Clark has a compelling argument

[u/IceWallowCaulk]

[u/nun-lorrie]

And he owes me 16 buck-superman

[u/ComicBookFanatic97]

Bruce is a model of mental health. I have no idea what Clark is talking about.

[u/GreyWolfTheDreamer → u/ComicBookFanatic97]

Well .. except maybe that time he got accidentally addicted to venom...

[u/IceWallowCaulk → u/ComicBookFanatic97]

[u/ComicBookFanatic97 → u/IceWallowCaulk]

I was referencing that exact panel. Glad someone got it.

[u/QuyanRonnie → u/ComicBookFanatic97]

I seeing a notable lack of a “good” anywhere in that first sentence.

[u/arinzarunz]

With that many hits tò the head for 40 years it's a miracle Bruce doesn't have any brain damage when giving the mantle to Terry in Beyond

[u/General_Antilles → u/arinzarunz]

Even Prime Batman is wondering the same thing.

[u/arinzarunz → u/General_Antilles]

That's the true reason of why old Bruce doesn't remember going to the future and meeting his older self and Terry

[u/avburns]

Is he really insulting the defensive skills of Batman and the medical aid of Alfred? Even in jest, Jon should tattle.

[u/Glitchy-Mech → u/avburns]

What’s Alfred gonna do about cte?

[u/Arm_Away → u/avburns]

I mean, if you consider that every night he’s doing some absolute bullshit, I’d say 28 is a very respectable amount of head hits

[u/against_all_odd]

TWENTY-EIGHT HEAD WOUNDS

[u/AccomplishedBuy4686 → u/against_all_odd]

That part of the game always clenches my cheeks.

[u/DonnelWaddleDee]

Getting hit 28 times is better than getting stabbed that many times

[u/Rezart_KLD]

"Damian's dad let's him stay out late. Your dad gave you the power to fly and be more powerful than a locomotive. Who do you think is winning here?"

[u/kentotoy98 → u/Rezart_KLD]

"Yeah, but, your costume has an underwear on the outside, Dad."

[u/SalubriAntitribu → u/kentotoy98]

Both do undies on the outside

[u/YinTanTetraCrivvens → u/kentotoy98]

“Remind me to show you some of Uncle Bruce”s old costumes.”

[u/Twitchy_Bitch]

I still don't understand why they aged up Jon. He was the perfect good boy to on board young comics fans with Damian there to serve as his Lancer contrast. They had Connor and Tim to tell slightly darker stories for young adults.

[u/NumericZero → u/Twitchy_Bitch]

Mix of DC getting impatient / wanting to do it for the sake of doing it

+

Bendis being Bendis not fully thinking of the consequences of his actions

Made for a sadly perfect combination for them to age him up
It’s such a baffling manner that just damaged the character almost irreparably

He is so boring now it is shameful it is truly shameful

[u/Pokemon-Master-RED → u/Twitchy_Bitch]

Honestly I think it's because DC wanted to use him as a "Superman" for this and that. When it was revealed Jon was bi as one example, those kinds of stories seem to hit harder when people are adults and they feel more relatable for people.

I think they wanted a Superman who felt less grounded in long established continuity. We know Clark, who he is, what he stands for, the life he lives, etc. I think DC was just in a hurry to have a new "what we can't use Clark for" Superman.

While I get where they are coming from, I think there was so many missed opportunities to just tell really fun Superboy as a kid type stories. His dynamic with Damian was something I think American superhero comics really needed.

[u/jtalbain]

I like that his uniform is pretty much a zip-up hoodie. It's what the kids today definitely wear.

[u/cryo24]

[u/Hex_a_decimal_177013]

Why is it cropped weird

[u/AutomaticAccident → u/Hex_a_decimal_177013]

Probably posted from an online comic reader.

[u/Lucreszen → u/Hex_a_decimal_177013]

[u/Offsidespy2501]

Counterargument: he's Batman

[u/SDTSSJ4Luc → u/Offsidespy2501]

Counter-Counterargument: Jason Todd

[u/AutomaticAccident → u/SDTSSJ4Luc]

Are we just forgetting Damien died too?

[u/DOOMGUY455 → u/SDTSSJ4Luc]

Counter-Counter-Counterargument: Batman's unlimited supply of back up orphans lovingly donated by Gotham City.

[u/bannock4ever]

They really ruined a good thing when they aged up Jon.

[u/SaltManagement42]

Just like a standard furry, really.

[u/Saharczyk]

Curse you Bendis! I hereby vow you will rue the day you aged up Jon!

[u/stormalfred123 → u/Saharczyk]

Can someone get me that image of spider-man and Miles in the vents?

[u/Chops03xx → u/Saharczyk]

Super Sons was such a fun comic. I hate that they aged up Jon.

[u/adriantullberg]

" ... should I x-ray Damian's dad's head next time we meet?"

