Supergirl #15 Review

 

Supergirl #15 Review

Writer, Artist & Cover Artist: Sophie Campbell

Colorist: Tamra Bonvillain

Letterer: Becca Carey

Variant Cover Artists: Rahzzah, Karl Kerschl & Kris Anka

Swimsuit Variant Cover Artist: Ariel Diaz

Editors: Jillian Grant & Brittany Holzherr

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $3.99/$4.99 Card Stock

Release Date: July 8, 2026

 

When Zora Vi-Lar, aka Black Flame, went on the warpath, Kara Zor-El risked everything to warn Lesla-Lar. And when Kara didn't return from the miniature city of Kandor, Conner Kent and Lena Luthor ventured inside without knowing if they could escape. While Zora gave Conner a beating, Lena and Lesla helped Kara reclaim her Supergirl status. And even if Zora gave Lena her freeze breath, Lesla became Luminary once again.

 

Can Kara and Lesla free Kandor from Zora's tyranny? And can Kara and her friends breathe life into the recently rediscovered Argo City? Let’s leap into Supergirl #15 and see!

 

Story

Finding her miniaturized home city inside Kandor should have been a dream come true for Kara Zor-El. Yet its inhabitants were long dead, and the city lay in ruins. Still, Lesla-Lar led Kara to a chamber where she learned that a Sun Crystal existed on Earth. But before she can reclaim this aspect of her Kryptonian heritage, Kara must quell Zora’s rebellion in Kandor. By using Thundergirl’s solar reservoir, Lesla has become Luminary again. But Zora still wears the Yellow Ring of Kandor. And in her anger, the Black Flame seems intent on incinerating everyone and everything.

 

Lena Luthor remains frozen in place. But in Supergirl #15, Kara leads Conner Kent, Thundergirl, and Lesla-Lar in a battle to save Kandor. While each member of her team demonstrates their strengths, Kara soon realizes that she must tackle Zora alone. Like Lesla, Zora disagreed with the Science Council’s leadership. But while Lesla poured her energies into scientific invention, Zora embraced anarchy. Kara recognizes that Zora has let her anger at the Science Council's rule consume her. So, she lures Zora away from the others to give the Black Flame the power she craves.

 

While Sophie Campbell’s story focuses on Kara and Zora’s battle for power, it also reveals the result of the Science Council’s repression. Bry-zan and Lesla-Lar’s parents sought to preserve their Kryptonian heritage. But they used their political power to prevent their society from evolving. With their miniaturized city in rubble, the people of Kandor must decide what their future will look like. And as Kara contemplates her own future, she wants to help Kandor rebuild. But first, she must prevent Zora from destroying the last vestiges of Kryptonian society in Supergirl #15.

 

Art

As Supergirl and Luminary battle the Black Flame in the cracked and crumbling chamber, Zora lashes out at Superboy as he struggles to rise behind his frozen friend. When Thundergirl finds her voice, Zora trails smoke as she flees Argo, while sunlight streams around Supergirl and her friends as they pursue her. The fibers Rust excretes from its Super-Substance body cover the wrecked buildings of Kandor. As Zora uses her heat vision to incinerate Lesla’s solar reservoir, Kara falls, trailing yellow smoke from the device that allowed her to fly.

 

As Sophie Campbell portrays Kara Zor-El’s fast-paced defense of Kandor and her friends, Tamra Bonvillain adorns Supergirl #15 with an appealing palette. Inside the bottle city, Rust's orange Super-Substance strung between the broken buildings evoked the majesty of desert hoodoos. Yet from inside the Fortress of Solitude, the strands of orange filling the bottle reveal the depths of Zora’s avarice. While Lesla and Bry-Zan both wear indigo, they disagree on how to best care for their fellow citizens. Despite their green attire, Thundergirl and Lesla’s parents seem unsure how to move forward. Still, although broken, the sapphire city remains a home that the Kandorians love. Still, the yellow on Supergirl's new uniform echoes the air inside Kandor, while the blue links with Earth's atmosphere.

