Hazard a guess and say a super powered grandson of kal el will be a bit of a stretch for DC at this point?

Honestly I'm much more concerned about Jon's character. You can survive a butchering of the character once (Bendis) but can you survive a second one, what Taylor does to him now? I don't think so. At this point I hope they'll pull a de-aging comicbook storyline where he just reverts back to the age he would normally have without Bendis and just erase everything Taylor did to him. Just bring back the wide-eyed, Tomasi version of the character, without all of Taylor's ideological burdens.

I think after the novelty wears off this title will sputter out. It's pretty clear Bendis was told to rapidly age the character likely more for 5G plans than for Taylor's social engineering.

Well, this is a maxi-series, so there are still 7 issues, plenty of time to ruin Jon even more. Taylor will turn him into Greta Thunberg two issues from now. After that, DC will launch a one-shot with Damian trying to recapture the Super Sons magic. I think that's far gone by now.

I actually didnt like Damian at first the character grew on me. Where he became a future version of batman is when the character clicked for me.

Lol..thunberg "how dare you". Hlobal warming Jon makes no sense because his dad has access to technology that that literally fabricates environments.

"Making sense" isn't an issue for Taylor, propaganda is. And honestly it's just partially his fault. His fanbase is to blame because they accept idiotic stuff just for the sake of their cause. They don't ask for better so he doesn't try. He is capable of better writing but he knows his idiotic fanbase will accept his shit, regardless of how little it makes sense.

No question Taylor is concerned with activism here. Jon's metamorphosis into a switch hitter is indicative of that.

Taylor's pretty much checking all prog boxes with this title global warming anti 2A "refugees..wink wink" Jon's now consonant person.

I'm sure Taylor would love to work a vaccination angle that always works up the progs.

Funnily enough Superman is currently in a book with authority and it's a much better read than Taylor's hamfisted writing here. Which again makes one ask...what is Taylor's priority here?

Propaganda. Don't forget, we also have an upcoming confrontation with Lex Luthor. You just know that after the refugees propaganda (check), the LGBT propaganda (check), the climate strike propaganda (future check), burn capitalism down is going to be his next issue. This is all Taylor cares about. And he just loves to propagandize through such a powerful character as Superman, who people love.

Unfortunately this is a bastardization of the character and at some point you have to realize when something is changed beyond any recognition that it's just twisted into something else entirely. This, right here, isn't Superman. It's Tom Taylor masquerading as Superman. And I have zero interest in a moron like Taylor who believes he knows what's best for the world I live in.

Is it a maxi series I thought it was ongoing?

Did Jon stop killing trees to do his environmental propaganda to kiss the boy who came out of nowhere? I don't know, this comic has seemed so boring to me almost as if it was I'm not Starfire. Jon is character come of a soap opera of rosa de Guadalupe. The Jon's boyfriend looks a bit like the Devon Erickson.

People are easily misled by comics covers

Guys, I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Gather ‘round… You ready? STOP. BUYING. IT. If you aren’t happy on the direction of the book, bitching about it online after you already BOUGHT it solves nothing. Nobody cares what you think. Nobody cares what I think. They care what we buy. You stop buying, your LCS stops ordering, the publisher takes notice. See All-New Marvel now. Don’t fool yourselves into thinking you’re sticking it to DC by buying & bitching. Stop buying.

So succinctly Hydro if we are not talking about something you agree with then we should be silent? No thanks. The motivations of the writer are valid to discuss. And I've never bought a copy of the book so your advice is useless to me.

@Hydro-Man: If "nobody cares what we think" why are all these morons here so butthurt about it? That alone makes it worth it. I get what you're saying and you are partially right. All the same, I don't want to ignore something when I consider it wrong. And this is wrong on all levels. Superman, one of the best characters in comic history is being turned in a puppet propaganda tool by an idiotic writer.

