tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post5460987495459420160..comments2024-03-28T20:51:56.173-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Review: Supergirl #8Anjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-83884873165514665342012-04-24T14:41:14.554-04:002012-04-24T14:41:14.554-04:00Thanks for keeping the conversation going and nice...Thanks for keeping the conversation going and nice to see you back here Talos!<br /><br />Who doesn't like George Perez art! But I have come to appreciate Asrar's work and can't wait to see him back here.<br /><br />I do think that this is a solid book in the 'new 52' and has a long term plan embedded in it. And this Supergirl has been likeable as she ultimately has done the right thing even when faced with adversity.<br /><br />I just wonder if the long time setting Kara up to start the hero's journey will mean some readers jump off.Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-50475214939324836152012-04-24T12:33:04.719-04:002012-04-24T12:33:04.719-04:00Gear nailed most of my feelings on the issue. I th...Gear nailed most of my feelings on the issue. I thought it was easily above the bar set by the rest of the new52.<br /><br />While I agree it was heavy handed, I don't mind the temporary APB for Supergirl, or her lack of english; I think they're handling it pretty well.mathematicscorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15439579069513071094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-45197979546719360492012-04-24T09:25:59.424-04:002012-04-24T09:25:59.424-04:00Yeah props to George Perez, he has still got it in...Yeah props to George Perez, he has still got it in spades.<br /><br /><br />JFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-17474370011094099252012-04-24T04:42:51.962-04:002012-04-24T04:42:51.962-04:00I honestly think that this is quite frankly the be...I honestly think that this is quite frankly the best issue out yet.<br /><br />Why is Superman still not helping Kara assimilate to her new found life on Earth? Here you have another survivor of Krypton who just also happens to be your relative as well and you don't want to help her? That just really doesn't feel like a thing Superman (yes in know its a "whole new" Superman but still) would do.<br /><br />I really don't like the fact that Supergirl is now seen by the U.S. government at large as "public enemy number 1" for she deserves much better then that. Superman should of long since taken her under his wing, taught her about their adoptive world culture and introduced her to U.S. as well as Earths world governments by now.<br /><br />I absolutely love Pérez's drop dead beautiful art though. =DTalOsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-86955587656767230142012-04-21T19:09:22.969-04:002012-04-21T19:09:22.969-04:00Yeah she just beat down her first beasties and an ...Yeah she just beat down her first beasties and an hour later she is moving into a Bronx Tenement?<br />And still she can't speak a word of english?<br />And an hour after that she is hitting the Coffee Houses?<br />And her mook of a cousin hasn't yet verified that Kara is on the right side?<br />There are a few persistent unresolved plot threads at play here and I hope they get resolved.<br />The one common factor in all of this is that Supergirl still can't speak English so she is literally a supporting character in her own book!<br />There is stuff to work on here IMHO.<br />As for Superman, he ought not to be much of a player in Kara's solo book, but the family connection ought not to be neglected either.<br />If you want a Super-Girl who is completely disconnected from Superman and his mythos, then I kindly invite all and sundry to start reading whatever book is featuring Power Girl these days.<br /><br />JFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-79291850061248053752012-04-21T14:21:57.873-04:002012-04-21T14:21:57.873-04:00I was really hoping this issue would be having Kar...I was really hoping this issue would be having Kara learning about Earth life, customs. technology, etc and resting for awhile. It would be more believable to me if Siobhan and Kara had been friends for at least a month before her father the Black Banshee shows up. <br /><br />If I have it right the series is only up to the third or fourth day since she first crashed on Earth and it only up to the #8 issue and still we hardly know her.valerie21601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-8182919223120984522012-04-21T04:27:21.255-04:002012-04-21T04:27:21.255-04:00I´m missing superbreath in this new series.
Yeah,...<i>I´m missing superbreath in this new series.</i><br /><br />Yeah,seems that the last two Supergirls don't use it that much anymore,neither did Power Girl.Maybe the writters don't wanna,yet they abuse Superman's and other Kryptonians.<br /><br />Perhaps it's not one of the writters favourite.Dantenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-34326260530185595242012-04-20T21:48:07.140-04:002012-04-20T21:48:07.140-04:00Thanks for all the comments here!
