On another notes, a question arose in my journal this week about the theology of Smallville--whether there's a true Afterlife and/or God. I wondered where the comic canon stands on this? I thought you'd be the most likely person to know.
From what I know, the comics are silent on the issue as well. There was a whole period where Superman was dead and gone but when he came back, there wasn't much discussion about where he was; there were no allusions to the idea that he was in heaven for a while or any other kind of Afterlife.
As for SV, we've seen three funerals on the show - Whitney's dad's, Lex's memorial in Exile, and Jonathan's. I can't remember if a presiding religious official was shown at *any* of them. I know Lionel and Helen both spoke at Lex's memorial, but I don't remember seeing a priest or other kind of minister at either Mr. Fordman's or Jonathan's funerals. So yeah, the show avoids the question of God/religion and from what I know, that's consistent with the comics.
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From what I know, the comics are silent on the issue as well. There was a whole period where Superman was dead and gone but when he came back, there wasn't much discussion about where he was; there were no allusions to the idea that he was in heaven for a while or any other kind of Afterlife.
As for SV, we've seen three funerals on the show - Whitney's dad's, Lex's memorial in Exile, and Jonathan's. I can't remember if a presiding religious official was shown at *any* of them. I know Lionel and Helen both spoke at Lex's memorial, but I don't remember seeing a priest or other kind of minister at either Mr. Fordman's or Jonathan's funerals. So yeah, the show avoids the question of God/religion and from what I know, that's consistent with the comics.