Exclusive: Superman ’78 Is Bringing Another Egghead to the Nerd Brawl

The spirit of Richard Donner’s unique Superman film from the late Nineteen Seventies lives on in DC’s new Superman ‘78 series from writer Rob Venditti, artist Wilfredo Torres, and colorist Jordie Bellaire. Superman ‘78‘s first issue brought a version of the Kryptonian based on Christopher Reeve back into the spotlight in a familiar story of his everyday balancing act between his lives as an intrepid reporter and as the world’s strongest superhero.

While Superman was simply in a position to dispatch the mysterious alien invader featured within the first situation, the villain’s determined try to transmit data again to “Brainiac” left the hero fairly confused, as he’d by no means heard of a being by that identify. Though Superman followers will probably be fairly acquainted with the Brainiac, on this telling, the character’s nonetheless new to Superman, who doesn’t but perceive simply how harmful the obsessive collector is. This Superman’s nonetheless rather more accustomed to coping with the likes of a comparatively petty Lex Luthor, who he’s already landed in jail at the least as soon as by Superman ‘78‘s second issue.

In this exclusive previous of Superman ‘78 #2, life’s exhausting for Lex Luthor as soon as he’s again on the streets and tasked with getting his act collectively by touchdown a correct job. Of the numerous issues Lex excels at, working a 9-to-5 isn’t one in every of them as a result of he doesn’t strive all that tough. But Lex’s refusal to play by society’s guidelines would possibly find yourself being the precise motive why Superman wants his assist because the collection continues.

Superman ‘78 #2 hits shops on September 28.

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