Ten scenes of special note from Supergirl Vol. 1: Misadventures in Midvale

The recently released Supergirl Vol. 1: Misadventures in Midvale collects the first six issues of writer/artist Sophie Campbell and colorist Tamra Bonvillain's new Supergirl ongoing series, which is an excellent comics book (I reviewed it at length in this column). It's quite good, and if you have any interest at all in superhero comics, regardless of your experience with the character or publisher or the genre, I would recommend checking it out (Mild spoilers to follow, so if you do plan on reading it, maybe do so before you read the rest of this post). In this collection, Supergirl Kara Zor-El visits her one-time hometown of Midvale, only to discover a mystery: There's already a Supergirl there, and there's also a Linda Danvers living with her adopted parents. It turns out Lesla-Lar, a super-smart Kandorian with some issues, has escaped the bottle city and set up shop impersonating our hero. With help from a new old friend and some super-pets, Kara defeats Lelsa...and then adopts…