Supergirl #10 Review

[Kymeric]

It was a pretty good issue! Usually I don't like dream world stories but it was nice seeing some history and places on Krypton.
It starts off with Kara reliving unpleasant memories with her mom on Krypton and transitions into fighting the Black Banshee throughout her memories of various places around Krypton. There was a fantasy theme to the dream sequences that seemed to work surprisingly well for a Super book.

Some new character tidbits: Kara and her mother seem to have had a bit of conflict with her father being the more sympathetic figure. She also seems annoyed with "Tradition" and antiquated Kryptonian family expectations.

It'll be interesting to see where they go with silver banshee after this, and if the introduction of a new character leads to the start of a regular supporting cast.

Interesting compared to the previous volume of Supergirl. I think she had flown around the entire DC universe and had gratuitous hero vs hero fights with every character and team in the universe by issue 10 of that volume. This volume its been 10 issues of finding out what happened to her home, making a couple new or reimagined villians and a couple of characters that may be the start of a regular status quo. To date I think the only other hero she has met is her cousin (and Superboy over in his title). Quite the good first year for this new 52 title.

[ShaunN]

I'm enjoying this book too. I am also happy that Kara did not prove to be totally helpless in the face of magic. Her power and extraordinary abilities gave her a considerable advantage in her fight against the Black Banshee and made her the key to defeating him. I've always found the Kryptonians' vulnerability to magic to be arbitrary. In the past, DC would stick "supernatural" on something and suddenly it was beating up Superman! I think that how the magic-science relationship was handled in this issue was good - Kara was vulnerable, but not helpless. Her power did not disappear, but it was limited and had to be used in different ways. To me, that kind of approach makes more sense.

[Zoch]

Good issue bit of backstory on Krypton and Kara her mom interesting where silver banshee go after this with absorbing her father does she go evil or will she and brother become part of Kara supporting cast.

[Famousringo]

I felt Asrar's art fell a little short this issue. The faces weren't as expressive as they have been in other issues.

You know what was nice, though? A happy ending. It's strange, but what used to be the cliché ending has become a rarity in an era dominated by dark fantasy. Just once, it was nice to see the bad guy clearly defeated and all the good guys walk away happy.

[CyberCoyote]

I thought this was a great issue. Without getting into specifics.. it just did what comics need to do. Told a character story with the adventure. Too many writers do one or the other these days and have forgotten how to pull this off. Supergirl continues to be one of my absolute favorite comics because it consistently delivers.

[Minstrel]

I\'m new to comics, but I think I am reading the best of the 52 (Batman, Flash, Wonder Woman) and I think this is the best single I have ever read.

[doordoor123]

I\'m new to comics, but I think I am reading the best of the 52 (Batman, Flash, Wonder Woman) and I think this is the best single I have ever read.

Supergirl is really good.

[dupersuper]

Yaaaay! It looks like there'll be enough time between this issue and next for Karas Superman and Superboy guest spots.

[Fused]

Man I hope Rocafort gets to draw Supergirl and Superboy on the regular when he takes over Superman.

[Iopy]

You know what was nice, though? A happy ending. It's strange, but what used to be the cliché ending has become a rarity in an era dominated by dark fantasy. Just once, it was nice to see the bad guy clearly defeated and all the good guys walk away happy.

I really agree with this. Both Dark stories and happy ending ones are more effective when the other exists. If it's always happy endings the stories are boring and predictable, but the same applies to the grimdark too. Knowing the writer could and just might take the story either way adds seasoning.

[gwangung]

I really agree with this. Both Dark stories and happy ending ones are more effective when the other exists. If it's always happy endings the stories are boring and predictable, but the same applies to the grimdark too. Knowing the writer could and just might take the story either way adds seasoning.

Oh, heck yeah!

[Kymeric]

Yaaaay! It looks like there'll be enough time between this issue and next for Karas Superman and Superboy guest spots.

I hope they address them in the pages of Supergirl to some extent. Accepting Superman as actually being her cousin is pretty big to the character. Same with Kon-EL, she kinda freaked out about his cloneliness and now the only family she has left is an older cousin who shoulda been a baby from her perspective, and a abominable clone of him. Ahhh family.

[paulski]

I felt Asrar's art fell a little short this issue. The faces weren't as expressive as they have been in other issues.

Ehn, I didn't notice any artwork deficiences as much as I thought the garish colors didn't help Asrar's artwork. I know it was part of the storyline (which is now over) so it's not a problem at all, but I'll be glad when the title 'resumes normal programming' next month.