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pintofbooks's review
adventurous
dark
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
vibeke_hiatt's review against another edition
3.0
If I was reviewing this edition ONLY, I would give it one star. If I was reviewing the story ONLY, I would give it five. Unfortunately, you can't buy either this volume or the Superman/Superboy/Supergirl crossover graphic novel H'El On Earth, since Supergirl Vol. 3 includes issues that came both before the crossover and after. That's all that frustrated me, though.
I didn't like Power Girl, but I enjoyed her interactions with Kara. Kara is by far my favorite superhero and I still really sympathized with her. I'm still anxiously waiting for Vol. 4 so that I can continue the story. After that, I can read my husband's issues and then wait for the monthly issues like a normal person.
I didn't like Power Girl, but I enjoyed her interactions with Kara. Kara is by far my favorite superhero and I still really sympathized with her. I'm still anxiously waiting for Vol. 4 so that I can continue the story. After that, I can read my husband's issues and then wait for the monthly issues like a normal person.
pato_myers's review against another edition
3.0
So I liked the action, I am still happy with Kara's character, and I am a fan of her continuing to save a world that has only been cruel to her. Not a fan of the pacing, though that's probably due to the story progressing in other comics, I am tired of her getting experimented on and kidnapped, she needs a friend or two seriously,and did she just lose the sanctuary? She needs her own fortress of solitude, maybe something that doesn't try to kill her. Her story is not balanced, she has no life outside of missing Krypton and having evil men use her for their own purposes. Side note I thought H'els plan was fine since the Earth would of come back. They wouldn't leave Krypton if it didn't die so the Earth would of been fine the second time was there another reason it was bad?
moonpie's review against another edition
2.0
Crossovers are such a pain in the ass! I've grown to expect unfinished cliff-hanging storylines in DC collections, and I've also grown to dread them, because most of the time (read: all of the times so far) I haven't read the other parts of the crossover, and didn't even know they existed. I don't read Superman and I hadn't HEARD of Superboy until the day before I read Sanctuary, so needless to say, I was totally baffled by the time The Flash and Wonder Woman showed up. Although I did get a kick out of seeing Wonder Woman in print, since I haven't read any of her comics yet.
So the H'el on Earth storyline was mostly lost on me. From what I could see, Supergirl has the wool pulled over her eyes pretty easily by the bad dude, but I can kind of understand that, given her emotional flux and teenager-ness. The storyline cuts off pretty abruptly (at least from my POV, given that I hadn't read any other parts of the story) and I had to piece together the resolution from the crumbs left in the following issue... which dropped Power Girl into the story.
I think I was supposed to know Power Girl's backstory, but I didn't, so I was lost again. Someone in Power Girl's office (where she's Karen, I guess) says Supergirl looks like her, but I have trouble recognizing Super Girl HERSELF at certain angles in these books, so I assumed it was just a passing resemblance at first. But I STILL don't know who Power Girl is, really, even after reading pages full of Power Girl/Supergirl comparisons and conversations.
I still loved the concept of Sanctuary, and Sanctuary's conversational tone is hilarious, so I enjoyed that storyline, despite my confusion.
However, because I was confused so often, I found this collection irritating as a whole. This might not be the fault of the writers, but in similar situations -- my first reading of Batgirl, for example -- I was confused at first, but as the story moved along I could figure out the gist of who people were or why things were the way they were. No such happiness here.
I'm reading on, since my library happens to have all of the new Supergirl TPBs, but only because I have easy access to them.
So the H'el on Earth storyline was mostly lost on me. From what I could see, Supergirl has the wool pulled over her eyes pretty easily by the bad dude, but I can kind of understand that, given her emotional flux and teenager-ness. The storyline cuts off pretty abruptly (at least from my POV, given that I hadn't read any other parts of the story) and I had to piece together the resolution from the crumbs left in the following issue... which dropped Power Girl into the story.
I think I was supposed to know Power Girl's backstory, but I didn't, so I was lost again. Someone in Power Girl's office (where she's Karen, I guess) says Supergirl looks like her, but I have trouble recognizing Super Girl HERSELF at certain angles in these books, so I assumed it was just a passing resemblance at first. But I STILL don't know who Power Girl is, really, even after reading pages full of Power Girl/Supergirl comparisons and conversations.
