Smallville
Smallvillehas withstood the exam of time as an entertaining , nostalgic take on the Superman mythos . For 10 time of year , audiences watched the show evolve from an allegory about teenage adolescence and pubescence to becoming a full - blown actioner . During its original run , viewing audience eagerly anticipated seeing Clark Kent lastly become Superman .
Naturally , when he finally does become Superman in the last episode , fan who watch over his journey for a ten need to see more . They had invested so much time waiting as he was slowly built and foreshadowed to become the Man of Steel , so it make sense that they would desire to see what that new journeying looks like for Clark . This is where the digital comics of 2012 - 2013 get in handy . Smallville Season 11depicts not only what the show would have front like with an additional season , but with a focus on Clark ’s first year as Superman .
10We Actually SEE Clark in Full Costume
Smallville Season11 #1 (Chapter 1) by Bryan Q. Miller and Père Perez
One of the most disappointing moments inSmallvillehistory for fans is that they never get to see a full glimpse ofTom Welling in a full Superman costumebefore the series ended , thanks to the show ’s " no escape , no leotards " rule . The closest the serial ever come is the final moments of the conclusion , but it ’s only for a few second and only a nimble glimpse of Clark unveiling his chest allegory .
gratefully , from the very beginning , the comical volunteer great deal of Clark in his Superman kit . The first and last panels of the first issue show Clark ’s full body in the suit , and he ’s even flying . So if the ending ofSmallvilleleft fans desire more , this is the close that readers will get to seeing that universe ’s Clark Kent draped from head to toe as Superman .
9Introduces Hank Henshaw, the Cyborg Superman
Smallville Season11 #3 (Chapter 3) by Bryan Q. Miller and Père Perez
Cyborg Superman is one of the most iconic villains in Superman ’s rogues ' gallery , andSmallvilleintroduces its own version of the part through the comics . At a LexCorp press conference , Lex Luthor tells the public that , because the world faces precariousness and terror from above , there ’s a need for what he calls the Guardian Defense Platforms to protect the planet . The first someone he launches on his commission is Hank Henshaw , whom Lex introduces at his pressure group discussion as"our very own super man . "
The comics bank on the idea that the reader knows Hank Henshaw ’s name and can imagine his inevitable face , so each issuing tardily builds sympathy for the NASA pilot light , lead to his detonation in infinite thanks to a radiation therapy leak . Ultimately , the explosion is an intentional human action on Lex ’s part to frame Superman , but it ruins Hank ’s life , thrust his awareness into a machine and repel him mad .
8Superman Meets (and Fights) Batman
Smallville Season 11#13 (Chapter 13) by Bryan Q. Miller and Chris Cross
Despite making extension to the Dark Knight throughout the show , Clark never in reality meet Batmanon the show , and neither he nor his Bruce Wayne alter ego constitute an appearance onSmallville . That changes in the comic series ' 13th exit , dedicated almost entirely to a Gotham stakeout with Batman and his sidekick , Nightwing ( more on her later ) . After give away that a crowd ’s computer hardware connections link back to a man in Metropolis name Joe Chill - a name that Batman is familiar with in most every universe - Batman decides it ’s time to go to Metropolis .
Robert Pattison has made Batman ’s mask - less “ racoon middle ” look cool – but the Dark Knight looks derisory without his mask in the Smallville comic .
Of course , it would n’t be a Superman and Batman history without their personality clashing long enough to force themselves into a fisticuffs . But finally , they find themselves on the same page and live up to their potential as the World ’s Finest .
7Batman Brings Villains Like Mr. Freeze & The Joker With Him
Smallville Season 11#18 (Chapter 18) by Bryan Q. Miller and Jamal Igle
Batman and Superman first meet when the Dark Knight breaks into Stryker ’s Island Penitentiary front for Bruno Manheim , who has information about Joe Chill . This immediately kicks off a engagement between them , but they extend a bargaining olive branch by the clip they really confront Joe Chill . However , they are interrupted by Oswald Loomis and a conversant Batman villain in Mister Freeze . This marks the first time that one of Batman ’s villain enters the world ofSmallville .
Superman ’s own rogues have appeared throughout both the television serial and the cartoon strip , but this open up the threshold for other baddies outside of Clark ’s usual villains to join the company . Freeze ’s entry opens the threshold for extra character to bring together the canon of the original serial , including the Joker , who come along in posterior comics .
6Batman Builds Him a Supersuit
Smallville Season 11#22 (Chapter 22) by Bryan Q. Miller and Kevin West
In " Chapter 19 , " Loomis shoots Superman with Kryptonite slug , and it brings Clark to the brink of expiry . tight - forward to " Chapter 21 " and Clark wake up up with Lois Lane by his bedside , waiting for him to regain consciousness . Batman miraculously salve his life , bringing Supes back to his Leviathan ship hideout to nurse his wound .
They make plans to face Victor Fries and Loomis once more , but Bruce opine a step in the lead , taking into consideration both Clark ’s injury and his " allergic reaction " ( as he calls it ) to Kryptonite . So , while Clark was unconscious and healing , Bruce was welding Superman his own anti - Kryptonite supersuit . The courtship prove wholly utilitarian after when the World ’s Finest infiltrate Christopher Fry ' den and rule Oswald donning a elephantine robot infused with Kryptonite . Without the lawsuit , Superman would have been toast .
