tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post369875165704907378..comments2024-03-04T00:09:50.431-08:00Comments on Rikdad's Comic Thoughts: Justice League #34Rikdadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14475851964933197612noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post-53359976144457618342014-10-07T22:40:32.883-07:002014-10-07T22:40:32.883-07:00Yes, SBP became almost pure fourth-wall material, ...Yes, SBP became almost pure fourth-wall material, with a thread from the DC Message Board appearing in a comic. More amusingly, when SBP said "You're ruining everything. You're ruining me." some fan opined that SBP was speaking to the writers.<br /><br />I don't know how many "dark" Supermen we need. We have the Earth 2 Superman/Bizarro, the Injustice: Gods Above Superman, Ultraman, and we just had Superdoom. I never much liked SBP. The Busiek "realistic" Superboy and the Pocket Universe Superboy were much, much more interesting variants on the original, in my opinion.Rikdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14475851964933197612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post-66739665968404255712014-10-07T16:52:14.027-07:002014-10-07T16:52:14.027-07:00If it is Superboy Prime, I think it would be inter...If it is Superboy Prime, I think it would be interesting to keep him as the only (or one of the very few) character to remember the pre-flashpoint DC. The character became very Meta, and Johns could play with him voicing many complaints fans like myself have about the New52 changes. <br />Jonnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14667412261395222328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post-29947832339485657772014-10-07T03:07:05.910-07:002014-10-07T03:07:05.910-07:00Jonny, those guesses of yours, Pariah and Harbinge...Jonny, those guesses of yours, Pariah and Harbinger, are much more appropriate to the circumstance, as they were both in ancillary roles to the Monitor/Antimonitor in COIE. Serving as a helper to someone more in control doesn't seem much like Superboy Prime's style, although that's how he started off in Infinite Crisis. Pariah or Harbinger seem like the more conservative and likely guesses, but Superboy Prime would pack more punch, pun intended, as a reveal.<br /><br />Superboy Prime would also intertwine, possibly, with Morrison's Multiversity, because the last issue is set on Earth Prime, where Ultraa is supposed to be the only superhero. In 1985, Superboy Prime was introduced as the first superhero on a world which had only briefly had one before, Ultraa.<br /><br />I would add that I hope Superboy Prime stays in the dustbin of DC history, but Johns has used him again and again, and he seems like a vastly more commercial choice than Pariah or Harbinger. And this makes me wonder if in post-Flashpoint time, Superboy Prime would maintain a power advantage over Earth 0's Superman, as opposed to the famously "depowered" Byrne Superman. Maybe SBP and the main Superman would tie in power now, which would make SBP less of a threat.Rikdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14475851964933197612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2404509015791000032.post-66173818593296031682014-10-05T07:39:22.745-07:002014-10-05T07:39:22.745-07:00Superboy Prime is an excellent guess for the Anti-...Superboy Prime is an excellent guess for the Anti-Monitors herald character. I was figuring that it was likely Pariah or even Harbinger. But i feel safe to assume the character is one connected to COIE, so with a far off possibility of Psycho Pirate, I think Prime, Pariah, or Harbinger are the most highly likely candidates. Jonnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14667412261395222328noreply@blogger.com