tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post8037855522414861732..comments2024-03-28T20:51:56.173-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: A Little Bit Of Kandor: Candor Pt 2 Supergirl #7Anjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-84734725875705393152020-05-02T17:15:57.124-04:002020-05-02T17:15:57.124-04:00DC Comics has two structural storytelling problems...DC Comics has two structural storytelling problems:<br /><br />1.) They don't know how to pander, certainly not to the fanbases of characters like Supergirl. Marvel Comics, say what you like about them, they know how to pander. If their audience can support four X-Men Books and Two Wolverine Solo Books, BANG! They are on it! DC acts like their customers are their captives.<br /><br />2.) DC Comics cannot ever say No to a Bad Idea. Some editor had to read this dreck and affirm that a trampy maybe-sorta bi curious twitchy underage Supergirl on a mission to kill her cousin and sleep with his double IS the Supergirl her fans have dreamt of for nineteen years. I can recall with the simplest nostalgia ye olde DC Boards wherein I bitterly complained of the ghastly ruin only to be told with a baffled tone by certain creatives that I "did not understand storytelling".<br />And that is DC in a nutshell, dismissive to the point of arrogance to their fans, incapable of discerning and pursuing excellence. Thats why Supergirl is a twitchy gothclown at the moment and Sterling Gates is off writing for Hollywood.<br /><br />JF<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-47458780426258076142020-05-01T22:00:29.100-04:002020-05-01T22:00:29.100-04:00This issue was scripted by Joe Kelly. Greg Rucka o...This issue was scripted by Joe Kelly. Greg Rucka only has story credit inside, but isn't even credited at all on the cover.<br /><br />And Rucka gets no credit at all for the finale in #8.<br /><br />So I'd say the story is probably Rucka's general idea but the story moved in directions he was barely responsible for. How much of #7 reflected his ideas? We don't know. <br /><br />And we don't know if what Ed Benes drew in #6 was actually straight out of Rucka's script. Things like the tattoo scene probably looked on paper nothing like how they turned out.<br /><br />Similarly - DC probably asked Rucka to fit in a gag with Power Girl's chest. While some think her look embodies female empowerment, it was designed as a gag by Wally Wood and DC always manages to work it into stuff, like when her costume is torn in the Earth-2 series later.<br /><br />At the DC Wiki (dc.fandom.com) this place is described as Kandor II. Interesting history of it at <br /><br /> https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Kandor_II<br /><br />That might "explain" some of the stuff with Saturn Queen and Ultraman, and who all the players are, who the native inhabitants are. It's doubtful anyone at DC had fully worked it out, so it was probably just whatever different writers wanted it to be.<br /><br />T.N.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-86466880527383604702020-05-01T18:38:49.627-04:002020-05-01T18:38:49.627-04:00I can't help but think of this storyline (and ...I can't help but think of this storyline (and this era of Supergirl in general) as DC's slap in the face to all the readers who clamored for and requested the return of Kara Zor-El.<br /><br />"You want Supergirl back? Okay, but if you're expecting that sweet, innocent, dull as dishwater Silver Age Supergirl, forget it!"<br /><br />Anyway, all this nonsense makes one appreciate all the more what Gates and Igle were able to do.<br /><br />By the way, the story where Superman talks about marrying his cousin was in Action Comics #289. Issue 292 was the first appearance of Comet the Superhorse. Professor Feetlebaumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-17532568756121045342020-05-01T15:47:12.215-04:002020-05-01T15:47:12.215-04:00Oh Anon, The Great Darkness Saga, you’re in for a ...Oh Anon, The Great Darkness Saga, you’re in for a massive treat. Enjoy!Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-17462193982425085882020-05-01T15:45:25.600-04:002020-05-01T15:45:25.600-04:00"It is a nice juxtaposition here."
I di..."It is a nice juxtaposition here."<br /><br />I didn't think it was a nice "anything". I thought "Oh, more eeeeevil cult garbage".<br /><br />So it fits thematically with the rest of the number.<br /><br />Kara's characterization is... non-existent. Completely fickle. She's angry, she's depressed, she's murderous...<br /><br />You know what? Sterling Gates was right. Kryptonite poisoning is the only explanation that makes sense.<br /><br />Oh, and I really don't like the way Ian Churchill draws Kara. I very much dislike that thin body, square facial features and spaghetti hair.<br /><br />"And moreover, Karen again is worried about Kara's state of mind. If Kara kills someone, Karen will make sure she stays in Kandor to face justice."<br /><br />Huh? I didn't got that. I thought PG meant she would take SG back to Earth if she thought SG was losing it. But I'd have to read this arc again to be sure.<br /><br />"Now don't ask me why but the questions posed by this Kal's 'mother' affects Kara so much that she falls into his arms and kisses him, asking him to save her."<br /><br />Supergirl being mind-controlled into kissing Ultraman is creepier and more disturbing than Superman saying he'd like marrying his cousin because comics weren't meant to be taken seriously back then. AC #292 is creepy but I can laugh the creepiness off. But back in the 00's comics were supposed to be serious. Who thought this yucky trash was a good idea?<br /><br />And what Saturn Queen has to do with anything here?<br /><br />I -think- that Saturn Queen was supposed to be a refugee of the parallel world created in the Superman/Batman "Absolute Power" storyline. Or something.<br /><br />"Anj, why do you do this to yourself."<br /><br />He's going to need a ton of good comics to purgue this story's memory from his mind.<br /><br />Maybe some Levitz/Giffen's Legion. I'm reading "The Great Darkness Saga" for the first time. I discovered that story arc thanks to Anj, and I'm enjoying it greatly.<br /><br />"I see this book's assistant editor was a woman, I feel for her."<br /><br />She was putting up with Eddie Berganza, so I'm in fact worried about her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-53049804222436547212020-05-01T13:44:23.940-04:002020-05-01T13:44:23.940-04:00Hello from a french fan of supergirl,
I do not kn...Hello from a french fan of supergirl,<br /><br />I do not know what to say ... lex luthor is "almost" a good person when you seee how dc comic treats supergirl. <br /><br />So thanks you for your comment Anj. I hope dc comic read your opinion and our comments ... we no longer want a kiss between supergirl and superman ! An batgirl and batman, too !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-23690322384437464372020-05-01T13:26:53.567-04:002020-05-01T13:26:53.567-04:00Anj, why do you do this to yourself. You’ve read i...Anj, why do you do this to yourself. You’ve read it once, it doesn’t deserve your attention, just your contempt. <br /><br />I see this book’s assistant editor was a woman, I feel for her. Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.com