I don't want to see that. I find it wrong and I want to be able to say it. Because in case you missed the memo we're allowed to say less and less what we don't like in the name of "tolerance", "acceptance" and PC. All the while, the people who ask us to shut up put their fists in other people's mouths, sometimes even literally. So yeah, I feel like we shouldn't cave in to this. Again, I get your point, sales are what matter most but sometimes it's about more than that.

@Ming I don’t like the new direction just as you don’t . All I’m saying is the only way to affect change is to not buy the book. If you’re not buying the book (like you say), nothing I wrote should rile you up. We agree. @Merlyn Yes, you can get butthurt responses from people by posting negative reviews of the book. If that’s your goal, keep on trucking. If you want change… stop buying it. Remember how All-New Marvel Now ended? Retailers screaming at the publisher? That’s how we win.

Merlyn, I’m not at all against you speaking out. You’re right. People are chomping at the bit to call you all kinds of “-ist” for not thinking like they do. Speak your mind. But you’ll be better if you can do that without supporting something that makes you upset. When I told my LCS the only DC book I wanted this week was Batman, instead of asking why I was down to one book, he said “ok.” Cuz he knows what’s happening. I feel worse for him than anyone but hopefully things turn around.

I get what you're saying Hydro. And yes sales talk but lately DC has been ignoring poor sales on some titles too.

I'd argue that while, yes, the sales have been a huge factor and ultimately the main factor in Marvel dropping that initiative, the online backlash was a big factor too. People were literally laughing at Marvel and making fun of them online and that hurt the brand. So yes, not buying these books is a good step towards what we both want. Laughing at them for their stupidity is another one. I'm probably going to drop this book very soon so I'll heed your advice soon enough, but not just yet.

Glad we are in closer agreement but sad that we’re each at this point over something that once meant so much to us. Oh well… If New 52 or All-New Marvel Now taught me anything, it’s that I can cut them off if I need to. While they wait for that new base of Twitter likes to translate into sales (that never will), I’ll just dive into my archive of library editions.

I think theres value to what you said with sales Hydro although DC is very stubborn with some titles that are poor sellers. Ridley's idea of batman for example is the only bat title that falls out of the top 50 yet they're keeping it around. Obviously moving the character with all the Fox family to New Yirk with #6 is DC blinked and didn't scrap top seller BruceBatman which I'm sure was the original plan.

Call me crazy but I didn't have everything on New52 like I did with All-New All-Different. There were some good titles, too.

And what makes you suppose that I am buying this thing? and immediately the gag law. Everyone has the right to have an opinion, those who like it, good for them and welcome their reasons why they like it and those of us who don't like this, why shut up? Long live freedom of expression for everyone.

And I also agree with Merlyn, I don't know what happened, the new 52 had better comics. Why not leave something for everyone's taste without snatching good comics from us? They just infantilized everything and are giving more importance to the color of the skin or the sexuality of the characters.

@Ming Just give it time. It’s an odd sales cycle: publisher > distributor > end-buyer. End-buyer response will catch up to them eventually. Speculators will be all over Son of Kal-El #5 so it’s a bad example. This issue notwithstanding, outside of Batman, you see anybody clamoring for DC at your LCS? Christ, I’m seeing more copies of Moon Knight than just about every DC book outside of Batman.

@Merlyn I gave New52 a shot. I give a lot of things a shot! Even this title, despite the writing being on the wall early on. Can’t say I look back fondly on New52. I feel like for most of it, my pull list was down to Batman and Justice League.

Hey, Moon Knight is pretty good. I'm no fan of Jed MacKay but I can admit that's a good book. Yeah, Batman was good, JL was good, I also liked RHATO, Red Lanterns, Talon, smaller series. Most of the big main series were bad, you're right. But I still think New52 was better than what DC is doing right now.

Lol Hey, I’m not crapping on Moon Knight. Just pointing out Moon Knight is… Moon Knight. A few years (or even months) back, would you expect there to be a higher demand for Moon Knight than most of DC’s core characters? Reminds me of when Rebirth launched and there was greater interest in Green Arrow than core Marvel characters.

