I love that after all that Judgement of God and Spirit of Vengeance crap Spectre pulls, he then immediately turns around and gets upset about his themed dish at a hokey restaurant
@Gringo It's not tho. It's a tie back to Specter's humanity and shows him being humbled by something as silly as a dish in a restaurant. It's literally one of the major themes of Kingdom Come, a super hero's humanity.
See, this is how you do a bittersweet ending. Bittersweet shouldn’t mean just depressing and miserable as it usually does. Bittersweet should also have a happy tone to it. And this fits it perfectly
Actually it's beauty is how old-fashioned it looks. It's more or less the prim and proper type of vintage that's incredibly beautiful and shall never get old, standing the test of time.
@@theincrediblehulk5797 Damn that many really? Now I'm just embarrassed. Still I do dislike it a lot, very overrated and hyped was very disappointed when I read it.
@@KainSpada09 Kronos: The murderer of Gaia enters my TOM(B)? *silent M.* Kal-El: Kronos. Kronos: I know it was you who killed her Kryptonian. Who else could? I live in TORment because of YOOO.
@Kaos yup, that's sup's character. He never interferes with the geopolitics of other countries even if he has the power do do so (some bad writers have tried to but it's all retconed).
I've always loved how Superman was designed in this. He's built like a powerlifter or a farm boy. He's not incredibly huge and cut like other versions.
Agreed. He's looks like what he is here. A 6'3", 230lb, farm boy. A guy who's been using his muscles to do actual physical work. Not some super chiseled lifter.
Batman talking about how Superman is going to institute an authoritarian regime is pretty damn rich, given the fact that he *instituted an authoritarian police state.*
Batman’s entire MO is basically a softer version of authoritarianism. That is until he gets his chance to let his mask slip (pun) and really go all in.
@@_-fieronk_-3702 Whether or not it's justified is irrelevant (it isn't), Batman doesn't get to level the criticism of another person being an authoritarian after making a city policed by fucking Bat-robots.
@@firetarrasque4667 this is kind of addressed in Injustice 2 where they're like "yeah a world made in Batman's image would be fucking awful and probably worse than dictator Superman's"
It's sad that nowadays Superman is just a catalyst of the "what happens if this character turns evil" trope. People tend to forget he is a symbol of hope and justice. The main reason he was created to begin with. I got this novel back in comic-con 2014 and i'm so happy that altought the trials and tribulations he went trough, he managed to not get corrupted by his flaws and hate.
No that was just Snyder and his retard fans version based on shitty arc nobody liked that was entire basis for his version of superman along with KillCount Batman
@@Himmyjewett Yeah pretty much it's kinda sad that the world is corrupting or bringing down supes image and trying to make him bland considering he actually has a lot of character and hes probably the best embodiment of Hope and Good in fiction
The answer was: everyone's bored, People bored over the idea of Superman because his message has been already told over and over again, in real life someone with absolute power like Superman Will never preserve justice At all, he will shape the world however he want without think about the cause of that action, myself included feel that Superman idea now is becoming a template over how to write a protagonist, But even Superman become evil is already mainstream even in DC itself, But it's kinda irony that Superman was supposed to be vile overpower tyrant until DC bought it and change the theme into the idea from a tyrant into the ubermenchs everyone's love.
@@MegaManDBZX Kinda??? She's also culturally the most volatile of the big 3. Her people are warriors and permanent solutions are a thing.... Also Greek Gods are fundamentally the gods of human myths and they are kind of just generally assholes. So when its convenient for a plot she's by a pretty far margin the easiest to lean into.\
@@sonofliberty8872 "narcissistic rapists and murderers" ... As a wonder Woman fan I can already tell you've only read the new 52 version of Wonder Woman and know nothing of why that version is so unpopular among Wonder Woman fans.
Kingdom Come -Where Supes ain't selfish and doesn't see Lois as the only reason to be good -Where Bats is a good friend who was always there for Supes because he understands his pain -Wonderwoman acts as a Mother/Sister to both Bruce and Clark, and she wants them to be friends not forcing them to fight -Other JL member acts as a Family than co-workers Technically Kingdom Come is Injustice but the Characters used are the ones from the Main Continuity
Injustice did things different, but you interpret things wrong. For example, Batman wasn't a bad friend in a difficult time against the person who wanted him to be the godfather of his child and Lois was definitely not 'the only reason why Superman was good'. Superman never got to grieve, and instead was encouraged to take the easy path while he was most vulnerable, when he could have otherwise become the Man of Tomorrow again after emerging from an unspeakable tragedy when the world really needed him, even after killing the Joker in an absolutely understandable sense of grief; simultaneously proving the Joker wrong and Batman right about Superman being incorruptable.
Yeah, cause we gotta justify a fighting game based on DC Comics from the guys who made Mortal Kombat somehow. Fortunate that Kingdom Come had no such albatross...
I still love Injustice but this is defa better. Would've helped in Diana was given more complex character like in Kingdom Come and we didn't do an a dimension hopping story for the first game that takes time away from the more interesting story
Not really, kingdom come was created because it was mark waid and Alex Ross who came from a generation of kids whose superheroes were seen as old fashioned while new edgy characters created by people such as specifically rob liefeld were seen as cool, and so they made a comic kinda shitting on the new heroes while showing the flaws of the old ones
My favorite part of Kingdom Come is it manages to be both bleak *and* hopeful. It pulls that hopefulness of superhero comics AND adds that modern spin of bleak "Actually, superheroes would be a bad idea" without beating us over the head. It feels more like hubris than "actually humanity sucks". My second favorite part is Power Girl is absolutely jacked.
