Supergirl is the eagerly anticipated spinoff/sequel to last year's James Gunn directed Superman movie. When last we saw Kara Zor El in the James Gunniverse, she was a stumbling drunkard, gleefully retaking possession of the adorable Krypto at the end of Gunn's film. It was a sharp departure from the Supergirl fans had been used to in any iteration of the character previous to this one. What kind of maid of might did Gunn's newly retooled DCU have to offer fans of Kal El's only cousin?
The answer came a couple of weeks ago when the film was finally released in theaters. Critics were far from impressed, giving it a lower Rotten Tomatoes score than Aquaman, which stunk worse than a day old tuna sandwich left in the Santa Monica sun. Then when fans chimed in they seemed to be split down the middle in their opinions about the movie, with some fans expressing disappointment and other fans praising it. What was amiss? Was it a dream? A hoax? An imaginary story? Or was it just old fashioned misogyny? How could the second feature in the new DC Studios stable not have captured the hearts and minds that Superman did? On this episode of the Part-Time Fanboy podcast, Kristian sits down with friends of the podcast, artist and educator Keith Howell, horror writer and critic Mark L. Miller, and podcaster Joe Slepski of the Joe on Joe Podcast to discuss why Supergirl seems to have gone over like a lump of Kryptonite at the box office.
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