tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post8499474044678537003..comments2024-03-28T20:51:56.173-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: A Little Bit Of Kandor: Superman #107Anjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-57193656137594623162020-04-23T10:17:31.408-04:002020-04-23T10:17:31.408-04:00"But that IP is too good to waste and so we g..."But that IP is too good to waste and so we got new, different versions of these characters."<br /><br />In my opinion, this is evidence that Byrne and the like were being short-sighted.<br /><br />So that DC does away with Supergirl, Krypto, Kandor, Argo City, the Phantom Zoners... because it was irrelevant, outdated, silly, childish Silver Age baggage which "deuniqued" and held Superman back... and then they spend the next fifteen years creating in-name-only replacements? An artificial life-form which is actually and ironically a Silver Age callback, an Earth dog which happens to be called "Krypto" because of convoluted reasons, an alien gheto, a city which happens to be called as Supergirl's hometown, Kryptonian criminals from a pocket dimension...?<br /><br />I think the fact that they spent one decade and half coming up with similarly-named substitutes before giving up and bringing "modernized" versions from the originals "back" because the in-name-only replacements didn't stick, and nobody appears to miss the 90's Krypto or the alien ghetto which happens to look like a bottled city speaks volumes.<br /><br />The only thing they achieved was to make the mythos unnecessarily confused and dilute Superman's brand image.<br /><br />On the story... well, it looks average at best. And Cyborg Superman looks like a "Silverhawks" villain, honestly. I don't get why Jurgens looks so fascinated with him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-19298486616651453302020-04-23T09:15:12.289-04:002020-04-23T09:15:12.289-04:00I’ve managed to forget this one, if I read it at t...I’ve managed to forget this one, if I read it at the time. So it’s Kandor via the GL Mosaic world? ‘Tolos’ is reminiscent of ‘Telos’ who was also realm-napping in the DC Convergence event. Hmmm...<br /><br />... mind, ‘Mope’ is a bit like ‘Mopee’ so it’s perhaps best not to dwell on any of this. <br /><br />How considerate of the Cyborg Superman to grow his hair out to match Superman’s sometime-mullet. Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.com