Zor-El leads an invasion of earth in order to harvest the life-force of every human and finally resurrect the people of Argo City. Added to the threat, the Cyborg Superman has activated the generators of Argo on a collision course with the earth. As Supergirl is imprisoned on Argo, stricken with Kryptonite poisoning, it's up to Jeremiah Danvers, the DEO, and Cat Grant(?!) to save the day!
Steve Orlando has amped the action up to 11! But with this massive invasion of earth, I must ask: where are all the superheroes at? You'd think the Justice League or Teen Titans would show up to assist or something...
Wicked fun but clearly there's an issue with continuity or plausibility here.
Worth Consuming!
Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.
Supergirl accepts the invitation of her father, the new Cyborg Superman, and with Eliza Danvers, travels to Argo City. There, the Maid of Might is appalled by the resurrected Zor-El's efforts to recreate life using the very substance that killed Kara's people- Red Kryptonite!
Meanwhile, on earth, because of Supergirl's field trip back home, Kara Danvers has stood up Cat Grant for her second interview to a Catco internship. Nobody stands up Cat Grant and lives to talk about it. So if Supergirl returns from outer space, she'll have a fate worse than death awaiting her in National City.
A really great story by Steve Orlando. Though, the last person I knew was the Cyborg Superman was Hank Henshaw. So I had to do some catching up on Wikipedia to kinda understand what's been going on. I approve but man did I miss out on a lot by not reading the New 52! Supergirl series.
Still on the fence about the artwork by Brian Ching (Witchblade.) The renderings of everyone but Supergirl is just perfect. I just feel like the main character does NOT get the marvelous respect she deserves here. I love the covers by Bengal and really think that the All-New Wolverine artist should be drawing the title character instead of Ching.
Worth Consuming
Rating: 8 out of 10 stars.
While seeking some peace of mind in the Fortress of Solitude, Supergirl is confronted by her father, Zor-El, the new Cyborg Superman. He comes not to fight but to take her home to Argo City, which he claims is alive and thriving. Can he be trusted? Kara Zor-El highly doubts it. But she longs to be back with her people desperately.
Meanwhile, as Supergirl mulls her decision over in her human identity, things are buzzing at her National City high school. Cat Grant has arrived on campus looking for a new protege. While one of Kara's rivals seems to have the job locked up, the media mogul has her eyes on a shy student with the last name of Danvers.
I'm digging the Rebirth Supergirl series. But I much rather enjoy the elements that are more closely in tuned with the TV series like Cat Grant or the DEO than with the Cyborg Superman. Calista Flockhart's Cat grew on me and I think it's the one element that is sorely missing on the CW series right now. Thankfully, series writer Steve Orlando capture's Flockhart's character flawlessly in this series.
I also enjoy what Orlando has done having Jeremiah and Eliza Danvers cast as DEO agents who are undercover as Kara's adopted parents. But I wish that the writers and editors of this book could somehow put J'onn J'onnz as the head of the DEO, as on the TV show, instead of Maggie Sawyer. She's just not the right chemistry for this book. But if she's secretly a Martian underneath that blonde hair and trench-coat- well that's a twist you read about here first, folks!
Worth Consuming
Rating: 8 out of 10 stars.
Young Kara Zor-El is having trouble adjusting to her new life on earth. On Krypton, she was amongst one of the brightest students in the planet's history. On earth during the day, she's living under the name of high-school student Kara Danvers. This world is so primitive to her, she can't even operative something as simple as an over-head projector. She's also quite a bit homesick and it doesn't help that her adoptive parents, DEO agents Jeremiah and Eliza Danvers keep trying to bring her a little slice of Krypton and fail miserably at it.
At night, Kara operates as Supergirl where she's a member of the Department of Extra-Normal Operations like her guardians. Under the DEO, life is a hard adjustment too. As the Maiden of Might, she wants to be able to take on the criminal underground like her cousin, Superman. But the head of the department, former Metropolis detective Maggie Sawyer, doesn't think she's ready yet.
Welcome to the Rebirth era Supergirl. It's a fair mix of comic book legend and the CW television series. Along with the DEO which plays a huge part of the show, this new Supergirl comic has a large dose of Cat Grant, who sees Supergirl as a Superman wannabe. I have a feeling Kara is going to end up an intern at Catco, Cat Grant's media empire, in the next couple of issues.
One character that's on the CW show but isn't in the comic is Jimmy Olsen. He's still a very large part of Superman's world. So taking his place is a new character named Ben. Ben is an African American student at Kara's school. Part jock, part nerd, Ben is intrigued
by the fish out-of-water Kara Danvers and is probably going to take the role of love interest.
Of this first issue, I really enjoyed it. I haven't been able to get my hands on Supergirl: Rebirth and I really wish I had. There's considerable amounts of backstory in that teaser issue that is alluded to quite a bit in this book. While it would've been nice to have read that first, you can still enjoy this new take on Supergirl.
Writer Steve Orlando (Midnighter) weaves a pretty good teen angst tale that has equal parts action, sci-fi, and humor. I'm very happy he's got the reigns to my all-time favorite female super-hero- so don't mess it up! The artwork however by Ascension artist Brian Ching is still up in the air to me. I'm about 60-40 liking it but it's also a bit too cartoony as you can see from the cover. Who knows, maybe it will grow on me.
A fun read with a great cliffhanger that's got me ready to camp out at the comic book store on the eve when it drops in a couple of weeks.
Worth Consuming
Rating: 8 out of 10 stars.
