At least the Man of Steel isn’t gay this time.

Since gay Superman didn’t work out so well, ComicBook.com says DC Comics is going to try yet another reboot stressing his immigration status resulting from climate change. Best of all, they’ll thrown in a little Communist propaganda to boot (emphasis mine).

In Absolute Superman #1 we’re introduced to Krypton before its destruction and while this version of Krypton is the highly advanced society willfully blind to their own impending doom with Jor-El a dissenting voice, it’s also not the Krypton we know. This Krypton has a strict caste system and neither Jor-El nor Lara are in the upper caste and, therefore are not respected scientists. Instead of being a part of the Science League with their wealth and luxury and power at the top, the Jor-El and Lara are part of the Labor Guild, the lowest class of Kryptonian, both of them there for speaking out against Krypton’s policies at different points in their younger lives. This leads the family to live a lower working-class life with Lara as a farm mechanic and Jor-El a safety inspector in the mines. It’s also worth noting that in this Krypton, the S that is so familiar as the symbol of the House of El is instead the symbol of the Labor Guild, a literal symbol marking them being among the exploited and oppressed working class. Of course, Krypton’s fate is headed the same direction with the planet in danger but this version of the story sees young Kal-El not sent away from Krypton as a baby, but with his parents as a young boy.


Krypton’s ruling class messes with the planet’s climate, prompting Kal-el’s family to flee to Earth as illegal immigrants. To which, Superman ends up among some Brazilian diamond miners who work for an oppressive mining company, becomes a Marxist liberator for the oppressed workers there including in countries like Botswana and Dharavi.

No more truth, justice and the American way for the new, woke Man of Steel and the S symbol is now a mark of oppression assigned to Kal-el’s family on Krypton on par with the yellow star of David assigned to Jews. Superman’s travels even take him to be adopted by the Kents but he quickly dumps them due to their traditional, Midwestern values. So stunning and brave!

This new, woke Superman has the makings of a classic and will undoubtedly be a hit somehow.

On second thought, the original Superman is a lot better.

But like a wise man once said:

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