For a genre which was this close to knock-knock knockin’on heaven’s door, the fighting scene is very much alive and kicking today. Part of that revival comes from not only solid games, but also an even more dedicated fanbase in esports. An audience which Injustice 2 hopes to have around for a very long time thanks to its novel Gear System which will be making a grand debut at the Wrestlemania of fighting games this year, EVO.

Sanity prevailed in the end and the tyrant of steelknown as Superman was eventually stopped, tossed into the most maximum of prisons to live out the rest of his days under the glare of red solar radiation lights. In Injustice 2 #5 by Tom Taylor, Daniel Sampere, Juan Abarran and Rex Lokus, someone wants that Superman out.

By now, you’d expect the line-up to be complete in Injustice 2. You’ve got Superman’s regime on one side, Batman’s resistance on the other and Gorilla Grodd’s Society caught in the middle of the reignited civil war between heroes and villains. There’s one other face that you haven’t seen so far. A certain wild card who’ll also pop up to throw a crowbar at Brainiac’s plans for global domination.

Whereas the Rebirth initiative was a tonal reboot for the entire pantheon of DC Comics heroes and villains, it wasn’t a proper reboot. It wasn’t Crisis on Infinite Earths or Zero Hour: Crisis In Time. The New 52 universe was still the prime reality for Superman and pals. Until now that is.

An alien intellect that makes Stephen Hawking look about as smart as me, Brainiac lives up to his name and then some. He’s also the primary antagonist in Injustice 2, the catalyst that turns the more dickish Man of Steel and Batman away from the path of frenemies and back towards being the world’s finest tag team again. Here’s the 12th level intellect trailer for it.

Man of Steel director Zack Snyder’s vision for Krypton was bold, alien and fresh to say the least. A vision that producer David Goyer wanted to use three years ago to kickstart a prequel series detailing the House of El during its darkest hour. Here’s the first trailer for Krypton which SyFy says is not official, but looks 2 legit 2 quit to me

Over the years DC Comics has adopted a Freddy Krueger-styled persona for the phobia physician, which reached its peak influence in 2015’s Batman: Arkham Knight. For Injustice 2 though? This Scarecrow is more than ready to throw down with the big boys thanks to plenty of hallucinogenics and the appearance of a bulimic Bane. Bad trip man, bad trip.

Injustice 2 may only be out in shops in May, but the sequel comic book series is already live with a first issue that sets the scene for an even bigger confrontation between the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight, as the two former friends find themselves stuck in a world that trusts its heroes a lot less.