tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post2422455109052904340..comments2024-03-27T19:22:03.112-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Review: Superman #11Anjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-7872856246122120862019-05-21T04:50:58.019-04:002019-05-21T04:50:58.019-04:00Ha, great job folks... I think all that’s missing ...Ha, great job folks... I think all that’s missing is: ‘I married a guy while amnesiac? Isn’t that just Tuesday?’Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-79486527499089790842019-05-21T02:45:56.470-04:002019-05-21T02:45:56.470-04:00"The red skirt is so big it sometimes looks l..."The red skirt is so big it sometimes looks like it's billowing around like a secondary cape. Its length is like something out of the 1950s."<br /><br />Better than the "napkin" she wore during Loeb and Kelly's runs, IMO.<br /><br />"Based on solicitations, the title is definitely not cancelled."<br /><br />No, but the latest solicitation worries me. First, there is NO way her space adventure has lasted one full year. Second, it sounds like another soft reboot.<br /><br />"I don't know what his expression meant"<br /><br />Second-to-last page, sixth panel. Jor-El seems both shocked and wary. Even fearful.<br /><br />"but did you see Supergirl's reflection in the closeup of his left eye"<br /><br />That was Superman's eye, not Jor-El's. Notice the black hair and the lack of scars.<br /><br />"I can imagine some of the conversations Kara has had with her "bosses" at DC throughout the years....."<br /><br />Your conversations are golden.<br /><br />I'd be more interested in reading conversations between her different versions, though. Earth-One Kara not even had a proper conversation with her Earth-Two self.<br /><br />"What do you mean, you were fifteen when Krypton blew up?"<br /><br />"...Our family CREST?"<br /><br />"Kal was already married when you arrived? I would never thought I would see the day... And Lana Lang KNEW? Since they were KIDS?"<br /><br />"Kryptonite-spawned duplicates are the worst kind of evil twins, I'll agree."<br /><br />"Yes, I remember the Superboy from Earth-Prime. Such a kind, sweet boy... Why are you giving me that look?"<br /><br />"Thara Ak-Var? Is she daughter of cousin Van-Zee's partner?"<br /><br />"Reactron? Oh, yes, I remember that pathetic loser. I beat him up easily and I never thought about him again... Why is your eye twitching?"<br /><br />"You should have moved Kandor to Rokyn."<br /><br />"...And then I flew into the timestream and headed towards the 30th century... Why do you look so shocked?"<br /><br />I wish I was able to write fanfiction. I can come up with so many good lines.<br /><br />"I just don't want this to be the REAL Jor-El. That's messing with Superman's origin too much."<br /><br />Agreed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-1364212174608219782019-05-20T23:38:38.217-04:002019-05-20T23:38:38.217-04:00"Cousin Kal-El, you WON'T BELIEVE the mes..."Cousin Kal-El, you WON'T BELIEVE the meshugginah storyline I've been stuck in for eight months!!!"<br /><br />That's funny. I like that Supergirl says "meshugginah".<br /><br />I can imagine some of the conversations Kara has had with her "bosses" at DC throughout the years.....<br /><br />1985: Supergirl walks into the DC offices...<br /><br />Secretary: "Kara, Mr. Giordano would like to see you in his office."<br />Kara:(thinking) "He probably wants to congratulate me on my new movie!"<br />Kara: "Hello, Dick. You wanted to see me?"<br />DG: "Yes Kara, sit down. I suppose you've heard of the Crisis on Infinite Earths?"<br />Kara: "Yes, it sounds exciting! I understand I have a big part in it! And I love the way George Perez draws me!"<br />DG: "I'll tell him you said that. Uhhh...Kara, you're not going to survive the Crisis."<br />Kara: "WHAT???"<br />DG: "It's nothing personal, we just feel that Superman works better when he's Krypton's sole survivor."<br />Kara: "But I'll be back, right? I mean, this is comics! Nobody stays dead in comics!"<br />DG: "We'll probably work something out. But you won't be from Krypton anymore."<br />Kara: "Where will I be from? The planet Twilo? I always did like Walnuts!"<br />DG: "We're not sure yet. But it'll be GREAT! Trust me."<br /><br />19 years later: Supergirl and Dan Didio…<br /><br />DD:" Well, Supergirl, we've decided to make you Kryptonian again!"<br />Kara: "Great! Do I come to Earth in a rocket again?"<br />DD: "yes. And this time, you're OLDER than Superman, but you've been in suspended animation!"<br />Kara: "Well, that's a change, but okay. Do I get a new costume?"<br />DD: "Of course! Here it is!"<br />Kara: "I have to wear THAT???" Good Grief! I might as well come out of the rocket naked!"<br />DD: "Well...now that you mention it..."<br />Kara (thinking) "I wonder if there's an opening at Marvel? They've got that other Danvers girl working there..."<br /><br />I really don't care if "Jor-El" is crazy or controlled by Dr. Manhattan. I just don't want this to be the REAL Jor-El. That's messing with Superman's origin too much.<br /><br />And I didn't notice the red skirt either.<br />Professor Feetlebaumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-1930191565145491142019-05-20T19:38:51.501-04:002019-05-20T19:38:51.501-04:00Oh, where Anon wrote
