tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post8981165375011993423..comments2024-03-27T19:22:03.112-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Matrix Mondays: Action Comics #644Anjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-84005265411442761552019-01-09T06:04:42.371-05:002019-01-09T06:04:42.371-05:00Think about it, a writer leaves a series introduci...Think about it, a writer leaves a series introducing a character with no shape, no gender, no identity, possibly no memories and vague abilities. A blank.<br /> I don't think there was any Supergirl plan, at the time: as I already said, "Supergirl" was shoehorned in the Byrne's final saga just because "The Superboy problem with the post-Crisis Legion Saga" was not that good as a title. The fact she was left as a protomatter being I think it was just plainly saying "I reset it, do whatever you want with it, so long.". <br />Stern then nicely used the character to close the Exile saga - connecting it to the original storyline - and then got rid of it, just leaving a door open for a posible return, in any form.<br /><br />The hint to the Alyn/Reeves costume is a great point, I never noticed it! The clash of Supermen reminds me more of the Kryptonite Nevermore conclusion (world destroyed vision, hazy Superman leaving, mind link...)<br />Nobilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522190343375207768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-68237347536041949052019-01-08T08:55:11.819-05:002019-01-08T08:55:11.819-05:00"Perez did get another crack at Supergirl in ..."Perez did get another crack at Supergirl in the "Lords of Luck" storyline in the revamped "Brave and the Bold"(May 2007) , he did her considerable justice IMHO. How I wish those stories would get archived as a TPB..."<br /><br />They were!<br /><br />Be my guest:<br /><br />https://www.amazon.com/Brave-Bold-Vol-Lords-Luck/dp/1401215882<br /><br />https://www.amazon.com/Brave-Bold-Vol-Book-Destiny/dp/140121861XAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-44538172767222312032019-01-08T08:34:44.834-05:002019-01-08T08:34:44.834-05:00Perez did get another crack at Supergirl in the &q...Perez did get another crack at Supergirl in the "Lords of Luck" storyline in the revamped "Brave and the Bold"(May 2007) , he did her considerable justice IMHO. How I wish those stories would get archived as a TPB...<br /><br />JFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-31361240958428927812019-01-08T08:30:47.236-05:002019-01-08T08:30:47.236-05:00Thanks for great comments!
The riff on the TV sho...Thanks for great comments!<br /><br />The riff on the TV show makes perfect sense given the color! Daft I didn't put that together.Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-51445090921936414282019-01-08T02:17:32.483-05:002019-01-08T02:17:32.483-05:00DC wanted a Superman who was Krypton's only su...DC wanted a Superman who was Krypton's only survivor, but they also wanted/needed to have a Supergirl around to (if for no other reason) protect their trademark. With Matrix, they could have their cake and eat it too.<br /><br />The trouble was, Matrix was only Supergirl by choice. She/he/it could just as well have been Superman or Fred Flintstone. I'm sure I read somewhere that Peter David merged Matrix Supergirl with human Linda Danvers because it was difficult to relate to a non-human protoplasmic shape-shifter from a pocket universe.<br /><br />George Perez draws such a great Supergirl, it's too bad that his best known connection with her is Crisis 7. No offense to Carmine Infantino, but a Perez drawn pre-Crisis Supergirl comic could have been a best seller.<br /><br />Matrix's grey and black Superman costume could be something of a backdoor tribute to Kirk Alyn and George Reeves.<br /><br />That's a lot of pancakes Ma Kent is serving up there. Those Kents must be hearty eaters!Professor Feetlebaumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-78536945892904954522019-01-07T20:04:55.973-05:002019-01-07T20:04:55.973-05:00Once again, thanks for the history perspective of ...Once again, thanks for the history perspective of these past issues, Anj; I personally never got a chance to read them when I was younger, so getting to hear <br />about them from you is quite a treat. And agree with the other posters with 20/20 hindsight, seemed no one had a clue WHAT to do after WEREHERE, it was <br />always a case of NOWWHAT?<br /><br /><br />RegardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-78490925919051849572019-01-07T10:36:03.107-05:002019-01-07T10:36:03.107-05:00"The whole thing reads like a "soft retc..."The whole thing reads like a "soft retcon" in this case dismissing Matrix from continuity sans any fanfare, at least the original Kara Zor El rated "iconic cover pose" to mark her extinction..."<br /><br />Definitely. Her sucessors were quietly "put on a bus" to nowhere and ignored until DC quietly retconned them out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-40008399506102986092019-01-07T10:33:07.846-05:002019-01-07T10:33:07.846-05:00"You have to almost squint a bit to realize y..."You have to almost squint a bit to realize you are seeing a Perez book, as if it is hidden under the distinctive layer of inks."<br /><br />I could hardly tell it was a Perez book. The darker coloring doesn't help.<br /><br />Oh, boy. This was a weird Superman era. No matter how much the Post-Crisis fans drool over this period, I can't but help think this is not a version of Superman I'm interested in, and the stories aren't really so much better than those of the Pre-Crisis continuity.<br /><br />I mean, it isn't bad, but... it isn't as good as Triangle Era fans would have me believe.<br /><br />"Did they simply want to get rid of this character? Was Matrix a Byrne-barnacle stuck to the hull of Superman?"<br /><br />Given that she hadn't been seen for one year and she wouldn't be seen again for two years and a half... I wouldn't surprised.<br /><br />Ironic, isn't it? They replace Kara with other Supergirl and they find out right away they don't know what to do with her either. And they don't want to bother figuring it out. At least Kara had over ten years worth of monthly stories before DC started treating her as a nuisance. In contrast, Matrix was dumped into a farm and forgotten, exiled in space and forgotten, turned into Brainiac's tool, turned into Luthor's pawn, and then dumped into the Titans right after becoming an independant hero... within eight years.<br /><br />Then, while Dan Jurgens attempted to come up with his own Kara's replacement, she was given to Peter David... who turned her into an angel.<br /><br />Poor Matrix.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-14572421201312957262019-01-07T10:12:16.835-05:002019-01-07T10:12:16.835-05:00It doesn't seem like Roger Stern knew what to ...It doesn't seem like Roger Stern knew what to do for her, so of course making her into a pitiable monster glopdroid was likely the only idea in play. The whole thing reads like a "soft retcon" in this case dismissing Matrix from continuity sans any fanfare, at least the original Kara Zor El rated "iconic cover pose" to mark her extinction...<br />My question is, if it was a full 2.5 years before Matrix-Supergirl returned (where she'd be already deep into her "credulous pawn persona" as a mark for Mongul in "Panic in the Sky"l), why was she revived? Has anyone ever asked Stern why he brought her back? I'm assuming it was Stern, feel free to correct/update...<br /><br />JFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com