Absolute Superman #24 Reimagines Chemo as a Suffering Toxic Creature
In Absolute Superman #24, Clark Kent refuses to kill the Absolute Universe's Chemo, a sentient mass of toxic waste that injures him.
Absolute Superman #24 introduces the Absolute Universe's version of Chemo, the classic Superman villain, as a sentient mass of toxic waste that appears to lose control and contort in agonizing pain, according to Screen Rant.
In the issue, Clark Kent fights the creature, which John Henry Irons describes as a laundry list of lethal pollutants. Superman refuses to kill Chemo because it is still a living being, even though its chemicals severely injure him.
Absolute Superman #24 is written by Jason Aaron with art by Juan Ferreyra and Rafa Sandoval. The issue is available October 7 from DC Comics.
Chemo's DC Comics Origins
Chemo was created by Robert Kanigher and Ross Andru as an antagonist for the Metal Men. In DC Comics, Chemo was originally a twenty-five-foot-tall transparent plastic vat shaped like a human being. Professor Ramsey Norton used the container to dump chemical by-products of his failed experiments, and pouring in a failed growth hormone led the sludge to gain sentience.
Quick answers
When does Absolute Superman #24 release?
Absolute Superman #24 is available October 7 from DC Comics.
Who is the creative team on Absolute Superman #24?
The issue is written by Jason Aaron with art by Juan Ferreyra and Rafa Sandoval.
What is Chemo in the Absolute Universe?
Chemo appears as a sentient mass of toxic waste that seems to lose control and contort in agonizing pain, described by John Henry Irons as a laundry list of lethal pollutants.