History ComicBook / GothamCityGarage

Compare with ''ComicBook/DCComicsBombshells'', another Creator/{{Elseworlds}} story inspired by a statue line and featuring DC female heroes and villains.

* FeministFantasy: The whole story is essentially an Elseworld version of this trope in which the rebellious Kara and a ragtag team of independent ActionGirl types band together to stop an oppressive man from suppressing their rights to live as they please and extending his brutal regime on their world.

Compare with ''ComicBook/DCComicsBombshells'', another {{Elseworlds}} story inspired by a statue line and featuring DC female heroes and villains.

->Governor Luthor's Paradise on Earth. The Last City. No sickness. No bad thoughts. No pain. Ever. Everyone happy, content, and otherwise perfect. Except me.

* BareYourMidriff: This is glaringly the costume theme for almost all female characters.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Franchise/{{Batman}} and [[ComicBook/{{Robin}} Jason Todd]] are usually heroes (well, somewhat in Jason's case). In this universe, the former is Luthor's chief enforcer and the latter leads a ruthless road gang that works for Luthor. The Flash aka Barry Allen is also brainwashed into becoming Luthor's loyal minions in this verse.
* AdaptationalHeroism: ComicBook/HarleyQuinn, ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}, ComicBook/TheJoker, and Silver Banshee are more anti-heroic than their mainstream counterparts.

* CasualDangerDialog: In chapter 4, Dick Grayson and Kara Gordon argue as to what Dick's batons are called as being chased down by a killer giant robot. Kara lampshades it:

* BadassBiker: ''All'' female characters ride bikes.

* BikerBabe: All female characters -- Kara, Diana, Barbara, Harley, Barda -- are beautiful, kickass bikers.

* AdaptationalHeroism: ComicBook/HarleyQuinn, ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}, ComicBook/{{Joker}}, and Silver Banshee are more anti-heroic than their mainstream counterparts.

* FakeUltimateMook: In the run-up to the final battle, versions of SelfDemonstrating/{{Lobo}} and an unnamed but recognizable [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] are built up as Lex's ultimate weapons and sent out at the front of his army. [[spoiler:Both of them get taken out by Catwoman's suicide bombing without striking a blow]].

* ADickInName: Dick Grayson tries -- and fails -- to use Kara as a bait to escape from an Amazo robot, which gives us the next exchange:
-->'''Dick:''' We've got one option -- split up!\\
'''Kara:''' But it'll keep following one of us!\\
'''Dick:''' Exactly!\\
'''Kara:''' What? Come back, you complete and total dick!\\
'''Dick:''' What can I say, it's in the name!

* AGodAmI: Given the number of people swearing by Lex and reiterating Lex loves them and the fact that years are counted from the so-called "Luthorrise", it looks like Lex has taken his narcissism and megalomania to the extreme.

* DidntSeeThatComing: Dick and Kara are being chased down by a killer robot. Dick decides to split up so the robot chases ''her''... but it goes after ''him''. Dick's reaction?

'''Kara:''' But it''ll keep following one of us!\\

* OhCrap: Harley Quinn reacts this way when she realizes she has gotten all to herself Barbara's undivided attention:

It's been decades since a cataclysm dried the seas and burned the human cities. Thirty-five years ago, ComicBook/LexLuthor took over Gotham City, renamed it The Garden -the Last City on Earth- and turned it into a city where nothing bad ever happens... unless you step out of line, in which case you'll be instantly terminated by Luthor's bat-dressed enforcers, the Gardeners.

* ADickInName: Dick Grayson tries -and fails- to use Kara as a bait to escape from an Amazo robot, which gives us the next exchange:
-->'''Dick:''' We've got one option-- split up!\\

* AGodAmI: Given the number of people swearing by Lex and reiterating Lex loves them and the fact that years are counted from the called "Luthorrise", it looks like Lex has taken his narcissism and megalomania to the extreme.

-->'''Dick:''' And this one at the head of the pack, he's gaining on me with eyes ready to kill. It's Jason Todd-- you know, the lifer? The kid raised in the gang?\\

* BikerBabe: All female characters -Kara, Diana, Barbara, Harley, Barda...- are beautiful, kickass bikers.
* BloodKnight: Barda has spent years trying to break free from Granny Goddness' indoctrination, but even so she's never happier than when she fights.

-->'''Dick:''' We've got one option-- split up!\\

'''Amazo:''' Targeting defector-- Richard Grayson Alpha priority.\\

* DomedHometown: The "Garden" -formerly Gotham City- is encircled by a red-lit dome built by Luthor to keep scavengers and bandits out... and Luthor's brainwashed subjects in.

* TheEvilsOfFreeWill: Lex designed his mind-control devices "Lexlocks" -later "Ridealongs"- to free the masses from a pesky thing called "independent thought" and his own belief that HumansAreBastards that need to be controlled by a MisanthropeSupreme like himself.

* FakeUltimateMook: In the run-up to the final battle, versions of SelfDemonstrating/{{Lobo}} and an un-named but recognizable [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] are built up as Lex's ultimate weapons and sent out at the front of his army. [[spoiler:Both of them get taken out by Catwoman's suicide bombing without striking a blow]].

