David Harewood Talks 'Hank Henshaw'; Calls Melissa Benoist A "Fantastic" SUPERGIRL

^^Tell that to Daredevil

i dont think they should have change his color skin

@LegendaryPanda bravo sir, also looking forward to this show.

@DrDoom

I don't really agree with that. At the moment some of the best stories are being told on TV, the special effects for TV shows have improved greatly over the years, I see no reason why a Supergirl show is a bad thing.

Jimmy Olsen that's not a dork because love interests, it will suck...

Oh dang there are going to be so many comic book shows. It's going to be some fun viewings every week.

@freebirdink843

Well there is sort of black Superman in the comics called Val-Zod and for what we now he might be the "Superman" they will use... Heck there are some (myself included) that suspect Jimmy Olsens race change in the show that Jimmy Olsen will be Val-Zods human alias (even do that is not a thing from the comics)

Ofcourse hed say that...



She looks like a very non super , supergirl


I hope her acting makes up for her lame looks

@freebirdink843

Hank Henshaw was pretty much just a Reed Richards clone. He was a scientist and he went into space with his wife, her brother and his friend. They experienced a similar accident as the Fantastic Four. They returned to Earth and couldn't control their powers. Superman thought they were attacking the city and fought them. He eventually realized what was happening and got them help, but not before Henshaw "died."

Henshaw gained the ability to move his consciousness in and out of electronics and could shape them any way he wanted. He reformed himself a couple times in an attempt to communicate his wife who was being treated for cancer. She was repulsed by him, rejected him and then died. Henshaw just kind of went away.

Fast forward about 20 years later...

Superman has been "killed" by Doomsday. Henshaw blames Superman for the death of his family and friends, believing that if Superman hadn't attacked them then they all would have gotten help in time. His consciousness somehow gets into the tech in the Fortress of Solitude. Henshaw is able to get some of Superman's DNA from the regeneration matrix and form a body that is partly made of Superman's tissues. His plan is to pose as Superman and then forever destroy his good name, so that everyone thinks of him as a villain instead of a hero. This story is told in The Return of Superman, which follows The Death of Superman.

The short of it is that Superman doesn't have to be black because Cyborg Superman is made of Superman's tissue, not Hank Henshaw's. Henshaw's tissues were destroyed when he "died" following the accident. The only part left of him is his consciousness.

Off-topic - The Sinestro Corps War you are reading is badass. You really need to read Crisis on Infinite Earths and then Infinite Crisis to become familiar with the people Sinestro has recruited. The Anti-Monitor is a Galactus-ish being who nearly destroyed the multiverse. Superboy-Prime is probably the most powerful version of Superman in existence. You are going to see him whip some major ass.

Alternatively, you could always Google a synopsis of Crisis on Infinite Earths and Infinite Crisis, although you would be missing out on some great reading. You'll be doing yourself a disservice reading through DC stuff without some basic history of the universe. You'll spend half the time wondering who people are and why certain things are important. It would be like skipping right to the last Harry Potter book and just reading the part about the big battle

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@freebirdink843

I forgot some more information that you will find helpful while reading the Sinestro Corps War...

Each of the lantern corps have an entity that embodies the emotion from which they draw their power. Parallax is the fear entity for the Sinestro Corps. Ion is the willpower entity for the Green Lantern Corps. These entities can possess and control a host, which makes the host tremendously powerful.

Finally, Sodam Yat is a Daxamite. A Daxamite is basically a Kryptonian, only their weakness is to lead instead of kryptonite.

@buckycap that's kind of an unfortunate weakness. Sounds like earth would have no problem fending off a daxamite invasion. handful of people with hand guns could get it done

And Bucky..I'm old school so I'm always down for some good read...I'll grab the crsis ones too. I remember when they all were coming out. It was DC big thing at the time.

I do not think that Melissa is blonde enough to be supergirl....and i didnt think she was hot enough until I realized the fappening included pics of her getting it on....and she aint bad at all.