I want to have a date with Superman

The plot of "Infinite Crisis" is almost completely over.

To summarize the plot, there is actually not much to say. It is basically the follow-up to "Crisis on Infinite Earths". Alexander Kent encourages the old Superman to smash the paradise dimension and disguise himself as Luthor to cause trouble. This has been discussed in detail in the previous chapters.

Here are only two details from the original comics.

The first detail, Batman cries.

Batman in DC comics is almost as good as Bu Jingyun, the "god who doesn't cry death", but in the Omack incident, he was defeated by powerlessness and guilt, and he knelt on the ground crying and begging God.

Oh my god, Batman, who always only believed in himself, was actually praying to God.

In order to illustrate the preciousness of his tears, let me tell you two small details: First, after his behavior of creating a brother-eye surveillance superhero was discovered by Zhenglian, when faced with the questioning of Superman, Diana and others, he was confident and his roar was even louder than theirs. Big; second, during the Tower of Babel incident, Batman's "Zhenglian Teammate Defense Plan" was stolen by the Ninja Master, and then used it on the Zhenglian giants in turn. The effect was very good, and the group almost destroyed Zhenglian. Afterwards, faced with the responsibilities of his teammates, Bateman fired himself very arrogantly.

Well, Zhenglian didn't expel him from the team, but he faced the responsibility and chose to resign in response.

Such a stubborn person actually cried.

Batman crying is just one detail. The other point is the old Superman's reaction after knowing his despair and pain (you can look at the picture and scroll forward to the easter egg chapter).

First, let me explain the situation at that time: first, the old Superman's wife Lois was dying soon and was in danger; second, the old Superman secretly sneaked into the real universe, and even Alexander disguised himself as Luthor. The great cause was not accomplished, so it was important to conceal his identity.

But even though his wife is about to die and needs company, Old Superman is still monitoring Bateman.

It was obviously necessary to conceal his identity, but when the old Superman heard Bateman's cry, he couldn't help but reveal his identity directly - I don't know what Alexander Luthor's reaction was when he found out.

And what the old Superman said to Batman in despair.

He said to Batman with a smile on his face: Bruce, if you join me, I promise you that I will never leave you.

Too grassy.

At that time, he smiled so happily that he thought that old Louise was resurrected with full blood.

Then, how did Batman, who was collapsing in regret and pain, respond to the old Superman's care?

After he recognized that this Superman was not the Superman of his own universe, he immediately became wary, turned around and punched him - hitting the old Superman with the kryptonite ring given to him by Superman.

The old Superman's expression at that time (see picture) was so wonderful.

One more thing, Batman is the Batman of Earth-2, not the same person as the old Superman's old buddy.

It can be said that the performances of the old Superman and Batman are very consistent with their respective personalities. Superman is kind and does not want to see his "old friend" despair; Batman has the ability to remain suspicious and vigilant. Even if the old Superman comes to comfort him, he can still take out the kryptonite. stone.

By the way, regarding the effect of kryptonite on Superman, a book friend once discussed with me. He said that the kryptonite in the main universe cannot harm Superman. At that time, I said that the effect of kryptonite is less, but it still has an effect, just because In this plot (see picture), Batman uses a kryptonite ring to deal with Old Superman. Old Superman said that the kryptonite in this universe cannot affect him at the physical level - the physical level is long-distance kryptonite radiation. If the distance is close, it will stick to the flesh. , or if the quantity is large, it will still have an impact if penetrated into the body).

In addition, after Batman refused to "separate" from the old Superman, and punched the old Superman with kryptonite, the old Superman did not hurt him, but left in disappointment.

Well, Alexander wants to vomit blood again: he worked so hard to disguise himself as Luther, but his teammates exposed their identities so easily.

To be honest, in "Infinite Crisis", among the trio of Alexander, Superboy, and Old Superman, only Alexander performed perfectly, with almost no flaws.

Superboy and Superboy kept holding him back.

Old Superman couldn't help but expose his identity and find his old sweetheart Batman, and Superboy couldn't help but be jealous of Superboy (both of them are superboys, and Superboy took his title) and started the war in advance (I did not follow the original comic plot, this In this book, both Lao Chao and Xiao Chao have online IQs and did not cause Alexander any trouble).

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The second detail is the death of old Superman.

