I enjoyed the limited tour through the DC Universe as Supergirl seeks an answer to her dilemma. She talks to the Teen Titans, and Robin gives her the first piece of her answer by giving her something from Superboy (Kon-El). Her conversation with Wonder Woman during a battle further cements the answer to the problem.
But it’s the appearance of Lana Lang, Clark’s teen crush, that really seals the deal. Gates obviously has far-reaching plans for the character since he’s set her up as an opponent to Lex Luthor (potentially marked for death?) and because he’s bringing Lana back to The Daily Planet.
Not only that, but Gates acknowledges the L. L. initials of the women in Superman’s life in a way that blew me away.
Currently, Gates is part of the triumvirate that’s holding down the Kryptonian franchise in DC Comics that’s going to put the super back in superhero. James Robinson is scripting Superman and Geoff Johns is scripting Action Comics.
The three have already written an overlapping epic involving the Bottle City of Kandor (a longtime part of Superman’s mythos), and I’m looking forward to seeing what they do.
If you haven’t picked up an issue of Supergirl in a long time, now is the time to do so. I suspect Gates’s run on the series will last, and these early issues are going to turn out to be hard-to-find collectible editions. He’s going to give us a Supergirl we haven’t seen, a slew of new Supergirl-centric villains, and storylines that flip back and forth between heroics and humanity. (I’ve even heard that Streaky the Super Cat is coming back in a fashion like Krypto that will be both palatable and endearing!)
Welcome to your first series, Sterling Gates. I look forward to being even further engaged in the new Supergirl myth you’re weaving.
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1 - Natalie Bennett
Thanks Mel for the interesting outline of Supergirl and how it ties in with social developments.