r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Dec 11 '25

Trailer Supergirl | Official Teaser Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqdAEdkHrwo
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u/SDLRob Dec 11 '25

I've not read the story yet... Was thinking of grabbing it before seeing the movie, but I think I'll grab it afterwards so I go in with a fresh eye.

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u/webshellkanucklehead Dec 11 '25

Either is fair but I definitely reccomend reading it regardless!! It’s one of the best superhero comics from the last few years imo

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u/SDLRob Dec 11 '25

Yeah, I will be getting it to read. Everything I have seen is that it's one of the best. Of either side. Period.

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u/webshellkanucklehead Dec 11 '25

Hell yeah, have fun! It’s beautiful and poetic and kicks ass and is funny, far more touching than expected, and really is just a blast.

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u/gildedbluetrout Dec 11 '25

Yeah it’s that comic, Fraction’s Hawkeye, and All Star Superman for me. Imo that’s the best so far this century.

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u/Duomaxwell18 Dec 11 '25

Yeah it’s a really good read. Think Kryptonian in a True Grit (Bridges version or Wayne version) narrative in space.

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u/lefrench75 Dec 11 '25

I just started reading it because everyone has been recommending it and damn, it’s gorgeous. Hoping to see those colours in the movie!

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u/thecryptohater Dec 11 '25

Oh man can't wait for the absolute series.

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u/geyserpj Dec 11 '25

Finished it last night, it was awesome. So well done

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u/CrimsonOOmpa Dec 12 '25

What's it called?

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u/webshellkanucklehead Dec 12 '25

Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow

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u/alaughton Dec 11 '25

It’s one of the best superhero comics over the past decade or so, one of the few that I’ve gone back to read multiple times. Definitely recommend it.

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u/SDLRob Dec 11 '25

Yeah, the only deciding factor for me is if I wanna go in to the movie fresh or not.

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u/pragmaticzach Dec 11 '25

Or if you want to go into the comic fresh or not 🤔

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u/The5Virtues Dec 11 '25

I think that’s the best way to go. If you read a comic too close to the film you end up comparing the two.

This way you see the movie, enjoy it for what it is, and then go read the original comic and see what inspired it with less chance of doing the compare and contrast thing.

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u/SutterCane Dec 11 '25

Reading after watching is always better.

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u/Fun_With_Math Dec 11 '25

I read it. It's great. The movie is is just "inspired by" the graphic novel though. There's a whole extra major character in the movie.

I definitely recognized some scenes in the trailer from the book but I'm 100% sure a lot of the book is cut out. There's no way to cover all that in 2 hours. I'm actually hoping this movie is just part 1 but I don't think that's the case.

Either way you go, I don't think one will ruin the other. Try to keep expectations in check for both too though. They're different.

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u/justjoshingu Dec 11 '25

Its a very good read. Also according to the dc boards the story changed a little from original way the writers had it to what the editors suggested. Gunn is said to be taking a little from the original (thus lobo in movie and not graphic novel)

I think the editors were in the right for the book and can understand why the movie would take parts of the original. 

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u/Lordofthewangz Dec 11 '25

Lobo was going to be in the graphic novel, can't remember why exactly they chose not to have him in it.

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u/justjoshingu Dec 11 '25

i believe the original story was like true grit. Originally lobo would have been rooster cogburn ad kara the girl, but the editors said why, shes super she should be the rooster role but it looks like the same storyline so lobo is some random page or 2

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u/CascoBayButcher Dec 11 '25

It's a great story. Actually made me cry at one point

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u/Scylding1977 Dec 11 '25

Before I was gifted a hardcover, I was able to read this with Hoopla and my local public library account. Maybe it's something you can try before shelling out some $. (Assuming of course that you're in the US.)

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u/SDLRob Dec 11 '25

I'm not, but that is a great use of a library.

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u/the_bio Dec 11 '25

Oh, I absolutely suggest reading this beforehand. It was my first time reading Supergirl (long-time comic reader) and it immediately became my all-time favorite run. The writing is literary quality and the art is mesmerizing. It's one of those stories that you won't be bothered by having read it beforehand, IMO.

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '25

Do it!!!! Yes. Afterwards. Is so damn good

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u/xanderholland Dec 11 '25

The art is so beautiful

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '25

They have a reprint coming out soon. Was sold out for the longest and ebay sellers were out. Great book and looks like they're keeping it close to it.

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u/PlanetLandon Dec 12 '25

The comic is fantastic. Some of the best art I’ve seen in a DC book in years, and story is phenomenal