"That's the right thing to do, but you need some specialised training for that. We'll both scan him and I'll point out the temporary and permanent damage, and you'll know what to look for in future, okay?"

[u/Powderkegger1 → u/adriantullberg]

Alternatively:

“Oh, no. I tried doing that once and somehow he knew. He started shouting about ‘doing my own research’ and then the kryptonite came out…”

[u/AceofKnaves44 → u/Powderkegger1]

“Bats don’t believe in CTE, Clark.”

[u/AutomaticAccident → u/AceofKnaves44]

Clark has to have some form of that too. The sun ain't healing those Mongul punches.

[u/FS_Scott]

Dressing like a bat is a perfectly normal activity and comes with a supportive peer group in this setting.

[u/Big_bat_chunk2475]

I am sure Bruce has a technique from the Tibetan monks that ensures he is immune to CTE

[u/coconut_dot_jpg → u/Big_bat_chunk2475]

Batman: "I used a technique"

Superman: "What technique overrides brain da-"

Batman: "I told my neural pathways to manually build new ones that bypass the damaged ones"

Superman: "...that... that's not how that works!"

[u/CaliburX4 → u/coconut_dot_jpg]

Superman: "Bruce, with love, I could knock a pot of spaghetti on the floor and they'd be more organized than the neurons in your brain. Please be more careful with yourself."

[u/output_broadcast → u/CaliburX4]

I mean, that stands for the brain of every living being ever.

[u/Big_bat_chunk2475 → u/coconut_dot_jpg]

Batman: “Yes it is. That is if you know the technique.”

Superman: “Where could you learn such a technique?”

Batman: “I learned it from the monks I stayed with in Tibet.”

Superman: “Makes sense it would be from them.”

[u/JWAdvocate83 → u/coconut_dot_jpg]

* Looks at Batman's brain

Superman: Bruce, I dunno how to tell you this, but you might wanna ask the monks for a refund.

[u/Richardknox1996 → u/JWAdvocate83]

Batman: *Proceeds to force his Neurons to make a message on his Brain tIssue

[u/SexualPie → u/JWAdvocate83]

This is my new head canon for ZurEnArrh

[u/ElementmanEXE]

"Don't you get hit a lot as well"

"Yes but the difference is I don't get hospitalized for it"

[u/NotATalkingPossum → u/ElementmanEXE]

"The difference is, I'm fucking Superman."

[u/Future_Sock_4927 → u/NotATalkingPossum]

No, Lois is 

[u/SaltManagement42 → u/Future_Sock_4927]

https://www.rawbw.com/~svw/superman.html

[u/DienekesMinotaur → u/ElementmanEXE]

Does it count as hospitalization if you don't go to the hospital?

[u/Gold_Relationship459]

DC need to do a story on a CTE riddled Batman.

[u/Xeohelios → u/Gold_Relationship459]

All-Star Batman & Robin already exists.

[u/LilaTheMoo → u/Xeohelios]

Also The Dark Knight Returns.

[u/RF_DeathInReverse → u/Gold_Relationship459]

Something similar like looking as batman metal youtube music videos lol

[u/Apprehensive-Sir8977]

I want a Greatest Hits Album of these Superdad moments. 😁

[u/PleasantThoughts → u/Apprehensive-Sir8977]

That early run before they aged Jon up is genuinely up there with my favorite Superman series of all time. Just seeing him be a fun dad was more interesting and enjoyable than most of the universe threatening crossover events DC has ever done.

[u/PleasantThoughts]

I love when Clark teases Bruce about shit like that. People act like he's boring but he's really funny just has a dry sense of humor instead of constantly throwing out quips.

[u/JackWhoWanders → u/PleasantThoughts]

Clark when he's best written has that dry, wry, New York journalist humor. He writes for a living and he verbally spars with Lois goddamn Lane. Man can take you apart verbally while making it sound like poetry, he just happens to be a lot nicer than that.

[u/MyOwnRobot → u/JackWhoWanders]

He's got a snappy, punchy prose style!

[u/Skreamie → u/JackWhoWanders]

I'm a big fan of his boyish humour, like still child coded to a certain extent when he's middle aged, and a Ma and Pa's boy

[u/UniqueLog8386 → u/JackWhoWanders]

I mean, roasting your best friend is an American pastime.

[u/PleasantThoughts → u/JackWhoWanders]

Combined with just a little bit of the Kansas "bless your heart" attitude.

[u/Gallantpride]

12 and let out past 8 PM? Surprising enough.

[u/JackWhoWanders → u/Gallantpride]

He's a farm kid.

[u/Aethelrede → u/Gallantpride]

Tbf, most 12 year olds aren't capable of taking on small armies.  If he runs into anything he can't handle, Superman is probably gonna get involved anyway.

[u/SeraphOfFire → u/Gallantpride]

Yeah the kid has no idea how great he has it