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  • Superman and Lois Lane stumble on a doorway in an abandoned town that leads to another world, Infinite City, where magic and science happily coexist, but one part of its inhabitants want to branch out to the world while others want to stay in their own dimension. Never miss an episode by subscribing today! bit.ly/2WYvgkt #superman
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 250

  • @comicpop
    @comicpop  5 місяців тому +22

    Buy Superman: Infinite City! amzn.to/3W27hCY

  • @unseenhand6579
    @unseenhand6579 5 місяців тому +282

    No Comic Pop episode would be complete without a several minute discussion about a completely unrelated piece of media that somehow managed to weave it's way into the conversation.

    • @ItsOver9000Productions
      @ItsOver9000Productions 5 місяців тому +15

      Those are the best parts

    • @EckerKyle
      @EckerKyle 5 місяців тому +4

      Literally the best parts of the show. More tangents

    • @bignoasted2701
      @bignoasted2701 5 місяців тому +2

      This one happened before we even started the story normally we get into it but this one went straight for it

    • @zionharris9432
      @zionharris9432 5 місяців тому

      That's a part of why I like this show, they're like me and my friends.

  • @nirman423
    @nirman423 5 місяців тому +234

    Okay hold up. 10 minutes in about a book I know absolutely nothing about and we are talking about Cool World and Cybersix. This episode is already unhinged and I ABSOLUTELY ADORE IT!!!

    • @TheArtofKAS
      @TheArtofKAS 5 місяців тому +9

      Same here! The amount of whiplash and nostalgia in those few minutes was worth it. 🤣🤣🫠

    • @hobbes6392
      @hobbes6392 5 місяців тому +8

      God it’s like watchin a Funhaus video where they just spend 20 minutes talkin about Lawnmower Man

    • @TheArtofKAS
      @TheArtofKAS 5 місяців тому +4

      @@hobbes6392 I remember that episode 🫠.🤣

    • @bearerofbadnews1375
      @bearerofbadnews1375 5 місяців тому +5

      Is that the show where the main characters brother is a Panther or something?

    • @TheArtofKAS
      @TheArtofKAS 5 місяців тому

      @@bearerofbadnews1375 yup. Or something like that

  • @Deadpoolzilla
    @Deadpoolzilla 5 місяців тому +79

    You know you’re in for a good back issues when it starts with two different tangents

    • @Ducaso
      @Ducaso 5 місяців тому

      Oh, absolutely!

  • @Anthonydbrown13
    @Anthonydbrown13 5 місяців тому +35

    "jizzed in time"
    Guess we found the jizzlers new catchphrase

  • @cladladd
    @cladladd 5 місяців тому +83

    "What are you Doing Super bro!?!"

    • @TupocalypseShakur
      @TupocalypseShakur 5 місяців тому +13

      Why did you write this?

    • @eqs1782
      @eqs1782 5 місяців тому +12

      Stuck in the spaceship 😂

    • @cladladd
      @cladladd 5 місяців тому +2

      @@TupocalypseShakur ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    • @obsoleteill9706
      @obsoleteill9706 5 місяців тому +3

      ​@@TupocalypseShakur Why did YOU write THAT?

  • @anthonychang1426
    @anthonychang1426 5 місяців тому +51

    I love Ethan’s reaction to the sudden topic change to Cool World.

  • @mr.master2017
    @mr.master2017 5 місяців тому +93

    Superman vids may not get the highest views on the channel, but they are definitely my favorite. Please keep showing big blue, Lois and the gang some love!

    • @Gronmin
      @Gronmin 5 місяців тому +2

      Yeah idk if Sal just happens to consistently pick great Superman comics for the show or if Superman stories bring out great stuff for back issues in general. But the Superman episodes almost always turn out great

    • @mr.master2017
      @mr.master2017 5 місяців тому

      @@Gronmin 100% agree, tho I think all the back issues episodes are amazing😂

    • @Gronmin
      @Gronmin 5 місяців тому +1

      @@mr.master2017 same I think my favorite is the superman vs the elite episode. It just worked out so well across the board.

    • @soarinpenguinlive6372
      @soarinpenguinlive6372 5 місяців тому

      Any DC comic with krypton in it is wierd and a good time. DC make the weirdest decision with krypton and since the planet blown up they can do anything.

  • @GodEmperorZaine
    @GodEmperorZaine 5 місяців тому +51

    sucks you say they do so poorly cuz i really like when you do superman stories

    • @comicpop
      @comicpop  5 місяців тому +36

      This one's doing badly in realtime!

