Dan Slott, the Eisner Award-winning writer who has been the guiding force for Marvel Comics’ Spider-Man stories for nearly 15 years, has gone across the street to DC.
Slott, who has signed an exclusive contract with Marvel since late August, will make his DC debut with Superman Unlimitedwriting a monthly comic that will be drawn by Rafael Albuquerque, artist and co-creator of the award-winning horror comic American vampire. DC announced the news on Thursday.
The title will be a driving force in a company-wide initiative called “Summer of Superman” that ties into James Gunn’s project. Superman film. The opening film from Warner Bros. Discovery, affiliated with DC Studios, on July 26.
Superman Unlimited no. 1 will be available at local comic book stores and online retailers on May 21. The new ongoing series will launch with a 10-page introduction by Slott and Albuquerque V DC All in 2025 FCBD Special Edition 1 on May 3 as part of DC’s Free Comic Book Day programming.
“He is the first and greatest superhero of all time, and I have been waiting my whole life to tell stories about him,” Slott enthused in a statement. “Not just because of all the amazing powers he has, but because of who he is inside.”
The comic will begin with a hook of cosmic proportions: a Kryptonite asteroid showers Earth with minerals that weaken the Man of Steel, changing the balance of power in the criminal empires of Metropolis and the planet. “To survive, Superman will need to forge new alliances, new technologies, and new tactics if he hopes to continue his quest for truth, justice, and a better tomorrow!” shouted the ad.
“Superman Unlimited “It will capture the big, fun, high-flying adventures that Superman is known for, while also providing big moments for DC’s Superman-related comics while introducing a massive new deposit of Kryptonite,” said Paul Kaminsky, DC Group Editor. “Imagine a world where Superman stops a bank robbery, but every weapon is filled with Kryptonite ammunition and every small-time criminal carries a Kryptonite shiv. This is a world filled with limitless dangers on a level that Superman and the DC Superman family of characters have never faced before.”
At Marvel, Slott wrote titles such as surprising Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Silver Surfer, She-Hulk, Mighty Avengers and Superior Spider-Man.
with Spider-ManSlott masterminded the stories that saw Spidey switch bodies with Doctor Octopus and fight the Carnage-Green Goblin hybrid. Although they occasionally sparked controversy with fans, and perhaps even a death threat or two, the comics were among the best-sellers of the 2000s and some had an impact on Sony Animation. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.