Woman of Tomorrow has been on my list for a while, and the recent summer movie inspired me to complete it.
I wasn't really sure what to expect, but had heard overwhelmingly good things about it, and that was enough for me. If you need more, here's a bit of a premise: it's kind of a space fantasy epic, told in episodes.
I wasn't really sure what to expect, but had heard overwhelmingly good things about it, and that was enough for me. If you need more, here's a bit of a premise: it's kind of a space fantasy epic, told in episodes.
Ruthye is this little girl from this large family, whose father was murdered by what you could call a bandit, or a pirate. Ruthye vows to go on a quest for revenge to kill her father's murderer, and enlists Supergirl. Somehow, Supergirl agrees. Not the least of which being the bandit, Krem, beat up her dog.
Ruthye and Supergirl play off each other really well, and it comes off as a travel buddy story. What's unique about this story is the take on Supergirl: somehow Tom King found the dimension of Supergirl that's never been told before, yet rings true in a way you would never have thought. She is a survivor of losing her entire family and birthright. She is among the last of the Kryptonians, and she carries that with a gruff cynicism and minimal communication. Pair that with Ruthye's naivete and flowery wordiness, and they make a great pair.
Ruthye and Supergirl play off each other really well, and it comes off as a travel buddy story. What's unique about this story is the take on Supergirl: somehow Tom King found the dimension of Supergirl that's never been told before, yet rings true in a way you would never have thought. She is a survivor of losing her entire family and birthright. She is among the last of the Kryptonians, and she carries that with a gruff cynicism and minimal communication. Pair that with Ruthye's naivete and flowery wordiness, and they make a great pair.
It's been long enough that I don't have many more specifics about the story, but here's some pretty pictures.
A great 'thesis statement' for this Supergirl:
Coolest comic book moment here: Krem gets ahold of a 'Mordru globe,' which just teleports someone (your enemy) way, way far away so that it'd take years for them to get back to you. Supergirl gets through the first one with time, but for the second one, she rides her space horse until science loses meaning, and the Mordru globe dissipates. I guess you could say it's the point where she travels faster than light, and the principles of modern science do not apply?
SPOILERS ENSUE BELOW:
I think that ending is worth talking about. While Ruthye herself narrates that Supergirl kills Krem, they show Ruthye releasing Krem from the Phantom Zone after millennia of punishment and theoretically, reformation. Krem says that he's learned the error of his ways and is likely reformed.
However, that doesn't stop Ruthye from whacking him upside the head.
That's a real nuanced take that you don't always see in comics. First off, they don't kill him. They punish him, for millennia. And when he comes out of it, he's considered reformed. But even so, redemption doesn't necessitate forgiveness. That's still Ruthye's choice to make, and she does not forgive him.
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