tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post5807897663648761865..comments2024-03-28T20:51:56.173-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Superwoman: Woman Of Tomorrow - I've Seen This MovieAnjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-53793529864861147132021-05-22T00:48:02.782-04:002021-05-22T00:48:02.782-04:00No credit given. Ah well ...No credit given. Ah well ...Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-84628287560951493662021-05-21T22:26:51.402-04:002021-05-21T22:26:51.402-04:00Newsarama agrees with you: https://www.gamesradar...Newsarama agrees with you: https://www.gamesradar.com/supergirl-woman-of-tomorrow-1-covers-preview/Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12481829406510429627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-45347554206033022522021-05-17T07:24:36.741-04:002021-05-17T07:24:36.741-04:00Tom is making the character even more disjointed a...Tom is making the character even more disjointed and leaving a salted earth in his wake for the next writer of Supergirl.<br /><br />There is no concept of what Supergirl is left at DC. It's basically: Write what you want and call it Kara.<br /><br />Next writer looks at the hodgepodge and makes it even worse.<br /><br />Or as Tom Taylor called it when he reviewed new Supergirl: "completely unlike anything you have ever seen from a Supergirl story before."<br /><br />That's the nice way of framing "ignoring the character and not caring about what came before".<br /><br />I call it hodgepodge.<br /><br />Tomato tomatoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-86202818159797630822021-05-16T10:58:21.835-04:002021-05-16T10:58:21.835-04:00She doesn’t actually specify whether she’s talking...She doesn’t actually specify whether she’s talking Earth or Krypton years, and I doubt any of the Silver/Bronze Age systems of measurement necessarily apply about five reboots later. Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-54635053319036920502021-05-16T10:43:01.588-04:002021-05-16T10:43:01.588-04:00Hello from a french fan of supergirl,
I don't...Hello from a french fan of supergirl,<br /><br />I don't know what to say about this beginning ... I have the perfect impression that there are perhaps a dozen authors (books, comics, films, etc ...) who try something new for hundreds of remakes deja-vu and re-examined.<br /><br />And for the 21-year-old, I read on a fan site that a Kryptonian year equals 1,39 years on Earth. So 15 years (krypton) x 1,39 = 20,85 years (earth) ... so kara is almost major on arrival!<br /><br />Companies ask their new employee to fill out questionnaires to check their knowledge, s why don't you do the same on the characters?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-55504614460829626612021-05-15T15:24:03.432-04:002021-05-15T15:24:03.432-04:00Ah Said What I meant, and Ah Meant Whut Ah Said......Ah Said What I meant, and Ah Meant Whut Ah Said...<br /><br />LONG LIVE BLONDE SONJA!! There is Nothing Wrong with Drinking By Yourself at age 21...NOTHING disquieting about that...I mean you'd think she'd throw a party, invite her friends, except apparently SHE DOESN'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS because DC "doesn't know what to do with her" which in turn dooms the supporting cast of the moment to instant irrelevance.<br />Not for nothing but how many Red Sonja stories begin with the Titian Haired Mercenary drinking alone in a tavern....dozens I'll wager.<br />For that fact, Robert E. Howard's estate should sue as well :)<br />I am a proud acolyte of "Pedestal Purity Girl" I think if anything she deserves a higher better pedestal than the second hand plagiarized junk DC has foisted on her to date.<br />But as I said before I'll reserve final judgement once I read the actual floppy, who knows this mishaugas might work, I doubt it, but ya never know.<br />"Blonde Sonja: The Pedestal Purity Girl with a Scimitar"....oooh I like that, very Stan Lee unctuous and bombastic....<br /><br />:)<br /><br />JF<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-92201635265661463602021-05-15T12:47:32.848-04:002021-05-15T12:47:32.848-04:00"Our host has rightly pointed out this is a w...<i>"Our host has rightly pointed out this is a wholesale appropriation of Charles Portis' Novel "True Grit""<br /><br />...which is still untrue, despite a few tangential similarities.</i><br /><br />For example, the above response is insulting. But I guess I can say that the writer is wrong just as easily.<br /><br />A young girl's father is killed.<br />Despite her young age, she strikes out on her own to hire someone vicious to avenge her father's death. And also, despite her young age, she is quite intelligent, capable of handling herself.<br />She ultimately hires someone who is drunk but with honor.<br /><br />Those are very specific sentences.<br />Which story am I talking about? True Grit? Or this preview of Supergirl Woman of Tomorrow?<br /><br />If that's tangential. Than everything is tangential.Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-32301745197374691392021-05-15T12:42:25.203-04:002021-05-15T12:42:25.203-04:00I enjoy differing opinions on this blog.
