tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post2700152908845625071..comments2024-03-27T19:22:03.112-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Review: DC Nuclear Winter Special #1Anjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-86853162233779477452018-12-05T19:44:21.859-05:002018-12-05T19:44:21.859-05:00I thought this one seemed a lot like a Supergirl v...I thought this one seemed a lot like a Supergirl version of Cormac McCarthy's "The Road". A middle aged and frankly careworn version of Kara is infinitely preferable than the usual "dead all too young" Supergirl that we get whenever DC wants to Shock Us...<br /><br />Agreed its a top-tenner, proof positive that Supergirl is way more engaged a Parent than Jor/Zor El<br />:)<br /><br />JFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-70828474040030088282018-12-04T08:01:31.552-05:002018-12-04T08:01:31.552-05:00I might have missed this issue had it not been for...I might have missed this issue had it not been for your review. Thank you! :)John (somewhere in England)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-66307400406371407012018-12-04T07:22:57.163-05:002018-12-04T07:22:57.163-05:00"In the 1948 origin story (Superman #53), Jor..."In the 1948 origin story (Superman #53), Jor-El wanted Lara to get in the rocket with baby Kal-El, but she refused-"my place is here with you."<br /><br />And on the first episode of the Superman TV show ("Superman on Earth"-1951) Jor-El's plan is to build a rocket large enough to carry all 3 of them to Earth, but the end comes too soon, and he's forced to send Kal-El off in the small model rocket. He tells Lara that there is room for two in the model, but Lara will not go, telling Jor-El that she would be lost on Earth without him."<br /><br />Thank you, Professor Feetlebaum! I knew I could count on you.<br /><br />I also remember John Byrne's first Superman plot had a pregnant Lara travel to Earth, only for dying due to K-radiation after being found by the Kents and delivering the baby.<br /><br />Just in case someone wants more details, Byrne wrote that plot back when Marvel very nearly bought DC:<br /><br />http://jimshooter.com/2011/08/superman-first-marvel-issue.html/<br /><br />Jim Shooter gave a brief summary of it:<br /><br />http://jimshooter.com/2011/10/superman-first-marvel-issue-byrnes-plo.html/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-4453057840625175262018-12-03T15:25:21.973-05:002018-12-03T15:25:21.973-05:00Great review. What did I tell you, instant classic...Great review. What did I tell you, instant classic!<br /><br />I managed to read this story without having looked at the contents, and while I immediately suspected it was Kara, I still got a huge kick out of the reveal. When I reviewed this over at my blog, not having a Supergirl focus, I had a go at not giving away who the star was, just in case anyone was reading pre-comic. I doubt anyone was fooled! Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-17907729083435921612018-12-03T15:15:56.583-05:002018-12-03T15:15:56.583-05:00"...Am I mistaken or at least one pre-crisis ..."...Am I mistaken or at least one pre-crisis continuity story has Jor-El want to make his rocket big enough for Kal-El and his mother, but Lara refuses to leave her husband alone?"<br /><br />In the 1948 origin story (Superman #53), Jor-El wanted Lara to get in the rocket with baby Kal-El, but she refused-"my place is here with you."<br /><br />And on the first episode of the Superman TV show ("Superman on Earth"-1951) Jor-El's plan is to build a rocket large enough to carry all 3 of them to Earth, but the end comes too soon, and he's forced to send Kal-El off in the small model rocket. He tells Lara that there is room for two in the model, but Lara will not go, telling Jor-El that she would be lost on Earth without him.<br /><br />There are probably more examples.Professor Feetlebaumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-79129166055606530582018-12-03T13:08:20.537-05:002018-12-03T13:08:20.537-05:00I've noticed some Yasmine Putri covers, and sh...I've noticed some Yasmine Putri covers, and she does a beautiful job with this story, including the coloring. Since someone else did the layouts, I'm wondering if she is going to do her own sequential art, or stick to cover work.