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Absolute Superman (2024)
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BRACE YOURSELF FOR A HEARTBREAKING TALE OF THE FINAL FATE OF KRYPTON! Kal-El's life with his parents in the rural Redlands of Krypton is a happy one. But when that entire existence is suddenly threatened, the Els have no choice but to make a stand...and fight for the truth!
32 pages, Comic
Published March 12, 2025
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Jason Aaron
2,355 books1,674 followersJason Aaron grew up in a small town in Alabama. His cousin, Gustav Hasford, who wrote the semi-autobiographical novel The Short-Timers, on which the feature film Full Metal Jacket was based, was a large influence on Aaron. Aaron decided he wanted to write comics as a child, and though his father was skeptical when Aaron informed him of this aspiration, his mother took Aaron to drug stores, where he would purchase books from spinner racks, some of which he still owns today.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
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May 1, 2025
Krypton explodes!
Finally, we see how Superman gets separated from his parents.
Still some mystery to the Kents, as they keep getting peeks at the farmhouse in ruins and glimpses of Martha.
Maybe we'll get some answers in the next issue?
Finally, we see how Superman gets separated from his parents.
Still some mystery to the Kents, as they keep getting peeks at the farmhouse in ruins and glimpses of Martha.
Maybe we'll get some answers in the next issue?
March 12, 2025
Great world building. Get to see what Happen to Kal as a kid, but there's still so many questions. I loved the beatdown to the peacemakers though. Kal can be very scary.
March 17, 2025
No notes. Absolute Perfection.
May 14, 2025
AbsoluteSuperman #5 brings the heart and the heat. Big action, bigger emotions—Clark faces impossible choices, and it lands. This series keeps swinging for the stars and hitting. Powerful stuff. and look at that cover art!
March 14, 2025
That was incredible.
March 22, 2025
This might be the first iteration of Superman that truly understands what it is to be powerless. His passion, rage, and empathy are amplified by his experiences. It’s why he can’t let himself find Smith because his crimes against unarmed civilians are truly unforgivable. It’s just the Science League opening fire on the working Kryptonians all over again.
March 16, 2025
ক্রিপ্টন গ্রহ ধ্বংসের সময়কার কাল-এলের যে উপলব্ধি তাকে পৃথিবীতে তাড়িয়ে বেড়ায় পঞ্চম ইস্যুতে সেটা দেখানো হয়েছে। সুপারম্যানের সাথে পিসমেকার আর্মির ফাইট, তাঁর স্যুটের অরিজিন স্টোরিসহ আরো অনেক কিছুই জ্যাসন আরন ও রাফা স্যান্ডোভাল নিয়ে এসেছেন। আর্টয়োর্ক আসলেই বহুদিন মনে রাখার মতো।
October 12, 2025
The destruction of krypton manages to hit home even harder with Kal being old enough to see it in action. Was also cool to see Kal pulverize the peacemakers and struggle to rein in his rage. Things are gonna get even more interesting given the ending.
March 12, 2025
Great issue!
Loved seeing Kal deliver beatdowns to the Peacemakers for what they did, and I can’t wait to see what this version of Smallville is like!
Loved seeing Kal deliver beatdowns to the Peacemakers for what they did, and I can’t wait to see what this version of Smallville is like!
April 11, 2025
Um Homem de Aço realmente diferente.
Nota: 4,0/5,0 (Ótimo)
Apesar de ter sido o terceiro título do Universo Absoluto lançado pela DC Comics, Superman Absoluto chegou ao fim de seu primeiro arco antes de Mulher-Maravilha Absoluta, que terá sete e não seis edições, como foi o caso aqui e no de Batman Absoluto. E, seguindo a linha do arco inicial do Homem-Morcego desse universo, o Homem de Aço ganha uma nova origem que altera elementos fundamentais do que estamos acostumados, ainda que, claro, mantenha a essência do personagem. Com roteiro de Jason Aaron e arte do espanhol Rafa Sandoval por cinco das seis edições, com o italiano Carmine di Giandomenico ficando responsável exclusivamente pela sexta edição, o começo desse novo Superman oferece bem mais do que o início do novo Batman foi capaz de oferecer, valendo-se bem menos de novidades que não são realmente novidades e preocupando-se bem mais em real e efetivamente repaginar o Azulão para esse universo em princípio livre das amarras da continuidade editorial.
