More surprisingly, Supergirl more closely recalls James Gunn’s sci-fi exploits on Guardians Of The Galaxy than last year’s Man of Steel reboot. Directed by Craig Gillespie, who applies his reputation for stories about flawed females,

An interstellar mercenary with a big mouth and an even larger kill count, Lobo was created by writer Roger Slifer and artist Keith Giffen in 1983. He first appeared in Omega Men #3, a comic following a team of extraterrestrial superheroes that fight crime and, sometimes, each other.

The DC K.O. event was expected to kill several popular characters. This is unavoidable in a story centered around a cosmic tournament of battles to the death. However, one DC mainstay just died ahead of their DC Universe premiere in the upcoming Supergirl movie.

Kristy Puchko is the Entertainment Editor at Mashable. Based in New York City, she's an established film critic and entertainment reporter who has traveled the world on assignment, covered a variety of film festivals, co-hosted movie-focused podcasts, and interviewed a wide array of performers and filmmakers.