tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post6050406415783738176..comments2024-03-28T20:51:56.173-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Review: Action Comics #25Anjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-90012501599163437752013-11-09T10:34:18.835-05:002013-11-09T10:34:18.835-05:00Thanks for all the comments.
I think the issue is...Thanks for all the comments.<br /><br />I think the issue is just a great beginning. And there is something very organic about the voices of the character. <br /><br />I am excited to see just what the team is going to do in 'current time'.Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-88806727738202329332013-11-08T23:05:46.662-05:002013-11-08T23:05:46.662-05:00Loved Superman's portrayal here. Outside of t...Loved Superman's portrayal here. Outside of the flaws in his actions which he notes, the general whimsy and enjoyment of doing what he does is welcome over what I felt was a general lamenting of what he could do for most of the 2000s (wasn't always pervasive but for me always there on the surface). Pak just has a great voice for young Superman. I'm looking even more forward to what he does with present-day Superman. I kind of amalgam of his young Superman and his Kal-L from Batman/Superman would be perfect for me. <br /><br />And I'm usually a resident defender of all things Supergirl in the New 52 here...but that Red Lantern thing is stupid. I'm with you all, this fixation on anger needs to stop with her. Jaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-75726377371617561612013-11-08T21:06:49.332-05:002013-11-08T21:06:49.332-05:00I've read the review now. This self-discovery ...I've read the review now. This self-discovery thing, and Clark growing into his powers, along with things like the teachable moment you highlight here, are the sort of things that really got me into the early issues of New52 Supergirl. I loved those bits, as few as they were.<br /><br />Why does he get to have them and not her now?AndNowInStereohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021894582408478305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-62927250133538584662013-11-08T16:14:15.651-05:002013-11-08T16:14:15.651-05:00Haven't read your review yet Anj, just here to...Haven't read your review yet Anj, just here to say OMGAndNowInStereohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021894582408478305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-16851864936066699642013-11-08T15:19:03.869-05:002013-11-08T15:19:03.869-05:00Er, sorry, I meant to type 'good CATCH'. I...Er, sorry, I meant to type 'good CATCH'. I blame Dex-starr.Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-64535371276491342542013-11-08T15:17:22.658-05:002013-11-08T15:17:22.658-05:00Good cat, reservoirdogs ... OK, breathing deeply. ...Good cat, reservoirdogs ... OK, breathing deeply. so Supergirl has so much rage she is fodder for Red Lanternhood. She will spit blood. Maybe kill people.<br /><br />But that's OK, cos it's EDGY! <br /><br />I'm not going anywhere near this comic.Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-3761328259664514632013-11-08T15:08:04.792-05:002013-11-08T15:08:04.792-05:00http://www.newsarama.com/19526-guess-who-s-a-new-r...http://www.newsarama.com/19526-guess-who-s-a-new-red-lantern-as-title-smashes-with-green-lantern-for-february-flipbook.html dontkillme.Sean Dillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01244017975428530057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-9087914857624185912013-11-08T12:31:32.208-05:002013-11-08T12:31:32.208-05:00Excellent first issue. The art was just so powerfu...Excellent first issue. The art was just so powerful, combined with the exhasterbated Clark - wishing he was actually more powerful than he currently is, made for a real special issue.<br /><br />Also - kudos for not delving too far into Batman territory. Anyone concerned that this is a cross-over need not stay away.Kandou Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18233336986244371430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-68171233529296057442013-11-08T08:54:48.316-05:002013-11-08T08:54:48.316-05:00At first when I read the scene with Clark destroyi...At first when I read the scene with Clark destroying his laptop, I thought it was a weird detail that didn't really belong. But then--"Duh-doy! He doesn't know his own strength! METAPHOR!!!" I agree, that might be the best scene in the issue.<br /><br />I liked the parallel tracks of Superman and Lana trying to save the ships from colliding. What I didn't like was Lana's narrative captions. They didn't feel distinct enough from Clark's and they were more distracting than anything. I think Pak could have scrapped them and the scene would have played out the same with Kuder's art and panel construction conveying the same emotion and intensity Pak was going for.<br /><br />This was a good outing for the new creative team. There is one lingering element, though, that infringed on my enjoyment of this issue, of this month's GREEN ARROW, and the BATMAN title for the last few months.<br /><br />Since the New 52 launch, DC comics have been banging readers over the head with the message that the past doesn't matter, that existence began with JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 and everything since is "move forward or die". I've been a huge fan of Snyder and Cappulo's BATMAN title, but taking an entire year out to retell an origin story that--details aside--doesn't change anything feels like a hiatus. The best-selling book is irrelevant because DC has conditioned readers to ignore history and focus on WHAT'S NEXT?!<br /><br />By that same standard, I got to the end of ACTION #25 and thought: nicely done, but this didn't matter. That's not a problem with the story or the storytelling, but a larger, systemic problem with the publisher.Count Drunkulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130778855882160092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-75177310547518897072013-11-08T08:53:11.780-05:002013-11-08T08:53:11.780-05:00Terrific review of a terrific book. I can't wa...Terrific review of a terrific book. I can't wait to see what comes next. <br /><br />And, er, oops, I had Lana on the wrong ship!Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.com