    • @jameskingman1227
      @jameskingman1227 5 місяців тому +8

      @@comicpopthat’s a shame, but I’m glad you do them, I’ve read so many good Superman books because of this channel.

  • @TheGreatDevlin
    @TheGreatDevlin 5 місяців тому +22

    😂 The banter at the end. I promise you there's an anti-Sal, contra-Back Issues conspiracy. Honestly, the War of Jokes and Riddles would not exist without this couch.

  • @Captain8ball
    @Captain8ball 5 місяців тому +43

    God, cybersix was the goat. The comic was bizarre, but it had no business being as good as it was. Also, I was not prepared for that conversation for cool world and cyber six the show up in a Superman comic.

    • @Gronmin
      @Gronmin 5 місяців тому

      I had to look it up but as soon as I saw the main character and the scientist guy I 100% remember watching the show growing up and really liking it, but rarely finding it and having no idea what it was called

  • @DavidPeoplesTV
    @DavidPeoplesTV 5 місяців тому +19

    I love the call back to Sal hating robots lol 32:21

  • @agony3254
    @agony3254 5 місяців тому +47

    If you thought CYBERSIX was a confusing name/character, wait until you read KILL SIX BILLION DEMONS

    • @Trefox87
      @Trefox87 5 місяців тому +12

      I love 82 White Chain Born in Emptiness Returns to Subdue Evil and 23 Liminal Blossom Punctures the Heart of the Unrepentant, Deliciously! (Literally had to copy paste their names)

    • @wittycomment
      @wittycomment 5 місяців тому

      @@Trefox87ok, I NEED to know more. Were there supposed to be comma’s or is that one persons name?

    • @conormurphy7017
      @conormurphy7017 5 місяців тому

      I would kill someone to see Kill Six Billion Demons on the couch

    • @Trefox87
      @Trefox87 5 місяців тому

      ​@wittycomment that is 2 different angel's full names, the easiest way to tell where one ends and the other begins is the numbers, with 82 white chain being one of the main cast and actually probably my favorite character

    • @agony3254
      @agony3254 5 місяців тому

      @@wittycomment Two persons. The numbers start each name. Their angles so they are beings of strict order and thus start their names for their material body's reincarnations with a number to reflect how many times they have come back from the void.

  • @Sicod79
    @Sicod79 5 місяців тому +26

    Silk Stalkings- "I understood that reference!"

  • @leoncommander
    @leoncommander 5 місяців тому +19

    24:59 i stand by bens jizzed in time pun 😂
    31:44 i also stand by sal's distaste of those darn tootin machines!

  • @suriah12
    @suriah12 5 місяців тому +4

    Ralph Bakshi, Cool World, and Cybersix discussions were not on my ComicPop Back Issues bingo card but I’m really glad they happened.

  • @Kitsunekun2
    @Kitsunekun2 5 місяців тому +12

    "His operating system had three upgrades that day"

  • @mikhaelgribkov4117
    @mikhaelgribkov4117 5 місяців тому +9

    To add to Cyber Six talk: it is based on Argentinian comic which is explicitly adult and has a lot commentary about nazism. Carlos Meglia is actually the original artist who also drew the comic.

  • @Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache
    @Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache 5 місяців тому +21

    Warden: "Why didn't you die?"
    Jor-El: "Nanomachines, son!"

  • @flywheelshyster
    @flywheelshyster 5 місяців тому +22

    A weird back issue is a great back issue!

  • @Okkotsu86275
    @Okkotsu86275 5 місяців тому +16

    Naw, we all ways need more of the Big Blue Boy Scout.

  • @gabenichols3920
    @gabenichols3920 5 місяців тому +12

    I’m pretty sure Duolingo has fictitious languages, including Klingon and Elvish, along with Dutch.

    • @bacsilva
      @bacsilva 5 місяців тому +8

      I checked, it has Klingon and High Valyrian (and Dutch) but no Elvish

  • @Justice4Skye
    @Justice4Skye 5 місяців тому +9

    The question is what happens when cool world and cool runnings collide.

    • @daelen.cclark
      @daelen.cclark 5 місяців тому

      A coldly-ran world?

    • @Justice4Skye
      @Justice4Skye 5 місяців тому +1

      @@daelen.cclarkthat’s the world where they intermingle with cool hand luke

  • @TevyaSmolka
    @TevyaSmolka 5 місяців тому +15

    I had no idea superman actually had a secret brother in the comics that's super interesting in my opinion.

  • @NavySealz21
    @NavySealz21 5 місяців тому +8

    This might be the Back Issues-iest Back Issues of all time.

