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vibeke_hiatt's review against another edition
4.0
I would like to give this book 5 stars, but unfortunately, like vol. 3, something was left out again. I assume these are Superman and Superboy issues, but it would be nice to have everything in one book. Still, Supergirl is a compelling character and I look forward to reading more about her.
pato_myers's review against another edition
3.0
I still like that Kara saves those in trouble despite not knowing their language or the danger that it might put her in and that she leaves Earth. There is no reason for her to stay in such a hostile environment just because she landed there. I didn't like that her one and only friends told her to suck it up and stay despite Kara's life literally being in danger every moment on Earth without the Kryptonite poisoning. When someone comes to a friend with troubles they aren't suppose to hear that they need to suffer in silence because other people also suffer. Kara has no life on Earth and if she isn't going to get one she should leave especially since there have got to be better places out there. I am super done with every villain being a male or made by men that watches Kara then tricks her, fights her, imprisons her, and experiments on her. I am so ready for that to never happen again it's creepy as hell for her whole existence to be fighting one creeper after another.
moonpie's review against another edition
3.0
There's a blurb on the front of Out of the Past that says "Supergirl feels like we really can't have any expectations, because anything is possible." Oh, blurb-writer, how correct you are. Anything is possible, because I can make up half of the story IN MY HEAD since everything everywhere is effing crossovers.
I had a hard time warming up to this volume because I don't get along with Diogenes Neves's artwork. I can't draw so Neves shouldn't take this personally. (I know, artists love to troll Goodreads reviews looking for criticism to fuel their creativity.) Anyway, Neves penciled most of the first storyline. I couldn't really get a good handle on Kara's personality in this story, either, but I couldn't tell how much of that was because I was distracted by the art.
The last story in the collection is ANOTHER GD CROSSOVER and this volume only collects the two final issues (I think) of "Krypton Returns." Superman and Superboy are in there so I assume the other issues are somewhere in their TPBs. It seemed like an interesting story, especially after I made up the first half in my head. H'el is in there to remind me how irritated I was about THAT crossover, which is nice.
If I were buying these, and I hadn't stopped after the last volume, I would most def be done now. Supergirl has so much potential as a character but everything seems sort of slapped together in these comics. I feel like it could all be so much better.
(two-and-a-half stars)
I had a hard time warming up to this volume because I don't get along with Diogenes Neves's artwork. I can't draw so Neves shouldn't take this personally. (I know, artists love to troll Goodreads reviews looking for criticism to fuel their creativity.) Anyway, Neves penciled most of the first storyline. I couldn't really get a good handle on Kara's personality in this story, either, but I couldn't tell how much of that was because I was distracted by the art.
The last story in the collection is ANOTHER GD CROSSOVER and this volume only collects the two final issues (I think) of "Krypton Returns." Superman and Superboy are in there so I assume the other issues are somewhere in their TPBs. It seemed like an interesting story, especially after I made up the first half in my head. H'el is in there to remind me how irritated I was about THAT crossover, which is nice.
If I were buying these, and I hadn't stopped after the last volume, I would most def be done now. Supergirl has so much potential as a character but everything seems sort of slapped together in these comics. I feel like it could all be so much better.
(two-and-a-half stars)
scottpm's review against another edition
3.0
Very inconsistent title. When its good its really good. When its not, it is a confusing mess. The fact they they add parts of other stories here does not help at all.
katieb94's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
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
3.0
Let's say 3.5 stars--because, like some of the earlier New 52 Supergirl collections, there were some truly great moments in which Kara confronts her anger and the sense of loss at the destruction of Krypton and the life she knew. The issue that tracked Zor-El's conflict with Jor-El about how best to save Krypton from destruction was outstanding. The absolute beating she hands to an adversary during the final confrontation of the Krypton Returns storyline was perhaps the first time in the New 52 where Kara took control of a situation without much self-doubt or emotional pandering. That is where I hope the story of Supergirl goes between now and the end of her New 52 run.
But the rest of the book is status quo--Kara is angry that Krypton is gone. She mistrusts the right people, trusts the wrong people, and makes rash decisions that the writers really don't clarify. There's a lot--still--of weeping and self-pity about Krypton, and that has become tiresome and does disservice to the character. In her history, she has struggled (as would anybody) with having of the powers of a Kryptonian and living up to her father's legacy across time and space. Jeph Loeb handled that expertly back in 2005, as did the pre-Crisis writers of the early 1980's.
This time around, however, the character has become somewhat stale in the weepiness, and for the first four collections of the New 52 run, there has been little to no character development. Kara is still upset, and for all of the struggles she has faced, the writers seem hesitant to allow her grow as the inheritor of her father's legacy. In Out of the Past, things stall with the Super-team writers' decision to focus too much on the possibility of bringing Krypton back, and though there's a lot of great looks back at Kara's last days on Krypton, her character does not move forward very much, and that makes for a disappointing collection of comic books. It's still worth a read for the ways in which it advances the story, but it's far short of the potential that the character holds.
But the rest of the book is status quo--Kara is angry that Krypton is gone. She mistrusts the right people, trusts the wrong people, and makes rash decisions that the writers really don't clarify. There's a lot--still--of weeping and self-pity about Krypton, and that has become tiresome and does disservice to the character. In her history, she has struggled (as would anybody) with having of the powers of a Kryptonian and living up to her father's legacy across time and space. Jeph Loeb handled that expertly back in 2005, as did the pre-Crisis writers of the early 1980's.
This time around, however, the character has become somewhat stale in the weepiness, and for the first four collections of the New 52 run, there has been little to no character development. Kara is still upset, and for all of the struggles she has faced, the writers seem hesitant to allow her grow as the inheritor of her father's legacy. In Out of the Past, things stall with the Super-team writers' decision to focus too much on the possibility of bringing Krypton back, and though there's a lot of great looks back at Kara's last days on Krypton, her character does not move forward very much, and that makes for a disappointing collection of comic books. It's still worth a read for the ways in which it advances the story, but it's far short of the potential that the character holds.
jo_lzr's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
shannonleighd's review
3.0
I was getting kind of tired of Supergirl being sick, so thankfully that arc is now over. Some neat ideas storywise but it's tied into the Superman comics too much so that's not as enjoyable for me. Hopefully Supergirl gets a new story to tell instead of piggy-backing on Supes.
Issue #22 has a really cool cover:
(spoiler only because the image is large)
I wrote a separate review for issue #23.1 on the off-chance someone skipped it when this series was being released. I think it's important enough not to miss it.
Also, it has this which I chuckled at:
which then made me think of this:
Heh.
Issue #22 has a really cool cover:
(spoiler only because the image is large)
Spoiler
I wrote a separate review for issue #23.1 on the off-chance someone skipped it when this series was being released. I think it's important enough not to miss it.
Also, it has this which I chuckled at:
which then made me think of this:
Heh.