Jon Kent walks through the flooding and polluted streets of Metropolis in Super Sons: The PolarShield Project. There, both Jon and Ian face discrimination, with residents disparagingly referring to people who have escaped from Metropolis as “Flood Runners.” He decides that Ian will also move to Wyndemere to keep the boy safe from the rising waters. At the same time, the Wayne family increasingly draws public backlash for their failing levees, which, Bruce soon discovers, have been intentionally sabotaged by a mysterious group called Project Noah. During his absence, Jon’s mother announces that she and her son will move to the safer city of Wyndemere. Superman travels to outer space to acquire the dust from an asteroid near Mars, a journey of several months. Para Sol and Bruce Wayne propose a drastic solution: Project PolarShield, a plan to spray a special dust into space to shade the Earth and cool the melting polar ice caps.

In an attempt to stem these catastrophes, Dr. Millions of our citizens have been forced to move inland” (Pearson 19-20). Our farmland is threatened by the superstorms, the result of climate disruption.

As the Governor General informs Superman, “Our world is in trouble. In this version of the DC universe, climate change serves as the biggest threat faced by the superheroes, not conventional supervillains. Both families initially reside in Metropolis, a city surrounded by failing levees built by the Wayne family in an attempt to hold back floodwaters that could destroy the city. Ridley Pearson and Ile Gonzalez’s comic Super Sons: The PolarShield Project centers on teenagers Jon Kent, the son of Superman and Lois Lane, and Damien “Ian” Wayne, the son of Batman. Links may include affiliate links like this one: Buy it on Posted by scifislacker.Cover of Super Sons: The Polarshield Project I was given a copy of this book by Netgalley in return for an honest review. Earth is facing its greatest crisis–and Superman and Batman are nowhere to be found.įrom New York Times bestselling author Ridley Pearson (Kingdom Keepers) and artist Ile Gonzalez comes the first book in an epic new series that follows the Super Sons of Superman and Batman as they struggle to find their place in a rapidly changing world! Erratic, deadly weather forces everyone inland, tearing families apart. The polar ice caps have nearly melted away, causing devastation to coastal cities. But who is the mysterious Candace, and what secrets does she hold that could be the key to everything? Jon Kent and Ian Wayne are opposites in every way except one–they are the sons of the World’s Greatest Heroes, Superman and Batman! To uncover a global conspiracy, this unlikely duo will need to learn to trust each other and work together to save the Earth. Book Description from DC Zoom (DC Comics)

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