Buy JLA: The Nail today! amzn.to/3m6lv68

I loved this story and the art is phenomenal. Let me be the first to petition for a Back Issues on JLA: Another Nail.

@jorgecaballero6215

Жыл бұрын

Alan Davis is literally the reason why I'm into comics. His Excalibur run turned me from "I guess comics are fun" to "I LOVE comics"...Once said this, he draws pretty creepy children IMHO.

@Zeta-Mon

Жыл бұрын

There's another nail?!?!

@Dave175

Жыл бұрын

The one where it just becomes a regular universe comic just with Superman kinda being late to the party?

@OreoBrawl

Жыл бұрын

Seconded

@Robscott5598

Жыл бұрын

Yes there’s a sequel called Another Nail AND a spiritual sequel set 1000 years in the future called Superboy’s Legion. Both are amazingly good.

Batman sure has a neat superpower of having two people die in front of him…

@rayvenkman2087

Жыл бұрын

That’s like Bioshock 2 man.

@langleymneely

Жыл бұрын

Lmao! His real power was the friends he lost along the way!😜

@Mysmarttelevision1989

8 ай бұрын

If I had a nickel for every time that happened I’d have two nickels.

@Ubermensch9240

Ай бұрын

Not funny.

@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache

Ай бұрын

@@Ubermensch9240 Fair enough.

I get the title! Superman was the nail that held the JLA together. There was a nail in the tire of the Kent's truck. Jon decided to nail Martha instead of going out!

@Destiny-ig2fs

Жыл бұрын

I hate you😂

You know how we have comfort food? Back Issues is comfort sounds. It just makes me feel better, and it's because you all are the best. Manu thanks

@joeclarke7982

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. This is what I put on whenever I need to decompress

@platypuswill5364

Жыл бұрын

you put it into words thank you

@damiandawson7610

2 күн бұрын

I know this is a year old, but I relate so hard to it. Back issues is on for literally half of my free time, any time I’m doin something w/o sound, Back issues on

I love how a lot of this episode is Ben or Ethan asking "well wouldn't they logically just act or react like this?" And Sal going "yes, and its Elseworlds so thats exactly what happens next"

The idea of an Amish Superman is just something I love

@daelen.cclark

Жыл бұрын

Do you think he speaks in the Amish dialect?

48:26 It just occurred to me, Selina showing up dressed as Robin with Bruce freaking out it immediately reminded me of the time over at Marvel where Rick Jones dressed as Bucky and you get that thousand yard stare from Steve Rogers also yelling that his partner died!

@daelen.cclark

Жыл бұрын

And Alan Davis did an Avengers story, so it’s come full-circle.

People at work were staring at me because of the amount of laughter I was trying to hold in during this episode. I almost Major Disastered myself. Great episode.

I like that the nail takes a logical step more than flashpoint

@donb7519

Жыл бұрын

tbf to flashpoint it was just originally made as a fun flash event

@ftfasttalkfoodreviewsyt

Жыл бұрын

@@donb7519 fair

I find that Back Issues has just become my comfort show now and this was a banger💀🙌💯

As much as I enjoy the back issues where y’all dunk on the book. I absolutely love finding out about an excellent comic from before my time. Like the Green Lantern and Green Arrow book you guys did not so long ago.

@bZman

Жыл бұрын

I have had the Ultimate edition of that for years, got it signed at Awesomecon in DC back in 2018 by Neal Adams

@oisinodwyer5985

Жыл бұрын

@@bZman that’s so awesome dude

Man, the batman story-line is a tear-jerker. Gives me goosebumps every time I think about the ending in Another Nail.

This is such an epic story, you might say it’s quite… nail biting lol glad you guys are finally talking about it

Lex losing his hair is a fixed point in time. Always destined to lose it at some point.

This was a great episode! Though I must say, I'm surprised no one gets what the nail is referencing. There's an very old saying called "For Want of a Nail" which basically means (to quote the wiki page) " reminding that seemingly unimportant acts or omissions can have grave and unforeseen consequences." Which is exactly what happens in this story. Also its just generally used as a name for this trope in fiction (it has a tvtropes page for example).

As much as I pray every week for a continuation of ultimate spider-man, or dceased, it’s fun seeing them cover theses obscure elseworld books I thought I was the only one who knew about

@bZman

Жыл бұрын

One day I hope to see them cover Generations

@dinosaurusmaximus8506

Жыл бұрын

I hope we get the sequel to that one time Batman got abducted by aliens.

@bZman

Жыл бұрын

@@dinosaurusmaximus8506 GOD YES PLEASE

This story is a great example of the importantce of the Kents. Their virtues passed on to Clark are, by proxy pillare for the DC superhero o pantheon.

Every time there’s an elseworlds story covered by comicpop, it’s always gonna be a fun time. Regardless of such books, but elseworlds? Always a fun time.

