Look Out: Who Is Supergirl, the Woman of Tomorrow?

Don’t look up — look out. If you thought Krypto was good at misbehaving, just wait until you meet Supergirl. Unlike Superman, this young DC hero isn’t afraid to get a little messy. She might be from Krypton but she has an entirely different set of rules than the Man of Tomorrow. That’s because she’s the Woman of Tomorrow.

In Superman (2025), a pre-credits scene reveals our first look at the DCU’s Supergirl. Fresh off a bender on a red sun planet, this Kryptonian is much wilder than Superman. She will be the next hero to return to the big screen in Supergirl, set to be released in June 2026 and based on Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow by Tom King and Bilquis Evely. So what’s her comic book story?

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Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow

For all her otherworldly beauty, there are galaxies of pain churning within Kara Zor-El. She’s Kal-El’s cousin, meant to be a protector for the young boy as he grew up on Earth. However, just like Krypto, her escape from Krypton didn’t go as planned, which meant she arrived on Earth after Kal-El had already become Superman. Since she was a teenager when her homeworld perished, Kara’s memories of Krypton are painful in a different way than Kal-El feels. Her loss, in many ways, is even more acute. She remembers what was and what could have been.

So who could blame Kara for giving in to her anger more easily than Kal-El? Unlike her nearly perfect cousin, Kara indulges her pain. Most notably, in Tom King’s epic space opera tale of revenge titled Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, we see Kara travel across the cosmos, attempting to quell her anguish by any means necessary. She stumbles into a meeting with Ruthye, an alien girl who seeks retribution against her father’s killer. Their journey together is captured in Bilquis Evely’s breathtaking, sweeping swirls of dreamy colors, vast landscapes, and desolate space.

In Woman of Tomorrow, Kara confronts the heavy price of being all-powerful. Every hero must grapple with this dilemma but for a grieving Kryptonian like Kara, the stakes feel even higher. This adventure will be the inspiration for Kara’s debut in the DCU and there could not have been a better choice.

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Supergirl’s DC Storylines

Over in the comics, Supergirl has been soaring through the skies since 1958, with various aliases. Most often she goes by Kara Danvers. She was raised by the Danvers family in Midvale and then moved to National City as a young adult. Due to her Kryptonian physiology, Kara has many of the same abilities as Kal-El. Throughout the years, she has worked with the Justice League, survived the Phantom Zone, and even wielded a Red Power Ring. Kara as a Red Lantern is pretty scary.

Her influence upon DC’s heroes is undeniable. Most tragically, Supergirl was the first death during the Crisis on Infinite Earths event. But even the collapse of multiverses couldn’t keep this Kryptonian down.

Out of the initial major Crisis event, Power Girl, AKA Kara Zor-L of Earth-2, emerged as a survivor. This alternate universe version of Kara was raised by her world’s Kal-El and Lois Lane. When her father retired, she took over his position as the planet’s protector. Later, Power Girl became a mainstay in Prime Earth’s Justice Society of America.

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What Do We Know about Supergirl (2026)?

In the DCU, Kara will be played by Milly Alcock (House of the Dragon, Sirens). She’ll be joined by Eve Ridley (3 Body Problem) as Ruthye, Matthias Schoenaerts (The Old Guard) as Krem of the Yellow Hills, and Jason Momoa as Lobo. Given Kara’s hard partying attitude established in Superman, her interaction with the Main Man will certainly be interesting to see. And don’t worry — Krypto will be returning too!

Previously, Kara Zor-El has also been portrayed in other cinematic universes, such as Sasha Calle’s Supergirl in The Flash and Helen Slater’s version in the 1984 film. On the small screen, Laurel Vandervoort appeared as Supergirl in Smallville and, most recently, Melissa Benoist brought the character to life in Supergirl, part of the Arrowverse. She’s also been animated in shows like Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League Unlimited, and My Adventures with Superman.

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