Supergirl in the Multiverse: Earth-46

Earth-46 is the last of the “New 52” universes introduced alongside the New 52 DC Reboot to get “mapped”. The idea of “mapping” a universe is an in universe term for exploration of a universe and exploration of differences from the prime universe. Batman Gargoyle of Gotham, a story that started in 2023, is created, written, and illustrated by Rafael Grampa. This story shows Batman as the orphaned child of Thomas and Martha Wayne, who takes up the mantle of Batman to protect others from the same fate. This all seems pretty similar to the main DC Universe and the only real difference seems to be that this Batman seems to have a much different array of baddies to go up against like Doctor Geist who seems to be the primary antagonist of the miniseries.

While doing this series I have encountered a handful of universes that are rather under-developed or “unmapped”. Universes like 18, 31, 43, and 44 all have very few appearances, but the have a very clear premise like Wild West, Pirate, Vampire, and Metal Men. Earth-46 on the other hand has a single (currently unfinished) story associated with it, and this story seems to not stray very far from the Earth-0 histories. This leaves me with significantly less to work with when creating a Supergirl representative. While there were a couple characters in the universe I considered pursuing as representatives of the Supergirl role, none of them really fit in my opinion. I also get the feeling that this universe would not have a Superman and as such wouldn’t have a Supergirl, although stories like Batman Red Rain, and Batman Gotham by Gaslight also have that sort of vibe when only looking at the first entry. I set out this year with a specific goal in mind and I plan to follow through, so for this universe I have taken some of Grampa’s design elements in his Batman and applied them to a Supergirl, although as the story advances and expands, I may revisit the universe someday.

As with all my Supergirl in the Multiverse posts, this is my own artwork. Supergirl-46 is flying above a fog ridden city. In her left hand she is stopping an unidentified object crashing in from the top right. She is illuminated from below and a helicopter can be seen behind her. The top right has a motif of Supergirl’s symbol with a 46 on top of it.