Superman Unlimited will kick off May 21, and will be set up with a “Zero Issue” in DC’s Free Comic Book Day issue on May 3. According to DC, the “Summer of Superman” will include ongoing and limited books for fellow Supers like Supergirl, Superboy, and Krypto.

Slott, who has been signed to an exclusive contract with Marvel since the late aughts, will make his DC debut with Superman Unlimited, writing the monthly comic that will be drawn by Rafael Albuquerque, the artist and co-creator of the award-winning horror comic American Vampire. DC announced the news Thursday.

Man of Steel, with a new movie on the horizon and the current core titles – Action Comics, Superman, and Absolute Superman – all in fine form. It's not too surprising, then, that DC is expanding the Man of Steel's slate by adding a brand new ongoing series in May: Superman Unlimited.

Superman Unlimited is written by Dan Slott, famed for his work on Marvel titles like The Amazing Spider-Man, She-Hulk, and Fantastic Four. While Slott worked on various DC books e