The Concept and Characters: “All teenagers are aliens in some way or another.” That’s the unofficial tagline for this Supergirl relaunch, written by Michael Green and Mike Johnson, a pair of writers with plenty of experience with aliens, superheroes, and characters trying to find their place in the world.
Though many of us may still have memories of the terrible Helen Slater movie to clog up our nostalgia for the character, Supergirl has been a strong property for DC Comics for a long time. A young girl with the powers of Superman. His Kyptonian cousin. It’s a simple concept, with strong visual appeal. She’s arguably second only to Wonder Woman as the most recognizable female superhero in history. Yet, her inherent wide-eyed innocence has given writers trouble since the end of the Silver Age. She is such an embodiment of that sci-fi, silly, enthusiastic age of bygone superheroes that attempts to rebrand the character for a modern audience have led to variations and reboots, revamps and reimaginings.
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