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Warning : contains spoilers forSuperman#13 !
SupermanandBatmanhave a good heap in usual , but the Man of Steel has even more similarities with one of his expectant enemies . The hard - drinking , hard - living Czarnian bounteousness Orion Lobo has long had Superman ’s number , and frailty versa . Lobo and Superman are similar as well : both are the ( allegedly ) last member of their race . Yet , inSuperman#13 , it is revealed the duo are even more alike than buff think .
Superman#13 , drop a line by Joshua Williamson and drawn by Rafa Sandoval , is part of theHouse of Brainiaccrossover event . Brainiac has unleashed an army of Czarnians on Metropolis . This puts Superman and Lobo on a collision form once again . As the two ( begrudgingly ) compare note , Lobo makes a abrupt observation . He point out that he and Superman are commonly viewed as the last survivors of Czarnia and Krypton , severally .
Yet in recent years , both have learned their “ last survivor ” status may not be set in stone after all .
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Lobo ’s input comes on the heels ofthe rebirth of the Superman Family . Once a central ingredient of Superman traditional knowledge , the Superman Family was phase out in the mid-1980s , a product of comics ’ embrace of “ colored and gritty ” storytelling . Yet , beginning in the 2000s , other survivors of Krypton were revealed , such as Supergirl and Krypto . Now the cornerstones of the new Superman Family , the two have been joined by Superboy ( Connor Kent ) , the Super - Man of China , Steel and others . Likewise , Lobo has check that not only did some Czarnians pull through , but he has a non - clone girl identify Crush .
The Superman Family was brought back right as the Bat - Family was experiencing a rebirth of its own . Viewed as “ Batman ’s Army , ” the Bat - Family ferment together to keep Gotham safe . They are a diverse cluster , ranging from Nightwing to Red Hood to Batgirl . late event in Gotham City , includingFear State , have accent how important the Bat - Family is . Meanwhile , in theSupermanfamily of title , the nascent Super - Family has scored some impressive triumph . Now , the Superman Family must rally together if they have any Hope of shoot down Brainiac and deliver Metropolis .
Batman once prove that the only way to genuinely defeat Lobo is to take his absurdly muscular healing factor out of the equation completely .
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These families give Superman andBatmanmuch in vernacular , but with the revelation that a kin may be coalescing around Lobo , it makes the Main Man the Man of Steel ’s dead on target adequate . They are no longer the “ last survivors ” of their species . alternatively , Superman and Lobo have become their several races ' “ second chances . ” The Czarnians and the Kryptonians were powerful races in their heyday , but the universe had other idea . Now , throughSupermanand Lobo , the Czarnians and Kryptonians ( and their apotheosis ) can go again , in a much unspoilt fashion .
Superman#13 is on sales agreement now from DC Comics !
Superman#13 ( 2024 )
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