Black Adam Calls Out Superman's Most Invasive Power (& He's Right)
Warning: spoilers ahead for Dark Crisis #1!
Super-hearing is one of Superman’s many powers, and his Justice League teammate Black Adam (rightfully) sees it as invasive. In Dark Crisis #1, on sale now in print and digital, Superman’s son Jon Kent uses his super-hearing to eavesdrop on Black Adam, earning him a sharp rebuke from the monarch of Khandaq; Adam points out the invasive nature of super-hearing, casting this often overlooked power in a new light.
After a year of build-up across the entire DC line, Dark Crisis, now called Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths, has arrived. Over the past year, Pariah, a survivor of the first Crisis on Infinite Earths, has been amassing a “dark army,” consisting of some of DC’s biggest–and worst, villains, such as Darkseid, Nekron, Doomsday, and Ares. Pariah has allied himself with the Great Darkness, an evil primordial force existing outside the Omniverse; using his newfound power, Pariah will do whatever it takes to restore his universe, including imprisoning Barry Allen somewhere in the Omniverse and brutally attacking the Justice League Incarnate. Pariah was not done, sending his minions to attack the Justice League; the villains were victorious, and the Justice League is no more. Now, the surviving heroes must move forward and find a way to turn back Pariah before he and the Great Darkness destroy all creation.
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Now, in Dark Crisis #1 by Joshua Williamson, Daniel Sampere, Alejandro Sanchez, and Tom Napolitano, the survivors have gathered to discuss the future of the Justice League in light of Pariah’s devastating attack. A crowd has gathered outside the Hall of Justice; some have come to mourn the Justice League
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