My Adventures with Superman Season 2 Easter Eggs
Welcome to another week of My Adventures with Superman! We got a heist episode with some returning characters! Hell yeah!!!!
My Easter eggs lists for season 1 is here if you haven't seen it!
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Spoilers if you haven't seen the episode
After what happened in episode 5, Amanda Waller puts Metropolis in martial law and has sent out the HDC, the Human Defense Corps. her military personnel roaming around and harassing innocent civilians.
The HDC makes its first appearance in Human Defense Corps, in its own limited series back in 2003 where they were a military unit that fights back against extraterrestrial forces [Cover art by Clement Sauve, Juan Viasco, Guy Major]. They have been folded into the US military to help fight back against New Krypton in Superman: War of the Supermen #3 (2010).
Also if you want to see what crazy shit Amanda Waller is doing in the comic book universe give Absolute Power #1 (2024) a read and you will see how ruthless she can get. Out on July 3rd. And just look at that amazing cover art by Dan Mora too and he'll be doing the interior art too with the fantastic Mark Waid as the writer! Also give their World's Finest series a shot too!
The episode's title is a reference to Ocean's Eleven. Ocean's Eleven is a 1960s heist movie about Danny Ocean, who he and 10 other associates of his team up together to rob several Las Vegas casinos. I first watched this movie when it was remade in 2001 starring former Batman, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Matt Damon and have watched the later 2 sequels and the Oceans 8 spinoff starring Sandra Bullock as Debbie Ocean, Danny's sister. Fun movies if you haven't seen them.
Later in the episode, Lois plans on stealing the Jump Drive Ship from S.T.A.R. Labs and the design of it kinda reminds me of...
the space ship that brought Superman to Earth from Superman the Animated series. Also a good Superman cartoon if you need your Superman fix when waiting for new MAwS episodes!
Lois and Jimmy head to Leslie and Rory's place to hire them to break into S.T.A.R. Labs to steal the ship. I talked more about them in here and here respectively. Nice to see the both of them as a couple during the final day of Pride Month! #LoveIsNotForCowards
And speaking of queer couples, when later in the scene Rory decided to "leave the mission" Jimmy brings along Mallah and the Brain to help steal the ship as well! I talked a bit about them here and here.
Mallah and the Brain recount to everyone their multiversal hopping and I talked about the DC multiverse here and Mallah finally gets his beret to match his comic counterpart and the Brain looks just like a Dalek from Doctor Who.
Not surprised that the MAwS crew are Doctor Who fans.
As Leslie details out a plan for them to steal the ship, we see that one of her sources has told her that the guard has a family member at Silver Age Nursing Home.
So for those not in the know, comic book history is divided up into eras. From 1938 (Superman's first appearance in Action Comics #1) to 1956 is considered the Golden Age, the Silver Age was from 1956 to 1970, the Bronze Age was from 1970 to 1985, and the Modern Age was from 1985 to now.
Specifically, Silver Age of Comics was from 1956 to 1970. It began thanks to the success of the reintroduction of the then newest Flash, Barry Allen who debuted in Showcase #4 (1956). This era of comics is much more focused on science fiction and thanks to that a lot of powers and origins of superheroes now have a science/science fiction element to it for example the then new Green Lantern, Hal Jordan received his Green Lantern ring from a dying extraterrestrial, Abin Sir and Ray Palmer a.k.a the second Atom gains his powers from a white dwarf star matter. This was also the era where the Justice Society of America from the Golden Age was reimagined to the Justice League of America.
When Lex gets a surprise visit from Waller and Slade, he decides to show them Project M and explains what it is and shows off its capabilities when they go hunting Lois, Jimmy, Mallah, and the Brain.
and based on what Lex says and the subtle design of the Project M robots, we can assume M is for Metallo like what AmerTek and Thomas Weston was developing in episode 3. I talk more about Metallo here.
And with that we finish the Easter Eggs and references of the episode! Come back next time to see how the gang free Clark from Brainiac and see what happens next for Kara after her realization of what happened!
