Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Spelling/grammar fix(es)
Changed line(s) 3,6 (click to see context) from:
''Superman: True Brit'' is an Creator/{{Elseworlds}} ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' story by Creator/MontyPython alum Creator/JohnCleese, and Kim Howard Johnson, with art by Creator/JohnByrne and Mark Farmer.
It humorously speculates on [[WhatIf what could have happened]] if Kal-El had been raised in England rather than Kansas.
It humorously speculates on [[WhatIf what could have happened]] if Kal-El had been raised in England rather than Kansas.
to:
''Superman: True Brit'' is an Creator/{{Elseworlds}} ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' Creator/DCComics story published under the ''Creator/{{Elseworlds}}'' imprint, written by Creator/MontyPython alum Creator/JohnCleese, Creator/JohnCleese and Kim Howard Johnson, with art by Creator/JohnByrne and Mark Farmer.
It humorously speculates on [[WhatIf what could have happened]] ifKal-El ComicBook/{{Superman}} had been raised in England rather than Kansas.
It humorously speculates on [[WhatIf what could have happened]] if
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Updating link
Changed line(s) 3,4 (click to see context) from:
''Superman: True Brit'' is an {{Elseworld}} ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' story by Creator/MontyPython alum Creator/JohnCleese, and Kim Howard Johnson, with art by Creator/JohnByrne and Mark Farmer.
to:
''Superman: True Brit'' is an {{Elseworld}} Creator/{{Elseworlds}} ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' story by Creator/MontyPython alum Creator/JohnCleese, and Kim Howard Johnson, with art by Creator/JohnByrne and Mark Farmer.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* AdaptationalDumbass: In canon, Superman refuses to use his powers to create diamonds or bring back valuable materials from other planets because he knows doing so would have dire economic consequences. This version of Superman tries the former (with [[WorthlessYellowRocks predictable results]]) and suggests doing the latter to solve the problems creating the diamonds caused, which prompts an irate member of the House of Lords to point out that he knows absolutely nothing about economics.
Changed line(s) 14 (click to see context) from:
* ArtisticLicenseEconomics: Superman turning all the nation's coal into diamonds. He then suggests he can go to outer space and bring back huge amounts of gold, causing a Lord to chastise him for not understanding basic economics.
to:
* ArtisticLicenseEconomics: Superman turning all the nation's coal into diamonds.diamonds, which not only [[WorthlessYellowRocks greatly devalues the price of diamonds]] but puts thousands of coal miners out of work. He then suggests he can go to outer space and bring back huge amounts of gold, causing a Lord to chastise him for not understanding basic economics.
Added DiffLines:
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Superman tries to generate more wealth by turning all of the United Kingdom's coal into diamonds. Not only does this make it so that diamonds are worth ''less'' than coal, but it puts thousands of coal miners out of work and renders heating the country much harder.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Too implausible.
Deleted line(s) 31 (click to see context) :
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Colin tries to use his super-speed for work opportunities, but finds that he gets priced out of nearly every potential job because no company is prepared to pay him a full day's wages when it doesn't take him a full day to do the work. His attempt to solve Britain's budget crisis by converting coal to diamonds also backfires, as it creates a coal shortage and drastically lowers the value of the diamonds.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* TheDailyMisinformer: The Daily Smear, which Colin Clark works for, is a magazine whose editors have no compunction against printing libel, lies or even slandering Superman.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* ArtisticLicenseEconomics: Superman turning all the nation's coal into diamonds. He then suggests he can go to outer space and bring back huge amounts of gold, causing a Lord to chastise him for not understanding basic economics.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Look it up
Changed line(s) 18 (click to see context) from:
* FunWithHomophones: In this continuity the Batman is someone who has a cricket bat lodged in his head by Colin's bumbling.
to:
* FunWithHomophones: In this continuity the Batman is someone who has a cricket bat lodged in his head stomach by Colin's bumbling.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 5,6 (click to see context) from:
It humorously speculates on what could have happened if Kal-El had been raised in England rather than Kansas.
to:
It humorously speculates on [[WhatIf what could have happened happened]] if Kal-El had been raised in England rather than Kansas.
