Comic book artist and patron saint of Cleveland Harvey Pekar maintained, “Comics are words and pictures. You can do anything with words and pictures.”

The potential of that sacred combination and the history of DC Comics began nearly a century ago.

In 1934 an enterprising Capricorn (aren’t they all) and pulp writer by the name of Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson started National Allied Publications, the company that would become DC Comics and go on to beget such super hero luminaries as Batman and Superman.

In the years since the heroes and villains that populate the ever expanding DC Universe have been brought to life on page and screen.

DC’s latest offering is also the first of its kind. “Blue Beetle,” premiering August 18, follows a Texas teen turned crime fighter and is the first DC film to feature a Latino superhero.

In honor of this latest release and the pure potential of words and pictures we bring you our list of the DC Universe characters as zodiac signs. Read on to learn more.

Ares

Ares is the clear pick for Aries as he, like his ram brethren, is oxygenated by conflict, looks great in a chest plate and can’t help but mettle in the affairs of mortals.

Aries sits opposite Libra on the zodiac wheel and Ares sworn enemy is bangled, tall boot power Libra, ladies and gentlemen Wonder Woman.

Catwoman

As evident in this incendiary meditation on the astrology of Catwoman, our feline femme fatale has been played by, and has played to the qualities of myriad zodiac signs.

Yet, it would seem she resonates, or purrs most perfectly with the decadent earth of Taurus. An unsung quality of the bull is a deep, deep resistance to control and Catwoman, while aesthetically refined is consistently emotionally feral.

Taureans like the good life and prefer a path of minimal exertion, making high end theft a reasonable career choice. The cherry on top or horn on bull is that OG Catwoman Michelle Pfeiffer is a Venus forward Taurus sun.

The Flash

Gemini is ruled by planet Mercury, named for the fleet footed god of messaging.

In kind, every variation of the Flash thinks, moves and reacts at light speed. Some later incarnations of The Flash vibe so high and move so fast that they can pass through walls and trade speed.

The Flash can also absorb kinetic energy and as anyone who has ever spent time in a car with a fast talking, hands rarely on the wheel Gemini can attest, kinetic energy is what this sign is made of.

Batman

Batman’s parents were murdered on June 26. Batman’s birthday has changed dates over the year’s but the untimely event of his parents demise has remained conspicuously consistent.

Bruce Wayne may have been born an Aries or a Taurus but Batman was born in the blood of that pale moon light on June 26 in the crab claw of Cancer season. The people of the crab are acutely sensitive, terminally nostalgic and insular.

Checks out. In true water sign fashion, Batman keeps a tender totem of what he’s lost; in most iterations of the character a clock stands as a secret entrance to the Batcave, and is set at 10:47 p.m. in honor of the exact moment Thomas and Martha Wayne died.

The Joker

Leo folk lean heavy on theatrics, love to live in or incite a carnival atmospheres and appreciate the curative properties of comedy, all hallmarks of one of the GOAT villains of our age, the Joker.

Leo rules the fifth house of pleasure and play, colloquially known as the “fun house” it is the natural province of laughter, clowns, theatrics and decadence. The Joker, in all his painted face, chaos as cardio glory embodies the underbelly of this sign and the perversion of play.

Add to the mix that Leos make for natural leaders and the Joker is never at a loss for supplicants or a galvanizing catch phrases.

Leo represents the inner child within and the Joker represents the malnourished, bullied kiddo who burns, riots and generally destroys as a response to having been damaged himself.

Batgirl

Virgo is a mercurial earth sign that thrives behind the scenes, under the mask and when underestimated by their lessers.

Enter Batgirl, a genius-level hacker and information broker with a photographic memory.

Virgos excel at organization and leadership and Batgirl is responsible for assembling the all female, zero f–ks Birds of Prey s(hero) team.

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Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman Day is celebrated evert year on October 21, at the tail end or hero’s headband of Libra season, marking the super heroine’s debut in 1941.

Libra is the sign of partnership and contracts, including marriage.

Apropos of this, Wonder Woman creator William Moulton Marston was aided in the conception of the character by his wife Elizabeth, a psychologist.

Libra is ruled by Venus, planet of love and it was Marston’s wish that Wonder Woman would be the first hero to win not through violence but with love (and the lasso of truth).

Green Lantern

The Green Lantern was most recently brought to life most by Scorpio DILF Ryan Reynolds and the extreme nature of the Lantern aligns easily with the fixed water and abject intensity of the eighth sign in the zodiac.

For evidence look no further than this quote, “The farther I get from the cockpit, the more I realize there’s only ever two choices: Go down in flames – or do something crazy.”

Annihilation, self-immolation or wilding the f–k out, the holy trinity of Scorpio responses to conflict.

Harley Quinn

Sagittarius folk are noted for their poor impulse control, joie de vivre, rock n’ roll aesthetic and resistance to authority figures, all qualities clear and present in everyone’s favorite pair of pigtails, Harley Quinn, played by or soon to be played by such mavericks as Margot Robbie and Lady Gaga.

It tracks that Quinn’s perennial paramour, the Joker would be a fellow fire sign as the two clearly get along like a house on fire with the softly falling ashes of Gotham as their favored aphrodisiac.

Blue Beetle

Capricorn is the sign of legacies and patrilineal inheritance, they are also a people that deeply love expensive old s–t. Enter the Blue Beetle, a super hero mantle taken up by three men over the past century and born from the powers distilled in an ancient scarab found in an Egyptian tomb.

In terms of the human body, Capricorn rules the skeletal system and the latest Blue Beetle, Jamie Reyes, uses the scarab to manifest his own weaponized exoskeleton.

Aquaman

Aquarius represents the archetype of the outsider and is governed by two planetary influences; Saturn and Uranus. In kind, Arthur Curry AKA Aquaman AKA Jason Momoa with gold contact lenses grew up in an isolated environment, born of two worlds, half-human and half-Atlantean, but not belonging fully to either.

After stepping into his power, Arthur assembled the The Others, an apropos super hero dream team made up of outcasts and misfit toys.

Aquarius is symbolized by the mythical water bearer and is associated with rebellion and progress and Arthur fulfills his sign by using his hybrid powers to influence and protect sea life and defeat evil. Can dig.

Superman

According to DC myth making, Superman celebrates his birthday on Leap Year, making our man a once every four years on this planet Pisces.

Pisces folk are acutely sensitive and borderline psychic and Superman is no exception.

Deeply compassionate he sees the auras of living things and struggles to end the lives of his enemies, a care bear in a cape ladies and gentlemen and a hero for the ages.

Astrology 101: Your guide to the stars

Astrologer Reda Wigle researches and irreverently reports back on planetary configurations and their effect on each zodiac sign. Her horoscopes integrate history, poetry, pop culture and personal experience. She is also an accomplished writer who has profiled a variety of artists and performers, as well as extensively chronicled her experiences while traveling. Among the many intriguing topics she has tackled are cemetery etiquette, her love for dive bars, Cuban Airbnbs, a “girls guide” to strip clubs and the “weirdest” foods available abroad.