 Chris and his friends, including Offspring, Kyle Rayner, and Connor Hawke, though they've inherited the superhero mantles of their parents and predecessors, are deeply bored as the world is effectively policed by Superman robots, and many of the Justice League's villains were defeated by the previous generation of heroes.They resort to a celebrity lifestyle of partying and affairs, as well as occasional battle re-enactments, to pass the time.Children of Zod are alluded to in season 8 and season 9 of the show "Smallville".