Tag: Supergirl in the Multiverse

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.

Earth-45 is a world without heroes, or at least it was. Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and Jimmy Olsen worked together to build a machine that can turn thoughts into real tangible things. They wanted to use this machine to create a hero for their world. Unfortunately soon after creating the machine their funding ran out and they sought out sponsors. Unfortunately Overcorp gained control over their machine and worked together to give people what they wanted; a brutal powerful antihero named Super-Doomsday. This brutal monster would work with Overcorp to eliminate crime and the result was the world pushed into a corporate dictatorship with Overcorp and their monster in charge.

Once again we are met with a universe without a Supergirl. My idea for this universe’s girl of steel is a successor to Super-Doomsday. Overcorp, after the raging success of their first hero, go about and create a follow-up, Super-Reign. Super-Reign is just as brutal and menacing and helps further push Overcorp into leaders of the world. While Super-Doomsday is of course a combination of Superman and his foe Doomsday, Super-Reign is likewise an amalgamation of Supergirl and one of her more brutal foes; Reign the Worldkiller.

As with all my Supergirl in the Multiverse posts, this is my own artwork. Super-Reign stands tall hoisting a large sword over her shoulder. There is a decimated landscape full of rubble and fog all around her. The top right features a motif of the Overcorp symbol with a 45 on top of it.

In short, Earth-44 is a universe where members of the Justice League are merged with members of the Metal Men. Characters like Gold Superman, Platinum Wonder Woman, Iron Batman, and others make up a team called the Metal League. The Metal League is a team of robots designed and built by Doc Will Tornado based on heroes from comics he read as a kid.

A version of this universe does show up in Infinite Crisis: Fight for the Multiverse and there is a Supergirl-44 much like the Arcane Supergirl from all the way back on Earth-13 of Supergirl in the Multiverse. The Supergirl-44 that is shown in the comic however is relatively unexplored and I’m personally not that big a fan of her look. For my drawing this week I have put together what I’m calling Electrum Supergirl. For her design I’m leaning a bit more into the classic Metal Men (and Metal Women) look and using electrum as opposed to gold to help set her apart from Superman.

As with all my Supergirl in the Multiverse posts, this is my own artwork. Electrum Supergirl is standing in front of a large computer displaying “INTRUDER ALERT”. Electrum Supergirl is deflecting laser blasts coming from offscreen. A motif in the top right has Electrum Supergirl’s symbol with a 44 on top of it.

Threatened by scarlet acid rain, a somehow more menacing Gotham is inhabited by the supernatural creatures know colloquially as vampires. Earth-43 has gone by many names since its inception including Vampire World, and Earth-1191 but is most know for the story that introduced the concept: Batman and Dracula: Red Rain. The general concept for the universe is that vampires are real, and throughout the events of Red Rain, Batman himself gets infected with this undead disease. While the initial trilogy of stories from this universe focus pretty strictly on the Dark Knight, more recent iterations have explored a wider DC roster of characters to encounter a vampiric foe.

The maid of might has yet to show up in this universe in any version, although a Ultraman does exist in the most recent version of Earth-43. My concept for this universe’s Supergirl is not as a vampire, but as a vampire slayer. My thoughts are that Kara Zor-El lands on earth after surviving the destruction of her home-world and is quickly met with a vampiric threat. Kara soon realizes her enhanced powers on this planet can come in handy to take on this unnatural threat. She takes to studying how to take out these monsters and finds out her cousin is one of these monsters and sets her mission on taking him out.

As with all my Supergirl in the Multiverse posts, this is my own artwork. Supergirl of Earth-43 stands in the foreground, her iconic look of a blue tunic and red skirt is further adorned with a dark red overcoat, she holds a wooden stake up in her left hand. The background shows stone walls leading to a dark hallway with a coffin at the end of it. The top right corner features a motif of Supergirl’s S symbol with a 43 on top of it.

The events of Superman/Batman #51-51 feature a collection of small heroes with large heads called “Little Leaguers”. This concept would be revisited for the Multiverse in the New 52 as Earth-42. The universe features characters that are small in stature with exagerated features and large heads and in a word are very cute. These heroes have an almost cartoon quality to them and even mention as such when they’re stuck on Earth-0, although they also have some similarities to the imps from the 5th dimension. Along with the cute look of the Little Leaguers, they also have alternate backstories to those of the heroes we know and love. Batman for instance, took up the cape and cowl in order to bring justice to Gotham after witnessing his parents get pushed over and Superman has been rocketed to Earth to save him from the rain that has covered Krypton. It can be assumed that all the heroes of this universe have similarly altered origin stories that remove any sort of major tragedy.

Supergirl does show up in the aforementioned Little Leaguers story, however her origin isn’t revealed. From Superman’s origin, we do know that Krypton suffered a terrible catastrophe of never ending rain. It is safe to say that similar to his brother, Zor-El may have also wanted to save those close to him. Perhaps he would’ve encased the entire city of Argo under a protective bubble that saves them from the ongoing rainstorms around them. And while Zor-El and his wife Alura settle into their new dome life they have a daughter named Kara. The family lives together for many years until suddenly the rain threatens the city. Zor-El gets to work on getting the city into the Survival Zone, but doesn’t want to risk his daughter and uses the same rocket design his brother used many years before to rocket Kara to earth to become Supergirl.

As with all my Supergirl in the Multiverse posts, this is my own artwork. This drawing depicts the Fortress of Solitude from Earth-43 with the Supergirl of this universe joyusly flying through it. In the background we can see common trophies from the Fortress including the bottle city of Kandor, the Titanic, a piece of Kryptonite, and Superman’s Rocket. The top right features a motif with Supergirl-42’s S symbol with a 42 on top of it.