Hydro I just read the last issue of son of kal el only sold 35K and action even less. I think I owe you an apology in a year this stupidity of DCs is likely to be at an end.

Well, Action selling less is pretty concerning to me. Action is much better. I get that this issue probably sold well because of the obvious speculators, but still, the fact that it sold better then Action might mean that DC will interpret the situation as in that the current direction, with Jon Kent Superman, is a good one. That doesn't sound like very good news to me.

Connor Kent is a clone, so he is obviously not being counted as a genuine half breed. But then again this entire review is pure copium so why expect actual logic? At least your Eternals review was good

But he is a half breed, it doesn't matter how he was conceived, so Jon is not the first of his kind. No, this entire reviews makes sense, you're just butthurt about it. Yes, I like Eternals, it's a very good comic. I'd like for this one to be like that but unfortunately Tom Taylor has other interests here rather than good storytelling.

It does matter how he is conceived. Hes not a natural birth or a natural living thing, hes artificial. This is so obvious. I mean I knew what you were gonna rate this book before it even came out, that doesnt surprise me but at least use some logic

It wasn't talked at all about that. The phrase was "you are the first of your kind". That's just not true, it just isn't no matter how desperate you are to defend Taylor. You're the one who rejects logic in a pathetic attempt to defend a writer you like. Yeah, I'm going to rate shitty books that don't make sense pretty low. Expect that trend to continue.

You quoting it makes your point even weaker. You MIGHT have something if he said you're the first half breed. But his "kind" is a natural born, human/kryptonian hybrid. And he's the first. This aint even defense of Taylor, its basic reading ability.he is the first time a human and a kryptonian bore a child. Your hate boner for Taylor determines the rating more than actual quality. Like I said, you are predictable at least, but you're known for these BS "criticisms" and this is no exception.

Why does his "kind" need to be a natural born? Since when did you invent this rule? Are you so desperate to defend Taylor that you just invent stuff? I'm not the only one pointing this out, btw. I've seen this on several other comic sites. So a lot of people have seen this but I guess they're not all pathetic fanboys like you. I've already rated the comic badly before I added that because it was a shitty comic so this has nothing to do with that.

The fact that you and other losers here who can't take the fact that other people don't like what you like screech like crazies doesn't make the criticism wrong. You just can't deal with it. Learn to. I'm not about to make it any easier for any of you, you can be sure of that.

Comic books are full of clones who have had families, children etc. Conner is no exception to that.

You typed a lot to try and make sense of a nonsensical argument. No one said it "needed" to he naturak born but thats what he is, and he is the first of that kind. This literally isn't hard my guy. Any way you slice it. He is the first of his kind. His kind is a being born of a kryptionian and human. Not in a test tube. Born. Anyone else saying this nonsense is wrong too. Just like how Damian is the son of batman. Because he's his bio son.

But the boyfriend didn't specify about "born", that's your obsession you keep coming up with because you're desperately trying to pull at something that isn't there just to defend Taylor. He isn't the first of his kind.

"There aren't a lot of half-kryptonian, half-human people running around", "You're the first one. You're the only one". I just literally quoted the book. Not a single mention about him being born or not, it's just about being half-human, half-kryptonian. Stop embarrasing yourself to defend Taylor. He just didn't do his homework and winged it. It's not up to you to clean up his mess.

"No one said he needed to be natural born" YOU JUST DID, repeatedely so. Dude, you're losing it, get a grip. :))

"Hes not a natural birth or a natural living thing" Your quote. Are you ok, seriously? You don't need to WIN here, I admitted when I was wrong on that Black Manta issue, you can admit too. I won't take it in your face or something. Just stop.

Wow you're still trying. This is sad dude. You keep coming back and adding more because you are realizing how bad of a point this is. Hes the first of his kind. Its not hard. If I say Damian is the first son of Batman, I am not wrong to say that because he IS the first. If you want to be pedantic you can say Dick is the first but dick isnt his real son. It's the same with this.

