routines with an expert and also to be trained on harness. Unfortunately, it was postponed due to conflicts on schedule. Also, Galvante confirmed that Captain Barbell, another Mars Ravelo creation, is going to be shown in the series. However, it did not push through, so a new character named Pancho (Narda's childhood friend from orphanage and love interest played by Dennis Trillo) was introduced instead. The rebooted Darna TV series directed by Dominic Zapata and Don Michael Perez premiered on August 10, 2009. Rivera soared high as Darna. The series' 44.1% pilot rating is Rivera's second-highest primetime-series opening, after Dyesebel's 44.9%. But it cannot be denied that Locsin's Darna made history when it reached 52.1% on its fourth episode, where she appeared in a Darna costume for the first time. It was the highest rating achieved by any GMA Network show at that time. 2022 TV series On December 4, Jane De Leon signed an exclusive contract with ABS-CBN’s Star Magic a which made the announcement that she will star in the TV series called Mars Ravelo’s Darna: The TV Series. Now it has been titled as Mars Ravelo’s Darna. Iza Calzado, who was once offered to do the role sometime in 2005 but was withdrawn and gave it to Angel Locsin, played the role in a single episode. She is referred as the Unang Darna (First Darna) who will pass the stone to her daughter Narda played by de Leon. Darna Lives! webcomic In 2011, comic book creators Gerry Alanguilan and Arnold Arre partnered to write a 9-page concept webcomic called Darna Lives! which reimagined the life of Darna. Alanguilan wrote the story and Arre provided the art for the piece, which portrayed Darna's alter-ego Narda having forgotten her superhero identity and moved on to a life of obscurity and poverty, until fate intervenes to bring Darna back. Although short, the fan-fiction was notable for its significantly different portrayal of the character, since it was the first time the Narda alter-ego was portrayed as anything but a demure young woman.; Narda is married and has three children. Commenting on the work in a Philippine Daily Inquirer interview, Alanguilan explained his motivations for coming out with the story:"I think Arnold and I were able to show that Darna, as a character, can stand to be interpreted differently to allow her to remain appealing and relevant to a new audience. I