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Warning ! mollycoddler ahead forBatman / Superman : World ’s Finest # 26!There ’s a new opposition makingSuperman’slife hell , and he ’s as big as any fanboy can get . A threat has fare from the Fifth Dimension and it ’s drive the Man of Steel and Batman to team up with their biggest nuisances ever .
The Fifth Dimension has alwaysbeen the home of all - powerful imps who have a fondness for the heroes of the Third Dimension . But a cryptic , hefty effect has emerged in the magical realm to challenge DC ’s heroes for his own twisted desires . This young Superman baddie is n’t just a dangerous menace , but a perfect metaphor for toxic fans .
Doom-Mite is Attacking the DC Universe to Find Its Greatest Hero
InBatman / Superman : World ’s Finest # 26by Mark Waid , Dan Mora , Tamra Bonvillain , and Steve Wands , Bat - Mite and Mr. Mxyzptlkconvince Clark and Bruce that something awful has killed several hob in the Fifth Dimension and is heading for the Third Dimension . At the same fourth dimension , the Batcave pick up call for aid from multiple heroes who are under attempt byvillains who have teamed up with elf modeled after the DC Universe ’s worst super - criminals . Mxyzptlk team up up with Batman while Bat - Mite goes with Superman to assist their allies .
The crazy imp grins as he wonders out aloud which of Earth ’s paladin is actually the strongest
In Coast City , Sinestro has partnered up with the petite Sin - Mite and the two are brutally beating up Green Lantern . Batman , Robin , and Mxyzptlk go far to save the day with Mxyzptlk even concede powers to Robin to even the fight . While Robin handles Sinestro , Mxyzptlk apprehends Sin - Mite , giving Batman the chance to interrogate the rascal scallywag . hell - Mite refuses to tell Bruce who is leave the attack , butSin - Mite informs Batman that the DC Universe ’s hero are being tested . The nefarious imp also discover that his drawing card wants to influence who the greatest submarine unfeignedly is .
Out in the Fifth Dimension , a twain of hands craft a new imp in the guise of Catwoman . This figure , the Legion of Doom - Mite ’s loss leader , marvels over how many heroes and baddie Earth has and joyously exclaim he ’s never visualise anything like it . The mad elf grinning as he wonders out loud which of Earth ’s heroes is actually the strong and how long they will last whenhe finally faces the DC Universe ’s greatest admirer himself .
Doom-Mite Slaughtered The DCU’s Biggest Fans
The Fifth Dimension is one of the foreign , but most magical places in the DC Universe . It ’s home to thousand of scallywag , butits most notorious house physician are Bat - Mite and Mr. Mxyzptlk . Bat - Mite is the bounteous bat - lover there ’s ever been and he ’s periodically pop up throughout the X to cheer on his beloved beau ideal and defend his name . Mxyzptlk , on the other script , is a practical joker who have it off give all of his aid to the person he feels deserves it most : Superman .
While these two are the most popular 5th - Dimensional dweller , an entire League full of knock-down fanboys and fangirls was recently bring out . Mxyzptlk bring together the ‘ Just - Us ’ League once he catch wind of a muscular terror that was come to injure the Fifth Dimension . unluckily , the impish League was more concerned about play - scrap to determine who the greatest hero was . But before the team could determine who was the best , they were killed bya mysterious clothe figure who lead the Legion of Doom - Mites .
The Just - Us League was precede ( and eliminated ) inBatman / Superman : World ’s all right 2024 Annual # 1 .
The Just - Us League was down and only Mxyzptlk and Bat - Mite could get away . As the figure promised he would follow them to Earth and recover its greatest torpedo , the fleeing imps channelise straight for the Third Dimension to seek Superman and Batman ’s auxiliary . Unfortunately , their arrival was joined by a wave of topsy-turvydom magic that heave the World ’s Finest ’s various lairs . But Mxyzptlk and Bat - Mite plead naturalness that they were n’t responsible for the topsy-turvydom and thata 5th - Dimensional threat was coming to attack Superman and Batman ’s home .
Doom-Mite is the Worst Kind of Toxic Fanboy
Over the year , imps and their super - fan tendencies have serve to playfully mock annoying or over - the - top fans . In fact , Mr. Mxyzptlk ’s Word , Mickey Mxyzptlk , was used to satirize fans who were obsessed with the way things used to be and bitter at a new and more various set of heroes . However , Mickey is an outlier while the respite of the imps , though annoying or pests , generally do have an earnest love for the DC Hero they look up to . Even Mxyzptlk , for all the times he ’s turned Superman ’s life upside down , appreciate the hero .
Doom - Mite might apprize the DC Universe ’s hero , but only in the sentiency of how they can serve him .
Doom - Mite ( as he seems to be discover in appeal for future issue ) does n’t have the same form of appreciation for the DC Universe as the ease of the imps do . While Doom - Mite lauds how many unique sub and villains last in the Third Dimension , he does n’t appreciate them for what they are , but rather how they can entertain him . Doom - Mite has an entitled mentality andsees the hero of the DC Universe as object that exist only to hold himat the disbursal of everyone else .
Like Micky Mxyzptlk , Doom - Mite ’s possessive attitude is a grim reflection of the most toxic trait in fans . Sure , Bat - Mite and his fellow imps can be a bit much at times , but at their core , they love DC ’s heroes . Doom - Mite might appreciate the DC Universe ’s heroes , but only in the sense of how they can serve him . Doom - Mite does n’t wish about anyone else and exerts his will to get what he desire out of the Hero of Alexandria he proclaim to love . It ’s not that far off fromreal - life toxic lover who gatekeep and police their ideas about DC ’s heroes to others .
Doom-Mite is a Refutation of the Worst Kind of Fans
The Fifth Dimension will always propose plenty of opportunity for creators to parody the unmatched behaviors found in fans . But Doom - Mite is a special case and seems to represent everything wrong with fans who have a more entitled way of life of looking at mirthful Holy Writ heroes . It ’s an interesting path of highlighting the negative and uttermost aspects of fandom , especially by juxtapose Doom - Mite with the relatively rational Mxyzptlk and Bat - Mite . Hopefully , Supermanwill defeat Doom - Mite and close down this ugly symbolic representation of toxic fanboy traits .
Batman / Superman : World ’s Finest # 26is available now from DC Comics .
Batman / Superman : World ’s Finest # 26(2024 )
