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Warning ! Contains spoilers for Superman # 15 !
Summary
It ’s heavy to imagine how the yellow Lord’s Day could ever be a negative forSuperman , look at just how strong it makes him . Despite that lastingness , Brainiac has made one of the saturnine possible threats that could call on Superman ’s greatest strong point into a terrific future .
InSuperman#15 by Joshua Williamson and Rafa Sandoval , Brainiac has just finished building of the Brainiac Queen , and now she take to feed . The Brainiac Queen is absurdly hefty , quickly pluck asunder several Czarnians and even fighting the intact Super - Family with ease , but she still requires more power .
As the tide begin to turn against Brainiac , he have a shuddery threat against Superman . brain promises to link up Superman to a rock orbiting the Sunday , essentially transforming Superman into a batterythat the Brainiac Queen can continually tip on over and over . It ’s a ugly thought and possibly the darkest version of Superman ’s baron being deform on him .
Superman ’s powers amount from the chicken sun , but that was n’t always the font . primitively , Superman ’s powers come from somewhere weird .
Brainiac Is Smart Enough to Find A Dark Use For Superman’s Powers
Action Comics#1065 Variant Cover by Mark Spears
Most baddie want to remove Superman ’s powersto defeat him , butBrainiac is smart enough to look at things from a different linear perspective . Instead of simply removing Superman ’s mightiness and killing him , Brainiac intends to beware control Superman and turn him into a go barrage . It ’s a terrifying opinion , and would likely result in the Brainiac Queen becoming one of the most powerful beingness in the DC Universe . While this dark future gratefully did n’t descend to evanesce for the Man of Steel , it ’s not the first time the yellow Dominicus has beem turned on him in the chronicle of DC ’s comics .
Brainiac Queen is playing a prominent function in 2024 ’s major DC result , Absolute Power . Absolute Power#1 by Mark Waid and Dan Mora is usable now from DC Comics .
Godhead often try out withSuperman ’s human relationship with the sun . There ’s the obvious story Superman has with different colored suns , such as red and blue sunlight , but other creators have endure a gradation further . Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely , for example , search the theme of the sun finally being Superman ’s undoing inAll - Star Superman , whereSuperman ends up getting malignant neoplastic disease from his picture to the white-livered Sunday . While that was certainly a shocking twist , it pales in comparison to the pure sadism of forcing Superman to orbit the sunlight forever , all to dissemble as a battery for someone else .
The Sun Is Superman’s Greatest Strength (and Possibly His Greatest Weakness)
The Sun Could Be Superman’s Undoing
Superman need the Dominicus to have his incredible power , but that over - trust might one day prove to be his unfastening . If he gets exposed to the sunlight too much , he might end up dying , as Morrison and Quitely explore in their iconic story . If one of Superman ’s energy - debilitate foes , like Parasite , ever arrest the means and the resources , thenSuperman’sdependency on the sun might also just become his dark prison . So far , at least , no villain has managed to act on the scarey idea suggested by Brainiac .
Superman#15is available now from DC Comics !
SUPERMAN # 15 ( 2024 )
The ikon who launched the entire world of superheroes , the last son of Krypton escaped his dying world to break up country on Earth and be raised as Clark Kent . The globe sleep with him well as Superman , the Man of Steel , the loss leader of the Justice League , and the most well - know hero in the DC Comics Universe . Blessed with the power of a demigod , Kal - El of Krypton fight enemies both modest and cosmic in his dateless pursuit of accuracy , justice , and a secure tomorrow .
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The icon who launched the entire world of superheroes, the last son of Krypton escaped his dying world to crash land on Earth and be raised as Clark Kent. The world knows him better as Superman, the Man of Steel, the leader of the Justice League, and the most well-known hero in the DC Comics Universe. Blessed with the powers of a demigod, Kal-El of Krypton fights enemies both small and cosmic in his endless pursuit of truth, justice, and a better tomorrow.
The icon who launched the entire world of superheroes, the last son of Krypton escaped his dying world to crash land on Earth and be raised as Clark Kent. The world knows him better as Superman, the Man of Steel, the leader of the Justice League, and the most well-known hero in the DC Comics Universe. Blessed with the powers of a demigod, Kal-El of Krypton fights enemies both small and cosmic in his endless pursuit of truth, justice, and a better tomorrow.
