tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post2871301662375146779..comments2024-03-28T20:51:56.173-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Review: Wonder Woman #47Anjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-80293578315260039522018-05-28T06:16:13.195-04:002018-05-28T06:16:13.195-04:00For those curious because of re ent comments, here...For those curious because of re ent comments, here is my coverage of that JLAction:<br />http://comicboxcommentary.blogspot.com/2017/12/supergirl-on-justice-league-action.html<br /><br />Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-83350154837881278332018-05-27T16:01:36.893-04:002018-05-27T16:01:36.893-04:00You’re right, my mistake. Just mystical control of...You’re right, my mistake. Just mystical control of one form or another.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-1376273732019364052018-05-27T14:01:24.805-04:002018-05-27T14:01:24.805-04:00Wasn't it Felix Faust or some wizard who mind ...Wasn't it Felix Faust or some wizard who mind controlled her? Pretty sure it wasn't a god.<br />/KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-73385852985918630602018-05-27T13:48:09.775-04:002018-05-27T13:48:09.775-04:00Ok, went back and checked. This story and the Just...Ok, went back and checked. This story and the Justice League Action plot were both literally “Supergirl is mind controlled by the power of gods to fight with Wonder Woman on Themyscira”,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-59205424954449589892018-05-27T13:25:23.400-04:002018-05-27T13:25:23.400-04:00Didn’t they just do this “mind controlled Supergir...Didn’t they just do this “mind controlled Supergirl” plot on Justice League Action a few months ago?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-41424541904818283682018-05-27T12:21:45.285-04:002018-05-27T12:21:45.285-04:00Segovia's art was indeed gorgeous, his work in...Segovia's art was indeed gorgeous, his work in the Adventures of Superman series and Action Comics Rebirth was amazing. Glad that standard has been maintained here. As for the story, the fight between Wonder Woman and Supergirl was decent but the Jason and Dark Gods stuff was boring. Jason is being set up to sacrifice himself at the end of this Dark Gods story though so that gets him out of the series. I know he's been an unpopular element amongst fans.<br /><br />LouisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-67045920310840738032018-05-26T05:46:51.756-04:002018-05-26T05:46:51.756-04:00Thanks for the great comments.
I love the art and...Thanks for the great comments.<br /><br />I love the art and seeing bits others appreciated made me go back to the book and look. Segovia does deserve a regular slot somewhere!<br /><br />And Suoergirl getting beaten up? I think the worst part of this was Kara just passing out. Robinson wants Supergirl in the story fir the fight but out for the Dark Gods bit so she faints? Shouldn’t have it both ways. Either she s in or she’s out or she’s dealt with properly.Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-24425078768965440572018-05-25T10:33:28.000-04:002018-05-25T10:33:28.000-04:00I'm going to agree with you, especially about ...I'm going to agree with you, especially about Steven Segovia's art, which I also think is spectacular.<br /><br />As you say, the whole thing wasn't needed for the story, but Segovia's art saves the day. If the art wasn't so stunning, there would just be a pointless fight. But he drew an incredibly dynamic 9 page action sequence, bailing out Robinson's fairly spare plot.<br /><br />The story may make no sense yet, but it's all relative. First think - if you dare - about the incompressible, preposterous, laughably bad train wreck known as Justice League No Justice #3. After that, this Wonder Woman arc ain't looking so bad!<br /><br />There's a few things with how Segovia depicted heat vision that I found striking, drawing things that I haven't seen, or noticed, before.<br /><br />When the heat vision is still "warming up," it's steaming out to the sides of Kara's eyes. Of course we always see red hot glowing hot eyes, and this steaming effect does look kind of Red Lanternish, but the steaming is drawn like splatters of red molten globs, perhaps like lava, which seems fresh to me. Examples: Page 2, first panel. Page 5, right side of double-splash page. Page 6, top right. Page 7 top panel. Page 5/6, right in the center, is an interesting variation, as the splatter breaks up from Diana's punch.<br /><br />And look what happens on page 7, bottom panel - as Kara is twisting to the side, the molten heat from her right eye trails behind.<br /><br />Finally, on page 9, when Kara is subdued, the eyes are also subdued down to standard glowing red.