In "Identity Crisis", Superman was pulled down from the altar, and in "Infinite Crisis", the old Superman was pulled down from the throne of "absolute justice and flawlessness".

Two comics that allow Superman to make mistakes make the image of Superman fuller and more real.

When many people mention Superman, their minds seem to light up. In a holy golden light, a perfect god in a red cloak steps out.

In fact, Superman is not perfect, nor is he a God on earth. He has rich emotions and is very down-to-earth, that is, humane.

Superman has always pursued and insisted on "absolutely pure justice", but he did not insist on pure justice in the incident of "The Seven Twisted the Will of the Villain".

He only wants to hear what he wants to hear.

Old Superman was directly involved in Infinite Crisis directed by Alexander. Didn't he know that Superman Jr. destroyed the watchtower? Didn’t you know that Superman’s fate has changed so quickly that hundreds of millions of aliens are in danger? Didn’t you know that Alexander disguised himself as Luther and caused the tragic deaths of countless heroes? Didn’t you know that Alexander wanted to destroy Earth-0 to restart diversity?

He knows everything, but he only wants to know what he wants to know.

But the reason why the two supermen chose to "fall" was because of love.

Superman loves his teammates, and Old Superman loves Lois. For the most precious emotion of mankind, they tarnished "God's most noble character" - pure justice.

Personally, I feel that such a Superman not only does not fall from the altar, but also has a fuller image and is more like a real person.

It is impossible to raise a God who is absolutely selfless, absolutely benevolent and just in the world. That is not God, but a monster.

When Old Superman was beaten to death by Superboy's fists, he was still thinking about his lover Lois.

Having said this, I have to once again praise the author of the comic "Infinite Crisis" for the picture when old Superman died (the third Easter egg chapter released today, go ahead to chapter 1305): The corpse of old Superman is lying on the supernatural power In the girl's arms, a picture of a young Superman and Lois smiling at each other in the golden age appeared in the sky - it is no exaggeration to say that every time I see this, I have the urge to cry.

To explain again, both DC and Marvel comics are quite messy, and many readers find the timelines messy.

In fact, DC and Marvel are not as chaotic and disorganized as everyone thinks. The key is to sort out the order.

To put it simply, Marvel has different stories, different timelines, and take place in different universes. To figure out the sequence, just grab the universe number in which the story takes place.

Well, look where on Earth it happens.

The background of the story of DC's major events is grander, and crises can spread to the multiverse at every turn. The order of its stories is not based on the number of the universe, but the number of the major events.

For example, how do you differentiate between Old Superman and Big Super?

They are both supermen of the main universe and the protagonists of the story, but they only existed in different times.

In our real world, decades ago, the protagonist of DC comics was Old Superman (he was not old at that time). It was the golden age of comics, so Old Superman came from the golden age.

Superman in the Golden Age had never seen a mobile phone and only used telephones for communication.

With the development of the times, the golden years of American reality passed, and the second Silver Age Superman appeared.

The Silver Age used Big Brother.

In modern times, modern people use iPhones, and Superhero in the comics also began to use iPhones. He is the Superman of the Bronze Age.

The three supermen are all genuine supermen, and they are all protagonists of an era.

It can be said that they are the same person living in different eras.

The universes they are in are all main universes.

The old Superman of the Golden Age came from Earth-2, the Superman of the Silver Age came from Earth-1, and Superman came from Earth-0. When Earth-2 dominates the universe, Earth-1 and Earth-0 do not exist. When Earth-1 dominates the universe, , Earth-2 took a back seat and became a parallel universe, with Earth-0 not appearing; when Earth-0 became the main universe, both Earth-2 and Earth-1 took a back seat.

When a new era arrives in the future, Superman who uses an iPhone will also fall behind and be replaced as the protagonist by Superman who uses more advanced communication equipment. At that time, Earth-0 will leave its position in the main universe and become a special parallel universe.

Back to the topic, why when the old Superman died, the smiling gaze between him and Lois when they were young was the point that moved me.

Because this picture contains the beginning and end of the golden age old Superman.

Of course, I feel moved, not necessarily you. Everyone’s sensitivity is different.

I'm just explaining why I use a longer length to write about the current new hero's paradise. I will give old Superman and old Lois a different ending.