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Summary
Val - Zod , one of the more underrated variant ofSuperman , is rejecting Clark Kent ’s bequest in party favour of carving out one for himself . Val is the Superman of Earth-2 who succeeds a fallen Clark in the essential role . Despite having big shoes to fulfil , he has truly adapted , becoming an epic submarine sandwich in his own rightfulness — even if he does n’t bonk all the so - called luxuries of being the official Man of Steel .
Val - Zod — the Superman of Earth-2 — expounds on the encumbrance of being Superman in a taradiddle fromDC Power 2024#1 , " Pure Blackness " by John Ridley and Edwin Galmon . The story attend to as a meditation on Val - Zod ’s fictitious character like a shot through his linear perspective , analyzing what life is like to be hisversion of Superman , all while carry the symbol of another .
The quality of being Superman that came easily for Clark actuallyfeel suffocating for Val - Zod . However , rather than hindering his functioning , it ’s something that help Val become a different Elvis rather than just another carbon transcript .
Superman has long been synonymous with the urban center Metropolis , but Kryptonians thrive in the sun , and plenty of DC locales offer a lot more of it .
Val-Zod Embraces a Unique Version of Superman’s Legacy
In his origin floor , Val - Zod is someone whowas thrust into the responsibilities of Superman before he was ever ready or wanted them . At a time when the original Superman was recollect to have turned evil ( it turned out to be a clone who wound up defeat Clark ) , Val emerged as a sheltered disarmer pushed into heroism as Earth ’s last hope for survival . " Pure Blackness " paints Val as , in many way , still being that same young man who prefer purdah to action , and he struggles to find meaning in being " just a symbolisation . "
Superman speaks in - astuteness about adoptingthe mantle from Clark Kent , but only ever being run into and treat as the symbol he carries alternatively of a full and complex person . Then , when his symbol does n’t know up to expectations , he ’s under examination . He has n’t go for hero worship like Clark did before him . " I do n’t want any of it , " he monologues . He just wants to be go away alone and merely live in " double-dyed lightlessness . " However , he ca n’t , and instead of running from responsibilities , he sweep up that which makes him different .
Val-Zod Knows He’s a Different Kind of Superman
From a storytelling linear perspective , it ’s evident that much of the story ’s subtext verbalise to Val as a Black military man , address the actual elephant in the elbow room : for the most part , in - existence citizens and substantial - life readers likewise see him as merely a " Black Superman . " This story reiterates how he ’s not only so much more than that , but how embracing what makes him dissimilar is what makes him unique . Clark Kent and even his son Jon need other multitude in their life . Val , though , is different — but accepting what pee him unlike from others sharing the Superman name will allow him to reach his electric potential as a fresh take onSuperman .
DC Power 2024#1is available now from DC Comics .
DC POWER 2024 # 1 ( 2024 )
