Warning! Accommodates spoilers for Motion Comics #1057!Superman’s half-clone Superboy is exhibiting what units him aside from the Man of Metal. Conner Kent establishes his independence with a brand new look that’s positive to assist him stand out from the Superman Household’s quite a few members.
In Motion Comics #1057’s story “Tremendous is as Tremendous Does” by Magdalene Visaggio and Matthew Clark, Conner is in hassle as Ma Kent discovers the younger hero has been skipping faculty. However that’s not the one change Superboy has made as he comes down and divulges a shiny purple streak Conner has dyed into his hair.
Martha is shocked at Superboy’s new look, not solely due to the daring shade selection he’s made however as a result of Clark was unable to bleach his hair, a lot much less dye it. As Martha tries to speak some sense into Conner, he jets off to spend a while together with his new girlfriend, Miss Martian. The 2 speak in regards to the difficulties dealing with younger superheroes when Conner affords M’gann an opportunity to scan his thoughts. Miss Martian takes a have a look at Superboy’s ideas and sees how a lot Conner fears residing in Superman’s shadow. An upset Conner heads again to Smallville the place he accuses Martha of seeing him as Clark and nothing else.
Superboy has been on an identification seek for some time now. Ever since he returned to the DC Universe, Conner has been struggling to determine the place he suits within the expanded Superman Household. Between Jon Kent changing into a brand new Superman and Clark adopting the Tremendous Twins, Conner has felt redundant within the Kryptonian household. He even ran off into outer area searching for goal in Superboy: The Man of Tomorrow solely to run afoul of a gaggle of murderous antiheroes.
For higher or worse, Superboy switching up his appears to be like is sensible. Conner desperately desires his personal identification because the Superman Household is getting fairly crowded. With Jon being roughly the identical age as Conner, Superboy desires one thing that helps distinguish himself from his relations aside from a superhero identify. On the very least, Conner’s skill to dye his hair when Clark can’t give Superboy one thing that aids him in his mission to face out. It may not be a glance that each fan can get on board with, nevertheless it symbolizes the mission Conner is on to seek out out who he actually is.
When Superboy first debuted, he made a number of type decisions to distinguish him from Superman. The leather-based jacket, his earring, his sun shades. These could appear to be the style of a rebellious youth, however they have been selections to assist Conner stand out from the hero he was cloned from. Dyeing his hair reveals that Conner isn’t only a Superman-lite. Superboy is his personal individual, and he desires the world to comprehend it. Issues are robust for him proper now as he’s attempting to determine the place he belongs, and dyeing his hair is a crucial step in Superboy’s ongoing self-discovery. Motion Comics #1057 is on sale now.