Not to mention that Connor is currently dead/in another universe if you're reading Suicide Squad, there are actually 2 Connors and both of them aren't there so it tracks. This isnt tom messing up or me, its you.

I don't know if you really are this idiotic or you just don't want to admit you botched this one badly. For your sake, I hope it's the second. You've contradicted yourself numerous times and I just proved it to you. I can't do any more than that, when I'm proving you with YOUR words AND with the LITERAL QUOTES and you still ignore it, you're either very stupid or just insane.

No, Conner isn't dead. That's Match. Conner is alive, he's with Young Justice. He JUST appeared in that book. Get your shit together and stop embarrassing yourself. This just proves you have NO IDEA what you're talking about and just keep adding more shit to the wall in your desperation to defend Taylor and your poor reasoning.

Conner is the FIRST of his kind because he's the FIRST being with half-human, half-kryptonian. Literally what the pink-haired dude was talking about. Didn't talk about being born AND YOU EVEN ADMITTED THIS. Just fucking say, "I was wrong, whatever", stop being such a baby. :)))

Those quotes dont even contradict. He doesn't have to be a natural born to he the first of his kind, because Connor is a clone. Clones are never counted as genuine genetic samples in biology if a real one presents itself. However, the statement would still be correct because he is still the first of his kind in regards to his birth. This isnt hard my guy.

Also, Match was originally shown as another Connor but its revealed he's a clone and there are many like him which lends itself even more to what I'm saying. I can admit I haven't read young justice in ages and zi thought they were in another dimension or something. Either way my point still stands. Tom isn't wrong to call Jon the first of his kind any way you slice it. Clones don't count period. It seems you aren't willing to be convinced of this for some reason.

Connor is a copy, not the original. Just like a print of art or a document reproduction wouldn't count as an original, Connor doesn't either because he's a copy. Hes literally not the first anything because his genes are literally just copies of the original. I really don't know what else to say to make this clear

Clones don't count lol? Have you been reading comics since yesterday? Taylor botched this one, stop this. And Conner isn't a clone like Match is, your logic here is just wrong. Match is a clone of Superboy, Conner isn't a clone of anyone else before him. He's not a copy, a copy of whom? He's a combination between Clark and Lex, he isn't a copy of anything, why do you insist in this stupidity? You do realize that in your desperation you are just proving me right even more?

His DNA is not original. Hes a combination of genes copied directly from Lex, and genes copied directly from Superman. Hes a copy. Match is a copy of him and there are many others. Like prints on a press run. None of them are original. It seems you are adamant about not admitting you're wrong on this so I see no point in continuing. I dont wanna go in circles here.

Dude, a copy means you've replicated something. Conner ISN'T a copy, he's a COMBINATION of Clark and Lex. Search the dictionary for what "copy" means. Match is a copy, yes, he's Conner's copy. Conner is no one's copy. Ergo, he is the first half-human, half-kryptonian, not Jon. I am not wrong so yeah, I'm not going to admit I'm wrong when I'm not. You know when I was wrong on Black Manta I admitted as much. Seems like you're not man enough to do the same. No surprise there, honestly.

Fuck this propoganda and fuck DC

Why do they have to try and make the world better and not just smash robots?

Going on a protest doesn't make the world better.

he clearly is shown saving people from danger. in addition to doing that, he participates in protests to make the world better. He does this because he knows he cannot just overpower everyone like a tyrant and put in place his own rules. He clearly states this in all of these issues. Idk how people can't see Jon as a hero, when he is doing what heroes are doing. Going on a protest doesn't make the world better? tell that to MLK, Harvey Milk, Gandhi

People can't see Jon as a hero, because he doesn't act like one. His "activism" is more akin to posting a black box on Instagram than what Gandhi and others did, i.e. showing that you "care" instead of actually doing something meaningful.

