‘Supergirl’ TV Show Inspires New Comic Book for DC
The television and comic book worlds are well on their way to weaving a cohesive universe onscreen and on paper. Just as DC Comics inspires hit television series, the CBS show is now returning the favor as it spurs a new digital comic that directly follows the television iteration of "Supergirl."
According to a report from io9, DC Comics will be following Kara Zor-El's life before the first season of the television show. While the team hasn't spoken up about the upcoming project, the "Supergirl: Digital First Vol. 1" was already spotted on Amazon.
"'Supergirl: Digital First Vol. 1' ties directly into critically acclaimed Fall 2015 hit television show Supergirl, continuing storylines as they appear on the show," the Amazon description read.
With the same background as the show, the comics' Kara is adopted by the Danvers and hidden out of the public eye.
"As the world falls in love with her super hero cousin Superman, Kara starts to feel the urge to embrace her powers, especially when her powers can save someone she loves," the synopsis continued. "But does National City want a Supergirl? Is the world ready for another super hero? And what other-worldly consequences arrive once Kara Danvers reveals her true self? Find out in the stories between the episodes in 'Supergirl: Digital First Vol. 1'!"
It's been win after win for the female heroine lately. A report from Variety revealed that the CBS newbie was picked up for a full first season for a total of 20 episodes in Supergirl's debut on television. "Supergirl", which joins a slew of superheroes on the television roster, is marked as one of the season's biggest shows with an average of 11.24 million viewers per week since its pilot in October.
With fellow DC favorites in the small screen, the buzz has also been growing for a crossover between the superheroes of "Supergirl," "The Flash" and "Arrow." However, the producers shoot down the possibility, saying there are no concrete developments to make the massive crossover happen onscreen, according to Hollywood Reporter.
"There's always those late nights, delirious, semi-high on pizza where you're like, 'You know what would be really cool? If ...,'" "Supergirl" showrunner Andrew Kreisberg agreed. "But right now there is no legitimate actual plan to bring ['The Flash's'] Cisco [Carlos Valdes] onto 'Supergirl' or to bring ['Supergirl's'] Winn [Jeremy Jordan] onto 'Legends'."
He continued, "First of all, we don't even know if we could, legally. And quite frankly, just making the Arrow-verse, which is what we call 'Legends,' 'Flash' and 'Arrow' work and then making 'Supergirl' work, it's enough of a challenge without having to add a fourth player."
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