Links

Supergirl Sites

• Super. Girl. – a fresh, fun, breezy site devoted to exploring the history of Supergirl in comic books and her importance in pop culture
• Supergirl Comic Box Commmentary – regular reviews of Supergirl comics and related Supergirl blogging
• The World of Supergirl

Chronology

• Mike’s Amazing World of DC Comics: Supergirl Index – all Supergirl comic appearances from 1959 to 1986
• Timeline of First and Final Appearances of Every Supergirl, Superwoman, Etc. – exhaustive timeline of first and final appearances of every DC character ever named Supergirl, Superwoman, Power Girl, or Kara. The fifth draft updates the list with DC’s introduction of the New Multiverse and the subsequent reinstatement of many older stories back into continuity.

Supergirl Related

• The Supergirl Project – downloads of the 1996 Supergirl series
• DC Universe: The Source: Supergirl-tagged posts
• Superman Homepage – Supergirl Special Report – an in-depth profile of the Supergirl character and series, from the very first Supergirl in 1958, through to the end of Peter David’s 80-issue series.
• Superman Cinema: Supergirl the Movie – good guide to the movie (general, the music, the production, DVD), including the early version of the movie script
• Mego Museum: Supergirl Mego Dolls – a gallery of the “mego” soft dolls released during the 1970s, which included many female superheroes including Supergirl, Batgirl, Wonder Woman and Catwoman.

Fandom

• Draw Supergirl Meme – redesigns of Supergirl’s costume. See also Project Rooftop’s Supergirl Week Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 with reactions.
• Scans Daily: Supergirl/Kara Zor-El
• Scans Daily: Supergirl/Linda Danvers
• Scans Daily: Supergirl/Cir-El/Mia
• Scans Daily: Sterling Gates
• Scans Daily: Jamal Igle
• Odditycollector: Supergirl-tagged posts
• Supahboii’s Deviant Art – some very cool original Supergirl art, plus lots of great Superboy, Wonder Boy, Robin, Power Girl, Wonder Woman, Sailor Moon and other sketches
• The Diary of a Midvale Orphan – a hilarious bit of fanfic taking place during the Silver Age “Midvale Orphanage” years, told from the perspective of another orphan who finds Linda Lee’s behavior just a little peculiar.
• Supergirl Interrupted – Youtube photo memorial of the 1996-2003 Supergirl series that chronicles the character’s history, starting with Linda becoming Supergirl and ending with her leaving her role in “Many Happy Returns”.

Wikis

• Supergirl on Wikipedia
• Supergirl on Supermanica

Power Girl

• Carol Strickland’s Power Girl Index
• Power Girl in The Classifieds – an amusing fan video that captures the spirit of Power Girl. The actor and the costume are spot-on.
• Power Girl @ Hyperborea – short, simple and sweet profile of Power Girl’s history up to and including Infinite Crisis (2005), wherein her original identity as the Earth-2 Supergirl is restored.
• Alan Kistler’s Profile: Power Girl Revisited (2005) – well researched article charting Power Girl’s complicated history up to Infinite Crisis
• Power Girl: You Be the Judge – Ragnell debunks the urban legend about artist Wally Wood and Power Girl’s chest size
• The Complete Power Girl Chronology – another well researched article by at Silver Bullet Comicbooks. Written in 2002 so stops short of the restoration of Power Girl’s origin
• Power Girl on Wikipedia

Interviews

• CBR: Gates Plots New Course for Supergirl (June 2010)
• SciFiChick: Sterling Gates (June 2010)
• DC Universe: The Source: Sterling Gates on Superman #700 (June 2010)
• DC Universe: The Source: Sterling Gates on Supergirl #53 and Beyond (June 2010)
• Adam Dechanel: Sterling Gates and Jamal Igle (March 2010)
• CBR: Gates on “World’s Finest” and “Supergirl” – Supergirl #50 Lana Lang, Supergirl in World’s Finest (December 2009)
• Newsarama: Sterling Gates (August 2009) – Superwoman, Lana Lang, New Krypton, Supergirl #50, Superman Secret Files 2009, Codename: Patriot, Hunt for Reactron, Supergirl Annual #1
• Living Between Wednesdays: Sterling Gates (April 2009)
• Planet Origo: Supergirl talks! – Helen Slater (June 2009)
• Project Fanboy: Sterling Gates (October 2008)
• Newsarama: Who is Sterling Gates? Meeting the new DC writer (October 2007)
• Newsarama: Kelley Puckett & Drew Johnson Take Over DC’s SUPERGIRL with #23 (Aug 13/07)
• Comicon: Tony Bedard (May 29/07)
• Comicon: Ale Garza: Drawing Supergirl (May 5/07)
• CBR: Joe Kelly (Feb 27/07) brief section near the bottom
• Newsarama: Ale Garza (Feb 8/07)

Essays

A selection of essays that appeared circa 2005-2007 in response to the early issues of the 2005 Supergirl series, along with two older pieces that continue to be relevant

• The Changing Face of Supergirl: A Look at the Evolution of the Girl of Steel (2007)
• Supergirl, Powergirl, A Story Redux
• Seeking Avalon: Supergirl
• My So-Called Supergirl (2006)
• What I Want From Kara Zor-El (2006)
• Supergirl: Paragon of Feminism (2006)
• Violence and the single girl (2005)
• Supergirl: Just a Piece of S (2005)
• The Lost Supergirl: Cir-El (2005)
• Mind That Kryptonite Ceiling, Supergirl
• A Supergirl By Any Other Name Is Still A Super Girl! (2000)

Superhero Comics Related

• Ami Angelwings’ Heavenly Comic Reviews
• Canary Noir – Birds of Prey
• Friends of Lulu – an American nonprofit organization whose purpose is to promote and encourage female readership and participation in the comic book industry. Of especial interest to creators and prospective creators.
• Girl-Wonder.org – a collective of forums, blogs, and articles examining the state of female superheroes in DC and Marvel. Not for fanboys in need of Feminism 101, this stuff dives deep into the pervasive misogyny in comics, while celebrating the good stuff. Lots of awesome writing. (Most blogs have concluded and are in archive status.)
• Girls Read Comics
• Sequential Tart – “a web zine dedicated to providing exclusive interviews, in-depth articles and news, while working towards raising awareness of women’s influence in the comics industry and other realms”
• Shelly’s Comic Book Shelf
• Super Future Friends – podcast summaries of the Legion of Super-Heroes
• When Fangirls Attack – a daily compilation of blog posts on women in comics (including the occasional ones by misogynist trolls).
• Women in Refrigerators – “Dedicated to the women with capes who died for comics”. Created by Gail Simone (writer of Birds of Prey, Wonder Woman).

Comics Information

• The Comic Book Database and The Grand Comic Book Database are excellent sources for detailed issue information and covers for all sorts of comics (superhero, indie, manga). You can use the Comic Book Database to keep track of all the comics you personally own, your pull list, and your comics wish list.
• The Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe – an encyclopedia of the DC Universe, past, present and future. Includes profiles on characters, places, organizations, and events in the DC Universe; issue-by-issue indexes and character chronologies; and a detailed history of the Universe itself.