5Wonder Woman is Introduced
Smallville Season 11#56 by Bryan Q. Miller and Jorge Jimenez
The comics first showcase Diana of Themyscira ’s origin stories as a child and how she foregather a youthful Steve Trevor , a boy who washed up on the shores of her island . For five years , she hold the boy ’s presence on the all - cleaning lady island a closed book until Queen Hippolyta find them together and forced Steve to go back to America . Another five years later , Diana takes steps to go forth the island and , after a journey by boat , witness herself in New York City .
Wonder Woman may not have appeared during Smallville ’s pocket-sized screen streak , but her eventual creation shook the world and Superman to their heart .
She use her new opportunities in the New World to become Wonder Woman . Her fleet defeats of terrorists and fiend , as well as save Senator Martha Kent ’s spirit , eventually puts her on Superman ’s radar . As their bond grew , Wonder Woman would become the modish member of the Justice League .
Custom image by Felipe Rangel
4John Stewart is Introduced, Becomes Parallax
Smallville: Lanternby Bryan Q. Miller, Marcio Takara, and Ig Guara
TheSeason 11comics would eventually whirl off into theSmallville : Lanterndigital miniseries , allowing the canyon to put its whirl on the Green Lantern Corps . The serial stick in John Stewart as this realism ’s main Green Lantern , but as such , he becomes possessed by Parallaxmuch like Hal Jordan was in the prescribed DC Comics canon .
During this time , Clark is inscribe into the Corps and gifted his own band by Tomar - Re , which he uses to combat Detective Stewart . When Clark is capable to finally move out Parallax from John ’s body , a de - power John does his good to help , using a wrecking bollock in a junkyard to destroy half of its face . The rest of the Green Lanterns and Clark are later able to relegate Parallax back to its property .
3Tess is Resurrected and Becomes Watchtower
Officially Digitized in Smallville Season 11#40 (Chapter 40) by Bryan Q. Miller and Jorge Jimenez
Smallville ’s final season ends with Lex Luthor kill his correct - hand charwoman and baby , Tess Mercer . The 11th season comicsstart off six months after her expiry , which Lex in public announced as a suicide . He dead starts ingest hallucinations of his sister , but soon learn these hallucinations are more real than he ’s comfortable with . In death , Tess ' cognisance has merged into that of Lex himself .
finally , Clark and co. discover about Tess ' whereabouts , take her from Lex ’s headquarters , and are able to revive her in digital form by download her into their computer system as a hologram . She utilise her new form and digital capabilities to take over Chloe ’s role as Watchtower , overseeing the adventures of the heroes . Soon enough , her consciousness is able to be uploaded into physical form using a 3D printer , and she becomes the Red Tornado .
2Barbara Gordon is Nightwing
Debuts as Nightwing inSmallville Season 11#13 (Chapter Thirteen), Debuts as Barbara inSmallville Season 11#15 (Chapter 15) by Bryan Q. Miller and Chris Cross
The Nightwing name is most closely associate with Dick Grayson , and while this universe ’s Dick does appear in the comic series later on , Barbara Gordon is recontextualized as not only Nightwing , but Batman ’s first sidekick . When she and Batman debut together , they are a securely established active couplet who have been working together for a while . She in reality mentions inSmallville Season 11#17 that Bruce may have suggested the name Batgirl to her when they first started work together , but she reject it .
This iteration pop the question the estimable of both humankind , much like in the prescribed DC canon . She ’s skilled in the scrap section on the field , but there are also times when Batman orders her to watch his back from his hub like a natural prophet . Still , though , the comic proves that even this edition of Nightwing has a brighter future on the horizon …
1Nightwing then Becomes Blue Lantern
Smallville: Continuity#9 by Bryan Q. Miller, Ig Guara, Julio Ferreira, Agustin Padilla, Carrie Strachan, and Saida Temofonte
Inone of the more audacious choicesthat the comics make , Barbara Gordon ’s Nightwing gets a major power rising slope when she becomes a Blue Lantern . When the Earth is under onset from the Monitors , one of the heroes on duty protect the Earth - a Blue Lantern named Saint Walker - falls during the battle . Upon his death , his ring seeks a new proprietor and straightaway determines Barb as suitable enough to wield its major power . She then uses the chance to venture on becoming a solo Heron .
However , to ensure that Batman is n’t alone , Barbara happen the perfect successor for her to station to Batman for training : her fellow , an acrobat who inherited a circus from his late parents named Dick Grayson . Smallville’scomics have a flock of originative option that expand on the lore of the show , but moments like this help expand , and even revamp classic characters in a new room .
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Smallville is a Superhero television series based on the Superman Comic Book serial create by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster . This television release was educate by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar . The premiss orb around a young Clark Kent as he arrives on Earth and seek to live his life while simultaneously keeping his admirer , family , and those around him safe thanks to his superpowers .
Smallville is a Superhero television series based on the Superman Comic Book series created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. This television release was developed by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. The premise revolves around a young Clark Kent as he arrives on Earth and attempts to live his life while simultaneously keeping his friends, family, and those around him safe thanks to his superpowers.