  • @thedukeofchutney468
    @thedukeofchutney468 5 місяців тому +13

    After the Cool World discussion I really want the Comic Pop crew to do Mystery and Science theater style movie reviews as well.

    • @magusreaver
      @magusreaver 5 місяців тому

      I came here to say this. I would pay good money to watch them.. watch Cool World.

  • @ChristopherZubin
    @ChristopherZubin 5 місяців тому +6

    Thanks for doing Superman books, I'm sorry they don't move the numbers they should. Loved the tangents in this one.

  • @nungtow1
    @nungtow1 5 місяців тому +9

    .....am i the baddie for also thinking "jizzed in time" 😅

  • @travispagan3824
    @travispagan3824 5 місяців тому +2

    “JIZZED IN TIME IS NOTHING”

  • @GitShiddy
    @GitShiddy 5 місяців тому +9

    I hope when Caped Joel sees this and hears "I didn't here about Cybersix until...a week ago." he immediately response to Sal "Oh REALLY, after nearly a decade of mentioning it directly to you on our podcast, it wasn't until last week."
    Anyways Cybersix is great....for about 5 episodes. Then they forget to have new villains in their villain of the week show.

  • @JasonEvans-j4c
    @JasonEvans-j4c 5 місяців тому +13

    Really loved the Cool World digression. Your frustrated description of all the half-assed-ness of that movie perfectly mirrored my own.

  • @comixproviderftw_02
    @comixproviderftw_02 5 місяців тому +7

    I enjoyed the Cool World and Cybersix tangent in this Superman video 😂

  • @ctl6985
    @ctl6985 5 місяців тому +5

    28:44 Actually that's Val-Zod not Calvin Ellis. Calvin was the Superman in the Infinite Frontier book they covered

    • @comicpop
      @comicpop  5 місяців тому +4

      Hope you could still watch the show!

    • @ctl6985
      @ctl6985 5 місяців тому +3

      @@comicpop I always will

  • @agony3254
    @agony3254 5 місяців тому +5

    The plot of this comic parallels Superman: For Tomorrow in quite a few ways.

  • @kennyryuken
    @kennyryuken 5 місяців тому +9

    If you remember the last time this channel talked about this book - your a OG

  • @amanzeihedioha
    @amanzeihedioha 5 місяців тому +5

    You think this is weird? You guys need some Steve Gerber Superman!!

  • @hatredlord
    @hatredlord 5 місяців тому +7

    If Superman was real and kryptonian was publicly available, I'd at least learn how to say "save me, superman!", you know?

  • @spencerainsworth269
    @spencerainsworth269 5 місяців тому +4

    The art is so unique. It is definitely what intrigued me to pick it up when I read it long ago.

  • @jordanlink7020
    @jordanlink7020 5 місяців тому +7

    Superman is my favorite and I’ll always watch your vids with an “S” on the thumbnail

  • @MrZsasz25
    @MrZsasz25 5 місяців тому +3

    The Trial of Superman is a story that would be up your alley...

  • @Tragicjay23
    @Tragicjay23 4 місяці тому +1

    I come back for the steam whistle part so much 😂😂😂

  • @raistlinmajere5550
    @raistlinmajere5550 5 місяців тому +3

    I want a full commentary for Cool World now just to see Ben loose his mind and Ethan pick it apart at the atomic level

    • @Nightcall411
      @Nightcall411 5 місяців тому +1

      I would love to see guys would do a commentary on movie and it be like Mystery Science Theater 3000 but comic pop Edition

  • @Hulkzilla0
    @Hulkzilla0 5 місяців тому +4

    I love how this episode starts with two tangents!

  • @rennythespaceguy7285
    @rennythespaceguy7285 5 місяців тому +10

    Just commenting to appease the algorithm on a Superman episode
    These fellas are funny, aren't they

  • @logansmith2703
    @logansmith2703 5 місяців тому +2

    Not even 10 minutes in and this episode is an instant classic

  • @PHEONIX_720
    @PHEONIX_720 5 місяців тому +4

    13:11 reminds me of a Gmod map back in the day where its just a gas station in the desert and nothing else

  • @TheGreatDevlin
    @TheGreatDevlin 5 місяців тому +2

    Cyber Six is insane and only gets more insane when you explore the comics

  • @izzythefizzy4
    @izzythefizzy4 5 місяців тому +2

    The immediate tangent about Cool World is great, sets the tone for the kinda weirdness I love to see on Back Issues

  • @u-moo-u8117
    @u-moo-u8117 4 місяці тому

    It warms a tiny part of my soul whenever I hear a cybersix reference. The only anime I had access to as a tiny child that nobody or their mother has ever heard of

  • @Narutotaku93
    @Narutotaku93 4 місяці тому

    Hearing Sal talk about Cybersix and other various forms of animation I grew up with just warms my heart.

