JL8 - Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman in Grade School

[Ravens_cry]

Because, in his earliest appearances, he had red hair. Also, that's not so much a mullet as a pompadour. Think Conan O'Brien.

[ThePhantasm]

Yeah, the

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"Come on, come on... HIT ME!" line is a direct reference to The Dark Knight.

Which confirms red hood boy is a pre-clown Mr. J.

[Dienekes]

Because, in his earliest appearances, he had red hair. Also, that's not so much a mullet as a pompadour. Think Conan O'Brien.

Oh I know Lex had hair, and he's a kid now so it's fine if they give him some. I'm just confused by the mullet. Now I don't know who Conan O'Brien is, but I checked the wiki and it doesn't look like what Lex has, it's not long enough his is most definitely a party in the back.

[Analytica]

Ha! Oreo-eating alien test FTW.

[Scarlet Knight]

This is SO good!

[busterswd]

Wow, this is great. Really enjoying it so far, and will start checking on a regular basis.

[Cracklord]

It makes me so happy that this exists. It really does.

[kpenguin]

Because, in his earliest appearances, he had red hair. Also, that's not so much a mullet as a pompadour. Think Conan O'Brien.

It actually reminds me of how the gradually balding Lex Luthor looks in Superman For All Seasons. Its some very fabulous immaculately pampered, fitting for the nanonarcissist

[ThePhantasm]

*cough* bathroom *cough*
*cough* only option *cough*

Now not only can Supes not give the girl he likes the gift he wanted to give her, but he has to embarrass himself in front of her... but he's doing it because he believes its right.

[Cen]

Now not only can Supes not give the girl he likes the gift he wanted to give her, but he has to embarrass himself in front of her... but he's doing it because he believes its right.

going to bathroom is embarassement now? o_O

[The Glyphstone]

going to bathroom is embarassement now? o_O

At their age it is.

[ThePhantasm]

going to bathroom is embarassement now? o_O

At their age it is.

Yep. His face when saying it and his reaction to Barry make it clear, I think.

On an alternate note, Barry reminds me a lot of Dash from the Incredibles in his characterization.

[The Glyphstone]

Seeing as how Dash is basically a 10-year old with the Flash's powers, that makes a lot of sense.

[Ravens_cry]

Seeing as how Dash is basically a 10-year old with the Flash's powers, that makes a lot of sense.

I thought the running on water bit was especially neat as I've had dreams of doing that. But yes, speedsters seem to have a certain archetypical personality, at least in somewhat comedic works.
It might be fun to have a droll speedster instead though. In fact, I can think of at least one example.

[OrchestraHc]

Funny considering he pulls a Droopy on Jekko.

Poor poor Jekko.

[Coidzor]

Yep. His face when saying it and his reaction to Barry make it clear, I think.

On an alternate note, Barry reminds me a lot of Dash from the Incredibles in his characterization.

I couldn't quite tell if it was just that or if it was also because he's such a terrible, terrible liar.

[Cracklord]

First up, I want to say that I no longer bother to read DC comic books. I've been a fan since the age of six, and I don’t. The sad truth is that I don’t even bother pirating them, because DC comics are so unreadable these days that they are not worth 'free'.

For some reason, there is this suffocatingly joyless attitude that DC has wrapped itself in completely by now, and by this point I just have nothing left to love.

And yet, this webcomic is a hopespot. A window back to a better time. A time when the characters weren't afraid to laugh at themselves, weren't glorifying misery or fetishizing the rugged individualist, and lived in a somewhat internally consistent world. A time when the Superheroes were actually that. The power fantasy elements are still there, but that's a vital part of any superhero comic. As is the honest desire to better themselves, and the striving to be better then they are. This genius managed to get all that into a comic set in primary school.

Which probably explains why I love this so much. To all those who are considering reading it, you definitely should.

[Ravens_cry]

Funny considering he pulls a Droopy on Jekko.

Poor poor Jekko.

Mostly, but his attitude is much different than Droppy's droll sarcasm.

[Mutant Sheep]

I remember when this was called Little League. great to know other people that know it.

[Miklus]

...Am I the only one who read #38 all wrong???

I laughed so hard at #56! Power Girl FTW!

[kpenguin]

Is it bad my first thought was "Oh no! You can't use the whole birthday song! You'll get sued!"

[Metahuman1]

...

Just marathoned everything. I am now offically in love with this!

[Coidzor]

Oh man, the expressions in today's are just priceless...x.x

[Metahuman1]

I'm terrified with how adorable this is.

[OrchestraHc]

Poor Clark, he just can't win.

[Grif]

Poor Clark, he just can't win.

Indeed he can't.

This is rapidly becoming my second favourite webcomic. No third. OOTS and Girl Genius comes before it.

[elros]

Cracklord wrote:

And yet, this webcomic is a hopespot. A window back to a better time. A time when the characters weren't afraid to laugh at themselves, weren't glorifying misery or fetishizing the rugged individualist, and lived in a somewhat internally consistent world. A time when the Superheroes were actually that. The power fantasy elements are still there, but that's a vital part of any superhero comic. As is the honest desire to better themselves, and the striving to be better then they are. This genius managed to get all that into a comic set in primary school.

Agreed. Yale captures the nature of each of the characters and is able to spin engaging yet cute stories with them. And the artwork is completely appropriate for the setting.
This comic shows how you can make an original story with pre-existing characters. Much better than original characters following recycled tropes with uninspired artwork .

[Deepbluediver]

Just started reading, this is pretty fun.

I have a question though; why is Wonder Woman wearing a dress? The artist didn't seem to have any problems with putting Power Girl in a more modern costume.

Is it an older version of her outfit? I think that she had a skirt on the live-action TV-show, but most of the comics I've seen go with the more fan-service friendly version.

Just curious as to the history; are all the costumes the versions from a particular era?

[Dienekes]

I believe WW was originally drawn in a skirt before she was given her own blue-spangly diaper. As to if the artist is using a single eras specifically, I don't think so. Original costume WW, but Batman looks more silver age, Superman just looks like your normal Superman. As for villains, Lex is wearing his business suit, which points toward his 1980s reworking (though admittedly earlier Luthors wore suits at different times including the original look for him, but it is far more common with latter depictions)

[busterswd]

Latest update: I just love the look of joy on his face.