Supergirl #14 Review

 

Supergirl #14 Review

Writer, Artist & Cover Artist: Sophie Campbell

Colorist: Tamra Bonvillain

Letterer: Becca Carey

Variant Cover Artists: Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson; Bruno Redondo; Chrissie Zullo-Uminga

Supergirl Movie Variant Cover Artist: Jim Lee

Editors: Jillian Grant & Brittany Holzherr

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $3.99/$4.99 Card Stock

Release Date: June 10, 2026

 

Dr Kim-Da turned Kara Zor-El into a cyborg. The Science Council grew Team Thunder in the lab to kill Zora Vi-Lar and Lesla-Lar. Yet in her wanton attack on the Science Council bunker, Zora unleashes destruction that threatens her followers. While Zora attacks Team Thunder, Kara Zor-El rescues the Black Flame’s supporters. Then, realizing that she cannot defeat Zora, Kara goes to warn Lesla-Lar that the Science Council, including her parents Lan-Lar and Lora-Lar, has signed her death sentence.

 

Lesla-Lar admits Zora is using her to achieve her own ends. And Kara's willingness to forgive Lesla's betrayals wins Lesla-Lar over. So, when Lesla agrees to help Kara, she reveals something that means nothing to Zora, but could mean everything to Kara. But is there time for Kara Zor-El and Lesla-Lar to save Kandor from destruction? And after Zora also sent her plummeting to her death, will Lena Luthor share Kara's fate? Let’s leap into Supergirl #14 and see!

 

Story

Kara Zor-El never belonged on Earth. And when she arrived to protect Kal-El, only to find he had grown up, she lacked a purpose. But worse by far was the destruction of Argo City. Despite all her accomplishments on Earth, Kara could never forget all the people she loved who had died.

 

In Supergirl #14, Lesla-Lar reveals that Argo City still survives as a miniaturized city. As Lesla transports her inside, Kara realizes that everyone she knew and loved during her childhood is still dead. And like her broken and violated body, Argo City lies in ruins.

 

While Kara battles despair, Lesla-Lar encourages her. And although Kara may not realize it, Conner Kent and Lena Luthor have risked their lives to help her. After battling seasonal depression, when Lesla and Lena conspired to ruin Clarissa’s No Beer New Year Party, Kara couldn’t deal with their betrayal. But even after she cut them out of her life, when Kara faces her blackest night, Lesla and Lena still strive to help her in Supergirl #14.

 

Art

As the Super-Substance Science Scouts gaze down with concern, Rust looks the most horrific. Yet Lena awakens upon a netting of fibrous metaplasm extruded from Rust’s body. When Sophie Campbell switches the action from Kandor to Argo City, Kara and Lesla walk along a flooded street. With her unreliable cyborg implants, Kara may regard the empty city as a shadow of its former self. Yet the surviving architecture conveys the former grandeur of Kara's home.

 

While Tamra Bonvillain lavishes a vibrant palette on Supergirl #14, orange links Rust with Lena’s jacket. As long spikes sprout from Cut’s body, the Scout’s blue skin connects it with Argo's towers. Melt's violet skin links the Super-Substance Science Scout with its creator's clothes. Yet it also connects the Scout with Zora's hair and the costume of the hero created in Dr Kim-Da’s lab to kill Zora and Lesla. Still, yellow binds Lesla's most lively creation with an object that could herald Kara's brightest day.

 

Becca Carey fills white dialogue balloons with black uppercase letters that grow bold for intonation and shrink for lowered voices. Kara's thoughts fill white clouds, while sound effects enhance the battle for the future of two Kryptonian cities. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.

 

Final Thoughts

No civilization is perfect. And as Lesla-Lar transports Kara Zor-El to her long-lost hometown, she reveals another example of the Science Council’s injustices. Yet as a younger generation fights for reform, some embody responsible change, while others protest for less noble motives in Supergirl #14.

 

Rating 9.8/10

 

To look inside, see my preview of Supergirl #14.

 

For what happened last time, 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. 

 

For Lesla-Lar and Lena Luthor's betrayal at Clarissa's New Year's Party, see my review of Supergirl #9.