THE BEST graphic novel from DC Comics. It started as an Elseworld story, and in New52 reboot, Kingdom Come universe is rebooted to Earth-22 universe. At the beginning of the novel, it says, "This novel is dedicated to Christopher Reeve, who made us believe that we can all fly." For those of us who have read the novel, this sentence is NEVER forgotten.
Wow that was a really beautiful story. When Diana gave Clark the glasses, Billy's sacrifice, Magog trying to raise the destroyed farm house, deep moments both hopeful and sad.
I do believe that Kingdom Come was and is to this day the best comic book EVER. It took all those classic characters to a whole new level and the writing here is simply fantastic with mature moral dillemas taking place all the time. By the time Kingdom Come was released, DC Comics had already released Frank Miller's Ronin and Batman the Dark Knight and also the epic Crisis on Infinite Earths. Kingdom Come, artistically and narrative-wise shot for the stars and ended up being epic and a classic.
@@loop5720 that’s not what they were asking. I’m sure they were referring either to Trump or Covid, like everybody who thinks they’re being unique does
I just love how magog straight up surrenders and breaks after realizing what he's responsible for. I'ts the most humane way an antihero has been protrayed, the cliche is to keep fighting until on the verge of dead, or just die without learning anything.
25:28 Every time I see Superman standing, covered from the dust of his allies and the enemies from the battle, with menacing glowing red eyes filled with an unholy wrath will always give me chills. Alex Ross is an amazing artist.
@@mrvaporiz Maybe the rest of the female employees were off that day. Or it probably had more of a punch when we read it as 92 men (a lot) and 1 woman, knowing that one woman is Lois Lane. Like, 92 men and 7 women wouldn't have as much of an impact reading it, if that makes some sense?
Alan Scott is just straight vibing. He is providing food and safety for a huge number of people at the same time he protects the earth from extraterrestrial threats. Chad.
Does bring up a question though, what happened to all the other Green Lanterns? I mean if Alan Scott was still around then all the younger lanterns (Ie; Hal, John, Guy, Kyle) should be around too right?
If done properly, I think a live action remake of this comic would top end game... This comic itself had already topped end game in my personal opinion, the way this story was told is truly captivating
Batman should be played by Michael Keaton again Superman by Bernard again maybe or you can get some other older actor to do it maybe Kevin Costner just for fun but he is probably too old. (plus it would be funny if they got Henry Cavill to play Superman in flashbacks if they got Costner) And DC can cram as many Cameos they would want from the older actors Maybe except Jack Nicholson as the Joker again which is a shame. (Michelle Pheiffer as Catwoman, Danny DeVito as Penguin you name it)
People love to make "What if Superman was evil?" stories, when they should be making "What if Superman still manages to remain good even after he basically doesn't have to?" stories
Still one of my all time favorite Elseworld stories. Quite possibly the gold standard every other one is held to for me. Both inspiring and equally damning considering when it came out. It was an active criticism of the edgy anti hero craze of the 90s, specifically Liefelds reign of terror. It manages to have Superman go bad and lose his way without compromising who he is deep down. It makes a point of saying “Yeah things are bad now, but the past wasn’t perfect either and you can’t stay rooted in nostalgia. Both sides need to change if we want to find any way forward.” That’s a message we sorely need in an age where one side wants to uproot everything and start clean and one side wants everything to stay the same.
Wow what a great story no wonder this won awards. This was the first comic book I was exposed to as a child. I had no idea what they were talking about but I remeber the drawings and how life like they were and it inspired me to become become awesome artists that I am today
I like how Kal and Diana were shocked that the second smartest person on earth deducted what any simple minded person would’ve, that they were pregnant lmao
Honestly, this is my favorite DC story. There are three things I love in comics, dystopian themes like in Old Man Logan, great character building, and a good ending. This story meets all of those standards, in my opinion. It has the perfect amount of that violent edge, without being completely edgy like in Injustice. Truly, a great story in my book. Great art too.
Kingdom come superman is one of my favorite versions of the character, after everything he has been through, lois' death, Kansas destroyed, solitude to the point to where he is alienated to society, is still the same old boy scout we always know
I love how this story isn’t even from any particular superhero’s perspective. Despite being a massive epic story involving so many characters the focus primarily remains on a normal man, an average citizen and what a world full of people with these insane abilities and powers looks like through his eyes.
This is one of my favorite DC stories! It was the art that brought me in, but the story was just as amazing. I hear they're now doing this as a mini series for HBO Max.
This story came out when I was in my teens. It actually seemed like a good story, and a good end to the superheroes I grew up with. And the visuals are beautiful.
In my humble opinion, this and "Arkham Asylum: A Serious House On Serious Earth," are the two most visually stunning graphic novels ever made. The art style is beyond breathtaking.
It wouldn't be any more confusing than most other superhero movies, shows, etc. Whether it actually happens or not is up to the execs at WB, but that doesn't really matter. The point is, it was (and remains) a massive hit in comics, and would very likely repeat that success if it were faithfully adapted.