"Did you notice Jor-El&...Oh, where Anon wrote<br /><br />"Did you notice Jor-El's expression, though?"<br /><br />I don't know what his expression meant, but did you see Supergirl's reflection in the closeup of his left eye, as she approached? I thought that was very cool.<br /><br />T.N.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-81826867399583406752019-05-20T19:32:19.018-04:002019-05-20T19:32:19.018-04:00How did Zod escape the Phantom Zone? Were we shown...How did Zod escape the Phantom Zone? Were we shown? I missed it.<br /><br />That's not just the red skirt on Supergirl - she's drawn in that panel entirely in the Rebirth costume, which drapes very differently than the newer all-blue one. (The same art team drew the cover and they got it right - but I guess a lot of time elapses between when a cover is drawn and when the final interior page is drawn.)<br /><br />The skirt, boots and belt are all very different. The belt especially.<br /><br />Not sure if the new costume(s) are Maguire's design - an article at comicbook.com attributes "new looks designed by Jorge Jimenez." But I think the new design fits and and looks better; the Rebirth suit has a yellow belt or trim of some kind that fits awkwardly around the waist, and the red skirt is implausibly long for a young woman, usually reaching the very top of the boots.<br /><br />The red skirt is so big it sometimes looks like it's billowing around like a secondary cape. Its length is like something out of the 1950s. And Melissa's skirt on TV is probably around 6" shorter. (Though Eduardo Pansica has been drawing the blue skirt much longer than any of the other interior other artists these days, and Emanuela Lupacchino got the costumes mixed up on the #27 variant - she drew the current skirt length, but the wrong color, and wrong belt and boots, and a cape so massive it reminds me of the goofy Matrix cape from Convergence! But it was a variant, and maybe she was taking liberties the way Artgerm messes with cover costumes.)<br /><br />I don't care if the skirt is red or blue, as both have been classic over the years. Though since most people here prefer red, I defer to you!<br /><br />And I really hope on return to earth she keeps those newer leggings costumes we've seen from time to time. too. They look like something a woman of her age would be wearing today.<br /><br />So that's all I have to say about fashion for today :) !<br /><br />Based on solicitations, the title is definitely not cancelled. Her Year of the Villain tie-in is going to involve Brainiac, and we've by now seen solicitations through August.<br /><br />T.N.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-66357840823071183442019-05-20T18:03:35.031-04:002019-05-20T18:03:35.031-04:00Oh, I think so, Wandering... Zod is a planetary p...Oh, I think so, Wandering... Zod is a planetary patriot par excellence, he’s not going to properly side with Zaar? The fact he’s restraining Jon and silently counselling him to hang back, rather than attack, speaks (silent) volumes. Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-42267343477329430352019-05-20T17:32:58.201-04:002019-05-20T17:32:58.201-04:00Im starting to think that Zod is playing the long...Im starting to think that Zod is playing the long game and going to help Superman and company. The Wandering mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500763427087709702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-32211422400061873682019-05-20T12:28:27.863-04:002019-05-20T12:28:27.863-04:00"Cousin Kal El, You WON'T BELIEVE the mes..."Cousin Kal El, You WON'T BELIEVE the meshugginah storyline I've been stuck in for eight months!!!"<br />:)<br /><br /><br />JFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-31994602724573470392019-05-20T10:47:33.330-04:002019-05-20T10:47:33.330-04:00I personally didn't have a problem with evil J...I personally didn't have a problem with evil Jor-El when he first showed up because the implication was that he was being controlled by Dr. Manhattan. When the control was broken the first thing he did was apologize before being teleported away. I figured he'd somehow factor into Doomsday clock.<br /><br />I didn't get annoyed until Bendis brought him back and revealed that yes, Jor-El was in fact insane. All for a story that only worked by having everyone break character.Aaron Ramoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14371334473721924663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-55296426816632540802019-05-20T09:47:54.119-04:002019-05-20T09:47:54.119-04:00Thanks for pointing out my errors. Fixed.
