#Ursa Zod

[crisisofinfinitemultiverses]

Superman II (1980) by Aurelio Lorenzo

[hotpinkstaples]

i wasn't sure which way casey and mcdaid were gonna take the story after her impalement last issue, but i did have thoughts about zombification, bizarrofication, extracting cells to clone her and the fetus. many thoughts.

what i didn't expect, was for him to burn her corpse for good. and it's a facinating ending for their relationship, considering their love.... could be argued was not really love at first, but most certainly became a kind of love only two obsessive monsters could understand and make peace with. she was his lieutenant before she was his queen. he found a way to bring her and their son into the sun, but we remember who he was before all of that. we remember what he did to lor zod before flashpoint put him out of his misery.

and to know that, and then see him choose not obsess over her corpse, but to instead burn it - that's a major development for a man who's historically been An Obsessive Freak Of Nature.

but this is a good thing! it means lor remains the first and only son of house of zod, and ursa finally exits the soap opera in a ritual funeral pyre. and im not gonna lie, the art be breaking me heart 😭😭😭

[idknwhatputhere]

I HATE HER I HATE HER I HATE HER I HATE HER

I HATE HER I HATE HER I HATE HER I HATE HER

I HATE HER I HATE HER I HATE HER I HATE HER

[thingsasbarcodes]

Young Justice 4x22 - Rescue and Search

[radioactive-earthshine]

Kneel Before Zod #3 & #4, Sinister Sons #1

[victorsandvanquishers]

Tinctures of Lithium

Fandom: DC Comics

Ships: Gen

Ratings: T+

Warnings: reboot trauma, preboot haunting the reboot, Joe Casey compliant, violence

Story Synopsis: Lor Zod is no stranger to pain, but what he can’t seem to understand is why his nightmares punish him with images of strangers. Who is the woman made of flames? Why is Superman here? Why does he remember experiencing love when Lor’s never loved a single person nor thing in his entire life – including himself?

[in-canon, Action Comics and Kneel Before Zod compliant; written for 2024 Superfam Horror Week, Day 4 - The Forgotten One]

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For a full appreciation of this story, I recommend reading the Zod family backup in Action Comics 1060 (current era), as well as Kneel Before Zod #1 by Joe Casey. For additional fun, you can also read the Pre-Flashpoint Chris Kent books. I know this sounds like Sinister Sons promotional content, but I swear to you it's not LOL!

Thank you for joining Lor in his shenanigans, and don't forget to leave comints! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

[donnatroyprincessofthemyscira]

Art Credit to Nathan Szerdy

[sparkie96]

Whumptober: Young Justice S4 AU

Because there is no way in Hell the Zods would have just not picked up a heartbeat (even a faint one) nor would Ma’alefa’ak not have picked up his brainwaves (because he was talking to Miss M via mindlink).

So, that being said, the Zods have a prisoner, leverage, and a trophy when they bring their army over to take over Earth. And the Eye of Ekron provides some assistance in compliance.

Rated for obvious reasons: Language, Violence, and Sexual Themes.

[damianbugs]

this could mean nothing but upon my reread of Superman: Last Son of Krypton i noticed how important physical contact, specifically hand holding, is to chris' character. one of the first major bonding moments between clark and chris is when clark tucks him into bed, and chris asks him not to leave.

there are key moments in the story when people make the realisation that this 'mysterious kryptonian' is also just a little boy, and i think this is it for clark. lois has a similar moment after the bus falls on chris and she sees him cry.

the next time they hold hands is when jor-el tells clark he has no recollection of the boy, meaning there's a good chance he can't have been from krypton — which should make him more suspicious. clark doesn't seem worried about it, if anything, he seems really sad that the boy, just like him, has landed on earth with no family.

then after lois and clark accept chris as their own and start to integrate chris kent into their lives, all three of them hold hands when entering the daily planet.

now before this i just thought it was a really lovely and sweet way to show how affectionate the kents are, until this cover showed ursa and zod.

it might look like they're holding hands, but it's important to remember they never taught chris how to fly (most likely because they didn't care to, or they didn't want to give him the agency to then try and leave/disobey them). so they're just holding him up in the air. in the later story we see that they literally just drag him around by the hand since they don't expect him to fly with them (also to make sure he doesn't escape).

a great deal different to how clark and lois hold him.

then in the final moments we see clark save chris by grabbing hold of his hand.

i just think it says a lot about how we're supposed to see superman in this situation, especially after the previous moments with zod and chris. obviously in this situation clark would have grabbed whatever part or chris he could to stop him from being sucked up by the portal, but something about it being the boy's hand seems important. especially since it gives way to the very last time they hold hands.

the first time chris held clarks hand, he reached out first and held on, not wanting the other to leave him. the last time, clark is the one desperately trying to hold onto chris as the boy leaves.

again, this could mean nothing. chris is their kid so of course clark and lois hold his hand as all parents do, but it just seems a little more deliberate in this case. to really highlight the life chris had, the one he could of have had, and the one he gave up for others.

[chernobog13]

The Phantom Zone criminals - General Zod, Non and Ursa - by Kevin Maguire.

[crisisofinfinitemultiverses]

Kneel Before Zod 3 (2024) variant by Lucio Parrillo

[hotpinkstaples]

mayhaps redundant, but i also believe that chris kent/lor zod being one character post-rebirth is also a horror comic in the making. oh to remember the ghastly abuse you once suffered at the hands of your birth parents, but those abusers don’t abuse you in this new life and instead have made you their little prince! you are loved! you are coddled! you know nothing of how the universe works because you were born in and raised in a prison as a son of zod! but you remember an old life where you were once loved under one yellow sun, by two ppl you’re being told in this new life to undermine.

being both zod and el and being viciously loved by both. if clark and lois ever get their memories back y’all….. it’s finna go DOWN. house el vs zod 2025 custody battle arc that results in an intergalactic war not even the newly minted united planets can handle, all bc an emo teen’s preboot memories got unlocked. god help them if lor and jon fall in love. christopher lor zod kent, you will always be famous.

[idknwhatputhere]

He is not hearing her bullshit

[thingsasbarcodes]

Young Justice 4x20 - Forbidden Secrets of Civilizations Past!

[radioactive-earthshine]

cw: gaslighting, manipulation, child abuse mention

Sinister Sons #1

Well if this isn't a common conversation among gaslighting parents who blame their children for their 'harsh' punishments. While the overall tone for this series is setup to be more lighthearted it starts off rather heavy...