Supergirl Continues To Radiate Silver Age Energy

Supergirl has a new 2025 series that sees her returning to Midvale to face off against classic foes. This latest DC All In series contains numerous nods and references to classic silver and bronze age stories, and some villain comebacks. How does Lesla Lar [h]old up in the contemporary era? Is this book fun? We discuss [it] here on Casually Comics!

The new Supergirl book is fast becoming one of my favourite new comics of 2025... largely because of its Silver Age energy. And the super-bunny, of course!

The simple trick to the title's success is that writer/artist Sophie Campbell acknowledges that superhero comics can be fun and a bit silly without destroying a book's verisimilitude: hence the full-throated embrace of Silver Age wackiness and Bronze Age throwbacks. 

Once again, Sasha of Casually Comics (above) deep dives into reviewing the issue for you, so I don't need to.

Did You Know Earth's First Green Lantern Was a Cowboy?

For a short while in 1873, Sheriff Daniel Young of Bailysville, Montana, was drafted into the Green Lantern Corps by the extra-terrestrial Abin Sur (who would later pass his ring on to Hal Jordan) - making him (possibly) Earth's first Green Lantern.

Unsurprisingly, Sasha of Casually Comics has the full story in her latest video (see above).

Daniel's brief adventure appeared in Green Lantern #149 (February 1982), written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Don Newton and inker Dan Adkins.

Thought Bubbles, Silver Age Easter Eggs, and A Super-Bunny - This Fun New Supergirl Comic Has It All!

I had every intention of reviewing the latest Supergirl #1 - part of DC's Summer of Superman initiative - but Sasha of Casually Comics got there first and has done a far better job than I ever could have.

In the absence of "editor's notes", I'm always impressed by Sasha's ability to spot Easter Eggs, especially those that are deep dives into the Silver and Bronze Age.

And Supergirl #1 appears to be full of these.

THROWBACK THURSDAY: I'm Approved By Casually Comics!

I don't often mention new T-shirt purchases - beyond the fact that my family believes I have too many -  but I'm particularly proud of this one that I got back in 2021 (see above), from the first line of merch produced to support my favourite YouTube channel, Casually Comics. 

"Approved By Casually Comics" is a parody of the old Comics Code Authority logo once seen on the covers of mainstream comic books in the wake of the whole Fredric Wertham Seduction of the Innocent nonsense of the 1950s.

The Casually Comics line of branded t-shirts, mugs, glasses, hoodies, stickers etc can be found here.

Hosted by Canadian Sasha Wood, Casually Comics brilliantly balances insight and a deep knowledge of the comic book medium with a wry, self-deprecating, sense of humour and a welcome acknowledgement that all elements of fandom are valid.

In a portfolio of videos ranging from around 10 minutes to half an hour, with a new one dropping every few days, Sasha dives headfirst into old comics as well as new, following her whims more often than worrying about the latest 'hot topic'.

Demonstrating a particular love - which I share - for the more quirky aspects of superhero comics, Sasha compiles wonderful 'playlists' of themed videos on such topics as the many weddings of Lois Lane, the different iterations of Clayface, crossovers etc