<br /><br />There's a nice "gallery" of her work on her Instagram account at https://www.instagram.com/yaswhodraws/<br />where she describes herself as "Mostly DC/Marvel cover artist."<br /><br />I wish DC featured more such art in its anthologies - it's a good opportunity to feature different styles - but most of their anthology art remains fairly conventional. Styles vary, to be sure, but not too far from the beaten path.<br /><br />For instance, the only truly non-conventional work in the last anthology I picked up, "DC's Beach Blanket Bad Guys Summer Special," had just the opening "Worst Finest" drawn by Francesco Mattina, colored with even more rust-tones as it turns out. (Looks painted to me.) Perhaps DC feels one such story per anthology is enough. And maybe it is.<br /><br />Glad you reviewed this.<br /><br />T.N.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-68283379939387871062018-12-03T08:54:44.292-05:002018-12-03T08:54:44.292-05:00I was nicely surprised that Supergirl starred in o...I was nicely surprised that Supergirl starred in one story. Of late, Christmas specials tend to leave her out or stuck in a cameo role, albeit she often shines when she stars in a story (by the way, you know those Giant-Sized specials that DC is distributing through Wallmart? The Holiday Special includes a "All I Want For Christmas" reprint: https://dccomicsnews.com/2018/11/09/holidays-come-to-walmart-in-new-giant-sized-special/ )<br /><br />Frankly, "Last Daughters" is a way better post-apocalypstic story than Gotham City Garage, which I dropped after a few issues.<br /><br />I think it's also the first time we have seen Supergirl looking like a forty-something woman. Usually, she never looks past twenty-something, not even in tales set in the future like Action Comics 270 or Superman Family 200. Not even Kingdom Come Power Girl looks older than thirty.<br /><br />"why do I always assume it's Batman"<br /><br />I never thought about the masked man being Batman.<br /><br />But the climbing scene works so well in a "Frodo and Sam working their way up Mount Doom" way. It's hopeless and suicidal and probably dumb... but Kara is determined to believe and attempt anyway, and right when all seems lost, her faith is rewarded.<br /><br />That panel where Supergirl flies up and then loops towards the North is pure joy.<br /><br />"And I love that she calls him Clark and not Kal."<br /><br />Myself, I think Kara would always call him Kal and it's more fitting for her to do so.<br /><br />But, hey, a classic-looking Fortress key!<br /><br />"But then comes the gut punch, lovely ending."<br /><br />Agreed. She wants to send Lucy away... but she remembers what it felt like, and she can't do it. And you have made an excellent point: unlike her cousin, who was found by the nicest, kindest couple ever, her first years are always hard.<br /><br />Let's think of it... Am I mistaken or at least one Pre-Crisis continuity story has Jor-El want to make his rocket big enough for Kal-El and his mother but Lara refuses to leave her husband alone?<br /><br />Pre-Crisis Kara's origin was tweaked several times and finally set by "Untold Story of Argo City", but we never got to see her family's reactions. I'm happy that Post-Crisis stories fixed that, because it highlights one difference between both cousins: Kara was old enough to fully understand what was going on (okay, Earth-One Kal was three, but still...)<br /><br />By the way... A non-crazy Zor-El! Wonderful, I thought they had gone extinct!<br /><br />"Even though the rocket is a tight fit for two, but Kara doesn't care. She is going to be there for her daughter. It won't be strangers."<br /><br />Awwwwwwww....<br /><br />Although I'm wondering... The Fortress' resources are at Kara's disposal. Couldn't she build a bigger rocket?<br /><br />Anyway, I'll assume her abilities don't include interstellar travel in this story because otherwise she could travel next to Lucy's rocket and make sure she makes it safely.<br /><br />I wondered why she didn't try to use her powers to dissipate the cloud, when it dawned on me... As climbing she said the cloud killed everyone. She meant it. The last daughters of Krypton and Earth are leaving Earth because there's nothing left to save. Our world is as dead as Krypton.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com