tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post8540328362676387158..comments2024-03-28T20:51:56.173-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: 30th Anniversary Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 - Creators ThoughtsAnjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-81952295869588682572015-08-03T07:43:24.921-04:002015-08-03T07:43:24.921-04:00Thanks for great comments.
This month has been a...Thanks for great comments. <br /><br />This month has been a bit of a labor of love for me. It also has been a sort of psychotherapy for me to unpack all my feelings about the issue, chew on them again, and then putting them down on paper.<br /><br />Thanks for joining in!Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-88636674694252479932015-08-01T06:25:26.677-04:002015-08-01T06:25:26.677-04:00Nice to see your blog has enabled you to get into ...Nice to see your blog has enabled you to get into contact with past Supergirl writers to contribute to this COIE Death of Supergirl anniversary. Although I don't think I'm quite at the stage with mainstream comics as Landry Walker is, the weary cyclical nature of DC & Marvel is starting to get to me. It makes sense he saw a lot of significance and a solid end to Supergirl's career in her ultimate sacrifice against the Anti Monitor. Great to see how her some of Supergirl's writers in the last decade or so have interpreted her demise at the hands of the Anti Monitor and by extension the DC editorial staff/executives.<br /><br />Thanks to this blog and my own further reading into Bronze Age and Modern Age Supergirl comics, I've seen a lot more to Supergirl's character and why she means so much to the fans. Though I'm still a Superman fan first and foremost, Supergirl was definitely made into his equal by this iconic moment.<br /><br />LouisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-21625665712630985382015-07-31T20:09:25.544-04:002015-07-31T20:09:25.544-04:00According to Amazing Heroes, her death was on July...According to Amazing Heroes, her death was on July 28, 1985. 30 years later, Supergirl is Kara Zor-El and even has a TV show and I'm elated, and yet, Crisis #7 hasn't lost its impact. As much as I love that Kara is "still" around, I will always miss the original. The original Kara Zor-El will always be more than just a literary character; as silly as it may be, to me she'll always be a best friend, family even. Her death and her erasure from continuity is an awful thing, but at the same it *has* given her a lasting legacy - better one than none at all. (Friends of mine who have read her death feel it, and see why I am passionate about the character.) Kara "shows" her detractors at DC by "living" on today in many forms. Her smile and strength inspire many more thanks to comic book creators today, children books, and television. Kara will get even more push with DC SuperHero Girls, what with webisodes, TV special, dolls, and more, but I do hope she'll still be an inspiration to many boys as girls. In any case, in my opinion, it will always be "Supergirl's Cousin ..." I love Kal-El but no super hero is better than the original Kara. Thank you Anj for letting there be a place that lets Kara and Supergirl shine. <br />-CraigUncle Screensaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05300304069069472828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-68180845627890144062015-07-31T12:05:51.833-04:002015-07-31T12:05:51.833-04:00You've done a wonderful month full of tributes...You've done a wonderful month full of tributes to Supergirl. I've never cared much for any of the newer versions since Kara's heroic death. For years, I stopped reading comics all together because of the constant re-writes and re-boots.<br /><br />I was first introduced to her in the late 1970s when Superman found a way to enlarge the bottle city of Kandor. I followed stories up through her magazine and right into the Crisis On Infinite Earths.<br /><br />My first reaction to seeing that cover was, "No! They can't do this!" There were so many other wayside characters they could have killed. However, the impact of her heroism set a standard that even Superman hasn't lived up to considering he died and then came back after battling Doomsday.<br /><br />It would have been nice if D.C. had not re-booted in 1986. I would have loved a few flashback stories. From time to time, I pull out the old stories and read them again. And every time, Kara's death hits me on an emotional level that could be equated with a living person.<br /><br />Thanks for creating your blog and sharing so much with all of us fans. Keep up the great work!<br /><br />RobROB ASTORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14200121435189312753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-13021741479464582022015-07-31T09:03:57.437-04:002015-07-31T09:03:57.437-04:00Thanks for a great month of posts, and what a fine...Thanks for a great month of posts, and what a fine way to end the series. <br /><br />I see the point of view about the death denying Kara, and it giving her a legacy but dang, I wish she'd died then came back the following month - she'd still have shown her wonderful qualities, but come back with a greater gravitas; the heroes would respect her more, seeing her as the fabulous heroine she was rather than simply 'Superman's cousin'. <br /><br />I do like the Supergirl's we've had since then - Mae, Linda, Kara, Kara, Andromeda ... but not Cir-El, that'd be asking too much - but no one has the quality, the history, that the original had. Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.com