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Attack on Prime New Age Anthology: Reminiscing
Main Story
Return to that Sick Mind II
Return to that Sick Mind III
Return to that Sick Mind IV
The TFP Kids and the Survey Corps share memories about Optimus.
"You know," Jack began, "I don't think we've ever seen Optimus that expressive before."
Armin was lying down on the bed, looking up at the blank ceiling. He turned his head to face Jack, and the older gentleman was leaning against the space where the glass and wall merged.
"He got angry at you guys for coming out to fight," Jack explained, "The idea of Optimus panicking seems surreal. And then...the screaming over the comm. link system."
Armin sighed at that, knowing what Jack was referring to. The moments right after the power of the titans had ended.
"We know it's Optimus now, but...he just seems so different," Jack confessed.
"...How did Optimus use to act when he was leader of the Autobots?" Armin asked.
"Stoic, assured, never really wore his emotions out on his sleeves," Jack explained, "One time I asked him if he wanted to see something funny, but he just said 'no' so bluntly. It didn't mean he didn't care about us or anything. I think it was just a lot of responsibility."
"I did ask him one time if I could come to the Arctic with him and see snow," Rafael chimed in, tying away on his laptop, "He said no, but he promised he would bring me back a snowball. That didn't happen because we had a scraplet infestation, but I did get to see the Arctic later."
"We get snow on the island," Armin explained, "And we had to rent out a place for Optimus to stay in because he didn't want to use all the resources on the neutral ship or make the trips at all. We even made him a large blanket for him to use and keep warm."
"Really?" Rafael asked in surprise.
"Aw, that's sweet," Miko cooed, lying on her back perpendicular to her bed.
"Yeah, Optimus doesn't like winter time," Hanji snickered, knocking their knuckles against the floor to try and find a loose panel.
"Did he wear the blanket like a cape?" Miko asked.
"He did!" Hanji exclaimed with excitement.
"Damn it! I want pictures!" Miko shouted.
"I don't like winter, but Optimus made it just a little bit bearable," Sasha proclaimed, "He told us a lot of his battles on Earth, managed to draw in a whole crowd of people with his story telling."
"Gotta be a good speaker to be a good leader," Jack declared.
"Yeah, we also got into a snowball fight with him," Sasha added.
Miko shot up from the bed while Jack and Rafael snapped their heads at her.
"Optimus Prime? 'Primes don't party'? Was in a snowball fight?!" Miko screeched.
"I concede, some of it was my fault." Hanji raised their hand.
"How the hell do you get Optimus to participate in a snowball fight?!" Jack demanded.
"Well, they asked." Hanji pointed to Armin's cell next to them, "And the minute I phrased it as a 'training exercise', he started annihilating the 104th left and right."
"Sounds about right," Rafael commented.
"Did you know that he lost!" Sasha screeched in anger.
"HE LOST?!" They all screamed.
"Yeah, somehow Armin managed to get him in the back! Which I'm still pressed about!" Sasha shouted.
"Yeah, I guess I got lucky." Armin rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly.
"Yeah, some luck! I want to join in on the snowball fight next time!" Miko declared.
"Miko, he's probably not-!"
"He's not escaping this!" Miko cut Rafael off.
"That's insane. Optimus never participated in any recreational activities. Now he's out here having snowball fights," Jack said in disbelief.
"Optimus was still quite reserved when we first met him," Hanji explained, "It did take a lot of talks and coaxing to really get him out of his shell."
"I mean, you guys did a pretty great job," Jack praised.
"I think part of it was that initially, Optimus was considered a threat among our people," Hanji explained.
"Really?" Miko deadpanned.
"Optimus is a giant, metal, titan and we thought humanity was extinct by man-eating titans. How do you think that'll make the population feel?" Hanji pressed their ear against the floor, "He wasn't exalted or worship as a Prime. He was feared. Then many of us started seeing him as an ally and equal. One of the big things Optimus did to gain Levi's trust was prepare the bodies of his former squad for a funeral."
"That's really thoughtful," Miko declared.
"It...definitely helped a lot of us with the grieving process," Hanji admitted.
