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Look, up in the sky! Is it a bird? A plane? No, it’s writer Dan Slott, who, after decades of working at Marvel Comics is back at DC Comics for a new, ongoing series, Superman Unlimited. And not only that, artist Rafael Albuquerque is along for the ride.
“He’s the first and the greatest superhero of all-time, and I’ve been waiting my whole life to tell stories about him,” said Slott via a press release provided to Comic Book Club. “Not just because of all the amazing powers he has, but because of who he is inside. Rafael Albuquerque and I are going to take him—and you—to places you’ll want to escape to every month. Millions of surprising ideas for Superman, Lois, the supporting cast, classic rogues, and all-new friends and foes too. If you’ve never read a Superman book, a DC book, or any comic book before—or if you’ve been a Superman fan your entire life—you couldn’t ask for a better place to take the leap and go all in than Superman Unlimited #1.”
Slott is well-known for his runs on Amazing Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Silver Surfer, She-Hulk, and many more. But back in the day, early in his career in 2004 he wrote the lauded Arkham Asylum: Living Hell, focusing on the Gotham City asylum. Now he’s back at DC as a cornerstone behind DC’s “Summer of Superman,” which will also include the ongoing series Superman and Action Comics.
And true to form for Slott, there are some big changes in store in the series. Kicking off in May, a massive Kryptonite asteroid showers the Earth with Green Kryptonite, changing the “balance of power in the criminal empires of Metropolis and across the globe.” Now, Intergang provides its foot soldiers with kryptonite bullets — and if that wasn’t bad enough, the Kryptonite deposits house “unlimited horrors yet to be unpacked.”
Kryptonite isn’t the only thing going worldwide in the series, though. Thanks to a merger with Morgan Edge’s Galaxy Communications, the Daily Planet expands into “a multimedia news platform with a cable news channel, website, strong social media presence, and—yes—Lois Lane is still editor in chief.” Consequently, Jimmy Olsen, Ron Troupe, Cat Grant and Steve Lombard all head up different branches of the Planet across the global network, with Tee-Nah, the goddaughter of Gorilla City’s King Solovar, working as IT specialist.
“Superman Unlimited adds to the foundation of DC’s Superman comics in the same way Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness’s Superman/Batman did in the early 2000s,” said DC group editor Paul Kaminski. “Superman Unlimited will capture the big, fun, high-flying adventures that Superman is known for, while also providing big moments for DC’s Superman-related comics with the introduction of a massive new Kryptonite deposit. Imagine a world where Superman is stopping a bank robbery, but every weapon is packed with Kryptonite ammunition and every petty criminal carries a Kryptonite shiv. This is a world of unlimited danger on a level that Superman, and DC’s Superman family of characters, has never faced before.”
“We just launched Justice League Unlimited in the fall, and Mark Waid and Dan Mora are telling a tale of unlimited Super Heroes in that ongoing series. In contrast, Slott and Albuquerque’s Superman Unlimited is a tale of unlimited Super-Villains that are super-charged by Kryptonite. Green K is everywhere. Superman is going to need to get to work and adapt to survive. Every line of Dan’s pitch is packed with surprises and every line Rafa draws is stunning… 2025 is truly going to be Superman UNLIMITED.”
You can check out a 10-page prelude to the story by Slott and Albuquerque in DC All In 2025 FCBD Special Edition #1 on May 3, as part of Free Comic Book Day. Then Superman Unlimited #1 hits stores on May 21, with a cover by Albuquerque and Marcelo Maiolo.
And as one last tease for the “Summer of Superman,” DC notes that there will be limited and ongoing series starring Superboy, Supergirl, Krypto, and more.
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