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Black Mantais about to discoverAquaman ’s version of Kryptonite . This will occur in Black Manta ’s novel series , spin out out ofAquaman ’s 80th Anniversary 100 - Page Super Special , secrete on August 31 . course , the series will be go under near Atlantis and will explore the said villain as more of an anti - poor boy . This new adventure will conduct him to learn a unexampled mineral that could very well spell doom for all of Atlantis .
Every character reference , whether they are a hero and scoundrel , has weaknesses . Even DC ’s inviolable superhero , Superman , has a bit of way that his villain could depower and weaken him . Superman ’s bang-up helplessness is his exposure to kryptonite , a John Rock arise from Krypton . It has the power to completely disarm the Man of Steel and put him into a state of pure agony . The term " kryptonite " has since been used to describe other character ’s ultimate weaknesses .
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DC Comics has released the collection forBlack Manta # 2by Chuck Brown and Valentine De Landro , which features the titular villain on the hunt for a deathly new mineral . What Black Manta is look for is a rare metallic element , seemingly discovered for the first time somewhere in the sea . He will be quest after the newfound metal which DC predict has extra properties . Not only is it one - of - a - variety , but it ’s also Aquaman ’s kryptonite . The solicitation teases that it ’s a " metallic element that kill anyone with Atlantean DNA ! " Clearly , this new alloy is a riff on Superman ’s kryptonite and would be deadly if the wrong forcefulness got ahold of it .
Potentially , Black Manta could pass over out the entirety of Atlantis , if he were to reach the rarefied metal . However , it seems he is n’t the only villain searching for the mortal mineral . Torrid , an old conversance of Black Manta , is summoned from Hell by the mysterious metal . The two will cross paths , butcan Black Manta trust his hellish friend ? Nevertheless , Aquaman will have to do something about this unsafe fresh gist as it could threaten Atlantis ' intact existence . The property of the metallic element continue unidentified , but somehow , like kryptonite to Kryptonians , Black Manta ’s desired alloy is set to have the same effect on Atlanteans .
Ultimately , DC ’s new solo series dedicated to Black Manta is certain to have its twists and turns . And it ’s pretty obvious that Black Manta is in for redemption , or at least a partial one . specially , as Devil Ray arrives . He menace Black Manta ’s reignas the most dastardly villain of the seven seas . If Black Manta have his hands on the metal first , he will have the upper hired man , considering that Devil Ray is a non - land dweller . It can be presumed that he is probably from Atlantis and would be susceptible to the metal , unlike Black Manta . Black Manta # 2releases on October 12 in comic book stores and on digital political platform .
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