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I'm a thirty something Supergirl fan from Canada who's been reading DC comics since 1996. If you don't like discussions of social justice issues in your fandom, this might not be the place for you!
Monthly Archives: March 2010
DCU Blog: Unveiling the New Power Girl Creative Team
Unveiling the New Power Girl Creative Team It’s official: the new writer is Judd Winick and cover and interior artist is Sami Basri. I really don’t know what to think about Winick. I’ve never read anything by him. I only … Continue reading
Posted in Comics Creators, Comics News, Power Girl
Site Update: Lightbox image viewing
I’ve installed a site plugin which enables you to click on an image and view the larger version in a popup. This is a JavaScript application known as Lightbox, which you’ve no doubt seen elsewhere. You can see it in … Continue reading
Posted in Site Updates
Review: Supergirl #51
This issue starts off really well with a tension-building scene. A group science guild children have escaped the devastating attack underway on Kandor, their teachers trying to keep them from realizing what’s happening. But these children have superpowers, and superhearing… One cute little girl removes her headgear to tell them that she can hear the people screaming :( Continue reading
Posted in Supergirl Reviews
· Tagged with last stand of new krypton
Review: Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton #1
Brainiac is back: his scary spaceship-head-o-doom hovers ominously over New Krypton and the inhabitants on the streets are under attack from the waves of terminator-drones. The Kryptonians are making a better show of defending themselves this time with superpowers, but some are still being killed (and it will get much worse). Zod’s response is immediate and devastating: he attempts to penetrate the ship’s forcefield through brute force by using the “global defense cannons” – without giving anyone enough time to get out of the way. The Kryptonians surrounding the ship are vaporized as everyone watches in horror. Continue reading
Posted in Comic Reviews
· Tagged with last stand of new krypton
Following Supergirl in “Brainiac & the Legion of Super-Heroes”
Supergirl’s all over the place in this spring’s crossover running throughout the super titles, which started with a prologue in Adventure Comics #8, March 3/10 (see the DCU Blog post). Here is a timeline of the issues involved in the … Continue reading
Posted in Comics News
· Tagged with brainiac, last stand of new krypton, legion of super-heroes, supergirl, war of the supermen
Housekeeping
On the Action Figures page it says “If you know of a figure I’ve missed or can fill in missing information, comment on this post.” Ironically comments were automatically turned off on the referenced post once it aged past a … Continue reading
Posted in Site Updates
Supergirl Dress Up
I did not just spend 5 minutes clicking through ALL the options on this Supergirl Dress-Up flash game (warning: music and *lots* of ads). Nor this one for Superpower Girl. Nope, not me!
Posted in Fandom & Meta
DC Comics Solicitations: April and May 2010
Been awhile since I posted one of these updates. The Supergirl comics list had grown very out of date – last dates were for August 2009. Oy. Anyway, that’s caught up now and current through May. Here’s where Supergirl will … Continue reading
Posted in Comics News, Site Updates