Gates reintroduces Prometheus, kicks off “Superwoman” arc
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Supergirl is sent after her father’s murderer in “Supergirl” No. 37, shipping Wednesday from DC Comics.
Writer Sterling Gates, a University of Oklahoma graduate, says “Supergirl” will deal with some of the fallout from the “New Krypton” story arc, which ended this week in “Action Comics.”
“Supergirl’s mother, Alura, sends her on a mission to collect the villain Reactron from Earth,” Gates said. “Reactron was responsible for the death of Supergirl’s father.”
The villain Reactron was originally a 1980s villain that the “Superman” family of writers revamped.
“Reactron has a piece of Gold Kryptonite in his chest, making him far more lethal to Kryptonians,” Gates said. As currently written, the Gold-K temporarily removes a Kryptonian’s powers.
But a mysterious character stands in the way of Supergirl’s mission. Superwoman, a masked character wearing Superman’s symbol, doesn’t want Supergirl to succeed. This first part of “Who Is Superwoman?” will provide more clues to the character’s mystery.
Also written by Gates, is “Faces of Evil: Prometheus,” released on Wednesday. This story aims to revamp the villain Prometheus into a top-line DC antagonist.
“Prometheus isn’t your typical DC villain,” Gates said. “He’s intense, and dark, and terrible. He finds himself incredibly funny, even though to us, he’s sadistic. Because of how dreadful a personality he is, I found him incredibly difficult to write. Too dark a guy for me to write all the time.”
Gates recently signed an exclusive contract with DC Comics, meaning for the foreseeable future, all of Gates’ comic-book writing will be done for that publisher.
“I’m pretty wrapped up in Supergirl stuff right now,” Gates said. “We’ve got some giant plans for the character, as well as for the Superman Universe in general, and they keep getting bigger and bigger.”
- by Matthew Price
From Friday’s The Oklahoman
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