#i changed how i refereed to kon in this post multiple times - kon? SB? conner? i defaulted to kon bc that's how i think of him

[crow-eyed]

It stating the obvious to say that Kon's design in Superboy: The Man of Tomorrow is a throw back to his 90's look. But! What I have not seen much appreciation for was how similar his face and expressions are!

The expression that really got me was this smile:

Which in context is one he pulls on after a momentary break in his jokey- everything's great and nothings serious- persona.

And looks super similar to this smile he pulls on in issue 9 of Superboy 94' after he's unable to joke his way though a horrifying situation.

I could very well be reading too much into things here but I feel like there's a deeper through line to 90's Kon then just an outfit change when it comes to his visual depiction.

Kon has been drawn by multiple artists but the og team from trouble in paradise (also parts of reign of the supermen) Grummett, Hazlewood, McCraw and my fav guests Ramos, Parks (responsible for issue 9 and more) are what I'm most familiar with.

For these comparisons I don't have as specific a parallel in terms of Kon's reactions but more an appreciation of his face the likeness.

The art in this book is just fantastic all round, Lindsay did a phenomenal job- this is just one aspect of it that I felt the need to point out.