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Will Kandor Cancel Superman? Action Comics #1078 Spoilers…

Today's Action Comics #1078 by Mark Waid and Dan Mora dives right back into dealing with the Phantom Zone morality anf politics

Published Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:03:08 -0600

by Rich Johnston

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Action Comics #1078 explores Superman's moral dilemma between saving Earth or the Phantom Zone.
Kandor's new, hardline leader challenges Superman's decision, echoing real-world political tensions.
The future of the Phantom Zone prisoners is uncertain, stirring controversy and political intrigue.
Supergirl grapples with Kandor's rejection, reflecting Superman's personal stakes and heritage ties.

Once upon a time on Crisis Command, a BBC TV show in which prominent individuals were asked to make hypothetical decisions running the country Rebellion boss Jason Kingsley made the decision to let prisoners in a fictitious prison drown during a flood, rather than let them free. At which point he was told he had committed a crime against humanity and might be pulled up in front of the Hague. I was reminded of this when reading today's Action Comics #1078 by Mark Waid and Dan Mora. When a decision had to be made to destroy the Phantom Zone, filled with Kryptonian prisoners, or the planet Earth. And Jonathan Kent went full Jason Kingsley.

But Superman doesn't make those kind of choices, and chooses a third option. Release the prisoners somewhere they can do… less harm. But not everyone is down for that either.

The Bottle City of Kandor, full of Kryptonians at a teeny, tiny size, seems to have a rather hardline leader. They must have had an election, someone running on making Kandor normal-sized again.

At least Kandor was able to elect a woman. But it seems she is more of the Margaret Thatcher type. She was a scientist as well.

Ro-Zan, who Superman recently met in the past of Kandor, responsible for turning the Phantom Zone into a prison in the first place, even if it is a cruel and unusual punishment. And now it seems, a Death Sentence.

It looks like Superman is about to be the subject of cancel culture.

No more mini-breaks to Kandor with Lois Lane, I guess. They are going to have to downsize, going forward.

But Supergirl know what this really means to Superman. It is a personal rejection from a place he has considered a slice of home and heritage.

You know, Scottish politicians are currently considering a Trump ban, right?

ACTION COMICS #1078 CVR A CLAYTON HENRY
(W) Mark Waid, Mariko Tamaki (A) Clayton Henry, Michael Shelfer, Skylar Patridge (CA) Clayton Henry
Two worlds in peril; only one can be saved. Teaming with his fellow Justice Leaguer, Mr. Terrific, to defend against Aethyr's deadly machinations, the Man of Steel is left on the defensive and out of options. Superman must choose which realm to save: Earth or the Phantom Zone! Plus, Supergirl falls under the spell of Koncept! Retail: $4.99 In-Store Date: 12/04/2024

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