Chad Burdette
This coming Wednesday, the new five-issue DC Black Label comic book series, Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum, by W. Maxwell Prince, Martín Morazzo and Chris O’Halloran, on sale August 13, 2025.
The visionary minds behind the critically acclaimed and Eisner Award-nominated Ice Cream Man comic book series from Image Comics, W. Maxwell Prince, Martín Morazzo and Chris O’Halloran, are set to bring their signature storytelling sensibilities to DC this summer with a comic book series about one of the most iconic figures in pop culture: Superman. Genre-bending creators Prince, Morazzo and O’Halloran lend their signature blend of existential superhero fantasy/horror to the world of Superman in a new series that brings the Man of Tomorrow into contact with every flavor of Kryptonite under the yellow sun. The creative team will launch an all-new limited series that reimagines Superman through a daring, genre-defying lens.
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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 Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #1
Tula Lotay Variant Cover:
Juan Ferreyra Variant Cover:
Wes Craig Foil Variant Cover:
Alex Eckman-Lawn 1:25 Incentive Variant Cover:
Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #1
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 Superman’s side, this DC Black Label Superman event explores the consequences of each never- before-seen variety of Kryptonite
Creative Team
- Writer: W. Maxwell Prince
- Artist: Martin Morazzo
- Colorist: Chris O’Halloran
- Cover Artist: Good Old Neon
- Variant Cover Artists: Tula Lotay; Juan Ferreyra; Wes Craig; Alex Eckman-Lawn
- Editor: Paul Kaminski
- Format: Limited Series
- Cover Price/Page Count: $5.99/32 pages
Follow Superman Into Strange Worlds, Speculative What-Ifs, & Emotionally Resonant Stories In Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #1, on shelves and digital platforms on August 13, 2025 from DC Comics
