DC Announce 'Krypto: The Last Dog Of Krypton' Limited Comic Book Series - The Aspiring Kryptonian

With Krypto being featured in the upcoming ‘Superman‘ movie, it makes sense for DC to create a little more hype around the character. Now, DC have just announced a brand new limited series titled ‘Krypto: The Last Dog Of Krypton’.

The series is set to release on 18th June and will consist of 5 issues, it is also confirmed to be a part of the ‘DC All In’ initiative. The series will be written by Ryan North with art by Mike Norton and colours by Ian Herring. I will deliver a heartfelt and moving view of humanity, good and bad, through the empathic eyes of the ultimate outsider: a poor, lost dog, who just happens to have superpowers. Here’s a look at some interior art by Mike Norton:

Writer, Ryan North said “Krypto’s origin has always been done at kind of a high level, the little guy starts out on Krypton, ends up on Earth, and helps Superman fight crime. The chance to really define Krypto—to show what a little lost dog would go through if he landed all alone on a strange alien world named Earth—was really enticing. And I also fell in love with the idea of treating Krypto as the actual dog he is: he doesn’t talk, and we don’t cheat by reading his thoughts in balloons either. Mike Norton’s art captures exactly what needs to be ‘said’ in every scene. Krypto tells us who he is and how he’s feeling like all dogs do: through his expressions and behaviour, through body language and barks and snuggles and licks and sighs. Dogs are some of the most expressive animals, and we absolutely love them, and I wanted to tell a story that really captured and honoured these animals—Krypto in particular.“

In the series Krypto will explore Earth in search of his family, where he will find himself lost and alone on our alien world with strange new superpowers quickly setting in. Krypto will travel this strange planet always on the trail of his lost friend, Kal-El. Here’s a look at some of the interior pages by Mike Norton and Ian Herring:

DC Announce 'Krypto: The Last Dog Of Krypton' Limited Comic Book Series

Here is the official synopsis from DC:

DC’s ‘Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton’ comic book series begins Krypto’s journey on the planet Krypton. Jor-El and Lara are working on a ship capable of keeping someone alive in interstellar space, but when their first test—with Krypto inside—goes catastrophically wrong, the dog is thought lost. Unbeknownst to them, Krypto and his spacecraft merely entered an unexpected space-time gateway, and days later from his point of view—even though it’s been decades in real time—Krypto lands on Earth.

Here’s a look a the covers for ‘Krypto: The Last Dog Of Krypton #1’ by Jae Lee and Dustin Nguyen.