He saved a boat full of refugees from sinking, stopped a shooter in an attempted massacre and saved an entire building full of people within seconds. How is that not meaningful? All of those would have been massive loses of life. How does that not make the world better?

Does putting on a show and getting himself arrested make the world better?

Activism is not worthless. It galvanizes more people to learn about the issues, and in turn, gives the movement more members, and more strength. You need numbers to change things. If no one cares, nothing is changed for the better.

I never stated that activism is worthless, but the majority of what goes for activism these days is.

No it's not. Posting a black box on Instagram, for instance, may not be on the level of what Gandhi did, but it still gets the message out there.

The black box on instagram it's just pretentious, nothing more.

It still gets the message out

Excuse me what I'm going to say, but what the fuck was this? I hated it, I was about to put 1.5 on it, but it stopped me that I don't usually read this story constantly. I'm not a fan of boyscout but I think it deserved more, not this weak pretext painted with pain. Arrrghhh

This was the beginning of the replacement of all our heroes. Batman is being replaced, Diana is already gone, Arthur and Clark are next. DC is going full 5G.

I'm not sure DC has the stones to replace Bruce Merlyn. Williamson is taking over the main book in 4 issues and Tamaki is keeping Tec.

Has DC blinked?

Yeah, for the 80th anniversary. Oh well, they did the anniversary for Aquaman too and then proceeded to replace him with Hyde Jackson.

If Williamson is taking over the main book and Tamaki is keeping Twc then is DC planning a third concurrent book for Usurper Batman or are they keeping him in Future State? Mow I Tamaki is doing "Shadows of the bat" presumably to set up Usurper Batman? DC seems to not be able to sideline Bruce as easily as the others of the trinity. With The Batman next year likely to be a box office success and the coordination between movies and books now DC would be in a bad spot if Usurper Batman is no 1 .

Typo Tec mot Twc.

Even if Bruce will carry the main book and Jace will get another one, Bruce will still be isolated from Gotham. And that annoys me more than anything else.

I agree Merlyn I dont like forcing Bruce out of Gotham for nothing more than to place Usurper Batman there.

What's your take DC fan?

I'm confused, is "thoughts and prayers" not the standard response to school shootings from people like you? Where's the problem?

Yes, he should have left those people to die, it would have been quite heroic of him

Even I am tired sometimes of that cliche but bullets with "thoughts and prayers on them"? Really? Can't get any cringey than that.

@Mout: No, he should just bring boats of people from everywhere and attack cops when they try to registrate them, that would work wonders, I'm sure of it. Just ask Europe how well that worked for them or the South regions of America.

That "too soon..political" line is rather abrupt from Taylor. I see what you mean about his juvenile writing style. Its like a comedian with clunky material and bad timing.

I'm wondering if he ll go after the murder rate in Chicago Minneapolis Baltimore or New York the same way he goes after the soft target?

Shhh... we're not allowed to talk about politics unless it's to attack the right, the left must be protected at all costs. :))

But isn't Taylor and his fans on this thread being political? How do I interpret "people like you" if not a political jab?

I wonder if Taylor will have super fast grow superman head over to DCs Afghanistan soon. I have a feeling the bloodshed will make his 2A domestic fantasies pale in comparison. Maybe he can teach DCs taliban not to contribute to man made climate warming change?

Anyway...yeah I think your observation on the quality of Taylor's writing has some merit given the hamfisted attempt to go after 2A in this issue. And let's be honest that's what hes trying here.

I know y'all don't agree with the "politics" Taylor is trying to push, but I'm afraid this kind of story won't work for a very simple motive, DC is not meant to be grounded on the real world, Marvel operates that way, not DC.(There's the beautiful O'Neil/Adams run on GL and GA,but it's kinda of a isolated segment within DC history, I guess) He can establish this parallels with fake countries and politicians, and it may work, but in the long run, maybe it doesn't.

