Tom King Tweet

News continues to leak out about the upcoming Supergirl:World of Tomorrow mini-series.

Last week, Tom King posted this alternate cover of the first issue drawn by Gary Frank as well as an interesting tidbit within the tweet itself. But more on that later. For now, let's look at the cover.

First off, I am a long time Gary Frank fan, especially his take on Supergirl. I was there when Peter David's solo title hit the racks with some great Frank art. And I loved his take on the new Kara in Geoff Johns' Action Comics run, including the Brainiac storyline.

More recently, I have thought that his characters look a bit gaunt and haggard. Not so here.

Supergirl looks strong, fit, and healthy. I like that her hair looks like the wind is blowing through it, her cape billowing. And she looks fierce.

We finally get to see the 'vengeful young girl' who is the key to this mini-series. She looks very young, despite the Amazon-like armor. And the alien vegetation and the barbarian archer in the background gives us a sense of the planet she comes from.

But poor Krypto! He looks outright despondent. Maybe he is sad that Kara once again is going off-planet and wondering about her life. Can't I get a Supergirl series where she is simply an Earth-based super-hero, bright and inspirational?

Anyways, on to the tweet.

Here is what he said:

Incredible alt cover for Supergirl Woman of Tomorrow #1 by Gary Frank. Meet Ruthye, your newest favorite DC character. She’s got quite a future ahead of her.

(Also, We’ve got a nice surprise coming for fan’s of the Frank/David Supergirl run. So this is kind of perfect.)

No mention of Kara at all in this tweet, really. Only time Supergirl is mentioned is in reference to the book title.

But we hear about Ruthye, 'your newest favorite DC character'. This, of course, makes me worry that much like the tedious Future State Kara Zor-El Woman of Tomorrow mini-series, that Kara will be a supporting character in her own book while a creator cultivates their pet project.

Now I know that is a lot for me to glean from that one line. But this is learned behavior.

Wouldn't it be great if King had called Supergirl 'your new favorite character' meaning she is your newly-minted favorite character? Or something about how she is the hero helping Ruthye? 

That last line is interesting, especially for me, a fan of the Peter David run. A reminder, in that run the protoplasm Matrix Supergirl merged with a vengeful angry young woman named Linda Danvers.

But if this series ends with Kara merging with Ruthye, forever changing my Supergirl into King's pet character, I'll be pretty ticked.

I am truly trying to enter this with optimism. Surely this will be a solid-selling book given the creators. But does Supergirl need a Mister Miracle, Heroes in Crisis, Vision deconstruction and wallow in trauma? Will she come out reinvigorated and ready to be a hero?

Fingers crossed.