I love the face wally west made when he saw Norman, i can imagine him running around the room and suddenly stopping and making one large *squek* before slowly walking and pulling the old man out of a different plane.
Spicy Take: The best "evil" versions of Superman are Soviet Dictator Superman, Nazi Superman, and when Superman pretends to be evil at the end of Superman vs The Elite. Injustice Superman is a fuckin cartoon villain. Hell, Soviet Dictator Superman and even Nazi Superman have better moral compasses and humanity despite being raised by mass murderers and monsters rather than the Injustice one who was raised by the fuckin KENTS! Soviet Superman finds out about the gulags and purges then vaporizes Stalin with his heat vision. He then is horrified, guilt ridden, and starts crying because it was the first time he took a life. Soviet Superman then shuts down the gulags and becomes the next dictator of the Soviet Union. Nazi Superman after helping the Nazis and Fascists invade and conquer the United States comes back to Europe years later to discover the Nazis death camps which disgusts and horrifies him because he realized the role he played in all of this. Nazi Superman then tears down the Nazis concentration camps. Even versions of Superman that were raised by Stalin and the Nazis grew up to be closer to the Superman we all know and love rather than the Injustice one that murders his own friends just for arguing with him! Fuck the shitty Injustice games and comics!
When Superman acted evil in the Vs Elite movie I genuinely thought it looked badass but also really freaky. I kept thinking, "He has to be acting right?" But then he does something else and my reaction was, "Thisisatrickright?!" Lol
Okay. This is an interesting comment First, was there a nazi superman? Wow Second, Soviet superman doesn't kill stalin. In the comics at least stalin is just killed by his son. There is no mention of gulags, superman just seems lana in a food bank line and decides to do better then stalin. Third, injustice superman is very similar to kingdom come superman where they both are slow burners. No decision they made are individually tyrannical, but their sum is. Superman killing joker after what he has done is not wrong, nor is he taking out dictators. But some of his actions make him become a monster.
@@Psy_Ro First, yes there is a Nazi Superman and he is a hell of a lot more redeemable than that THING, they refer to as "Superman" in Injustice: Gods Among Us! I recall Nazi Superman also being devastated by the loss of his cousin Kara, with emotions other than rage. Shocking than a Nazi version that was raised by Hitler is much more human than the one raised by the FUCKING KENTS! ruclips.net/video/1KXxDDcNpas/видео.html dc.fandom.com/wiki/Kal-L_(Earth-10)#:~:text=world%20you%20know.-,Overman,Allies%20lost%20World%20War%20II. Second, yes while in the comic version he doesn't kill Stalin or doesn't really kill anyone really. I do prefer the way the animated adaptation handled it showing even though Superman is a Soviet, deep down he's still Superman when showing remorse and horror at killing Stalin because it's the first time he took a human life. Third, Injustice is dogshit and is edgy for the sake of being edgy with so much Batman jerking fanfare. Even the writers for injustice don't like the way they wrote Superman, Wonder Woman, and all the other heroes and said they just needed an excuse to make a DC fighting game. Injustice really expects me to believe Superman could become this monster when I've literally listed other versions that were raised in worst settings and environments, yet even Soviet and Nazi Superman are still Superman deep in their hearts and souls! Also keep in mind in Kingdom Come, Joker murders Lois Lane and then Joker is executed publicly by Magog and Superman has him arrested and put on trial!
@@Yes_Fantasy_419 interesting Do you refer to videogame injustice or comics injustice? The comics go a lot in depth about it, whereas the game just shows one scene and then the future. Also, there seems to be a difference in goals when i comes to injustice vs red son Red son is about how superman is gonna be superman regardless of the context. As in, his inate goodness is able to overcome any contextual flaws, and is also a interesting pro soviet comic. Whereas injsutice comics have a different goal, and is asking "if superhuman vigilantes exist, then how much of then is enought?" Superman kills the joker after he nukes metropolis, kills louis and their unborn baby. How wrong is that considering it was the joker? Then he decides to arrest a dictator, how wrong is that? It keeps escalating, to the point that by the end of some issues, you find yourself with a fascist superman that you disagree, but can understand and agree every step it took to get him there.
Such a fantastic story and ending. It holds aspects that make me feel sorry for those who hate superheroes. They deserve the rightful larger-than-life appreciation, but more than that, they need to be acknowledged by both readers and writers for the true reason heroes and their stories are drawn on pages and covers: We can all be like our heroes, one way or another.
7 minutes in and I think ima have to pause so that I can read it for myself. I think it deserves my attention. I’d always known that this story existed, but didn’t know what it was about. Thanks for telling me.
Man, your off-hand commentary, alongside WITH the tellings, about these comic recaps gave me a good laugh or two. I’m DEFINITELY watching more of your videos.
So Kingdom Come is Injustice "good ending" where Superman doesn't turn into an insane tyrant. Beautiful story, thank you for reading it to us.
It’s actually “injustice but it does make sense and it’s well written.”
@@thecollector4332 also true
@@thecollector4332 you know, that’s an amazing way to put it
Injustice made me hate so many characters
Technically Injustice is the bad version of Kingdom come
I love that after all that Judgement of God and Spirit of Vengeance crap Spectre pulls, he then immediately turns around and gets upset about his themed dish at a hokey restaurant
_Cottage cheese and spinach_ ?!
