tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post231521662539902434..comments2024-03-28T20:51:56.173-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Strange Visitor Review: Part OneAnjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-60449768441461402162017-11-07T09:19:22.871-05:002017-11-07T09:19:22.871-05:00Ah. the 90's Superman. I tried to get into him...Ah. the 90's Superman. I tried to get into him, but I was unable to. I'm sorry. This issues happen during the so-called Triangle Era, right?<br /><br />I think I'd never heard of Stranger Visitor before. She looks like a curious character. She looks enjoying her powers in a Phoenix-like way.<br /><br />I'm a Spider-Man and Spider-Girl fan so I already knew Ron Frenz's dynamic and angular art, though.<br /><br />"DUDE! It is in front of your eyes! She is wearing your suit! It isn't cosplay!"<br /><br />Now we know why Clark thought he could get away with wearing glasses. He knows everybody may be as dense as him.<br /><br />Do you remember how he mistook his own reality-displaced cousin for an obsessed cosplayer during "Many Happy Returns"?<br /><br />This arc is a good show of the ever-changing nature of the setting surrounding a long-runner character like Superman. Back in 1999 Superman was married and getting involved with Hamilton, Strange Visitor and lame villains like War. Ten years before he was a rookie hero dealing with Luthor and Metropolis' crime and a bachelor coveted by Lois and Cat Grant. Ten years later he and his cousin Supergirl would defeat Brainiac, enlarge Kandor and would struggle to stop a war during which he would meet his foster son again.<br /><br />The Superman mythos are eight-decade-old and evolving (which shows why the reboot and Byrne's obsession with bringing the character back to what he THOUGHT Siegel and Shuster did were such a short-sighted moves). Some characters (Lois, Jimmy, Perry, Kara, Krypto, the Els, the Kents...) and villains (Luthor, Mxyzptlk, Toyman, Brainiac, Zod...) become staples throughout the decades. Other characters are important or relevant during an era but eventually fade. Most of characters disappear after some few adventures.<br /><br />Strange Visitor had been one of such characters (Do you see? My rant HAD a point!). I'm interested to see what Orlando does with her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com