If Taylor serious and not just pushing agendas-the quality if his writing aside- hed be more interested in what is creating 5he phenomenon of adolescent boys snapping and going to their school or familiar place and attempting to kill as many people there as possible. But hes not interested in that hes more interested in mocking people that don't share his views. That's what the "too soon" quip is along with the "thoughts and prayers".

Taylor wants to make his statement but it's a shallow one. Tell me what the teenaged boys are snapping like that..that's the story no one wants to tell.

Its not even the politics anymore we know most of these writers and artists are leftist. It's the shallowness of their thought that grates the way it does. You want to really bite with your message? Tell me why this is happening not how it's happening.

I understand the point you're making mout. Because DC is in imaginary locales that mirror real ones the impact of the messaging is lost. There is some truth to that I think.

@Mout: So if you agree with us why are you upset about my review? I never said he shouldn't have rescued those people, I specifically critiqued the idea of attacking cops for wanting to process them. Which is, you know, what we do (or at least should do) in civilized world. Otherwise it would be utter chaos.

That's what I meant by "he decides he's above all of it". Jon lives in a country with asylum laws. Otherwise, he could always take them to his fortress or his Smallville farm but his attitude "I'm gonna drop here these people and don't you DARE do your jobs and process them" it's problematic, to say the least.

@Ming the school shooter guy came out of nowhere, and it doesn't seem to be the kind of thing to be explorered in later issues. I didn't even catch the meaning behind the bullets cause I don't live in the US so I have no ideia how people react to these mass shooting in general

@Merlyn it has a connection with last month issue, where he decided not to interfere when the authorities took that boy, so now he decided to do something about it. After seeing the refugees suffering, he interfered with the process to make sure they would be more comfortable and less frightened, that's the way I perceived it

And let's see if this refugee situation is explored later, it probably will be

See, that's my issue with Taylor overall. He attacks real, complex world issues with the thought-process of a 10 year old and then preaches about it. You just can't do that. Either you accept this is a complex issue you can't just preach about your side while you completely ignore the other side or maybe just stay off it. I mean, superhero stories aren't necessarily supposed to be about social issues but if you're going that road, I find it only fair to attack the gaps in his logic.

And that being said, as you well know, when refugees come in massive numbers, there are pretty hard to catch and if they manage to escape in civilian population, it's going to be that much harder to track them down. Hence the processing and the necessary handcuffs. Let's be real, this wasn't a George Floyd type of situation, this was standard proceeding. Jon doesn't get to tell the cops who were just following the law how to do their jobs.

As a real world example that's in the bees right now...there are a reported 100 individuals on terror watchlists among the several thousand Afghan refugees taken out of the country in the last week. Did they go to Qatar? Are they heading to the US? It's like Merlyn said you cant take a complex issue ho "nyah nyah" at people that don't agree with you wrap it ut in benevolence. If want to make the statement do it maturely and objectively.

Typo new not bees..sorry.

In my life I had read something so hypocritical, I had heard bad quotes from the series, but this leaves me speechless, I will not touch this series with a stick.

I am just wondering if you hate zTom Taylor so much why do you continue to read his books?

Well, keep wondering.

Your reviews contain enough story detail that I can tell you are reading them and not just hating on them, but why continue reading if you find them so bad

@Dave - Redcap here literally 'hate' reads at least half of DC's current output and if it's not drenched in garbage right wing politics, then he inserts said garbage politics into the review himself. He's so clueless he thinks that a single title a month featuring a black Batman is evidence that DC is going to completely replace Bruce because "money bad" or some stupid other shit, despite DC soliciting something like 20+ books with Bruce in November.

Oh look, it's the loser who made an account named specifically to complain about me until it got banned. Don't think I don't know that was you. And btw, moron, they DID just replace Bruce with Jace in Gotham, they just announced it yesterdat. How idiotic can you be? Do you want a prize or something? Because you've won it, dude, a long time ago. :))

*An account named "Merlyn is a (insert offense)", I forgot the specific insult.