  • @markcurtin6065
    @markcurtin6065 5 місяців тому +2

    Jizzedin Time is the Jizzler's brother.

  • @ecosmith7852
    @ecosmith7852 5 місяців тому +5

    I just found out about cyber 6 a few weeks ago 🤯
    Also shots fired at the klingon empire 🤣🤣

  • @TheLoreStore
    @TheLoreStore 5 місяців тому +3

    Back issues baby!

  • @matiasmendoza9274
    @matiasmendoza9274 5 місяців тому +1

    Loved the shout-out to Cybersix. As an argentinean, it's cool to see how comic book readers from other countries discover or experience the comics made by fellow argentinean artists.

  • @MattCamara_
    @MattCamara_ 5 місяців тому +4

    Love the superman episodes

  • @likenem
    @likenem 5 місяців тому +4

    My favorite rapper is MF DOOM. His hype man is named Big Benn Klingon and he named one of his live albums is named, Expectoration. Which means the art of spitting in Klingon

  • @jackpot42
    @jackpot42 5 місяців тому +4

    Weirdly Cybersix would be a perfect comic for back issues

  • @Xlcamino
    @Xlcamino 5 місяців тому

    Starting the episode: wtf is going on. This is the biggest tangent in the history of comicpop and I'm here for it

  • @NKJonSnow
    @NKJonSnow 5 місяців тому +7

    Week 2 of demanding you cover the Books of Doom and What If Secret Wars and ALL OBEY DOOM!!!

  • @antdujar
    @antdujar 5 місяців тому

    Always a joy when comicpop drops stories that are obscure as they are popular.

  • @agony3254
    @agony3254 5 місяців тому +2

    So glad I was home to watch this. I was JIZZINTIME

  • @keithgehman3945
    @keithgehman3945 5 місяців тому +3

    Comic pop always makes the goofiest books seem entirely readable or fascinating to read

  • @ftfasttalkfoodreviewsyt
    @ftfasttalkfoodreviewsyt 5 місяців тому +5

    I read this book at a public library. And I was like, oh supermans boring...then superman tas brought me in.

  • @SonGoku-TheJapaneseLion
    @SonGoku-TheJapaneseLion 5 місяців тому +6

    do you guys know that alan moore had another Batman Story besides The Killing Joke? He had a Story with Clayface. ...... just saying.. maybe it could be interesting to some...

  • @mr.marooned6318
    @mr.marooned6318 5 місяців тому +6

    They showed the wrong black Superman. Calvin Ellis is the president Superman on earth-23. you used a picture of Val Zod of Earth-2🥲

  • @abesplace5079
    @abesplace5079 5 місяців тому

    Immediately stares in klingon....😂😂😂

  • @dww7094
    @dww7094 5 місяців тому +2

    A cool world and cyber six reference in the first 5 minutes? Already an all timer

  • @ivansplvd6518
    @ivansplvd6518 5 місяців тому +3

    i need this book now! Loved the episode, loved the art
    Thanks Sal and the gang for always showing me new stuff 🍔
    btw that Ben joke referencing Man of Steel cracked me up

  • @joker9790
    @joker9790 5 місяців тому +3

    Happy belated ten-year anniversary to the channel who rekindled my love for comics! I have two favorite types of episodes Halloween and ones about books I've never heard of which means this one should be a blast!

  • @ShudderingSeagull
    @ShudderingSeagull 5 місяців тому +3

    Yay weird Superman!

  • @batfreeze56
    @batfreeze56 5 місяців тому +1

    I've never heard of Cool World but I can't stop laughing. This sounds like the craziest movie ever.

  • @cuongluong8984
    @cuongluong8984 5 місяців тому +4

    Isn't blonde hair superman clone created from superman's hair= nuclear man?

  • @sebastianlee5976
    @sebastianlee5976 5 місяців тому +3

    You don’t need to worry about views fellas. I’ve fallen asleep to this twice so you’ll get at least three outta me

  • @bZman
    @bZman 5 місяців тому +6

    With all the X-Men 97 hype we need more X-Men backissues!

  • @izzythefizzy4
    @izzythefizzy4 5 місяців тому +2

    The art really grabbed my attention, super interesting

  • @nerdvanacomics1164
    @nerdvanacomics1164 5 місяців тому +4

    Basically Jor'els speech "Kal'el my son I am sending you away to save you from the destruction of our planet this planet has a yellow sun and will grant you amazing abilities, BUT in case this fails I'm downloading a copy of my consciousness into a robot body and a sample of my and Lara's DNA and shooting that to Earth as well while there I will create a City in which time moves faster and by using mine and your mother's DNA create for you a younger brother who is physically older than you due to the Time Dilation.

