Absolute Lex Luthor's Plan Officially Revealed in Milestone Superman Issue

Credit: DC Comics Published Nov 5, 2026, 6:00 AM EST Jason is an award-winning journalist whose writing career dates back to when he developed the ability to use a crayon. He, most notably, worked previously as a "professional fan," as he likes to call it, at CinemaBlend, for which he wrote about anything and everything under the pop culture umbrella... especially Batman. His passion for the art of cinema began even earlier, stemming from repeat viewings of The Wizard of Oz. This initially led him to pursue a career in filmmaking -- and even work briefly in the industry as an extra in the straight-to-video family film, Alice Upside Down -- before deciding that his talents would be better served discussing and showing appreciation for the various forms of entertainment he is passionate about. Sign in to your CBR account The following article contains spoilers for Absolute Superman #25. It is sometimes funny to think about how the all-time greatest enemy of Superman is, while otherwise wildly wealthy, a mere mortal. Even more shocking, however, is that Lex Luthor is initially introduced in DC's Absolute Universe as a mild-mannered suburban family man with a full head of hair and a be...