Kara Zor-El is awkward about asking a guy to the prom. Her parents seem to constantly argue. The wider world around her seems to be falling apart, with fascism seemingly on a meteoric rise, with a cult of personality rising up around a politician who seems determined to succeed by pandering to the base instincts of the populace. Sounds like a fairly normal teen in today’s world, right?

Except Kara is Kryptonian, and her retro-futuristic world is about to fall prey to an enormous tragedy. When disaster strikes, will she, her family and her newborn cousin Kal make their way off world?

This Elseworlds-esque reimagining of Supergirl’s origin is a very well written introduction, with absolutely gorgeous artwork too. The numerous touches which make it feel contemporary give it a very socio-political relevance, but what’s really changing here is what happens after the rocket launches.

It’s very cool, and ends with a cliffhanger that ensures I’ll be back for issue 2.

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