It seems we'll also be getting an origin tale for the character when he returns, as apparently the above image depicts him
"both as a doctor experimenting on his son, and as the maniacal villain we all know after he’s mutilated himself into his present look."
Bob Harras tells the Source:
"We already know that Brainiac has been collecting worlds. But why does he do what he does? Surely this psychopath must have motives beyond just trying to save the civilizations being threatened by the 5th dimension – but what are they? What will happen when a new superhero discovers the truth? And how will her startling revelation impact the rest of the DC Universe?"
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