Diferente, porém, do que foi alardeado quando a primeira edição foi lançada, o Superman não é brasileiro, ou melhor, ele não “caiu” no Brasil quando chegou de Krypton. Os acontecimentos que se passam no país referem-se ao herói, já jovem adulto, fazendo de tudo para ajudar mineiros contra a exploração inclemente de seu trabalho por parte da Corporação Lázaro que tem Pacificadores como sua força tarefa e é aparentemente controlada por um Brainiac que permanece nas sombras. Superman, conforme aprendemos, já vinha fazendo em diversos outros países do planeta Terra há muito tempo. O uso do Brasil como ponto de partida para a história veio provavelmente do artista brasileiro Rafael Albuquerque que fora contratado para fazer a arte, mas teve que largar o projeto no último minuto em razão das terríveis inundações no Rio Grande do Sul, seu estado natal (e não, não neva de verdade na cidadezinha fictícia – isso também foi alardeado por aí como um incorreção absurda, mas é porque as pessoas são afobadas e não sabem ler). O que serve como gatilho narrativo para a história é a chegada de Lois Lane na história, aqui uma agente da Lázaro que consegue um feito impressionante, que é algemar-se ao Superman com um par de algemas que ele não consegue quebrar. Isso a faz se interessar pelo personagem e começar a enxergar seu lado, da mesma maneira que, claro, Superman percebe que nem todo mundo da corporação opressora é opressor.
Em termos do personagem em si, ele tem um traje fascinante que parece ser biomecânico feito a partir da essência de seu planeta por seus pais e que conta não só com uma inteligência artificial que o auxilia e que se chama Sol,como, também, com uma capa que não é bem uma capa, mas sim uma espécie de “poeira” vermelha kryptoniana que toma diversas formas. Além disso, a conexão dos poderes do Superman com o sol amarelo da Terra é muito maior do que o usual, com ele efetivamente precisando recarregar-se, algo que faz com auxílio da I.A. e do “metal líquido” de seu traje que, conforme vamos aprendendo ao longo das seis edições, está muito longe de ser apenas um traje. A ação na Terra funciona como um bom veículo para deixar evidente o equilíbrio (ou a falta dele) de forças no planeta, com a tirânica, militarística e onipresente Corporação Lázaro de um lado e os rebeldes e misteriosos Ômega Men do outro, com um deles contando com um membro muito querido da mitologia do Superman, além de haver espaço para uma história de origem paralela de Christopher Smith, o Pacificador do Universo Padrão da DC Comics que, aqui, é um membro particularmente perturbado e violento da força de Pacificadores da Lázaro.
Intercalando a narrativa no presente na Terra, Aaron nos conta a história da destruição de Krypton construindo mitologia nova e muito interessante que estabelece um sistema rígido de castas por lá que é basicamente dividida entre os cientistas – que usam um símbolo de sol no peito – e os trabalhadores braçais de toda ordem, que contam com o símbolo do “S” que Superman usa. Os pais do jovem Kal-El – ele é um garoto quando o flashback começa – eram para ter sido cientistas, mas, por razões diferentes, acabaram relegados à funções inferiores, mas isso não os impede de notar que Krypton está próximo do fim, passando a dedicar seu tempo para a construção de uma arca para salvar o máximo de pessoas possível e não somente seu filho. Fazer de Kal-El um menino já crescido, de uns 10 anos de idade, é uma jogada excelente que o equipara à sua prima Supergirl no universo padrão no sentido de ela ter testemunhado efetivamente a destruição de seu planeta e não apenas “ter ouvido falar” como é o caso de Kal-El em sua origem clássica. Essa intercalação entre presente e passado, oferecendo narrativas bem diferentes e visuais também muito díspares, mas com a mesma narrativa de fundo sobre opressão, exploração e destruição do meio ambiente, é muito bem conduzida pelo roteiro de Aaron, que sabe exatamente como manter o leitor preso às duas narrativas, sem realmente saber como elas serão fechadas, valendo especial destaque para a maneira como o texto lida com a inspiração para Lois e o pequeno Kal-El demonstrarem seus respectivos gostos e aptidões para a palavra escrita.
