Mild Mannered Reviews – Supergirl #1

Supergirl #1

Scheduled to arrive in stores: May 14, 2025
Cover date: July 2025

“Misadventures in Midvale” – Part One

Writer: Sophie Campbell
Artist: Sophie Campbell
Cover: Sophie Campbell
Variant Covers: Stanley “Artgerm” Lau; Pablo Villalobos; Joshua Middleton; Bilquis Evely and Matheus Lopes; W. Scott Forbes; Nicola Scott and Annette Kwok

Reviewed by: Tony Parker

While the Summer of Superman kicks into full gear, Supergirl takes a step back from the Superman family and all the Supercorp stuff. Her constantly busy life (dealing with shark villains and the bottled city of Kandor, for instance) is getting tiring, and a change of pace seems necessary, as does a confidence boost, with her usual fears of being stuck in Superman’s shadow popping up again (when offered the chance to help Lar-On, a Kryptonian lycanthrope, redeem, she rejects it).

So when her DEA agent parents Jeremiah and Eliza Danvers invite her to their house warming party back in Midvale (having moved back), a reluctant but intrigued Kara accepts. Going backwards is usually a mistake, but perhaps a mile in Linda Danvers’ shoes might be welcome.

But, of course, the Maid of Might doesn’t get to take breaks. The moment she sets red boots back in Midvale, strange things begin to happen: her parents are selling her original Supergirl costumes, the town has a new gadget reliant Supergirl who accuses her of being an imposter and attacks her, and what’s worse…

Her adoptive parents don’t recognize her… And a different Linda Danvers walks down the stairs. Who is this imposter Supergirl?

Or… Is Kara the imposter?

To Be Continued…

Story – 5: Readers may remember that 4 years ago, I reviewed a Supergirl run before, the famous Woman of Tomorrow run by Tom King, praised by all… Except me.

Now, I must confess I do think I was overly harsh back then (I wouldn’t mind a chance to re-review it before the new movie next year), though I still find it a little too Tom King-ish for my tastes.

Regardless, when the opportunity came up to review one of the biggest books on the docket, plus take a second swing at a character I love, I took it with both hands. I’m super excited to see a new Supergirl run, and see where it goes!

So far, it’s been quite intriguing, as we’re seemingly headed towards your “Suburbia Mystery” angle, one that worked wonders with The Visions and Wandavision. Kara (who feels a lot more balanced in this run than in previous, not too sweet and not too spicy) is still dealing with same old problems we’ve seen before (a concern for sure), but she seems just a little wiser about it, aware that she really should be leaving those things behind by now. I hope this run will acknowledge that any problems she had with Clark REALLY should have been resolved by now, and she can just be her own hero.

I do find it quite fascinating that we’re headed back to these old timey roots for Supergirl. You don’t see that much of the old Linda Danvers identity, and it makes me wonder if the idea is to revisit these old foundations in order for Kara to finally settle on who she is.

Even more fascinating is this imposter Supergirl (assuming of course that the Kara we’re following isn’t the imposter, which I doubt). Who could possibly impersonate a Kyptonian well enough to fly, not to mention potentially have the smarts to build gadgets and the mental powers to brainwash those closest to her? Perhaps this is a deep cut villain I’m not aware of, or someone totally new, but my bet would be some sort of Kandor villain. Why else show us the bottled city?

I do also wonder if this run will influence (or be influenced) by the new movie next year. Sure, it’s mainly taking after Woman of Tomorrow, but still, companies love their synergy. Perhaps this Supergirl will be the model for how she acts post first movie? Something to think about.

To surmise, this is a fun and fresh start to a new run, with an unexpected mystery angle. Kara has recently become a bit of a “angry fists first approach” character, and I’d love to see her use her brains a bit more and get involved in a closer to home emotional story. Let’s see if it holds up for me better than the previous time!


Art – 4: Saw some say they don’t like this art, but I’m not sure why? It invokes an almost Archie Comics style (befitting of the suburban angle), the colors are warm and summery, the designs feel as classic as ever (Kara’s costume is pretty much the most iconic version of it). Outside of a slightly too yellowy Krypto, I’m not sure I see a problem.


Cover Art – 4: Basic? Yes. But it’s one of my favorite superheroes looking just the way she should. Approved.


Variant Cover Art – 5: Can I marry a variant cover?


Variant Cover Art – 3: A little too glossy, but I love the action pose, very dynamic.


Variant Cover Art – 2: Face is weird, but I like the background.


Variant Cover Art – 1: Not sure why ANYONE would want a blank variant but… Okay?


Variant Cover Art – 4: One of the few things I loved about Woman of Tomorrow was Bilquis Evely, who makes Supergirl feel ethereal. It’s not my vibe, but I’m not gonna pretend it doesn’t look amazing each time.


Variant Cover Art – 5: Relates to the story and just an awesome and funny cover in general. Like a Norman Rockwell painting.


Variant Cover Art – 3: A nice cover of David Corenswet.


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