DC’s ‘Super Sons’ To End in May

While the official solicitation text released to the specialty press today did not include the traditional “final issue” notification, DC will apparently close the door on Super Sons in May.

The series, which features the sons of Batman and Superman teaming up for adventures, is written by current Superman scribe Peter J. Tomasi, who will leave the Man of Steel behind in May to make way for Brian Michael Bendis, who will also take over Superman’s adventures in Action Comics.

The series has a decidedly more light-hearted tone than many of DC’s main-line superhero books, making it a favorite among its readership. It is not clear whether the series will end due to sales numbers or if it is more a matter of clearing a path for Bendis’s take on the Superman mythos.

While Bendis has said his run will not ignore the acclaimed Tomasi and Dan Jurgens (Action Comics) runs that preceded it, the cancellation of Super Sons and the inexplicable absence of Supergirl from DC’s May solicitations paint a picture of a lean, mean Superman office with only two voices — Bendis and Gene Luen Yang, whose New Super-Man and the Justice League of China continues — being heard.

Super Sons was one of the titles recently announced as part of DC Zoom line of graphic novels for younger readers. From Kingdom Keepers writer Ridley Pearson, Super Sons is expected to hit stores in April…of 2019 (h/t Bleeding Cool).

Speculation about the future of Super Sons began when it was revealed that Bendis’s Man of Steel would be another origin reboot, with some fans fearing that Superman’s marriage and/or son would be wiped from continuity. Even after Bendis shot down those ideas, some fans remained skeptical.

In addition to the solicitation text it circulates to the media, DC releases a monthly Previews catalog. In that publication, which you can view here, the publisher did indeed list Super Sons #16 as the series’ final issue, another thing Bleeding Cool noticed after spotting that the issue’s cover actually says “The End” on it.

DC has not yet responded to inquiries about the status of Supergirl.