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Review – Superman Unlimited #2: World of Kryptonite
Superman Unlimited #2 cover, via DC Comics.
Ray: It's a brave new world for Superman, as last issue saw a massive Kryptonite meteor bear down on Earth. Superman was able to stop it, nearly dying in the process – but the result changed the world. Now, Kryptonite is omnipresent on Earth, easily winding up in the hands of a common criminal who can now kill a Kryptonian with ease. The lion's share has landed in a small central American nation – which is now the richest country in the world, running entirely on Kryptonite energy. Superman's bane may be the world's savior for climate change, and the eccentric President Castilho has wasted no time building an empire out of it. Equally entertaining and menacing, this mysterious President has a private guard of armored knights and knows how to put on a show for visiting Daily Planet journalists – but not Clark Kent, of course. Because thanks to the President's massive Kryptonite sculpture, the entire country is poison to him. New globe rising. Via DC Comics.
Clark is keeping busy in Metropolis with his job as a fact-checker for the Daily Planet – horning in on Jack Ryder's talk show, where the man who moonlights as The Creeper is having a field day spreading hilarious conspiracies about the arrival of Kryptonite on Earth. And later, Superman is called into action against a band of robbers led by Knockout – with the goons having kryptonite in their guns. It's odd to see Knockout as a random villain, given what Gail Simone did with the character, but there's a great bit involving Superman's presence. We also learn a lot more about Superman's strange new 'golden mode' power, which comes with a massive power boost – and a significant downside once you use it. There is a ton going on in this issue, including the return of an iconic supervillain. It really feels like Dan Slott was made to write Superman – he gets the vibe of Metropolis and Superman's supporting cast perfectly already.
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