 

Becca Carey fills white dialogue balloons with black uppercase letters that grow bold for intonation and shrink for lowered voices. Zora’s balloons deform as she lashes out at everyone around her. Sound effects enhance the high-flying battle, while text in black balloons recalls a villain who threatened Midvale. Zora may have stripped Thundergirl of her solar reservoir. Still, Thundergirl surprises herself when she summons blue letters that help her become the hero her city needs. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.

 

Final Thoughts

Kara Zor-El didn’t think she could mentor Lesla-Lar. When Lesla had to return to Kandor, Kara thought she had failed her. Disappointments and betrayals may have marred Kara and Lesla’s relationship. But when it really matters, Lesla inspires Kara to forge a new future and helps her fight for others in Supergirl #15.

 

Rating 9.6/10

 

To look inside see my preview of Supergirl #15. 

 

For what happened last time see my review of Supergirl #14.

For what happened before that, see my preview of Supergirl #13.

For how Kara became a cyborg, see my review of Supergirl #12.

For how this story arc started, see my preview of Supergirl #11. 

 

 

New Titans #37 Preview

 

Everything is new for the Titans. They've made a new home in the Justice League's former Secret Sanctuary. Everyone is new to working together. They've even got a new teammate in Eva, an android sporting advanced biorobotics that are totally new to Cyborg. 

Unfortunately, Cyborg is experimenting with something everyone knows and fears. And Red Devil has spotted someone in the nearby town of Happy Harbor who awakens bad memories. Can the New Titans gel as friends and as a team? And why are some of the oldest fiends on Earth setting their sights on Happy Harbor?

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

 

New Titans #37 Preview

Writer: Tate Brombal

Artist: Marcus To

Cover Artist: Taurin Clarke

Variant Cover Artists: Ethan Young & Rickie Yagawa

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $3.99 US/Variant $4.99 US (card stock)

Release Date: July 15, 2026

 

 

The Secrets of Cyborg! 

 

 

Not-So-Happy Harbor! The Titans uncover a dark force manipulating the quaint New England town that seeks to awaken a beast from deep beneath their new Mountain Headquarters! Meanwhile, Terra unearths Cyborg’s workshop—but can he trust her with his secrets…or will he have to bury her for good?!

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time, see my review of New Titans #36.

For what happened before that, see my review of New Titans #35.

For what happened even before that, see my preview of New Titans #34.

For how everything became new, see my review of New Titans #33. 

 

Blade Runner Collection at Humble Bundle

 

 

Titan's new Blade Runner began on a bittersweet note, as Rutger Hauer, who played Replicant Roy Batty in Ridley Scott's film, died two days after Blade Runner 2019 #1 arrived in comic shops. Still, Blade Runner fans welcomed the new series following Ash's investigation into the kidnapping of a billionaire's wife and child. Blade Runner 2029 continued Ash's journey, as the Blade Runner now sought to protect Replicants from the LAPD. Finally, Blade Runner 2039 closed out the series, with Ash an older and wiser person, living off the grid. But when her past returns to haunt her, Ash can't help but get involved.

The Blade Runner Origins series then looks back in time to 2009, when LAPD detective Cal Moreaux encounters a deadly conspiracy within the Tyrell Corporation. The Blade Runner Tokyo Nexus series follows the Origins series, but takes the action to Japan. Former soldiers, Stix and Mead, have settled in Tokyo after their betrayal on Kalanthia. Then they discover the Yakuza are helping Cheshire Corp tinker with Tyrell's Replicant models. But while the scientists try to extend the Replicants' lifespan, they are abducting Replicants off the streets to further their experiments.   

Finally, Blade Runner Black Lotus follows Elle, a Replicant made to be hunted. Having escaped her hunters, she seeks a life of her own. But Niander Wallace wants his property back. 

Now, you can get all these great stories digitally through Humble Bundle. Better yet, you'll also being supporting charity. You can download the files as PDFs and CBZs, and read them on any device. You'll even get the first issue of the current series, Blade Runner Tokyo Nexus: To Lose is to Win #1.