No entanto, o primeiro arco de Superman Absoluto não seria o que é sem a arte de Rafa Sandoval, desenhista que já se provou por diversas vezes como alguém no perfeito domínio de sua arte e com um estilo que sempre combinou e continua combinado demais com a mitologia do Superman. Sandoval não só cria um belíssimo traje novo para o Superman que bebe das mais variadas fontes ao longo das décadas, como esmera-se na construção de dois mundos – Krypton no passado e a Terra no presente – fascinantes e belíssimos mesmo quando tudo o que vemos é destruição completa. Como diria minha avó, a arte dele é um desbunde, capaz de surpreender com páginas inteiras e páginas duplas de tirar o fôlego – não posso deixar de elogiar também o trabalho de Ulises Arreola nas cores – e que dão o tom para toda a narrativa de Aaron que posiciona o Superman em algum lugar ali entre a versão mais sombria e ainda perdida de Zack Snyder e a versão mais iluminada e madura que povoa classicamente os quadrinhos por décadas a fio. Se tenho um reparo a fazer, ele é pequeno e se refere às feições dos rostos que desenha, muitas vezes semelhantes demais e sempre fazendo o personagem parecer um modelo da Calvin Klein. A última edição, desenhada por Carmine di Giandomenico, conta uma outra parte importante da origem do Superman, com seu estilo menos realista, mas muito bonito e repleto de traços que parecem “inacabados”, servindo muito bem a função de mudar o ritmo da narrativa e, com isso, encerrando o arco.
O primeiro arco de Superman Absoluto é uma verdadeira e, diria, até mesmo surpreendente repaginação do icônico personagem e de sua mitologia, uma que não tem receio de realmente inovar e de criar algo que consegue ter lampejos de originalidade mesmo diante da várias versões do personagem que existem no multiverso da DC Comics. Enquanto Scott Snyder jogou mais seguro em seu Batman Absoluto, Jason Aaron trouxe novidades com grande potencial para o novo Superman que foram colocadas nas páginas de maneira irretocável por um inspirado Rafa Sandoval. Resta saber o que mais aguarda os leitores nesse universo!
Nota: 4,0/5,0 (Ótimo)
Apesar de ter sido o terceiro título do Universo Absoluto lançado pela DC Comics, Superman Absoluto chegou ao fim de seu primeiro arco antes de Mulher-Maravilha Absoluta, que terá sete e não seis edições, como foi o caso aqui e no de Batman Absoluto. E, seguindo a linha do arco inicial do Homem-Morcego desse universo, o Homem de Aço ganha uma nova origem que altera elementos fundamentais do que estamos acostumados, ainda que, claro, mantenha a essência do personagem. Com roteiro de Jason Aaron e arte do espanhol Rafa Sandoval por cinco das seis edições, com o italiano Carmine di Giandomenico ficando responsável exclusivamente pela sexta edição, o começo desse novo Superman oferece bem mais do que o início do novo Batman foi capaz de oferecer, valendo-se bem menos de novidades que não são realmente novidades e preocupando-se bem mais em real e efetivamente repaginar o Azulão para esse universo em princípio livre das amarras da continuidade editorial.
Diferente, porém, do que foi alardeado quando a primeira edição foi lançada, o Superman não é brasileiro, ou melhor, ele não “caiu” no Brasil quando chegou de Krypton. Os acontecimentos que se passam no país referem-se ao herói, já jovem adulto, fazendo de tudo para ajudar mineiros contra a exploração inclemente de seu trabalho por parte da Corporação Lázaro que tem Pacificadores como sua força tarefa e é aparentemente controlada por um Brainiac que permanece nas sombras. Superman, conforme aprendemos, já vinha fazendo em diversos outros países do planeta Terra há muito tempo. O uso do Brasil como ponto de partida para a história veio provavelmente do artista brasileiro Rafael Albuquerque que fora contratado para fazer a arte, mas teve que largar o projeto no último minuto em razão das terríveis inundações no Rio Grande do Sul, seu estado natal (e não, não neva de verdade na cidadezinha fictícia – isso também foi alardeado por aí como um incorreção absurda, mas é porque as pessoas são afobadas e não sabem ler). O que serve como gatilho narrativo para a história é a chegada de Lois Lane na história, aqui uma agente da Lázaro que consegue um feito impressionante, que é algemar-se ao Superman com um par de algemas que ele não consegue quebrar. Isso a faz se interessar pelo personagem e começar a enxergar seu lado, da mesma maneira que, claro, Superman percebe que nem todo mundo da corporação opressora é opressor.
