tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post7036652528732545223..comments2024-03-27T19:22:03.112-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Big Bad Big Barda BlogAnjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-14126629785057623852017-04-01T09:52:44.060-04:002017-04-01T09:52:44.060-04:00I know Big Barda is taking a lot of your time nowa...I know Big Barda is taking a lot of your time nowadays, but will we see a review of Batgirl Annual soon Anj? For old times sake? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-30173653247614317212017-03-31T22:13:38.146-04:002017-03-31T22:13:38.146-04:00Thanks all for the kind words !Thanks all for the kind words !Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-46141804583113995142017-03-31T12:34:14.509-04:002017-03-31T12:34:14.509-04:00I've always liked Kirby's Dickensian flair...I've always liked Kirby's Dickensian flair for character names "Big Barda", "Mark Moonrider", "Mad Harriet"...whatever they sound like today, they were a huge and refreshing change of pace in the 1970's when everyone was "SomethingMan", SomeGirl or Fill-In-The-Blank Lad....at least in the DCU.<br /><br />Nice try faking us out Anj....and yes I bought that issue off the rack too, and I seem to recall Barda that strident woman-warrior (much more so than even the mid 1970's Wonder Woman) was thoroughly "damseled out" in this storyline. She gets better treatment in the TV cartoons by and large. I miss Steve Englehart and Marshall Rodgers vastly underrated writer-artist team IMHO.<br /><br />JFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-9832692788872614822017-03-31T09:43:54.342-04:002017-03-31T09:43:54.342-04:00a day early...well played! a day early...well played! Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01217636844520159477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-83513428880547479022017-03-31T09:30:12.174-04:002017-03-31T09:30:12.174-04:00"I was really really hoping to post this tomo..."I was really really hoping to post this tomorrow"<br /><br />Sure you did, Anj. Sure you did. ;)<br /><br />I wonder if every time you pull this some readers think you're actually serious and stop coming instead of checking the calendar out.<br /><br />Now, If I thought you were serious, my reaction would be: "NOOOOOOO! Please, reconsider! Your blog is a godsend for Supergirl fans!"<br /><br />And I'm being serious. Just today I was lurking in another board and I saw someone claiming the usual "Superman with boobs" nonsense and then saying the -early-<br /> New 52 Supergirl had actual personality and character development but the show "ruined" it. I couldn't help but butting into to state some facts. And then I put a link to your blog. Specifically to your "Why Supergirl" article, written way back in 2011.<br /><br />You make a great work. And I and a lot of fans are grateful for it.<br /><br />Anyway Big Barda is a great character. I read Jack Kirby's Fourth World several years ago and I was impressed by Kirby's imagination and the unique feeling of the story. However the argument felt disjointed sometimes, and it confirmed me Kirby needed someone like Stan Lee to rein and led direction to his imagination.<br /><br />No mention to Barda helping the Trinity rescue Kara, though? Such a missed oportunity! XD<br /><br />P. D.: On a day like this, 58 years ago, Action Comics #252 hit the shelves!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-62879774039671498712017-03-31T08:51:45.634-04:002017-03-31T08:51:45.634-04:00Who doesn't love Big Barda - I hate the name t...Who doesn't love Big Barda - I hate the name though, well, the appellation 'big', it makes her sound like a dumb hick.<br /><br />I haven't read this issue since it came out, wow, I'd forgotten how amazing it looked. Can't wait for our review of the next issue.<br /><br />I wonder why Barda never got a girl Frenzy special.<br />Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.com