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There’s new Kryptonite tumbling towards Earth, and the Man of Steel will be looking to test each one in an upcoming mini-series.
Unforeseen effects
Anybody who’s a Superman fan knows all about the various forms of Kryptonite. Shards of Kal-El’s dead world that followed along with his escape pod, the radioactive rocks come in various types and colors. While we’ve seen mainly the green version, which saps his life, each kind of Kryptonite has a different effect. And to that end, DC Comics will be looking to explore that rich history and more, with a new mini-series.
The upcoming Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum will a part of the publisher’s Black Label, meaning it won’t be canon to the mainline DCU. The title sounds like it’ll revel in that too, as it hails from W. Maxwell Prince, Martín Morazzo, and Chris O’Halloran. If you’re not familiar with those names, then let us fill you in, as they’re the minds behind Image Comics’ horror series, Ice Cream Man.
“We’ve developed a reputation for pretty left-of-center experimentation, with respect to comics storytelling,” said W. Maxwell Prince, “and this is basically what we’re doing over the 5 issues of Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum: using our unique voice in comics to tell a Supes yarn that’s both strange and timeless—out there and also totally grounded. You might know what Green, Red and Black Kryptonite does to Superman, but what about Purple? Or Cobalt? Or Speckled?”
DC Comics press release
Across the five innovative issues, Superman must look inward to find strength in his most famous weakness. Each issue promises to explore different facets of Superman’s character, mythos, and moral core, while bending narrative form in ways only Prince, Morazzo and O’Halloran can. While Ice Cream Man became a cult favorite for its surreal, often harrowing dive into horror and existential dread, this new Superman title marks a bold departure—eschewing horror in favor of introspective, fun, genre-fluid storytelling.
In the upcoming comic book series, four new Kryptonites have been discovered in deep space, and Superman needs to know just what, exactly, they do to him—lest the colorful rocks of his home planet fall into evil hands! With Batman at his side, this DC Black Label Superman five-issue event explores the consequences of each never-before-seen variety of Kryptonite—all in the formal, and boundary-pushing fashion, that Prince, Morazzo, and O’Halloran are celebrated for.
DC Comics press release
Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #1 (of 5) arrives on the racks this August the 13th. Be aware too, for those who might have younger Superman fans, that the title will carry “DC’s Ages 17+ content descriptor”, meaning this one’s for more mature readers.
