WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Tales from the Dark Multiverse: Death of Superman #1, from Jeff Loveness, Brad Walker, Drew Hennessy, Norm Rapmund, John Kalisz and Clayton Cowles, on sale now.

In the DC Universe, we all know the one rule that governs everything and supposedly maintains order: heroes don't kill. While it's certainly divisive regarding how effective the principle's been over the decades, the Tales from the Dark Multiverse: Death of Superman one-shot kicks the debate into high-gear thanks to Lois Lane acting as judge, jury and executioner in an alternate reality.

In this Elseworlds-esque story, Lois holds nothing back as the new Eradicator, shattering that altruistic philosophy by murdering DC's two biggest villains with consummate ease.

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Following Superman's death at the hands of Doomsday, Lois is heartbroken and angry. She lashes out at his fellow heroes for not being there to save him and later on in her grief, she finds herself at the Fortress of Solitude where the Kryptonian weapon known as the Eradicator confronts her. It tried to revive Kal-El in the Birth Matrix but with no comeback in sight for the Man of Steel, Lois asks the Eradicator to bind with her so she can exact revenge by becoming the murderous vigilante Clark Kent never could be.

And so, she sets off on her quest, ridding the world of corrupt politicians, capitalists, warlords and just about everyone she thinks Superman should have eliminated. But to make a statement, well, personally that is, as she doesn't care for public fanfare, Lois goes after Lex Luthor at one of his secret lairs.

He gloats about how Superman's death is his ultimate victory, and admits he's still profiteering off of war and manipulating the world so that his crimes would still pay by the millions. In other words, just like vendors and stores in the wake of Superman's killing, Lex has found a way to integrate Superman's death into a part of his business plan and with no Kal-El around, it's simply free rein for him. However, Lois doesn't have time to entertain any more of Lex's boasting, grabbing him by the neck, flying up to the stratosphere and letting Lex burn to ash.

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It's a stunning moment but it shows vengeance really is her forte now, something that becomes all the more apparent when she goes after another bigwig in the DCU immediately: the Joker.

Lois flies to Gotham and before the Clown Prince of Crime has any chance to make a case for mercy, she incinerates him with her heat vision in a matter of seconds. Just like that, the world's two sickest minds are taken out, which ends with her killing Batman as well after he tries to bring in her in for murder.

Lois is simply consumed by the darkness because she doesn't understand how letting such tyrants and fiends live benefits the public. Time and time again, these villains exploit the poor and take innocent lives so to her, it's just a matter of being proactive. In fact, this is very similar to the Injustice Universe where Superman slaughtered both villains too after he broke bad following Lois' death, reminding us in several realities they really can't live without each other.

With love turning into unfettered rage and no one to answer to, it doesn't seem Lois' campaign of blood will be ending anytime soon in the Dark Multiverse.

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