New to DC Comics? Want to get into them? Terrified and Overwhelmed by the Amount of New Terms? This is the List for you!
this is a long post and will be added to and edited as time goes on, this is a collection of common terms used in DC comics that might not always be given an explanation. happy reading!
Alien: multiple characters are aliens. this is defined as anyone who comes from a planet that is not earth. you get it.
Amazon: amazons are women from the island of Themyscira, also called Paradise Island. they are descended from the Greek Gods, and can be either born or made from clay. the most famous Amazon is Wonder Woman.
Atlanteans: people from the underwater nation of Atlantis. they are not humans, and the most widespread ability among Atlanteans is being able to breathe underwater. the most famous Atlantean is Aquaman
civvies: civilian clothing/anything that isn't a superhero costume
grappling gun: a grappling hook able to be shot from a handheld gun, mainly used by the Batfam.
Kryptonian: anyone from the planet Krypton. Krypton does not currently exist due to a planet-wide explosion, and Kryptonians are few and far between. the most famous Kryptonian is Superman.
Lantern/Lantern Corps: The lantern corps are essentially an intergalactic police force. There are many different lantern corps, differentiated by their colour and what emotion they use as fuel for their rings. the most famous lantern corps are the green lanterns, and their emotion is willpower.
legacy/a legacy character: any character that takes on a superhero title that originally belonged to another person. examples include Barry Allen and Wally West as the Flash, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown, and Damian Wayne as Robin.
metahuman: often shortened to meta, this refers to a human being who has developed some form of superpowers. examples include Wally West, Rose Wilson, and Duke Thomas. Metahumans can be born with their powers, or develop them later.
magic: magic exists within the DC universe. regular humans are able to wield and use magic - examples include John Constantine - but there is a subspecies of human known as Homo Magi that have a natural affinity for magic, the most famous of which being Zatanna Zatara.
Rogue/Rogue Gallery: a rogue is a loose term for any character that opposes a superhero, not necessarily a supervillain in their own right. examples of this include Harley Quinn. a rogue gallery is a collection of characters who oppose a single superhero or their team. for example, lex luthor is a member of Superman's rogue gallery.
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unironically i love the idea of steph being able to contact/having family friends that are rogues. she runs into combat without her mask and is completely fine bc half the henchmen in the city babysat her at least once
who tf is cracking down on COMIC PIRACY. oh god sorry for not paying before reading this issue from the 60s that DC doesn't even offer on DCUI and costs a hundred dollars on the second hand market. fuuuck
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"dc is darker" "marvel has more fantasy" "dc is mystery and marvel is sci fi - " all of you are wrong. dc comics is when a man has black hair and blue eyes. marvel comics is when a man has blonde hair and blue eyes.
kara doing all of that for her dog is completely understandable btw. like on a surface level yeah most people would go to hell and back if their pet was unreasonably injected with a lethal dose of poison, but krypto is her only connection to her home other than clark, and one of her main sources of comfort after everything she went through. like he was a raggedy stray who ran up to her and her only during her moms funeral where she instantly picked him up and took him in, stuck with her when her father sent her to earth, kept her company on a planet where she was grappling with her sudden superpowers under the yellow sun and her only living relative spoke a language she couldn't understand at the time, and went with her as she travelled from planet to planet to drown her sorrows, and you're telling me you wouldn't go berserk for that dog if you were her??
"home is wherever you are, buddy"? yeah, yeah it is
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I know nothing about the comic Supergirl is based on or the themes it carried over from the comic aside from what I've seen folks mention, but I keep seeing stuff like how Lobo was cool but ultimately pointless as a character.
Lobo was actually very important to the movie as a foil to Kara in Ruthye's arc. He is not on the same level as them as a protagonist, but he needs to be established as a character early enough to give his presence some weight.
Because the real meat of his presence in the movie is his conversation with Ruthye where she says Krem killed her family for no reason, "for sport", and then Lobo calls that a reason. And then talks about how he kills for money. He's outright enthusiastic about the potential of her becoming a killer herself while Kara doesn't want that for her.
For Kara, no reason, not even revenge, is enough for Ruthye to carry the weight of taking a life, but for Lobo, who views sport or money as good enough of one no matter how superficial, revenge is definitely enough.
That's also why he was witness to the final scene with Krem. Because of what he represents in her arc, he needed to see Ruthye walk away from the path he wanted her to take and choose Kara's. And he needed to see Kara do the final blow because of what Kara represents: being good but not nice. She may take this life and carry that with her, but it still won't make her anything like him.
I LOVE how Kara’s hair just goes everywhere in this film. It’s whipping around at the bus, it’s freezing in a mess around her head in space, it’s draped over her head and hiding her face from vomit. It so satisfying to watch! And then her final sun moment where it’s flowing majestically in the wind really fits how she’s stepping into her hero shoes!!!
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I understand why some people think Kara killing Krem at the end invalidated what she spent the whole movie telling Ruthye—but hear me out
Krem didn't deserve to live. He was a pedophile, a murderer, and a sex trafficker
Kara Zor-El knew that he shouldn't be allowed to live bc he'd just keep doing what he was doing
But does her murdering him in place of Ruthye invalidate her teaching Ruthye "murder is wrong"?
Well, no bc i dont rlly think the message was "murder is wrong"
It was "dont let your grief and rage consume you"
If Ruthye had murdered Krem in her grief and anger it would've consumed her. Kara didnt want her to live with that. She sacrificed a part of herself to kill Krem, so Ruthye wouldn't have to be the one who did it
Yes, Krem was a piece of shit who deserved to die
But that doesn't mean the 13 yr old girl whose entirely family was murdered should've been the one to kill him. Lets not put that on her to do. She shouldn't have to. Kara knew that, its why she did it instead