The Daring new Blog of Supergirl

  • Supergirl (2025) By Sophie Campbell

    DC solicitations for May 2025 were released yesterday, February 20th. A continuation of the Summer of Superman initiative includes many new titles, but this announcement is by far my favorite. The synopsis that is shown in DC Connect issue #58 reads

    “Kara Zor-El has been a key member of the Super-Family in Metropolis, but what happens when she strikes out on her own? Follow Kara as she returns to her roots in Midvale…home of Supergirl! But how could this be?! Our hero has not been back home in years, and the protector of that town has been saving the day for weeks. Can Supergirl stop the imposter before they steal her fresh start and life?”

    This book makes me very excited for a number of reasons. It is the first new Supergirl book in over 3 years and the first new ongoing since 2020 and I have personally been very desperate for new Supergirl stories. I also really like the idea of Supergirl returning to Midvale, Metroplis has gotten very crowded over the last couple years since Clark came back from Warworld. At one point it seemed like there were 8 people living in Lois and Clark’s apartment, so letting at least some of those characters move out into their own homes and cities makes a lot of sense to me. In addition, having read a lot of those early appearances of Supergirl in Action Comics, I’ve grown quite fond of the town of Midvale and the stories that were told there. All that being said, I think the part of this title that has me most excited for is the creative team.

    Sophie Campbell is writing and doing art for this book, she has worked on a number of comics for many different publishers including TMNT and Jem and the Holograms for IDW, and Wet Moon for Oni Press. I have not read much of her work aside from a handful of issues of Jem, but she seems very talented and I’m excited that she is coming to work for DC on my favorite character, Supergirl. In addition to Sophie, colorist Tamra Bonvillain is working on the book. I am much more familiar with her work since she’s done work on Batman Superman World’s Finest and the 2019 Captain Marvel comics. While these 2 creators are extremely talented, I’m mostly excited because they’re both trans women. As a trans woman myself, I love to see myself represented in a media that I love. It brings me a similar joy that I felt when Nicole Maines was cast in season 4 of Supergirl and the stories she helped tell of her character Dreamer both on screen and as she continues to appear in comics. I look forward to reading this book and I’m so excited to see what these creators bring to the character.

  • Supergirl in the Multiverse: Earth-1

    Earth-1, also sometimes written as Earth One. Earth One was a collection of OGN (Original Graphic Novels) that DC published from 2010 to 2021. There are a total of 13 OGN including 3 based on Supergirl. This universe was mostly based around creating new, more modern versions of DC Comics characters.

    The Earth-1 Supergirl is not a character that was introduced as part of the series. Because of this, I have taken some aspects of the stories and characters as presented in the Earth One stories and created my own backstory and character design.

    This Supergirl is Kara Zod-El, daughter of Zod-El who was depicted as Superman’s uncle in this universe. Zod-El was part of a group of Kryptonians that were exploring space to colonize other planets. My idea for a backstory involves her being born on one of these colonies on a planet called Argo. Either because Argo is going to be destroyed, or because she hears of her father’s death, she is rocketed to earth to meet her cousin. The plot would center around Kal trying to teach her the ways of Earth and her trying to hunt down her father’s killer to take revenge.

    As with all of my Supergirl in the Multiverse posts, this is my own artwork and it depicts Supergirl of Earth-1 in a costume designed with elements of Kal-El and Zod-El’s costumes and also depicts some of Earth One’s Metropolis in the background. In the top right there is a motif of the Supergirl S and a white 1 on top of it.

  • Supergirl in the Multiverse: Earth-0

    Earth-0, sometimes called Earth-1, Earth-Prime, or New Earth. This is the main universe of DC Comics. The current DC multiverse has the main stories taking place in Earth-0 and this is where I will start my exploration of the various versions of the Supergirl character throughout the local – and eventually the infinite – multiverse.

    The Earth-0 Supergirl first appeared as a cameo in Flashpoint #5 from August 2011, and then started her own series with Supergirl #1 in September that year. Earth-0 shares many similarities to the aforementioned Earths 1, Prime, and New. Because of this, the first appearance of this version of Supergirl can also be listed as Action Comics #252 from March of 1959.

    This Supergirl is Kara Zor-El, daughter of Alura and Zor-El from Krypton and cousin to Superman (Kal-El). Most often her origin includes the city of Argo surviving the destruction of Krypton for a time after the destruction of the rest of the planet. After some time floating in space the ground begins to irradiate and turn into Kryptonite. To save Kara, her father Zor-El launches her in a rocket to Earth to join her cousin Superman and become Supergirl.

    As with all of my Supergirl in the Multiverse posts, this is my own artwork and it depicts Supergirl of Earth-0 in her iconic blue costume with a red skirt and red cape. She is shown standing on an ambiguous rocky terrain. In the background it shows space and Argo City. A motif of the Supergirl symbol and a number 0 is in the top right corner.