tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post8416505150981482206..comments2024-03-27T19:22:03.112-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Review: Superman #683 - New Krypton Part 9Anjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-75534433884259874572009-01-08T14:14:00.000-05:002009-01-08T14:14:00.000-05:00I second the sentiment that you've done another gr...<I>I second the sentiment that you've done another great job reviewing the issue, though I think C is maybe too harsh a grade. I think it is still an above average issue, given the character work that is done here. Maybe a B-? </I><BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for the post and kind words.<BR/><BR/>Maybe B- would be a better grade. It was almost like 2 issues. The Alura/Kal/Kara issue was definitely an A/A+. The 'heroes vs. Kryptonians' issue was probably a D. I guess the average would be a B-.<BR/><BR/>I also can't wait to see how it all ends.Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-33060962072855388872009-01-08T13:15:00.000-05:002009-01-08T13:15:00.000-05:00I second the sentiment that you've done another gr...I second the sentiment that you've done another great job reviewing the issue, though I think C is maybe too harsh a grade. I think it is still an above average issue, given the character work that is done here. Maybe a B-? If only because it is carrying the New Krypton plotline forward, which overall is excellent and I have enjoyed teriffically. I could easily see it as a feature film.<BR/><BR/>Kara's striking out at Kal-El bothered me at first, too, but the more I thought about it... Even though, as posters above have pointed out, Alura is emotionally manipulative of (if not downright abusive of) her daughter, people in abusive relationships will often defend the very ones who abuse them. So it rings true on that level. Superman has never really had to face the choice of his actual flesh-and-blood parents over humanity, the way Kara faces in this issue -- and, especially, as you say, given the recent loss of one of those parents, she may be feeling pretty panicked here. Also, maybe she really thinks Superman would be physically abusive to Alura; and she (Supergirl), being in a position to do stop it, intends to do so.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, keep up the great work. Can't wait to see how New Krypton all shakes out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-24352530960449024592009-01-07T11:49:00.000-05:002009-01-07T11:49:00.000-05:00Another excellent review Anj. I was disappointed w...<I>Another excellent review Anj. I was disappointed with the issue as well in regard to the farce of a fight stretched out over an entire issue. You're right...this fight should've been over in two to three panels and all these B-list heroes were supposed to fight Kryptonians? Starfire's, Black Lightning's, and Steel's sudden new powers were such lame deux ex machinas. I had the same reaction as you did. I skipped over most of those pages.</I><BR/><BR/>Thanks for the post.<BR/><BR/>This was the biggest problem with me with this issue. And I don't know how they are going to get away from it next issue unless the magic characters do something huge. But even that might feel like a cop-out.Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-14230225074769070612009-01-07T11:47:00.000-05:002009-01-07T11:47:00.000-05:00rather she indulges crude and blatant emotional bl...<I> rather she indulges crude and blatant emotional blackmail of her own daughter.<BR/>That would seem to be the origin of the Kal-Kara slugfest...Kara was manipulated by her mother. </I><BR/><BR/>It does seem that with each issue Alura sinks a little lower. But, as many have pointed out, she wasn't the nicest person even before the presumed K-poisoning bolt.<BR/><BR/>But Alura sure does know the rigth strings to pull with Kara.Anjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-47660851701922224852009-01-05T21:59:00.000-05:002009-01-05T21:59:00.000-05:00Well...but keep in mind one thing, Kara can never ...Well...but keep in mind one thing, Kara can never emotionally reconnect with her family, if she ever did, it's bye-bye Supergirl and hello new girl at Kandor High.<BR/>if her parents live, what is the point of being Supergirl? The supreme trauma of her life has been healed, she can go forward without the cape...and what sensible parent powers or no powers wants their 17 year old daughter tangling with Bizarro on a regular basis?<BR/>Think about that....<BR/>The old feature in the 1960's had this same problem, they resurrected the parents as well but couldn't figure how to make good drama out of them, instead Zor and Alura faded into the background (along with Linda Lee's foster parents the Danvers') and all and sundry simply became more contrivances within the mythos.<BR/>Bluntly put some sort of emotional gulf has to loom between Kara and Alura if Supergirl is to stay on Earth as the heroine she is destined to be.<BR/><BR/>That having been said I'm not sure if Alura is destined to be true villainess, she may simply be mentally ill, thus setting up another unsettling plotline, what to do with mentally unbalanced kryptonians?<BR/>Sobering thought eh?<BR/><BR/>John FeerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-70884822799518237942009-01-05T17:06:00.000-05:002009-01-05T17:06:00.000-05:00After THIS issue I say send her to the Phantom Zon...After THIS issue I say send her to the Phantom Zone! Alura is one truly nasty piece of work and if I were Kara i'd divorce Alura from being my mom period! However, in having had said all that this is SO similar to Wonder Woman Vs. Queen Hyppolyta (sp?) and the cat fights those 2 had gotten up to even PRIOR to <I>Amazon's Attack</I> time line that maybe there still is hope of redemption for Alura just like Wondy's mom who payed her penance in willingly becoming Wonder Woman herself to redeem herself for all her past sins.<BR/><BR/>And that's all I have to say at this point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-36887034248976087462009-01-05T15:25:00.000-05:002009-01-05T15:25:00.000-05:00Another excellent review Anj. I was disappointed w...Another excellent review Anj. I was disappointed with the issue as well in regard to the farce of a fight stretched out over an entire issue. You're right...this fight should've been over in two to three panels and all these B-list heroes were supposed to fight Kryptonians? Starfire's, Black Lightning's, and Steel's sudden new powers were such lame deux ex machinas. I had the same reaction as you did. I skipped over most of those pages.<BR/><BR/>The only pages that interested me in this issue were the interactions between Kal, Kara, and Alura. Alura has finally and conclusively gone off the deep end and dare I say it...is on the verge of madness. I thought the emotional cruelty she leveled on Kara in the last Supergirl issue was awful, but Alura really let Kara have it in this issue. <BR/><BR/>"Every time Kal El confronts his aunt or raises uncomfortable issues with her, Alura's response isn't directed towards him, rather she indulges crude and blatant emotional blackmail of her own daughter."<BR/><BR/>John...you hit it on the nail right there. I was glad to see Kara's realization and acceptance that her mother truly has become evil, especially after her mother's harsh treatment. However, I was still disappointed to see her hit Kal. Don't get me wrong. I see that she has to feel some conflict since this is the only living parent she has left, whom she once thought was dead already. Still, I thought following Alura's murderous actions and emotional cruelty and blackmail that Kara would be more than willing to agree that even her own mother must face punishment and/or imprisonment for what she's done. I'm still willing to bet Kara will end up supporting punitive measures toward Alura.<BR/><BR/>Now Alura as a villian? Maybe it's just me, but I believe we could be seeing the seeds being planted for Supergirl's own mother to become one of her rogues. Now let me state I too am saddened that Alura has become the villain of the piece. I fully agree that after ditching the "kill Kal-El" Zor-El, I was really hoping to see Kara with two loving parents. With that said however, having Alura as one of Supergirl's recurring villains would admittedly provide for some dynamic plots if the interaction and conflict we've already seen between Alura and Kara is any indication. It surely would provide quite a twist on a classic Silver Age character.<BR/><BR/>I'm definitely looking forward to see how part 10 of "New Krypton" wraps up some of these threads.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16681297866387365297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-27422213297068678452009-01-05T13:47:00.000-05:002009-01-05T13:47:00.000-05:00Every time Kal El confronts his aunt or raises unc...Every time Kal El confronts his aunt or raises uncomfortable issues with her, Alura's response isn't directed towards him, rather she indulges crude and blatant emotional blackmail of her own daughter.<BR/>That would seem to be the origin of the Kal-Kara slugfest...Kara was manipulated by her mother. <BR/><BR/>As for Alura as villain, well she beats the hell out of crystal spear shootin' Kara any day of the week.<BR/><BR/>John FeerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com