Warning SPOILERS for Dark Crisis Worlds Without A Justice League - Superman #1Superman is often depicted as a beacon of hope to the world, and the one hero in the DC Universe that seems like he can accomplish anything. However, as revealed in Dark Crisis Worlds Without A Justice League - Superman #1, the Man of Steel is in fact a broken failure, and he would be the first to it it.
Superman has always been the ultimate comic book hero. In many ways, he is the template on which all other superheroes were built, and even Marvel is not above creating Superman clones. An alien orphan born of a distant and dying world, he grew up under the care of the kind and loving Kent family. With their example and his extraordinary powers to accomplish the impossible Clark Kent became Superman. With the powers of flight, super-strength, speed, invulnerability, and more the Man of Steel is a true example of truth and justice. He's a hero who never stops trying to do the right thing but no matter how hard he tries, the Last Son of Krypton will always be a failure.
In Dark Crisis Worlds Without A Justice League - Superman #1 by Brandon Thomas and Tom King, readers are given a glimpse into a world where Clark Kent and Lois Lane are actually able to raise their son Jon to adulthood. As he grows, so do his Kryptonian powers, until one night the super-hearing Jon inherited from Superman gets so good, that he hears the cries of people suffering on distant planets. His mother tries to convince him that it’s just a dream, but his father confirms that he hears them too. That means that Superman not only hears the suffering of everyone in the galaxy but that he turns a blind eye to it. He fails them every day, and he knows it. Jon accuses his father of this and Clark agrees, his own guilt and failure rushing to the forefront. Superman may be the world's greatest hero, but he willingly ignores cries for help. Though he claims that he has tried to help everyone he can, Superman understands that his life and happiness always come at the price of ignoring those in need. He could do more but chooses not to even try.
Superman Has Been Ignoring Countless Suffering People
It is worth noting that the costume or the powers, that is what makes him Superman.
The Man of Steel is gifted with incredible abilities, but he still manages to remain humble. Now we know that it's not just because he was raised right, or because he has a kind heart, but also because no matter how hard he tries he'll never save everyone, and he knows it. People see Superman as a god, but he will always see himself as a failure.
Dark Crisis Worlds Without A Justice League - Superman #1 is available now from DC Comics!