Here's a list of the titles from Titan Comics and a link to the Humble Bundle page: 

 

BLADE RUNNER HUMBLE BUNDLE KEY DETAILS

TITLE: The Blade Runner Collection by Titan Comics

DATES: July 9 – 30, 2026

 

LINK:

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/blade-runner-collection-titan-comics-books

 

SUPPORTING: DIRECT RELIEF

 

VOLUMES INCLUDED IN THE BUNDLE:

Blade Runner 2019 volume 1

Blade Runner 2019 volume 2

Blade Runner 2019 volume 3

 

 

 

Blade Runner 2029 volume 1

Blade Runner 2029 volume 2

Blade Runner 2029 volume 3

 

 

 

Blade Runner 2039 volume 1

Blade Runner 2039 volume 2

Blade Runner 2039 volume 3

 

 

 

Blade Runner Origins volume 1

Blade Runner Origins volume 2

Blade Runner Origins volume 3

 

 

Blade Runner Black Lotus volume 1

Blade Runner Black Lotus: Las Vegas #1

 

 

  

Blade Runner Tokyo Nexus volume 1

Blade Runner Tokyo Nexus: To Lose is to Win #1

 

Thanks to Titan Comics for sharing this announcement with us.

 

For more on the current series, see my review of Blade Runner Tokyo Nexus Vol 1. 

 

For more on the first issue of the new series, see my review of Blade Runner Tokyo Nexus: To Lose is to Win #1. 

 

Superman Unlimited #15 Preview

 

Lois missed watching her son grow up. But when Jon magically appeared, de-aged to how she last saw him before he returned as an adult, her journalistic instincts kicked in. Lois isn't alone in doubting the young Jon is a younger version of Superboy. As Jon Kent disguises his features as Tomorrow Man, he also sees the boy act out of character. Yet, Jon's return hits Damian Wayne hardest. He lost his friend. But when young Jon returned, he didn't evince interest in resuming their friendship.

But regardless of how others feel about him, young Jon seemed committed to being a hero. Then he saw what Lois and John Henry did to Beppo. And then he realized what they planned to do to him. Is anyone prepared to battle an enraged Superboy? And how are John Henry and Lana doing after the accident at Steelworks?

Here's all the info from DC Connect: 

Superman Unlimited #15 Preview

Writer: Dan Slott

Artist: Lucas Meyer

Cover Artist: Taurin Clarke

Variant Cover Artists: Zoe Thorogood & Fernando Blanco

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $4.99 US/Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

Release Date: July 15, 2026

 

 

Battle of the Super Sons!

 

 

As war brews in El Caldero, something strange is happening to the Kryptonite spread across the planet…and this mystery can only be solved with help from a certain Dark Detective. But can Batman crack the case before Jon Kent and Damian Wayne turn the Batcave into a war zone?! The pieces fall into place for a new Kingdom to rise and a devastating new threat to unite the reign of the Superboys!

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For what happened last time, see my review of Superman Unlimited #14.

For what happened before that, see my review of Superman Unlimited #13. 

For what happened even before that, see my preview of Superman Unlimited #12.

For how this story arc started, see my preview of Superman Unlimited #11. 

 

Doctor Who Circuit Breaker: Adversary of the Daleks #1 Review

 

Doctor Who Circuit Breaker: Adversary of the Daleks #1 Review

Writers: Dulce M Montoya & Dan Watters

Artist: Robert Ingranata

Colorist: Valentina Bianconi

Letterer: Richard Starkings & Tyler Smith

Editor: Jonathan H Wilkins

Cover Artists: Jay Anacleto, Photo, Robert Sienicki & Flops

Publisher: Titan Comics

Price: $6.99

Release Date: July 8, 2026

 

Time Travel is a tricky business. Forget stepping on a Butterfly. You can change someone’s life with a harsh word or a smile. And then there are the things we touch or take with us when we leave. Thankfully, there is an organization that keeps track of all these ripples in spacetime. The Unified Intelligence Taskforce safeguards the people of Earth from alien invasions, scheming mad scientists, and interference in the timestream. But how is UNIT watching over us? And who helps them prevent reality-shattering paradoxes? Let’s leap into Doctor Who Circuit Breaker: Adversary of the Daleks #1 and see!

 

Story

Osgood and Andrew were looking forward to working with the Doctor. But they didn't realize that the Fugitive Doctor would assist them. Unlike the others the Doctors have met, the Fugitive Doctor doesn't know about her other incarnations. Nor does she care what Osgood and Andrew think of her. She has a job to do, and she's doing it her way.

