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Articles

Crushed by Color: A Kryptonite Catalogue

1 week ago | dc.com | Alex Jaffe

As much as he’s revered as a champion of truth and justice, Superman is just as renowned for his nearly flawless invulnerability. While a formidable foe to almost anyone, the canny villain knows there are a few tricks around his defenses: the irradiated remains of his home planet Krypton, scattered across the universe as multicolored, multifaceted Kryptonite. The most common form of Kryptonite’s effect is easy to anticipate: it weakens and eventually kills Superman.
“Superman: Secret Identity” Puts Clark Kent First

2 weeks ago | dc.com | Alex Jaffe

Each Friday, we'll be letting a different DC.com writer share what they'll be reading over the weekend and why you might want to check it out. Here's this week's suggestion for a perfect Weekend Escape! What if Superman was one of us? As the ultimate power fantasy, it’s among the first questions we’ve asked for nearly a century whenever we open a Superman comic or see him on screen. What problems would he solve in real life?
The Best Asian and Pacific Islander Actors in the DC Universe

2 weeks ago | dc.com | Alex Jaffe

During Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we like to take the time to appreciate the cultural identity and experience that informs some of our favorite characters as well as the remarkable talent that comes from those backgrounds. This AAPI Heritage Month, we’d like to recognize six of our favorite Asian American and Pacific Islander actors who have brought the heroes and villains of the DC Universe to film and television.
Kryptonian Chronicle: A History of Ongoing Superman Comics

2 weeks ago | dc.com | Alex Jaffe

This week, Superman Unlimited #1represents a brand-new era for the Man of Steel. Not just as a significant change to his status quo with the proliferation of Kryptonite through the planet, but as a new ongoing series in a long history of ongoing Superman comics.
Back to Midvale: Sophie Campbell Brightens Things Up with “Supergirl”

3 weeks ago | dc.com | Alex Jaffe

The Summer of Superman means big things for the whole Superman family, so expect some fresh takes on everything that makes Metropolis special, including his cousin, Supergirl. This time, Kara comes to us with a Silver Age twist evocative of Matt Fraction and Steve Lieber’s Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsenin its gleeful embrace of a wilder time in the Superman canon, armed with modern storytelling sensibilities.
Cosmic Calamity: Five DC Planets That Didn’t Survive

1 month ago | dc.com | Alex Jaffe

You ever wonder why, out of all the planets in the DC Universe, Earth specifically has so many superheroes with incredible powers? I’d like to posit a theory today that it’s a matter of survivorship bias. After all, the universe is an extremely dangerous place. Without that incredibly dense population of world-saving heroes, it simply wouldn’t exist anymore, probably many times over. Take, for example…pretty much every other significant planet in DC cosmology.
Which Members of the Bat-Family Has Bruce Wayne Adopted?

1 month ago | dc.com | Alex Jaffe

Welcome back to another edition of one of our most treasured institutions here on DC.com, ASK…THE QUESTION. My name is Alex Jaffe, but to those of you in our official DC Community over on our Discord server, I’m better known as HubCityQuestion. Here, there and everywhere, I’ve made it my mission to provide answers to every single question you’ve ever had about the DC Universe. Then, I search the deep recesses of my hard-won acquisition of arcane lore to give you answers.
Prepare for the Power Company

1 month ago | dc.com | Alex Jaffe

This week brings us the return of a name we haven’t heard in some time, until a few earlier rumblings this year. The Power Company: Recharged gives us a new Power Company, a cult classic team created by Kurt Busiek and Tom Grummett over twenty years ago. Originally, what set the Power Company apart from other super teams was the way they approached superheroism as an actual career.
Second Chances and New Beginnings: Joshua Williamson’s “Superman” Turns Twenty-Five

1 month ago | dc.com | Alex Jaffe

Since the months leading up to Dark Crisisin 2022, Joshua Williamson has played a central role in the DC Universe’s story direction. But 25 issues in, Williamson’s Supermanmight represent his most ambitious, refined work to date. As we head into the Summer of Superman, we thought it was well past time to check in with Josh on what’s ahead for the Man of Steel.
Hero of the Hill: Elliott Kalan Gets Serious About “Harley Quinn”

1 month ago | dc.com | Alex Jaffe

There’s really no competition for it. Harley Quinn is DC’s most popular comedy character. Co-created by Paul Dini, who came up in cartoons, and inspired by the clown act of originating performer Arleen Sorkin, Harley was grounded in comedy even before she was cast as a figure of tragic romance and sapphic redemption. So, here’s the question: why are so few of Harley Quinn’s writers…you know…comedy writers?