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word of advice : This article moderate MASSIVE SPOILERS forAction Comics#987
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It ’s the moment thatSupermanfans have been waiting for since before DC ’s REBIRTH - the true identity of the mysterious"Mr . Oz . “has in conclusion been revealed . And as some buff suspected , the unobserved watcher of " Rebirth " event and beyond does n’t hail from Earth , or quite possibly eventhisuniverse . All we bang is that he hails from the satellite Krypton … and that DC Comics has just pulled a monolithic crook on the base of Superman ’s origin tale .
The long - awaited reveal lastly come in inAction Comics#987 , on sales agreement now , with writer Dan Jurgens having been fluff the reveal for weeks , months– since the very beginning of DC’sRebirthwhen the shadowy , cloaked anatomy obsessionally watching the Man of Steel made his unveiling with theWizard of Ozreference . before long camethe counterfeit death of Red Robin , thekidnapping of Doomsday , and too many other sinister , inscrutable deeds to depend .
It ’s all been leave to " The Oz consequence , " when Mr. Oz ’s design is finally launched , bring him face - to - face with Superman - and finally pulling back the hood to reveal his TRUE identity element . But before we get to that massiveSPOILER , Mr. Oz’splanhelps set up the stage .
Mr. Oz’s Plan: To Expose The Truth About Humanity
Those who read the previous issue were collapse a major hint inAction Comics#986 ’s shocking stop as to Mr. Oz ’s true alien heritage , if not his expressed identity operator . picture up to demand Lex Luthor erase evidence he had get of Mr. Oz ’s meddling with man , he put the billionaire in his position by revealing himself to be even smart ( and the added technology of teleportation can helpanyoneoutsmart Luthor ’s defenses ) . But the real clew was the blast of heat visual sense Mr. Oz let loose upon Lex , provide him a whimpering kettle of fish with one final message : that he wouldneverbe Superman . Not because his heart was n’t in the right piazza , or because he was unworthy … but because Lex was simplyhuman .
Using his sleeper agents planted around the globe to spark raw disasters , prison house riot , workplace shootings , and armed conflict in African villages ( among others ) all at once , Superman is unable to save everyone in danger . When the Man of Steel witnesses the willingness of humans to murder one another with no thought of civilian casualties , he is at his dispirited point in late computer memory … which is on the nose when Mr. Oz reveals himself .
The impression that ’s been given from the very first appearances of Mr. Oz was chilling given the fact that he could subsist outside of Superman ’s awareness . And with every appearance , the hints and suggestion got stranger and stranger : Mr. Oz knew thatthis Superman was not the variation older fans get laid . He watched as the Greco-Roman Superman and theNew 52 Superman merged into one bod . And even though Clark Kent did n’t gain it yet , Mr. Oz know that DC ’s reality had been rewritten as a resultant .
And fans should keep that notion - the collapsing , Christ’s Resurrection , and desegregation of DC characters from before and after theCrisisreboots - in mind as we reach the reveal of Mr. Oz ’s truthful identity operator . Because once the mysterious figure transports both himself and Superman to the latter ’s Fortress of Solitude , he can explicate the purpose of his mission .
In unretentive : to discover that humanity is not deserving Superman delivery . That Superman being sent toEarthbefore Krypton ’s destruction was a mistake . And considering Mr. Oz ’s indistinguishability , his opinion really carries serious weight .
Unless you ’re quick to be SPOILED , read no further …
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SPOILER AHEAD
Mr. Oz is Jor-El, Superman’s Father
That ’s correct , ' Mr. Oz ' has actually been Jor - El , Superman ’s Kryptonian Fatherhood this whole clock time . The aforesaid binge of heating plant vision and condescending mention of"humans"had some fans wondering if the Martian Manhunter was the culprit , or even a new Monitor . But it turns out that it ’s just good old - fashioned Kryptonian physiology to thank for the blast of heating plant , emanating from Jor - El’soneremaining optic ( just one drawback of what search like a fairly serious war wounding ) .
DC indirectly mishandle the reveal , or at least give fans the aroma with the reveal ofAction Comics#988 ’s concealment art , limn Jor - El taking on a dispirited , energetic appearance at the instant of Krypton ’s destruction ( Superman ’s female parent Lara is n’t so lucky ) . Clearly , make Jor - El survive the destruction of Krypton is a serious alteration to the mythology , and one trusted to be viewed as heresy by some purist . But the length of time this secret has been take shape suggest a worthwhile news report is come , more than a simple shameful reveal . With thepost - Crisis Superman merging with the New 52 adaptation , and Jor - El distinctly not oppose the sculpture behind him in the above dialog box , expect even more alternate cosmos / Crisisre - writing incoming .
What do YOU make of the reveal ? Does this seem like a hook you ’ll bite , or would you have preferred Mr. Oz to be Ozymandias , giventhe use ofWatchmenin the larger " Rebirth"mystery ?
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