Summary
An excellent piece ofSmallvillefan art reimagines a memorable scene from theDC Extended Universeinvolving Lex Luthor and Deathstroke. At the end of both the 2017 theatrical version ofJustice Leagueand the canonical director’s cut –Zack Snyder’s Justice League– Lex Luthor escapes Arkham Asylum and recruitsthe supervillain Deathstroke, inviting the mercenary to his yacht. While the scene certainly generated excitement for future DCEU installments among many viewers, the cancelation of the Ben AffleckBatmansolo movie andJustice Leaguesequels sadly left the scene’s promises unfulfilled.
This stunning fan art bybuffy2villeincludes Michael Rosenbaum’s Lex Luthor and a hypothetical fully-formedSmallvilleversion of Deathstroke, complete with his iconic suit and swords. The art also includes Alan Ritchson’s Aquaman, suggesting a potential conflict between him and the two villains. Considering where both Lex Luthor and Slade Wilson’s stories leave off inSmallville, a DCEU-like moment like this is certainly possible.
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Where Lex Luthor’s Smallville Story Could Go Next In A Revival
Throughout the ten seasons ofSmallville, Lex Luthor undergoes significant character development, making him one of the show’s more complex characters and one of the most complex versions of Lex Luthor. By the end of the show’s original run, Luthor, despite his friendship with Clark Kent, loses his memories of their shared past and becomes Superman’s greatest enemy. Like his comic counterpart, Luthor is elected President of the United States in the series finale.
Slade Wilson never fully becomes the iconic supervillain Deathstroke inSmallville, but he does share many key characteristics with his comic counterpart, with his healing factor being the most notable similarity. After a temporary imprisonment in the Phantom Zone (courtesy of Clark Kent), Wilson was sent back to Earth by General Zod and was left in a coma. Both Lex Luthor and Slade Wilson return inSmallville’scomic continuation –Smallville: Season 11.
The Smallville: Season 11 comic series is set after the main storyline of the Smallville series finale but before its seven-year time skip.
Lex Luthor has embraced his villainy by the end ofSmallville, and Slade Wilson has yet to come out of his comatose state, making this DCEU-like team-up possible in another Smallville revival. By his lastSmallvilleappearance,Arthur Curry has embraced his role as Aquaman, making him a natural potential adversary for Luthor and a revived Wilson. IfSmallvilleever has a live-action continuation, this exciting homage to the DCEU scene could easily be a reality.