I'm hoping DC takes a hint from the movies and brings back the elseworlds label. It's funny for a concept that's all about changing what is familiar I feel elseworlds stories really highlight what makes the character's special.

Great comic. I read this as a teenager and the Robin/ Batgirl death scene stuck with me as being especially brutal. Amazing what effect someone can have as a writer without actually showing anything.

@kriscotner7105

Жыл бұрын

Same. Those deaths gave me such a sense of dread for the rest of the characters to where I was actually worried for them. Not a lot of comics do that.

A DC episode kind of related to Superman on my birthday?! Yes!!!

I think the imagery with Lex’s blood spot is likely intended to be a parallel to how Soviet Russia was ran during the time of the Cold War with the KGB and other elements of the era that gets referenced in The Nail.

I love the new little credits in the bottom left corner!

Literally elated that Ben made Sal put his head in his hands less than 5 minutes in

The Justice League were having a juice break when Amazo was beating Green arrow

@kwayneboy1524

Жыл бұрын

Except for Hawkman he helped because he prefers soda

I loved this story and am so happy to see it on Back Issues.

38:13 “What do you mean you people?” I love Sal’s expression 😂

@kethandennard5136

11 ай бұрын

Someone being watching some dc!!! MORE MAD REAL WORLD!😊😂😂❤

Oh my god this art is timeless and with a great story to go with it, thank you comicpop as usual 💖

I would LOVE a series where you guys propose your own or edit new comic story arcs for Marvel and DC! Your opinions and story suggestions are so unique! I would love to see how they would operate if you guys got the opportunity to pitch your own comic stories!

No joke, I was searching today if you guys had already covered this book. Glad to see it

It occurs to me that in this story Hal is Green Lantern and this came out in 98 at which time Hal was not only not GL but dead! However with Superman gone, no Hank Henshaw Cyborg Superman, Mongul never comes to Earth, Coast City never gets destroyed, Hal never becomes Parallax.

OMG, last week the hilariously terrible Marville and now the awesomely fantastic The Nail?? Best. February. Ever.

I just want to say thank you for the constant stream of great videos, Sal. I lost my mom two weeks ago and your videos along with a couple other channels have kept me distracted and laughing when I really haven't wanted to.

@Jay-Voorhees

Жыл бұрын

My condolences

@TheKingOfRooks

Жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry for your loss man, she's resting in peace now

Yes! Been wanting to see this one on the couch for a while. I also demand an Amish Superman action figure from this lol

My first ever comic getting covered by my favorite youtubers! Thank you guys!!

oh boy JLA the nail such a good elseworld story and tons of fun.

The aspect of the nail is that it's the bookmark it could start something completely different yet at the same time it could end a story almost as it began

i been waiting a long time for you guys to cover this LOVE IT

Thanks for encouraging me to go out and support my local comicbook stores I gotten a bunch of books from the show and a few you recommended from off the rack now I'm going weekly reading along with you Thanks for sharing the punisher run

Next we need JLA: Another Nail! Those two books were so interesting!

Great back issues episode. Alan Davis drew issue 13 to 32 of the original Batman and the Outsiders run prior to any x-men work so he’s always going to push that group if he can

"The nail returns,Not the tyre nail" oh boo! I had images of on the last page it shows the nail 30 years later still on the ground at the Kents farm.A portal opens,out steps darkside steps straight onto a nail.

As incredible as the end reveal of Superman's fate is, I cannot help but prefer Sal's take about the racoons.

It always amazed me that a book about a world without Superman is my favorite Superman story

This story was really good and it did a pretty good job of having each league member do their own thing and then come back together mostly also I don't know what happened to J'onn at the end but it would be nice if he turned into his true form and start hitting a combo on Jimmy

Oh boy another big nostalgia hit for me. Excited to hear your take on this one

Really miss the old Dc elseworlds banner. Hope they resurrect it soon with it being a part of the movies. Great episode. You guys nailed it

Superman do be spending most his life living in a Amish paradise.

Not only was this my favorite elseworld book this is now my favorite back issues episode! What would make it even more grand is if there was…”another nail” to do for a future episode? Shifty eye shifty eye

I agree. J'onn should totally just wear his natural Martian form as Martian Manhunter.

YESSSSYESSSYESSSS!!!! I’ve wanted this one for YEAARRSS!!! Thank you so much, Comic Pop!

Sal almost called metron megatron pretty dope ngl

This story is one of my go to examples of how hilariously OP the Flash is

Would Amazo be able to access the full power range if characters like Plastic Man, Swamp Thing or John Constantine? Mimicking Plastic Man's powers is a bit of a "stretch" 🙄 Swamp Things connection to the green and Constantine's Magic is learned rather then an ability...

I was just thinking about this story earlier!!!! One of the most unappreciated Elseworlds stories!

