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Still have my first edition, and just pointed some newly-minted Maggin fans here to read the online version.  Big year for Krypto!

[Satan Girl]

Oh, and if you want to read up on Satan Girl (who makes her first appearance in the above's issue #3) here is an excellent run-down ("Satan Girl, A Full History") at "The Daring New Blog of Supergirl"

[here is the link]

Supergirl #3 goes on sale this Wednesday.

I'm not going to post a preview here because here is the link to Bleeding Cool's 4 page preview:

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/supergirl-3-preview-kara-punches-her-own-face/

Keen-eyed readers may recognize the costume that Supergirl is wearing in this issue (in the current storyline, her new costume was damaged so she is trying out her old ones while Lena works on repairing the damaged one.)

I will say that this is the first title in a long time that I have been enjoying. In fact, it's an absolute blast.

I'm going to post a few samples from issues #1 and #2 when I get a chance.

[added it to the site here]

I came across two of my old copies of Starwinds Howl, so I snapped a photo and added it to the site here.



The copy on the left is an original 1999 first edition - these were printed at a local copy shop, then offered for sale through ebay.

The copy on the right is one of the Cafe Press print-on-demand versions. These were discontinued when Cafe Press stopped offering books as a product.

Starwinds Howl is still available to read online for free at our official website; and the story is also included in Elliot's Luthor's Gift anthology.

[E. Nelson Bridwell's 1970s pre-Crisis "Kryptonese" characters]

I want to give some long-overdue credit where credit is due.

The following information blurb ran in an (apparently new) Superman-family news section that is now contained in all of DC's Superman-related titles.  This particular scan is from Supergirl #1, which came out a couple of months ago:



In this panel, and elsewhere in recent DC books, E. Nelson Bridwell's 1970s pre-Crisis "Kryptonese" characters have returned to DC's continuity, as part of their latest mega-continuity-revamp which appears to be a mash-up of all previous continuities, both pre- and post- Crisis. In effect, everything you ever read did, in fact, happen; regardless of which "age" it is from (but that's a separate post...)

When Professor Waid writes that "Kryptonian is a cipher", he is referring to the 2000-era Kryptonian transliteration font, that was originally created for DC merchandise (such as the Bottle City); then became the basis of the Kryptonian languages that appeared in various TV shows, from Smallville onward, and in Superman comics beginning in 2001.

When he refers to "Kryptonese is a different dialect with 118 characters and its own grammar," he is referring to the undiscovered E. Nelson Bridwell and Al Turniansky project, used in comics in the 70s and early 80s and then erased from continuity for all time, until "all-in" when it came back.

What is not said:



This beautiful, pre-Crisis in appearance Kryptonese font that DC is now using in its comic books was painstakingly created by Darren Doyle and made available on his website here: Silver Age Kryptonian Font: Reborn. Just to clarify: DC is not using their own font, nor manually lettering Kryptonese - they are using Darren's actual font.

"That font was a bear to create. I hand wrote each letter until I got a version I liked, scanned it, vectorized it in Illustrator, then imported each character 1x1 into the font program."

Darren Doyle is a professional linguist. In 2003, he began what was then called "The Kryptonese Lanuage Project". In short, he constructed a full-on "Kryptonese" language based on E. Nelson Bridwell and Al Turniansky's notes, and incorporating all information that had appeared in the published comic books.

This is a complete constructed language with its own vocabulary and grammar based on canon works and its own new alphabet, based on the transliteration cipher, but improved and expanded.

DC hasn't just used his Silver-Age font --



His constructed language was used on the screen for the spoken form of Kryptonian in the CW Supergirl television series (episodes 302, 306, 307, and 313 - maybe more);



and his improved "Doyle Kryptonian" font as well as his constructed language have been used in DC comics' Supergirl Special #1 -- DC appears to have been working directly from his online dictionary:


As far as I know, he has received no attribution from CW nor from DC.

A growing community has arisen around his language, people are learning it; working on original compositions and translations; artwork, and more.

Thank you, Darren.



See kryptonian.info for more info!

[The Fear Generator]

"The Fear Generator"

(Starting to loosen up from the traditional page layout, and explore some more features of the Gimp. Panels from the original New Gods by Kirby.)

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Comic book panels by Jack Kirby; collage by Daughter of Krypton

More collages here.

["The CHOICE is NOW! - LIFE or ANTI-LIFE?"]

"The CHOICE is NOW! - LIFE or ANTI-LIFE?"

(Panels from a couple of different pages of New Gods #1 by JACK KIRBY, background by me, dusting off my ancient knowledge of the Gimp, undiscovered until these days.)

Do you choose LIFE?

Or do you choose ANTI-LIFE?

The time is now.  The happening is now.  The CHOICE is NOW



Life flowers in freedom

The right of CHOICE is OURS - that is the LIFE EQUATION

The OUTSIDE CONTROL of ALL LIVING THOUGHT -  the ANTI-LIFE EQUATION

Remember

And the information for Supergirl issue #2 has been released:

SUPERGIRL #2

Written by SOPHIE CAMPBELL Art and cover by SOPHIE CAMPBELL

THE SECRET ORIGIN OF LESLA LAR REVEALED! Discover Lesla's transformation from an awkward nerd in Kandor to a bombshell superbabe. Who knew Supergirl's quest for good could inspire such evil?! Back in Midvale, our hero faces a gigantic problem with kryptonite-like powers. Titano the super-ape is here to take over the idyllic town! To defeat him, Supergirl will have to rely on an unexpected new ally from Metropolis…Lena Luthor! The houses of El and Luthor join for good in this action-packed second issue!

Retail: $3.99 In-Store Date: June 11, 2025

I'm thrilled to see the return of some great, classic characters here; Lesla Lar, Titano the Super Ape, and especially Lena Luthor!

Sophie Campbell has said that one of her influences for this series is the Supergirl TV series; I'm curious to see how she'll handle things with Lena and Supergirl...



Alternate covers: