tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post8299735355276101367..comments2024-03-27T19:22:03.112-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Review: Supergirl #19Anjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-23608792570947523922013-04-30T16:30:04.253-04:002013-04-30T16:30:04.253-04:00Unlike you and people like you, I was able to get ...<i>Unlike you and people like you, I was able to get into the 'He'l On Earth' storyline quite well, because unlike you and the man that runs this site, I'm not stuck in the past wanting Supergirl/Kara to be a little goody-two-shoes who wears clean underwear every day and is well behaved/boring like Linda Lee Davners.</i><br /><br />I truly find it laughable when anyone says that I want a squeaky clean saccharin Siler Age Supergirl. <br /><br />I have never said that.<br /><br />In fact, part of my love of the character is that she is striving to be a hero and that she <i>does</i> fail! I like that she gets angry when frustrated and sometimes takes things to far.<br /><br />But most of all, I love that the character is constantly looking to do what's right and help people.<br /><br />And I have talked about that pretty much for 4 years here. <br /><br />What I don't like is a Supergirl like in H'El, a dupe of a villain, acting like a villain, and not doing what's right.<br /><br />You want to read a bad girl who is closer to a villain, I am sure bittorrent can support you too.Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-60679830820838088302013-04-30T15:43:47.829-04:002013-04-30T15:43:47.829-04:00@Count Drunkula: Unlike you and people like you, I...@Count Drunkula: Unlike you and people like you, I was able to get into the 'He'l On Earth' storyline quite well, because unlike you and the man that runs this site, I'm not stuck in the past wanting Supergirl/Kara to be a little goody-two-shoes who wears clean underwear every day and is well behaved/boring like Linda Lee Davners. To be sure, <i>maybe</i> DC needs to publish a separate title for younger readers, but I think that this version of Kara (and her big cousin Kal) works just fine. <br /><br />If you guys need to read Kara as she used to be, there's always Bit-torrent so that you all can read Kara's old adventures to your heart's content.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-20332439884425554442013-04-22T14:53:57.191-04:002013-04-22T14:53:57.191-04:00Nelson's FALL OF CTHULHU series was based on t...Nelson's FALL OF CTHULHU series was based on the Cthulhu Mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. It was steeped in the horror and dark fantasy staples of Lovecraft's stories.<br /><br />I think the first story arc, "The Fugue", was excellent. A fairly simple but appropriately dark and creepy descent-into-maddness tale with a few genuine shock moments. Probably the most atmospheric and scary horror comic book I've ever read outside of Moore's SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING. After that first story arc, though, it gets… insane. He starts connecting the series to some of the larger, more incomprehensible concepts from Lovecraft. He does it quite well, I think, but if you're not familiar with the original stories it can be a little tough to get into.<br /><br />None of what I've just described shouts out "Supergirl", I realize, nor any superhero comic other than maybe JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK or Doctor Fate. But from a pure talent level, I think Michael Alan Nelson's got some game. I have no idea what his approach to Kara will be, but I'm looking forward to finding out.Count Drunkulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130778855882160092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-31482570927947290642013-04-22T12:17:03.490-04:002013-04-22T12:17:03.490-04:00Thanks for the new comments.
Count Drunkula, glad...Thanks for the new comments.<br /><br />Count Drunkula, glad to entice you to get the latest issue! I'd love to hear about Nelson's prior stuff.<br /><br />And yes anonymous, I wish we could have skipped H'El on Earth as well.Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-42840458006563641152013-04-22T11:23:41.168-04:002013-04-22T11:23:41.168-04:00Great review, Anj!
I've been wanting to get i...Great review, Anj!<br /><br />I've been wanting to get into this Supergirl series for a while, but the H'EL ON EARTH storyline just sounded atrocious and turned me off. I am really intrigued by Michael Alan Nelson taking over next month, because I loved his work on THE FALL OF CTHULHU for Boom! Studios. I figured I could wait another month before jumping into this book, but your review has changed my mind. I'm going to check #19 out!Count Drunkulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130778855882160092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-16916103952132950182013-04-21T16:58:43.094-04:002013-04-21T16:58:43.094-04:00They could've skipped the entire H'el on E...They could've skipped the entire H'el on Earth crap and had Kara meet Power Girl and learn English from her so much sooner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-31365532691045622752013-04-21T14:15:52.876-04:002013-04-21T14:15:52.876-04:00Now if that machine could give Supergirl a better ...Now if that machine could give Supergirl a better costume...Genenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-62954343768847659682013-04-20T10:39:31.184-04:002013-04-20T10:39:31.184-04:00Thank you! :D
It's been a while! ^___^Thank you! :D<br />It's been a while! ^___^elknight20https://www.blogger.com/profile/07672586149558816018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-90329544919337814492013-04-20T09:58:06.179-04:002013-04-20T09:58:06.179-04:00@Anj - Yes the "origin" aspect was highl...@Anj - Yes the "origin" aspect was highlighted but I got the impression they saw a lot more of each others memories. The horrors Power Girl must have seen during five years of a global war seem to me a lot worse then any memories of her trysts would be.<br /><br />On the flip side there are memories of Power Girls training and her fighting experiences that could be very helpful for the inexperienced Supergirl. But only if my impression is correct. Maybe they only shared memories up to Supergirls biological age, when Supergirl had no more memories to share it stopped.<br /><br />--EkiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-48339154429696960982013-04-20T08:29:20.667-04:002013-04-20T08:29:20.667-04:00Oh, and welcome back ealperin!Oh, and welcome back ealperin!Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-43202539157712093862013-04-20T08:01:30.600-04:002013-04-20T08:01:30.600-04:00Great review and great issue. Once again the cover...Great review and great issue. Once again the cover doesn't match the story. Let's see what the next writer can do, if he lives up to his hype.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-46214991697625122013-04-20T06:19:33.030-04:002013-04-20T06:19:33.030-04:00Thanks for all the comments. Glad everyone else li...Thanks for all the comments. Glad everyone else liked the lack of a fight between the Kara's. <br /><br />PRGirl - The General Morrison comment does make this more likely the US military. Sigh. I was hoping they weren't the potential kidnappers here.<br /><br />Eki - good point about knowing too much about each other. That page seemed to highlight the 'origin' aspect of their lives. Maybe Karen's trysts weren't shared.<br /><br />And I loved seeing the classic PG outfit too!Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-46242147694515428162013-04-20T01:16:46.563-04:002013-04-20T01:16:46.563-04:00THIS ISSUE was GREAT! Fantastic review, Anj!
P.s....THIS ISSUE was GREAT! Fantastic review, Anj! <br />P.s. Hello, again! I haven't been up here, due to my busy schedule at college. Glad to be back! ^__^elknight20https://www.blogger.com/profile/07672586149558816018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-50268311213577700772013-04-19T19:12:34.260-04:002013-04-19T19:12:34.260-04:00Has anyone noticed that Karen was still wearing he...Has anyone noticed that Karen was still wearing her gloves when she touched Kara? Although that made no apparent difference to the story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-29344995389078059152013-04-19T18:57:24.086-04:002013-04-19T18:57:24.086-04:00My personal bar is now set so low for Supergirl th...My personal bar is now set so low for Supergirl that all she has to do is not become Luthor's PA and I'm satisfied. Nice to see PG in her old costume, I hope it doesn't give SG any ideas though.<br /><br />:D<br /><br />JFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-67690633812917691562013-04-19T18:18:17.013-04:002013-04-19T18:18:17.013-04:00I don't that those were Luthor lackeys. One of...I don't that those were Luthor lackeys. One of them said that they had to get Supergirl to General Morrison who, as we saw in "Superman #15", works for the military.<br /><br />BTW, I wonder if, after they take care of the "Sanctuary" problem, Kara will start to consider if Karen IS a clone, and after denying it, Karen says that clones aren't really as bad as Kara was taught. That would be interesting and, hopefully, it would change Kara's mind a bit about Superboy.PRgirl1294https://www.blogger.com/profile/17851850537996919465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-15987949670010758502013-04-19T17:44:03.786-04:002013-04-19T17:44:03.786-04:00Agreed that this issue was awesome. No super cat f...Agreed that this issue was awesome. No super cat fights as in past incarnations. The story moved along at a refreshing pace, the battle w Luthors minion, Apexx. He reminds me of Gen. Eilling from JLUnlimited. When i turned the page to Karens new uniform spread page, a friend and i actually GASPED/YELPED in the restaurant we were in!! Im sorry that this is Johnsons last issue. <br />I wish the next writer, Nelson all the best. Asrar is stellar as always! His art of Kara & Karen is awesome!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08545196585662224098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-84676223584736130242013-04-19T14:20:14.157-04:002013-04-19T14:20:14.157-04:00That was a very good issue, and I think it felt ev...That was a very good issue, and I think it felt even better because it was a return to quality story telling and compelling characterization. Asrar really did a great job here too, he has become one of my favorite artists working at DC.<br /><br />And hey, Karen and Kara met and didn't fight? Amazing! I know that one of the things that I haven't cared for in the new DC universe is the distressing tendancy everyone has to immediately start fighting when they get together like ill-mannered toddlers, so it's refreshing to see these two work together. It made them feel like the heroes of the story.<br /><br />I think I'll really miss Johnson's writing style. If you're reading this, Mike, thanks for the great work.Gearnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-70822963337523346942013-04-19T12:21:22.917-04:002013-04-19T12:21:22.917-04:00I agree the two Karas working together was beautif...I agree the two Karas working together was beautiful and like Martin I hope there is no fallout next issue. Mr Nelson mentioned in an interview that the two Karas would get along well until they don't, or something like that. I wonder what it means.<br /><br />I don't understand how deep the mind meld went. Did they just become aware of the similarities and differences in each others lives or did they share memories in full. I assume option number two since Karen knew where to find Sanctuary (unless this was through spying). This is where things get a little creepy for me. Sixteen year old Kara who was never in a war and only kissed two people now has all the memories of war and sex from twenty something Kara who was in a very bloody war and is something of a maneater with a very healthy sex life.<br /><br />Zor El should have invested more in security, it took obscenely long for Sanctuary to notice that there are two people reading as Kara.<br /><br />Here's hoping Supergirl and Power Girl continue to be on good terms.<br /><br />--EkiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-23596187687637483452013-04-19T08:16:37.586-04:002013-04-19T08:16:37.586-04:00Great review, Anj. And headslap, of course these a...Great review, Anj. And headslap, of course these are Luthor lackeys, not US soldiers. I guess I'm too used to the Army showing up in this book ...<br /><br />Now that Kara and Karen are friends, I'm itching to see what Kara makes of the Huntress, and vice versa - pray the two Ks don't have a stupid fallout next issue!Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.com