How fucking stupid are you? Bruce is leaving Gotham for what will probably be an actual year, two at most, before he triumphantly returns. And guess what? You can still read about him because DC is soliciting literally 16 different titles in November that feature Bruce as Batman and 2 titles that features Jace. Oh no, the horror! You poor little babies just have it so hard nowadays only getting an average 4 new Bruce Batbooks per week. How will you survive?!?

I don't give a crap about Jace Fox. Are you such a moron that you can't get that through your thick skull? Batman NOT in Gotham just isn't very interesting for me. Just as Jace IN Gotham isn't. Do you understand now, you idiot, or should I try to draw?

I like, though, that you don't try to deny you were the one with the fake account. At least you're honest about it. But how big a loser you can be to make a troll account just because my opinions bother you? Do I mean that much to you? Am I living in your head rent-free? :))

Everyone has the right to criticize a comic, that is the purpose of this place. Closed minds are clear where they cry because someone does not do their will.

Merlyn -We both know EXACTLY why you’re just upset about a black man being Batman and it has nothing to do with Gotham. Also, some of the best Bat-books in the last 15 years took place outside of Gotham. Fantastic arcs of Morrison’s run did and that’s what Williamson appears to be drawing from with the Batsuit on the cover of 118. But continue to act like a child, by all means. rEnT FrEe. I mean, is there a dumber phrase in the English language? Don’t your 2 responses to me imply the same thing?

:))) No we don't, you're just the classic moron who when someone doesn't like what he likes he's all "oH, yOu rAcIsT". That's the best you can do. I can understand that, you're not very bright.

So you admit you were the one with the fake account, yes? Come on, be honest, man, it's not a shame. You're just that sick and hateful but that's ok, we're tolerant.

I mean you immediately picked up on what I was dropping concerning Jace so we both know I’m right. Keep calling me hateful while you throw petty insults out though.

I "picked up" on that because you're so, so, very dumb and predictable to the point that all your thought-process (and I use that word lightly) is one big, cliche. But why aren't you a big man and admit the thing about the fake account, though? Are you that much of a coward?

It seems like you picked up on it because it frequently happens to you. Maybe some self reflection is needed. If I was frequently coming off as racist and spouting racist replacement theory bs I’d probably take a minute to stop and think about what I was doing, but that would require thinking and I don’t think the last two brain cells pinging around your skull are capable of it. It’s also great how successful you are at derailing the conversation from your wafer thin criticisms of DC comics.

I point out your criticism s race related and you say “no ifs because Batman isn’t in Gotham.” I point out amazing stories have been told with Batman outside of Gotham and have no problem pointing out a ton of others outside of Morrison’s top notch run. And you have nothing but bull shit. Typical

No, it's still you being a predictable idiot who's screeching "rAcIsT" when he doesn't have arguments. Again, how about admitting to the making of the fake account? You're dodging that like a champ but people see it, trust me. You could just be a man and admit it. Come on, it's not that hard.

Self reflection lol, coming from the coward who can't even bring himself to admit he created a fake account specifically to target me. :))

Deflect, deflect, deflect. It’s all you do. Batman can be great and fun and well written outside of Gotham, especially when the character is in 16 titles a month. Sorry your racist ass can’t handle a black Batman being in 2 books, neither of which you have to torrent and read, bc we all know you don’t buy them. Thats the only logical conclusion to come to at this point. Must be hard going through life as fragile as glass.

No, actually YOU're the one deflecting. It's the 6th time I'm asking you to be a man for ONCE in your pitiful life and you think by ignoring me it goes away. It doesn't. Keeping your head in the sand doesn't change the fact you're not even man enough to own up to your actions. Did you read any Spidey comics? All that stuff about responsibility? Those lessons were wasted on you.

No, YOU're racist, you racist racist racist RACIST RACIST. See, I can play that stupid game too, it's not hard. Racist.

