tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post859229483092542480..comments2024-03-29T10:34:59.159-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Back Issue Box: Phantom Zone #1Anjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-15906845663244549972021-09-10T10:09:07.089-04:002021-09-10T10:09:07.089-04:00Thanks for a great look at the first issue of this...Thanks for a great look at the first issue of this classic mini-series. I knew a lot of the stuff in there, but the way Gerber made a very different - yet still authentic - Superman story out of it was wonderful. And you can’t beat Gene Colan when it comes to haunting visuals. All this, and a fantastic Supergirl!Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-64201136438942826132021-09-09T11:10:44.068-04:002021-09-09T11:10:44.068-04:00This is not Gene Colan's best work, in fact mo...This is not Gene Colan's best work, in fact most of his DC work from this era is at best "past his prime", but there is still plenty of energy to his pencils. Gerber is a little berserk in his scripting, but it's a "good berserk" by all means, I don't accord with all his ideas but that doesn't mean they aren't intriguing. I like this mini because Supergirl is depicted so well, snarky, confident, she can "take it" and "dish it out in spades".<br />Its minis like this plus her usual round of guest appearances that reminded me through out the late bronze age of what A Great Character Supergirl always was and is, as opposed to her moribund plotting and lifeless art in most of her SMF Dollar Book Run. She even neatly self rescues in this one via her natural courage and determination...that is "My Kara" to a T!! I won't give more away, this is otherwise a great mini to deep dive.<br /><br />JFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-60605120638313362592021-09-08T22:16:38.429-04:002021-09-08T22:16:38.429-04:00I adored all of Gerber's work besides this min...I adored all of Gerber's work besides this mini. It was just too weird and too far removed from anything the Phantom Zone had been before. Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12481829406510429627noreply@blogger.com