tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post472304924292449572..comments2024-03-28T20:51:56.173-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Back Issue Box: Superman Family #221Anjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-77127445111077952332016-02-26T11:18:29.827-05:002016-02-26T11:18:29.827-05:00> One thing about the TV series I'm getting...> One thing about the TV series I'm getting tired of is that there are just so many aliens out there who can look human. It reminds me too much of "Grimm."<br /><br />Probably no different than any other scifi/fantasy series out there, only so much budget for "wierd and whacky" creature of the <br />week costumes... but yeah, from a suspension of disbelief perspective, I agree.<br /><br />@KET<br />Thanks for the speculation. One other possibility I had was that Master Jailer had killed and assumed the identity of a<br />(crooked) NCPD officer who owned the cabin in the woods, but like I said, the writing of his backstory in the episode<br />didn't exactly lend itself to "suspension of disbelief." But I can forgive them for it.<br /><br />RegardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-75514244850064980942016-02-25T20:08:48.621-05:002016-02-25T20:08:48.621-05:00I'll say the original story of the Jailer in t...I'll say the original story of the Jailer in the comics is much better than this one. I did enjoy the show version.<br /><br />But I love how the show is incorporating some great characters into the plots!Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-81986124928850108812016-02-25T14:42:06.747-05:002016-02-25T14:42:06.747-05:00Obviously, these are speculative answers based on ...Obviously, these are speculative answers based on remnants of the TV episode, but here goes:<br /><br />"a) how Master Jailer flew under the radar like that to get a job as a NCPD police officer -- you DO need a background <br />check on that, and he doesn't exactly have an Earth background to check against."<br /><br />Probably found a way to forge credentials, like the fake FBI IDs Hank and Alex carry around with them. <br /><br />"b) how he got that "cabin in the woods" and hid his ship under it; for that matter what he was doing with a ship in the first place if he was a guard on Fort Rozz?" <br /><br />Probably originally used it to travel back and forth from Krypton and the floating prison. Plenty of cabins in wooded areas are located in low security areas, especially if they were originally summer cottages built by someone else. <br /><br />"c) if those "weird murders" were his handiwork, why would he need to dump the bodies so publicly in National City anyways?"<br /><br />To send out a 'special message' to the remaining Fort Rozz escapees that they can't run forever. <br /><br />KETKEThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13797904604074311480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-68467020099984813772016-02-25T14:20:37.593-05:002016-02-25T14:20:37.593-05:00While I loved the TV episode, I'm going to go ...While I loved the TV episode, I'm going to go with the comic book. Here we have a Supergirl that doesn't need help from other humans, she is able to do all this herself. Linda Danvers is confident with herself and the entire character as a whole shows that she's intelligent and strong-willed, as much as she's strong physically.<br /><br />I don't think M.J.'s stealing cash is a problem. Supergirl addresses why he would result to being a common thief, and his answer is adequate. He has the know-how to make all those weapons but he needs the money in order to make them. Villains are commonly shown with henchmen in costumes and devices and equipment with their signature on it, but not how they can afford to it. Jailer doesn't want to bring more attention to himself by shaking down the mafia or some rich guy, or go against Lex Luther and have Supergirl or Superman on him even faster than they usually are, so instead, albeit in his costume, he B&E's into places.<br /><br />One thing about the TV series I'm getting tired of is that there are just so many aliens out there who can look human. It reminds me too much of "Grimm."<br /><br />In any case, I thought the TV action was great, and the characterization of Supergirl's "always find a way outside of killing, her compassion, and her ferocity" was very true to the character. Uncle Screensaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05300304069069472828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-59212184329703923682016-02-25T12:38:19.436-05:002016-02-25T12:38:19.436-05:00I may be biased as I only know Master Jailer from ...I may be biased as I only know Master Jailer from the TV series rather than the comics, but I do agree Berlani and Co.<br />did a pretty good job "updating" him and giving him more backstory. Mind you, the things that Truth, Justice and the <br />American Way didn't make clear is <br /><br />a) how Master Jailer flew under the radar like that to get a job as a NCPD police officer -- you DO need a background <br />check on that, and he doesn't exactly have an Earth background to check against.<br /><br />b) how he got that "cabin in the woods" and hid his ship under it; for that matter what he was doing with a ship in the <br />first place if he was a guard on Fort Rozz, and <br /><br />c) if those "wierd murders" were his handiwork, why would he need to dump the bodies so publicly in National City anyways?<br />Especially since he has that "cabin in the woods" and the ship underneath.<br /><br />Then again, no clunkier than his Bronze Age incarnation, and both are a pretty fun romp! Thanks again for sharing, Anj!<br /><br /><br />RegardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-80659279846464949382016-02-25T12:33:37.047-05:002016-02-25T12:33:37.047-05:00Man the inking is crude on this one....and the hur...Man the inking is crude on this one....and the hurried pencils don't help. And yes turning Supergirl into "sentient light" is a cool trap but becomes instantly ludicrous if the Jailer's follow up is to go on an safecracking spree....<br />Not contest the TV Show gave the Jailer a needed makeover hope he returns at some point....<br /><br />JFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-75266128311644244052016-02-25T09:02:35.795-05:002016-02-25T09:02:35.795-05:00It's really no contest: the TV show vastly imp...It's really no contest: the TV show vastly improves on the idea of Master Jailer by making him an accomplice to Kara's mother gone wild once he lands on Earth. Another SG series improvement over Carl Draper in the comics was that in costume, Jailer spoke little, except when carrying out his sentences, in a variation of Clint Eastwood's Man With No Name from his spaghetti westerns. By contrast, Jailer in the comics runs his mouth off with typical super-villain hubris. But then again, as you said, this issue demonstrated writer Paul Kupperberg's tendency to lose track of where he was going with a story on occasion, as he often did that in his Daring New Adventures of SG run as well.<br /><br />Still, there is still the soap opera secret ID stuff, which still managed to differentiate Kara from her cousin's GBS-TV news reporting shtick for awhile. <br /><br />KETKEThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13797904604074311480noreply@blogger.com