DC Announces Supergirl: Being Super Miniseries
on art duties. The book will be a coming of age tale centered on a 16-year-old Kara who is just [...]
Comic publishers are always looking for ways to engage new readers, and the recent success of Supergirl provides a perfect opportunity to court some new fans.
Enter Supergirl: Being Super, a new miniseries from the creative team of Eisner Award winning author Mariko Tamaki (This One Summer) and the talented Joelle Jones (Lady Killer) on art duties. The book will be a coming of age tale centered on a 16-year-old Kara who is just starting to take control of her powers.
"I've had so much fun working on this project with DC and Joëlle," says Tamaki. "Clearly, I'm a writer with a devoted interest in adolescence, so it's been a thrill having the opportunity to explore the alien side of 16."
The series will be self-contained, separate from the ongoing Supergirl series that recently launched. Each issue will be in prestige format and will come in at 48 pages.
"Working with Mariko on this book has been great! The format is giving me a chance to do something very different and I feel lucky that DC is giving us the freedom to really play with this character," says Jones. "I hope fans have as much fun reading it as I have had drawing it!"
The first issue of Supergirl: Being Super hits shelves on December 28th, but you can check out a special preview of the book in the gallery. You can find the official description below.
Imagine this: You're an alien. You have super powers. You are SUPERGIRL. But you're also 16, a teenager just trying to survive the day-to-day life of high school. The upside is, yes, you can fly, you can crush diamonds with your bare hands. The downside is that being super can be a super complicated and super confusing thing to be, especially when the whole being super thing is a secret.
This is the story of Kara Danvers, known to her home planet of Krypton as Kara Zor El. On the one hand, Kara is a typical teen, navigating relationships, friendships, and classes, on the other she's a being with immense power and potential, with the added responsibility of managing her developing super powers. As if transitioning into adulthood wasn't hard enough!
As Kara turns 16, her powers begin manifesting in bizarre hot flashes, glowing zits, symptoms that are becoming harder to control. That's right, two words, ALIEN ZITS. This new series is more than just heroics. It is the action-packed and heartfelt story of Kara Danvers and her attempts to balance the roles of teenager and hero.
