The next chapter in DC's comic book prequel to Justice League: Gods and Monsters provides a detailed origin of Lor-Zod, a.k.a. Hernan Guerra, a.k.a. Superman. This issue takes a somewhat more traditional approach to the origin story than last week's Batman one-shot, tracing Hernan's life from early childhood to his early days as Superman. It's provides an engaging look at a very different version of the Man of Steel, one that does justice to the strong source material.
Like the Batman issue, there are familiar aspects to this origin story, but also plenty of changes to reflect the fact that this is a different character living in a different, less hopeful world. Hernan isn't the son of all-American farmers living in rustic Kansas, but of Hispanic migrant workers constantly struggling to make ends meet and find a better life for their children. The fact that Hernan has a sister is the most fundamental and most compelling wrinkle to the Superman mythos. The story is narrated from her point of view. And while the frequent captions occasionally seem excessive, they fit the context of the story better than the narration in the Batman issue.
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Like the Batman issue, there are familiar aspects to this origin story, but also plenty of changes to reflect the fact that this is a different character living in a different, less hopeful world. Hernan isn't the son of all-American farmers living in rustic Kansas, but of Hispanic migrant workers constantly struggling to make ends meet and find a better life for their children. The fact that Hernan has a sister is the most fundamental and most compelling wrinkle to the Superman mythos. The story is narrated from her point of view. And while the frequent captions occasionally seem excessive, they fit the context of the story better than the narration in the Batman issue.
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