Supergirl has always been an entertaining side-note to the “Superman Family” that I kinda-sorta ignored. There was an occasional story that was fun to read, and she had a good run with the Legion of Super-Heroes but she just wasn’t what I read comics for.
But then DC unleashed Wednesday Comics in 2009 which had a Supergirl strip by Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner, and it was pure joy in a comic book. For the first time I could remember, I was a fan of Supergirl.
And then Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow dropped in 2021.
This was a brilliant turn for the character. It sought to give Supergirl a story that was more than “girl-version-of-Superman.” Because unlike Superman, who was a baby when he escaped the destruction of Krypton, Supergirl was a teen who experienced it all. And the pain of such loss became the focus of her arc in the series which was a great story on top of it all.
Now I was beyond a fan. I was in love with the character because we finally got an interesting take. She wasn’t a “version” of anybody. She was her own separate entity with her own issues to work through. So you can imagine how thrilled I was when I found out that the story was to serve as the basis for the new Supergirl movie. James Gunn was not wanting to release a “girl Superman” project… he took a script by Ana Nogueira that was inspired by the book from Tom King and Bilquis Evely, handed it to director Craig Gillespie, and let them run with it.
And this trailer looks as if it’s going to be absolutely everything I was hoping for…
Krypto being given such a prominent role in the new DC Universe of films is fantastic because Gunn made him be a draw for a segment of the audience who might not be into comic books. Just like he did with Rocket in the Guardians of the Galaxy films.
And to say I’m excited to see this is a massive understatement.
But then…
I’m not going to a theater for this, but I 100% will be watching this…
If it’s even half as funny as it looks, it’ll still be worth a watch.