Tag: Supergirl in the Multiverse

Earth A.D. or Earth After Destruction. Earth-51 shows us a world devastated by a great disaster which left the human race on the verge of extinction. The remaining human population has regressed to more animalistic lifestyle, and animal life has evolved to become the dominate race. Tribes of tigers, gorillas, dolphins, and many other animals all now rule the planet keeping humans as either pets or slaves. It seems the last hope for human kind is Kamandi, the last boy on earth.

At some point during Kamandi’s travels he encounters an alien life form initially existing as a ball of fire. This being eventually takes a humanoid form based on Kamandi’s but chosen by herself. She takes the form that you see above and is named by Dr. Canus as Pretty Pyra due to her pyrokinetic powers. We later find out she comes from a planet called Zirandus where all the residents are beings of pure energy.

As with all my Supergirl in the Multiverse posts, this is my own artwork. Pyra is shown standing on top of her spaceship. She is expelling a fire blast. The background shows devastated skyscrapers and war machines. The top right corner has a white circle representing Pyra with a 51 on top of it.

Earth-50 is an alternate reality of the “Timmverse” which is designated as Earth-12. Originally meant to be a Crime Syndicate or Earth-3 style universe, the storyline would shift to be a bit more like The Authority. This universe is home to the Justice Lords, an evolution of the Justice League that came about as the result of Lex Luthor killing the Flash, Superman would retaliate with killing Lex Luthor. The Justice League (now Lords) would shift from reactive to proactive in their crime fighting and would turn the world into a police state. Along with the murder of Lex Luthor, Lord Superman would begin lobotomizing other League foes to prevent further crime from happening on their world. The Justice Lords first appeared in the Justice League episode titled “A Better World” but would have a few more mentions in Justice League Unlimited and would have a prominent role in the Justice League Beyond 2.0 comic storyline “Justice Lords Beyond”.

Kara In-Ze was present as Supergirl as part of the Timmverse so it is assumed her history would be similar in this universe. In the appearances of the Justice Lords Supergirl has not shown up but it would seem reasonable to assume that she would either join the ranks of the other Lords or be lobotomized in Arkham with any other super powered foe that defied the Justice Lords. Her joining the ranks of Lord Superman and the rest of the team is in fact just more fun to draw and the design for Lord Superman is just immaculate. I’ve taken elements of the Lord Superman design and mixed it with the JLU Supergirl costume for the Lady Supergirl shown here.

As with all my Supergirl in the Multiverse posts, this is my own artwork. Lady Supergirl is hovering above and looking down. Her eyes are glowing red to represent heat vision and her hands are on her hips. There are skyscrapers in the background towering up around her. The top right corner has a motif of Lady Supergirl’s S Symbol with a 50 on top of it.

Coming from a world of Injustice brought on by the Joker killing Lois Lane and the unborn child of Superman. This resulted in Superman killing the Joker and then turning the world into a police state and murdering countless other villains and anyone who opposed his rule. This created a major rift in the hero community with Batman leading a resistance against this new dictator-esque Superman. It would take 5 years for the resistance to finally overpower and imprison Superman. This storyline is that of the Injustice video game as well as the tie-in comics.

Supergirl of this universe wouldn’t show up at all until the Injustice 2 comic as well as the Injustice 2 video game. It was in the time after Superman’s prison sentence where a spaceship landed near Kahndaq. This spaceship of course brings Kara Zor-El to earth. Black Adam begins telling her about the events that transpired but did so in a way that built up Superman as a hero and Batman’s resistance as villains. She remains hidden as a secret weapon until the world is threatened by an AMAZO android and she swoops in to save the day. Supergirl would continue to fight alongside Wonder Woman and the rest of Superman’s side of the fight but would continue to prioritize saving lives.

As with all my Supergirl in the Multiverse posts, this is my own artwork. Supergirl-49 is crouched with a strained look. She is holding up a large pillar that is crumbling around her. Rubble is built up behind her. She is backlit with light rays shining through under her arm. The top right corner features a motif of Supergirl’s S symbol with a 49 on top of it.

This universe has been know by many names, using both 47 and 72 as numerical values and also existing as part of the Dreamworld, to me it is best described as Earth-Prez. Starting with a very short lived series starting in 1972, Prez, we are introduced to a world that, soon after amendment 26 allowed 18 year-olds to vote, has dropped the legal age to run for presidency to the age of 18. The main character we follow in this universe is President Prez Rickards who was know for being adept at fixing clocks, wanting to help bring peace, and being elected as president of the united states when he was just 18. The universe has only come up a few times since the initial Prez series, but in more recent years the “Love Syndicate” has also been included along with Prez and it’s generally seen as a 70s era earth.

In 2015, as part of the DC You initiative, Prez got a reimagining. This series is set in the near future of 2048, and follows the 18 year old Beth Ross. Beth stumbles into the presidency after a viral video of hers leaks and the voting (that takes place on twitter in the year 2048) pushes her to victory as a write in candidate. Beth starts her presidency by going around the world and apologizing to other countries on the behalf of her predecessors and spends most her time as president trying to clean up everyone else’s messes and tries her best to work for those in need and against those in power.

As with all my Supergirl in the Multiverse posts, this is my own artwork. Beth Ross is seated at her presidential desk in the White House Oval Office. Beth has her feet up on her desk while drinking a slushie and looking at her phone. Her desk also has an overflowing wastebin beside it and a stack of paper on top of it. The top right has a motif of the Prez logo with a 47 on top of it.

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.