Shy guy say "its the best thing to come out of dc rebirth" AGAIN! i dare ya, i double dare ya!!!
Shy guy exactly
LMAO
Respond Rob!
I think hes the Flashpoint Superman, the last we seen him, Pre-New 52 Superman smashed him into a wall because he kidnapped Pre-New 52 Lois Lane in their 2 Superman Convergence issues. It looks like he survived and put on weight.
Pre New 52 Superman is Dc rebirth Superman!
I said hes Flashpoint Superman...
....The Skinny Sickly looking superman who was kept in a Government facility his entire life. Hes in Convergence with Pre-New 52 Superman(Our Current)
Joshua Jeffries that's actually make sense flashpoint didn't have much of a child hood so he would act like a child to relive those and he is also in love with Lois lame because she died back in flashpoint so this new one is all he has left
Joshua Jeffries You might be right here. Don't know why they would bring Flashpoint Superman into this but if they did he would act like this Clark Kent
I like the idea he is Superman Prime. He existed outside the DC Multiverse and he attained a level of 5th dimensional powers during his travels.
That's Superman Prime One Million, not Superman Prime.
Benjamin Nicol superboy prime does exist outside the multiverse
BlowinSmoke4206 but how did he escape the source wall
Tevya Smolka he is superboy prime maybe he burn the parts of his body that was stuck in the wall with heat vision
SPrime escaped the Source Wall before Infinite Crisis in the 52 series I believe. He was wearing an all black suit and was torturing Mr. M. - which he shouldn't have been able to do...
Rob, you always say "this is the best thing to come out of D.C. Rebirth"
Rob: "Literally everything to come out of DC rebirth is the best thing to come out of Dc Rebirth"
If he really is Superboy Prime, that might be a really good set up for a future story. Let's hope if it's true, DC doesn't get stuck with not knowing what to do with him being way too strong.
It's not even an if situation. Superboy Prime was the Time Trapper! I literally can't be any clearer.
It could be him, or Mr. Mxyzptlk due to the freaky reality warping going on.....
Isnt Superboy Prime, a silver age super hero, has the power set to make people forget about him? I think I've seen that powers before that got removed from the current supermen since it is OP.
Michael Tariga Yea Superboy prime has the same strength as silver age superman
ROB CALLED IT!!! Mister Mxyzptlk is Clark Kent! Escaped from Oz's prison when he realized Superman wasn't going to come to his rescue... And breaks the fourth wall while explaining his situation to Jon Kent. This was all so awesome.
Remembering the Mr. Mxyptlk episode of Supergirl and everything this creepy Clark Kent was doing on that date points to Mr. Mxyzplitk. Plus, the latest issue of Superman in the Superman Reborn arc is also a clue.
Any time you watch a new Comicstorian video. Take a shot everytime you hear "This is the best thing coming out of DC Rebirth"
When you think you're Superman but then you realise that you're weird creepy Clark Kent!!
At 7:47, I don't think it's Lois talking. The speech bubble extends off panel, implying it's the front desk guard talking. So I think it's the guard not remembering the last time he saw Clark, not Lois.
Wally West Ya I got confused when he said that
Yeah, I'm pretty sure you're right.
You are correct. The idea is that 'Clark' pretends to be going home after work, but speeds off imperceptibly before being caught on that camera. He's been doing it for weeks so the door man is just saying he hasn't seen him in that long. No memory shenanigans are happening there.
Never thought I’d get such good dating advice from a comic book.
His emotional responses and general immaturity make the most sense for Prime, and the reality manipulation can be chalked up to general Rebirth event hullabaloo.
No, the reality manipulation is oh I dunno... maybe the fact that HE WAS THE GODDAMN TIME TRAPPER!
It could VERY well be Mr. Mxy, that'd be my second guess, but here are a few reasons I personally think it's Prime from 973 and 974:
For example, he is really impulsive throughout, coming on to Lois like a middle schooler would, way too fast and childish. Asking her on a date, then asking her to marry him right away, even after she has obviously shown 0 romantic interest.
