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Warning ! pillager in advance for Absolute Power # 2!As if things were n’t bad enough , Supermanhas just seen what Amanda Waller has done to Clark Kent ’s eldest son . After the stunningconclusion ofAbsolute Power # 1 , the Man of Steel come face - to - facial expression with his pridefulness and joy , only to see Jon at his lowest potential present moment .
The champion of the DC Universe are in dire heterosexual person . Waller is more potent than ever and has unleashed aswath of souped - up Amazosto slip every metahumans ' power . But Waller ’s pernicious plans also regard Jon Kent , who tells his father the last two watchword that Superman ever want to get a line .
Superman’s Son Goes Full Villain and Leads the Attack on the Fortress of Solitude
InAbsolute Power # 2by Mark Waid , Dan Mora , Alejandro Sánchez , and Ariana Maher , Waller ’s plot is deliver the goods . The majority of the world ’s metahumans have been de - powered and incarcerated on the island land of Gamorra . However , there ’s still a sizable portion of metahumans left , so Waller prepares her team for a unexampled stage of attempt , spearheaded by her modish asset , a brainwash and cybernetically - enhanced Jon Kent . Meanwhile , at the Fortress of Solitude , Superman is in a panic make out that his son is in Amanda Waller ’s clutches .
Superman is horrified at what ’s happened to his son …
After a bit of infighting , Nightwing rallies the remaining heroes and begins to plan a counterattack against Waller . alas , before they can move out , the Fortress is attacked by the Brainiac Queen and Jon , who reveals his twisted newfangled form to his former ally . Superman is horrified at what ’s encounter to his son and relocation in to try and break through to him . Unfortunately , Superman ’s Word is too far gone and he helps the Brainiac Queen disarm and apprehend the heroes .
Thankfully , Flash find some kryptonite which still handle to hurt Jon . The young man collapses on the terra firma and Superman tends to his materialisation . Jon has seemingly sway off Waller ’s control and tell his Church Father there ’s a path to end this . Butthe moment Clark gets close enough , Jon whisper “ Join us ” and grabs Superman ’s hand , spread the techno - organic corruptionplaguing Jon . gratefully , Flash once again comes to Superman ’s rescue with kryptonite and use a wheel to cart Jon flat through Blue Beetle ’s microbe , have a massive explosion .
How Amanda Waller Turned Superman’s Son Against Him
After confabulate Earth-3 and seeing the damage metahumans could do to the Earth , Waller break up to save her world by vex disembarrass of its metahuman population . With the financial backing of the Council of Light , Waller began a wraithlike , months - recollective safari to gain more world power than ever before . It took time , but during “ Beast World ” , Waller ’s pernicious manipulations paid off when she was made the heading of the Bureau of Sovereignty . From there , it was only a matter of clip until she collectedthe assets she needed to defeat the DC Universe ’s metahumans .
After collecting the Brainiac Queen and Failsafe , Waller used their engineering to improve six Amazos , designating them as Task Force VII . Once she had everything in plaza , Waller finally move on her ultimate design . She had the Brainiac Queen generate lots of AI videos that showed hero snipe innocuous civilian as part of a ploy to draw them out into the public . The heroes strike down for it and once they were out in magnanimous numbers , Waller dispatched Task Force VII to see her goals through .
Waller formally brings Failsafe and the Brainiac Queen to her side inAbsolute Power : Ground Zero # 1 ( 2024 ) !
Superman was one of the first metahumans to lose his powers , and he was pip right after . Superboy and Jon were nearby and they attempt to rescue him , but their powers were steal as well . Jon render to get his ailing father to help , but he was drag in away by Last Son , the Amazo that stole the Super - Family ’s abilities . Superman ’s son later woke up in a laboratory , with no memory of who he was , as the Brainiac Queen began to convert him into a cybernetic freak .
What Does the Future Hold For Superman and His New ‘Villain’?
It ’s heartbreaking to see Jon like this . It was just a few years ago that he was the wide - eyed Super Son who ravish fan everywhere with his charming escapade with Robin . Now he ’s fall behind his sense of self and been turned into a weapon against the entire bomber community . It ’s even worse for Superman , who hump Jon more than anything , yet is completely helpless to undo what Waller and the Brainiac Queen have done to him . Butdespite Superman ’s son ’s unwilling trip to the other side , all does n’t look to be lost just yet .
Superman might not have his powers , but that ’s not kick the bucket to contain him from saving his flesh and blood .
There are flash of the sometime Jon still inside his villainous novel mannequin . In the wake of the onslaught on the Fortress of Solitude , Jon earnestly calls for his father and express revulsion at what he did . Unfortunately , the Brainiac Queen gets her clutches in Jon once more , so he ’s not out of the Ellen Price Wood just yet . But despite the Queen release Jon against Superman and the metahumans , it ’s out of the question to whole corrupt the young Superman , meaning his don still has a chance at saving him .
Even if Brainiac Queen keeps Jon under her spell a morsel longer , Superman never gives up on anyone . Not civilian , not his allies , and not even his enemies . So Superman ’s damn sure not going to give up on Jon , no matter what he ’s done or what ’s been done to him . He might be weaponized , butthe kindhearted and valorous hero Superman raised is still there and he want his father more than ever . Superman might not have his powers , but that ’s not going to stop him from saving his build and bloodline .
Superman’s Son Isn’t Gone, But He’s Needs to Act Fast
Waller has plan for legion outcomes , so there ’s no doubt she ’s still get a sight up her arm to care with the disaffected metahumans . It ’s not outside the realm of possibility that Superman can save his son from permanently becoming Waller ’s weapon , but that window is in all likelihood funk with every minute . Superman and the rest of Earth ’s remaining hero have a destiny on their plates right now , but it ’s unlikely Jon can break the Brainiac Queen ’s hold on his own . But there ’s one thing that ’s for certain , Superman’snot drop dead to let his son go without a fight .
Absolute Power # 2is available now from DC Comics .
Absolute Power # 2 ( 2024 )
The icon who launch the entire populace of superheroes , the last Word of Krypton escaped his give-up the ghost world to gate-crash land on Earth and be raised as Clark Kent . The earth knows him better as Superman , the Man of Steel , the loss leader of the Justice League , and the most well - known hero in the DC Comics Universe . sanctify with the powers of a superman , Kal - El of Krypton fights enemies both modest and cosmic in his dateless pursuit of truth , justice , and a secure 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.
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.
