Absolute DC And Scott Snyder

I'm an old jaded reader who remembers when words like 'Crisis' carried some sort of weight. 

In the near 16 years I have been blogging about Supergirl and DC comics, I have seen more reboots, both hard and soft, to have a clear number in my head. From the dramatic New 52 relaunch to Rebirth, Dawn of DC, Black Labels, All-Star titles, semi-5G leanings, and Earth-One graphic novels, it seems even a staunch 'Wednesday Warrior' like me doesn't know what is in continuity or out. 

I'm not even sure if it matters any more.

So I don't know what necessarily to make of the news broken by Bleeding Cool about Scott Snyder starting up a new sort of DC imprint called Absolute. Here is the link:
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/scott-snyder-ultimate-line-dc-absolute-comics-all-in/

This sounds more like an offshoot than a re-write. Everyone seems to be saying it will be DC's version of Marvel's Ultimate line (although that sounds like what Earth-One was supposed to be). That's fine with me. There aren't many DC books set in the current continuity that I find engaging and maybe a new start somewhere nearby isn't a bad idea.

I think Scott Snyder is a solid writer who shone brightest on Batman. His Superman Unchained book was interesting but somewhat forgettable. And his non-DC work on independents have never really grabbed me in a way that I have stuck around. Still, he has some clout and probably has enough connections to bring some big names in with him to give this a decent send-off. 

Will this be a unified Absolute universe, a sort of 'Don't call us the New 52' new DC world? Will it be 'stand-alone' vanity projects which sounds like the All-Star line? Or something in between.

Will this be built on some sort of foundation. The Absolute Superman coming from Krypton and being a good guy? Or will it be completely new where Superman could be someone from Earth who got powers?

I don't care. Just bring me good stories.

Well, I care a little bit. But bring me good stories.

But really, I have one selfish desire from this new line.

Give me a good Supergirl book.

Give me a Supergirl book where she is fierce and determined. Where she is good and learning to be a hero. Where she has lived her life of loss but overcome it and will do her best so no one else suffers like that again. Where she is kind and bright. Where she is young and learning. 

The Supergirl I want to read is all those things. Why? Because for the better part of 65 years she has been all those things. She should be all those things.

She isn't an angry brat, a shooter of schools looking to live the life of a rock star. (See the early issues of the Loeb/Kelly volume.)

She isn't a sullen loner, wishing nothing more than live alone at the bottom of the ocean. (See the early issues of the New 52.)

She isn't a sad drunk, crying in suns and bringing kids to public executions. (See Tom King's Woman of Tomorrow.) 

She isn't a worried and anxious amnestic, eating cupcakes to drown her feelings. (See Mariko Tamaki's not special Supergirl Special.)

I guess I'd ask Snyder and DC Comics to find someone who knows the character and loves the character. Someone who will honor her history while bringing us some new iteration. Someone who respects her fans. You know Peter David pulled all that off with a protoplasmic other universe being merging with a flawed human to become an angel. 

Someone like Sterling Gates or Gates himself?

Anyways, I am sure more news will come soon. And who knows if Supergirl even is on the Absolute radar. But I just want a good, entertaining Supergirl book from someone who wants to write a good, entertaining book about Supergirl. 

All right. Thus endeth the rant. Thank you for listening.