But the ...I enjoy differing opinions on this blog.<br /><br />But the thing is, they are opinions. So when someone comes on and forwards their opinion by just denying derisively the other persons, it is a drag.<br /><br />So everyone concentrate on your opinions, not trying to rip apart someone else's opinion in a vile way.<br /><br />Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-69905646347326021772021-05-15T11:35:19.513-04:002021-05-15T11:35:19.513-04:00"I'd like to welcome "Blonde Sonja: ..."I'd like to welcome "Blonde Sonja: Super She Devil with a Sword" to the DCU."<br /><br />Well, good luck with that, since the sword totally disappears by the third issue's cover. Must not be all that important anymore. :) <br /><br /><br />"Our host has rightly pointed out this is a wholesale appropriation of Charles Portis' Novel "True Grit""<br /><br />...which is still untrue, despite a few tangential similarities. <br /><br />You guys keep propping up "Pedestal Purity Girl", when Kara's first appearance here packs a lot more intrinsic Supergirl character detail:<br /><br />1. When we first get a good look at Kara, her face naturally bursts out into a big, wide smile. <br /><br />2. Tells us it's her birthday. She just turned 21, so she's celebrating being 'of legal age' off Earth, where she can actually feel the effects of the ale she's drinking.<br /><br />It's a standard young archetype ritual on display here, not to be confused with True Grit, since Rooster Cogburn certainly wasn't age 21 in that tale. Kara's still Supergirl, but she's never called herself, "Pedestal Purity Girl" as well. <br /><br />3. Despite being a bit inebriated, Kara still has her principles of "truth" and "justice" when she declares that she's taking that sword away from the 'he-man' lunkhead, and rightfully giving it back to the girl. "And I don't steal, 'cause it's wrong. Even if it's my birthday, and I deserve it."<br /><br />"But all I really want is a heroic Supergirl, bright and hopeful, operating on Earth and kicking butt."<br /><br />Understood. However, this is decidedly an off-Earth tale, which may actually address DC Comics' continuing problem with 'what to do with Supergirl', which has gone on for far too long. We'll see what happens. If the company eventually positions her as a cosmic ambassador of Earth-learned principles, that could be a new beginning of hope. <br /><br /><br />KET <br /><br /><br /><br />KEThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13797904604074311480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-68093004044167979652021-05-15T11:14:31.398-04:002021-05-15T11:14:31.398-04:00At this point, just read "Don't Meddle in...At this point, just read "Don't Meddle in my Daughter". It's basically Supergirl having a daughter who also becomes Supergirl and she tries to protect her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-47455518655825149322021-05-14T23:43:37.965-04:002021-05-14T23:43:37.965-04:00Thanks for all the comments.