"Wait, what do you mean worshipped?" Willy asked, awakened by the conversation at hand.
"According to Ratchet, being a Prime is the highest honor a Cybertronian can receive," Rafael explained, "It's like being ordained by god."
"...you're kidding, right?" Colt asked.
"He literally went down to the core of their planet, which has his god Primus, and he gave Optimus the Matrix," Rafael explained, "Not to mention all the cool stuff he can access with it."
"The Forge of Solus Prime, which made anything with a swing. It's broken now. The Star Saber. You guys saw it cut up the Colossal Titans," Miko listed, "Hey Jack, do you still have the Key to Vector Sigma?"
"The what?" Armin asked in confusion.
Jack dug into his pockets and pulled out a glowing rectangular metal sheet. "Managed to snag it before the rest of my clothes got taken from me."
"What does that do?" Onyankopon asked, exiting from the makeshift bathroom.
"We had to use it to download Optimus' memories when he got amnesia," Jack answered.
"Amnesia?!" Gabi sounded panicked, "When did Optimus get amnesia?!"
"There was a world ending event we had on Earth," Jack explained, "Optimus and the Autobots went to stop it, and Optimus had to use the Matrix in his chest to stop the event from happening and the Earth from getting destroyed. It caused his memories to get wiped and for him to revert back to Orion Pax."
"And then Buckethead kidnapped him," Miko seethed.
"Wow, Megatron, it just gets worse for you," Hanji muttered under their breath.
"Optimus gave me the key and told me it was for the groundbridge power supply," Jack explained, "I ended up going to Cybertron with Arcee to download his memories."
"Wow, Optimus lied to you and you didn't notice?" Hanji raised their head from the floor.
"Hey, things were pretty tense," Jack retorted.
"Optimus is a shit liar!" Hanji exclaimed.
"Look, he probably gave it to me and lied about it because he knew the others would try to stop him," Jack assumed, "Optimus...let me keep it after we got him back."
"...Optimus never let us keep any important relics," Hanji muttered.
"Didn't he start teaching you how to read their language?" Armin recalled.
"Whoa, you can read Cybertronian?" Rafael asked in surprise.
"The older language. The Golden Age Text." Hanji waved off.
"Still, that's impressive," Rafael praised.
"Thanks." Hanji rubbed the back of their head.
"...Hey how did Optimus handle the war being over?" Miko couldn't help but ask, "The Bots handled it differently, but Boss Bot was away from Cybertron."
"Yeah...Optimus was sad about it," Armin explained.
"Really?" Jack asked with concern.
"I think he was sad about the fact that he couldn't go back home," Armin explained, "The neutral ship was mainly used for spare parts. We couldn't use it for communications or transportation. Arcee and Wheeljack weren't there at the time, and Megatron said he got thrown through a spacebridge, so he didn't remember the way back. Optimus was stranded on another world, and...majority of that world hated him and wanted him gone."
Gabi felt her stomach drop at Armin's explanation, and she covered her mouth and curled up into a ball to hide her tears. Willy darted his eyes in guilt while Colt stared in pity.
"But that doesn't mean we didn't do something nice for him!" Hanji declared, "We scavenged for every single book on the walls and a few from Marley and got him a library to keep, since he used to be an archivist and all!"
"You guys made Optimus a library?" Jack couldn't help but smile.
"Why not?" Hanji smiled back, "We care about Optimus. He's our ally and friend."
Jack looked down at the key card and smiled. "Thanks."
"For what?" Armin asked.
"For watching out for Optimus and taking care of him," Jack elaborated, "Sounds like you guys really made Optimus happy."
"We tried our best." Hanji shrugged, "Although, can't say I've made it easier for him. One time, he told us about Halloween, and I threatened to wipe some information from the neutral ship if he didn't tell us more scary stories."
"He told you scary stories?!" Miko exclaimed.
"Yeah, and we made a betting pool on it!" Hanji cackled, "And then Buckethead ruined the whole thing with a Cybertronian horror story!"
"Who won the pot?!" Miko asked.
