How Superman Learned Nostalgia Was as Dangerous as Kryptonite

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  @TheJacobG · 3 years ago

  Fun fact: the JLU version of this story is one of the few adaptations of his work Moore has publicly stated he actually likes.

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• BA

  @Baelor-Breakspear · 2 years ago

  I like how in the justice league cartoon Batman just got Superman cash because it’s hard to get presents for the man who has everything

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• SI

  @SingularityOrbit · 3 years ago

  There's a lot to find in this story. What always catches my attention is that Kal-El's view of Krypton is one focused on politics and social issues. Of course it is -- Clark Kent is a reporter, and a good one, an investigative reporter. Clark trained to seek out the truth and face it. In a way, that's where Superman comes from -- he's what happens when you combine the willingness to face a reality that seems broken with the optimism and courage to act to make things better. A person like that expects to see bad things in the world, so the Black Mercy gave him an imperfect world -- but in so doing it gave his investigative mind enough evidence to recognize that the world wasn't right. Once again it's shown that Superman got his powers from his Kryptonian origins, but everything that makes him a hero came from his life on Earth.

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• IA

  @ianmcintire6696 · 3 years ago

  “What do you think [Mongul]’s seeing?”<br>“Whatever it is, it’s too good for him.”

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• KO

  @kobrabubbles626 · 3 years ago

  The Animated episode of Justice League made this story hit the feels. This is probably the closest Mongul came to actual death. Noone could ever imagine the amount of fury Superman would have for this slight

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• KA

  @Kay_McKay · 3 years ago

  The absence of Kandor in the simulation went way over my head when I was a kid, reading &apos;old&apos; comics that my father shamefully hid away in the attic, but I didn&apos;t put two and two together then. I appreciate you reminding me of this issue all the way into adulthood and putting into words what I appreciate about classic comics and graphic novels. Thank you, Steve!

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• ST

  @st.anselmsfire3547 · 3 years ago (edited)

  &quot;All just a dream&quot; stories usually suck, but stories like this really dig into our heroes and interrogate who they are and why we love them. These are the good stories about dreams. Stories like this, and the TNG episode &quot;Tapestry,&quot; are great because they still put our heroes to work, and they have the chance to grow, to learn, and to become better people. I love that stuff.

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• SE

  @seanmurphy2638 · 3 years ago

  People love a &quot;What could have been&quot; story. One of my favorites is JLA &quot;The Nail&quot; in which the Kents don&apos;t find Kal-El because of a flat tire.

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• MA

  @Mallory-Malkovich · 3 years ago

  I loved this story so much I used it in a D&amp;D game I ran. The players got everything they wanted, had every enemy fall before them with minimal difficulty for almost three hours before they realized something was up. It&apos;s the only good twist I&apos;ve ever pulled off as a game master, and I owe it all to Alan Moore.

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• SI

  @silversamantha · 3 years ago (edited)

  &quot;Not everybody has hidden depths.&quot; Thank you; I needed that laugh today 💖

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• VI

  @vine1313 · 3 years ago (edited)

  The fact this is the episode of Justice League they chose to add to the Xbox 360 to show off its video steaming potential, says a LOT about the popularity and impact of the story as a whole.

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  @docweidner · 3 years ago (edited)

  The angriest Superman that I can recall. &nbsp;I stopped collecting a year or so after the Death of Superman and Knightfall. &nbsp;So he may have gotten angry after that, but in all the comics I read up to that, this is the most vengeful I can recall seeing him. It was an understandable and justified anger. No misunderstanding or weird kryptonite. This was an earned anger. &nbsp;<br><br>It has been years since I read this and had forgotten how much Krypton was a reflection of the 70s and 80s, and sadly, it is, in a way, more of a reflection of today.

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