The intrigue surrounding Lex Luthor's pocket dimension featured in James Gunn's 'Superman'?
In theatres worldwide, the latest instalment of **Superman** has captured audiences' imaginations with an intriguing new concept: the pocket universe. This otherworldly realm, first introduced in the comics through the Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #23, takes centre stage in the movie.
Lex Luthor, the film's antagonist, harnesses his technological genius and LuthorCorp's resources to create this pocket universe. The process involves inducing a mini Big Bang, generating a separate reality outside the main universe. This pocket universe serves multiple purposes, including as a means of quick travel and a prison for enemies, including Superman at one point in the story.
The creation of this dimension is facilitated using a megacollider at LuthorCorp, showcasing Luthor's advanced technological capabilities. However, in a twist from the comics, the movie setup suggests that Luthor had no role in the original creation or control of the pocket universe.
The pocket universe houses a variety of characters, including Mister Handsome and an unusual group of monkeys trained to post hate on Superman online. It also has a history before Superman is thrown into it.
The story unfolds as Superman and Mister Terrific work together to save the day and fix what's broken, throwing an evil clone of Kal-El into a black hole found within the pocket dimension. The movie setup for Bizarro's appearance in future stories increases the chances of the pocket dimension cropping up again in the DCU.
The inflationary model, proposed by theoretical physicist Alan Guth in 1979, provides a scientific basis for the pocket universe concept. In this model, the 'bubbles' or 'realms' contain universes just like ours, with inflation within these 'pocket universes' presenting itself in a variety of ways. Astrophysicist Jean-Luc Lehners elaborated on the inflation within these pocket universes in 'Eternal inflation with noninflationary pocket universes' (2012).
The creation of a 'New Earth' with a Superman who never adopted the identity of Superboy post-Crisis on Infinite Earths forced DC to create the Pocket Universe. In the comics, the Pocket Universe was initially created by the Time Trapper as part of a plan to control the Legion of Super-Heroes.
The pocket universe in **Superman** offers an exciting new dimension to the DC Universe, opening up possibilities for future stories and adventures.
- The pocket universe in Superman's latest movie is facilitated using advanced technology, as Lex Luthor harnesses his genius and LuthorCorp's resources to create it, showcasing his immense technological capabilities.
- The pocket universe serves multiple purposes, including as a means of quick travel and a prison for enemies, with Superman being imprisoned at one point in the story.
- Mister Handsome and an unusual group of monkeys trained to post hate on Superman online are among the characters housed in the pocket universe.
- The inflationary model, proposed by theoretical physicist Alan Guth in 1979, provides a scientific basis for the pocket universe concept, suggesting that 'bubbles' or 'realms' contain universes just like ours.
- The pocket universe in Superman offers an exciting new dimension to the DC Universe, opening up possibilities for future stories and adventures, reminiscent of its introduction in the comics, where it was initially created by the Time Trapper as part of a plan to control the Legion of Super-Heroes.
