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Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman— 1x08, Smart Kids

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The little Clark cheering Lois on in the background is killing me

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pre-crisis!kara was wild. they should bring back this energy.

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Yes, my cousin probably wrote you. Umm, maybe you got his letter under "K" for "Kent"? SUPERGIRL 1984 || dir. JEANNOT SZWARC

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there's an alternate universe out there where kara didn't get killed off in COIE and was allowed to live through the 90s and look like this:

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Am I the only one who's noticed that Supergirl designs have been booty cheeks up until recently?

Here, just lemme show you.

Her Debut Suit:

This cover was recreated by somebody for those who can't tell. But it's the same cover and this is what I could pull up quickly. So this first suit is fine. Gets the job done. Doesn't feel gratitutious. It's a little safe, little unrefined. But that's what a first suit is for. The idea's out in the world. The cool part about comics is the fact that there's a revolving door of people with ideas to bounce off of yours. Let's have this be our baseline. 5/10

There's an interlude of suits here, but I can't find them all.

Crisis on Infinite Earths Costume

Apparently, Screenrant isn't fond of this suit, but I also trust Screenrant as much as I trust my local politician these days. So screw 'em. I think this design kind of rocks. I like how they clearly tried to evolve her look in a way that's different from Clark's while still having the baseline stay the same. I like how the cape goes into the crest. I'm even kind of a sucker for the stupid headband. My only complaint is the skirt feels a little too high which can cause a lesser artist to sexualize her, but, modern day comics have proven that you can prevent this problem by either making the skirt a litle longer, changing the skirt into those half skirt-half shorts thingies, or having Kara wear spandex beneath it. Overall, an admirable attempt at evolution. 7/10

Post Crisis Supergirl (and all adjacent designs)

I have these designs in order of "hate the most" to "hate the least". I absolutely DESPISE Kara's comic post-crisis look on literally every level. I hate how it feels like a cheerleader outfit. I hate how BLUE it all is. I hate how the outfit feels DESIGNED to be sexualized. It's just a bad look. Not just for her, but for feminist representation in comics as a whole. I have the same complaint for the other two. But Kara's first DCAU suit feels more homemade, which I'm fine with. Her second one has a fine enough color scheme. The skirt isn't frickin BLUE. But overall, it doesn't feel like a superhero design. It feels like the worst person you know in high school wanted to dress slutty to the Halloween party (which there's nothing wrong with that if you dressed up slutty in high school, nobody should've been perving on you anyways) and threw together a slapdash Supergirl outfit. 3/10. Uncreative for people literally PAID to be creative.

New 52 Supergirl:

A step in the right direction, but, not my personal favorite. I get that this suit is supposed to line up with the New 52 super costumes. HOWEVER, I just don't like the New 52 super designs. I just think it's too complicated. I admit this is a personal preference thing, but, I like my superhero designs simple. I believe that you've designed a superhero right when a child can draw one in class with relative ease. This costume is fine, I don't disparage its fans. It's just not for me. 5/10. Objectively not bad, just not for me.

Rebirth Suit:

A much BETTER step in the right direction. It takes all the notes I've given and streamlines it the best it can. It still feels like a CW suit, which is fine, but it's just a note. Can't really change or disparage it for that. I give it the "real solid" award. 7/10.

Woman of Tomorrow MK I:

Perfect. Perfection. No notes. I love the golden trimmings. I don't know if it's Bilquis Everly's design philosophy, but I love how her top is kinda baggy, I love the cape, I love everything about this suit. I love how her belt is kind of like a corset. It's helps to round out the colors well. Just absolutely perfect. 10/10. No notes. Do this.

Woman of Tomorrow MK II:

If you need to "modernize" the costume, then this gets the job done just fine. I'm not ecstatic about it, but I think y'all can tell that's just my preference when it comes to DC designs. I like them simple. I like my Superman to have trunks and look dorky. I like my Supergirl to follow suit. I am really fond of the cape collar. They did something like that in Superman Up in the Sky and I liked it there, too. Overall, solid, but not for me. 8.5/10.

Current Suit:

The epitome of fine. I'm still a believer that jackets are to the 2010's as pouches were to the 90's, but still fine. It's just missing something. Dan Mora typically has the sauce here (and he cooks with her design in World's Finest), but something here isn't clicking for me. 6/10.

Overall, Supergirl's designs didn't really begin to get good until recently. And that makes me sad.

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woman of tomorrow if it slayed:

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She shouldn't have died in the first place but if I were tasked with reintroducing Kara to post-crisis I'd do a story of how she somehow survived COIE and her body was in stasis this whole time or whatever because at least that way I'm not ageing her down and stripping her of literally everything that made her who she was

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this isn't a fully developed opinion that i have but mariko tamaki is to kara what tom taylor is to dick

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SUPERGIRL (2005) #56

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i don’t wanna hijack someone’s else’s post, but i think it’s poignant to remember that eliminating pre crisis kara allowed dc creative to move forward with their horny incest dreams, something readers had clocked wayyyy back when supergirl first entered the scene. not only were they blatantly misogynist, but they created their own opening to push forth superman/supergirl, even if they only really achieved it through linda and pre-crisis clark. this isn’t to knock on linda/clark stannies, but the reality was dc always trying to find a way to sexualize superman and supergirl’s relationship. and they did, and when that didn’t pan out, rebooted kara for new krypton, and just gave her another genocide to mourn. they hate pre crisis kara the same way they hate lois being a career woman. it makes their skin crawl that women can be something more than broodmares and shipping toys. pre crisis kara has some of the most powerful storytelling in dc, and her death MATTERED. they put her in the vault to give us imitations of a supergirl that they let lex abuse and clark fall in love with because the future iterations are NOT equal to clark. pre crisis kara MADE herself an equal. they fear her character because it doesn’t allow superman to be the only el worth mentioning.

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Kinda funny to me how Kara hasn't really been herself since her reintroduction in post-crisis while Linda Danvers/Matrix who's supposed to be a completely different character is basically just pre-crisis Kara with a different backstory and some new powers

Like there's obviously the name Linda Danvers, but then we also have

Her brunette hair that's even styled the same way

Fred Danvers as her father

Dick Malverne as her love interest

Her passion for art

Also just her personality in general

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Supergirl/Matrix by Stuart Immonen

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I genuinely think there should never be another re-printing of The Killing Joke that doesn't include "Oracle: Year One" in it

Or well, that's the bare minimum I'd accept, and regardless of anything else that happens it's still a good idea. However, what I actually want is a "Rise of Oracle" companion trade (clearly marked as "TKJ: The Aftermath" or something similar, like the Road to No Man's Land companion trades were marked as being related to the No Man's Land saga) that includes these stories:

Shown: Batgirl Special (1988); The Killing Joke (1988); Oracle Year One: "Born from Hope", from Batman Chronicles #5 (1996); Suicide Squad: Out of Control (1991); DC First: Batgirl/Joker (2002); and Birds of Prey (1999) #124

At minimum, DC should never let The Killing Joke be reprinted again without providing additional context that examines the aftermath of that story and its impact on Barbara Gordon. The original story is already misogynistic enough without DC continuing to uncritically reprint it year after year.

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i also think the nightwing butt jokes are unfunny and annoying but it really kills me whenever someone goes "could you imagine if they did this to a female character??!!?!??!!!" in response. like yeah. i could imagine that actually. what fucking planet do you live on.

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Thinking about kara...