I Hate to Say It, But Superman's Parents Made the Wrong Call When They Sent Him to Earth
Warning: Spoilers for Absolute Superman #3
Every DC fan has some degree of familiarity with Superman's backstory. With Krypton on the verge of destruction, his parents put an infant Kal-El in a rocket and sent him to Earth in order to save his life. However, I've come to realize that Superman's parents made a mistake in sending Superman away from Krypton by himself, and there was another option that would have been better in the long run.
In Absolute Superman #3 by Jason Aaron, Rafa Sandoval, Ulises Arreola, and Becca Carey, Superman's parents try to find a way to get their family to safety when Krypton's fate starts to look more and more bleak. Kal-El, upon learning about the planet's fate, accuses his parents of shooting him off-world alone when the time comes.
His mother, Lara, reassures him that he's wrong and says, "We'd never shoot you into space by yourself." This...
Every DC fan has some degree of familiarity with Superman's backstory. With Krypton on the verge of destruction, his parents put an infant Kal-El in a rocket and sent him to Earth in order to save his life. However, I've come to realize that Superman's parents made a mistake in sending Superman away from Krypton by himself, and there was another option that would have been better in the long run.
In Absolute Superman #3 by Jason Aaron, Rafa Sandoval, Ulises Arreola, and Becca Carey, Superman's parents try to find a way to get their family to safety when Krypton's fate starts to look more and more bleak. Kal-El, upon learning about the planet's fate, accuses his parents of shooting him off-world alone when the time comes.
His mother, Lara, reassures him that he's wrong and says, "We'd never shoot you into space by yourself." This...
- 1/3/2025
- by Madelyn Champa
- ScreenRant
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