Everything You Need to Know About Superman’s Bizarre Year in Comics

It ’s been a eldritch clip to be part of DC ’s comics universe this retiring year , especially if your name was either Kal - El or Clark Kent . There ’s been identicalness reveals , de - powerings , death , and even a brand new Superman … sort of . Confused about what ’s been happening to the Man of Steel lately ? We ’re here to aid .

We ’ve been following Superman ’s uncanny journeyover the last year here on io9 , but it ’s still not done with its twists , even after the launch of DC ’s Rebirth initiative . Now , not only is the New 52 Superman dead , but there ’s already a Modern Superman ( who ’s actually the old Superman from before DC rebooted its creation in 2011 ) as well as some other dude claiming to be Clark Kent in the pages of Action Comics .

Even with today ’s Action Comics # 964 , we ’re still not certain what ’s up with the tarradiddle of two Clarks — but if you take to get up to upper , assure out our video above running down just what ’s up with the Man of Steel . Just try not to get too much of a headache .