Kingdom Come's Superman and Batman are back.
The iconic classic four-issue miniseries from 1996, Kingdom Come, returns to DC's forefront as the main canon Batman and Superman travel to that story's world and meet their counterparts. In 1996, DC released Mark Waid and Alex Ross' Kingdom Come is set in an alternate reality where, in a distant future, the new guard of superheroes are just as dangerous as their enemies. To whip some sense back into them, Superman and Batman come out of retirement to lead the old guard against them.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Waid is set to revisit Kingdom Come for Batman/Superman: World's Finest #20, with artwork from Dan Mora, Tamra Bonvillain, and Steve Wands. The main cover art from Mora and variants from Bjorn Barends, David Nakayama, Chrissie Zullo, and Daniel Sampere can be found below, along with preview panels from the issue. Batman/Superman: World's Finest #20 is currently set for an October 17 release date.
Kingdom Come Returns in October The summary solicit for the issue, titled "The Golden Calf," reveals this will mark the beginning of a five-part arc called "Heir to the Kingdom." While specific details of the story remain sparse, it does promise that DC's World's Finest duo will join forces with their Kingdom Come counterparts, along with that world's "war-hungry Wonder Woman," among other heroes of that universe.
Kingdom Come's Return Continues a Subtle DC Trend DC Comics revisiting Kingdom Come marks an ongoing trend that's seen the publisher reviving and recontextualizing classic stories from throughout its main canon. Earlier this year, readers saw Superman's son Jon Kent meet the dictator version of his father from the Injustice universe.
Time will tell just how Batman and Superman come to meet their alternate reality counterparts, but there are limitless possibilities on how the story could affect DC going forward, even if just in a character sense. The conclusion of the aforementioned Injustice arc saw Jon Kent learn to understand what the Superman logo truly means as a symbol, all while evolving the very idea of Superman.