"This is a Kal-El who’s a little bit Mowgli, something of a wild boy, with long, unkempt hair and a sometimes fierce and snarling disposition," Aaron says of Absolute Superman. "Given everything he’s been through, he’s a bit edgier and angrier than the Superman we’re used to. But at the same time, he’s a lot like Clark Kent: shy and awkward and a bit clumsy, as he’s still learning to live with his burgeoning powers. Kal-El is very genuinely both of these personas, the meek and the wild, without either one being an affectation."