Gear: great poi...Thanks for all the comments here!<br /><br />Gear: great points about the military not hearing Kara's discussions and about Superman being nano-bot'd around the same time. I suppose that is why he hasn't been around.<br /><br />Larry/Anonymous: If you read my review, I specifically say I don't need Superman to be a big part in this book. But he needs to be some part. It doesn't make sense otherwise.<br /><br />Bob: Agree completely. Comparing Matrix to Kara is like comparing apples and oranges ... well maybe Granny Smith apples to MacIntosh.<br /><br />Mart: I hope that the internal flow from issue to issue isn't dictated by trades. But in this age, who knows.<br /><br />Thanks again. I love the discussion!Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-42417923343580297902012-04-20T18:18:38.824-04:002012-04-20T18:18:38.824-04:00I´m missing superbreath in this new series.I´m missing superbreath in this new series.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-28740466057031092132012-04-20T17:03:41.288-04:002012-04-20T17:03:41.288-04:00I wonder if the disparity between the end of last ...I wonder if the disparity between the end of last issue and start of this one has to do with the writers keeping the coming collections in mind - presumably last issue ends one trade, this one begins another. Perhaps Messrs Johnson and Green wanted to end one on a high note, but opted to start the next with a bit of contrived action?<br /><br />I also don't want too much of Superman in here. I'm pretty sure Gear (hi!) is spot on; otherwise, I'm happy to accept that Superman is busy. I mean, there'll be future times in Superman's book when it would make sense for him to call his cousin up for support, but I don't want Kara showing up - let their team-ups be special.Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-86259279033648043482012-04-20T16:23:07.227-04:002012-04-20T16:23:07.227-04:00Supergirl talking to Siobhan's TV reminded me ...Supergirl talking to Siobhan's TV reminded me of Mr. Scott talking to the computer in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.Genenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-66606538667924108842012-04-20T10:35:24.065-04:002012-04-20T10:35:24.065-04:00She also wasn't Kara Zor -El in Peter David...She also wasn't Kara Zor -El in Peter David's run. If you're going to ahve a Supergirl who is a blood relation then you need to explore it A and B capitalize on it. No matter what you do, she'll never be more popular than Superman as a character. You want her to not be "Superman in a skirt", Larry? Easily done, don't call her Supergirl, dress her in Blue, Red and Yellow with an S on her chest.Benwahbobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-8376883454713158552012-04-20T10:08:42.294-04:002012-04-20T10:08:42.294-04:00I'm quite happy with the lack of Superman. I ...I'm quite happy with the lack of Superman. I don't want him looking after her like a father figure nor do I want her seeking advice from him and blindly following in his footsteps. Let Supergirl be her own person and her own hero. There's a reason Peter David's was the best long run on a Supergirl character to date--she wasn't Superman in a skirt, nor was she a Robin figure to him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-23314640730678038632012-04-20T09:30:02.829-04:002012-04-20T09:30:02.829-04:00Nice review ANJ. I think I may have liked this is...Nice review ANJ. I think I may have liked this issue a bit more than you did, but I know what you're saying.<br /><br />We know the history and background of everything that led to the battle in #7, but nobody else does. They don't know Supergirl, all of the dialogue between the combatants was in Kryptonian, and as far as they can tell it was a group of super-powered beings fighting and destroying everything. After it's all over and the adrenalin isn't flowing they might analyze the situation better and figure out more of what was happening, but right now everyone involved looks like they're to blame. I can fault how the military went about trying to take Supergirl into custody, but I can understand why they were trying to do it. They don't have the privileged position of the reader, we know Supergirl's intentions. They just know that a lot of real estate was just destroyed, lives endangered, and one of the combatants is still on the loose and may still be dangerous.<br /><br /><i>And, it again raised the question ... where is Superman?</i><br /><br />Since Kara has had no time to do anything other than fight one battle after another this still has to be before Superman #6, which means he's floating unconscious in orbit while a nano-bot replacement is acting very un-Superman-like in Metropolis. And with Kara's down-cast look and comment of "It's... complicated" when Siobahn asks about him it felt like she's very conflicted about it too. She's still confused about how he could be an adult, and might even be wondering why he didn't show up too, while feeling a bit guilty that she didn't trust him when she had the chance.<br /><br /><i>I also will freely admit that I missed Mahmud Asrar on the book</i><br /><br />I absolutely love Asrar's work on this book and want to see him back. But seeing Perez and his dense art style reminds me that Asrar's art includes 3 or 4 full-page splashes per issue, and all of the other pages are 3 to 5 panels at best. I think story with this much character and relationship building needed Perez and his detailed 7 to 9 panels per page. My question after seeing this issue is will we get more character building next issue, or will it be cover-to-cover mayhem again? And can Asrar tell a denser story?Gearnoreply@blogger.com