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My Adventures With Superman Episode 2 Debuts Jessica Cruz and a Lex‑Backed Cyborg Superman

The episode pushes a Green Lantern spin-off forward and signals a loose Reign of Supermen–style arc that reframes public opinion and commercializes a rival hero.

Overview

  • Season 3, Episode 2 introduced Jessica Cruz on-screen and Hank Henshaw as a Cyborg Superman analogue, with coverage of the episode published June 21–22 confirming both debuts.
  • Jessica Cruz is voiced by Auliʻi Cravalho and is being positioned to lead the announced My Adventures with Green Lantern series, which comic coverage says leans into anime influences and alters parts of her comic origin.
  • Hank Henshaw receives a public, Lex Luthor–sponsored reveal at Super‑con that presents him as a ‘homegrown’ alternative to Superman, complete with on‑stage marketing and an L insignia.
  • The season is assembling multiple Superman‑type figures—B‑1Z (the show’s Bizarro), the confirmed arrival of Kon‑El voiced by Darren Criss, and hints at Steel—to create a loose adaptation of DC’s Reign of Supermen structure.
  • The episode centers Kara’s search for identity and sidelines Toyman’s subplot, and it shifts the stakes toward how media, marketing, and black‑market kryptonite shape public trust in heroes while setting up more shows in this shared animated universe.