Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow by Tom King is a hero’s journey with Supergirl. Supergirl wants to drink and celebrate her 21st birthday alone in a galaxy where no one knows her. But trouble seems to find her as she meets Ruthye, who is seeking an assassin for the man who killed her father. This starts a journey across multiple galaxies. This is my first solo Supergirl story, and I had a good time. I like that Supergirl is the reluctant hero. We also get to see Ruthye rising up to be the hero of her own story. The story at its core is about trauma and dealing with it. We get a fantastic backstory of Supergirl staying and surviving on Krypton after most of it is destroyed. Ruthye narrates the story from the future, reflecting on her adventure with Supergirl. Krypto, the dog, who is featured on the cover, is barely in the book. I was bummed after seeing Superman, the movie, and loving Krypto. I wanted more Krypto. The villain, Klem, was okay; he’s mostly a one-note villain until the end, where he shows layers. The ending of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow is fantastic. It is bloody, action-filled, and emotional. Some drawbacks to the book are that the Supergirl action scenes are few and far between. Ruthye, the side character, gets way more action scenes, and they are awesome, but I could have more Supergirl action. Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow graphic novel collects issues 1-8 of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow by Tom King was first published on July 26, 2022, by DC Comics.

Why did I read Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow? I loved the way Supergirl was portrayed in the 2025 Superman film. I found out that her portrayal was going to be based on Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. Also, I saw Krypto on the cover and wanted more adventures with him. Jason Momoa is playing Lobo. He was not in this book. It was explained to me that he was originally in the book but got cut out. The new Supergirl scenes will be based on Lobo’s story. His story was cut out of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow.

Plot Summary: Ruthye is a girl on a remote planet who lives with her family on a farm. Her father is slain by Klem, who works for the king to root out opposition. Ruthye finds her father dead with Klem’s sword still in his chest. She vows that she will avenge her father and kill Klem with his own sword. Ruthye is not a warrior and goes to a bar to hire one. She meets a rude man who agrees, but doesn’t care about the reason, just wants the sword. Ruthye tries to take the sword back because he is a bad match. And things do not go well; thankfully, a drunk Supergirl is there to help. Ruthye then chooses Supergirl to take up her cause, but Supergirl just wants to go home. Klem ruins Supergirl’s plans as he finds out about his assassination offer. Supergirl is in a crisis as doubts she can be the hero Ruthye sees in her.

What I Liked: Drunk Supergirl fight was awesome. I loved the flashback of Supergirl surviving on Krypton after Superman left, and the planet exploded. I have never heard this origin story for Supergirl, and I loved it. The ending of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow is so freaking epic. I love the “I listened” moment. I liked Comet, the superpowered horse. The dinosaur planet was fun, and it made me think of old Jack Kirby drawings. I liked the art done by Bilquis Evely when she drew alien creatures and dinosaurs. I did have a little issue with how Supergirl was drawn, too lifeless.
I liked the epilogue. I like that we learned everything in the book wasn’t true. I did like the clever way that Supergirl doesn’t have her full powers throughout the book. I appreciate that the reasoning for the lack of powers made sense.

What I Disliked: Krypto is barely in this book, but his character does serve as motivation and a roadblock for killing Klem. Klem only got interesting at the end; I could have had more characterization for him throughout the story. Some parts of the story are confusing. There’s a death of a character in the middle, which later we learn is the end of the history Ruthye wrote, but it was confusing. The captions got too wordy at times and were in tiny print. I will not slight the book for this, but the Kindle version of this book had way too small print for captions.

Recommendation: Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow is, at times, an epic read. When this book is good, it is extra good. I liked both Ruthye and Supergirl’s hero journey. The trauma bond was written well, and it comes together at the end. I enjoyed this book. I read a lot of cool scenes that they could be in the Supergirl movie, just please add more Krypto. I recommend my followers check out Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow.

Rating: Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow by Tom King. I rated 3.8 out of 5.