Superman: New Krypton
| "New Krypton" | |||
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 Incentive variant cover of Superman: New Krypton Special #1 (December 2008), art by Renato Guedes. | |||
| Publisher | DC Comics | ||
| Publication date | December 2008 – March 2009 | ||
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| Main character(s) | ISBN 1401223192 | ||
"New Krypton" is a 2008–09 comic book
.The story features Superman coming to terms with the death of his
Publication history
In the months before Johns started his Brainiac arc, and
According to Johns, the plan was to make readers want to get the Super-titles because they would not feel that "you HAVE to read, but that you WANT to read". Robinson also added that even though neither he nor Johns would be writing Supergirl, they made it clear that they were still the advisors to the book's next ongoing writer, Sterling Gates.[1] Gates, coming onto the Supergirl title with issue #34, has stated his intention of working with Johns and Robinson:
What we hope to achieve is to make these three comics the most kick-ass books that DC puts out. The Superman legacy and the Superman books are so important, and the three of us are interested in pulling people into the Superman universe so hard that people look forward to picking up a Superman or Supergirl book every week.[2]
Summary
Following the events of the
Although distracted by the recent death of
After the first televised meeting between the
At the same time,
Alura's anger causes her to denounce humanity. Members of the
Alura tells Superman that he is not welcome on New Krypton, although Supergirl takes up residence there with her mother. In the end, Alura frees General Zod from the Phantom Zone to help her lead their people.
New characters
New Krypton introduced several new super-powered characters to the Superman universe. These characters are modern versions of older and, up until recently, mostly unused heroes.
Nightwing and Flamebird
A new
The origin of Nightwing and Flamebird was revealed in Action Comics Annual #12.
Superwoman
The mysterious, masked Superwoman demonstrates apparent Kryptonian abilities. She makes an effort to comfort Supergirl following her father's death. Although her true identity is initially unknown, her costume is similar to the
Superwoman is the focus of the "Who is Superwoman?" arc in Supergirl. She is revealed to be Lucy Lane, Lois Lane's younger sister.
Planet New Krypton
The new Planet Krypton is created by Kryptonian scientists reportedly using Brainiac's technology along with Kryptonian crystal-growth technology to grow a planet underneath the city of Kandor, which resides under one of Brainiac's force-fields.
The planet itself greatly resembles the Krypton of Superman the Movie in that it is a planet entirely covered in ice, with one lone city atop its North Pole.
Its position, within the Solar System but
It is also inspired by the
Issue numbering
The story, New Krypton, was featured as a crossover between the monthly
Rebadged with green badges:
0 – Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen Special #1 (set after Superman #680 but before Superman: New Krypton Special #1)
1 – New Krypton #1 (also included in Superman: Brainiac TPB)
2 – Superman #681
3 – Guardian Special #1
4 – Action Comics #871
5 – Supergirl #35
6 – Superman #682
7 – Action Comics #872
8 – Supergirl #36
9 – Superman #683
10 – Action Comics #873
11 – Supergirl #37 (no shield number on cover)
12 – Superman #684
13 – Action Comics #874
14 – Supergirl #38
15 – Superman #685 (no shield number on cover)
16 – World of New Krypton #1
17 – Action Comics #875
18 – Supergirl #39
19 – Superman #686
20 – World of New Krypton #2
21 – Action Comics #876
22 – Supergirl #40
23 – Superman #687
24 – World of New Krypton #3
25 – Action Comics #877
26 – Supergirl #41
27 – Superman #688
28 – World of New Krypton #4
29 – Action Comics #878
30 – Supergirl #42
31 – Superman #689
32 – World of New Krypton #5
33 - Action Comics Annual #12 (no shield number on cover)
34 – Action Comics #879
35 – Supergirl #43
36 - Supergirl Annual #1 (no shield number on cover)
37 – Superman #690
Rebadged with red badges:
1 — Superman Secret Files and Origins 2009
2 – World of New Krypton #6
3 – Action Comics #880
4 – Supergirl #44
5 – Superman #691
6 - Superman Annual #14
7 – Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen Special #2
8 – World of New Krypton #7
9 – Action Comics #881
10 – Supergirl #45
11 – Superman #692
12 – World of New Krypton #8
13 – Action Comics #882
14 – Supergirl #46
15 – Superman #693
16 – World of New Krypton #9
17 – Action Comics #883
18 – Supergirl #47
19 – Superman #694
20 – World of New Krypton #10
21 – Action Comics #884
22 – Supergirl #48
23 – Superman #695
24 – World of New Krypton #11
25 – Action Comics #885
26 – Supergirl #49
27 – Superman #696
28 – World of New Krypton #12
29 – Action Comics #886
30 – Supergirl #50
31 – Superman #697
32 – Adventure Comics #8
33 – Last Stand of New Krypton #1
34 – Action Comics #887
35 – Supergirl #51
36 – Superman #698
37 – Adventure Comics #9
38 – Last Stand of New Krypton #2
39 – Action Comics #888
40 – Adventure Comics #10
41 – Supergirl #52
42 – Superman #699
43 – Last Stand of New Krypton #3
44 – Action Comics #889
45 – Adventure Comics #11
War of the Supermen
0 - War of the Supermen #0 (FCBD)
1 - War of the Supermen #1
2 - War of the Supermen #2
3 - War of the Supermen #3
4 - War of the Supermen #4
5 - Superman #700 (aftermath)
Collected editions
The storyline will be collected into a number of volumes:
- Volume 1: Birth (176 pages, hardcover, May 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2329-X)
- Volume 2 (160 pages, hardcover, September 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2319-2)
Follow-up
A twelve-part maxi-series entitled
Notes
- ^ James Robinson: Superman Archived 2008-06-10 at the Wayback Machine, Wizard
- ^ Wwc-Gates And Igle Named As Supergirl Team, Newsarama
- ^ "SUPERMAN: WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON #1". DC Comics. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ Rucka & Robinson on Superman: World of New Krypton, February 24, 2009
References
- New Krypton at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)