Warning! Spoilers for Batman/Superman #22 by DC Comics below
In a new adventure starring fifth-dimensional imp, Mister Mxyzptlk, the villain proved that by giving Calendar Man comic awareness, he was able to hurt Superman by breaking the Fourth Wall. In Batman/Superman #22, Calendar Man reaches across a to hit Superman with his own ice breath. The moment shows that the Marvel Comics hero Gwenpool would also be able to pull the same trick on Superman.
Some characters in comics have comic awareness, meaning they know they're in a comic and can manipulate the stories they star in. Among heroes who have gained the abilities to break the Fourth Wall, include She-Hulk, Deadpool, Howard the Duck, and Gwenpool. However, Gwenpool has taken the Fourth Wall breaking to a new level, as her solo adventures have featured her jumping from comic to comic, with full awareness that she was in a story the entire time. She's jumped across and moved s, interacted with design details, and manipulated things to her favor.
In Batman/Superman #22 by Gene Luen Yang, Paul Pelletier, Keith Champagne, Hi-Fi, and Saida Temofonte, Mister Mxyzptlk breaks Calendar Man from Arkham Asylum during the midst of an attack and brings him to the Fifth Dimension. After Mister Mxyzptlk reveals that reality (aka comics) are made up with boxes like a calendar, he grants Calendar the Man to break the Fourth Wall between boxes. However, after returning to Gotham City, he realizes he can hit people across multiple boxes (s). It leads him to fight Batman and Superman while using the boxes to strike them from every angle.
Later, Calendar Man is seen pushing Superman's head down as he uses his ice breath, which freezes him in the next . It shows that Gwenpool could pull off the same move to take down Superman if they somehow ever ended up starring in the same story. Gwenpool's comic awareness is incredibly superpowered, as she's retconned herself into becoming a mutant and is able to go inside the Gutter Space - the literal space between comic s.
Gwenpool might seem like a gimmick character, but her comic awareness grants her powers and reality manipulation that's pretty much unrivaled in either the Marvel or DC Universe. However, Calendar Man showed how she could use her powers to take down Superman. Considering she's much more in tune with her comic awareness than the calendar-loving Batman villain, it would be fun to see what Gwenpool could cook up to take down Superman. B #22 is in comic book stores now.
