tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post1512755218939849465..comments2024-03-29T10:34:59.159-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Interview With Supergirl WritersAnjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-88575992182150888042011-07-23T08:37:00.853-04:002011-07-23T08:37:00.853-04:00I hate 'edgy' as well.
I can only hope th...I hate 'edgy' as well.<br /><br />I can only hope that the writers understand that Supergirl is not X-23 ... or Maxima ... or the Loeb/Kelly Supergirl.<br /><br />Will this work? I guess it is time to read the stories.Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-15012941000140634462011-07-22T06:24:48.679-04:002011-07-22T06:24:48.679-04:00"We're approaching this as if we're i..."We're approaching this as if we're inventing a new character. "<br />So go invent a new character already, if you don't wanna write Supergirl, then by all means pass on the project.<br />What six different writers said the same thing about Supergirl in the course of 2005 alone and the character was all but ruined as a consequence.<br />Just my reaction, frankly from what I"ve read this week neither Kal El or Kara seem like they will be either new or interesting when this process is finished.<br />Frankly though, I don't see how DC can keep up a line of 52 comics, I think the bulk of them will do okay for ten months on the strength of collector's stockpiling. After that the numbers will go down to more familiar and disquieting levels. Im not sure that "new edgy" stories are the solution to the sales problems that beset the comic book industry.<br />And what the hell does "edgy" mean anyway?? It is one of those badly mauled Orwellian cliches that means whatever the speaker wants it to mean at the expense of clarity.<br /><br />John FeerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-75574156425651928322011-07-21T23:01:34.398-04:002011-07-21T23:01:34.398-04:00DC is usually great on the set-up and too often fa...DC is usually great on the set-up and too often fail on the follow up.valerie21601http://www.fanfiction.net/~valerie21601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-68399204023382828072011-07-21T22:26:05.171-04:002011-07-21T22:26:05.171-04:00I think I truly understand for the first time how ...I think I truly understand for the first time how readers back in 1985-86 felt after DC's reboot following CRISIS. None of this is the DC that I know or recognize.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16681297866387365297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-68564698815310596992011-07-21T05:39:33.241-04:002011-07-21T05:39:33.241-04:00This reminds me of Supergirl #12, where Kara would...This reminds me of Supergirl #12, where Kara would rather party than help people until events force her to do the right thing. She meets the heroine who would later be known as Terra and after they have stopped a monster, Terra asks Kara if she is really Supergirl due to Kara's actions before the fight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-30098418164981561882011-07-20T21:49:58.617-04:002011-07-20T21:49:58.617-04:00"We're approaching this as if we're i..."We're approaching this as if we're inventing a new character."<br /><br />Translation: "We don't really wanna write Supergirl, we just wanna get on an S-Book this is the one that'll let us get away with the most crap...and if we get bored we'll have her take on The Teen Titans at least until Marvel buys our Wolverine Beyond pitch".<br /><br />JOhn FeerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-53660079730171676702011-07-20T14:41:41.279-04:002011-07-20T14:41:41.279-04:00This Supergirl sounds interesting as an Elseworlds...This Supergirl sounds interesting as an Elseworlds or Ultimate Universe type character. But frankly I am not thrilled that this Kara will replace the Kara that Gates left us with.<br /><br />GeneGenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-73908552978881857002011-07-20T13:52:11.989-04:002011-07-20T13:52:11.989-04:00If you take away that core of goodness and hope, t...<i>If you take away that core of goodness and hope, the character becomes aloof, bitter, angry, superior ... characteristics that don't jibe well with being a hero.</i><br />Also known as the Marvel comics formula of recent years.<br /><br />It's a strange interview alright, I think it was Jim Lee who admitted they are taking a view to make all of their characters more 'edgy' (i.e. angsty) and Supergirl is clearly the litmus test for it.<br />Really there's no point moaning about this shift as you either like it or you don't. If you don't like it walk away - I certainly will be. But it's this sort of atatement that irritates:<br />" <i>It's the Kara you know, except we're telling the story of her arrival and how she got started on her journey toward becoming a hero</i>"<br />That's saying this is still the Kara I've been reading about for the last few years but here's 'Year One'?<br />They really don't seem sure how to sell this september relaunch, is it a full-on ground zero reboot or just ammending their origins...?<br /><br />It sounds as if they're simply hedging their bets in case the relaunch doesn't go down as well as hoped for.Dave Mullennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-47122525943405271742011-07-20T09:25:38.381-04:002011-07-20T09:25:38.381-04:00While this article clears up a few things about wh...While this article clears up a few things about what they are planning for Supergirl. I still have very mixed feelings about where they are going with her.<br /><br />They seem to be only interested in the "new" fans and want to back burner almost totally the "old" fans. In their interview they say new fans will "love" Supergirl while the old fans will "like" her. It does not sound very encouraging at all to me.valerie21601http://www.fanfiction.net/~valerie21601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-61139980022850188832011-07-20T09:13:26.454-04:002011-07-20T09:13:26.454-04:00while i do worry about some of what green and john...<i>while i do worry about some of what green and johnson have to say about supergirl, i was quite excited about the previous series' attempt at giving supergirl a journey from girl to supergirl. i don't think it was quite given the chance,</i><br /><br />Thanks for the post.<br /><br />I know I am an old-timer so it is not an insult; it's the truth.<br /><br />And I love the hero's journey, all its steps. And I won't mind seeing what you are talking about. But I worry that she is going to be shown as an angry, bitter, pessimist. <br /><br />You need to want to be a hero to start on that journey. None of what I have read in these things makes her sound like she wants to be.<br /><br />Trust me, I am going in with an open mind. I hope the comic comes off better than the pre-comic publicity.Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-41464024009937798932011-07-20T09:05:07.083-04:002011-07-20T09:05:07.083-04:00lol, i was about to ask whether you'd come upo...lol, i was about to ask whether you'd come upon this interview, just a few minutes before it popped up in my feed :). thanks again for your thoughts, anj...<br /><br />while i do worry about some of what green and johnson have to say about supergirl, i was quite excited about the previous series' attempt at giving supergirl a journey from girl to supergirl. i don't think it was quite given the chance, with so many writers popping on and off. though i immensely enjoyed gates' run on the book, i do think it skipped over that part of the journey and gave us the supergirl who'd already made the decision to be a hero, despite her failures and upsets.<br /> i would like to see kara's story from the beginning, and i hope this'll give us that.<br />i can see how that might make longtimers (i hope that doesn't sound derogative) uncomfortable...Heath Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00334282325970098007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-19362655076476030902011-07-20T08:16:33.142-04:002011-07-20T08:16:33.142-04:00I enjoyed the interview and it sounds to me like t...I enjoyed the interview and it sounds to me like they are trying to bring Supergirl back in the right direction. I liked Supergirl in issues 1-19... well, not so much in 19, the Palmiottoi ssue, but I liked her in the other issues. I found her unlikeable, boring, genderless and hormoneless, unintelligent, obediant, and without personality, depth, or spirit in issues 20-59. I am very glad for this change and wiping out what happened in those issues.<br /><br />However, the hesitation on the word evil sort of bothered me. I doubt they plan on making her evil. Just giving her more depth and a more realistic and interesting personality... like Loeb and David. I really love that they are going to make Supergirl Supergirl again, instead of a less sexy, uninterested in the oppoite sex, less intelligent, less powerful version of Superman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com