DC's Absolute Universe explores the origin stories of its iconic heroes, and in Absolute Superman #3, writer Jason Aaron takes a closer look at Kal-El's formative years on Krypton. This issue reimagines the relationship between Kal and his parents, Jor-El and Lara-El, highlighting their profound influence on his future as Superman.
DC’s Absolute Universe has continued to deliver on its potential across all three of its launch titles, with Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman all shaking things up tremendously. All three have successfully captured the heart of each character while also reinventing so much of what surrounds them, and yet, Absolute Superman might just be on another level in the regard.
In fact, with Absolute Superman #3 DC has just redefined Kal-El’s childhood and history for a new generation of fans, bringing a massive new importance to not just Krypton, but also the impact that Kal’s parents Jor-El and Lara-El have had on his childhood and his future as Superman.In the first two issues of Absolute Superman, writer Jason Aaron has explored Krypton’s class system and the growing signs that Krypton is quickly nearing its destruction. That discovery led Jor-El and Lara-El to create a special armor of Sunstone to protect Kal-El in an attempt to escape the planet before it completely self destruction, which is relatively keeping with the original origin story. While there are similarities to the original origin, the fact that Kal is older and has such a close relationship with his parents changes the frame which all of that is viewed, and that continues in a major way throughout Absolute Superman #3. In the main timeline, Kal’s relationship with Jor-El and Lara-El was mostly established after the fact through remnants of Kryptonian technology, and even when they did show up, there wasn’t much in the way of a foundation between them other than largely aspirational. That’s all changed with Absolute Superman. Jor-El and Lara-El are not only present for Kal’s formative childhood years, but they are integral to establishing his confidence, his compassion, and his boldnes
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