It will be interesti...Thanks for all the comments.<br /><br />It will be interesting to see how this all plays out.<br /><br />But all I really want is a heroic Supergirl, bright and hopeful, operating on Earth and kicking butt.<br /><br />Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-15629232958930055482021-05-14T23:03:29.513-04:002021-05-14T23:03:29.513-04:00I will get this for the art which looks like what ...I will get this for the art which looks like what would happen if Winsor McKay had come back from the dead and decided to draw a superhero comic. Unfortunately, this comic doesn't read like Winsor McKay wrote it. I agree with Anj that King pretty much stole the opening from True Grit. McKay would have come up with something more imaginative. <br /><br />If King has any sense he will diverge from True Grit immediately by having Supergirl tell Ruthye that she will not be committing murder for her and she was foolish to expect anything but danger and betrayal from the kind of person who would. Of course, if he had any sense he wouldn't have bothered with the drunk Supergirl nonsense to begin with. <br /><br />The only thing I like about this is that even drunk Supergirl won't steal or allow someone to be taken advantage of. The only ray of hope I see is that at least King avoided rage-filled Supergirl. In this sequence, she tries to avoid a fight and uses just enough force to subdue the bad guy and no more. However, if King wants me to respect him as a Supergirl writer, he will have to do better than this. William Ashley Vaughannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-88970027277861471942021-05-14T20:07:52.463-04:002021-05-14T20:07:52.463-04:00I'd like to welcome "Blonde Sonja: Super ...I'd like to welcome "Blonde Sonja: Super She Devil with a Sword" to the DCU. Our host has rightly pointed out this is a wholesale appropriation of Charles Portis' Novel "True Grit", and of course, it is...however Bailing Out some angry or effete Princess or Princeling has been keeping Red Sonja on the spinner racks since the Nixon Admin. This is DC's Big Idea apparently, turn Kara Zor El into a Sword wielding Mercenary of some type. I wouldn't even dignify this by calling it mere plagiarism...its the patently pathological belief that Supergirl doesn't work unless we keep making the same mistakes with her.<br />Let me also say this, we open with Supergirl alone on a barbaric red sun world, drinking herself stupid on her 21st birthday (when did she get to be college age? I wonder, last we checked she was a HS Sophomore, but then she went thru a similar time warp in 1982 in TDNAOS), exuding rock bottom defeat. This tells me more than anything else that at the end of this mini, Supergirl will become Superwoman and become that bitter super spinster social worker exiled on the moon. At this point I am in "Prove Me Wrong" Mode.<br />Nonetheless, I will reserve final judgement for the book itself, but right now all the auspices are terrible.<br />At this point I'd love to be proven wrong...but I don't think I will be...<br /><br />JFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-28438118750217454602021-05-14T20:02:08.097-04:002021-05-14T20:02:08.097-04:00"In Action #1026, 1027, 1028, and Superman #2..."In Action #1026, 1027, 1028, and Superman #28 - all Bendis. He might have sent her to space, but I don't think he can be blamed for how things worked out after that."<br /><br />Nope, but thanks for playing apologist.<br /><br />Bendis jobbed the character out as support for his nostalgia-laced take on Superman. And then Supergirl got jobbed out to Death Metal, and her solo series pretty quickly became an afterthought that finally got put out of its collective misery. No need to sugarcoat it. <br /><br />Oh, and the sales semantics really does not prove much of anything, since they're usually estimates on what units went to brick and mortar stores, not actual buyers....which is part of why DC Comics never releases actual sales figures. <br /><br />KET KEThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13797904604074311480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-11559364283126059162021-05-14T19:35:07.578-04:002021-05-14T19:35:07.578-04:00Tom King wrote Superman in character for his Up in...Tom King wrote Superman in character for his Up in the Sky "Walmart" 12-part series. It was quite good. It seems DC is in love with this bad characterization for Supergirl. I don't think anyone knows why. It's certainly not because it sells well.<br /><br />There were at least a few post-Houser appearances where Supergirl was in much better shape. In Action #1026, 1027, 1028, and Superman #28 - all Bendis. He might have sent her to space, but I don't think he can be blamed for how things worked out after that.<br /><br />There was also a one or two panel appearance in Batgirl #50, where she was clearly in good standing with the Justice League and headed out for a mission.<br /><br />So, how she gets back into bad shape - well I guess King is going to tell that story? Obviously it's going to be depressing.<br /><br />Of the slate of books that were cancelled last spring, Supergirl was actually the best-selling, around or above 20K. That's about where DC drew the line, apparently.