He's also really impulsive during the Lois undercover thing, he just runs in without thinking of the possible consequences to his actions, kind of like what a kid would do.
Also, he's really selfish. He goes all out and tries to make it seem like all he cares about is Lois, but once she rejects him, he gets really upset and follows her.
And when she rejects him after the proposal, he says "PLEASE come back, Lois! I'll be good! I PROMISE I'll... be... ...good." This is pretty much what a kid would think when they're rejected. They just think they've done something bad. The first thing he thinks of to make Lois come back is that he'll be a good boy from now on. In reality, it's a lot more complicated than simply being good or bad. This also demonstrates his selfishness, he doesn't think about Lois' perspective or actions, it's only about what he wants and how he behaves. If he's good, it doesn't matter how Lois feels, she'll love him just because he's been good. Overall, this is just a very naive and childlike reaction and attitude to rejection and women's feelings.
Even the specific phrases and words he says, "Raining cats and dogs, what a WEIRDO expression... Anyhoo.." "You're going to the hoosegow for a long time." These old-ish expressions make sense when you think about when Superboy-Prime grew up, didn't he grow up in the 70s or 80s? He seemed to be a teen when COIE happened.
(Side note: Google Books Ngram Viewer shows that the peak usage of the word "hoosegow" was used from the 30s to 50s. This matches up with when his parents grew up. If he was a teen in 1985 in COIE, and his parents had him when they were in their 20's or 30's, they would have grown up hearing the word hoosegow being used and probably used it themselves, which is where Superboy-Prime could have picked up that word.)
Also, the way he can't stop himself from calling Perry chief. Didn't Clark call him chief a lot back in the 80's? That'd be the Superman that Prime is familiar with, so he remembers that deep down in his Superboy-prime personality's subconscious, which is why he can't help himself from saying it while he's in his Clark persona.
The Big Belly Shake order, obviously... "Two chocoriffic shakes, four apple pies, and a dizzle doodle, please." "Uhh.. really?" "It'll help me to think." Most adults would get a drink or a cigarette to help them relax and think, but he does what a kid would do... eat a whole meal of junk food and dessert.
There are a few other instances of him doing something a kid would do in an adult body, like "I'm a FUN guy!"... "AWESOME! I'll make a reservation! Someplace with beef bourguignon and really good desserts!" It's like he heard beef bourguignon was a fancy dinner, so that's the first thing he says. He doesn't even know any specific restaurants. An actual adult trying to impress a potential date would mention a specific restaurant, one that's expensive, fancy, difficult to get a reservation to, etc. They wouldn't say "really good desserts" either.
The whole "ruined my life" business also makes me think he's Prime. I mean ever since he came back in IC, he's always seemed to make a huge deal about how his life was ruined because of Superman and what happened with his Earth in COIE. Also, of course, like any spoiled teen, it's always their fault for ruining things, and it's never his own fault. (I mean, Superboy-Prime's certainly not the one who got in bed with Alex and caused another Crisis, or the one who went up to Connor and made a huge fuss over nothing and killed a few Titans in the process.)
Overall, in 974 and 973, he seems a lot more childish than he usually does. He's naive, impulsive, selfish, etc. (all the personality traits we've seen with Prime). I'm guessing it's due to his real personality/memories starting to come through more and more, which finally breaks free when he sees Lois with Jon and the real Clark.
Now, with his seemingly teleporting stuff, with him entering the apartment, or seemingly appearing out of thin air at the end of 974 could be Mr. Oz influencing things, since we've seen him demonstrate such powers when he snatches up his prisoners, Tim, Doomsday, etc. Or, it could be that he has sort of special reality warping powers simply because he's Superboy-Prime, or because of where he's from originally, Earth-Prime from a multiverse that was erased.
There are clues not just in these issues, but in the March solicitation covers for Superman Reborn too. The preview covers show a shadowy creepy looking Clark Kent wearing his reporter outfit (which signifies it's the mysterious depowered one, since Clark "Smith" is just a farmer) opening up his shirt to show a bloody/bleeding Superman shield on his chest.