* FeministFantasy: The whole story is essentially an Elseworld version of this trope in which the rebellious Kara and a ragtag team of independent varied version of ActionGirl band together to stop an oppressive man from suppressing their rights to live as they please and extending his brutal regime on their world.

'''Supergirl:''' Whoa! Youre' telling me this place is '''alive'''?\\

* IronicEcho: Kara and Dick are running from a killer robot. Dick tells her "And whatever you do-- Don't slow down!" to which Kara replies "Wasn't planning on it?!". Dick tries to use Kara as a bait to escape, but the robot chases him down. Dick is being cornered when Kara reappears to save him shouting "Don't slow down!". Dick replies "Wasn't planning on it."

-->'''Barbara Gordon:''' Sorry to interrupt this romantic and very disgusting moment-- but you and I have business.\\

** Supergirl, Nightwing and Catwoman are sneaking in a secret facility and attempting to open a door but the retinal scan doesn't work. Kara -who is shielding her partners from a laser barrage- loses her patience and punches the door down.

'''Supergirl:''' It's a computer. A neural network of ridealongs inside cryogenically frozen geniuses. A super-cooled processor made of human brains--and every one of them has at least three [=PhDs=] at the end of their name. We're looking at the smartest people in the world.\\

-->'''Nightwing:''' Let's ride! There's no way that thing can leave the facility-- We'll be free and clear!\\

* YouKilledMyFather: Subverted. Batman doctors evidence to trick [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} Barbara Gordon]] into believing her sister murdered their father. She believes him and intends to get justice for her father until Harley -of all people!- reveals that's rubbish.

-->-- Kara Gordon

* IntrepidReporter: Lois in this verse is one of these as usual to the extreme. She's a radio jockey in the barren wasteland who doesn't believe the Resistance fighters will make much of a difference and is only content to record the story of a lifetime when they finally take the fight to Luthor, win or lose.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Franchise/{{Batman}} and [[ComicBook/{{Robin}} Jason Todd]] are usually heroes (well, somewhat in Jason's case). In this universe, the former is Luthor's chief enforcer and the latter leads a ruthless road gang that works for Luthor. The Flash aka Barry Allen and Captain Marvel are also brainwashed into becoming Luthor's loyal minions in this verse.

* FakeUltimateMook: In the run-up to the final battle, versions of SelfDemonstrating/{{Lobo}} and an un-named but recognisable [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] are built up as Lex's ultimate weapons and sent out at the front of his army. [[spoiler:Both of them get taken out by Catwoman's suicide bombing without striking a blow]].

* FeministFantasy: The whole story is essentially an Elseworld version of this trope in which a ragtag team of independent varied version of ActionGirl band together to stop an oppressive man from suppressing their rights and extending his brutal regime on their world.

* TheEvilsOfFreeWill: Lex designed his mind-control devices "Lexlocks" -later "Ridealongs"- to free the masses from a pesky thing called "independent thought".

'''Luthor:''' Free will. There tiny machines can be gradted to every human mind in my garden. They can control thought, behavior, preference, happiness. Wash away the sins of the Dark Age and give the world a clean slate. But they must do so without driving the cattle insane.

* Tykebomb: [[spoiler: As part of a plan by Luthor to betray and destroy Darkseid, Luthor found and tried to raise Kara to be his living weapon to destroy Darkseid as the only being capable of doing so. [[TheDogBitesBack That backfired horribly for him later on.]]]]

* AdaptationalVillainy: Franchise/{{Batman}} and [[ComicBook/{{Robin}} Jason Todd]] are usually heroes (well, somewhat in Jason's case). In this universe, the former is Luthor's chief enforcer and the latter leads a ruthless road gang that works for Luthor.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Franchise/{{Batman}} and [[ComicBook/{{Robin}} Jason Todd]] are usually heroes (well, somewhat in Jason's case). In this universe, the former is Luthor's chief enforcer and the latter leads a road gang.
* AdaptationalHeroism: ComicBook/HarleyQuinn, ComicBook/{{Catwoman}} and Silver Banshee are more anti-heroic than their mainstream counterparts.

* GreaterScopeVillain: Lex Luthor is actually the agent on Earth of [[spoiler:Darkseid]].

* FakeUltimateMook: In the run-up to the final battle, versions of ComicBook/{{Lobo}} and an un-named but recognisable [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] are built up as Lex's ultimate weapons and sent out at the front of his army. [[spoiler:Both of them get taken out by Catwoman's suicide bombing without striking a blow]].

It's been decades since a cataclysm dried the seas and burned the human cities. Thirty-five years ago, ComicBook/LexLuthor took over Gotham City, renamed it The Garden -the Last City on Earth- and turned it into a city where nothing bad ever happens... unless you step out of line, in which case you'll be instantly terminated by the bat-dressed Luthor's enforcers, the Gardeners.

[[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Kara Gordon]] is a ridealong technician who pretends to be the happiest person around. Reality is, she hates Luthor, she detests the City and dreams of escaping and looking for the mythical Franchise/WonderWoman. One day she saves a man from getting gunned down, and is noticed by the Gardeners. Her father James Gordon reveals she's his adoptive daughter whom he rescued from Luthor's experiments, and now she has to run away or will be terminated.

'''Kara:''' But it''ll keep following one of us!\\