Nonetheless very a lot a related comedian ebook villain, Ultraman’s most up-to-date look in “Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent” (by Tom Taylor, Clayton Henry, Jordie Bellaire, and Wes Abbott) noticed him turn out to be the final word Superman killer. The Kryptonian powerhouse jumps dimensions and tries to homicide each alternate model of the Man of Metal within the multiverse, whereas efficiently siphoning their powers and utilizing them for his personal nefarious acquire. Jon Kent’s Superman fights to cease him, though he fears the person who beforehand saved him imprisoned and away from his household for years.
Regardless of Kent almost defeating Ultraman, his father’s evil doppelganger comes near killing the younger hero earlier than the “Injustice” model of Superman reveals up and saves Jon, believing he’s the son that he misplaced — which initially put in movement the darkish alternate Superman of Earth-49. “Injustice” Superman makes positive to finish Ultraman’s reign with pure violence, snapping his neck and ruthlessly killing him, displaying how far the “Injustice” villain will go in his quest to avoid wasting his “son.”
It takes one of the highly effective Supermen within the multiverse and quite a few deaths of Superman throughout house and time to cease Ultraman, which reveals why he is so feared in many various realities. His return is inevitable, because the character is just too horrifying to depart useless within the comics. If he does present up in “Superman,” as the brand new studies counsel, it is protected to imagine Ultraman’s reputation will spike, and there will likely be loads of renewed curiosity round his potential return on the web page.