James Gunn's Superman dropped a huge bombshell about the hero's birth parents, but is it at all possible that their motives aren't what they seemed?

Jor-El and Lara’s philosophy closely resembles the Eradicator’s: they believe in Kryptonian supremacy and preservation above all else, deeming humanity impure and simple.

It’s not as pleasant as the first half. As Superman learns alongside the rest of the world, Jor-El and Lara sent their son to Earth so he could rule over the weak and simple people of the planet.

A lot of times, Jor-El is played by a 70-year-old man and that means he was 70 when he had a baby, so I wanted somebody that wasn’t too old. Everyone was bringing up all these actors that were ...

Given this is a pretty intense and painful process, the robots play a pre-recorded message from Superman’s parents, Jor-El (Bradley Cooper) and Lara (Angela Sarafyan), to soothe him.

It’s also home to hologram versions of Kal-El’s birth parents, Jor-El and Lara, who sent the infant Last Son of Krypton to Earth as their doomed planet exploded. The previously-titled Superman ...

Kal-El is almost always the Last Son of Krypton and Jor-El and Lara sacrifice themselves to save their offspring. However, as Absolute Superman #5 reveals, things may be different in the Absolute ...