I know I would feel insulted..
@@SidheKnight palak paneer
@Gringo It's not tho. It's a tie back to Specter's humanity and shows him being humbled by something as silly as a dish in a restaurant. It's literally one of the major themes of Kingdom Come, a super hero's humanity.
"I am above it all m o r t a l"
"Hey that dish sucks and it based off me!"
"I thought you had no taste but glad you are normal again"
lolz
See, this is how you do a bittersweet ending. Bittersweet shouldn’t mean just depressing and miserable as it usually does. Bittersweet should also have a happy tone to it. And this fits it perfectly
you gained something by losing something of equal greatness
I think people often get bittersweet confused with just bitter
@@ckwk_yt it is the first thing they read before the sweet
@@mfirdanhb so should we rename it to "SweetBitter"
@@chronicbackpain6047 *yes*
Is Captain Atom good for anything else than being an explosive plot device?
I love how that's also his role in Flashpoint animated movie as well, just strapped on and being Luthor's nuke
Would you rather have the other guy and his affinity for refrigerators
He’s really just a big red button
A pity that the production of Watchmen played out as it did, Atom could have been Doctor Manhattan.
@@pyrolee17 yes
Alex Ross's art will truly stand the test of time, it will never look old fashioned or dated. It's just too beautiful and epic
I do think it looks old in terms of aesthetic which I'm not a fan of
It's already has an old time look
The thing is that it does look old timey, but in the best possible definition of that...but dated?, never.
Actually it's beauty is how old-fashioned it looks. It's more or less the prim and proper type of vintage that's incredibly beautiful and shall never get old, standing the test of time.
@@theincrediblehulk5797 Damn that many really? Now I'm just embarrassed. Still I do dislike it a lot, very overrated and hyped was very disappointed when I read it.
Why the Hell do we keep getting 'what if Superman was a villain' stories instead of more of this?
Because creative writing is hard. Media just want easy money.
we also had an entire arc of what if batman was 6 villains
@@lnmgl4203 I thought that one was pretty decent
@@ComicWriter-ml3qt they were fun little one off stories, not main arc like some stories we know...
because then we'll get just as redundant if they kept doing stories like it
The story itself is masterfully done, but the artwork really is on a whole other level. This is my favorite look for Superman he has ever had.
Alex Ross is awesome
Yeah it reminds me of laserpunk posters
Dont like it.
@@ivanadriazola1991 ok so what do you like then
@@ivanadriazola1991 u don’t like the superman look? The art ? or both?
I love how at the end, Clark got his glasses back symbolizing him regaining his humanity, focusing on the man rather than the super part of his name.
Injustice and Justice Lord SM: Who are you?!
Kingdom Come Superman:
... I am you... But one that has transcended pain and loss
Hah true
@@KainSpada09
Kronos: The murderer of Gaia enters my TOM(B)? *silent M.*
Kal-El: Kronos.
Kronos: I know it was you who killed her Kryptonian. Who else could? I live in TORment because of YOOO.
Tbh, Kingdom come Superman's morals were still intact.
@Kaos yup, that's sup's character. He never interferes with the geopolitics of other countries even if he has the power do do so (some bad writers have tried to but it's all retconed).
Kingdom come superman succeeded where Injustice Superman failed
I've always loved how Superman was designed in this. He's built like a powerlifter or a farm boy. He's not incredibly huge and cut like other versions.
and you know he can still rock your shit even if he is depowered
Agreed. He's looks like what he is here. A 6'3", 230lb, farm boy. A guy who's been using his muscles to do actual physical work. Not some super chiseled lifter.
Batman talking about how Superman is going to institute an authoritarian regime is pretty damn rich, given the fact that he *instituted an authoritarian police state.*
I mean..it's Gotham so that seems like the only solution that would actually work for more than just a few days.
Batman’s entire MO is basically a softer version of authoritarianism. That is until he gets his chance to let his mask slip (pun) and really go all in.
@@_-fieronk_-3702 Whether or not it's justified is irrelevant (it isn't), Batman doesn't get to level the criticism of another person being an authoritarian after making a city policed by fucking Bat-robots.
@@firetarrasque4667 this is kind of addressed in Injustice 2 where they're like "yeah a world made in Batman's image would be fucking awful and probably worse than dictator Superman's"
I suppose it takes one to know one.
It's sad that nowadays Superman is just a catalyst of the "what happens if this character turns evil" trope.
People tend to forget he is a symbol of hope and justice. The main reason he was created to begin with.
I got this novel back in comic-con 2014 and i'm so happy that altought the trials and tribulations he went trough, he managed to not get corrupted by his flaws and hate.
No that was just Snyder and his retard fans version based on shitty arc nobody liked that was entire basis for his version of superman along with KillCount Batman
I think the world is becoming more and more into cynical assholes and Superman is just being dragged down with them
@@Himmyjewett Yeah pretty much it's kinda sad that the world is corrupting or bringing down supes image and trying to make him bland considering he actually has a lot of character and hes probably the best embodiment of Hope and Good in fiction
The problem is we don’t have much hope or justice anymore.
