Clark Kent moved to metropolis, trying to live a quiet life as a journalist at the Daily Planet. But after saving a train full of people during a catastrophic infrastructure failure, he is thrust into the public spotlight, and becomes a symbol of both hope and fear.
As the world meets Superman for the first time, Lex Luthor, a rising tech magnate and defense contractor, positions himself as Earth’s protector from “alien dependency.”
Meanwhile, an accident at S.T.A.R. Labs involving a low-level technician, Rudy Jones, transforms him into the energy-draining monster Parasite, a tragedy Lex intends to exploit. As Parasite spirals out of control, Superman must prove he is not the threat, but the savior the world needs
