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The " Year of The Villain " consequence has spread through DC Comics to claim its strong dupe yet , asSupergirlfaces off against Superman ’s ruthless foe , Brainiac . Only this time the showdown takes a more definitive turn … now that the Girl of Steel is infected with evil .
This variety of Brainiac , also have it off as ' Vril Dox , ' is a legacy character infused with an foreign electronic computer intelligence from the major planet Colu . With his vast technological resource and moth-eaten phlegm to organic spirit , he ’s largely considered one ofSuperman ’s most iconic villains . However , Brainiac ostensibly never direct for a scenario in which Joker infects DC ’s most powerful superheroes , pull in himwishhe was deal with Superman . Instead , Brainiac faces a version of Supergirl uninterested in the moral enquiry , or peaceful desires of her upstanding Kryptonian full cousin .
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For those not yet familiar withThe Batman Who Laughs ' master programme , the Joker ’s hallmark brand of infectious foolishness has found a unexampled utilisation . Despite Batman and Superman ’s best efforts , the scoundrel ’s ' Dark Multiverse ' putridness has already convertedHawkman into Sky Tyrant , Blue Beetle into The Scarab , Donna Troy into Deathbringer , Billy Batson into the evil King Shazam , and even venerable old Jim Gordon has adopted a sorry identity , The Commissioner . The Joker - possessed brigade just needs one more Kryptonian recruit to form the so - forebode " Secret Six . "
The issue which ends withSupergirl vs. Brainiacopens with Kara curb captive inside her first cousin ’s Fortress of Solitude by the scoundrel ’s current incarnation ( if there ’s one thing Brainiac never lacks , it ’s alternate bodies ) . Brainiac is attempt his own pattern of mind control to subjugate the powerful Kryptonian . But with an assistance fromthe loyal Super - Dog Krypto , Supergirl breaks free to find Batman and Superman fighting their former friends Sky Tyrant , Scarab , and Deathbringer . Seeing Scarab hurl an Infected Batarang at Superman , Supergirl flies in to intercept … taking the poison - enlace Nth metal Batarang herself .
The weapon instantly infect Kara , causing her to be sick greenish gunk , and flood out the nanobots which were try out to take over her mind just a few pages late . Supergirl step into her new persona , and with a Joker - esque maniacal laugh , hurry off to square off her occupation with Brainiac . face with a suddenly - unhinged Supergirl , the normally - emotionless Brainiac admits that he feels scared . Kara respond to the confession without hesitation … decimate Brainiac with her deadly heat visual modality . The concluding page show the young ' Supergirl Who Laughs ' in all her glory , with a distraught Krypto in pursuit , as she flies away in search of " fun . "
Superheroes turning evilis almost always an entertaining figure of speech , especially when the switch comes with a cool variant codename and a chaotically - dysphoric costume . Specifically , Superman and his ilk have been going rascal in various fashion for yr , fromSuperman IIItoInjusticetoInfinite Crisis . in all probability the best shiver inSupergirl # 36comes in the revelation that the Joker ’s lacerating laughter can disturb even a metal misanthropist like Brainiac . Fans can read on for the full synopsis for the issues , teasing the fact that this malevolent Supergirl is just getting start up .
Supergirl - the infected ! Brainiac-1 attempts to adjoin Supergirl at the Fortress of Solitude , but for what nefarious determination ? No matter what he has planned , thing are about to go from bad to worse as Supergirl heads on a collision line with the Batman Who Laughs ! He ’s targeted Superman as part of his plan to taint heroes and transform them into their twisted Dark Multiverse counterparts - but Supergirl gets get in the crossfire , and the Year of the Villain stakes get even higher !
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