Warning! Contains spoilers for Superman #10!
After decades of space adventures, Superman is finally adventuring into the Wild West — with a strange new partner in tow. Superman will finally try to solve the mystery of the new vigilante in Metropolis, the enigmatic woman known as Marilyn Moonlight.
Readers are promised a Wild West adventure with Superman and brand-new hero Marilyn Moonlight in the upcoming Superman #10 by Joshua Williamson and Bruno Redondo. After Superman has struggled to deal with Lex Luthor’s old enemies, he must now deal with the mystery of Marilyn Moonlight. Marilyn has shown up a few times in comics so far, but exactly who she is or even why she’s here hasn’t been explained, but readers will finally get their answers soon, as teased in the solicitation for Superman #10, below.
- Superman #10
- Release Date: January 16th, 2024
- Writer: Joshua Williamson
- Artists: Bruno Redondo
- Cover Artists: Jamal Campbell
- Variant Cover Artists: Lee Bermejo, Bruno Redondo, Leirix, Mirko Colak
- HOWDY, PARDNERS! Welcome to the Wild West of Metropolis, where the Man of Tomorrow meets the Man from Yesterday! Clark Kent is on a rootin’-tootin’ rodeo adventure alongside the ghostly Marilyn Moonlight as they get to the bottom of why she haunts the night! Get your posse and join us for a hoedown like you’ve never seen before. Yee-haw!
Superman Gets Ready For A Wild Adventure
Superman is no stranger to new characters. He recently welcomed two new characters into his own family: Osul-Ra and Otho-Ra. At the same time, a mysterious woman named Marilyn Moonlight has appeared around Metropolis, but exactly why or who she is isn’t yet clear. She appears to have moon-based or light-based powers, and she can’t be physically touched if she doesn’t want to be. While it’s clear she’s not a malevolent force in Metropolis, the only clue to her history is a flash of an old Western town in an earlier issue of Superman.
The last time Superman encountered Marilyn Moonlight, he was overtaken by a vision of an old-fashioned Wild West town. Now, while the means are still unclear, DC promises to take readers and Superman back to the Wild West to explore the origins of Metropolis’s most mysterious new anti-hero who operates primarily at night (unlike Superman himself). Considering Superman first had a vision of this old town by interacting with Marilyn, it’s likely she’s the cause of both of them suddenly traveling back to the Wild West. Whether this is actual time travel or just Superman reliving Marilyn Moonlight’s memories is unclear. The only certain thing is that this is a situation Superman rarely finds himself in.
Marilyn Moonlight Is Metropolis’ Coolest New Hero
Superman has encountered many new enemies in the latest Superman title, and it might just be time for him to encounter some new allies. While Marilyn Moonlight hasn’t been outright hostile to Superman, she isn’t exactly an ally either. She seems like a ghost that is trapped within Metropolis for reasons no one yet understands. If Superman can get to the bottom of the mystery of Marilyn Moonlight, it’s very likely that he will have a new ally to help take on the coming threats.
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