I still loved the concept of Sanctuary, and Sanctuary's conversational tone is hilarious, so I enjoyed that storyline, despite my confusion.
However, because I was confused so often, I found this collection irritating as a whole. This might not be the fault of the writers, but in similar situations -- my first reading of Batgirl, for example -- I was confused at first, but as the story moved along I could figure out the gist of who people were or why things were the way they were. No such happiness here.
I'm reading on, since my library happens to have all of the new Supergirl TPBs, but only because I have easy access to them.
scottpm's review against another edition
3.0
It was an ok collection. I am liking the build up of Supergirl, but it's uneven at times. The collection started off with what looked like a conclusion of a story (a very bad way to start a collection....it should be a complete story) and ended with a Power Girl story that was too confusing. They assumed we knew who Power Girl was. I didn't and was lost.
katieb94's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
mahra's review against another edition
3.0
For the entirety of Supergirl Vol. 6
Overall, I like it. It was not bad.
Supergirl is one of the most underrated characters of all time. I really want her to be done justice.
This started very well. The backstory, the characterization… But then, it was overshadowed by other stories.
What a shame.
Overall, I like it. It was not bad.
Supergirl is one of the most underrated characters of all time. I really want her to be done justice.
This started very well. The backstory, the characterization… But then, it was overshadowed by other stories.
What a shame.
rhganci's review against another edition
2.0
Note: Last week, I reviewed the crossover volume "H'el on Earth", which includes four of the same issues collected in this trade paperback. To avoid a recap of that material, this review will just cover my thoughts on the other four issues.
Appropriately enough, Supergirl, Vol. 3: Sanctuary picks up immediately where Vol. 2, Girl in the World left off, puts Kara's exploration of her new secret base on hiatus to follow Superman and Superboy into battle against the Kryptonian supervillain H'el, and then essentially returns to mildly conclude the Sanctuary arc. As such, this volume is rather fragmented in its presentation of Supergirl's story and depends to a large extent on your ability to acquire the remaining 11 issues of Superman and Superboy (I suggest the H'el on Earth collection in terms of cost-effectiveness).
With the "Sanctuary" plot, Michael Alan Green does a few things right, but ultimately it only cements Kara's place on Earth. She crosses paths with Power Girl, deals with the aftermath of the "H'el on Earth," and that's about it. We learn a modest amount about the Sanctuary fortress, but there isn't a large amount of content beyond that. Aside from a cool-looking cover by Emanuela Lupaccino, Mahmud Asrar's artwork stands pat as just-okay and keeps the overall quality of the book towards the middle of the pack.
BACKLOG PRIORITY
3/10 - This is a volume for collectors of the Super-books only, as it doesn't really contain all of the content necessary to understand all of what's happening in all of Supergirl's story arcs. If this book has quickly resolved the consequence of Kara's involvement with Superman in the fight against H'el, then this is a volume safely skipped for most readers.
Appropriately enough, Supergirl, Vol. 3: Sanctuary picks up immediately where Vol. 2, Girl in the World left off, puts Kara's exploration of her new secret base on hiatus to follow Superman and Superboy into battle against the Kryptonian supervillain H'el, and then essentially returns to mildly conclude the Sanctuary arc. As such, this volume is rather fragmented in its presentation of Supergirl's story and depends to a large extent on your ability to acquire the remaining 11 issues of Superman and Superboy (I suggest the H'el on Earth collection in terms of cost-effectiveness).
With the "Sanctuary" plot, Michael Alan Green does a few things right, but ultimately it only cements Kara's place on Earth. She crosses paths with Power Girl, deals with the aftermath of the "H'el on Earth," and that's about it. We learn a modest amount about the Sanctuary fortress, but there isn't a large amount of content beyond that. Aside from a cool-looking cover by Emanuela Lupaccino, Mahmud Asrar's artwork stands pat as just-okay and keeps the overall quality of the book towards the middle of the pack.
BACKLOG PRIORITY
3/10 - This is a volume for collectors of the Super-books only, as it doesn't really contain all of the content necessary to understand all of what's happening in all of Supergirl's story arcs. If this book has quickly resolved the consequence of Kara's involvement with Superman in the fight against H'el, then this is a volume safely skipped for most readers.
bpol's review against another edition
2.0
I don't really care for this iteration of Supergirl. Powergirl was in this one for a couple issues so that made those slightly more interesting.