<br /><br />T.N.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-10389327564651783052021-05-14T16:34:29.609-04:002021-05-14T16:34:29.609-04:00I have to hand it to DC for one thing. They are pl...I have to hand it to DC for one thing. They are playing with open cards with this big preview. It would have been worse if I had paid for it and found out after the fact. Now everyone can decide if it's for them or not.<br /><br />If Supergirl is nothing more than a costume, gender, origin and a stat block, then this could be Supergirl to some people.<br /><br />I guess it depends on where you come from. A non-Supergirl reader might not know more. This could be a Supergirl to them, maybe with time it will be THE Supergirl to them.<br /><br />For a lifer, this is clearly not Supergirl. Because the core is all wrong. It's good CSS with a bad backend. For some, that won't matter. For some it will.<br /><br />Either way, this is what we're getting.<br /><br />Am I disappointed? Omg yes. But I will take some comfort in not paying for it this time at least.<br /><br />/CAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-75111908076295596912021-05-14T16:05:42.279-04:002021-05-14T16:05:42.279-04:00"But keep being contrary for the sake of it, ..."But keep being contrary for the sake of it, Ket."<br /><br /><br />Missing the point, Martin....even though you just cited the obvious relatives. Kara didn't feel like she could have a intimate conversation with any of those people regarding her self-doubt crisis. That's why she brought along the dog. <br /><br /><br />KET KEThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13797904604074311480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-23182062446857096832021-05-14T15:47:48.478-04:002021-05-14T15:47:48.478-04:00Yeah, sure. Superman, Superboy x 2, Lois, Jerome, ...Yeah, sure. Superman, Superboy x 2, Lois, Jerome, the other heroes of the DCU, sundry civilian friends, the Legion...<br /><br />But keep being contrary for the sake of it, Ket. Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-41413582692703908542021-05-14T15:44:11.426-04:002021-05-14T15:44:11.426-04:00"It’s not true"
It IS at the beginning ..."It’s not true"<br /><br />It IS at the beginning of this story. Self-denial is a pretty powerful thing. <br /><br /><br />KET KEThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13797904604074311480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-67905074143515646722021-05-14T15:41:23.652-04:002021-05-14T15:41:23.652-04:00"Yeah, that's not the same thing."
..."Yeah, that's not the same thing."<br /><br />Nope, it's called, 'recreational drinking'. Still led to being stoned and drunk. Then Kara fell asleep at the DEO, so she's wasn't available to go to work. <br /><br />KET KEThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13797904604074311480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-40787148653545328922021-05-14T15:32:34.788-04:002021-05-14T15:32:34.788-04:00It’s just crappy, as if Kara has no one with whom ...It’s just crappy, as if Kara has no one with whom she’d like to share her birthday, or who would wish to celebrate with her. It’s not true. So she gets pissed and is delighted to find a fight. Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-54021131236350158382021-05-14T15:29:46.888-04:002021-05-14T15:29:46.888-04:00"Seems allowable, when Kara Zor-El has been s..."Seems allowable, when Kara Zor-El has been seen drunk on TV. Blame Mon-El for that. :)"<br /><br />Yeah, that's not the same thing. Which you probably indicated with the smiley :), but... really not the same type of drinking. It's closer to Alex kind of drinking, but even worse.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03099501303934482186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-10470523317650744602021-05-14T15:20:48.088-04:002021-05-14T15:20:48.088-04:00"Ignoring covid deterrents on sales, looking ..."Ignoring covid deterrents on sales, looking at digital, Orlando's worst sold comic still outsold Houser with a margin. Looking at precovid, Houser sales were abysmal in stores as well."<br /><br />Semantics argument. Neither can be considered a stellar run on the Supergirl <br /> character. She can do better. <br /><br /><br />KET KEThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13797904604074311480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-86483727299174180062021-05-14T15:15:00.689-04:002021-05-14T15:15:00.689-04:00Ignoring covid deterrents on sales, looking at dig...Ignoring covid deterrents on sales, looking at digital, Orlando's worst sold comic still outsold Houser with a margin. Looking at precovid, Houser sales were abysmal in stores as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-42244965560742551432021-05-14T15:09:53.578-04:002021-05-14T15:09:53.578-04:00"Can anyone explain something to me?
What wa..."Can anyone explain something to me?<br /><br />What was even the point of breaking character and turn her into a bad drunk?"<br /><br />Seems allowable, when Kara Zor-El has been seen drunk on TV. Blame Mon-El for that. :) <br /><br />KET KEThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13797904604074311480noreply@blogger.com