DC WEEK - SUPERGIRL!

Well it's finally here! After months of speculation and anticipation the CW's big ass Invasion crossover officially (ish) begins tonight with Supergirl. Although, if reports are to be believed, the crossover starts at the tail end of the episode as Barry and Cisco recruit Kara in their efforts to fight off the Dominators. Either way, it's pretty exciting that we're getting such a massive crossover to include all the heroes of the CWverse.

Well . . . not all of them . . . Who's missing? Quite a few as it turns out. But that's ok! Maybe we'll see them in a future crossover? Cuz that needs to happen!

SUPERMAN

Unfortunately, we will not be seeing Kara's slightly more famous cousin make the giant leap to the Arrowverse. While this is understandable, it's kind of a damn shame because Grant Gustin (the Flash) is a self professed huge Superman fan and I think that enthusiasm would carry over to seeing a real life Superman. 

Tyler Hoechlin's performance has been praised as the best Superman/Clark Kent seen on film in many years. I personally thought he was brilliant and brought a different touch to the table in comparison to Henry Cavill, who in my opinion has been great so far. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing more of him on Supergirl and I hope that the next time we see him Barry and/or Oliver will come to their Earth and meet him. If for no other reason than I think Oliver meeting another super-powered alien would be a hilarious scene. Plus it would make way for another great Batman reference. Clark could say something as simple as, "You remind me of a friend in Gotham." I mean right???

MARTIAN MANHUNTER

While Hank/J'Onn did make a brief, and awesome, appearance in the "Fight Club" video that the CW released a few months ago, that appears to be all we're gonna get in terms of Martian Manhunter crossing over with the other DC heroes. Which is a shame because J'Onn, in the comics, is a great friend and ally to Green Arrow and the Flash. Granted with the already huge budget these few episodes are getting it would be tough to justify one more CGI heavy character in the mix but come on! How great would it be to see J'Onn flying next to Firestorm, the Atom, and Supergirl (again)? Plus with his powerset the fight would be over in like 10 seconds. He's supposed to be just as powerful, if not moreso, than Superman and Supergirl, so not recruit him too? Oh well . . . maybe he'll pop in next time . . . 

MISS MARTIAN

Ok so technically, she hasn't really done anything yet. And the M'Gann that we met on Supergirl isn't quite the "adorkable" girl we all knew and loved on Young Justice (yet). But she's still a heavy hitter and would be a great asset in the fight against the Dominators. But since Barry hasn't met her yet and J'Onn kind of hates her, for being a white Martian, it makes sense she would be excluded from the crossover. Hopefully, she, J'Onn, and Supergirl will become allies and team up and meet up with the other heroes soon enough. 

Then again, there's always the hope that the CW will make their own Young Justice show with Kid Flash, Miss Martian, and Arsenal or Speedy. Hey! Ya never know . . . 

GUARDIAN

Again, he's another long shot considering that Kara, as of this writing, does not know that James is the Guardian but let's say she did for argument's sake. Wouldn't it be beneficial in the fight against aliens to bring someone that has had a lot of experience fighting aliens? Granted, Guardian is new to the scene, but one can assume the years as Superman's pal taught James a thing or two about fighting bad aliens and trusting the good ones. Now that he's got his own costume and code name, he's a perfect fit to bring along in the fight. Plus he would have a lot in common with Diggle. They both started off as the sidekick then graduated up to full fledged hero. Cisco is kind of there . . . I mean he's working on it. He's just gotta stop wearing those pop culture T-shirts when he wears his Vibe gauntlets and goggles!

As a side note, I'm personally loving James' story arc this year. Having him be a hero trying to help National City is so much better than the "will they, won't they" from last year. Although to be honest I think that was handled well. I do hope that he and Kara work things out because I think they would make a great couple, but for now I'm excited to see what he does as Guardian.

BATMAN

Ok of all the characters on this list this is obviously the longest of long shots I could ever hope for. HOWEVER, Batman has been hinted at TWICE this season on Supergirl. The first time was when a man claimed, "That's it! I'm moving back to Gotham!" and the second was when Guardian debuted and Kara talked about her cousin working with a vigilante that had a lot of gadgets and demons. While we may not ever see Batman or any of his allies on Supergirl, which would be a shame, it's fun to speculate on the fact that this particular version of Superman has met Batman. Therefore, who would be better to bring in a huge team up fight? Odds are Batman and Superman clashed at one point during their team ups and Batman has a way to fight off alien invaders. Sooo . . . why not bring him along, Barry? Huh? Is Oliver the only one allowed to be a brooding vigilante on your team? HUH? HUH? 

Ahem . . . in any event, I suppose it would be better to bring Batman onto one of the many shows before we throw him into a team up. And they should . . . 

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Now just to be clear, I know why all of these characters are not in the crossover but it does bum me out that we won't get a few more Justice League members joining the Invasion fun. However, since all (except one) of these characters have been introduced, it's definitely possible that we'll see them pop up in each of their shows eventually. I mean, who doesn't wanna see Superman race the Flash or J'Onn freak out Diggle with his alien side or M'Gann and Jax make out? . . . What? . . . Was that weird? 

Till Next Time!

JJ - the Comic Junkie