OU graduate Sterling Gates gives an interview to Comic Book Resources about his “Supergirl” debut.
From the article:
“I was really pulled in as a kid by the Helen Slater movie,” admitted Gates. “I remember feeling like Superman could go and fight nuclear weapons and super computers, and that stuff is great, but Supergirl fights both a witch and a giant freaking demon. As a kid growing up in a Dungeons & Dragons-loving household, that blew my mind. I loved all that kind of stuff. It was epic — maybe not ‘Lord of the Rings’ level of epic, but still pretty damn big. And magic wasn’t something the Superman movies ever had a chance to address, so it was neat to see another Kryptonian’s vulnerability being played with in that film. So that movie really drew me into the character.
“Of course, watching it now, all I can think is this movie doesn’t make a damn lick of sense,” laughed Gates. ”And then, of course, I read ‘Crisis on Infinite Earths,’ where Kara sacrifices herself to save her cousin’s life, and I was further hooked on the idea of a Supergirl. That issue is still sort of the epitome of Supergirl to me — a selfless and brave girl from Krypton, who is willing to give everything she has — including her life– to save the lives of others. That’s heroism at its purest form. And like I said before, our current version of Supergirl might not quite be up to that point in her life. She will be, though, some day.”
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- Matt Price