Writer: W Maxwell Prince
Artist: Martín Morazzo
Colorist: Chris O’Halloran
Letterer: Good Old Neon
Cover Artists: Martín Morazzo & Chris O’Halloran; Juan Ferreyra; Alex Eckman-Lawn
Editors: Jillian Grant, Paul Kaminski, Chris Conroy & Marie Javins
Design: Kenny Lopez
Publication Production: Tiffany Huang
Publisher: DC Comics
Price: $5.99
Release Date: September 10, 2025
When Superman discovered an asteroid containing new colors of Kryptonite, he phoned his friend to help him study them. Batman wanted to protect Superman from his insatiable curiosity, but Superman refused to destroy the precious fragments of his home.
The Purple Kryptonite messed with Superman's ability to perceive time. Next, Superman wants to see how Cobalt Kryptonite affects him. Is Superman crazier than Professor Pyg on Seroquel? And how will Lex Luthor interfere with Kal-El’s next experiment? Let’s leap into Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #2 and see!
Story
Some varieties of Kryptonite are stronger than others. The Super-Bots don’t realize the need to increase the lead shielding around Cobalt Kryptonite, and Batman doesn’t notice it affecting Kal-El until he starts looking up to him. Like the dinosaurs, who grew throughout their lives, the Cobalt Kryptonite has spurred growth in Kal-El’s Kryptonian cells. Thankfully, Martha Kent repurposed Clark’s Kryptonian baby blanket for his supersuit, instead of buying a few yards of polyester or cotton at the Smallville fabric shop.
In Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #2, Batman realizes that military satellites will notice Kal-El's growth. While most nations of the world accept Superman's aid, no one wants alien megafauna striding through their cities. Kal-El’s relationship with Lois may have hit a rocky patch. Still, he admires her ability to communicate the news in a fair and unbiased manner. When Superman travels to Metropolis to warn the world about his growth spurt, Batman prepares a remedy for the Kryptonian Kaiju Kid.
While she doesn’t get much screen time in Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #2, Lois Lane is at the heart of W Maxwell Prince’s story. Once again, she comes to Superman’s aid. Despite his greater capability for destruction, Lois trusts him completely. Still, she is frustrated with Superman's dedication to his career and his inability to make their relationship a priority. And that hurts Lois as much as Green Kryptonite hurts the man she loves.
Art
Martín Morazzo opens with Giant-Size Atom Smasher holding the Kaiju Kryptonian in a headlock surrounded by burning skyscrapers. As Wonder Woman flies in, and Batman arrives with a cannon mounted on the wing of his Batplane, they witness Atom Smasher pulling Lois' angry ex away from the building topped by a golden globe. Amid the fight, Atom Smasher falls on his back. Despite his efforts to keep his head up and lift as much of his body off the ground as possible, cars hurtle into the air, and people flee in the streets.
While blue dominates Superman's growth spurt in the Fortress of Solitude, green accompanies his visit to Metropolis. Chris O’Halloran tinges Lex Luthor's penthouse sunroom with light green, while he steeps an office in a darker shade. Workers in a barricaded complex in New Mexico wear protective suits amid a sea of green. While a glowing green beast, its hour come round at last, slouches toward Metropolis in Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #2, Green Lantern saves people by encasing them in a snow globe. Yet like Green Kryptonite's effect on Superman, one worker struggles with her loss amid the green energy.
Good Old Neon places black uppercase letters in white dialogue balloons. The bots speak lowercase words into blue boxes with lightning bolt arrows. Letter sizes range from small to generous, while the Batman logo adorns off-camera dialogue. Boxes evoking engraved, polished metal locate us in time and space. Colored balloon borders accompany Lex Luthor’s blood-dimmed tide, while sound effects prove that even the world's greatest detective doesn't always get things right. Thanks to DC Comics for providing a review copy.
Final Thoughts
Amid Superman’s attempts to understand himself, he creates problems for friends and endangers loved ones. Kal-El’s devotion to his adoptive planet remains absolute in Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #2. Yet despite his enhanced vision and hearing, he can’t see that he’s doing things the wrong way or hear how flat his answers sound to the woman he loves. Curious and curiouser, indeed!
Rating 9.8/10
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