Luthor

He has billions of dollars. He’s arrogant. He does what he wants. He has hair issues.

His name is emblazoned atop and on the side of buildings. Despite complaints against him, he has attained a great amount of power. He was president.

It can be only one man.

Luthor. Lex Luthor.

Who’d you think we were talking about?

Tony Stark.

Lex Luthor is the longtime arch-enemy of Superman. 

He’s taken many forms through the generations. The traditional super-villain plotting crimes. The character seeking revenge against Superman for causing Luthor’s hair loss. The man who is jealous of Superman’s powers. The mad scientist transformed into the richest man on earth.

In “Luthor,” the spotlight is on him. Writer Brian Azzarello and illustrator Lee Bermejo create a Luthor who fears Superman’s power, who believes the day will come when Superman will turn his powers against humanity rather than using them to help humanity.

In this incarnation, Luthor believes it to such an extent he’s willing to hurt people and sacrifice someone he loves so others will see Superman as he sees the Man of Steel.

“Luthor” collects the five-issue series into a trade paperback edition. Azzarello brings the writings skills that made him famous via “100 Bullets,” “Joker,” “Batman: Broken City,” etc.

It’s an intriguing story, told from Luthor’s point of view where he sees himself as the hero, and from his perspective, Superman is the villain.