 

UNIT has amassed a storehouse of items from other planets and time periods. In Doctor Who Circuit Breaker: Adversary of the Daleks #1, the Fugitive Doctor must assess where they belong. When she takes each item to her TARDIS, it transports her to the general area where the item belongs. But the Doctor doesn't know who to return it to.

 

Dulce M Montoya and Dan Watters' story transports the Fugitive Doctor to ancient Greece. Instead of arriving amid the Trojan War, she finds a land at peace. The local town has a bustling marketplace. And the locals bring their offerings to Zeus' temple, even if it leaves them with little to eat themselves. Unfortunately, no one there recognizes the item the Fugitive Doctor is trying to return. And after seeing a man faint with hunger, she cannot help but hike up to Mount Olympus to discuss the gods' reliance on the locals' generosity.

 

The Fugitive Doctor arrived in Greece under a cloud, as Osgood and Andrew worried that her last mission might initiate a civil war. But the Doctor can't help their worries. They cannot blame her for other people's irrational actions. As the Doctor attempts to rectify the problems threatening peace in ancient Greece, she tries to help people work together to better their lives. But while an unseen party observes, the Doctor fails to recognize that not everyone shares her definition of reasonable behavior in Doctor Who Circuit Breaker: Adversary of the Daleks #1.

 

Art

After a view from space of other planets, the Doctor, Osgood, and Andrew walk between tall rows of open shelving. The Doctor plucks a pair of alien glasses and tries them on. Osgood rips them away from her. The Doctor frowns and looks away, her body language defensive. Then, the Doctor’s eyes fix on an item crackling with energy set on a high shelf. She runs outside, past the trees rising above a fence, and into her blue police box. The shape of the ceiling and the double-hexagon shadow on the floor evoke the First Doctor’s TARDIS. Then, as she sets the Dalek gun on the console, the Doctor sets her coordinates and pulls a lever as the weapon crackles with energy.

 

As Robert Ingranata portrays the Doctor amid pastoral splendor, Valentina Bianconi adorns Doctor Who Circuit Breaker: Adversary of the Daleks #1 with vibrant colors. The surrounding hills and trees recall the greenery beyond the UNIT base. The white-robed people in the fields seem as innocent as the grazing sheep. Villagers wear browns and pastels, while some in the market dress in more vibrant colors. She may be the Fugitive Doctor. Yet the Time Lord's bright purple hat and suit, accentuated with a multicolored blouse and hatband, command people's attention.

 

Richard Starkings and Tyler Smith fill white and green balloons and boxes with black uppercase dialogue. Raised voices enlarge words and turn balloons spiky. Giant white letters warn the Doctor of approaching danger, while giant red letters accompany its arrival. She faced down a red apple with certainty. But the Fugitive Doctor finds another red menace more difficult to reason with, even if it speaks in a font befitting the birthplace of modern philosophy. Thanks to Titan Comics for providing a review copy.

 

Final Thoughts

The Fugitive Doctor recognizes she needs to work on her people skills. Yet she doesn’t understand why people can’t get along. As she goes about her job, trying to prevent world-threatening paradoxes, she struggles to see things from other people’s perspectives. Still, she tries to help, even if success seems unlikely, in Doctor Who Circuit Breaker: Adversary of the Daleks #1.

 

Rating 9.2/10

 

To look inside see my preview of Doctor Who Circuit Breaker: Adversaryof the Daleks #1. 

 

Nightwing #140 Preview

 

 

Prosecutor Eastbourne doesn't live in Dick Grayson's world of gods and monsters. So now, a judge has issued an arrest warrant in Nightwing's name. He'd like to bring closure to the victims' families. But until he finds her again, Dick can't take the woman who claims to be a deceased witch, and caused a deadly pileup on Mayor Bisogni's superhighway, to the authorities. 

So instead, Dick Grayson helps the coroner's office untangle cold cases they would never get around to on their own. And as the secrets weigh on his soul, Dick draws his lines in the sand, and battles on. What gods and monsters will Mayor Bisogni's superhighway awaken next? And how will Dick Grayson cope with them, as sleep continues to elude him?