Deleted line(s) 31 (click to see context) :
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 3,4 (click to see context) from:
''Superman: True Brit'' is an {{Elseworld}} ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' story by Creator/MontyPython alum Creator/JohnCleese, and Kim Howard Johnson, with art by Creator/JohnByrne and Mark Farmer.
to:
''Superman: True Brit'' is an {{Elseworld}} ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' story by Creator/MontyPython alum Creator/JohnCleese, and Kim Howard Johnson, with art by Creator/JohnByrne and Mark Farmer.
Changed line(s) 23 (click to see context) from:
* ShoutOut: Naturally, a ShoutOut to ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''' "Bicycle Repairman" sketch, when a Frenchman comments on Colin using a lever to tighten a nut when repairing the Eiffel Tower. Also, Superman has to save [[Music/TheRutles Ron Nasty and Dirk [=McQuickly=].]]
to:
* ShoutOut: Naturally, a ShoutOut:
** A ShoutOut to ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''' "Bicycle Repairman" sketch, when a Frenchman comments on Colin using a lever to tighten a nut when repairing the EiffelTower. Also, Tower.
** Superman has to save [[Music/TheRutles Ron Nasty and Dirk [=McQuickly=].]]
** A ShoutOut to ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''' "Bicycle Repairman" sketch, when a Frenchman comments on Colin using a lever to tighten a nut when repairing the Eiffel
** Superman has to save [[Music/TheRutles Ron Nasty and Dirk [=McQuickly=].]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* FunWithHomophones: In this continuity the Batman is someone who has a cricket bat lodged in his head by Colin's bumbling.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
** Creator/MichaelPalin is mentioned with a reference to his travelogues.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 3,4 (click to see context) from:
''Superman: True Brit'' is an {{Elseworld}} ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' story by Creator/JohnCleese and Kim Howard Johnson, with art by Creator/JohnByrne and Mark Farmer.
to:
''Superman: True Brit'' is an {{Elseworld}} ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' story by Creator/JohnCleese Creator/MontyPython alum Creator/JohnCleese, and Kim Howard Johnson, with art by Creator/JohnByrne and Mark Farmer.
Deleted line(s) 8 (click to see context) :
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
minor fix
Changed line(s) 11 (click to see context) from:
* AdoptiveNameChange: baby Kal-El's rocket lands in England. His parents learn his birth name early on, but decide to give him the more appropriately British name "Colin Clark", because they don't want the neighbors to think they've adopted a foreigner.
to:
* AdoptiveNameChange: baby Baby Kal-El's rocket lands in England. His parents learn his birth name early on, but decide to give him the more appropriately British name "Colin Clark", because they don't want the neighbors to think they've adopted a foreigner.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* DecompositeCharacter: Essentially; Louisa Layne-Ferret is initially presented as the equivalent of Lois Lane, but Lois herself is later introduced as Louisa’s American cousin.
* DramaPreservingHandicap: It’s eventually revealed that part of the reason for Colin’s problems is that [[spoiler:his enemies slipped kryptonite into a medal he was given early on, weakening him and causing him further issues with his self-confidence]].
* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: Colin’s so nice that it takes him a while to recognise that his colleagues are more interested in tabloid journalism and uncovering scandal than actual news.
* DramaPreservingHandicap: It’s eventually revealed that part of the reason for Colin’s problems is that [[spoiler:his enemies slipped kryptonite into a medal he was given early on, weakening him and causing him further issues with his self-confidence]].
* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: Colin’s so nice that it takes him a while to recognise that his colleagues are more interested in tabloid journalism and uncovering scandal than actual news.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Deleted line(s) 18 (click to see context) :
* RealityEnsues: Colin tries to use his super-speed for work opportunities, but finds that he gets priced out of nearly every potential job because no company is prepared to pay him a full day's wages when it doesn't take him a full day to do the work. His attempt to solve Britain's budget crisis by converting coal to diamonds also backfires, as it creates a coal shortage and drastically lowers the value of the diamonds.
