Comic Title: DC Universe by Mike Mignola TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2018
On Sale Date: July 25, 2018 Direct Market Date July 25, 2018
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Direct Market Date July 25, 2018
Source: Previews, #355

Cover Price: $19.99
Page Count: 400
Editor: Robin Wildman

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Pieces"
Pages: 23

Writer: John L. Byrne
Penciller: Mike Mignola
Inker: Rick J. Bryant
Letterer: John E. Workman, Jr.
Colorist: Petra Scotese (Goldberg)

Reprinted From:
World of Krypton #1 (1987)

Feature Character(s)

• Van-L (next appearance in World of Krypton #2)

Supporting Character(s)

• Vara (Van-L's girlfriend; next appearance in World of Krypton #2)
• Ran-L and Eyra (Van-L's parents; next appearance in World of Krypton #2)

Villain(s)

• Kan-Z (next appearance in World of Krypton #3)
• Nyra (mother of Kan-Z; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Gan-M, Han-T, and several other Kryptonians (no further appearances)
• Ten-R (Vara's father; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story continues in World of Krypton #2 and takes place generations before the destruction of Krypton.

Synopsis:
Van-L, an ancestor of Superman, celebrates his Day of Passage, when he will officially be recognized as a man. His girl friend Vara is injured when her flying vehicle crashes. Van-L rushes her to the hospital where robot doctors repair her using cloned body parts. While waiting for her to recover, Van-L meets Kan-Z, an arrogant youth. Kan-Z receives some shocking news from the doctors and exits in a rush.

Van-L then returns home. His mother shares news that riots have broken out in Kandor over the issue of clone rights. Ran-L, Van's father, left Kandor shortly before the riots began. At Van-L's party he argues against clone rights with several guests.

The party is interrupted by Nyra, Kan-Z's mother who announces her son's impending marriage to Kyla of the house Enn-R. Kan-Z then burst into the room, angrily. He shoots his mother in the head, then tries to kill himself. The other guests stop him. Ran-L investigates and learns that one of Nyra's clones was revived. The clone was allowed to develop a mind of its own against Kryptonian law. The clone was Kyla, Kan-Z's fiancee who was also found dead at Kan-Z's hand. Ran-L worries that the incident will provoke a war over cloning.