It’s six months after Superman’s death at the hands of Doomsday, and false imposters have raced to fill the void we feel in Superman’s absence: Superboy, Steel, Cyborg Superman, and the Eradicator.
Each bring their own attitude, fighting style, and values to the responsibility of being The Man of Tomorrow. While none of them will ever replace the one true Superman, perhaps we would be prudent to bow our heads and accept one of these powerful icons to succeed our fallen hero.
I like Superboy. I liked how they tried to bring him back to his original look with the glasses, hair, and jacket. Looked awesome, and completely enjoyed watching him.
Cyborg. He will rule with an iron fist and make sure nobody will mess with his people. Brainiac, Zod, Mr Mxyzptlk will be slapped down so fast they won’t know the 5th dimension from Kansas City, Mo.
Superboy. He’s easily my favorite. I love his design (before the t-shirt and jeans/cargo pants) and he was the best part of the animated movie for me. I’m glad they’re bringing a look similar to the 90’s version in the new Young Justice books. The Superboy from the Young Justice cartoon is okay, but the 90’s one is just really lovable.
Superboy! The introduction of the Superman-clone that eventually becomes Conner Kent really has such tremendous growth and a spectacular character arc. A close second is (for certain) Steel; the character embodies all of our deepest ambitions to become heroes. The design although has just not stood the test of time very well and it’s very difficult to imagine how sustainable an ideal Steel is in the contemporary DC pantheon of characters aside from his intense bravery.