Now Tom King & Bilquis Evely Supergirl Sells Out Thanks To James Gunn

Supergirl sellout! We simply talked about how Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch‘s The Authority has bought out at distributor and bookshop chains alike. Since then just a few individuals have added their copies to Amazon Market. As we have been posting it. the identical was occurring to Tom King & Bilquis Evely‘s Supergirl: Lady Of Tomorrow, which can also be being made as a film from DC Studios. However whereas The Authority was revealed 25 years in the past, Supergirl: Lady Of Tomorrow was solely revealed final yr, with a group of its eight points revealed by DC Comics final July.

James Gunn says of the film “That is based mostly on Tom King (and Bilquis Evely)’s great comedian. Tom has been one of many architects of this complete state of affairs. He is been one of many guys within the room with us, together with 4 or 5 different writers. I really like his tackle these characters. He simply turns them barely to be one thing very distinctive. In our story, we’ve Superman who was despatched to Earth and raised by extremely loving dad and mom. Kara was on Krypton. She was on a bit of Krypton that drifted away from the planet and he or she lived there for the primary fourteen years of her life in a horrible state of affairs the place she watched everybody round her die. So, she’s a a lot harsher and extra f*cked up Supergirl than you have been used to so far.” Gunn additionally stated of the entire DC Studios venture, “We have now Tom King. He has been my companion all through all of this. He was giving me solutions to sh*t earlier than I took the job.”

And because of all this fuss, that Supergirl: Lady Of Tomorrow assortment has, at the moment, burned out of Amazon, Penguin Random Home and Lunar. Offered out of Barnes & Noble, Hudson Books, Goal, Powell’s, Books-a-Millon and Walmart. Even Forbidden Planet is all out. Identical with Midtown Comics, although they do have a few copies of subject 5. All out at Mile Excessive Comics although.

Bleeding Cool had heard {that a} quick reprint was on the way in which and Gunn appeared to verify this, tweeting out in reply to Bleeding Cool’s earlier article, saying “Simply talked to @JimLee about every part promoting out, however the high quality of us at @DCComics may have extra coming quickly. #DCStudios #TheAuthority”. That goes for Supergirl: Lady Of Tomorrow as properly.

Subject 1 has simply bought on eBay for over $43 uncooked, when week beforehand, you possibly can have gotten it for 2 {dollars} . The Gary Frank variant has bought CGC 9,8 slabbed for $250, whereas points within the collection are promoting CGC 9.8 slabbed from $60 to $80, particularly the later, rarer points.

“It is Supergirl such as you’ve by no means seen her earlier than, in a character-defining sci-fi/fantasy masterpiece from Mister Miracle author Tom King and Surprise Lady artist Bilquis Evely! Certainly one of NYPL’s Greatest Books for Adults 2022. Kara Zor-El has seen some epic adventures over time, however she now finds her life with out which means or objective. Right here she is, a younger lady who noticed her planet destroyed and was despatched to Earth to guard a child cousin who ended up not needing her. What was all of it for? Wherever she goes, individuals solely see her by way of the lens of Superman’s fame. Simply when Supergirl thinks she’s had sufficient, every part modifications. An alien lady seeks her out for a vicious mission. Her world has been destroyed, and the dangerous guys accountable are nonetheless on the market. She needs revenge, and if Supergirl does not assist her, she’ll do it herself, no matter the fee. Now a Kryptonian, a canine, and an indignant, heartbroken youngster head out into house on a journey that can shake them to their very core.  This quantity collects Supergirl: Lady of Tomorrow #1-8.”

And you may observe together with how different comedian books are being affected by the DC Studios TV and film bulletins proper right here,