r/klarionthewitchboy

Let’s not pretend these two aren’t Super Saiyans with magic occult vibes.  

Is Etrigan Broly? Temperamentally I can see Vegeta too, though including Jason Blood probably makes him more Majin Buu as far as duality goes? Tbh, I think Klarion only works as Goku though equating his powers to Super Saiyans, personality-wise maybe he is more Kid Buu?

This Demon issue predates this movie scene by two years, but the Super Saiyan concept was in the manga the same time that The Demon was releasing. Goku first transformed into Super Saiyan that same year (1991). Was Alan Grant a DBZ manga fan?!

I also think theres something to be said about Tony Soprano and Christopher Moltisanti, they even have the uncle/nephew-who-aren't-really-uncle/nephew thing! Why is it so funny to imagine Klarion saying: “That’s the guy, Teekl. My Uncle Jason. The guy I'm goin to Hell for.” 

Ok, the dynamic is admittedly a stretch, Jason, even with his flaws considered, isn’t a Tony, lol. But I feel like Christopher and Klarion definitely at least have that same, didn’t know his father, fixation on a dangerous paternal figure that’s ultimately pretty tragic. 

Thoughts on Demon Ball Z, lol? Or, any other rivals or complicated pairs that remind you of the Etrigan/Klarion dynamic? 

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[Image from Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan (1993) ]

[ Art by Val Semeiks, Bob Smith and Robbie Busch | Letters by Todd Klein from The Demon #14 (1991) by Alan Grant ]

This scene is actually so funny to me. 

Enchantress is playing it off as Klarion just being a child who doesn’t get it, very “the adults are talking now” vibes. I mean, she is a mentor figure for him here, so that dynamic works, but if I imagine this scenario it really would be like, “ok, wtf am i looking at?!” 

IRL, this would literally probably just look like a skelly and ghost were having a staring contest or glitching out? 

Klarion is being very rational here lol.

Do you think that for Klarion moments like these are a comfortable script for him to lean into? I think about his backstory as a character from a strict society, a younger brother whose mother and sister took care of things that were only for witch women to have knowledge of and bother with… do you think he ever gets tired of this role or only if it feels like it's a role he is being forced into?

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[ Art by Scot Eaton, Robert Robinson, Wayne Faucher and Guy Major | Letters by Pat Brosseau from Suicide Squad: Black Files #6 (2018) “Rota Fortuna” by Jai Nitz]

From top Left to Right:

⭐️ Cheetah’s Heist Crew [Cheetah and Cheshire Rob the Justice League #2–6 (2025)]

Team members:

• Klarion
• Teekl
• Barbara Ann Minerva/Cheetah
• Jade Nguyen/Cheshire Cat 
• Lian Harper
• Alya Raatko/ Featherweight
• Becky Sharpe/Hazard

⭐️ Night Force [Raven: Daughter of Darkness #8–12 (2018)]

Team members*: 

• Klarion
• Teekl
• Raven
• Zachary Zatara
• Traci-13
• Black Alice

*Technically also includes Skye, and Robert Diaz but for their individual reasons they don't remain on team.

⭐️ Seven Soldiers with or without Sideways [ Seven Soldiers: Klarion (2005); Seven Soldiers of Victory #1 (2005); Sideways  #7, 8 & Annual (2018)]

Team members:

• Klarion
• Teekl
• Zatanna Zatara
• Frankenstein
• Ystin/ Shining Knight
• Bombshell
• Mister Miracle
• Manhattan Guardian
• Sideways

From bottom Left to Right:

⭐️ Suicide Squad Black [Suicide Squad Black Files “Rota Fortuna” (2018)]

Team members*:

• Klarion
• June Moone/ Enchantress
• Gentleman Ghost
• Azucar
• Juniper
• El Diablo

*I know there's a number of other characters, including Dr. Thaumatuage, who get added that he is also working with, but I’m just listing the most consistent throughout the book.

⭐️ Klarion’s Gang [The Demon #3–15, 17 (1990)]

Team members: 

• Klarion
• Teekl
• Pillow Harry Matthews
• Tenzyn Wyatt/Tulpa
• C’th the Undying

⭐️ Injustice League Dark [Justice League Dark #14–19 (2019)]

• Klarion 
• Teekl
• Circe
• Papa Midnite
• Solomon Grundy
• Floronic Man
• Eclipso

Which of these groups did you like the most, and did you dislike or want to change anything about any of them?

Do you think Klarion's teams always share any specific qualities? Is there a common theme to the teammates?

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1. [ Art by Nicola Scott and Annette Kwok | Letters by Troy Peteri from Cheetah & Cheshire Rob the Justice League #5 (2026) by Greg Rucka ]
2. [ Art by Pop Mhan and Lovern Kindzierski from Raven: Daughter of Darkness #11 (2018) by Marv Wolfman ]
3. [ Art by Max Reynor and Trevor Scott and Daniel Brown | Letters by Travis Lanham from Sideways #8 (2018) by Dan Didio ]
4. [ Art by Scot Eaton, Wayne Faucher and Guy Major | Letters by Pat Brosseau from Suicide Squad: Black Files #2 (2018) “Rota Fortuna” by Jai Nitz ]
5. [ Art by Val Semeiks, Denis Rodier and Robbie Busch | Letters by Todd Klein from The Demon #11 (1991) by Alan Grant ]
6. [ Art by Alvaro Martinez Bueno, Raul Fernandez and Brad Anderson | Letters by Rob Leigh from Justice League Dark #14 (2019) by James Tynion IV ]