My heartfelt thanks to those who conjured Supergirl and kept her going all these years, especially folks like Otto Binder, Jim Mooney, Paul Kupperberg, Carmine Infantino, Sterling Gates, and Jamal Igle. And I am so very, very grateful to Cynthia Leitich Smith and Joseph Bruchac for their kindness and generosity in discussing Native American history, culture, and traditions with me. They made Ohiyesa such a joy to write, and I thank them for their time.
I am grateful to the folks at Warner Bros. and the CW who make these books possible, especially Carl Ogawa, Victoria Selover, and Josh Anderson, but also to Greg Berlanti, Todd Helbing, Sarah Schechter, Lindsay Kiesel, Janice Aquilar-Herrero, Catherine Shin, Thomas Zellers, and Kristin Chin.
And my undying thanks to my partner in crime and editor, Russ Busse, along with the rest of the hardworking crew at Abrams—including but not limited to Andrew Smith, Jody Mosley, Maggie Lehrman, Marie Oishi, John Passineau, Alison Gervais, Melanie Chang, Maya Bradford, Kim Lauber, Trish McNamara O’Neil, Brooke Shearhouse, and Borana Greku.
And as we wind toward the End of Time, my eternal gratitude to my wife and children, who are my everyday superheroes.