tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post7815587564908024767..comments2024-03-18T13:07:22.190-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Review: Action Comics #977Anjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-63244637427805208922017-04-17T09:30:25.933-04:002017-04-17T09:30:25.933-04:00Lovely job as ever, Anj. I think Mike Carlin is re...Lovely job as ever, Anj. I think Mike Carlin is referenced at Clark's desk too.<br /><br />I do think that now Perry is Jon's godfather he should be in on the secret; he's been brought into the family,and it would be really hurtful were he to find out he's not quite trusted.Mind, like Gordon over in Batman, he HAS to have worked it out.<br /><br />I giggled on seeing Jackee at the end, positioned as an important supporting cast member. If she's appeared in a page worth of panels so far, I'd be surprised. Still,the page hopefully represents the future too, with Jackee and Ron reminding us Superman doesn't live in a all-white world. Let's see them have some storylines soon. And Alice, and Jimmy, and even good old Steve!Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-88626514086388688492017-04-17T08:57:24.352-04:002017-04-17T08:57:24.352-04:00First book I read illustrated by Churchill was a.....First book I read illustrated by Churchill was a... Cable issue, I think. Mostly I remember him for his Post-Crisis Supergirl issues. His art has definitely changed and improved a lot since.<br /><br />I missed the references on Clark's cubicle. Good catch!<br /><br />"Given the look and the power set, this has to be the new Cyborg Superman. We are heading away from Zor-El and back towards Hank Henshaw."<br /><br />Thank God for that.<br /><br />That scene where Superman watches a recording of his life definitely has a kind of Silver/Bronze feeling. How many times did Superman or even Supergirl do this? Action Comics #500, the Krypton Chronicles...<br /><br />"I do like that we get a Kara picture in the house. It shows they were a close El family."<br /><br />Zor is no longer an estranged brother. I approve. And Kara's family look like their Pre-Flashpoint selves!<br /><br />I was a tad relieved when I read in DC Wikia that Kara would make a flashback appearance alongside Superman's main supporting cast. I feared that it would be very brief, and it was, but at least her existence and her status like a member of Superman's family and cast is being acknowledged.<br /><br />Still I thought we would have a flashback scene of her rocket crash-landing on Earth. Howver the flashback skimmed over Superman's early years (surely deliberate on Jurgens' part). Oh, well. Good enough.<br /><br />"This is *the* origin now. And that makes me happy."<br /><br />In your 2009 reviews you told you felt "Superman: Secret Origin" was solid enough to be used for twenty years. So far, you have been right. It's more modern than Superman's Pre-Crisis origin but it's less bare-bones than Byrne's version. Ergo, it's good enough to be used over and again.<br /><br />Also, Jor and Lara's heart-wrenching scene is one reason because I'll never embrace John Byrne's origin. "Man of Steel"'s version of that scene always felt colder. Too colder.<br /><br />Superman can and would love and honour both his birth and foster parents, and THAT is something Byrne has never got.<br /><br />Of course, since Byrne's initial idea had Kryptonians looking animal-like because "human aliens are not realistic" I doubt he ever got Superman, however he claims to be a fan.<br /><br />"As folks have said elsewhere, this means the Legion most likely exists!"<br /><br />Thank God. Who did think it was a good idea divorcing the Legion from Superman origin?<br /><br />Oh, right. "Someone" who disliked the Legion and disliked Superboy because he was "an innecessary character".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com