Action Comics Annual 6 John Byrne Legacy

"Legacy" is an Elseworlds story featuring an adaptation of Superman, written and illustrated by creator John Byrne. In this story the kryptonian Kal-El is not sent in a rocket to Earth by his parents when their planet explodes, but one of his ancestors from the House of El arrives as a fully grown man two hundred years earlier during the American War of Independence and takes the side of the British Empire. Given supreme power, he eventually dominates the entire planet to his will and constructs a totalitarian regime depriving his subjects of both freedom and liberty. Many years later his descendant Kal, almost entirely human through generations of inter-species breeding, fights back against him in a rebellion. There is dichotomy as the two characters battling embody respectively Superman's power and his ideals in conflict. ————————————————— This episode is sponsored by Deadly Grounds Coffee "Its good to get a little Deadly" https://deadlygroundscoffee.com Brandon POWERS COMBINED! : https://www.facebook.com/groups/POWERSCOMBINED IG: @ThisBrandonHasPowers Twitter: @BrandonsPowers Justin Cooper https://anchor.fm/geeklifehq/support https://www.instagram.com/geeklifehq/ https://geeklifehq.wixsite.com/podcast https://www.facebook.com/geeklifehq https://twitter.com/geeklifehq The Dorkening Podcast Network https://TheDorkening.com Facebook.com/TheDorkening Youtube.com/TheDorkening Twitter.com/TheDorkening Instagram.com/TheDorkening Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/comix-paradox/305acb5a-b888-4dd5-982c-ba2d1ba81829

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