And where have we seen that? Superboy-Prime. Not only where he carves it in his chest at the end of Infinite Crisis, but in Adventure Comics 4 and 5, where he's back on his Earth and it gets extremely meta with DC offices and his LCS. He's wearing that exact black and red t-shirt with the same bleeding S-shield design in those issues.
Now this is a stretch... but could Mr. Oz have imprisoned Superboy-Prime's soul or personality or ghost or mind? And that's what escaped? Maybe his soul or whatever escaped from Oz's prison and went back to his physical body, causing him to remember. Or seeing Clark Lois and Jon together was so overwhelming, his mind was able to break free from Mr. Oz.
I'm picking up what your putting down with this theory, I agree entirely. I just wanted to tell you though that Superman's favorite meal has classically been beef bourguignon with ketchup. It's almost like the doppleclark has been acting like a twisted caricature of the classic Superman.
My thoughts exactly, i hope its prime.
the video title has superboy in it and you are saying exactly what rob just aid in the video. you seem like you got this epiphony, yet it's whats said in the video
eksine You're an idiot. No it's not.. It's obvious you didn't bother finishing the video. Rob doesn't think it's Superboy-Prime, hence the question mark in the title. Did you even get to the end where he says who he actually thinks it is? He specifically says he doesn't think it's Superboy-Prime. You're what's wrong with news and media these days, you're the type of person to look at a title of an article and not bother reading the actual article.
Quay Dawgg, great catch! And that's a perfect description for how this creepy Clark has been acting, "a twisted caricature of the classic Superman." On the surface, he subconsciously tries to be the classic Superman Clark he knows, which ultimately fails since us readers can easily see it's just a "twisted caricature" of the Clark we know. But deep down, he's still Prime (hiding his 6 year old appetite by talking about beef bourguignon with Lois).
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I really loved the art in this too. Lois looks gorgeous
LMAO at the ending. I was actually thinking toward the end of writing Mr. Mxyplyzyk as a response to Superboy prime. Third theory: It's Injustice Superman Laying low cause he see's Lois Lane and knows that he's in alternate universe like current one and is all crazy about getting with Lois Again and trying to rebuild that part of his life.
It's actually possible. Nightwing (Dick Grayson) was being watched by someone in a red Nightwing costume with long dark hair- a description that fits Injustice Nightwing (Damien Wayne).
My logic is partly that it makes sense story wise (as does many other theories) but also the way I see sort of the higher ups at Marvel saying to the writers:
"You know what sells pretty well...that Injustice...you should put Injustice in the new stories too"
"....But Injustice is about Superman going Evil...we already have this great story about Superman being a father..."
"Whatever...don't need the details...just make something up"
Now we get Superman Vs. Superman lol
I love action comics I like to read'em and come back to Rob's channel and hear his thoughts on the matter. Its funny cause every time Rob gets giddy I get giddy lol
"....probably the best thing to come out of DC Rebirth." -Rob (every time A.D.)
love the more cheerful format man. its fantastic
Just about to go to bed
Video pops up
Me: Just a little bit to early for bed
Robs intro for every dc video: 5 second plug then "hey guys ...... IS THE BEST THING COMING OUT OF DC REBIRTH
I just want the N52 Superman back. I had gotten really attached to that guy. And rebirth really did him dirty. It was heart breaking to see him die like that. Especially since he was barely at the start of his career and was turning out to be a great Superman. Still learning but still.
I was really hoping this Mysterio Clark Kent to be him but seeing that this Clark is kind of a Sociopath, that's not gonna be the case. I just hope they bring him back later on.
The Superman Reborn arc that stated this month is hintng at N52 Superman coming back and that he and Pre-N52 Superman may actually be two halves of one person.
mahtada bashir me too, I miss New52 Superman, he was young and inexperience, but his heart was on the right place and never back down for fight for justice, I hope they bring him back. One last thing, I enjoyed New52 Superman relationship with Wonder Woman, it was very well writen
I liked him, too. golden age plus bronze age. thing was he was written awful after Morrison.
