# DC Officially Unveils New Superman Replacement

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/dc-officially-unveils-new-superman-replacement/
- Published: 2026-08-28T13:26:13+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-28T14:46:38+00:00
- Original publisher: Polygon
- Original article: https://www.polygon.com/new-dcu-superman-replacement/
- Topics: Gaming

## Key points

- DC introduces a horrifying Superman clone without Clark Kent’s humanity.
- Earlier complete clones were considered too dangerous to keep intact.
- The new threat appears in Next Level: One Shot #1.

## Summary

DC has introduced a disturbing new Superman clone in Next Level: One Shot #1, presenting a version of the character stripped of the humanity and upbringing that normally guide Clark Kent. The story matters because it turns Superman’s defining moral restraint into the central threat: an immensely powerful being engineered without the values that make him a protector.

Written by Gerry Duggan with art by Fernando Blanco and lettering by Buddy Beaudoin, the one-shot follows Deadshot investigating genetically engineered copies of DC’s most powerful heroes. The clone’s eyes were removed after earlier complete versions proved too dangerous, and it contains a living Starro that gathers biological information for further cloning; cloned Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are reportedly only three weeks old. The comic is now available in local comic shops.

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