Imagine if Kara Zor-El made it to Earth before Clark Kent became Superman. With no memory of her people and no Man of Steel to inspire her, she grows up knowing that she is special and that's about it. Forced to live secretly as an average teenage girl, Kara Danvers goes through life knowing that there is something different about her and it makes her special. However, now that she has turned 16, something about her powers is off and it endangers her adoptive family and friends.
This was a unique take on Supergirl. I passed on this series when it first came out and I blame poor marketing by the publisher. The story by Mariko Tamaki (This One Summer) was actually quite good. But the way DC Comics was trying to sell this story sounded so wrong.
See, DC tried to make this coming of age story seem to be the new reboot of one of my all-time favorite characters. Supergirl had just been literally rebooted having become de-aged and depowered from her time as a Red Lantern with the whole Rebirth thing just a few months earlier. I was really digging the Rebirth series and didn't need another reboot. Had DC Comics actually presented it as an Earth One or Elseworlds type story, I would have bought every issue of Being Super new on the day it came out in print!
Joelle Jones (Catwoman) is a fantastic artist and she does not disappoint. I love the Supergirl inspired track suit Kara wears at one of her meets. And the last third act is just amazing action all throughout.
The ending was bittersweet but the very last 3 pages were absolutely awesome! I would love for Tamaki and Jones to do a sequel. But when it happens, the marketing team at DC needs to let people know that this is an alternate version of Kara Danvers. If they do that, I think it would entice more fans of the Maid of Might instead of scare them off of yet another retooling of a character that has not gotten the respect she deserves since her death in the pages of Crisis.
Worth Consuming!
Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.
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