One thing I've always dug about Conner, at least symbolically, was that he never wore the cape.
There's meaning behind that, and the fact that had he been allowed to grow to adulthood in his tube, he'd have had a cape. The symbolism obviously being that the cape meant having to following his design and be Superman, and had he not been rescued from that lab he would've had no choice in the matter. Conner's story isn't about legacy or a prince-like destiny (that's Jon's thing, and he does it to great effect), but rather, at its core, the way I've come to see it, it's about choice, and he's constantly given crossroads to follow by way of mentors, friends, biology, and programming.
It's akin to how Dick sort of sums up his feelings on being Batman when he says that the cape always threw him off balance. With Bendis going more for the idea that Conner is trying to start a new chapter in his life, and his found family (Young Justice) is where he feels most at home and himself, I'm reminded of his continued choice to not wear the cape. Him remarking that he's let his genetics and unspoken expectations dictate his life long enough have me thinking there's going to be some pretty interesting shifts in how he functions now that he seems to have come up from under the idea of the cape as his predetermined future.
This is almost directly in stark contrast to to Jon who at every turn chooses the cape. His worst fear is that there's something wrong with him and he won't be good enough when it comes time for him to be that guy, and additionally his greatest triumph was being put in a position where the most important part about earning the cape (strength of will and character) was tested, and he passed with flying colors by choosing to be who he's been raised to be. And similar to Conner he was given the power of choice early on in life because he didn't always know he was Superman's son, but when his heritage became clear he embraced it like Arthur took to the sword the sword.
This cover is instantly iconic in its own right, appropriately evokes Clark's discovery of his heritage, and denotes a great sort of "you're a wizard, Harry" destiny discovery idea. His is a story of legacy and learning to carry the weight of something far greater than himself by just being himself.
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So when you have the above shot of the Houses of El and Zod and their six flowing capes, it's very much a prince learning to one day be a king.
The similarities and contrast between these two is something I look forward to seeing explored. In my opinion there age matters so little when put against the grand and compelling ideas they're being dealing with.