So I was thinking about Superman and that’s why Supergirl is here today.  I like Superman a lot for a lot of reasons but mostly for iconic ones.  The whole icon thing is also why I like Supergirl but it ends up different.  Superman to me has always been fascinating as an inspiration, he gives humanity something to strive for.  I don’t mean the powers, I mean the decisions.  He’s a guy with all the power in the world, he could literally do anything, he helps people.  It’s a model of life to strive for.  Supergirl on the other hand has always been stuck in Superman’s shadow, on and off the page.  Now the quality of her comics over the years have been all over the map but what I love about her is that while Superman is what we can become she is what we are.  She is powerful, she is capable, and yet she messes up.  She is compared to Superman and seen wanting.  It isn’t her fault, she just isn’t there yet.  She is someone who tries and who stumbles and represents potential that hasn’t been met yet but is on it’s way. At least, sometimes.  I don’t read the New 52 stuff so I can’t speak to it.  What I am saying is I like Kara, she’s pretty cool when done right, she’s a searcher and I like that.  And today I want to fuck Supergirl.