hello!! today i present: an introductory lil powerpoint for those of you who may have seen '90s kon floating around, maybe heard a few things about him via dash osmosis, etc., but don't really know his deal, or why he's so different vibes-wise from t-shirt kon.
(the answer to that one is that t-shirt kon is the 2003 retcon i referred to in slide 6; in some ways he's an entirely different character before that!)
*note: i did kinda simplify the "is kon a metahuman clone or a kryptonian" thing. his early comics kinda contradict each other on this! for example, he's not depowered by the lack of sun during final night, but later after sins of youth it takes sunlight to charge him back up, etc.
some resources for getting into his comics:
a reading order for "reign of the supermen"
a general set of catch-all warnings for superboy '94
a detailed list of tie-ins and crossovers with sb94, with warnings for each (made by @radioactive-earthshine <3)
a list of his postcrisis era appearances, categorized by major and minor (note: this does leave out superman '87 #155, which is one of my favorite issues. it's set after superboy "hypertension" arc!)
a list of every single issue he's appeared in, including very minor appearances and cameos
i really only was able to barely scratch the surface and address a couple of common misconceptions in this powerpoint - i didn't even get into things like his feelings on clone rights, his scifi storylines, his relationship with steel, or the complicated depictions of abuse in sb94, so i heartily encourage everyone who's interested to jump into the comics, because there's SO much i didn't have space to mention!! and if you have any questions feel free to send me an ask!! i love to talk about this guy. happy reading!!!