"Mikasa!" Hanji grinned, "She wouldn't crack until Megatron told his story! Oh, and he also told us about a holiday called 'Day of the Dead'-!"
"He told you about Dia de Los Muertos?" Rafael asked in surprise and excitement, "He still remembered what I told him?"
"We couldn't do a massive festival, but we did have a toast in the cemetery where our comrades were buried," Armin explained, "It was nice."
Rafael set his laptop down and stood up. "We we're done, I'm taking everyone to a proper festival! We'll make altars and we'll eat concha bread and dance!"
"What's concha bread?!" Sasha asked with excitement.
Jack watched with a small smile as the conversation continued. The spy felt something vibrate in his pocket and pulled out his phone. He opened his text messages and read the most recent one.
Inquire about Eren Jaeger.
Jack started typing back. They don't want to talk about him yet.
We looked into Megatron's mind with the cortical psychic patch.
Jack typed furiously. Whoa! What?!
We've learned information about Eren Jaeger, but Megatron has confessed that he has a negative bias towards him.
I thought the patch didn't alter memories.
We still need more information on Eren. There is information that is missing. We need a different perspective.
Jack sighed to himself before standing up. "Gotta go to the bathroom." He walked over to the back and opened the door to the makeshift bathroom. He locked the door and took a deep breath before texting Ultra Magnus once more.
What did you find?
Jack waited. He saw the bubbles, waiting for the message to be sent. Jack was confused when he got a video. He played the video and closed the lid of the toilet before sitting down on it.
“Wait! Eren, please! Please listen to me!” Jack heard Optimus' voice, “Don’t activate the Colossal Titans within the wall! I understand your fear of Marley and the rest of the humans on this world! But this is not the way to handle the situation! You have the titan power; you have weakened Marley! That alone should be enough!”
Jack took noticed of Eren, the same armored titan that showed up in the feed. He looked like he was nervous, hesitating.
“This violence; this lust for vengeance will only lead to more destruction and devastation!” Optimus declared, “Listen to reason, Eren! Stand down now, and let us come with a better solution!”
Eren growled as he threatened to scream, but Optimus continued. “Listen to me, Eren! If you activate the rumbling, you will not only be destroying the entire world but the island as well! The people you wish to protect: Historia, Mikasa, Armin, the Survey Corps will be affected! Innocent humans, both Marleyan and Eldian who had nothing to do with attacks against the island, will be killed in the ensuing chaos! The entire world will be devastated, and the only ones that have survived will only see this action as a tasteless once! Creating a new world on mountains of bodies and rivers of blood is not justified! If you do this, you will only be seen as a monster, regardless of your motivation!”
“Eren, I know this isn’t the path that you want, and if you stand down now we can find another solution! This isn’t the path to peace! Think for one second about the weight of your actions! If you do this, you will cause humanity’s extinction! That will be with you for the rest of your life! Do you really wish to be the one?! Do you really wish to be the cause of the death and destruction of all of mankind?!”
Jack leaned forward as he saw Optimus take slow steps towards Eren.
“That’s enough, Eren,” Optimus whispered, holding out his servo, “Please, come home.”
Jack knew what came next. This guy made up his mind. He witnessed that decision, but he still grew ridged when he heard the titan speak. He didn't understand what he said because of the lack of lips, but it caused Optimus to scream his name and reach out for him. Jack covered his mouth in shock as something shot his head off, but then a centipede emerged from the spine and reconnected with the head. Jack had stopped the video once he saw the walls beginning to fall. He took deep and heavy breaths, trying to calm his nerves. He never felt so sick, and Jack was now left with one raging question in his mind.
How the hell does someone get pushed so far into believing that genocide is the only option?
(Okay, so for reference:
Halloween Anthology: Optimus tells scary stories from Earth to the Survey Corps in honor of the Halloween Spirit.
Bonus: Dia de Los Muertos: Optimus and the Survey Corps honor the ones that they have lost.
Winter Anthology: Optimus and the Survey Corps navigate the every changing twists and turns of the weather as the seasons change from fall to spring.
Like these are canon to the AOP story. Just as a reminder.)
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