Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #6Some fans have found the idea of Jon Kent becoming Superman to be a bit divisive, but after Jon's latest feat of strength in DC Comics' Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths, there can be no denying that Jon truly deserves the mantle of Superman.
Jon Kent is a relatively new character to DC continuity, first really appearing in 2016's DC Rebirth. The idea of making Superman into a father was fairly well received by the majority of fans, and Jon as he aged went on a great many adventures. The majority of these adventures even involved Batman's own son, Damian Wayne. The two would team up constantly and were often known as the Super-Sons. Eventually, Jon Kent was aged up from a 10-year-old boy to 17 years old, from then on he tried taking on the mantle of Superman, with mixed results.
The adventures of Jon as Superman have been chronicled in Tom Taylor's series Superman: Son of Kal-El. While the series has drawn a lot of attention for the storyline where Jon comes out as bisexual, the younger Kent's actual accomplishments as Superman haven't been that notable to start with, the only thing he really accomplished was defeating a second-rate Lex Luthor knockoff. That is undeniably an important thing that he did, given that he overthrew an actual dictator and saved millions of people, but when his father is someone who has fought the likes of Darkseid and Doomsday, then overthrowing one human dictator isn't that impressive. Fortunately, what Jon does in Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #6 by Joshua Williamson and Daniel Sampere is significantly more impressive than anything his father has ever done.
Jon Fights Not Just His Father's Villains, But Everyone's Villains
When everything looks like it's about to be lost, the heroes of the DC Universe discover a way to possibly stop Pariah, the only problem is the absurd amount of powerful villains under Pariah's command. Pariah has complete control over Eclipso, Darkseid, Doomsday, Neron, Nekron, The Empty Hand, and Ares. This isn't just a group of Superman's villains, this is a collection of every DC hero's villains. Any single one of these enemies could be a world-destroying threat, if not universe-threatening. But without a second thought, Jon jumps into the fray and fights all of them by himself in order to buy the heroes time.
Jon embodies the spirit of his father by fighting these enemies on his own without a second thought for his own safety, shouting that this is "A job for Superman!" This is without a doubt the hardest battle almost anyone has fought in the DC Universe. These enemies are all world or universe-destroying threats in their own right and Jon went from fighting a human dictator, to fighting all of them at once. He's successful in buying the rest of the heroes time, holding off the group of villains until Superman and the rest of the Justice League arrive on the scene.
While some fans may disagree with Jon being aged up, or may not even think he is ready for the job of Superman, there is no denying the fact that when Jon Kent took on the job of fighting the strongest and most evil beings in the universe all at once, that he took on a job that could only be done by Superman.