Added DiffLines:
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Colin tries to use his super-speed for work opportunities, but finds that he gets priced out of nearly every potential job because no company is prepared to pay him a full day's wages when it doesn't take him a full day to do the work. His attempt to solve Britain's budget crisis by converting coal to diamonds also backfires, as it creates a coal shortage and drastically lowers the value of the diamonds.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 3,6 (click to see context) from:
''Superman: True Brit'' is an {{Elseworld}} Franchise/{{Superman}} story by Creator/JohnCleese and Kim Howard Johnson, with art by Creator/JohnByrne and Mark Farmer. It humorously speculates on what would have happened if Kal-El had been raised in England rather than Kansas.
Compare ''Comicbook/SupermanRedSon'', which shows what would've happened if Supes had been raised in the USSR instead.
Compare ''Comicbook/SupermanRedSon'', which shows what would've happened if Supes had been raised in the USSR instead.
to:
''Superman: True Brit'' is an {{Elseworld}} Franchise/{{Superman}} ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' story by Creator/JohnCleese and Kim Howard Johnson, with art by Creator/JohnByrne and Mark Farmer. Farmer.
It humorously speculates on whatwould could have happened if Kal-El had been raised in England rather than Kansas.
Compare''Comicbook/SupermanRedSon'', ''ComicBook/SupermanRedSon'', which shows what would've could have happened if Supes had been raised in the USSR instead.
It humorously speculates on what
Compare
Deleted line(s) 8 (click to see context) :
Deleted line(s) 10 (click to see context) :
Changed line(s) 23,24 (click to see context) from:
* TallPoppySyndrome: A central thesis of this story is that England would not embrace someone like Superman because British culture values conformity. A recurring line is "What will the neighbors think?"
* VestigialEmpire: The Batman mentions working for the good of the British Empire. Colin mentions that the British Empire no longer exists but The Batman says they still own a [[UsefulNotes/NorthernIreland bit of Ireand]].
* VestigialEmpire: The Batman mentions working for the good of the British Empire. Colin mentions that the British Empire no longer exists but The Batman says they still own a [[UsefulNotes/NorthernIreland bit of Ireand]].
to:
----
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* AdoptiveNameChange: baby Kal-El's rocket lands in England. His parents learn his birth name early on, but decide to give him the more appropriately British name "Colin Clark", because they don't want the neighbors to think they've adopted a foreigner.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* BorrowingTheBeatles: Music/TheRutles serve as the local stand-in for the Beatles.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* AlliterativeName: "Colin Clark" is one, starting with the same consonant sounds as "Clark Kent".
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
added example
Changed line(s) 13 (click to see context) from:
* MythologyGag: When Colin moves to America he decides to change his name, keeping his family name but also honoring his parents place of birth in Kent, deciding on Kent Clark.
to:
* MythologyGag: When Colin moves to America he decides to change his name, keeping his family name but also honoring his parents parents' place of birth in Kent, deciding on Kent Clark.
Changed line(s) 15 (click to see context) from:
* RealityEnsues: Colin tries to use his super-speed for work opportunities, but finds that he gets priced out of nearly every potential job because no company is prepared to pay him a full day's wages when it doesn't take him a full day to do the work.
to:
* RealityEnsues: Colin tries to use his super-speed for work opportunities, but finds that he gets priced out of nearly every potential job because no company is prepared to pay him a full day's wages when it doesn't take him a full day to do the work. His attempt to solve Britain's budget crisis by converting coal to diamonds also backfires, as it creates a coal shortage and drastically lowers the value of the diamonds.
Changed line(s) 19 (click to see context) from:
* StrawmanNewsMedia: Colin ends up working for a breath-takingly sleazy tabloid.
to:
* StrawmanNewsMedia: Colin ends up working for a breath-takingly breathtakingly sleazy tabloid.tabloid called the ''Daily Smear''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 18 (click to see context) from:
* ShoutOut: Naturally, a ShoutOut to ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''' "Bicycle Repairman" sketch, when a Frenchman comments on Colin using a lever to tighten a nut when repairing the Eiffel Tower.
to:
* ShoutOut: Naturally, a ShoutOut to ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''' "Bicycle Repairman" sketch, when a Frenchman comments on Colin using a lever to tighten a nut when repairing the Eiffel Tower. Also, Superman has to save [[Music/TheRutles Ron Nasty and Dirk [=McQuickly=].]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 21 (click to see context) from:
* VestigalEmpire: The Batman mentions working for the good of the British Empire. Colin mentions that the British Empire no longer exists but The Batman says they still own a [[UsefulNotes/NorthernIreland bit of Ireand]].
