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The closing curtain to the epicSuperman"Warworld Saga " story officially demonstrate a raw Kryptonian terror who makesGeneral Zoda useless enemy of the past times . Though Zod has create a lot of turmoil for Superman over the years , his story has been told time and time again . This new opposition — Kryl - Ux of New Phaelosia — refresh the age - old Superman vs. Zod facial expression - off for a raw era , especially turn over he still counts Superman as a supporter , even after his massive betrayal .
The history is conversant by now : Krypton is dying , baby Kal - El is send to Earth , he israised by the Kents to become Superman , and he believes himself to be the last descendent of Krypton . But Clark Kent is never the last Kryptonian for long . A megalomaniac Kryptonian general , General Zod was imprisoned in the Phantom Zone before Krypton was destroy . He has escape and combat Superman countless times over the years , forcing Clark Kent to grapple , physically and emotionally , with one of few Kryptonians . But Zod has always been an enemy ; during the event of " Warworld Saga , " Superman discovers a splinter grouping of Kryptonian descendant , the Phaelosians , who have been enslaved by the dictator Mongul on Warworld . Superman and a team of his allies trust to relinquish the enslaved Phaelosians at any cost , befriending the Phaelosian leader Kryl - Ux along the elbow room .
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Kryl - Ux seemed to be aworthy and reliable ally for Superman , but all that has changed as ofSuperman : Warworld Apocalypse#1 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson , Will Conrad , Brandon Peterson , Miguel Mendonca , Max Raynor , Lee Loughridge , and Dave Sharpe . Kryl - Ux seems to have give away Superman to Mongul , place two untested Phaelosian children in serious peril . In the death , his goal is to double - cross Mongul , which he succeeds in doing , finally kill the authoritarian . But he placed countless people in danger in his violent quest to avenge " the razing of New Phaelosia , " and the end of this takings suggests the violence will continue as he confronts the United Planets and their complicity . Still , he says : " I count you as a Quaker and ally , El . I hope that when my employment is done , we might be so again . "
General Zod might be a formidable foe , but Kryl - Ux is both more grievous and more suitable of an extensive dispute with Superman . Though he is not from Krypton like Zod and Kal - El , he is of a Kryptonian slipstream persecuted and consistently dismantle by Mongul , all while the govern body of the galaxy , the United Planets , watched passively . His desire for retaliation comes from a righteous space , one that Superman would certainly prise , if not condone . Clark himself has been attempting to save the Phaelosians , ally himself with Kryl - Ux and his people , all for the same suit . This issue is laying the fundament for further struggle with Kryl - Ux , and readers should be eager to see what go on next , especially asSuperman battles someone whose end goal is justicefor his people — though his strategies imply violence and , uncollectible , the forfeit of other life-time .
Superman ’s battles with his enemies are always most interesting when there ’s a moral conflict at the nitty-gritty of said struggle . Kryl - Ux provides that engagement in drove , far outpacingGeneral Zodin his righteousness . As a reader , one might be tempted to root for Kryl - Ux as he confront the United Planets , but certainlySupermanwill still encounter the secure way to write the day — for everyone .
tick off outSuperman : Warworld Apocalypse#1,available now from DC Comics !