<br /><br />Some other heat vision special effects:<br /><br />Whenever there is an actual beam of heat vision, an arc of red flaming light is drawn just in front of Kara's face. Check out Page 3 2nd panel; Page 4 bottom left; Page 6 bottom. Reminds me of the way massive explosions are often depicted in film and in comics, with rings of radiating light. Also looks a bit like some Green Lantern constructs. Or the arc may even be serving as a kind of targeting scope as the heat vision radiates through the center of it.<br /><br />Page 3, panel 2 doesn't just have that arc, but also has several thick parallel beams of heat vision, I guess implying Kara has been moving her eyes around very rapidly?<br /><br />And finally, a small but stunning effect (I think) on page 4, middle left of the double-splash - as Kara is falling backwards, there are puffs of the lava floating above her, like clouds that have broken up. It's possible, from the rounded shape of the uppermost "cloud," that this was actually an arc of light, broken up by Diana's body as she pushes Kara back and passes straight through the arc.<br /><br />Color me impressed!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-40761821408774318282018-05-25T10:21:18.126-04:002018-05-25T10:21:18.126-04:00I loved the art. Didn't care for the writing. ...I loved the art. Didn't care for the writing. Jason's part was decent but Supergirl really served no purpose beyond being a punching bag and it was about half the issue. The dialog between Kara and Diana did not provide anything beyond what was said in the last issue.<br /><br />Grundy has held better conversationsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-89344244188707645192018-05-25T09:45:51.993-04:002018-05-25T09:45:51.993-04:00"I'm sure Diana would get the same treatm..."I'm sure Diana would get the same treatment in Supergirl's book"<br /><br />Supergirl Vol 5 #5 and Vol 6 #17 kind of suggest otherwise.<br /><br />"And if the Dark Gods killed Rao shouldn't Supergirl be miffed at them and not Diana?"<br /><br />I don't think those lines mean Rao is literally dead.<br /><br />And once again, a Kryptonian is jobbed out to another hero so said hero can look good. And don't dare to get the Kryptonians win, lest the other hero's fans get angry.<br /><br />At the very least, it wasn't a curbstomp fight. Supergirl delivered some good blows, although both heroines were incredibly careless (yes, Kara blasted her eyebeams through a building. But Diana tackled her through several buildings. And she isn't possessed). And that ending... Why did Supergirl show up, exactly? And we couldn't have her coming around, already sane, and discussing things with Wonder Woman?<br /><br />At least it's apparent both women will team up in future issues.<br /><br />The ending of the issue was also somewhat anticlimatic. After spending two issues building up the coming of the dark gods, and Diana being a danger to them, the plot has her spirited away. Weird.<br /><br />Hey, maybe Diana having to deal with the Star Sapphires is related to Kara's future space mission.<br /><br />Oh, God, I hadn't thought that about Jason. He's like Ultraboy now.<br /><br />The art was excellent. That Lupaccino cover reminds me how much I miss her drawing Kara. And Frison's cover is a delight (although Wonder Woman and Supergirl's faces are a bit odd).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-38495330964259628322018-05-25T09:27:15.446-04:002018-05-25T09:27:15.446-04:00I'm sure Diana would get the same treatment in...I'm sure Diana would get the same treatment in Supergirl's book, but yeah, you're right, a guest star shouldn't be there just to be fight fodder. I'd rather the pair had run off to Paris...<br /><br />Nice review Anj, especially as regards the art commentary, again, I wish Segovia had a regular assignment. He did great work, though I'm not a big fan of the extended double page spread layouts that are spreading through the DC line. It started with Detective Comics, moved to No Justice, now we have it here... did someone send out a memo?<br /><br />I've actually come around on Jason, he's growing as a character, and the Witching Hour moment made my day.Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-58920810194478986862018-05-25T09:20:42.650-04:002018-05-25T09:20:42.650-04:00I liked the fight layout as well, and the variant ...I liked the fight layout as well, and the variant cover is a "screen saver" its so good...but once again poor Supergirl gets jobbed out in a brawl with one of DC's "Holy Trinity". Thats pretty much all I am seeing here, she wasn't quite "fridged" but she was reduced to be a peril-intensive plot device and that I can't endorse.<br /><br />JF<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com