Just pretending to be an adult here...

28. He/Him. Massive nerd. Calm on the outside, screaming on the inside

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Oh, I am so here for the chaos is this going to cause! 🤣

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This is just a small detail that I keep coming back to and really love: When Galaxy broke the screens it was everyone BUT Batman who flinched.

In a room where you have Wonder Woman and Hawkgirl, who is good friends with Galaxy, only Batman stayed perfectly calm.

I kept flashing back to what Batman said to Galaxy after they first met, "You belong here."

I think Batman has always had the measure of Galaxy and understands that she is meant to be part of the Justice League. He knows she wouldn't hurt them even if her powers went a little out of control in that brief moment.

And though he hasn't really said much directly yet in the argument regarding Galaxy's membership, he also hasn't supported the argument to oust her.

I don't know. Maybe I'm reading too much into it. But I think Batman's on Galaxy's side and reading little details like this makes me happy and showcases the nuances of the characters.

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Spoiler Warning for Superman Unlimited #14:

I went into Reign of the Superboys expecting Kid Jon to just be another fakeout. I'll always miss that version of Jon Kent, but it was fun theorizing about what the actual situation was. And it was... well, pretty easy to figure out from the getgo. But that's okay. Even a twist that can be predicted can still be fun as long as it is executed well. And it really was.

Yet, it's not disappointment I feel that this wasn't the past version of our Jon, but rather, anger. Anger at another person entirely.

Ultraman.

I mean, how sick in the head do you have to be to put someone else's child through what he did to Jon and then go around and do the same to his own kid? What's even more disturbing is I think Ultraman was trying to make his kid more like Jon.

I've always wanted to beat the crap out of Ultraman, but now I reeeeally want to.

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It's still early days for the Dreams Girls series, and I don't know if this is where it'sactually heading because there is still time to course correct, but... I gotta be honest I don't want Jon and Nia to get together if that's where this is heading.

For one, on Jon's part, it feels incredibly rushed. Like, in comic timeline Jay dumped him, at best, a few weeks ago. And suddenly he's just going to get with Nia? I understand that situations like the one she's in right now might prompt an evaluation of his emotions, but with the context of having only just lost Jay in his life it would feel out of character if Jon just jumped right into a new, serious relationship.

Which actually leads to my biggest problem when trying to think of Jon and Nia as a couple: It just feels messed up that the two white characters who basically betrayed and broke Jay's heart end up together. That is a toxic foundation if there ever was one, and I honestly couldn't imagine them seriously dating, looking at each other, and not remembering what they did to Jay every time.

Am I crazy here? Am I being unfair?

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Honestly, this whole Tomorrow Man arc has never made me want to hug Jon more and tell him that he'll be okay and that he's deserving of love.

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I went into this new "Reign of the Superboys" thing expecting the kid Jon part to just be temporary. He was either not going to he real or some kind of imposter. But after reading this my mind has gone in a different direction.

Because what if he is the real thing?

The kid's having trauma dreams right now. An imposter wouldn't be having those.

And yet what older Jon has to say on the topic is telling:

This younger Jon is more broken than he ever was. It's not impossible that Jon is simply misremembering or actively suppressing how bad things were, but with the way this story is being set up, coupled with the various previews and cover art from future issues, something is clearly off here.

I trust Lois' instincts as a mother that this Jon is real, but I'm beginning to wonder if this is our Jon.

And this is where the dark parts of my mind wander: What if our Jon wasn't the only Jon who ended up in Ultraman's clutches?

Think about it. It's still really weird that Jon just randomly ended up going through a portal to Earth-3 in the first place. What if he wasn't the only version of himself to do so? I don't know about you but that's a terrifying implication to me.

It would mean this Jon is real but was returned to the wrong universe. And it would give the writers an easy and fair way to remove him from the timeline while also giving our Jon closure on certain subjects. Not all of his issues, but certainly whether things would have been better had he returned shortly after being captured.

Food for thought.

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This cover art is fun to investigate!

Now, comic fans know to take cover art with a grain of salt when it comes to predicting what might happen in the actual story, but I find that Damian's equipment is worth examining.

