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Near immortal super - being do n’t often have much to be afraid of , butSupermandoes have one repeat veneration that might have lately been solved : the fear of living forever and outlasting his sleep with ones . While it is up for argument whether or not Kal - El is technically " immortal , " asWonder Woman was latterly established to be , he is inarguably invulnerable to injury , and agesmuchslower than most other raceway in the Omniverse . The recentFuture StateseriesSuperman : House of Elhas established a farsighted Kryptonian bequest that Kal - El is still rule centuries in the future , turn to the Man of Steel ’s greatest fear in current times .
The reverence of outlasting the ones you love is a common figure when delving into the mind of near - immortal beings , and it is a fairish fear . Clark Kent has a human wife , human parent , and many human and other non - invulnerable protagonist who will surely perish long before Kal - El even sprouts a gray hair’s-breadth . While he will most belike outlast almost all of the humans in his life , if Clark is able to extend on his El mob origin , then he will be able to subsist many lifetimes surrounded by the ones that he eff .
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In the recentJustice League Infinity # 5 , write by J. M. DeMatteis and James Tucker and illustrated by Ethen Beavers , two unlike multiversal Kal - El ’s are take on Earth - D ’s Vandal Savage and discussing their share guiltiness over their prolonged life twain . One Kal - El shares,“I do [ sense guilty ] . Sometimes I lay alert at Nox pondering what it will be likeyearsfrom now … When everyone I know and love … isgone . “This is not the only time in late history that Superman has reflect on his guilty conscience and revere over outlasting those he loves , with him and Black Adam realizingthat if a major approach were to hit Metropolis or Khandaq , there is a expectant fortune they would be the lone survivors .
The glimpsesFuture Statehave show are potential , and probable , time to come of many classic DC characters , include Superman , with the release ofSuperman : House of El , written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and illustrated by Scott Godlewski . Superman : House of Elcontinues thelong custom of showing Clark Kent ’s familial dynasty , with the family having make a new " House of El , " after the original one was destroyed along with Krypton . Not only doesHouse of Elshow Kal - El , albeit appearing much older , as the leader of the House of El , but it also show that Superman ’s Kent family filiation has continue after the nascency of his and Lois ' human / Kryptonian Word Jonathan Kent , with eccentric named Alura - El , Khan - El , Brandon Kent , and Ronan Kent all being introduced .
Clark Kent is not shaken by much , but the thought of his long liveliness without his loved ones clearly sate him with guilt , occupy , and dread . WhileSupermanwill always require to endure the fact that his impregnability will induce him to watch many of his human friends and fellowship pass off , House of El’sKent - populated futureguarantees that Kal - El ’s living will be border by those he loves for centuries to come .
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