This article contains spoilers for Jenny Sparks #7.
Touch me not, for I am not yet ascended to my father.
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Born in the Storm
Jenny Sparks is no stranger to philosophical musings.
I teach you the superman.
Man is something to be overcome.
He recruits a number of heroes to aid his new mission, including Jenny Sparks.
In Jennys case, those powers include control of electrical bursts and aging that stops at 19 years old.
Or Ill come to kick your heads in.
The miniseries follows Jennys clash with Captain Atom, who has gone mad with power.
That might sound like the setup for a massiveCrisis-level event, but this is Tom King were talking about.
So what really happens is a conversation between Jenny and Captain Atom, filled with philosophical asides.
The grandiose Captain has kidnapped various people to be representations of humanity and the benefactors of his beneficence.
EvenSupermanandGreen Lanterndie easily at his hand, while Jenny sits in a corner and plays tic-tac-toe.
And then, at the end of issue #6, Captain Atom wipes out everything.
All of existence ceases to exist, except him, the bar, seven humans, and Jenny Sparks.
As soon as the humans start to stand up against him, he wipes them out too.
Heres where it gets interesting.
He can build a better world.
In her best Miss Marple orVelma Dinkley, Jenny explains her gambit.
And the worried look on his face suggests that he believes her.
But thats not the point that Jenny Sparks wants to make.
The true power isnt the ability to punch or fire quantum rays.
Thats a power Jenny Sparks possesses more than any other DC hero.
That and the power to toast people with lightning, but that doesnt mesh well with scripture or philosophy.
Jenny Sparks is now available from DC Comics.
