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Supergirl #60

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supergirl-60-coverAs someone who works in the social media space I’ve got to admit I’m intrigued by the first story new writer Nick Spencer chooses to tell. There’s no super-villains here, and (thankfully) no extra Kryptonian nonsense. What he does give us however is an idea how to use Facebook to kill the young heroes of the DCU with the willing help of the unsuspecting public.

Our baddie, whose name is never mentioned (unless I missed it), creates an open source Facebook app so people can immediately share sightings of super-heroes. Sounds great, right? Its real purpose is much more nefarious. Knowing their location leaves the heroes vulnerable to sneak attacks by groups of heavy-hitting super-villains (like the one Supergirl runs into here) ready to take out the heroes – for good.

I’ve got to admit I’m intrigued by the idea, and like that the app was created to look innocuous with a hidden purpose rather than stolen and later corrupted. The following issues promise all kinds of guest-stars as this on-going storyline unfolds.

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Supergirl #59

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I’ve found I usually prefer the character of Supergirl outside of her own comic as a guest-star in something like Batgirl, or part of a the Justice League of America. Most of this issue reinforces that opinion, but there are strides to making the character more accessible in her own title.

Part Two of the Dollmaker storyline is largely forgettable as our heroine rescues Cat Grant from a bad Toyman wannabe. Kara’s inner monologue is pretty good. It may not be as good as that of Stephanie Brown, but it’s a start.

The issue also ends on a high note with the Kent family gathering together for the holidays and writer Sterling Gates giving Supergirl a much-needed moment of happiness.

Also included here is another appearance of Superwoman (hopefully the last we’ll see for a long time) and a humorous frame of Supergirl knocking out the inexplicable Composite Bat-Santa (which isn’t explained or referred to in the rest of the issue) as part of her nightly patrol. Hit-and-Miss.

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Superman/Batman: Apocalypse

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  • Title: Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
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DC Comics and Warner Premiere’s follow up to Superman/Batman: Public Enemies improves on some of the flaws of the earlier film but still struggles to turn a comic arc from the Superman/Batman comic into a animated film.

The story picks up weeks after the events of Public Enemies when a meteroite lands in Gotham Harbor containing a confused female Kryptonian who causes havoc throughout the city before Batman (Kevin Conroy) and Superman (Tim Daly) stop her and realize she’s Kara Zor-El (Summer Glau), Superman’s cousin.

The story gets a little fragmented here as Kara’s attempts to make a home for herself in the Fortress of Solitude, Metropolis, Themyscira, Apokolips, and Smallville all end in destruction. Things aren’t helped by Darkseid‘s (Andre Braugher) army of Doomsday clones (feel free to groan your way through this part of the story, I know I did), her kidnapping and brief stay on Apokolips, before returning to Earth and finally taking up the mantle of Supergirl.

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Superman/Batman #77

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  • Title: Superman/Batman #77
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  • Writer: Joshua Williamson
  • Artist: Ale Garza

I don’t know what the odds for me not only liking an issue of Superman/Batman but REALLY liking it are, but it helps if the team-up involves Supergirl and Damian.

After discovering a mass grave in Metropolis Supergirl heads to Gotham only to find both Batman and Red Robin out involved with other cases – leaving Robin as her only choice for help. As you might guess, she’s less than enthusiastic.

There’s a lot to like here including Damian taunting Killer Croc while chained in a Gotham sewer, the ridiculous disguise her procures for Kara when the two go undercover at a Halloween party, and Dick’s incessant teasing when Supergirl drops him back off at home. I also liked the slowing growing grudging respect between the two characters. No, they don’t like each other, but that doesn’t mean they don’t work well together.

Much like in her recent appearance in Batgirl, I think Kara plays much better against another character than flying solo (of course part of that could just be the yawn-inspiring tales she has to put up with in her own book). With either Batgirl or here with Damian, she really shines.

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Batgirl #14

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  • Title: Batgirl #14
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I believe a petition needs to be started immediately for a Batgirl/Supergirl book. Yeah, that’s how much I liked this issue. When Supergirl comes to Gotham and 24 Dracula’s burst into life from a 3-D movie, well, you know fun is to be had. Lots to enjoy here included the little quips between Kara and Stephanie about everything from college flicks to super-heroing.

Writer Brian Q. Miller actually makes me like Supergirl again (who’s been languishing in some of the lamest and most depressing story arcs in her own book for months). This is the Kara, the super-powered girl from Krypton who thinks pillow fights are in integral part of college, kicks serious ass, and innocently wonders if Steph’s bra has a bat on it (it doesn’t), that I want to see.

Throw in several humorously drawn moments from Lee Garbett as our pair of heroines take down the Dracula’s all over town, and a terrific cover by Stanley Lau, and you’ve got yourselves a one hellova fun comic. I wasn’t kidding about the petition. I definitely want to see more of these two together. Must-read.

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