Em termos do personagem em si, ele tem um traje fascinante que parece ser biomecânico feito a partir da essência de seu planeta por seus pais e que conta não só com uma inteligência artificial que o auxilia e que se chama Sol,como, também, com uma capa que não é bem uma capa, mas sim uma espécie de “poeira” vermelha kryptoniana que toma diversas formas. Além disso, a conexão dos poderes do Superman com o sol amarelo da Terra é muito maior do que o usual, com ele efetivamente precisando recarregar-se, algo que faz com auxílio da I.A. e do “metal líquido” de seu traje que, conforme vamos aprendendo ao longo das seis edições, está muito longe de ser apenas um traje. A ação na Terra funciona como um bom veículo para deixar evidente o equilíbrio (ou a falta dele) de forças no planeta, com a tirânica, militarística e onipresente Corporação Lázaro de um lado e os rebeldes e misteriosos Ômega Men do outro, com um deles contando com um membro muito querido da mitologia do Superman, além de haver espaço para uma história de origem paralela de Christopher Smith, o Pacificador do Universo Padrão da DC Comics que, aqui, é um membro particularmente perturbado e violento da força de Pacificadores da Lázaro.
Intercalando a narrativa no presente na Terra, Aaron nos conta a história da destruição de Krypton construindo mitologia nova e muito interessante que estabelece um sistema rígido de castas por lá que é basicamente dividida entre os cientistas – que usam um símbolo de sol no peito – e os trabalhadores braçais de toda ordem, que contam com o símbolo do “S” que Superman usa. Os pais do jovem Kal-El – ele é um garoto quando o flashback começa – eram para ter sido cientistas, mas, por razões diferentes, acabaram relegados à funções inferiores, mas isso não os impede de notar que Krypton está próximo do fim, passando a dedicar seu tempo para a construção de uma arca para salvar o máximo de pessoas possível e não somente seu filho. Fazer de Kal-El um menino já crescido, de uns 10 anos de idade, é uma jogada excelente que o equipara à sua prima Supergirl no universo padrão no sentido de ela ter testemunhado efetivamente a destruição de seu planeta e não apenas “ter ouvido falar” como é o caso de Kal-El em sua origem clássica. Essa intercalação entre presente e passado, oferecendo narrativas bem diferentes e visuais também muito díspares, mas com a mesma narrativa de fundo sobre opressão, exploração e destruição do meio ambiente, é muito bem conduzida pelo roteiro de Aaron, que sabe exatamente como manter o leitor preso às duas narrativas, sem realmente saber como elas serão fechadas, valendo especial destaque para a maneira como o texto lida com a inspiração para Lois e o pequeno Kal-El demonstrarem seus respectivos gostos e aptidões para a palavra escrita.
No entanto, o primeiro arco de Superman Absoluto não seria o que é sem a arte de Rafa Sandoval, desenhista que já se provou por diversas vezes como alguém no perfeito domínio de sua arte e com um estilo que sempre combinou e continua combinado demais com a mitologia do Superman. Sandoval não só cria um belíssimo traje novo para o Superman que bebe das mais variadas fontes ao longo das décadas, como esmera-se na construção de dois mundos – Krypton no passado e a Terra no presente – fascinantes e belíssimos mesmo quando tudo o que vemos é destruição completa. Como diria minha avó, a arte dele é um desbunde, capaz de surpreender com páginas inteiras e páginas duplas de tirar o fôlego – não posso deixar de elogiar também o trabalho de Ulises Arreola nas cores – e que dão o tom para toda a narrativa de Aaron que posiciona o Superman em algum lugar ali entre a versão mais sombria e ainda perdida de Zack Snyder e a versão mais iluminada e madura que povoa classicamente os quadrinhos por décadas a fio. Se tenho um reparo a fazer, ele é pequeno e se refere às feições dos rostos que desenha, muitas vezes semelhantes demais e sempre fazendo o personagem parecer um modelo da Calvin Klein. A última edição, desenhada por Carmine di Giandomenico, conta uma outra parte importante da origem do Superman, com seu estilo menos realista, mas muito bonito e repleto de traços que parecem “inacabados”, servindo muito bem a função de mudar o ritmo da narrativa e, com isso, encerrando o arco.
