JIMSMASH ! ! !: January 2025

Friday, January 17, 2025

DAN SLOTTS JOINS DC COMICS - UP FIRST : 'SUPERMAN UNLIMITED'

DAN SLOTT will soon be writing his first DC Comic: 'SUPERMAN UNLIMITED' with art by Rafael Albuquerque.

“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, “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.”

I like Slott's writing, and normally like Albuquerque's artwork... but that cover art isn't great, IMO.

So what’s Superman Unlimited about?

The series kicks off with a massive extinction-level Kryptonite asteroid shower, creating an arms race for the new most valuable resource on the planet: Green K. This has ramifications as far as the balance of power when it comes to criminal empires. That includes Intergang, under new leadership, is on the rise, with practically all their foot soldiers carrying at least one clip of Kryptonite bullets on them.

The asteroid also left massive Kryptonite deposits to be mined, and it houses unlimited horrors yet to be unpacked. To survive, Superman will need to forge new alliances, new tech, and new tactics if he hopes to carry on his quest for truth, justice, and a better tomorrow!

The series also sees a change with the Daily Planet, which gets an upgrade. A merger with a new incarnation of Morgan Edge’s Galaxy Communications expands the Daily Planet brand into a multimedia news platform with a cable news channel, website, strong social media presence with Lois Lane still editor in chief. Daily Planet regulars Jimmy Olsen, Ron Troupe, Cat Grant and Steve Lombard will staff satellite branches across the DC universe, creating a global network. Behind it all is the tech savvy of a new IT specialist from Gorilla City, King Solovar’s goddaughter, Tee-Nah.

It's a helluva time to be a Superman Comic fan, what with MARK WAID writing 'Superman: Action Comics', 'Batman/Superman: World's Finest', 'Justice League Unlimited' and 'Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor' (mini).