Review: Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #22

I continue my review of Mark Waid and Barry Kitson's Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes over on the Legion of Super-bloggers site. I am currently on number 22. Here is the link for my whole review:http://legionofsuperbloggers.blogspot.com/2016/06/threeboot-supergirl-and-legion-of-super_24.html

We're at a time in the series where Waid and Kitson are really kicking things up a notch. There are a lot of plot lines bubbling. There are a few mysteries. For old school Legion fans who liked layers and layers of stories, this was starting to feel like home.

As for Supergirl, we are nearing critical mass on a couple of her plotlines.

One I find interesting is that many of the Legionnaires are completely smitten with her. Cosmic Boy thinks he has a crush on her but it is explained away. Ultra Boy may have a crush on her but it turns out he feels threatened by her power level. And here we see Invisible Kid has something of a creepy shrine for her.

The addition of Supergirl has been a bit unsettling for the Legion. And things are only going to get nuttier.

Review: Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #21

It's Threeboot Saturday, in which I point you to my review of the Supergirl and Legion of Super-Heroes review I did on the Legion of Super-Bloggers site. Here is the link to my review of issue #21:
http://legionofsuperbloggers.blogspot.com/2016/06/threeboot-supergirl-and-legion-of-super_17.html

This book was starting to pick up some steam at this point, juggling multiple plot lines and adding some nice mysteries and character points. I have enjoyed this run much more while rereading it this time critically.

Remember, Supergirl thinks she is in a complex dream state, safe on Krypton.

In a very good scene, the other female Legionnaires push her a bit, trying to snap her out of this odd idea and into reality. And they push some buttons.

Phantom Girl talks about how she feels like she doesn't belong on Earth or her homeworld Bgztl, torn between two cultures.

Triplicate Girl talks about how she can't go home again because she would be shunned.

Projectra talks about how her world was destroyed and she is alone. She wonders if Kara understands that.

All of these were meant to prick some emotional nerve in Kara. For a second, it seems to snap her back to reality. But then she sinks back into the safe fantasy that this is a dream world.

Fascinating take on Supergirl. Great issue of the Legion.

Review: Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #20

My  review of Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #20 is up over on the Legion of Super-Bloggers.

Mark Waid, Barry Kitson, and Adam DeKraker throw another plotline in to the ever-growing complexity of the title. The robots are rebelling. Brainiac 5 is descending into madness and obsession. A secret group is recruiting super-powered teens. The United Planets and the Legion are finding their alliance tricky to navigate.

And add to that world wide robberies by giants like Colossal Boy.

Turns out 'big city' is the product of Bizarro-Brainiac.

That is brilliant.

As for Supergirl, her presence has made things a little crazy for the Legion team.

But in particular, the usually staid Cosmic Boy finds that he might have deeper feelings for Kara than he is used to. Could this be love?

Hope you check out the whole review.