I’m going to have to go through that list you have on this site and read the other things she appears in, I guess. Are these just cameo appearances or is she a central character?

And yeah, I guess I never noticed that before. Even spandex would have to stretch the span between, I would think. That’s so weird. Although I don’t know, it’s kind of different too. Artistic license? I thought it was going to be something explicit but that doesn’t look so bad.

Churchill’s hair is amazing, I love it so much. Great avatar!

This is what I meant by “pointy nipples”. That costume-painted-on look. Fabric doesn’t work like that! Eh, it’s one of those things that once you notice it, you see it everywhere.

When did that happen? I must have a bad memory.

I do remember in one of the issues numbering in the late teens, she was at some dancing place and a giant creature attacked. That was more or less normal, but she was really petulant and immature with her attitude. I like that she can be decent around normal people, now. I guess we can chalk it down to character growth.

“I loved how Churchill drew her face and hair. It was stuff like the extreme skinniness and the pointy nipples that bugged me. He did pretty faces very well. There’s a reason I use this image as my avatar in a lot of places :)”

Oh, yes, the hair too! It was always so detailed and it worked very well when it was swooping about during action scenes. Now I’m going to have to get one of her for an avatar, too…

What’s this business with the pointy nipples, though? Hasn’t there always been a convenient rock or whatnot in the umpteen times he’s drawn her nude?

“I miss that too! Drew Johnson and Ron Randall did that.”

I do hope it comes back. It was cute and it kind of sold me on the outfit.

Yeah, Igle has a more realistic style, so she does look much more “normal”. This is probably highlighted by the change in locales: we’re seeing a lot more of Kara interacting with people in their homes and offices, whereas before, the closest Supergirl got to interacting with normal people was crouching inside a window at the Daily Planet :)

“I also liked the way Churchill drew her face–that’s the definitive Kara visage to me.”

I loved how Churchill drew her face and hair. It was stuff like the extreme skinniness and the pointy nipples that bugged me. He did pretty faces very well. There’s a reason I use this image as my avatar in a lot of places :)

“I miss the triangular end to the top (who was it that did that?) but this is good too.”

I miss that too! Drew Johnson and Ron Randall did that.

What I liked about the early issues: How confident and in command she was, even though the storyline seemed weird and all over the place. I also liked the way Churchill drew her face–that’s the definitive Kara visage to me. I also really liked the ridiculously long cape: comics these days are aiming for realism, but a little stylized art here and there isn’t too terrible. He was pretty decent at making her look muscular and lithe.

What I like about the current issues: the length of her top is better. There’s midriff, and then there’s… what we had before. I miss the triangular end to the top (who was it that did that?) but this is good too. I also like the lengthened skirt, I think it gives it a bit more of a lease on life.

I was originally really annoyed with the shorts because I felt that they would just give more of an opportunity for artists to show it flying around, but I might yet come around on it too. I just never felt like I really wanted to know what she wore under there, and I’d be happy if I never had to see her underwear at all. But if these shorts save the skirt, then fine.

I can’t help it, I really like the skirt. I don’t think that superheroines need to act like they’re in the corporate world, and Supergirl’s current costume is probably a lot more civilized than what most other Superheroines without skirts are wearing. The skirt may be impractical, but so’s the cape–both are iconic.

I can’t think of any other superheroes still wearing skirts today besides Mary Marvel, Supergirl, and Miss Martian, who was openly based off Supergirl. Is Green Lantern Arisia still around? I’m not so up on Marvel, but I can imagine skirted heroines still being around even *less* in that universe :) It really is anachronistic. Like those old 1950s B movies set in “the future” where the women are wearing gloves and crinolines.

(Tiny Titans Supergirl, OTOH, totally rocks the skirt.)

The swimsuit/leotard as the default female superhero costume is another pet peeve of mine ^_-

I think that extract is wrong though, looking at super-heroines now I can only name Supergirl and Mary Marvel who wear skirts. I think characters like Wonder Woman, Power Girl, Black Canary and Starfire who wear swimsuit-like costumes are more of an issue as all too often they are relegated to g-strings. If anything Supergirl should get a pass for her costume because of her age, she’s in her first throes of sexuality. She’s figuring out how to flirt and be appealing and its all to common for girls her age to dress less because of that. After all she’s had no-one to say ‘you’re not going out in that’!