Please God no. N52 dying was one of the smartest things Rebirth did. Yeah, he was getting better overall as a character (he was pretty bad before), but killing him off gave us the death of Superman without killing off Superman. Pre-52 Superman is so new and fresh and hasn't been done before and they would fuck it up so hard if they got rid of this so fast.
Check Superman Reborn #3. Major spoiler so I won't say anything more.
I've asked this many times, WHERE IS CONNOR KENT!?!?!?
Man that was a great educated guess, Rob! I love the story so far.
Myxyzptlk being the driving force behind mild mannered Clark totally caught me off guard.
redhurricane24 I really hope it's not him. Dude is such a lame character.
i love how every title is the best thing that os coming out of dc rebirth. i love Rob. FANBOY!!!!!
I like how Gary frank makes Lois and Clark look like a younger Margot Kidder and younger Chris Reeves and he makes Jon look like a mixture of the two
Damon A Same
"probably the best thing to come out of dc rebirth" -Rob for every rebirth story or character lol
Say it with me now...
PRIME TIME BABY!
Keep being great Rob.
I love when you get super excited over shit!
16:56 say INTO THE CHOPPERS! NOW
idk about anyone else but i form some strange reason read that in an Arnold Schwarzenegger voice
Rob loves everybody. I would love to see a week of him reviewing stories that he hates.
I called this in one of your first videos you made about the character. BAM i'm awesome.
"Probably one of the best things coming out of DC Rebirth." You had to say it!
are we going to ignore that when the other clark kent gets in the limo after being rejected by louis lane that the driver seat is empty?
Rob just said that two different stories were the best thing from rebirth twice in one video.
If he is Mr Mxyzptlk, it would be one of the most ant climatic and unsatisfying answers to one of the biggest mysteries in comics right now....
"It's probably the best thing coming out of DC rebirth" Rob, we love you man. Lmao.
Never stop saying it's one of the best things to come out of DC Rebirth. You are the best thing to come out of DC Rebirth, Rob. Lol.
Great video! I despise the very concept of Twitter so don't use and can't follow your there, but I'll always be here to tune into your videos
man I love your videos bro. always good for a laugh. And aways thought through.
Best thing to come out of DC rebirth.... Really want to listen this sentence when rob tell DC rebirth story! xD xD
I never would have made the corrections to Mr M. Nice job, Rob
I swear you say everythinf out of DC Rebirth is the best thing out of DC Rebirth
Prolly cause he covers the stuff he likes the most more often?
That was the most clickbait title I've ever seen. It would make sense, though, if it were either Mr. 5th Dimension God Troll or Superboy Prime. The former would mess with Superman like this, but creepy stalker isn't his thing, is it?
If it's Superboy Prime, however, then it would make more sense, because Prime literally lost his whole universe during Crisis On Infinite Earths, and the lengths he went to to try and restore it are astounding.
Stay tuned, Rob Corps!
It was Mxy all along the clues were their from the beginning. Good deduction work CE!
Rob you should change the name of the Rebith playlist to "The next best thing coming out of DC Rebirth"
Are you the best comic dude on TH-cam? Uuummm yes!!!
you're great man! keep em coming
Rob the word bubble stayed in the box and didn't over lap meaning it was the door man that said it.
He's my HOMEBOY!😂🤣😂🤣😂
love your work 👍🏼
the new Clark Kent is acting like dr Manhattan with the weirdness
I just came here to see what the best thing coming out of DC Rebirth, right now, was lol
Rob is the dankest meme coming out of DC Rebirth right now XD
Superman Lois and Clark was an amazing mini series. Definitely do a video on that story. It leads into superman so great. No wonder it says road to rebirth on its cover lol.
Into superman rebirth*
That was the best bait and switch ever. Oh my gosh, please be Mxy. PLEASE.
This is great! I can't wait for the return of these characters and others like the JSA and the real Superboy
"You're ruining everything! "
Superboy Prime said that when he was killing the teen Titans in infinite crisis.
this has to be him.