Back issues on my birthday. Best birthday present ever. Love you guys thanks for the years of entertainment.

@dharmabird1

Жыл бұрын

And it’s JLA: the nail. Perfect

I remember when all Kryptonian tech had that aesthetic of white fluffy bone stuff to it. It was so weird.

@daelen.cclark

10 ай бұрын

I found it a neat kinda weird, home.

Lol Sal's take on people not liking the channel actually made me sad. I'm an overly critical jerk, and this is one of my favorite channels.

Amish Superman was a twist I did not see coming.

Man, I fuckin’ love back issues. One of my favorite things

Finally…

That change for green arrow totally does fit his character. It kinda works to well for it to have not happened in a main line story yet

@shauntempley9757

Жыл бұрын

Everything he did later is totally to his character, too.

And I'm the king of the ocean.

Cool, a good book I've never heard of

Keep in mind the reason they don't trust Batman (and I kind've like it when stories do this) Batman just being a normal dude in a costume isn't that well known to the public (especially when everyone else he hangs out with are gods or powerful cosmic warriors), the batsuit was made to prey on the fear of the "superstitious and cowardly lot" so people (especially some Gotham criminal fodder) assume Batman is a vampire or a demonic force of some kind (like Spawn) Year One goes into better detail with this and there is one episode of Batman TAS that plays around with it too where he fights people in pitch black (if not near pitch black darkness) so him using tony stark level tech and gadgets (most of which are black) look to the unknowing onlooker like supernatural powers. ex. "He just gestured at us and suddenly all our guns were knocked out of our hands!" (used batarangs) "He used some magic energy to blast off a car door" (used a hidden grappling hook with a powerful electric current to melt its hinges so he could save a trapped person inside) etc.

So excited to watch this one after I get done with the old work job today!! This is one of the true hidden classics in my opinion

I audibly screamed “YES” when I saw this thumbnail (comic) pop up

I dig the new outro, dope episode as well but I wanted to note the subtlety of the ending was cool with the credits in the corner

Great story!

It's crazy that this is what I've always wanted. A Justice League story without Superman but not written like garbage.

I got to say I personally love superheroes, sitting down and talking too! We need to see more of that on film 💯

I bought this off the shelf 25 years ago. Loved it so much, I remember reviewing it in my self published comic. Reignited my interest in superhero comics after a few years of focusing on small press and indie titles. Alan Davis is still as good as ever.

Loved this episode! Thanks for introducing me to such a great story. Can't wait to pick up a copy for myself.

Finally! been waiting for The Nail back issues for a while.

That outtro is pretty sweet with its fade out

Amazing story

This feels like someone read the complete version of Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen and looked at it with a more modern eye.

@thepokekid01

Жыл бұрын

Also, I did laugh at Ben's joke about the alien tech being crystal based, so don't feel bad about the dead silence Sal and Ethan gave you

I’ve actually seen Alan Davis draw more silver age robin and he usually just does the Tim drake “R” which is always funny confusion

Amazing episode!! Btw I'm liking the new outro

Finally!!!!!

This is dope I've always wondered if they'd ever do this book

Fantastic episode loved this one!

Sal talking about how the best part of superhero comics is buff people in silly costumes talking to each other is very much so my favorite thing about Godzilla movies. There is a monster actively eating the city and we're going to focus on a board room or lab where people argue about how to handle that

We need more creeper love on the channel. But love to see this book done. One of my favorite books of all time

This is a great story and one of my favorite Justice League stories.

The people or maybe a better term is the background characters feel very Marvel to me. The quick blaming of problems on them, Perry White resembling J. Jonah Jamison, the prejudice against powered heroes is like the mutant discourse in Earth 616. But it feels more subtle and individual characters are just mirror versions of the main DC counterparts. Without Superman DC would be more like Marvel is good subtext. Also I kept waiting for Cpt. Marvel (Shazam) to show up as a replacement Superman as he occasionlly does so there is some nice restraint by Davis there.

@Destiny-ig2fs

Жыл бұрын

Was Billy influenced by superman

I love this channel!!! Lmfao

Was the ”He made me waaaaatch!!!!” A reference to sin city? When Carla Gugino screams it? Made me think of that lol

Love Sal's 1920 camera voice.

That scene with Batman watching Batgirl and Robin getting murdered was pretty rough, man. You're sick, Alan Davis.

This was a great off the rails story and fun reactions.

The Nail and the Red Rain Trilogy were my first Elseworlds stories as a kid.

@Joecbg100

Жыл бұрын

@@aurahoneydew9607 i meant to type FIRST

Yay new comicpop here to cure the hump day blues

Yesssss! This was the first JLA comic that I've ever read!

This was a great episode

Great episode guys!

This was wickedly cool elseworlds especially the Amish superman was funny to imagine

This story is so brilliant its beautiful

Another great pick, you guys!