DC has released their June 2023 deal, including details and cover art The Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent #4 by Tom Taylor and artist Clayton Henry. In February 2023, it was announced that the six-issue miniseries would cross over with the world Injusticebut at the request of the fourth issue this version Injustice Superman/Clark Kent hasn’t taken over the world yet. The request for young Superman Jon Kent reads, “What will he do when he finds out that this world’s version of his father, Clark Kent, is becoming a dictator?”
THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN: JON KENT #4
- Author: TOM TAYLOR
- Art and Cover: CLAYTON HENRY
- Alternate covers for ZU ORZU and AL BARRIONUEVO
- 1:25 variant cover by TYLER KIRKHAM
- 1:50 foil version cover, made by CLAYTON HENRY
- DC Pride edition cover by STEPHEN BYRNE
- $3.99 US | 32 pages | 4/6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
- ON SALE 6.6.23
- The faces are familiar, but the situation is a nightmare. Jon Kent finds himself on an Earth where his friends and loved ones are at war – a place where his personal heroes are fighting each other for world control. What will he do when he finds out that this world’s version of his father, Clark Kent, is becoming a dictator?
The Injustice Universe and Superman’s Superboy Explained
The Injustice Universe was released in 2013 and spanned two video games and several comic book series, the first of which was titled Injustice: Gods Among Us after the original video game. In this DC Universe, Superman took over the earth as a ruthless dictator after the death of his wife Lois Lane and their unborn son. The Joker manipulated the Man of Steel into killing Lois, making the Clown Prince of Crime Superman’s first victim when the hero decided murder was an acceptable way to save lives and ensure peace. Taylor is one of the most important architects Injusticewrite the original Gods among us comic series and other subsequent titles such as Injustice 2 comics related to the 2017 sequel video game.
As for Jon Kent, created by writer-artist Dan Jurgens in 2015 Convergence: Superman #2, he is the son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane of the main DC universe. Taylor has written Jon’s evolution from Superboy to Superman now that he’s graduated Superman: Son of Kal-El series where Jon came out as bisexual and introduced his boyfriend Jay Nakamura. Set by Action comics #1050 and Lazarus Planet: Attack on Krypton #1, The Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent now sees Jon recruited by Superman Val-Zod to stop Ultraman from killing the Clark Kents across the Multiverse, a murder that leads to Earth-49, where Injustice.
The Adventures of Superman can be set before the First Injustice
Ball The Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent #4, other requests indicate that Jon will arrive Injustice A universe at a time before the first video game, Injustice: Gods Among Us. Details for the third issue of the series explain that “Kal-El rules this world in apparent peace” while Batman is “public enemy number one”. This describes how Injustice The universe stood before Gods among uswhere Batman and Lex Luthor took the Justice League from another Earth to oust Superman.
Along with Taylor and Henry The Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent #4 will feature sports edition cover art featuring Henry, Zu Orzu, Al Barrionuevo, Tyler Kirkham, and Stephen Byrne. The issue is set to go on sale from DC Comics on June 6.
Source: DC Comics