O primeiro arco de Superman Absoluto é uma verdadeira e, diria, até mesmo surpreendente repaginação do icônico personagem e de sua mitologia, uma que não tem receio de realmente inovar e de criar algo que consegue ter lampejos de originalidade mesmo diante da várias versões do personagem que existem no multiverso da DC Comics. Enquanto Scott Snyder jogou mais seguro em seu Batman Absoluto, Jason Aaron trouxe novidades com grande potencial para o novo Superman que foram colocadas nas páginas de maneira irretocável por um inspirado Rafa Sandoval. Resta saber o que mais aguarda os leitores nesse universo!
March 17, 2025
Wow…what an emotional pivotal issue. I wanted to include some quotes from this issue, but it’s so difficult because there are so many sections of this issue where the narration is so good. But talking about the issue itself…wow. Reaching the finale of this 5 part story we see the last day of Krypton, and it is hard to look at.
Once the story broke about the planet truly dying and the science guild working in secret to build their own ships…the days became much more difficult. Law guild shock troops were sent to raid the El home, forcing them to fight for safety…but no where on krypton was safe anymore.
“I don’t know which was worse…how we Kryptonian abused our home world…so brutally…so heedlessly for so very long. Or what we did to one another…in those, our final, shameful hours.”
The El’s were able to set their ship up in the Redlands, in those natural forming crystal structures we saw before, but Lara couldn’t help but feel what they were doing wasn’t enough. But any more modifications to the ship to fit one more person would compromise its integrity…it had to be enough.
“Rage swelled within me, as I watched my parents weep. And I remember swearing to myself…that whatever world we found our way to next…we would make better than this one. No matter what it took.”
Which brings us back to the present day on Earth, as Superman is now unleashing hell on a peacemaker outpost after Smith killed 23 civilians for laughing at him. “No one is laughing now.” As Superman is busting down the doors and melting peacemaker armor to try and find smith…Sol is hacking into their systems. But sol uncovers something strange and beyond their capabilities…brainiac. Instead of finding Smith, Sol was able to find brainiac in the Nevada desert…and found the room filled with miniaturized cities that won’t stop screaming. In exchange for speaking with Kal, brainiac will give up the location of smith….which of course was brainiac’s plan all along.
Back on krypton, as the evacuation begins we get to see how Kal’s suit works. Everyone who boarded the ship let the ship bond with them and become their spacesuit. Kal almost had a close call when he went outside to say goodbye to the planet…only for it to open under his feet! Luckily Krypto was there to save him. But if we are talking about people being saved…no one was as lucky. If the science council had included the people from the start there is no telling how many people they could have saved…instead no ship left the planet that day….at least, not from the cities. In the Redlands there was one ship built by the El’s that took off towards a new world. But all of the hope Kal felt from that ship was quickly taken away as a giant rock shot up from the ground and ripped their ship apart. But the space suits were still there to protect all the people on board. And those that were left had their suits turn into a mini space ship around them. Kal became separated from Krypto and his parents…but there is a chance they are still out there…and they will always be with him.
“For ten billion years, the planet krypton basked in the blistering red light of its sun. Toward the end of its existence, the planet had become riddled with parasites. Tiny creatures infested Krypton’s star-hardened skin, eviscerating the world one handful of guts at a time. Until its insides became unstable. Until its blackened lungs wheezed and gushed radioactive bile. Ten billion years, my homework’s stubbornly endured. And it only took a few measly million for people to ruin it all.
That will be the legacy of krypton. That no matter the grandeur or the majesty…no matter the history or the power of the science…no matter the depth of the love…it can all go away. Every last spec of it. In an instant.”
As the issue comes to a close we return to Kal on earth, who has now flown away and separated himself from the previous fight. He needs to stop, as he orders Sol to stop looking for smith. He needs to stop because he is afraid…afraid of what he will do if he gets his hands on smith. The issue ends as Kal mentions being reminded of home…and as the finale to the 5 part story comes to an end…we see him walking towards smallville.
Once the story broke about the planet truly dying and the science guild working in secret to build their own ships…the days became much more difficult. Law guild shock troops were sent to raid the El home, forcing them to fight for safety…but no where on krypton was safe anymore.
“I don’t know which was worse…how we Kryptonian abused our home world…so brutally…so heedlessly for so very long. Or what we did to one another…in those, our final, shameful hours.”
