Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Review: Action Comics #1075 Superman Story
Monday, November 18, 2024
Review: Action Comics #1075 Supergirl Story
As a Supergirl fan this is frustrating. She doesn't get many solo stories. She needs to shine when she is given the chance. And this story isn't that.
Friday, November 15, 2024
Review: Action Comics #1074 Superman Story
Maybe, I am old-fashioned. But I think the continuity in this main DCU that Krypton should be a place of science and progress. I think Jor-El should be a good man who tried to save everyone. And Mark Waid gives us these back.
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Gifts From Italy
You might recall that this moment was my #1 moment of 2021 for Supergirl. Johnson understood that Supergirl was often the smartest person in the room.
How fantastic that this was the comic that my buddy found!
But wait there's more.
He also found this mini trade, collecting 4 issues of the early Superman books. The last issue in the book was a copy of Superman #21, the first chapter of the Supergirl Saga. Here it is 'La Saga Di Supergirl!'
If you want to revisit that book, head here:
https://comicboxcommentary.blogspot.com/2018/12/matrix-monday-superman-21.html
You might recall that Byrne cheekily has Superman say dialogue similar to Supergirl's first appearance in Action Comics #252.
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Review: Absolute Superman #1
I truly apologize for the lateness of this review. The weekly release of Action Comics with a dedicated Supergirl strip has made some books and news be kicked a bit down the road.
We are only one issue in so I know the timelines and universes will continue to diverge. But the truth is I was worried about what a Dark Universe Superman would read like. This wasn't so dark to put me off completely.
Monday, November 11, 2024
Review: Action Comics #1074 - Supergirl Story
Action Comics #1074 came out last week, including the fifth part of the Supergirl back-up story by writer Mariko Tamaki and artist Skylar Patridge.
Frankly, I am frustrated with this Supergirl story.
We are five parts into this 'mystery mission' of Supergirl escorting a prisoner with universal threatening power. But who is it? And why does she need to do it alone? Tamaki has given us nothing to go on in five issues. Instead we get confusing story-telling, empty dialogue, and worst of all, a boring take.
This is supposed to be a showcase solo story for Supergirl. She is completely ineffectual in this story. As of now there is nothing that makes this a Kara story. Take her out and put in Natasha Irons, Starfire, or Hawkgirl and it would read completely the same. She has not even been a hero in this story. She is confused and helpless. In the Supergirl Special Tamaki wrote, the most action we saw was Supergirl eating a cupcake. In this story, we have Supergirl lose every encounter she is in, whether it is a physical altercation or an intelligent conversation.
If this is supposed to drum up interest in the Supergirl character, it is going to fail. Because she is an afterthought in her own boring story. It is frustrating.
It's a shame because I am a fan of Skylar Patridge's art. And this Mark Spears variant cover is a killer too.
On to the indecipherable story points.