Comments on: Apparently Kryptonians Do Have An “Asshole” Gene http://www.postmodernbarney.com/2009/12/apparently-kryptonians-do-have-an-asshole-gene/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:58:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sallyp http://www.postmodernbarney.com/2009/12/apparently-kryptonians-do-have-an-asshole-gene/#comment-3135 Sallyp Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:12:29 +0000 http://www.postmodernbarney.com/?p=5850#comment-3135 Well isn't SOMEbody insufferable? This is how evil nemesis are born, boys! Well isn’t SOMEbody insufferable? This is how evil nemesis are born, boys!

]]> By: Bourgeois Nerd http://www.postmodernbarney.com/2009/12/apparently-kryptonians-do-have-an-asshole-gene/#comment-3132 Bourgeois Nerd Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:30:09 +0000 http://www.postmodernbarney.com/?p=5850#comment-3132 Sooooooooo... Superman lives in the suburbs with a rock outcropping in the backyard? And is he still "Clark Kent" when his little brat is going around flying? Way to blow Daddy's cover, Jor-El! Sooooooooo… Superman lives in the suburbs with a rock outcropping in the backyard? And is he still “Clark Kent” when his little brat is going around flying? Way to blow Daddy’s cover, Jor-El!

]]> By: Thom http://www.postmodernbarney.com/2009/12/apparently-kryptonians-do-have-an-asshole-gene/#comment-3129 Thom Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:46:14 +0000 http://www.postmodernbarney.com/?p=5850#comment-3129 This will be an upcoming episode of Smallville, won't it? This will be an upcoming episode of Smallville, won’t it?

]]> By: Michael Rebain http://www.postmodernbarney.com/2009/12/apparently-kryptonians-do-have-an-asshole-gene/#comment-3128 Michael Rebain Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:26:06 +0000 http://www.postmodernbarney.com/?p=5850#comment-3128 This was probably the first "Imaginary Story" I ever read, a few months after discovering Superman. There's great Curt Swan art of Krypton and Kandor later in this story. One correction though: Superman's wife (and the mother of Jor-El II and Kal-El II) was never shown to be Lois Lanein this story. Although some might argue that the silhouettes and shadowed figures sort of resembled Lois, this was still the era when Weisinger liked to toy with the idea of Superman perhaps marrying Lana Lang or some other woman. Oh, and Jor may be a bit of an asshole here, but since (45 year old SPOILER alert!) non-super-powered Kal ends up saving the day, in part because he's not vulnerable to Kryptonite, I'm sure he learns his lesson. This was probably the first “Imaginary Story” I ever read, a few months after discovering Superman. There’s great Curt Swan art of Krypton and Kandor later in this story. One correction though: Superman’s wife (and the mother of Jor-El II and Kal-El II) was never shown to be Lois Lanein this story. Although some might argue that the silhouettes and shadowed figures sort of resembled Lois, this was still the era when Weisinger liked to toy with the idea of Superman perhaps marrying Lana Lang or some other woman.

Oh, and Jor may be a bit of an asshole here, but since (45 year old SPOILER alert!) non-super-powered Kal ends up saving the day, in part because he’s not vulnerable to Kryptonite, I’m sure he learns his lesson.

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