#Animated battle chess android

Variant Cover Art вЂ“ 4: I understand the visual imagery and it is a great visual piece, but as a Superman cover it just feels a bit like overkill. I am guessing it was a deliberate red herring catering to peopleвЂ™s misconceptions over JonвЂ™s character. A weird thing to fixate on I know!Д¬over Art вЂ“ 4: Although I like the cover (who doesnвЂ™t enjoy a good old fashioned word balloon cover?) itвЂ™s the exact opposite to the story inside. The downside for me is JonвЂ™s very curly hair donвЂ™t ask me why, it just looks a bit odd. Coupled with the bright color palette this issue has a really fun atmosphere. ItвЂ™s been a slow process, but Jon is slowly but surely stepping out from his fatherвЂ™s shadow.ДЄrt вЂ“ 5: The art in the Annual is clean, crisp and packs a visual punch. I also like Lois showing up, she seems a bit more sisterly than maternal but thatвЂ™s perhaps because she and Jon havenвЂ™t had much story opportunity yet. This was something that was stolen from us when DC decided to age Jon so I appreciate the addition to the lore and a way for us to see a new layer to JonвЂ™s mythos. The AI of Clark Kent was a nice addition for Jon and gives both he and the readers the opportunity to see the two bond. The battle of wills between Lex and Superman renewed for a new generation was pretty fun, especially with the short prologue mirroring Luthor and the original Superman. Story вЂ“ 5: Has Jon changed the future? Even he is unsure and wants his father home as soon as possible. Lex underestimates Jon as an inferior successor to Superman and tries to make a mockery of him, however Jon proves to be as smart as his father and finishes the chess game, making a fool of Lex in the process.ДЄs Lex watches Superman (Jon) soar away he instructs Mercy to contact the President of Gamorra to forge an alliance to take down this young upstartвЂ¦ Lex brings up the unfinished chess game and offers Jon the opportunity to finish it if he truly wishes to continue his fatherвЂ™s legacy. Luthor suspects one of his вЂdonorsвЂ™ hacked into his androids but hides this from Superman (Jon).

#Animated battle chess android

To JonвЂ™s surprise LuthorвЂ™s armed android forces attack both he and Luthor. With his parentsвЂ™ words echoing in his ears Superman (Jon) decides to pay Luthor a visit. Within weeks, a new Lexcorp tower appears, towering over all others in Metropolis. He informs them that the parcel they opened was infected with nanites that will kill them if they refuse to bankroll his new empire. The villain demands that they donate a portion of their trillions of funds to him in exchange for their lives. Just as Jor-El had once done for Clark, JonвЂ™s father has programmed a simulation of himself to be a confidante and provide some semblance of guidance.ДЄs conversation steers to Lex, several high powered, but shady, business men and women receive a parcel from Luthor.

Jon takes the sunstone to his Fortress and upon activating it is surprised to find an AI of his father as Clark Kent. Lois stops Batman in his tracks and tells him Jon is not to be a member of the League but he informs the Kents that Clark left a sunstone in his care to be delivered to Jon if he was ever missing orвЂ¦ gone. Jon is surprised further when Batman stops by for a visit. Jon visits his mother and gives her the sad news that wherever Clark is he is far out of reach of even Kryptonian senses. Later Superman (Kal) visits Lex in prison and they have a battle of wills over a game of chess, a game Superman (Kal) never finished leaving Lex on a cliffhanger he will never resolve. He realizes too late that it was a ploy to catch him in a confession by Superman (Kal) and the Justice League. Luthor gets carried away in bravado over his fallen opponent and admits to orchestrating a crime.

Lex Luthor and Metallo take Superman (Kal) down in battle. Scheduled to arrive in stores: December 7, 2021