Thread by @ClarkJoeDCEU

It’s a new Monday, so time for a new entry into the #BatmanvSuperman references the DC lore series. Today, it’s time for the Fallout scene in the 🧵 below! #RestoreTheSnyderVerse #BvSMondayMood

So let’s start where we finish off last week because the homages to The Dark Knight Returns (TDKR) #4 continue. First, we have the bomb going off homage in #BvS.

Funnily enough, after the bomb explosion we get Batman saying Oh God in #BatmanvSuperman and in The Dark Knight Returns we get a similar one. This one from Carrie Kelley worried not that Superman is dead but rather that Bruce is.

And then, we get the classic homage of Superman consumed by the atomic bomb looking similar to The Dark Knight Returns #4. And before continuing with other nugget references to some other comics let me just breakdown a little bit this homage to TDKR.

Because Zack Snyder is doing something that he often does. Displaying a homage at the surface level, but when you dig a little bit into it, and you compare it with the source material its differences showcase even more the themes of the movie, giving them more strength.

And this one relates especially to Superman. When you compare the scenes, in TDKR Superman is the U.S. government lacky, their tool. The last line of defense against a Russian bomb. He’s the status quo, and Bruce tells him how he’s on the wrong.

In #BvS (and #MoS), Superman is trying to do the right thing. Even trying to prevent a U.S. government drone from killing innocent people (including Lois). And he does not want to be a government tool.

The U.S. government the first chance they have they are willing to sacrifice him even when he’s trying to send Doomsday into space away from Earth. And even after seeing this (the bomb), Superman is willing to sacrifice himself to stop Doomsday.

Just so different from Superman in TDKR. This is a Superman that will inspire change in humanity, in other heroes, and most importantly in Bruce. While in TDKR is Bruce who changes Clark’s mind who’s on the wrong.

And Zack Snyder has said so many times how much he loves TDKR. And I’m fascinated by the fact that he loves the comic so much that he homages it visually while also being able to tell a unique story with (in ways) opposing messages from the comic he loves…

…Displaying both Bruce and Clark in a very different light, one more relevant to the times we live in. Superman an illegal, unaccepted immigrant, and a very troubled Bruce Wayne, ultimately a billionaire on the wrong and with power to hurt people. So relevant in today’s world!

After this detour with a small analysis let’s get back to the references in this scene to other comics. Superman decimated in space looks similar to Injustice: Gods Among Us #33, when he’s affected by Captain Atom’s explosion.

And finally, we also get Doomsday about to flare up very close in look to All Star Superman #4, where Jimmy Olsen transforms into Doomsday to try to stop a Superman affected by black kryptonite.

So that’s it for today’s thread. Remember if you like this thread or any previous ones, consider donating to the @afspnational Autumn Snyder Fund. Every small amount counts to raise awareness for this cause! supporting.afsp.org/index.cfm?fuse…