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Warning ! Spoilers forrader forSuperman : Son of Kal - El # 4
In DC Comics’Superman : Son of Kal - El , Jon Kent may be fast than theFlashhimself . While it used to be a long - running argument about whether or not the Man of Steel is faster than the Fastest Man Alive , the Flash has more often than not been the winner thanks to his connector to the Speed Force in the comics , slowing up whenever he ’s formally raced Superman for charity to put on a respectable show . However , the new Superman might just be quicker thanWally West ’s Scarlet Speedster .
InSuperman : Son of Kal - El # 4from writer Tom Taylor and creative person Daniele Di Nicuolo , the Kent Farm is blow up almost as shortly as it is affirm that the original Man of Steel has allow for Earth , heading for Warworld to present the oppression of Mongul . However , this is was done less to offend Kal - El and more to wound Jon Kent due to his words and legal action in opposition to President Bendix , the corrupt drawing card of the body politic of Gamorra . Not only is Bendix is being set up to be theNew Superman ’s own Lex Luthor , but he ’s also using meta - humans against their will , using one with improbably destructive capability by drop her out of a plane to be used as a live dud on the Kent Farm .
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gratefully , Jon is capable to get his family and future boyfriend , Jay Nakamura , out of the mansion in time before it blows up . Having interacted with this meta before , Jon knows that she ’s just as much a victim as anyone else . However , the incoming Justice League does n’t know that . see as how it look as though the farm has been attacked by a supervillain , Jon has to get to the girl before the Flash protrude an unneeded brawl , which mean that Jon demand to get to herbeforethe Fastest Man Alive , making it an unofficial race between theNew Superman and Wally West .
While one could argue that the Flash is n’t mindful he is racing and would potentially scarper faster if he knew otherwise , the Justice League are suppose to be monitor and protecting the Kent Farm . Seeing as how it gets destroy on their picket as soon the Kal - El leaves , it stand to understanding that Wally is probably moving as fast as he can . Either way of life , it still tolerate that Jon beats the Flash , making it 1 - 0 for the New Superman while also peradventure confirming that he ’s firm than Wally West .
This also confirms words from Batman in previous outcome when he noted that Jon ’s unequaled physiology as a human / Kryptonian loan-blend might actually make hima stronger and more sinewy Supermanthan his father . As a result , beating the Flash in a race makes sense . However , without a connection to the Speed Force , it ’s likely that theNew Supermancan’t clock time - travel or traverse alternative attribute as theFlashcan , no matter how fast he might be .
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