This issue finally puts into words what we've basically known about Daxam all along . . Daxam, and it's inhabitants are an off-shoot of the Kryptonian race. The world itself was discovered by a Kryptonian, and named after him . . Dax-Am. This happened during Krypton's 'Empire' phase where it wanted to discover, and conquer the galaxy. However, on this world, unlike the others it conquered, they inter-bred with the natural inhabitants. Apparently, that was not allowed on any of the other worlds. So, when the conquest ended, and most of Kryptons explorers and settlers returned to their home-world, the settlers on Daxam did not feel the same urge. And, after a few generations didn't really care or know much about Krypton at all. Other than what they were taught in their legends of lore. Anyways, long story short, eventually Daxam got to the point where it wanted to explore outer-space. However, they didn't have plans of conquest but rather trust and cooperation. One such world they discovered was Earth. During their stay, a Daxamite female fell in love with one of their Mayan associates. Rather than risk the child's birth on Earth, and it's Yellow sun, she chose instead to return to Daxam. He appeared as the rest of them, except for his strive for exploration. Over the generations, the Daxamites became an enclosed society. Their mistrust of aliens became dominant, except for this one off-shoot. Eventually Lar Gand found Bal Gand's ship, his great-great-great-grandmother, I assume, and used it to return to Earth. He is actually as much a product of Earth as he is of Krypton. There's a whole lot more involved in the story . . I edited it greatly, but it's all about set-up and convenience. I actually thought it was a great story by James Robinson. He really intricately tied these 3 worlds together. I also thought that Javier Pina did a fantastic job with the art. He hasn't done much lately, which is sad. The guys got incredible talent. Anyways, the ultimate goal was accomplished and Mon El has been turned into a much more approachable, and acceptable character by us the readers. He's actually, kind of, one of us.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Superman Annual #14 - DC
This issue finally puts into words what we've basically known about Daxam all along . . Daxam, and it's inhabitants are an off-shoot of the Kryptonian race. The world itself was discovered by a Kryptonian, and named after him . . Dax-Am. This happened during Krypton's 'Empire' phase where it wanted to discover, and conquer the galaxy. However, on this world, unlike the others it conquered, they inter-bred with the natural inhabitants. Apparently, that was not allowed on any of the other worlds. So, when the conquest ended, and most of Kryptons explorers and settlers returned to their home-world, the settlers on Daxam did not feel the same urge. And, after a few generations didn't really care or know much about Krypton at all. Other than what they were taught in their legends of lore. Anyways, long story short, eventually Daxam got to the point where it wanted to explore outer-space. However, they didn't have plans of conquest but rather trust and cooperation. One such world they discovered was Earth. During their stay, a Daxamite female fell in love with one of their Mayan associates. Rather than risk the child's birth on Earth, and it's Yellow sun, she chose instead to return to Daxam. He appeared as the rest of them, except for his strive for exploration. Over the generations, the Daxamites became an enclosed society. Their mistrust of aliens became dominant, except for this one off-shoot. Eventually Lar Gand found Bal Gand's ship, his great-great-great-grandmother, I assume, and used it to return to Earth. He is actually as much a product of Earth as he is of Krypton. There's a whole lot more involved in the story . . I edited it greatly, but it's all about set-up and convenience. I actually thought it was a great story by James Robinson. He really intricately tied these 3 worlds together. I also thought that Javier Pina did a fantastic job with the art. He hasn't done much lately, which is sad. The guys got incredible talent. Anyways, the ultimate goal was accomplished and Mon El has been turned into a much more approachable, and acceptable character by us the readers. He's actually, kind of, one of us.
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