Warning! This publish accommodates SPOILERS for Superman: Welcome To MetropolisJames Gunn’s Superman is correct across the nook, however the official prequel has already been launched. That includes some main firsts for the DCU’s new Man of Metal and his iconic metropolis, Superman: Welcome To Metropolis is surprisingly stuffed with some thrilling reveals, regardless of being a brief 144-page junior novel. Previous Superman’s occasions by a number of years, it is fascinating to be taught extra in regards to the world we’ll quickly be getting into on the massive display.
Whereas nothing says James Gunn could not at some point overwrite the occasions of this new tie-in e book, they’re at the moment DCU canon. This contains Clark Kent’s first days in Metropolis, assembly the likes of Lois Lane and Lex Luthor, and extra key moments that may have already been established by the occasions of the particular Superman film. With that in thoughts, here is all the things we discovered from the DCU’s Superman prequel.
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Lex Luthor’s Historical past With The Justice Gang
Tensions With Metas Earlier than Superman
In Welcome To Metropolis, it is confirmed that Lex Luthor just isn’t a fan of metahumans typically. This notably contains the Justice Gang, who’ve routinely interfered along with his shadier enterprise dealings and operations. Nonetheless, the novel step by step sees Lex Luthor creating a singular hatred for Superman, acknowledging his better energy and power in comparison with the opposite superheroes.
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How Clark Kent Obtained Employed by The Day by day Planet
A Daring Swing
Fairly than organising a gathering with The Day by day Planet’s Editor-in-Chief Perry White, Clark Kent first visited Metropolis’ predominant newspaper with nothing greater than hope and a few writing samples from his time with the Smallville Sentinel. Regardless of White’s preliminary lack of curiosity, Perry agreed to think about hiring Clark if he may earn the Planet a serious scoop. Certain sufficient, Clark does simply that.
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Superman’s First Save In Metropolis
Defending A Toy Manufacturing facility
Alerted to the destruction of a toy manufacturing facility in Metropolis’ industrial district throughout the river, Clark’s first outing as Superman in Metropolis sees him stopping the saboteurs and their cutting-edge tank with a mounted laser cannon. Because of the police who lower off all entry to the realm, Clark was within the distinctive place to “interview” Superman and supply an eyewitness account. This certainly earned him his job at The Day by day Planet.
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Likewise, the e book reveals that the hit on the toy manufacturing facility was ordered by Lex Luthor. Apparently, Lex’s opponents had been utilizing the manufacturing facility to smuggle unlawful weapons inside varied toys. This encounter with the tank additionally serves as the primary time Luthor turned conscious of Superman’s existence.
Mirroring The Authentic Comics
Wanting to check the facility of this new “Superman”, Lex Luthor hires contract killer John Corben. Manipulating Corben, Lex catches John in an explosion that ravages his physique, earlier than having his lab techs take away and place Corben’s mind inside a complicated killer robotic, creating the DCU’s model of Metallo. This offers Metallo a brutally human killer intuition, whereas additionally paralleling the supervillain’s comparable comics origins.
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How Superman Met Lois Lane and Jimmy
Saving Them From Metallo
After Lex unleashes Metallo, Perry White has the newly employed Clark Kent tag together with Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen to be taught the ropes (which Lois is none too glad about). Upon seeing Metallo, Clark runs off whereas Lois and Jimmy are distracted earlier than returning as Superman. Saving each Lois and Jimmy because the Man of Metal, Lois was even much less glad in regards to the obvious “association” Superman has with Clark Kent concerning interviews.
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Superman’s First Group-Up With Justice Gang
The Established Protectors of Metropolis
Superman was additionally aided in his first battle with Metallo by the Justice Gang. Additionally serving as his first time assembly and combating alongside different metahumans, Superman carries some preliminary mistrust towards Man Gardner’s Inexperienced Lantern, Mister Terrific, and Hawkgirl. Nonetheless, they do show themselves to be succesful allies, finally creating a possibility for Superman to bind Metallo with metal beams earlier than throwing him into the river.
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Lex Luthor Is A Beloved Determine In Metropolis
Extremely Revered
Assembly with the mayor of Metropolis, Lex Luthor provides to pay for damages performed to the town and to get well Metallo from the river, purely out of the “goodness” of his coronary heart as a proud citizen. As is revealed all through the brand new Superman prequel novel, Lex Luthor is a well-respected and beloved son of Metropolis. As such, it completely units the tone for Luthor’s bitterness towards Superman, who has already begun stealing the highlight as the town’s latest hero.
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The DCU’s Greatest Tech Firms
LuthorCorp, LordTech, and Stagg Industries
After Perry White duties each Clark and Lois to analyze the place Metallo got here from, they each set their sights on the nation’s largest tech corporations: LuthorCorp, LordTech, and Stagg Industries. LordTech is owned by CEO Maxwell Lord, who shall be performed by Sean Gunn. We additionally know that Lord is the founding father of the Justice Gang, and also will have a task in Peacemaker season 2.
If the comics are something to go on, Stagg Industries greater than doubtless has connections to Anthony Carrigan’s Metamorpho who’s set to look in James Gunn’s Superman. Nonetheless, it is confirmed by Lois Lane on this prequel novel that Stagg is predicated in Washington D.C. quite than Metropolis like the opposite two corporations.
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LordTech Funds Holt Industries
Mister Terrific’s Firm
Clark decides to pay a go to to Holt Industries, a subsidiary additionally primarily based in Metropolis that is financed by LordTech. This is smart, as scientist Michael Holt is the key identification of the Justice Gang’s Mister Terrific. Regardless of protecting Kent at arm’s size and disinterest in being questioned about robotics, Holt does level Superman within the route of Lex Luthor, hinting in so many phrases of his lack of belief within the billionaire’s character.
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Justice Gang Title Was Man Gardner’s Concept
The Remainder of the Group Is not Offered…
The Superman prequel novel confirms that the “Justice Gang” title was the brainchild of Man Gardner. Nonetheless, Hawkgirl and Teriffic aren’t so enthused, suggesting {that a} future and arguably improved title will debut within the DCU’s future. As such, it actually helps the speculation that the Justice Gang is the precursor to the DCU’s Justice League.