Things which are awesome (part eight) - an unpopular fannish opinion.

 

Brainiac 4 is awesome.

No, no, hear me out. The reason you are rolling your eyes is because she was part of a bad, *messy* storyline that is probably better forgotten. But the character herself had all sorts of potential.

For one thing, she's a villain with a motivation I totally believe… well, at least once I'm willing to step away from a necessarily human perspective.

 
So you want to be a Brainiac. Here is what you need to know:

( 1. Objectively, you are better than everyone else. )

So, I've read Supergirl #7

Well, then. I think this calls for another in the the series of icons I did a while ago.

( The latest installment. )