I mean, can you legitimately tell me what the draw of Superman: Son of Kal-El is other than the fact that Jon is gay and on a journey of self-discovery? Yeah, there really isnвЂ™t another draw, and that remains true here as well. Which, yes, there were some crazy responses, but I think itвЂ™s also fair to say that it hasnвЂ™t been handled well from DCвЂ™s side either. ItвЂ™s quite clear this is nothing more than a commentary on Jon Kent, Superman, being a gay man, and the reaction that the general public had to this news.

There are underlying themes here about symbols, and how people perceive or view them. ThereвЂ™s a connection to Stonewall and Damian viewing Pride as riots thatвЂ™s meant to be educational, I guess, (hence my вЂњnetwork specialвЂќ comment) but I donвЂ™t see this sitting well with some folks. After cleaning up the villains, Jon asks Damian if heвЂ™s ready for Pride, and Damian gleefully replies revealing he has smoke bombs and an electrical net for crowd controlвЂ¦ Now, before you get the wrong idea, this is meant to be a joke, but it definitely doesnвЂ™t land. But honestly, thatвЂ™s not the worst part of this story. I rolled my eyes at this and IвЂ™m a gay man, so I can only imagine how the straight community reacted. If you saw the images of Jay presenting Jon with a rainbow cape circling the internet a while back, IвЂ™ll just go ahead and inform you that that takes place here. The story is light-hearted but has a heavy-handed, network-special feel to it. Most of it is about Jon and Damian preparing for and attending the parade.

If youвЂ™re hoping this story leans more heavily into our heroes stopping villains, I hate to disappoint you, but it doesnвЂ™t. Here we get to see Jon and Damian stopping some villains before attending the local Pride parade. The first story in the collection is вЂњSuper PrideвЂќ by Devin Grayson and Nick Robles.

Batman 2022