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admonition ! Spoilers ahead for Superman # 11!It ’s not justSupermanthat has to worry about kryptonite any longer . Zen and Lex Luthor ’s in vogue villains are last puddle their most venturous move to take retaliation by attacking the Man of Steel ’s metropolis . But they ’re using a particularly pernicious shape of kryptonite that Superman ’s newest ally had a hand in creating .
InSuperman # 11by Joshua Williamson and David Baldeón , the Lex Luthor Revenge Squad attacks Supercorp . Mister Graftoffers Superman a chanceto unite them volitionally , but when the Man of Steel turns the offer down , Graftuses ruby-red kryptonite toenrage Superman enough to attack Lex in prison .
Thankfully , Lex uses green kryptonite to contradict the red kryptonite ’s effects . unluckily , Graft is one step onwards and releases a swarm of synthetic kryptonite gas on Metropolis that is just as deadly to humans as it is to Superman . To make matter worse , Lex reveals that he created this kryptonite year before .
Lex Luthor Has Made Kryptonite That Can Easily Kill Humans and Superman
Ever since Lex Luthor and Superman teamed up to make improvements to Metropolis , their efforts have been stymy by the oracular Doctor Pharm and Mister Graft . Lex bring out that Pharm and Graft were two of his sometime enemies from Lex ’s other sidereal day as a sub in Metropolis . However , Graft tell a unlike account , one that paintedLex as a traitor who merit to pay for his past sins . To get the revenge Graft and Pharm trust , they formed a small cadre of villains made up of people who ’d been offend by Lex and even tried to enroll Superman onto the squad .
synthetical kryptonite has been hinted throughout the current Superman arc with Graft ’s signature weapon , the Kryptonite Klaw . Graft has used it to harm mass other than Kryptonians , though it was n’t clear how . Lex also antecedently revealed that he used kryptonite as a contingency against the hefty villain , the Chained . But it had n’t been revealed that Lexdeveloped kryptonite that could be used against everyone and now it could be too tardy to do anything about it . If this new variant of kryptonite is as deadly as Graft says it is , Superman ’s city is in serious danger .
This New Kryptonite is as Deadly to Humans as It is to Superman
Graft pointed out that kryptonite can be dangerous to humans over prison term , but thanks to Lex , this modified version will envenom mankind almost immediately . And yes , synthetic kryptonite hurts Kryptonians just as big as the steady kind ( not to refer , Superman is still on the mend from his last coppice with kryptonite ) . With humans and the Super - Family vulnerable to this new character of kryptonite , this is a game - changer for villains who could potentially use this new kryptonite as a horrifying bioweapon . That is unless Superman finds some way to stop it .
Superman # 11is on sales event now from DC Comics .
Superman # 11(2024 )