The answer was: everyone's bored, People bored over the idea of Superman because his message has been already told over and over again, in real life someone with absolute power like Superman Will never preserve justice
At all, he will shape the world however he want without think about the cause of that action, myself included feel that Superman idea now is becoming a template over how to write a protagonist,
But even Superman become evil is already mainstream even in DC itself,
But it's kinda irony that Superman was supposed to be vile overpower tyrant until DC bought it and change the theme into the idea from a tyrant into the ubermenchs everyone's love.
Note that in almost all these Tyrannical Superman Elseworlds, it's Wonder Woman who pushes him further and further into ruthlessness.
Which is complete bull crap since Wonder Woman is the most loving person alive.
@@MegaManDBZX me thinking of Injustice & injustice 2
@@MegaManDBZX Kinda??? She's also culturally the most volatile of the big 3. Her people are warriors and permanent solutions are a thing.... Also Greek Gods are fundamentally the gods of human myths and they are kind of just generally assholes. So when its convenient for a plot she's by a pretty far margin the easiest to lean into.\
@@MegaManDBZX She comes from a tribe of narcissistic rapists and murderers, I’m sure she’s not a complete bundle of joy at all times.
@@sonofliberty8872 "narcissistic rapists and murderers" ... As a wonder Woman fan I can already tell you've only read the new 52 version of Wonder Woman and know nothing of why that version is so unpopular among Wonder Woman fans.
Kingdom Come
-Where Supes ain't selfish and doesn't see Lois as the only reason to be good
-Where Bats is a good friend who was always there for Supes because he understands his pain
-Wonderwoman acts as a Mother/Sister to both Bruce and Clark, and she wants them to be friends not forcing them to fight
-Other JL member acts as a Family than co-workers
Technically Kingdom Come is Injustice but the Characters used are the ones from the Main Continuity
And unlike injustice it’s cool
Injustice is a bad version of Kingdomcome it came out first
Injustice did things different, but you interpret things wrong. For example, Batman wasn't a bad friend in a difficult time against the person who wanted him to be the godfather of his child and Lois was definitely not 'the only reason why Superman was good'.
Superman never got to grieve, and instead was encouraged to take the easy path while he was most vulnerable, when he could have otherwise become the Man of Tomorrow again after emerging from an unspeakable tragedy when the world really needed him, even after killing the Joker in an absolutely understandable sense of grief; simultaneously proving the Joker wrong and Batman right about Superman being incorruptable.
Fun Fact: Ibn Al'Xuffasch is actually a parallel version of Damian Wayne.
Ibn al'Xuffasch ابن الخفاش literally means son of the bat
@@nrthe2videos514 Oooh
@Pack a Punch yeah sorry about that
Ah that makes alot of sense
Basically, the Damian we know today is composite of all these "son of Batman and Talia" from various AU stories, like this one and Son of the Demon.
I just realized that the Injustice Games are just an edgelord’s/poor man’s version of Kingdom Come
Exactly.
Yeah, cause we gotta justify a fighting game based on DC Comics from the guys who made Mortal Kombat somehow. Fortunate that Kingdom Come had no such albatross...
They need a reason for heroes fighting each other
I still love Injustice but this is defa better. Would've helped in Diana was given more complex character like in Kingdom Come and we didn't do an a dimension hopping story for the first game that takes time away from the more interesting story
Not really, kingdom come was created because it was mark waid and Alex Ross who came from a generation of kids whose superheroes were seen as old fashioned while new edgy characters created by people such as specifically rob liefeld were seen as cool, and so they made a comic kinda shitting on the new heroes while showing the flaws of the old ones
"I use fear, Clark uses hope or something. I really don't give a shit what he uses" omg I live your accent for batman that killed me
And it does sound like something Batman would say.
"Bruce orders a well done steak."
Real villain of the story right there.
Finally someone says it
Superman was right. Batman is the real threat.
I can't hide it anymore
If you eat your steak in any form of _rare,_ then just bite the cow straight!! 😤
@@Tooth_Fairy i would but then mom would yell at me.
Pretty sure it is unhealthy for old people to eat rare meat.
This would make one hell of a good animated movie
Ultimate Venom this is a graphic novel that should be live action. I mean just look at how realistic and beautiful the art is.
I don’t trust any adaptations of this tbh but if they were to make one it would have to be live action over animated
@@silloweet Agreed, their animated movies sucked for 10 years
No way you could translate this art style to animation
or a live action movie would be better
My favorite part of Kingdom Come is it manages to be both bleak *and* hopeful. It pulls that hopefulness of superhero comics AND adds that modern spin of bleak "Actually, superheroes would be a bad idea" without beating us over the head. It feels more like hubris than "actually humanity sucks".
My second favorite part is Power Girl is absolutely jacked.
THE BEST graphic novel from DC Comics. It started as an Elseworld story, and in New52 reboot, Kingdom Come universe is rebooted to Earth-22 universe.
At the beginning of the novel, it says, "This novel is dedicated to Christopher Reeve, who made us believe that we can all fly." For those of us who have read the novel, this sentence is NEVER forgotten.
#O##
Wow that was a really beautiful story. When Diana gave Clark the
glasses, Billy's sacrifice, Magog trying to raise the destroyed farm house, deep moments both hopeful and sad.
I do believe that Kingdom Come was and is to this day the best comic book EVER. It took all those classic characters to a whole new level and the writing here is simply fantastic with mature moral dillemas taking place all the time.