to:
* VestigalEmpire: VestigialEmpire: The Batman mentions working for the good of the British Empire. Colin mentions that the British Empire no longer exists but The Batman says they still own a [[UsefulNotes/NorthernIreland bit of Ireand]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 20 (click to see context) from:
* TallPoppySyndrome: A central thesis of this story is that England would not embrace someone like Superman because British culture values conformity. A recurring line is "What will the neighbors think?"
to:
* TallPoppySyndrome: A central thesis of this story is that England would not embrace someone like Superman because British culture values conformity. A recurring line is "What will the neighbors think?"think?"
* VestigalEmpire: The Batman mentions working for the good of the British Empire. Colin mentions that the British Empire no longer exists but The Batman says they still own a [[UsefulNotes/NorthernIreland bit of Ireand]].
* VestigalEmpire: The Batman mentions working for the good of the British Empire. Colin mentions that the British Empire no longer exists but The Batman says they still own a [[UsefulNotes/NorthernIreland bit of Ireand]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/250px_supbrit.jpg]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* AmusingInjuries: On more than one occasion Colin's strength leaves a cricket implement lodged within someone which cannot be removed without killing them.
Added DiffLines:
* MythologyGag: When Colin moves to America he decides to change his name, keeping his family name but also honoring his parents place of birth in Kent, deciding on Kent Clark.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
Compare ''Comicbook/SupermanRedSon'', which shows what would've happened if Supes had been raised in the USSR instead.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 12 (click to see context) from:
* ShoutOut: Naturally, a ShoutOut to ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'''s "Bicycle Repairman" sketch, when a Frenchman on Colin using a lever to tighten a nut when repairing the Eiffel Tower.
to:
* ShoutOut: Naturally, a ShoutOut to ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'''s ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus''' "Bicycle Repairman" sketch, when a Frenchman comments on Colin using a lever to tighten a nut when repairing the Eiffel Tower.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* ShoutOut: Naturally, a ShoutOut to ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'''s "Bicycle Repairman" sketch, when a Frenchman on Colin using a lever to tighten a nut when repairing the Eiffel Tower.
* StrawmanNewsMedia: Colin ends up working for a breath-takingly sleazy tabloid.
* StrawmanNewsMedia: Colin ends up working for a breath-takingly sleazy tabloid.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
added a trope
Added DiffLines:
* IdiotHero: Colin is utterly incompetent at being a superhero.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
created work page
Added DiffLines:
''Superman: True Brit'' is an {{Elseworld}} Franchise/{{Superman}} story by Creator/JohnCleese and Kim Howard Johnson, with art by Creator/JohnByrne and Mark Farmer. It humorously speculates on what would have happened if Kal-El had been raised in England rather than Kansas.
----
!!This story contains examples of:
* NaturalizedName: In this story, Kal-El is given the English name Colin Clark.
* RealityEnsues: Colin tries to use his super-speed for work opportunities, but finds that he gets priced out of nearly every potential job because no company is prepared to pay him a full day's wages when it doesn't take him a full day to do the work.
* RunningGag: Every time Colin does something embarrassing, his parents move further and further away.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: At the end, Superman leaves for America in hopes that he'll be better accepted there.
* TallPoppySyndrome: A central thesis of this story is that England would not embrace someone like Superman because British culture values conformity. A recurring line is "What will the neighbors think?"
----
!!This story contains examples of:
* NaturalizedName: In this story, Kal-El is given the English name Colin Clark.
* RealityEnsues: Colin tries to use his super-speed for work opportunities, but finds that he gets priced out of nearly every potential job because no company is prepared to pay him a full day's wages when it doesn't take him a full day to do the work.
* RunningGag: Every time Colin does something embarrassing, his parents move further and further away.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: At the end, Superman leaves for America in hopes that he'll be better accepted there.
* TallPoppySyndrome: A central thesis of this story is that England would not embrace someone like Superman because British culture values conformity. A recurring line is "What will the neighbors think?"
