tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post4925772162106022567..comments2024-03-27T19:22:03.112-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Review: Phantom Zone #3Anjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-71208860675010315202021-09-22T21:23:13.970-04:002021-09-22T21:23:13.970-04:00As I said before, this is Supergirl in all-up Bron...As I said before, this is Supergirl in all-up Bronze Age Goddess Mode, Self Reliant, Self Confident & Most of All, Self Rescuing. This is literally one of my favorite all time depictions of her, and she isn't even the focus, she just relentlessly imposes herself on the narrative in a seamless way with her brains, bravery & power. The downfall of Zod however, is his Bombastic Narcissism, He Suffered in the Zone so Superman's Adopted Planet must suffer in the Zone. If you languish in the slams long enough you get some pretty twisted ideas as to what constitutes payback. So the giant Zone Projector in Space, makes nigh perfect Bronze Age Sense, I wish someone at DC would reach waaaaa-ay back and adapt this mini as a direct to home video animated project, its already got perfect storyboards. Knowing DC, they'd leave Supergirl out and substitute Harley Quinn or some damn thing. This would also make a dandy TPB eh?<br />Rereading this, drives home one great point to me, One of Supergirl's Best Writer's who paradoxically DID NOT ever write her core feature is, Steve Gerber who effortlessly "Let Kara Be Kara" banking on her natural appeal & power to move the story along. Is she a "barnacle on Superman's hull" here?? HELL NO!! Gerber does more with Supergirl as a stalwart supporting character in this mini, than her previous five writers in her SMF feature!! <br /><br />So to sum up, we need an animated feature AND a TPB...who's with me??<br /><br />JFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-3795474386683142982021-09-22T13:56:46.985-04:002021-09-22T13:56:46.985-04:00You’re bringing back some great memories. I’d have...You’re bringing back some great memories. I’d have loved this issue even more had Superman referenced the last time he came across Heaven, back in Superman #236 in the Sand Superman days - that one freaked me out!<br /><br />I wouldn’t say this was an ‘everything you thought you knew was wrong’ for the Phantom Zome so much as ‘everything you thought you knew was true, but you didn’t know everything’. Just wonderful work from everyone involved. Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.com