By the time Kingdom Come was released, DC Comics had already released Frank Miller's Ronin and Batman the Dark Knight and also the epic Crisis on Infinite Earths.
Kingdom Come, artistically and narrative-wise shot for the stars and ended up being epic and a classic.
So is Marvels
I didn't like Kingdom Come sadly
@@Not-Andy-Here 🤡
It's always overlooked in top ten greatest lists. It amazes me.
@@Not-Andy-Herey?
Am I the only one who feels like this masterpiece of a comic book is supremely relevant in today's world?
That was kinda the point, a realistic Universe
@@loop5720 that’s not what they were asking. I’m sure they were referring either to Trump or Covid, like everybody who thinks they’re being unique does
@@brutallyhonest123 Like politics and stuff?
I disagree. This story gives people hope that there is a bright future ahead
@@brutallyhonest123 It was for neither of those things.
This is my kingdom COME THIS IS MY KINGDOM COME
When You feel my heat, look into my eyes
That meme lmao
Plot twist:government not drop nuclear bomb. İt's a gaviscon double action.
It's where my semen hide
@@alisachu.mp3 don't get too close-
I just love how magog straight up surrenders and breaks after realizing what he's responsible for. I'ts the most humane way an antihero has been protrayed, the cliche is to keep fighting until on the verge of dead, or just die without learning anything.
Oddly, this popped up when the "Kingdom come" meme is trending.
Pretty beautiful isn't it?
@Pizza Man Not that common. Only ever hear it in the phrase "blow 'em to kingdom come" every couple years lol
I'm sure thats the reason the algorithms been promoting it
There are no accidents
@@rocksaltzwidaz3411 That actually makes sense lmao
25:28 Every time I see Superman standing, covered from the dust of his allies and the enemies from the battle, with menacing glowing red eyes filled with an unholy wrath will always give me chills.
Alex Ross is an amazing artist.
Interesting enough, the woman Joker killed in Kingdom Come was actually Lois Lane
DeTEctiVe
No shit Sherlock
Right!? It's not it was a mystery who he killed, we saw it in the book!
The real mystery is why there was 92 men and inly one woman inside who died
Was Lois the only woman employee?
@@mrvaporiz Maybe the rest of the female employees were off that day. Or it probably had more of a punch when we read it as 92 men (a lot) and 1 woman, knowing that one woman is Lois Lane. Like, 92 men and 7 women wouldn't have as much of an impact reading it, if that makes some sense?
"This is my kingdom come, this is my kingdom come"
Alan Scott is just straight vibing.
He is providing food and safety for a huge number of people at the same time he protects the earth from extraterrestrial threats.
Chad.
This is great. Alan Scott is one of the most criminally underrated heroes in comics.
Does bring up a question though, what happened to all the other Green Lanterns? I mean if Alan Scott was still around then all the younger lanterns (Ie; Hal, John, Guy, Kyle) should be around too right?
@@Spooderman-sq5uj I'm guessing after Alan proved to be a superbased gigachad the guardians realized this one guy for sufficient for the entire sector
I expected something else entierly, but I wasn't disappointed.
no matter what we breath
@@novabusboy7331 we still are made of seed
@@marte2506 this is my come
This is my kingdom come 💦
Don't get too close
You absolutely did this comic justice. Great job.
Title: Exists
My Head all of a sudden :
“This is my Kingdom Come,
this is my Kingdom Come.”
If done properly, I think a live action remake of this comic would top end game... This comic itself had already topped end game in my personal opinion, the way this story was told is truly captivating
Batman should be played by Michael Keaton again
Superman by Bernard again maybe or you can get some other older actor to do it maybe Kevin Costner just for fun but he is probably too old. (plus it would be funny if they got Henry Cavill to play Superman in flashbacks if they got Costner)
And DC can cram as many Cameos they would want from the older actors Maybe except Jack Nicholson as the Joker again which is a shame. (Michelle Pheiffer as Catwoman, Danny DeVito as Penguin you name it)
How beautiful the art is I'd probably be better as a high budget 2d hand animated movie.
yea. itd need a huuuge buildup though.
@@AbsoluteAbsurd exactly what I was thinking because endgame had years of introduction and story behind it
@@danieljones0078 Nah, they could do it as a Elseworlds history
Pretty fine, DC should do that more
Favorite line is at the end. "Truth, Justice, and a NEW American way."
The Virgin Injustice Superman vs The Chad Kingdom Comes Superman.
People love to make "What if Superman was evil?" stories, when they should be making "What if Superman still manages to remain good even after he basically doesn't have to?" stories
That was fantastic! This is my All Time favorite story, and you did it justice! Thanks!
SuperMan: This is my kingdom come...
“This is my Kingdom Come,”
Still one of my all time favorite Elseworld stories. Quite possibly the gold standard every other one is held to for me. Both inspiring and equally damning considering when it came out. It was an active criticism of the edgy anti hero craze of the 90s, specifically Liefelds reign of terror. It manages to have Superman go bad and lose his way without compromising who he is deep down. It makes a point of saying “Yeah things are bad now, but the past wasn’t perfect either and you can’t stay rooted in nostalgia. Both sides need to change if we want to find any way forward.” That’s a message we sorely need in an age where one side wants to uproot everything and start clean and one side wants everything to stay the same.
