tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post8554287911599669256..comments2024-03-28T20:51:56.173-04:00Comments on Supergirl Comic Box Commentary: Review: Superman #682Anjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10023193805914075078noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-87424697758509495852008-12-03T00:15:00.000-05:002008-12-03T00:15:00.000-05:00Yeah...I also think its a very interesting turn of...Yeah...I also think its a very interesting turn of events to get this seemingly cold, aggressive, and potentially-murderous Alura right on the heels of getting rid of the crazy "Kill Kal-El" Zor-El. I'm glad I wasn't the only one thinking that.<BR/><BR/>I also have to go w/ Talos here in that I do believe she was shown acting this way before being exposed to the K-poisoning. I think this is her true nature. Boy...wouldn't that turn out to be something if she is related to Zod?<BR/><BR/>I'm glad to see Kara feeling a connection to Earth by making the distinction to her father that she was following him not because she's Kryptonian, but only because she's his daughter and also being very upset about the fact that someone was murdered and that her own mother had such a callous attitude about it. We may well just see a showdown between mother and daugther.<BR/><BR/>And just when I was starting to join the Alura-as-Superwoman ranks...how can someone who kills (or at least seems to have a callous attitude toward killing) be "a friend to the house of El"?Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16681297866387365297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-11453514441807205782008-12-01T13:37:00.000-05:002008-12-01T13:37:00.000-05:00More and more, Alura sounds like a colonialist, "w...More and more, Alura sounds like a colonialist, "who CARES what the natives think!"....a mindset akin to General Zod IMHO.<BR/><BR/>I predict a nasty show down between mother and daughter.<BR/><BR/>John FeerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669531469217423923.post-65824547130862426922008-12-01T10:51:00.000-05:002008-12-01T10:51:00.000-05:00First, truly hope you and your family had a blast ...First, truly hope you and your family had a blast on that trip, anj! :)<BR/><BR/><I>Hmmmm ... does anyone else foresee Krypto mauling a Zod follower sometime soon?</I><BR/>Oh for sure. I mean after all, his a "good boy" remember. :P<BR/><BR/><I>One thing I like here is Kara's dialogue. Zor-El asks her if she will do what he asks as a Kryptonian. She responds that she will do it because she is his daughter. Supergirl is growing, becoming her own person, and starting to feel as attached to Earth as she was to her home planet. It is a quick line but important characterization for Supergirl.</I><BR/>Oh agreed 100% here!<BR/><BR/><I>And a nice touch that Commander Gor, the Zod follower defeated by Flamebird in Action, now sports a facial burn scar. These nice small touches of continuity really make stories feel more complete to me.</I><BR/>Actually, (and with all due respect here, anj) that doesn't make an iota of sense at all. Unless the flames themselves fired were either that of Kryptonian based tech or that of magic just how could a Kryptonian be left with a permanent scar while being powered under Earth's yellow sun thus becoming invulnerable to anything short then their own tech used against them, magic or Kryptonite?<BR/><BR/>I think this might be even more of a clue as to exactly who is under that Flamebird guise. (Linda Danvers anyone? ;))<BR/><BR/><I>When an angry Superman confronts Zor-El and Alura, Zor-El is stunned to hear about the killings. This, of course, was not his intent.<BR/><BR/>Alura seems to take the whole thing in stride though. She did not think the death of a few police officers was worth bothering Zor-El about. She seems so cold here. We did see her rather dispassionately clubbing Doomsday to death, so it did not shock me completely to see her this way.<BR/><BR/>In fact, she calls the murder of the Science Police collateral damage, bad luck. Superman pretty heatedly again explains that the Kandorians need to respect and follow the laws of Earth. he asks for the names of those involved in the deaths so they can answer for it. Alura says she won't turn in her own people.<BR/><BR/>Supergirl is as upset about all this as Superman ... moreso I think because of the frankly evil rhetoric coming from her mother's lips. Is this the 'real' Alura? Or is this because she is pumped full of K-poisoning (as seen in <B>Supergirl #35</B>) thus making her unhinged?</I><BR/>You have to remember that Alura has been portrayed like this BEFORE she was exposed to that bolt of Kryptonite radiation striking her come <I>Supergirl</I> #35 too. So the question is is she under the influence of K radiation poisoning or is she still acting as her old self would regardless here eh? <BR/><BR/><I>I do find it interesting that after finally FINALLY having rid ourselves of the 'kill Kal-El' mad Zor-El, we instead have a calculating and malevolent Alura. Can't Supergirl have normal parents? My hope is her behavior is explained away by K-poisoning just like Kara's was.</I><BR/>Hmmm, some fans are actually speculating as of late that our Alura-El might in fact be an actual blood relation to that of General Zod himself! And that she shares his "evil" genes which explains as to why she's acting in the manner she has this whole time. (Again, BEFORE she was exposed to that bolt of Kryptonite radiation striking her come <I>Supergirl</I> #35 at that come willingly having a hand in killing Doomsday)<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately just as Clark has lost Pa Kent as will Zor-El and Kara now be loosing their Alura in turn I think too. (I truly hope not but at this stage Alura is a alien criminal by Earth standards)<BR/><BR/><I>My one complaint? Well ... there are lots of threads that aren't touched on here. No Luthor/Brainiac. No Flamebird/Nightwing. No Superwoman. I realize that each title has their own focus, but to have several brewing mysteries going on without any new clues?</I><BR/>I know exactly how you feel for I too share your frustration over this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com