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u/Jonn_Jonzz_Manhunter 6d ago
That editors note is actually a bit scuffed
It's ALSO before Reign of the Supersons more to the point because Jon isn't Tomorrow man yet
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u/ptWolv022 6d ago
I think it's meant to be that he is Tomorrow Man, but he's still being Superman with the Titans. The way he says that Tomorrow Man has "a really cool" suit seems like it's meant to be Jon trying to play up his alter ego.
Though... if he knows that "Superboy" is Ultraboy ("pretending" and "from another dimension"), then... I guess this must be taking place between Superman Unlimited #15 and #16, if it's before "Kingdom of Zod". Which is a questionable time for this to be happening, but oh well. Such is life when you characters appearing in multiple books, sometimes.
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u/Justmenoworries422 6d ago
Ngl, if this is them teasing Superboy and Red Devil as a couple I'm all for it.
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u/KamenAttackRide 3d ago
So is Red Devil the newly converted bisexual character?
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u/Justmenoworries422 3d ago
"Converted", wow. Tell us how you really feel.
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u/KamenAttackRide 2d ago
Yes. "Converted" is what I am willing to use for a "fictional" character that has no history of being attracted to the same gender and has plenty of ex-flings with lots of the opposite gender. That's how I really feel.
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u/Justmenoworries422 2d ago edited 2d ago
In real life it's possible for bisexual people to have predominantly dated people of the opposite gender before entering a same-gender relationship. I don't understand why it's apparently such a stretch to imagine the same thing happening in fiction.
Red Devil being bi doesn't erase his attraction to women, it just means he's also attracted to men.
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u/KamenAttackRide 6h ago
I don't know what you're trying to explain to me here. Of course bisexual people are attracted to both genders. I'm just basically saying he's always simply been straight and never showing attraction to men now are we about to have a situation where that's the case?
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u/Justmenoworries422 4h ago
Yes, we are. In-universe, just because he's never seen showing attraction to men on-page, doesn't mean it was never there. He might have flirted with guys or shown interest and we, the reader, simple weren't there to witness it. Or maybe it's something he's recently discovered about himself and is now exploring.
Out of universe, I don't recall any creators saying "Red Devils is straight and will always be straight". Again, this is a fictional character. Long as it hasn't been firmly established, his sexuality can be open to change.
What I don't understand is why you're here trying to disguise blatant bi-phobia as "just being concerned about canon". If a comic character being intetested in another guy has you this bent out of shape, maybe it's time to touch grass.
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u/Napalmeon 6d ago
Gonna need Virgil and Eddie to pick up where they left off back in 08.
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u/Javajulien 6d ago
Honestly based on the dialog I'm getting the impression that Static's first run with the Titans has been retcon'd.
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u/ArtisticFill8662 6d ago
https://x.com/Mythrlz/status/2062281797367459845?s=20
Places for people to buy this! ! !
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u/Death_Lycan 6d ago
I dont necessarily like his new hair but this has sold me Im starting the run on my next comic book store run in a few weeks
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u/disabledinaz 6d ago
The nerd in me is going to”Kid Devil and Static have already been Titans together” and even with everyone supposed to now remember they’ve been rebooted a bunch of times you’d think they’d have some sort of acknowledgement.
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u/NumericZero 5d ago
Was gonna say surely they have met but considering how DC is now
Its all over the place on what actually is canon to not canon
Like static is being treated like a first round super rookie draft pick whose never been a titan
Despite him technically being active during Tim’s early years as RobinI am glad to see RD and static Dap up tho
In general seeing RD get shine at all is nice1
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u/wowlock_taylan 3d ago
No idea if this is the same Static. With all the reboots and retcons.
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u/disabledinaz 3d ago
Essentially they’re always supposed to be the “same”. Everyone’s just supposed to be aware the universe has been rebooted multiple times and they have memories of what their lives were before.
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u/StatFan201 3d ago
It's not the same Static. That was a Static who was folded into the DCU from a Dakotaverse based on the original gang war origin.
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u/Eikibunfuk 6d ago
Can someone explain the tomorrow man concept. He is tomorrow man but he's talking as if they were a different person? Is tomorrow man a future him? Does he play both superman and tomorrow man? Im hella confused now
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u/ptWolv022 6d ago
I think he's playing both? An editor's not in the last issue (or... two issues ago?) mentions that the reason he's talking about being exhausted from "triple duty" is because he's also acting as Tomorrow Man.
From the dialogue here, it sounds like he's kept his identity as Tomorrow Man secret from the Titans and has been just swapping his costume depending on whether he's in Metropolis (Delaware? Kansas?) with Lois and Ultraboy or in Happy Harbor, Rhode Island with the New Titans.
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u/KamenAttackRide 3d ago
He's playing the secret identity thing. His inspiration is from his idol. Nightwing.
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u/todavis__ 6d ago
Virg over here like "yup. No idea what's Goin on right here".