An 11-year-old Jon, the son of Superman, discovers he has superpowers and is thrust into the world of superheroes and supervillains and joins forces with Damian Wayne (Jack Griffo), the son of Batman, to save the planet by becoming the Super Sons they were destined to be.

He implanted superpowered genes and mind-control chips through experiments to create an army known as The Rising, who intend on enslaving the rest of the world.

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Jonathan Kent has faced many challenges on the way to becoming Superman, but what will he do when faced with metahuman bombs? Jon and his journalist boyfriend Jay must unravel the secrets of dictator Henry Bendix's Rising before all the heroes of …

Bendix’s latest plot is The Rising, a human-formed super-powered drone squad that he can remote-control, and they are very much the threats that Jon faces throughout this volume. The Rising doesn’t pose a physical threat to Jon and one of them humorously headbutts him, and thus gets knocked out.

About Superman: Son of Kal-El Vol. 2: The Rising. Jonathan Kent is planet earth’s new Man of Steel! Between fighting a dictatorship in a foreign nation and battling giant sea creatures it can be overwhelming. Will he follow in his father’s footsteps or forge his own path?

With Clark Kent off-world battling in the universe, Jonathan Kent has stepped into the role of Superman to defend planet earth. Despite Jonathan facing the most devastating physical attack of his life, he’s ready for change.