As demonstrated by his use of a cane and by his many “I informed you so” asides concerning the menace posed by metahumans, Luthor has various wounds left over from the occasions of Superman. But, it’s not the previous that makes Luthor’s second look within the new DCU so compelling. It’s the longer term.
When Luthor gives a radar to trace multiversal incidents in change for his freedom, Flag flatly denies it. However Flag does counsel Luthor might acquire one thing else in return: “A possibility for redemption.”
That phrase is especially compelling, given what we find out about James Gunn‘s follow-up to Superman, Man of Tomorrow. Within the announcement and in a number of subsequent posts, Gunn has recommended that Man of Tomorrow will see Superman and Luthor workforce up, almost definitely towards the bigger menace posed by Brainiac. By serving to Flag, Luthor takes his first steps towards turning into the kind of one that can save the world alongside Superman.
On condition that Lex reveals up in an episode that confirms the existence of Earth-X (even when that designation isn’t ever used right here), one may assume that the following step of Luthor’s redemption will pit him towards a Nazi variation of Superman. In spite of everything, the Grant Morrison-penned subject of The Multiversity that came about on Earth-X (or, Earth-10 within the present DC Comics nomenclature) options Overman, Kal-El from Krypton as raised by Hitler. Few issues would make Lex happier than to kill a Superman, and Flag can be joyful to let him do it.
However although Morrison not too long ago (gently) identified some shortcomings within the filmmaker’s strategy in relationship to All-Star Superman, Gunn understands their work effectively sufficient to know that redemption for Lex can not come by means of indulging envy.
As an alternative, Lex’s street to redemption will in all probability mirror an change from the climax of All-Star Superman. On the finish of that story, Luthor positive factors Superman’s powers, pondering he can lastly defeat the Kryptonian. As an alternative, Luthor’s enhanced senses permit him to see how many individuals rely on each other, how all of them want to assist one another. “You may have saved the world years in the past if it mattered to you, Luthor.”