The El’s were able to set their ship up in the Redlands, in those natural forming crystal structures we saw before, but Lara couldn’t help but feel what they were doing wasn’t enough. But any more modifications to the ship to fit one more person would compromise its integrity…it had to be enough.
“Rage swelled within me, as I watched my parents weep. And I remember swearing to myself…that whatever world we found our way to next…we would make better than this one. No matter what it took.”
Which brings us back to the present day on Earth, as Superman is now unleashing hell on a peacemaker outpost after Smith killed 23 civilians for laughing at him. “No one is laughing now.” As Superman is busting down the doors and melting peacemaker armor to try and find smith…Sol is hacking into their systems. But sol uncovers something strange and beyond their capabilities…brainiac. Instead of finding Smith, Sol was able to find brainiac in the Nevada desert…and found the room filled with miniaturized cities that won’t stop screaming. In exchange for speaking with Kal, brainiac will give up the location of smith….which of course was brainiac’s plan all along.
Back on krypton, as the evacuation begins we get to see how Kal’s suit works. Everyone who boarded the ship let the ship bond with them and become their spacesuit. Kal almost had a close call when he went outside to say goodbye to the planet…only for it to open under his feet! Luckily Krypto was there to save him. But if we are talking about people being saved…no one was as lucky. If the science council had included the people from the start there is no telling how many people they could have saved…instead no ship left the planet that day….at least, not from the cities. In the Redlands there was one ship built by the El’s that took off towards a new world. But all of the hope Kal felt from that ship was quickly taken away as a giant rock shot up from the ground and ripped their ship apart. But the space suits were still there to protect all the people on board. And those that were left had their suits turn into a mini space ship around them. Kal became separated from Krypto and his parents…but there is a chance they are still out there…and they will always be with him.
“For ten billion years, the planet krypton basked in the blistering red light of its sun. Toward the end of its existence, the planet had become riddled with parasites. Tiny creatures infested Krypton’s star-hardened skin, eviscerating the world one handful of guts at a time. Until its insides became unstable. Until its blackened lungs wheezed and gushed radioactive bile. Ten billion years, my homework’s stubbornly endured. And it only took a few measly million for people to ruin it all.
That will be the legacy of krypton. That no matter the grandeur or the majesty…no matter the history or the power of the science…no matter the depth of the love…it can all go away. Every last spec of it. In an instant.”
As the issue comes to a close we return to Kal on earth, who has now flown away and separated himself from the previous fight. He needs to stop, as he orders Sol to stop looking for smith. He needs to stop because he is afraid…afraid of what he will do if he gets his hands on smith. The issue ends as Kal mentions being reminded of home…and as the finale to the 5 part story comes to an end…we see him walking towards smallville.
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March 12, 2025
Okay, this was a really great issue. I really liked how it bounced between two timelines six years back, showing Absolute Superman on Krypton, announcing to the world that it was about to be destroyed, and the present, where he finds himself on a planet seemingly heading down the same path.
Seeing those final moments of Krypton was really well done. After his announcement, the world descended into pandemonium people panicked, afraid for their lives. It really makes you question whether he did the right thing. Personally, I think he did because if a planet is about to explode, people deserve to know, even if it causes chaos. At least that way, they have the choice to decide how to spend their final moments, rather than being left in the dark while the elites secretly escape in their ships.
Beyond that, this issue did a fantastic job capturing the devastation Absolute Superman feels over what his people did. There's a specific line he says about how the planet had to endure the people, that really stuck with me. I also liked how they introduced more of Brainiac in this issue.
All in all, Jason Aaron’s writing is extremely strong here. The way he balances the flashbacks to Krypton with the present-day storyline where Superman is dealing with the Rathalos Corporation is brilliant. You can feel his struggle as he tries not to let his anger consume him. He’s clearly on the verge of a violent outburst, and when he finally does let loose, it feels earned. But despite everything, he’s still trying to hold himself back, to ground himself again. That inner conflict is what makes this issue so compelling.
Seeing those final moments of Krypton was really well done. After his announcement, the world descended into pandemonium people panicked, afraid for their lives. It really makes you question whether he did the right thing. Personally, I think he did because if a planet is about to explode, people deserve to know, even if it causes chaos. At least that way, they have the choice to decide how to spend their final moments, rather than being left in the dark while the elites secretly escape in their ships.
