DESIGNED BY ADAM HUGHES – SCULPTED BY JACK MATHEWS

With strength and speed, the Girl of Steel blasts up through soil and stone, shattering solid rock, shooting into the stratosphere. As the Kryptonian cousin of Superman, Kara Zor-El has her sights set on the stars, streaking through the heavens in a supersonic blur – a soaring symbol of justice and truth.

Supergirl is the latest hero to join the stunning COVER GIRLS OF THE DC UNIVERSE statue series, with fan-favorite artist Adam Hughes specially commissioned to design Supergirl for this smashingly successful series.

Hand-painted, cold-cast in porcelain and measuring approximately 11.75” high x 4.25” wide x 5” deep, this statue is packaged in a 4-color box.

Limited Edition. On Sale January 12, 2011. $99.99 MSRP.

This piece gets crapped on a lot because it’s too “anime” for most comic collectors, but I think it looks cute. Supergirl’s got an adorable face and despite how much skin this costume shows, it’s not geared towards a sultry look but a more playful one.

There’s good and bad with the sculpting. I find her torso looks strange and as you can see from the final image, she’s got poor posture. You don’t see that at all from the front, which is how she’s meant to be displayed. Also, her boobs are angled all weird. The flowing cape and skirt are nicely done, the rest of her pose is good, and the wind-blown hair works well.

There’s a bit of an issue with her upper arm, where they attached it. Same with the side of her stomach. They should’ve taken a little more time to smooth that out. I’ve heard that’s one of the issues the re-releases of this address, they’re more smooth.

The colours on this piece are incredibly vibrant. The skirt, cape, the yellow, her eyes, all that detail work is more than fine. Nice solid colours, no drips. They could’ve shaded the hair a little though.

The base is simple but it’s perfect for what it needed to be.

3.5/5. One of the better Supergirl statues and not just because there aren’t many available. It’s cute and reasonably priced. It would’ve scored a 4 without the casting issues.

Buying Options : If you’re lucky and catch it during a re-release, just buy it from whatever comic shop has it on sale. If you want it immediately, check Ebay. Make sure to check Amazon as well.

The Supergirl is fairly rare and goes for well above it’s retail price while the Batgirl does not, she’s cheap as hell. Both of them are from the first series, the Adam Hughes line. Both also have more than one version, the series 2 Supergirl, and the upcoming Series 3 batdance Batgirl.

The Supergirl really takes it up a notch since she’s rarely ever depicted like this. She’s adult, sexy, and playful. The interesting choice of hair and outfit work incredibly well. The Metropolis themed base compliments her nicely. Among the best in the line. Be careful with this one, the fingers are sensitive. I accidentally broke one, fortunately, in a way that doesn’t really show up.

The Batgirl is also very nice, just not as nice as the Supergirl. Her base is decent, but it doesn’t say Gotham to me. The pose is fine, though I question why they gave her a batarang. From certain angles, it looks more like she’s holding a gun. Holding the mask with her other hand is a great touch. Just make sure you don’t lose the mask!

The paint on both is superb. Supergirl has a variety of muted colours mixed with the traditional Supergirl colours. Batgirl has a great mix of dark and vibrant colours, the yellow costume elements and red hair come off well.

4.5/5. Supergirl is a 5, Batgirl is a 4. Both strong entries into a fantastic line of busts.

Buying Options : While the Batgirl may be available at some stores still, Supergirl isn’t. Off to the secondary market you go. Batgirl is in stock over at Amazon, though at an inflated price.

The Daily Planet works great on the DC Direct Deluxe Superman flying statue, works on the Alex Ross Superman, works well here. There’s a small transparent rod that connects Supergirl to the statue. In some cases this rod can get loose, be careful.

It’s a fairly simple sculpt. All the animated stuff is. It does a great job representing Supergirl flying through the sky and waving to … someone? While a cute pose, I have no idea why she’s waving. Unfortunately, even in the first picture, you can see the one glaring and downright bizarre flaw in this statue. Supergirl has her eyes closed. Gotta say, pretty irresponsible to fly through the sky with your eyes closed. She could fly into a jet and plow right through it. It’s fairly distracting up close.

The paint is well done. Very simple, solid colours, no real blending, but no paint drips or other serious issues either. A few areas around the boots, skirt, and headband could be a little tighter, you can see what I mean in this third picture, near the headband.

3.5/5. Cute statue with some bizarre design choices. It being the only official Supergirl animated statue, it gets a little bump in it’s score from that. There ARE unofficial kits and some of them are quite good.

Edit : I’ve been told this piece was very prone to breakage. Be extra careful with it.

Buying Options : This sold out about a decade ago, you know the drill. Off to Ebay you go.

Recently, it came to my attention that the Michael Turner Supergirl statue has been recast. It’s easy to spot, because it’s available in kit form.