Didn...Thanks for pointing out my errors. Fixed.<br /><br />Didn't even register the red skirt as wrong because that look will always be right to me. Thanks for sharing that! I wonder if it will be recolored in the trade?Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-30843075220826517322019-05-20T08:35:01.707-04:002019-05-20T08:35:01.707-04:00First anonymous again...
I have just realized: Su...First anonymous again...<br /><br />I have just realized: Supergirl's skirt should be blue instead of red. I thought it would be a coloring mistake, but the boots are also wrong.<br /><br />I guess Ivan Reis doesn't know she changed costumes ten issues ago, so he is drawing her with her former costume (there is a reason because that is the iconic Supergirl costume) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-17447660255911659712019-05-20T08:28:46.240-04:002019-05-20T08:28:46.240-04:00Beforehand, I think I have located two mistakes:
...Beforehand, I think I have located two mistakes:<br /><br />"That said, I hope the ending of this story doesn't"<br /><br />"After all, the El family created the Phantom Zod"<br /><br />The first sentence is incomplete. The second is a -glorious- mispelling -which makes me want to see a Phantom Zod for real-. <br /><br />On the book. It was a decent issue, even though the Rogol Zaar plot is wearing down my patience. Given the upcoming Leviathan and Year of the Villain events, it'll be hopefully put to rest in the next issues.<br /><br />I have a hard time believing Zod will side up with Zaar, whatever he says.<br /><br />Superman stopping the battle was both funny and awesome.<br /><br />Recently I read "EarthWar", so I don't blame Superman for thinking Khunds only answer to threats (of those with power to back them up).<br /><br />"How Superman knew that Supergirl was involved in Gandelo's Trilium Collective is a mystery."<br /><br />I wondered about that. I have no idea.<br /><br />By the way, the Trilium race reminds me vaguely of the Pre-Crisis X'onn.<br /><br />"Can't my heroes remain heroes?"<br /><br />Apparently, no.<br /><br />"And when Superman sees her, he remembers they are the House of El!<br /><br />They got this."<br /><br />That was a great, great moment. Supergirl reappears in glorious fashion, and Superman feels hopeful again. After all, they ARE the House of El. Of course they got this.<br /><br />Did you notice Jor-El's expression, though? I wonder if he is thinking there's something Kara should know about her father...<br /><br />Sigh. Most likely, Jor-El mercy-killing his brother be ignored.<br /><br />Whatever the case it may be, the art was absolutely glorious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-33737205290460041112019-05-20T08:18:27.110-04:002019-05-20T08:18:27.110-04:00Nice review. I enjoyed this one. I really hope Ben...Nice review. I enjoyed this one. I really hope Bendis sticks the landing, he doesn't always tie up loose ends. As you note, so many questions.<br /><br />Great catch on Sueprman's knowledge of Lord/Empress Gandelo... subsonic barks from Krypto, it has to be!Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.com