Nick 🍷さんのイラストまとめ

The arc ends with the two being allowed to leave and agreeing to put aside their doubt and work together.

I especially love the second page here, Lex vowing to continue the late Superman's legacy, at the request of another.

After this he appeared in 'Trinity' as a potential park of a Dark Trinity of himself, Ra's al Ghul and Circe.

Despite being affected by his experience with them, he chooses to reject them and departs.

(Some marvellous artwork by Clay Mann here)

Superman returns victorious and engages in a more friendly talk with Luthor, if still sceptical of one another.

As Lex helps the rescue crew a little girl calls him 'Superman', which appears to move him.

As Supes and Wonder Woman take the battle elsewhere it is Lex who stays behind to help the people of Metropolis.

Focusing more on the city and the people rather than the fight is a good sign that Lex is genuine in his claims of reformation.

He comes out of this looking like a proto Darkseid, but soon has the Omega Sanction taken from him.

Not before getting to take part in an awesome splash pages renouncing Godhood.

But in the tie ins we see a short tale of Lex learning to trust others and the origin of some of his psychological damage.

...and yet he's now doing all he can to help.

In his own often abrasive way.

Next comes the Amazo Virus arc, in which a virus he created gets loose and causes absolute devastation.

A couple of good scenes with both his sister and Diana. (And lovely art by Fabok).

He's still an undeniable arsehat at times here....

Lex kills Atomica, but seems a changed man.

After earlier blackmailing, threatening and finally failing to save Thomas Kord, he elects not to take Kord Industries away from the family and praises Ted's work.

Ted calls him "one of the good guys".

Bizarro's demise seems to genuinely affect Lex, and we get his ultimate victory with a classic Luthor line.

"But I'm smarter."