tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post5298342798719631994..comments2024-03-27T19:22:03.112-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Review: Action Comics #978Anjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-56634739715054705372017-05-08T09:38:29.985-04:002017-05-08T09:38:29.985-04:00I'm very sorry to see the New 52 version of Si...I'm very sorry to see the New 52 version of Siobhan be erased if that is what this means. I had issues with the original Supergirl run during that era but I liked Siobhan as a character and I liked her friendship with Kara. Besides Irish characters aren't exactly superabundant in comics to begin with so it is a shame to lose one.Ross Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00268263473639477872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-2525740090266160422017-05-02T16:47:59.583-04:002017-05-02T16:47:59.583-04:00Thanks for the great comments.
I guess I like the...Thanks for the great comments.<br /><br />I guess I like the Kents alive. But since that was key to both Secret Origin and New 52, that might be too big a break from continuity.<br /><br />Orlando has said that Kara's history is all of New 52, nothing more. And it all remains. So despite Henshaw having gen Cyborg Superman, Zoe-El has also been the Cyborg.<br /><br />And yes I know all about Vyndktvyx! I think that is who Oz is!Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-43483286406625376272017-05-02T14:27:08.179-04:002017-05-02T14:27:08.179-04:00I think that the Kents' death is just a silver...I think that the Kents' death is just a silver age aspect they put back in, as Steve Lombard is the bronze age one. This is the most all-inclusive Superman version ever seen, which is exactly what Rebirth aims to.<br />(But the collar costume sticks out like a sore thumb)Nobilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522190343375207768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-53795260631491579872017-05-02T10:11:02.606-04:002017-05-02T10:11:02.606-04:00"The Kents dying was a major plot point for t..."The Kents dying was a major plot point for the Vindictivics recent story (Did I wrote his name right? Anyway, it is the 5th dimension guy who was trying to kill Mxyzptlk)."<br /><br />Vindictivics sounds like the name of an Asterix secondary character. Heh.<br /><br />But Grant Morrison's run is no longer the canon origin, and Mxyzptlk never mentioned him during Superman Reborn. Maybe no longer exists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-2410694984772257972017-05-02T09:38:23.905-04:002017-05-02T09:38:23.905-04:00The Kents dying was a major plot point for the Vin...The Kents dying was a major plot point for the Vindictivics recent story (Did I wrote his name right? Anyway, it is the 5th dimension guy who was trying to kill Mxyzptlk).<br /><br />In this story, the villain was attacking Superman simultaneously at different times, so he was basically changing the timeline. And he was the one responsible for the Kents death. So for this recent story to be valid, the Kents must be dead. I Personally I think it fits well with the mythos, since was a villain actually changing the past. I remember at the time reading it that I thought it was a better explanation for the changes in new 52 Superman than whatever Flash did saving his mother in Flashpoint.supertorresmonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-76284097736488440402017-05-02T09:09:23.130-04:002017-05-02T09:09:23.130-04:00I didn't like this issue very much. I didn'...I didn't like this issue very much. I didn't hate it, but the new continuity changes are giving me a headache.<br /><br />First, I think it's a mistake Superman doesn't remember what their universe has changed. Also, in a convoluted way, this issue has made Convergence completely irrelevant. A pity. I liked to see this Superman joining the fight against the Anti-Monitor. A complete reversal of his behaviour back in "Many Happy Returns" when he turned down that girl he didn't know was his cousin in another reality.<br /><br />Second, when Geoff Johns wrote the Superman books he reintroduced a lot of Pre-Crisis stuff because he is a Pre-Crisis fanboy. Now Dan Jurgens makes sure to show the 90's Superman stories are still canon. All right. It's fair, even if I don't care very much for the 1985-2004 Superman era.<br /><br />But what about the stories post-Action Comics 775? The return of Supergirl, Infinite Crisis, the adoption of Chris Kent, the coming of the real Brainiac, New Krypton? How did they play out?<br /><br />I think it's better to not think too hard about the Pocket Universe and Cyborg Superman.<br /><br />Anyway... Once again The Death of Superman mega-arc is treated like THE event defined the Nineties Superman. DC loves to go back to the well, doesn't they? Much like a lot of fans seem to think the only thing Supergirl Batgirl/Phoenix have ever done during their decade-spanning heroic careers is getting killed by the Anti-Monitor, getting shot by the Joker and killing herself, a lot of fans seem to think the only thing happened to Post-Crisis Superman was getting killed by Doomsday.<br /><br />I think that is funny because the reboot was touted as a move would give us a better and more realistic universe and better stories.<br /><br />Talking about Kara, what her backstory is now? Pre-Flashpoint? Post-Flashpoint? A mix? She obviously knows Lois, so, why Superman didn't introduce her to Jon before? Maybe it's not been very long since she arrived on Earth? Maybe that is what she was referring to when she said her cousin had been gone for so long? Did she become a Red Lantern? And what is with the Cyborg Superman now?<br /><br />It's all so confusing! Maybe Jurgens thinks it's better not to get into detail since he isn't writing the Supergirl book. Still, I'm miffed that Jurgens skips over Supergirl's coming when Superman goes over his life's most important events.<br /><br />(Sigh. At the very least, Superman has acknowledged she exists, and she will make an appearance in the upcoming arc)<br /><br />Third, the Oracle was seen during the flashbacks. It means H'el on Earth and Krypton Returns happened? Why keeping that garbage of a crossover?<br /><br />Fourth, you already touched on this: NO KENTS! WHY? Pa and Ma being alive was one of the few things I liked from the Post-Crisis Superman reboot!<br /><br />In conclusion, I don't know yet how the pieces fit together. I think Superman's history is even more convoluted now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-47351608764023242152017-05-02T09:03:59.184-04:002017-05-02T09:03:59.184-04:00Terrific review as ever. And yeah, as I said elsew...Terrific review as ever. And yeah, as I said elsewhere, I would love to have had Clark surprised by a phone call from the parents he didn't know were alive once more. Maybe reality is settling and it will yet happen? Or they'll be a 'reward' for beating Mr Oz and whomever?<br /><br />Still, I'm very happy with this comic. Bye bye Superman and Wonder Woman romance!Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-36568897883868883352017-05-02T08:15:35.476-04:002017-05-02T08:15:35.476-04:00I notice that Amazon are now advertising Supergirl...I notice that Amazon are now advertising Supergirl - the Silver Age Omnibus volume 2, due in January.John (somewhere in England)noreply@blogger.com