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WARNING : Contains Potential Spoilers for Absolute Superman # 5 !
Supermanhas always been in the first place a symbolisation of hope — but not any longer . In the Absolute Universe , the Man of Steel has just clear a brutal new championship , marking a striking shift that pushes this version of the hoagie into far darker soil .
… Jason Aaron firmly drop anchor this version of Superman in rage …
Jason Aaron , Rafa Sandoval , Ulises Arreola , and Becca Carey’sAbsolute Superman#5picks up the right way where the previous issue leave off , with tensity between the Peacekeepers and the Man of Steel reaching a simmering point . As proofreader will remember , Peacekeeper Christopher Smith shortly went rogue , gunning down twenty - three innocent people .
Now , in issue # 5 , Kal - El is on the Richard Morris Hunt , pluck through the other Peacekeepers to track him down . In his pursuit , Superman momently loses himself to storm , hold himself“The Fury of Billions”—a chilling difference from the hero who has always embody hope for billions .
“I Am the Fury of Billions”:Superman Becomes a Symbol of Rage Not Just Hope
Cover D 1:25 Darick Robertson Variant for Absolute Superman #5 (2025)
InAbsolute Superman#5,the Man of Steel is in full swallow in his hunt for Christopher Smith , launch an assault on a Peacekeepersbase in search of response . As he rupture through their ranks , his intimate monologue service as a review of the billet , tell the twenty - three lives lost in Orangi Town — gun down for“the inexcusable law-breaking of laughing at a Isle of Man with a shooter . ”Breaking through the barriers that divide him from the Peacekeepers , Superman grimly notes that no one is express mirth now . He then consistently make his agency through their forces , demanding to know where Smith is .
Amid the chaos , his internal monologue reveals the turmoil raging within him . “Rage floods my backbone , like the lava that unsay the Redlands . I am the fury of billions . ”Here , Aaron firmly anchors this translation of Superman in rage — a gross contrast to the Leslie Townes Hope traditionally associated with Earth - Prime ’s Man of Steel . This dark characterization was already cement inAbsolute Superman#4 , where a civilian declare , “ We pray for the Superman ’s rage . ”With fury , ire , and retribution becoming fall back motifs in theAbsolute Supermannarrative , this direction continues to reshape the submarine ’s identicalness .
Absolute Superman’s Character-Defining Rage May Be His Greatest Weakness
Main Cover by Rafa Sandoval & Ulises Arreola forAbsolute Superman#5 (2025)
Earth - Prime ’s Superman has had his share of furious outbursts , but Aaron submit it to another level with the Kal - El of the Absolute existence , making rage a set trait . What makes this portrayal particularly unparalleled — and well done — is how readers get the gumption that his anger is always simmering just beneath the surface , ready to detonate , as seen in his confrontation with the Peacekeepers . And while this will be a substance trait of Absolute Superman , it may also prove to be his greatest helplessness . When he nearly loses control against the Peacekeepers , Supermanadmits that his own anger scares him , hinting at the possible dangers of his unchecked ferocity moving forward .
Absolute Superman # 5is now uncommitted from DC Comics !
