The Happy Sorceress

spandexandsportsbras:

thehappysorceress:

I just finished watching the DVD. I know it came out yesterday but things got in the way.

I was looking forward to this, having read the source material. And I knew the voices I loved most were back for the Big Three.

But I’ll admit I was a little worked up about the movie, & not in a good way,…

Despite her well-deserved frustration, I still bought the movie today because of this commentary and the one from DCWomenKickingAss, because to be honest, up until then, I had NO idea it WAS the Supergirl movie! My brain had just saw “Superman/Batman:Apocalypse” and I was like “YAWWWWWWWWWN!”

In addition to all the comments about the lack of Supergirl’s mention in marketing or the title of the DVD, I’ll make the two following comments to add to everyone else’s:

a) I bought the 2-disc special edition, mostly because the 2nd disc has a Supergirl feature retrospective on it (which I haven’t watched yet so I don’t even really know if it’s worth it or not). But here’s the thing. On the DVD label of Disc 1 is a picture of Superman and of Batman. On the DVD label of Disc 2 is Darkseid and…. NO ONE! Just Darkseid even though there was plenty of room to stick the Supergirl headshot from the cover packaging.

b) but here’s the thing that burns my britches even more and it doesn’t even have to do with the DVD package itself. No, my frustration and anger comes from DC Comics themselves. I can understand the marketing world at large ignoring it’s Supergirl’s story, but the comics line themselves? Heck, you PUBLISH a Supergirl comic! What am I talking about?

I’m talking about the back page editorial page in every issue of this week’s DC comics which is hyping the DVD and the movie. I am quoting here from the page (but emphasis in BOLD is mine…):

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Here’s a brief rundown of the plot:

“When a spaceship splashes down in Gotham Harbor, Batman and Superman encounter a mysterious Kryptonian with powers as great as Superman’s. When Darkseid gets wind of this, he has the Kryptonian abducted and brought under his control on Apokolips. It’s up to Batman and Superman to retrieve the Kryptonian, forcing them to infiltrate Darkseid’s hostile world where superpowerful threats lurk around every corner.”
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Gee, not only NO MENTION OF SUPERGIRL, but is there ANYTHING in the plot synopsis at all that even hints IT’S A WOMAN? Nope. I mean, it’s so awkwardly worded to AVOID mentioning it’s a female character, it’s painful to read!

For shame, DC, for shame! in your own comic books no less!

(To be fair, Supergirl’s name is mentioned twice on the page, once for “based on the clasic Supergirl storyline” and once mentioning Summer Glau is the voice of Supergirl. Other than that, though, nothing.)