Obviously he's wearing some sort of power armor to give him an edge against "Jon" (I'm not ready to believe this kid Jon is real until it's spelled out for me in idiot proof text 🤣). But I'm having fun imagining that this might be a little nod towards the Dark Knight Returns.

I'm getting off topic though: Look at the sword Damian is holding as well as the ring on his finger. They're glowing with this light and if you look closely at "Jon" you see that same glow coming from his veins.

Perhaps Damian acquired some form of kryptonite, but then why the strange color? Blue Kryptonite only affects Bizarros and Silver Kryptonite typically causes hallucinations. I wouldn't put it past Damian to find some new form of kryptonite, but I'm looking forward to getting an answer if this cover actually turns out to be a real hint! 😁

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So uuuuuh... anyone want to place bets on the "Witch Queen" attacking Naltor being Maeve Nal, Dreamer's older (and bitter) sister? 🤣

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This might be a stupid take, but lately I've been reading Jon Kent's voice as Steven Universe from Steven Universe: Future.

It just... has that feeling between brightness, but also defined by early childhood trauma, you know?

But anyway, what voices do you hear when you read anything with Jon Kent?

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plant knights

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Superfamily Powerpoint Presentation!

So, I made a presentation about the Superfam for a powerpoint night in a server I'm in, and I figured I'd share the slides here as well!

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Am I going nuts or are they now demanding that I subscribe to something to read Jon Kent: This Internship Is My Kryptonite?

Advice, please, anyone?

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I know issue #17 of Jon Kent: This Internship Is My Kryptonite had some twists, but honestly? The biggest shock of all was Woo-Sung revealing to Jon that they were majoring in ethics and philosophy. 🤣

And then... actually helped Jon better understand the difference in intentions and outcomes between what Lois was trying to do when compared to LNN. After being God's favorite idiot for all those issues til now I was legitimately beginning to think they didn't have it in them. I'm really proud of them! 😁

Oh, and there was the whole Jay thing. While it was a shock, I have my suspicions that something more was going on there. Jay doesn't seem the type to have that specific convo over the phone...

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Hold on. This doesn't make much sense then.

If Nia's vision showed Checkmate restoring Waller's memories, then why did all the files Jay find state that they were going to wipe her mind completely and pin all the blame on her? Does this mean Nia's visions can be wrong?

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You know what I really wish we'd got: Jon's reaction to learning that Damian had in fact died before. And stayed dead for a good long while.

It's been mentioned that he's aware of it before the age up, but that would have been such a good character development moment for both of them.

Jon realizing just how far Damian has gone to protect the people he loves and Damian in turn trusting Jon with a very personal bit of information. Maybe even offering more insight into what happened in the afterlife than what he normally told his family.

And then there's how Jon would react to those who were involved with it. If he has issues with Batman, he'd utterly despise Talia. Which leads me to suspect that Damian didn't tell Jon what happened to him until after he first met Talia.

Which... she already tried to kill Lois. Learning that the woman who almost killed his mom for money had actually killed his best friend, who was her own son? Yeah, Jon would have been in attack on sight mode when it comes to her.

I still enjoy and miss the old Super Sons comics. Sometimes I just needed a dose of fun and cute with no real stakes. That lightheartedness is genuinely good for the soul. But adding a dash of sincere personal development would really have made the comic soar.

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It's funny. No sooner then I mention how I wish Jon would have normal civilian friends who know his identity, it actually happens.

Only it's Woo-Sung from Jon Kent: This Internship Is My Kryptonite! 🤣

I said a normal friend DC! Not the embodiment of entitlement! Even if I do love them for it! 🤣

This is not the sanity check he needed. But it's defintiely more entertaining for the rest of us. 🤣

Now we've just got to pray they don't accidentally livestream his secret identity again! 🤣

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Help! A cursed thought just popped into my head!

I just pictured Jon, Jay, and Nia as Ernest, Madeline, and Helen from Death Becomes Her! 🤣

It somehow feels like that's their dynamic yet at the same time Madeline and Helen were way more toxic than Jay and Nia could ever be lol

I can see it now. Nia floating in the pool, blood pouring out of her.

Jon: OH MY GOD!!! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!

Jay: What have I done?! Defended myself, that's what! You plotter! Co-conspirator!

Jon: SHE'S DEAD!!!

Jay: She is? These are the moments that make life worth living!

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