tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post143053649985355022..comments2024-03-28T20:51:56.173-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Review: Superman/Batman Annual #5Anjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-82428624684566907062011-04-10T00:14:15.747-04:002011-04-10T00:14:15.747-04:00I know I'm probably putting more into the stor...<i>I know I'm probably putting more into the story than the writers intended. But a good story like this one, particularly when I had such low expectations due to "Dark Supergirl", makes me think and ponder long past the end of the read. I like it.</i><br /><br />I completely agree. To a non-Supergirl fan, this might be easily forgotten. But there was so much good character stuff here that I also thought about it more, and reread it quicker than I usually do with new issues.Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-66408578288228193902011-04-09T00:58:45.880-04:002011-04-09T00:58:45.880-04:00Loved the battles - the art was great, the story w...Loved the battles - the art was great, the story well paced, and it shifted nicely between dynamic action and moody exposition. I still have my hobby horse about how DC can't seem to draw Kara consistently (hair length, the heeled boots, cape is missing gold fringe, blah blah) but I'm in a very forgiving mood... everything else makes up for a lot of that sort of nit-picky stuff.<br /><br />I know that Kara already went through self-examination in the Bizarro-girl storyline, but that sort of trauma requires a lot of work. The Bizarro-girl arc let her feel it was OK to be Supergirl again, now she can forgive herself for surviving when everyone else didn't. If this was reality she'd still have a lot to do - to find a way to forgive or at least not blame humanity, to regain full confidence in herself and her abilities, and to accept that she can trust the people in her life. Forgiveness and trust - first for herself, then for everyone else. Now I think I understand better why she hasn't gotten in touch with Superman on his walkabout - maybe she's not quite ready to forgive Clark for failing New Krypton (and he did, big time) or Earth for what it did. Or even know she may need to. <br /><br />I know I'm probably putting more into the story than the writers intended. But a good story like this one, particularly when I had such low expectations due to "Dark Supergirl", makes me think and ponder long past the end of the read. I like it.Gearnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-70917747904251673082011-04-08T19:08:36.835-04:002011-04-08T19:08:36.835-04:00Love this issue for all the reasons you pointed ou...Love this issue for all the reasons you pointed out really, Nelson's line about Alura, Robinsons treating Kara with respect and him finally puting all of that Dark Supergirl stuff to rest.<br /><br />And the Dick and Kara relationship, they act like siblings and they're very protective of each other. Dick is one of the few people who knows all of the stuff Kara went through when she was in her dark moments so yeah he's a major support for her. And I just love that after Doomsday took her he worries "Doomsday killed Superman, he has Kara, we have to go after her" I hope he doesn't stop thinking about her in the next JLA issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-5677351149626450792011-04-08T18:27:25.981-04:002011-04-08T18:27:25.981-04:00Great resolution to the Dark Supergirl plotline an...Great resolution to the Dark Supergirl plotline and I agree great line about Alura. I'm glad Dark Supergirl is gone and glad the way the story was wrapped up.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16681297866387365297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-52755994581729221762011-04-08T14:30:08.540-04:002011-04-08T14:30:08.540-04:00This looks like they took the time to give the art...<i>This looks like they took the time to give the artist reign over the whole issue. It just looks great.</i><br /><br />I hope we see more of Sepulveda;s work in the DCU.Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-47167624467646246462011-04-08T14:29:31.069-04:002011-04-08T14:29:31.069-04:00For a few minutes at the end of this chapter I tho...<i>For a few minutes at the end of this chapter I thought we were gonna get a good solid helping of "Karatharsis" but no, Kara escapes her cage of despair only to end up VictimGirl once again.<br /></i><br /><br />You know I almost used Karatharsis in my post when she was beating up Doomsday.<br /><br />I think the nod to COIE#7 was also part of the 'dying' thread so I didn't mind. At least Robinson implied that Supergirl was about to kill Doomsday.Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-30339174715881909372011-04-08T13:35:38.501-04:002011-04-08T13:35:38.501-04:00That was a great issue. I was impressed with the a...That was a great issue. I was impressed with the art too - sometimes with a large page-count storyline they can sometimes sacrifice quality art for expedient art. This looks like they took the time to give the artist reign over the whole issue. It just looks great.Kandou Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18233336986244371430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-49186251511966747522011-04-08T13:25:51.264-04:002011-04-08T13:25:51.264-04:00Ah yeah Auf Weidersehen to Dark SG...the best I ca...Ah yeah Auf Weidersehen to Dark SG...the best I can see about this storyline is it did not do any damage to the real Supergirl's storytelling prospects.<br />Besides...<br />Jean Grey...AKA Dark Phoenix<br />Mary Batson...AKA Black Mary Marvel<br />Kara Zor El...AKA Dark Supergirl<br />Anyone else see a pattern here??<br /><br />For a few minutes at the end of this chapter I thought we were gonna get a good solid helping of "Karatharsis" but no, Kara escapes her cage of despair only to end up VictimGirl once again.<br />Lets hope we being set up for some real Karatharsis, but don't count on it...<br /><br />John FeerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com