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InDC Comics’Superman : Son of Kal - El Annual # 1the fresh Superman travel to the Fortress of Solitude where he is able to transmit with his Father-God , replicate the iconic Fortress scene between Christopher Reeve and Marlon Brando in the beloved 1978 Richard Donner filmSuperman , which do the taproom for what future Superman movies aspired to be . Recently , the son of   Superman — Jonathan Kent — has   been througha lotthe past few months   while operate as Earth ’s new Man of Steel , especially because his founding father Clark has been off - humanity and unable to support him .

Jon Kent has been dubbed the " newfangled Superman " ever since his Father-God Clark was removed from the Justice League and decided to travel to the far off Warworld with the design of defeating Mongul and freeing his captive population . But , he decided he could n’t tellanyoneabout his plan , so Jon andLois Lane have been wholly in the darkabout where Clark is or if he is even safe . This has made Jon ’s first few months as Superman especially unmanageable , see as Clark was not only his Father of the Church but also his superhero wise man , and Jon has   really been put through the ringer lately .   The classicSuperman(1978 ) movie scene that this issue calls back to happens when Superman first travel to his artic Fortress of Solitude and is able to apply Kryptonian memory crystals to call upon a projection of his founder Jor - El ( who die in the wipeout of Krypton ) to watch from him about his history and powers .

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The setting between Kal - El and Jor - El in theFortress became a particularly memorable fan favoritebecause Reeve and Brando never puzzle to do an existent live scene together , see as Brando ’s Jor - El was just a expulsion , and many wished the two actors could have exploit together more .   Now , inSuperman : Son of Kal - El Annual # 1,written by Tom Taylor with representative by Clayton Henry and Steve Pugh , Jon get a memory board crystal from Batman to apply in the Fortress of Solitude . The Fortress of Solitude shown inSuperman : Son of Kal - Elis signally similar to the one fromSuperman(1978 ) , and although Clark communicating with Jor - El via jutting has since been made comic canon , this is the first clock time in a while that this Kryptonian technology has been on display .

The technology displayed inSuperman(1978 ) showed Jor - El as a series of pre - recorded projections that helpedClark learn how to become Superman . Having apparently encounter an upgrade since then , the quartz inSuperman : Son of Kal - Elseem to produce a sort of be AI projection of Clark for Jon to communicate with , where Clark is actively able to answer and engage with his boy .   When talk over his own retiring experiences learning from Jor - El ’s recordings , Kal - El tells his son,“Even when the answers were infuriate , my own Father of the Church ’s recordings were still a comfort . “Repeating a exchangeable figure , the AI projection of Clark is not able to unwrap what his current mission is , but he is able to offer emotional support and words of encouragement — things that Jon certainly require from his father and wise man .

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It is a dainty import for fans to see Jonathan and Clark Kent using similar technology as Reeve ’s Superman and Brando ’s Jor - Eldid in the classicSupermanmovie . Jon is not only dealing with the acute feeling of abandonment and vex from Clark traveling to Warworld , but he is also face Lex Luthor for the first fourth dimension , make this the   perfect here and now for Jon to begin using the Kryptonian memory quartz to spend time with his Father-God through an AI projection . Be sure to check out DC Comics’Superman : Son of Kal - El Annual # 1to find out howSupermanwill use his father ’s advice .

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