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.
