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Warning ! Contains spoilers for Superman : House of Brainiac Special # 1 !
Summary
TheJustice Leaguehas been through a lot of late , especially after disbanding inDark Crisis on Infinite Earthsand then facing numerous villain as individual heroes , including Failsafe , the Sovereign , and more . But one group of secret scoundrel has been influence behind the scenes of the DC Universe for nearly two long time : theCouncil of Light . Now their indistinguishability has just been break to the world , and it ’s a major shock .
In the third chapter ofSuperman : House of Brainiac Special#1 by Joshua Williamson and Fico Ossio , the identity of the Light is bring out . After Amanda Waller demands to know the indistinguishability of the secret council she ’s been plat with for the past class , the Light reveals itself as none other than a council of variants ofSuperman ’s majuscule enemy : Brainiac .
Amanda Waller does n’t take this information well , and straightaway cuts Brainiac off , even threatening to detect a way to kill him the next time they chance . This does n’t seem to phase Brainiac at all , as it seems he ’s already used Amanda Waller to accomplish his destination , which is downright top executive .
Months before DC ’s next grownup summertime upshot Absolute Power begins , Dreamer has a vision that reveals the plot line ’s horrifying and savage finish .
The Council of Light Reveals Itself: They’re All Brainiac
Amanda Waller Confronts the Light About Their Identity
It may seem out of character for Brainiac to irritate with try on to keep in line Amanda Waller , but that ’s because he ’s changing his tactics .
The so - called " Council of Light " is one of the many ideas that originate outside DC ’s comic book . They first appeared ascentral antagonists in the animated showYoung Justice , where they were made up of some of the show ’s biggest baddie , such as Vandal Savage , Deathstroke , Black Manta , and more . The mirthful - book rendering , the " Council of Light , " made their mystic debut in the finale ofDark Crisis on Infinite earth . But unlike theYoung Justiceversion of the scoundrel squad , the Light in the strip is n’t made up of multiple different villain , but instead multiple interlingual rendition of the same villain .
The Council of Light made its first DCU appearance inDark Crisis on Infinite Earths#7 by Joshua Williamson , Rafa Sandoval , Jack Herbert , Daniel Sampere , Giuseppe Camuncoli , Cam Smith , Romulo Fajardo Jr. , Matt Herms , Alex Guimarães , Alejandro Sánchez , and Tom Napolitano .
It may seem out of character for Brainiac to bother with taste to control Amanda Waller , but that ’s because he ’s change his manoeuvre . WhileBrainiac is ordinarily occupy with preserving chronicle and cognition , he ’s come to believe that cognition is king , and as long as other people have world power , it ’ll be a job for him . Because of this , he ’s going to be a major histrion in DC ’s upcomingAbsolute Powerevent by Mark Waid and Dan Mora , which will see power being drain from DC ’s heroes and villain . Brainiac ’s ultimate plan is to keep control over all cognition in the DC Universe , and he manipulates Amanda Waller to achieve it .
Amanda Waller Had Been Working with the Light for Years
This Conflict Has Its Origins inDark Crisis
Brainiac is one of Superman ’s most serious enemies , and he ’s finally taken a gradation to become a major scourge to everyoneon Earth through theCouncil of Light . While it ’s still not just clear how the characters in the DC Universe will turn a loss their powers duringAbsolute Power , it is clear that Amanda Waller , and specially Brainiac , will have a major part in the conflict . Brainiac is currently building the Brainiac Queen , and fans will need to readAbsolute Powerto see how theJustice Leaguewill be able to get the better of both Amanda Waller ’s intrigue and Brainiac ’s luxuria for noesis .
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SUPERMAN : HOUSE OF BRAINIAC SPECIAL # 1 ( 2024 )
