Through the eyes of Krypto the Superdog, DC Comics reveals Jor-El originally didn't think Superman was going to be Krypton's ...

One of DC Comics' most famous villains, Brainiac, ... And as he was a creation of Jor-El, he was (in a sense) Superman’s evil brother. It all worked like gangbusters.

Jor-El opts not to destroy Brainiac as the computer reminds him that he would be the death of Krypton’s legacy. But the fate of Krypton still hangs in the balance.

By all rights, a story predicated on humanizing the most inhuman of Superman villains, Brainiac, should be a colossal failure. Instead, Superman #23.2 manages to pull it off.

Brainiac also worked with Superman’s Kryptonian parents, Jor-El and Lara, but his vision for the New Kryptonian Empire wouldn’t have aligned with their ideals, to put it mildly.

"Turns out that the LL-01 information avatar at Luthercorp modelled on Jor-El was never actually installed by Luthor when he was in jail. It was Brainiac all along. He has been gathering information.

If a new Superman: Legacy leak is to be believed, then James Gunn may have already found his Jor-El and it's an actor you'll remember from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2! We may also have a ...

Upon waking up in the virtual Krypton, Lois Lane encountered hostile programs modeled after Jor-El and Lara, Clark’s Kryptonian parents, meant to neutralize any threat to Brainiac’s simulation.

But just as consistently, the alien android Brainiac has been his second most popular villain for decades. ... And as he was a creation of Jor-El, he was (in a sense) Superman’s evil brother.

But just as consistently, the alien android Brainiac has been his second most popular villain for decades. ... And as he was a creation of Jor-El, he was (in a sense) Superman’s evil brother.

And as he was a creation of Jor-El, he was (in a sense) Superman’s evil brother. It all worked like gangbusters. So why haven’t we seen Brainiac yet in a film?