Superman Returns Henry Cavill as Superman. For the previous five years, Superman has mysteriously abandoned his adopted home of Earth while on a journey into outer space to investigate what astronomers believed to be an intact Krypton. In his absence, journalist and past love Lois Lane wrote a scathing article "Why the World Doesn't Need Superman", winning her the Pulitzer Prize. Lois is engaged to Richard White, the nephew of "Daily Planet" editor-in-chief Perry White, and with whom she shares a young asthmatic son, Jason. Notorious criminal mastermind Lex Luthor secured an early release from prison due to Superman not appearing as
Superman (Kingdom Come) Superman (Kingdom Come) The Superman of "Kingdom Come" (usually referred to as Kingdom Come Superman) is a fictional character, an alternate version of Superman in the DC Comics universe. First introduced in "Kingdom Come" #1 (May 1996), Kingdom Come Superman was created by Mark Waid and Alex Ross. The Superman of "Kingdom Come" first appeared as the main character of the 1996 Elseworlds miniseries "Kingdom Come" written by Mark Waid and Alex Ross with art by Ross, set in the future of the DC Universe. In 1999, "The Kingdom", a sequel to "Kingdom Come" written by Waid but without the