The Chickens Have Come Home To Roost — And So, Too, Has Kal-El in Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #5

The new five-issue DC Black Label comic book series, Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum, by W. Maxwell Prince, Martín Morazzo and Chris O’Halloran, continues with Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #3

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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• Ice Cream Man #43 – 24 Flavors Of Tasty Horror
• Ice Cream Man #42 – Perhaps We Should Talk About What’s REALLY Scary
• Ice Cream Man #39: A Horrific Lesson of Decompressed Storytelling in Five Seconds
• Ice Cream Man #35: The Book of Necessary Monsters

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.

Comic Watch Review: 

• Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #1
• Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #2 – Always Hit “Control-S” Every Few Minutes When Working In Excel
• Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #3: Tis Better To Suffer The Omega Sanction Than Be Subject To Copyright Litigation
• Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #4 – It’s A Bird…It’s A Planee; It’s Kal-Elf

What’s truly at the end of the rainbow? We can’t be certain, but we’re pretty sure it ain ‘ t a pot of gold in Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #5

Also Out This Week From DC Comics:

• Fight Month Continues As The Bell Rings On Round 4: Cyborg Vs Swamp Thing in Titans #30
• It’s All-Out Chaos For Round 5 Of The Tournement in DC K.O.: Harley Quinn vs. Zatanna #1

Juan Ferreyra Variant Cover:

Alex Eckman-Lawn Variant Cover:

Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #5

Up to now it’s been a peculiar, polychromatic pilgrimage for Superman: he’s lost track of time under the influence of Purple Kryptonite, grown to skyscraper size via Cobalt K, revisited his adolescence by way of Speckled K, and traveled to the fifth dimension using a “key” carved of Rainbow Rock.

Now, in this final issue, the chickens have come home to roost — and so, too, has Kal-El. Back in Metropolis, the Man of Tomorrow must stand face-to-face with the Man of Today… and decide for himself, finally, whether Lex is right: Does home hurt too much?

Creative Team

• Writer: W. Maxwell Prince
• Artist: Martin Morazzo
• Colorist: Chris O’Halloran
• Cover Artist: Good Old Neon
• Variant Cover Artists: Juan Ferreyra; Alex Eckman-Lawn
• Editor: Paul Kaminski
• Format: Limited Series
• Cover Price/Page Count: $5.99/32 pages

The chickens have come home to roost — and so, too, has Kal-El in Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #5 on shelves and digital platforms on December 17, 2025, from DC Comics