GOOGLE spotlights a new artist today, and it’s worth noting a few things:

She renders from real life to depict a poignant moment.

She deftly blends human images and iconic letters.

She gains an audience of millions Thursday.

Oh, and she’s still an art student.

In high school.

On its home page, the tech titan is featuring an image by Wisconsin teenager Sabrina Brady, who on Wednesday was announced as the national champ of the Doodle 4 Google contest.

The competition’s theme this year was “My Best Day Ever ... ,” and the Sparta, Wisc., senior’s winning work — titled “Coming Home” — shows Sabrina running toward her father upon his return from an 18-month deployment in Iraq.

Except for the American flag she clutches, Sabrina draws herself and her dad in tones of black, white and gray — until the moment of reunion, which is dramatically heightened by the sudden switch to full color. One “O” in the word “Google” becomes the golden sun, and her warrior-father stands in as the “L.”

“Her creative use of the Google letters to illustrate this heartfelt moment clearly resonated with voters across the country and all of us at Google,” writes Doodle team leader Ryan Germick on a blogpost announcing the win.

Sabrina Brady's winning "Doodle 4 Google" work. (courtesy of GOOGLE 2013 - .)

TWO QUESTIONS face many fanboy filmgoers this summer:

1. “How many times am I going to see ‘Man of Steel’ “?

2. “Do I really want to see another Wolverine movie?”

As the new trailers arrive this week for “Man of Steel” and “The Wolverine,” we break down these sneak peeks:

“WOLVERINE”:

I CAN’T FOCUS on this new “Wolverine” movie without getting the last one out of my mind. “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” wasn’t exactly “The Dark Knight Rises,” but it did have its moments. The links to the “Origin” storyline from the comic books and his rivalry with Sabertooth were genuinely fun elements, but the fanboy public was demanding more.

I prefer to think of how we first met Jackman as Wolverine in the first “X-Men” movie (2000), thanks to Bryan Singer. Or the last time we saw Jackman as Wolverine, in a seconds-long cameo in “X-Men: First Class” (which, despite its brevity, was one of the film’s best and funniest scenes).

THE IMAGE strikes you, as racially diverse crowd-members stand shoulder to shoulder, holding the signs of a historic rally.

The caption hits you, as the words ring out from above: “…conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal… .”

Then, perhaps most jarringly, the date stops you, as the cartoon depicts the Aug. 28, 1963, March on Washington.

The publication date is from one day earlier.

The verdict upends you: Herblock seemed to forever have his finger uncannily on the pulse of the nation and the world, especially when his job required not only a moral conscience, but a beyond-mere-mortal prescience.

“Herblock had a long history of being ahead of events and 'calling it early', “ comics scholar Warren Bernard — who helped create the 2009 DVD for the companion book, “Herblock: The Life and Works of the Great Political Cartoonist” — tells Comic Riffs. ”And this prescient ability spanned decades.” (Bernard also highlights Herblock’s keen “prophetic” readings of events in 1933 Germany, as well as tying Watergate to the White House in a cartoon published in June of 1972, just six days after the break-in)

That sense of prescience, combined with the sheer magnitude of the moment, makes Herblock’s “Conceived in liberty…” artwork a powerful centerpiece to “Herblock Looks at 1963,” a 10-cartoon exhibit that runs through Sept. 14 in the Graphic Arts Galleries of the Library of Congress. (After that date, a second exhibit of Herblock cartoons from that same year will be up till next March.)

Herblock’s March on Washington cartoon (Aug. 27, 1963) was actually published in The Post the day before the historic event. (The Library of Congress - Herbert L. Block Collection, Prints and Photographs Division ) .

CAPTAIN’S LOG, Stardate 19.05.2013: J.J. Abrams’s second tour on the Holodeck did not go as boldly as the studio hoped.

Zachary Quinto, left, as Spock and Chris Pine as Kirk in "Star Trek Into Darkness." (Zade Rosenthal - AP) In the search for shekels, “Star Trek: Into Darkness” grossed $70.6-million in its domestic debut this weekend, according to studio estimates — short of the $75.2-million that Abrams’s first “Trek” outing opened with in 2009. Final numbers are expected Monday.

After opening Wednesday in IMAX theaters — and in wider release a day later — “Into Darkness” has grossed $84.1-million in North America, light-years behind the $100-million that Paramount predicted.

The 12th Star Trek film topped the third Iron Man flick, as Disney/Marvel’s former champ grossed $35.2-million this weekend. Shane Black’s “Iron Man 3” has now grossed almost $1.1-billion globally.

POWER SUIT: Robert Downey Jr. and his high-flying friend. (DISNEY/MARVEL via AP - .)

WILL THEY or won’t they?

Disney announced this month that Merida, the strong and spirited archer from Pixar’s “Brave,” was entering its “princess collection.” But the Merida Makeover swiftly made Disney the target of criticism.

Disney, after being upbraided for sexualizing young Merida — and accused of de-emphasizing her strength — reportedlly said this week it was changing course with the makeover and reverting to Merida’s original form. And yet — speaking of targets — you can still find images of the Made-Over Merida on Target’s website.

The original Merida. (courtesy of DISNEY 2013 - .) Oscar-winning “Brave” director Brenda Chapman — who created the film as a “love letter” to her young daughter, providing a model of feminine strength — strongly criticized Disney’s makeover decision this week.

“As far as the Disney makeover, I was incredibly disappointed and frustrated, but not surprised,” Chapman tells Comic Riffs. “I do hope that Disney will correct it... . They have taken the images off of their Web site here in the States, but they are still up in other countries... so I’m dubious.”

Although Disney distributes Pixar films — and John Lasseter heads up animation for both studios — Chapman (who since “Brave’s” release has moved on to LucasArts) emphasizes the differences between Pixar and Disney.

“I thought ‘typical,’ when I first saw the artwork,” Chapman tells Comic Riffs. “So wrong-minded, [especially] when the Pixar crew and myself worked so hard to give them a completely different kind of princess — one that kids and parents today can relate to in many different ways. And Disney turned her back into the same old thing, taking away her symbol of strength and individuality, her bow and arrow, and sexing her up. Not cool.”

Many Merida fans felt a similar disappointment and disgust. More than 220,000 supporters have signed the Change.org petition “Say No to the Merida Makover.”. That response has pleased Chapman.

“I was blindsided by the overwhelming response to this issue,” Chapman tells ‘Riffs, “which is quite nice.”

The new Merida. (courtesy of DISNEY 2013 - .)