An amazing reconstruction of the concept of the superhero.
Wow what a great story no wonder this won awards. This was the first comic book I was exposed to as a child. I had no idea what they were talking about but I remeber the drawings and how life like they were and it inspired me to become become awesome artists that I am today
I like how Kal and Diana were shocked that the second smartest person on earth deducted what any simple minded person would’ve, that they were pregnant lmao
The scene of mcgog trying to sent the house down gently is actually pretty nice to see.
That he can't do anything right is kinda emblematic.
He causes the bad kind of revolution... and then he drops his project and it shatters.
THIS IS MY KINGDOM COME
THIS IS MY KINGDOM COME
A great elseworld story that’s awesome
@Kaos indeed
@Kaos at least this one had a good ending so there's that
9:01 Bruce, it’s been 5 years. You still owe me $15.
The art is literally perfect. Nearly every frame is worthy of being framed
Honestly, this is my favorite DC story. There are three things I love in comics, dystopian themes like in Old Man Logan, great character building, and a good ending. This story meets all of those standards, in my opinion. It has the perfect amount of that violent edge, without being completely edgy like in Injustice. Truly, a great story in my book. Great art too.
Kingdom come superman is one of my favorite versions of the character, after everything he has been through, lois' death, Kansas destroyed, solitude to the point to where he is alienated to society, is still the same old boy scout we always know
The voice you gave old Bruce was amazing
I always imagined his voice being like that lol
“Errrr….I mean I guess…I am the uhhh…knight….”
"Clark uses hope or something, I don't really give a **** about what he uses really." That added line made me laugh. 😆
Batman as played by Jeff Goldblume
This is my Kingdom come, this is my kingdom come
Title:
Me: “It’s a medieval RPG- Oh wait, wrong thing we’re talking about.”
Jesus christ be praised
@@noblesix4241 God save you Henry
What is Kingdom Come?
A MASTERPIECE
I love how this story isn’t even from any particular superhero’s perspective. Despite being a massive epic story involving so many characters the focus primarily remains on a normal man, an average citizen and what a world full of people with these insane abilities and powers looks like through his eyes.
The art for this is phenomenal, it’s mind blowing how Alex Ross managed to churn out this many incredible looking illustrations.
This is one of my favorite DC stories! It was the art that brought me in, but the story was just as amazing. I hear they're now doing this as a mini series for HBO Max.
"This is my come this is my come this my come... *this is my Kingdom come this is my Kingdom com-* "-come fireman
This story came out when I was in my teens. It actually seemed like a good story, and a good end to the superheroes I grew up with. And the visuals are beautiful.
9 out of 10 times you see Captain Atom appear in a DC event you knows he's going to blow up.
In my humble opinion, this and "Arkham Asylum: A Serious House On Serious Earth," are the two most visually stunning graphic novels ever made. The art style is beyond breathtaking.
HBO Max really need to make a faithful live action adaptation of this classic superhero comic.
It would be too confusing like a bunch of characters no one has heard of and stuff it wont happen
It wouldn't be any more confusing than most other superhero movies, shows, etc. Whether it actually happens or not is up to the execs at WB, but that doesn't really matter. The point is, it was (and remains) a massive hit in comics, and would very likely repeat that success if it were faithfully adapted.
This story blew my mind back in the day, looking back it actually had a ton of foresight.
I love the face wally west made when he saw Norman, i can imagine him running around the room and suddenly stopping and making one large *squek* before slowly walking and pulling the old man out of a different plane.
These artists put their blood and sweat into these drawings. Simply. Beautiful. And great story.
Spicy Take: The best "evil" versions of Superman are Soviet Dictator Superman, Nazi Superman, and when Superman pretends to be evil at the end of Superman vs The Elite.
Injustice Superman is a fuckin cartoon villain. Hell, Soviet Dictator Superman and even Nazi Superman have better moral compasses and humanity despite being raised by mass murderers and monsters rather than the Injustice one who was raised by the fuckin KENTS! Soviet Superman finds out about the gulags and purges then vaporizes Stalin with his heat vision. He then is horrified, guilt ridden, and starts crying because it was the first time he took a life. Soviet Superman then shuts down the gulags and becomes the next dictator of the Soviet Union. Nazi Superman after helping the Nazis and Fascists invade and conquer the United States comes back to Europe years later to discover the Nazis death camps which disgusts and horrifies him because he realized the role he played in all of this. Nazi Superman then tears down the Nazis concentration camps. Even versions of Superman that were raised by Stalin and the Nazis grew up to be closer to the Superman we all know and love rather than the Injustice one that murders his own friends just for arguing with him! Fuck the shitty Injustice games and comics!
When Superman acted evil in the Vs Elite movie I genuinely thought it looked badass but also really freaky. I kept thinking, "He has to be acting right?" But then he does something else and my reaction was, "Thisisatrickright?!" Lol
I can see your point, but from what very little I've read/seen of Injustice I never got the impression he was THAT shallow.
Okay. This is an interesting comment
First, was there a nazi superman? Wow
Second, Soviet superman doesn't kill stalin. In the comics at least stalin is just killed by his son. There is no mention of gulags, superman just seems lana in a food bank line and decides to do better then stalin.