Beyond that, this issue did a fantastic job capturing the devastation Absolute Superman feels over what his people did. There's a specific line he says about how the planet had to endure the people, that really stuck with me. I also liked how they introduced more of Brainiac in this issue.
All in all, Jason Aaron’s writing is extremely strong here. The way he balances the flashbacks to Krypton with the present-day storyline where Superman is dealing with the Rathalos Corporation is brilliant. You can feel his struggle as he tries not to let his anger consume him. He’s clearly on the verge of a violent outburst, and when he finally does let loose, it feels earned. But despite everything, he’s still trying to hold himself back, to ground himself again. That inner conflict is what makes this issue so compelling.
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March 23, 2025
De verdad que no me esperaba que la enésima revisión de la Caída de Krypton se mostrase con una emoción y drama inaudito a estas alturas de la historia editorial de DC. Pero es cierto que el Universo Absolute y su premisa de poner todas las trabas físicas y emocionales posibles a los grandes héroes por pérfido designio del omnisciente Darkseid ofrecía una gran oportunidad que Jason Aaron ha sabido encarar haciendo que este Kal-El haya tenido tiempo de crecer en ese planeta donde sus padres se mantenían en sus sempiternos roles heroícos a pesar de unas circunstancias más acuciantes para esa más oscura que esplendorosa civilización kryptoniana. Este 5º número culmina la conocida devastación planetaria de Krypton con una sucesión de escenas que quitan el hipo (monumental Sandoval) y terminan de ofrecer los detalles esenciales para un panorama totalmente fascinante en el horizonte del Absolute Superman, quien en su presente sigue avanzando por un planeta Tierra dominado por la Corporación Lazarus y su brazo armado de Pacificadores. De quien ya tenemos al representante titula, Christopher Smith, un primer gran enemigo moral para Kal que parece haberle hecho tanta mella que necesita retornar al único lugar de la Tierra en el que siempre encuentra la esperanza... ¿pero qué nos deparará la visita a ESTA Smallville?
Sin duda mi cabecera Absolute de la Trinidad favorita.
Sin duda mi cabecera Absolute de la Trinidad favorita.
March 17, 2025
Right back to 5 stars. This new series is a must read for Superman fans.
His history is different.
The usual characters are in completely different roles.
It’s not the same Superman that you’ve known for almost 90 years, yet, the spirit of Superman is in every page.
We now have the final pages of his backstory. It’s tragic and beautiful.
He wasn’t a baby who never knew his parents, he was a teenager who did know them, and lost them tragically.
We’re seeing him come to terms with this, as he promised himself while his own world was dying around him, “Whatever planet we wind up on, we’ll make it better than this one!”
His history is different.
The usual characters are in completely different roles.
It’s not the same Superman that you’ve known for almost 90 years, yet, the spirit of Superman is in every page.
We now have the final pages of his backstory. It’s tragic and beautiful.
He wasn’t a baby who never knew his parents, he was a teenager who did know them, and lost them tragically.
We’re seeing him come to terms with this, as he promised himself while his own world was dying around him, “Whatever planet we wind up on, we’ll make it better than this one!”
October 4, 2025
I found this issue to be enjoyable but left wanting the richness and depth of the batman and wonder woman’s story. I think the parallelism didn’t quite work for me this time around since it didn’t add anything new and it had been used a few times already so i was hoping for something more. As a result, i think it felt kinda flat except for some of the more reflective moments and also Kal realizing he needs to limit himself since there’s little that can stop him from destroying himself. Krypton was destroyed but not by itself. Others destroyed it from the inside and if Kal isn’t careful the same might happen to him.
April 12, 2025
Really good build up of the finite time spent on Krypton. This issue shows the parallels of the strengths and emotions held in Kael-El (Superman) after the loss of his home planet, and how he reacts to his new found powers partnered with Sol (his suit) in defeating the injustices he finds on Earth, caused by Lazarus.
Amazing read and good artwork, but by all means is a filler issue that could’ve been more action packed for my taste. 4/5 stars seems more than fair for this issue.
Onto the next.
Amazing read and good artwork, but by all means is a filler issue that could’ve been more action packed for my taste. 4/5 stars seems more than fair for this issue.
Onto the next.
