Who Is Val-Zod? 7 Superman Comics Books That You Should Read

Catch up on the origins of DC Comics' Black Superman through these must-read comics books.

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The DC Multiverse is buzzing with talk of a rumored new project that will reportedly chronicle the story of Val-Zod, a Kryptonian from Earth 2. Michael B. Jordan is said to be developing a limited series centered around Val-Zod for HBO Max. There’s no official confirmation yet, but Jordan is no stranger to superhero movies, having appeared in “Black Panther” and “Fantastic Four.”

Val-Zod is a relatively new character to the Multiverse. Tom Taylor and Nicola Scott debuted the Black Superman persona in the “Earth 2” comics in 2014, but he appears in dozens of issues, which gives Jordan lots of content to potentially use.