The Sandman
A chance encounter betweenThe Sandman’sDeath and Lex Luthor may have revealed a way to takeSuperman’senemy out of the picture permanently . When Lex found himself temporarily off the mortal ringlet , the remarkably patient Endless challenged Lex to see what it would take for him to move on into the heavy beyond .
Despite the consuming number of power he possesses , the Man of Steel has receive himself eternally dumbfound by the malign Lex Luthor . With a wizard intellect , a deficiency of morals and unlimited capital , Luthor has been narrow - mindedly focused on destroy his archenemysince Superman ’s first appearancein public . While Lex has come close , he ’s never been able to defeat Superman for safe . And by that same measure , the Big Blue Boy Scout has yet to find a way to end Luthor ’s criminal endeavors for adept ( in a fashion that wo n’t make him compromise his ethics ) .
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However , when Lex got his ticket plug on his own account , one enigmatic being almost found a manner to eliminate the Luthor problem for good . inactivity Comics # 894by Paul Cornell and Pete Woods , Lex has just been shot by Gorilla Grodd and now stand expression - to - facewithThe Sandman’sDeath . As expiry smiles and nods while Lex works through the various stages of heartbreak , she now and again chime in with suggestion on how to facilitate him accept the fact that his animation is over . Believing a fear of the hereafter may be what ’s holding Lex back , she relieve oneself time to discuss the possibilities with him . While Lex acknowledges that Hell is a real place , demise counter that notion by offering up the possibility of a personal Heaven for him . last even ups the ante by offering a world of staring bliss for him and every single person in conception .
Even though this is yet another chancefor Lex Luthor tosave the universe , he passes it over because of his giant ego . In the same way that Lex can not take over that someone like Superman could actually live the slow life of a human like Clark Kent , Luthor turn away to go for a reality that does n’t conform to his worldview . However , someone like Death is the perfect counter to Lex and could ultimately be the one to take him off the board for good .
To be fair , Deathalwayswins in the end , and while this was more of a dry outpouring for the literal matter , there ’s little doubt the sisterofSandman’sDream willone day number to claim Lex . But this was a good experiment for Death as few people are as resistant to confronting reality as Luthor . The moral force between Death and Lex is basically the unstoppable force meet an unmovable objective . Death has all the metre imaginable to await for Luthor to at long last take his destiny , while Lex ’s ego simply wo n’t let him accept anything that challenge his belief . The only wayThe Sandman’sDeath can in truth defeatSuperman’senemy is to try and change his judgement , which she may be able to do once Lex ’s big mean solar day really comes .
