• Smoogs@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    4 hours ago

    I don’t understand his legs. Or her’s really. Or anything. His head is a square box? Is he jerking it to her as he’s wandering in? The heck is this

  • Mothra@mander.xyz
    36·
    1 day ago

    I like how this is happening in a completely urban environment. Imagine the situation a few minutes later from the perspective of the building residents or just anyone on the street below the web

    • CustardFist@feddit.nlOPEnglish
      351·
      1 day ago

      In the old Superman series from the 50s, people on the streets looked up to the sky, bewildered. IT’S A BIRD! IT’S A PLANE!

      This always drove me nuts. Why were people so surprised to see a bird? Or a plane?

      Now, having a 14 ton Spider-Karen suspended in a web, spun between two skyscrapers, about to get mounted by a young guy in spandex… THAT’S a frickin’ good reason to be pointing to the skies in terror. 😎

      “THERE! UP IN THE SKY!”
      “It’s… it’s… DISGUSTING!”

      • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
        161·
        1 day ago

        Superman was created in Cleveland. At the Cleveland Airport is a small exhibit dedicated to Superman. It’s just a small little display, made to look like you’re standing inside a comic book. With the wall panels having different bits of information and this massive statue standing in front of Superman. They also have a small TV with a dvd player. It plays, on loop, a 15 minute educational film dedicated to the creation and history of Superman. Up until 2012, when the exhibit was installed.

        There is a small clip in that dvd from the 1940s TV show. It’s a crowded public space, and this guy just comes running up, and yells into the crowd “LOOK!!! UP IN THE SKY!!! IT’S A BIRD!!!” and that always made me laugh. Because he’s saying it with such conviction. Like everyone NEEDS to stop their day right at that moment. Something important is happening. A BIRD IS IN THE SKY!!! LOOK AT THE BIRD!!! OH MY GOD A BIRD IS FLYING!!!

        Since this DVD is only 15 minutes long, and since I’ve worked at the airport for years, I’ve seen that dvd countless times, just from walking past it in 30 second intervals. I like to imagine this guy does this all over town. He’s a massive bird enthusiast. He’s just spotted a really rare bird. He was GOING TO say, “Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a (insert rare exotic bird species here). His domestic living territory is 100 miles away! Really rare to see that blue and red bird all the way out here in Metropolis where we’ve destroyed any kind of animal habitat.”

        But before he can say almost any of that, a random stupid kid just blurts out “IT’S A PLANE!!!” because kids are impressed by trivial things. Also, in the late 1940s, planes would have been somewhat more mysterious and respected than they are today. Back then air travel for most most americans wasn’t financially possible. Imagine flying from NYC to LA, and it costs $3,000 in modern money. So there were a LOT less planes in the air to begin with. Also, most people loved the idea of planes, because WWII was fresh in peoples minds, and so people imagined planes as being big powerful crafts that end wars against Hitler.

        Actually, because of that 15 minute film, I know Superman fought Hitler in the comics. The dvd says:

        “Superman took on many villians in 1942, even taking on the axis.”

        And right at that line, it shows a picture of one of the comics, with Superman just uppercutting Hitler, as surprised nazis behind him look surprised. That part always makes me laugh. Is violence the answer? Well, if the question is “Is violence against nazis funny?” then the answer is always YES. Punch a nazi today, and you’ll laugh about it for years!

        • RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world
          1·
          2 hours ago

          There’s an eBay radio ad, where one person starts talking about one product, and then it cuts to someone else with another. One of the lines is “everyone will be talking about…” “…my new windshield wipers!”

          Thise are the words they decided went best together. All their friends talking about their windshield wipers.

        • parricc@lemmy.world
          3·
          5 hours ago

          Superman was created in Cleveland.

          That explains everything. That’s literally one place on the planet that would have been so boring, finding a bird in the sky would be the highlight of the week. Thankfully, I’ve heard it’s gotten better over the past few decades. But the reputation still lingers.