March 14, 2025
You know what’s going to happen but Aaron and Sandoval make it a stunner nonetheless. I appreciate the tweaks in the Krypton story - like how Jor and Lara make a ship that saves a bunch of people rather than just Kal - that set up potentially bigger changes for the story going forward. Who else survived?
Of course, Aaron emphasizes the connections between Krypton’s story and our own present moment. What are we going to do with a planet that’s crumbling?
Of course, Aaron emphasizes the connections between Krypton’s story and our own present moment. What are we going to do with a planet that’s crumbling?
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April 27, 2025
Oh Kal! ಥ_ಥ
This tortured version of Supes is absolutely amazing. The choice he makes in the face of all that rage is a testament to the character's soul. He was a smart and mature kid on Krypton to have thought those thoughts as his planet broke apart to grow into adulthood being shaped by them in such a way. And to see that people on this planet are no different - it's a miracle he doesn't go full laser vision on Lazarus.
This tortured version of Supes is absolutely amazing. The choice he makes in the face of all that rage is a testament to the character's soul. He was a smart and mature kid on Krypton to have thought those thoughts as his planet broke apart to grow into adulthood being shaped by them in such a way. And to see that people on this planet are no different - it's a miracle he doesn't go full laser vision on Lazarus.
July 24, 2025
A bit better.
It's the more believable explantion to what went wrong with the fall of Krypton.
Class revolt. Elites being assholes, everything that could go wrong... went wrong.
Yeah. It's bit better, lore satisfied.
(Except where did his parents went? They survived the exodus? AND WHAT HAPPENED TO KRYPTO??)
Other than that, more Superangsteen...
To whom this Sups is written to? Incels?
It's the more believable explantion to what went wrong with the fall of Krypton.
Class revolt. Elites being assholes, everything that could go wrong... went wrong.
Yeah. It's bit better, lore satisfied.
(Except where did his parents went? They survived the exodus? AND WHAT HAPPENED TO KRYPTO??)
Other than that, more Superangsteen...
To whom this Sups is written to? Incels?
September 16, 2025
A gut-punchingly heavy issue finds us back in the last days of Krypton and I can't say too much without spoiling the experience. The issue description is enough to get the gist of it. Rarely have I ever felt so sad for Superman.
Suffice to say that Aaron has really done a hell of a job rebuilding an extremely familiar story into something fresh and the artwork does a fantastic job elevating the narrative. The characters are all given nice room and the narrative progression is well paced and intense.
Suffice to say that Aaron has really done a hell of a job rebuilding an extremely familiar story into something fresh and the artwork does a fantastic job elevating the narrative. The characters are all given nice room and the narrative progression is well paced and intense.
March 17, 2025
Being able to write a story that is so commonly known in a new way says a lot about the initial story but more about the writer.
What an amazing depiction of the dying planet Krypton, parents who show love through non performative action and a child making good on a promise in the best way he can.
What an amazing depiction of the dying planet Krypton, parents who show love through non performative action and a child making good on a promise in the best way he can.
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July 25, 2025"ten billion years, my homeworld has stubbornly endured. and it only took a few measly million for people to ruin it all. that will be the legacy of krypton. that no matter the grandeur or the majesty. no matter the history or the power of the science.. no matter the depth of the love. it can all go away."
March 23, 2025
Jason Aaron is absolutely dominating my current reads, his work here is no different. Incredible, perfection, it gives me just enough but still wants me leaving more. Again, Aaron & Sandoval are a match made in heaven, a worth team up for this epic title.
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March 12, 2025I wonder what happened to all those other Kryptonians. I'm sure more of them survived. I also like that (seemingly) none of the elites actually made it out. Justice.
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March 12, 2025
This run has been excellent so far. Very, very gripping storytelling. I love the way they’re building and weaving things all together.
Also please tell me Krypto isn’t dead :(
Also please tell me Krypto isn’t dead :(
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March 12, 2025
Superman always had the capacity for extreme violence. I’m glad to see he knows when to step back. His family might have survived, but now he is alone.
March 13, 2025
Love it.
March 13, 2025
Peak brilliance in execution, whether it's the writing or the art. Jason Aaron and Sandoval might just mess around and deliver a Top 3 greatest Superman run of all time.
March 15, 2025
I caught myself feeling emotional this issue at the tragedy of krypton.
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