My Adventures with Superman Season 3 Trailer Settles a Sartorial Debate

The past few years have been strange for Superman fans. On the big screen, you had David Corenswet famously convincing James Gunn to put the Man of Tomorrow’s underwear on the outside for 2024’s Superman. On the small screen, the second season of My Adventures with Superman gave Kal-El new duds with undies on the inside.

The depictions once again got fans arguing about the Man of Steel’s best look. Yet, just when things looked bleak for Team Visible Underwear, the trailer for season 3 of My Adventures with Superman has arrived, as if on a quest for peace. In the trailer, we clearly see Superman in blue tights, with a red cape, and crimson trunks proudly hugging his nether regions.

Oh yeah, there was a lot of other cool stuff too. My Adventures with Superman continues to take an anime approach to the classic DC character, filling the story with mechs made of abstract shapes and putting fresh spins on villains such as Lex Luthor and Deathstroke the Terminator. For season 3, the show goes deeper into Superman lore by adapting the Reign of the Supermen storyline, introducing the Cyborg Superman and the Kon-El version of Superboy.

For those who missed the ’90s, Reign of the Supermen came shortly after Superman died, sacrificing himself to stop the beast Doomsday. In his place arrived four new Supermen, including Cyborg Superman and Superboy. Although the series will skip Superman’s battle with Doomsday, having already done a variation on Superman’s death in season 2, season 3 of My Adventures with Superman will see Superboy join Superman’s friend group to take the battle to Cyborg Superman.

In addition to some shots of the Wonder Woman antagonist Giganta and some checking in with Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen, the trailer focuses on these new additions. Cyborg Superman seems appropriately intimidating, leading a group of robots and smashing our hero through a couple of skyscrapers. Superboy appears without the edgy cool guy aesthetic that marked his ’90s stories, and plays more like an over-excited nerd, befitting the show’s tone.

That tonal consistency extends to the design of each character. Superboy still has the leather jacket and skater haircut that he rocked in the ’90s, but they’ve been streamlined to look more slick and up-to-date. Likewise, Cyborg Superman still has part of his face pulled back to reveal a metallic skull, but the darker tones and rounder edges no longer recall Terminator 2 or Stone Cold Steve Austin.

However, it’s Superman’s look that represents the most distinctive shift from the Reign of the Supermen arc from the comics. Spoilers for a 30-year-old storyline, but the run ended with the real Superman coming back. He no longer wore red trunks, or any color at all, choosing instead a sleek black bodysuit with silver highlights. More memorably, he now sported a mullet, completing an ensemble that suggested “second pairing defenseman on the LA Kings” more than “the Last Son of Krypton.”

Season 3 of My Adventures with Superman avoids that fashion mistake, keeping Clark in his classic blue and red. And with trunks prominantly on display, the underwear debate has officially come to an end.

But for those who want to keep squabbling about Superman’s looks, the trailer raises a question: Why does Superman have shoulder pads that come straight from an Elaine Benes power suit?

My Adventures with Superman premieres midnight on June 13, 2026 on Adult Swim and the next day on HBO Max.