The Future of Krypton
Well, considering that New Krypton was – spoilers! – destroyed in the first issue of War of The Supermen, the future doesn’t look too great for Krypton in a literal sense. But, as superhero comics find themselves franchising more and more often in an effort to shore up more market share, the existence of a coherent Kryptonian culture for the first time ever makes the idea of resurrecting the old World of Krypton flashback series that little bit more attractive. And, if nothing else, at least Superman will have some more idea about what he lost when the planet blew up in the first place, now. More importantly, the four years of effort put in by Geoff Johns, Pete Woods, Greg Rucka and other creators including James Robinson, Sterling Gates, Renato Guides, Pere Perez and many, many more have given us a world we can learn about, understand and then sympathize with Superman’s grief about losing. As surprising as it’s been to see Krypton so fleshed out – and to such depth, including naming conventions of Kryptonian children (See below) – it’s also unsurprising that it came from these creators; Johns and Rucka worked on the similarly detailed 52, after all, and co-writer Robinson was behind the acclaimed (and similarly concerned with continuity minutae) Starman… These are writers who specialize in worldbuilding, taking the opportunity to go wild and running with it, to the benefit of everyone. Well, apart from all those poor Kryptonians that got blown up, of course.
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