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Jon Kent , Clark Kent ’s son and theSupermanof Earth , just revealed a disgusting fact of his Kryptonian strength that limits how he and his male parent can expend their superhuman ability . The moment comes as Superman attempts to prevent a sea monster from round Metropolis while fending off the effort ofHenry Bendix ’s vicious metahumans the Gamora Corps . Superman : Son of Kal - El # 8is from the creative team of Tom Taylor , Cian Tormey , Raul Fernandez , Federico Blee , and Dave Sharpe .
As Clark Kent left Earth to free a group of ancient Kryptonians held prisoner on Warworld , he fade the drapery of Superman down to his boy Jon Kent , the former Superboy . Now , Jon is learning to protect the satellite as one of its most powerful sub , fill up his father ’s shoes while also finding creative new ways to utilise his powers . Unfortunately , even Superman has limits , and when a confused kaiju begins head for Metropolis , preceded by a tidal wave , Jon has to guess tight to stop the disaster and save life . While Superman is able to disrupt the waving by swimming underwater and performing a sonic clap , he thenreveals to Jay Nakamura- his beau and leader of citizen activists the Truth - the disturbing reason he ca n’t simply force the creature to leave .
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While the kaiju is a danger to the metropolis , it ’s not act out of malice , but rather responding to man - made changes to its instinctive environment . Because of this , Superman does n’t want to hurt it , even as new enemy Henry Bendix orders his twisted " Hero " to go on the offensive . Having warded off the Gamora Corps and saved the aliveness he can , Superman expose to Jackson Hyde that he ca n’t simply push the giant creature onto a new course because - while he ’s unassailable enough to do it - he ca n’t implement his strength over a expectant enough surface orbit . Jon says,“I’d be like a needle trying to push against an elephant . I ’d go directly through . “This disgusting imageryplaces a limit on Superman ’s strength , as while he ’s easily warm enough to obliterate the creature , redirect it peacefully perplex more of a problem .
In Greco-Roman superhero panache , Jon is able-bodied to find a creative result , cut a massive hunk of rock from the ocean level and using it to drive the creature or else . This purchase enough time for Aquaman to interfere , and he apply his influence over ocean animation to resettle the creature far by . Sadly , it ’s far from a profits for Jon , as his admirable committedness to peace of mind ( and the intervention of the Gamora Corps ) means that some people are killed despite his good efforts . It ’s not the first meter the comic has focused on the limitation of Kryptonian powers - inSuperman : Son of Kal - El # 3 , Clark Kent ’s Superman is able to harbour a building up while Jon rescue its inhabitants , but he notes that for similar rationality to the kaiju , Superman ca n’t fully stop it from collapsing .
This issue is actually in contrast to the Superboy who came before Jon , Conner Kent . As a clon , Conner had dissimilar abilities to either variant of Superman , and have a " tactile telekinesis " which give him full ascendancy over any aim he was touching , allow him to do things even Clark could n’t , such as hold a building together . Jon is far stronger than his clone relation , but this comedian ready it clear that he and his founder ’s force still have limitation . Along with regain new ways to use authoritative abilities ( such as his explode heat vision ) , this new focus on the practicality of Superman ’s seemingly unconquerable powers is helping to establish Jon as theSupermanof a new contemporaries - placeable as the continuation of his Church Father ’s legacy , but face new threat and new problem that are helping to make the purpose his own .
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