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

Nightwing #140 Preview

Writer: Dan Watters

Artist: Denys Cowan

Cover Artist: Jorge Fornés

Variant Cover Artists: Guillem March & Werther Dell'edera

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $4.99 US/Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

Release Date: July 15, 2026

 

 

Highway To Hell!

 

 

The hunt for a killer in downtown Blüdhaven leads to revelations about the super-villainous architect of the city’s superhighway. But is it too late for Nightwing to pull back from the precipice before he does something he’ll truly regret?

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For Dick Grayson's team-up with Dr Benas Sereika see my review of Nightwing #139. 

For Dick Grayson's team-up with Starfire, see my review of Nightwing #138.

For Dick Grayson's team-up with Batman, see my preview of Nightwing #137.

For Dick Grayson's encounter with the witch of the crossroads, see my preview of Nightwing #136. 

 

For Batman's team-up with Dr Benas Sereika, see my review of Batman: Dark Patterns #1. 

 

Wonder Woman #35 Preview

 

Diana defied Zeus and the order of the Underworld to reach the Palace of the Moirai. Then, as Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos watched, she confronted the Matriarch. Steve Trevor and Elizabeth wanted to help. But Diana had begun this journey alone. She would end it that way. It was a battle between a God Killer sword and a Green Lantern ring. But it was also a battle between someone who never sought power, and someone who fought each day to retain it. 

Now, the battle is over. The Fates offered Diana victory. But like so often in the past, Diana said, "No, thank you." How will the world recover from the Matriarch's domination? And what has Diana's sacrifice secured?

Here's all the info from DC Comics:

 

Wonder Woman #35

Writer: Stephanie Williams

Artist: Clayton Henry

Cover Artist: Jeff Spokes

Variant Cover Artists: David Nakayama, Miguel Mercado & Niko Henrichon

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $4.99 US/Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

Release Date: July 15, 2026 

 

 

The Fates Defied!

 

 

After a tragic sacrifice to the Fates, Steve Trevor and Trinity race through time to reach the Matriarch before she starts her bloody campaign. Although the journey is a long and arduous one, there’s always time for a story. Witness the origin of Wonder Woman as you’ve never seen it before, told through the eyes of the man who loved her! Could Diana’s past hold the key to saving the future?

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For Diana's battle with Lyssa in the Temple of the Moirai, see my review of Wonder Woman #34.

For what happened before that, see my preview of Wonder Woman #33. 

For what happened before that, see my review of Wonder Woman #32. 

For how The Wonder War story arc began, see my preview of Wonder Woman #31. 

 

The Savage Sword of Conan #15 Cover Preview

 

 

Cover A: Alex Horley

When a storm whips the waves into a fury, Captain Brock worries about his prisoners' lives. His clients want him to deliver them alive. So, amid the driving rain, he orders Rodak to secure the prisoners in the hold. But when the sailor ventures below, Rodak discovers that his captives are far from helpless. Can Brock's Cimmerian captive take the ship and bring it safely into port? And will Conan's fellow captives help him, or make his life more difficult?

Here's all the info from Titan Comics:

 

THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #15

Writers: Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner & Tom Defalco

Artists: Andy Belanger, Ron Frenz & Pat Olliffe

Publisher: Titan Comics

Issue Length: 64 Pages, B&W

Price: $6.99

Release Date: July 15, 2026

 

 

THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN returns 

with another brutal dispatch from the Hyborian Age!

 

 

Featuring a deadly tale of swapped assassination targets from writers Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner with artist Andy Belanger, the return of fan-favorite BRECKENRIDGE ELKINS from the legendary team of writer Tom DeFalco and artist Ron Frenz, striking covers from Alex Horley and Esad Ribic, plus pin-ups and more, SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #15 is another unmissable chapter in Conan’s savage saga!

 

Here are more cover options:

 

 

Cover B: Esad Ribic

 

 

 

Cover C: Alex Horley Foil Variant ($16.99)

 

Cover D: Esad Ribic Wraparound Cardstock Variant ($8.99)

 

Thanks to Titan Comics & Heroic Signatures for sharing this cover preview with us.