See, calling someone a racist only works when said person has proven to be a racist. You spouting off replacement theory because 2 of 18 Batman books have a black Batman is racist.

Never did that. You racist! Again, are you willing to admit your creating the fake account? Stop dancing aroung it, just admit it, you spineless racist coward!

It’s also HILARIOUS you think my life is pathetic based off an internet argument you’re losing because you’re racist. I’d you aren’t racist, then that meanS your entire argument is “Batman is bad because he isn’t gonna be in Gotham” which is so, so incredibly stupid.

It's not hard, just say it: "I, Loafy Trophy, am such a big loser that I bothered to creat a fake account specifically to attack Merlyn." You don't have to be sorry for it, I know you're not, just admit it.

Yep, that’s what it is. Either: 1. You’re racist (This one is the front runner) and Batman’s bad because of that. Or 2. You’re stupid and Batman is bad bc he isn’t in Gotham. When there are tons of great stories with Batman out of Gotham.

You're the racist one. Either admit right now that you created the fake account or I block you this instant. And unlike last time, I won't lift the block. If you're not man enough to admit to your mistake, I don't see the need to entertain you any longer. This is your ONE chance to admit it, otherwise if your next comment will not be that, it's direct block.

Silence it's not an option either because this was a fast back and forth so I know you've seen my comment. Admit what you did or it's direct block, forever.

Block me, you adult-sized toddler. That’s just a literal admission you have nothing to say and can’t actually argue your point. It’s EXACTLY what you did last time you got wrecked in an argument before posting like 5 responses claiming your victory while I couldn’t even respond. Great Batman stories can be told anywhere in the DC universe and you’re using some lame shit as cover for your racism.

Ok so Loafy Trophy had 7 chances to admit he made up a fake account specifically to target me but he's such a wuss that he didn't have the guts to admit it. Unfortunately that means he won't able to answer to any of my reviews. Sad thing but that's what happens when you're a pitiful coward.

Who are you talking to? Like 10 people read your reviews and most of them have more common sense than me to ignore you.

Ok, block forever. I still gave him last one chance but the coward couldn't admit it even then.

Those who have been complaining about supposed false accounts are the same ones who do them. We know that your stalker will not get over you and will continue to be traumatized by your point of view throwing a tremendous tantrum on the floor.

Ridley is a racial activist and DC made a point of having him write a black character as Batman. It's not sales driven because all Tim Fox titles drop out of the top 50 within a few issues while other batcentric titles remain in the top 50. The only conclusion I can draw from those facts is that the characters race is important enough to DC that it ignores its poor sales to keep pushing the writer and character. The readers have spoken they're not interested in Ridleys idea of Batman.

That may change when DC tries again to push Tim Fox as Batman after Fear State but right now he doesn't sell. So is load calling most batfans racists?

Speaking for myself as a Batman and DC fan I don't find Tim Foxs war on privilege very compelling and this "system" Ridley wants him to take on doesnt draw me in. I want Alfred back and I don't want Lucius to be a heel any longer.

Is that racist of me loaf?

Ming, LoafyTrophy is blocked, just so you know so he won't see your replies. He made not so long ago a fake account "Merlyn is a (insert insult)", I forgot the insult, with a Trump profile photo with his hair all messy because of the wind. The guy is sick for sure. I gave him several chances to admit his mistake but he refused, he couldn't do even that.

You know hes reading this Merlyn...lol.

All I'm asking is a fun and entertaining fucking book, I get tired from work, with my two kids, and people know how 7 years older are like, I just like to lay down and blow off some steam by reading my comics, without this political garbage, ain't enough that every channel I tune up there's this shit happening, it was supposed to be a break from reality, if DC keeps up with this agenda, I don't know if I'll stick around

That's my problem, too. These people don't understand that we want escapism. They're just so narcissistic that they think we actually want to hear their political opinions. We don't.