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Summary
The xenophobic hatred group Blue Earth has trifle their script , kidnapping Otho - Ra in an attempt to turn her againstSupermanand the rest of her phratry . But this is n’t the first time a set of crack - powered Twin have been break apart and put against each other;Star warfare ' forgotten scion of the Force , Jacen and Jaina Solo , are stark examples of the kind of conflict that Othul - Ra and Osul - Ra now face .
When a top-notch - powered Blue Earth squad uses excessive force against a squad of bank robber inAction Comics#1059 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson , Eddy Barrows , and Eber Ferreira , Superman and the rest of his family arrive to stop them . When Otho - Ra and Osul - Ra link up the fray , Otho is chevvy by illusion of Blue Earth ’s drawing card , Norah Stone , narrate her that she ’s the one Blue Earth really wants .
Norah is before long revealed to be Janan al Ghul ( Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul ’s girl from the Dark Multiverse ) , who kidnaps Otho and tells her that " Big , magnanimous things are about to happen , kid . And an awful flock of it relies on you . "
Superman ’s raw pal , the Super - Twins , learn about two ancient Kryptonian fable that may urge on their future heroic identities .
Otho-Ra and Osul-Ra Are a New Era’s Jacen and Jaina Solo
Before Disney ’s accomplishment of the Star Wars franchise and the outlet ofThe Force Awakens , theStar warfare saga had an all-embracing canonestablished through novels , comics , and video games , with two breakout character being Han and Leia ’s duplicate fry : Jacen and Jaina Solo . Powerfully attune to the Force , the two notably served as the primary protagonists of the 19 - book seriesThe New Jedi Order(1999 - 2003 ) and the 9 - book seriesLegacy of the Force(2006 - 2008 ) . Tragically , Jacen Solo is corrupted by the Sith cultist Lumiya , becoming Darth Caedus before in the end falling at the men of his sister in a final confrontation .
With Janan al Ghul ’s intrigue revealed , the parallel of latitude between these two sets of twins become distinct . Both Otho and Osul are the scion of the much - belovedSuperman and the House of El , with their Kryptonian bloodlines deed over them incredible powers . Janan is acting in the role of Star War ’s Lumiya , hop to lead Otho astray to the " dark side " ( literally , as Janan originates from DC ’s Dark Multiverse ) ; if she is successful , a conflict between the twins would seem all but inevitable , with Osul represent the " light " and Otho representing the " dark . "
Superman’s Family Can Be The Spiritual Successor To Star Wars’LegendsCanon
The thrive Star Warsuniversewas retconned from existence after Disney acquired the place in 2012 , but that persistence stay much dear to this day . This is why it is so electrifying to see Superman ’s family cover the tropes of these classic narrative , hark back to the Hellenic Star Warsvibe that Disney has struggled to replicate . It also portends a growing engagement in Superman ’s seemingly idyllic kinsperson , with Otho being tempted by her dark urge , which the House of El can not satisfy . Whichever direction Otho - Ra and Osul - Ra ’s stories take from here , Superman’schildren seem poised to follow in the footsteps ofStar war ' beloved Solo counterpart .
activeness Comics#1059is available now from DC Comics .
ACTION COMICS # 1059 ( 2016 )
