DC Black Label Announce ‘Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum’ By W. Maxwell Prince, Martín Morazzo And Chris O’Halloran,
by Olly MacNamee
From the kooks who brought you Ice Cream Man, W. Maxwell Prince, Martín Morazzo and Chris O’Halloran, comes a new DC Black Label titlke featuring the heroi of the moment, Superman. Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum is a five-issue series, coming out as part od DC’s big Summer of Superman initiative, and will be very much in the same veinas their. award-winning Ice Cream Man series, but with superheroes. A existential superhero fantasy/horror featuring the Man of Steel and all the colours of Kryptonite under the sun.
“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 group editor Paul Kaminski commented:
“Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrumis a story about new types of Kryptonite, and the effect those new types have on Kal-El and his world. The series offers an opportunity to unleash the acclaimed Ice Cream Man creative team on the DCU, with episodic tales that play with storytelling styles. These tales are often warped, suspenseful and occasionally horrific, and lean into the rich stylings of the silver age Superman franchise.
Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum is art-pop storytelling with Superman by a creative team that makes as much of a statement about the book as its contents. This book stands out as a statement that the Man of Tomorrow is still looking toward the future for the kinds of talent and creativity that will feed the franchise for its next 85 years.”
W. Maxwell Prince, countered:
“Paul’s not wrong. But Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum isn’t just about the new Kryptonites and the wacky things they do to Supes. Martín, Chris and I want to tell a bonkers story that also explores real, human problems. These Kryptonite shards are, in fact, pieces of Kal-El’s home. It’shis own home that hurts him. This idea that ‘home hurts’ can also be applied to Batman, Wonder Woman, et al. So, we’re exploring that idea inside this framework of our usual experimental storytelling. Home can be traumatic—and yet there’s no place quite like it, as Dorothy reminds us. We’re interrogating all this stuff within the bookends of something decidedly wacky, and full of make-your-jaw-drop Man of Tomorrow moments. It’s what we do best: an admixture of sad, funny, and strange. (And, because it’s Superman, HAPPY!)”
Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #1, a come with a main cover by Martín Morazzowith variant covers by Tula Lotay and Juan Ferreyra, a foil variant cover by Wes Craig, and a 1:25 variant cover by Alex Eckman-Lawn, and is out on August 13th, 2025 with a 17+ rating.
