Action Comics Picspam

So I was looking for something in a random issue of Action Comics, and nothing could have prepared me for what I found. I was in disbelief. And then I got choked up.

Starting with Action Comics #753. And begins with the Justice League on the trail of Superman gone rogue.

( And things go downhill from there... )

So if you're thinking to yourself, after seeing that for the first time, There's NO FREAKIN' WAY that just happened! you're where I was. But it totally did happen; Clark was pushed there by this dude named Dominus, who in and of himself is not so interesting. In #754, he finds himself in the Phantom Zone, looking very much like Christopher Reeve.

( With weird guys... )

So, with a little more help from the JLA, things work out. In #755, Clark has been cleared of the chaos he caused, having not been in his right mind. But things aren't the same anymore; the people of Metropolis are afraid of him now.

There's some levity alongside Clark's feelings on the subject... and then, while he and Lois are in a cab, the driver lets him know just how he feels about Superman. Wibble on this level is hazardous to your health.

( Right after a first panel of cute )

Clark falls asleep just after this, poor dear, and has dreams about a dead world with all the life sucked out of it. Where he's still feared by what remains of the population. Two panels of some nifty visuals from that. And then, the last panels of the issue. He runs into the little girl he saved in the first panel, and levity returns. And we all can walk away thinking things really will work out. And that's where I got all choked-up.

( Including Kelex! )

But I don't want this all to be all sad, so I'm going to throw in a little about how sometimes, it's hard to be Superman in much less traumatic and angsty ways. Issue #760, in which he's threatened with fake kryptonite, absurd costumed villains who have been seriously misguided, riddles the Riddler, and gets some lovin' from a scam artist wielding serious cleavage. And Batman uses Young Justice as a go-between to get a message to him. Weirdo.

( Spray paint? )

Yeah. Clark's definitely better when he's smiling. And making cute little surprised looks.

So I never actually found what I was looking for. But this roller-coaster ride of a few issues made up for it.

The Ties That Bind: Mega Picspam!

You might have seen this coming. XD

Everyone's been digging my little obsessive streak for Barda, so I'm just going to go with it for now. Especially if I can inspire more things like what __marcelo wrote about the DCU's most awesome couple.

What follows is an absurd number of screencaps from The Ties That Bind, an episode from JLU season 2. Mister Miracle and Big Barda may never have joined the Justice League in the DCAU, but they make up for it with their brief but awesome guest appearance.



( And so it begins... )