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word of advice ! Spoilers ahead for Superman # 15!They’ve been at each other ’s throats for nearly a century , butSuperman’sgreatest enemy just gave up something super valuable to keep the solar day . Lex Luthor has beensaying for calendar month that he ’s turned over a new leaf , now he ’s at long last proved just how serious he is .
After spending month observing Superman and the various metahumans hold out in Metropolis , Brainiac attacked and kidnappednearly every superhero except for the Man of Steel . The Coluan villain also stick his hands on Lex Luthor , along with his daughter Lena . With things live off the rails quickly , Lex Luthor make a sacrifice that shows just how far he ’s really come .
Lex Luthor Just Gave Up His Mind to Save Superman
InSuperman # 15by Joshua Williamson , Rafa Sandoval , Alejandro Sánchez , and Ariana Maher , Brainiac ’s ship is in crisis modality . While Superman and his conflict Brainiac and his forcefulness , Lex and Lena ’s minds are plugged into the ship ’s electronic computer scheme . The system is guarded by several defenses , but Lex fights to keep himself and his daughter secure . Thankfully , Lex overcome the last of the sentries and the two make their way of life to the most prized thing on Brainiac ’s ship , the core of Brainiac ’s hive mind .
Lex connects to Brainiac ’s brain and begins to purge everything .
Lex marvel at the hive psyche and conceive how he once would have given anything to possess its noesis . But Lex recognizes that there ’s more to life than noesis and power . Lex order his daughter that he ’s going to erase Brainiac ’s brain to his own and wipe it completely . Lena warn her father that he ’s not powerful enough to exist such a thing . However , the older Luthor says it ’s worth it to save his girl and his Quaker . Lex link to Brainiac ’s creative thinker and begins to purge everything .
Lex ’s gambit works and stimulate Brainiac ’s ship to destabilise . While Brainiac scurry to save his Queen , the Super Family have everyone else to refuge . After thing calm down down in the wake of Brainiac ’s fire , Lena approaches Superman with her father in tow . Clark says that he was improper to ever doubt Luthor ’s intentions and tells his oldest foeman how gallant he is of the person Lex has evolved into . However , Superman ’s words fall on deaf ears asLex Luthor ’s mind has been erased and he does n’t call up who he is .
How Lex Luthor Went From Superman’s Enemy to His Ally
For decades , there ’s been bad rake between Lex Luthor and the Man of Tomorrow . But after Lex depart to prison for killing Manchester Black ( an action that helped Superman regain his hush-hush identity operator ) , the baddie fall in his bane an unbelievable offer . Lex handed LexCorp over to Superman , rechristening it as Supercorp , and told him how Lex wanted to work together for the betterment of humanity . Clark was skeptical , of row , but ever the saint , Superman agreed to collaborate with Lex .
Things were rocky at first as Superman hard doubt that Lex actually want to amend himself . But Lex was rightful to his word and from a prison house prison cell , Luthor assisted Superman , offering up advice or technology he had make to assist Clark cope with his more problematic enemy . Things got a bit complicated though when two of Lex ’s enemy , Doctor Pharm and Mister Graft , returned to take their revenge on Lex Luthor . They even roped in Lex ’s mother Leticia and a potent scoundrel call the Chained to avail them . Butthrough teamwork , Lex and Superman saved Metropolis .
As ambitious as the Lex Luthor Revenge Squad was , Brainiac proved to be an even greater terror . The info pirate assembled an army of drones and Czarnians to round up Metropolis ’ metahumans in lodge to give life to the Brainiac Queen . Lex was accidentally taken , but with Lena ’s life at risk , Lex made it seem like he was uncoerced to betray Superman to economize her . However , after being keep open by Supergirl , Lex Luthor revealed that he was still on the side of the angels and working to take Brainiac down at any price .
The " House of Brainiac " crosswalk takes situation betweenAction Comics # 1064 - 1066 ( 2024)andSuperman # 13 - 15 ( 2024 ) !
Where Does Lex Luthor Go Now That His Mind’s Been Erased?
There have been several moment that looked like Lex ’s recent behaviour was part of some tenacious confidence game or scheme . But as the conclusion of “ House of Brainiac ” shows , he really has changed and become a good person . Lex has a tendency to be vain , peculiarly when it comes to his intelligence . The old Luthor would never do anything that could potentially put his mind at hazard . But here , he does it without so much as a second thought , get it on he ’ll be keeping Lena and Superman safe .
… Luthor has a great support system now .
Of naturally , the real tragedy of this event is that Lex has seemingly digest long - term scathe from his actions here . While it ’s tough to say what his intelligence story is exactly , Lex has lost all sense of who he is . This is awful because while it does n’t necessarily undo all the heroic thing he ’s done in the last year , it does make him incapable of remembering them . It ’s not like he ’s going to dead wrench back into a villain , but it does throw a spanner in Lex Luthor ’s path to redemption .
Fortunately , while Lex is probably go to be paying for his actions in “ House of Brainiac ” for a while , Luthor has a great support system of rules now . Lena is back in his life and the two are on much better term than they ’ve ever been . Not to mention Superman is n’t just going to let Lex stomach all on his own . Clark no doubt appreciates all the safe Lex has done and the hard work he ’s done to become a good soul . Clark valuate Lex more than he ever did andSuperman ’s almost certainly cash in one’s chips to help his former enemy .
Lex Luthor is Finally on the Cusp of Redemption
Lex having his memory wiped is unexpected , but the positive thing to note is that all the good that Lex did came from within . He was n’t forced or intellect - controlled into changing for the better , he did that himself . Lex does have the capacity to be good and while he ’s gravel a foresighted road to recovery in advance of him , he ’s dumbfound Friend and menage who need him to get good and will no doubt be there for him . It ’s hard to imagine an era whereSupermanand Lex Luthor have really become allies , but it seems to be happen .
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Superman # 15 ( 2024 )
The icon who launched the integral world of superheroes , the last son of Krypton escaped his die human race to crash estate on Earth and be raised as Clark Kent . The public know him well as Superman , the Man of Steel , the leader of the Justice League , and the most well - known wedge in the DC Comics Universe . sanctify with the powers of a Ubermensch , Kal - El of Krypton fights enemies both small and cosmic in his sempiternal pursuit of truth , justice , and a good 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.