Third, injustice superman is very similar to kingdom come superman where they both are slow burners. No decision they made are individually tyrannical, but their sum is. Superman killing joker after what he has done is not wrong, nor is he taking out dictators. But some of his actions make him become a monster.
@@Psy_Ro
First, yes there is a Nazi Superman and he is a hell of a lot more redeemable than that THING, they refer to as "Superman" in Injustice: Gods Among Us! I recall Nazi Superman also being devastated by the loss of his cousin Kara, with emotions other than rage. Shocking than a Nazi version that was raised by Hitler is much more human than the one raised by the FUCKING KENTS!
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Second, yes while in the comic version he doesn't kill Stalin or doesn't really kill anyone really. I do prefer the way the animated adaptation handled it showing even though Superman is a Soviet, deep down he's still Superman when showing remorse and horror at killing Stalin because it's the first time he took a human life.
Third, Injustice is dogshit and is edgy for the sake of being edgy with so much Batman jerking fanfare. Even the writers for injustice don't like the way they wrote Superman, Wonder Woman, and all the other heroes and said they just needed an excuse to make a DC fighting game. Injustice really expects me to believe Superman could become this monster when I've literally listed other versions that were raised in worst settings and environments, yet even Soviet and Nazi Superman are still Superman deep in their hearts and souls! Also keep in mind in Kingdom Come, Joker murders Lois Lane and then Joker is executed publicly by Magog and Superman has him arrested and put on trial!
@@Yes_Fantasy_419 interesting
Do you refer to videogame injustice or comics injustice?
The comics go a lot in depth about it, whereas the game just shows one scene and then the future.
Also, there seems to be a difference in goals when i comes to injustice vs red son
Red son is about how superman is gonna be superman regardless of the context. As in, his inate goodness is able to overcome any contextual flaws, and is also a interesting pro soviet comic.
Whereas injsutice comics have a different goal, and is asking "if superhuman vigilantes exist, then how much of then is enought?"
Superman kills the joker after he nukes metropolis, kills louis and their unborn baby. How wrong is that considering it was the joker?
Then he decides to arrest a dictator, how wrong is that?
It keeps escalating, to the point that by the end of some issues, you find yourself with a fascist superman that you disagree, but can understand and agree every step it took to get him there.
This is my come
This is my come
This is my kingdom com this is my kingdom com
Me reading the title after watching too much "This is my kingdom come" memes : *What ?!!*
This went from sad, to thrilling, and to wholesome really quick.
The Artwork is breath taking. It looks so realistic and reminds me of the classic American art style from the 40s and 50s.
This is my kingdom come
This is my kingdom come
I thought this was about explaining the this is my kingdom come meme
Well, Diana got some of Clark's kingdom come
@@N2Deep00 but we need to see it
/J
@@N2Deep00 oh no
@@loop5720 oh yes
@@fireplace3385 oh
I like how since the title has Kingdom Come people were expecting something different
"no matter what we breed we are still made of seed"
I don't get it
@@cloudsombrero this is my coom
@@SaladSneky ???
@@cloudsombrero It's a meme
"What is Kingdom Come?"
This is my Kingdom Come, this is my Kingdom Come.
9:01 BRUCE, ITS BEEN FIVE YEARS, YOU STILL OWE ME 16 DOLLARS.
this is my kingdom come
This is superman's kingdom coom.
Such a fantastic story and ending. It holds aspects that make me feel sorry for those who hate superheroes. They deserve the rightful larger-than-life appreciation, but more than that, they need to be acknowledged by both readers and writers for the true reason heroes and their stories are drawn on pages and covers: We can all be like our heroes, one way or another.
'plays that certain Imagine Dragons song'
7 minutes in and I think ima have to pause so that I can read it for myself. I think it deserves my attention. I’d always known that this story existed, but didn’t know what it was about. Thanks for telling me.
This my kingdom come, this is my kingdom COME!
7:41 "Lobo wuz here" lmao
"This is my kingdom come"
@Gamerboi10 where else did you think the meta humans come from?
8:25 Man I wonder how agonizing it must be for Wally to just stand there.
No matter what we breed, we still are made of seed
This is my kingdom come
Man, your off-hand commentary, alongside WITH the tellings, about these comic recaps gave me a good laugh or two. I’m DEFINITELY watching more of your videos.
29:02 ofc the cut for the Power Girl chicken sandwich is the brea$t 😂😂 cheeky af lmaoooo
I didn't even notice that lmao, so freaking bad it's so good lol.
This is my kingdom this is my come
The thumb nail and video title where so incomprehensible for some reason I just couldn’t even imagine what it was about
i cant take the title seriously because of all the memes
This is my kingdom come this is my kingdom come.
One of the best Superman comics out there. Solid storyline, fantastic artwork. I'm definitely saving this for later.
Seriously? Some people talkng shit abt Alex Ross art!? Lmao. C'mon children, the dude is top notch
7:04 OMG THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WAS IN MY HEAD WHEN I FIRST READ THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you for using the John Williams fanfare when Superman appears. It is nearly exactly as I imagined it in my head when I first read the book.
you're Bruce Wayne is spot on.
Oh wow It was so beautiful thank you thank you Soo much for reading us a really beautiful story
I thought this was the kingdome cu*m* meme