DC’s new “Summer of Superman” comic book series featuring Krypto the Superdog begins on Wednesday, June 18
A heartfelt and moving view of humanity, good and bad, through the empathic eyes of the ultimate outsider
Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton interior art by Mike Norton
DC today announced a new five-issue DC All In comic book series, Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton by writer Ryan North and artist Mike Norton, as part of their “Summer of Superman” publishing plans. Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton is set to debut on June 18, 2025, and delivers 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.
“Krypto's origin has always been done at kind of a high level," said writer Ryan North. "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."
“I’m always ready for drawing more dogs in comics,” added artist Mike Norton. “Krypto is dream project!”
Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton interior art by Mike Norton and Ian Herring
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.
Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton interior art by Mike Norton and Ian Herring
Through the five issues of Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton, Krypto explores Earth in search of his family. Finding himself lost and alone on our alien world—and with strange new superpowers quickly coming in—Krypto begins traveling the strange planet he finds himself in the middle of, always on the trail of his lost friend: Kal-El, a being now better known as Superman.
“Each issue of this miniseries is a complete short story, combining to tell the full story of Krypto the Superdog” continued North. “Throughout these stories we see Krypto face a strange new world. He travels from town to town, meeting and befriending people, sometimes helping to solve their problems—and sometimes finding problems of his own. He’s a very good dog.”
Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton interior art by Mike Norton
Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton #1, written by Ryan North with art by Mike Norton and colors by Ian Herring, will publish on June 18, 2025, with a main cover by Jae Lee and a variant cover by Dustin Nguyen. Visit your local comic book shop to preorder Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton #1 and add Krypto’s new DC All In five-issue comic book series to a pull list.
“Even in the face of evil, Krypto never gives up hope,” concluded North. “He is strong, and he is brave—and brave enough to be kind.”
Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton #1
Main cover by Jae Lee and June Chung (L); Variant cover by Dustin Nguyen (R)
For more information on DC’s Summer of Superman, Krypto the Superdog, (Super)man’s best friend, and more, follow @DCOfficial on social media or visit the official DC website at https://www.dc.com. Krypto the Superdog first appeared in print in Adventure Comics #210 (March 1955, “The Super-Dog from Krypton!”) and was created by Otto Binder and Curt Swan. The DC UNIVERSE INFINITE digital subscription platform (DCUI) is a great way to discover more comic books featuring Krypto; for more information and a free trial, check out the DCUI website at https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com. DCUI is not available in all countries and is not intended for children.