Paulino Garcia unfortunately or fortunately it's Mr. mxyzptlk
I've notice no one seems to see when Clark Kent tells the taxi to follow Lois , that there is nobody driving or even sitting in the driver sit. or is it just me?
Kevin Eyahpaise I noticed that too. So he willed a driverless cab to stalk Lois.
Kevin Eyahpaise yeah now that you mention it, I notice the blue fog in the driver seat and no one in it. good eye!
Maybe it's just new robotic Uber taxi
"It's probably the best thing to come out of DC Rebirth"
Rob youre definitely doing that shit on purpose lol. This whole best thing to come out of Rebirth thing
That was a fantastic assumption, and you know what I'm buying into that theory!!
I love your channel Rob.
YESSS!! i was thinking Mr Mxyzptlk the whole time during this story!! Im glad you think so too but this whole thing screams Mxyzptlk!! I do think he lost his memories and his obsession with superman turned him into clark kent and he believed he was and warped reality without knowing to compensate. i dont know what im typing im excited but YESS
Quick side note: Yes, Superman always saves the day. That is the essence of Supes. He's the ultimate hero, the pinnacle of heroism. Batman on the other hand (when written well) is allowed to be beaten. He can lose, but what makes him seem so similar to Supes is that he can never be put down. As Grant Morrison said, "He's the ultimate survivor." You break his back, "kill" him, or hit him with the Omega Sanction, but he'll overcome any and all of these obstacles. Superman shows us that good triumphs in the end, and Batman shows us that any obstacle can be overcome through ingenuity and force of will.
Anyways, sorry about the tangent. Great video as always!
Even in Universes where Batman is Not as moral as he once was( in Earth 51) he is still determined.
the music at the end was badass :D
love you man keep up the content
Can you please do worlds funniest or Mr mxy/batmite video
the best thing coming out of dc rebirth?
oh Rob you magnificent troll.
First does not always equal most popular, best and so on. Romeo & Juliet weren't first, and not even a Shakespeare creation, but they (as written by him) are the number one in literature for most critics and average people.
Respect MUST be given to Lois & Clark (not the show, so, so average) but you'll always get people coming on here about Peter & Mary Jane when you say things like this (Others too). Because it's one of those things that strays from fact to opinion.
But I love your passion there man!
Whoa, you caught me off-guard there, bud
I'm calling it. He's actually Mopee the Heavenly Helpmate.
In the Batman Rebirth, you know what would be cool? Jason Todd (pre-death by Joker) shows up and meets Red Hood...
also Rob lets not forget the importance of Steel to the Superman mythos. Superman creators were born Clevelanders who were inspired by the John Henry in the creation of their character. he was brought in as homage to the creators original inspiration.
Thanks to Rebirth,I'm falling back in love with DC.As for Marvel,they dropped the ball big time for me!
Also. General Tso's Chicken FOREVER!
your doing it all wrong man XD that had me dying lol
17:26 I agree. What kind of weirdo doesn't like General Tso's chicken? Lol probably my fav meal
Congrats Rob! You were right!
Lol I was ready for him to say Superboy prime at the end
A Superman lookalike screaming "YOU RUINED EVERYTHING!"? Yep. Superbitch Prime
You're damn right about that General Tso's chicken!
let him be prime that would be freaken insane we need him.
Would yoj be doing the video on "The Path of Doom"?
I can't see Prime coming out the shadows. Maybe down the road, but not now.
I was born in 1983, when Steele came out I thought he was the coolest. He's an incredible character, he just needs the right treatment to make him relevant.
If you're right about Clark Kent, I'll never question you again, lol. I think you're right.
you trolled me with HIM on my birthday Mr Rob...
I cannot WA-HAIT for Linkara's reaction if this happens.
SO excited!!!!!!!!
I've been wanting superboy prime to come back
Everytime someone says the word reality, I hear those guys shouting "THAT'S REALITY" from that one episode of Goosebumps in which a kid dreams about having a better life but there are these men in black looking guys who haunt him because he isn't happy with the life he has
I think you're right. lets see though.
I thought maybe it was superboy prime myself. you hit the nAil on the head bruva
Rob you was right, you the man.