Warning! Spoilers ahead for Superman: Son of Kal-El #6
In the latest issue of DC Comics' Superman: Son of Kal-El, Jon Kent is about to face an entire country of manufactured metahumans created by his newest foe. With his father Clark Kent having left Earth indefinitely to liberate Warworld and remove Mongul from his throne, Jon has taken over the mantle as the Superman of Earth. However, because he's half-human the new Superman has more agency to take stronger stances in world affairs, a fact that has put him in a dangerous position against President Bendix and his nation of Gamorra.
In previous issues of Superman: Son of Kal-El, Jon Kent decided to rescue refugees fleeing Gamorra and its president. When Bendix demanded that the refugees be sent back, the new Superman took a stand alongside others protesting against him. While Bendix has already responded by blowing up the Kent Farm and nearly killing Jon's mother Lois and his grandparents, it looks as though he intends to punish Superman further with a master plan he calls "The Rising".
In Superman: Son of Kal-El #6 from writer Tom Taylor and artist John Timms, Superman's boyfriend Jay Nakamura reveals his past living in Gamorra where his mother was the previous president before Bendix arrived and took over the nation. Under Bendix, the entire country was transformed into a giant factory producing metahumans where its citizens were either workers or being experimented on to become the product. Furthermore, while Superman manages to arrest the Gamorra ambassador who was aiding in the kidnapping of several more innocents to be turned into metahuman puppets, the end of the issue reveals that the ship full of victims Superman saves was only the tip of the iceberg for what's coming his way from Bendix and "The Rising".
Clearly, Bendix has been building a massive army of metahumans in secret, and Jon Kent probably won't be prepared for the sheer levels of power the corrupt Gamorran president has at his disposal. The Rising feels very similar to Lex Luthor's Everyman Project seen in DC Comics' 52 where he offered superpowers to volunteers. While Luthor pretended his project was altruistic to better mankind, it was really to have a volume of test subjects before administering the process on himself. However, Bendix's Rising looks to be far more straightforward as he builds an army of metas he'll likely be able to control, seeking greater power beyond his small island nation.
Considering how much of an irritation Jon Kent has been to Bendix in past issues, it won't be all that surprising when the new Superman becomes one of the president's first targets once The Rising begins. Having an entire country full of metahumans, it's become clear that Bendix has much more power than Jon Kent knows. As such, it will be interesting to see how Superman responds to this new threat, especially when many of the metas trying to kill him will be doing so against their will.