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Warning : SPOILERS ForJustice League # 5
The latest take ofJustice Leaguehas revealed Lex Luthor as the ultimate designer of humanity ’s future in the DC Comics universe . The minacious brainiac and clientele mogul had often boast of being " the keen criminal mind of all time , " but now it ’s been revealed as the genuine trueness .
What ’s more , the humans of one million years in the future have adopted Luthor ’s teachings as their own , transforming the super - villain scientist into a moody messiah physique at the heart of their culture . Which leave the Lex of our time with all the knowledge he needs to bend the future tense to his will .
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To his surprise , Luthor launch himself in a technological utopia - and pick up that his arrival was really anticipated . The hoi polloi who greet Lex explain that the city he has traveled to is identify Lexor City in his award and that human smart set reconstruct itself around Luthor ’s philosophy of personal empowerment and embracing one ’s inner - ego rather than aspiring to be something dear . humans went on to forge a great galactic imperium and conquer the whole world in the name of Luthorian ideals .
For a moment , Lex seems truly awestricken and humbled by what has been achieve because of his workplace and the respect that the people of the future give him . That change the moment Luthor discovers " The Great Tragedy " - that he was never apprize for what he was in his own lifetime and that he die having overlooked that which might have bring about his Zion far sooner .
Though the future people can not tell Lex what his employment finally led to , they do show him the symbol at the mettle of the Luthorian doctrine - a direction of livingthey merely call Doom .
It is a fitting summation of Luthor ’s character that the fact that he goes on to be revered as as the most brilliant man in history and that his legacy outlasts that ofSupermanis totally meaningless to him . As he later distinguish Gorilla Grodd , " what is the point of being right if nobody realizes it for a million years after you give out ? " For all his claims of being capable of doing so much more to help people than his arch - enemy and look for to inspire others to become the Hero of their own story , Luthor seeks defense and acknowledgement over dead on target enlightenment .
The trueness is Lex Luthor is a lofty yet subaltern piece and while he seems to be gain the day at the end of this issue ofJustice League , there ’s an old expression about what follow superbia .
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Justice League # 5is now available fromDC Comics .