    • @nerdvanacomics1164
      @nerdvanacomics1164 5 місяців тому +1

      I remember reading this years ago and could never find it again I gave it up as a fever dream.

  • @matthewterlaga3022
    @matthewterlaga3022 5 місяців тому +2

    Cyber six and Coolworld in the same video? Comicpop making me feel like a kid again.

  • @jonfedien8637
    @jonfedien8637 5 місяців тому +2

    I don't know how may episodes it's been but my nerdoms finally crossed, a superman episode with a wh40k reference.

  • @travispagan3824
    @travispagan3824 5 місяців тому

    Came for Superman stayed for cool world

  • @ricardorios2355
    @ricardorios2355 5 місяців тому +3

    I’m sure others have said this but when you talk about Calvin Ellis, you actually show Val Zod. 😅

    • @comicpop
      @comicpop  5 місяців тому +1

      Hope you were still able to enjoy the episode.

  • @17monsterguy
    @17monsterguy 5 місяців тому +1

    The accusatory tone in Ethan’s voice when Sal says he read this book when they started the channel and Ethan goes “Ten years ago??” is a perfect start

  • @mikhaelgribkov4117
    @mikhaelgribkov4117 5 місяців тому +5

    Kneel before ..... Ben. Ok, it doesn't sound as catchy.

  • @timokusu
    @timokusu 5 місяців тому

    "Then I cleaned the bathroom with his blood". The bennest of moves.

  • @codystork3008
    @codystork3008 5 місяців тому +2

    I lost track of all the diffrent animated movies you guys refrenced, seems like a fun book for any fan of animation.

  • @KANESW0RLD
    @KANESW0RLD 5 місяців тому +6

    Wait till Sal stayed and found out the Panther is Cyber Six's Brother.... Spoiler Alert

  • @blackmoon9793
    @blackmoon9793 3 місяці тому

    I loved Cats Don't Dance as a child. It came on TV periodically and I watched it every time.

  • @fun2building
    @fun2building 5 місяців тому +1

    Sal I'll have you know that I specialize in weird miniseries nobody else has ever heard of
    and yet you're absolutely right, I sure have not read this one

  • @emperorg9910
    @emperorg9910 5 місяців тому

    Jizzed in time 😂 I thought the same thing Ben.

  • @WhoaBusterBrown
    @WhoaBusterBrown 5 місяців тому +1

    Release the Cool World Cut! We know you ranted longer than that! We want it! Lol

  • @jasperpascoe1176
    @jasperpascoe1176 5 місяців тому

    the idea of a pocket dimension technocracy reminds me a lot of tomorrowland

  • @SpiderusPrime
    @SpiderusPrime 5 місяців тому +2

    Man I want this adopted into animated film, plus there no sequel where Supergirl and Jon meet Superman's Secret Bro, also when you guys do Spider-Man story arc, "If This Be My Destiny?"

  • @ChristopherZubin
    @ChristopherZubin 5 місяців тому

    Klingon is a great warrior who deserves your respect!

  • @jamesbarr8218
    @jamesbarr8218 5 місяців тому +3

    Just sending a prayer to the almighty algorithm

  • @NilFox
    @NilFox 5 місяців тому +1

    This intro was great, can we get a patreon where we have the guys watch and review shows or movies? I could listen to them talk about anything. And it'd be cool too see the crew react to different stuff, like how Tiffany does a manga every blue moon.
    First movie; Cat's Don't Dance
    second movie; Cool World

  • @petermarvy3218
    @petermarvy3218 5 місяців тому

    I never heard about this book before and its such a nice suprise. The art is really awasome

  • @Nightcall411
    @Nightcall411 5 місяців тому

    That was the best Rogers and Ebert description of Cool World ever.

  • @matteomenegazzo1829
    @matteomenegazzo1829 5 місяців тому +2

    Week 1 of me commenting till comic pop does new 52 flash volume 1

  • @MugenNiFukuzatsuna
    @MugenNiFukuzatsuna 5 місяців тому

    Put that at the top of things I never expected from this channel: an intimate discussion of "Cool World".

  • @vitanpatel2061
    @vitanpatel2061 5 місяців тому

    Superman!!!
    Yes!

  • @jakejupiter5905
    @jakejupiter5905 5 місяців тому

    I always feel so old when they say something like "Most of our audience wasn't born 20 yrs ago"
    I'm 35 and comicpop is my favourite! lol