We’re absolutely within the period of the DC Universe. After the success of “Superman,” DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran are increasing their world and exploring totally different sides it, just like the gothic facet we noticed final yr in “Creature Commandos” and the multiverse in “Peacemaker.” DC is about to deliver all kinds of superheroes to the display, from the anticipated like Batman to less-featured faces just like the Teen Titans and Booster Gold.
In fact, a hero is just nearly as good as their villain. Luckily, DC has no scarcity of menacing and numerous villains. Brainiac and Gorilla Grodd are each becoming a member of the DC Universe within the close to future, and each are mighty, highly effective baddies with lengthy histories. However the great thing about DC is how rapidly comparatively minor villains can rise to be really memorable characters.
Such is the case of Krem of the Yellow Hills, set to be the principle antagonist of subsequent yr’s “Supergirl,” (performed by Matthias Schoenaerts, as seen briefly within the movie’s trailer). It’s possible you’ll not acknowledge the identify, because the character was simply launched a number of years in the past on the pages of the 2021 comedian e-book miniseries “Supergirl: Girl of Tomorrow,” by Tom King and Bilquis Evely. Nonetheless, if the comedian is something to go by, Krem goes to be a robust contender for the perfect and most evil comedian e-book villain of 2026 — sorry, Physician Doom.
If you have not learn the superb comedian miniseries and are not acquainted with the story of the dishonest kingsagent who slew a woman’s father and left him within the filth, allow us to be your information to this terriying villain.
(Slight spoilers for “Supergirl: Girl of Tomorrow” forward.)
Krem is a very despicable villain
We do not see a lot of Krem within the comedian, at the least not at first, however we do know he’s not a superb man. We all know as a result of the very first phrases written within the comedian recount how he stabbed a humble farmer for no good cause. The extra we study of him, nevertheless, the more serious it will get. Krem of the Yellow Hills just isn’t a god like Darkseid, or a superpowered villain like Reverse Flash. Hell, he is not even a prison mastermind like Joker. He is only a expert swordsman and archer from a distant alien planet with sufficient authority to kill folks with out an iota of concern of retribution.
That’s what makes Krem so efficient as a villain. He’s not threatening to explode a hospital or inciting a battle between two international locations as a entice for Superman. He killed a woman’s dad, then mocks her when she confronts him. Granted, his crimes and physique rely do enhance considerably all through the comedian.
Since director Craig Gillespie’s “Supergirl” (scripted by Ana Nogueira) is about to correctly adapt the comedian relatively than simply be loosely impressed by it, then chances are high excessive we cannot actually see a lot of Krem. The plot is usually Supergirl accompanying a younger lady in chasing after Krem for revenge, encountering the aftermath of his different crimes alongside the best way.
We’ve got already written up to now about why “Supergirl” has the potential to be higher than “Superman,” and a giant a part of it’s how the narrative treats its villain as extra of an concept than an precise baddie. Krem is terrifying and completely despicable, positive, however by conserving him off display many of the story, his legend grows bigger than the person himself.
“Supergirl” soars into theaters on June 26, 2026.
