Books I Like: Superman/Batman: Supergirl

 

Books I Like: Superman/Batman: Supergirl aka The Supergirl From Krypton

Writer: Jeph Loeb

Artwork: Michael Turner

When Batman discovers a mysterious and powerful teenaged girl bent on destroying Gotham City, she soon captures the attention of Superman, Wonder Woman and even Darkseid and his Female Furies. Who is she, and whose side will she end up on? What is her connection to Superman? Why does Wonder Woman want to hide her from the outside world? How will Darkseid recruit her into doing his bidding?

I'll admit, this stuck with me upon original seeing it, mostly due to Michael Turner's gorgeous artwork and his glorious rendition of Kara Zor-El. Were he still with us, I'm certain Michael Turner's artwork would trigger all sorts of people these days.

One of the things I also enjoyed about this graphic novel was Batman and Superman's different reactions to the girl who dropped from the sky. Brought home how they are connected and yet so different.

And oh yeah, Wonder Woman's there as well completing the DC Trinity. Yes this was made into a wonderful DC Animated movie called Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, though I'd love to see a live-action version of this and wouldn't mind it were done beat for beat.

 

 Come on HBO Max! Though, in someways I'd fear an adaption being done now, since I doubt it could not end up becoming woke. Though Supergirl is a central plot point of the book, its really more about Clark and Bruce dealing with the ramifications of an untrained Kryptonian teenager rather then the teen herself. This might be glossed over in favor of a misplaced "girl power" plotline in our current environment.