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Summary
From one scathing insult , it seemsSupermanholds other variant of himself to his own high measure . When Superman is face with an alternate version of himself from the iconicKingdom Comeuniverse , he only has contempt for a Man of Steel who fail to redeem his friend .
Thisbrutal takedown ofKingdom ComeSuperman ’s inabilityto protect those around him is seen inBatman / Superman : World ’s Finest#21 by Mark Waid , Dan Mora , Tamra Bonvillain , and Steve Wands . When theKingdom ComeSuperman arrives to protect Thunder - Man from the Superman of Earth - Prime , Earth - Prime Superman has the follow insult ready : " So , you are open of protect someone , then . "
There are plenty of dark world across the DC Multiverse , but one of the darker 1 was the universe ofKingdom Come , which is explored once again in this contemporary plot line . This universe is n’t saturnine because of the presence of distorted heroes , but merely a changing world that hang out of love with old - fashioned versions of those bomber . The Superman of this world failed to protect a lot of citizenry , which gave climb to a darker world — one the Superman of the DCU ’s main universe of discourse simply does not sanction of .
Superman ’s buddy riposte in a crossover that bridge over the DCU with Kingdom Come . Can the Man of Steel save Boy Thunder ’s mortal before it ’s too late ?
Superman Isn’t Impressed With HisKingdom ComeDoppelgänger
TheKingdom Comeuniverse has a lot of horrible things bechance in it , and a lot of them return on the shoulder of Superman . Superman was unable to forestall the Joker from launching an fire on the Daily Planet , and this resulted in the Death of Lois Lane and the rest of the Daily Planet faculty . This then led to Magog killing the Joker in the streets of Metropolis , and when Magog was find not guilty of the execution , Superman give up on humanity wholly , rather trying to endure out his days in a virtual translation of Smallville .
Superman always consider that it ’s his responsibility to save everyone . While he patently ca n’t be in two places at once , if a berth is unfolding in front of him , then he must save everyone . When Superman first arrives in the universe ofKingdom Come , one of the first thing he sees is a graveyard full of superheroes . The absolute majority of everyone Superman has ever bonk as a superhero lies in this burying ground . It ’s not the good first impressionSuperman has ofKingdom Come , and he holds this world ’s version of Superman responsible . After all , this is n’t one or two examples of a hero making the terminal sacrifice to save the world — this is a graveyard full of tons of heroes . That all of them died leads Superman to believe that theKingdom ComeSuperman simply is n’t up to the job of protecting people .
Superman’s Failures Led to Massive Losses in theKingdome ComeUniverse
Superman has more powers than almost any other hero , and he uses those powers to press himself past his limits to relieve every exclusive person he can . Sometimes destruction is unavoidable , and sometimes friends sacrifice themselves in the stock of responsibility to protect others . But when there is a graveyard full of superpowered people , that seems a muckle less like sacrifice and a lot more like the most hefty person on the team was n’t able to protect his ally . While Superman may be new to the world ofKingdom Come , he already is n’t impressed with this world ’s version ofSuperman .
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BATMAN / SUPERMAN : WORLD ‘S FINEST # 21 ( 2022 )
